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PARTNER CHARGES BETWEEN LONDON & ANTI-NIPPONISM IN OVER A DISMISSED POCKETS RIFLED IN LINKING-UP MACAO & THE RECORD AIR
SINGAPORE
PARTNER
SERIOUS CASE
DIRECT CABLING
HANKOW
"WORKING UP"
INDIAN MESS
STEWARD
S.S.
TAI LEE”
REFUSE TO WORK
CARGO
UNLUCKY VISITORS
OVER $1,000 STOLEN WHILE THEY WERE ASLEEP
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS REPORTED THAT IT IS NOW SEQUEL TO ACCIDENTAL KILLING BOATMEN
INVOLVED IN COURT ACTION
ALLEGED FORGERY
A case involving the
Bum of
ESTABLISHED
A TIME-SAVER
Singapore, Yesterday.
OF CHINESE
PICKETS POSTED
Conditions similar to those in Bri- $11,000 was heard by Mr. R. E. Direct Cabling between London tish and a few other foreign Conens- Lindsell at the Central Magistracy and Singapore has been establish- elons in China at various times since 1925 are being worked up"
A SETTLEMENT.
{From Our Own Correspondent.I Fakkal, Kongmoon, Yesterday. Sunday, an impasse affecting two Following a conference here on this morning when a Chinese named, thus eliminating relaying.In the Japanese Concession at Han-vessels flying the British flag has ed Lo Kung-pak, was charged at Reuter.
Considerable feeling is being dis. been removed. Both ships are on the instance of Mr. Wong Shiu-! chuen, a partner of Kwong On TRAFFIC OFFENCES played by Chinese following the ac- the Hong Kong-Pakkai run.
A steward on the s.s. "Tal" Loe"
Yuen, pig dealers, Centre-street, with alleged fraud.
There were six charges against the defendant, who was represent- ed by Mr. C. A. S. Russ. The pro- secution was eonducted by Mr."
F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr.
F. E, Nash).
KOWLOON MAGISTRATE WARNS MOTORISTS
TWO PORTUGUESE FINED Having fined two Portuguese for committing breaches of the traffic regulations, Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the Kowloon Magistrate, yesterday warned motorists that they must adhere to the conditions of their Beences.
The first three charges related to the alleged forging of a bor- rowing note, uttering the note, and embezzlement of a sum of $1,000.
In this case, Mr. J. J. Basto was Embezzlement was alleged in the other three charges and involved charged with allowing his motor sums of $200, $200 and $413, the car to be driven by an unlicens- property of the Tak Yuen firm, theed driver at Castle Peak during the Tai Sang Loong firm and the Hop Cheong, firm.
A Partnership Opening the case for the pro- secution, Mr. Jenkin said that the charges against the defendant árose out of a partnership in the Kwong On Yuen firm, which was
beginning of December, while Miss O. Barretto was alleged to have
driven a car without having a driver's licence.
The defendanta pleaded guilty and were fined $10 each:
formed in March, 1927, with ten the day's business, a sum of money partners and a nominal capital of was handed over to the defendant $30,000,
At the beginning the defendant held shares to the value of $6,000, and later put in a further $500, so that he became one of the big gest shareholders in the firm, with the exception of the complainant, Wong Shiu-chten, whoso share was equal to the defendant's.
On account of his holdings in the firm, the defendant was ap- pointed manager and was given charge of the inner counter and 'handled, the firm's cash. A part of the defendant's duties was to receive from the outer counter, in the charge of a foki, at the end of each day's busines, all money received during the day, to put the money in the firm's safe, the key of which he held, and to hold the money in safe custody.
An Arrangement Another of the
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defendant's
kow.
cidental killing of a coolie by
A
Japanese machine-gun bicycle de- tachment on patrol, says a Royal Naval communique.
Orders have now been issued by the anti-Nippon Boycott Society for the withdrawal of all Chinese labour from Japanese concerns in Hankow and from work inside the Japanese Concession.
Pickets have been posted by the Boycott Society to ensure that Chin- ese. hitherto employed by Japanese, who having passed outside the Con- cession, do not re-enter again.
NAVAL VISIT
NETHERLAND'S ADMIRAL'S OFFICIAL CALL
THE CRUISER "JAVA”
Rear-Admiral' A. ten Broecke Huckstra, Commander-in-Chief of Her Netherland Majesty's Naval Forces in Netherland India, Head of the Naval Department, is due to ar- by the outer counter clerk. Irive in the Colony on HM. Cruiser was money received in the course "Java" to-morrow. The ship is un- of the day's business and amount-der the command of Captain A. F. H. ed to well over $2,000. The money Dalhuisen. She was deputed to was given to the defendant in his Japan in connection with the coron- capacity us the person in charge ation of HIM. the Emperor of of the firm's cash.
Japan and she was one of the for- eign mon-of-war attending the naval review, given in dronour of the oc- casion. She is now on her return trip to Java.
The following morning, as was customary, the defondant had to hand out to the outer counter clerk such money as was thought was required for the day's business. He gave out $1,200 which was es timated as the amount which was required for that day. Later, de- fendant was told that more money was required but he was unable
to find it.
:
It is understood that this visit, which is to last six days, has been accorded official recognition and that the Rear-Admiral will, on landing at noon. be welcomed by the Aide-de- Camp on behalf of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Gov- ernment, at Queen'a Pler. A guard of honour will be in attendance. The party will immediately proceed to Government House, where the two
Officers will be received in audience by H.E. the Hon. Mr. Southorn, C.M.G.
IN EARLY HOURS
ARMED ROBBERY AT YAUMATI
TIMOR-
#
FLIGHT
POO TYE'S" TRIP “QUESTION MARK" PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT'S 150 HOURS AND 46 MINUTES
ALOFT
ALL RECORDS SMASHED
1,
SUBSIDY
LOCAL "ADMIRALTY” CLAIM
The inmates of No. 75, Wyndham- How the Government of Macao streat, used as living quarters for interested itself in a project to estab- the staff of Messrs. D. Chellaram, street, awoke this morning to find tween Macao and the Portuguese Indian slik merchants of Fedder dish-steamship communication be that the house had been thoroughly Colony of Timor in the East Indies ransacked, and about $1,000 in
was related in the Supreme Court, money and other property stolen.
It was explained to a “China Admiralty Jurisdiction, this morn- Mail" reporter by one of the vicing, by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E., tims that yesterday they received twelve friends from India, includ-K.C. (instructed by Mr. F. X. ing the manager of their Manila d'Almada).. branch, who arrived on the O.SK,
was dismissed. On Saturday the cargo-boatmen refused to work the "Tai Lee" when she arrived. It is commonly known that the cargo boatmen are in league with the local branch of the Seamen's Union' s.s. "Kudada Maru," and all due to Mr. Alabaster, appeared for the at Canton. Their action was insall for Manila on the B.M.S. "Em-Chinese a.a. "Poo Tye," owned by the nature of a reprisal for the press of France" this week, Mr. Chan Taan-yuk, trading as the steward's dismissal. The "Tal Naturally, with a lot to talk about Lee's", sister-ship "On Lee" re-home, they stayed up until 1 s.m. Tye Sing SS. Co.,, the vessel being turned to Hong Kong without dia- and, before retiring, they took spe-sted in rem by Messrs. Choung We Then came clal precautions to see that the & Co., ship-chandlers, for $8,077.81, charging her cargo. the settlement and the "Tai Lee" place was securely locked, because for necessaries alleged to have been was discharged this morning. all the guests had sums of money
Following the dry, weather, this on their persons.
supplied. Mr. H. G. Sheldon (in- part of the West River delta has
structed by Mr. F. H. Loseby)), was been very shallow of late, Thia
for plaintiffs, morning, the incoming ships from Hong Kong could not berth at their
wharves.
The... "Yuet On" has also been a temporary casunity.
Native river traffic, however, has been moving freely and not one boat has been molested since the Army stormed the pirates stronghold in Ku Tau Mountains.
THE KING'S CONDITION ·
Fewer Bulletins
London, Yesterday. A bulletin issued at 7.45 stated that H; M. the King had a quiet day and that there is no change to, report in His Ma- Jesty's condition.
The next bulletin will be issued to-morrow evening,- An earlier telegram stated that there was an air of more optimiam at the Palace to-day and that the bulletin is regard- ed as satisfactory and taken as indicating that the King's health continues on the upward grade-Renter.
DRAMATIC AUTHOR
DEATH OF HENRY ARTHUR JONES
HIS PUBLICATIONS
The Cook's Discovery When they awoke this morning and rang for the cook to prepare breakfast, the latter came up with
arm,
The case having opened yesterday,
one of the inmate's coats on his evidence for plaintiffa was conclud
He reported that he hadjed to-day. found it on the stairs. It was searched and the owner found that all money and valuables had been removed from it.
Prima Facle Case Mr. Alabaster thereupon submit ted that plaintiffs had failed to prove their own clothing hanging on pega
Then the others began to search any contract with defendant, ex- In the various rooms, and every press or implied, and quoted author-
one found that all his money had ities in support. been stolen. One of the visitora, The Chief Justice (Sir Henry who owned a pocket-book with him
Los Angeles, Yesterday. The Question Mark landed after a flight which laated 150 hours and 46 minutes. Half-an-hour the commander, Carl
earlier, Spatz, complained of trouble in the
left engine-Reuter's American Service.
Beating Elijah!
An earlier telegram from Los Angeles stated:
Circling monotonously round
Mark" completed its 136th hour in 5,000 feet aloft, the "Question the air last night, beating all re- cords. The engines missed fre
The flera dropped repeatedly but behaved better after re-fuelling.
notes, complaining of the cold be- cause one of the windows had dropped out, but the re-fuelling machine rectified this by letting down another by a rope to the fliers.
Their dogged decision not to descend is probably due to an ex- change of official, telegrams in which it was pointed out "Only Elijah has gone further and long- er than the "Question Mark." The reply came "Good, let's trim (beat) Elijah,”
A Big Achievement
London, Yesterday, Lady Bailey, wife of Sir. Abe Bailey, who last year flow alone from London to the Cape in a single
name in gold letters on the eaver, Golian, C.BE., K.C.) pointed out seater light aeroplane, reached which he also greatly valued, had that there was evidence of a con- Parls yesterday on her return that stolen. The other men's wal tract between plaintiffs and the flight, and is expected in London lets had been returned to the coat master of the "Poo Tye." pockets after they had been emptied
of their contents.
early this afternoon. Her De Havilland Moth machine`la équip- Mr. Alabaster replied that the ped with a Cirrus mark two en
that the gine.
A possible clue for the police who evidence did, not show are now working on the case is the master was employed by the owner,
On her outward journey her fact that one of the vialtors had in
aeroplane was wrecked at Nairobi, or by the charterers. his pocket some Christmas greeting,
and that on which she is now fly- Hie cheques, which the thief also took
Lordship expressed the
ing, is one which was sent out to away evidently being under the opinion that a prima facie case had Kenya Colony to replace it. Lady. impression that they were rupce been made out and that the onus Balley has made no attempt to notes.
It would be interesting to was on the owner to prove that he lower records, and apart from her see if he attempts to cash some of did not employ the master. "How desire to see Africa thoroughly these in town.
can an unfortunate person who sup-from the air, her only purpose was Owing to the special precautions plies necessarles know," his Lord- to demonstrate the utility and taken to safeguard the house ship continued, when Mr. Alabaster safety of the light aeroplane as a againat burglary, the five servants intervened to say that such a per- means of transport, even over long ly come under auspicion, and are ter was employed by the owner or employed at the mess have natural-son would enquire whether the mas distances. Dow undergoing interrogation by the charterer; and if by the latter, the police.
BELGRADE'S BOMB
THE KING'S REMARKABLE COUP D'ETAT
PUBLIC SYMPATHY,
what the terms of charter were.
Before finally setting off on her homeward journey, ahe made ex- tensive toura in Africa. Leaving Pretoria at the end of September, she travelled by the West African route, vin Kano, Bamako, Dakar, Casablanca, and the Straits of Gibritar.-Reuter's American Ser- .
vice.
Defendant was then taxed with the fact that over $2,000 had been handed over to him overnight, and he had to explain that he had put some of the money to his own use. Partners' Discovery duties was to collect outstanding Accordingly, defendant's acti- accounts owing to the firm around vities at the laner counter were
His Lordship's Ruling the City. For this purpose, he stopped: He was removed from
His Lordship differed. In his was given a list of such accounts the position of handling the firm's
view, there was some evidence that by a fok. On his return to the cash, and Wong Shlu-chuen took
London, Yesterday, office, the defendant had to hand charge. Defendant continued to
The death is announced of Mr.
the captain had been employed by the owner. A person supplying all money which he professed to collect outstanding accounts for
Henry Arthur Jones, Reuter,
necessarles.. could do
the have collected to the clerk in the firm, however.
An armed robbery was committed- [Henry Arthur Jones, the famous charge of the outer counter. The. The position on July 25 was that early this morning on the first floor dramatic author, was
assumption that the master was the born at
agent of the owner, and then run latter had to hold this money dur- in addition to the outstanding old of No. 18, Tang-on-shan-street, Yau- Groundborough, Bucks., in 1861
Berlin, Yesterday,
the risk of it being proved after- ing business hours, and at the end account of $7,000 defendant owed mati.
and educated at Winslow, Bucks. A message from Belgrade states wards that the master was not eu- According to a preliminary report His publications include: of the day would hand the money the firm, there was the amount not
that the news of King Alexander's ployed by the owner. over to the defendant, as the per- accounted for from the $2,000 odd received at Police Headquarters, A Clerical Error, 1879; Silver coup de'ctat and the formation of a son in charge of the firm's cash. handed over to him overnight. four men entered the house, two King 1682; Saints and Sinners, new government has been received ship said that he might be wrong "After further argument, his Lord- As he had already said, Mr. With a shortage of about $8,000, armed with daggers and a third 1884; Middleman, 1889: Judah, sympathetically in the provinces. and he was prepared to be influence on the ground floor of No. 26, A Chinese woman Ng Ho, living. Jenkin proceeded, the firm was the firm was out of cash and, with a evolver.
The Croatian leader, Dr. Matachek, ed by any further authority that Kennedy-street, Wanchai, was the opened in March 1927, in the still shielding the
The inmates were overpowerded
is reported to have said: "The Yet- Mr. Alabaster might quote." Chinese Ting Mau year, and by Wong Shiu-chuen arranged sev in the usual way, and the robbers, the end of that Chinese year the eral short loans to tide the firm who made good their escape, car defendant had misappropriated the over until the defendant refund-ried away a quantity of jewellery sum of $7,000, money belonging to ed the money.
and money, the total value of which has not yet been ascertained.
CHINA'S FINANCE
defendant,
the firm, This sum, Mr. Jenkin In the meantime, the other part said, did not form a subject of the nera had discovered the defen- charges against the defendant, but dant's defalcations and everything was the subject of an arrangement came out. A meeting of the part- with which he would deal later.
ners was held in November 1928 at which the defendant was pre- Bent and he signed the minutes which would be produced.
Share Transferred
AMERICAN ADVISER
APPOINTED
Washington, Yesterday,
Mr. Arthur Young, Director of
'.. Disclosures Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said that early in February of last year (1928) which was early in the The meeting was for the pur- the Economic Division of the State present Chinese year, a letter from
pose of considering the defen- Department, has resigned to accom the defendant was received by Wong dant's defalcations, and it was pany Professor Kemmerer to Nan- Shiu-chuan. In this letter defendant decided to remove the defendant king as adviser of Public Finance disclosed that the had appro- priated money belonging to the from the managership, and Wong in the Chinese Government.
He expects to stay at least five Shin-chuon was asked to make ar- arm. He expressed regret for this, rangements for the refund of the years-Routers American Service. and requested Wong Shlu-chuer to treat it as a loan from Wong money by defendant.
Wong-Shiu-thuen, and defendant
Shiu-chuen for the firm's account, had several meetings, and then the
IN ERUPTION
In which the defendant suggested defondant transferred to the firm CHILEAN VOLCANOES CAUS-
It should appear as such a tran-his $6,500 share and was credited action.
for the amount of $3,250, exactly
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At this time the defendant was 50 per cent of the face value of about to go to, or was at Pakhol. his share. In addition, the defèn- When he returned about six weeks dant gave a borrowing note for
ד, י.
ING MUCH DAMAGE.
Henry Arthur Jones
1890; The Dancing Girl, 1891; The Bauble Shop, 1893; The Temp
HELD UP
WOMAN ROBBED IN
WANGHAI •
The victim of a highway robbery at 7.80 ters have been burat and the consti- question was one of anus, he added. this morning.
tution, which for seven years has been blessed" by the Croatians has been' abolished, and thanks to the wisdom of our mémarch we shall now succeed in attaining the ideals of the. Croatian people and will really be masters in the house of a free Croatia."
His Lordship overruled the
She was walking In Wongnet- submission for the defence and chong Gap-road, near Wongnal- ̈ ̈· hold that the fact of the order (for chong village, when she was held the supply of necessaries) by the up by two men who relieved her of a pair of gold earrings and some captain being proved and the own money, valued together at 16.50. ership of the vessel also proved,
Her assailants ran away in the there is prima facie evidence of
direction of Wanchai. employment of the captain by thè
owner.
The new press law decreed by the King is very severe, all comment ter, 1893; The Masqueraders, 1894; and criticism of the new government | The Case of Rebellious Susan, 1894; being strictly forbidon. Severe 1895; Michael and his Lost Angel, who by speech or writing causes of the case, Mr. Alabaster asked for the evidence, proved that the master The Triumph of the Phillatimes, penalties are imposed on anyone aubstantial defence on the merits. 1896; The Rogue's Comedy, 1896, popular unrest.
1897; The Manoeuvres of Jane, 1898; and all deputies are denied admis The Physician, 1897; The Liars,{ The Parliament House is closed Carnac Sahib, 1899; The Lackey's ston-Reuter. Carnival; Mrs. Dane's Defence,
1000; The Princess's Noss, 1902; Chance, The Idol, 1802; Whitewash- ing Julla, 1903; Joseph En- The Heroic Stubbs, 1008; The Hy- tangled, 1004; The Chevalier, 1004;.
pocrites. (in America, 1906; «In. London, 1907); The Evangelist (In America), 1907; Dolly Reforming Herself, 1998: The Knife, 1909;
ASSIZE WORK
COUNTRYSIDE NOW SAFE FOR TRAVEL
Case for Defence
jagalost the Sino-Portuguese Navi- After observing that he had a gation Co.
Accordingly, counsel submitted,
the case for plaintiffs. and was given leave to comment on was the agent of the charterers.
Plaintiffs Managing Company had admitted, he said, that they had
Defendant bought the "Poo Tye" nover dealt with defendant before in February, 1926, and Mr. Alabus- and had never known of his exist for in outlining his case. Defon- ence (until the transactions form-
ing the subject matter of the claim dant formed a partnership with a had been put through) Plaintife Pak-chuen to manage the Tye never looked to the ownes, as an in- Sing SS. Co., to run the vessel. Defendant put $25,000 and his part- dividual or a firm, for payment.
ner $15,000 into the managing com Plaintiffs own evidence. Mr. Buenos Aires, Yesterday, The Chilean volcanoes, Calbuco
Pakkal, Yesterday, Alabaster continued, showed that commission. That is to say, counsel, and Payshue, are in eruption. We Can't be as Red as all That dered safe for travel, members of non they did know (a Mr. Tee Chung, cont, and 25/40ths of the 5 per cent, The countryside have been ren- they received the order from a per- explained, the owner took 95 per Several persons have been killed 1910; Fall in Rookies; 1910 The
BANDIT ELIMINATION
Inter, defendant was informed by $4,000 to make up the total of tend the losses to livestock and pro- Ogre, 1911; The Divine Gift, 1018, the Kwangtung judiciary are now described as a "runner for the sup and his partner 15/40ths of the 5
party are very large. Reuter's Mary gece First, 1913; The Lie (in position to carry on what ply of necessaries by shipchandlers per cent. American Service.
Amorfea); 1914 (London), 1923, might be called assize work to ships in Hong Kong harbour) Cock of the Walk (in America) Hitherto cases arising in the and it had not even been sileged that 1915 The Pacifiste, 1917; Renag- Chik-kai district had to be tried this person was in any way connect cence of the English Drama, 1895; at the Tolshan district magistracyed with defendant
H.E. THE GOVERNOR
The Macan Government desired to establish a steamship_connection with Timer and was prepared to pay, a subeldy. Captain H. Carneiro, a
Wong Shin-chuen that the latter, then known defalcations. could not accede to his request,. Afterwards the defendant was and defendant was asked to do all further taxed, and it then trans- he could to make amends. How-pired that defendant had embezzl ever, Wong Bhiu-chuen agreed to ed the sum of $11,000, and that keep the matter from the other he had failed to account for out- partners, and in the firm's booke standing sums of money he had The Empress of France" by Foundations of a National Drama, because the magistrate deemed it. When the bill came to be made Portuguese, interested himself in the $7,000 was treated as still collected and which he had not which HE. the Governor (Sir Cecil 1818 Theatre of Ideas, 1915, unsafe to travel to Calk-kal, With out, Tee Chung disclosed the name the project. A ing in the safe. No one knew that
Clementi) is travelling back to the Shakespeare and Germany, 1916; bandits eradicated, a court has of the principal, the Sino-Portuguese
ter also outlined the the money was not still there unil
Colony, in dus to-morrow and not Patriotism and Popular Education, bean established at Chik-kal? as Navigation Co. (described as the dects leading up to the charter of July, 1928,
as-Inadvertently stated in yeser 1918 My Dear Wells, 1921, 2nd ed., from New Year's Day and Mr. charterers) This was batore the the Poo preparators the day's lasue. The official landing 1922 What le Capital, 2nd ed., Wong Tang presides therein. Our ship sailed from Hong
Timor, and the case is will take place at 5pm.
1920
¡own: correspondent.
plaintiffs did vrake out
“Person in Charge"
- On July 24, 1928, at the end of
paid to the outer counter clerk Defendant made cut a list of these sums which numbers score for
Many Continued on Page 19.)