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DEATH.
there is or is not a strike; nor is the issue at stake in any particu- lar dispute of the slightest moment to them. They are out to create trouble, and they care not a tinker's damn whether or not that trouble is the forerunner of bloodshed. The story of the general strike at Home, so far as it goes, bears this out to the letter. There have been isolated cases of actual Trade Unionists and Com- munists being convicted of breaches of the Emergency Regulations, but these cannot be charged with the most serious: disturbances that have occurred, particularly in what is known as London's Dockland; where all the riff-riff of the Seven Seas appear to congregate.
But as in Calcutta recently and in Hongkong itself last year the rowdies at Home" are up against those whose business it is to maintain law and order and who are determined to stand "no damned nonsense" from the law breakers. And in the end Authority must prevail. That lesson is well worth repeating in the vernacular as well as the other newspapers of the Colony, for in this in as many other things Hongkong, Tuesday, May 11, 1926. the public memory is proverbially short. And in itself the lesson and its moral are in an indirect CABLES WITH A MORAL
way propaganda of a very useful
NICOL-At the Italian Convent Hospital, at 3:30 p.m., yester 'day, Mrs. Maude Nicol, the dearly beloved wife of Cap tain. Thomas Reid Nicol The funeral will pass the Monu- ment to-day at 5:30 pm,
SUMMING UP.
What Is Forgery?
With regard to the presenta why the
Lor
tion of the two documents alleged
to have been forged by the made. It goen
Chan Crown, His Lordship read a For people did
been
but!
things
tion from the local ordinance de There was no reason why the fining forgery as the making of second prisoner should have, told forged, documents in order that Chan Sam what he was alleged to they might be used as genume, have done but he might have the document being false withindene
GENEVA
DELEGATE FLFCTRESS
CHAIRMAN.
SITTINGS IN PUBLIC.
(Reuter's Service,).
Geneva, May 10,
M. Motta, of Switzerland, has been elected Chairman.
Mr. Thomas Le Breton, Argen
the meaning of the Ordinance if it The jury should bear in mind, tina, has been appointed Chair was wholly forged or any material part of Itou agree too, that when Chan Sam made man of the committee for the The fury must thus have realis office he said he knew the case Council. As Vice-Chairman of his last visit to Min Brutton's | reorganisation of the League ed that if the case for the prose being brought by Au Kim-lui was the Council he has decided in cution was correct, both "Emma" need on a gross fraud If he favour of the principle of holding and "Nina" might be regarded new that, one would have thought the aittings in public. as forgeries. That was more or he would have backed out at once. Unanimity Essential less accepted and had not been Dr. Ng and Mr. Hugh Jones had stressed in the addresses of coun- also given more or less direct in a general agreement that any To-day's proceedings resulted sel by reason of this fact. evidence bearing on the question modification in the Covenant was There was one other point to for association not desirable and that the rule which he would direct the jurora With regard to the receipt book that the Council's decisions must attention, continued His Lordship purporting to refer to the amounts be unanimous should be maintain- the Sessions but had to be heard what he stated was the purpose of No criminal case appeared first at collected in Canton. by Au for before a magistrate first. No starting a Bank it was quite man charged with a criminal likely, as the prosecution suggest offence before the magistrate was ed, that the money was collected disclose it before the magistrate to make the deposit with the Wing bound to make his defence and for the purpose supplying funds He had the opportunity to do so On Company. The defence to if he so desired but he was not that was that the book was pro legally bound to do so. But, on duced to Mr. Hugh Jones In the other hand he could not ex-September of last year. The prose
ABOUT YOUR RENT.
Kowloon residents who have not yet replied to the question-
edi
THEFTS.
LOSSES FROM CHINESE: DWELLINGS.
TWO PROSECUTIONS." cution, again, had pointed out that there had been no opportunity of Several thefts from dwellinge going into the subject of the book were reported to have occurred of receipta. No witness had been yesterday.
brought by the defence with re- The occupants of No. 23, Hill
naire regarding the Rents Res-gard to the books. It was solely Road, third floor (western district) a matter for the jury and it would lost clothing to the value of $126.60.
triction Ordinance are remind ed that the replies should be posted to the decretary (K.RA.Vat once so that he may receive them before noon to-
morrow.
be a serious matter to ignore Access was gained by creeping. evidence which had not been shaken
along the verandah of an adjoining house which was vacant
The
A Chinese servant girl waa charged with stealing, a 3500 Bank. note from a widow living at No. 32, Third Street.
The Absconding Prismmer.
Property to the value of $64 was With regard to the three ac taken at each of two places No. counts alleged to have been open 260 Queen's Road West and No. 164 pect to have it both ways. If he absconded, three documents less at the latter place included an
ed by Fok, the third prisoner who Shanghal Street, Yaumati preferred to spring his evidence had been found on his premises. electric massage machine." as something in the nature of a Fok was not there but it was surprise for the prosecution at the material to consider whether the
At No. 54) Main Street, Shauki and the law says he is entitled so evidence showing that about this trial he got a certain advantage possession of them was not someWan, thieves took clothing and. to do. But he could not claim me three separate accounts had
Jewellery to the value of $187
Bank Note Thoft. that his evidence was in every been opened by: Fok. To allow way equal to that of the prosecu-of the forgeries being made it that opportunity had been given showing how the books of the tion. It had to be borne in mind would be necessary to have books at the magistracy to test the Wing On Company were made up
It appeared that the complainant's evidence adduced by the prosecu Nothing Fok did could be re- daughter opened the safe to place tion and that if the true defencegarded as evidence against the bangle and forgot to lock it. One was withheld at the magistracy accused, said His Lordship, an- of seven $500 notes was later test it. It was only fair to the conspiracy in which Fok and the Biri admitted that she stole the no opportunity had been given to less they found that there was found to be missing. The servant prisoners to say that when two others were engaged, in money at the request of a pork charged they denied at the which case anything concerning dealer at the market who promised earliest opportunity the charges Fok would be evidence against to release her from a woman who to the prosecution that they had brought against them and then both
acted as her mistress. had time to produce matter on evidence and referred to Tam she handed the money to the pork His Lordship continued to read The girl repeated in Court that which to rely for rebutting the Lay's. The sheets which he said dealer. This was denied by the charges which were in course of he had taken to Lam, the second man. There being no witness to formation against them.
prisoner, were similar to those in support the girla story, sho WAS Onus On Crown.
"Emma." His evidence was im-sent to prison for six weeks. The onus of bringing home the portant because it would be neces-
Stolen Awnings. guilt of the prisoners, it should sary for forgers to have. sheets, Acting on information given by be borne in mind, was on the like those of the Wing On books, lodger, a detective arrested a Crown. It was necessary for the The fact that Tam Lay had re- Chinese for stealing two canvas. case against the two men to be fused to give his Dock number awnings from a shop at Connaught (To the Editor of the China Maily proved beyond all reasonable had no bearing on the witness's Rond West,
doubt. You cannot expect abso-credibility, said His Lordship. He The arrested man gave an accom- lute certainty in matters of this wished to make that perfectly plice away and he was also secured kind," said His Lordship. What clear.
at Centre Street.
nature...
CORRESPONDENCE.
EMPIRE DAY
Sir, I hope that all British people and loyal subjects, re- sidents in this Colony, had not falled to read the letter in your last Friday's Issue from the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Empire Day Movement ap-
circulation
Both men were sentenced to un- dergo three weeks hard labour on a charge of larceny of the awnings,
SOLDIERS THREE.
Amongst the numerous cables regarding the general strike being. received here from Home it is to be hoped that the loyal Chinese Press will deem it fit and proper to publish those portions showing how the Government is dealing with agitators and rioters and all who stand in the way of the. people being supplied with food- stuffs and other necessaries of
the law requires is not absolute His Lordship continued to read life. They should also note, for
conviction in your minds, with evidence for the rest of the morn the information of their readers,
belief that the facts proved on the hearing will be concluded to- regard to guilt but a reasonably ing's hearing and it is likely that that convictions were obtained at
behalf of the prosecution point. to day various Police Courts in England
the guilt of the acused. You In Ten Minutes? yesterday for impeding the pealing for a more keener obser. Sonable doubt that the charge has prosecution yesterday afternoon,
must be satisfied beyond all rea Concluding his address for the f Police and circulating false news, vance of the Imperial Anniver
been brought home. whilst a Trade Union
Mr. Jenkin said that the case for Captain Gee, a distinguished
·local Secretary was sentenced to three must have been known that the conflict in which, he stated, was have been stated in ten minutes. Soldiers Three le the most His Lordship then went on to the first prisoner as it had been V. C. and M. P has expressed sary by British people abroad. I deal with the evidence, the first put in the Sessions hearing could his opinion that "Mr. Kipling's months' imprisonment for urging patriotic spirit overseas is not with regard to the actual deposit This case had not, however, been cowardly and dastardly book the workers not to join the too warm that necessitated the of the book, the first prisoner stat- put at the Police Court hearing ever written on the British special constábulary..
of the letter and ting that he himself had taken in spite of the fact that Au Tommy Atkins." A correspon- The moral is there if it can pro action taken they should rightly and the cashier stating definitely in detail at any time during the that Captain Gee does not know though many may regret the the book to the Wing On Company should have been able to put it dent writes to an English paper perly be brought home to those bear in mind that their sense of that, it was not the first prisoner two years before his arrest what he le talking about, for he who may be most in need of it, duty in keeping green the im- who brought it. He had intend with regard to the second pri- certainly can have neither know even although the possibility of mortal memory of Queen Victoria ed reading the evidence on the soner, was It a coincidence, asked ledge nor experience of the any fresh outbreak of industrial directed to observe. All im- an account was opened but as it were in Canton alleged to be co-ed by Mr. Kipling in that book. is far more obligatory than being point of general procedure when counsel, that willst Au and Fok particular type of soldier describ trouble in this Colony may seem portant events at Home are cele was more or less common ground lecting money for a certain pur The papers, later published under extremely remote. British Gov. brated by impressive scenes and he would refrain from so doing. pose that Lam, the second pri- the title of "Soldiers Three," first ernments, Home and overseas, there is no reason whatever why There had also been conflict of soner, was also there buying appeared in the "Civil and may appear sentimental and soft Save for the King's Birthday the cashier and assistant cashier in his life Commenting on the paper in 1885, at a date when the custom is not followed here. evidence, as to the withdrawals, printing type for the first time Military Gazette"the Lahore at times when the "mailed fist" Parade and within recent years deposing to having refused to evidence for Lara, Mr. Jenkin Captain Gee was only ten years might bring more immediate the Ceremony at the Cenotaph, as allow the $1,000 to remain in the said that there had been great old, and he did not enter the practical resulte, but once the an outcome of the Great War, account which it was stated the confusion in the witnesses for the Army, according to "Who's dogs of industrial war are set other observances have been depositor wished to leave. There defence as to who was employed Who until 1898 Soldiers loose by the agitators and ex-portunity is offered for the money, having been drawn out on. In conclusion, counsel asked the accepted by the majority of men very scanty here. Splendid op could be little doubt as to the in the printing shop Three was at the time generally tremists, these same Governments gathering of the Empire's citizens "Emma" and that it was drawn jury to find that the two men in serving in India in the British have the happy knack of bringing when with the imposing statues out on a forged document, said the dock and the man who had Army of that day, as a very fair into being powerful machinery
as we have in Statge Square, that His Ta an impressive pilgrimage could be
ship, absconded had raised and planted and accurate presentment of a for the protection of the populace formed, say to the Victor
ning to Chan Sam's evid the $50,000 with the Wing On in type which was then dying out and for the safeguarding of the Memorial on Empire Day with the more to the need for association. If the jury believed that the appeared, possibly to the ence, His Lordship referred once order to withdraw it twice and has long since entirely supplies of food and necessaries reading of prayers, the laying of a common, treinal purpose to label, was taken off Nina with vantage of the Army-possi of life. With that.
wreaths by the Gov nor, and they will brook no.
others and a grand- rch past by the Army and Nay The strikers may way
and the other Services of the Empire strikers may re but that Since the Cenotaph ceremon machinery remains unimpaired though a short service
so long as the crisis exists.
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