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HONG KONG. THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1928.
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INTEREST AT GIBRALTAR.
Charges Framed Against The Naval Officers.
LEGAL "PLUMS.”
Sir D. Hogg Now Lord Chancellor.
NEW SOLICITOR-GENERAL.
An Earldom Bestowed On Lord Cave.
SOLDIERS' FRIEND.
Y.M.C.A. Good Work In China.
ARMY COUNCIL PRAISE.
Work Of The Association. Never More Welcome Than At Present.
London, Yesterday. Intense interest. is being dis- The
The Army Council has written played in the "Royal Oak" court Douglas Hogg, succeeds Lord Cave, to Sir Arthur Yapp expressing martial which opens on March 30. as Lord Chancellor; Sir Thomas the high appreciation of the ser-
Gibraltar, Yesterday.
It is understood that the court will include Rear-Admirals Town-i send
Preston, (President), Herbert Meade, Kerr and Tomkin- son. Naval circles, in accordance with tradition, are very silent.
Capt. Dewar, Comdr. Danel and Capt. Day Kimbull, their legal ad- viser, motored off to an unknown destination, doubtless in order to prepare their defence, and there- by escaping the crowd of would- be interviewers, photographers and sightseers who are besieging the entrances of the hotels where i the principal actors of the drama are staying-Reuter.
The Charge.
London, Yesterday. Attorney-General, Sir
Viscount Cave.
MACAO OPIUM.
Inskip, Solicitor-General, succeeds Sir D. Hogg, and Mr Merriman, Capt. Dewar and Comdr. Daniel M.P., succeeds Sir Inskip. are charged under Section 43 of An carldom has been bestowedj the Naval Discipline Act which on Lord Cave, a peerage on Sir D. lays down that anyone guilty of Hogg and a knighthood on Mr.) any act of disorder or neglect to Frank Merriman.-Reuter. prejudice good order or naval dis-! einline may he dismissed from His Majesty's Service with disgrace! or otherwise punished. Dismissal) with disgrace involves the for- feiture of pension, medals and de- corations and the incapacity to serve His Majesty again in any naval, military, air force or civil service appointment but may be modified to simple dismissal from the Service or dismissal from the ship to which the offender be- longs.-Reuter.
(Continued Frein Page 1.)
vices of the Y.M.C.A. with the. forces in China, saying that Sir John Duncan has spoken very highly of it on his return from Shanghini.
The Army Council say that the work of the Association was never more welcome than in! Chinu during the present emer- gency. "The response of the Y.M.C.A. on this occasion has been in accordance with the high tradition they have established of helpful co-operation in the sol- diers' interest.”—Reuter.
JAPAN FLEET. BATTLESHIPS & DESTROYERS
COMING HERE,
Tokyo, To-day.
A combined Fleet comprising more than eight warships safled in four detachments for various points of North and South China, of which; the battleships “Nutsu,” “Nagato,"| and Suso," together with sixteen destroyers are proceeding to Hong Kong to exchange friendly greet- .at-ings with the British China Squa- No special significance is dron. attached here to the visit-Reuter.
League of Nations. Counsel drew defendant's tention to the League of Nations' agreement regarding opitim,
:-
NAVAL WEDDING.
CEREMONY AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
BABBIDGE—FULLBROOK.
St. John's Cathedral WIA the scene of the wedding this afternoon of Miss Gertrude Charlotte Full- brook, daughter of Commissioned Master at
arms H. T. Fullbrook Mail Officer, H.M.S. "Tamar") and Mrs. Fullbrook; and Mr. Henry
of
Defendant agreed that the Yue Sing had previously had not only the right of preparing and retail- ing opium in Macao but also of A Letter,
importing and re-exporting raw Comdr. Daniel is charged with opium and at the close of the an act to the prejudice of good firm's monopoly there was a quan- order and naval discipline in that tity of opium which had not been when ordered by Capt. Dewar to prepared or re-exported. These report on certain events connect-stocks had been sold to the Macao ed with the departure of Rear-Government. Admiral Collard from the "Royal! Asked if he knew the Macao Oak" on the evening of March 5 Government could not, under the he addressed to Capt. Dewar a Convention, re-export the opium Commencing February 24 a Radio Letter Service will be opened for the letter, the terms of which were either raw or prepared, defendant exchange of Radio Letter Telegrams to the places, and at the rates, give below. subversive of discipline; secondly, said that they could re-export it George Babbidge, son of Mr. J. R.
Radio Letter Telegrams are accepted subject to the following conditions:that being then the commander to the country whence it came. 1. Mini .um delay in delivery, 24 hours.
Counsel argued that under Portsmouth. Mersages must be written in plain English or plain Spanish. Code of the "Royal Oak." on being or- addresses may be used. Groups of 8gures, trade marks, trade terms dered to report events in connect- Article 6 of the Convention they and trade expressions must be expanded by qualifying words so that ion with Rear-Admiral Collard's could not do this. messages will offer an intelligible sense to ANYONE rending them.
Defendant maintained they The bride, who was given away The indication is connected and charged for as one word. No limittain Dewar a letter, the terms of could.
by her father, was charmingly at- which were contrary to King's ' Defendant was on the number of words ʼn message may contain,
further ques-tired in a dress. of white Batin Regulations and Admiralty In-itioned with regard to his relation- bouffant style, embroidered with structions in that they contained ship with Fung Cheong who wrote pearla. veil and orange blossom. Minimum Additional remarks and criticisms on the the letter the translation of which Her bouquet was of Easter Illies.
conduct and orders of his super-is alleged to contain libel. De- The bridesmaids, Miss Irene fendant stated that Fung Cheong Fullbrook (sister of bride) and ior officer, Admiral Collard,
had called on him to see whether Miss Ann Fowler, wore Capt. Dewar's Part. Capt. Dewar is charged, firstly, it was good to invest in the new with an act prejudice to good order firm it was understood had ob- dresses of yellow crepe de
trimmed gold lace and the wreaths and discipline, in that he accepted tained the opium monopoly from of gold leaves on their heads intro- nnst forwarded to Vico-Admiral the Macao Government and deduced a novel and charming effect. J. D. Kelly, commanding the First fendant had seized the opportun- They carried posies of violets. Kelly, commanding the First ity of finding out from this man
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Admiral Collard, a letter address-firm.
led to him by Comdr. Daniel, the The case is proceeding.
Yesterday Afternoon's Henring.
terms of which were subversive of
Lee
Babbidge and Mrs. Babbidge,
The Very Rev. A. Swann off- ciated.
pretty
chine
The bride's mother was attired in
a dress of French foulard with blue georgette and hat to match and carried a bouquet of pale pink. rosea.
The Best Man was Commissioned Shipwright C. W. Oxford, R.N.
Many friends of the bride and family were a reception at the
discipline; secondly, that he ac- Giving evidence at yesterday cepted and forwarded to Admiral afternoon's hearing, Mr. Kelly through Rear-Admiral Hysan, in reply to Mr. Jenkin, said Collard a letter addressed to him that the Government of Macao be- by Comdr. Daniel. which letter came responsible to the Yue Sing bridegroom and the
entertained at was contrary to King's Regula- Company, which was the Company Hong Kong Hotel following which tions and Admiralty Instructions which owned the monopoly, for Mr. and Mrs. Babbidge left for. in that it contained remarks and $1,800,000 when the monopoly was their honeymoon which is to be jeriticisms on the conduct and or-finished on June 6, last year. spent at Repulse Bay and Canton. ders of his superior officer, Rear-Security to the value of $700,000 The bride's travelling attire was a |Admiral Collard.-Reuter. which had been deposited was in-two piece russet charmeuse dress
cluded in that sum, and other with hat to match.
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values included opium and utensils which were taken over by the Gov- ernment.
The "China Mail" ia informed by the Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., absence of several Coming to the letter containing that after an the alleged libel, witness said that years from the city district, they he understood it to mean that the have taken a new show-room at new company had paid $70,000 as No. 28, Des. Voeux-road Central, security and that $50,000 was paid (next to the On Lok Yuen restaur The cabinet has resigned at the into the Treasury as compared jant. request of General Diaz to enable with the $1,000,000 which he had The premises will be fitted up him to select unanimous supporters been paying monthly when he held according to latest designs and the for his policy of American super- the monoply. The whole circum-smartest and most useful models vision of the elections. Some of stances in connection with the of motors will be on display. the ministers mildly opposed the optum administration, from the The Dragon Co. will, of course, courad pursued by the President, time his monopoly terminated, in retain their present extensive pre- presumably under the Influence of his opinion called for an enquiry, mises at No. 33, Wong-Not-Chong- Dr. Chamorro, who is generally and that was the reason why he had road, Happy Valley. credited with blocking the passage made the petition. of the McCoy Bill, which authorised American supervision.
The coxswain of the steam launch In regard to the sending of fallce owned by the Netherlands coples of the Petition to lawyers in
Harbour Works, reported to the Senér Pesos, Foreign Minister is Macao. defendant stated that, he police that about 6.80 a.m., yeater- being put up as conservative can honestly, wanted their advice 1.8 didate for the presidency. Rau-lawyers. The lawyers in questioning from Kowloon Bay to the Kow- day, whilst the launch was proceed. ter's Amarican Service.
were retained by the Yue Sing loon Godown wharf, a foki named
Li Mul, a Chinese woman who Company. keeps a shop at No. 447, Queen's- rond West, reported to the, police yesterday that a salesman employed by her, hamed. Ho Fol, collected the sum of $32.48 in behalf of the firm
Taang Yu-shing (20) overboarded and fell overboard as the launch was passing Holt's Wharf. The man Bank immediately, and although the launch was promptly stopped and aring rate of the dollar, circled the spot for some time, the
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