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When we got to Percival Street I found deceased lying on his back under a verandah. He had a cut, about half an inch long, on the side of his head which had been apparently bleeding. His right eye was discoloured.
по blood
The knees of his trousers were torn as if from a fall. His clothes were soppine wet through. There were stains around or in the vicinity. Assisted by two Indian police constables, I took deceased in a ricksha to No. 2 Station. On arriving there I washed the wound on the right side of defendant's head. He smelt strongly of liquor and WES breathing heavily. At 3
a.m.
I went again to the cell and he appeared to be all right, breathing rather heavily. At 8.15 a.m. I again went to the cell with the intention of letting him out. when I found him unwell. He was hot and breathing irregularly. I at once sent for an ambulance and had him removed to hospital.
By Inspector Gauld: I took from his pocket a book containing $228 odd, and also a letter addressed to himself. I also took his watch and a pocket handkerchief.
By Mr. Gompertz: I believed the man to be drunk and incapable. When these men are able to go away quietly I do not charge them. In the cell the deceased was lying on two doubled blankets, and he had a blanket for a pillow. The floor was of wood. I did not think ho was seriously hurt. If I had believed him to be seriously hurt I would have sent him to hospital, by an ambulance provided for the pur- pose, at any time of night. I often see men brought in as drunk and incapable with slight wounds, such as a cut about the head,
By Jury: As the inspector made a report of dead drunk, and as he smelt of liquor. I took him as being drank and incapable. He was unconscious all the time. I went to the cell at 3 a.m. because under the circumstances it was usual to do so. I examined him from the length of the bars. The only marks I noticed were the cut at the right side of the head and the eye discoloured. Once deceased moved his arms and groaned; that was at about a quarter-past❘ eleven. I thought the man was suffering from drink, as the wounds appeared so slight. I put him in the cell because there was only a lakong on duty. If a European constable had been on duty I would have left him in the charge-room. I was called out to make a report and then visited the cell; that is usual.
P.-C. Harding, who accompanied the body. from No. 2 Police Station to the Government Civil Hospital, said he did not see deceased put in the ambulance. On arriving at the hospital the man was viewed by the medical officer, who gave instructions to take the body to the mortuary.
Mr. Charles Grimshaw, assistant engineer at Quarry Bay shipyard, gave evidence.
The lukong from No. 2 station gave evidence. Dr. Hunter, recalled, said he understood that when the sergeant saw the deceased he was breathing heavily and had a wound on the head. That was enough to indicate that he had receiv- ed serious injury. An intoxicated man was never unconscious. He could always be made to move his limbs, moan, or mutter. A medical man, he thought, would have sent him at once to the hospital. If he had been sent to the hospital at once an operation would have been performed immediately, probably and that operation might have saved his life-it was not certain.
By Jury: The signs would have been appareut to a medical man-not an ordinary person. Deceased was an alcoholic subject: he had probably been recently under the influence of liquor. Witnes; did not see the body before he saw it in the mortuary.
P.-Sergt. Lee, recalled, said the deceased was alive when put in the ambulance. He was kept waiting on the ambulance about two minutes.
The case was adjourned till 2.15 p.m. on Monday, as the jurors said they would like to see the place where deceased was said to have fallen.
Messrs Aagaard, Thoresen. & Co. have just received a cable from the captain of the 8.8. Haldis informing them that she has been re- floated. As already reported, she went ashore near Yokkaichi, Japan, on the 10th of last month.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
CANTON NOTES.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT].
6th August.
THE BOATMEN'S STRIKE. On account of the strike of the boat popula upon their boats by the monopolists as mention tion, in opposition to the collection of taxes
ed in my last letter, the shipping in the Canton River suffered considerably, and the merchants, foreign and Chinese, were put to great incon- venience and loss; inasmuch 08
cargo from Hongkong and other places had to be taken back again, and cargoes of rice and beans from Shanghai, Chinkiang, and Wuhu had to remain quantities of silk and sundry goods had to be in Fong Tsuin or Fatee, and the export of large stopped in transit, the strikers threatening to destroy or burn any boat or boats that dared to go and take them. strike rice was getting dearer, and the rice In consequence of the guild or market opposite Fong Tsuin had to engage about thirty "braves" for its protection. If this state of things had continued for three or four days longer Canton would have been in a blaze of rebellion. At last the Chinese officials were brought to their senses, and the prefect of Kwang Chow-fu. together with the magistrates of
Namhoi and Pun Yu. issued a noti- fication yesterday to stop the collection of the tax. Promising to punish the delinquents. it exhorted the boat people to resume their trade. One of the secretaries of the court martial. by name Li Chon Hip, was implicated us prime mover in this trouble, being found counselling, aiding, and abetting the boat people to resist the taxation, and to strike. He was threatened with decapitation, and, is now imprisoned in the Namhoi gaol. In connection with this taxation the boat people in the districts of Sam-Sui. Kong Chuin, and Shek Ma— a distance of a few hours by steam launch from Canton--were on strike too, the sheds of the tax collectors being burnt, and some people
killed.
[August 13, 1904.
had him conveyed to the Namhoi gaol to be imprisoned till further orders.
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
The report of the Board of Directors for of shareholders, on Monday, the 22nd instant presentation to the ordinary half-yearly meeting reads as follows
of
accounts
Gentlemen.-The directors have submit to you their report, with a statement now to
for the half-year ended 3 th June. 1904. months. after paying interest dus and all The net profit for the six charges, amounts to $539,446.98, to which has account $125.34.69, making a total of$964.787.67. to be added the balance brought forward from last From this have to be deducted-Directors' fees $10,000.40, and auditors' fees $750.00, total $954,037.67. $10,750.00, leaving available for appropriation
The directors recommend that a dividend for the half-year of 12 per cent. or 8300.000, and a bonus of 4 per cent. or $100,000, in all 8400,0 0, be paid to the shareholders; that $35.937.85 be written from the value of Kowloon Docks, $1,890.09 from the Cosmopolitan Dock, $.0,738 from the Floating Plant, and the balance 8505,471.73 be carried to the new account. The Electric Power Plant has been successfully installed throughout the engine works. The lighting of No. 1 Dock is completed, and further extensions are in progress. The refit of H.M.S. Glory was duly completed by the arranged date to the satisfaction of the naval authorities. The dredger Canton River has been eatisfactorily employed during the greater part of the period under review. There is a considerable falling off in tonnage for docking during the past three months.
C. P. CHATER, Chairman. Hongkong. 8th August, 1904.
he accounts are as follows :—
CAPITAL ACCOUNT. 30th June, 1904.
Aberdeen.
statement
Kowloon.
ASSETS.
To value of Kowloon Docks,
as per last statement .2,142,539.25 Less&mont since written off 42,509.35
$2,100,000.0
CORRECT VERSION OF THE SHOOTING AFFAIR.
The other day a few Indians were collecting To value of Aberdeen Docks, as per last boat taxes for the monopolists, and during the skirmish between the collectors and the boat- men they were pelted and had to beat a retreat. It has been the custom for the Chinese actors to break up their company during the 6th moon every year, and form a new company again. During this time they have nothing to do, and were strolling about for sight-seeing. It hap- pened that towards the evening of the 1st inst. two Indians in Wong Sha, where the railway station is. were cooking their meal. As usual
a big crowd gathered round out of mere curiosi- ty to see what it was. The Indians were naturally annoyed, and taking sticks drove them off. The crowd got excited and pelted them. They ran into a godown close by and
came
out with two Americans armed with revolvers helping them, and shot one of the Chinese dead. This matter has been reported to the authorities, and as usual some indemnity may be exacted to recompense the relatives of
the deceased.
It is rumoured that the Viceroy Shum Chon Hun is not coming back to Canton. H.E. Ngai Chung To. the Viceroy of Two Kiangs, will succeed him, and if he does not put down the Kwangsi rebellion in three months he will be recalled to Peking.
CHINESE EX-MAGISTRATE BROUGHT
FROM MACAO.
Since the ex-magistrate Pui King Fuk had fled to Macao for concealment (that was on the 14th of April last-requisition being made for his extradition) there has been a confliction of opinions. Some say be should be extradited, and others say that he should not. At last it turns out that yesterday he was taken back to Canton by two torpedo-boats, one for him and one for mandarins Loi and Fu. On his arrival at Canton he was put in a chair, dressed in a long white coat, with an iron chain round his neck, and escorted by a guard of marines, Chinese police, and braves to the Viceroy's yamen. Provincial Treasurer (who was acting for He was brought into the Court, composed of the
Viceroy), the Provincial Judge, the late Prefect Shum of Kwang Chow-fa, and the two Magis-
trates.
did not answer, but started weeping loudly. On questions being put to him be
The officials ordered him to be put in chains and
To amount paid in connection with extension of Hunghom inlaud lot No. 21, and pur. chase of Hunghom inland lots Nos. 15, 21 23, and 61... To amount paid on account of now fitting and brass shops To amount paid on account of removing hill at back of new To amount paid on account of
forgo
new electric installation To amount paid on account of
moulding shop extension To amount paid on account of shipyard machine shed ex- tension
To amount paid on account of
new galvanizing shop To amount p id on account of
new power house
To amount paid on account of
two stone piers.. To cost of hydraulic kool plate flanging machine and other machinery for ship-yard and boiler shop...
.....
To cost of electrical material, Green's economizer, pumps, &o., for new power house To cost of new machine tools.
for now fitting shop To cost of new machine tools
for new brass shop... To cost of 6-inch Centrifugal pumping engine, salvage- gear
Cosmopolitan
To value of Cosmopolitan
17 709.00
26,160.00
2,200.00
12.482.00
3,125.00
17,824,00
1,829.00
22,187.00
820.00
4^,328.01
22,519.85
7,410.00
9,351.00
C1
100,000.00
1,156,00
-*,285,937.85
dock, as per last statement 300,000,00 To amount paid for erecting To cost of new windlass and
new paint store
fitting same in place
To value of tug, dredgers, To sundry debtors
launches and lighters .
To value of material on hand
8:9.00
1,201.09
301,890.00
410,738.00
328,625.95 1,848,101.70
$5,275,293,59
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