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DALBANK SEALS.
ORDERED TO BE REMOVED.
CHARGE AGAINST MANAGER DISMISSED.
'DEALINGS WITH COMMUNISTS NOT PROVED.
SEANOHAI, August 18th. The seals which were placed on the doors of the Far Eastern" Dal- bank by order of the Chiners Fro visional Court oa July 15th were
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ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES FOR
THE WEEK.
A series of attractive entertain- ments has again been arranged for Service mea at the Naval and Mili... tary Y.M.C.A's.
On Monday night there was n "Cheer O," A sing-song at the feature in the weekly programmes ordered to be removed by Judge which is becoming more popular Liang yesterday afternoon follow. each time on both the Hong Kong ing an application by Attorney and the Kokloon side. Willam S. Fleming. A charge of aiding and abetting the Communists with articles necessary for contrary to Article 104 of the Chinese Provisional Criminal Code
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Last nigh: there was the weekly Tuesday concert at the "Cheer 0," while at the Better 'Ole," Kow. loon, there was a whist drive.
Whist
MOTOR TRAFFIC CASES.
ROUNDING BEND AT HIGH SPEED.
A NEW OWNER WITHOUT A LICENSE.
"Traffic Court was held by Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday three cases being brought before him,
The first concerned a young Chi- nese, named Laa Fook, who was charged with (a) dangerous driving, (6), failing to obey Police's signal and (e), with leaving his motor
erele combination unattended in Queen's Road Central. Defendant was represented by Mr. L. R.
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Defendant admitted the third charge but denied the art two counts Evidence was then taken from Sergt. Mezan, who said that ON THE "RAWALPINDI."
saw defendant's combination coming towards him bound for at easterly
FORMALIN POISONING.
PASSENGERS LEAVING
YESTERDAY. -'----
SHIP OFFICER'S TRAGIC END.
The programme for the remander which was brought against Manager of the week is as under :- To-day: "Cheer 0": Fromberg of the Dalbank earlier in
drive, .15 p.m.;
on the afternoon of August. 18th, "Better 'Ole the afternoon at the instigation of Sing song, 7 p.; Rope Factory he was on duty at the junction of the Chinese authorities was also Concert by the Revellers" Con- Whitfeld and Whitfeld Road. He dismissed, the Court expressing eert Party, p.m.; Hankow Bks.,
Shamshuipo Concert by the itself satisfied that the evidence" Squeakettes" Concert Party.
Among the passengers leaving "TOOK THE WRONG GLASS," against Fromberg was inconclusive. To-morrow: Cheer Ö: In-direction. Defendant was going at
Mr. Fromberg was
early yesterday morning on the requested formal dance, 1. p.m.
a very fast speed and witnes put P. & O. Rawalpindi for Europe was Friday: Cheer O": Concert, up his hand to stop him. Defend Col Viscount Gort, V.C., D.S.O., the Central Magistracy on the lato An inquest was held yesterday at
concert, arranged by the Entertain- 7pm Better Ole" Variety ant paid no heed. but kept coming.V.O., M.C., of the Grenadier Mr. John Ibbetson, chief officer of ment Committee, 7 p.m.
on and witness had to jump out of": Saturday:Launch Picnic: Tie- the way to avoid being knocked Guards, who has been appointed the sa. Tai Lee. Major C. Willson tete, 50 cts. including tea. Leave down. Witness also shouted to the General Staff Officer, First Grade, sat as Coroner with a jury.
Fourth Division, in succession to The deceased, it may be remem- Queen's Pier Hong Kong, at 15 driver to stop. The combination pim. Leave Kowloon at 2.30 p.m.
Col. B. B. Crozier, and has been bored, was found dead in his cabin Sunday: Men's
finally came to Aleetings:
#stop outside a
serving as Chief of Staff to Major. while the vessel was in port here Workshop sotne distance away.
General J. Duncan, commanding the on August 11th. At the inquest Witbes followed to the door of
Shanghai Defence Force,
yesterday, evidence given by Capt. the garage and asked the defendant for his driving licence, but the than Shanghai by Lieut. Col. J. M.
Viscount Gort is succeeded at Midgeley and the second engineer -
was to the affect that the deceased refused to show it, and ordered
Haakard, C.M.G., D.8.0., As was apparently in good health ca witness to leave the premises. The C.S.O. (1) of the Shanghai Defence that morning. He went to the side-car passenger also said, "Yes, Force. The latter Offer is at pre bridge deck at about 7 a.m. and Jan get out," and, catching held of witness's arm, tried to "help" him
sent in Tientsin commanding the asked the skipper when he was go- East Yorks.
ing to be signed off that morning. out.
Other Passengers.
The Captain told him to pull him-
to attend the Provisional Court through his attorney and answered a number of questions put to him by Judge Liang regarding banking transactions between the Dalbaak and the Central Bank of China involving nearly two million dol- lars. Following Fromberg's testi-" Cheer O," 7.45; "Better 'Dle,' möay Attorney Fleming delivered an address to the Court after which. the acquittal was rendered and an order made that the seals he re. moved forthwith.
Prior to Mr. Fromberg being called Mr. Chang Nieh Yun, Chi- nese attorney representing the Com- mittes of Investigation into the activities of the Dalbank, address ed the Court on the findings of that Committee at great length in Chinese.
The Prosecution.
p.m.,
JAPAN'S TRADE IN JULY.
BIG EXCESS OF EXPORTS.
The Japanese Consulate-General, Hong Kong, informs us that the foreign trade of Japan during July shows an eight million yen excess
rj
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of exports over imports. Last Jely names and addresses. At the time from Shanghai, include: Major E. Dr. Woo was recommended to him Both men refused to give their " Other passengers on the vessels i solf together and go to see a doctor. there was an excess of 21 million witness said he was with Sergt. A. Glunicko, Capt. N. A. John- by Mr. Hayley, second engineer of yen of imports over exporta, due to
active.
Home.
son, Father King, Col. Meiklejohn, the vessel, and the deceased said Father Mangam and Dr. and Mrs.that he would go to consult the
doctor at 11.30 .51. A. J. Reid Taylor.
From Hong Kong leaving on the At about 11.10 am, Mr. Hayley Rawalpindi there was included in went to deceased's cabin to-remind the list: Nursing Sister Adams,
the decline of raw cotton, etc. Humphries, who was in plain Mr. Fromberg was informed that
The financial market in Japan clothes, and he would be called as according to these findings there were several points which required despite the straightenings out of
s witness. clearing up. The Chinese Govern bank failates and the lavourable
Replying to Sub-Inspector Alex- ment has charged you with dealing conditions in the export trade, etc., with the anarcist agents of the was not active owing to the decline ander, witness said he had had pre Communists, Judge Liang told the of rice prices and dill tone of silkevious experience of driving when accused. The suspicious circum-market, etc., however, the trade in stances were discovered during the the first half of August became more he wins in the Royal Air Force at Mrs. E. E. Aris, Mr. C. Bennett, him that he was to go to the doctor. Mr. A. N. Burden, Mr. J. Chaytar, Mr. Hayley found the cabin door investigation of the bank's books,
Mr. A. Costigan, Mr. W. P. Gold-wide opened and the deceased was The first of these was a remittance Foreign trade during JulyEr- Questioned by Mr. Andrews, amith, Mr. B. Kemp, Mr. C. R. reclining on his bunk and appeared
Kerr, Major C. A. Luças, O.B.E-, billion yen; excess of exports, &
MF to-be-fast asleep."Mr.Hayloy... million yen.
trolled ares, the speed limit being G Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Trade with China during July:-13 m.p.h. He admitted that he had Quinn, the Rev. and Mrs. H. 8, F. no answer, gently shook Mr. Ibbet- Exports, 38 million yen; imports, 16 never driven a combination. Wit. Rossiter (of the Wesleyan Church) gan, but he found that his body was million yer; excess of exports, 22ness was asked questions as to the and Mr. J. W. Wearing
cold. The Captain was summoned, who applied the looking glass tests" and found that Mr. Ibbetson was dead,
from the Hankow Central Bank and perts, 169 million yen; imports, 161itness_said Whitfield AS A COD Major F. H. Linton, D.S.J. | called out to him and on having
another from Moscow. The book show that over 82,000,000 was re. mitted to the Dalbank from the Hankow Central Bank between April and July this year. Is that correct?".
Mr. Fromberg: "1 I cannot state offhand.
Continuing, Judge Liang enumer ated a number of different items taken from the books which stated that the following remittances bad
been made:---
suppose
In April, over $100,000;
In May, over $600,000;
In June, over $1,200,000;
it is
million yen."
Attorney Fleming then addressed
ON THE** McKINLEY.”
could not have taken, the corner SOME OF THE PASSENGERS, leading into the workshop at the alleged speed without turning over.
Analyst's Evidence. Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government Analyst, said, that he received a glass tumbler and a bottle from the Police. The bottle contained 14 fid
la July, until the 15th, $150,000. Part of this money had been re- mitted by cable and the rest by means of drafts. Between $400,000 therefore has a much better right He took the number of the combina and $800,000 had been paid on to carry on banking transactions re-tion straight away. drafts payable to bearer. There lated to trade such as this remit was no information as to who had tance from Moscow to Hankow received those amounts which were "was.
behaviour of combination on rounding corners, Mr. Andrews re. marking that he would call expert the Beach in defence of the ac-evidence to show that the machine cused and said that whereas At torney Chang had deemed a remit tance from Moscow to Hankow of 81,100,000 suspicious circum- atsace," yet Moscow probably re-
Witness remarked that the corner
The s. President McKinley ar mitted anything from $50,000,000 to was quite a wide one, and said that rived at Hong Kong on Monday 100,000,000 to banks in New York the driver did not sound his horn. evening from the North, and among
Ounces of formalin. The and London in the course of a year. He followed the defendant into the the passengers on board were the Russin ass a treaty with China and workshop to ask for his licence.
glass tumbler also smelt strongly of Dollar S.8. Company at Shanghai, pound size, and it was deduced that Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Arndt, with formalin. The bottle was of one
en route to Canton.
Asked to produce his book, wit- ness queried whether Mr. Andrewa was patitled to see it as it had not been produced in evidence.
Nevertheless the book was pro- It is not according to the usual different from any other banking duced, tis Worship remarking banking practice to make large transactions in any other part of Mr. Andrews that he was only drafts payable to bearer, is it?" the world. He submitted that the entitled to ace the number. asked His Honour. "Can you ex- Investigation Committee's report Mr. Andrews replied he wanted plain why, your bank does it ?" had not made out a case against the to see whether the number had been
Mr. Fromberg explained that the Dalbank in any sense. The Court noted down first. drafts were drawn by the Central canot be influenced by its us Bank of China but before payment picious," he said, and asked that Was made test cables had been the Court order the removal of the sent to verify all such drafts. seals from the bank and discharge
But you are not the agent of it from further restraint. the Central Bank of China,” said His Honour, and you
from $30,000 up to $500,000, with Counsel submitted that the Dal two over $100,000.
bank's transactions had been no
were not
therefore bound to follow their
practice."
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Court's Decision.
The Court did so, rendering the following decision :-**
We were their corrrespondents, "This case was brought before
The case was adjourned for a week, when Sergt. Humphries will gim evidence, and expert evidence on combination driving will be given by Mr. Getz, of Messrs. Alex. Ross & Co.
.
ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED. For failing to report an accident, fined $6. Be was defendant by Chinese motor car owner was
a
following:
4
Mr. D. A. Gibbs, Mahila lawyer, returning from months in the States.
American Shipping Company of Mr., W. Gordon, with Canadian Vancouver, en rosie to Manila"
Mr. E. H. Johnson, with Ligget and Myres Tobacco Co., en route to Manila for four years.
Mr. B. V. Bush, with Eastman Kodak Co., en route to Manila.
the deceased must have swallowed two ounces of the Buid. Witness said that one ounce of the formalin was sufficient to cause death.
In the afternoon of the same day, witness received from Dr. Cannon, the stomach intestines, liver, kid- ney and heart of the deceased for analysis. The stomach was found to be empty but traces of formalia was found. It also smelt of formalin. The heart was of a dark colour, congested and harden- ed. Formalin was also discovered n the walls of the stomach, in the intestines and liver.
Use of Taimalla. the firm of Wolfson and Wolfson, In reply to the Coroner, Mr.
pianist, who recently gave recitals of wounds had for prickly bent. It disembarking here, and M. Benno Dovey said that Formalin is used Moiseiwitsch, the famous Russian as an antiseptic, for the treatment
On the "Bussia.” Arriving on the "Empress Kussin on Monday from Manila were included in the passenger list: Colggel J. N Wolfson, member of
replied Mr. Fromberg, who went on the court by the Chinese authori- to explain that he had no specific ties against the accused bank on Nr. Hing Shing Le contact but worked or the usual a charge of having violated Article Inspector Alexander said that in Hong Kong, and who has been was never used internally. Forma banking agreement. He repeated 104 of the Criminal Code of the the defendant's car tollided with a to Manila giving a series, of relin could freely be bought and is that he could not recall to whom Republic of China, to wit" that tram-car which was knocked off the citals there. He is now en route these amounts had been paid, say the said accused bank is alleged to rails in Des Vanx Road West. The for the North. ing the Committee of Investiga have been neting as a financial Police received a report from the tion could have found out by look agent of the Communist Party by Tramway Company, but no report ing on the backs of the drafts."
supplying and remitting finds to was made by the defendant, who, Is any address given on the Communist agitators, hera. in according to regulations, “should backs of the drafts?" asked Judge Shanghai and Hankow, thus know have reported the matter at the Liang
ingly assisting "That is not usual," answered making preparations for the com- case happened to be No. 7 Police persons who are nearest police station, which in this Mr. Fromberg.
mission of an offence against the Station. internal security of the state.
In view of the gravity of the.
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Moscow Draft. ‚'
Mr. Fromberg was then question charge the Court has, at the In
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largely used by photographers for hardening plates. Its commercial strength is 40 per cent. He had only known of two of three cases of poisoning from this drug.
Further evidence showed that the deceased had two gises tumblers in his cabin, one of which contained water and the ather formalin, which he had poured out for some The successful Company "Our purpose. It was surmised that he Cabaret will be performing for drank from the wrong tumbler, Sapper Bray, of the Royal En-three nights at the City Hall com- The jury returned a verdict of ed with regard to a remittance of quest of the Chinese authorities, gineers, who had just bought a mencing to-morrow (Thursday), death by misadventure through no- $1,100,000 from Moscow-to" Shang- deemed it necessary to adopt ad motor cycle, was summoned, for when three complete changes of cidental poisoning. hal to be transmitted to Hankow equate mezsures to prevent evid-driving it without a licence, programmes will be presented in on July 4th last. This he explain ence from being removed from or Defendant admitted that he did cluding many new items. ed was to be sent to the Centroso destroyed in the premises of the not possess a driver's licence. He
a British tea firm.
accused's bank and has accordingly said that he was merely taking a be one entitled the Disorderly Amongst the sketches played will Did you knowingly have coy ordered its temporary sealing in trial in preparatory to buying it toom, the famous military barles relations with any Communista!" order to enable a thorough investi- when he would have applied for asked Attorney Fleming of his gation to be made. As the Investi- driving licence. With regard to the que written by Billy Bray and gation Committee, instituted by the machine, he believed that it was England in 1914; then played along William McKillop first played in "said Fromberg.
government has not found con- licenced until the end of the year, Did you know the political clusive evidence to prove the and that all he had to do was to the Western battle, front 1915-19. affiliations of these holders of pay-charge, it is hereby decided that give the police notice of change of It is being given for the first time in the Far East with Billy Bray in the charge shall be dismissed and ownership after the gycle came into his original part the seal be removed from the "sebin possession. cused bankas from today."
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client.
"No."
able to bester drafts?"
(Continued on next (slumm.)
The Magistrato fined him $5.
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