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No 27,172 HONG KONG,
"THE KING'S MONEY"
COLONIAL TREASURY v. BANK CASE
DEFENCE OPENED
The "Babe-Like" Innocence of Tsang On-wing
THE TRICK HYPOTHESIS
ESTABLISHED
1845
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1929.
BRITISH TRADE IN
1928
B.O.T. REVIEW
ESTIMATES INTRODUCED INTO THE COMMONS
OPTIMISTIC STATEMENT
trend,
London. Yesterday.
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ECHO OF TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL
FALLS RANCH
PURCHASED IN OPEN MARKET BY DOHENY
GOLF IN HALF A GALE
A RECORD CROWD
GREATEST OPEN CHAMPION- SHIPS IN HISTORY
A COINCIDENCE
LATEST SCORES
Beverley Hills, Cal. Yesterday.
Edinburgh, Yesterday. Speaking in the House of Com-
The secretary of the oil magnate. What promises to be one of the mons on the Board of Trade Es-will very probably be introduced whilst acting as the clerk to the Mr. H. L. Doheny, one of the greatest Open Championships in the timates, which
Naval Oll scandals, announces gale at Muirfield links, Gullane, The defence was opened this morning by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, in Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister (Presi- to-morrow.
It is a bulky document of 85,000 stitute, daring 1928, resumed sit that Mr. Albert Fall's ranch at near Edinburgh, where 242 of the dent of the Board of Trade) re- the case in Original Jurisdiction in which the Attorney-General, on
viewed trade prospects and ex-werds but it generally accords with behalf of the Colonial Treasury, is suing the Hong Kong and Shang-pressed the opinion that trade Fres. Hoover's wish that the revi-ting at Scandal Point this morning. Three Rivers, New Mexico, will be world's greatest golfers are com Evidence of the working of the sold by the Sheriff to satisfy the peting for the greatest prize of taking an upward sion be "limited."
mortgage held by Pueblo the links, including the strongest hai Banking Corporation for the alleged wrongful debit of certain was steadily
It is understood, on good authori.P.R.I.'s office was given by Major first
American contingent ever sent of the Ogilvie, who had held that appoint parties and that a representative of sum of moneys which were alleged to have been drawn by means
The net trade balance of last ty, that about one-third
will attend to bid over, numbering sixteen.
The British Ryder Cup victory of of three forged cheques.
year was £150,000,000 which show schedules have been revised up-arent in Hong Kong from October Mr. Doheny
to the middle of October therefore. ed a remarkable recovery from ward.. Increased duty on sugar is 1928
April 27 haa greatly enhanced the when he handed over to It was Mr. Doheny's loan to Mr. interest in the British-American the set-back of 1926 when it was proposed, but Philippine sugar and 1928
Major Lake, the present P.R.I. Fall, in connection with this pro duel. £9,000,000. Industrial production cocoanut oil will be duty free.
It is believed that the protests Continuing his evidence from perty, that brought the oil scandal The American favourites are generally had increased 5,2 per cent. in 1928. compared with 1924. from Canada, the Argentine and yesterday afternoon, Major Ogilvie to a head, costing Mr. Fall his Hagen (the holder) or the "baby" an ac- secretaryship of the interior and American Horton Smith. The Bri- In view of the considerable re-other countries against the increase this morning spoke about Black were forgeries, and
Duncan and gional amalgamations the poten-of the tariff in certain products will count book produced by Mr. R. A. embarrassing the Harding Ad-tish favourites are Charles Whitcombe. whether the body of the cheques talities in the iron and steel in be needed, at least to the extent of Wadeson, prosecuting for Capt. ministration.
Sinclair' Sentence
After the Ryder Cup experience were in Tsang On-wing's hand-
dustry were encouraging and not making the increases large. As Perfect, K.O.S.B.
It is a coincidence that Harry at which ten thousand were pre- writing. There was no question
competitive producers the United
Billiard Receipta shipbuilding was satisfactory.
Sinclair, a central figure in the sent, elaborate preparations were of alterations and the jury were The coal industry, for the first
States has demanded the reason,
Major Ogilvie said that the book scandal and who held a third in- made for a record. never asked to consider that point-time for
and it is believed that a strong hint a considerable period. His Lordship said that in the
of the billiards tables at the begin his long deferred
three present case it should be better was making a profit. Though the was given to the Tariff Committee produced recorded the receipts of terest in the ranch is just about to that Canada. if offended by the cotton trade was depressed, deve-
This book
was kept months' imprisonment, to which for Mr. Jenkin to ask the jury telopment within the industry was place difficulties in the way of the
tariff changes, would undoubtedly barracks.
he had been sentenced in Washing find whether the cheques were distinctly satisfactory.
ton, for contempt of court. forged and that the jury must do
huge waterway scheme for connect. Sir Philip announced that he ing the great lakes with the sea
Mr. Doheny Purchases no on their own responsibility and was appointing a committee to envia the St. Lawrence, in which
Later, on the facts of the case as prequire into the patents law and Pres. Hoover is very interested.-
Mr. Doheny bought Mr. Fall's ranch Reuter's American Service.
for $165,000. Reuter's American Service.
were agreed to, into the House of Representatives President of the Regimental In-Protagonists of the Teapot Dome history of golf opened in half a
NOT TO AIR DEPLORABLE FACTS
were
The defence of the Hong Kong Bank is that the cheques were not forged. The signatures those of the .Hon. Mr. McL Messer, Colonial Treasurer, and that of Mr. T. Black, cashier. The bodies of the three cheques were written by Tsang On-wing, a trusted Chinese clerk. The al- ternative defence is that if the cheques were forged, the Trea sury has by its negligence been estopped from any claim against the Bank.
Plaintiff's Case Closed Evidence relative to the work- ing of the Treasury, and how Carvalho Yeo transacted his three
д
sented.
also
Continuing. Mr. Jenkin said that
practice.
Further Details
f the jury would marshal all the facts before them, they would un- A British Wireless message states doubtedly find two remarkable fea- that Sir Philip Cuniffe-Lister re tures. There was, first of all, the viewed the prescat trade conditions
SERIOUS RIOTING
AT IBADAN
"CYCLAMEN" TO THE RESCUE
one
SHOWERY?
This morning's weather re- port from the Royal Obstrva- tory stated:
The anticyclone has moved into the Pacific to the East of Japan. The Yangisze depres- sion has passed into the East- ern sea and the Tongking depression remains stationary.
Forecast:-S.E. winds, mo- derate; fair to showery.
rectly entered together in July $168.
Qualifying Conditions
At the end of the thirty-six holes qualifying competition, a hundred players, as well as all who tle for the hundredth place, will play over seventy-two holes for the champion- ship proper, one round each on Wednesday and Thursday and two on Friday.
Contrasting with the best early re- turns, namely the Americans Von Elm and Cruickshank, and Reginald Whitcombe, with scores of 73 each, as was that of an American amateur, Stites, with the high score of 101, en-all the holes being done in 6, 6 and
Seventh amount, incorrectly tered as $64.60 (cheque).
Eighth and ninth amounts in- correctly entered together in Octo- ber as $160 (cheque).
7. with one eleven.
Britons Leading
banking accounts were given yes- conclusion of the Bank that the and prospects and said that, taking BRITISH SUBJECTS IN DANGER terday afternoon. This morning written statement from Mr. Rodriques, Accountant of the In- stone Banking Corporation was read in Court, which was to the effect that Yes had on September 27, 1927, opened an account under the name of Chan man-wai. represented himself to be the manager of the Min Tak Co, and in Tsang On-wing's, it proved that manufactured exports were 14.1 Anglo-Persian oil refinery and money he collected to the P.RI Products book figures did not tally Compston (British)
He
all cheques-drawn against that account were signed by Yeo, Qne
of the three cheques forming the subject of this action was passed through the Instone Bank.
This closed the case for the plaintiff.
The Defence Statement In opening his defence, Mr. Jenkin said that he would at the outset assure the jury that the Bank had nezer before resisted the claim of the Government. The relationship had always been cor dial. Now that this action had been brought the Bank had no desire to expose any of the Gov- ernment's departments for their lack of scrutiny. It was not the Bank's desire to air the deplor- able facts in regard to, the state of affairs at the Treasury at the time when the fraud was per- petrated.
Radical Changes From the time of the interview between the Bank and the Trea- sury's representatives, the Bank had held the steadfast view that the cheques were genuine and that the signatures were those of Mr. Messer and Mr. Black. There had not been the slightest inde- cision about it. It was on this belief that the Bank was fighting out the case. Therefore if, in the
course of the proceedings, any de- plorable facts in connection with the state of affairs at the Trea sury should come out, the Bank would regret it.
He (Counsel) as well as the Bank would not be unduly actuat- ed into doing so, but nevertheless
it would be his duty to review all
case, because
the facts of the to use plaintiffs' words the ac- tion concerned the "King's money,"
Counsel emphasised the fact that since the fraud was commit- ted there had been many radical changes in the Treasury as well
as in other departments working.
cheques were genuine, and what 1924 as the base year, exports in led to such conclusions. That the 1928 were up 4.6 per cent, and plaintifs pleaded that the signa-manufactured exports were up 7.8 tures on the disputed cheques were per cent.
If one took the forgeries.
first quarter of The Handwriting
this year and compared it with the They had now to consider the corresponding quarter of 1924, handwriting on the holy of the the total exports showed cheques. If the handwriting was provement of 9.2
he was in the swindle. And if he per cent, better.
an im-
per cent. and
was in the swindle, he had be- Industrial production generally
trayed the trust reposed in him. was up 5.2 per cent. in 1928 as It also proved that he had obtain-compared with 1924, and if one ed the signatures by means of a took the manufacturing production trick, because bath Mr. Messer increase it was 9.2 per cent.
and Mr. Black had emphatically These facts showed that trade asserted that they could not have was steadily taking an upward signed the cheques. The reason trend.
given was that the amounts were Referring to cotton, Sir Philip too large and that at the end of Cunliffe-Lister said that when the the year, the Treasury was invari-American section of cotton trade ably watching out cheques for had set its house in order and when large amounts so as not to over- draw their account.
A Trusted Clerk
put forward a scheme of re- organisation, which really faced the facts and dealt with buying, manufacturing and selling, it would
"My answer to that," said Mr. be in a position to demand all the Jenkin "is that the signatures finances it required and the Bank of were obtained by a trick and that England would be 'ready to lend it was not discovered until some moner up to £2,000,000. considerable time after."
The
Bank still maintained that the signatures were genuine, and their
Basra, Yesterday.. The British aloop "Cyclamen" has left here in order to protect Bri- | - tish subjects at Ibadan, where there is serious rioting..
Stones have been thrown at the
pamphlets distributed.
trol the mob and Persian troops The Police were unable to con- were called out to restore order.
The Police are of opinion that the outburst is due to foreign Com- munist propaganda. Reuter.
RECENT RAIN
THREE OR FOUR DAYS' STORAGE GAINED
FIGURES FOR ISLAND
The bank paying-in slips when by the billiards marker, an N.C.O., compared with both the billiards of the KO.S.B., who on paying the receipts book figures and the By
cases the office produced the receipt book to be with either, in most
had been initialled to certify that the money amounts paid into the bank were
smaller. received by that office.
Three Cheques Disputed All this money should have gone
Questioned with regard to three into the P.R.1.'s general account at
cheques produced by Mr. Wadeson, the Bank.
Major Ogilvie said that the first Referring to the entries in this was from "B" Compant, payable receipt book, from the beginning to P.R.I.'s general account of January 1928, to July 15, witness $64.60. The second was said that the total receipts amounted Headquarters Wing also payable to to $229.60. He had also examined P.R.I.'s general account for $168.00. the payments entered in the P.R.I.'s Whiist the third was paid to the account book and found that only P.R.L's account by Chiral Din the $152.60 had been entered for bi-
regimental tailor and
for
from
was
for
The British players topped the field on both courses.
At Muirfeld the leaders are:
.75 .75.
Whiting (Royal St. George's)..74
Tolley (British)
On the Gullane course the leaders are:
Jewell (Long Ashton) ...... .72: Cruickshank (American) Donaldson (Cuddington) Von Elm (American) Reg. Whitcombe (British) Diegel (American) Boomer (British)
Mitchell (British) Hagen (American)
Duncan (British) Perkins (British)
.73
.78
.73
73
75
75
.75
.75
.76
.78
81
Players in Jeopardy Harda account for Murray Bar-$100 (rebate).
Amongst well known players on The total storage in the island racks alone. The whole of the
These cheques, Major Ogilvie both sides of the Atlantic whose amounted to 311.72 million gallons,peared in the P.R.I.'s book as havinto which they should have been are the following: reservoirs yesterday. morning amount of $229.60 should have ap-said, did not appear in the accounts chances appear to be jeopardised showing a decrease of 15.54 million ing been received from Murray entered, but there were correspond- gallons during the past week. Barracks. The initials от the
The week's consumption amount billiards room receipt book appeared Product book.
ing amounts entered in the By- ed to 33.03 million gallons, which to be the initials of the accused, includes 1.76
gallons Corporal Hendry.
Kowloon to the tanks on the Water Front and .90 from the Taikoo Water Works.
million
alternative defence, Counsel went "WORLD'S LARGEST brought across the harbour fron
on, would be one of negligence on the part of the Treasury in that they had failed to carry out a duty due to the Bank to warn them of cheques having been lost. Their failure to do so would, in
INVESTMENT TRUST TO BENEFIT THE WORKERS
New York, Yesterday. Plans for the largest investment
the workers of
Three or four days' storage has been gained from the recent rains.
Kowloon's Gain
The total storage in the main-
law. estop them from any claims, trust in the world, organised for land reservoirs yesterday morning
Mr. Jenkin then reviewed the the benefit facts relating to the first cheque America, with capital amounting to book in which 30 cheques were $5,000,000,000 is reported as being. found missing. This book, he discussed between Mr. John Raskob, said, was sent to the Treasury on motor magnate and a number of November 2, 1926, with a memo, bankers.
amounted to 121.65 million gallons, showing an increase of 4.21 million during the past week.
The week's consumption includ- ing supplies to Water Boats and
gallons. About nine days' storage
from the Bank giving the first and The proposed trust will be sup-Hong Kong totala 27.17 million last numbers of the cheques conforted by the workers of the court has therefore been gained frors last tained in the book. Tsang check-try who, each month, will invest a
ed it with the first and last num-small portion of their earnings as bers of the cheques and also with insurance against old age.
the numbers on the cover of the
The money will be invested by cheque book. He found nothing the new corporation in leading
American industrial companies.- wrong. He initialled the acknow- ledgment form and then took it in Reuter's American Service,
to Mr. Messer to sign.
Brains Nationality?
week's rainfall.
Earlier Evidence Mr. Gerald Young, manager of the By-Products Account
Central Store of the Navy, Army Nine receipts for payments on
Air Force Institute, account of By-Products were then evidence for the prosecution. produced by Mr. Wadeson.
Major
and
gave
Sarazen (American) Braid (British) Farrell (British)
Gadd (British)
28
82
83
.84
.84
85
E. Whitcombe (British) Story, amateur (British) Allies (British)
Torrential Rafn
the worst Witness had occupied his position The conditions are for the past 16 months, and examin-known is living history for golf, ing the N.A.A.F.L, books, he said bitter cold weather being accom- 1929 Rainfall.... 6.46 inches that they showed that cheques had panied by torrential rain.
Average
Deficit
been cashed by him. He added that The Malay states amateur, Kyle .13.10 inches 88 a matter of fact, he had cashed a (of Selangor) returned a score of
considerable number of cheques 84.-Router. 6.64 inches for various Army departments.
Don't Waste Water!
April 1, 1928.
$65.00 $80.00
· May 1, 1928-
$80.00
June 1, 1928-
$80.00
July 4, 1928
880.00
Aug. 2 1928
870.00
Sept. 2: 1928
$70.00
Oct. 3, 1928.
Nov. 3, 1928;
:
the
Notes on the Visitors As a general rule be paid cheques Of the newcomers from America rashed by him into the bank about for the Ryder Cup and the Open three times a week.
Championship the most interesting are Leo Diegel and Horton Smith, Replying to Mr. Wadeson, pro-
Diegal, who is 29, which is secuting, witness said that he knew average age of the whole party, Ogilvie said that payments on this Corporal Hendry (accused) as the captured the United States match- account were generally made by PRI's clerk in 4 MONTHS
1928, and had play championship from Hagen eix
months ago after the latter had cash, and all the receipts were cashed quite a number of cheques it for four seasons in succession
won signed by the accused.
for him. Witness had never cashed Smith, a 20-year-old player, who CHINESE DESIGNS ON A
At Mr. Wadeson's request, Major cheques for the P.R.L., personally hails from a small club in Missouri PADLOCK.
Ogilvie gave the dates and amounts although he did so for many other with sand putting "greens," has been of these receipts as follow:
Army people.
easily the outstanding figure in the Appearing on remand a Chinese
recent series of winter tournaments of suspected attempted
March 2, 1928 felony
Mr. Young further stated that in the Southern States. Continuing, Mr. Jenkin said that reasonable man could have failed was this morning at the Central
when he said the P.R.I. he meant In nineteen of these he has gain- bas been led seven victories, and What bad Tsang On- Magistracy sentenced by the Acting Mr. Messer had spoken sömething to do 80.
Major Ogilvie, Also, he
never fourth or batter fifteen times. cashed P.R.L, theques for anyone Everybody who has seen him play about the working of the Chinese wing done in regard to the miss- First Magistrate, Mr. E. W. Hamil
except the accused.
declares that he is far and away the brains in defence of Tsang Oning cheque? counsel asked. The ton, to four months' imprisonment. His Worship said that there was
best young golfer that America has Cheques Cashed Wing. He (counsel) did not want sum total was absolutely nothing, to know anything about the, na-he said. Taing On-wing had not a shred of evidence to show
produced since the boyhood of Babby Mr Wadeson
the Jones. produced $70.00 tionality of the brains. but what never spoken to anyone, not ever that accused had any occupation
$80.00
cheques which were put in the Smith is 0 ft. 1 in. in height, slen- was that if to his immediate assistant about whatsoever, and according to the
der, the-total, non-smoking, a 10- he wanted to know
morning's hearing, and Mr. Young ofclock-to-bed man and as blithe as Tsang On-wing was innocent, it. The whole attitude was incon- evidence he was found endeavour-
said that each of those cheques a lurk. He expects to $675.00-
hole every had nothing to do with the pre-chief know that 30 cheques were
ing to force a padlock in No. 46, why did he not at once let his ceivable.
he had cashed for Corporal Hendry putt under three yards. Whether Continuing, counsel said that Queen's-road at four o'clock in the sent action. Yeo was tried under the criminal laws, and in criminal
the variable British greens remains missing. Tsang On-wing,
The receipt of the above amounts, he personally handed the money this happy faith will be shattered on of the same thing again happened to morning, g
Accused had served six weeks in witness said, should have appeared over to the latter. said that he the second cheque book, and yet
to be seen. had course, proceedings if even a portion of the
in the By-Product account book, Cross-examined by Mr. Strellett, attached
importance no
Diegel Striking: to Teang Or-wing again kept quiet. jail only three months ago. cheque was altered, it amounted
instead they had the following en Mr. Young said that he only cashed Diegel is as striking a character In to forgery. In view of that then
was Tsang was daily in contact with
tries:gorg
different miss- Mr. Black and Mr. Messer and it
cheques up to the sum of $100.
way. He uses It did not follow that the three blank cheques that were
First amount, correctly entered as Special permission had to be obtain rather like the pinnacle with which a tee 4% inches high, disputed cheques were forged, or ing. "In other words," Mr. Jenkin was very peculiar that he had
received in cash. said,
ed to cash cheques over and above Major H. D. Gilles amused himself "blank cheque forma never taken the trouble to mɑn- that the signatures would of
Second amount, also correctly that amount. Witness cashed in the British amateur championship necessity be forgeries......
were just paper and there was no tion of the loss to either of them. necessity to look after them.” But instead of that he made the
entered.
theques for any Army department. until the governing committes pro- Third amount, incorrectly entered It was a well-losowa practice and I wonder whether they will counten--
tested against it а
"abortion Counsel then asked the jury to most misleading report to Mr.
his office was always available for ance it in the case of a guest from imagine that if the same incident Messer. He said that he wanted hand to-day states that large as $100 paid by cheque.
As a rule the abroad." bad happened to their own cheque sixty cheques and the bank had
Fourth amount, incorrectly enter that purpose.. books, would they not at once sont 400.
ed as $100 (cheque). notify the Bunk. He said that no The case is proceeding.
Fifth and Sixth amounts, Insor- (Continued on Page 7.)
in conjunction with the Treasury. Mr. Jenkin then reverted to the Yeo case, He said that the fact that
Yeo was found guilty of fergery
Remarkable Features
Mr. Potter interjected and point ed out that in Yeo's trial, the jury was asked to find whether the signatures of Mr. Messer or Mr.
¡ the matter because it
MARTIAL LAW
DISCHARGED. SOLDIERS IN ICHANG VICINITY
A Naval Wireless message to
bands of discharged soldiers are
in the vicinity of Ichang.
Martial law is in force.
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