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No. 27,494
SOLICITORS ACCUSED
OF FORGERY?
DEFENDANT INSISTS ON ALLEGATIONS.
**UNDER THE ROOF."
When the case was resumed this morning at the Supreme Court before Sir Joseph H. Kemp.
Mak.
K.C., in which asked by the
SOLICITOR'S COSTS.
DEFENDANT'S UNHAPPY-
PLIGHT.
NO MONEY TO PAY,
Action was taken by Mr. Geo.
ESTAB ISHËD
1845
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1930.
NOISY KOWLOON. STORM IN A Building Operations at Night.
CONTRACTOR FINED,
"Simply one of the noisiest centres. of Kowloon",
This was the comment passed by
TEA CUP
SIR OSWALD MOSLEY OBDURATE:
the Kowloon PREMIER'S K. Hall Brutton against a Chin-Mr. Whyte-Smith ut ese at the Summary Court this Magistracy this morning, when he imposed a fine of $50 on Mr. Daniel morning before Mr. Justice J. R.
Wood, for the recovery of $109.65, being the balance for professional services rendered.
MOVE
Wong, contractor and treasurer of PARLIAMENT TO BE
the Hop Yick firm of building con- tractors; who are engaged in the
construction of new flats opposite the 'Star Theatre and at the rear of
was
DISSOLVED?
-The
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 1⁄44.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
TAXES ON FOOD. Feeling Against It Quite
Irrational.
Pa
LORD SALISBURY'S VIEW.
Rugby, Yesterday,
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician 19, Queen's Road Centr
NAVAL PROGRAMME OF BRITAIN.
WAR LORDS IN CONCLAVE.
DESTROYERS AND SUBMARINES FENG AND YEN REVIEW THEIR
TO BE BUILT.
SIX-INCH GUN CRUISER.
London, Yesterday.
"Necessary Replacements."
PLANS.
the
ATTACK ON TSI-NING. In the House of Lords a motion.
[From Our Own Correspondent.] expressing grave concern re- Mr. A. V. Alexander. First
Shanghal, Yesterday. garding the industrial outlook Lord, pointed out that the original Marshals Feng Yu-hsiang and
destroyer programme of 1929 con- Yen Hal-shan have had and demanding as the most imme-sisted of a flotilla leader and eight meeting at a village in the vicinity A secret diate and practical remedy a com- destroyers. The programme was of tisin-aslang in Northern Ho- On Company for a "declaration
prehensive policy of safeguarding now amended and consists of anan). It is reported that they and damages in connection with the allegedly, fraudulent mort-
of industries, anti-dumping and leader destroyers. The question have decided to concentrate
of future construction under this main forces of the Kuominchun Enge of a steam, launch to Mr.
London, Yesterday.
anti-economic, was carried by 103
programme is now being con- and the alliest. Hosan troops in the R. A. Basto, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., Mr. D. L. Strellett, who appear-Wing Lak Buildings, in Nathan
Sir Oswald Mosley, during a votes to 25.
sidered. Reuter,
Lunghal Railway and Ping-Han for $3,000, defendant mate some et for the plaintif, told his Lord- Road.
Defendant
Lord Salisbury, the Conservative summoned by personal statement in the House
Railway zones to meet the enemy, startling accusations against the ship that the amount owing arose
at the Revenue Officer Young, of 10 Wing of Commons, read a letter he had leader, supporting the motion said
Rugby. Yesterday. while Yen Hai-shan will be re- solicitor instructing the plain-ut of an action heard
Supreme Court in which the pre- Lok Building, second floor, for addressed tiffs.
to Mr.
The First Lord of the Ad-sponsible to send as many Shansi MacDonald, he favoured a greater extension of miralty, Mr. V. Alexander, said troops as available to Shantung Defendant was further-cross-sunt defendant was plaintiff. Mr. allowing noises for some time past. stating that the Cabinet Com- examined by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, Brutton represented him, and. In answer to the summons, Mr.mittee under Mr. Philip Snowden revenue tarif and believed that the that orders had been given for in order to make a further attempt Counsel for the plaintiffs, in re- after much trouble and expense, Wong said that he had had a dis- rejected in its entirety the feeling against food taxes was quite work for the one six-inch gun to cross the Yellow River at any cost cruiser Leander to be built at whereby they would be in easy cussion about the matter and Memorandum which he sub- irrational. gard to the premises qccupied by he got judgment with costs.
So long, however, as Devonport and for two destroyers reach of Tsinamlu, the capital of He the Fook Chun Loong firm.
The sad part of the whole busi-thought, that it was finished.
mitted on' January 23, there were no food taxes, indirect at Portsmouth. Tenders for the Shantung. His Worship: At least Mr. Young providing for a said that the firm occupied a flatness was that defendant, though)
-more effec-
taxation, whether in the form of Leander and the two remaining | In Shanghai Street, Yaumati. He successful in his claim, failed to had hoped so!
tive alternative to the Gov1 |
A Severe Attack. also gave the nuraber. That firm recover either the judgment debt
Employees Blamed. ernment's unemployment policy, safeguarding or otherwise, must be destroyers to be built by contract
Shanghal, To-day. or costs from the other side. Mr. Continuing, the defendant said Subsequent discussions only, em- kopt within the limit because high proposed to proceed forthwith launching a severe
were under consideration. It was General Yuen Shao-chang Brutton having no other recourse. that if there was any noise being phasised the differences, making protection without food taxes was with the building of three sub ning, in south-western Shantung.
attack on Tal From a Wrong Source." fell back on the defendant for made it was done by his hundreds it impossible for Sir Oswald
Impossible. The Government op-marines, two of approximately
A Total Rout. Counsel put it to defendant that payment.
of workmen, who were under several Mosley to continue in office with
650 tons each and one of ap from October, 1927, until August, A Reduction Offered. foremen, who, he thought, were of honour. Sir Oswald Mosley as- posed motion.
Hauchow, Tuesday. proximately 1,600 tons. whole 1928, in other words, at all Out of the
amount not much use. He added that these sured Mr. MacDonald of his
Lord Arnold stated the case for
The war in the north has thus disbursements
A considerable part of the 1929 far developed largely in favour of made
on workmen should be arrested for loyalty in vote or action, but re- free trade, pointing out that the de- programme had been cancelled the National troops.. material times relating to the due,
of the defendant In-creating disturbances by working attained the freedom to ask the pression was world wide and in-and this represented the remain- wing of the allied forces under signing of the supposed charter behalf the premises were not only not cluded sum amounting to night time.
Party to adopt a policy more con- stancing the United States of der of it. The submarines refer Shih Yo-san have been repulsed by occupied by the Fook Chun Loong $250 had been paid on account. His Worship remarked that the sistent with their election pledges America, whose export trade had red to were three of six authoris-the Shantung troops; the right firm, but were entirely vacant. However, seeing the plight that thought there was no power to do than the present programme. declined 20 per cent, compared with ed by Parliament last year. Rewing under Sun Ten-ying is being
the defendant was in, Mr. Brutton that
Mr. J. H. Thomas did not attend Britain's decline of 9.1 per cent.-garding any further building pro- bealged at Luy and Chihcheng: agreed to make a substantial re-
to-day's Parliamentary Labour British Wireless Service. duction provided that the debt
Party meeting, which mainly dis- was liquidated at an early date.
cussed the causes of Sir Oswald From $409.65, Mr. Brutton was
Mosley's resignation and adjourn- agreeable to accept $250 in full
ed any discussion thereon. settlement.
signed as guarantor to the char-
ter party.
Defendant disagreed and said that Counsel probably got his in- formation from a wrong source. | . Mr. Sheldon: I put it to you that the rates for the last quarter of 1927 and also for the first and second quarters of 1928.had not been paid by the landlord to the Government? You had better enquire from the neighbours. That firm was there all right.
&
Defendant falled to avail himself, of this offer and action had, therefore, to be taken.
Defendant admitted the claim. but said that he had no money to pay.
And the reason why no rates had been paid was because the
Costs Waived. building had been pulled down Judgment was given against
for and was in the course of recon- defendant
$409.65. Mr. struction I say you are wrong, Strellett, however, added that in Counsel said that he did not view of the fact that the defen- wish to
the to recover pursue that point any dant had failed further as he was able to prove it judgment debt from the other from the Government files
party, he would still be willing to accept $250 in full settlement, and that he 'would not be asking costa for this action.
Defendant was asked if he had
relatives living. any
He said that he had no sisters or brothers, and his only blood relative alive! to-day was an aunt.
Mr. Sheldon: Is she coming to say that you are Ng Shing?-She
DR. C. T. WANG.
is over 60 years of age and lives May Resign Foreign
at Shekki, but if you insist I can) call her.
But are you calling her?-If I]. um allowed time, I might do so.
Witnesses Scattered.
Portfolio.
[From Our Own Correspondent.?
Shanghai, To-day.
1
J
Carpentry and Mah Jongg. Recounting his experiences in the
FAIR OUTLOOK.
To-day's weather repart from the Royal Observatory states; A depression la central to the N.E. of Vladivostock
The depression over Tong- king is shallower.
The Typhoon is probably about 600 miles E. of Basco.. moving N.N.W.
Forecast:-S.W. or variable winds; moderate to light; fair." Rainfall
Rainfall to 10 am. to-day 0.01 Inch. Rainfall since January 1, 18.67 inches against an average of 19.08 inches.
Temperature and Humidity. The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were
Hong Kong 82 Macao
79
Temp. Humid.
85 91
Pratas Island
80
92
Dr. C. T. Wang, Foreign Minister,
Manila
77
92
80
91
80
96
Chefoo... Shanghui
69
76
61
98
Defendant was then asked about the various parties who, he left Nanking for Shanghai yester said, had taken part in either day. Before his departure he ask- helping him to buy the launch or[ed the Political Council for leave of helping him to charter it. To absence for two weeks.
this he replied that he could not) find them. Some of them had gone this way and another the other. He admitted that they' valuable witnesses to his
were
case.
As regards the broker, Wong Lam,who helped him to buy the vessel, that man was now on a Chinese gunboat named Kwang Fu.
the
'Counsel: What a curious place: for a ship broker to be in ?Well, a man is not bound by anything to:
do a certain trade or a certain work. He is entitled to do what he likes.
Before concluding his examina- tion, Counsel put all the exhibita to defendant one by one and asked him if each one of them was genuine.
airl
Defendant categorically that they were all forgeries.
Counsel: You can't express an opinion if they were forged for the purpose of this case? You know better. Mar
I put it to you that on the mort-
gage you had fraudulently sign-
ed yourself as Ng Shing and had
also fraudulently used the chop of
Dr. G.-T. Wang,
It is alleged that this is the
Here is a coffin bill for Ng Council.
Shing - do you say this is also
a forgery? On the face of it, it
is a coffin bill, but since it is used
Amoy Swatow
The Premier's Threat.
Later. To-morrow's meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party may have very important results. Sir Oswald Myslexias notified that the z will alive, a' - resolinton dis
INTERPORT CRICKET.
Shanghal, To-day:
The weather is extremely sultry and threatening. It is practically, certain that there will be no play in the interport cricket match today, and play is unlikely to-morrow.Reu- ter.
approving of the Government's unemployment policy.
It is expected that Mr. Mac Donald will demand à vote of con- fidence and tell the Party that un- less the vote is forthcoming and Sir Oswald Mosley's resolution is withdrawn he will immediately! advise the King to dissolve Par- liament-Reuter, ́-
witness box, Mr. Young said that
His Honour Offended. the noise, which consisted mainly of
Rugby, Yesterday. carpentry, and now and again Mah In the House of Commons Jong games, had gone on night after to-day Sir Oswald Mosley made a night, for about, as far as he could statement on the reasons which calculate, nine months. He had
Government...
been told to lay the complaint led to his resignation from the against the contractor by his doctor,
Sir Oswald Mosley was Chan- who when Mrs. Young was in cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. bed, told witness that he was not to which is a post with only minor stand it any longer. Sometimes {duties, and when the Government
the noise of hammering and what took office he was appointed by not ceased at II at night, and at the Prime Minister to assist the other times It continued the whole Lord Privy Seal, Mr. J. H. night through,
"On Saturday night, he sent for a homas, who was put in charge detective from the Water Police of the problema connected with Station, and Detective Sergeant unemployment,
Sir Oswald Mosley, in his state Humphreys appeared at his fiat and ment, read a letter which he had experienced the noise of planing addressed to Mr. Ramsay Mac wood, sawing, and the inevitable In Donald, in which he stated that carpentry-hammering..
The noise came from a newly con January 23 he submitted a structed garage, which is just under and in a covering letter made it memorandum on unemployment Mr. Young's window, and which la being occupied as the Hop Tick clear that he had reached the very carpenter's shop, In connection with definite conclusion that it was im work on this mop, in connection, with possible to continue as at present
is
The left
gramme, the Government must and the central column under Wan consider necessary replacements Tsun-tsai, has been totally routed, in accordance with the London following the fall of Kwelteh city. Naval Treaty. He was unable to Wan Taun-tsin, the 35th Divisional the full programme Commander of Wan Tann-tsai, in could be presented. British among the prisoners. Kweitch was Wireless Service.
STOP PRESS say when
London, Yesterday.
The conservatives have decid- ed to ask for another debate on unemployment on May 28 -- when they will again move a reduction in Mr. Thomas's salary similar to that which Was defeated by only 15 votea on May 19. There aro prospects a large number of Labour
and Liberal abstentions, the ro- sult of which will expose the Government to the grave risk. of defeat-Reuter.
Washingtong, Yesterday. The Iowan Banker, Mr. Hanford McNider, late Assist- ant War Secretary, has been appointed United States Minia- ter to Canada..
How two British Dominions objected to the cruiser build- ing programme of the United States during the London Con- ference was disclosed by Sene- tor Reed, one of the American delegates.
Cross-examining Admiral Pringle before the Senate For- eign Roiations Committee, Senator Reed asked: "Did you know that Australia and New Zealand threatened not only, not to sign the treaty giving us 21 eight-inch cruisers, but to build some eight-inch crui-
own"? sers of their
The Senator explained that Aus- tralia and New Zealand feared the projected American build- Ing programme and prompted Japan also to build, thereby upsetting the balance of naval power in the Far East...
Admiral Pringle, who at first opposed the cruiser reduction, eventually admitted that the treaty was successful piece of negotiating on the part of the American delegation."-Reu- ter's American Service.
BIG COMBINE.
Bank of England's Direct Concern.
the Po On Company?-Ng Shing forerunner to his resignation, due la my name and I am the head to the recent criticism of the Sino- partner of the Fo On Company. Japanese Treaty by the Political by Sergt. Humphreys who also sented a report which not only re London, Yesterday,
fected in its entirety the A big industrial rationalisation stated that it was not only dr Memorandum, but also adopted a scheme, in which the Bank of Young who complained about the noise, bat a resident of 2 Wing Lok position which would involve the England will take a direct rejection of any effective alterna- concern, is announced. The Bulidings complained to the Police tive to the present policy In Bank will have a controlling as evidence against me, I must fallen into the possession of other the other day when he was kept those circumstances he hold it invoice in two new steel. iron, and say it la a forgery, solicitors for a whole amount, awake till three o'clock in the consistent with honour for him to coal Companies named the Lan
Questioned as to the deed of "well, anything can be done under morning,
remain a member of the Govern-cashire Steel Corporation and the assignment in which it bore the the roof-not only with the im
essing the defendant his ment. On the back benches he Wigan Coal Corporation, with a impression of the Yue On chop, pression of a chop but with any Worship said: "I am not going to should remain in vote and action combined capital of $7,500,000 defendant again said that it was other thing as well," waste any more time. I hold you as a loyal member of the Labour These concerns consist of the
forgery. He explained that Mr. Sheldon:Is it your sug sa responsible. I consider # that document was with his soll gestion that the chop was forged scandalous that fealdents should be Party-British Wireless Service amalgamation of five leading citor during the time when he from the impression from tho kept awakd In this way. You are
Companies Reuter was tried in the Criminal Court, time it got into the possession of fiped Afty dollars, and if there is any
Other Complaints, The Cabinet subsequently "ap FIVE LEADING COMPANIES
pointed a Committee, which pre- Corroborative evidence was given
and no one from the Yue On Com
rward to produce
vidence against ther document
the folicitors named Yes repetition of the nuisance the the Government
this closed the cross-examina:
penalty will be much leavleri (33
Defendant intimated that he wAL
tions Defendant called further Good Foremen Wanted!
itnes
Earlier Cable.
London, Yesterday,
the scene of fierce fighting, lasting three days. To show how stud- born was the resistance on the part In the House of Commons, at of the rebols, they held the city question time, Mr. Alexander an- till the very last and evacuated nounced that orders had been only on the arrival of the National given for work to proceed on the armoured trains, which promptly six-inch gun cruiser Leander, to bombarded the elty with heavy be built at Devonport and, two artillery. destroyers "to be built at Forts- mouth. Tenders for a leader and two remaining destroyers were under consideration.
Fighting Still In Progress. Fighting is still in progress be- tween the National troops and the allied forces along Lipetal, between It was also proposed to proceed Liaho and Lanfeng. The main forthwith with the building of bodies of both the Shansi and Kuo- two submarines, of approximately minchun forces are now assembled 650 tons each, and another of at Lanfeng, considered to be the approximately 1,800 tons.
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most strategic point on the Lung- Mr. Alexander explained that a Hal line. Yen Kai-shan and Feng considerable proportion of the Yu-halang are pouring thousands 1929, programme had been cancel of reinforcements Into Lanfeng. led, and the foregoing represents President Chiong la personally the uncancelled portion-Reuter. directing his crack divisions in the present offensive. It is therefore anticipated that in the coming con- Bict at Lanfeng both sides will spare neither mea nor ammunition,
EX-PRIMATE ILL.
:
Grave Condition of Lord though the outcome is not a decl-
Davidson,
60 YEARS IN THE CHURCH.
London, Yesterday.
sire one.
National Troops Victory. Messages received from Hau- chow claim that the National troops launched. on the night of attack against the
The Most Rev. Randall Thomas May 18 an Davidson, the former Archbishop enemy along either side of the
Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury.
Lung-Hai. Rallway, and on the fol lowing morning captured Stupo, Kochuan and Chengtai, together with 18,800 captivés, including two brigadier generals Li Wan-yu and Sung Chiu-kuef and scores of colonels and majors. A portion of the prisoners have been disbanded while 6,000 of them are reorganized so transportation corps.
Shantung Situation.
Tainan, Tuesday. Violent fighting took place on- May 19 between the Shanal troops ander Li Sang-ta and the National forces under Hen Fu-chu on both banks of the Yellow River. The Shansf troops made three attempts to cross the river, and when they were on the point of succeeding, one of Chen Tiso-yuan's brigades arrived in time to repel the enemy. Both sides suffered heavy casual-
tles.
of Canterbury, is stated to be
Hankow, Tuesday. Bravely ill-Reuter.
[Lord Davidson was born on General Ho Ching-chun, Com April 7, 1848, at Edinburgh, his mander of the 3rd Army Corps, mother being a dughter of proceeded on May 18 to Slangtsal, Archbishop Tait, of Canter-25 miles from Yencheng. It is bury Educated at Harrow and understood that they will launch a Trinity College, Oxford, (where general offensive on Hauchang on he obtained his degree of Doc. tor of Divinity), his first bene- fice was the curacy of Dartford. Kent, which he held from 1874- 77. Later he was appointed chaplain and private secretary
to his father-in-law, Arch bishop Benson of Canterbury in the same capacity. From 1881-88 he was examining chaplain to Bishop Lightfoot of Durhan, and later became sub
(Continued on Pago 6.),
appointed as Bishop of Roches ter, a post which he held for four years, at the expiration of which he took up the high est office in the Church, that of Primate of England. He was obliged to retire from the Arch bishopric In 1828, owing to the falling state of his health; and
ve succeeded by the most.
Archbishop Gordon Lang, C. His Lordshíy lives at