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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SECOND EXTRA
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 16 JUNE, 1915,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
(Reuter's Service to Tha’“
Telegraph."
PREMIER'S SPEECH-NATIONAL POLICY
UNCHANGED.
Jun 15, 5'30 p.m.
Mr. Asquith speaking in the House of Commons, said that from April to June 12, the daily cost of the war was £2,680,000. While in the future our Army and Navy expenditure would
expand elightly, our financial obligations to our Allies would increase, and then the daily cost would at least be three millions sterling.
He asked the country and the Empire to follow him in a wider survey of the situation. The Government had. been reconstructed, but he must express bis deep and abiding grat- itude to bis Liberal colleagues. To part from them was the most painful experience of his public life.
The unparalleled situation had to be met by demanding the entire energies of the nation, and consequently he had to consider how best he could respond to the call of public duty.
Our national, policy remained unchanged, namely to pursua the war at any cot to a victorious issue. (Loud cheers.)
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
Forgery Charge Against Foreigner.
which were genuine.
In answer to his Worship, Mr. Barrett said that Mr. Towns alone initialled the orders, except in Ta H. M. Police Court, Shang- very rare cases when Mr. Towns hai, on June 9, before G W or the witness were out of the King, Esq., Magistrate, Harold room. The orders were brought L. Blair, an employee of Messra, by the accused to be initialled. Batterfield and Swire, was When the compradore ordera charged:-For that be on June were paid, they were taken to the 2, 1915, at Shanghai feloniously book office the following morning. did forge a certain valuable A shroff employed by Batter security, to wit, s compradore field & Swire's office then gave order drawn by the firm, Butter-jevidence. He said that when the field & Swire, purporting to be other compradore was not present payable to one Captain R. J. it was his duty to pay out money Cain and purporting to be signed upon presentation of compradore by the said firm of Batterfield orders. He paid the accused the & Swire and dated Jane sum of $792 on the order which 1915, with intent to defraud. he produced. He paid the money There were two further charges | on May 31. - relating to dates between Febru. His Worship-You have char- ary 28 and May 31, accusing the ed the accused with uttering, that defendant of forging eleven com-is, getting cash for the twelve pradora 'ordere drawn on Butter different orders. The evidence Gold & Swire, purporting to be shown two have been uttered and made payable to certain persons one is doubtful.
and to be signed by Butterfield & Mr. Nowen I have proved that Swie, totalling in the aggregate the orders have been presented $3,272,54, with intent to defraud, to the compradore.
Farther, that on various dates His Worship Oh no, you have between April 13 to May 31, the not. The compradora proves be defendant feloniously did atter has paid one.
the above mentioned compradore Mr. Newman-I am not trying orders, knowing the same to be to prove that he paid them to forged.
Blair. I am proving that the compradore paid these twelve particular compradore orders.
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Mr. K. E. Nowmam appeared to prosecute, and defendant was represented by Mr. E. W. Godfrey, His Worship Of course he
Wm. O. Barrett; chief so paid them to some one." Dount at in Butterfield and Mr. Newman-That is all I am Swire's office, was recalled by arguing. I submit that the onus Mr. K. E Newman. Referring to is put upon Blair to prove that an order on which the name of the orders, in these two cases, Mr. Crosby appeared, the witness were not uttered by him, but in Baid it was a certificate given by the other cases the compradure is the master of the atr. Hein Peking the only man who can say. to the effect that Mr. Crosby was His Worship said that from a supernumerary second officer.cursory view of the evidence there The order was addressed to the appeared to be two cases on which marinë saperintendent, and he could frame a charge. He an indication that Mr. would have to look through the Crosby had been appointet sup- evidence again, and he adjourned » arnumerary on that pa ticular the case until the afternoon. boat. It was handed to the book The case was resumed in the. office so that records could be afternoon, when two charges were made. Mr. Barrett produced a framed against the accused. The Toucher showing that Crosby was first was for that he, Harold L. paid his wages for the period Blair, on or about May 31, 1915, April 2 to April, 20, the dates at Shanghai, did feloniously forge mentioned on the order, irrespec-a certain compradore order for tive of that order. With regard to $792,95, drawnon Messrs. Batter- Mr. Thornton, the witness pro- field and Swire and purporting duced a portage bill showing to bo payable to Captain R. H. that he had been paid for the Lloyd, with intent to defraud: period
mentioned on the farther that he feloniously did order *** which was negotiat-atter the compradore order. The ed through the compradore on second charge referred to an May 26-on April 23. With amount of $1,857.96, purporting regard to the orders signed by the to be payable to Captain R. J. captains of vessels, and particular-Cain.
ly with referencs to Mr. Griffiths, The accused was the committed The witness said that the order to tak his trial in H. M. Suprema itself was not false, but the stamp] Court..
compradore please "pay" Was Mr. Godfrey-I ask your Wor- false. In another case, Mr. ship to make it as light as possible Barrett aid that patent ink in view of there being no pre- erasure had been used and the vious suggestion against my date altered from May to April. client'e character and the fact that The object of this was, he thought Butterfield and Swire have ex- to hoodwink the firm. It would pressed their opinion of the matter. be obvious that the same amount His Worship pointed out that would not be paid twice on the there might be other charges, and isme date,
he fired bail in a personal bond Mr. Barreft then pointed out which of $500, and two suretion of of the exhibits were false and $1,500 each.-N. C, D. News.
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