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man came up and I told him I charged the de- fendant with assault. The defendant refused to go with the constable. Afterwards defendant gave his name and we took out a summons. I know the defendant by sight.
To the defendant-My brother came down the steps first. I was
a step behind him. It is not the case that my brother was actually in tho street and
look ing backwards at a placard. My brother did not, while walking backwards, stumble against you. My brother did not hold your jacket; he simply had his hand on your shoulder. You said, "Get away, get away," but that was after you struck him in the face. Wo did not use our fists. You did not retaliate by giving a back-hander in the face. We did not compel you to retreat into the street. You got into the street, but we did not force you there.
This concluded the evidence for the com- plainant.
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contents; and the offices of the Sociedad del | our overdraft. The Club will then possess a Amigos del Pais was burnt out, but the books and most valuable asset in these buildings. You papers of the Society were saved. We have been will again have to decide at this meeting favoured with advance proofs of the Comercio's whether the Gymkhanas shall be held next report of the catastrophe, which gives a graphic year under the same arrangements as last, account of the progress of the conflagration and namely, managed by the Gymkhana Committee, awards praise to the various corps that assisted under the auspices of the Jockey Club. ▲ in the work of subduing it. It was reported report of the working will be given you by the that one life had been lost in connection with Clerk of the Course, from which you will see the fire, but the report was not confirmed. that it is not only satisfactory, but has given a considerable amount of interest and pleasure to the community in general. I sincerely trust that our coming meeting will be as great a success as the previous ones. I am sure every The following letter with its enclosure is member present will do his utmost to make it With these remarks, gentlemen, I have published in the Gazette:
much pleasure in proposing the adoption of the report and the Treasurer's accounts as pre- sented to you.
SUSPENSION OF QUARANTINE AT MANILA,
British Consulate, Manila, 20th September, 1897. Sir, I beg to transmit, herewith enclosed, copy of a decree, with translation, of the Go- vernor-General of the Philippine Islands, with reference to the suspension of quarantine for vessels arriving from your port-I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant,
To
E. A. RAWSON WALKER, H.B.M. Consul. His Excellency Sir William Robinson, G.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in- Chief, Hongkong.
Translation.
The Defendant made the following state ment. I was walking along Queen's Roal from west to east. I had a deed in my right hand. There was a press of people in the street just outside Messrs. Humphreys's office. I had to slacken my pace in order to get through: I noticed a Chinaman or my right side. He was looking backwards at a placard He at the door of Humphreys's office. was walking slowly backwards and before I knew where I was he ran into me. I put out my right arm and he ran against my left fore- arm. I said, Where are you going?" He turned sharply round, seized me by the collar on the right side, clenched his first, and said What is this, you son of a I gave him two punches with my open hand and said "Get away, get away.
He came at me with both fists to punch me as hard as he could. To repel his attacks I rit him a back-handed blow. He was swearing the whole time both in English and Chinese. His brother was also using both his fists. I retreated backwards into the street across the gutter. To keep them off I gave com- plainant two punches on the face with my left. hand and his brother one punch. When the ART. fight was over the men were most insulting.
(Enclosure.)
Manila, 16th September, 1897. Having received from the Consul for Spain at Amoy the pleasing intelligence that the bubonic plague has ceased to be prevalent at that port, now therefore I, acting on the advice of the Sanitary Anthorities and by virtue of the powers in me vested, decree as follows:--
ART. 1.-Every ship arriving from Amoy, and sailed from that port after the 10th instant, which arrives in good sanitary condition will be allowed free pratique, in accordance with the conditions prescribed by the General Rules. 2.-Also free' pratique will be allowed to ships under similar conditions arriv- ing from Hongkong. 3.—AÏBO in view of information received from the Consul at Formosa that the plague has ceased to be prevalent in that island, ships arriving from there will also be allowed free pratique. Let it be circulated, published, and returned to the General Civil Administration.
Razak, a watchman at the Hongkong Dis- pensary, was called for the defence. He said- | ART. Some Chinamen were standing outside the Dis- pensary looking at a placard. The complain- ant and his witness were amongst the crowd. Defendant was using his hand in order to clear the way. I caw complainant turn round and catch hold of defendant's jacket. The defendant pushed the complainant's hands away. The complainant struck defendant on the left side of the face. The defendant struck him back on the face. They then commenced to fight and after some blows the affair ended. The men were
GREAT FIRE AT MANILA.
(Signed) PRIMO DE RIVERA.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
BO.
Mr. SUIDTER seconded. Carried.
Mr. HOUGH then read the following report of the Gymkhana Committee:-So far during the current season five gymkhanas have been held under the auspices of the Jockey Club. For one of them-the Jubilee Gymkhana- special arrangements were made, but the other four were managed as usual by the Gymkhana Committee. They were held on April 10, May 15, August 21, and September 25. At the moment, as the accounts are not closed, only approximate figures can be given, but I may mention that to-day the Bank account shows
a
credit balance of $430.47, out of which there are payments to be made on account of last Saturday's gymkhana; at the same time, however, there are further subscriptions to come in, and I think the Committee may look forward to having a fair balance in hand at the end of the season. The date of the next and probably last gymkhana of the sories is not yet fixed.
The CHAIRMAN said he would be glad to hear any proposition in regard to the ensuing year.
Mr. HABT BUCK-I propose that the gym. khanas be run next year as they were this year, that is, by a gymkhana committee, under the auspices of the Jockey Club. I might remark that I think it would be advisable to spend a little of the money that is made at the It was under- gymkhanas on the inner course. stood that money made in this way would be expended on the course, and I think if this were done we should greatly benefit.
Mr. G. H. POTTS seconded,
The CHAIRMAN-With_regard to your re- marks, Mr. Hart Buck, I am sure that the stewards who are to be elected to-day will agree with them. I have just been informed that the monies are always in the hands of the Gymkhana Committee, and the only way the Club benefits is in the shape of a cup presented by the Gymkhana Committee on the occasion of the annual race meeting.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Jockey walking slowly backwards. I do not know whe-Club was held on 2nd Oct. in the City Hall. Hon. ther they used bad language or not.
C. P. Chater, C.M.G., presided and amongst At this point the case was adjourned until the
those present were-Hons. J. J. Bell-Irving Mr. Buck-I think, Mr. Chairman, you will 7th.
and T. H. Whitehead, Messrs. D. Gillies, R. M. possibly remember that the arrangement was Gray, C. Harton, and M. Grote (Stewards), T. made that the gymkhana should be run under F. Hough (Clerk of Course), Colonel Thee auspices of the stewards, and that part O'Gorman, Messrs. J. Y. V. Vernon, G. H. the money made should be devoted to the up- Potts, J. J. Francis, J. Macgregor Forbes, J. keep of the inner and outer courses during McKie, F. Maitland, H. Humphreys, C. C. the season and another part to make a polo Platt, Hart Buck, D Landale, J. Bartram, L. ground in the middle of the Happy Valley, Suidter, P. A. Cox, W. D. Graham, W. Far- Our present Clerk of the Course was at home mer, and I. P. Madar.
then, but it must be within the recollection of the stewards that the arrangement was made.
On the morning of the 28th September a great fire occurred in the walled city of Manila in the zone comprised within the streets of Solana, Santa Potenciana, and Magallanes. This is the first conflagration which has occurred in the walled city for the last fifty or sixty years. The houses destroyed were for the most part large and well built edifices. The fire broke out between a quarter and half-past two a.m. in a large house at the corner of Magallanes and Santa Po- tenciana Streets, which was subdivided amongst a great many tenants, mostly tradesmen. From this point it rapidly spread, and before it was subdued the following houses had been reduced to ruins-Nos. 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, and 35, ́and 36, 38, 40, and 42 of Magallanes Street, Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, and 2 and 4 Santa Potenciana Street, and 26, 28, and 30, Solano Street. The following houses were damaged by fire and water: Nos. 37, 32, 44, and 46 Magallanes Street, No. 6, Santa Potenciana Street, No. 24, Solano Street, and Nos. 13 and 15, Real Street. It is said that only one of the houses was insured. Included amongst the buildings destroyed was the office of the Inspecion de Montes, in which the archives
were lost, it being impossible to save them, so rapidly did the flames envelop the building; the office of the Tercio de la Guardia Civil was also completely destroyed with all its
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Mr. HOUGH read the notice convening the meeting and also the annual report.
The CHAIRMAN-No doubt your remarks will be taken heed of.
The resolution was carried.
The CHAIRMAN-The accounts of the past year on the whole, I think yen will agree with me, may be considersd satisfactory, although The CHAIRMAN-The next business is the not so good as those of_1896. The actual election of stewards for the ensuing year. You working shows a falling off as compared with will probably remember that at the last annual the previous year. Interest is in excess some $900 meeting a proposition was brought forward and over last year, but on the other hand we have carried unanimously, which proposition was in received for rents of stands, etc., $1,525, which regular form confirmed at a meeting held a may be placed against the increased interest fortnight afterwards. By that resolution You will also observe that during the year we certain words were expunged from Article No. have made payments on account of new build-9. I will read you Article No. 9 as it now ings, etc., $21,571.17, and taking this sum together with that expended last year, viz., $11,077.45, it shows the cost of the new buildings to stand in at $32,648.62, including extras, and fittings. There probably will be some further charges in perfecting | the buildings, which the members may rest assured will be kept as low as possible, On this outlay, however, the stewards expect to receive a return, which they hope will more than cover the interest we are now paying on
stands, with the words expunged :-"The stewards shall be ten in number and shall be appointed annually. They shall be chosen by ballot from among the resident members of the Club at the general meeting of the members to bẹ held in Úc ober of each year as hereinafter provided." The words expunged are “not being officers of the Army and Navy," which followed the words "resident members of the Club," so you are now permitted to elect as stewards officers of the Army and Navy, and the unanimous wish of
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