BETTER STRIKE OUTLOOK.
WING ON CASE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,"
ADMIRAL SHIPS.
SALE TO DOLLAR CO. DEFENDED.
COMMITTEE DEBATE.
MONDAY, MAY 10, 1926.
CHOICEST
FROM ENGLISH
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[be proved, and they had not been lives on credit and enterprise. proved," remarked Mr. Alabaster. What credit, either financial or "Gentlemen of the jury," added political, and what enterprise M, Alabastor, "you must not would remain to us were we driven bring to the case minds steepol
in suspicion of forgery every Washington to the Manila „papers,
A United Press message from | Chivers:- by such methods to dispossess the people of their parliamentary liberties and hand over our na- Mr. Alabaster then went on to dated May 4th, states, that Mr. T.. tional heritage to be squandered, refer to incidenta where it was V. O'Connor, chairman of the Ship- amid incalculable suffering, by via alleged contact was established ping Board, strongly defended the lent and irresponsible doctrinairoat between Au Kim-luiz and Ear From such a fate may the courage Fook-chu for the purposes of the sale of the Admiral Oriental liners and resolution of our countrymen save the civilisation of which they are the trustees.Reuter.
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whore."
conspiracy.
of the Seattle-Manila rún to the Going one step further, Mr. Dollar Steamship Compuy, when', Alabaster remarked that prosecut- he appeared before the Senate Com-j ing counsel had said Lam mado Amittee on Commerce. confession of forgery to the in-
former, Chan Sam, but Mr. He said that he favoured accepi. Alabaster found no conceivable ing the Dollar bid because he fa- reuson for this entirely unneces-voured dealing with a successful sary confession. It was a simple arm. He told the committee that Ostend, May 9.
enough story, but it was the his chief fear was that the ships The Transport Workers' Inter-simple lines which were hardest to national conference did not en-meat. thuse over a proposal by the British delegate, Mr. Milford, that the loading and unloading of every ship flying the British dag should be prohibited at all Continental ports, whatever her cargo,
The Belgian delegate pointed out the impossibility of complying with the order especially in con nection with unloading cargo destined for local hisumption.
Eventually it was agreed that
A QUERY,
would be forced back on the Go- vernment's hands and he thought! The best way to guard against such contingency would be to sell them to a company which could operate them successfully..
If an inexperieneed firmi were to get hold to the vessels, said bir. Shipping Board would be compell- O'Connor, they might fail and the ed to operate them once more.
The Senate Committee decided that hearings on the sale of the Admiral boats would be continued on a twice-daily schedule until completed.
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Counsel went on to refer to the evidence of Chan Sain, which, he aid, was entirely uncorroborated or sufficient to connect the defen- dant with the offence of conspiracy, induced Lam, Fook-chu to have and asked what folly could have risked $7,500 of his own money on the prospect of securing only a 15 per cent, share of the $50,000? coal consignments to Britain would; Lam Fook-chu was on his own be prevented at all Continental legitimato business as a promoter ports. The International Mineral a private banking concern, and Committee announced its solidarity
that it was a bona fide business he, Senator Copeland of New York with the British workers, declaring from the fact that a receipt pro- committee should ascertain whe was engaged on, counsel contended expressed the opinion that the its readiness to take still further duced in Court showed that, after ther under the law the Govern
many days of the alleged cons-ment ships must be sold if a quali-ing stated that Captain Gallarza's bank discount rate, already lower- A cable from Macao last even-from 8 to 7 per cent, of the German siracy, a subscription was still fed bid were offered, whether the machine has now been tested and ed a month ago, occurs, says an being received and the transaction maqner of sale to R. Stanley Dal-
learly recorded. Summing up, Mr. Alabaster board was justified in considering of the flight to Manila.
lar waa proper and whether the found to be fit for the resumption Observer
correspondent, at a; asked:"What have the prosecu- further bids.
moment when a Bill for the redue- tion got to challenge with that
It is the intention of both Cap-tion of taxation has just passed vidence given by two incredible and Senator McNary of Oregantain Gallarza and Captain Loriga the Reichstag and the great fron Jisagreed and said they believed to leave Macao to-morrow morn-fand steel trusts, so long approach- the committee should ascertain in ing, both travelling by the forming materialisation in a general way whether the mer-
Western
steps to assist them and express
fng the conviction that lasting peace in the mining industry was only possible through the establish. ment of co-operation and inter- national control.--Reuter.
creatures?"
MR. ZEITLYN'S ADDRESS.
Senator Jones
of Washington)
TO-MORROW.
Berlin-A further reduction
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
SHORT PAPER SUPPLIES.
London, May 9, Regarding the allegation that
Mr. Zeitlyn, opened his address the Government was holding up fai, by associating himself with the
the Jury on behalf of Au Kim-shaat niarine act had been viclatel.er's aeroplane. As this machine Germany, have virtually become a the British Warker paper supplies, xhortation of his learned friend, give the Dollar interests
The sale of the five ships would only big enough to carry two fact, owing to the consent of the the position appears to be that Wr. Alabaster, that the jury must of rot more than twenty per cent. he flight, but will leave later for meetings.
control then, the mechanics will not make shareholders at this week's big strikers attempted to stop papere mindful of the great principle of the pusenger facilities, across mills and hold up supplies, and. since supplies are limften, the Brilish justice, that the burden was Seattle, Mr. O'Connor, chairman of hem Captain Loriga's damaged which was the corner-stone of the Pacific from San Francisco and Manila by steamer, taking with question has arisen how in dis- the prosceation to prove it the Shipping Bourdestined for lane, which is being fetched from tribute the avaliable supplies.
case. He suggested that it had the committee. Six thousand special constables failed to do so.
Hemed that. The only sem-the sale would give Dollars a are being enrolled daily,
blance of a case was a fabric of monopoly on the Prific.
rinpala conjectures, of innuendoes and of uspicions--and of contradictory suggestions.
The ease against the accused upon the envelope which Dore the ad been built on the startling aug-- me characters for the purpose cheme was to put $50,000 into se restion that in its inception th
forgery.
There have been a number of elebrations over the week-end in Macao, in honour of the airmen.
PEACEFUL PLYMOUTH. The spirit prevailing throughout the country was exemplified al Plymouth yesterday, when a foot-: ball match was played between a
Manila papers say that Captain team of strikers and a team of
Loriga, in speaking of his experi- police, the former winning by twoing On Bank in order that by for instance, id the forger get the 100 Chinese men, women and chil
it was a puerile story. Wherences at Tinpak, said that about goals to one. The wife of the Chief Constable
means of a forgery the money serial number from? It was not dren surrounded the plane after he could be twice drawn. Reuter.
on the envelope. Counsel also pointed out that whereas there was landed.
kicked off.-
KING HOLDS COUNCIL.
London, May 9.
RIDICULOUS.
A
ant in itself, form a combination of events most strikingly illustra- These three facts, each import-
Live of Germany's financial re- covery. The well-known Poin-i care view of Germany during the inflation period that she W38 economically sound, but finan cially ruined, no longer holds good. Investora who bought German Inlund Bonds. a few months ago, at sixty or seventy per cent. of their face value, now
Mr. Zeitlyn proceeded to deal writing on the label of "Nina" and after landing, leaving a note have the satisfaction of seeing
a marked similarity between the left my aeroplane a short time
no likeness
His Majesty the King held a
with the book "Emma" and com-Emma," there was Council at Buckingham Palace, eating on the fact that the pro-between the envelope and Ninag y mechanic Perez, who had gone Earl Balfour, the Attorneyecution sought to show that it General and the Home Secretary us a forgery, by saying that the being among those present.
exture of the cover was in itself) Reuter.
a distinction, asked the jury if they thought a elever forger would do thing as ridiculous as discarding in old genuine cover in favour of something else which was liable
them at par. The iron and steel,
A GUILTY CONSCIENCE?
[toward the river, and started to trust gives a basis for the reor At the Police Station, in the
look for a town where I could send ganisation of those economic fac course of what he considered his ing "I walked for hours accom-struggling to compete in the world a telegram," he is quoted as say-tors, which have been so long duty, continued Mr. Zeitlyn, hepanied by Chinese guides until we
sked the eashier to write those found a large boat.
A small fire, which broke out on the ground floor of 14. Nam Cheung Street, a jose paper go. down, was quickly extinguished by the Fire Brigade. The cause of the outbreak is unknown, and the damage is estimated at $30.
A terrier bitch, owned by Mr A. Morris, Miramore", "Pok-
ulam, bit a Chinese servant, who
to be detected.
They knew beyond all question of doubt that Au Kim-lui was not the man who drew the money but Both prosecution witnesses had as
corted that.
One of the
markets. four characters, six times standing sailors on board understood Eng- and six times sitting. It was most lish. I boarded the boat and sail taxation, there are two opinions.. As regards the reduction of significant that they bore no resem-ed at 6 o'clock that afternoon. At blance to any of the exhibits, and two o'clock the next morning, we Herr Luther has said that if Ger Mr. Zeitlyn said that the man must reached a large town. The people many duly recovered a budget have had in his mind that, he was took me to a large house, shut me reduced by 550 million marke being tested. He was afraid he in a room and gave me writing (the amount of the surplus last might be connected with the hand material. I then dispatched
The prosecution had laid empha-writing, and he deliberately wrote cablegram to the French consul at year will this year, bring in is on the fact that the man who them in a different way to that Canton. The people later took me sufficient money. There is an frew out $49,000 on "Emma" had which he would have done normal to some sort of a restaurant, where other standpoint, which Civil Hospital. It appears that tried to retain the book by leaving |
as taken to the Government
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I was given some food and a cigar. tfifs reduction a desire not to "I suggest to you" said Mr. The following morning at 10 appear too affluent when increased Cashier related how he insisted en Zeitlyn. "a guilly knowledge." o'clock, (Monday) I returned to doles for the unemployed are de the money being withdrawn. Mr. Zaitlyn went on to deal with where I was forced to land. Later manded, and when foreign credi- Yet, continued Mr. Zoitlyn, the allegation that the label on my mechanic and myself boarded a tors examine the state of the eported as missing since Thurs- # casual glance through "Nina"
forgery, and small Japanese boat bound for Government's coffers. ay last, has been found.
the deposit book, he dis-evalled that the cashier had Macao, but after a few hours, were: The chief factor in this de- covered that a small sum like $40 admitted having paid out money picked up by the Portuguese gun-crease of revenue is the reduc Aldgate's hay market, now had been paid in. Was it on forged deposit books boat Patria."
tion of the turnover tax, a reform ound to be in the way of the credible that the Wing On Com-previous to the present
Manilare especially the Spanish which is a boon to business life. ramway service, occupies a site pany, who would take a figure When the demand was made in community, were greatly relieved But the purest plece of demagogy yell known to Stow, the London like $40 would refuse to retain an August, they had the two books to learn of Captain Loriga's safe-that Germany has seen for some Gironicler, who stuies in one of account of $1,000.
together and they saw that without ty. Due to it being the third time time is the reduction of the tax- something on "Nina" to challenge, that the flier had been forced to on wines put through by the the neighbourhood to buy new
they could not dispute that $50,000 descend during the course of Catholic Centre to alleviate Did the jury belleve that? Mr. was owing. And, said Mr. Zeit light from Madrida feeling that lot of their vintner electorate, ilk, and never had less than Zeitlyn described the whole story lyn, a man who does not hesitate Captain Lorign had plunged to ht: whose protests of late over bad ree ale-pints for a halfpenny as an unblushing lie, and pointed to lie on oath would not hesitate death prevailed among Manilana, times are no more justified than the sunimer, nor less thin ono ort that the assistant cashier had to substitute a labol. e-quart for a halfpenny in the stated that the Chief Cashier had Inter, always hat from the cow."no laterview with the man who omo of the pasture land was let withdrew the money.
is rare personal references that
a used as a boy to go to a farm
AN UNBLUSHING LIE,
WOULD HE HESITATE?
He had ringing in his ears, the
at for grazing or for allotments, Did the jury believe that the fact that he was being held res-
The fund being collected by the
the
The Casino Espanol was crowd during the inflation period in those of any other industry which ed by a happy excited group of crossed its plant and enlarged. its Spaniards,
general undertaking, with the natural result of difficulties when conditions became normal again.. To-day in Germany tea and nations are steadily being sent in. coffee on the middle-class table cost
ad the owner of these "Good man who was such a clever forgor ponsible by his employera for other Spanish community in Manila for an's Fields" "lived liko ntleman theroly."
a would worry about the labol? A sums wrongfully paid out; would the entertainments planned, has The hayman who could forge a book with he hesitate to eliminate a genuine reached the P50,000 mark, and do- w sold thore has a longer trip such clavarness that it deceived book? to towu.
the careful examination of the A Professor of Anatomy had More than P20,000 has been col.just twice as much as brands of assistant cashier, would Rot been called to talk; hesitate for one moment about broken bones, but about torn and Occidental Negros, to be while a bottle of wine in a res not about lected by Spaniards in Oriental the same quality cost in Bugland,
forging a label. ?
labels. He had demonstrated the used in entertaining, should the taurent is free. As a In his opening, said Mr. Zeitlyn, effect on a label if it was forcibly the fliers make a flying trip to still prefer French wines to any counsel for the prosecution asked removed and he had said that the Negros. However, should they other this is a boon to Fronch in the jury to believe that, having label in this case was forcibly rebe obliged to remain in Manila, porters, who are likely to failed to get the book "Emma"! moved
about half of this fund will be benefit most If this too we
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