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THEOSOPHY.
"THE SPIRITUAL FACTOR IN NATIONAL LIFE"
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ATHERLEY CASE, ·
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S
PROCEEDINGS.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1926.
COMPANY REPORT.
· THIEVES": BIG HAUL.
SHOP MANAGER ROBBED OF $5,000,"
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
The
half-yearly report to N.Y.K. shareholders states:
Suspected Servants. Abscond.
The net profit, after providing for the depreciation of the fleet.
large and insurance and ships' structural A robbery involving a repair funds, amounts to Yen zum of money is reported from 1,324,850.77, including Yep 167, the Castle Road district.
It, ap- 119.16 brought forward from, the pears that a man named Chan Shut- kee, manager of the Kam.Cheong) last account
sugar dealers' shop, 126 Wing Lok Street, was the victim of a ro bery early on Monday morning. while he was living at a house,
:
The Athority case was con- tinued at the Oriminal Sessions yesterday afternoon, when Mr. E. Zoitlyn continued his cross examination of the compradore.
Further cross-oxamined, witness said when Atherley gave him cash cheques they sometimes covered
Adding thereto Yen 1,300,000.00, O.K'd. bills and sometimes not.
At this stage Mr. Jenkin inter- the amount transferred from the rupted and addressing His Lord-Dividend equalization fund, we ahip said the Chinese present at obtain a total surplus of Yen
2,624,650.77. the table, was another interpreter evloted in substituting the one the morning. His Lordship would understand that it was very neces- sary to have one in court. He would say something about the other man in the morning after he had seen him.
Mr. Zeitlyn then put to witness that. Atherley paid to him certain cheques on different days in 1924. To sach question witness replied, that he
could
No. 13 Castle Road.
He found that a wooden
casc.
The Directors now propose that this surplus be appropriated as which had been accurely locked follows:
the night before, had been broken; 60,000.00 open in the sitting room and that money to the value of $4,500 had 70,000.00 been stolen. The money was in Hongkong and Shanghai Bank notes of values of $100, 850'and $5.
Legal reserve fund Yon Directors and au-
ditors' fees Dividend (8% per annum).
2,320,000.00
Total Yen 2,450,000.00
next account.
... Sixty sovereigns and a gold bangle were also among the miss- ing property, which is valued at 35,060.
not remember leaving a balance of Yen 174,850.- They were as follows: On April to be carried forward to the 1, $1,213, April 11, $2,000, April 18, $1,949, and $2,910, April 21, $1,650, April 25, $1,273, April 26, $1,421, May 8, 33,006, May 15, $819. May 28, $359, fay 30, $874 and dune G, $651, Counsel put it that these of the Insuratice fund. Yen 7,500 absconded, are suspected of being Two servants, who have since cheques envered amounts of 000 out of Yen 17,319041.01, 1.0.U.'s and 'O.K.'d 'bills,
A deposit receipt on the Banque The directors further propose · Industrielle de Ching is ใยด that the whole amount of the Re- missing, and the value of this fa serve fund for extension of ser not included in the total of the vices and improvement of feet,, stolen property. Yen 14,548,568,14, and a portion
Wittotalling Yen 22,048,568.14, he, the perpetrators of the robbery.
ness insisted that he could not now transferred as follows: remember.
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Would you remember if I told yout they were post-dated cheques?
Even then I can't remember.
At different timus when his salary was due Atherley made) aut post-dated cheques, said wit-
nesa,
Witness and Taipans.
That was a company's dated cheque ?--Yes.
post-
To the reduction”
To
of book value.
of feet... Yen. 17,000,000.00 supplementing
Pension fund..
5,048,568.44
Total Yen 22,048,608.41
head down when I said that it was He was entitled to draw on the money I had collected from cus- company's account for some pur-tomers and handed over to him. poses? I don't know, but since Witness continued to deny that
THE RUBBER QUARREL.
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Reply to American Criticism.
Londop, Jan. 5.
The Times, in a lender, replying] to American criticism of British rubber restriction, reiterates the reasons rendering the Stevenson scheme ́ necessary and says that when prices rose rapidly, largely owing to American forward con- tracts, Mr. Hoover allowed himself
he is, a taipan, whenever he puts he heard Atherley say, "It is a to be drawn into a series of state- bis signature on it
think it is all right.
naturally personal matter between me and ments which can only be described
Chau."
He heard Atherley say as inaccurate, unwise and calcu-
I suggest to you that that is a that he was asking for the assis-lated to arouse ill-feeling on the part of Americans unfamiliar with stock answer of yours for the pur-tance of friends.
casa. for poses of this case-No, it is out
Did you hear him say that the the facts. It was no of my own heart.
compradore would be repaid recrimination but commonsense at Witness
Best. that agreed
when No, I did not
Mr. Hoover's laments Atherley drew a cheque in the
Did you hear Mr. Kelley say, cannot increase the world's produc circumstances mentioned by coun-"To show your good faith, you tion of rubber at the worst they sel, it was on an account on which have your salary coming for Octo- may rate the feelings of the he was entitled to draw for the ber and November and some com-American public and so check company's purposes."
mission carned, will you assign worldwide movement for an ami-
aljustment Counsel: Then do you think it that over to the compradore?-cable
of economic was a frank answer when you said No.
difficulties belween nations by you did not know whether. he was
mutual concession and agreement. entitled to do so or not?-I only
---Reuter. know he is a talpan and I have to obey his instructions.
Counsel. It seems, My Lord, that the word taipan is with Mr. Chau like the blessed word Mesopo Lamia.
His Lordship: I take it taipan is a man in authority in a business and employees must obey his in- structions.
Had Heard of 11. Mr. Jenkin rose jy explain the word.
Did Not Assign Sulary. Did Mr. Kelley take a memoran- dum and assign Atherley's salary and commission to the comprá- dore?-No..
Did not Atherley then take it and sign it? No, nothing like that happened.
Did you ask Atherley to pay back the money he owed to you?— Yes.
Did he say he was making ar- rangements and would be able to | dio su, before the office closed
down?-No.
Presbyterian Memories.
The Price of Rabber.
London, Jan. 4. Rubber sheet is quoted 45d. per b, spot and 42%d. forward three. months-Indo-Pacifi
HOCKEY.
CLUB Y. PUNJABIS,
The following will represent the Hongkong Hockey Club against the 5th/2nd Punjabis at 5 p.m. sharp Mr Zeitlyn: Oh, I have heard
to-day at the U. S. R. C.-E. W. the word, my Lord. (Laughter).
Questioned further, witness said At this stage Mr. Zellen said Hamilton, C. L. R. Becher, A. P. T. he was present at a meeting one had one other head under which Farquharson. A. S. Hett, E. J. K. October 24 last when Mr. Kelley he wished to cross-examine and Mitchell (Capt), Rev...E. W. L Bad Mr. Parkhurst "of the cemasked if it would be a convenient Martin, H. Owen Hughes, A. D. pany's head office were there and time for adjournment. "It will Ball, W. Woodward, B. D. Evans Atherley,
only take a day or two my Lord." and G. P. Lammert,
His Lordship: If you can pro- Did Mr. Kelley say to Atherley, What about the money you owe?"mise the jury to reduce your cross- -YEN.
examination by a day, I think we Buy, might.
Did you hear Atherley "There's no "need to discuss the Mr. Zeitlyn said he would not mutter with you; it is a personal be much longer; he only had one matten between me and Chau?" further head under which to I did not hear that, but later Mr. I cross-examine Kelley told me Atherley had said that.
What He Did Not Hear.
I put it that Atherley said "Look at the 1.0.L's?"-i never heurd him say that, but he put hie
THE RACES.
ENTRIES CLOSE ON 23RD.
The Hongkong Jockey Club ad- verlises that entries for the forth- His Lordship: Mr. Zeitlyn. I was coming races close on Saturday.. brought up a Presbyterian and January 23, at 3 p.m., and must be know exactly what "In conclusion" sent to the Secretary, care of Lin- means at the "end of a sermut. [stead and Davis, on or before that
Laphter).
date. The pase was adjourned until the morning.
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14th Jan. 1926.
19th
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