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THE BOYCOTT.
CONTESTED SEIZURE AT
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.)
NA V
THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1511⁄2, 1926
THE ATHERLEY TRIAL."
A JURY, OF SIX.
CASE FURTHER ADJOURNED AFTER MORNING SITTING..
His Lordship intimated that Mr. da Silva was unable to attend further, and
CANTON-HANKOW- RAILWAY. SHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR
PROPERTY.
· THE PASSPORT CASE. ALLEGED DUPING OF CHINESE BY PERUVIAN,
EFROM OUR CHINESE COLLEISTONDANT. 'Augusto Gonzales, alias Chan Mo Lan, Shareholders of the Canton-Hankowa Peruvian, who is alleged to have duped a.number of local Chinese by supplying Railroad (Awangtung Section) are begin them with false passports which it is ning to take steps to reclaim their pro-stated, they were, informed, would secure perty from the Kaomiatang which has them admittance to the United States, been in control of the line for the last appeared an remand before Major C. three years. It was recognised that Wilson at the Central Magistracy, yester military movements necessitated that all Hines of communications should be under
day afternoon.
A special strike pickoting squad in When the Atherley trial re-opened Canten on January 11th seized a consign-before Sir Henry Gollan, the Chief ment of leather shipped by the Tung Sang Justice, yesterday, Mr. P. M. N. da Wo frm from Shanghai, the strikers Silva, the foreman of the jury, was again alleging that the goods were of British absent, and His Lordship said that the origin. The leather was in 12 bales and case would go on without him. is worth nearly 830,000 according to ono estimate: The importers are contesting tho neizure. It is stated that the military after stating that he was empowered the control of the Government, but now alleged that defendant entered into vari- i
court of the Strike Committee will under Section 22 of the Jurors' Ordin. that the military operations along the ance, 1897, to carry ons trial with the line are apparently at an end, many share soon render a decision.
remaining members of the jury, the jury-holders consider the time has arrived for men appointed another foreman and the the Kuomintang to return the line, now
"much damaged to its owners. case proceeded.
A re-distribution of picket stations by the Canton Strike Committee enforcing the boycott has resulted as follows: The station at Fung Wong Kong, Honam, will have one company; Sumchun, two; Roccas Tigris, one; Whampoo, one; Kongmoon, one: Taileung, one; Yungki, ane; Kwonghol, one Tamshui, one; Shokki, one: Chinshan, two; Yeungkong, Suitong, and Pakhol, one each with branch headquarters or sub-committees to deal with all questions concerning the buycott and strike.
THE KUOMINTANG AND JAPAN.
„[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
The Kuomintang left wing in Canton has received Traternal greetings from Sun Wen University, the Hands-off-Chian "Society, and other Soviet organisations in
Moscow.
At the same time the left wing cabled
to Moscow and Kuomintang organisations
Mr. Jenkin
continued his CROSS-
examination of accused. Questioned with regard to allegations made by the de- fence that the errors in the account books were forgeries, accused said that he was quite prepared to agree that they were errors. He, however, held that an alter ation in the Chinese cash book had been forged.
Mr. Jenkin: Until October 5th you thought that the matter was solely be tween the compradore and soul—Yes.
When Mr. Parkhurst and Mr. Kelly were there, were instructions given that all outstanding debts should be collect edl-No.
Accused agreed that they had “discuss- ed whether the business should be closed down. He was handed a document, and Mr. Jenkin asked him whether he sng gested that the Company's chop had been
CANTON'S NAVAL EXPENSES,
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
Comrade Seminoff, commanding the Navy in Canton waters, in his report to the Kuomintang Party now in conference in Canton, asks for the naval expenses to be not less than $200,000 a month. He also suggests that future supplies for the Navy should be purchased from Russia, if possible.
TOMB OF THE LATE DR. SUN.
[FROM OUR CRINTRE CORRESPONDENT.] Mr. Sun Fo, son of the late Dr. Sun Tat Sen, in a report to the left wing of the Kuomintang now holding its second national conference in Canton, says that
Evidence given at the previous hearing
ous agreements to apply passports to the complainants which would admit them into the United States of America. Vari ous sums are said to have been agreed upon which complainants were to pay to defendant for the passports, and de posits were made, the balances to be paid after the complainants had entered the States. One complainant reached thers and was sentenced to six months' im" prisonment for attempting to gain admit- tance to the States on a false passport. Another Chinese is still serving of five years.
a term
Mr. Leo d'Almada, who is for the de- fence, cross-examined Yeung Yan Cho, who gave evidence at the last hearing as to arranging with the defendant to supply passports to his sons and other Chinese who wished to go to the States. Witness stated, that money was paid through him by the complainants und in respect of his sons to defendant.
overseas repudiating the actions of the put on after his arrest. Accused said his father's tomb in Nanking, when.com- knew it was accessary to acquire pass
Central Executive Committee of the party in Peking, asserting that the North China faction is receiving support from the Japanese. *
On January 10th, the Kuomintang staged a public demonstration in Canton against the Japanese military invasion in Manchuria,
!
THE PRICE OF KEROSINE. OUTCRY AGAINST THE KUOMIN. TANG MONOPOLY.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.} The inhabitants of Yeungkong, in South- ern Kwangtung, are protesting against the Kuomintang oil monopoly, for since its inauguration the price of kerosine haa risen from 87.50 to nearly $17 a case, and for lower grade products to 815 per case. Kerosine oil may he had at Kwang-cho
that he did not know.
Mr. Jenkin: Will you venture to state that this chop was falacly put on over your signature? You must recollect that you said that when the compradore found himself in difficulty in October, 1923, he turned the debts into cash 1 Yes, I see that.
Tell us what you did with the receipt for $13,000 which was put before you?-- The cashier brought it into my office. I had discussed the matter previously with the compradore. I signed the receipt, but the word received" was not on it then. The amount was for LOU.'s and
* O.K.'d bills..
Did you sign any other document?— No.
SIX SEALED ENVELOPES,
pleted, will occupy more than 6,000 me of land and cost Tls. 900.000. The work will require 14 months. He is saking the Kuomintang and the Canton Governinent to make an early appropriation of funds so as to enable the memorial to their late chief to be constructed as soon possible.
as
Is it not queer that the amount of the items totalled come to the exact amount of your cheque 1-No. I don't
know what the calculation is..
If your case is the true one, no such calculation would be required No.
NO CARBON COPIES KEPT; --
On being handled a document, he said that he believed it was triplicated. He did not know whether all the deposit slips in the office were duplicated. Für ther pressed, he said he had no use for carbon copies in the office. If there were pradore Department.
In answer to Mr. d'Almada, witness said it was his ambition ten years ago to send his sons to the United States. He
ports for them to go there and that they could only be obtained through the American Consulate. He knew defendant was not a member of the Americas Con- sulate. Defendant never represented to witness that he was a member of the American Consulate. Defendant told him that the Philippine Islands were Ameri- cán territory and that nationalisation papers could be issued there which would do for the States. He believed defen- dant. At no time had witness received nationalisation papers, for his son. Yeung nee Witness was not going to get any thing.put of the transactions; all defen- dant promised him was to give him a cup of tea if he succeeded.
Mau Fei (the man who was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment for trying to obtain entry to the States on a false passport) gave evidence as to entering into an agreement with defendant for s passport which would guarantee his entry into America He agreed to pay defen- dant $1,800, hut if he was rofused entry
Replying to another question, accused said that in writing his signature heay, they had been kept in the Com-to the States he was to have the money
used a fountain pen and Stephen's blue- black ink. The fountain pen was in his
home at Kowloon.
hack. He paid sums on account. Mr. Jenkin: If I say that a number At this juncture, His Worship adjour- the once records, will you dispute from ed the case until Monday afternoon
office it I cannot,
wan (French leased territory) nearby for 26 or 87 at most. Ou January 7th, more Mr. Jenkin then asked accused to write than'a thousand persons gathered in front down a long list of figures, dictated to of the Yan Wo Company, the syndicate him, and he was also requested to total holding the monopoly, clamouring for a them. Having done so, he said that the reduction of the fixed price.
YESTERDAY'S ECLIPSE. Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of the Royal Observatory, issued the following statement last evening in connection with the partial eclipse of the sun :—
The first contact occurred at 14h. 39m. 379. and the last contact at 18h. 38m. 179. The latter was observed through thin cloud.
One large spot, about the JAMIC diameter as the earth was seen in the sun's disc, also two groups of spots, one about 100,000 miles in extent.
One spot in the second group was eclipsed by the moon at 15h 43m. 7. and re-appeared at 18h. 36m. 36,
figures aggregated $13,149.34.
If on March 24th, 1924, nothing was paid into the Company's banking ac- count, there would be no deposit alira
for that day -There would be none.
I open R.V.A. 4, which purports to be a carbon slip. On March 21st and 23th inclusivo no money was paid into the Company's account No.
Mr. Jenkin then produced six sealed envelopes, the covers of which were And ac deposit slips would be neces slightly cut in the centre. In theac sary-No.
Then how do you account for the spaces there were written figures. Coun-carbon copy of a deposit slip for March sei told his Lordship that he would hand 95th 1-1 cannot account for it. the envelopes to the accused and ask He would then open them. The envelopes him whether the figures were his own, were marked R.V.A 1 to 8.
Counsel: I am handing you R.V.A. 2. Are those your figures 1-Yes.
Now take R.V.A. 1.-These are not mine.
*
He denied that he had signed the amount paid into his own bank. He also original, because he had received the denied signing the original of a deposit slip amounting to 21,641.
JUSTICE WILL OUT. CHINESE COOLIE SENTENCED FOR
FORMER CRIME. »
Arrested two years after the alleged offence took place, Chan Yam, a coolie previously employed at the Taikoo Sugar Refiners, appeared on remand before Afr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magis tracy yesterday charged with doing grievous bodily harm to another coolie ip Fuk, by stabbing him at Quarry Bay on January 12th, 1924,
Previous evidence showed that a quar-
rel, which led to a general fight between defendant and complainant took place at the Taikoo Sugar Refuery on January, ME. JENKIN 8-DEMONSTRATION,
12th, 1924, where both men were employed Mr. Jenkin requested accused to write as packers Later, it was alleged that his signature six times. Counsel then defendant followed complainant and Counsel then opened the envelope in stamped the Company's chop abore the stabbed him in the back As a result of the presence of the jury and Mr. Zeitlyn.signature. Atherley was then asked again the wound he received, complainant re- He then handed & document which had to write his signature, this time superceived treatment in hospital for about been taken from the envelope to accused imposed on the Company's chop. This three weeks.
Mr. Leo d'Almada, who was for the The magnitude of the eclipse was 043 sentence Chau please cover Ex Are
You will see there your initials, the done, Mr. Jenkin said that when a chop which means that a little less than of they your initials and figures-That is afterwards, the ink of of the pen would defendant and said that after the fight was first put on and the name signed defence, pleaded guilty on behalf of the sun's dize was eclipsed at the greatest so. They are my initials, but the figures run into that of the chop. On the other several men were arrested and in one phase.
The magnetic declination decreased are not mine.
hand, if a chop was superimposed on a instance Mr. J. R. Wood (now Mr Justice 0.5 from 14h. 52m. to 15h. 4m.; remain--They are not.
Here's R.VA. 6 are they your figures signature there would be no interming-Wood) imposed a fine of $25. The victim
·ed stationary till 15h. 15m., und then
It is a curious document is it not?ling. Mr. Atherley had stated that the in that case was in hospitat. It was increased. 2 by 15h. 19m.
Company's chop had been put on after admitted in this case that complainant had been stabbed, and it was only a he had signed the documents:
Mr. Zeitlyn objected and said that it question as to whether the defendant was appeared to him that Counsel was giving actually the inan who committed the expert evidence.
17h. n.
I don't understand it.
His Lord said that it was simply "a "demonstration,
It then decreased 0.7 by 15h. .3m. re-
Counsel (opening the envelope, and mained stationary till 18h. 36m, and then handing him the document);
Do the increased 0.5, by 18h 48m, remaining figures embarrass you now? And are stationary till 15h. 50m; then decreasing those your initials -The figures look 1.0 by 16h. 28m. It remained stationary like mine, and the initials too; but I till 18h. 4Cm.. and then increased 0.7 by can't really say whether they are.
Mr. Jenkin then produced a magnify The barograph and thermograph gave else Mrs. Atherley can also write my the signatures. He then handed the Do you suggest that they are any one ing glass and a microscope and examined normal traces.
initials."
documents. to Atherley who examined them with
magnifying glass, accused said that he could not see any difference. Counsel continued to examine accused in respect of a receipt which he admitted signing but with regard to which he had stated that the chop was placed over his signature..
OBITUARY.
MR. ERIC M. ROSS.
Come come, don't drag your wife into it. It is a document dated October, and Mrs. Atherley wasn't here then 7-No, I know, but I was only explaining.
Now take RV.A. Are those your figures and is the document in your handwriting-Yes.
The news of the death of. Mr. Eric
Handed documents B.V.A., 3, R.V.A. Munroe Ross, a partner in the firm of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, and R.V.A. 4 he agreed that the first comes as a great shock to his friends for and third contained his figures and his when be passed through Hongkong a handwriting, but with regard to the other month ago on his way home on leave' he said the figures were not his. from Shanghai on board the P. & 0. Counsel: Do you remember that you Moren, he appeared to be in the best said that on day 28th you drew a cheque bf health. His unexpected death at sea to repay I.O.U.'s and O.K'd bills; and do you remember that I put it to you followed upon an attack of influenza.
The late Mr. Ross had been connected that it was for monies previously mis with the arm of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham appropriated by you?-Yes, I remember. & Matthews, since 1902, and and been a On May 5th and 8th was not this partner since 1018. He was in Hongkong amount paid into your private account? for a short time after the death of Mr. That is not so. A. R. Lowe. He was highly esteemed. Well, we shall see, when we look into by all who knew him and his popularity your banking account. On May 28th
crime.
Alter bearing further evidence for the defence, His Worship sentenced defen- dant to six weeks' hard labour.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
DEMONSTRATIONS BY JARDINE'S AND MUSTARD AND CO..
extinguisher,
guishing took place on the Hongkong A novel demonstration of fire extin Cricket Club ground yesterday evening Acensed denied ever having seen the Jardine's Engineering Corporation and particular receipt from the day he had Mustard and Co. have tendered for sup signed it. He agreed that Mr. Kelly plying fire extinguishers to the Hongkong had asked to see it, but the compradore Ciuh, and the demonstration wag for the could not produce it at the time. He agreed that Mr. Kelly had him arrested.purpose of proving the efficacy of each Acked why he had not stated in the Police The Grat performance was that of Jar Court that the document was forged, he dine's, "Fire Suds" extinguisher. A pán said he had been advised by Mr. Hind, was filled with packing shavings and fire- his solicitor, to reserve his statement.
wood, and saturated with petrol. It was Mr. Jenkin produced another slip, and then set alight and two men played the accused said that he had never seen it fire suis on it. The blaze was extin-
At the tin interval Mr. Jenkin, said guished in a minute and a hall that he had almost reached the end of his
eross-examination.
Mr. Zeitlyn informed his Lordship that nd Shanghai is indicated by the fact that arrangements were made by you to repay he did not feel well enough to take the for a number of years he had been Vinc certain O.K.'d billet-Yes..
Tell me what that calculation was?sponsibility of the re-examination that Chairman of the Shanghai Club
I don't know.
The case was thereupon adjourned (Continued on "nezt Column). until this taorning.
The late Mr. Ross was about 40 years
of age.
"afternoon.
Mustard and Cola extinguisher was Phomete, Foam Type,"'ll capacity E gallons. The pan in which the packing shavings, wood, and petrol were, put, was double the size of the other. The blaze was extinguished in 1min 35seco,
A large number of spectators watched the demonstrations,
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