WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1926.
QUESTION OF FEES? WANHSIEN SEQUEL. LOSS OF “VALERIAN.”
Magistrate's Solicitude" for Lawyer.
'HUNDREDS NOT THOUSANDS.
Witness Rebuked in Interesting Prosecution.
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"It doesn't look as though
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A RESULT GRATIFYING TO BRITONS.
SYMPATHY EXPECTED,
The Wandzien nffair has had one result that must be gratify- in Shanghai. ing to Britons Hong Kong, and elsewhere in the It has served to focus Far East. attentions v Engiad on the diff
Commander's Striking Account.
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NAVAL TRADITIONS UPHELD.
Series of Squalls Beggar Description.
Bermuda, Nov. 2.
nineteen survivors,
THE CHINA MAIL.
PASTOR'S SHOT. MAN WHO WANTED TO BREAK
HIS NECK..
TRIAL VENUE CHANGED.
Fort Worth, Texas,. Nov. 2. An annamad person who express-
- LABOUR TIDE.
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SWEEPING GAINS. IN ELECTIONS,
OPPONENTS ROUTED.
Rugby, Nov. 2 The latus results of the muni ed a winly to get on the Jury in order cipal elections in England andi to "bronk Norris's damned, nock" Wales show that the Labour Party! was cited in Court by the defence in has a net gain of 147eats, The arging a change of venus of the Conservatives have a net loss of 70 trial on the grid of the impcs-sents, the Liberals a net loss of 49,
London is not involved in these Its municipal elections the Mayor of Fort Worth having are hold only every three rents. undertaken to: pay local lawyers whereas in the provinces elections) $15,000 to help the prosecution. take place each year for one-third
On the other hand, Norris's of the members of the Councils.
Labour by Church has subscribed heavily to
elreles
express the the costs of the pastor's defence.
greatest satisfaction with the 10% The Court agreed to transfer the aults of the elections-British trial to another count-Router's Wireless Service. American Service.
Witnessee testifled to Mr. Meoch, elections.
there was much hope for you, culties that, bese, those who live A stirring account of the sink- 3. Arculli," said Mr. "R. Elous here, and who naturally looking of the British Naval sloopsibility of securing justice where and the Independents a net loss of Lindsell at the Central Mogia-¦ for sympathy, understanding.! {"Valerian" was given by Commun- the most intense feeling prevailed 21. tracy yesterday afternoon, when ask if the need should arise, der Usher at the court-martial to against the accused. Chinese witness, represented by fumed "sapport and protection, enquire into the lows of the ship Mr. Arculli, in reply to His Wor- observes the "Shanghai Times" which honourably equitted all the ship. admitted that his balince in in an editorial
It found that the Savings Department of thei For a song time only a smal every one was at his post until the Bank of Canton, til was only number of people in Briton were list, and that all had maintained
Naval traditions "cognizant of the $10.
true position, British The case before the Court was and the vast newspaper reading exemplary conduct. the resumed hearing of the public were change against Poon. Shing, aliasfignorupt of the situations Poon Man-shing who, it is alleged. embezzled $1.650 from his former
A cable of July 19 stated that employers, the Sam Yick Trading The scrasional paragraphs on salling from the Bahamas, the Rev. Frank Norris, pastor of Company of No. 6, Chiu Lounge Press failed to impress there owing to the scarcity of bunkers the First Baptist Church, plended WIRELESS 'PHONES.
because the real significance of He received warnings when 200 that he acted in self defence when
Street.
almost completely
"A to the Good."
Storm Warnings.. Commander Usher reported that economical steaming was necessary
!,
Mr. Al gf Arvulli appeared for | whaủ luy behind the news iterad miles from Bermuda, an he increas he was arrested after fatally shoot-
It has takened his speed to a maximum of 9% Ing a man named De Chipps, ai! the complainant and Mr. S. Hwas not realised
time to instruct the public. and knota with one bobler. Further lumberman, in the study of the Lovely defended the accused.
the stage has been reached when warnings led him to start a second Church Parsonage.
Norris is Defendant's Wife..
the news from Chimi is published boiler, and increase the steaming prominent Anti-evolutionist and Kwan King proprietor of the day at considerable longtiv in rate to 11 knots, but he slowed revivalist, and is publisher of the complainant coaipay, rucalled by the lealing joivadis, with ex- down to 10 ignots, owing to the bear weekly paper; "The Searchlight". counsel for the defence, denied "pitenology" notes when sich nerelings bergming heated.
He was He delivered a sensational sermon that he knew the defendant's abd for, aux frequently alsojen dve miles from Gibbe H at in New York last year in which he wife and also that he had inter-with editorial comment. We Geleigh'clock in the morning; but, said that the elty would be wiped viewed her @porsany occasion Reve there is no fear that ang contrary to anticipation, was unable out for its sine. Norris told the other than upon the day after the propaganda, agencies, however; be" munke land, and headed for the Police that Be Chippe resented his
#doverly disguised, "will miskewd south-east.
public address and threatened him.
apcused's armest.
Mr. Reseby: I stiggest to you, opinion in Briqim on any vitnis that she and her sister-in-law call nublurs affecting British inter- ed upon you two days later?-ests, in this part of the work!; That is not so.
Counsel: When did you see her! again only saw her cnce.
tur
Counsel: Are you telling the
His Worshiper Do you know it j
they called during your absence? Witness:Yes, my wife saw
them.
This is all to the gued.
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"Valerian" Heels Over.
The wind increased and, hande rapped with the maximum engine) power at her disposal; the ship was į sewwethy until one afternoon when!"
series of aqaali's, Buggaring des-} teriptios, ensued The "Vaderian"i heeled bver 70 degrees, but righted) here again. Moge squalls fol-} howed anil the engines, stopped. The Foreign Office has sent a The ship was apparently aground.
CHINESE PROTEST.
Peking's Claims to Ful Reparution
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Peking, Nov. 2.
the British though no breakers were visibla His Worship: You should have lengthy Note to said that at once. You are trying begation on the Wanhaien inci-She turned over and slowly her be condeat things. 1 nitat warn dent, giving the Chinese version! Funnels became submerged; her you to be careful
of the circumstances, holding the boilers exploded; and she sunk.
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PLOT IN SPAIN.
NIPPED IN BUD BY THE.
POLICE
SIXTY ARRESTS..
INSTALLED IN LONDON HOSPITALS.
BOON, FOR PATIENTS.
Rugby, Nov. 2. All the hospitals in the London area, 122 in number, are now fully equipped with wireless telephones. and nearly 13.000 bead 'phones have been installed at the bedside of! patients as a resalt of voluntary subscriptions organised by the "Daily News."
Many referances to the beneficial "results of broadcasting upoh
patients were made at a Mansion) House meeting held to-day to mark the completion of the scheme. British Wireless Service,
Shadows Before.
„COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED) IN THE MAIL."
Artoriament
Perpignan Nov, 2. What in believed to be an exten- sive revolutionary plot directed gainst Spain was nipped in the bud by the prompt action of the Counsel: I put it to you that British gunboms and Messrs.
Men. Take to Rafts..
Police in arresting about 60% per-i November Queen's Theatre; you saw them a week ago today? Butterfeld and Swire's ships The men boarded rafts which sons at various points of the fron-Rudolph Valentino in "The Eagle
Wipers: That is not so. responsible, also deprecating the tossed about and were turned over tier who. It is altered, furnished November 8-World Theatre;
Present to Architect,
*wanton disregard of life and
¡day and night until the warship field telephones and military equip-
Douglas Fairbanks in the "Don.Q property." Questioned With regard to cer, cal entries in his books, witness bombardment, ant reseryes, at the exhausted survivors were begin-
It formally protests against the
"Capetown" arrived at ten o'clock ment to Spanish. Italian, and Bri-Son of Zorro,"
November jon the following morning just when Lish subjects disguised as tourists.
3-Star Thenire: admitted that one item was for a rights of the Chinese Governing to lose held.
The suspicions of the French Anita Stewart, in "The Great White diamond, ring which was given to ment as regards claims to be pre- Twelve cut 28 were saved on the despatch of numerous cipher tele- authoritine were aroused by the
Way." a local foreign architect whose sented iter for full reparation Commander's raft.
November 13-The Hong Kong name, however, he was unable to for the damage done to life and The survivors say that Comman-
JA D.CY'S Dramatic Medley | give:
The frontier trains were closely Theatre Royal, 9.30 p.m. His Worship: Whas has a this property in the city and other der Usher sunk with his ship; cling-scrutinised, resulting in widespread
November 18--Pianoforte Recital) equitable measures of redress. got to do with the material point nt issue?
grams:
Ing to the bridge, but was washed arrests unearthing the conspiracy / It also inquires whether the off and caught hold of a raft whereby the revolutionaries were navas authorities acted under Reuter.. Mr. Loseby: The whole ques-specific instructions from the tion is one of accounts and British Govermanent, and re- contendi that this witness is mere-quests that there be no repetition ly using this Court instead of a
of any similir civil court. We do not deny hev- Reuter.
ing spent $1,600 on presents, but say that we did so with the know.
ledge and consent of the com- plainant
occurrence.máme
NO MORE ALARM
U.S... ELECTIONS.
WILL CONGRESS BE DEMOCRAT OR DEPUBLICAN?
"WET" OR "DRY" ISSUE.
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New York, Nov. 2.
„Jsupposed to have arranged to. as- semble at Estagel Bataille. and MIRAs, and thence proceed across the frontier and launch a revolu- tion.-Router.
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Rumours Denied.
at Helena May Institute.
Sports. November 8-Sixth
bi-annual
race for "Trevessa Trophy" from Channel Rocks... 4 p.m
November 6-Fifth Race Meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Happy Valley.
November 6-First boxing tourna ment of the season under H.K. Box- Ing Asen. at Theatre Royal.
Auctions.
Madrid, Nev. 2. The newspapers deny that, there is any foundation for the recent His Worship: I see your deere Mr. t. F. Landsel at the
Chung Yak-yee, 24, was charge
disquieting rumours." 'The fence, bus cannos see why all this Central Magistracy this morning
"Nacion❞ says that the Government Bros. will auction a valuable col November -Musers. Lammert should be brought up.
The main issues of to-day's elec. cannot be blamed for taking any lection postage stamps at 5.15 p.m. with the theft of an alarm clock Should Have Asked?
Inspector A. R. Bark information are:- Counsel: If I could have the the Bench that the clock was the Firstly: Will next Congress be books for a day or so it would aim-property of a widow with whom Republican or Democratic? plify matters.
His Worship: You hav'nt asked for them..
Counsel: I did not think, for one moment that I could have got
them.
His Worship: I could have or- dered that they be delivered to you.
the accused was lodging.
Secondly: Will Governor Smith
necessary measures for the security of the State.-Reuter.
When arrested the defendant be re-elected for New York State? EMPIRE RELATIONS. was found in possession of two Thirdly the "dry" senti- copper cent and a pawn ticket ment in the United States reassert valued $1 in respect of the pledged itself through the referenda elnek. He derlined to state what initiated in eight States? hud become of the remainder of the
Money.
WORK OF CONFERENCE
"COMMITTEES.
The Democrats need only nine seats in the Senate and 36 in the Inspector Clark proved a previous House of Representatives to obtain Mr. Loseby: If I can bring out conviction for Breeny and His control and be able to snap their one or two items I may be able to worship sent the accused to jail fingers at the Coolidge Administra Imperial Conference of the
I think I have prove my 'case. shown that $1,500 is not a large sum to spend on presénta,
His Worship said that he could see that counsel had probably convincing case.
for fourteen daya.
tion.
Governor Smith made a bid for the Presidential nomination at the you actually paid this man double 1924 Democratic Convention, and the proper amount?
[to-day's election will have a con-i siderable bearing on his chances of
Hundreds or Thousands?" Witness: He has drawn $15,000 this year:
nomination in 1928.
INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS.
Rugby, November £. A detailed examination by the work
November 8-Auction of Nos. 2 and's Kimberley Road, Kowloon, "by Mesars. Lammert Bros, at their Duddel Street, Sales Room, 3 pm. Meetings. November Meeting of credi tors of the Oriental Commeretl Bank, Ltd., 2.30 p.m.
November 6-Third annual meet- ing of the H.K. Realty & Trust Co.. Ltd., at Exchange Building, 11.37 a.th.
November
meeting of the Sandakan Light, & 6-Fourth annual Tower Co., Ltd. at St. George's Building, 11:30 am.
of the Navy, Army and Air Force was completed to-day when the de-
November 6-Twenty-third na. nual meeting of shareholders of the gates visited the Air Ministry. At a full meeting of the Confer Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits, Ltd.! ence on Thursday the general as-Exchange Building (2nd floor), ocets of the Empire defence pro- Des Vaux Road, noon. Whose Disadvantage?
November 8-General Meeting of Mr. Loseby:. A defendant is
An amusing sidelight of the elee-blem will be resumed. tions, which is symptomatic, Has
This afternoon the Committee of the. Kowloon Football Club at the always at a disadvantage when he His Worship: $15,000? has to rely upon his own evidence Witness: I mean $1,500.
been the eagerness of New York Prime Ministers further considered Club. 6.15 p.m.
Miscellaneous. as his defence I never put a His Worship: Please do not politicians to proclaim themselves questiona affecting inter-Imperial
relations." "wet."-Reuter's American Ser-
November 3-Sales of Work by defendant in the box unless I can talk in thousands if you mean vie
Several of the special Committees the Police branch of the H.K.W.G. help it.
hundreds. So you have paid this
also met. President in Train Smash.
&M.C... at Helena May Institute, His Worship: Sometimes the man double. How do you expect
The Overseas Settlement Com- 4.46 p.m. complainant is at a disadvantage. to get it back 7-It will be drawa
Northampton (Massacusetts), mittee devoted itself mainly, to
Nov. 2,
November 4-1st Ladies' night at Counsel: That is as it should from the profita.
migration questions affecting Aus the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon. he. (Laughter).
Counsel: So you must have arrived and proceeded to the polls President Coolidge and his wife,
tralia.
November 19-Children's after- The Magistrate then asked the been making profits?—Yes.
The Research Sub-Committee was noon, at Helena May Institute. witness whether he maintained
They will His Worship: This year too?to record their votes.
engaged in considering machinery that
November --Reception at Lee! the defendant had no No profits this year.
return forthwith to Washington..
An exciting incident occurred for organisation which would en-Carden. (East Ft.) by Sir Shou-san authority to collect money and His Worship: Yet you let him
able different parts of the near Baltimore when the Presisire to reap full advantage of the and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, to re- Em-and Lady Chow and, the Hon. Dr. make payments without his per-overdraw this large amount?
dent's train crashed frito a motor results' achieved by research work ceive H. E. the Governor and Lady mission. Witness replied in the! Mr. Loseby: How much do you negative adding, in answer to Mr. draw?-Only $80 per month and chr in which were two soldiers slaewhere in the Empire.
The latter escaped uninjured. The
Clementi, 8,80 p.m. Loseby, that presents to archi-I am not overdrawn.
The Economic Committee com- November 20-Annual Fete, or- tects were sometimes made in His Worship: If you could live tract, however, caused the front plated its investigation of the ques-ganised by H.K.W.G. & M.C.L. in the cash and sometimes in kind, on $80, why couldn't he?I have wheels of the engine to jumption of industrial standardisation grounds of Government House, from
President Coolidge was asleep within the Empire. "Each time the defendant wanted, other means.
A report has 2.30 p.m. the time and was awakened by the
some authoritative body or bodies "Witness denied that accused savings, profits from previous shock. Reuter's American Ser been prepared on the proposal that
At a Communist conference" at should determine the essential Hellemmes, near Lille, at which M, dimensions, materials, and qualities Doriot, the Communist Deputy, was of manufactured products, and the present, a stranger, brought "salutn- Counsel: How much have you practically certain-Reuter's Ame specifications thus laid down. The Russia," saying: "I have no right 'adoption by users generally of the tions from the Communists of profits in addition to his salary got in the bank now $10. Irican Service.
Hia Worship: Not much hope
a present he came to me." "
Counsel: How much?-All my
Ivice.
Smith's Re-election Certain.
New York, Nov. 2.
was allowed to make payments years.
without reference to himself. Counsel: How much did you Accused, continued the witness, draw last year?—$2,600. was allowed one quarter of the
which was $80 per month.
Account Overdrawn.
for you. Mr. Arculli? (Laugh-I Replying to the Magistrate, ter). witness sald that accused's ac- Mr. Loseby: He is hoping to count was already overdrawn get it out of my client, about, $700.
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· Governor Smith's re-election
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survey of the whole question re-to be in France, but I care. nothing vealed that much had already been for the French police." At Lille effected in this matter. In the railway station, after the meeting, The companion to an elderly lady Mother Country and the Dominions the stranger admitted to a Commis was reading aloud the newspaper-in South Africa, the numbers of war of Pollen who had followed him
His Worship: I had not report of a Are, in which it was types of engines in use on the rail that he had entered France with a Mr. Losoby: In addition to the thought of that.
stated that, one servant had to ways have, as a result, been re- false passport. At the police amount in dispute?—I think so." Witness was further question, escape down a water pipe at the duced in 16 years from 68 to 11 station a considerable sum of money
His Worship: Surely you must ed with regard to his method of back of the house.
but it was generally agreed that in dollars and pounds sterling was have some idea of the financial doing business and the case was "But how thin the poor deur must much remains to be done -British found in his possession. He was
conducted over the frontier.d standing of your business? Have again' adjourned.
have been exclaimed the old lady. Wireless Bervice.
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