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There will be
TEA
DANCES
at the
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on the following dates
TEA DANCE
19th Jan. 1926.
21st Jan. 1926.
HONGKONG HOTEL.
A CHINESE NEW YEAR EVE AFTER-DINNER
CARNIVAL DANCE
will be held
in the
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од
FRIDAY, 12th February, 1926.
From 9p.m. to midnight. Fancy or Evening Dress Optional.
DINNER.
(Including admission to Carnival Dance) $4.00 Per Head. 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
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ATHERLEY TRIAL.
PRISONER GETS TWO
YEARS. :
MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1926.
RUGBY INTERNATIONAL.
ENGLAND AND WALES DRAW.
Cardiff, Jan. 10.
The maternational Rugby match between England and Wales was played in sunny weather, before a crowd of 40,000, and resulted in a draw of three points each.
There was 1 touch of frost. but seareely any, wind. The ground had been protected all the week and the turf was in almost perfect condition,
THE MOSCOW SPLIT.
1.
RESHUFFLING OF IMPORTANT OFFICES.
London, Jan. 16. Presumably as the result of the sharp divergencies manifested at the recent Communist Congress, A number of important changes in official appointments are cabled by Reuter's correspondent at Moscow,
The Atherley trial concluded on Saturday evening, and, as reported in our second edition of that date, the accused was sentenced to two years' hard labour. Some four hours, was taken up by the Chief Justice in summing up, the greator part of which was taken up in rending over evidence taken at the trial.
Continuing, bas Lordship said: As a matter of fact,, the case eems to me in its essentials 'a simple one; although as 1 set it before va in isople form you must not deal with it in that man- Pen, but on the facts as they are
M. Frumkin is relieved of the wfore you, and the verbal and documentary evidence. The case
position of Assistant Commissary for the presention, pul very sim
The tackling of Both sides was for Foreign and Home Trade, oly, is this: Mr. Athorley, some- tine before March 24, 1921, Bellen, but near ball time somewhereto M. Krassin is appointed.
bad temper was displayed, the M. Sokolnikoff is relieved of the ints serious cinicoties and gave orders for the compradore to pay Rugland forward, Vogee, receiv-Commissarial. of
a punch in the face, (company's monies to him.
these
orders, After thirty-five minutes, Francia, after a great rio, pissed
Inter alia, M. Kameneff is re- lieved of the presidency of the Half an hour before the start. Council of Labour and the assis- people began, climbing the rall-tant presidency of the Council of ingy and took up positions outside Commissaries, and becomes com- the touchlines, Many were forced missary for Foreign and Home back to their places by a large Trade in succession to M. Zuriups. body of police.
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ان
In
knowing that these were monies
Each side got the ball in turns from the serummages, but when it reached the three quarter lines. England looked the more xerous side.
3--0.
dan-
M. Rykoft combines the presi dency of the Council of Labour and Defence and the presidency of the Council of Commissaries."
Finance and Lakes up the assistant residency of the State Playing Committee,
The resoulling also affects a
-Reuter.
| paid to the company and belong to Wakefield, who secred try number of lesser known leaders.
ing to the company, Mr. Atherley | Stanbury failed to, eonvert, Eng- tack them and placed them to the land thus igading at half-time," eredit of his averunt with the ob ject of using them for his own purposes, and that be koew all along whienen they came. Evi- dence on behalf of the prosecu- tion's case was put before you, strongly corroborative of "their
case.
The defence asks you to believe, continued his Lordship, that the money was advanced by the com- pradore: whether that money was his own, accused did not know. It was purely a mafter between himself and the compradore, and this was the answer returned to every question in respect of the remarkable resemblances between the amounts paid to his account which came from the company's monies and in respect of the amounts repaid.
trac Equaliser.
On the resumption, Wales, by good rushes took the game to the England line, but the English pack held the ensuing acrummage well. Then Wakefield burst through, shaking off two tackles, but punted poorly when approaching the Welsh full-back,
Stock, the Welsh threequarter, was hurt and retired, but soon returned. Wales meanwhile had nearly got in and feeling was running high among the players, Voyce being hurt.
the Welsh forwards, the game was Following another fine rush by
stopped.owing to the hard knocks exchanged.
...
ITALIAN MOURNING...
TRIBUTES TO THE LATE QUEEN MOTHER.
Romu, Jan., 15. · Deputies belonging to the Aven- 'tine opposition, who have hitherto boycotted Parliament, returned to the Chamber for to-day's memorial sitting in honour of the late Queen Mother,
The House was draped in black. The The galleries were packed. Deputies listened standing to the speeches paying tribute to the Queen Mother, whereafter the as a token, of House adjourned mourning.
A regrettable incident occurred Wickes relieved the pressure on in the lobbies subsequently, Fascists the England line, but a quarter of and Aventinists coming to blows. an hour from the finish the ball-Reuter. ed to have been an acknowledge- | went out to Andrews, the Welsh ment by Mr. Atherley, refer to three quader, who dropped it, monies borrowed from the Com- | but Arplexed and, running on. pany?"
picked up and scored wide out. Herrara failed to convert.
Verdict of Guilty. Before retiring, the foreman of the jury asked:" "Does the re- ceipt of monies (exhibit D) alleg-
His Lordship replied that if they believed in the authenticity
Towards the end, the Welsh of the document, then it was al
backs indulged in.“ a beautiful acknowledgement of the money bout of passing. Harding being received on behalf of the Comtackled just in time, while An-
pany.
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The jury retired and after an absence of fifty minutes, returned verdicts of "Guilty" on all four
charges.
The Chief Justice, addressing the accused, nid: Mr. Atherley, you have been found guilty by the jury, on
the four counts
of the indictment on which you can only Lare charged, and
drews was nearly in. Wales made attack after attack, Phillips nearly dropping a goal for them
There was no further score, the match being drawn.-Reuter.
The
second count for a term of six months with hard labour, on the third count for a term of six say that I am fully in accord months with hard labour and on the fourth count for a term of six with their verdict. I do not see what other verdict they could have months. with hard labour.
first three sentences will run cor given on the evidence. Yours is
secutively and the fourth sentence a pitiable case, but not
concurrently. known one-not an uncommon ! one. You have been betrayed. On behalf of the Attorney into living extravagantly. You General, Mr. Jenkin hunded in 2 then, in your endeavour to recover nolle prosequi on another indict- yourself, speculated with the rent containing 41 counts. monics of your employers and now find yourself in the position in which you are to-day.
Painful Position.
I do not desire to say anything which may add to the pain of your position, but I'must remind you that you were in a position of great responsibility and that you failed those who put their, trust in you. You have persisted to the end in denying the charges which have been proved against you.
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EDUCATION IN CHINÄ.
SHANTUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY'S PROGRESS.
London, Jan. 16. Dr. Harold Balme, President of Shantung Christian University, was entertained at a farewell din ner by the governors on the eve of his return to China on January 21.
The company included Dame, Adelaide Anderson. Dr. Joseph Brigadier-General
Percy
and
Bruce, who referred to the record
increase in the student enrolment of the past autumn term, notwith- standing the Chinese troubles. Renter,
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His Lordship thanked the jury NOT TO BE FORMALLY for the time and trouble they had. devoted to the
REGISTERED, BY LEAGUE. It case, occupied a great deal of their time and had been a strain on
Geneva, Jan. 10. them all. He released them from The United States Government further service for a period of bus informed the Secretariat of the League of Nations that it is two years.
The jury was composed of the ready to communicate all treatics following, gentlemen-Messrs. E. and internationa! agreements A..Simon (foreman), M. Minney, which it concludes. 11. L. Stainfield, A, S. da Rosa, Sheik Juman and Tung Man-yan. in the League's list, on the un- The treaties may be published Mr. P. M. N. da Silva was the derstanding that they are not original foreman, of the jury formally registered by the League,
The sentence of the Court is but owing to indisposition, he
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