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ALLEGED THEFT OF SHIP'S been forged, as they bore a signature of The men a person not known to him, employed on this
work had to be approved by his department; no others could tally out of the ship. The three doubtful sheets wore not together but mixed with the DEFENDANTS.COMMITTED TO THE others in the bundle.
SESSIONS.
AND FALSIFICATION OF
BOOKS,
THE CLAIMS OF GOD."" YESTERDAY MORNING'S SERMON AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, who preach ed the sermon at the morning service, yesterday, at St. John's Cathedral, took Mr Blake: Do you know the handwrit for his text We are come to worship
of Reused defendant
2.9.), and said:→ same as that of the borged sheet.it the Rim (St. Matthew,
The witnes: I cannot say that, but what Last Thursday was the feast of the attracted my attention was that the signa Epiphany. The word in really a Greek sure to three of the sheets was not that of word which means manifestation" or
as of our men.
Mr. Bloke; But since you discovered that, you have been trying, no doubt, to and out whose writing it was
The witness: Yes.
JANUARY 10гm, 1921.
V.R.O. FANCE DRESS DANCE.
A very successful Fancy Dress Danes was given at the V.R.C on Saturday. Prizes given for the best costumes wera awarded as follows:
Ladies Vivandiere (Miss E. Cornell). 1 Early Victorian (Miss A. Blake); Flower Girl (ars. W. G. Clarke) 3. Miss F Simmons (as a Jockey) was awarded fourth place,
Gentlemen: Vegetable Seller (Mr. P. Beesley) 1; Harlequin (Mr. D. C. Logan) 2; Simplicitas (Mr. W. Drude) 3.
The hearing in the Court of first is stance was completed at the Magistracy on Saturday, before Mr. G. N. Orme, of
showing forth." It is used here of the the case in which a ship's tallyman and
manifestation of God; and in the Eastern. Messrs. B. L. Frost, H. A. Harper, A. two tallymon employed at Holt's Wharf
Church that manifestation was connected torgensen, and T. Meek judged the with one events in paticular; first the dresses of the ladies; and the men's wore charged with larceny of goods value
birth of Jesus Christ; secondly the mani- costumes were 'judged by a committee of $3,500, and a broker, with premises at
Mr. Blake Could you and it to be the festamon of Christ to the Magi; thirdly ladies consisting of Mrs. R. L. Frost, Na 3, Tung Man Street, Hongkong, was second defendant's writing better the manifestation of the Divinity of Jesus Mrs. W. G. Glarke, Mrs. R. C. Witchell, charged with receiving the goods, knowing plain we have not been able to ut ny manifestation of the power of cle
Mr Lexis: Perhaps 1 had better ex Christ at His Baptism; and fourthly the Mrs. J. W. Kew, and Mrs. Mackat them to have beer stolen. All the defen-sheets that we can prove satisfactorian Christ on the occasion of His first miracle, Frost
The prizes were distributed, by Mra. in the handwriting of the second defen- dants were Chinese.
changing water into wine at Cana. Ia Mr. Witchell the Hon. Secretary, dant, la v The property consisted of piece goods
This completed the case for the prosecu our part of the Church the feast of the tendered the thanks of the Committes and blankets consigned to Messrs. Jardine,
Epiphany is connected chiedy with one. Matheson & Co., Ltd. and Messrs Bradley
THE DEFENCE RESERVED.
of the events, viz., the manifestation to to the ladies on the Refreshment Com- & Co.
The legal advisers of all four defendant, the Magi or wise men. The story is remittee who had provided an excellent intiated that they reserved their defence corded in the Second Chapter of St. surper, to the gentlemen who had kindly Matthew's Gospel. There we read of provided the prizes to the Dance Com Magistrate What about the part them en wise men," the word in the mittee and especially complimented the played by No. 31
Mr Lewis: From his statement he knew original Greek is Magi. The Greek his-
The dance committee consisted of what was going on. We regard him astorians Herodotas tells us that the Magi
formed one of the six tribes or castes of Messrs. D. M. Goodall, A. H. Carroll, statement is abso the Medes; they probably occupied . A: Carvalho, and R. G. Witchell. Mr. D'Almada H
amongst the Medes a position somewhat The refreshments and supper com lutely no evidence against him.
Mr. Lewis His statement was that he similar to that of the Brahmans in India.mittee consisted of Mrs. Mackay, Mrs.
W. G. Clark, and Mrs. R. C. Witchell. warned the others that they were playing They were the ancred castele There is also evidence that he was on duty a dangerous game, but he wens no fur be
Mr. D. J. Lewis appeared for the pro... secution; Mr. J. M. Hall represented the first defendant; Mr. D. H. Blake the second, Mr. D'Almada the third; and Mr, A. H Crew the fourth, the alleged re ceiver.
tjon.
In opening the ease the previous hetran Accessory ing, Mr. Lewis said the prosecution alleged that the first three defendants conspired together to alter tallysheets so that some of the goods discharged from a ship-the It was farther alleged that the fourth de Hhesught appear to bave gone astray. fendant accepted these goods from the first the morning the goods were taken away stars with the fravashí'
thre rendants, well knowing them to have been stolen.,. The first defendant was the godown keeper at No. 3 godown, Holt's Whart: the second was the head ship's tallyman "and the third was assistant to No. 1.
The principal evidence so far heard was by Mr. C. B. Biggs, manager of Holt's Wharf, who stated that in the tally cheek book kept by the Erms and used by the first defendant, marks indicating thai cer- tain packages had been checked into the god wa had been erased. Fictitions tally sheets Mr. Rigg said) had been made out to agree with the falsification of the tally check book.
Sergt. Stimson, recalled, said he had examined the marks on the packages seized at No. 3, Tung on 'Street.
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Mr. Levis Are they the marks which appear on the list of packages given to the fourth defendant by the first defen-
dant I
The Waess: Some of the marks have been played away, bas en case is the
same,
Mr. Lewis: They call except for the gups where the marks have been planed off
The Witness gave an affirmative reply and added that the marks of planing were
receat.
Mr. D'Almada: There is no doubs he was there, but that is all the evidence have got.
The Magazate. There is his statement.. Mr. Lewis Yes, he made a long state ment in which he said the first and second defendants conspired to get the goods from the ship,
the religion of the Magi connected the Modern investigation has shown that
which Parsi psychology assigned to every or double, good man, this "travashi" was believed to be a part of the man's personality. which shared in this development but dwelt in heaven and was not completely united with him till his death. So when d they saw a very brilliant new star ther Mr. D'Almondo; Noj conspired with would conclude that some very great and him between the other two. He made good man was born. There was at the a very frank admission as to what he knew time of Christ's birth a very general shout the matter that is all; he did not expectation of the approaching birth of same great person, and it was generally say he was implicated.
believed that he would be born in the land of the Jews. We must remember that the Jews were to be found in every part of the civilised world, so it was only natural that their Messianic expectations were well known. The Magi had there lore gone to Jerusalem at once on seeius the star, expecting that the wonderful birth would be well known in the Jews land but when they reached Jerusalem they found that nothing was known about the new born child, but they learned that the Christ was expected to be born in Bethlehem and thither they accordingly. as an accomplice and he indicated that arende their way. The story of their find- charge of being an accessory might be ing Him and presenting their gifts is familiar to us all, and also how they were Mr. D'Almada: Bit the charge is not warned by God in a dream not to return laid, so it has not to be answered to Herod. I do not propose to dwell upon that this morning but I want to see in these wise men an example of the way in which we ought to be ready to take trouble about our worship of God
Mr. Lewis His statement is suffelent require an explanation under oath from him. Mr. Lewis added that the man had a duty to his employers and to the public
stop the commission of a crime. The Magistrate: Is it not setting a rather high standard for him. He may have had very little knowledge on which to base a report.
· Mr.Lewis; He had a pretty knowledge. "
The Magistrate; I think the case is very slender against hmm
MrLewis nid that in opening the case to indicated that this man was regarded
The Magistrate said they no doubt, the prosecution did not want to do the man an injustice if there was any reasonable donbs, the
ship to and whether or no there is a prime facin case against the third defendant.
Li Cheung, Chinese detective, said that on December 29th he accompanied Berg Sison to No. 3. Tung Man Street. In the yard he saw four cases of goods; one had already been opened. The fourth de fendnat was there and was opening another. ease. In reply to questions, the defendant said the cases contained piece goods and that he got them from Holt Wharf godown. He said he had also three bales of blankels in the house. The defendant The Magistrate thought it would be diff. took two of the police officers to the second floor to show them the blankets. Asked who gave the goods to him he said the first defendant asked him to take delivery of the goods. He produced the unsigned chit as his authority, and said thas on the chit he took delivery of the goods. He took the first and fourth defendants hofere the assistant manager of the wharf. and afterwards he took the first, third and fourth defendant to the Police Station. In consequence of statements made in the Police Station he took the first defendant to a house in Peking Road; this led to the arrest of the second defendant.
In cross-examination by Mr. Crew, the witness said the fourth defendant stated that he went to the Wharf for the goods "at cleven o'clock in the forenoon. The
fira defendant handed him the packages.
Mr. Hall Your Worship will appreciate that that was said in the absence of the fra defendant." I do not think it is The Magistrate: It has only a relative value, of course. I think your objection is : correct,"
Mr. Lewis: It is no evidence against
admissible.
the first defendant.
Mr. Crew: I should prefer that it was left in the depositions. It is evidence in faveur of the fourth defendant.beat
Mr. Lewis: No, it is because of his posi tion that the case is more serious. He is a servant of the Company, and in a posi tion of trust. It is part of his duty to assist in keeping a proper check, and it be neglects that he aids and abets
The Magistrate said that an the case would be heard at the Sessions at an early date there would be no hardship in com mitting the defondant.
The four defendants were then committed for trial at the Sessions.
HONGKONG MARKET REPORTS
great impo
-1
orchestr
FOOD AND DRUGS ORDINANCE
YEAR'S WORK OF THE.
DEPARTMENT.
The return for the whole of 1920 of samples examined under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1600, shows that six samples of beer, two of gin, four af port and two of sherry were tested and all found to be genuine. Of six samples of brandy examined, three were found to be adulterated. Out of 60 samples of milk, only four were adulterated. Three out of six samples of rum, and seven out of eight-samples of whisky examined passed the test.
During the quarter ended December. 31st, six samples of brandy and six of rum were examined at the Government Laboratory. In each case three were found adulterated. Of sixteen samples of milk examined one was found to be adulterated.
BANKNOTES AND RESERVES. AMOUNT IN CIRCULATION IN DECEMBER.
The following are the returns of the average sons of hank notes in circula
1920, as certified by the managers of the
Average Specie in respective banks:---
Amount,
Reserve.
Bank Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China $10,001,883 $5,000,000* Shanghai Bank-
£150.000.
Total
Mr. Lows: The Attorney General can They made a long, difficult, and danger-tion and of specie în reserve in Hongkong, emit te proseente if he sees fit.
Mr. D'Alimads But it is for hie, War.ous journey to worship the Christ, vet during the menth ended December 31st, many of us, who profess to be Christians, take hardly any trouble to worship, the God in whom we profess, to believe. I am not thinking now of those people who cult to say ne any certain point that No 3 knew what No I was doing, He had have doubts about Christianity, they can Rut bis point of view, that although there not be expected to be ardent in worship was a case of a sort against the third doping God till their doubts are dispelled, but I am thinking of the great mumber fendant, get considering his position -
of people who profess to hold the Chris-Hongkong sod tian Faith, and yet take no trouble about
ing Corporation. 26,397,580 19,000,000 the worship of God. They can learn from
India, Limited... 1,000,009 330,000+ the Vagi and from the Jews a lesson in Mercantile Bank of the need of worship. Our spirit is the
837,459,482 824,550,000 highest part of us, and unless we exercise it in the worship of God it will not grow and become stronger. But that is not
*Sterling securities deposited with the the chief reason why we ought to worship Crown agents valued at £350,000 God. The chief reason is that He, as our Maker, bids us worship Him, and Rist Securities with the Crown agents commands are binding upon us. How many people pause sometimes to consider. why they were made, and the purpose for which they have been sent into this. We want a service which appeals to us, world. Now our religion teaches us that music which charms us, sermons that God made us in order to show forth His interest us, a ritual which pleases us, or glory. There was no need why God we will not attend the public worship of should have made the world and the the Church. And here the Jews have a people upon it. Had He so rilled. Ha lesson for us. They had a Temple with aced not have put into operation those an ornate and elaborate ritual, which laws which brought about the formation was maintained at very great expense, of the world with all its wonders and its and which no doubt helped the Jew to beauties. The creation added nothing to realise the presence of God, but the the glory of God for Ife was already Temple and its services, with all their. before the worlds were made, all glorious, magnificence, were maintained not to But the creation showed His glory It¡ edify men, but because the services had showed His Power and His Wisdom been ordered by God. The Jews had, and Just because God in the sole creator of still hare, the point of view of religion the world and all that is in the world. which regards the claims and the rights His rights over it are undeniable. God of God rather than the needs and inclina alone called the world into being, and tions of men. I am afraid it is true to so He has supreme rights over it. That say that Christians have often thought present time. Mes are inclined to-day them, instead of as King whom they to think and to speak a lot about their are bound to serve. We are so taken up rights, but they are inclined to forget with our own needs, our own occupations, the rights, of others, and they do not per our own inclinations, and our own pre ceive that the insistence on one's own judices, that we give little thought to the rights may often deprive some other claims and the rights of God. The man people of their rights festation of God as being essentially Love. We need to-day to lay stress upon ought not to make us forgetful of His the fact that God has His rights and that rights as our maker. Men are always apt stects of the Ritazio he put them into Metals. Metal prices from London are those rights cannot be disregarded with to run to extremes. In some popular the drawer of his desk, which was locked lower, and are advised as being now impurity. Men have come to look upon schemes of religion philanthropy re at night. He did not touch them again below cost of production. The market is God as a kind of Universal Provider garded as the one thing needful. Hut asked for quiet. Locally there is very little doing whom they patronise, rather than se their philanthropy is not enough. It is neces then, the demise of Fail stocks, are held and
maker and whom they are By Mr Blake Er did zot the going into consumption very slowly. It to serve. We need a more adequate idea commandment, viz. Thou shalt love thy drawer at tim time. Bon is unlikely there will be any active de of the greatness, and the majesty of God. neighbour as thyself, but it is not enough By Mr. Louis The bundle was tied up mand until after the Chinese New Year. And that is a lesson which the Jews can in itself, for the first and great com- and and apparently not been touched.. Tinplates have been reported sold at teach us. To the Jew, there is no doubt mandment is Thou shalt love the Lord Mr Stuart Grangell, nusistant manager $11.60 and Steel Bars at 86.50 to $7 of the rights and the claims of God. It Thy God." God claims our love, He at Holt's Wharf, said that as a result of
Flour Market Report Stock: About is a common failing of men and women claims our worship, He claims our report by the police at 3 p.m. on Decca 200,000 sucks. Quotations: American to think of religion: from the human side thoughts, He claims our whole lives, but her 28th, he obtained the tally sheets from Patenty $4.75 per sack; American Cut only and not from the Divine side. Per. He does not at present enforce His. the 1 last witness and handed them to the Off: 13.38 per sack, American Straight, Hape if the Jews as a nation had been claims. He leaves it to us. It man does
assistant compradora. There were hun. dreds of tally sheets in the same place and $3.20 per suck; Shanghai Flour 2nd 13:10 converted to Christianity we should have not know God he will not be able to the only person who would be able to find per sack
learned from them to think more of God's respond to the claims of God. We be Window Glass Market is again easier. rights and less of our own inclinations. lieve that God has revealed Himself to these particular sheets readily would be
The latest price received from London for
Jews as a nation in the person of Jesus Christ, and that And even now if the the last witness...
Mok Ting Fang, assistant compradore Belgian Class of fair average sizes is 268 were to become Christian they might in Christ we can know and worship God. At Holt's Wharf, said that hoting on inner case c.i.f. this port. Market stendy bring that thought Some to us as it has If ye know these things happy are ye on account of smallness of stock, never yet been brought home. We think Sugar There is a fair demand for too much of worship as something that Java sugar at current price. The market is going to benefit us, instead of regard for Manila sugar is steadying it as a duty which we owe to God.
TEST Baltpetre.-Stock 200 bags. Market
(Continued at foot of next column.). « strong.
The fortnightly price current and market report, published by the Hong kong General Chamber of Commerce, states
Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cotton Goods. The market remains lifeless and there is little likelihood of a revival of business before China New Year. Man chester prices continge on the decline.
Cotton Yara. Very moderate purchases Bave been effected for immediate require TRACING THE TALLY SHEETS.
ments, principally for the Tunnun market Leung Lin, No 1 outdoor tallyman at Rates have declined all round. Quota Holt's Whari, said he knew the second tions are more or less nominal as fol- defendant, who, on December 28th, handed lows:--No. 10s. $165 to $190. No. 128. hin a bundle of papers similar to those $170 to $195. No. 168. $165 to 2205, No. produced in Court. Witness handed them 90s. $100 to 2219. Arrivals 7,000 bales. immediately to Fang Sze, the checker, in Sales 3,000 bales. Shipments nil Lo-is a truth which needs emphasising at the of God merely as a Being who can help the same condition as he received them. sold stock 12,000 bales. Bargains 12,000 This was the usual practice when's chip bales, Ead been discharged.
the witWoollens.-Email sales, of serges are Crow-examined by Mr. Blake the w
reported otherwise there is nothing doing ness said he did not get the papers from Raw Cotton-Market is very quiet and the purser of the ship.
Fung Sze, checker in the office of Holt's values are easier. Following are nominal Wharf, said it was one of his duties to quotations-Indian grades at 826 to 30 check short-landeil cargo On December per picul Chinese grades at #37 to $33, 98th the last witness handed him the tally per picul.
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stractions he searched the tally sheets for entries with regard to the packages form. ing the subject of the charge. The shecis did not show those packages as having been lied, out of the ship. Three of the zeets attracted his attention, they had
if ye do them." Are we giving God His
due place in our life! Do we all try to fashion our lives according to His will 1 Worship, if it is genuine, is not a weekly attendance at Church but it is a life lived for the honour and glory of God, d
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