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VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION IS ALREADY FORMED. The Miners Conference at Downing Lossos, September 24th. Strect broke down after Mr. br. 23th.
Baldwin had explained that the settle- French tinuing the agreement between owners ment in July does nothing beyond con
Stanley pt. com- in the
and miners in 1995 and that variations Bue to cern the Government further.
in district rates thereunder did not con- 000), by for
BIBIGAY TOBERMAI
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. ELECTION OF NON PERMANENT adopted the draft of a resolution by the
COUNCIL MEMBERS. The Assembly of the League of Nations GENEVA, September 24th18 Chinese Delegation in reference to the conditions to be observed in the matter of the election of non-permanent members of the Council.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] OBITUARY.
near a "bonfire.
Privy Council, died this, afternoon from alight yesterday, while he was standing Viscount Hamao. President of the TOKYO, September 23th. injuries resulting from his clothes catching
VISCOUNT HAMAO.
for a short period in 1907)... born in Tajima in 1849. Japan and acted as Minister of Education [The late Viscocat Arata Hamag was Lord Steward to the Crown Prince of He was formerly
who hoped that the redistribution of After a speech by Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. - An influential organization has been equity of the Chinese resolution, seats would realise the hopes of the. formed, presided over by Lord Hardinge arthough he spoke in favour of the system with members of council including Lords of rotation in the selection of States.
League and enhance the prestige of the Jellicoe, Scarborough and Falkland, and
Council, a Swedish delegate recognised Sir Bennell Rodd, with the object of Chinese demand for non-permanent CLEVELAND OFFICIAL'S ACTION establishing volunteers to maintain supplies and vital | Asistie, conference, represented in the a country-wide system of place on the council, insisted that the A Persian delegate, supporting the services in the event of a general strike. League by. China, Persia, and The scheme has already partly developed (representing 500,000,000 people), should London.
be assigned a place on the Council, the
IN CHINA TOWN." Siam
CLEVELAND, September 24th.
Bir Rennell Rudd, interviewed, declared three countries agreeing to occupy the organization was
non-party, non-
tical
al and unpaid, and was not formed the purpose of opposing legitimate
place in turn. union activities but to prevent the French proposal for the organisation ECONOMIC CONFERENCE MOOTED. privation to the nuns of the peo- of an International Economic Confer would not have
The Assembly of the League adopted GENEVA. September 24th. : tual dispute. He added that the
a direct partence. nt had been informed of what trying to do, and in the event geney the whole, organization faced at the dig wal of the
up
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FARIJER CABLES. EADER'S STATEMENT. ONDON, September 24th.
SIR A... CHATTERJEE'S REPORT.
of the work of the Economic Committee of the League, after which the French Six Atal Chatterjee hoped that the As- Sir Atul Chatterjee presented a report proposal previously cabled, was adopted. wably would appreciate the important work accomplished..
GENEVA, September 24th,,
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Addressing a meeting of the Finance Committee in the morning, he praised the League's decision to open a branch
office in Tokyo, and rejoiced at the efforts
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. TONG MURDERS IN U.S.
"
City Manager has ordered the buildings Chinese faction murders in the town, the As a result of numerous Tong or of Cleveland's China Town to be razed as fire and health hazards.”
.
for questioning in connection with the Ovez 450 Chinese have been detained
pointed U.S." Angluasador to Japan...
latest murder last. Tursday evening. U.S. AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN, WASHINGTON, September 24th. Mr. Charles MacVeagh has been ap-
OBITUARY.
THE REV. R. K. EVANŠ, M.A.
रा
1925
COMPANIES. ORDINANCE. OBJECTS AND REASONS
NEW BILL
OF
msday
ALLEGED FORGERY.
CHINESE MERCHANT FACES SERIOUS CHARGES.
1911."
In the Legislative Council, on
to amend the Companies Ordinance, charge, of, forgery, the acting Attorney-General (The Hon.altemoon, before Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, Sir Henry Pollock) moved the first Wong Wai Jian, a well-known Chinese reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance merchant, appeared on remand op
At the Central Magistracy yesterday
in are as follows:--
operation on the 15th day of July. 1995. The Objects and "Reasons
China Order in Council which came into 1.-Clauses 2, 3, and 10, and paragraphs (b) and (e) of Clause . of the bill are made desirable by the new consolidating purely formal amendments which
dividend warrants belonging to Wong
for the transfer of 250 shares in the China shares in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company, purporting Cho (2) with uttering forged documents of this (3) with, having uttered certain forged Defedant was charged on three countà--- documents, concerning the transfer of 50" are to be signed as transferor by Wong Chik Wong Lok Siu, Tong. (3), with uttering purporting to be signed as transferor by Hongkong Electric Company Ltd., pur- porting to be signed by Wong Chik Cho,
Light and Power Company, (1918) Ltd., requesting them to send all outstanding Chik Cho to him care of Mesare. Moxou a forged document, namely a letter, to the and Taylor.
seems unnecessary to require the addresses
of the bill in the section fs, D0) of the
Ordinance, 1911, require that in the re- Sections 26 and 27 of the Companies gister aud annunt list of members the names, addresses, and occupations, of
A similar amendment is made by clause
Chinese members must be given both in English and in Chinese characters. It of Chinese characters apply only in the and occupations to be given in Chinese characters, and clauses 'and 4 of the bill propose to amend the two sections in question so as to make the requirement to the return of allotments.
case of the names of Chinese members. Companies Ordinance, 1911, which relates
3-The new sub-section to be enacted by clause 6 of the bill will specify clearly
names.
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appeared for the defence. C. Jenkin (instructed, by Mr. Wadson) Crown Solicitor), prosecuted and Mr. F Mr. T. S.. Whyte-Smith, (Assistant
All the charges were taken under section s. of Ordinance 11, of 1029.
of Wong Lok Si Tong, now deceased, formerly lived at No. 2, Bullock Lane, Mr. Whyte-Smith said Wong Chik Cha, atins Wong Pui, also with a Tong name
companies) British Co.." must be used. He died on February 13th, 1923, intestate. the cases in which the Chinese characters Wachai, with his wife. He owned con- for "Limited," and (in the case of Chinnsiderable property and invested in shares. Before the amendment made by section No duty was paid and no letters of Ad- 2 of Ordinance No. 33 of 1993 the law on ministration were issued, this subject was ambiguous and it may years his shares were sold and the script, he that it was too wide and laid an un-it was alleged, hail been taken possession reasonable burden on companies asing of by the defendant. On September 5th, Chinese "names. On the other band, the 1923, defendant was alleged to have gone f the resumed enat con-being made to enable the ideals and aims while on holiday in Wales will bring sor- the names of firms in the list of approved 195, by Wong Chik Cho. The transfers new suissection introduced in 1923 has to Messrs. Moxon and Taylor for a num- Ang Street, the miners' innt parts of the world. He urged the row to many of different nationalities in cognition to the common practice, which at the dates were both subsequent to tho Evans by drowning on September 14this to give the Registrar power to include ing to have been signed on February Othe proved on examination to be too narrowber of unsigned transfer forms and he and to produce inconsistent results. The again went on September gird. The forma Richards, stated that opening of another branch in India, China for "R.K." had a catholic spirit exists both here and in England, 6" ap death of Wong Chik Chu. He aubmitted
proviso will give power to exempt com, of the League to. become known in dis
During two panies with old and well known hong After certain shares were sold one of the The news of the death of Rer. R. K. unnecessary in such a case, received satisfacaion, benefit to India.
kind there is no danger of misunderstand-instructions on the ath September and In the case of companies of this tratisfers. was stamped on the defendant's conference, is to be
cause Tokyo was too far to be of any
ing as to the company's status and the taken to Mesars. Moxon and Taylor with requirements of the section are therefore instructions to sell and this was done were stamped and returned unsigned. 4.-The object of clause 8 of the bill Godown shares were transferred, purport- and a genins for friendship.
auditors and so to give legislative re- The Council of the League resolved to round man. He loved outdoor life, was removed from the list if at any time it. Whyte-Smith said that the deceased in Born in Liverpool in 1880, he studied affected, and in general it is not intendeded by Wong Kong of the same address. Fifty Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and despatch at the earliest possible moment. GENEVA, September 24th,
ut Merton and Mansfield Colleges at loss all the partners in the firm are in crepancy in the signatures of the trans- a representative to investigate on
Oxford, and subsequently in Germany at his opinion themselves qualified for inter. It would he proved that the trans pointing firms naulitors. The Regis that the transfers must be a forgery, The Spot the alleged deportations of Chris on philosophy and the New Testament qualified for inclusion in the list or who Power shares was entitled to allotments Marlburg University. He was an allclusion in the list. Further, it is also fer was stamped prior to execution.
trar's discretion over the list is not transfer purported to have been witness~ were stamped before they were signed tians from Mosul. Mr. Ainery described After returning from Germany he lectur-ought to be removed from the list. reference to the deportations, which he the situation on the Brussels line with
that he shall add any firm to the list un a keen student, and specially concentrated contains a partner who would not be virtue of his holding China Light and said numbered 2,000, and rejoiced at the League representative to investigate. approval of his suggestion to send a
intended in general that a firm shall be The Turkish delegates Rushdi Bey con-
the lefedant. tested the British statements regarding the deportations and said that he would reler
There was a dis- the matter to Angora, adding that he' was prepared to agree to a mixed Com
6-Paragraph (a) of clanse of the this and got someone, to
Dealing with the second charge, Mr. mission of Enquiry on, the charges and counter-charges.
of new shares, Defendant evidently knew
STRIKE. ONFERENCE. September 24th,
representatives the striking each side de- by the other
SAILS. ber 24th.
has been
the
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by
tha
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The Secretary-General promised that the matter should receive attention. CHRISTIANS IN MOSUL.
the
jets at his old College, Mansfield; and while he held this position he married Dr. W. Hopkyn Rees so well known in Shanghai. Miss Janet E. Rees, a daughter of the late
the
send
an
name
ed for sonic years on New Testament sub-bill restores the old definition of the term application to the Company for 600 "China company", which appeared in shares. section 2 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1911. ed Council. The latter part of the definition to sell 250 of the new shares alloted to China as missionaries of the London nances, contains the provisions which for Tong
of that term in the new China Order in Wong Lok Sin Tong on it. He proceeded. Mr. Amery said that he would agree they worked in Central China at Wuchangare of a substantive nature and do not with Rushdi Bey's proposal on condition and Huangpei, and then were transferred properly form part of a definition Apart
In 1911 Mr. and Mrs. Evans came to in the recently issued edition of the Ordi-ported to be signed by Wong Lok Sin and which corresponds with the definition by the defendant with the that the Commission was permitted to investigate algo northwards of the.
fissionary Society. From 1011 to 1818 merly appeared in section 26 of Ordi Brussels line; but Rushdi Bey rejectedL.M.S. representative on the Theological company" there is the additional reason
as it appears in paragraph. (e) of section him (China Light and Power), the subject 201 of the Companies Ordinance, 1911 of the second charge. The transfer pur- this suggestion...
Subsequently it was present-
Company, to Peking, Evans having, been appointed provisions from the definition of "China nance No. 12 of 1921. These provisions
presuinably Faculty of Yenching University. Peking be omitted is contained in article 190 of from this reason for the omission of those Mirn. both she and her husband loved the
Evans' birth-place," and the new China Order in Council
that the portion of the definition now to
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] HALE-AND HEARTY.
U.S SENATOR'S VIEWS ON PEACE PRESERVATION.
Was
ed
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send the outstanding dividend warrants belonging to Wong Chik Cho to Mesars. Wong Chik Cho to his bank. structions to send letters addressed to Electric dmpany was asked, in writing, ta with other questions which would enter Moxon and Taylor. Defendant, gavo in- With regard to the third charge, the
Mr. Whyte Smith then went on to deal into the case. :
proved that Wong Fui died on February. 13th, 1023.
Mr. G. 8. Kennedy Skipton (assist- ant registrar of births and deaths)
(9), (3) and (4) of the new China Order cause the Companies Ordinance, 1811, would aliae Wong Pui, Chin that Order in Council, namely, Articles in Council, whilst certain provisions of
the requirements of the law with regard was given by Bir. Pestonjec, who said with cognate subject matter, have been that Wong Lam Shi, widow of Wong
8.-Section 274 of the Companies Ordi nance, 1911, is reproduced in Article. 194 omitted. This is a distinct trap," be Pui, signed an affidavit in his presence 194 (1), 195, 106, and 199, which deal Sayers. (acting, as Assistant Treasurer} anyone reading Part XI of to disclose the estate of Wong Chih Cho, Formal evidence was given by Mr. imagine that section 274 contained all Evidenco as to requisition for transfers
city and its people. Evans gather Senator Hale, Chairman of the Senate ciated. PORTLAND, MAINE, Sept. 24th. Naval Committee, said in a naval speech work for which his earlier, life had been that he believed that the greatest possible a preparation; but the shadow of the others about him, and his lectures on large group of students and factor in the promotion of international Great War fell over the world, and early the New Testament were greatly appre peace would be for the British and Americans to control the seas they in ip1s he accepted a commission in the at least to the nationality and residence the writing on them appeared to be thas
He seemed to have found the irtually do at the present time. Chinese Labour Battalion, and left at of the directorate of a China company, of a Mi Omar, of Mreers. Moxon and Ho added that he could not agree with once with his men. pacifists who because they hate war, Journey, passing through the Fanami provisions. Two courses are open. One uld like to see the Navy abolished Canal he was taken seriously ill, and his is to insert in the Companies Ordinance, gether.
life, almost despired of, but by February, 1011, the omitted provisions of the new
On, the homeward whereas it contains only part of those Taylor, WITH HUMAN BONES AND at the University had greatly developed, within the limits of the China Orders 1819, he had sufficiently recovered to join China Order in Council, referred to above. his Labour Battalion in France. There he It is however, unnecessary to reproduce served for about a year, Christmas of 1920 found Mr. and Mrs. of the Companies Ordinance, 1911, pro hwater West, near Pembroke,
Evans once more in Peking The work vides that that Ordinance, "in so far us ales, cinerary urns were foundUnion Medical College. arge flagstone, inscribed upon brought into contact with still larger 74. It may be asked wtry section 270, and in addition he undertook respon in Council, shall be read with and sub a rudely patterned cross of number of students, and his joy in his 371 and 979 are not repeated at the same to Johannesburg from East Africa,
any such provisions because section 1. (3) sibility for special religions and social ject to the China Orders in Council. It service among the students of Peking has therefore been decided to adapt the gained strength, however, after his illness.
it affects companies carrying on business work was great. He had never fully retime. The answer is that there are neserta that a true diamo
·He was this
other course, which is to repeal section
URNS OF 1200 B.0.
BOAR'S TOOTH.
sign.
Sir Arthur Keith, condervy
hom the human bones were
xamination, stated that
After further evidence, His Worship adjourned the case until next Wednes day afternoon. Mr. Jenkin reserved his 816,000 in personal bands.
Bail was allowed in 810,000 cash and
cross-examination.
18 PER QARAT.
BIG DIAMOND DISCOVERY IN
TANGANY
A South African, who has just return-
a, Royal College of Surgeons, and insomnia began to trouble him. This special reasons for retaining those found at Mwan so increased that in January, 1923, on been omitted, but it is a convenient, in- medical grounds, he returned again with troduction to section, 271.. Bection 271 d Mrs. Evans to England. Health slowly contains a considerable amount of details early return to Chinn, when suddenly, and which does not appear in the Chine came, and they cherished the hope of an OH
sections. Section 270 might perhaps have tory, by a p
remains of a boy about
range object, says Sir both of a hear, which may up with the human re-
se were gathered and urn. He ascribes the op date from 1200 aC.
in the midst of a nummer holiday, Mar. the jurisdiction of the Supreme Co
Evans passed away in the 45th year of
his age. na
Evans, who was closely associated with Deep sympathy will he felt with Mrs. all his activities.
Hongkong, and it seems dent not merely by kong courts should sprea any question of jurisdictions
Ordinances
ine has bee
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