THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934
CLAIM FOR SALARY
In Spanish Crisis
AND BONUS
Factory Manager Sues Chinese Syndicate.
PROJECT THAT FAILED TO MATERIALISE
manager,
Some lively passages between plaintiff and cross-examining counsel were heard this morning at the Supreme Court when a claim by Mr. George Fowler Allen. factory
for £2,931 against the New Zealand China Trading Company and Chow Tat-kwong, jointly and severally, came before the Act- ing Chief Justice, Hon. Mr. J. R. Wood.
Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instruct- ed by Mr. H. J. Armstrong of Messra. Deacons, appeared for the plaintiff while Mr. Eldon Pot- ter, K. C., instructed by Mr. P. H. Sin, represented the defendant Chow Tat-kwong.
The jury empanelled consisted of Messrs. H. R. B. Hancock (foreman), F. H. Crapnell, W. T. Stanton, P. V. Botello, A. H. Compton, J. H. Taggart and C. B. Brown.
Mr. Macnamara, opening his case, said that since the action WAR entered the plaintiff had) compromised his claim against two other defendants, Messra. Lo Po-yin and Li Chor-chi, with-
Alejandro LarTOMER
General elections which resulted in. crisis of Spanish government and resignation of Premier Diego Mar- tinex Barrios Anda Alejandro Ler- roux, who recently was Premier for brief term, in ascendancy. He is expected to bead all-radical cabinet.
SUB-LIEUTENANT D. E. GILLESPIE
Funeral This Morning At Happy Valley.
FULL NAVAL HONOURS
The funeral of Sub-Lieutenant
ARCHBISHOP ON
GERMANY
Question Of Church
And State.
CLAIM FOR EQUALITY OF ARMAMENTS..
London, To-day.
The Archbishop of Canterbury,
THE CHINA MA
To-day's Short Story. The Robbery In
Phillimore Terrace
NOTHING LIKE IT EVER BEFORE!
NOTHING LIKE IT EVER AGAIN !!
By Baroness Orczy
AT
HETHER Miss PollyBur line into High-street, · Kénsluston.
ton,
the "Evening Now, on that particular night, or rather early morning, of January
at the Upper House of Convoca- Observer" reporter, really did ex-15, Constable D21, having turned tion, referred to the difficulties of pect to see the old man in the into the mews from Phillimore-- the situation between the Ger
corner that Saturday afternoon terrace, stood for a moment at the man Church and State.
The Archbishop said, "With the is difficult to say; certain it is angle formed by the long vertical artery of the news and the short desire that the new-found unity of that when she found her way to horisontal one which, as I observed the State should be accompanied by the table close by the window before, looks on to the back gardens greater unity in the Church we can not but sympathise, but we trust and realised that he was not of the Terrace houses, and ends in
a cul-de-sac. that the unity of the Church Will there she felt conscious of an not be achieved at the cost of its overwhelming sense of dis- "How long D21 stood at that par ticular corner he could not exactly spiritual freedom; and we earnest appointment.
And yet during the whole of the say, but he thinks it must have been ly trust that both the Catholic and week she had, with more pride than three or four minutes before he the Reformed Churches in Germany wisdom, avoided this particular noticed 1 suspicious-looking in- may be left free to give their own
A.B.C. shop.
dividual shambling along under the unhindered wituesa and influence "I thought you would not - keep shadow of the garden walls. *He Touching on the question of dis-away very long," said a quiet voice was working his way cautiously in
close to her ear.
the direction of the cul-de-sac, and] armament he expressed the deep
She nearly lost her balance Dai, also keeping well within the auxiety with which the Bishops where in the world had he come shadow, went noiselessly after him. were watching the negotiations for from? She certainly had not heard ja solution, without which there
could be no recovery for the world the alightest sound, and yet there he set, in the corner, like a veritable from the economic issues which Jack-in-the-Box, his mild blue eyes) beset. it.
to national life." -
culties
TO-MORROW'S STORY
„To-morrow's story will be "Where The Story Ends," by Aird Galloway.
"However strong and clear our staring apologetically at her, his Ideals may be," he said, "we must nervous fingers toying - with the recognise the realities of the di- inevitable bit of string.
Placing a small photograph be of adjusting the natural claim of Germany for equality with fore the girl, he said quietly:
That is the back of the houses the equally natural claim of France in Phillimore Terrace which over- "He had almost overtaken him-- for security; but we earnestly hope look Adam and Eve Mews, | waa, in fact, not more than thirty] that some preliminary convention.
"You will notice that the row of yards from him-when from out of] out prejudice to his claim against D. E. Gillespie, of H.M.S. Verity, may be obtained which will clear back gardens have each an exit into one of the two end houses-No. 22, the present 'defendants.
the way, within the near future, the mews. These mews are built Phillimore-terrace, in fact—a man, Mr. Allen was employed by the/who died at sea yesterday morn-for a wider and fuller convention, in the shape of a capital. F.
ing with full naval honours ati
The in nothing but his night-shirt, rush-| Jon the basis, not of the levelling up photograph is taken looking straight ed out excitedly, and, before D21 Happy Valley,
of armaments, but drawn by com-down the short horizontal line, had time to intervenc, literally! The coffin, which was draped mon consent to the level necessary which ends, as you see, in a cul-de- threw himself upon the suspected by the plaintiff to Kurt Offenburg,/with a Union Jack, was conveyed for internal ́safety and defence."-sac. The bottom of the vertical line individual, rolling over and over) who at all times was the agent of from the Royal Naval Hospital to British Wireless Service. the defendants. The offer con- the cemetery
defendanta factory manager upon terms contained in a letter dated March 24, 1933, addressed
оп л gun-carriage
drawn by
a crew from
twa Verity.
tained in the said letter was ac- eepted by the defendant by
H.M.S.
An escort of 100 men the Flotilla Leader
cablegrams dated June 24 and 27, (drawn from
The terms of employment as set Keppel and the Destroyer White- out in the offer were for two years hall, under Lieutenant J. H. Swain,,
at a salary of £520 per annum, with bonus..
followed the gun-carriage, while of Royal Marine Band atiended,
On October 13 of last year the The Varity also supplied the! defendants terminated the plain- firing. party under Lieutenant O. G. tiff's employment and dismissed Cameron.
Chow Tat-kwong.
dairy produce.
Comdr.
TIFFIN-PARTY TO COLONEL THOMS,
Local Antipodeans' Welcome.
HONG KONG DEFENCES
* 20
Colonel Thoms said:
turns Into Phillimore-terrace, and with him on the hard-cobble-stones, the end of the upper long horizontal and frantically shrieking, Thief!]
Thief! Police?"
FORGED BANKNOTES
Big Haul Of Siamese
Forgeries, t
"It was some time before the
constable succeeded in rescuing the tramp from the excited grip of his |assailant, and several minutes be
fore he could make himself heard.
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***There!... there?" that'il "do?' be managed to say at last,' as he gave TWO CHINESE CHARGED WITH the man in the shirt vigorou him, verbally refusing` to employ The Rev. F. N. Chamberlain, of
shove, which silenced him for the Colonel N. W.. B. B. Thoms, REPOSSESSION 2. D
4 moment. “Leava,thy man,,, alonți him any longer.
H. M. Dockyard, officiated at the D.S.Q. M.C, the retiring Com The plaintiff claimed the sum of graveside.
raandant of the Shanghai Volunteer Arrested in Cheung Chau, two {now, you mustn't make that noise $1,040 being salary for two years Among the officers present were Corps, was yesterday entertained at Chinese, Li Yuen Chun-and Lam this time o' night, walkin' up all the and £2,000 for bonus and £100 as Captain A. R. Hammick (Keppel), a complimentary tiffin by the Aus- Cheung, were charged before Mr. folks. The unfortunate tramp, who passage back to New Zealand. He Commodore Frank Elllett, O.B.E.,tralian and New Zealand Associa-E. W. Hamilton at the Central Po-in the meanwhile had managed to has since been paid salary amount-R.N., Lt
S., A. Buestion.
lice Court this magning with pos- get onto his feet again, made no Ing to £67.9.3 and two sums of (Verity). Pay, Lt. Comdr. J. S. Among those present were Dr. H. session of 3,690 forged, 10-tical Sin attempt to get away; probably he (thought he would stand but a poor; $1,000 each by Messrs. Lo Po-yin Lancaster (Keppel). Lt. R. S. D. Matthews (Chairman), Col. Lmese banknotes.
'But the man in the shirt and Li Chor-chi, amounting to Christian-Edwards (Keppel), Lt.[G. Bird, D,S.O., O.B.E., Major E.
The second defendant was also chance. £140.12.6 and now claims the sum H. C. R. Aleander (Keppel), Sub. J. R. Mitchell, O.B.E., Capt. P. S. charged with possession of one had partly recovered his power, of of £2,931.18.3 from the New Zea-Li, H. A. T. Luard (Keppel), Gun-M. Wilkinson, Lt. C. de S. Robert forged 20-plastre banknote of the speech, and was now blurting out) lund China Trading Company and ner (T) B. E. Chitty Verity) Cd.json, M.M., Mr. S. T. Williamson, Banque de l'Indo-Chine. Both de jerky, half-intelligible sentences:
Gr. (T) J. R. Smith (Keppel). Mr. J. S. Way, Mr. J. Hunter, Mr. fendants pleaded not guilty,
*I have been robbed--robbed--I Witness wa to have been the Captain C. Pennack (Lincolns), 2nd 'A. W. Ingram, Mr. J. Kellcher, Mr. Mr. R. C. H. Lim, instructed by that is-my maater-Mr, Knopf. manager of a factory for exploit-L. D. R. Wilson (Lincolns), 2nd J. Wolfe, Mr. L. Tatham, Mr. N. Mr. F. H. Loseby, Was counsel for The desk is open--the diamonds ing reconstituted milk and other Commodore A. L. Shiems of the Stockton, Mr. E. Salk, Mr. C. the second defendant, the first ac-gone-all in my charge-and-now
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and Cheong, Mr. A. C. Ellis, Mr. I. Mccused being unrepresented.
they are stolen! That's the thief— Cross-examinod, by Mr. Eldon Royal Navay Volunteer Reserve Innes, Mr. A. E. Bates, and Mr. C.
Detective Inspector Fender said I'll swear-I heard him-not three Potter, plaintiff said the project for (Hong Kong).
P. Taylor.
that the Police were not asking for minutes ago-I rushed downstairs— which he had been brought to Hong) Wreaths were sent by Captain
the case to be sent to the Supreme the door into the garden was amsah- Court. Kong would have required a capital A. R. Hammick, The Ward Room "I was very interested to see that
edI ran across the garden-he
of about $300,000.
Officers' (Tamar), Captain and Mrs. in Hong Kong you have an Anzac
Evidenca in reference to the al- was, snesking about here still- Witness said that it was not until E. M. Bolt, Ship's Company Company in the Volunteer Defence leged forged 20-pigetre note was Thief! Thier! Police! Diamonds! October 27 that he was aware that (Verity), Mr. A. L. Shields, Ward Corps. This is something to be given by Mr. C. de Precourt, the Constable, don't let him go.
**Now then--that'll-・・ dol' ' ad-] there were no directors and that Room Mesa (U.S.S. Fulton), Ward proud of and I hope that every cashier of the French Bank in Hong
(Keppel), Captain member of the Association it was not a limited company for Room Officers
a position he had-held for monished D21 as soon as he could Kong, will which he was working.
(Verity), Captain. Joint It. "..
five years, after having previously get a word in.
"The man in the shirt:"wAR Witness further stated that he Officers and Ship's Company (Whit This Colony is the key to the served two years in the Banknote assumed there would be some direc-shed), Lt. Comdy, and Mrs. Stewart defence of all British interests in Department at the Head Office in gradually recovering from his ex-
Paria, tors competent to carry the project Buss, Mr. H. S. Rouse, C. Ah Ying the East. Without security such He testified that the note waS\A
and Co. (Canton Tenant), Lower sa Hong Kong provides there can forgery, pointing out several día. Can I give this man, in charge? Cross-examined rather search-Mess Deck (Verity), Ship's Combe no trade.
The Australians and crepancies in the printing. The note ingly witness stated that counsel pany (Keppel) and Chief and Petty New Zealanders in Hong Kong produced was the first forged speci- "had a way of putting eggs into his Officers (Verity),
Burglary and housebreaking, (Continued at Foot of Next Col) men he had seen of the new 20-I heard him, I tell you. He must plastre banknote lasued in Februs have Mr. Knopfa diamonds about ary 1938, he said, adding that an him at this moment." entirely new issue of the 20-plas Where is Mr. Knopf? tres noter was necessary on ac-Out of town, groaned the man count of the pumerous forgeries.In in the shirt. He went to Brighton circulation, last night, and left me in charge, Mr. Hiroshi Salto, newly-appoint day before Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones, When the forged zote was pre- and now this thief has been and ed Japanese Ambassador to the Mr. D. C. Wilson of 4 Essex Creas sented at the bank the quality of
United States, will assume his post cont was fined $8 for allowing his the paper immediately aroused his "The tramp shrugged his shoul- at Washington during the first week deg out without a muzzle on
del ders, and suddenly, without a word,
of February, it is officially announ- January 9, 7- He then referred to a circular be quietly began taking off his coat mense gelen
ced here received from the police in Indo- and waistcoat. These he handed After presenting his creden China, which confirmed his auspi- across to the constable. Eagerly the to President Roosevelt, Mr. clon, that the note was a forgery, man in the shirt fall on them, and will commence a series of conf The Bank's Chinese compradoreturned the ragg
pockets Inside ences with members of the Ameri
through,
- mouth which produced chickens, and he ate neither of them,” this provoking laughter in Court,
Milk Factory.
Witness said he thought that Messra. Li Chor-chi and Mr. ́0f- fenburg were directors, as they took him out to view a piece of land where the proposed factory for ex- ploiting reconstituted milk was to be erected, remarking "This is out land."
Witness said he had never trou- bled to enquire whether there, wara any directors or not; he was ̧ CON/ tent to look after his own job......
Witness said that two of the partners' in 'the New Zealand China Trading Co. had "admitted liability and had offered him $1,000 each.
Counsel allowed that Mr. Lo Po yin had admitted liability, but den led that Mr. LI Chor-chi had, al though the latter had offered $1 000 for peace and quietness,”
Witness denied that any offer had been made by Mr. Li Chor chi on behalf of: Mr. Chow
Ba-zzamined by: Mr.
and Officers
U. S. Couple Spy Suspects
Įsuspicions,
| also detected the differenca fu, the
quality of the paper, vol
Questioned by
said thei
forgery
of
citement.
be
asked.
What for?
.
"A Whisky in a clas by itself.
Overseas Daly Mail. Wm. SANDERSON & SON, TAR, DIJE
Agents: W. R. LOXLEY
SAITO TO CONFER
WITH SWANSON,
New Envoy To Discuss Naval Conference.
out From one of the windows a Government // regarding
questions aft
the
Tokyo.
UNMUZZLED DOG IN KOWLOON.
European Fined, Second Sammons Dismissed
"At the Kowloon Magistracy" to:
Afurther summons for allowing the dog to wander abroad unmazais on January 7 was dismissed:
A summons against Mr. JIZ of Prince Edward-Road dismissed
'Cabinet Meets On Arms In
Conts