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JUNK OWNERSHIP DISPUTE.

COURT UNABLE TO FIND CREDIBLE CLAIMANT.

"THE MISSING_LINK."-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MANY OPIUM DEN

RAIDS.

DRUG HIDDEN IN A MAH JONGG TABLE.

MUSICAL JUTTINGS.

Segovia and Fleta: Forthcoming Visits-Best Records of the Month..

{BY "ALLEGRO."]

Two renowned artists are to visit us in October. The first will be

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1929.

DANGEROUS TRICK A WONGNEICHONG.

BY ACCOUNTANT,

STICKS OF DYNAMITE IN A MATSHED.

PROBLEM.

OBSTINATE SQUATTERS WHO WILL RETURN.

ANOTHER COURT CASE.

The following facts concerning the Hakka squatters of Wongnei- chong furnish an interesting side- light on the determination (or per

of these people.

BLAMES WATCHMAN. OTHER DISCOVERIES.

Raids on several oplum dens Segovia, the guitar player, who will A. Chinese, described as an ac: The interpicader SUNGNA before the Puisne Judge (Mr. were carried out yesterday by probably play at the City Hall an countant in charge of contractors Very few people have coolies engaged on work on one of Justice Wood in the Summary | Revenue Officers, resulting in the October 7th. Court in which his Lordship was seizure of small quantities of any idea of the revelation that is the docks at the Kowloon Docks, haps obstinacy is the better term) }

charged before Mr. T. E opium, and the arrest of keepers in store for them when they hear was

the Kowloon this musician. One might be ex- Whyte Smith at who were charged before Mr. Wcused for dismissing him from their Magistracy this morning with be- Hamilton at the Central Police minds, under the impression that ing in possession of 68 sticks of Court this morning.

dynamite without a permit.

called upon tu decide the owner- ship of a junk which had been seized for delt, was concluded this morning, when his Lordship 'expressed the bellef that there was no credible claimant for the junk at all, and disallowed the claim. It was indicated that a review of the, case might be asked for.

was made.

A man, represented by Mr. A. E. Hall, pleaded guilty to the posses son of a small quantity of the drug and was fined $160,

For the prosecution, Mr. A. Grimmitt said a raid was carried The matter arose out of three out on No. 125, Wellington Street claims brought against Chau Ho yesterday, and but for an old hagviolinees, or Kreisler to the violin, as much as would be required, he on promissory notes. The plain- who lived at the top, there was A friend of mine in America wrote liffs and amounts claimed were no-one to be found on the floor to me about a concert given by operation. as follow-Leung Tai-dai, No. when it came to the question of Segovia which had lasted 24 hours. 808, Canton Road, $360.80; Wong deciding the ownership of contra-There were acenty of wild en Sze-koo, married woman, and Land opium found bidder in athusiasm and the audience would Kwai, boatman, both of No. 495 mah-jongg table and sundry other not let him stop. His playing of Reclamation Street, Yaumati.

Bach was a revelation. places. 8320.37 and $768.90 respectively. Judgment was given for all three plaintiffs and after the funk was seized an application for sale Then, a claimant to the junk came forward, one eslling himself Chau Yau who was denounced as an imposter and was alleged to have come forward for a sideration to defeat creditors, and another man, Chan Yau, son of also Chau Ho. the debtor, waA mentioned as being the licensee. It was established that the name on the Firence was Chas Yu. Many family witnesses were called in an endeavour to satisfy the Court as to whether the claimant was, all, he said he was al as to who was the owner of the junk.

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Mr. J. T. Prior, appeared for the claimant and Mr. J. M. D'Almada

Remedios was for the judgment

creditors.

The case was previously athurn ed for Mr. Remedios to call further evidence,

A Fruitless Quest.

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is a sur' of ukelele acrobat who will give us Hula-Hula Rose and the The defendunt pleaded guilty, Black and Blue Bottom. He is

luspector Stimson informed his nothing of the kind. The London Worship that in the course of the Daily Telegraph says that he is an dock work blasting operations were Charges of dynamite artist who without doubt stands in necessary. relation to the instrument of his were kept in a mazagino but in- choice as Casals dea to the stead of he defendant taking only book an extra amount for a larger The defendant said that the watchman was late in taking the surphan dynamite back to the quar- ry.,

His Worship pointed out to the defendant that he had endangered The mah-jongg table and cards.

Segovia is only thirty-three the lives of many people. were seized and taken to the Re-f

In reply to his Worship, In- venue Offler, and it was given it years old. Born near Granada, in that these would not be returned Spain, he developed musical and spector Stimson said that there were the one in artistic traits in childhood. Tak-three. matsheds near until claim was received fering up the guitar as his favourite which the dynamite was found but them. Then the accused

came instrument, he has brought about the place was nowhere near

a renaissance of its art. His fame European quarters. spread from Spain to South The defendant was fined $50 or America, and

Inter throughout une month's hard labour in default. Europe. Last year he visited the United States for the first time.

Johnstone in those two hits from Mr. Strok was over there some "Five o'clock Girl":"Thinking of months ago, making his selection You' and 'Up in the of artists to tour the Far East. He These 'Five o'clock Girl' items make asked Kreisler whom he could goul fox trots and various bands suggest. "Book Segovia" sald he. are recurding them andances "He is a marvellous musician," Some of the Columbia dance re Strok asked Godowsky for advice cords issued this month, are made on the same matter. "Engage] by a new process which is de- Segovia" suidhe. "And be quick scribed as a new British triumph, about it or you will find he has too but it is difficilt to distinguish any difference between them and any many engagements,”

other of this Company's foxtrols. Finlandia, Sibelins' most popular composition after Valse Triste.' is conducted by Sir Henry Wood, and will be a favourite.

along. Instead of going to see the Revenue Officers, he had gone to ace Mr. Hall, and it was Mr. all who later sent him to inter- view the Revenge Offices. That enabled the Revenue Officers to Duke the long deferred arrest.

Mr. Hall submitted that that went to show that his client was innocent.

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Mr. Hall also said that he was instructed to say the place was a Mr. Hamilton : ---- I agree with you there.

Mr Hall explained that he meant to any that the door was used by a mamlar of persons, and that his client was unt on it when it was raided by the Revome Officers,

ut the Regarding the return. mah-jongg table and cards, the Magistrate said that was to be ar- Tanged between Mr. Hall and Be- Venue Officer Grimm:itt.

This is the musician we are to have the chance of hearing next in the Colony and as ample notleg has been given, he will have a good reception, provided his talents are sufficiently made known in the meantime

the

Clouds'.

The antstanding Victor records af the mont} are four dises of in reply to his Lordship, Mr.

The other important artist is "Trial by Jary (in an album). The Remedion said he had been unable

Feta, esp Spaniard, who is singing is remarkably clear and all to get further witnesses from

well-known in the opera would as the singers are good artists. It la A Deserted Wife. - 31ncao, Plaintiff went to Macao

a tess. He is to appear on delightful to be able to procure the of this early and saw Chan Yau's father, Chau

Another opius den visited by | October 29. Fleta is only thirty complete musie Ho. At first he expressed his the Revenite Oleers yesterday one and made his debut in 1919, Gilbert and Sullivan apera for the willingness to come to fourt, but was at No. 104, Queen's Rond, sture when he has taken principal comparatively modest cost of these the claimant then went to Macao where a man was found busily parts in all the leading operas, four records. Another noteworthy and persuaded the mother

1ofanning a fire over which a pot of especially in Austria and Haly.recarding is that of Schumann's intervene, with the resulf that he opiam was bolling.

He will be the first singer of his String Quartet. The Philadelphin

Orchestra gives now refused to rome. His Lord- 4 Woman who was charged kind to give a recital here; a c-Symphony ship could hear the evidence of jointly with, the man took all the cert by a Dutch baritone in 1921, Tchaikowsky's Capriccio Italien, I have what transpired at Macuo if he || hlanis

assistance of leent the popularity of which on herself, stating that with the wished.

the opium belonged to her entirely. musicians, being in quits a dif-nover en able to understand-it was one of these works chosen by Revenue Oillear Grimmitt stated

plebiscite in Shanghai for a Popular that when he visited the Hoor, the

His Lordship:-Then there a no more evidence?

Mr. Remedios:-No, my Lord, After Mr. Prior hd also said

he had no further avidence to call, his Lordship remarked that the

neskes,

case stood as before, Mr. Pelor agreeing, with the qualifeation that he had called two other wit- His Lordships-Well, I disallow the claim and the claimant must pay the costs of the proceedings, | That is as far as I need go at the present moment.

Mr. Remedios:-Yes, my Lord, unless you hold that the son is the Beruse of the junk.

His Lordship- indicated to you was not going to make an order for sale, and that is my view still.

Mr. Remedios-What is going to happen to the junk and the

execution?

ferent category.

Where at present there are

number of sites already built upon

or being developed, was once situated a Chinese village of some) pretensions. Revelling In its squalor and the odor of its porcine inhabitants, it continued to exist until the floods of 1926, when the whole village' нда Inundated. From the sanitary point of view, there were sound reasons why the place, as a Chinese village, should not continue to exist, and after the disaster, Government transferred the inhabitants to other sites, but the love of their native · soil, amongst other considerations, was so inherent in these people, that a number refused to make the change of environment.

From time to time, they return- ed, put up shelters, and settled down to the same conditions of living as before, the great exodus. Thes have encroached further and further on Crown land, until a return to the old insanitary eundi- tions was, threatened.

Sheds Demolished.

Thereupon, the authorities had

The P.W.D. sent | to take notice. out its bailiffs, and, in a raid, many matsheds were diamantled: and the settlers dispersed.

Time after time, that is to any just as often as they were ejected, the lakkas enme back to the spot. As it needed only a few bamboos and palm leaves to build a lean-to, suficient for the sparse needs of these people, almost a whole native village has been known to materialise overnight.

Within the last two months,' there has been four attempts by the bailiffs to break up this com- munity, but, it would appear, with

Latterly, it out much, success, has been found that Anes were necessary, in addition to the mere warning previously imposed,

Accordingly, on the 3rd of this month, when a number of the squatters were brought before the Magistrate on a charge of tres- passing on Crown land, a fine of

the offenders. $10, or 14 days, was imposed on This appears not to have been effective deterrent, for the squatters returned,

Another Ratd.

woman with resting in a eubiele, Mention was made in these dot-Concert. Far more attractive, in complaining of a headache. Ifetings some time ago of the Columbia my opinion, is the Second Peer į believed her story to be true.

recording of Tristan und Isolde in Gynt Suit of Grieg, issued on two He had investigated her antece-three albums (one for each act), records, which includes the famous

new pianist They had trendy managed to dents, and found that she was a set left, and also one or two sets has made her appearance this put up

Andersons still have one complete Solveig's Song. A

a muished, when the umrried, woman, who Bad bren

Kerr. She balls again descended upon of Art. 11, the most beautiful part month--Miss Muriel deserted for three years by her of the opera. I strongly recom- gives us two of Seriabine's Studies them. husband, who had gone off to mend Wagner-lovers who cannot a ten-inch record, which can be Within the space of A few. America. It would appear, that purchase the whole work, to invest strongly commended. The Study minutes, the hut was pulled to she kept the den as a means of in the album of Act II, na one or in D Flat is most difficult; it a pieces, while a squatter and three livelihand.

two have done niready.

staccato throughout and mostly in women (supposed to be his wives) The new Columbia arrivals were thirds, and the pace at which this were seized and taken to the available last week. First and pianist plays it la extraordinary. nearest Police Station. foremost, for those who are fond

The woman, who was charged with the possession of one tael, was fined $100, or one month's imprisonment.

The man was disrin rged.

Another Case.

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of Chamber Music and of Cesur Among the best additions to the Franck's works, I would place his writer's record collection, in recent one-and-only string quartet, played nunthe, are the following . M. V. by the London String Quartet. records. They are not in stock In another ense, it was stated | The Rigoletto Quartette is the best locally but purchasers can obtain that Revenue Officers discovered voen! record. I like Norman Long them through the usual channels; all the evidence of a secret den in "That's Why I Love Her" with suggest that they approach when they visited a Chinese house "You mustn't do it affer 8 o'clock" Messrs. Mouiries. The pinno re-

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in the Central district. Pots and on the other side, and Layton and pans for the balling of the drug abuse, pendant were found, while hanging from the rafters, after the fashion of Christmas stockings, were two! bottles containing liquified oplum.

Onus on Claimant. His Lordship:-At present, in these proceedings, I have placed the outs on the claimant to praye his ownership and in my view he hus not discharged that onus, so that disallow his claim. The execution is not yet set aside. The junk is at present in the custody default, of the Court. The next stop will

A man who was' charged with the possession of some eight taels, was fined $800, or four months' in

In all cases, the opium sized

be for you to apply for an order was contisented,

for sale.

When you take that

step, I shall ask you to establish

the fact that the junk is the pro-i

perty of the debtor. I shall put the chain of evidence. At present

you to proof of that but I wish to indicate to you that, on the present evidence, I am not satisfied of that

fact.

the man was at sea, but if he could be called, Mr. Prior added, he thought his Lordship would take a different view.

Mr. Remedios:-Thank you, my fils Lordship remarked It mest

Lord.

he remembered that the junk was

His Lordship: So If you retain | being retained at the expense of custody of the junk through the the judgment

Court, you retain it at your own

creditor's and

he would pol compel the

risk. At present I have no credible judgment creditors to retain the claimant for the junk at all.

Mr. Remedios:-It means I must by hook or by crook bring Chau You to Hongkong to prove it is

kin.

Mr. Prior:-In regard to costs, Mr. Remedios at the last hearing asked for un adjournment in order to call two witnesses.

His Lordship:Yes, less the costs of the day. I think that fair.

Mr. Remedios:-The same thing applies to my friend. He wanted to call Chau Ho and failed.

His Lordship reaffirmed his decision.

"The Missing Link."

junk. The only order he could make was that no further evidence World be heard with respect to the junk without notice to Mr. Prior.

This course was agreed to, which Mr. Prior raised the question of review, asking if it was harred by

time.

Bìa Lordship said it was possible In one month, to review the ease and if Mr. Prior wanted an ex- tension he would have to proceed another Court. His 'Lordship

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added that he took the section of the Ordinance to mean that a re- view should be commenced within a month.

Mr. Remedios remarked that he hoped Mr. Prior would

pay Ulu costs of the present proceedings Raising another point, Mr. Prior first before making for a review, asked how matters would stand if to which Mr. Prior replied that they were able to advertise for there was no slay as to costs and the brother of Chau You, who Mr. Remedios could Issue execu- seemed to be the missing link infion.

"The ploture would be quite happy in a frame like this, madam,

They were charged with tres- passing before Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning, and being found guilty, the man and two of the women were mulcted in a sum of $10, or, in default, 14 days' in- prisonment.

The remaining woman, aho was recognised as having been tined by the Court on a previous occasion, was ordered to pay $25 or to go to prison for a month.

HERR MUELLER.

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Berlin, July 24. The Chancellor, Herr Mueller, who was operated upon carlier .this week for a serious internal complaint, is making satisfactory progress, though, it is announced that he is not yet out of daner.- Reuter.

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While the Yaumai ferry Man threw himself from the first floor of the house, and received injuries

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