No vember 17, 1906.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT forced open the bathroom door and found him | Hotel, 31 and 320 Queen's Road Central: Isaac lying on the floor.
P. 8. Gordon said that at six o'clock on the 5th instant he was called to Mr. Holyok house. He entered the bathroom and saw the deceased on the floor, with his throat cut Close to his right hand he found the razor produced
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E. F. Aucolt, assistant at Jarding, Matheson and Co., said he had known the deceased for about three years. Witness was going to act as best man at deceased's wedding. Deceased lived with him after the arrival of Miss Williams. On the previous Thursday he told witness he bad influenza, and on Sa urday he said he was pretty bad, At breakfast on Sanday deceased again complained of being unwell and said he was going to ሰ Dr. Steadman. He returned and said the doctor | had given him & prescription
take down to the dispensary. He did not say that the doctor told him he was suffering from fish poisoning. Witness did not make such a state ment to P. S. Gordon. Shortly afterwards deceased left the houso ta go to Westley to spond the day with Miss Williams. When witness returned home that night he found decoased had arrived. He still complained of being unwell and ordered the by to prepare a hot bath. Next morning they had breakfast together and deceased said he never felt so bad g all his life as he did then. After breakfast 1 y wont devan in the tram together, discussing arrangemen's about the wedding, and ported in Ice House & treet on the understanding that docensed would call on with ss at his office. Witness Bever saw him again. Deceased, so far as he knew, had always been in the best of health and spirits.
P. H. Holyoak, assistant in Reiss and Co., said ·ecease! was
assistant in tho same establishment. He had knowu de ased since he came to the colony three years ago. Deceased lived with him at Westley. He first complained about ferding unwell à fattight before his death. He suffered from headaches and fever. On the day after the arrival of
Miss Williams he told witness heat
been to se the doctor and said he felt worse than before. Next morning log told witness that he had had a bid uight and at 11 d'elok he entered the office an I told him that he could not do any work. He went away. Half an hour later witness saw deceased who said to doctor told him he was unw-landonght to take a rest. Witness believed that deceased, who hadd never suffered from any illness in his life, had become depressed under the altick of infla»nza. The jury returned a verdict of suicid- whilst temporarily insane.
ANNUAL LICENSING SESSIONS.
The annual Licensing Sessions were hold at the Magistracy on November 1.th, The Justices of the Peace who assembled being Messrs, F. A. Hazelaud (presiding),, C. D. Melbourne. W. Parlane, A. Mackenzie, H. A. Craig, J. R. Wood, D. Clark, H. Humphreys, F C, Wilford, A Ramjahu, Rer. C. H. Hicklig. Hou, Captain F. J. Badeley, Captain Douglas and Captain Lycus,
PUBLICANS LICENCES.
Before any applications were cousi ler-d. Mr. Hickling asked whether -supp sing it com within the knowledge of the police that persous who bad become drunk and were served as drunk knowingly by liceusres-that would constitute an objection to a renewal of a liceue
Captain adsley-Yes. If I heard of a case like that I should prosecute.
Mr. Chairman-No cases like that have come before me for a number of years
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The following applications for renewals of licences were then cousider.d and granted: Esther Oliver, Toe New Traveller's Hotel, 70 Queen's Road Central; George Greet, Th Criterion Hotel, 98 and 100 Quen's Rad Central; M. Tchetchelaitzki, The Land We Live in Hotel, 332 and 331ueen's Road West: William Krater, The Rose Shamrock and Thistle, 394 and 306 Queen's Road Central; Isydor zilberman, The Globe Hotel, 1*4 Queen's Road Central, R. Matney. The Occidental otel, 39-44 Elgin Road, Kowloon; Bernard Mayor, The Colonial Hotel, 1 Jubilee Street; Moritz Sternberg, The International
Samuel Greenstein, The Central II»tel, 242 and 214 Queen's Road Central; M A. Razack. The Bella View Ilotel. 2 Pak Shui Wan. Shankiwan Road; Ard»«hir Bejanjee Kharas, The Thomis Hotel, 2 Queen's Road Central: Alexander Moir, The Peak Hotel, Victoria Gap, Peak; Jas, Wm. Osborne, The Kowloon Hotel, Elgin
Road, Kowloon Harry Hagues, The Hongkong Hotel, 21-31 Queen's Road and 1 to 3 Pedder Street: Walter Happe, The Western Hotel, 94 and 92 Queen's Road West.
While the application of Dhanjibhoy Dɔrabjan of the King Elward Hotel, 3 and 5 Des Voeux
Road Central, was under consideration.
Mr. Hickling said he noderstood that in that neighbourhood there was considerable objection to any plicarids or p w'ers being placed up outside premises. Ever since the hotel had been opened a cardboard poster outside announced about the bar. It was at the old building, and the only objection in that neighbourhood. He thought. a hint might be given that a substantial sign should be put up.
The Chairman-That is not a matter for this meeting. The question we have to decide is whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a publican's licença,
Mr. Hickling-But sometimes a suggestion can be made.
The Chairman--I don't care to make such a suggestion.
Mr. Hickling-II was done ones with the Eastern Industries Co, and acted upou.
Captain Badel-y →I don't remember that The Lairman-I know nothing about it. Mr. Clark Only the landlord can objet, I think,
The discussion then dropped and the application was granted.
The application of Patrick Roberts of the Praya East Hotel, 4 and 41 Praya East, was withdrawn, and the new applicuit will have opportunity to apply at a subsequent meeting.
ADJUSOT LIGENCES,
The following adjunct licenses word granted:- Lewis ('ara, The cosmopolitvu Hat-4, 65 D ́s Youx Ral: A. A. H. Milroy, The Sailors Home, 394 Des Your Road West, Joseph Henry Nowbold, The Owl Grill Room. 47 D-s Voeux Road Central: H. W. Slaton, The New Connaught Ro el, 13. Queen's Road Central, Hans Weismann, The Cafe Weismann Limited, 34 Queen's Road Central an·l LA Wyudham St: Tam King Kaw, Th› Shanghai Hotel, 188 and 189 Connaught Rond West. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors; Luis Maunel Lobo, The Stag Hotel, [18 and 150 Queen's Road Central.
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HOW ARREARS OF CROWN RENT ARE COLLECTED.
**POLICE, A SET OF PIRATES,'
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the land in the New Territories, and once a year the police are deputed to collect annual Crown rentals of plots in arrear. The task is in many instances beset wih difficulties, as indebted landholders often disappear when the policeman comes with a villagers as to their whereabouts are useless. warrant, and inquiries from
Strategy, however, brings him to the fore. When he sees a couple of lukongs taki ig away a fine fal pig, or entering a ripening paddy field presumably with the object of applying the sickle. he promptly appears before the Euro- pean policeman in charge and pays the
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Court on Nv. 14th, however, this does not appear to have happ ned. Inspector Karr, accompanied by Sergeant Boulger and two lukongs called at the village of Yeungshuwau, on Lamma Island, to recover an amount of 65 cents together with $1, the cost of the warrant. A search found the homestead they sought, but the villagers "no savied" the and it appears that his brother persuaded him not to come forward. The brother, who is an unemployed fireman, has seen a little of the world on ships, and when he told his brother, the propristor, that he could settle matters without any payment, his brother believed him. Meantime the police, meting with no success in their search, seized a clock and a blanket from the house and took their departure, the mau of the world following. ile demanded restoration of the articles seiz-d, and as he followed the polic-from village to village abused them in language containing many adjec. tives. At last, when one of the lukongs inform- ed Inspector Kerr that he called them a set of pirates, the Inspector ordered his arrest for disorderly behaviour. A Inkong attempted to take him on to the police launch but was unequal to the task, and it was only after a struggle that When Sergeant Boulger got him aboard. there, he made a dash for the shore but was again overtaken, returned, secured to a stanchion on the launch and brought in to
Jongkong.
I was charged before Mr. Melbourne at the Policu Court yesterday, and when evidence was heard Inspector Kerr pressed for a heavy pualty,
His Worship imposed a fiue of $5 with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment.
SERIOUS STABBING AFFRAY.
(Daily Press, November 14th.) His Excellency Chon Fu and suite sailed for Canton on Sunday night and reached there ou The offset of the Viceroy's Monday morning
The Harbour Offico was on November 10th address on Sunday evening to the merchants in the scone of a serious stabbing affray, in which Thomas Hotel is as follows. Ha said his policy two Chinese were stabbed and an attack made in Canton was, by fairness and justice, to pro- on Mr. A. C. Botelho, a clerk in the office. It mote harmony and good feeling between the appears that about ten o'clock Mr. Botelho was official and anofficial setions of the community.engaged in a room on the ground floor in the More revenus was desired by the Government | clerical duties involved by shipping a number of and he agreed that revocus could only be raised by taxation but their firs' care must be for the welfare of the merchants. Taxes could only justly be levied on those who were sufficiently
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successful all sec ions of the euanuity must work in harmony. If it was non so frio. tion could not be avoided. Even in one family, between father and son, no good could be done without harm ny and how much more so was it necessary between merchauts and officials who were working for the god of the community, He would always be glad to receive suggestions from the merchants and they need have hesitation to address him privately. With His regard to the Canton-Hankow railway. Excellency knew the wants of the merchants of China in this direction. He was one of the pioneers of railways in China. Such abilities as he possessed would always be exerted in an endeavour to benefit the people of the two Provinces and to promote harmonious
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official classes. better relations between the merchants and With this end in view he had brought with him, as private secretary, Mr. Shum, who was a native of Canton.
emigrants to Singapore when a Chinaman, who had not been examined, rushed from his place and seized the official by the throat, at the same time producing a large knife which he had Ponseild on his person. His attack failed however, Mr Botelho pushed him off and the mau, releasing his grip on his throat, full to the for. Immediately two boatmen sprang on him as he was rising and a scuffle ensued, in the course of which bota boatmen were stabbed in the right breist. Then he ran from the room, but was met at the door by a third boatman who tried to stop him. However the assailant dodged him and made for the stone pier in front, from which he jumped into the water. The sampin people tried to drag the man out of the water but he fought with them and
At length got free.
a Chinese constable leap'd into the water and got him ashore, afterwards taking him to the Police Station. Th wounded men were conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital, where they are making satisfactory progress. It is believed that the ass tilant had a grudge against one of the officials and secreted himse among the emigrants so as to get at him.
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