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CHRISTIE CASE.
POLICE RESERVED REPEATS EVIDENCE.
· OIL OR MORPHIA?.
Yesterday afternoon Major C.
ANTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1927.
FAKED TRADE MARK
TROUBLE OVER® CIGAR LABELS
PRAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
The rain comes naturally after a very "wet" Christmas.
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A SETTLEMENT.
Mr. M. M. Watson, representing
Small Boy (to butcher): Pleas Willson heard further evidence in the El Oriente Cigar Factory of Mr. Jones, mother wants two pounds the case in which James Christie Manila, whose China agent is Mr. of chops, and she says not to intx and Christopher Bluhm are charg-Road, Shanghai, appeared before Isaac Delbourde, of No. 9 Foochow
any_mustard with the price. ed with criminal conspiracy to de: Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central
♥ ·· fraud à Chinese Police Reservist
"What makes you think you would Magistracy this morning in connec- make a good nurse," Dolly? asked who posed as a prospective purtion with a
case in which the chaser in an alleged morphia deal. Cheong On firm of No. 122, Wel, her auntie. "What do you know
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about babies?"
"Oh, a lot, auntie, eald Dolly.
Evidence given by the Reservist (An Yeung) was a repetition of his lington Street are charged with previous testimony given before Mr. Dossessing and exposing for sale" was a baby myself once."
"Vitas" cigars which bear an al-
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Artist: This is my masterpieco,
Ten thousand wouldn't buy it.
Friend: I'm one of the ten thou- sand!
Mr. Watson and that the cigars complained of, which were mot manufactured by the complainants. | were sold in packets of five in which
Wife: What did the foreman say were aflixed labels so much resem when you accidentally hit him ox bling the El Oriente "Hellos" cigar the bead with a brick? labels that they infringed the El
|R. E. Lindsell who discharged the
accused or a count of undertaking leged false trade description and
trade mark. to procure and supply morphin.
Cross-examined by Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask for the defence, this' witness agreed that Bluhm was silent at the various interviews he and Haynes had with Christie, and took no part in the conversation. Before his interviews with Chris tie, witness had been given full particulars of the nature of the
Oriente trademark,
Husband: I could not hear for
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"I promise you,” replied the countryman.
Since the summons was taken out, the rest of the mob cheering. deal and went with Haynes with Counsel proceeded, the defendants Said a lawyer to a countryman the expectation that some sort of had agreed to pay the costs of the one day, "If you promise to give drug would be offered to him. The proceedings and publish an apology me a guinea, I shall teach you so first question Christie asked him in two Chinese: newspapers for a to plead 'as to be always success- was "You wanches morph," and period of one month, and in the ful with your case. after that although "morph" was circumstances, with his Worship's approval, the complainants were never mentioned again, it being re- ferred to as the "cargo," goods" or prepared to withdraw the summons.
"Well, then," said the lawyer, ["stuff," the witness understood all
„Labels Copied, Proceeding, Mr. Watson said that "always deny, and you'll come off along that morphia was the subject 8,000 cigars were seized in the de- victorious; 80 down with my fee, of the discussions. The name of fendants' premises, and these would as you promised." Thatcher and Company, as ofl deal be returned to them after all the torted, "I deny to have promised To which the countryman re- ora, was never mentioned at any labels complained of had been re you a fee." of the interviews. The word "oil"
moved. The defendants, were also, was also never spoken either in required to hand over to the polles English by Christie er in Chinese any other labels of a similar des-
preter.
An amusing story is told of a
by Mr. Kay, who acted as inter-cription which they might have in mother who was the proud pos
their possession.
sessor of twin girls, who were so Witness said that out of the three brands of morphla mentioned the defendants even went so far as apart. One night when they had Mr. Watson also commented that much alike that it was almost im- possible to distinguish them by Christie he remembered only to copy the American export labels been bathed and put to bed, she handed over, including the Father "Swiss," because that was the name used for the exportation of El heard a sound of laughter coming of a place and he could easily re- Oriente cigars. from Manila, but the from their bedroom, and at once who was born in this Colony-member it. When he asked for prosecution was not concerned with want to inquire the cause. "What One of the priests has stated that sample of the drug. Christie sald the infringement of these labels. are you laughing at?" she asked. the Communists at Swabue are that it was not necessary as after
Counsel added that three Chin-"Oh, nothing," replied Edith, one the stuff arrived the witness could, ese firms were selling cigars in such of the twins "only you have mostly of the peasant type, arrant before taking delivery, test it with false labels, and he hoped that the given me two baths to-night and cowards at heart, though bullies, water, acid or in any other way he publication of this case would cause Alice none at all." and they would have quickly liked. Witness did not know if the other two firms to remove the taken to their heels if the these tests could by applied to oil offending labels, otherwise proceed. Do you so love him that you "Seraph" had landed a party of King, Director of Criminal Inves- them also..
In re-examination by Mr. T. Hings would have to be taken against could die for him?" asked a spins. naval men. Before running away, tigation, the witness said that
ter of a young lady of whose en- The defendants' representative gagement she had just heard. however, it is more than possible afterward he had a discussion with having agreed to A settlement as that they would have put. the Mr. King and Mr. II. A. Taylor, detailed by Mr. Watson, the Magis whole of the priests and nuns to and received necessary information mons to be withdrawn.
of the Import and Export Office, trate gave his consent for the sum death.
relating to morphia and morphia traffic.
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enough to live with him!" was the bright reply.
"No; but I love him well
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It is a thousand pities that the
“You see," says a working Lealle Ernest Haynes also gave
man, North and the South cannot com-
"my wife's a curious woman, £8,000,000 BRIDE. evidence similar that given dur-
She skimped and saved and al- pose their differences and concen- ing the hearing of the earlier
most starved all of us to get the trate on united campaign charge against the accused..
WEDDING OF OİL KING'S He
parlour furnished nice, and now DAUGHTER. against the Red terrorists told the Court that at his first in-.
she won't have any of us go into it, and hasn't even had the win- throughout the country.
terview with Christie in the lounge The
New York, Nov. 8. dow blinds of it open for a Chinese leaders in both camps tember this year Christie invited daughter and heiress of Colonel of the King Edward Hotel in Sep-
Mies Millicent Rogers, the month. She is a curious woman. have a serious responsibility not the witness to his room at No. 5, H. H. Rogers, the Standard Oil alone toward their unhappy na- Victoria Gardens. When he called, multi-millionaire, and formerly the stanza what is meant by "The Teacher (in class) "In this Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 29, 1927, tionala. but toward the whole of Christie asked the witness if he wife of Court Salm von Hoog-shades of night were falling
would meet a certain Chinese and straiten, the Austrian tennis play- fast"?" the civilized world. But they do pose as the man from Saigon in er, was married yesterday.to Sonor Bright Scholar "The people not realise it. By the time they an arms deal..
Arturo Ramos a member of a were pulling down the blinds.": Haynes added: "It would be wealthy Argentino family. wake up to their obvious duty.
worth a thousand. dollars: for me. there is no predicting what appal- He told me of the quantity and formed by Father Kelly, in the some pictures by Poussin, and The ceremony, which was per- An amateur was inspecting Once again has the British ling excesses will be committed by kinds of arms, which I wished to Roman Catholic Church of the found a great deal to blame in Navy vindicated itself. By its the Red terrorists not alone in record in my notes. I made an ex- Sacred Heart, opportune rescue of a party of the Swabue district but through use of going to the lavatory, and Long Island, was attended by the ceremony.
at Southampton, one which represents a marringe "Oh, I see!" he ex- priests and nuns it has added to out the whole land where neither made notes when I was outside." bride's three-year-old sori and a few claimed, "that it is difficult the lustre which has more than the Northern nor the Southern subsequently
Proceeding, Haynes sald that relatives. The bride is a Protest- make a good marriage even in a upheld the highest traditions of Governments is strong enough at switched to heroin but he gave no ant and the groom a Roman picture." the Navy In China waters. The present to maintain peace and either of the propositions placed official story of the rescue by the order. destroyer. "Seraph" is told in a
THE RED TERROR.
British wireless message from Rugby. Combined with other ac-|-
CEREMONY AT KOWLOON YESTERDAY.
BALDWIN-ANDREWS.
the conversation
definito undertaking. with regard to
before him by Christie. At the next meeting Christie definitely came out with an offer to sell cials, and the fact of the bride the salesman, "It glides along so having divorced her former husband" quietly and smoothly that no one morphia. Later Christle told him was overcome, because the Roman notices It.” “Good heavens, no,” Catholic Church does not recognise said the a stage lady, "Show me an- Road, and asked him to go there, her firat marriage, as Count Salm's 'other." In future, as the business was too Arst wife is still living, and, also, dangerous to transact at Victoria, the marriage was only a civil Gardens. It was here that witness ceremony. Introduced Au Yeung as the proe- pective, buyer, and Karim Din 'or Mr. Kay was brought into the deal as Chinese Interpreter. It was also at this address that the accused were arrested by the Police.
Catholic.
First Marriage.
An actress was contemplating A dispensation for the marriage. purchase of a car. "I can recom- was issued by Roman Catholic, off-mend this make, madam," said
The hearing was adjourned..
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL QUESTIONS.
"Stop!" cried the porter, as the pleasure steamer: was about to No reception followed the wed-leave the pler. "There's a party ding, and the couple will sail for of about seventy coming South America on Thursday. It is The vessel was backed into the reported that Colonel Rogers gave wharf again, ropes were made a trust fund of £100,000 as a wed-fast, and three gangwaya were ding present.
placed into position. An old lady The wealth of Colonel H. Hthen climbed slowly aboard. Rogers is estimated at £8,000,000.
Young « man (taking, singing
| lessons) :: Do you think I could
WAR CHIEF. use my voice in public now?"
DEAD WAR
SIR HENRY WILSON'S SNEERS AT NAVAL DIVISION.
counts, it is clear that the party ORGANIST WEDDED. about the office at No. 480 Nathan of missionaries at Swabue had a miraculous escape from execution at the hands of the Red terrorists and perhaps something worse than execution. No grimmer nar- rative than that of the Reds' out- rages has reached here for many
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, a long day. Coupled with the was the scene of a wedding of fiendish incidents, at Canton the afternoon, the contracting parties general local interest yesterday Chinese have been given a taste being Mr. Rupert Baldwin, organ- of Soviet "rule" that they shall st of the Church, and son of Mr. remember for many a year and Charles Baldwin, M.B.E., and Mrs. CHATER PICTURES, make them regret that they ever Baldwin, of Sheerness, Kent, and permitted relations with Borodin Miss Winifred Edith Andrews, and Co. to develop so far in Can- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. ton before the Northern expedi- Andrews, of Sheerness, Kent. The tion set out with the object of Bev. W. Walton Rogers, M.A., offi- conquering the whole country and clated. clated. bringing it under the Nationalist The bride wore a gown of white
georgette and vell, with silk em broidery and a coronet of orange It has again been made quite blossom. She carried, a bouquet clear that the Communists are at of whitbs rose were the Misses
In attendance heart arrant bullies. In solo co Peggy and Betty Jeffreys, who tures and prints of Hong Kong your diversion: at Answerp, said the Rectory, Johnny ? trol of Swabue they terrorised as wors, dresser of pale blue crepe- they pleased, executing Chinese de-chine, trimmed with cream Christians and torturing people Dutch caps trimmed with pale ecra lace. They also wore
on a wholesale scale, When, how blue and pink rosebuds and carried ever, H.M.S. Seraph hove in baskets of plak and white roses, and sweet peas. The duties of sight the usual bluster was in "best man were discharged by dulged in, the Communists oven Mr. J. W. Baldwin (brother of the "protesting against the presence Following the ceremony at St. warship in Chinese) Andrew's Church, a reception was Their bravado did not held in St. Andrew's Church Hall, adjoining and later Mr. and Mrs. it was seen Baldwin left for their honeymoon, which is heing spentrat:The Thér bride #contime dita
Disheartened Professor. Oh, Lsuppose so. You might cheer. When the King goes by
London, Nov. 14.
Worried-looking Man (to regis "The arch-enemy to the Dar trar's clerk):"Are you sure it At the meeting of the Legisla danelles" was the description of the was a marriage licence you gave tive Council to-morrow afternoon lute Field-Marshal Sir Henry me last month?". will ask the following questions: Naval Division Officers Association I've lived a dog's life ever since!" the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton Wilson given by General Sir Jan Clerk: "Of course. Why?"
Hamilton, adressing the Royal Worried-looking Man Well Have the Government, on at Piccadilly on Saturday night EMERGEN TU behalf of the Colony of HongWhen you went first to try, at
sway.
eraph
Kong, recently received a gift imminent danger to your lives to Parson (to little boy playing of a valuable collection of pic help Wilson and his C-m-C. by marbles) Which is the way to
and the Far East, in accord Sir Lan, Wilson wrote decisively ance with the wishes of the late who have given us much muse There are Winston's; Marinos, Sir Catchick Paul Chater, and ment. There is that splendid Ter by the generosity of the ritorial Army of ours, which Jounie Armenian Holy Church of Hamilton and Haldaney have for Nazareth at Calcutta? years seld could but up a superb If yes, what steps are the fight, then why should Antwerp Sovernment taking to preserve Sir Ian added. "On July 17, 1916 the collection for the Colony of Wilson goes to see Foch he tell Hong Kong, where will the hirm the latest Dardanellen news same be housed, and on what adding the terrible remark that conditione, pending the proví, success would be a disaster en ra sion of a permanent repository 2 “In every way! const for the same?!
Sevmakas it his business.
we and try Bruing
ng a high appointmen
Little Boy: How do you know
Parson: "Why, I guessed it, my name's Johnny?!!!
my little man.
Little Boy: Then guess your blinking way to the Rectory
ril safe, the, old man,
See this you sixt