LORD 'KYLSANT AND
MR. MORLAND.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
R.M.S.P. CHAIRMAN SAYS
AM. NOT GUILTY."
4.
Lord Kyliant's Roply. The Lord Mayor then called on Lord Kylsant and Mr. Morland, both of whom rose and listened while the Lord Mayor gave the #tatutory caution, explaining that' they could either give evidenco er. reserve their defence or make any statement.
Lord Kylannt was the first to re- ply. He said:
Lonilon June 29-Lord Kyant and Mr. Harold J. Morland worn
I desire to atate, in answer to committed for trial at the Guild-the charges, that everything I havo hall today on all the charges done has been done in the honest against them arising out of the belief that it was for the welfare affairs of the Royal Mail Steam of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Fackel Company.
Co. and its associated shipping The Lord Mayor (Sir Pheno Neal) allowed bail to both on their companios, of which I am the chair- man, and therefore, may I am not own recognianucce of £5000 each.
guilty on any of these charges. ̧. "I have never published any false statement, nor have I over attempt.
Two of the three summoNBÉS against Lord Kylantointed
the advice of my counsel, I do not propose to ve any evidence in
to the report of the directors fed to deceive anyone. Acting on the R.M.S.P. for the years 1020 and. 1927, for the publication of which Lord Kylsant was alleged to he responsible, and which, it is alleged, he knew to be falso in a material particular.
this Court nor to call any witnesses at this stage."
Mr, Morland. Mr. Morland said:
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1931.
ALLEGED PLOT TO DEFRAUD BANK.
THE KINTA TIN MINES.
SUM OF £50,000 SAID TO CHAIRMAN ON THE QUOTA
BE INVOLVED.
£4,000 BAIL EACH FOR FOUR
DEFENDANTS,
SCHEME.
The annual meeting of the Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd., was held on June 10 at 65 London Wall, E.C.. Three men, described as Alexan- Mr. C. Chantrey Inchbald (the der Young, 47, ex-director, of chairman), after analysing the ne
counts, said: Turning now to the Riley Court, Worthington, near Cherley: Joseph Wellcoats Mock- general position of tin, I do not kinnon, 46, accountant, of Derby propose to speak to day at any street, Glasgow; and John Cole-very great length. Tin has been so Hamilton, 32, accountant, of "Viaw held, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, wore
jointly charged at Batley (Yorks) with conspring to defrand Lloyds
Bank,
freely discussed in the Press and elsewhere during the past eighteen months that shareholders have nutch inore intimate knowledge of! the status gue than in times gone
The accused were remanded, cach | ty. But there are one or two defendant being granted bail in his points which I would like to men own recognisances of £2,000 and a tion, surely of £2.000 or two sureties of £1,000. Any passports which they might posses were ordered to be surrendered to the police.
Fraudulent Esports Charga." In connection with those two
"As I understand the character
Mr. G. G. Kershaw; of Manches, summonses,, Mr". Morland was of the chargo against me, i am charged with uiding and abetting. Accused, ng nuditor of the Royalter, for Lloyds Bank, said that the The third Summons against Lord Mail Steam Packet Company, of three accused and a man named Kylsant referred to the issue of a signing untrue accounts for the Henry Cecil Turner, were charged prospectus inviting Debenture years 1926 and 1024. I am still of with conspiring together and with stock, which prospectus, it was al- the pinion that those accounts other persons not yet before the leged, he knew to be false in awere, as my report stated, true and Court to cheat and defraud Lloyds correct in every particular, and Bank at Batley between Feb. 13. material particular.
that therefore I was carrying out 1959, and Feb.. 28, 1930, by indue my duty na auditor in signinging the bank to part with money Thu public part of the court was
thein. That being so, I entirely to Verdun Textiles Ltd., Mitchell filled; and several people were un-
Anglo-Scottish able to obtain admission and wait. repudiate the charge which has Marsden Ltd.,
been brought against me, and, on Spinners Company, and Anglo. ed in the corridor."
Scottish Textiles Ltd., by making Lord Kylsant and Mr. Morlandthe advice of my counsel, 1 reserva
fraudulent reports. But in front of counsel's table and my defence,** facing the Bench.
Court Filied.
The Lord Mayor said: "On Friday the prosecution in formed me that their evidence was elcsod. Instead of expressing an opinion at that moment, I adjourn- ed the Court in order that I night carefully consider the whole of the evidence that had been dednerd in
this case...
Counsel for Lord Kylsant and Mr. Morland asked that their clients should be allowed bail on their own recognisances,
The charges separately against Mackinnon and Cole-Hamilton (who were arrested at Glasgow), were that they issued false certif- entes to the bank. Against Young (who was arrested, at Chorley, Lancashire) there were thifteen charges of fraudulent conversion under" the farceny Act of 1918,
You will remember that, when last we met, this company in view
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Arrivals,
The following passengers arrived by as President McKinley:~~--Mr. A. Buchi, Miss J. Carrigan, Mr. Chou Bun Cho, Mr. E. C. Fox, Rov. Geo. P. Flanagan, Mr. E, Jellinek, Sister. M. MacLean, Mr.. D. Millen, Dr. T. Nagel, Mr. and Mrs. 8. S. Schier, and Sister Paz San Jose,
Departures.
The following passengers left on Saturday" by RM.8. Empress of Japan: Mr. and Mrs Jackson Lao, Mr. Shon Yee, Mr. K. P. Fung. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mue Donald, Miss G. M. Bellair, Miss 5. M. Bellair, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Dent, Mies" Si Dant, Mr. 01 E, Speyer, Mr. Hooi Tip Bong, Capt. J. T. H. Vaitey, Miss F. C Woo, Mr. T. Brown, Mr. M. I. Hui. Mrs. B. Thompson, Mrs. Au Shee, Miss Mui Moy, Mr. 8. O. Shu," Mr. T. Y. Chong, Mr. and Mrs. of the rapidly increasing stock of. P. Xavier, Mr. D. MacDonald, H visible tin-had given its adhesion Mr.A. Sullivan, Mr, T.
Traveres," Mrs. O. Leong, Mr. K to a policy of voluntary sacrifice. Wong, Mr. F. T. Fung, Mr. M. which entailed a 20 per cent, re S. Yung Mr. and Mrs. Tro Tak striction, of production for 1880, as Wah, Mr. G. Horseman, Aliss
A. Chang, Mr. W. H. Peters, Mr. compared with the preceding year and Ms V. V. Fan, Liet
Church, Count Henry Keyserling, of 1920.
While a large majority of tin Cape W. Maclure, Miss B. K. Loo, Somervail, Mr. W. H. Atkins, Mr. mining companies made a similar G. Heath, Mr. S. C. Au, Mr. sacrifice there remained an import... Fleischer, Mr. A. Jennings, ant minority which declined to come Mr. R. D. Bass, Mr. C. K. Kwan, Mrs. Cheung Yau Lai, Mrs. M, K. into the scheme, and thereby ren- Tong, Mr. Fu Heng Pu, Mr. Da
Lue Him, Mr. Fung Fong, Mr. dered it abortive..
Lamon Hung Mr YS. Gia M Ho Chen Him, Mr. T. M. Liang, Mra Chen Mak Yuk Wah, Miss Chrung Pui Huen, Master Chen Chung Kin, Mrs. M. H. Garrett, Miss Road Wong, Miss Young Kiy Chun Miss Fung Sow Wa, Mrs. A. Wong Wai, Khas K. Wong Wai, Miss C. Lee, Mr. illo Yau. Mr. Lee Sing, Mr. F. M..Jaojoio, Mr. Fong
International Agreement. To-day, when we meet again, wa find our freedom of action taken away from us under an interna tional agreement of the Bolivian, Dutch, Malays, and Nigerian Gov a desnite fixed ernments-with quota for the production of each
individual country.
And here I come up against an event which hay caused a good deal of heart-burning among the pioneer tin companies of the Malay Statos. The quotas Assigned to the four governments who have signed the two-year Restrictive Agreement have been based on the productive figures for 1929.
"A Painful Casó."' The Lord Mayor said: "That is a point I have very carefully con- sidered. I have said all through that this is a very serious matter, and very serious charges. I have undeavoured to deal with it with
Inspector Atkinson said that the utmost fairness, which I hope when be received Young into cus The Bolivian, Dutch, and Niger ian producers have no reason to "I have given it very careful I have done.
With regard to bail, I am satis-tody nt Batley he said, in answer
quarrol with this basis, but with ecusideration, and I desire to say fed in my own mind that if I ask
to the charge. "Not true, inspec Malaya it is a different matter, and that I have been particularly care. both these gentlemen to enter into
for. I prefer to say nothing until the older established Malayan com- ful to distinguish between the evid- their own recognisances in the sum
of £3,000 each, that will be sufl-I have been any solicitors." Wit panies feel very strongly that 1920 is not a fair basis for Malayo, un- ness charged the other two men ipless extra allowance is made for the first two charges cient to ensure their attendance" at against Lord Kylsant and Mr. the trinl. I am sure both desire to
Young said, I emphatically deny meneed production there. since the charge. It is not true," Mao January 1, 1930. kinnon said, "I nm innocent-en- tirely innocent," and Cole Hamil ton said, "I deny it."
Application was made for, bail on behalf of the four men charged.
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Hong Jung, Mr. Kwan Ching Por, Mr. Au Young Poon Shuk, Mr. She, Mr. T, Y. Tang, Master B. Young Hon Huen, Mr. Young Fong Y. Wong, Baby Wong, Mrs. Chan She, Miss M. Chan, Miss J. Wang, Mr Les Pooil Chim, Mr. S. C. Law, Master C. N. Chow, Miss D Chow, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Chow, Misa May Chow, Miss Lilian Chow, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Redmond, Mr. T. V. Chong, Mr. W. H. Bell, Mr. and Mrs Allan Cameron, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Mr. and Mrs. D. X.
Morland and the evidence on the offer their defence in the higher company with Young and Turner, the new.companies which have com Yiu. Father A. M. Belló, Father F.
third charge against Lord Kylsant
court.
"It has been a very painful case deal with, but I had ac in relation to the issue of the pros-formative as chief magistrate of peetus, which does not apply to this city. I formally commit both
Mr. Morland.
is
In considering whether there a ense against Mr. Morland, have been most careful to disre. gard those parts of the evidence in the depositions which relate only to that charge, and are, therefore, not evidence against him,
for trial.
"I should like to offer my thanks to counsel, all of them present to- 1day. They have endeavoured to assist me as far as possible, and I appreciate the manner in which they have acted here."
"My duty as an examining jus tica under the. Indictable Offences Act, 1848, is to judge whether the evidence is sufficient to put the accused upon their trial, or raises a strong or probable presumption of guilt, or whether the ovidence presented by the prosecution dis eloses a prima facie caso against the accused.
"In my opinion the evidence does disclose a prima facie case against both upon all the charges respec- tively made against them, and, sub- ject to anything they may yet think fit to say. I think it is a case in which I can commit for trial."
Lord Kylsant and Mr. Morland temained talking to the clerk for a fow moments, and then left tha, court with friends.
The proceedings occupied twelve minutes.
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Fr. Sanderson, for Turner, sub- mitted that the chairman of the magistrates had misdirected him self at the previous hearing, refus ing bail to Turner. The invari able procedure in cases of that kind was to proceed by summons, Mr. Turner had known that those in-
sestigations had been carried out by Lloyds Bank, and that complaints were to be made, but he had never attempted to leave Batley, where his home was, and where he could always provide substantial securi ties.
Opposition to Bail.
It would seem that this Four- Government Agreement, with its basis of the 1029 statistics, was come to as far back as November of last year; being the outcome of a great deal of secret diplomacy: while this company had no know ledge whatever of the fact until it was too late to protest, or in any way modify, the fait accompli,
Trinh, Mr. C. K. Chow, Mr. B. S. Garner, Mr. and Mrs." 8. O. Hill, B. Hyde-Lay, Mrs. D. Mac Hyde-lay, Mr. and Mrs S Y Lechten, Miss and Master K. M.
Counce, Mrs. B. Cullen. Father J Delancy, Miss M. Fraser, Miss E. Farmer. Miss J. Farmer, Mr. L Knok, Miss Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Edw. J. Nally; Lt. Comdr. T. A. Powell, Father J. Rosanta, Father Sullivan, Father J."Trinidad, Major and Mrs. L. H. Aste, Mrs. WIL Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Biguzzi, Miss F. D. Brown, Miss H. J. Calkin. Dr. A. G. Ellis Ellis, Mr. and Mrk J. B. Emmert, Capt. H Penalisation of Malaya,
A. Cardner, Mr. L. Mi Gardner, Why this secrecy 1. Why were the L. and Mrs. W. G. Haselwood, Mr. leading low cost producers not con-T. R. Robey, Mr. and Mrs. Bioan, sulted? Why had they no opportu Mrs. J. I Spencer and family, nity given them to state their point Miss Sullivan, Miss A. M. Upsdell, of view before an agreement was and Mr. H. C. Wills. come to which so vitally affected their interests?
-
I feel sure, however, that it will gradually be realised, as time goes an, that the Malaya portion of the Mr. Kershaw said that his in- British Empire's tin possessions tructions were strongly to oppose have been penalised-under the in
nil. There was a very good rea- ternational quota arrangement-out son why the course complained of of all comparison with its more by Mr. Sanderson had been taken, favoured competitors: and that a na the evidence at a later stage more couitable adjustment will would probably show Against have to be come to if the present Turner there were 127 charges, in- agreement is to run its full course
luding one of conspiring with the of a two-year period. three others in custody and others In conclusion, we are getting very unknown under Section 84 of the near to bed-rock prices, if, indeed, Larceny Act, 1831, and also charges we have not already reached them; under the Larceny Act of 1916 of and the world's trade is not going fraudulent conversion."
to remain permanently paralysed. Owing to the serious natura of Thore are already, in my opinion, the facts now disclosed, and to the signs that point to a better state fact that further. extensive inves of things in a future not so very tipations had to be made, he could far away; and, when the turn in not agree to bail. If bail were the tide definitely sets in, the low granted the prosecution would be cost producers of tin will once more seriously impeded in getting c01- come into their own. thin documents, as there were per- sons who had been employed or who were under the control of the ne eused in possession of them. It was alleged that a sum of £60,000 wna involved in the conspiracy chargo, and £81,000 in the charge of fraudulent conversion.
The magistrates granted bail to the three defendants before the Court, and to Turner, all ́in the same amounts,
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