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money. I did not give defendant wine and cigars because on the previous year he said to me-I am living in a mess. If you wish to make me a present give me money. This $20 was paid to him on the first floor of No. 2, Chater Street, about 11 a.m. When I entered saw defendant lying on his bed and handed him the money, which he took. [Witness read the entry in his book for this amount. It ran- Pay to different inspectors $80.] At the time of this last payment I was still managing the | latrine at No. 19. First Street, and the defend- ant was still on that district. Defendant gave me trouble about the latrine at 29, First Street last year. He made me limewash it twice over. The latrines have to be limewashed every month. That was the only trouble Le gave me. was not at home when my father was served with a subpoena on June 22nd to attend the Sanitary Commission. When I returned to the house I did not see my account books. They had been taken away while 1 was out, from house No. 2, Water Street. I was served with a sub. po as to attend the Commission on July 1st or 2od. I attended and gave evidence. Betweon the date when my books were taken away and the date when I was served with a subpreua I Baw the defendant. I saw him at the branch office of the Sanitary Department at Pokfulam on June 28th. There were also present two Chinese clerks or interpreters, Defendant spoke to me through an interpreter, one of the two who were present. He said "Your books have been seized by the Government; the money paid to me must ave been written in those books. This matter has passed through your hands only. If you go
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. Building Ordinance, 19 3, said-That (pro- duced) is a subpoena issued by me under the order of the Commission. This is another. It is directed to Chan Pui and dated 30th Jane.
Mr. Bowley put in the translations of the entries in Chan Tsun s books.
Mr. Bowley asked for an adjournment. Mr. Grist said it was usual to know the reason of the adjournment. An adjournment was not to give the prosecution an opportunity of casting about for further witnesses. They should specify what witnesses they proposed to call and what evidence they proposed to give.
Mr. Bowley said he had expected his friend to cross-examine and that was why he was not ready. His other witness was Chan Pai who was in the country.
Adjourned till Monday.
POLICE COURT
Friday, August 24th.
BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATĖ).
UNCERTAIN, CÔY, AND HARD TO PLEASE.
A coolie named Lam hik-chun was charged with harbouring a Chinese married woman into the Colony from the interion of China on the 23rd August. The husband said he married the woman according to the laws of China. There was a
"the usual "go-between
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COMPANIES.
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HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
DOCK CO., LTD.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of share- holders in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., was held at the offices of the Company, Queen's Buildings, on the 20th August. Sir Paul Chater presided, and there were also present-Messrs. WV. 8. Wilson (manager). T. I. Rose (secretary), N. A. Siebs, Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson, E. Goets, A. Haupt, G. H. Medhurst, and S. Silverstone (directors), A. V. Apear, E. G Barrett, J. P. Braga, Chau Sui-ki. Chon Leep-chee. E. Georg. Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Ho Kom-tong, H. Ham- phreys, W. C. Jack, J. W. Jamieson, J. J. Leiria, Lo Chenog-shui, C. W. May, M. H. Michael. S. H. Michael, R. Mitchell, E. J. Moses, W. Farlane, I. 8. Perry, T. Skinner, H. Percy Smith, M. Stewart, and A. G. Wood. The SECRETARY having read the notice couvening the meeting,
back to your country there will be no trouble. \ wedding chair and the customary firing of Consequent upon the cessation of hostilities in
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Now, do you promise to do what you asked P If you promise I will look after your latrines." I then said to defendant-l don't know whether these entries are in the book or not. There will be plenty of time for me to go away when the Government question me."
The further hearing was remanded until
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crackers. He declared he was an honest trader and that his wife had plenty to eat. Moreover, robber or murderer, but yet she ran away from he never assaulted her, he was no gambler, him. Defendant was a clansman of his and was a frequent visitor at his house. Witness left his home one day to buy some things for his shop, and on his return he found his wife had gone. The neighbours said the defendant had taken her
Witness traced her to Hongkong and reported the
BRIBERY CASE AGAIN ADJOURNED. The hearing of the charges of bribery and an attempt to obstruct the course of justice, pre-matter to the police, ferred against Franois Ward, sanitary inspector. was continued yesterday before Mr. F. A. H. zeland at the Magistracy. Mr. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, conducted the prosecution and Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the defence.
Chan Tsun, cross-examined by Mr. Grist- You told us you paid to defendant $20 the day before Christmas 1905, where did you pay it?-- In the second house in Chater Street.
Was anybody present when you paid the money ?-He was lying on his bed and the cook was in the kitohen.
There was nobody in the room ?—No.
Did you see the cook?-I saw the cook as I was leaving.
Did you see him as you passed through the kitchen?-No; after I paid the money, defendant called the cook and he came into the room before I left.
Did you have any conversation with the cook ?-He asked the cook to interpret and the cook said "The inspector stay here tem porarily two days. After two days remove to house No 1, Chater Street, second floor."
Did you know the name of this cook -No. Would you know him if you saw him again? -I think I could identify him.
You have told us you went to the branch office of No. 9 district on 28th June, 1906, I think it was ?-At the branch office at Pokfulum?
Yes P-I went there.
At what time was that? --Af. nine a.m. Whom did you see there?—I saw two Chinese interpreters there.
Anyone else F-I saw nobody else there. How long did yon stay there?-Ten minutes. Re-examined-You say when you went to the branch office there was nobody but the interpre- ters there -No.
Did anybody come before you left-Yes, when I got to the door I saw a senior inspector | enter.
Can you tell his name?--Yes, Conolly. Did he speak to you ?—Yes.
Mr. Bowen Rowlanda, secretary to the Com- mission appointed by the Governor to inquire into the working of the Public Health and
away.
that defendant lived on the woman.
His Worship said he was of the opinion While she went out to work he remained at home to mind the baby. He would be fined $100 with the alternative of three months' imprisonment
WITHOUT A LIGHT.
The master of the steam launch Gretchen was
fined $7 for not exhibiting a light on board bis launch at 2.20 a.m. on 14th inst, when plying in
the harbour.
MORE PIRACY.
That Viceroy Shum has not succeeded in intimidating the pirates who infest South China waters is quite evident. The probability is that if the pirates had shown more discrimi- nation, and avoided troubling craft in which foreigners are interested, they might. bave continued for many years (as they undoubtedly have done) to exercise their lacrative but illegal trade withont attracting much attention from the outside world. Now that they have alarmed the white man, not only for his goods, but fur his prestige, every one of their exploits is being advertised and animadverted on.
The latest, of which, as usual, the news comes via Canton, is an affray on the launch Kaiping, which left Canton last Wednesday, on its usua river trip. In this case, as in the majority of receut cases, the rascals bad marked their own countrymen for prey; aud got away, it is said, with some prisoners as well as considerable booty. It appears that the Chinese crew made some show of resistance, with the result that two of them are now in hospital at Cantoo No very definite or trustworthy account could be gleaned; and our Canton contemporary complaius that Messrs. Patell and Co. the Cantou agents, refused information. The pirates had joined the launch as peaceful passengers, There is really nothing very daring about their methods, as they wait for the most favourable time and conditions, and | run practically no risk.
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The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen, The report and statement of accounts having been in your ha ds for some days, I will, with your permission, take them as read. The net profits for the half year ending 3th June, 1:06. amount to $43,:56.44 88 compared with
328, 00.51 for the corresponding period in 8171.619.83 for the previous six months, and 1905, an improvement which I am sure must be show that the hopes I expressed at our last very gratifying to you all and which ends to
meeting of an improvement in our business
the North have been to some extent realized, the result of the past half year's working being the best since the corresponding period two years ago. To this amount must be added the sum of $362,232.10, the balance brought forward from last account, and after deducting directors' and auditors' fees we have available for appropriation the sum of 8754,738.54, which sum your directors propose, subject
deal your
to
with follows:--To pay a dividend of 12 per cent, or $6 per share for the half year, absorbing $300,000.00, to write off from the value of Kowloon Docks $36,578.71, to write off from the Cosmopolitan Dock $1,712,45, to write off from the value of floating plant $24,360.00, and to ́ carry forward the balance, $392,187.88, to a new account It may be of interest to mention here that during the past five years we have written off our various properties sums to the amount twenty years of no less than $2,998,000 so dealt of $846,000, making a grand total for the past
with, exclusive of the $62,651.16 now proposed to be written off. The tonnage of ships dooked during the past six months shows an increase of some 77,900 tons in British and foreign men-of-war, while the tonnage of merchant
Since ships has slightly declined.
last addressing you have completed and delivered the large steamer for the Yang- tsze trade. This vessel was built in eight months from the date of arrival in the yard of the material from home, a fact which I think compares favourably with anything done in Europe. There is indeed no reason why a large amount of this class of work which now goes to Europe or Japan should not come to us. our present facilities and up to dale equipment we are well able and quite ready to undertake any contract in the shipbuilding line. Besides this steamer we have delivered nine wooden lighters and three launches and have now under construction four steel stern wheel steamers, six lighters, a steam launch and steam water boat, You will remember at
last meeting some remark was made with reference to the apparently unnecessarily large stock of materials carried, which then stood in the accounts st$1,950,411,32 and you will notice that in the accounts now before you we have adopted a slightly different method in dealing with this item, showing the amount of work in progress separately from amount of materials on hand, the two together totalling $1,644,043.88 as against $1,950,411.52 in the last account, a decrease of $306,887 64, due to the completion of the Yangtze steamer
other works. The and
dredger Canton River has, I regret to say, been unemployed for practically the whole of the past six months,
our
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