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ALLEGED "EYE WASH.
MAN WHO HAD NEVER SEEN A CANNON.-
FRENCH FINANCES.
RESIGNATION OF
M. PERETA ヴェリ
The Finance Minister, L. Parat has resigned.
U.S. IMMIGRATION;
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CHINA'S SALT REVENUES:
RELEASE AS ACT, OF FRIENDSHIP,
A wire from Seattle to Yoko-
Poking, June 15. M. Poret'e resignation has fol- hams Office of the O. S. K. anys
The Cabinot announces the re- lowed a sudden drop of the franc. that the Department of Labour of celpt of a telegram from Sun A communique states that M the United States is likely to lasue Chuan-fang stating that he is will- Poret explained, "In the face of a instructions to all Immigration au ing to release certain Kiangsu rise of foreign currencies and the thorities to allow wives and chil- ?
salt revenue. absence of certain cssential aid dren of alien university professors
Sun emphasised that his action
A demonstration, showing that the machine which the defence. produced in the Kowloon cannon. case was capable of crushing pea nuts for their oll, was given by workmen from the Tin Lee En gineering shop, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, The master of the foundry is being charged before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill with being in possession of six dismantled cannon and other spare cannon parta without a permit from the Captain Superin tendent of Police.
Mr. S. Fitzroy (Instructed by Messrs. Lee and Russ) represents the defendant..
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The defendant; who commenced his evidence at the previous hear- ing, returned to the box yester day and in answer to Mr. Fitzroy said that, the small, cannon Was made by him and was not given to him as a model,
LORD WILLINGDON'S APPOINTMENT.
"A STATESMAN OF THE FINEST TYPE":
Victoria, B.C., June 15. Dootor Wang Chin-chun, the Chinese Minister of Communica tions, has arrived here.
In an interview he declared that Canada has to be congratulated on don as Governor General. Lord the appointment of Lord Willing
on which the Government had the and priests who are staying in right to count, he had not been America, to enter the country in largely a matter of personal Willingdon was well received, and effectively able to fulfil hle entire respective of the quota restriction, friendship for Dr. Yen. duty. It seemed to him necessary to The age limit of children will be Reuter, render possible a Parliamentary set at less than 18 years old; and political formation corresponding unmarried.
Imade a favourable Impression wherever he has gone in China. "He is a scholar, a gentleman, and a statesman of the finest typo-
to the wishes of public opinion, The wire farther says that, EXPLOSION TRAGEDY. Router's American Service. which demands an effort at concord simultaneously, the wives and in face of a common danger children of professors and priests
of the countries with which Reuter,
no London, June 15: quota agreement is stipulated will
also be admitted..
A fresh fall in the Frene frane yesterday from 186 to 174. to the pound, has seriously dia turbed public opinion in France.
It is attributed by corrcapon- dents in Paris to a vicious circle, in which inflation of currency Mr. Fitzroy then explained that lending to a rise in the cost of according to the defendant, the living is followed by fresh infa- small cannon was made at hi; shoption.
Later. and was not, as alleged by the prosecution, given to him 23 a Franci in London opepod with a model. He (Mr. Fitzroy) did not renewed alump in French quota- challenge the interpreter's state- tions, reaching a new low record" ment on the point because he was of 179 decimal 25, compared 'with under the impression that the can-yesterday's closing rate of 172 non had been given to his client. decimal 25,
His Worship But you admit- ted that exhibit "B", (the small cannon) is a gun?
Mr. Fitzroy As it stands, but it was to be made into a amali machine. like this one (pointing to the model machine produced by the defence). ?
Belgian francs are now 175 decimal 12; and were 168 decimal 63 yesterday.-Reuter.
Asked why he did not tell the Police of the third man who had. ordered machines, witness strongly held that he gave the Police inter- preter all information regarding the person.
Interpreter's Evidence Denied. Continuing witness denied that he ever told the Interpreter on the
Inspector Fincott. intimated that day of the raid that the small he would recall the interpreter to cannon was given to him as arebut that statement. model. He merely told the Police i that the plans had been brought you that you know that they were from Macao, from where the cannon? minchine had been ordered,
Mr. Fitzroy then questioned the defendant about the model cit machine. Witness explained varicus parts of the machine While the folis of the shop gave A demonstration in court...
Inspector Pincott: I put it to
Witness: No, I did not.
"Eye-Wash."
And that plouis only eye- wash"-No.
It was only kept in case some curious persons came around? No.:
And it was kept to be produced.
Small biscuits of crushed-pen- nuts were inserted in one end of the long tube and after screwing if you found yourself in the posi
a stopper on to the end a hand tion you are now in? No, pump operating the water power was worked by the men. Pressure of 180 pounds was reached and from the taps in the tube teaked a dirty white liquid which appear ed to be a mixture of oil and water.
So that you could produce a thing like this (model machine) and say "I am not guilty-1f you can make a cannon you make an oil machine at the same time.
cannot
You were going to deliver those things to those mon in this condi tion (pointing to model machine)? -Yes.
Comparing the machine in court with the man-power machines which were being operated in a shop a short distance, from the
His Worship: They never men- Magistracy, Mr. Fitzroy said that tioned anything about guns to you if man power machines were com I suppose? No, mercially sound then this hydraulic machine must neces. sarily be
more commercially. sound: they required less labour.
According To Order.
They never mentioned, to you that they wanted guns to be used on Junks for protection against. pirates? No.
You must admit, that exhibit "B" (the small cannon), to anybody Mr. Fitzroy further said the de-nat in the know, looks very much fendant was merely earrying out like a cannon? I do not know. what he had been requested to do I have never see a cannon since 1 by the man who had given the came to the Colony about 80 years
order.
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His Worship remarked that the that down? Yes.
Do you seriously want me to put
machine was not of much use Inspector. Pincott: Have you owing to its smallness, to which been to Kowloon City? Yes but Mr. Fitzroy replied that was I have never seen any cannon
only half the size of those which there.
the Police had seized.
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Mr. Fitzroy called a foki of the
When asked by Inspector Pin-shop who made the model machine,
cott to explain certain drawings and he testified to the visit to the which appeared on the plans, foundry of Yeung Sam, the man withess said that he did no know who gave the orders for the first what they were. They must have two machines to be made, been drawn on the plan by the children.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
The case was adjourned till this afternoon.
FOURTEEN KILLED IN STEEL
WORKE
London, May 3-Two men giving. the names of Leopold Blumen and Julius Blumen, said by the police: According to this arrangement;
to be Ludwig and J. M. Busch, wives and children of priests, pro-
Gary, Indiana, June 15, Eolish citizons, were remanded in: fessors, and Japanese Government
Fourteen people were killed and Bow Street Court recently on an officials who have been allowed to 60.seriously injured in an oxplosion extradition warrant charging en- enter the United States only on in a coke oven in a steel plant. bezzlement in the United States... probation under the name of travel. The victims were hurled against They are allegedly identical with ling, will be permitted to enter the the walls, breaking arms and legs. two former employees of the Bank country freely.
Rescue work was most difficult of Italy in Calfornia named Busch. The instruction of the Depart- owing to the collapse of the bulld- who are accused of committing ment of Labour is said to have been Ing, burying the dead and injured bond frauds to the extent of" made in accordance with the de- with debris.-Reuter's American $108,000, The magistrate refused
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