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FRIDAY JULY 25 1924
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.
NOTICE OF CALL.
Issue of 49,000 Shares of the Nominal Value of $10 each. ($5 paid up)
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 3rd Call of $2,50 ̊per. Share on each of the 49,000 shares; allotted on the 19th day of May. | 1923, has been made by the Company,] "and that such call will be payable to the Company's "Pankers,.. The Hongliong, and Shanghai Banking | Corporation in Hongkong on or before the 15th day of August 1924.
The Transfer Books of the Com pany will be closed from the 7th to 14th August 1924, both days factuelve
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A.H. ROWE,
Managing Director." Dated this 19th day of July 1924.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
SHERINGHAM CASE.
ACCUSED ON TRIAL.
SECOND TIME,
London, June 8-For the second time the jury has failed to agree in the case in which Miss
anonymous. He (counsel) could not conceive why, when the police had this alleged evidence they did not take action. Although on a second occasion the constable safd' he saw her at the pillar-box no arrest was made on the spot.
"Lam going to ask you to dis- believe in its entirety the evidence
BARONET SWINDLED.
"GOLD STRIKE" GANG.
BAIT IN A LETTER.
A baronet who lives and estrios of Bronson," Sir Edward proceed on business in the North of ng-
Nine fresh cises of sleepy sick. Dorothy Myrtle Thurburn, aged ed. It was impossible for Bronson land has bern swindled of £10,000 |
ness were reported at Glasgow and jung nt Stockton-on-Tees.
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twenty-five, of Sheringham, is charged with publishing defama- kory libels concerning Mrs. Chris. topherson and other residents of Sheringham.
from his hiding place to have seen
The way in which the swindlere operato is so ingenious dial busi Atlanti have been deped with then on both sides of the
your iden of incorporating our joint interest a good one, and he will gladly join you in any feasible prg- position. Ho deems it visible for you to send a trustworthy pet- Hon back with me to look after your interests, as he intends to out into next season rul wants to leave the nines in the caro oľ someone known to you,
Come
Caution the person you elect to return with me to keep our matter strictly confidential until after we have recorded us may claims as we want.
Hoping to meet you soon, I mig sincerely yours
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To this letter the barnet replies on April 2:
the pillar box properly. Constable by an American gold strike" Gamer, brought in six months after the original trial, to cor, and there is little or no hop roborate Bronson's evidence, had either of bringing the swindlers to The case first came up at the falled to do so, and in fact justice or regaining the money., discredited his colleague's story. Norfolk Assizes in January, when the jury, failed to agree.
The prosecution, said counel, The had emphasised that while Miss second trial, also at the Norfolk Thurburn was away from Shering Assizes, ended yesterday, when ham anonymous letters ceased.
Dear Sir,-1 received your letter the jury failed to reach a verdict. Had not the writer of the lotters a ekse. The methods of the gang dated March 12, addressed to my Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C., two-fold object to create annoy- were described to 'n Daily Mail | brother (name of brother here) who defended Miss Thurburn, ance and to concentrate suspicion reporter. addressed the Court on her behalf, on Miss Thurburn? The letters In the first place they find out his speech occupying two hours. were
I know you will be sorry to hear written with the inten- tlat L Belative of a wealthy that my brother did in July last.
they were written has died. by the accused while she was in no point in dispatching letters when Sheringham. Therefore, there was she was away.
Mr. Justice Sankey's summing-uption of making people believe American or British business a year. He had only just returned
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wing to a long-standing pane taking their annual holiday gether. Sheffield after sunset is this weghe a place of darkness.
An important point was that on a close search being made in the Thurbura house nothing in criminating against the girl was found.
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Then a letter is ud-from a holiday and was in excel- dressed to the deal in telling hins lent health. ing financial support to a gold mine opened by me, as his sole exeun. of his good fortune, through tend You letter, therefore?
for, aid cabled you iminuediately:
Letter March 12 received: writ- · ing."
syndiente.
one hour and twenty that they The jury retired at 2.30. After an absence of an hour and five minutes the foreman returned into court and, addressing the judge, said. "We are not agreed."
The letter is opened by the dead man's'excrutor, often a brother or you will retire again.
Mr. Justice Sankey: Perhaps
very near, reiative, who replies Your letter is very interesting mentioning the family béreuverending, and all en sy is that The Foreman: I am afraid the There were passages in the ment und alle offers in the in if you would like to meet me I position, my lord, is hopeless. letters which were inconsistent interests of the legstees to con- should be very glad if you would " The Judge: Is there any, point with being written by a clean- tinue the negotiations which the come to the Plaza Hotel, New Song Andrés, Lopez, aged 32, a Spanish re-crein erint living on which I can assist you?
minded, healthy young woman. writer of the letter has mentioned. York, any time after by 3, as 1 Fit Naney, luas given birth a The Foreman: Some say "Yes" That was particularly so in regard
sondruplets-two boys at two and some say "No." If we go of the Thurburns, since the pre- in the prestige.
to the letter left on the front mat į This is preisely what happened am tenving For Americn **27 giris.
8.5, – on the ---- of this month, back. I am afraid the jury will bevious trial and found by the
A letter was addressed to liim by i P.S-Pleuse, inve letter await. unable to agree. I may say, my woman detective, who was a good a Mr. Peter Cushing a false umeing me on my arrival. For the first time since The warlord, that I mentioned Newmarket firmus victuallers;
reputable witness. An abomin- giving the address, thrand Centind The Judge (interposing): YouTable tissue of lies
The baronet net the man a was Sir Hotel, Thomas, Toronto, well-known bankii Nowe York.
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steamer, either by the Voyage for which it is issued or by her following sailing from Foochow
Duration of stay at Foochow 48 hours.
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you think you can agree by returning for a short time. all right, but you say that the matter is hopeless.
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Dollars per share for the sixty nights during the July mentbs ending 30th June 1924 will fing: six, 10 to 11 p.. he payable on THURSDAY. August 14th which date Dividend Warrants may be btained un vapplication ans
Sir Derrick Julius Wernher, who remanded at How-street The Company's Office. 1 Queen's | elnurged
The Foreman said there was with enjing per The Trip occupies 8 to 9 days Road Centrai.
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bankruptcy one important point on which the and the stoumer will leave The Transfer Books of the Commitation, was released on bail. Jury could not agree. Hongkong from the Company's pany "will be closed from FRIDAY
The Judge: I must discharge Wharf at 5 pan. "arriving at the at 10 WEDNESDAY the 13th The diur, il money in wgyon if you cannot agree. Thank daylight on her return (Weather August(both days inclusivel, during in Herd's fire, has bein adopted you. permitting
which period ng transfer of shares the Husy unit in Palestine can be registered.
The Company's Steam Launch will convey Tassengers from Pagoda Anchorage to Fuuchow Chy, if required.
For further priiculars and dates of Sailing
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HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED.
NOTICE. TO SHAREHOLDERS.
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of
seventy five cents per share has been declared and will be payable on and after WEDNES. DAY, the 20th August, when Dividend Warrants may
be obtained upon, application at the offices of the Company. -The-Share--Registers of the Company will be closed from Wednesday. 6th August, Tuesday, 19th August, 1924, both days inclusive.
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By Order of the Board,
W. E. ROBERTS. Secretary.
Hongkong. 21st July. 1924,
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The Foreman: I have been is asked if you will grant an exemp in St. George sein-the-East on thation to the jury from serving in Stepney Borough Council resulted the future,
The Judge No. You are dis The one "daciatis, prig beth socialist
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Mr. Henry Light, one of the oldest and best known journalists in Kass and formerly editor of the Hertfordshire Guardian," did while riding on the top of a train- Way-car ut Colchester.
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The Constable's Evidence.
"East Band March, 12. 1921 nodded in a friendly miner to the" and the following re
extracts cashier behind the eater aud from it
assumed the air, l"a person well known to the officials.
Mr. Gerald Dodson, for the prosecution, said that the case was Dear SirTlis is quite ill. not one in which one could play He intended to come out of the upon such dangerous things as mines to attend to the matter I am the armes, where samples of gold He entered a private- mum with sentiment. A great point against about to set before you, but "las were displayed, and later money the accused was that after Colone! been ordered, if I would live, to elunged mids. A further meeting Copeman had accused her of remain in the altitude and dry was urged at Chingo for the being the writer of the anonymous letters the writing of the letters atmosphere of Idaho for the pre-following day and on arriving there---- changed. Quite obviously some sent. He feels that you must want ths Englishman found a letter one was put on their guard, who to hear from him, as it is a long awaiting his marked “Urgent and more likely than the person time since you last heard from une personál which said: suspected.
another, and sy he requested ric to act för him and to write you fully
Too much had been made of the last moment letter found on the doormat. There had been an un- necessary mystery about it. Men
We are still in the Robbins
Thomus Ims declared you in with him, share and share alike..
His richest mine, named in your
pended our honour, will alone make you both immense fortunes. We have ex-
best energies
of the world reading it would Mining District of Idaho, where declare without hesitation that it we have discovered and located the was written by a woman. There richest gold"-quartz veins 1 have was д similarity between the eyer seen. doormat fetter and one of the anonymous letters which, it was declared, Constable Bronson saw thought it would be better to sending up, first dealt with the letters
Mr. Dodson, for the prosecution. the accused post.
Mr. Justice Sankey, in his sum the case for trial at the next which admittedly were written by the accused. Among other epistles The Judge: There must he some he mentioned that which referred finality about this affair. It is not to the grass grown parson with fair to the girl herself to wait for two left feet, old hip, and twitching months and months.
She was eyes." ferrésted on November 19. If you don't try her until next November she will have waited a year:
Assizes.
Sir Edward Marshall Hall said that the difference of the jury apparently was not a captious Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Jom to diference of opinion but a sub- ham, of New Romney, Kent, who stantial one. They had reason to celebrated the mood aniversary know that exactly the same thing of their wedding, have received i message of congratulation took place at the last trial. Had the King and Queen,
the case been tried in Scotland his Lordship would know what would have happened.
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To give you an idea of the quality of our dre I would say we have often knocked out of ou richest rock in a single day with an ordinary hand-ammer fra 300z. to 40 oz. of gold values at
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You hot-hended old fool; you are not the first who has been done by the Gold Strik Giang We should- advise you to say nothing about it.
Nothing has been said by the hurt except to a few of his friends, and nothing now is likely to be done in the matter as the recovery of the money and the s prosecution of the men is well. high impossible.
The trick apparently dates from April, 1908, when a letter starting Thomus. is quite ill" and, couched in similar terins to the one quoted was received by an ex-mayor of the West Riding of Yorkshire,
A representative of the exemayer went to the United States b suspected a trick and no money was lost. Another Yorkshiremo also received a similar lotter later, but had fortuhately heard of the fraud and took no notice of it.
They are very funny letters for a young lady to write, remarked his lordship, "Do you not think 4 per oz. you are dealing with a
rather
I have arranged for shipment of peculiar young lady who writes gold under your care, so that you letters of that character? You may will have no bother on
Do you not
Scotland Yard is in possession of Put it rather higher. abnormal young lady? If she is think you are dealing with, an
facsimiles of the letter, which" abnormál, she is greatly to be
I have put off recording claims | scenis to have been sent brandlengt at Thomas's request until after he to wealthy Englishmen and pitied. You will remember the has heard from you. He thinks Americans. questions I asked her mother."
"Whoever wrote, these letters," remarked the judge, was abnormal."
Referring to the evidence of Constable Bronson, the judge sald there was no possibility of mistake in the matter. Either the constable
Mr. Dedson said the case might lied or he actually saw the accused involve an application to the Highber 2, "You will not forget that post the letters, notably on Novem-
honour you have to remember other In deciding on Miss Thorburn's people's honour as well," he concluded.
John Fajrelonghi, 29, constable in the Metropolitan Police, was Court. sentenced to a monthe hurd labor
Eventually the Judge said the
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