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SEIZURE OF ARMS.
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SHIP'S FIREMEN CHARGED' WITH POSSESSION.
Sequel to Search on 8.8. Benavon.
3.8.
The seizure of 53 revolvers and pistols and 5,564 rounds o! ammunition on board the Benavon on December 12, had a sequel at the Central Magistracy yesterday, when twelve Chinese firemen appeared in the dock Eight were charged with possession of nine revolvers
the
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925 rounds of ammunition, and the other four were charged with possession of some of the arma,
The case was taken before Mr R. E. Lindsell and Major C. Wis
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1926.
OBITUARY.
ADMIRAL SIR JAMES GOODRICH.
· CRICKET.
CLUB TEAMS FOR SATURDAY
40 Years' Active Service.
Admiral Sir James Goodrich died on December 21, at Stinch- combo Manor, Gloucestershire, at the age of 74. He had a dis- tinguished career on the
active last of the British Navy for 13 years, When the Great War broke out, although he vears of age, he at onee volunteer Sheldon, ed for service in any enpacity,
COMPANY REPORT.
MORE SHANGHAI TROUBLE,
SEQUEL TO LABOURER'S DEATH,
HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD. The following players have beon.
(Our Own Correspondent.} selected to represent the Hong-
The thirty-seventh. report kong Cricket Club in two friendly of the Board of Directora
Shanghal, Jan. 19. the Aixtures on Saturday, commencing to
general meeting of 'Disorders are feared as the re- at 2. p.m.
shareholders ' of the Eandsult of a strike of" 46,000 employees 18. XI. v. Kowloon (home).-Investment Co., to be held at the of the Yangtazepoo Cotton MI B. Hancock (Capt.), C. L. R. offices of Messrs: Jardine, Mathe following the death of a worker. Becher, H. G. Burgess, A. W. Hay- son & Co., Ltd., at noon on Wed- The unions claim death was due to an assault by a watchman, and are ward, N. Owen Hughes, P. Jacks,nesday, January 27, states:
The Directors have now to sub-circulating propaganda urging E. G. Lammert, H. V. Parker, T. E. Pearce, T. B. Powell and H.. G. mit to you a General Statement violonce. The mill officials say
of the affairs of the Company, the
natural 2nd, XI. v. Indlan R; C. (away), and Balanco Sheet for the year causes. The police are taking and on November 16, 1914, Jaylug-E. J. R. Mitchell (Capt.), H. 3. ending December 31, 1926.
alde his rank and seniority, he Armstrong, W. T. Featherstone, after providing for all Directors' was gazetted a temporary, captain w. w. Mackenzie, A. K. Mackenzie, and Auditors fees, amount to in the Royal Naval Reserve for R. E. H. Oliver, J. A. H. Plummer, $1,043,016.15. which, with the luty in the auxiliary patrol T. D. E. Pendured, G. R. Vallack, amount brought forward from last service, being. Inter, given a
WIA
The Net Profits for the year,
son. Sergeant McEwen prosecuteparate command. with the rank M. M. Watson and F. N. Young. year, $778.124.38, gives an amount
ed.
Mr. "Somerset Fitzroy and Mr. Leo D'Almada each represent
ed one of the defendants, and Mr D. MacCallum appeared for the remainder..
of commodore, second class, - and
Civil Service Teams. served all through hostilities. The following teams will repre- 'le was one of a gallant band of sent the Civil Service Cricket Club about ten retired admirals whose on Saturday, next, commencing at
atriotic help in this way was of 2 p.m.. the greatest value to the country,
available
31,816,1-40.53.
for
autopsy showed
precautionary measures.
MUKDEN SUCCESS.
division of GENERAL WEI'S POSTS DRIVEN
BACK. From this amount an Interim
Peking. Jun. 19." Dividend of $2 per share on 240,000
According to latest reports, shares ($480,000) has already been Mukden cavalry attacked and drove
IL balance of 1. XI. v. Chinese R. C., Lengue paid, leaving (away).-F. J. de Rome (Capt.), $1,336,140.53 available for appro-back Wei Yi-san's advanced posts G. R. Sayer, A. E. Wood, E. C. priation, which it is proposed to near Wanchiatun on Jan. 17. Fincher, E. B. Reed, H. G. Walling-To pay a Fintl Dividend
on, E. W. Ilamiton, F. . Law- once F. Baker, F. 1. Holdman To pay a Bonus to Staf
of $2 per share...$ 180,000.01 and B. D. Evans.
To carry forward to a new Profit & Loss
• Acrnunt
Mr. Lindsell asked if there was any further evidence against the James Edward Clifford Good four mien' charged with possession "ich was the son of James Pitt of some of the arms than had Goodrich of Energlyn, Glamorgan, and Byarth, County Denbigh. He been indicated at the previous was born on July 23, 1851, at hearing last week. »
Maisemoor Court, Gloucestershire Sergeant McEwen said there Entering the Navy in June, 1864, was no evidence except that the he became a lieutenant in Septem-
H.M.S. Hawkins, seized properly was found in theber. 1872, taking three "firsts" in friendly (home).-W. H. Edmonds men's quarters. Mr. Lindsell his examinations. His first shir (Capt.), H. E. Strange, B. C. K. said it hardly seemed worth while as lentenant was the Revenge. Hawkins, II. F. Westlake, E. A.
Hengship at proceeding with the charge.
Queenstown, from Bastin, G. Sara, H. F. Harper, F. E. decided to continue with the first which he
appointed. in Booker, T. W. Carr, R., S. W. Patter. September, 1874, to the Audacious. Į son and G. G. Edwards. charge for the present,
"Untidy Forecastle.
X
Chief Preventive Officer. Clark
board said he went on
the Benavon on December 12, In com- pany with two European Revenue officers and also Chinese officers, Sergeant Beattie went to the firemen's quarters on the port side of the forecastle, and found certain packages containing arms and ammunition. Witness detail- ed the contents of the various packages.
Cross-examined by Mr. Fitzroy, witness said that when he went in to the forecastle it did not appear that the firemen had left in the usual way. The place was untidy and things were in disorder.
Questioned by Mr. D'Almada, witness stid he received informa tion after the Benavon arrived in port.
Mr. D'Almada: It was a better find than you expected?
Witness: No. I did not get as much as I expected,
Hearing Adjourned.
In reply to further questions, witness said he inquired where and learned that they had gone ashore to be paid off.
The firemen were,
He did not think the disarrang ed condition of the place was due
was
2. XI. v.
flagship in China, where he Reserves.-R. A. Smith, H. served for four years. In 1879 Rose and E. J. Edwards. he became senior. lieutenant of the Gannet, composite Bloop, in the Pacific, where he also served for about four years. In the summer of 1884 he received his first command, that of the gun- boat Watchful, on the Cape and West Coast of Africa Stations, from which he was promoted commander in June, 1888. After studying at Greenwich he Wat made commander of the. Victor Emanuel, receiving ship at Hong- kong, in November, 1890, and in the crulaer March, 1893, of vanced to captain on New Year's Royalist in Australia, being ad- Day. 1895. He afterwards com- manded the cruiser Pearl, and the battleships Colossus, Resolution. and London, on the North American, the Channel, and the Mediterranean Stations, and while captain of the London was awarded the M. V. O. by King Edward, when his Majesty visited Naples in April, 1903. Six months later Captain Goodrich was select- ed to command the force in the Pacile. This squadron had of A formerly been in charge
bern rear-admiral, but having reduced, it was placed under Captain Goodrich, who hoisted his pennant as commodore, second class, in the Grafton. He re- linquished this command in February, 1905, when the aqua-
to the search by Revenue officers. dron was abolished, and in the He though someone had ran- following October was promoted sacked it before the Revenue to rear-admiral. From August, officers arrived. Witness could 1908 to September, 1909, he held not suggest who might have been there. Several sampans left the ship, but he saw no one climb overboard.
the post
of Admiral-Superin- tendent of the doexyard and naval establishments at Gibraltar, and in the birthday honours of 1908 he was made K. C. V. 0. Оп Evidence was also given by June 3, 1913, his turn came for Revenue Officer Beattle, who promotion to admiral, and, not detafled the finding of the boxes having served as a vire-admiral, and other packages.
he way retired as from the follow- The vase was adjourned until ing day. The late admiral marri next Monday, the four defendants ed. in 1897, Adeline Rose, daugh- concerned in the second charreter of Captain F. J. Helbert, of
the Indian Army. | being allowed bail in $100 each.,
CHINESE FINANCES,
PREMIER TO TAKE OVER FINANCE MINISTRY,
AMERICAN COAL STRIKE.
LARGE ORDERS PLACED FOR WELSH PRODUCT.
New York, Jan, 19. The anthracite minės deadlock has resulted in a renewal of in- terest in Welsh coul. It is reported Peking, Jan. 13,
that large orders were placed in A mandate appoints the Premier, Britain last week. Coke is Hau Shih-ying, to be concurrently scarce and the steel companies acting Minister of Finance. report extreme difficulty in obtain- Chen Chin-tho has refused to re- ing supplies.-Reuters American turn-Renter.
Service.
very
deal with as follows:
8,000.00
Wei, on January 18, began a gen- eral retirement from Shanhaikuan to Chilwangtao, where he will be In touch with the Arst Kusminchun leader, Tan Shih-tao, who is at 848,140.05 Luanchow. The former commands about ten thousand men and the $1,886,149.5% latter about six thousand.-Reuter.
Directors. Mr. A. H. Complon and Sir Robert Ho Tung now retire
by rotalion and being eligible offer Smith, Seth and, Fleming, and Mesars. Linstead and Davis, who Hthemselves for re-election.
Auditors. The Accounts have now retire and offer themselves for been audited by Messrs. Percy re-election.
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