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SHOULD EXTRALITY BE ABOLISHED?

(Continued from Page 1.) suddenly placed, puder purely Chinège law and conditions.

The mast obyloits mark of those conditions to-day is In- security for life and property. Neglecting altogether dangers from brigandage, it is sufficient fo look at the condition of Chinese law courts and at the bonduct of the ardianry administrative of-

futube.

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LEAGUE CRICKET:

RE. DEFEAT R.A.S.C,

This match, played at Sookun-| for the R.E. and R.S. by 13 runs. poo yesterday, resulted in a win

R.E. and R.S. batted frst und made, 96, Colonel Skinner with 47 and Lieut. Gough with 22 being ke only men who batted at all confidently. The R.A.S.C. "fielded) very well, Croweroft being very good, catching two and throwing one man out. Fry took 4 for 27, Simpson 3 for 37 and Cole 2 wkts.

The R.A.S.C. started well, ~67) runs being on the board for three wickets, but the "tail" collapsedį Suppose a foreigner were nceuss and the whole team was out for 82 ed of It criminal charge. He runs. Lyons made 21. would be arrested and enst indis- Col. Skinner, whe howled very! criminately with the recent haul well throughout the innings, took of criminals into the eage to await four wickets for 20 runs, and trial. The cage is familiar to Saunders 3 for 5. Mitchell made Anyone who has visited a district three catches. yatmen. Just inside the door is a long room with wooden bars open to the courtyard; and inside the prisoners not yet tried a put.,

Terrible. Throught.

An unfortung foreigner plae- el in such a position would he as exciting to witch as a wild benst, and attention would not be wanting. He might be there for one or two

LA BOHEME days, sleeping without bedding or

Friday, January 17th "

RIGOLETTO

Saturday, Jai uary 18th

MHE. BUTTERFLY

Susday, January 19th

BARBIERE de SIVIGL'A

Monday, January 20th

GAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

and

PAGLIACCI

Tuesday, Jaruary 21st-

FAUST

Wednesday, January 22nd

CARMEN

Banking at Mautras sand the Mar

Prican, $4, $5, $2,87 $1.

SHAMEEN

mosquito net at night, insuicient- iy Ted on food to which he was entirely unaeruatomed, and with companions largely composed of the riff-raff of the place.

Friendly Match.

The following will represent the club de Reerein n Saturday in a friendly match against the H.K. Police at Happy Valley: L. J. Guterres, H. |A. Alves,.HI. M. Xavier, D. P. Xavier, D. F. Lopes, J. H. Figueiredo, H. A. Noronha, F. Barros, G. A. Guterres, A. P, Pereira and F. H. Carvalho.

LOCAL HOCKEY,

CLUB DEFEAT ARMY SIDE

IN FAST GAME.

Hockey teams representing tho During and after trial he would Army and the Hongkong Hockey Club met ́in a fast game at the United be in the prison, of which it can Services. Recreation Club ground yes. he only said thai, that it would terday evening, when the Club manag- indescribably filthy. It is diffented to secure a victory by the narrow to see how a foreigner cold-en- margin of two goals to one. rape without permanent injury to health even if he were fortunate | enough to survivę.

There was little to choose between the respective sides; although on occasions the Army showed more combination and placed the ball with greater accuracy. They showed a thrustful spirit in the first half, buti this did not prevent Mitchell netting for the Club, and the interval arrived with the Club one up.

His trial would be a question of putting out money indirectly to the judge. If I followed Chinese custom it would be ne companied with torture to com- pel him to plead guilty to the

towards the end on several occasions. crime with which he was charg-Eventually Sergt. Skipp, got through

r].

A Chinese hears with the dimost alarm that a relative has heen ar rested, and his concern is how at any cost to get him and save his life. Innocence and guilt are very belatedly considered.

No Safeguard.

There was a keen struggle in the' second half, both teams playing hard, with the Army looking like scoring

for them with a shot C. L. Gregory, In jgoal, had no chance with; but strenu-

nus efforts on the part of the Club! inter resulted in Francis securing tho winning goal.

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MILITARY BOXING.

The Garrison inter-unit and in- dividual boxing championships be- gin at the Theatre Royal to-mor- row evening at eight p.m.

It is to be hoped that few foreign ers would he arrested on criminal charges, but the possibility must

Good serapping is assured and be considered gravely, fer mal admission can be obtained at "a elous proseention is common incomparatively amall charge. Chinh

If one man has a grudge against

another, sometimes for a reason (viction would, be grave disadvan- unknown to the man who has given (tages. offence, he bides his time and sud- denly springs some charge, upon him totally irrelevant to the ari-

PRINTING PRESS ginal offence, and proceeds to

AGENTS FOR

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

TO WHOM. ALL 'LOCAL ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

pursue it with all the machini- tions of the law,

It is no discourtesy to Chinna

to say that civil cases in gen- eral depend almost entirely on bribery. There are of course Hmits; but It is to be noted that even in

as a rule a civilj the new codes which are said to

cure leaves such loophole for be getting under way those two

legal" ingenuity that without safeguards of the British system of justice, the Habeas Corpus Act

adequate assistance in the shapë and the jury system are wanting. of money the judge will find it

Perhaps we cannot expect the

difficult to give a just judgment. British system to be adopted, but in a country where "judice is so, This article will be "concluded). uncertain the absence of safeguards in the "Telegraph" to-morrow, against imprisonment without trial when our contribuitor will go fur- and without Home judgment of ther into the problems and venturo the peers of the prisoner as un suggestions whereby the conten offset to the tendency of profes- tions of both sides might be re- sional lawyers to try for a con-conciled.]

"THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1930.

SHARE PRICES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to day:

Banks,

Hongkong Bank, $1305 s.. Ohartored Bank, £18 8. Morcantile, & 13., £304, . East Asia $95 b.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $695. b. Union Ins., $370 h. North China, Ins., Tis. 160 Yanglaze Ins, $50 n. China Underwriters. 82 1. China Firos, $320 1, H. K. Fire Ins., 6816 b.

Shipping.

Douglases, 8254 il.

H. K. Steamboats, $271 n. H. K. Tugs, $2. M. Indo-Chinas, (Def). $70 .D. Union Waterboats 8231 b.

Mining.

Bengueta, 84.70 b.

Kailans, 55;- n.

Langkots, Tls. 13.69 - n.

DIAMOND CASE CONCLUDED.

(Continued from Pago 7.).

article in a cupboard and if it dis- appeared could not bring specific evidence to show that a definite ar- ticle was placed in a definite placa. If that was so, the position of banks would be Intolerable,

Take the case of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, said Mr Pot- ter. During the month they must receive thousands of deposits of share scrip for safe custody. Could an employee be ex- pected to prove that, perhaps a month previously, he had placed) certain scrip in a certain place from which 'It was missing?'

All that could be done in auch a ease would be to prove the system which was never departed from, that when scrip was received it was put in a certain place and the Bank could not Bay or pretend to say how the scrip had been lost. A jury would be entitled to say it was a good system and had always been fellowed and they saw no reason why it should not have been followed in the case. Also that it exercised reasonable

care.

Remarking that proof of system which was accepted should be suffi cient to disprove any evidence of negligence, Mr. Potter referred to other nuthorities on the point.

Mr. Jenkin Replies."

In addressing the Court for plaintiffs, Mr. Jenkin dealt with the statement by Mr. Potter that plain- tiffs must give some affirmative evidence of negligence, during the course of which he referred to au- thorities. Counsel further said it was quite clear that the argument put forward by Mr. Poller was without foundation and was, In fact, unsound.

.

Mr. Jenkin said the evidence was that an arrangement was made for registered parcels to be addressed to the Bank and that

they would contain valuables they were entrusted to the Bank for safe custody.

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His Lordship: How do you re-. concile that with the evidence of Kornitzer, when he said he did not knew himself what they would contain?'

Mr. Jenkin said that he was ex- pecting · valuables from abroad, and those valuable; might have' been diamonds.

The notes of the evidéïce were.

b then referred to by his Lordship. after which Mr. Jénkin concluded and hía Lordship reserved judge- ment.

S'hai Explorations, Tls. 1.30 n/ Raubs, $11:50 b. Tronohs, 21/- b.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon. Wharvos, $144 "b. Whampoa Docks, 1301 ‹ sa. China Providents $5.65.8... Hongkews, Tis 190 n. New Engineerings, Tls, 7.50 n. Shanghai Docks. Tls. 106 b.

Cottons.

s.

Ewo Cottons, Tis. 16 Orientals, Tis. 2.30 h. S'hai Cottons; Tls, 83 (old) -b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

II. and S. Hotels, $12.25 b. H. K. Lands, $65 b. - S'hai Lands Tis. 161 Humphreys, $14. b. Realties, 88.90 *. Chinese Estates $98,

Public Utilities.

Tramways, 819. F.

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Peak Trams, (old) $11.75 n. Star Ferrios, $71 n. China Lights, (Old) $19.20 6. H. K. Electrics, $70 b. Macao Electrios, $23 b. Telophones $91 b. China Buses, Tin 151, b. Singapore Tractions. 10/-

Industriais,

China Bugars," $1 n., Malabona, $27 n.

Cald: Macg. Ord; Tis. 11 n. Canton Ices, $2:50 n. Coments (Comb.) $14.60 b. Ropes $7 90 5. United Asbestos $5 b.

Stores, etc,

Dairy Farms, $218. Watsons, $119, Dor A, Wings, '80s, Lane Crawfords, $2. b. Mackintoshs, $18 b. Sinceros, $12 ̊n.

12 n

Miscellaneona. '

Amusements, $275 b Constructions, $130 b, B'que Ind. G, Bonds, 61%

H. K. G. Loan 44% s. Prem.

His Lordship, before leaving the Court, and the ease, was, a very important one, and he would need tínie tu consider it,

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