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Alleged Forgery Plot in Bangkok.
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Bangkok, June 23.
The police placed under arrest last Saturday Nal Bikul Nirakul, an attorney, Nal Loh Tia Mong and Nat Tia Hoon Poh, in connec tion with a forgery in an alleged attempt to obtain Tes. 615 from the Sheriff Department of the Ministry of Justice,
AMUSEMENT HANGED OWING TO A
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QUEEN'S presents à hundred stars in "Happy Days," a film of spectacular scenes and bright 'en- tertainment. It might quite rea- sonably be thought that à hun- drod celebrated artistes would get in one another's way, but one has only to see this riot of modern theatrical art to learn that first thoughts are ant always the best, A talkie film.
--CENTRAL features the Marx
brothers in
"The Coconuts," A The sum of money was to be
musical comedy of more than or paid out by the Department to a dinary Interest. "And through it party of three persons, Nai Chuanll, the Marx brothers, the world's Siew Fuey, Nal Song Kui Hu and four funniest men, the most high Nal Li Peng Yong. Last Saturday powered and popular comedy team Nai Bikul, the attorney, brought en the Broadway stage,
twist a three men who signed an applica-
tion for the money to the depart- say thread of laughter." A talkie
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HOLIDAY MUDDLE.
Famous Judge Reveals
Fatal Mistake.
The torture of knowing that a man had been hanged through what he believed was a blunder is among the most vivid memories of Lord Craigmyle, the famous Scottish judge, better known as Lord Shaw, of Dunfermline, who is now 80 years of age.
Discussing in An Interview int mail week the experience which of capital punishment, he said made him a confirmed opponent
that he still believed that the man was wrongly hanged. tures," he said.
"The case had ghastly us, judicial murder.”
fen-
"It was a call-
The facts are these:
A young man, named Doherty, WLS atanding with a girl on the bridge at Rutherglen. They were
ment office. When the, statement was submitted to Phya Patibban
i love and happy. A man in Bises, Director of the Department, MAJESTIC presents Emil Jan-passing made an offensive remark for his sanction, the Chao Khunnings in "The Patriot," a film about the girl, and Doherty, sefz- noticed that two signatures were which brings everything out of ing a hoe which lay at hand, Irregular these of Nai Chua Siew the world's greatest actor. Jan-struck him. Pucy and Nai Song Kui Hu, which nings is superb in his role, and The blow was never meant to were different from the previous admirers of him con rest assured kill, but the man dropped dend. signatures in papers filed there. of an entertaining performance. A charge of murder followed, Nai Bikul and the three men were Is facial command has made him
Mr. Shaw (na he then was) de- called in for Interrogation but the famous,
with couple
that his fended him and fought for a ver attorney still confirmed that the dramatic impersonation, and you dict of culpable homicide, the Help and advice on gardening paper was correctly signed by the will witness as fine a rendering Scottish version of manslaughter,
right persons.
of a true patriot as you could and a nominal sentence. The director, however, thereupon desire to see. A silent film. The jury brought in a verdict Bikul that if the men were not the
of "Guilty." with a recommenda- suspended payment, advising · Nai
tion to mercy.
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rightful persons, he should correct STAR presents Nicola, one of his mistake at which payments the greatest exponents of the art would be duly made. Nat Bikult magic in the world. He is Court in those days, but a pet- and his party loft. He soon return supported by a company of art- tion backed by the judge, ed, this time bringing two other lista and assistants, and brings sent to the Home Office. men who were identified to be the with him over fifty tons of gorge Doherty would have been LAMMERT BROS. genuine Nai Chua Siew Puey and ous scenery and effects. In some prieved, Lord Craigmyle believes. Nal Song Kul Ha. The attorney of the scenes Nicola represents a made another statement to the famous mystic whom he has me director admitting in the previous on his travels. application for payment, the signa- { tures of Nai Chun Siew Puey and}- Nai Song Kui Hu, were forged by
WORLD presents Dolores del Nai Loh Tia Mong and Nai Tia Rio and Charles Farrell in "The
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He entered plea of "No. PRISON AND “CAT.” Guilty.”
Cross-examination of an
THREE CHINESE FOUND GUILTY countant put a fresh aspect on the case and the man was acquitted.
OF SMUGGLING FIREARMS. "The lesson from that
case," said Lord Craigmyle, "is that no
Klang, June 20. lawyer should assume,
Three Chinese who were recent- no matter how strong the evidence may aply arreated at Port Swettenham rear, that a man is guilty." and charged with being in posses· ·
sion of and importing firearma and ammunition were produced Kiang District Court to-day and before Mr. J. W. W. Hughes in
WHALE IN ANTIQUE.
ILOILO MERCHANTS TOW HUGE MAMMAL TO TOWN.
Holló, July 1.
A whale measuring 12 metres
long and four metre's in circumfer but for the fact that it was holl-once is the first marine victim of day time.
the stormy weather of the last few As a result, two cases were days in Visayan watera. muddled. A man who should have been hanged was reprieved and Doherty was executed.
In another case,
as a young
The huge mammal, due to strong winds and mountainous waves, lost his bearing and was washed up on the shore at Bugasong, Antique
Upon running aground the animal
groaned aloud, with sufficient noise to alarm all the people in the vicini-
"Every human judgment," said Lord Craigyle, commencing on province. film showing signature was found to be genuine. whition Moscolm their capital punishment, "la liable to
Upon this confession, Nai Bikul, the bourgeoisie and the downfall be mingled with error." Nai Loh Tia Mong and Nai Tia of the monarchy. The Red Danc Hoon Foh were placed under ar love for the escaped Prince counsel, Lord Craigmyle, actually ty. Using poles and paddles, clubs, rest and sent to the Jansonggram leads to many enthralling adven secured the acquittal of a man and ropes, the fishermen of the Police Station. Nai Rikul, the at-tures in the land of snow and he had advised to plead guilty region succeeded in trussing up the torney, declared at the preliminary blood. A picture very well worth to forgery.
whale in such a fashion that several examination that of the party of seeing. A silent film.
This was the result of his koen Iloilo fish merchanta who heard three men who went to seek his
observation. service in this matter, he only knew Nai Li Peng Yong personally, The men signed their names in the Chinese character, so that he was unable to know that they were forged, he said.—Bangkok Daily Mall.
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STRANGE SCENE IN SENATE COMMITTEE.
WHITE GIRL.
QUEEN OF N.Y. CHINATOWN. CUTS OFF HUSBAND IN WILL
Thirty years ago a beautiful white girl wandered into New York's China-town and met there b young Chinese with £2,000.
She loved him, married him, and made £100,000 out of his capital- but now he has had to go to court to recover £1,800; for she left only rest to her £800, to him, and the
SILK STORE efforts to compel Bishop James white relations.
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Washington, June 5. A dramatic termination of
Annie Gilmartin was an obscure Cannon, Jr. to testify before the
came to girl emigrant when she Senate Lobbyist Committee care New York, but when she died six to-day, when the Bishop, in the midst of a barrage of questions York's Chinatown Queen.” **
months ago she was known as "New which he had refused to answer, She married Chu Sul, the young suddenly rose from his seat in the Chinese, as soon as she arrived in committee room and said:-
"I am no longer here as a volun-America, and at once showed a
genius for finance. tary witness,
She speculated successfully in
In the event that the com-real estate, and rapidly made a for mittee desires to.subpoena me, 1 will be at my office,
tuns for her husband, while she adopted the customs and religion of Bishop Cannon thereupon walk- his race. led out of the committee room:
Annie Chu Sul loved Chinese
No effort was made to detain him. mysticism. Chinese doctors bound 'Senator Thomas Walsh,, of her feet, and priests of Confucius Montana, and John J. Blaine, of conducted services for her. Wisconsin, both Republicans of
the Liberal of Left Wing faction, with large diamonds, which she Chu Sui gave her ten rings set had been making strenuous efforts wore on her fingers and thumbs, to elicit information concerning arousing the, admiration of China Bishop Cannon's expenditure in town and earning the name of his Virginia campaign against ex-Diamond Ten." Governor AL. Smith, together
She became as much an Oriental with his failure to report as any white woman can-but on To all questions Bishop Cannon After her death it was found that
her deathbed she reverted to type. had reiterated his previously exall the property she had acquired pressed refusal to answer, stand- was in her own name.
amounts.
ing on the ground that his poll. It included two large buildings in tical work had been simply that of Chinatown, £80,000 deposited in a private citizen..
sight banks, and jewels worth
More Talk to the Press. £8,000,
A later message states: After Her will bequeathed all her for defying and walking out on the tune to her sister, Mrs. Kitty Senate Lobbyist Committee to-Murray, of Queen's Borough, New day, Bishop James. Cannon, Jr. York, with the exception of £600, talked freely with newspaper re which she left to her husband. porters and revealed details of his Chu Sul and her otherwhite expenditure in fighting the pre-relations-brought an action. In the sidential aspirations of former courts, In the middle of which Mra Governor A. L. Smith Murray was found dead in her bath- Of the contribution obtained with a bottle of poison beside from Mr. E. C. Jameson, Bishop here f Cannon said that G.$16,000 was The dispute over the will has LOW used to pay speakers, to rant auto boon settled, and the white relations mobiles and halls, and for genera of Anne Gilmartin Can Solly campaign expenses
The remaining divided among. Blona Buch leaders Ight
Werc
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elle fer të fortune 2 which goes to Chu-Sní in tion of his original inves $2:00
about the phenomenon could tow it back to Iloilo, where it is to be cut to pieces and sold.
The case against the man look ed strong, but when he came into court Lord Craigmyle noticed that This is the second ease in recent his hands were red and coarse years that a whale has been caught and could not have effected the at San Jose, Antique. -- Manila'
kilful forgeries.
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They were also ordered twelve
strokes of the 'cat' each.
It was stated that one of the three men was watched by detec- tives who saw him go aboard a boat in the harbour where he met the two other Chinese. They were arrested in a boarding house to which all three went, the firearms and' ammunition being found, in their possessions
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