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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1924.
M. KARAKHAN,
AMERICAN NOTE 19
-REFUSED,
QUESTION OF RECOGITION..
(Reuters Service.)
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.-
CHARGE OF MURDER.
CHAN DIN CASE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHAMEEN NORMAL.
SERVANTS AT WORK ONCE MORE.
The hearing of the charge of murder against Chan Din, the From
Indian chauffeur, was continued at the Criminal. Sessions this morn-
Poking, August 19. M. Karakhan, this afternoon, gent back the America Memorining before. Mr. Justice H. H. J. dum of August 16, which ho refused to accept.
M. Karukhan's Note is a follows:-
"Monsiour le Ministre,
Gompertz, and a jury.
The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C., prosecuted and Mr. H. S. Fitzroy defended.
The wife of Isa Khan was called upon by the prosecution to give evidence. She eald that she knew prisoner, his wife and Sandhi Khan. Prisoner's wife used to visit witness's house very often. The last occasion she called was
"AGAIN NOT GUILTY;
CHOL YEE ACQUITLED-ON FRESH CHARGE.
SMART BOY WITNESS.
LOCAL TURF.
HONGKONG RACING NAL RECORD.
FORM AT A GLANCE.
The
CREDIT TO DR. SUN
Our Special Representative,) yesterday was found not guilty of racing will welcome the handy little Choi Yee, the Chinese who Everyone who follows Hongkong, kidnapping a boy at Shamshalpo, hook that has just been published exerted by Dr. Sun Yat-ban were Criminal Sessions this morning objects of the book are to provide. Canton August 20 again appeared before Mr. Justice by Argus under the name the Undoubtedly the sincere efforts A. Dyer Ball and a jury at the Hongkong Racing Record," mainly responsible for the settle. He was charged with enticing supporters and patrons of the local ment of the Shameen strike way a boy (Chu Ying-wing) Turf with information they way yesterday afternoon.
from the custody of his mother. require as regards past perform fire-crackers, moved in a proces-secuted, said that the boy concern that the book will prove invaluable
All the servants, amid the din of He pleaded not guilty.
anges of ponies and to serve as a sion to the Shameen.
Mr. J. H B. Nihill, who pro-guide in sulections for the future.
middle of the settlement, a Euro-in this case also, was still missing y reveals. Each event is clearly When they had reached the and who was an important witness through its ninety odd pages speedi- ed in the other kidnapping charge for both those purposes a glance pean snatched away a bell being As he notified the court yesterday tabulated for quick reference. The rung by one of the strike leaders. the boy had disappeared an hour at 7 p.m. on May 20 when witness angry words ensued and some of the
The procession had a conversation with her and the strikers, threatened to leave against the defendant
was halted, after his arrival in Hongkong from names are sot out (first, second and third in their proper country to give evidence placent, the riders' names and their Permission was given for the weights, and with full information main the night. The next evening the bell was returned to the deposition of the missing boy about the pari-mutuel and the the meeting took place between "ringer," the incident was closed to be read. Mr. Nihill continued places. The distance of the course Is Khan, Sandhi Khan and the and the servants returned to their the subject of this charge was the time and how the ponies passed the
that the boy who
is also given, together with the Prisoner who arrived after the old homes. others had had food. He was
12-year old son of a widow, Lai winning post. Extremely useful given food and drink by the order of Isa Khan. He drank Chinese
west out to work in the morning, cheung Street. Un May 20 she weather,very heavy going," of Yak-11, who lived at 14 Namala areolt remarks as wat Samshu. While he was eating,
leaving the boy in the house.
the meetings. witness told him that his wife had
When she returned at five o'clock not run away but was in the house. Prisoner told witness to The lukongs have not returned.
the boy was not to be found.. she went in after some hesitation. back at their posts this morning fetch her and when she appeared The clerks and compradores were There was no-one besides prisoner Shameen is now normal. in the room at the time. others were on the verandah. The Witness next heard prisoner call to them to go down the street.
in consequence allowed her to re-the concession. However, when
Husband Was Sober.
Hive Of Industry. a regular hive of industry. The Last evening, the Shameen was servants, delighted to be home again, worked especially hard to get thinge ship-shape.
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MOTOR ACCIDENTS,
NEW TERRITORY. HAS BAD RECORD.
יי
Offer Of Job.
formed
excellent photographs showing The book is illustrated by some anong other well-known figures in
that he was playing in the street Ext Meetings), Liont. Col. G. K. the feal racing world, Mr. H. P. While (Senior Steward), Mr. H. The boy would tell the Court B. L. Dowbiggin (Handicapper for when a man, whom he would Hall Brutton (Honorary Starter to Identify as the prisoner, approached the Jockey Club) Mr. O B... him and offerred to get him-a-job Brown (Becretary) to the Jockey They went together by train to Club and Mr F Sam Chan where the boy was taken (Honmary Clerk-to-the-Course). Sutton to a house and locked in a room other, photographs show with another boy. At the end of known locul ponies, some snapped three days, he was taken out for a
well.
"I have the honour to inform your Excellency that I do not consider it possible to accept the Note of August 18, which you presented to me at the request of the American Minister. I really regret very much that you could not decline this American com mission at a time when Japan herself was engaged in negotia tions whose very, object is to estore normal relations between the Governments of the U.S.S.R. ald Japan. I hope, however. that if and when the U.S.S.R. recognises the Japanese Govern ment, while the litter recognise the U.S.S.R., this will not be interpreted in any sense that the U.S.8.3. will be recognised as a bourgeois capitalistic régime by Japan, or taken to menn as a re- cognition by Japan Socialistic regjimit or a dirtater
of a ship by a proletariat. I likewise express the hope that you have he dealt nu to the fact that the netitions we are carrying on with you are being conducted, not as between two-régimes, but between the Governments of the USSR. and Japan.
She didn't know if prisoner was Tix understanding may make it easier drunk or not at the time. Her for your Excellency, it seems to husband was perfectly sober. Wit- ne, to explain to your American ness went on to the verandah and colleague the limits of courtesy heard words passing between the beyond which his Teur may lead men. She saw prisoner blow a h. It should also he added, police whistle and heard him tellin the New. Territory yesterday.
There were three motor accidents for the information of your the constable that his, wife, had American colleague, and, for that run away from him three days with his wife, came into collision Mr. S. A. Lopes, while driving mafter, other colleagues who previously and he had just found with a car owned by Mr. Jorge ay not have Imd tine yet, like her in Isa Khan's house. Witness Silva. Mr. and Mrs. Silva were the American Minister, to for- and her husband, prisoner and his both severely injured, while Mrs. mulate their anxiety that, thefe wife, Sandhi Khan and the eon-Lopes was badly shaken. does not exist in international stable then went to the police Mr. J. C. Botelho and party had a law and practice any method of station together. All the way fortunate escape. restring diplomatic
The car in relations there prisoner was beating his which they were driving along the between two internments by wife.
Laichikak road, skidded and went way of returning to one of the
At the station, prisoner made over the bank, being badly smash tinued Mr. Nihill, rested entirely
The case against prisoner, con- COMMERCE AND FINANCE. negation of the latter Govern- the same complaint-as-to-his wifeed The occupants-escaped with on the evidence of the small boy ment situated in the capital ola third Power by the other of these having been missing for three days, a fright and a shaking.
and it was for the jury to judge
BIG SHARE DEAL two Governments, which, but when questioned by the Sergeant A party of Europeans
Yet a third accident occurred. whether he was to be believed evidentally and without the comprisoner's wife said she had run motoring in the New Territory, to
were or not. They would have Hent of the real owner, has in its away the night before because her when the car ran into something accepting the evidence of a be very careful about hands the keys to the buildings husband had struck her. The lying on the road. of such Tegation, Herewith I Sergeant told her to go back to her occupants were shot into a padi- say that they could not believe The car and small child but that was not to beg to return the above-men-husband and report if he ill-treat field, but escaped without serious him. He thought that they would tianed Note of Angust 18." ed her again. Ife also warned the hurt......... TheNote is signed by M. prisoner.
find that the boy was very Karukban.
Questioned as to where her hus-
Intelligent. MKarakbun retained the Pro-band had spent the night, witness
Court Startled. toral Nole.
denied all knowledge of his having been arrested for drunkenness t the police station and committed to the cells.
Text of Note According to a spechl despatch to the "Dailly Bulletin," yesterday morning, the Japanese Minister, Mr. Yoshizawa. handed to M. Karakhan the following Note:-
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THREE SMASHES REPORTED.
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walk into the village. He heard as they were being led in after the villagers saying that there.
victory was a boy for sale. On June 1 Altogether it can be said that house witness took advantage of is a very creditable little book, and when he was left outside aThe Hongkong Racing Record”.
walk between the rails towards success of this the first-volume to the opportunity and escaped. He racing enthusiasts will hope that found a railway line and started to:"Argus" will be encouraged by the Hongkong. He was about to enter carry out his intention of publishing, a tunnel when a railway official the book twice a year in futuro. showed him a path over the bills, The hook is on sale, price $5, Thishe took, and eventually arrived by Messrs. U. Buijahn and Co., home about five o'clock, very Queen's Road Central. tired very footsore.
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What is regarded as a record 50000 market took place yesterday whe a block of 100,000 Hongkong and Shanghai Hotel shares were sold In a single deal. Dr. Fred Kew acted for the sellers, a Chinese Seeming corroboration of Mr. syndicate, and Messrs. E. Ellis & FINE OF $400.-
Nihill's statement. was forth-Co. for the buyers. It is under- coming shortly afterwards when stood that these shares had been the boy in evidence Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the court by exclaiming in Chinese adjoining the Hongkong Hotel, startled issued as payment for the property Except on the evening referred the Kowloon Magistracy, this "He told me he would get me a Ltd., in Des Doux Road, which to Sandhi Khan and deceased were morning, Wong Yui-tung, was job as a seller of iced water and was recently acquired by the never together in witness's house. summoned for using improper cold drinks, that is the way he Hotel Co. "On August I, the senior repre sentative of the Powers signatory
Sharpening A Chopper. materials in connection with anticed me; that is the trick he to the Protocol of 1901 laid a
Tong Chin, one of the servants building houses on lots No. 336 used to kidnap me communication from
and 337, Yee Kuk Street, 00 add at Mr. Arnold's, gave evidence of August 8. you
The railway official mentioned ressed to him on July 26th seeing prisoner sharpening a chop-
by Mr. Nihili' gave evidence of before his
(the per on the morning of May 27. the Public Works Department, size of the one in
Mr. P. C. Morgan, overseer of meeting a boy of the age and colleagues diplomatic representives of the Some time after ten o'clock, wit-stated that he inspected the directing him to Yaumati by a Court and said Powers), and informed them ness saw him return with his little premises in question on August 8 path over the hills. that in his conversation with you son in the car. He took off his and found a great many welded on July 24 you informed him that uniform which had red stains on bars fixed in position and ready to up and the jury had retired for a the Soviet Government considered it and told the other servants to be covered up. He had warned itself stili a co-signatory of the return it to his master, as he had the foreman two days before, as aforesaid Protocol.
"I am now requested by my drove off in the direction of chopped up his wife. He then
he saw some welded bars there. colleagues to inform you that in
Defendant was fined $400. view of the above circumstances Hongkong stating that he was and their consequences, namely, going to gaol. His son was, with that the Soviet Government him. Witness did not know whe- enjoys all the rights and t Im-ther he was drunk or sober. He Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton pressed with all the obligations was very much enraged,
at the Kowloon Magistracy, this of that Protocol and the Protacol of Questioned by Mr. Fitzroy as to morning, Wong Piu. Was found 1904, and also all the subsequent whether Sandhi Khan had ever gality of preparing oplum at No 8, arrangements. which bind all called at the servants quarters Saigon Street Three months' hard the co-signatories to the main when prisoner was away, witness labour was imposed.5% tenance of the.
conventional said he had once."
LOCAL AND GENERAL
After His Lordship had summed few minutes a verdict of" not guilty" was returned..
MARINE COURT.
UNLUCKY FISHERMEN,
There were three cases in the Marine Court, this morning, before Lisuteriant Commander G.F. Hole, R.N., the Harbour Master.
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotel 18% buyers for old and $18 for shares were quoted last Friday at new. Yesterday morning they respectively and in the afternoon were quoted at $20 and $19.85 were quoted $21 b.
MANCHESTER MARKET"
Messrs. Morreau and Splégaie berg, in their Manchester Market Report for July 16, write;
Cotton:-The volume of turnover is limited, as buyers are uncertain about the position of the raw material, Prices remain practically unchanged.k.
Wong Ho, mistress of passenger Yarns:-Demand is restricted status-of--the-Diplomatic Quars Detective Inspector Shaftain from Crown Land on the west remand to answer a charge of to the irregular advances imposed ter, the diplomatic respresenia-
Lau Sze, for obtaining sand boat No A325 V. appeared on in all counts and qualities, owing tives of the signatory Powers have gave evidence of finding a blood side of Saikung Road, without carrying 20 passengers in excess by spinners. The real level can decided to hand over to your Ex where the attack is thought to Authority on August 7, appeared fined $20. stationed shoe near the scene permission cellency the Russian Legation and
from the Building of the number, allowed. She was only be tested by firm offers.
Cloth Business has not the keys of the premises, and they have been made.
In the Kowloon Court this morn appoint the Netherlands Charge
The deceased woman's mothering. He was fined $50.
Wong Kam-ahul was fined $5 flourished, but it would be wrong. Affaires to represent them in this gave evidence of the prisoner hav
for mooring his boat outside to describe the market as idle.. of five others, alongside the from India, although the bids Various transactions are reported business...
ing visited her on the day of the Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton. 6.5. Derawongse," "As.to.the intimation given by crime. He told her he had "chop-at-the Kowloon Magistracy this Twelve Guilty Fishers. received are in most cases 5 or 10 your Excellency in the conversa-ped" her daughter. He was morning, Li Man-chun was. sum- Twelve fishermen pleaded guilty | per cent below Manchester's tion above referred to, that the, sober.. Soviet Government might
moned by Mr. S. A. Roberts of the to fishing with unshaded lights quotations. in This witness was under cross- Public Works Department for and being sin a prohibited area future renounce its interests under examination when the case was depositing building material on yesterday. They were each fined
Crown Land. between Canton $10. Road and Pitt Street without a permit from the Building Authority. Defendant was fined $100 and ordered to remove the material within one week..
the Protocol of 1901, which was adjourned. also reported to my colleagues, I am requested to say that the representatives of the other Powers signatory to the 1901 and 1904 Protocols must reserve full Ilberty of action for their Govern- ments with respect to the effect of such renunciatfon upon the rights, privileges and mutual obligations
QUICK MAIL
..P. &.Q. PERFORMANCE.
Driver of motor-bus No. 934 reported to the police that whilst
CABLE SHIP HERE.
MARINERS WARNED.
A notice in the Harbour Office
Not much progress has been made by China, but some bleach lug end fancy styles are under enquiry, happ
Java „remains, Inactive but the Straits market show signs of life.t Egypt and Asia Minor contribute Enquiry for various coloured goods, and a miscellaneous business in th progress for African marketá, ven
South American Inquiry le large
· which accroe to devolve upon alfThe P & O, “Kaisar-1-Hind," passing along Nathan Road, Kow! states, that the cable steamer as rewards business pending with. but merchants are rather anxious the signatories to these collective which arrived here at 12.80 p.m. 1oo yesterday morning Star Nordeske" will bem Brazi Agreements.
yesterday with the Home mail, pling to avoid a Chinese.dox ployed on cable work in the har "If your Excellency will ac made & quick passage despite had verandair piilar with the result that our for the next few days.. AL Quaint me with the name of the Weather. The vessel brought the car was badly damaged. A vessels and craft are advised to person you delegate to take over mails despatched from London on chluese woman passenger was in berth, and proceed at slow speed give the cable; vessel a wide the Russian Legation and the keys, the evening of July 24, so that the car at the time. She wa I will communicate the informs they reached here in 28 days and thrown out by the impact and will be found in our advertisement
when passing. Further detalls | tion to the Netherlands Charge 16 hours a very fos perform sofered a broken leg. She was colum
The Note is signed by Mr. Yoshizawa,
ABCS,
In an accompanying MemOTENE dum, Mr. Yoshizawa says that he is going
desired by his American colleague
to nolly M Karakhan that his of action in soqulescing in the under of standing embodied in the fores: U.S.
TECOR
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tumored to hospital, quz
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