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THE CANTON PICKETS. AN ALLEGED AMERICAN GROUP'S SQUEEZE.
[FROM QUA CHINEAR CORRESPONDENT.) While the "Kuomintang Government in Canton is minimising all signs of unrest, nevertheless many have deemed it wise to depart for Hongkong by various routes recently. On March 13th, some 1,300 arrived at Hongkong from Macao-of course not all from Canton. The Strike Committee in Canton has been instructed by the Kuomintang to issue permits to Chinese for Hongkong only under excep- tional circumstances; yet some 200 de parted from Canton by a regular British boat for Hongkong on the 14th..
An American group, having an under standing with the pickets, is conducting incoming and outgoing passengers be tween steamer and shore in Canton for
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 16TH, 1926
THE A.D.C. PRODUCTION "IF." A PLAYGOER'S CANDID CRITICISM.
[CONTRIBUTED.]
Now that the latest production of the " Hongkong A.D.C, has run its short course, but is still fresh in the public mind, a friendly criticism, may not come amiss.
I think it will be generally admitted that the production of this much dis cussed play of Lord Dunsany's gave much pleasure and caused even more interest among Hongkong theatre lovers, but one gathers that the genersi consensus of epinion can be summed up in two words! -Too ambitious. As to the individual acting, there can be no doubt that the average was distinctly good.
The players who made most impression by their talents, for I do not think that the word 'genius" can be rightly used, were Mrs. Greensmith in her very difficult part, Mrs. Logan-always actress, Mr. Lindsell also in bis easy
A
finished
character of the inscrutable and devoted
THE BANK LOAN CASE. MR. H. BIRKETT'S EVIDENCE. CASE. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS CLOSES.
The case in which Messrs. Moxon &
Taylor are suing the Man Chuen Bank for the recovery of $37,500 alleged to
作
CURIOUS BOȧIUMIKET.
It is a curious document to come into existence is it not, if, Lammerts were the agents of the Man Chuen Bank - mi,- take was evidently made.
Did you see Mr. Rosa, the special man-
with this transaction --Yes,
ger of Mesura Lammert in connection
Your object in seeing Mr. Ross was to
have been lent to the back through recover the money from Lammerts estate Messrs. G. P. & H. A. Lammert, was or from Lammerta' principals 1—Yes, from continued before the Chief Justice, Sir either. Henry Gollan, in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Did you make it clear to Mr. Ross that Lammerts were agent of some other prin- cipals 1-Undoubtedly.
Mr. Eldon Potter, E.C. (instructed
Did you give Mr. Ross the name of the by Mesars. Johnson, Stokes & Master), and the defendant bank was represented names of the principals were mentioned appeared for Messrs. Moxon & Taylor, principals --I don't remember, but the by Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by between us.
Witness did not know of the mosting Messrs. Lee & Russ).
Mr. H. Birkett, a partner in the plainfield in the Official Receiver's Office on af firm, was in the witness box through. October 8th, but he later beard that the out yesterday's hearing. Replying to Birmanager of the Man Chuen Bank had Eldon Potter, he said the transaction was igned an 'acknowledgment to the effect
$10 to $20 each cutgoing, and any sum Oriental, servant, and Mr. Hamilton as loan, and that a purchase note which that the Bank owed the money.
as low as 50 cents for incoming passen- gera Permit or no permit really makes very little difference.
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the irritable Man-in-the-corner.
Mr. Lucey, though good, was not strong enough, nor entirely convincing as John
was given to Mesars Lammert, was the usual form of note given in such transac He agreed that he eventually
tiona.
Questioned with regard to the change of total in the principal to be repaid, he said that Moxon & Taylor waived a part
of the interest owed. He did not remem-
The bomb which was exploded at Hung Beul, especially in the, Eastern scenes; he asked for the names of Messrs. Lammert's ber that Mr. Ross had signed an affidavit |
hom on March 10th, wounding's number of Chinese and resulting in at least one death, is regarded by the Strike Com mittee in Canten as a deterrent to those applying for permission to pass the pic kets; but in other Chinese circles it has been freely hinted that the outrage was the work of agents sent from the Strike the Committee to Hongkong before Chinese New Year to promote another strike.
CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY
PROPERTY.
1.
He also stated that he had vari
in connection with the present action.
Mr. Jenkin: In his affidavit he states "got over" better in his suburban draw. | clients, Fing room, though it is open to questionous interviews with Mr. Ross, the special
whether he could have long continued in manager for Messrs. Lammert, with re-that. Messrs. Lammert were your agents." the role of a more or less contented ference to the transaction. He also re- So does a letter written by your solicitors sahurban husband, if his habit of putting ferred to an interview which he had with to the Man Chuen Bank. These state- his feet on his wife's easy chairs was as
Mr. H. A. Lammert, when Mr. Lammertments are incorrect then ?-No; they are" ingrained as it appeared to be! In bis mentioned that the manager of the bank quite correct. It depends how you con- Eastern scenes-particularly the teat scene'
Mr. Ross had been trying to get the he spoke too rapidly, and many of his had said that the interest was too high,strue the word "agency."" lines were lost (Mr: Skelton was scarcely and he replied that he was perfectly pre ever audible). In the scene with Joha pared to meet him, as he was' niore con money in the belief that Lammerts were Beal and the two slaves in the Harem, not cerned with the repaymcut of the prin the principals 1-I do not agree with you. one word could be gathered from the cipal than the interest. of the terrified half choked utterance slave over acting in its worst form. One could guess of course, but one could not
BRITISH CONSUL'S REMINDER TO hear what was being revealed by the
CANTON AUTHORITIES.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. Į The British Consul-General at Canton, Sir J. W. Jamiesda, has called the atten-
THE CROSS-EXAMINATION.
Cross-examined by Me: F. C. Jenkin; witness said that Lammert's failure was
If Mr. Ross had, in fact, been paid that money on November 6th where do you suggest that it would have gone to ?-it
would have come to us.
And not to the estate -No, because
not known on the Exchange until just we had given Mr. Ross a delivery order prior to its actual occurrence.
Mr. Jenkin It was a generally enter-
tained opinion on the Stock Exchange that Lammerts would go bankrupt - There was a general hope that it would not happen."
for the shares
You then suggest that Mr. Roes was taking his place as special manager to get this money for you 7-Yes.
His Lordship remarked that it seemed
that Mr. Ross was interested in clearing Did you yourself think it likely-off this liability, because it would diminish the liabilities of the estate for which he thought it possible.
was acting.
slave's terror of Beal's threats; and again, clear as was Mr. Lindsell's general enunciation, there was one point, the most dramatic line he had to speak--which was entirely lost-dropped-by him; one only gathered that his son had been sacrificed tion of the Canton Government to the
to the Evil Gods, but one only gather provision of the railway agreement that ed," one did not her for certain. These before the payment in full of the obliga-dropped dramatic points, and the great It was, in fact, a very bad smash, was tions due to British interests on account drawback of inaudibility are of course it not?-We didn't know the figures then. Questioned as to what he thought you of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, co part the big differences between an amateur
the extent of Lammert's failure, witness and a professional production.- of the property of the line may be appro-
The wretched acoustic properties of the said that on shares for which they were priated for other purposes.. The Canton theatre are not overlooked, but I do not liable, the amount was about two lakhs. Government is proposing to use a part of think it an exaggeration to say that any Referred to a sum of $1,50f which his the railway property in Tungahan as a third-rate professional company can be firm claimed as interest, witness said that public garden as a memorial to the late heard better than the best amateurs in he had not calculated the figure himself Mr. Liao Chung Hei, a Kuomintang Hongkong to-day; and this inaudibility and therefore eculd not say what process labour leader who was assassinated last spoils so many of what could be otherwise
really first class shows. August.
was followed in arriving at the amount. The original 12 per cent. interest was The staging and dressing were really reduced to 10 per cent., because they were brilliant, but staging is not sufficient in anxious to recover the principal without CANTON SITUATION "UNDER itself to carry difficult scenes. The bana too strict regard for the interest.
CONTROL.'
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(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
The warrants for the arrest of Captain Aw Yang Lin and 19 other offers of the Chinese-cruiser Chung Shan, flagship of the Kuomintang Navy, and the close watch which has been kept on the move- ment of certain military and naval officials in Capton, have had the temporary effect of arresting further seditious activities of the troops in and around Canton, who are inclined to go "anti-Red." Outwardly the Kuomintang Government, as domin ated by the Left Wing, has the situation- inter control for the time, being.
EXCESSIVE TAXATION AT CANTON.
(PROM OUR CHIKESE CORRESPONDENT.] The protest of the Canton merchants against further taxation on land in Canton City has been formally filed with the Cantor Municipal Government. The mer- chants are not opposing the tax on prin- ciple, but contend that they have now so many other forms of taxes to pay in con- nection with property ownership that they cannot carry the proposed additional burden. In Canton, at the present time anyone buying a plot of land and build-f ing a place of residence on it has to pay eleven different taxes,
CANTON STREET NOMEN- CLATURE
A
(PROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDEST.] The section of the Shaki Bank, Canton City, opposite Shameon, is to be officially re-named,June 23rd Road," and the
Municipal Department of Public Works
quet scene was almost ludicrous in its lack of convincing atmosphere and finished acting. Though one imagines more time and thought had probably been spent on it than on any other part of the play, it was distinctly the weakest, interest was not even aroused, far less sustained!
To sum up, "If" as produced here was amusing. interesting, instructive, Ber Too AMBITIOUS!
CANTON'S OIL MONOPOLY AND
When you agreed with Lammerts for a certain rate of interest and brokerage, was it understood that both were coming to you -No; the interest was going to our client; we would get the brokerage
That brokerage would have been paid by Dastur -Yes.
Replying to His Lordship, witness said that the brokerage fees would only have
Witness did not know on October 6th that Lammerts were heavily indebted to the Man Chuen Bauk. He first heard of it on November 18th when the writ in "the" | |- present case was issued.
"GENTING IT BOTH WAYS.
At the afternoon hearing Mr. Birkett was further cross-examined. He said that 838,450 was to have been collected in July from Messra. Lammert, and out of this Messrs. Moxon & Taylor would pay back $39.299.50 to Mr. Dastur. The difference would be the commission taken by. Mozon & Taylor.
Mr, Jenkin remarked that even then it could not be explained how the figure 81501 had been arrived at.
Mr. Birkett replied that Mr. Dastur had paid a brokerage fee when he lent the money to Messrs. Moxon & Taylor, and that brokerage would also have to be paid by the Man Chuen Bank
His Lordship: If you are a borrower
to be paid once, and these would be paid you get commission; if you lend you also by Mr. Dastur. That would be $150. When repayment was made to Mr. Dastur get it; that is, you get it both ways. People who are not members of the Stock Exchange do not get commission when he would be paid at the rate of $12 a share, and $150 would then be deducted.
they borrow, Mr. Birkett. (Laughter.)" THE PRICE OF RICE.
Replying to further questions put by Mr.
Mr. Birkett replied that brokerage had [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]
Jenkin, witness said that he remembered.
the Stock Exchange. Mr. Dastur only Since the selling of petroleum oils has swearing a formal afidavit in connection to be charged according to the rules of been made a Government monopoly, the with the present action. He agreed that paid once, the other was to have been price of moter-ail in the district of it was to the effect that Moxan & Taylor Kongmoon has risen from #48 to $200 a were claiming against the Man Chuen Bank ton, according to a vernacular newspaper by reason of a contract made between report. The cost of rice milling in Kong them and Messrs. Lammert, as the bank's
agents. moon is now much higher, as a result,
Mr. Jenkin Has that always been your as many mills are using motor-power-andcase, that Lammerts were acting on behalf are dependent on imported oils. The in- of the principals 1--Yes. creased cost of milling rice is now 50 cents a picul. It will, of course, ultimate- ly have to be borne by the consumers.
MURDER OR SUICIDE? CHINESE CONSTABLE'S BODY. FOUND.
paid by the Man Chuen Bank
Mr. Jenkin: $1,504 interest is exactly of $37,000 7-That is the way the Chinese per thousand per month lor five months
calculate it.
Brokers accommodate each other. fre- quently, and loans of money are made Take the contracts of June 6th and between you on shares 7-We do not ask August 4th. The first was cancelled by for accommodation unless we make some
thing out of it. (Laughter.)
the second one?—Yes
Under what contract with Lammerts do you say that your claim is created againts the defendants-Vader both.
Therefore the Man Chuen Bank were the real principals behind both contracts?
Yer
Questioned as to why he had not en- dorsed the cheque, witness said that he' never endorsed cheques. He always maile out fresh cheques, neither was it custom-
A gruesome discovery was made at the would expect to receive $39,300 Yea; at cross-debt between Messrs Lammert and
Re-examined by Mr. Potter, witness said. the contract gave him the right to demand margins,
And as Lammerts were merely actingary to pass on other people's cheques as agents for the Man Chaen, Bank, you He denied that he knew that there was a' 8196 per share.
Take the letter of October 6th, the the Man' Chuen Bank" King's Park Range, Kowloon, yesterday' morning, when the dead body of P.C. principal is stated to be much less there. D383, Ma Shang Chung, of,Yaumati Police-That was due to a reduction in interest, Have you no idea what Egures were Station, was found.
discussed at that interview of October The man had been missing from Yauth I seem to remember that the in- terest was reduced from 12 to 10 per cont. mati Police Station since eight o'clock on
Look at the memorandum of the ar Sunday night and when he was found yes- rangement made with Messrs. Lammert
the July Bettlement. Have you ever seen This concluded the case for the plaintiff. terday morning at 10.30, it was discovered and the Man Chuen Bank, arising out of
that document before 1-I don't remem- Mr. Jenkin, however, asked leave to recall Mr. Chan Wing Fock, the author- that his throat. had been cut
ber
Have you ever heard of any such arised clerk of Mestre. Laammert. His Lord- rangement whereby the sam due to Lam- ship aequiesced.
erts by the Man Ohuen Bank was put
While the police suspect murder, it is also stated that it may possibly be a case has just let is contract to improve it at of suicide, although no motive for such a cost of $44,977.
as det is known,
at $39,2001-No.
Mr. Potter: Rightly or wrongly, you considered yourself justified, although Mr. Nissim disagreed, and I may say, I... as your Counsel, agree with Mr. Nissim→→→ I had the right.
At this stage the bearing was adjourned until today.
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