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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1982,
BIG HAUL OF COUNTERFEIT THE BEAUMONT BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS. *** COINS.
MEN SURROUNDED BY FICTITIOUS | THE DEFENDANT AGAIN IN COURT.
WEALTH.
BAIL REDECED,
Ellis Acyroy★ Beaumont," who appeared A big haul af rannterfeit. Hongkong five. ten and twenty cent pieces was made by before Mr. Wood" at the Magistracy last the police in a raid at. No. Po Tuck week, after having been brought down from Street, West Point, on April 19th, and five men were committed for trial by Mr. Shanghai in polier custody, was again before the Magistrate yesterday morning. R. E. Lindsell at the Magistracy yester The last proceedings were conducted he day on charges of possession of the coins.
fare Mr. Wood the Sinior Magistrate, but Inspector Appleton told the Court that Mr. Wood is shortly to go to the on April 12th he entered No. 2. Po TuckSuperme Court to act as Puise Judge during the absence of Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, the case was yesterday trans- forced to Mr. Lindell's Court.
Street with search warrant.
On the
The charge, preferred against the de
At the outset Mr. Orme asked for an other week's reanand as he was not ready to proceed.
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M. W. LO IN SINGLES SEMI-FINAL We understand that the China, and'
A number of interesting. tournament: Japan Telephone Company has engaged matches were played of yesterday, "but | the services of the amzaent telephone the one of outstanding interest was that expert, Mr. W. W. Cook, to advise as to played on the Stand Court between 8. A. the adaptability of the automatic tele- phone system to the special conditious induced by the local climate Mr. Cook has already left England for Hongkong and vill
here next month so that he
will be able to form an opinion of the Hongkong climate at its dampet. If his advice is favourable, the automatic system will be installed. The system: is, very expensive to instal-though no more expensive in operation than the present and the Company naturally desired the best advice before making a decision. opinion. He was appointed asesor by
the House of Commons Committee which reported upon the London telephone. system and he has a wide acquaintance with the telephone installations of Europe and America.
third round of the Open Championship Siceles A crowd of fair-size but not quite as large as usual witessed the game.
Rumjaha and M. W. Lo who met in the
Both players as well" known expódents of the game but M. W. Lo, the older perience and it is safe to say that this valuable asset won him the match by three sets to two. Otherwe both were very evenly matched.
player, has the advantage of longer ex-
At the outset. Lo took the lead, but at
Rumjaha asserted himselt, drew lep
two or
smashing.
three good opportunities for
In the second set Lo was seen to advan-
second floor were the six defendants and a meal for six appeared to be in progress The first defendant said he was the prin- oipal tezaar and showed his rent receipts. fendant by the Official Receiver (Mr. G. On searching the man, the Inspector, Orme) is that of having quitted the found, in his left nock, a paper packet Colony with the intent to defent the pro- Mr. Cook is woll qualified to give an and finally won the set, 2-3, Lo spoiling containing us counterfaib Hongkong fiveedings that were being taken against
his firm in bankruptcy? cent pieces. On the verandah floor, out- side the first cubicle, was a packet contain ing. 92. counterfeit Hongkong five-cent pieces. 7 ten cezt pieces, 21 Chinese ten cent.. pieces, and 4. Chinese twenty-cent pieces. Hanging on the wall of the veradah was a basket, in which were mars packages containing counterfeit cain, There Werr 41 Hongkong twenty-cent pieces, 234-tin-cent pieces, 851 five cent
· ploces and a few Chinese coins, The first defendant, admitted that, the whole of these were his,
The Magistrate:
tioned ?
Mr. G. G. N. Tinson informed Mr. Findsell that he appeared on behalf of interested parties in Shanghai.
An application for "the reduction of bail, fixed by Mr. Wood at $3,000, was made by Mr. GA. Russ, for the INCREASE OF PLAGUE CASES, defence, who said that he had no objection
Pingue, statistics took an upward jeap to a further adjournment. When defendant was in Shanghai, bail was fixed at 500 during the 24 hours ended April 18th. to ensure his appearance in Court in con- nection with the application for his return For the whole of the previous week the this Colony, and he did not make the total was as cases; the total for the 24 lightest attempt to scape, although behours ended April 18th was 48 cases. There could have done with the many op-
were 33 in Victoria and 15 in other dis triefs:39 patients died.
Without being quesortunities that were in his way. He show ed every desire to meet the charges brocht against him and appeared when
fact that a turn-over of no less than
ympathetic were seems to have in the 24 hours there were 17 cases and 13 deaths whereas, in the whole of the previous week One of paratyphoid fever and one of there were only 13 cases and 10 deaths.
British community.
age and the score was 3-1 before Run- jahn parted. By careful play he brought the score up to 54. Le chimed the next game, which gave him the set. The next et also went to Lo. Rujahn was tiring and served a couple of double faults. His drives were also erratic, going yards over.
the base fine.
The third set we to Rujube 7-5 and
it was in this that he was seen to advantage. Eis forehand and backhand drives were well placed. In the finst sot Lo rose to the occasion and was credited with at least three casy wins. In the last sat there was no doubt as to the eventual winner, Lo won the set 8-3.
Of the two players Lo playes the steadiest and the more force fur game. His plan of playing from the bare line and ther working up to the urt to get in a
other hand, rarely stirred from the base tine and depended for the most part ga his backhand and forchand drives. Ho was also at times inclined to be erratic.
Insperto Appleton: Yes. He said, ended upền, to do mu It was almost affected the small-pox returES,
possible for hin (Mr. Russ) to prepare "All chew mine."
the eience unless the defendant Was Continuing, the Inspetor said that onlowed to be at large. The business that a-bed was a locked rattan basket. The was the subject of the present investiga. secom) defetulant claimed it, produced aft ons was a large one, considering the diphtheria have occurred amongst the well placed shot paid. Ruajahn, on the key, mid openoth the basket. Inside weers.000.ond was acorded in 1910, with the wveral packages: in these were 93 Hong profits standing at 8200.000. The figures for 1990 werd also very hig. When the kong twenty erat pieces, 50 ten-cept pieres,
slamp
eamy. defradant lost every 241 five cent pieces and und Chinese coin. thing, and, as wns ustaf 122 such In the man's jacket pocket was some more cases, incurred heavy debts. What his Whilst the cliem, dhl when the disaster overtook him of the coasterfeit money.
was to go to Shanghai to raise money colns were being examined the man screw, but owing to the saine slums, the ed a letter into a ball and threw it on Rasks refused to come to his rescue, and the Boor. In another cubicle WAS 1 he then had to proceed to San Francisco, where he had a branch office, with the packet containing $17 copper rents. The idea of securing $100,000, which stood to ghtly, for a long time past and the exhibition of very careful play, which i
second defendant claimed theme,
The third defendant claimed a suit of cinthes in which were packets containing
counterfeit coins.
The date of all the counterfeit five-cent pieces was 1858.
The Magistrace: You have no other Levidener against No. 57
The Inspector: Only that he was there, The Magistrate decided that there was not enough evidence against this man to send him before a jury and discharged him.
REGULAR MAILS.
IMPROVING THE SERVICE. Leading shipping companies have 'come ( te nechereding which will tendo make more regular the despatch of mails from Ilongkong The N.Y.. have sent n stramer from this port on Fridays, fort-
The game itself was a good one to watch, though there have been better on the courts this season. Swift and brilliant play was incking, and in its place there em numbers of long drawn out rallies of the soft type. Only now and then a swift bail from the base ne found its wa way yer the net. It was on the whole single, is inclined to become a trifle monotonous.
The scores for this watch were 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 0-3.
In the Club Championship, Capt. Davies and F. A. Redmond entered the hoal, beating Lieut. Lindsell and G. W.
respectively. Sewalt
the firm's credit there. He never got thie Peninsular and Oriental Company's sail money, as he had o properly stated asing day has been Wednesday (fortnightly) count to render, and he was obliged to in the same week that the N.Y.K. boat sails. Now the Messageries Maritimes has return to Shanghai to make good.
been notified from Shanghai, the head office of that line for the Orient, thay steamer is to be despatched to Marseilles,
The results for yesterday were KLA fortnightly, in the week in which the P. & O. and N.Y.K. are not sending mail follows:
Club Championship-Captain P. H. from Hongkong. The Messageries Mari- times, owing to losses of steamers during Davies bent Lieut. A. S. Lindsell, 6-4, 6-3, the war, have not, hitherto, been able to 0-6, 6-1; F, A. Redmond beat G. W. maintain regular sailings, but the Com-Sewell. 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Handicap Doubles.R. M. Smith and pany is now in it position to do so. The effect of these arragenents will be thus F. 4. Dinsdale (owe 1/6) beat R..K. and there will be three regular mail days each D. J. Valentine (rec. 2/6), 10-5, 6-3; A. fortnight, irrespective of more casual sail. Brearley and H. E. Smith (rec. 2/6) beat L. Nelson and Capt. Tomory (rec. 4/6), inga.
6-3, 4-6, 8-0.
TO-DAY'S MATCH, Handicap Doubles. -R and H. Han- cock . F. A. Redmond and M. H. Roffey.
GOLF.
A QUESTION OF STERN LIGHTS.
a small number of Hongkong counterfeit Continuing Mr. Ru-s spoke of the open Chin. On the fourth defendant, when manner in which defendant moted about and carried on his new business in hang searched, were found one bad coin and hai, which is known under the style of two doubtful ones. On the fith defend the North China Produce and Import ant nothing iscriminating was found: in Company, with a registered office at No. the pocket of the sixth were two Chinese 395. Canton Rond. All that time he was within the jurisdiction of the Consular Court, and when he was arrested, on the instigation of the Hongkong authorities, he made an attempt to escape. The bail then allowed, was 8500, and, it was not unreasonable to ask the Court to reduce the present bail to $1,000. It was very doubtful whether defendant could find more. It was necessary for the defence that he be allowed to have access to his accounts and to his witnesses. At the time Mr. Beaumont left the Colony be was not enctly domiciled in Hongkong. He had interest in other pure, and boat was summoned before the Marine EASTER MEETING COMPETITIONS AT was whilst he was away-in France, as My second brother,-As regards the matter of fact, that everything tumbled Magistrate (Commander Beckwith, R.N.), present business, in Hongkong some best down in Hongkong. To prepare the de-esterday, for failure to exhibit the re-
harbour: goods have arrived at Hongkong for fence properly it was essential for defend-gulation lights, whilst under way in the sale. At present you should in no wayant to be allowed out. make any goods until I have sent you The Official Receiver in reply stated The allegation was that no stern light At present, my goods that after a transnetion of the amount was howing. The coxswain claimed that have not as yet been all sold.-Car WA involved, he felt that bail of the amount he had a stern light but it was not burn-
fxed by Mr. Wood was not so lurging brightly.
Commander Beckwith said, the case must LA Luk, a shroff at the Alagistracy, said that the defendant would be prevented he handled a large quantity of subsidiary from getting such a sum to help himself be disuised as there was no regulation same time, to help his for prevention of collision which laid coins. He was prepared to say that the and, as the "coins were counterfeit, except possibly the creditors. He did not want to embrrass Jewn ary instruction to carry a stern two ten-cent pieces already referred to him in any way, but his duty was to the light, unless there was danger of collision, creditors and to the public to see that when a white light should be shown in As to them he was doubtful.
The Magistrate:
Are the counterfaits he did not escape. He might attempt, of sufficient time, by the overtaken ship, t well done?
rourse, to excape, though he was quite avoid rullision.
"SOME BEST GOODS HAVE ABRIVED." The letter which one of the prisoners tried to throw away was translated, and read as follows:
a letter, Inter.
YOU.
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Witness: They are poor. A person of ordinary experience should dewct them at
ance.
The Magistrate: You mean to tell me that, at sight, you would know these were counterfeit ?
ed.
ready to believe that he did not intend
0.
The transaction was on a large scale,
and 85,000 should not be too large a sum for him to get to straighten matters out
s far as he can,
His Worship: Yes, but the defendant has been in custody for a wérk.
The coxswain of a Walla Walla motor.
MIDNIGHT ROBBERY IN
STATUE SQUARE.
A valor riding in a ricksha through
FANLING,
The results of the Easter Competition at Fanling are as follows ¦ ----
Bogey Pool-Pay Lt. F. D. Pearce, R... 3 up..
Medal Competition.-April 18th, H. Gordon Eales, 96-18-78. April 17th,. B. D. Crawford Morgan, 50-3-77; C. C. 87-10-77 F. 4. Dinsdale, Stark, 91-11-77 (tie).
Mixed Foursomet.-Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Smith, 80-15-71.
THE SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The Report of the 'Committee state":— Your Committee has pleasure in present-
The witness: Most of them are poor.
Mr Orme: If there are any means of Statue Square, late on Tuesday night, sawing to you the Report and Statement of The Magistrate (after looking at some of them): Do you call these poor securing that Mr. Beaumont, would report two Chinese molesting 2. European who Accounts for the "year ending December Everyone I have seen so far seems to himself day by day-I have no wish in was the worse for drink. One of the 31st, 1091. The cash balance in hand ma. extraordinarily good, except
thoss any way to prevent him from having Chiness had his hands in the European's stands at 22,167.80 and in addition the that are not finished off. They are much access to anything he wanty od, lacid pockets. The sailor went to his country-sum of $5,000 has been placed on Fixed
mau's amistance and the man-a ship's Deposit. better than I have ever seen before. Do entally, to Mm Russ.
During the year the only call on the His Worship: I don't think you are officer-complained he had been robbed of you still say they are very poor counter prepared to put that responsibility on the his glasses. Two more Chinese came to funds for assistance has been a grant to
the help of the others, but the wailor re 'an ex-member of H.M. Forces of $500.
To mark the occasion of St. George's Witness: Some are easily to Lo detect. Police, ure you i
Mr. Orme: No, I don't wish to do sited the onset of all four men and re-
tained a hold on the man whom he saw Day the sum of $300 was granted from the that, but at the same time....... “
Society's Funds to the Director of Educa Mr. Russ: He is quite prepared to reexploring the European's pockets. port himself every morning to the Official Chinese and, a Chinese constable came to tion for prize essays and for the purchase Receiver or to the Police, whichever way the sailor's aid and the first two Chinese of Books for the British Schools.
were arrested. They said they were pris: is desired.
vato rickaha coolies. Yesterday, before Mr. Buss pointed out that without a passport it would be impossible for the Mr. Lindsell, the European failed to at The Magistrate: Yes, but you would defendant to escape from the Colony. As tend in order to prosecute and, for lack not get them in bulk, perhaps I am in regards Canton or Macao, he understood of evidence, the defendants had to be dis terested because, to my mind, they are that extradition treaties were in operation charged. You seem to base acted very extraordinarily good, the best 1 have to offset any attempt that his client well in the matter," the Magistrate told
the Bailor. ever seen. You come and tell me that they are very poor and easily to be demight make of escaping to those ports
The Defendant: I have an intention of
DO BE BONEST.".
The Magistrate Do be honest, Mr. Li. Do you think if you looked at these, with out ringing them, that you would know ut once they were. bad?
Witcess: They are very light.
tected by anybody. How can they be leaving the Colony, your Worship detected i
Witness The lottering is rough. The Magistrate: You think an ordinary "man would notice that?
Witness....I.think so..
I am perfectly certain ha would not, Mr. Li a person always
The Magistrate
handling money might
Mr. Bam As a matter of fact, he does not desire to leave the Colory at all.
Mr. Lindell: Am to understand that you are prepared to get $1,000 as cab, or is it a security L
M, Russ said that the sum might
get difficulty.
obtained, but with
ARMED ROBBERS.
CHINESE COAL MERCHANT
ROBBED.
A
In conjunction with St. Andrew's Society the sum of £31. 10. Bd. was col· lected and remitted to Earl Haig's Fund for the benefit of ex-Servicemen,
On the 6th January, Ball was held in the City Hall, at which more than 1,309 persons were present, and on 11th November, a successfu Smoking Concert! was given by the Society in the Theatre Royal.
During the year 20 new members joined the Society, the membership of which now
totals over 500,-
Your Committee deeply regret to re cord the death of the following members sitec the last report: Mr. A. Balcan,
be
Whilst riding home in his private Mr. A. H. Crew, Mr. H. W. Dick, Mr. The defendant: A man like me does rickala Hok Blu Chuen, a coal merchant 1 Gray Sir Ellis Kadoorie, Mr. Farer A great number of the coins had not wish to take French leave,
of Tai Bang, was attacked-at-015-p.m. on brother Mason; Mr. J.-C. Wilden and ex- pinkish tinge and Inspector Appleton Mr. Lindsell decided to reduce the bail Tuesday, by two men near the French tend sincere. sympathy to their relations.
One of the Enid ho believed the coins were made atto $9,000 divided into four securities of Hospital, Causeway Bay.
The accounts have been audited by Canton or elsewlier in the interior and $500 each, on the undertaking that the robbers produced a revolver and threaten Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, brought down here to be finished off. They defendant should make a personal appeared the merchant's life. They palled his Chartered Accountants to whom were greased and then polished.
ance before the authorities every day. out of the rickaha; searched his pockets, thanks are due
G. T. EDKINS, The five defendants were then committed |
was then adjourned for and stole 255 in notes. The men then
President. for trial.
ran away in the direction of, Tai Hang.
The case
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