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Plaintiff said he was a contractor and resided at 289; Queen's Road West, defendant being a broker. He produced the contracts, and said the value of the 300 flasks of quicksilver was $21,642.18. When he asked for delivery defen- dant put him off. The difference between the contract price of the quicksilver and the market price on the day delivery should have been made was $2,826.57. Defendant had left the colony, and was at present at Amoy.
The broker through whom the contracts were entered into also gave evidence
Judgment was given for plaintiff for $2,826.57
with costs.
Defendant did not appear.
Angust 18th.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS,
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
of champagne alleged to have been shipped in one of defendant's launches.
Plaintiff said he purposed presenting the wine to a gentleman and placed it on the launch for transport. Shortly afterwards he was arrested for debt and when liberated could find no trace of it. His coxswain saw several people remove the liquor from the launch.
Mr. Justice Wise said this was a case of larceny for the Police Court.
Plaintiff said the police had referred him to the Supreme Court.
Mr. Justice Wise dismissed the case, and advised plaintiff to see the police again.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
BEFORE SIR JOHN CARRINGTON (CHIEF mittee of the Hongkong General Chamber of
JUSTICE.)
"
THE STABBING ON BOARD THE HAITAN,"
Yeung Kwai Yang was charged with mali- ciously wounding Wong Ti, Chan Yan, and Lam Pan on board the Haitan in Victoria Harbour on July 22nd. He pleaded not guilty. The jury was composed of Messrs. F. C. C. Georg, C. C. Barlow, D. 8. Gabbay, Ho Yuet Cho, F. J. V. Ribeiro, J. S. Perry, and F. L. Xavier.
The Attorney-General (instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys), in opening the case for the prose cution, said prisoner stood charged before them on three counts. Each of these counts dealt with a separate stab, though the whole mat- ter arose out of the same transaction. It seemed that prosecutors, who were Amoy men, arrived in Hongkong from Singapore on July 20th and went to a boarding house. They stayed there two days, and bought a ticket from the boarding house keeper for a particular cabin on the Haitan, which was leaving for Amoy on the 22nd July, the ticket being handed to Chan Yau. They went on board, Wong Ti and Lam Pan, each of whom was carrying some luggage, being behind Chan Yan. The last named went down to the cabin for which they had taken a ticket and found prisoner there. Chan Yeu told him to go out of the cabin, but as prisoner spoke the Mandarin dialect he pro- bably did not understand it. At any rate be did not go out and Chan Yau pushed him out. Blows were struck and then prisoner seized a knife and stabbed Chan Yan in several places, including the right arm and the right leg. Chan Yau called out save life," and his two friends came on the scene. Before they could say or do anything prisoner rushed at them and stabbed them both, inflicting a terrible wound on Wong Ti on the right side of the abdomen. Prisoner then, as if he had gone mad, proceeded to stab himself. The police were called on the scene, and the whole four were taken to the Government Civil Hospital.
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Dr. Bell, assistant superintendent at the Government Civil Hospital, gave evidence as to the condition of the men when they were admitted into the Hospital. He said Wong Ti was suffering from a very dangerous wound- which might have caused death and probably would have done had it not been properly treated.
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Other evidence was given. Prisoner was sentenced to 12 months hard labour on the first count and to eight months on each of the other two.
ASSAULT.
Mok Po was sentenced to six months and three months for (1) occasioning bodily harm and (2) assault, prosecutor being a woman.
DISCHARGED ON PROCLAMATION. Thomas Donald, who had been committed for trial in respect of an unnatural offence, was dis- charged by proclamation, no information having been filed against him.
12th August.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE MR. JUSTICE WISE (PUISNE JUDGE.)
At the monthly meeting of the General Com-
Commerce, held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, the 9th August. Present: Messrs. R. M. Gray (Chair- man), Herbert Smith (Vice-Chairman), A. Haupt, J. J. Bell-Irving, T. Jackson, A. Mc- Conachie, H. A. Ritchie, N. A. Siebs, T. H. Whitehead, and R. C. Wilcox (Secretary.)
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meeting (held on the 13th July) were read and confirmed.
LOCAL BANK NOTE ISSUE,
A letter having, pursuant to the resolution passed at the last meeting of Committee, been addressed to the Government enclosing extract from the minutes on the question of the issue of Bank notes in the colony,
Read reply, dated 16th July, from the Acting Colonial Secretary, stating that the extract would be forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
It was generally considered that the outcome of the inquiry into the position of the Bank Note Issue and the subsequent Ordinance passed by Government were satisfactory.
THE KOWLOON EXTENSION CONVENTION,
The questions involved in the stipulations, under the Convention of the 9th June, and possible further proposals were discussed at some length, but it was decided for the prosent not to publish the proceedings.
THE WORKING OF THE POST OFFICE,
Read despatch from the Acting Colonial Secretary, dated 14th July, in reply to the Chamber's letter of the 9th idem, calling atten- tion to the late delivery of the previous inward French mail, and enclosing for the inforination of the Chamber copies of reports from the Postmaster-General.
While the Committee conld not regard the explanation given as satisfactory, they hope that some improvement would be apparent in the working of the Post Office in future.
QUARANTINE,
A letter having been addressed to the Govern ment on the 14th July, suggesting that, as plagne had then practically ceased to exist, clean bills of health might be granted, and asking that, in the event of this being done. the Straits Government might be advised by telegraph of the fact,
A reply was received on the 16th, stating that the issue of clean bills of health to vessels clearing from Hongkong had already been authorised, and that the Straits Government had been so informed by letter.
On the 22nd July a letter was received from Government, transmitting copy of a further letter from the Bengal Government with enele- sures stating that instructions had been given to enforce quarantine against vessels arriving from Amoy and Swatow.
Read letter just received from the Govern- ment informing Chamber of receipt of a tele- gram from the Straits Government to the effect that quarantine against Hongkong had been withdrawn,
INTERNATIONAL MINING AND INDUSTRIAL
EXHIBITION AT COOLGARDIE.
Read letter from Secretary to the Interna- tional Exhibition of Western Australia, to be held at Coolgardie in 1899, setting forth the objects and scope of the project and expressing the hope that the Chamber will assist by in- Gducing exhibitors to visit the Exhibition or
send specimens of the products of the colony.
HOLDSWORTH V. GORDON, In this case C. Holdsworth sued A. Gordon for the sum of $30, the value of a case'
[August 20, 1898.
THE TRADE MARKS REGISTRATION
(AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE. The Chairman said—This Ordinance has been read a first and second time at two consecutive meetings of the Legislative Council without giving the public much time to examine its provisions.
Mr. Whitehead-The third reading will take place on Monday next, the 15th inst. At pre- sent the Bill is in Committee, and it is not "too" late to propose amendments.
The Chairman-The measure seems a good one and something of the sort was wanted. I have discussed it with several who are interested in the subject, and think that there may be some points for consideration. If any members of the Committee or others would send in any suggestions to the Secretary, doubtless the member for the Chamber would take the ques. tion up.
After some discussion,
Mr. Whitebead said he should be pleased to do what was necessary, but he must be in pos- session of what was required before Saturday in order to communicate with the Attorney-Gen- eral before the meeting on Monday.
THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1900. Read letter from Acting Colonial Secretary (received at meeting) announcing that the Go- vernment had again been approached on the subject of this colony being represented at the above exhibition, and inquiring whether the Chamber was in a position to take an active part in inducing exhibitors to come forward.
It was decided to publish the papers, but to express inability to actively push the matter.
(Correspondence.)
THE WORKING OF THE POST office. Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th July, 1898. * Sir,In reply to your letter of the 9th instant, calling attention to the late delivery of the last inward French mail, I am directed to transmit
for the information of the Chamber of Com- merce copy of reports by the Postmaster-General.
While recognising that the exceptionally heavy work on the 5th instant to some extent explains the delay which occurred, the Officer Administering the Government has given in- structions to the Postmaster-General which it isened may prevent a recurrence of the state of a fairs complained of.—I have the honour to
T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary. R. Chatterton Wilcox, Esq.. Secretary, Hong- kong General Chamber of Commerce. REPORT.
be, sir, your most obedient servant,
The French mail was received in the office at
6.30 a.m. and the work of sorting was at once proceeded with.
Mails from Canton, Shanghai, Coast Ports (two steamers), Japan, Foochow, aud Calcutta were also received between 7 and 10 a.m. and were with the exception of the Canton mail,
sorted with the French mail.
The Canton mail was written up and sent out at 8 a.m.
8.4 and at 8.50 the sorting of newspapers was The sorting of the above was completed at commenced, but had to be soon abandoned to allow the outgoing mail per Doric to be dealt with.
The posting for that mail was exceedingly hoary and the staff was short of two officers, while three of those present (Chinese) proved almost useless, and accordingly the mails for the Doric were not ready for despatch till 12.45
8.m.
The mail notice had then to be prepared.
The European mail for Shanghai had to be got ready as the Melbourne was leaving at 4 p.m., and mails for Japan had to be prepared for the same steamer.
Besides these the mails had to be got ready for Swatow, Amoy, and Foochow per Thales, leaving at 5 p.m., while at the same time mails had to be closed for Ningpo, Chefoo, and Tientsin, so that the whole of the forward correspondence had to be sorted in addition to that posted locally: so that it was past 4 p.m. before the bags for the French steamer could leave the office.
The sorting of the papers was then proceeded with and they were ready at 6.30 p.m., bat in the meantime mails for Canton, Hoihow,
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