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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 1926,
these first Shing Mun scheme works. Wo think the Govern- nent's best policy would be to complete the minimum works
DAY BY DAY.
· IF A MAN OF EDUCATION, WHO | HAS HEALTH, EYES, HANDS, AND
18 ONLY BECAUSE GOD ALMIGHTY BINGE UPON A MAN WHO DOES HAS BESTOWED ALL THOSE BLES,
NOT DESERVE THEM.-Southey?
ATHERLY CASE.
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books of the compradore.
January 10th the Chinese book showed the receipt of a cheque för. 3819.57 and a total of $44485, The English book, which was sup posed to bo translation, showed l the 31st October.
the cheque as $219.37 and the right Mr. Jenkin formally made de total $444.35. In that case a figure was wrong. I will show you claration of the application on his case where an item was omitted part for the production of the and the total romained, the same, The opening rate of the dollar book in question, and went on iHe showed that on February 11th, augment the Colony's supply at on demand to-day was 2s, 4.7/168, make n second application for the an item of $101.18 was omitted.
necessary to tap the Shing Mun LEISURE, WANTS AN OBJECT, IT was in possession of witness river itself and then bring the water by trans-harbour pipe line to the City of Victorin so that it oan bo fed into the distribution system on this side and so
the point where augmentation is most needed.
Ono very readily recognises the
fact that these are uncertain days. in which the strictest oconomy
production of 16 cheques drawi
Having shown a mistake o Will "Curious" and "Astonish by Mr. Atherley on his account, there were many others all prior another day, Mr. Jenkin said that ed" planse forward his name and in particular for the production to March 24th. I don't think of a cheque for $102 referred to further examples are "necessary," The Observatory forecast for by Mr. Zeltlyn in yesterday's pro some day someone will tell us how de added, "but in any caso perhaps
[addross ?
Mr. Carson Taylor, of the Manila Bulletin, is in the Colony on his way back to Manila from the United States.
this book can possibly involve Mr.
Mr. Jenkia (to witness):Where Atherley." did these cheques go-They were credited to the Company's account at the Chartered Bank.
should be exercised, but there to-morrow is: N. winds, mode-ceedings. should be the very carliest rate; generally fair, fog in morn, Installiog
ing. possible relief, for the thousanda PYRENE of Chinese on the City side who, for so many months of the year. TO-DAY jaro forced to exist on shertoned hours of water supply. By all Inspection means postpone the full com-
plotion of the schome, but" gol To-night the Chinese friends of Invited
the Hon. Mr A. G. M. Flotohor sufficiently far with the work as are entertaining him to u fare at
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THURSDAY, JAN. 7, 1926.
THE SHING MUN SCHEME.
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Mr. Jenkin' then handed to wit ness what he described as the deposit silps of Mr. Atherley's account for March 24th.
CHANGE OF PROCEDURE... Witness agreed that the pro-. seeds of the sale of papers, seven een items in March, ali showed a note to the affect that they were and to the manager on April 1st Prisoner's banking account showed
Mr. Zeitlyn-Do I understand, payment of $4,455 on that date, my friend to say that that is Mr. Zietlyn: You have not given us the totals of those seven-
to render what has already been well dinner at the Yee Wolthe actunt slip? done of the groutest possible Restaurant.
usefulness. We think the public ought to learn officially what are
the Government's intentions.
transportation company jopérating from Birmingham, Ala., has installed radio receiving sets in several of its busxes in order to relieve the monotony of long
Mr. Jenkin: No, I gave notice teen items. + to produce. They should be Inf Mr. Jenkin:-Oh, $5,981.93; the Atherley's custody unless he difference is some $1,600..- destroyed them.
I shall prove Thenceforward, Mr. Chau, were these Bocuments.
His Lordship:-They are not the from the Company's customers large sums of money collected bank deposit slips you are handing handed to Atherley?—Yes. iu?
Mr. Jenkin-No they are copies profeduce in the disposal of There was a general change of According to reports from which were made obit and signed by money received?--Yes.
A Public Need," There is one matter arising out jrides. of the recent disastrous fire uti |the Hongkong Hotel which doser-
ves notice by the authorities and Ronic, a penny-in-the slot radio Atherley. that is the necessity for the pro-set is oporated in that city, A Witness was then vision of suitable lavatory accom-person gets to hear one selection copies modation in Borne central part of for his cent, and he must be March the city for Europeans. It is true content with whatever that such accommodation exists operator tunes in on. in mast business offices, bus ta large section of the pipblic, such
announcer
Dossess
Mr. Jenkin then said that he handed of" deposit
slips of proposed to show that "although 24th, 25th, 26th and the money received from clients the 28th, they being marked in that was paid into Atherley's account, order CKY" "CKY2" "CKY3" the books were made to show that
the money was “CHY4”..
received on the Witnges stated that he had seen proper dates. The bank paying- of similar documents on or about the book appeared to have been.
dates given.
falsified.
the
At the request of Mr. Jenkin, The amounts were entered into the the documents were compared with paying-in book as a matter of rous a certified translation of the comine in order that they might be pradore book written in Chinese.
entered Into the firm's cash books. The compradore, In answer to a were not the concern of the com- question, and that the cash, books pradore department.
TAID TO`ATHERLEY."
as visitore to the port and lacel Out of the 500 applications for folk shopping in town, have in the position is When the big batch of financial the past had to rely therefor on station 2LO, London, only three minutes wore being dealt with all one or two hotels. This is not ware found to the recent meeting of the Finance as it should be, for it is no part necessary qualifications. One will Committee of the Council, Sir facilities which ought to be pro
of a company's business to supply be selected from the throc.
Henry Pollock, K.C., asked alvided by the authorities. 1n
Tokyo. Dec. 23.-The court- questing op a vote relating to different parts of the city there
CXY1, he said. agreed with the expenditure on the Shing Man are quite a number of Govern-martial at the Yokosuka navy
ment-erected latrines for the yard to-day sentenced Hojiro items recorded on March 24th, the Valley waterworks schome, and native population, bui
Suzuki to six years imprison- total being $1,641, although that question was of vision whatever has been made ment for proposing to sell to Mr. JenkinNow look at pri-[
His Lordship:-I don't quite see banking account? The how this is evidence against prime public importance and in-for European residents, badly Frank E. Jorday, an American, soner's
Atherley. needed though it is. No town an alleged naval secret last July, came. figure $1,641 has been paid. terest, fure was no very it which has pretensions to moder
Mr. Jenkins-In order to make uminating answer given. Siraity should neglect to provide
Witness, in further re-examina my point clear I have had to go Washington, Dec. 23.- A
CKY2 T March 25th when am embarrassed "be being unable
Do pro.
brganization.
into his account.
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd. know when the munity, and the shortcoming has mov en:ent was started today with Cky aid that the same applied to right through the procedure.
1.Shing Mun Valley scheme would too long persisted in Hongkong, the backing of Herbert Hoover, $1,112.82 went into Atherley's to forsee the line the defence was be completed and he was told What is needed is a well-built secretary of commerce, and the account On March 26th, said wit going to take. The case put to principal rubber consuming that cermin of the", contracts convenience, somewhere in the trades to cut down the Americans, 3300 went into the proper the witness yesterday was that
centre of the city, with pal wen not even let yet. To bring attendants in charge to sen that consumpton of rubber through repository, the Company's account, Atherley requested sums of money while three items totalling $78.50, to be paid into his account. The the waters of the Shing Munit is kept in good order and in a
as shown by CKY3, were paid into question is whether it was a re-. river to a point near to the ex- state of cleanliness. This is a
Atherley's account. On March quest or a direction.. A municipal draughts board, 28th, CKY4 corresponded with the isting Kowlion reservoir the matter which should not be at all
His Lordship-I think the de- beyond the means of the authori-twenty feet by twenty feat, books in that it showed that fence is that the whole thing was Shek Lai Pui Valley hus entail-ties, and the provision of such a constructed
cement, io $447.68 were paid into accused's transaction between Mr. Ather- ed the making of costly conduits place would meet a real everyday Musgrave Park, South Brisbane account, while $24.14 went in the ley and the compradore, that
with large woodon draughts Company's account. and driving of two long runnels need.
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Mr. Jenkin then referred to the ed the firm's money as his own and the compradore apparently treat- point made by Mr. Zeltiyn yester-aid it into Atheriey's account. day to the effect that an altera-
·
.
We all care whore it came from, but he know that cheques drawn are not regarded it as. a loan from the debited on the same day. There is compradore to himself. an allegation of fraud in these Mr. Zeitlyn That is quite
I wish I could have 'put': books and want to see that right. cheque to see that the date on it it is clearly myself.
Mr. Jenkin proceeded to talk of was not March 28th."
$20,000 received by Atherley in- one month, and he was interrupted.
Mr. Zeitlyn --I produce hothing:
Exploring New Guinea. The news that an American to be a lengthy postponement of scientific expedition, is about to
tion had been made in the pro- Mr. Zeitlyn-I am glad I was the concluding stages
of the explore New Guinea, and that it. Dust in radio sets often causes missory note book in order that it able to make it clear to you, my
e equipped with an aeroplano a loss of efficiency. scheme, then much of the east and the members are armed with especially true in wet weather $102 was drawn by Atherley on
This is might be said that the cheque for Lord."
His Lordship:-Mr. Zeitlyn says already incurred will have been rifles and tear-gus bombs,, re-when the dust becomes damp and March 29th. "I now specifically that Mr. Atherley's idea was that unnecessary. it would have minds one that, in these days allows feeble radio currents to call for the cheque drawn by he wanted money from the com- been interesting if Sir Henry world has boen ponetrated by the should be careful to keep the set account on March 29th.
when nearly every part of the leak.. Owners of radio sets Atherley and debited to his banking pradore. He apparently did not Pollock had pressed for anroving white man, the interior of and its parts well dusted. answer because we fear that the the island of New Guinea still city of Victoria will not get re-session of its primitive aboriginal remains in the undisputed pos-
lief from water shortage, which inhabitants. Expeditions have the Shing Man scheme was to made several attempte ore this to afford, until long after it anti-explore the country beyond the coastal areas, but a pestilential cipates. The original Shing Mun climate and savago, cannibal scheine entailed the building of tribes, have provided a hitherto
Mr. Jenkin (to witness)-That by Sir Henry Gollan, who said that "huge reservoirs upon the slopes of insuperable obstacle.. That the
cheque for $102, handed to you on Mr. Jenkin did not have a roving présent venture is mount, to
New York, Jan. 6.
commission to delve into the whole March 29th or the previous day, Taimoshan, and wo think it is succead is evidenced by the use A strong revulsion of feeling
account. quite right that that portion of the of an aeroplane for journeying against the coal strike is indicat-was that in payment of some small
O'K'd bills?—No. la in a tolegram from the scheme should be put back until previously inaccessible points, as ed
well as gas bombs of a type ro-publishers of leading newspapers Isuch time as the Colony, has contly found of grout effective in the anthracite region to mino-1
much more money to spend, but nese in rendering an unruly mob owners and the miners' repre- dore with Getz, July 19217-Yes. cheques were drawn by Atherley hors de combat. The history of Sentatives who have reached a And you have kept books similar for the purpose of quitting money we do believe that it would be an New Guinea, since its discovery deadlock at a conference here, to "C" since your compradoreship? he had borrowed and paying act of real economy and good by western adventurers, is an The telegram draws attention to-Yes.
0. K'd bills. This is wholly un- administrative provision of a interesting one. It was first the colossal financial loss, tho Has at any time Inspection of true, as it is my duty to prove, and very much needed public service sighted by D'Abreu in 1511, and paralysis of business, the loss of your books been requested oither I am unable to avoid going into
was named by Retaz in 1546. the market for hard coal and the by the manager or any other details concerning dates subse if the Government proceeded as The enterprising East India Com-heart-breaking distress caused authorised person in Getz Bore.quent to those concerned in the quickly as possible with the task pany established a settlement in among the miners. It adds that Never.
water over to Hongkong.
DEADLOCK AT CONFERENCE.
I have nothing to produco."
Mr. Jenkin-Mr. Zoitlyn has made it imperative that 1 should. He has gone out of his way to put How long have you been compra to witness that a series of large.
PAST ERRORS IN BOOKS...
panding their tropical empire, arbitration do not justify a further books?—Yes.
сиве..
of bringing the Sling Mun river 1793; and the Dutch, than ex-the parties' differences regarding Does that answer refer to all. Mr. Jenkin (to witness) -Ace cording to Exhibit "B" the Blue We annexed the western half of the division and the public will hold Mr. Zeitlyn: Has your Lord-bird item and the Chin Chan Chun have heard a whisper that the island in 1828. In 1884 the the leaders of both sides responship got that anawor; there is the item were collected on March 24th scheme will be, more or less remainder of the territory was sible for the misfortunes of every book Exhibit "A"
and 28th respectively 7-Yes... divided between Britain and body concorned.-Rouler's Ameri- after hung up
tho
Mr. Jenkin (to witness):-That Now look at CKYI, you have present Germany, the British section can Service.
book "A" is afirm's book kept by Atherley's receipt for the Blue contracts are completed and that being named Papua in 1906. In
you?--Yes.
bird?--Yes. the water which will have been 1914, soon after the Great War
broke out, the Gorman part was jungle-clad, mountainous country by persons in the office proper?ceipt for the Chin Chan Chun?
Made up by information supplied And in CKY4 you have hle ra- brought as far as the Shek Lai conquered by an expedition sont and the American explorers will Yes, with the exception of the Yes, NG Pui valley will go. to feed from Australia, and is retained probably have a great deal to "When Paid" column. Shamshulpo and new Kowloon to under Commonwealth control. report when they return. Cor-
Those two amounts total $1,210.- The population, which is rough-tainly the days of the dwarf Mr. Jenkin then said that the 297-Yes, al amplify the supply to Kowloon ly estimated at three quarters of cannibals complete retirement defence having laid stress on Now Atherley's bankding account itself. If that is the case it will of a million, includes several wild from the outside world are num-errors in totals in the compradore's shows a dobit on April 1st of be a very expensive augmenta-pigmy tribes of Nogrito stock, bored. They are about to be books, it was necessary for him to $1,218.297-Yes. tion, for Kowloon's supply could some of whom have never been tracked down and minutely take the ground from their feet by Mr. Jenkin-I would like to
visited by any civilized man investigoted despite any objections showing that previous to the dates know what O.K'd bills were rep have been increased at much less There is still much to be dis-they might have to euch ausought with which they were concerned sented by that cheque, since lebst then has boon invurród in covered in the depths of the publicity,
errors were frequently made in the Continuedi on page