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FORGERY.
A DIFFICULT FEROFESSIÀS.
INTERESTING
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
COMPANY MEETING. THE HONG KONG AND CANTON ICE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
LECTURE FIT MR. EE, DOVEY.
The second annual general meeting of The conclusion to bodrawn from Mr the Hongkong and Canton Ice Manufac- FR. Dovey's lecture cont Fargeryturing Company, Ltd, was held yester- Anciant and Modern at the Halena Mayday at won at the offices of the Com- Institute last evening was that in these Pay at No. & Lower Albert Road, Mr. <days.of advancing science, honesty is not Be Stewart presiding. There were ouly the best but the masiest-policy/alau-present-Be Father Robert, Mr. "To pursue a 'successful career of crime T. G. Weill, Mr. A. S. D. Oqualand, Jr. one evidently needs to be a chemist of Ho Komtong. Mr. Tang Kwan-shan and considerable attainments and, to special- Mr. Leung Tan Po (Directoes), Mr.. M. Manuk (Secretary), and Messrs. T. G. ise in so many branches of knowledge Stokes, T. Oliphang, W. Macfarlane, Chan that really one might as well.be. respec-Nai Pan and Chan Tong (shareholders). table and aim at an "ERS.. as decide ‚upon a career of erine,
Mr. Dovey indicated some of the many "pitfalls which heret the path of the pro- fessional forger, or that moro numerous class, the people who succumb to the temptation of a sudden opportunity to enrich themselves by nuking some com paratively trifling altoration in a docu- ment la the latter category was a case mentioned by the lecturer in which a suspected document read our house" bat microscopic examination and chemical reagents revealed that the words had originally beca “your house." Many producer of spurious documents has been betrayed, it appears, by an inadequate knowledge of the history of writing mate rials.
Some-modern papers have only been manufactured during the last 40. or 30 years so that a document pasporting to be 100 years old; for example, is zon- denined at once by the expert if the wrong kind of paper has been selected. Forgers are quite equal to faking signs of age in a document where necessary, and air. Dovey unused his audience with a story of a forger who was operating on an old piece of parchment. There hap pcued to be a hole in the parchment and the forger artistically omitted a letter or two, in order to give the impression that worms bad eaten away a part of the word. Microscopic examination, however, show el that there had always been a hole there; the eye of the animal which had originally owned the parchment happened to come just at that place.
FORGERY IN ANGLET TIMES.
Dealing with the historical aspect of his subject, Mr. Dovey said that, as the Lue of dis icature suggestel, forgery was new thing Like the poor, it has been Laways with us. The stones of ancient Ky bear many a false inscription, and suring the Middle Ages the tampering with parchment documents appears to have beon regarded in the light of a nariuless form of Aniuserneut. The scholar. Erasmus stated that among all his manuscripts there were very few that be could absolutely rely upon as not having been to some extent at least touched up." Ever since mankind practises, the art or akte inares with one substance upon another, whether with a chisel upon a granite slab, with a reed pen upon papyrus, with a quill on parchment, or with a steel pen on paper, as long as such marks deñoted Fluo to any individual, 80 long have attempts been made to imitate and forge them
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The CHAIRMAN said: Gentlemen, The hands for some time I will, with your report and accounts having been in your permission. adopt the usual course and lays, we started operations in December take them as reach After vexatious de last, but during the first four months, owing to the cold weather, very little ice was sold, and as our financial year closed on 31st July last we have actually had only four working months in the finan cial year under review. The result of the working, as you will notice from the ae counts, showed a loss of 84.711.89 (in- cluding interest on overdraft) which when idded to the debit balance of $14,32.71 brought forward from last year makes a Directors propose carrying forward to total debit of 819.644.53, which your next year's account.
I should like to mention that had con- ditions been aprmal in Canton, instead of showing a loss on the year's working profit, and your Directors have every con we should have been able to show a small fidence that when Canton reverts to normal conditions again, we shall be able to dispose of the whole of our output of ice and show a fair margin of profit on the year's working. The plant and the factory are in excellent condition and we are in a position to extend our plant if necessary. The Bolinder engines have not yet been disposed of, but every en- deavour is being made to End buyer
In view of the loss shown, neither your Directors nor your General Managers have received any reraueration for their services. In conclusion I should like to state that the 1,038 unissued shares have since been sold at par and the Company's capital ia now fully subscribed and paid
up
With these flew remarks I beg to pro- pose, the adoption of the report and ac- counts and after same has been second ed, I shall be pleased to answer to the heat of my ability any questions share holders may wish to ask,"
31. o Kou-TONG seconded, and in doing so referred to the loss of $4,311.82 en the four mouths working of the Com- pay which he considered a very small one. He hoped that conditions could become normal during the next few weeks which, if they did, would mean that the Company would be able to pay a good dividend next year.
animously adopted.
The report and recounts were un
This concluded the business.
ANONYMOUS LETTERS AND THELE WEITERE
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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
[YORK IS HOXorn THE PUIENE JUDOK (M. H. HJ. GOMPERTZ)]-
JUSTICE
MACAO NOTES. {FROM OUR OWN COLRESPONDENT]
KANACLITO DA SILVA
Mr. F. X. Anacleto da Silva. Senator for Macao in the Lisbon Senate has res turned to Macao. The Senate being closed Hongkong, per La Su Tay Mr. Silva was till the next session. On the journay from accompanied by his brothers and friends- who had gone over to Hongkong to meet him In Mr. Silva's honour the Portu of the 8.3. Sui Tai gueso ausign was flown at the top-mast
SECOND TRIAL ORDERED. During the recent Criminal Sessions à man named Tang Chun was sentenced to three years hard labour and twelve Stroken with the cut for an assault, with intent to rob, on an old ladly named Taeng Yung, and Mak Tong, her nephew in Nathan Road, Kowloon, near the Club de Roureio. On that occasion the internumber of friends and admirers were At the landing stage in Maeno a large preter told the Chief Justice that the become famous by his visit to the metro Assembled to greet Mr. Silva who has man pleaded" Guilty to the charge, polis Owing to the death of his sister- After the sentence had been passed, in-law, late spouse of Mr. J. da Silva of Gaol and he there asked the prisoner was removed to Victoria the Colonial Secretariat in ueno, the see the solici-receptions and entertainments in honour tor, who defended him at the Magistracy of the Senator were cancelled. his plea at the Supreme Court should term agitated with considerable c Mr. A. E. Hall). He told Mr. Hall that Ja Lishon, fr, Silva chroughout the have been "Not Guilty" instead of cess for greater consideration of the "Guilty." In fact, he alleged that it requirements of Hneso, and the entire was a mistake that a plea of "Guilty" had | Press of the metropolis united in praise been put in. This representation was con-of his efforts. It is hardly necessary to veyed to the proper quarter and in the add that Mr. Silva has won for himself interests of justice a second trial was the gratitude of the community of Macao ordered. This took pince yesterday morn, for the valuable service be has rendered ing before His Honour the Puisne Judge.
to the Colony
Mr. H. K. Holmes (the Crown' Solici tor) appeared for the Crown and before proceeding to line the case asked the they might have heard or read of the first Jury to diemias from their minds anything
trial
in about three months for the opening of Mr. Sitra expects to return to Lisbon the next session of the Senate.
MUNICIPAL BURTIUM
At the recent election for officers to The case was one in which two Port-term, commencing in January, the follow- serve on the Macao Senate for the next use residents were instrumental in thing the arrest of the prisoner. Mr. Henrique Nolasco da Silva 219 votes
ing were elected
and Mr. C. Assumpeso rushed out of the Mr. Antonio Maria da Silva They were in the Club de Recreio and Mr. Jaime Ribeiro Martins 245 hearing cries of distress Mr. F. B. Ribeiro fr. Joao Correa de Assumpene $1! club, and caught the prisoner as he was Mr. Damino Rodrigues the first trial both were complimented by running away from the scrimmage. At Sir Williama Rees-Davies on their con
duct.
of Guilty and his Lordship order
The Jury yesterday returned a vedet the same sentence as before, lera two strokes of the eat, which means the pri soner will receive 10 strokes instead of twelve originally ordered.
T. Brun. B. O. Blaker, A. S. Hersco, J. The Juty were: Messrs. J. H. Smythe, M. Walker, A. E. Alves, and A. "Kel Aulli
MERaierres
253
942 2:6
Mr. Jono Jacques Gracias.... Mr. Julio Augusto Simoes Mr. Alexandre Victal Abilio Maria da Silva Basto Mr. Joas Climaco de Rosario... 243.
9912 240
Messrs. Luiz Nolasco da Silva, Antonio' The unsuccessful candidates were:-
Elisio das Neves Tavares, Henrique Eugenio d'Almeida, Mario Campos Nery, Antunes. Domingos Gregorio, Carlos
Coelho, Jr., Constantino de Souza, An- tonio Viana Nova, Artur Levi Gomes.
PIRATES ADMIN
When the Jury was boing empaatiled at the commencement of the case the name of F. A. B. Ribeiro was called. This was challenged by the Crown Solici-reported to have received a demand for The owners of the s.a. Churn Chow are tor, who pointed out that Mr. Ribeiro was an uncle of the principal witness in the case for the Crown (Mr. F. W. Ribeiro). His Lordship asked Mr. Ribeiro to stand down and Mr. A. K. el Arculli was called in his place.
a sum of $60,000. The s.5. Chúan Chow is a small vessel which operates between Hongkong and Macao. If the aam de- minnded is not paid the pirates threaten to pirate the ship. As a precautionary. asasure the vessel will leave Hongkong daily at 4.00 p.m. Instead of 5.00 p.m. A Portuguese armed launch will meet the vessel when she enters Macao waters." OFFICIAL'S WIFE The trip from Mação on Sundays will be
SHOT.
INCIDENT AT THE CANTON WHARF.
CHINESE
CHINESE YOUTH ARRESTED.
porters. The assassin's hutlets, missed him, but lodged in his wife's side, and she died later in hospital as the result of her wounds.
cancelled.
DIVORCE GRANTED AT SHANGHAI.
accorded by Mr. MACFARLANE, the re On the motion of Mr. T. CLIPHANT, election of Mr. A. S. D. Cousland and Hongkong. Canten and Macao Steamboat
A fatal shooting affray occurred at the HLM. Supreme Court at Shanghai, tried Bir Skinner Turner, Chief Judge of Mr. Lau Xick-cheuk to the Board of Co.'s wharf in Hongkong, on Saturday at Isobel Bain Barnes against her husband, A divorce action last week brought by Directors was carried unanimously, inidnight, shortly after the arrival of the John Oliver Barnes. His lordship held Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming Binha from Canton. It seems that the parties were domiciled in were re-elected auditors for the ensuing likely that the shooting was an attempt China. It seems to me clear," he said, At the present time, the question of year at a remuneration of $200 on the missioner at Canton, Mr. Chow Loo, who tion on this question when the respon to assassinate the present Finance Com that whatever may have been the posi forgery is much tauro frequently raised motion of Mr. CHAN TUNO, seconded by is one of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's ardent sup: dent went home.to the war in 1915, bis | than it was, for example, 200 years ago Mr. Ca Nai Pasi In those days there were many homes in England which could boast of neither pen
return in 1919 at the expense of the zor ink for the simple reason that no
British Government, at the request of member of the household could write.
hir wife, whose own home was here, after Now, it may he said that we are living
At the time of the shooting the passen his refusal of a good post in England in a wank of documents, the whole life
gers from the, Afrin were being disis cogent evidence of his intention to come of the community being based on them-mous letters almost suggested that they heard a panic ersued, passengers scatter coupled with the statements made as to A reference by the lecturer to anony. embarked and directly the shooting was here for an indefinite time; and, when birth, marriage and death certificates, would form the subject of a lecture in ing in all directions for shelter. The lady his living here, show me that at that wills, contracts, bills of lading, drafts, themselves. Mr. Dovey said that an cheques, debit notes and receipts, etc., enormous number of these was written;
who was a passenger with her husband time he had acquired a domicilo of was seen to fall to the ground. Police choice in China. And it would be a ete-so that the question of the genuine the contents of many were unspeakably officers on duty in the neighbourhood gross hardship and wrong it say change ness or otherwise of such documents vile; their motive was often trivial and kept a sharp look out for suspects, and in that intention after the matrimonial becomes one of very great importance.
Mr. Dovey claimed that the new science had no foundation. They frequently led the wharf along the Praya. He was pur- tion of the parties, had wrixen, could the allegations contained in the majority a Chinese youth was seen running Irama differences which led to the final separa- of document examination which had sup- to suicide and sometimes made planted the cult of the "handwriting communities restless; love and gold were clares that he saw the youth drop a re-
whole sued by an Indian constable, who de defeat the remedy of the wife in this expert was as different from graphology the chief causes: envy and spite the next,
Court."; asraniology from phrenology; as astro The majority were written by wonica and the fugitive just by the Harbour Office: volver, and he succeeded in overtaking nomy from astrology, or as finger prints their production was generally considered Fle was taken to the Police Station where from palmistry. The problems with whiet to be indicative of developing insanity. this science dealt were various and in-
he protested his ignorance of the affair. eluded: spurious "antique
With the aid of many very interest- The youth has given his age as 16 and documents, ing lantern slides, Mr. Dovey illustrated he has described himself as the son of a forged signatures, comparison of two a number of curious forgeries and de- handwritings, anonymous letters, age or scribed some of the chemical, microscopic relative age of writing, crasure of all al and other tests by which they had kinda, writing in secret or invisible inks, heen exposed. Typewriters were often writing by guided hands, examination of used for anonymous letters and forgeries typewritten matters, problems depending under the erroneous, impression that on chemical composition of ink or paper, mechanical writing was harder to detect. problems connected with stamps, seals As a matter of fact this was not so, he uid envelopes, problems regarding special cause no typewriter made impressions inks, pencils, rubber stampa, typewriter which were the precise duplicate of those ribbous, carbon copies.
made by other machines, even similar motiels from the same factory, and in the A LIVE "CORPSE IN THE course of time exeb machine developed its own peculiarities. Mr. Dovey gave illustrations of this on the screen and also mentioned the case of a typewritten will which consisted of two sheets, only a Examination shoyou a new sheet had few words appearing on the second sheet been substituted for page. 1 and this was typed on a machine which was not built until some years after the testator died.
Canton bricklayer. The police are said to have collected very strong evidence that the youth was the one who fired the revolver,
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
WBA
cruelty had been proved against the His lordship beld: that adultery and respondent, and granted the wife a decree nii, with costs, and custody of the children of the marriage--
A SAD CASE.
A CHRONOLOGY OF WRITING MATERIALS. On the subject of the genuineness of mitique documents; Mr. Dovey gave the following list of dates associated with different kinds of writing materials: Clay tableta, to 4000 BC. papyrus, B.C. 4000 to A.D. 400; vellum, A.D. 400 to A 1100; linen rag paper, A.D. 1100 (came from China via the Aruba and Spain); cotton rag paper, A.D. 1200 to A.D. 1840; straw pulp paper, 1800; wood pulp process patented, 1810; soda pulps
· 1834; sulphato pulp paper and Esparto the love of money is the root of all led her eyes, sat up and protested consideration. He therefore ordered that pulp, 1600; mechanical wood pulp, #1870 evil," including forgery, he touched, in against the man's conduct. The care defendant was to he paid off from the pure wood cellulose pulp, 1880. The fibro of paper, the lecturer mentioned, is easily conclusion, on local problems, made espesi taker was startled out of his with and ship and sent Home. He had been on the determined under a miscroscope and aally dificult en account, of the introdus dived underneath in table where he shout ship fourteen and a half months and had fragment balf the size of a pin's head is tion of a different ink, writing instrument, ed in a tremulous voice large enough to enable a decision to be paper, and method of writing from that Ghosts!" Other attendants rushing into trate did not think these outbreaks were
aa cxccllent character and the Magis uzde. A ease occurred in Egypt of Mr. Davey indicated that a useful earcer seeing the apparently dead woman Mr. Tinzon, for the
to which Westerners are necustomed, the mortuary also received a shock on defendant's own fault. darurient alleged to be of date 1213 but awaits anyone who will bring a high de sitting on the table. She was immedi thought that the Company, at any rate it was written on wood cellulose which
complainant, was not manufactured before 1850, Writ Bree of intelligence to hear on the special ately removed to the Government Civil the ship's officers, were of the same ig instruments All made their charac study of Chinese writing from the point Hospital where she is now progressing opinion as the Magistrate. No doubt teristic marks. The body of a document of view of the "scientific examination of favourably. on which, a cial to a baronetey was
documents
there was a mental aberration, ende Up to the time of the removal of the based was written with a quill but an
In expressing the thanks of the audi woman to the mortuary, she had not been the Army in 1880 and received a pension Milburn told the Court, that he joined important interlineation was written with Attorney-General, the Hon. Mr. J. Fl. much fear that she would have been the Boer War and he joined up again at cnce to the lecturer at the close, the examined by a doctor and there fa, not of 17/6 a week. Ho had served through pena writing instrument whick Kemp, K.C.. spoke of the valuable zor buried alive as the Medical Officer at the the outbreak of hostilities in 1914, serving had not hoon invented at the date of the vices Air Davey has rendered in hringing Mortuary would have examined the body in the RFA. and the trench mortar
(Continued at foot of next column.)
scientific knowledge to bear in protecting before asking the Coroner to sign the tection until 1918, when he received his the community from crime and criminals, order for burial.
discharge.
actively engaged in the last campaign. The case in which J. Milburn, a fireman
The decoused lady's bushand
A VICTIM OF THE WAR.
which brought about the expulsion of General Chen Chiang Ming from Canton. before, the Marine Magistrate (Comdr. C. on board the 2.1. Anomia "was: charged
W. Beckwith, IL.N.), on Friday was fur- ther considered yesterday morning.
Mr Panagolf Risogion, Chief Engi The charge was one of threatening to
neer of the ship, and on Friday the Magistrate ordered an adjournment, pend Yesterday morning the Daily Press coming a medical examination as to the state tained an account of how a Chinese of the man's mind. female committed suicide in s most deter- and two of her toes. To all appearance deficiency was not a fit person to he mined manner by cutting off her left hand his option, Milburn by reason of mental *Yesterday Commander Beckwith said in
tho, woman died and her husband had the aboard ship. Personally, he did not think body removed to the Government mor for a moment that Milburn meant to tuary in a dead box. There the care annoy people; his actions were due to illustrations which went to prove that clothing, when suddenly the women rub.
After Mr. Dovey had given many other taker proceeded to remove the woman's some trouble or injury he had sustained, and it was necessary to treat him with
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