BANKING DISPUTE.
JUDGMENT RESERVED IN "APPEAL CASE.
TRIAL TO COMMENCE NEXT MONDAY.
Judgment was reserved in the
THE "PA KUA."
EARLIEST CHINESE
PHILOSOPHY.
INSTRUCTIVE LECTURE BY DR. AU.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1931.
HONG KONG STOCK SWATOW "REDS."
MARKET.
CROUCHER & CO.'S DAILY
REPORT.
The volume of business has been exceptionally heavy but still there are to signs of weakness and strong sash buying both for investment
and speculative counters still con- tinues.
Banks are better in London at
Insurances are again coming into
Before a large gathering, includ-, - Full Court pesterday when the arguing students from various Chinese ments in the appeal case concerningchools in the Colony, at the Hong a disputed credit of $380,000 be. Kong University, on Tuesday even- tween the Equitable Eastern Bank- lug. Dr. Au Tü Tín, Haulin, Rander ing Corporation and Mr. Chon Poof Chinese literature at the Union, and locally both Banks and Sien wore brought to a close. The versity, gave an interesting lecture bank" clima "this sum in addition on The Pa Kun and Their Uses," ,000 before handing over le traced the history of the "Pa securities, lodged with them. The Kua, and referred to the book present appeal by the bank is "1 Ching," which is a book on against an order made by foretelling the future by means of Justier Wood that the onus is on the "Pa Kun." them to commencé proveedings in the action.
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favour at quotations.
Steamboats and Douglas, are up
EIGHTY-EIGHT TO BE EXECUTED;
[FROM OUR ʊys CORRESPONDENT.)
Swarow, April 28, On Tuesday 58 Communists were taken off to Chenghai, about 30 from Swatow, to be shot.
Many of these are soldiers and are paying the extreme penalty as a result of the strict investigations recently undertaken by the military authorities in Swatow. The general situation in Swatow appears quiet.
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on last week's prices but still no GAMBLING IN KWANGTUNG. shares are on offer, with strong demand for Boats for forward de- liveries.
Kailans were further depressed er-by unsatisfactory developments be- tween the Nanking Government and the Company and have declined to 20/6,
The "Pa. Kuk,” or the Eight Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Dingrans, are a 'series of straight Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs. Rastlines of symbolic meaning, ings, Dennys & Bowley, wan for the bank, while Mr, Eldon Potter, K.C., together with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. M. M. Watson, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, was for Mr. Chao Po Sien.
Credits By Bank.
Mr. Jenkist. in addressing the transactions between the parties Court, dealt with the position of the kinen" duty when Mr. Chen was credited with certain sums and he drew out several cheques, all of which were honoured on the faith
of the redits. Connsel said that
it was not until a letter was received em October 2 that any reference 'was made to an alternation in the debit balance, of which Choa hnd been advised from month to month as being in the region of $130,000, The reversal of entries was made for the first time on September 20, some five or six days after Chon had asked what his balances was, He had also worked it out rimact as being about $139,000,
Me. Jenkin continued that the "necount, which had been filed, was merely a replica of the monthly statements of nevount taken. from the bank's books.
bodying the oldest system of Chi- nese mystic philosophy. The lines, some divided into twa, are arrang. ed in eight different ways, thus A bright fenture of to-day's trad- producing the... eight" "kun ** oring was the renewed strength shewn dingrains. Each diagram represents in Hotels and Cements, cash shares same power in nature, either active changing hands at 818/10) and
thunder, earth, etc. or passive, such as fire, water, $18.00 with corresponding rates for The broken ward: at the close there are buyers line represents the female, and the of Osments at $10.19 June. continuous line, the male principle. Everything good and superior, ae- cording to the ancient Chinese, is mnie, while everything bad female. Heaven is nie. Earth is female, Day is male, and night is female. White is male while black is female. The female thus takes a back seat in nature.
Invented 6,000 Years Ago.
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The Eight Diagrams are said to have been invented by a legendary monarch. Fu Hsi, the." Celestial Emperor, some 3,000 years ago. { He copied them from the back of n tortoise. Later in the Chow Dy- nasty, Emperor Wen increased the eight diagrams to sixty-four, on the permultations of which are based the philosophical speculations of the Canon of Changes. The names of the eight "kua" arei-Rica, Kun, Chen, Kon, Li, Kan, Tui und Sun.
Lands closed very firm on Settle- ment Day at 993, but declined on the opening this morning with shares offering at $02 which were taken,..
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NEW TAXATION TO SUB- STITUTE GAMBLING TAX.
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BOMB OUTRAGE IN KOWLOON.
EIGHT PEOPLE WOUNDED.
It is reported that a bomb explod-
ed near the Peking Intel, Kow. toon, last night, and that eight persons were wounded..
SINGAPORE HOTEL SQUABBLE.
EUROPEAN CHARGED WITH INTIMIDATION.
A squabble in the Burlington Hotel, Singaporé, · bétween two Europeans on the evening of April 15 ended before Mr. G. C. Dodd. » [PROM OUR OWN COURESPONDENT:]
the Singapore Criminal District ÇAKTON, April 2a.
dudge, when one was convicted on. General Chen Ming Shu is plan-charges of using abusive language ning to prohibit gambling in Kwang- and criminal intimidation.
After his inspection tour The complainant was Mr. B.- F.
Ing.
rugh the West River districts, Mackay, described as a showman, he said he was grieved at the extent and the accused was Harry This- of gandling in the outlying disdale, employed at the Royal Air Force Base. Mr. D. Kenny, Chief Court Inspector, proscuteil.
(tricts
Gambling in Kwangtung has loog been legalized, the primary object of the Government being to raise money for military purposes, but military activities having ended, the need for gambling suppression']
In his evidence, Mr. Mackay said that he lived at the Burlington Hotel with his 13-year-old daughter and nt about 7.30 p.m. on April 13 he was in his room with two friends
Boaltys are again attracting alten-
is keenly felt in official circles. when Thisdale, who was a friend tinu with buyers at 811.50 and $19 June.
-General Chen Ming Shu, in con- | of the family, came in,
Thisdale suid, Utility. shares were firmer, Elec-versation with Mr. Fan Ki Mo, the tries coming to business at 889 and Finance Commissioner suggests China Lights at 827.15 whilst Tram. that certain bom file taxes be a while he asked for his gramo-
continue in request at $18.00,
Ropes were higher with sales re- ported at $19.70.
April 29, 5 p.m.
MURDER CASE.
treased to make up for the loss from gambling.
General Chen Ming Shu further suggests that the time for gambling suppression will be opportune when the anti-Communist campaign in Kiangsi is completed... The two famous Kwangtung divisions under General Tsoi Ting Kni and General Chiang Kwong Nani can then be withdrawn, thus. Kaving about $700,000 a month for the Provin- Dr. Au gave a clear uxploration
The bearing was continued yester-cial Treasury, and, according to of ouch of this "kan," and follow day before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at General Chen Ming Shu, the Gov. ed as much as possible the notes the Kowloon Police Court of the ernment can forego its revenue from of Cha Hai.
He showed how the
this infamous source.
HEARING CONTINUED.
Mr. Sheldon, in reply, said that there, was no evidence that the ne, counts had been received and acted upon by Chon. The account would be the basis of the issue, but there was no difference between such a document and an affidavit. Mr. Biggar's affidavit had been filed by order of the. Conit, but it could at be used as evidence at the trial. The same procedure applied to the accounts. There was an order by the Court that the accounts be calendar months were represented in which Wong Sik Cheng, In answer to the Chief Justice, the "kun," and how the dia-4 Chinese male, and Choi Shiu, a
6led.
Mr. Sheldon agreed that if the bank were to commence the proceedings, Mr. Biggar woull have to be put in the witness-box to prave the ne counts.
Wrong Entries?
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that the erroneous entries had no
should grams
be
bottom to top and not from top tocnother man not in custody) with
drawn from Chinese female, are charged (with FATAL BID FOR LIBERTY. bottom.
Referring to history, Dr. Au nid having murdered Kau Shuk, a that in the Period of Confusion" Chinese male on the first floor of (0th Century B.C.), the state of an annumbered house in Reclama-, Tain attacked Cheng, and the state
of Chu came to help the latter. Btion Street, on March 31..
·HANDCUFFED MAN JUMPS OVERBOARD AND DISAPPEARS.
"Good evening everybody," and sat down. After
phone and his sawing machine which were in the room. Witness told Thisdale that the gramophone Lad been broken by his children and Tisdale's chilrden and promised to j have it repaired and return it to him. When Thisdale asked for the sewing machine witness told hi daughter to give it to him. His daughter went to the machine and took out a spool of thread and a thimble belonging to her.
Thisdale then used very, abusive. langunge to his daughter and shouted. Put that back—I will kill
you:"
Draw a Kalls. Continuing, Mr. Mackay said that, he jumped up from his sent and said, "Don't you talk to my daughter as you do to your own." fore the decisive battle was fought; Mr. Somerset Fitzroy is coudnet-
Taikoo Dock was the scene of an the Duke of Tsin consulted Heavening the case for the prosecution.
Thisdale then drew a knife from his and referred to the "Pa KUR,"
extraordinary case of drowning on which turned out to be in his Li Shuet Hung, a Chinese woman, food, chief officer of the as. Chin-in a striking position said he would Tuesday afternoon. Mr. William waist and holding it above his hend favour. The "kun showed that who lived in the aime house conhua stated that about 3,50 p.m., aunt his heart out. Witness' two
unknown Chinese was seen cutting
steam pipe on board the vessel. friends then took Thisdale away He was detained and handed to the and as he was going he shouted, officer who had him handcuffed to I will come back and kill you all the rail of the ship before sending
to-night." for the polico.
the combined, forces would be rate. And it was so, for later the armies of Cheng and Chu were utterly defeated.
Counsel continued that on the ne epants there were only two admia sions, that entries had been wrong ly made, and, that Choa owed the back some 8500,000: The only way to look at the accounts properly was not to split them up and say
tinuing her evidence, said that of right to be there, but to look at the
Looking over the partition of her accounts as a whole.
enbicle, she saw the male defendant Counsel added that it could not be said in the present case that The lecture was delivered in throw a rope over the dead man's the crediting of the amounts in Cantonese,
ncek, then the light went out. She question acknowledged receipt. [Note-The Pa Kna are, in immediately climbed down from on
With regard to the account itself, fact, the earliest form of Chinese containing the reversals, Counsel writing. Before the time of Fu top of her chest-of-drawers, and maintained that it was a perfectly | Hai there was no writing and the went and sat on another woman's proper account, and correctly put ticing of knots was practised by ed. She passed by the "teng" the true state of the accounts bo-people to remember any notable and saw Kan Shuk. lying on the tween the bank and Chon.
fluor. He was groaning. She Law
The contractors' workmen em- male defendant squatting besideployed at the dock were all muster- led but none was missing, the un- fortunate man evidently being an ontsider.
Their Lordships reserved judg ment on the main issue, and grant- ed Mr. Sheldon leave to file affidavits in reply to those of the other side. Judgment will be de livered this week and the, trial, which ever side commences the ne- Lion, will open next Monday, ae cording to indications given carlier for the convenience of Counsel en gaged in the case.
events.]
JAPANESE EMPEROR'S
BIRTHDAY.
MR. AND MRS, T. YOSHIDA
"AT HOME."
Kau Shuk.
The woman dofendant came up to her white she was sitting on the bed, and said "keep quiet?" The wo man defendant stopped with Ber and two other woman until Kau Shuk was taken out of the house. Male defendant and his father car-
To mark the 30th anniversary ried the body out of the house in of the birthday of His Imperial þ» “gunny " "bag. After a quarter Majesty the Emperor of Japan, of an hour's absence the two came INVITING TROUBLE. Mr. T. Yoshida, H.I.J.M.'s Consulck carrying the gunny." " bag General in Hong Kong, and Mrs. only, they entered the teng," and Yoshida, held a reception at their the light was put on. She saw the residence, 7a, Conduit Rond, yester woman defendant go out with a tub day afternoon, which was attended in order to get some water. When by Government officials, members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, members of the Consular Body and leading foreign and Chinese residents,
MAN WHO CARRIED $10,000 IN A WALLET.
ADMONITION FROM BENCH,
The man, however, slipped out of the hand cuffe and jumped over. heard in an effort to escape, but no sooner had he touched the water then he disappeared from view. Ropes and buoys were immediately thrown overboard but to no pur PORC.
IMPERIAL AND
Questioned by Mr. Kenny as to why the accused should be angry. with him, Mr. Mackay said that Thisdale accused him of having sent a taxi driver, to whom he owed money to the Air Base to collect it, but he had done no such thing.
Have you been good friends until this happened -Oh, yes.
Did Thisdale appear to have been drinking that evening-He did not step to be drunk but I will say that the gentleman can carry a lot.
Following the evidence of com. INTERNA-lainant's daughter and a friend
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Brandished Empty Bottle.
He carried the gramophone and records into a rickaha and returned for the sewing machine. When he asked complainant's daughter for the machine, she pushed it towards
who said that he assisted in taking the-accused away, the defendant said in evidence that when he went to get back his gramophone and A STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS. phone lying on the floor with the sewing machine he saw the gramo-
records thrown about. He asked The local branch of Eastern Ex Minekay if that was how he looked tension Australia & China Tele-after property that had been lent graph Co., Ltd, inform us that the to him. she returned male defendant washed following information has been re- some blood away from the floor.ceived with regard to the receipts of At about 3 alm, she left the house Imperial & International Communi. nnd want out to rent a new cubicle. entions, Limited. The Companys Young Shuet-Ngo, said that at estimated traffic receipts for Marcit You are simply inviting trouble Among those present were H.E. the time of the murder she was
1831 wore £447,658, compared with by carrying your money like this. Major-General J. W. Sandilands, living on the first floor at the hour 10,316 in March 1930. You have $10,000 worth of cash and C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., attended by in Reclamation Street. She occupi- The aggrogate receipts from him with her foot, saying, "Take cheques and you merely carry it in his A.D.O, (Capt. Cameron), the eu a bed-space at the back of the January to March 1031 wore it away, it's of no use." As he was Hon. Mr. W. T. and Mrs. Southorn, stairs. On the night of March 31,1,251,037 compared with £1,471,854 | leaving Mackay picked up An Capt. T. A. H. Coltman, A.D.C. to she was awakened by crise of "sava in 1930, pati
empty bottle anth, brandishing it II.E. the Governor and Sir Shou- life." The cries were those of Kau The message receipts for March at him, asked, "Where is the 8100 Bon Chow.
Shuk. The electric light in the fat are not strictly comparable you promised to lend my wife." Mr. T. Yoshida tensted The Long" was on.
with thosn for March 1830. In Witness told him he had no money The pickpocket was sentenced to King" while Major-Genera! Sundi- three months hard labour. After lands asked the gathering to drink father holding Kau Shuk. Male Africa which, by arrangement with house at 18, Thiverton Lane and he She saw male defendant and his certain stations in Portuguese East Mackay sent his daughter to his March 1930 are included receipts at and then left. The following day ense his Worship specially to the health of the Japanese Em- defondants' father was holding him the warned the complainant, a Chinese peror.
us, are now collected by a sub-gave her 814 owing to Mackay. Ho who was passing through the His Imperial Majesty Hirohito, round the waist from behind, male Colony, His wallet was stolen from who was born on April 29, 1901, defendant was facing Kau Shuk.sidiary company. In March 1931 never carried a knife and did not the Company included in full, threaten Mackay. He had no wit his pocket in Connaught Rond Con- was proclaimed Crown Prince in They both pushed Kant Shuk on to
traffic which prior to February 29,resses. tral, opposite the Yaumati Wharf. September, 1012. He visited Europe the floor. Then the electric light 131, was shared with the Indo- He Honour found the accused Fortunately, he felt a tug at his in 1021, and was appointed Regent was put out. The only sound the Kuropean Telegraph Company and guilty and remarked that he would nocket and as a result caught tho in November of the name Soon after she heard cries of "save
heard was groaning from Kau Shuk. the Indo-European Department. take into consideration the fact thic red-handed. The wallet con- owing to the then Emperor. Yeah life," and the woman defendant that the total trafic receipts in when
The effect of these operations is that he was arrested on a warrant tained draft on the Bank of hito's, illness. Ho acceded to the
A Bummons would have Canton for $8,000, a draft on the throne on December 25, 1023. The came to her and told her not to March include a sum of approxi sufficed. The necused had been National Caly Bank for $7,000 Empress was formerly the Princess utter a sound. She saw Kaumately $25,000-not-included in pre-way from his work for three day's Caundien paper dollar, a U.S.A. Masako Kuni-no-Miyn.
Shak being carried downstairs invious years. Against this sum of owing to this. case and bad paper dollar, two American 810
gunny" bag:
£25,000 have to be set off various lost three days pay, In view gold pieces, and 18 subsidiary coins
The case was adjourned until amounts which hitherto have been of this he would caution and dir of various denominations.
to-morrow.'
received as dividends, etc.
charge him
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