''TUESDAY, AUGUST, 26, 1924.
WICKERSHAM CASE.
·DEFENDANT, TESTIFIES.
Yesterday afternoon, before Mr. RE. Lindsell,--at the Central
BIG OIL SWINDLE
£1,000,000 WORTH OF BOGUS
SHARES. SOLD,
En
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THE CHINA MAIL.
H.K.C. LEAGUE MEETING.
FUNDS IN CREDIT.
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FAMINE RELIEF.
LATEST REPORTS.
Peking, August 15-Below are the reports of the China Inter- national Famine Rellef Commis- slon for the period August 14-18:
Shunyi Haien-Ten days steady rain since July 6 resulted in the Ta Pei Ho overflowing its banks, about a thousand mu were in- undated. At the same time the Talen Kan Ho and the Tsai Chia Ho flooded the surrounding coun- try to a depth of about five feet...
Jenklu Helen Reports from here state that over 400 villages people are living in the open as ali their house are destroyed.
Pingshan.-The Fu To Ho rose rapidly but is not yet threatening. flooded the plain to the depth of Hunijou-Heavy rains have four feet, about 40 villages being
London, July 17-One of the Magistracy, the case was resumed biggest oil awindles of recent
SirClaud Sovern, President of the in which David Belknap Wicker times was brought to light yester Hougkong Cricket League, was in sham, an American citizen, of 2 day when Mr. Edward A. Schwab, the chair at the annual meeting Tramway Path, is charged with chief investigator of the National held in tht H.K.C.C. pavilion last misrepresentation in connection Vigilance Committee of America, evening The meeting was well with the American Aslatie Com- had an interview with Chief In-uftended, representatives from all marcfal Copany. Mr. J. HBspector Heldon at New Scotland the Cricket Clubs, the Navy and Nihill, prosecuting, continued his Yard, London, concerning the Military, being present. cross-examination of Mr. A. organisation trading under several Shoffer.
names which is alleged to have Witness said that his Christian sold more than £1,000,000 worth name was Adolph and his wife's of bogus oil shares in this country was Martha. Counsel then hand-and the United States. ed up a letter to the witness, who
Following complaints made in. H. Mitchell and were submerged and that: the said that he recognised it. It was the United States, the affairs of MeNicoll (H.K.C.C.), H. Ching in defendant's handwriting, added the company were investigated, R.(.1. R. Hisa (C.C.), H. N Mr. Shoffer. Mr. Nihill said that and one of the partners was thatchet and D. P. Ng (Univer. he proposed to read the letter. arrested in South America, whereitys Captain Walker (.A.M.C.). Mr. N. I. Brewer, defendant's he has been released on heavy bail. fjor Hattersley Smith and Cap counsel, objected, but the Magis- The master brain of the company lain Bensley (R.G.A.), Capla trate ruled that the document came to England and began opera Kent (Surrey's). Pay som might be read. Mr. Nihill then tions in London.
6. E. . Hargreaves (Royal Navy) read the letter, which ran:-.
and Detective Sub-Inspector Rey-submerged. A Letter.
[nolds Police R. C1) Dear Martha & Adolph, Rohn is leaving for Hongkong Monday..in reply to your cable saying that the parted with almost £500,000 for the your as presented to the meet-all the crops are destroyed,
our
enough business to pay expenses. If He Wa-tong can sell some shares there it will be all right.
Mr. Schwab has an incomplete list of 8,000 names and addresses of people in this country who have
worthless shares.
..
Yutien. Some 500 villages out The report and balance sheet for of a total of 800 were submerged, ing by the Hon. Secretary and Teanghwang-Ten days heavy Mr. Schwab told a reporter Inst Treasurer (Mr. H. Owen Hughes) rain destroyed the greater portion night:
showed that the first lengne last of the crops, and many houses "I know this man is in London | year was won by the Hongkong were destroyed. somewhere, and with the help of Cricket Club, who won all their your police it will not take me long.pstehes with the exception of one to luy my hands on him, but at the drawn game with the Indian conference at Scotland Yard to Retention Club. The second day it was suggested that this "Division" was won by the Royal fraud was not an extraditable Engineers. The accounts for the offence. Investigations which your your showed a credit balance of police will make will, I think, prove that it is."
$273.81.
The Chairman. in moving the adoption of the report and accounts. thanked Mr. Owen Hughes for having undertaken the duties of on. Secretary and Treasurer
The first he knew of this was when
Yuanahih-Steady rain since July 6 has inundated nineteen villages, several feet of sand was deposited on the young crops.
Kaoyi. Continuous rain experi enced here since the commence- ment of July caused the Ti Ho to break its bunks, the railway being damaged and 46 villages Inun- dated; some eight feet of water lying on the plain.
Kichsien. Steady rain. here since the beginning of July caused a break of 3,000 feet in the Fu river dyke, and about 130 villagės were inundated.
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ARMED ROBBERS.
HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT
*IN SHANGHAI,
Compradore requires his presence end of June. Rohn wishes to go to Europe where he says that he can arrange everything. But you can have a talk with him, and he can explain everything. I told him that we didn't have any money to apare for his trip to Europe as we, Adolph and I, were living now on Mrs. Shoffer's money, and he said that he would ask the Compradore for the money, which is all right if the Compradore will give it to him. Anyway, talk nice to him but tell him that we can not spare
Asked if he the money now, as we only have book and ledger. enough to live on and pay our could find the entry relating touring the year.
After the adoption of the report expenses until I can raise some the 10,000 gold dollars referred to money, when we could let him in the letter as being put into the and counts, the Chairman look have some. Tell him that the Company by the defendant, the the opportunity of thanking the
Enhsien. The river is reported Hongkong Office is not doing witness said he did not wish to Hongkong Cricket League for to have overflowed at Wohsien and look. Pressed, he said that he dideleting in President last year. inundated about 150 villages,
Shanghai, Aug. 20. The not think he could find it.
Mr. Brewer next put the defen-him to preside at the annual meet break in the Kichsien region and resulted in the rest of three men
he received a communication asking affecting some 80,000 people.
Hengshui, Reports another vigilance of the French Police dant in the witness-box.
ing now being held and he pre- Anyway I want you to draw our David Belknap Wickersham umed the something of the sort about 500 villages flooded. caught in the very act of com. money out of the Hongkong busi-stated" in evidence that he had had taken place.
Pelkouho.-Eight feet of water
mitting an armed robbery in the news as soon as possible, and don't known Mr. Shoffer for about 20
Mr. Owen Hughes proposed that are reported in this area......
Rue du Consulate Kuchow. The
on Monday pay any more of our money years, before-witness came to the sir Cland Rover be re-elected
neighbouring towards expenses. Let Ho Wa-East. Witness had been working President for the ensuing year. rivers overflowed on July 16 and night, though only after a brisk tong handle that. If he wants a with Mr. Shoffer for about six
Mr. Hollands seconded and the did great damage to the houses exchange of revolver shots and the safe, let him buy one, and charge years. Previous to that he had nation was carried unanimously.
and crops.
wounding of two people. it to the Company.
ween with the Shanghai Life The Chairman.returning thanks, Kulu. Reports that the heavy. As about half-pust eleven four Keep all our money in a separate Insurance Company for about 10 said it served a sort of "sinecure rain experienced in July broke the men, believed by the French Police account, so if necessary, we can years. Explaining how he first that the Longue should have one dykes of the Fu river and inun-to be horeans, entered a lodging draw it at once. Take all the pic-obtained possession of some photo-meeting in the year. They met for dated about 70 villages.
house at No. 2, Fassage 22, Ruo de tures and every thing that belongs graphs produced in Court, witness a brief period and discussed the
Kichow. Ten days heavy rain | Consulate.. Three produced re- said that a Chinese who owned a Langue's affairs. After that the in July resulted in a break of 380 volvers and intimidated the to us away from the office.
Have Adolph get his books up to rubber plantation in the Federated Leugee seemed to look after itself. feet in the Sun Ho dyke, and 209 inznates of the shop into giving date showing clearly where the Malay States asked him if he The newspapers published the villages are reported as flooded. them the keys of the safe, at the Company owes 15,000 gold dollars could sell it in the United States results of the matches and at the
Poyeh. The dykes in this area same time ordering them to hand to Mrs. Shoffer, borrowed money on Commission, or float a limited end of the Season some one was have broken and inundated some over any other money there might
Witness was declared the winner. He could not 92 villages, all communication be about. to be returned on demand, but date liability company.
One man, braver than it back the same time we cashed given the photographs, which help feeling that there should except by boat being cut off from his fellows, however, blew a police whistle, which attracted the atten- Also show where I were views of the plantation, by little more control in the League the hsien. the Franca. have put is about ten thousand the owner. There was no Chinese affairs. He remembered and pro-
Wukiang. Heavy rain during tion of a foreign constable and a bably Mr. Colin Saru would also July led to the overflowing of the Chinese constable who were gold, and make the expenses and writing on them.
Continuing, witness said that he recall the days many years ago loss large enough to cover every- thing. Now do this at once and first met Mrs. Rohn in the officers when the league did exercise a little To Ho and the Fu Yang Ho, patrolling hear by. They gave the and rushed to the scene. get everything up to date. Have of Messrs. Backhouse & Co. When ore control in the conduct of about feet of water flooding the alarm to the North police station Adolph get Shank to help him if Mr. Rohri came into the business, actual League' uutches. There plain, and damaging more than Reinforced by constables, both i
100 villages. most exciting some he don't know how, because you it was arranged that he should had been
matches the result of which Tsai Yu Chen-Ten days rain foreign and Chinese, from the If we make Hongkong the head holding in shares of Mr. and Mrs. time for dnwing stamps was 5.45 Feng Ho to rise rapidly and break returned the fire, hitting one of the must be able to show your books receive one-fourth of the combined depended entirely on whether the in the beginning of July caused the station, they tackled the men, who opened fire upon them. The police office, and as we have taken Rohn Shoffer and defendant. Besides.. or 6.15 p.m. and when the its dykes outside the city for a robbers in the neck. One of the and Ho Wa-tong in with us, we this, he was to receive a salary players searched for a copy of the distance of 800 feet. 70 villages inmates of the house was struck by cannot do as we please from now when the company's affairs allow-rules they could never be found but being inundated and the harvest bullet in the thigh.. After a
So see that your books covered such salary to be paid.
uestioned by Mr. Brewer as to end. If they could have some one
things generally came right in the totally ruined.
struggle lusting for some minutes everything, including our living
three of the men were appre- Also increase my parts of the letter previously read officially to represent the League at expenses.
hended, the fourth making good his expenses with Young to Bangkok, out in Court, witness said that the Teague matches, a person who Manila and the many times to while the Company consisted of would have authority to give a WORLD THEATRE.
escape. The police, however, are Mr. and Mrs. Shoffer and himself, ruling on such matters, no doubt
at the time of writing hot on his Canton.
trail, and hope, to make a speedy Now please do what I say, be-they used to lend one another would arise. It would also show
HOOT GIBSON,
arrest. cause business is very bad here money without receipts, but that that the League was more alive
The wounded robber is lying in and we must take care. Keep me when new people came into the than it sometimes appeared to be. Mr, Colin Saru (representing the
the Shantung Road hospital in a Hool Gibson has gained a reputa critical condition, whilst the other - posted and don't do any thing firm, it was necessary that every-
If Mr. thing should be done in a business- Civil Service Cricket (lub) said that tion as one of the most natural without consulting me. Rohn asks you to look over the like way. With regard to the last your the Serretury of the comedians of the screen, and his wounded man is also in hospital.
A thrilling hand-to-hand fight books and get things to date, tell words in the letter "the same time League had copies of the revised starring vehicle,Broadway or him that your books are in order we eased the francs," defendant rules printed, showing the times Burstapadial liniversal Gibson occurred during the general strug for drawing stumps during the production, directed by Edward, and one of the robbers with gle between Chinese Constable No. and that you will produce same said that he could not remember a upon my return to Hongkong certaain date, but he knew that various months of the souson, but Sedgwick, has been heralded as one whom he grippled, and succeeded when we can have a meeting to franes had been cashed on that even so there had been one or two of the funniest of the stories
in disarming, cases where there appeared to have written for him. The picture tells settle everything, but that you will same date.
Several rounds of ammunition Cross Examination.
the story of great wealth thrust were found on the arrested men, been some doubt. not do anything during my
The Chairman: The rules were upon a cowboy, who takes a friend though the revolvers are all of a Cross-examined by Mr. Nihil), :absence. Tell him also that we
before but they and two horses to New York to different calibra. must see what he can do in Mr. Wickersham said that when printed once Europe. Tell him that we will Mr. Rohn read out his draft pros- gradually disappeared. I hope become a society sensation.
It is interesting to note that keep our promise to him in every rectus, he (witness) objected to every Club will keep a copy of the came to the World Theatre and recently, by reason of the increased drew a big crowd last night. To number of burglaries and armed way, but that we must get money statement included in it, to the now; otherwise we cannot suc effect that the Company had Vice-President of the League on picture. By all means see it..
Mr. G. R. Suver was re-elected day is the last day for showing this robberies which have been occur ceed. Do not send me any money secured the lease of an estate the inotion of the Chairman, unless I cable you for it. Keep Witness, however, was persuaded seconded by Mr. Mitchell, every cent where you can get it ifto let it go forward. He knew that
Mr. H. Owen Hughes was re- necessary. Tell Lai and the other the prospectus was going to be elected Hon. Secretary and Trea General Pershing in a speech Hongkong shareholders that they printed, and that copies of it were surer of the League on the motion at Denver, Colorado, said that part will receive their interest at the to be sent to Europe. Further of Mr. B. J. R. Mitchell, seconded of the loans made to the Allies end of this year. I am going to questioned na to a statement in by J., Robinson
ought to be cancelled because the work here a little while to see the prospectus that a sum of
The meeting then proceeded to Allies were holding back the what can be done. What about 800,000 gold dollars had been sub-consider the fixtures cord for the Boche while America, after enter the letters that you promised to scribed, defendant said that he had ensuing Season. In the first divijug the war, was preparing. send me from Ho Wa-tong and the received promises from people in sion eleven teams have entered, Compradore? Send them at once: the United States, and that Mr. which is an increase of two on Inst How many shares has Ho Wa-Rohn had promises from others in venr. The increase is due to the tong sold? Will write you later. Germany. Pressed, witness and Hongkong Cricket Chub entering ments to take the place of the
CORONET THEATRE. that he could not have made a two teams and the East Surrey H.A.M.C. The teams entered for Wick. legal call on those promises.
Regiment entering the field this the Second Division are: Hong: Instead of showing one big Defendant said he recognized Season. The teams entered are: kong Cricket Chu, Kowloon picture as usual the Coronet Two books were placed on the some photographs, handed up to Hongkong Cricket Club (two Cricket Club Royal Engineers Theatre is the evening offering ledge of the witness-box before him, as having been taken many tent); RG.A., Kowloon Cricket Civil Service Cricket Club, Indiano (smaller attractions which Mr. Shoffer who, after some pres years ago, when he was in the Club Civil Service Cricket Clus Recreation Club Royal Navy together are more than equal to Insurance business. With regard Indian Recreation Club. Royal Hongkong University and the most single fearura Bima The sure by Mr Nikli, stated tHALI to certain Chinese characters on East Surrey, Regiment, Police, Ono mater only will be two pictures in question, kte they were the Company's can the photos, he said that he know Hongkong University Chinese played in each case Burglar by Proxy" and "An Old Recreation Chub and Craigongower In reply to the Chairman, Mr. Fashioned Boy the former,
•Will Ralove:Mother's THRES nothing about them. Shawn, a A panko of fese, nelsos, moths Whoo Photograph representing him will be played in each case, Hongkong Cricket Club, said that latter Charles Ray, A■mlibtonly Cricket Club. Ons match only: HD, Hollande,, representing the featuring Jack Pickford and Ake driving Dr. Sun Yat-sen in a car. In the Second Division thers are members of the Club had been he expected with the witness said that it was eight
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Defendant's Evidence.
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The hearing was again adjourn, tatív
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ring in the French Concossion as well as the Settlement, the French police have instituted a system of patrols of foreign and Chinese detectives, who parade the Conces- sion from six o'clock at night till six the next morning, and it was through the medium of one of theas patrols that the arrests were affected in this case,-ten ahliates i after the alarm was given. 72.
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