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that the Court had no power to grant the leave to amend.
Legal debate followed.
Sir Henry denied that Mr. Ho Tung was guilty of want of good faith and contended that the order was properly made.
The Chief Justice said he had doubts as to the materiality of the facts said to have been suppressed.
Sir Henry said he could not see how the facts could possibly be material. Supposing his Lordship came to the conclusion that the order ought not to have been made, his Lordship could not rescind it. It must be a matter of appeal.
Mr. Slade contended that er parie orders were expressly excepted from that provision.
His Lordship held that the ex parte applica tion was properly brought, but he must take time to consider the question as to the statements in the affidavits.
The Court afterwards adjourned.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE (PUISNE JUDGE).
ALLEGED WRONGFUL ARREST.
Cheang Lai sued Cheang Tani for $1,000 as damages for wrongful and unlawful arrest. Plaintiff was represented by Mr. Stearenson of the office of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon. Defendant said he had instructed Mr. R. Harding, of Messrs. I wens. Harston and Harding, who had gone away, and he had not had opportunity to engage another. In order to give him this opportunity the Paisne Judge adjourned the case till next day.
MURDER AT KOWLOON.
Hongkong, November 13th, Early on Sunday morning a brutal murder was committed in a pork butcher's shop at Elgin Road, Kowloon. The man arrested and oharged is named Wong Kin. It is alleged that he was formerly employed at the shop in question, and at about 9 o'clock ou Saturday evening called there with another man and asked the accountant if they might pass the night in the shop, as they had nowhere to sleep. Ou permission being granted they retired, and all was quiet until about 2 a.m. when Indian P. C. No. 702, who was on duty, was attracted to the shop by the shouting of a man apparently in trouble. When he arrived at the door he saw the defendant and another butcher struggling, the defendant being armed with a large chopper, with which he is stated to have gashed the other man on the face. The constable arrested the defendant, and was informed of the murder of the account- ant. An examination of the murdered mau showed that the neck was nearly severed from the trunk, and evidently the first blow was dealt while he slept. It must have been while the defendant was struggling with the second man he attacked, that the man who called at the shop with him disappeared, and it is feared he will not be traced. The motive for the murder appears to have been robbery. It is stated that the defendant knew the partners were in the habit of collecting money between the 12th and 15th of each month, and was aware that there would be a large amount on the premises. The second man attacked is at present in hospital.
Defendant was charged yesterday before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court, and the case was adjourned for a week.
ANOTHER SUICIDE.
It is now regarded as certain that Mr. R Houghton; tailor, who was found dead at his residence, College Chambers, on November 9th, committed suicide by poisoning, a bottle, sup- posed to have contained a deadly mixture, having been found by his bedside empty. Deceased's business affairs had become some- what embarrassed, and as his financial difficulties became more acute they preyed on his mind. leading to his taking his own life. This is the fourth case of suicide among Europeans in the colony within a fortnight.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL.
Minutes of
a meeting of the Municipal Council, held at the Board Room, Kulangn. on the 23rd October, 19 6.
PRESENT:-Messrs. F. B. Marshall (Chair man), C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner. I. Takatsuki. W. II. Wallace, the Health
Officer and the Scretary.
1. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
The
2. A letter is read from the Senior Consul concerning tax claimed by the Council on certain foreshore at La-Erk-Chino, It is decided to inform the Senior
Conent the Council do not agree with the Haifanglings | interpretation f Land Regulation No. 11 (el-veu) for the Settlement of Kulangsu. Conncil contend that this regulation only refers to new foreshore i.e. foreshore that may hereafter accrete" and not to foreshore the lease of which has simply been transferred from one individual to another, and to request that the question may be referred to the Consular Body for their opinion.
3. With reference to Mr. W. C. Hankins'
verbal request for the Council to build a read from Typhoon Villa to Cat Castle, the Secre- tary is instrued to inform Mr. Hankins the Council cannot undertake the building of sue') a road at the expensesor partial expos neighbourhood, who are the people who would the ratepayers, but if property owners in the really gain the benefit, like to acquire the
necessary land and build the road at their own expense the Council would be prepared to take over the road when completed and inaintain it.
4. The Superintendent of Police reports the following cases have been dealt with at the Mixed Court since the last meeting of the Council:-
Summonses.-Theft 1, Being in possession of stolen property 1, Breach of agreement 1, Debt 1, Assault 1, Allowing pigs to stray 1.
Summary Arrests.-Theft 3, Committing a nuisance 1, Creating a disturbane- 3, Being in possession of stolen property 1.
(Signed) W, H. WALLACE,
Vice-Chairman. By Order,
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL,
Secretary, K. M.C.
FIRES IN HONGKONG.
Two fires were reported in Hongkong at the close of last week.
The most serious was that which took place in Hollywood Road on November 10th. The fire started in the ground floor No. 35 and sprea 1 rapidly to the shops on either side. Sanitary Inspector Fisher gave the alarm and the brigade under Chief Inspector Baker were soon iu attendance. With a plentiful supply of water the men were able after strenuous efforts to confine the flames to the three houses. To do SO the firemen had to break through the doors on the top floor verandahs, a work of diffiendy, and soon they had the satisfaction of seeing the fire extinguished, leaving two houses gutte i and another partially destroyed. When the flagration was at its beight a man and woman living in one of the houses jumped through the back window in their excitem-ut sud fell ou their heads in the side lane. They died soon afterwards. The orgin of the fire is unknown.
Con
The other ontbreak occurred at house in Queen's Road West, where a lamp has.ng been accidentally overturned, set fire to the furuiture. The flames were noticed by the policeman on the beat who assisted the residents to extinguish the fire before much damage was done.
Discussing race-week tiffios, a writer in the Shanghai Mercury remarks:
In the days gous by, the curry would probably have been frog, but in these degenerate times the delicate batrachian has gone very largely out of fashion. I suppose the vast increase of new comers has had something to do with it, for your insular Britisher still tilts in holy horror the tip of his most uncritical nose if you whisper to him of frogs, or snails, or any
other such delicacies.
[November 17, 1906.
CANTON NOTES.
From the Chung Ngoi San Po.]
THE RECENT FIRE.
cccurred in Saki, opposite the Shameen. The On Thur day afternoon a disastrous fire
outbreak was discovered at 3.20; but, in spite of the efforts of a number of brigades, the dames spread very rapidly and were not extinguished till 831 by which time great baroc had been wronght. As soon as the. alarm was sounded the fire brigades of every street in the district rashed to the scene, but inad quate appliances and lack
of organisation prevented their dil little more tiran block up the narrow strasts. attempts from bang effectiv In fact, they
Nearly all the houses destroyed were places of In all about 250 houses were gutted. ill fame, rebuilt not long ago, and restaurants. * 8 fires are of frequent occurrence in that quarter a fire marbine had been erected. It was placed in ha obtained before it can be used. On the day the cutrol of a director, whose sanction must
of the fire the director was nowhere to be found and the conflagration in consequence assumed great dimensions.
PIRACY ON THE RIVER.
Robbers and pirates have become more daring of late and recent outrigs are perhaps to be attributed to the return of a number of robber lers from abroad, where they had taken refuge. For the capture of those men Viceroy Sham had given strict orders, threatening to punish officers in the event of failure, but
not though His Excellency has succeeded in rooting out the robbers and pirates who infest the provinces of the Two Kwang, he has done something to disconrage fortnight kidnapping has taken place openly, the lawlessuess which existed. Within the last
and last week a bind of robbers of the Sin Chui village in the Pun Yu district marched in broad daylight to San Cho market place and carried a vay a well-to-do citizɔn, for whose rausom a large sum was demanded.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
November 12th.
THE TWO VICEROYS,
The Viceroy is expected here to-day. Vic roy Shum has already vacated his yamen and is crelited with having the intention of going to Whampoa as soon as he has handed over the seals to his successor.
From what I hear, on the whole the people are pleased with the change. It is said that the deputation which waited on Viceroy Shum the other day to present him with different gifts was organised by his personal friends and was not at all spontaneous on the part of the Canton community. Meanwhile everything is at a standstill. Much is expected of the new viceroy, who is said to be a moderate man.
MACAO.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
November 14th.
PROPOSED WATERWORKS.
I hear that a private syndicate has braɑ formed to start waterworks in this city. It is proposed to obtain the water from Lapps. It is doubtful that the project will be accomplished, as Lappa is Chin-se territory, and there will be many obstacles in the way The Portuguese Government will not like the ilen of the water coming from a place over which they have no control, the supply of which can at any momen, be cut off by the Chinese authorities. I uudor- stand that the Syndicate is working hard to carry out their scheme and is really in sarnest, and I hope that thy my succeed.
"BIO LIMA AGAIN.
This gunbat is still in your port, as I understand that the commander has wired to the Home Government for permission to dock her in Hongkong. Up to the time of writing no reply has yet been received.
THE PROPOSED NEW TAXES.
The new taxes proposed at the last meeting of the Leal Senado by Senhor Joan Mariano Gracias and which were disapproved of by many members are now being taken up to the
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