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For BRISBANE,SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE
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COURTS.
SENIOR MAGISTRATE IN WITNESS-BOX.
THE DANGER OF DYNAMITE OVERLOOKED.
[BY NOTE-BOOK.] *Note-Book" usually has a dull time at the Magistracy recording
that Ah Soo and Ah Row got two weeks hard! for stealing a chicken or a goose, but yesterday was a red letter day for the Senior Magistrate, Mr. R. E. Lindsell ap- peared
before
as complainant Major C. Willson.
Other case. heard were of a minor
nature.
MR. LINDSELL AND HIS
DRESS SUIT.
It will be remembered that some time ago Mr. R. E. Lindsell nude A report to the Police that, while is car was parked cutside the Star Ferry wharf, a rattan basket con: taining his dress suit and gold cuff links and bottons was stolen,
Later the culprit was arrested and charged at the Central Magis tracy before Major C. Willson In the dock with the thief was an- other Chinese who was charged with receiving stolen property.
OF CREDIT.
WILLIAMS IN COURT.
HIS PERENNIAL SOURCE OF
INCOMEA
Richard Charles Williams, who also works under several aliases, appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindseli at the Central Criminal Court yes terday morning.
He is accused of committing an amazing series of frauds upon banks, with the aid of a number of clever forgeries of letters of credit. Yesterday morning the story his
tion.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO... LTV.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIL
SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES per Co.'s Steamer
“ANTENOR"
are hereby noticed that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow- loon where it will be at Consignes risk and anbject to Terms and Condi- bons of Storage at Holt's Wharf, The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 18th December.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, anlees Noor
been given prior from to Steamer's arrival, bal carried on
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Mr. F. C. Jenkin. "Counsel for the prosecution, said that it was alleged that Williams was & prolite forger of cheques and other cash instruments, and that his operations had covered half-a-dozen different countries before he was finally ar rested at Santiago. in Chile, and extradited to this Colony for trial.
Williams, through his "solicitor, Mr. Leo d'Almada, `str, pleaded guilty to the three charges, but reserved legal points defence.
be left in the Godowns, where and Fridays between the hours of arsained on any Tuesdays' they will to 10.45 A. and Noor within the Free
Storage period.
"No Claims will be admitted after the
Goods have left the Steamer's Godown. and all Goodsasining undelivered after let December, will be subject
to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer müst be bed to the Undersigned of ar before 4th January, 1988, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE,
Agenta
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15th December, 1827.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.
Mr Jenkin said that the accused first appeared on the scene in July, Mr. Lindsell, of course, had to go 1996, when he called at the Jeru into the witness box to give evidence, and afterwards he de- salem branch of the Banque d'Otto. Motor
KOENIGSBERG" fended his own case when the thief mane. There he presented money having arrived from BREMEN, HAM- denied stealing the property: Two and obtained a letter of credit for BURG, and Porta Consignees of Cargo pieces of jade were produced which
are hereby notified that their Cargo in fr. Lindsell recognised as having £200. When next heard of, he was being loaded at their ink into the Go been taken out from his links. By at Ally, in the Holy Land, from downe of the Bong Kong and Kowloos adroit questioning, he successfully where he wrote to the Banque Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon proved the guilt of the defendants d'Ottomane at Jerusalem explain-bers Delivery can be obtained. The thief was sentenced to sixing that while balting' at a smithy
All Goods remaining undelivered after weeks' hard labour and the fence" to have his horse shod, a spark the 22nd of December, 1927, will be was given two months in view of a
from the iron burnt his coat, and subject to Bach will be effected by
No Fire previous conviction.
THE DANGER OF DYNAMITE
A Chinese was charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy, with removing 20 cases of dynamite and 16,000 detonators from Green Island to No. 22, Wai Ching Street without a permit, Defendant was represented by Mr. Horace Lo, who pleaded guilty to the first charge,
damaged the letter the credit. The place of the figure £200. burned portion coincided with the
of Credit, and acknowledgment of The Banque issued a new Letter
the receipt of this was made by Mount Lebanon. Williams from Accused drew on this letter of credit, until the last draft made at Basra, in Irak, left him with only a balance of £15. To recuperate himself, Williams altered the figure from £200 to £2,000.
In extenuation Mr. Lo said that the offence was only a technical one. Williams turned up in Singapore. The defendant had a permit to re- on November 23rd, whet be obtain- move the dynamite but did noted a further sum from the Ameri- know how far it covered. He had gone to Green Island on a junk to take delivery of the goods, and when he returned he found the junk had left. Being only a new comer to the Colony, he did not know it was an offence to take the
dynamite and detonators to the house at Wai Ching Street, besides it was raining at the time.
The Court pointed out that the house was in the residential quarter and if an explosion had taken place, several lives might have been lost. A fine of 850 was imposed.
DOGS WITHOUT LICENSES.
Before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy a against Mr. A. Rossini for keeping two show dogs without a licence was again called: The Police told the Court that the defendant had removed from his former residence and had taken out the licences for the dogs. "The summons was then withdrawn.
summons
PETTY THIEF GAOLED.
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A young Chinese was given three months hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy for stealing a rattan basket con- taining clothing from the Sanitary Beard coolies' quarter.
SPEAKING TO PRISONERS.
A Chinese who went to see his brother at Yaumati Police Station: was charged at the Kowloon Magis. tracy with speaking to prisoners. under detention. He was fined $10, or fanṛteen days' hard labour,
THE SENIOR PARTNER OF MELCHERS & CO:
VISITING HONG KONG AND NORTH CHINA.
can Express Company by drawing on the forged letter of credit. In Hong Kong, in December, 1028, he obtained £450 worth of travellers' cheques and also £50 in local cur rency. The total drawings on that latter of credit, by the time he left
Hong Kong, were £1,200, which left him with a forged balance of £800. From Hong Kong, his movements covered the North China field, and the One Hundredth Bank at Yoke hama.
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OOPENHAGEN
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will be loading for PORT SAÏD, MARSEILLES, ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN and cter SCANDINAVIAN & BALTIC PORTS
On or about 6th January.
Further Sailinga
Damaged Fackages must be left in the MS. “Java Godown for aramination by the Can M.S. "Australien' Mesars. Anderans Ashest 10 am, MS, “ Asia”
gates and the Company' Burveyors, on the 9 st of December, 1927.
Ko Olaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and_all Claims must be presented within To Weeks of the Ship's arrival bere, after which date they will not be recognised. their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned Conngnees are requested to surrender
for Countersignabare.
MELOBEBS & CO...
Agenta: Norouzurames" LLOYD, ERIWIN, Hong Kong, 15th Dec.,1927. [5937
HAMBURG-AMERIKA." LINIE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE Moter Vessel
VOGTLAND" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, where Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.
In Chile, continued Counsel, he contemplated another fraud on the National City Bank of New York by the simple process of altering the figures in his drafts, as endorsed on the back of the letter of credit. No Claims will be admitted after the Counsel put in a number of ex- Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after 22nd hibits including the original Jetter December, 1977, will be subject to Rent. of credit issued by the Banque d'Ottomane, travellers cheques, are to be left in the Godowns, where they All broken, chafed and damaged Goods pens, ink-phinls, artists drawing will be examined on 21st 'ecember, 1927, rens and brushes, as well as colours at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Messrs. all of which, he submitted, were Goddard and Douglas, used by the defendant for forging. Accused was a man of many Accom- plishments, and spoke French very fluently.
The defendant was committed for
All Claims must reach us before 5th January 1928, or they will not be recognized.
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No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned
JEBSEN & CO.,
Agenta Hong Kong, 5th.L'eck, 1927. (5656
trial at the January Sessions, his by the Undersigned defence being reserved.
TROUBLE ON THE
"GORGIST.
TAN,
COOLIE PASSENGERS ATTACK
OFFICERS:
ARDOUR DAMPED BY: FIRE HOSES.
WITHIN CALL.
The following ships were expect- ed to be in wireless communication, with Hong Kong yesterday:
Abi Marn, flukozaki Maru, Rakujo Maru Machaon, President Garfield, Kunning," "Lài "Sang, Tii- sandari, Otemer, Zoema, President Jackson, Antung, Kalyan, Deli "Maru, Kwai Sang, Kaying, Geylon The excitement of Tuesday night | Maru, Chusan, Jeypore, Kwang- was revived, again on the 6.5.- tung, Taikua Mart Banchow, Gorgistan yesterday morning, when | Fjjmluk, Trier, Nanchang. a similar riót among the numerous coolie passengers on board broke
out.
rush
Expected on or about
Brd January
Will leave homaward-boar
18th February
21st February ----
on or about
Subject to obenge without notios. For further particulars, pioses apply to:---
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· JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.
CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS,
LIMITED -
FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP,
LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Btmabip "BENDORAN” YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godown of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves, Delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be adinitted after the Goods bave left the Godowns, and all
Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th instant; will be anbject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 3rd January, 1928, or they will
are to be left in the Godowns, where they not be recognized
will be examined on the 20th instant
All broker, chafed and damaged Gooda
at 10
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Agents Hong Kong, 13th Dec, 1927. [564]
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co/s
" KALYAN." STZAKER
ARRIVED HONG KONG "
14 DECEMBER, 1927.
FROMANTWEBP.LONDON,GIBRAL»,
TAR MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN. COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
Agents.
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
STEAMER Fox STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA. BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER RANEAN PORTS & LONDON.
THROUGH BILLS or LADING ID FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
TBE Steamship '17
“KHIVA”
Captain L. H. STRINGER, O.BE, R.N.R aying Hus Majesty's Mails, will be dea patched from this Port on or about SUNDAY, the 18TH DECEMBER, 1927, at 4 P.M., táling Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports.
Bik, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under arrange- „ ment) will be transhipped at Bombar to harseilles autore Proceeding direct
and
contents and vains of all packages must Farcels will be received at this Office until Noon the Day before Sailing. The be declared.
For further Particulars, Apply to---- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agenta. Fong Kong, 12th Dec, 1927, [5602
HONG KONG METEOROLOG10AK
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HONG KONG TIDE TARIK.
From Docember 18th to 22nd. 1927;
HIGH WAIZE.
LOW WATER.
Height.
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named Vessel are hereby informed CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-"], that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR sisk in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com Among the passengers expected-
Apparently the coolies after seven
Godowns
at Kowloon, where exa It will be recalled that on Tuesdays on board decided to make a Consignment will be sorted out Mark shortly in Hong Kong are rand day evening deck passengers, num-second violent protest against their by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as Mrs. Adalbert Korff and their, two bering between 600 and 700, who detration, and while the officers the Goods are landed. children. Mr. Korff is senior part had come from Amoy on the were having breakfast they rushed
Optional Goods will be handed here ner of Messrs, C. Melchers & Co., Gorgistan, and were bound for past the Police Guards left on unless Instructions have been given to the whose head branch is in Bremen. Singapore, got out of hand and board since Tuesday night, and be contrary 6 hours before arrival of the He is arriving by the ss. Derfinger attempted to
the bridge. gan pelting the officers with lumps Stamer. of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, They had chafed at the delay in of coal and then attacked them with Goods not cleared within 8 days and is on his way to Shanghai their transportation to Singapore, long bambops, pointed at the ends, including date of arrival will be subject to ♬ where he will stay until after Chi having been in Hong Kong for a
The officers succeeded in turning Best. nese New Year. After visiting matter of five days.
the hoses on the malcontents and by
No Fire Insurance will be effected by 'branches of the firm in Middle and. North China Mr. Korff will return
The police, on that detanion, how the time Det.-Inspector. Dorling or in any case whatever. ever, soon quelled the disturbancements the trouble was practically ignees, and the Company's Farreyors, Sat 17 m 8-24 55m10 34 24 had arrived with police re-inforce- Damaged Packages must be left in the Fri, 16 m 1'390 9 45 2:1 home rid Hong Kong where he will stay for a few weeks. Mr. Korff and peace was restored. has been a partner of Melchers Yesterday morning, anortly after The police guard was doubled, MEATS, GODDARD & Doreza at 19. he became in 1005 a partner in C, received by the police from the Co., China, for over 20 years until ten o'clock a wireless message was and later in the day the coolies on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Sun. 18 61 1m11 17.128
were transhipped by lighters from Free Storage period.
All Claims against the Bleaner mustMon 19 m 69 Melchers & Co.. Bremen. The re- Gargistan asking for assistance, opening of branches in Shangbai, and when Water Police, launches the Gurgistan to the Armanestin, he presented to the Undersigned on at
Kowloon lyingIn
Buy. The before 3rd January, 1928, or they will Tues. 20 m 74 Hong Kong, Hankow, Tientsin, reached the vessel it was learned manestan remained there last not be recognized, Tsingtao, Canton and Swatow after that the riot had threatened to se-night, and is understood to be No Claims will be admitted after the Wed, 21 the war and the opening of Telchera sume alarming proportions until sailing for the Straits to-day. The Goods have left the Godown Inc., New York, was mainly due to the prompt action of the ship's police guard remained on board all MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co., Thay. 28 47 4 5 Mr. Korff's initiative and experis officers had put a stop to it, lást night, and will do so until the
Agents.
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Hong Kong, 14th Dec., 1927. ́ ́ [5647
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