HOTELS.
THE
HONGKONG
BONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL Tolographic Addroes: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.”
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; KALEE HOTEL MAJESTIC HOTEL. Tolegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, 'SHANGHAI,”
HOTELS.
LIMITED.'
In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
CENTRAL LOCATION
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING, TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR.
ROTEL LAUNCH MEETA ALL STEAMERN
Telophone Contrál 375
Telographic Addron ! Vidroma "
KOWLOON HOTEL
Premier Hotel in Kowloon
RATES: Daily $5.00 Upwards
Monthly $120.00 do
MODERN TOILET SYSTEM Elevator and Telephones to each floor. SALOON BAR & BUFFET.
Manager's personal attention,
Tols:- K. 608 & K. 609.
Tel. Address "KOWLOTEL" Hongkong
Tel. Address:
"Gishealy" Hongkong,
GLENEALY HOTEL.
S & 4, Glenealy.
A first cines Residential and Tourist Hotel.
Wm. Harold Perry,
Manager.
Telephone C. 980. "-
(Near Dairy Farm). Splendidly situated with-
in any walking distance of all business centres. Large airy rooms. Hot Excellent Cuisine ander the personal supervision of the and Cold water. Proprietress Monthly and family rates at moderato terms.
For further particulars apply to:
MRS, FREDERICKS, Proprietress.
Tel. Kowloon. No. 8
45
PALACE HOTEL.
Tel. Address "PALACE." Three minutes from Kowloon Whart, Forry and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management. Electric Light and Fans through- out. Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge, Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal supervision of the propriotross. Terma moderato. Special térms to families on application to:
Mts. J. H. OXBERRY. Froprietress..
EUROPE
After-dinner duncing every
Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Cables :-
** EUROPE"
Singapore.
HOTEL
SINGAPORE.
Grill
THE EUROPE HOTEL. LTD.
Arthur E. Odell, Managing-Director.
THE CHOCOLATE STRANGER.
INGENIOUS CONFIDENCE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1926.
EXCHANGING MEMORIES,
This picture, taken at the unvelling of the Guards Division War Memorial in London, shows a Chelsea pensioner and an ex-Guardsman with a brave display of meduls exchanging memories.
IT IS A NOTE?
" (Continued From Page 1) Treasury every month, witness suid they had to get the serial numbers of notes in order to fill up the form.
IF $500 WERE PAID, Mr. Potter-On the present system of accounting, which you is common to all note-issuing
banks, if this $600 is paid, can you write it off your books, and get your money back from the Gov- ernment?
Witness: No.
"SUNNING" PIRACY months. But he has been point 'out'and identiflod" in such a way that it prevents my acquioscing to bail for him of any amount. It is not for the to say the evidence:
dence of identification I do not
(Continued From Page 1.)
?
Worship knows, is a very well-will be sufficient, but on the evi- known business man of this Colony feel justified in agreeing to any and who has known defendant for a great number of years, as pro question of bail.
Mr. Lindsell:-Mr. Lo will agrée prietor of this shop, will tell your with the seriousness of the charge." Worship that he went up to Amay
Mr King: can read the evi- for the purpose. Mr. Ho Wing (a son of the late Mr. Ho Fook), will dence of identification of one give similar evidence in corrobora-witness if your Worship says so.
evidence
tion."
This is the
of
a Chinese woman passenger on MISTAKEN IDENTITY? board. I give an extract:-"I surely remember this fellow.. He "I understand," said Mr. Lo had a gun. He searched in passen- "that the case against So Tik-suigers' rooms. He came to my cabin, Mr. Potter informed his Lord- that he was identified by some the second, after some one else had He asked taken my valuables. me if I had any more.. This took This is an place after dark."
ship that he understood the Gov-body, and it might or might not be ernment would only consider the a prima facie case that will be made. But your question if the system of account-out on this evidence. ing were changed, and a Suspense Worship will understand that, in Account for unidentified motes this ease; the probability exists of extract in the evidence, to which I am bound, from a woman passen- were opened.
mistaken identity. 1 recall when "In reply to
further questions, I first went to England, that Iger on bourd from Shanghai. He witness said there were approxim- thought every one was absolutely is also identified by the Captain ately $50,000,000 Hongkong and alike, but I soon found out, after of the ship, who pointed him out Shanghai notes in circulation, a while that this was not so. as a pirate. The Captain has been 16,000,000 Chartered Bank notes, take it there is the same difficulty on the China Coast for a large and 1,600,000 Mercantile Bank with Europeans when it comes to number of years. notes. He admitted that although seeing Chinese for the first time." the legal tender in the Colony was
Mr. Lindsell: It is possible he the silver dollar, it was hardly has been identified by his own coun-
trymen. ever used.
SCRAPS OF NOTES.
APPLICATION OPPOSED.
BAIL REFUSED, Mr. Lindaell (to Mr. Lo):-That sounds like a prima facie case against your client.
Mr. Lo replied that it seemed so, but he reminded the Magistrate that he had not heard all these
things when he sent his letter to Mr. King.
Mr. Lindsell:-Baji refused. De-
THE HANDCUFFS.
Mr. Lo-Welly subject to Mr. Commenting on this, Mr. Potter King's correction, I think not. said he thought the only use they Mr. King: He has been identi- had for it now was to make ashfied by one of his countrymen. trays out of, as they made excel- Mr. Lo said that in view of lent Christmas presents.
King's statement, she would with Witness continued that the re-draw the suggestion he made in ceipt of silver dollars averaged regard to the difficulty of identifi- fendants all remanded until 12 noon. less than 1,000 per day and was cation, but as he had laid all his Thursday, formal.
His Worship.directed that when mainly from the Tramway Com cards on the table, and indicated pany, and the Colonial Treasury. his defence, he thought that he the accused next appeared before The silver that found its way to would now proceed to furnish the him, they all should be numbered the Bank was usually not issued strong grounds on which the ob-with small cards tied to their necks. again unless demanded but was ject to granting bail, which was held as reserve against banknotes, to ensure against the absence of
Mr. Fitzroy asked witness whe-
a prisoner, could be secured. He
Mr. LoI don't know what ther, he took a banknote to the would produce the guarantee of would happen; I understand they Bank and asked for it to be persons and of shops whose chops are all handcuffed. I am not ob- changed, they would look at the were fully approved by the au-jecting. number and then refer to the Te thorities and by the Secretariat Mr. Linsell I was asked about cords to see whether it was a good for Chinese Affairs. He was not this before. It seems possibly de- one or not:
asking bail to be granted of a sirable that every facility should Witness agreed that they did
amount or in a form which did not be given the police, to prevent their not do this, as it was impossible meet with the satisfaction of the escaping out of this Court. owing to the rush of businerg
authorities.
Mr. King said that the handcuff- Ing of the men in two's together was a temporary measure, which, he He suggests that the employee Are you seriously suggesting thut
Mr. King:- must oppose this assured the Court, would be should go in the car, to get the a man will apoll half a dozen $500 application, your Worship. I do removed when the case actually goods. To save the employee com- notes to make up this note, being not know whether your Worship commenced at the next hearing. ing back to Walthamstow the perfectly well aware that the wishes to open the case in any way At the moment they had not suffl stranger, proposes that the "em-Bank won't pay him-No, but he at this stage. I am satisfied that cient officers for the adequate ployee should pay the money on might have had other scraps of this man has been in business in guarding of this large number of the spot. The employee hands notes..
Hongkong, as Mr. Lo says, and prisoners in the Court: Simple and efficient was a con-over the £32 and goes in the car Mr. Fitzroy asked whether to for many years. And I am also Mr. d'Almada suggested that the Adepco trick played at Edmonton to Tottenham.
witness mind any of the plecessatisfied that that he had gone up Court should have all its exits. Scene IIL
were other than, pieces of a 500 to Amoy, some times for several closed, while the accused be leit Arriving at "the big shop at Tot-note.
unencumbered by their hand- tenham," the employee finds that Witness replied that some parts
cuffs when the next hearing, came" Stranger drives up in a big the stranger is unknown there. He of the note might be of a different
was that the plaintiff had not
"Mr. Lo (jokingly) — should -motor-car, with chauffeur, to an confides in the chauffeur, from value. Edmonton confectioner's shop and whom he learns that the car does Witness was asked to point out prove that the note was genuine. offers chocolate at much less than not belong to the stranger, but one such piece, and, pointing to No doubt the onus was on the platy object to the your Worship. I wholesale prices. The confection was ordered that morning on the one, he said that was not the tiff to prove that the note was should oppose.
colour of a $500 note.
genuine, but that point was not The accused were then taken
back to the gaol. er agrees to buy, gives his en telephone. ployee £32 to be paid to stranger
Scene IV.
In reply to Mr. Potter witness seriously challenged until now. when the goods are delivered. Em. Employee, and, chauffeur return said notes without numbers were" Mr. Fitzory said he had seen the
A defendant appearing to a sum- to the Bank Manager himself, and he had ployee and stranger depart in the to Walthamstow, where they find occasionally presented car, which, the stranger Bays, is that the stranger is unknown, but Bank, and payment was refused. admitted that the signature on the ions at the Hove Police Court at
tired in tennis shirt, with the a man answering his description Witness agreed that if they paid, note was his.
His Lordship: I have to be collar open, was téproved by the Scene II.
had bought two shillingsworth of such notes they would still be in At. Walthamstow the stranger sweets there that morning, and the books, and they could not write satisfied that these parts are parts Mayor, and the case was adjourn of a genuine note, and evidenceed for the defendant to change into goos into a confectioner's shop, after chatting, outside with a man them off. which he says is his, and returns in a big motor-ear re-entered the Witness was closely cross-exam- has not been called to that effect ordinary dress,
Mr. Potter suggested that he with samples of chocolate. These shop, stuffing Treasury notes Intoined by Mr. Fitzroy as to the rea
The newly-olceted Ealing Coun-1 employer finds are excellent.
his pocket.
son why the note could not be can- should go and see Mr. V, M.
Grayburn, and, if he admitted that cil consists of 26 anti-Labour and Unfortunately, says the stran So the Edmonton confectionercelled without the number,
at his other has lost his £32, and the motor pro-
His Lordship said at first the the note bare le rnatore he (Mr. four Labour members, in addition ger, the goods are
genuineness of the note was agreed Potter) would return and say so to the six Aldermen of the old shop, his "big shop at Tottenham."prietor his farel
to, and his task was to decide whe. If the signature was denied, he Council." french her it had been materially would ask Mr. Grayburn to come altered, but now the genuineness to Court, of the note was formerly challeng This course was agreed to and ed, and this was a new point al the caac was adjourned until this together. The point raised now I afternoon.
TRICK.
by a well-dressed man, It can be best told in fuhr 'scenes."
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SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,.
The following is the list of local share otations issued to-day:-
Banks.
Hongkong, $1170 n. Chartored, Bank, £21 Mercantile A. & B., £30 n. Mercantile O., £12. P. and O., £91 b East Asia, 884 ́ ́n.
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Marine Ins.
Canton Ine, $640 b. China Underwriters, $1.45 North China, Tls. 145 p. Union-Ins.,-290 Yanxtaze Ins., $45 b..
Fire Ins. China Fires, $200 b Hongkong Firo, 6177 b.
Shipping Douglases, $29. B. Steamboats, 8271 Tuge, $1. b. Indo-China's, (Prof.): Shell Trans., 90/- Star Forrios, $62 Waterbante, $15
Refineries,
China Sugars, $254 Malabone, $36"); n,
Mining.
n.
Bonguots, $1.50: m.. Kailang 38/+inel Langkats, Tla 27. S'hal Exploration, Tis. 4.50 n. Shanghal Loans, Tls. 9.00 by Raubs, $47
Tronohs, 68/- b." Ural Caspians, 8/- n.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves,
$122 8.
Whampoa Docks, $59) b. Hongkewe, Tla. 175.
Now Engineerings, Tls. 6.60 b. Shanghai Docke Tis. 125
Lands, Hotels, etc.
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H. and S. Hotels, $9.75 b. H.K. Lands, $60. Realtys, $6.15 b Territorials, $48. Humphreys, $15.50 Princes Bldgs, 889 Rural Lands. $1.
Cottons. Ewos Cottons, Tis. 191. Orientals, Tls. 3... S'hai Cottona, Tls. 541 Buses, Trams. China Busos, $91 b. Tramways, $24.25 s Peak Trams, fold) $159 S'pore Tractions 15/ Taxis, $2
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Miscellaneous. Amusements, $16.b. Canton Ioos, 35 n Comenta (Comb.) $111 s. China Lights, $198. China Prov., $5.25 Constructions, $1.60 Dairy Farms, $10 n Dor A. Wing, 36: 1, H'kong Electrics, $61 Macao Electrios, $35 Ropos (Comb.) '$26 s. Lane Crawfords, $8 Mackintosh, $191. n. Sinceres, $91 9. United Asbestos, $20 Watsons $14.87. Powells; 6