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THE ATHERLEY TRIAL.
四拜體
#LA-## THURSDAY, JANUARY 7,
1926.
KULING FIRE.
MR. JENKIN EMBARRASSED" BY LINE OF DEFENCE.
CASHIER SHORT OF
$10,000?
Proceedings in connection with the trial of James Edward
Mr. Zeitlyn:-Mr. Chau, I have just one more question to ask you: Do you remember in January" or February of last year, having a conversation with Mr. Atherley about the extensions of drafta be- yond due date? Yes.
more direct form
WHOLE CHINESE PART DESTROYED.
Sir Henry Gollan himself putnominee." the question to witness-Was
The Chief Justice interposed with a query whether this was one of a number of other ques-i tions Mr. Zeitlyn intended to put
Counsel. His man, I under- and counsel for the defence repli-there anyone in your department stand, your Lordship. " ed that he had in view only one who was short of $10,0007
Counsel announced that this question which was that concern
closed his cross-examination of the
Witness: No.
ing the extension of the drafts. Counsel:Do you remember, Mr witness, but while still on his The question was again put to Chau, in September of last year feet, he had an äpplication to make witness by his Lordship and wit- Mr. Atherley asking you, or tell to his Lordship, and that was for ness replied that he had no reing you rather, that a certain peran order for the production by the collection of the complaints to Mr. Atherley from the Company's head. on in your department had asked International Banking Corporation him for a reference? 1 know of deposit slips of Mr. Atherley's nothing about it....
accounts with them. Under in- And you told him that person structions from his solicitors, such
RUBBER RETALIATION.
AMERICAN COTTON
Service.
SUGGESTION.
PUZZLING CASE.
日三十二月一十
TUAN CHI-JUI.
CHINA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE RESIGNING,
FAREWELL WIRE
*Peking, Jan. 7.
Tuan Chi-jui has been Chlef Executive for just over a year, as it was towards the close of 1924
SINGLE "COPT:10 CENTA
OM PER ANNUM
(by Captain L. da Normanelila in the Daily Chroniels). Remarkablá-Valne : On the Hudson- Bisex stand, which is just lauide the Hammer. amill Road entrance, are examples of the Hudson. Tango of cars... Here, again, amongst people whe really know comparative car performances, fa a“ vehicle which also stands pre-eminent.
Essex Coach or Touring..
Hudson Coach or Touring
The Hudson Brougham
The Hudson Boden
$2,000,
$8,000.
$3,600.
$4,000
STRIKE ECHO.
HOTEL PANTRY BOY INTIMIDATED.
The experiences of a pantry boy employed at the Hongkong Hotel, who worked throughout the strike, were revealed at the Central
Hotel.
In outlining the case, Segt. Carey said the complainant had worked at the Hotel throughout the atriko. The second defendant was also employed there, but he had been engaged since the strike. On December 4th, while at work
THE DRABON, MOTOR CAR CO., JTH.
BE WONE NIE CHUNÉ KM,
HAPPY VALLDY
LOCAL GUARDS.
TO BE DISBANDED IN KWANG TUNG.
successfully obtained the rank of
Washington, Jan. 6. BIG DEATH-ROLL
Although it is unlikely to receive
LINK WITH PAST. serious consideration, it is intereat- (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ing to record that simultaneasly
A link with the past will prob Shanghai, January 7. with to-day's opening Investigation
́It is' reliably learned that Tuan Police Court this morning, when ably soon be severed in EwangtungK Telegraphle reports received of British fibi prices, the Chi-jui, the Chief Executive, has two. Chinese appeared to answer by the disbanding of what are Atherley took a sensational turn at the Criminal Sossions this here state a conflagration has Democrat, Mr. McKeown in the completed the drafting of a tele-a charge of threatening to do bodi-known as the Local Guards. This morning, when, in the course of the cross-examination of Mr. Chau wiped out the entire Chinese por-House of Representatives sixalted gram announcing his retirement ly harm, or damage the property development is likely to ensue fol- King-yan, the compradore, Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn, for the defence,
lowing many recent clashes dramatically alleged that it was the cashier in the employ of tion of Kuling, and that many lives a proposal for retaliation by but the contents of the message of tlle complainant, with intent to
cause him to omit to do an act, between witness who was responsible for a shortage of $10,000 missing from have been lost.
increasing American cotton abroad, have not been disclosed.
the Guards and the the books of the compradore.
It is thought likely that the tele which he was legally entitled to Farmers' Unions, In re-examination, Mr. Jenkin dealt with allegations of fraud. Kuling, which is in the Province and suggesting the creation of a
The Local Guards have a record in the books and stated that he had witli reluctance to show that of Klangsi, is the well-known hill commission to regulate the ship-gram will be issued to-morrow-do-to carry on his work at the errors could be found repeatedly prior to March 24.
health resort, several thousand feetment of cotton to the seaports Reuter.
of about a thousand years existence
Witness made no reply.
above sea-level, to which the people| Reuter's American Şervice.
in the history of China. Thla Counsel: And that somebody of Shanghai, Hankow and North Mr. Hoover's Moderation.
organisation is a relic of the back? No, I never made that was making arrangements to pay China go in the summer months of Giving evidence before the House
monarchical period, and the con- of Representatives committee, In- that he succeeded Too Kun in the "statement.
the year for a holiday. After tak vestigating rubber prices, Mr.
duct of its affairs has always been Was there anybody in the office Ing steamer on the Yangtze to the Hoover dwelt on the dangers of office. He has for very many years
in the hands of the gentry and who was short of round about big part of Kiukiang, visitors travel the regulation of raw materials by been one of the most outstanding
elders who were mostly, if not, $10,0007-No, no..
Was there anybody at that time across a wide plain to the foot of foreign governments and arbitrary figures in Peking politics and,
fixing of prices for all nations.
he was called to a back door, entirely, of the literats- who had Do you remember Mr. Atherley who ceased to do duties he was do- the hills and then ascend for about The United States' experience dur-apart from a short spell in retire- where he found a number of men told you that he received a coming at that time?I don't know Ave hours hy chair, Manying the past twelvemonth was that ment at Tientsin after the Anfu waiting to see him. plaint about the extensions of which person you are referring to..
They told "Suitani," "Chujin" or "Chinshi” drafts, a complaint coming from His Lordship interposed with the bungalows have been built, and these controls could no longer be Club events in 1922, he has for a him he must go with them, and Positions in the Local Guards*· the Head Office of the Company in query whether the person referred Kuling is visited annually by many must be determined.
ignored and the national policy
period of 20 years figured in the they took him to a tea house. He service have always been consider- California? have had such a to was in witness' compradore de-missionaries and other foreigners lot of discussions with Mr. Atherley partment. It might help to come.
Mr. Hoover denied over thinking leading political events of the went with them because they ed sinecures of the literati and. that I have forgotten all that to the point quicker, his Lordship in North China. Owing to the that there had been a deliberate country. He is a graduate of the threatened him. After some talk, retired officials. Therefore when-
one of them said that he had work- was sold. The extension of drafts said, if the question was put in a political troubles, there were not attempt to impose of American Feiyang Military School, Ankui, ed throughout the strike and ever a man had attained a literary is a question that could have been
rubber users, and expressed the many visitors during the past sum opinion that the price of crude and became Yuan Shih-kai's chief therefors could afford to pay them degree, or an official had retired arranged between the head office
Mr. Zictlya-My Lord, I am
$100. If he did not pay and Mr. Atherley,
rubber had gone much higher than military adviser whilst Viceroy of
that from office and gone back to his only asking the witness facts which mer.f were within his knowledge, in his
the controllers ever intended. He Chihli. He served as a Brigade- when he was walking in the street. Council of the Local Guards as a money, he had better be careful native home, he usually eat in the department.
added that raw materials which at General in Fukien in 1906, and in The man continued that if he paid matter of course, and shared the present were governmentally con- trolled were Egyptian in Staple the following year he was Deputy the fact that he was a blacklog his rank. This service, though the money, they would overlook emoluments of office by, virtue of cotton, camphor, coffed dine. Lieutenant-General of the. Chinese during the strike, and when the excellent in nitrates, potash, mercury, rubber
some regards" and and" sisal-Reuter's American Bordered Yellow Banner. In 1909 next strike came off he would have adapted to local conditions in the to go out with the rest. The com- olden days, has through lethargy, he commanded the Sixth Division, plainant gave them $5 and they mismanagement and peculation, and was Commander-in-Chief at went away when he said he would degenerated from the high state of Klangpeh in 1910. He was in very pay the rest of the $100. On De-
responsibility for the welfare of large measure responsible for the comber 17th, they saw him again, the community to a state of sub- with the first defendant, and the reorganisation on modern lines of complainant paid them another leaders,
serviency to certain unscrupulous the Northern Army and after Yuan $5. They told him that the re-
The People's Volunteers are of suade you to remember that Mr Was taking care of the matter and an application had been made to. A ense that developed anme/Shih-kat had accepted the Premiar.maining $90 must be paid by more recent growth and a product
January 1st. The facts reached
of the Revolution. In establishing Atherley told you that he received that he was to give a reference? the Bank, but the Bank had ro- puzzling aspects came up at the ship in November, 1911, he became the ears of the Manager and this organisation soon after the Nu. I only remember once that an fused to produce. the accounts. Central Magistracy this morning. Viceroy of the Hukuang Provinces. went with the complainant to the the complaint I don't recollect. office boy asked him for a reference Secondly, counsel asked for the when a young Chinese male was Later General Tuan took command Police Station to report the mat. Revolution, it was intended to
Do you recollect Mr. Atherley
i and Mr. Atherley told him production of the accused's paying summoned for being in unlawful told you that he had made an in-
that
of the First Army. He was one of ter. He was given two marked replace the old Local Guards, and I could give him one in book to this bunk which was possession of a bag containing vestigation of outstanding over-
$5 notes, and went to the tea house thus break the power and influence of the local gentry and elders. But Two duo promissory notes-The That was about two years ago. left in the office of Mesara. Getz condensed milk," cigarettes, and the most prominent of the military to pay the money over,
He was an office boy, and that was Brothers. His Lordship would various other household goods. commanders who signed the mem-police officers were in the restau- this was done in such a half-heart- investigation made by Mr. Atherley
the 'overdue. long agot
remember that he asked for the
On being questioned, he said orial to the Throne urging the rant and saw the money paid over. ed way that the gentry and elders drafts? believe he did that, His Lordship observed that con-production of this book yesterday, the goods were given to him by a
Emperor to abdicate, and, on the evidence of intimidation.
There was no police or secondary took advantage of the situation and but he never spoke to me about it. sel had not proceeded far in his but up to-now he had been unable relative, who was
by the fusion of the Local Guarda a seafaring! I don't remember him saying any-
question
man, and who had left the Colony. formation of the First Republic' he
The complainant, in the witness with the People's Volunteers, and Mr. Zeitlyn will put the name) His Lordship advised in regard thing to me about it.
A Chinese policeman spoke of was made the Minister of War. He box, bore out the main points of through a series of developments. during Lung Chai-kwong's regime, Do you remember that Mr. then. (To Witness); You told Mr to the first application that Mr. seeing the boy last evening with was raised to the rank of Field Sert. Carcy's remarks. Atherley told you that from his Aberley that somebody was short Zeitlyn should make an applica- the bag, on the Praya, and, on Marshal in 1918. During the suc- The first defendant said the these leaders, against whose in- investigation of the books of bills of $10,000. Do you know Cheung tion for a subpoena on the Bank, asking him where he get it, he ceeding years, Tuan has held a second defendant was a relative, fluence and power the establish- payable it appeared that a sum of Ho-gi: has he left?-No nol In regard to the second, his Lord- and it was given to him three number of offices, and as early as and asked him to go to the tea ment of the People's Volunteers $30,000 was outstanding or over- Cheung Ho-si; he is still in the ship wished to hear what the days ago, and he was taking it May, 1913, became Acting Premier, house. He did not know the com- was directed, became more power- due? Yes, he spoke to me about same office. He' was assistant other side had to say.
It was in May, 1916, that he was plainant. At the tea house the ful than ever. Through their in- compradore in the office when I Mr. Zeitlyn (to witness) --Mr.
offered A woman was called and she appointed Premier and was charg-complainant
him $10, fluence, and by their aid to the Chan. Mr. Atherley left the office Counsel:-Very good, very good. was there.
hered with the appointment of a re-which he refused. He saw the restless elements, branches' of the said the defendant Was And Atherley, said to you: "So Was he not cashier, and when on the 21st October,
Witness: No he was arrested nephew. The goods were given sponsible Cahiret. He was dismiss-second defendant accept a similar People's Army began to crop up as to satialy the head office, you did he ecase to be cushier --He can get some of the money in ?" was not enshier since March of on the 23rd October. He did not to him by her husband to take ed by Li Yuan-hung in May, 1917, amount from the plaintiff.
entirely leave the office as he came home. She could not say where but he resumed office in July-only The second defendant said be- were brought to life again, as what -He did not say that. The only last year.
two months later-after the failure cause of the fire they had not was known as "the People's Army words he said were "Can't you Counsel, before sitting down, and went. He was going back the goods had been bought,
of the historical monarchical, comp been paid, and 'he asked the com-jat the early stage of the Revolution The defendant's mother Waa press these people to pay quicker? Said with considerable emphasisward and forwards to the office on also called and she corroborated delet by Chang Hsun. He resign-plainant to lend him $10 to get was disbanded and suppressed by Witness added:- told Atherley I put it to you, Mr. Chau, that the 21st.
the story.
ed the Premiership in October, home with. He agreed to lend Chan King-min when he succeed- that there was $18,000 in his Cheung, n-ai censed to be cashier oflice on the 22nd.
The defendant was discharged.] 1918, and in 1920 he made an at-him the money and they went to ed Wa Hon-man as the Tutuh. hands, and Atherley said again: in March of last year because of When Mr. Atherley was arrest-
tempt to rescue the Anfu Club by tea house on the suggestion of Since then the People's Army has "Even so you have to collect the what you have told Mr. Atherley, ed, he left accounts of his papers
organising an
without the complainant. There he hand-been a doubtful aget to Kwangtung. that he was short in his accounts and documents in the oflee?-He
authority, styling himself the Tinged him the $10, after which ten Through, its activities the province for about $10,000.
did not leave them in my office.
Kuo-chun. He personally directed men approached and searched has been made to suffer much Witness can explain why he They were left in the Manager's
this force to oppose the combined them.
internecine strife, which reduced' ceased to be cashier.
office.
The case was adjourned until Kwangtung to a state bordering on In July
march of the Chih and Fengtien 1924, I was taken seriously ill, and) WHERE IS THE PAYING-IN BOOK?
forces on Peking and later retired. Saturday. had to go home to Canlan. On my Mr. Jerkin, referring to the
He had remained more or less in return after a month's leave, accused's paying-in slip, for the
the background, until he became resumed work, but after working production of which his learned the Turkish reply on the Mosul Chief Executive (President) just for a few months more, 1 still fell friend had made an application, question is courteous in tone, but over a year ago. that I was out of sorts.
said it was alleged that the book does not take the least account of His Lordship:--We don't want was in the possession of the pro- the decision of the League of the whole story.
socution. He wanted it to be Nations. Meanwhile the British Witness, coatnuing, sald: noted that six weeks ago he had Government, although prepared Then I asked Mr. Choung to az-nade a similar application on his for the adjustment of part of the sist me and I got another man to side for the production of this frontiers, does not desire to dis- take his place as cashier.
same book, which was in the, cus-
cuss afresh all the issues.-Indo- Mr. Zeitlyn:Is it correct, Mr.tody of the witness.
pacifi. His Lordship:- call for Mr.
offfee about the extension of the drafts.
Counsel particularly per-
'it.
balance of $12,000.”
Counsel to his Lordship understand the withean said in Chinese snld to Atherley: have $18,000 in your hands,'."
The question was again put to witness and witness replied that he did say that.
Counsel: Did you any to Mr. Atherley that the amount out standing was not $30,000 that you were to investigate 7-1 did tell him that. Witness also added: I may explain it in this way: Since the money collected has been paid to Mr. Atherley there would not be so much to receive from the customers. I have already made It clear to the talpan.
Counsel (to bis Lordship):-sits slips? Yes, that is correct. He has gone back on his previous answer.
Witness went on to say-Then Mr. Atherley said "Still you have
to collect $12,000,"
Chau, that after Cheung ceased to
to get it.
He was still in the
be cashier you made out the depo. Atherley's paying-in book.
A
Mr. Zeitlyn: Your Lordship.
Mr. Wong, you told us, was one the instructions I have, and it is
of your guarantors--Yes.
part of my case, that Mr. Ather-
Did Mr. Wong have a desk room ley's paying-in book has always in your compradoro's office?-Yes. boen in the custody of the com-
And did he have access to the pradoro. He has it now. safe? Yes.
A CHINESE DISCHARGED.
home!
MOSUL QUESTION.
THE TURKISH REPLY.
London, Jun. Û.. The Westminster Gazette says
GERMAN POLITICS.
SOCIALISTS AND GOVERNMENT.
army
COMING EAST.
IMPORTANT FRENCH
MISSION.
M. C. C. DEFEATED.
BARBADOS BETTER THAN
TOURISTS.
throughout the province, or, rather,
bankruptcy and ruin.'
Without the connivance and help of the elders and gentry, the People's Army could not have been developed into a fighting force, as many of these units were led by the gentry or their sons. Further- mere, it was through their power- fal Influence and intimate know- Barbados, Jan. 6.
ledge of local affairs, that the The M.C.C. touring cricket team militarists of ather provinces were were defeated by Barbados, by an enabled at first to impose Illegal Innings and 73 runs. The scores taxation, and afterwards to seizo the sources of revenue of the greater part of the province, M. C. C, 150 and 65. Bardos, 289 for seven wicketa Canton, city and its surrounding leping only the revenues of
wore:
(declared)...
►
distolets to the Provincial Govern-
Paris, Jan. 6. The Academy of Medicino re- ceived with applause the news that Professor Achard, Secretary Gon- eral of the Academy will In Marylebone's first innings, ment. Now that the Farmers" leave shortly for the Far East. Kilner made 45, Griffith taking five Unions, working in confunction. He will be charged with a mission wickets for 50 runs. In the second with the Students and Labour by the Foreign Office, will hold innings, Francis had the bowling Unions are rapidly materializing. Berlin, Jan. 6. conferences in China and Japan, honours by taking six wickets for it is expected that it will be but there was $30,000,outstanding that nominee7-Yes."
Counsel:--Wall I cannot say it The Socialist leaders have adopt-and will visit the schools and 21 runs. you are investigating, did you His man, I understand?
is now in his possession. There ed a resolution Inviting the Socia medical centres, with the objbet For Barbudos, Challoner made all the Local Guards, or People a a matter of a few months before shortly after that say that you havo: His Lordship interposed that he has been a change, the office furni list faction of the Reichstax to re of strengthening the ties between 124 and Austin 40, discovered somebody was short of had taken down witness words ture has been sold. We know it fuse fresh participation of power, the savants of France and the Far
10,0001,
as a reply to the query of {Continued on Page 6.). -Indopacif. E
$10,000 SHORT.
Couniel-Having told him that
His Lordship doubted the appli-
And was Mr. Cheung Ho-si hicability of the word "now."
The M, C. O had
Volunteers, will be eliminated ind difficult be replace
by the first named
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