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THE HONGKONG DAILY TRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 29ru, 1914
SUPREME COURT,
Thursday 28th May.
IN ORIGINA JURISDICTION.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. H H
PERSIAN OIL WELLS:
GOMPERTZ.
PAKING, May 28th.
HOTEL PROPRIETOR HUED. The
Case was resumed of Ip The Times attacks the acquisition of the Watson, accountant, of là, Victoria Persian oil wells for the purpose of Stroot, v. Friederich Reichmann, propric The Provincial Governors have been supplying the British Flest, saying that for of the Grand Hotel. The claim was for
LONDON, May 27th.
IN BANKRUPTØY JURISDICTION.
GUMPERTZ.
nover asked the plaintiff for money, and that if he had wanted money he could BORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, ML. H. H. J. have raised it from Mr. Crew, his wife's father, who was staying in the hotel, and who was also a man of money. Defen dant would never have sent the shroff out into Hongkong to borrow 81,000 here ör $100 there.
AMISING COMPRADORE for in the case of Cheung Puí Kái, The hearing of the petition was asked Tierly compradorn to the Mercantile
Bank.
THE CHILDAR" PIRACY.
Further evidence was given at the Magistracy yesterday in the extradition proceedings in connection with the piracy of the Childur.
ordered to send in benceforth yearly the the regions are very unsafe and not far the recovery of $4,178.43, balance due from plaintiff, or that he had ever asked, under an order made by his Lordship. Macao. The pirates took $235 in money
the Government, thereby rendering. the Government independent of foreign loans as soon as possible, riz.:-
following amounts for the expenses
Tls.
Kinngan
3,750,000
Szechuan
3,000,000
Kwangtung
9,000,000
Chekiang
2,100,000
Kiangsi
2,100,000
Hupeh
1,800,000
Anhui
1,500,000
Honau
1,300,000
Shantung
1,300,000
Shansi
1,300,000
Chihli
1,200,000
Fokion
1,200,000
Hunan
900,000
Shensi
900,000
Yunnan
000,000
Sungkiang
400,000
Kansu
400,000
Kwangsi
Tobul
400,000 300,000 2,100,000
Tis. 30,000,000
Kueichow Manchuria
THE SALT GABELLE,
PERING, May 28th. Chung Hu, Director of the Salt Gabello, has left for Shanst or a tour of inspection through Western China for the study of the conditions of the salt output. He is accompanied by Sir Richard Dane.
SUDDEN DEATH OF JAPANESE MINISTER.
PEKING, May 28th. The Japanese Minister to China, H.E. Mr. Yaza, has died suddenly of heart
failure.
EUROPEAN SERVICE.
ITALIAN FOREIGN POLICY.
BELLIN, May 27th. The italian Foreign Minister, Marquis di San Giuliano, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, defonded the Austrian and Italian policy against the attacks of the Italian Press. He announced the further close collaboration with Austria for the support of the Prince of Albania. The protective measures taken by both the countries in Albazia did not denote armed intervention nor an intercession on behalf
of Essad.
The Chamber agreed to the continuanes of the Austro-Italian, balance of power in the Adriatic, and the Marquis called
forth the applause of the House by showing the amiable regulation of the
Minor at Adalia.
question of Italo-British interests in Asia A friendly agreement with Sir Edward Grey had been reached in the question of the Dodekanesos.
TIME SITUATION IN ALBANIA.
BERLIN, May 27th The situation at Durazzo has taken a turn for the better.
LONDON, May 27th. Rumours of an international expedition of succour to Albania under command of a British General are without foundation.
SCENES IN THE DUMA.
BERLIN, May 27th,
The Deputies have again indulged in violent abuse of each other in the Duma, and the Vice-President of the House has resigned.
distant from: German sphere of interest. The defence of the oil bearing territories could only be possible for the Indian Army, which was insufficient.
SEARCH FOR MR. HAMEL ABANDONED.
LONDON, May 27th," Search for the aviator Mr. Hamel has been abandoned and his death must be assumed to have taken place.
THE DERBY..
LONDON, May 27th. The Derby winner is Durbar II., owned by Mr. Duryea.
RUSSIA DECLINES TO SEND TROOPS TO ALBANIA,
BERLIN, May 27th.. Russia has declined to land troops in Albania.
NEW ARCHBISHOP OF BRESLAU.
BERLIN, May 27th. Bishop Bertram of Hildesheim has been elected Arebbishop of Breslau,
SERVIA'S ARMAMENTS.
BERLIN, May 27th. The Borvian Government has demanded from the Skuptchina 122 million dinara.
to be applied for armaments.
from the defendant for money paid by the plaintiff to the defendant and money paid by the plaintiff to various persons or firms at the request and on behalf of the defendant between May 19th, 1912, and January 6th, 1912.
cash-book.
In the witaess-box defendant. bore out his solicitor's statement. The money for the purchase of the business, he said, was advanced by Mr. Crow, his father-in-law. He denied having over borrowed money
plaintiff to raise money for him. Any 10.Us which were given to plaintiff were for money which was paid out of the hotel cash. None of the 1.0.Us. bad any reference to money which he had borrowed from plaintiff, who, he alleged Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instincted by Mr. had taken money in payment of accounts C. F, Mason, of Messrs. D'Almada & which he had never accounted for in the The 81,000 security was not Mason) appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. Dison, originally obtained by him from plaintiff to assist him in paying the rent of the of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist)
hotel. It was a deposit for security sented defendant, AG
Mr. Potter, on behalf of defendant, said alone. He still had the $1,000 deposit, that he agreed with his friend that the and if this was claimed by plainif he case was a simple one and also that in would counter claita for $1,500, the certain respects it was a most extra-amount he alleged Ip Watson had ordinary one, he thought it was the most swindled him out of The hotel, he extraordinary case his Lordship had ever added, was not encumbered in any way, The tried in that Court Plaintiff came into neither was a mortgage upon it. Court and told his Lordship o
hotel was certainly a good property; be story which, he submitted, had never been heard had been offered 817,000 for his interest before a Judge in Hongkong before, is the hotel. The cheques were dishon- oured because plaintiff had not paid the substantially this: The
story
Was
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asked if he (Mr. Lewis) would consent to blanket produced.
Innket dat alleged that the
India
Cheung Chung Kwai, a steward on the Childar deposed that when the trouble commended he was inside his cabin. Ho Ar. D. Lewis appeared for the petition heard a noise outside, and he went out to see what had caused the disturbance. ing creditor, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin for He was immediately scised by pirntes, the attorney of the debtor, g
and taken into the cook's galley. He saw Mr. Lewis explained that the previous the sixth defendant outside the door. evening has had received a letter from Mr. The man had a revolver in his hand, and Mr. Alim Khan. The petition was served month later, witness identified him at Gardiner, who was acting on behalf of ordered witness to keep quiet. About
Mr. Alim Khan had the power of attor and a jacket from him. At Macao he ney in Hongkong for the debtor and identified certain other articles of cloth the letter written by Mr. Gardinering belonging to him, including the an adjournment of the hearing of the petition so that his client could get into blanket was his; but the witness said ho He was positive it was his. He knew it communication with the debtor. gathered from Mr. Gardiner that the because when he bought it the thread at debtor was in the north-west province of the edge came out, and he tied two pieces
Binto a knot. The knot was still there
The first defendant-In such a case it Mr. Jenkin said that an endeavour had been made to get into touch with the is difficult for me to Say Any more. debtor and a letter had been sent to him athin boy on the Childer stated that
(Laughter.) in India, asking him to return at once or to wand opposition to the petition. the third and sixth defendants scized him He therefore asked for an adjournment and after bicing his hands behind his in the interests of juste. Immediately back, shut him in a room near the wheel- The ente for the prosecution haying debtor was apprised of the petition he house. Both of them carried revolvers: appointed an attorney to appear for
ini. Be asked for a reasonable adjourn closed, the first defendant went into the went so that he could get into touch with witness-box to give evidence on his own the debtor. There was nothing in his behalf. He denied that he had over been being in the north-west province of to No. 214, Reclamation Street, and said the Taiping district. He India, he had not absconded. Debtor was he lived in formerly compradore at the Mercantile visited Hongkong in November last, and Bank and his position there was quite went to a place near Mang Kow Tsui.
Asked if he desired to ask any question. of the first defendant, the second man said all right; there were no defalcations at all
His Lordship-It is a rather strange-No. I ask questions of other witnesses, He is my friend, think, the north-west province of India 1 and stayed with me a while in Macao.
The second man said he had never been Mr. Jenkin Why, my Lord! There are. Chinese there and he may have gone there to Hongkong before the piracy, and en business. If he really wanted to denied all knowledge of the affair.
The case was remanded. abscond he need only have gone into Central China. Mr. Khan has been told that he went there on private business,
The bearing was adjourned for six weeks,
BY CONSENT.-
Although I am a man who has no money money into the bank at the time he place for, Chinese to go to, don't you but not of this mar
should. He was by no means insolvent
at the time."
Mr. Jenkin then cross-examined defen. dant, a
The position you take up is that you are the victimised hotel proprietor, and the plaintiff is the swindler Y
That he has not only swindled you out of large sums of money but he is now claiming from you a sum of money which you say you do not owe - Yes.
Can you give me any idea as to the extent to which he bas swindled you, apart from the money which he now claims About $1,000.
I suppose you have looked into it haven't you?-I can find out.
You say in your accounts that he has swindled you to the extent of $1,500
Yes
How do you make up that amount The cash-book, 1.0.U. und the counter- foils..
in order to assist my master, who requires money. I go about Hongkong borrowing money, in the highways and the byeways, borrowed it without promissory notes and also without having to pay any interest to anyone. Just to advance monoy to my master at the very time that I am not able to finance myself to the extent of $100 to pay off a promissory note, and another sum of $240 on another promis
or not..
That was to say, plaintiff alleged he went out into Hongkong to. borrow money on behalf of Mr. Reichmann although he was not able to raise money to pay off his own debts, and when he COMPVNY MEETING.
had to submit to a judgment of
That was surely "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LTD.monthly instalments.
a case of the faithful servant; getting The sixteenth ordinary annual meeting money to assist his master when he him of shareholders in this Company was held self would not raise money to pay his at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson own debts Referring to the LOUs. & Co., Ltd., yesterday, the Hon. Mr. D. which had been produced, Counsel, after Landalo (Chairman) presiding. There mentioning the various sums, pointed out were also present-Air Paul Chater, that they were all aid to have ten C.M.G., and the Hon. Mr. E. Shellim borrowed from different people on behalf (Directors), Dr. J. W. Noble, MOBSTE, of Mr. Reichmann. Yet none of thy H.A. Siebs, F. Smyth, G. C. Moxon, people, with one exception, had come C. S. Gubbay, J. W. Taylor, C. E. forward they had all gone away. There was one item which was not claimed and Warren, and Ho Fook, with Mr. W. S.
about which they had heard quite a lot Brown (Secretary).
That was the item of $1,000 which was stated to have been paid in bank-notes to Mr. Reichmann to assist him in paying bis rent, and which was subsequently put up as security. At that time Mr. Boich- manu was not in real need of money, and they actually found now that the $1,000 was really a deposit by plaintiff for security, and that this was done by agreement. That $1,000 was a deposit, and a deposit alone. With regard to the dishonoured cheque, Mr. Reichmann told plaintiff to put it away. He (Counsel) would have taken their word for it thought that he would be able to satisfy Yes
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, after which,"
The CHAIRMAN Said-I purpose, if it be your pleasure, that we take the report and accounts as read. There has bee
our working considerable increase in expenses during the year under review, due chiefly to the advance in cost of conl
and also to the greater consumption of this commodity and the larger staff neces sitated by the increase in railway traffic The working account shows a gratifying decrease in discount on subsidiary coins, but the loss sustained in this regard is still a heavy one and the matter has our The absence of
And 81,500 is the maximum you can find which you allege he has swindled you out of -Those are the amounts I can prove, e
Tsang Ng applied for discharge.
The Official Receiver said that this was an adjourned application, Debtor con scated to judgment for 8000, and he would ask his Lordship to grant the application
on those teams, an
INTIMATIONS
CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,
His Lordship granted the application.WATCHMAKERS
A LOCAL CUSTOM,
In the case of Foong Tai the hearing of the petition was asked for.
Mr. Russ, who appeared for the peti tioning creditor, said that the Official
the case should be adjourned for thres Receiver had come to the conclusion that weeks, and he agreed to that.
By that time they would have a better opinion of the position of the estate.
AND
JEWELLERS.
The Official Receiver explained that the SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL chief managing partner had asked him to lay his views before the Court. The manager was of the opinion that the matter could be better dealt with by the Official Receiver. He (the Official
INSTRUMENTS,
Between what periods did this swind-Receiver) did not agree. He thought the ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS.
ing take place-Between December, 1911, and January, 1812.
Really, from the date the agreement was made to the time the man was sent away?—Exactly so.
Are there any swindling items which took place before the agreement There
were a few small ones.
Subsequently Mr. Jenkin asked Then I suppose that after this shroff left, the one who had been committing all these defalcations, if anyone came to you with an account sent iu and said they hnd previously paid your dismissed shroff that would have ended the matter you
his Lordship that all the documents It is a peculiar coincidence that on the which plaintiff held had been improperly day plaintiff handed you the cheque for taken with the express object of being $1,000, which you say was security, you used against Mr. Reichmanu on a future had a cheque returned which was sent for Three dishonoured cheques rent-That did happen; but I had had been mentioned, but Mr. Reichmann money in the bank at the time. would tell his Lordship that there was
very careful attention. the reserve fund from this year's accounts is explained by the fact that $100,000, the balance of this fund, was capitalised in occasion. accordance with the resolutions passed by the shareholders on 16th July last year, In view of the fact that our launches are
not insured against accident or collision, we consider it necessary to build up an accident fund, and propose to appro priate 84,615.05 (6 per cent. of the book value of the hosts) towards that fund.
In the course of further cross-examina
game 1-Yes
no question of his being insolvent. Mr.tion Mr. Reichmann said that the shroff Reichmann would also say that if he had took a certain amount of money, but only wanted to raise money be could have done entered part of it in his cash-book.
The cheques were so without difficulty.
That was part of dishonoured because plaintiff had not lodged the money at the bank when he was instructed to do so. To suggest that I hope that it may be a long time before Mr. Reichmann gave plaintiff chits we have to draw upon it. Last year the because he could not give him cash was launches were insured against total loss absurd The system with regard to only occasioned by typhoon, hut in view IOU was that when money was paid of the approaching completion of the out of the hotel money, on behalf of the new typhoon refuge your directors do not hotel, an IO. U. was handed to plaintif
He was really, then, according to your suggestion, running a business of his own inside your hotel business !-Exactly,
Don't you usually destroy LO.Us. right away when you get them back?—Yes.
Why didn't you destroy these then Watson took them,
book debts should be collected before the It seemed to be bankruptcy came on.
the local custom that when a man became a bankrupt, the debtors universally The hearing was adjourned for three. agreed not to pay their debts. weeks.
STRANGE STORY AT THE MAGISTRACY,
"WE WANT YOUR MONEY."
A case of a somewhat unusual nature came before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, when money by false pretences from other 11 Chinese were charged with obtaining Chinese.
Mr. E. 1 Agassiz and Mr. R. C. Faith- full prosecuted, and Messrs. J. I.
Hind defended Gardiner and W. B.
the first six and last five defendants
From the
Way
respectively story of one of three com plainants it appeared that he met on coming ashore from the Tean, upon which he was employed, by five of the defendants, and was invited to accom pany them to the Totosin Restaurant in Des Voeux Road. He went with them, and while there the first defendant suggested that as he had been employed
plenty of aoney. Complainant declared the Team for two years he must have he had no money, whereupon the first
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defendant threatened that if he said that MACGREGOR&C.. they would kill him when they got him outside. The first defendant asked for $100, and said it was no uso complainant declaring he had no money. The defen- dant said he would search complainant. The latter, having $100 in notes and 850 in coin on his person, refused to be searched, and gave the defendant the $50 in coin," as if he had not done so
SOLE AGENTS FOR
But you destroy them each as soon as they would have struck him. The money BL WHISKIES.
so that he could make up his books in you receive them I may not do it at of the first defendant. On the following
consider it necessary to renew the insurance this year. The new double the evening. A sum of about $50,000 wharf at Kowloon is now in ust, and in many respects is an improvement on the old wharf, particularly with regard to the handling of railway traffic. A shelter is being erected in front of the wharf to minimise the discomfort to passengers in wet weather. Gentlemen, I beg to pro pose the adoption of the report and accounts.
THE RUSSIAN ARMY RESERVES.
BELLIN, May 27th. H.M, the Czar has ordered the calling up of the reserves of the European and carried unanimously, Asiatic Army Corps for the usual train- ing-of-six-weeks' duration.
ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.
STRAINED RELATIONS.
BERLIN, May 27th. The relations between Italy and Abysunis are of a very strained nature and Italy is despatching troops to Maisaua.
once
Then you want us to believe that you left the on the office table, then went out for a few minutes, allowing plaintiff a convenient time in which to steal the 1.0.Us. 1--Absolutely.
WHITE
LABEL
LABEL
was then divided between the companione night complainant went on board the wong Lee with the intention of clearing out of the Colony, as he was afraid of the defendants. His wife came aboard, and persuaded him to return ashore. He defendants except the third, seventh, and went back to his house, and then all the eighth, together with other men not in GOLD custody, came there. The first man asked complainant why he had attempted to run away, and then went on, We want Mr. Jenkin referred to the 1.0 Ls, and your money. We don't care whether you their dates, and suggested to defendant run away, we still want your money. It that it was a peculiar coincidence that you have no money come into the street and we will kill you." Complainant's the amounts on the 1.0.Us. did not cor- wife said he had no money, and promised respond-in fact they exceedled-the to being money for the men at a certain amount taken at the hotel on the parti cular dates.
He was a sort of perpetual pilferer, then t-Sure.
passed through plaintiff's hands during one period, and was it really wise to suggest that in spite of that Mr. Reich aan went to plaintiff and asked him for money-2 small sum of $10, for instance-or that plaintiff would bave had to wait for $190, wages due to him? If plaintiff was a man of any sense, knowing that 850,000 had been coming into the hotel, be would see that he got some of it. The small items of $1 and 1.60 for which 1.0.Us. appeared really supported the chit system in vogue. All the 1.0.Us, he submitted, had reference to money paid out of the hotel money, On the motion of Mr. SMYTH, seconded and on behalf of the hotel. When by Mr.
WARREN, Mr. F. Maitland was plaintiff was authorised to pay money re-elected auditor, at a remuneration of out on behalf of the hotel hawas given on 1.0.U. for the amount so paid but $200
He had evidently taken these with him when he was sent away from the hotel and was now using them in this way
The hearing was again adjourned. Mr. Reichmann would say that he had
Mr. GUBBAY seconded, and it was The reticing Director (Han Mr. P Shelfia) was elected, on the proposi tion of Mr. TAYLOR, seconded by Mr. Ho FOOK.
The CHAIRMAN That is all the business, gentlemen. Dividend warrants may be had on application on and after Friday, the 20th May. I thank you for your attendance
Defendant remarked that it was rather peculiar and added that the dates on the 10.Us were wrong. He also alleged that the one which bore his signature was a pure forgery. He denied also that the hotel was managed by Mr. Crew, his father-in-law. Mr. Crew could not suspend anyone without his knowledge, He would have to ask him (Mr. Reich mann) first.
tea house. On the following morning complainaut went to a solicitor, after- wards proceeding to the Central Polica Station, where he produced two $10 notes,
PREPARED BY MESSES, BULLOCH, which were marked by an Inspector and returned to him. Afterwards complainant went to the tea house where his wife had LADE & CO, THE OLDEST promised to see the men, and saw the last FIRM OF DISTILLERS IN four men there. The other defendant cams afterwards. He handed the money THE WORLD. over to the first defendant, and then the police came, and they were arrested.
The complainant's wife also gave evidence, and the case was remanded.
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