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ELECTRIC COMPANY

PROSECUTES.

DANGER OF MAKING ILLEGAL

EXTENSIONS.

WRONG MAN CHARGED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MARINE COURT,

MOTOR SCHOONER MASTER

FINED.

At the Marine Court this morn- ing, before Commdr. J. B. Nowill, D.S.O., R.N., Ching Ming, master Taboo Maru, was charged with of the Japanese motor schooner (n) unlawfully clearing the port; A case of considerable impor- (b) using an unlicensed, motor tance to the China Light and boat; (c) carrying no certificated Power Co., Ltd., as well as to engineer and (d), carrying no consumers, came before Mr. E. W. certificated coxswain. Defendant Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magis-pleaded guilty to all charges and tracy this morning, when a partner stated that he was not conversant of the Hung Kwong Shop, of No. with local regulations. 146, Reclamation Street, was eum- His Worship, questioning the moned for making flogul exten-accused, ascertained that this was along to the installation on the his, first trip in command and that premiacs.

ho was bound for Takao with a

A Common Practice.

cargo of sugar and general. On leaving Takao he had not granted a clearance..

A fine of $25, covering the four charges, was inflicted.

orders.

Four Fishermen,

The second defendant could not read, he said, but at this point the officer in charge of the ease stated that all boats extinguished the forbidden lights on approach of the police launch.

Mr. Murray pointed out the danger of making extensions with out the permission of the Company. He said that this practice was very common hoth in Hongkong and on the mainland and had led

The third defendant, 64 years to many cases of fires breaking of age, in reply to His Worship, out. The position was that if ex- said he had been 10 years in Hong- tensions were made to the original kong and was unaware of the res- Installation, the Company were trictive legislation.

"YTHI J}}- not able to supervise such condi-parently know where the fish are," tions and reclify any defect. remarked his Worship, and the se-

The ordinary layman, said Mr.cused smilingly agreed. Murray, was not expealed to be. The fourth ncensed made no conversant with the laws and re- remarks and all were fined $10 „gulations, but he submitted that aach, with the usual alternative man like the defendant, who was

MONEY LOST IN KUI ON-BANK CRASH.

"THOUGHT HONGKONG WOULD

BE BLOWN 'UP?"

INTERESTING CLAIM.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1928.

MACAO-RACES.

POPULAR VICTORY FOR MA KAU SIAC.

||| ·{By_ "Ringtall.")

Brilliant sunshine prevalled at Macao yesterday afternoon whon the last race meeting of the season was brought to a successful con- clusion. There was a good atten-

A claim for the return of $1,000 was heard by Mr. Justice Jacks in the Summary Court this morning, The plaintiff, Tang Lau-mi, No. 69, dance. Lee Garden Street, married wo

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The concluding stage of the man, claimed the sum from her Aggregate Stakes was witnessed cousin, Tang Yik-sang, No. 278 and the popular Macao candidate, Des Voeux Central, as being Ma Kau Siae, successfully carried money entrusted to him in June, off the cup with a big lead of 12

points. 1925, to be repaid at any time.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ was for the

plaintiff and Mr. J. M. Hall de

fended.

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The second race provided quite number of happenings which, however, were not fraught with In opening the casu, Mr. Russ any serious consequences. Por- money to her husband with in-start, owing to his jockey having stated that plaintiff handed the petual Motion, broke away at the

structions to give it to the defen-broken a stirrup leather. He was dant for safe custody, and it was finally pulled up at the paddock agreed that that amount was to entrance and the broken leather be repaid at any time on demand. was replaced, after which he re- After making the deposit the joined the start and succeeded in plaintiff and her husband went to getting well away. After the Canton. The plaintiff later wrote race, I noticed he pulled up dead to the defendant, asking him to re-laine,

MARSHAL CHIANG

ANNOYED.

CLERKS WHO SLEEP AT THEIR DESKS.

IDLENESS BERATED.

Shanghai, Dec. 6. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, is an- noyed, very annoyed indeed, and officiale of the Nanking Govern ment learned of his annoyance at the weekly memorial service held at the State Council building at Nanking on Monday when he' berated them for idlenesa.

"Before I left on my inspection tour three weeks ago," he said, "I thought that during my absence o few of the important measures of out. But, upon my return I find the Government would be carried

that many things are still pending, This seems to Indicate that we have not improved much in our efficiency, and I hope that all mem- bors of the Government will here- after strive to the utmost of their ability to serve the people."

Mr. G. R. Murray, Meter Super- intendent of the China Light and Power Co., Ltd., prosecuted and Bald the chief tenant of the Wat Sang Tong shop, who sub-let half of the premises to the defendant, applied for the installation of a moter at the premises and fourį Somewhat amusing replies were lights were supplied. This num-given by certain of the defendants ber was later found to have been when four Ashing masters were Increased to 29 points.

charged with (a) falling effective On examination of the meter ly to screen lights when fishing flaclf, it was found to have burned and (b) fishing in a prohibited

That was not the whole of his out and had also to have been area. They all pleaded guilty and mit the money to Canton, but it A good deal of excitement was

complaint. "Many of the staff Lampered with.

stated that they did not know the was not sent. The husband then caused at the finish of the race members do not seem to know i visited. Hongkong and personally owing to Mr. Fonte's mount trying asked for repayment of the money to break through to his stable what they are supposed to do, but it was again not forthcoming. quarters just after passing the while others do not know how to Since then frequent applications winning post. Twilight Eve, who work at nil," he declared. "That's had been maile without result.

got out of hand owing to the why our organization becomes The defence was that defendant action of Mr. Fonte's mount, un-worse and worse. Our office hours was instructed to put the money seated his rider also, and, as Mr. are short-only six hours a day-- in a bank and he, in fact, placed Wong did not get to his feet and we ought to keep busy during it with the Kui On Bank which quickly, it was thought that he these few hours. But yet I have had failed. The money had not had been seriously injured. This, often observed that many staff been obtained.

however, proved unfounded, as he members just sit at their deaks Mr. Ruas said plaintiff never au-was assisted to his fect and and gaze into space, others' read thorised the defendant to deposit subsequently remounted and both newspapers and still others' sleep. the money with any bank. Furonics were led into the members' ther, the money was deposited in enclosure. defendant's own name and by un-- I have been informed that there ing his own name he took the res will be a meeling on the 18th of ponsibility.

January after which an interval His Lordship asked the reason will occur when the committee for the original deposit.

propose to hold their annual Unsafe to Take Awny,

Races which will probably be a Mr. Russ replied that it was two or three-day meeting. As very usual custom to deposit quite a number of new owners money with relatives especially in have promised to acquire ponies 1925 when the strike and boycott for the 1929 season, I am sure we were in existence. It was then shal sea some very interesting unsafe to take money to Canton. aport at future meetings of the

Evidence in support of Mr. Macáo Race Club. Rusa's opening was given by the plaintiff, who pointed out that at that time a person was not allow- ed to take more than about $5 out of the Colony. All the family Mr. F. A. da Silva's Amusement

(Mr. Harriman) 1 Mr. Russ:-【 sre. You thought Mr, R. II. Charles's May

(Mr. Clark) 2 At 2.45 flying boat 8-1227 start. You thought It was going to Messrs. Cheng & Ng's Doubtfyl

(Mr. Charles) 3 Also Ran: Andantine (Mr. Lee); ed on the return flight to Coconut

Cross-examined by Mr. Hall, Dzinghao (Mr. Proulx), L. C. Mr. Eve's, Misty Eve Bay, in Indo-Ching, with spares for the fourth machine, which had plaintiff denied she told her hus-(Mr. Ip), Loyal Henchman (Mr. been left behind. These two mu-band to tell defendant to put the Fontes), things will fy to Tacirin later.

in the electrical business, should know the Ordinance,

FLIERS, REACH

SIAM.

ONE MACHINE LEFT BEHIND.

Mr. Murray then went into the R.A.F. witness-box and produced records of the application for the installa- tion of the heter at No. 145, Reclamation Street and the real- ings siner July last. There was nothing wrong with the meter until October 30, when it was found that the consumption had increased to three times that of the previous months,

Result of Examination. The meter was examined in Novembar, as the result of another

Bangkok, Dec. 3.. Three of the four dying bouts of the R.A.F. Par Eystérn Flight ar- rived at Tuchin, on the coast of Siam, at 12.30 p.m. yesterday. They were met by British consular representatives and about 40 Bri-

welcome,

went to Canton,

sink.

case, and it was discovered that it fish residents and given a bearly Hongkong was going to be blowe had burst out and appeared to have been tampered with. When the installation was examined, witness found that there were 25 lights on the premises as well as two sockets and two hatten lamps which could also be used as Borkets, making a total number of 29 points in use, instead, of only The contract, said witness, was made by the Wai Sang Tong firma and not the defendant, who was a sub-tenant.

four.

The master of the Wai Sang

Yesterday's results were:

1 The All Out Handicap: Six Farlongs.

Ploughman (Mr.

T.

money in a safe bank. She said Wong), Silver Ming (Mr. Botelho) The light is aclueduled to leave that at that time she considered The Farmer (Mr. G. Roza).

Time: 1.36 1/5.0 lengths. 2 lengths. for Victoria Point, Burma, on Dec. all banks to be unsafe. If she had 7. A journey which has included wanted to bank the money she Borneo, the Philippines, and Hong-would have done it herself and ob ong will terminate at Singapore tained the interest. There was no queation of interest with regard on Dec. 11.

Tong firm was called and said that FREE VACCINATION. be but had the additional lights| installed. He admittel that he was the responsible party, and not the defendant.

Case Dismissed},

His Worship discussed the case and pointed out that the person who had made the contract with the Company should have been summoned.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

BRIGADE ACTIVITIES. The number of Chinese vaccin- ate (free of charge) by members of the Ambulance Brigade, up to and including Friday, December 7 were:

Chinese Y.M.C.A. Division Mr. Murray replied that in a King's College Division series of cases which came before Railway Division

UN

ian Division

Indian Mr. W. Schofield some time, 29, Kowloon Division when consumers were charged Mongkok Division with lareway of electricity by furn-Shaukiwan Division ing the hands of the meter back,

Long... hi Worship then found that the St. Joseph's College Division prosecution failed. Decuse there Victoria Nursing Division had been no evidence to show that Y.W.C.A. Nursing Division the consumer had actually tamper- ed with the meter.

His Worship pointed out that he was not bound by the opinions of his predecessors and remarked that no doubt Mr. Schofield had found there was something wrong in those cases.

BEBE DANIELS.

"SWIM GIRL, SWIM" AT THE QUEEN'S.

Total

to the deposit.

Plaintiff's husband also denied. that he told the defendant to put the money in a bank.

Parl Mutuel Winner $132. Places $22.70, $8.50, $6.00..

Cash Sweeps: 1st-Ticket No. 27- $104.10: 2nd-Ticket No. 10-$29.30: 3rd-Ticket No. 24-$14,90,

2. The Sub-Griffins Handicap: A and B Clasers: 9 Furlongs. Messra, Stanton & Reidy's Mowgli

Mr. Eve's Twilight Eva

Outlining the defence, Mr. Hall said that the plaintiff's husband, when he handed the money to the defendant, toki him to place it in! any safe bank he liked. It was subsequently deposited with the Ku On Bank which failed. Mr. Hall added his case would be, that 3,363 although the money was deposited 9,057 with the bank in the defendant's 825 own name, he was acting as the 150 plaintiff's agent and was therefore $6.00, $11.60, $7.30.

19,880

4,286

1,030

38

1,318 102

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RUSSIAN ENGINEERS.

SENTENCED ON CHARGES OF EMBEZZLEMENT.

Moscow, Dec. 8. The Supreme Court trial of thirty employees of the Com-1 missariat of Communications on charges of bribery, embezzlement and other offences, has resulted in four engineers named Tomchuk, Ilyin, Zvlachenko and Sakharoff In "Swim Girl, Swim," the cur- being sentenced to ten years' im- ropi attraction at the Queen's prisonment. Twenty three others Theatre, Bebe Daniels is onee received terms of imprisonment again seen in a "collegiate" role, ranging from one to eight years, which gives the popular star many while three men were acquitted.

Reuter. opportunitica for a display of that versatility and liveliness which have become associated with her more recent productions. In the present pictura she is assigned the part of a studious girl who sur- prisca hor fellow-students by her AN ALLEGED EMISSARY SENT

audden aptitude for sports. She

CAIRO COMMUNISTS.

FROM MOSCOW,

Cairo, Dec. 9.

is seen in netion as a Bwimmer and with her there also appears The police arrested a number. Gertrude Ederlo, the American of alleged Communist agitators woman champlon swimmer. Bo- in their homes yesterday, includ tween these two some exclting ing a Rusulan Jow, named Elinhu moments aTO furnished which Teper, who is believed to have should be witnessed by all de been specially sent from Moscow votees to the art of swimming. by the Communist International, The final showings of "Swim following the deportations of Com- Girl, Swim" aro. advertised for munists from Egypt in June last, to-day. It is a picture full of fan to revive Communiatic activities. and well worth seeing,

-Reuter.

not responsible for the loss.

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PELLS PAT. Gr.

"Such lazy habits will chunge our offices into a yamen in no time. It is not enough to do what you are supposed to do to-day. It is necessary that you should go over what you did yesterday and sce If you, can improve on it."

The local public will have an op- portunity of judging the merits of the novel and the libretto when the

produced

the opera is

by Society ut the Philharmonic Theatre Royal next Friday' and on ather nights during the following week.

Cash Sweeps: 1st-Ticket No. 19. $134.40: 2nd-Ticket No. 67-$38.40: 3rd-Ticket No. 07-$19.20.

3. The Macao Handicap: One and a Quarter Milles.

(Mr. T Wong) I Mr. Cheuk Suen Lo's U-Un It

(Mr. Proulx) 2 Messrs, Chan and Rafeek's

Fanling Stag (Mr. Harriman) 3 Also Kan: Bright Prospect (G. Roza), Ching lol (Mr. McCartney), Glory (Mr. Reidy), Sunning (Mr. Charles) Wachang (Mr. Clark), Zir- con II (Mr. J. M. Loa).

Time: 2.44. 3 lengths. 6 lengths. Pari Mutuel: Winner $0.00. Places 26.10, $7.40, $10.00.

Cash Sweeps: 1st-Ticket No. 95- $184,80: 2nd-Ticket No. 103-$52,80, 3rd-Ticket No. 77-$20.40.

(Mr. Reidy) 1

4.The December Selling Plate: Messrs. Wing Fat & Co.'s Cavalier

One Mile.. (Mr. T. Wong) a (Mr. T. R. Wont) 3 Dr. S. To Wong's Grey Eyes

(Mr. G. Roza) 1 Also Ran: As You Like It (Mr.

(Mr. Proulx) 2 Harriman), Caesar (Mr. Backhouse); Mr. Josie's The Haugh Perpetual Motion (Mr. Clark).

Mr. Lee Wan's Branco To: 2.30 4/5. short head.

(Mr. Clark) a Little Darling (Mr. McCartney), Also Ran: Andantino (Mr. Charles), Ullswater (Mr. T. Wong), Tap Stac (Mr. Harriman),

length.

Pari Mutuel: Winner $7.80. Places

(Continued on Next Column.)

"Cut out that infernal racket; is that any way to art

on the Sabbath?”

Time: 2.11 4/5. 14 lengths. 3 lengths.

Pari Mutacl: Winner $33.30, Places $8.80, $0.80, $10.00,

Cash Sweeps 1st-Ticket No. DE $213.30: 2nd-Ticket No. 45-$01.00: 3rd-Ticket No. 42-$20,50,

5.--The Macno Fifth Aggregate

Stakes: One Mile-A Cup called the Aggregato Cup to be run for five times. will be presented to the winning pony. by scoring the most marks in the Taces for the Aggregate Stakes dur ing the 1928 Season.

Dr. C. M. Leitão's Ma' Kau Blac

(Mr. G. Roza) 1 Mr. B. Hashim's My Lady

(Mr. Charles) 2

II. E.'s Voloc (Mr. Harriman) a Also Ran: Sutherland (Mr. T. Wong), Westlake (Mr. Backhouse). Time: 2,08 2/5. 2% lengths. many lengths.

Fari

Mutuel: Winner $10.20. Places $5.10, $5.10.

Cash Sweeps: Ticket No. 12129. $1,824.50-1at: Ticket No. 12270 8621.00-2nd; Ticket No. 12004 $260.65-3rd. Tickets Nos. 15443, 16368, 14025, 11323, 10754, 10283, 10084 11390, 12240, 12394, 14401, 14852, 13605, 15283, 10461, 13164, $16 each.

GThe December Novices Nate:

Once Itound.

Messrs. Chan and Rafeck's Chemal

(Mr. McCartney) 1 Dr. C. M. Leitao's Desort Wind

(Mr. Lee) 2 Mexers, Stanton and Reidy's

Amusement (Mr. Botelho) B Also Ran: Ace of Spades (Mr. Shulington), Cavaller (Mr. Ip). Kwongchow (Mr. Fontes), Monument (Dr. To Wong).

Time: 2.04. 2 lengths. 4 lengtha, Part Mutuel Winner $11.50, Places $5.50 $11.70, $8.80.

Cash Sweeps: lat-Ticket No. 146-3830: 2nd-Ticket No. 144-300; Brd-Ticket No. 188-$48.

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