WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 1984
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ARMS ON JUNKS.
NOVEL POINT DECIDED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
*SHROFF'S
BLOOMER."
TEN TIMES TOO MUCH.
PRINCE'S RACING RISKS, QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. HOUSE'S "GRAVE CONCERN."
"BAD CASE" SHEETED HOME LARCENY CHARGE FOLLOWS
MARCH SETTLEMENT."
JUROR'S BUSY WEEK,
1.
LUCKY MAN,
FORGED NOTE VERDICT.
CHIEF JUSTICE'S COMMENT, Pleading that he was "very busy Nr. LONDON, March 18. with the March settlement,
"I was deceived and if I go to' A mistake made by one of the
The question of the Prince of C. M. Als cake, when Jus name prison I will not be satisfied" Despite an ingenious point of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's law raised by his counsel (Mr. N. Lshroffs in changing some hundred-Wales' riding accidents was raised was and at the Merch crional declared a Chinese who was charg Brewer; a Chinese charged with dollar notes led to the appearance in the House of Commons when swiona tiras roorning, to be excused at the March criminal sessions į the unlawful possession of arms, in the dock at the March criminalservative) asked whether it was
Colonel Moore Brabazon (Con- from jury servico. was at the March criminal sessions sessions, to-day before Mr. Justice within the province of the House to-day found guilty by the jury on what the Chief Justice (Sir William Gompertz and a jury, of a Chinese of Commons to represent to the Rees Davies KC.) described as named Chan Yau who was charg-Sovereign its grave concern at the "the most conclusive evidence Ied with the larceny of $2,700.repeated risks min by the Throne. The Speaker replied that per- have ever heard in a court of The accused pleaded not guilty and
was defended by Mr. B. C, Jenkin. sonally he had no tengue to speak justice."
called
were there, except as the House might The jurors The police evidence showed
The matter rested the prisoner that when
was Messrs. E. FR. Sample (fore direct him. searched at the Mongkok ferry man), W. 1. d. Sousa, Ng Sze with the responsible. Ministers of wharf, having been intercepted kwong, Chau Chiu-taun, R. E. when about to go cff in a sampan Hoare. E. Kern and F. C. Hagen. a box containing 25 rounds of ammunition was found on him. He was wearing a long coat and three short coats underneath it and A. Dyer Ball) explained that on OFFICIALS WHO DEALT IN when he was searched again at the February 1 the prisoner, who was police station. an expended round employed by the Fung Tang firm, was found in one of his pockets was sent to the Hongkong and and 12 live rounds in another. Shanghai Bank to change five Fourteen cartridges were found: $100 notes into smaller money. concealed in the lining of his hat and between his legs, suspended from his girdle by a cord, was an automatic pistol.
Outlining the Crown case, the Assistant Attorney-General (Mr.
Two of these notes were to be changed into ten cent pieces and the other three into $10 notes, After he had got his $200 worth
the Crown-Reuter.
NAVAL OIL INQUIRY.
STOCKS.
ACCOUNTANTS' INVESTIGATIONS (Reuters American Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 18, According to accountants who testified before the Senate oil committee, Mr. Daugherty (At
י,
The Chief Justice (Sir William to-day before the Chief Justice Reve Davies) riced when the Maroh (Sir Wiliam Rees Davies) and a thement (ccurred and Mr. Alves Jury with uttering and possessing The Crown case was that the said next Tuesday. "Well," said forged bank notes. His Lordetup, request, on similar grounds have already boan refused. mán.tendered a forged five-piastre Hive you use made application to note to a money changer in Queen's the fagister and ukendy received a Road West. Deciding it was & forgery, the moneychanger called reply from him?”
Mr. Alvestiditted that he had.
in a policeman who asked the His Lonship: Then as your apprisoner whether he had any more plication bus alrendy boon condor like it. The prisoner replied that and answered I see to reason for that, was the only one he had but discussing it now. The conclusion
In I have arrived at is that your sér nine similar notes were found on to the charge at the vices will probably not be required him when he was searched. next wek. I always do what I answer can to rent gentleiren as far as Magistracy he said that he was, a soldier in Canton and got the notes at "an tan." I possibly is.
ANOTHER BUSY MAN.
An official of the Banque de l'Indo-Chine said that they were. In Mr. Justice 6gmpertz'e oturt | very clever forgeries of the five- another jaayında, Mr. J. H. Don-piastre notes issued by his Bank.
ally of Meres. Donnelly and The prisoner said he had nothing Whyte, put forward a request to the to add to his previous statements excused. He said that he served beyond the remark above quoted, only thee weke age and was at and His Lordship then told the
ensemad.
satisfied that the prisoner knew they were forged notes.
In cross-examination, Mr. Brewer of ten-cent pieces, the prisoner torney General), Senator Curtis, had elicited that it was generally went along to another counter and and Senator Elkins, also Mr recognised that the prisoner was master of a junk and when the handed the notes in to be changed. Slemp, Secretary to President present the only European 'in the jury that to convict they must be! Crown case had been closed he At the same time there were at Coolidge, were among the offi. office.
His Hoarer : "Well, we have been indicated that the defence was this counter two men from the cials who had transactions in
He Bank of Canton who handed in Sinclair or Doheny oil stocks. I am afraid you cannot be simply point of law.
out that the pointed
law twenty $50 notes to be changed, hout the time the naval oil provided that the Ordinance The shroff took the money and, reserve was leased.
Slenip was then a member of should not prevent the owner of owing to some mistake, instead of the House of Representatives. Other any vessel from having on board handing back to the prisoner three members of the House dealing in such arins, and ammunition as are bundles $10 notes, each of $100, the same stocka included, Messrs. reasonably necessary for the pro- He handed him three bundles of Rouse, Goodykoontz and Ryan. tection of such vessel, and further $10 notes each of which contained provided, that in the case of a
POINCARE'S VICTORY. junk and other vessel such arms $1,000. Thus he paid the prisoner and ammunition shall be described back $3,000 instead of $300. The or enumerated in the licence or prisoner clearance."
opened the bundles, counted the notes and then went Later on the accountant
Mr. Brewer's argument hinged away.
PARIS, March 18. The Senate by 151 to 23 votes adopted the whole of the Gover
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The assistant Attorney General, Mr. A. Ther Bell: I think this in a new list we are using. Last year's list is finished.
When the jury had returned to Court after a few moments retire- ment the foreman announced: "We find the prisoner guilty of uttering and having possession of the notes but we are not convinced that he knew that they were forged."
Mr. Demely mentioned that be would hru ne objection to serving to-morrow, when his partner, who wag away today, would be back. "That," pointed out the Chief When all the other jurymen had Justice, is a verdict of not been called His Honour, addressing guilty."
"The jury," he Mr. Dennelly, mid: It appears that informed the prisoner, the room why you have been called not satisfied that you know,
"are
mainly on the words "licence discovered that he was $2,700 ment's financial proposals. The gain at sceli short notice is that these notes to be forged, so. or clearance" which, he main-short and, following inquiries, the Left senators abstained from voting we have finished using the old therefore they have found you not
'on
he
The Chief Justice:
list--you im not really called twice BRITAIN. AND RUSSIA vine the same year. As your parance guilty. I feel it my duty to say is coming back to-night and you are this, that you are an extremely LONDON, March 18.
the only. European in the office, Ifortunate man. Your conduct, in Reuter understands that accord-have much leisure in excusing voa, my opinion, was altogether incon- my duty, in the interests of the inge are indications that Ruscow You will attend to marrow at 10.30. sistent with innocence and I feel it and British Conferences in London
community to say $0.
You are there are indications that Russian will begin early in April.
discharged."
The report that M. Chicherin is, coming to London as Ambassador) is not credited at the Foreign Officec.
STILL THEY COME..
TOURING THE WORLD.
JAPANESE, MILITARY
MISSION HERE.`
Among the passengers aboard Hakusan Maru" which
NEW YORK, March 18. the 8.5.
JARDINE'S LOOK-OUT.
SCHEME DEVELOPING
SUCCESSFULLY.
tained, specifically gave the prisoner was arrested. It would prisoner, who was taking the arms be admitted, Mr. Dyer Ball said, aboard for the protection of his that it was the Bank's mistake vessel, the option of enumerating but it was claimed that the pri them either on the licence or on
soner knew that he should only the clearance. The only reason for saying licence or clearance" have got $300 and when he was must be, he suggested, that where handed $5,000 instead he said nothing about it but went off with a junk had not got the arms
its licence the money. enumerated
enumerated Shroff Cross-Examined. they must
The shroff who took the notes in its clearance.. Mr. Brewer
that
could. added
he
give from the prisoner gave evidence evidence that the junk was about this morning and was keenly cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin, to leave the Colony,
Carrying Replying to the latter, he said your contention farther, it would that he knew the prisoner very be open to any Chinese to take well by sight but did not know ammunition aboard a junk and then from what firm he came because say: "I was going to Macao to- morrow and I was going to apply he could not read English. for a clearance certificate." I don't admitted that on the previous day
and the United States. At the rate income" said Mr. A. G. M. think there is anything in your the Bank had lost $40,000 and
head of the Mission is Lieut-Fletcher, Assistant Colonial Sec- point, Mr. Brewer. Do you wish that his son, also a shroff, was
General Kameji Wada, Coin-retary to a "China Mail" repre- involved in this but it was merely
WASHINGTON, March 18.
maudant of the Japanese Staff sentative this morning who to say any more?
a coincidence. The compradore
The Teapot Dome enquiry com-College. Other members of the enquired as to the progress of the was, he confessed, very angry mittee has subpoenaed Mr. Melion, Mission are:-
Forty-Years' Scheme. with him and his position was Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr. Major-General Jinzaburo Mazaki, Mr. Fletcher particularly men- imperilled as a result of the mis- Weeks, Secretary of War, in order Commandant, Officers' School, tioned the Jardine's Look-Out take. It was after this that one to ascertain the manner in which Major-General Enjira Kurosaki, Scheme, which, he said, was developing successfully. It was one of the men from the Bank of confidential information was ex-a technical expert.
Colonel Miakiro Furisho, Chief of the best sites he had seen in Canton came along and told him changed between their Depart-
Wong-Nei-Chong and he was con- who it was that had been at the ments and the Department of of Staff of Mission. counter at the same time.
Mr. Brewer, No, my Lord. The Chief Justice: I hold in point of law that there is no evidence before me that the arms are reasonably necessary for the protection of this junk and 1 be strictly think that would
The
a question for the jury. question of the legal construction to be put upon the proviso was a legal question for the Court. I hold that the words must be read together and that if arms were necessary, so long as the vessel is of the Colony, in the waters the licence would show that they were needed.
In the course of his, summing up His Lordship said he thought the jury would probably have great difficulty in finding that it was a bona fide matter with the ammuni tion secreted in the way it was.
The jury very quickly returned a verdict of "guilty and the Chief Justice, remarking that he regard- ed this as a bad case and that the prisoner was the class of man the new ordinance had been passed to deal with, awarded a sentence
He
In the course of further cross- examination the witness said that when he handed the notes to the prisoner the latter mentioned the sum of $3,000. Mr. Jenkin com- mented on the fact that it was the first time anything of the kind had been mentioned.
(Proceeding.)
CORRESPONDENCE.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT. To the Editor of the China Mafl.)
Sir, Your account
of the
"We want small houses with a
It is announced that a new Sup-arrived at Hongkong yesterday day evening newspaper called the from Japan is a Japanese Military little garder, cheap enough to fit New York Star will be published Mission who are on their way to the purse of the man with a mode-
make an extensive tour of Europe!
shortly.
ANOTHER TRACK.
Justice.
$2,000,000,000 SOLDIERS' BONUS.
up endowment life insurance policies and cash payments
LATER, It is estimated that the present bonus plan cost altogether $2,000,000,000.
FRANCE'S ARMY.
TYPHOON SEASON.
RESCUE TUG BEING PROVIDED.
of five years' imprisonment with tennis match H. D. and O. Rum-of the Army has been introduced of Honour of the East Surrey With the typhoon acason ap
hard labour.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A Chinese mason employed by the Wang Yick, contractors of No. 184, Reclamation Street, has been sent to hospital with injuries received during blasting opera tions.
It
PARIS, March 18 The Bill for the reorganisation jahn v. Honda and Abe includes into the Chamber of Deputies. a sentence from which one would provides for an active army of 32 divisions in addition to special conclude that Abe was a perpetual troops which are divided into 16 foot-fault offender..
army corps. Ten divisions would Many think Honda was fre- be stationed in the Rhineland. quently infringing this rule yet you mention nothing about him in this respect. A qualified umpire has told me that if Honda was "snapped" on a movie-camera every time he served, glaring
OBITUARY.
Surgeon Colonel Michiaki fident that it would prove a suc- Mirooka.
Major Shohei Washizu, Major cess. It was the sort of scheme Takamasa Exeki, and Major which the Government wished to Masazo Kawabe.
encourage. European flats were In conjunction with the Japanese urgently needed. WASHINGTON, March 18.
Mr. Fletcher added that the The House of Representatives Consul-General in Hongkong the by 355 to 54 votes passed the Staff at Military Headquarters Kowloon Garden Tong project soldiers' bonus bill providing paid-arranged a very interesting pro-was also being developed and its gramme for the reception and progress was distinctly noticed entertaining of the Mission: At daily. The site was ideal for a 1030. a.m. H.E. the General
residential district Officer Commanding the Troops in China,, attended by two staff officers paid a call on board the vessel and shortly after Lieut- General Wada, and H.E. Major- General Sir John Fowler were brought ashore in the Commodore's barge and an official landing took place at Murray Pier, where a Guard Regiment with band and colours procching once more questions re was drawn up. On landing, therding warning and rescue facili September's Japanese National Anthem was to again come to the fore, especial-
terrible disaster. played after which the Head of the ly following lost. Mission inspected the Guard of
Asked by a China Mail represent- Honour. General Wada then motored to Government House to ative this morning if the Govern pay his respects to HE, the ment were making any additional Governor Later in the morning precautions against the typhoona General Wada visited Headquarter this year, Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher House where he was joined by the informed us that plans were being remainder of the Mission,
completed for the construction of a transgressions would be shown. Mrs. Edward Bowdler, one of the At 11.35 am the Mission left rescue tug. 1. The Chinese who returned I submit that his first ball calls oldest residents of the Casony and Headquarter House and travelled on the
President Wilson after for very careful scrutiny. Some the End European Indy to live on across the Harbour by the Star
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. staying seventeen years in Mexico was this morning fined times, he is well within the limits the Fork, passed away posterday, Ferry to Kowloon, where they in- $1,000 by Mr. J..R. Wood for the but impartial spectators have we regret to say, after a lingering i spected the 3/4th Grenadier
Viscount Takahashi, President possession of arms and ammus questioned even a second bull now beginning nearly a four ago. Battalion and a Pack Battery of Occasionally. As he varies his The late Mrs. Bowdler was the the HRS. R.G.A. The Mission service it is difficult to gay with widow of the late Mr. Edward later returned to Headquarter of the Selyukai, has resigned his Following the startling dis certainty which serve offends. Bowler who from 1874 to 1800 was House where they were entertain seat in the Upper House, states a covery in the Yaumati refuge ten But the element of doubt to: so Asistant Surveyor-Genem) of the ed to lunch by Sir John Fowler, Daily Bulletin cable from Tokyo. A Reuter cable from London.re days ago of a dead Chinese with a much that it will bear looking out Colony, a designation which ho was In the afternoon they matured
the last to bear in the service. My round the Island bullet-hole in the chest, the Water for.
Bowdler was formerly regular at Last night a dinner parly in ports the death of Sir Frederick Police have picked up another
tendant at the services of 81. John's Honour of the Mission was given at Bridge, the famous musician and body near that part of the harbour,
Cathedral and gave to the Cathedral the Hongkong Hotel by the organist, one of the outstanding a very fine roredon which was Bo-Japanese Consul General, Besides, figures in contemporary music. [Our reference to Mr. Abe being dicated in December 1921 Bhe the filitary Mission, the other Sir Federick in 1962 became King spoken to by a linesman about his lived at Fungshui," The Peak, principal guests were: H E Edward Professor of Music at Major General Sir John. Fowler, London University, and was Application was made by the position when serving, had as its where the paned away at midday the Hon. Sir Cloud Soyer, Organist at Westminster Abbey police before Mr. J. R. Wood this object an explanation that he was yesterday at the age of 82. In C.M.G., Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher from 1875 to 1918, Sir Frederick moming for the confiscation of six liable to "nerves" in that he be of her advanced nge her mind was
C.M.G., Major LC. Trench, Capt who was a member of the Mausers and 767 rounds of
The best part of the funemi ver. Bennett, Capt. Macready and Atheneum Club, was the author ammunition found on board the came more flurried after the definitely clear to the last
"incident. We are perfectly con 8.9. "On Lee." The police went on board at 12 o'clock on Sunday tent to leave, the enforcement of vico will be held in St. John's Ca Lieut. Searle, Lieut. Goya and Mr of several profound works on thedand nt 4.80 p.m. to day and the T. Nishiyama (President of the music, and the composer of count- morning when the Captain handed rules to the umpires and linesmen ronining portion at the graveside Japanese Association)
less cantatas and oratorics. He The Japanese Military Mission was knighted in 1897, became an the arms to them. It is who are chosen because of their st Heppy Valley where else will be leaves Hongkong today for M.V.O. In 1902, and G.V.O. nlue
and ‹ fairness, ***. Ed. buried in the mio give as her hus- thought that the contraband was efficiency
Europe via Singapore..
years later.. band. She had no chikhir. placed on the ship by amugglers. "China Mall."},"
tion.
The deceased appears to have been
badly cut with a sharp instrument
COMPETITOR.
Yours etc,
Hongkong, March 18,
MRS. EDWARD BOWDLER,
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