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-COUNTERFEIT COINS
Three Chinese Caught With Moulds
DRAMATIC POLICE ENTRANCE
Three men, Chu Wai-sham, Li Fat, and Yeung Kam,- were charged before His Honour, the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Mac- gregor, at the Criminal Sessions this morning with having in their possession moulds, on which" was impressed one side of a Hong Kong ten-cent piece.
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They all pleaded. "not guilty." The following jury was panelled:-Messrs. H. J. H. White (foreman), H. Farmed, Wong Yue-shing, Wong Un-tong, Ting. Kwan-ng, A. A. de Sousa Re- medios, E. M. da Rocha.
The Asalatant Attorney-General, Mr. J. A. Fraser, in charge of thr prosecution, said that the second accused had taken a house on the third, floor of a block of houses in
Don Jamie, second son of the former King of Spain, and his fiancee, Signorina Emmanuela de Dampierre, are here pictured in Rome where they will be married next month. The Prince's bride- elect is part American, being a grand-daughter of Princess Rus pali Poggio Suzsa of New York.
Yuen Chow Street, Shamshuipo, STRAITS CONTRIBUTE $500,000
He was later joined here by the' other two accused. At about 12
TO IMPERIAL DEFENCE
noon u young lady friend of the Second Voluntary Gift In Course first accused called and had a long! conversation with him.
Door Broken Down Shortly afterwards a Police officer arrived, and knocked at the door. The first defendant pulled inside a curtain and looked through a hole in the door at him. On seeing who it was he quickly drop ped. the curtain, but the Polico broke down the door." The first [aceused and the young lady wore arrested, but the other two tried to escape. They were seen, how- ever, and captured in the bath- room of the floor below.
The flat was examined and a chattie was discovered with a ladle containing metal on top of it. In addition there were Plaster-of- Paris, acids, and some old forks. Everything, in fact, for manu- facturing counterfeit coins.
When they were charged all four, accused alleged that they had only! taken a minor part in the affair.
Of Past Two Years
"London, to-day. The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements has voted, unanimously, 'a'gift of $500,000 to the British Government to- wards the cost of Imperial defence.
This follows upon the gift of a similar sum a year ago. Both gifta are voluntary contribu-` tions towards the general cost. of the defence of the Empire and are. OVET and above the compulsory contribu-
·tion of £400,000 a year for which the Colony is liable in rospect of the cost of a regular army garrison at Singapore and the cost of the upkeep of the local volunteer forces in the Colony-British Wireless Ser-
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President Quezon In Hong Kong
Mr. Jackson, the Government CONSTITUTION FOR analyst, was the first Crown wit ness called and ha identified the exhibits. The ladle, he said, "on" tained tin, antimony, and lead which was most suitable for coin- ¦ing. The Plaster-of-Paris would be used for making the moulds, while the cyanide solution, con- taining silver, would be used for dipping the finished article in to Some give it a coating of silver. printer's ink, which was also die-
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Party Of 24. Chinese On Way To Manila
PASSING THROUGH COLONY ON PRESIDENT JACKSON.
Twenty-four members of China's good-will mission to the Philippine Islands, headed by Mr. and Mrs.1 Wang Hsiao-lai, arrived in the Colony this morning en route to Manila by the 8.8. President Jackson.
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Interviewed, a member of the de- legation said that the delegation were representatives of the Shang- hal Chinese Chamber of Commerce/ and were attending the Manila Chr- nival.
The were conveying, on behalf of the business associations of Shang- hai and north China, their good wishes to the Philippine authori- Ities.
They intended staying a week or ten days before returning to Shanghai by the R.M.S. Empress of Asia.
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It was denied that any members of the Hong Kong, Chinese. Cham- [ber of Commerce would be joining
their party.
The members of the party are:- Mr. and Mrs. Wang Hsiao-lai, Mr. Wang T. Shen, Mr. Wang Yeh- ching. Mr. Yue Chosung, Mr. H. Y. Mo, Mr. P. K. Chu, Mr. Lee Ying-sung, Mr. and Mrs. Y. T. Liu, Mr. S. K. Yao, Mr. Landing, Sunn, "We are going to Washington Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. Ching, Mr. covered, would be used in order to to attempt to secure the appro-Yoongling Y. Zung, Mr. C. Chen, give the completed coins a used ap-val of the. President of the Unit Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Hau, B.A., Mr.
pearance.
The case is proceeding.
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President of the Philippine Sen-of £2,058,988, of which £1,720,285 ate, who arrived in Hong Kong comes from wireless licenses and this morning by the 8.8. President £347,708 from publications. This Coolidge, en route to the United total was £250,000 more than in the
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The B.B.C. spent £915,000 on The Hon. Mr. Quezon stated, B.B.C. ANNUAL REPORT
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