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Counsel said they-had-recsi- the office of the Custodian for
latter this morning Enemy Property by the Palisand
defendant's solicitors. Department. Before he came from
to the Into the Court, the defendant The latter, was bad spoken to him, made a clean affect that with regard to the breast of his liability, disclos-contract book, they were underthe ing a book, bigger sum than beliefthatthe contract of Deo, ith had hitherto been possible of 1919 (on page 29) had been pasted Thìn was not Boi John Remedios, Portuguese investigation, thus enabling the in the book.. clerk in Government service, Court to deal immediately with It had never been in this book, whose recent release in a case in the case that morning. The The contracts with the two holes which he pleaded guilty to steal gross amount involved now is were pasted in the pravious day. ing $100 from the Crown, was due $2,800, this representing renta and The others were pasted in when to the leniency of a Magistrata certain other monies received made. who took into consideration the that were paid from time to time
Counsel said he would charge good war-record possessed by the into the office of the Custodian defendant with deliberaxialy past- defendant, was recently rearrest-for Enemy Property by virtue of ing all the contracts in from page ed in consequence of the discovery his office. A sum of $120 which 30 to page 34-with the two holes of fresh embezzlements, covering was due to the defendant as pay-for the purpose of supporting a period ofsix months. After having was appropriated to partly make the case, in the manner Counsel
"The total ne: had indicated. beau remanded from time to time, up the deficit.
Remedios came up before Mr. loss to the Imparial Govern-
Mr. P. A. Jamnetji said he was R. E. Lindell this morning toment." said Mr. Healrigx, "is an exchange broker until recently, receive his sentence. Before this $2,186. I can only endorse what when he sold his interests. He was passed, Mr. Leo d'Almade. Mr. d'Almada said as regards the bad been a member of the Ex- who has been acting for the defendant's having, since his last change Brokers' Association for appearance in Court, gone down 18 years. Ha knew the defendant defendant, addressed the Court.
"About four weeks ago." Mr. to Mr. Green's office and assisted firm and had done business with d'almadı said, "I had the disin sifting out the accounts. I may them. He got in touch with the agreeable necessity of appearing say he made no attempt to leave firm through Mr. Baptista,
In cross-examination the wit- before you to plead guilty on the the Calony in the meantime. I
part of this defendant to the leave this case in your Worship's (ness said he made no enquiry as arge of larceny of $100 from the bands, only with the remark that to the authority of Mr. Baptista Crown. And to-day I find that it I do not wish to press for a very Į to make contracts.
Mr. Alabaster-And you were is my painful duty once more to heavy penalty."
His Worship, in referring to nevar concerned to enquire either plead guilty to further ebargan against the man, and once more Mr. d'Almada's appes', said that as to the standing of authority to appeal to you for the clemency consideration most primarily be of the person you were dealing of the Conft to be exercised in given to the question of respon-with? favour of this unfortunate man.sibility to the general public. A It is necessary that I should first case of this character was a tell your Worship that sometime very serious one, and there must after the ontbreak of the war be some deterrent to prevent from following ia this young man volunteered his others
He services and enlisted in England the footsteps of this man.
acder the circum- for the battlefront. When the proposed
to impose a sentence of Armistice was signed, although stances
he had every opportunity of get-three months hard labour. ting himself discharged from the Army and returning to his native place. Bongtong, he did not do so butagain volunteered to serve with the British Expeditionary Force that was required for the purpose of fighting the Bolsheviks in Northern Rasis. To this front the defendant went and for no
AN EXCHANGE CONTRACT BOOK.
Mr. Jenkin's Criticism. The Original Jurisdiction action less than six months faced the between the Bank of Canton, Ltd., hardships of warfare in a country and the British Chinese Trading which was absolutely new to him Ca, relating to a number of ex- And in a climate which was cbsage contracts, was continued .dangerous to his health consider-before Mr. Justice Wond this
ing the fact that he was born in the tropics. After his service in Northern Russia, be was sent back to England and returned to Hongkong about two years ago.
morning.
Mr. F. C. Jenkin referred to bis remarks of yesterday after. noon relating to a certain book. The book, said Counsel taking it
Witness-Na
It is entirely up to the bank when you give them the name as to whether they will do business or not? That is so.
Mr. J. D. F. Mulder, exchange manager of the plaintiff Bank since 1912, said he made the contracts in dispute on behalf of the Bank. Witness said he did business with Mr. Xavier and the question of Mr. Xavier's authority never came before him. He ap peared to have power to conduct all the business of the firm, excapt to siga cheques. Witness always dealt with Mr Xavier on behalf of the firm. He never saw any-
body else.
The case is proceeding.
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TURCO-GREEK DIFFERENCES.
Allies and Greeks Reach Agreement.
(Reuter's Service.) setuntozed from Puye Inj
Constantinople, August 16.
Thus & London journal: One after his discharge from the in his band, was entitled "Ex- Army, with a clean and creditable change Contracts Book, 1918." of the pisses in Middlesex, the record. Be received the Victory | Thirty-folie pages of it were name of which begins with B, and War Medals, and that was occupied with contracts, for the Harlington, gave its name to
Unforeseen ditipnities bave prevented the signing of the proto- sufficient to enable him, on year 1918, 21 for 1919 and 5 for peer, but lost the aspirate in so his return, to obtain employment 1920. Do paze 29 the contract was doing. It was the seat of the col defining the neatral zone at Chataldja, but the Greek and Allied as clerk to the Custodian for not now stuck in. It was stated 17th century statesman, Henry Commanders have reached an agreement under which the Greeks Enemy Properig. As such, hefyesterday that it was withdrawn Bannet, who was created baroo withdraw six miles from the present demarcation line. The bulk of entrosted with certain from the book about a year ago in 1664, and took his title from the Greek troops has been withdrawn beyond the Rodostomidsa
ostive village. Bat the line. monies of the Crown and it is in connection with the discovery.his
The failure of the London Conference has created anxiety, unfortunate that in the respon- The contracts were in strict engrosser of the patent spelt the sible position in which he found date of order. Counsel continued, name without the H. and as there Turkish circles fearing unfavourable consequences from further himself be abused the trust im-and a cross-examination by Mr.is no power in the constitution postponement of the Near East settlement. posed upon bim by his superior Alabaster directed at Mr. Cooper to alter & peerage patent, the
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officer.
was to emphasise that point and to baron became Baron Arlington "I would ask your Worship emphasise the further point that instead of Harlington. Das of not to look upon this man as the only page on which a contract London's most aristocratic streets the usual bardesed criminal that was missing was on page 29, also perpetuates this mistake, as you see in this deck nearly every which was a date between Oct. Arlington-street, Piccadilly, was day, but rather to look upon bim7th. 1919, and Jan. 211, 1920. so named after the first Baron of As one of tho e young men who. Therefore, the contract which Harlington without the H. lured by sadden abominable was originally on page 29 would temptations of women of a lower by a contrast between these two class of this Colony, bave fallen dates.
a prey to their airceious demands.
The Royal
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The beginning of the most stringent shipping competition is heralded by the announcement that a drastic cut in the passenger rates to South Americs will be made on the occasion of the Exbibition Astronomical on the Centenary of Brazilian Independence, by Manson Line, which commem-operates United States Shipping Board vessels. The first-class" It is understood A contract dated Dec. 4tb, 1919. Society this month As far as I know, this young man had been produced. Counsel con- orates the centenary of its first fare of 415 single, will be reduced to $350 retard.
• comes from a very respectable tinued, which would be a contract president, Sir William Herschel, that the Lamport-Holt Line intends to meet the cuts. family. I think it my duty to tell between these dates, and in ficated who died at the age of 84 io 1822,
CANADIAN MINERS' STRIKE. your Worship that his late father that it had been withdrawn for From a popular point of view his Rerved with His Majesty's the purpose of showing to the greatest discovery was that off
Collisions With Voluntary Workers. Government in Hongkong when solicitors. The purpose of pro- the plane: Uranus, which as a
Brookville (Ontario), August 16. the Praya reclamation works were ducing the book. Conasal con-courtier, Sir William originally in procress and left the service leaded, was to support the. de-proposed to call Georgium Sidus. with credit. I am not appealing fendant's case that the three His work was carried out with Twelve hundred miners bave struck at Glace Bay, to which in dispute this telescopes of his own manufac-several hundred troops have been despatched in consequence of to you for clemency so much in contracts bis favoar as his unfortunate action, which it was alleged in ture. He and a devoted sister collisions between woluntary workers and strikers.
pleadings wete made and brother laboured for many poor, old, widowed mother, whose the
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THE COST OF LIVING.
London, August 16.
aga is 54, and who now has been without the authority of the years on the grinding and polish- and is still prostrated with this defendant proprietor, and which ing of hundreds of specula until great disgrace that has fallen it was alleged in the cross-examin- the most perfect of the earlier
The cost of living fell three points last month and now stands at upon her by the conduct of ation of a certain witness de products had been surpassed. Si this young man who is her bene ex before the Registrar William lies buried under the support. She has another son, last year, were made by Mr. tower of St. Lawrence's Church 81 per cent, above the pre-war level.
as a matter of private at Upton, near Blough, within s bat he is very young Xavier
few hundred yards of the old site
The loss of valuable documents, a few weeks in lodgings in Bad only earning a paltry sum.speculation of his own..
To support that case, submitted of bis 40ft. telescope through "Slace his discharge from the first
Four Courts recalls the unlucky script of it in the cupboard where case, he bas ratarsed to the Counsel, this book was produced which was first discovered the through the destruction of the Camden Town, and left the manu fata that has sometimes befallen the landlady kept her provisions, office and, making a clean breast by way of showing that the thres polar snow of Mars.
literary manuscripta. Everyond Coventry Patmore was sent in of the extent of his act, has help disputed contracts were not in ed in the sifting out of the the book. Therefore, they were
Germany is, of course, the remembers how the first draft of baate to recover it, but he wAS. And I will aux not recognised by the firm and accounts,
classic land of things "verboten," Carlyle's French Revolution" confidently assured that no such your Worship under the circam-were unknown to the firm. stances not to forget such a thing The contracts up to and includ-which, ander the Republic, are was barat by a careless servant. book had been left in no such as justice tempered with mercy ing page 28, Coussel went on, much more namerons than ever. In more recent times the original place. His long years in Blooms and exercise your discretion in were different in, their treatment writes a corresponden. Indeed, manuscript of Ulive Schreiner's bury, however, had taught him such a manner as will not make to contracts on pages 29 to 34- German newspaper suggests" Woman and Labour was set good deal about the ways of Lon- this man suffer more than he and 23 to 37covered-the-material there ought to be a museum of on fire and reduced to sabes when don landladies, so he went to the in this case. All Verboten signs, and it gives her house, at Johannesburg was cupboard and found the manus should. Whether your sentence period
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is for one day or one year the the contracts up to page 28 had few curiosities. It is verboten looted during the Transvaal War.cript as Tennyson had said. Mr. same result will follow, for it will no punctured holes in them, while to take your hat off" is one in s Sir Henry Maine, before going to Browning's" Aurora Leigh" went bold bim up in the eyes of his the Contracts covering the periods post office in Saxony. In a large India a Legal Member of the astray as she was travelling home friends in the eyes of his people in dispute all had two holes on meadow near Munich & notice Governor-General's Council, had from the Continent, but was verboten to projected and to a great extent ultimately retrieved in the Cus and in the eyes of the community the left-hand side, from which it states: "It is
Outside Germany, prepared a work on international tom-house at Marseilles. The amongst whom he associates, as was apparent that they had been exercise."
however, some
curious Ter-law as a companion to his "An-core of Wagner's Symphony was On his return to sent to Mendelssohn and dis criminal for the rest of his on a file.
-the. manuscript appeared in the post. Fortunately The position when the Court botens" are to be found. Once, aisut Law." days. And nothing will eliminate
And draft of it was found many yours could not
found be that unfortunate branded mark arose yesterday, said, Cournel, in a fourth-class carriage in the England
it was neverre later in's trunk Wagner had left which has been laid saziost him was that the Court was going to wilds of berbia. I came aCTONE through his own fault and be invited, on the instructions of this: "Travellers are forbidden indeed
defendant, to regard it as the to scratch the carriage windows covered. Like Carly, he was bebind when he fled from Dresden
And in five not disconcerted by his low, but | în-1849.4. negitot."
The Assistant Crawn Solicitor official firm contract book, and with diamonds." (Mr. Hazelrigg) said that the the fact that there three cotracts languages, too! And this is from doggedly set himself to begió his amount involved actually stated in indisputs were not there would be a Greek batai: "It is forbidden task antirely afresh. And there the charge sheet was $660, which te con firm that defendant had not to sing in bedrooms and to bang have been some nstrow, escapes. orfam,t. He had bosi staying for represented cheques paid on threw knowledge of them and that they the door when butting it at Tennyson nearly lost in Mem- different occssions: sa-rent into were Mr. Xavier's contractes.
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