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YEO FORGERY TRIAL. SHANGHAI OPIUM "DOOMED VESSEL TYPHOON HAVOC BRIBERY SCANDAL DISQUIETING NEWS
SCANDAL
CLOSE QUESTIONING OF STRUGGLE OF CIVIL &
MR. MESSER.
ASSURED BY MR. JENKIN THAT NO TRAPS PREPARED.
MILITARY.
NANKING LEADERS NOW. MOST
INDIGNANT.
NOW SAFE.
CURIOUS STORY OF THE S.S. GARM.
"SAGUNTO" DISASTER.
Amsterdam, Nov. 20, It is believed that the entire crew of the steamer "Sagunto" which was wrecked to the south
IN PHILIPPINES.
SIX PROVINCES GET DEVASTATED.
ONE OF WORST BLOWS SINCE U. S. OCCUPATION,
of Ymuiden after a terrifle fight |SAKA MARU GROUNDS. against the gale, have been drown- ed. A lifeboat want out to the
Manila, Nov. 27.
IN LONDON.
POLICE-SERGEANT APPEARS AT BOW STREET.
HUGE SUMS. INVOLVED,
London, Nov. 26. As a sequel to an official investi- kation during the past few weeks into the leakage of police secrels in' London, and allegations of cor-
OF THE KING.
"DOCTORS' FREQUENT
ATTENDANCE.
LATE VISIT LAST NIGHT AFTER UNCOMFORTABLE DAY.
rupt practices by the proprietors THE PUBLIC ANXIETY, of night-clubs, who were said to | have received advance information
GOVERNMENT ACTION.
Shanghai, Nov. 27.
rescue of the unfortunate men, but Governor-General Stimson has of intended police raids, Station- The illicit opium trafficking the vessel capsized before it could cabled to Washington to the effect Sergeant Goddard, of the Vine scandal of startling dimensions make appreciable headway against that the Philippines auffered Street Police Station, with a record crew were brought safely ashore. typhoon, which was one of the missed from the Force on October The papers, are full of stirring most destructive hurricanes since 20th, has now been arrested and detalls of the heroic activities of the American occupation of the the Dutch Ilfoboatmen in rescuing islands. distressed crews during the week- end.
WAS DEFENCE FISHING? involving charges and counter
Į
charges between tho Chinese Municipal Police and the military authorities, arising out of the sel- zure of a big consignment of the drug on the China Merchants
the violent seas. The lifeboat most severely in last week's of 25 years service, who was dis-
The worst damage was done in the six Provinces of Samar, Mas- Gate, Sorsogon, Albay, Mindoro and Romblon,
charged.
He failed to recount to a Polica "Court-martin!" at Scotland Yard for large sums of money recelvèd from an unknown sourco.
Landon, Nov. 27. Public anxiety with regard to the King's illness has peon deepened by the news that both doctors, according to a previous arrangement, returned to Brick ingham Palace at 10.15 pm. last. night, and remained until 1130 p.m. No bulletin has been is sued as the result of this late visit,
*
Verbal spurring between Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, the Colonia! Treasurer, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, defending in the Carvalho Yeo forgery trial, provided the feature of this morning's hearing.
The last messige fasued by Lord The cross-examination of Mr. Measer lasted until the tillin steamer, Klangan, is believed to A remarkable escape is related
Dawson and Sir Stanley Hewett an To-day he faced a charge at hour before stated: adjournment aid in likely to go on all day.
be a trial of strength between the by the skipper of the Swedish Early on, Mr. Messer was closely questioned regarding the civil authorities in the Municipa-steamer "Garm" which was towed
In Albay Province, all the Bow Street of unlawfully and cor-
"The King has not had a com- signatures on the cheques, with especial reference to the delity and the Garrison Commander. safely to Terschelling to-day. The coconut trees were destroyed as ruptly accepting a gift of 200 from fortable day. His Majesty's tem closure of the defence when the case was before the PoliceEach appears to be striving for vessel was in a parlous state but well as most of the hemp plants. Mr. Ribu, the assistant manager perature has risen to 101.6, but the of Uncle's Club in Albemarle pleurisy has not extended and bla Magistrate. Mr. Jenkin suggested that the conduct of the the possession of the opium, which got through gallantly. It will be The death-roll is probably be-
Street.
strength is still maintained."— case had undergone a change, to which Mr. Messer replied: Is of considerable value. Public remembered that the vessel was
A remand was ordered and ball | Renter. "I am not responsible for the conduct of the case."
organisations are most indignant. regarded as doomed, although thetween fifty and a hundred.
The United States cruisers refused,
Later. General Ho Ying-ching, Chief of muster refused to give his men per-
Milwaukee and Memphis are now In the House of Commons recent-
Uneasiness with regard to the the Nationalist Political Training mission to leave the ship.
London, Nov. 26. in the atricken region investigat-ly, Sir William Joyuson-Hicks King is reflected in the headings of Department, has arrived here for
The gale has considerably ing the need of relief measures.stated that £12,000 was found in this morning's newspapers refor The purpose of personally inves.
the possession of a certain police-ring to His Majesty's "Unsatisfac tigating the affair-Our Own abated, and the sun was shining | Correspondent.
sergeant, obtained, to a starting tory Condition" last night, around London in the early mor
extent, from aliens running night- ning, but a renowal of storms is forecasted.
On one occasion Mr. Jenkin repeated a question thrds times before gaining satisfactory answer, remarking that the legal mind might work differently from the Governmental or commercial mind.
TREASURER'S ONE AND ONLY NOTE.
Reuter.
Raging For Two Days.
k
serious.
It is pointed out that so far be "The most destructive typhoon cluba.-Reuter.
WAB how Father Official enquiries into alleged has made no progress towards re this year" Coronas, of the Manila Observa-cases of bribery are stated to be covery, that the original infection tory, on Saturday referred to the still in progress, and it is said that persists, and that the illness is torrific hurricane which had been several police, officers have been raging for two days in various asked to account for money which parla of the Philippines. It was has come into their possession.
a stalo of first announced in formation on Tuesday of last week
Unfortunate Affair.
Nanking, Nov. 26. The cross-Channel services from Much indignation was caused Southampton are being maintain among Government leaders when ed, but Ostend, Calais, Boulogne the first news of the Shanghai and Dieppe are unapproachable. At the resumption of the case to routine with regard to the pass-opfum scandals reached here. The Croydon-Paris air service day Mr. Potter produced samples book was carried out. Witness The popular opinion is that such has been resumed. showing the manner in which can booked to Tsung to safeguard Goran occurrence at present, when A Hook of Holland message says celled cheques were pasted to the ernment interests in everything per- the National Government has de- three lifeboatmen were drowned counterfoils,
taining to his duties. If the trust mitely announced her intention to when attempting to rescue the crew off the southern coast of Guam' and A.P.C. MOTOR BOAT The cross-examination of the was not belfed he would expect Hen, Mr. Mel. Messer was then Tsang to report anything which suppress the opium evil all over of the Norwegian steamer Christian
China, is most unfortunate. Witness agreed imperilled those interests, either to proceeded with.
It is proposed that the proposed bo had concentrated a certain himself or Mr. Black.
enquiry should be in hand of the amount of uttention on the oc-
Central Government, and that the currence. He had focussed a grest
Municipal, Police and Garrison officials in Shanghai should leave
Overnight Shanghal cables state
Blank Cheques.
Michelsen, which went ashore near there.-Reuter.
A BRITISH BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.
It then proceeded due weat to the San Bernardino Strait, where it. got to full strength and began its destructive ravages on the coasta of Sorsogon and Samar. Several of the provinces lost communica- tion with Manila on Friday.
All day long on Friday, through the co-operation of the Radio Corporation, the Red Cross attempted to get into touch with Cebu, Samar, Leyte, Sorsogon and Albay, without effect.
. FIRED AT.
ON TRIP FROM HONGKONG
TO MACAO.
RETURNS TO PORT.
The more hopeful feature of the situation is that no alteration in the Prince of Wales' travel, plans bas yet been ordered-Reuter,
содсега
Public Concern.
London, Nov. 26. The King's illness has evoked the greatest sympathy and among his subjects and these were expressed in a striking manner when the morning's bulletin was deal of interest upon those phasca With regard to a check on Tsang
posted outside the gates of the Pa which had come to his knowledge as to whether or not he used every the matter alone.
face for the first time. It was typo- From time to time he had made en cheque legitimately, witness replied
written and placed in a frame and quiries as to what was, happening that they were audited, Tsang that Government circles are ex-
stated: The King spent a rostleas elsewhere. He was aware that at On-wing and Chung Man-kun were
Inight. Variability in the fever and the police court Mr. Black and the only people in the department pecting sensational developments, KID PATTENDEN RETAINS
The coxswain of a motor cargo aprend of the pleurisy must be Tsang On-wing were
TITLE. cro-ex- who would examine the cheque and at a meeting of all Kuomin
bout belonging to the Asiatic expected at this stage of the ill- amined at length on their signatures book, Like Mr. Black, he thought tang District Departments yester
Earilor messages had shown Petroleum Company has made aness. and also on his (witness's) signa that Government blank cheques day it was decided to urge the
London, Nov. 26. ture but he did not pay much at needed the utmost anfeguarding: Central Government to immediate-
that the radio station at Cebu was report to the police to the effect At the National Sporting Club, threatened and shortly afterwards, that he was attacked by pirates
A great crowd composed of all eeded the utmost shed or of thy dissolve the Shanghai Garrison. Kid Pattenden (holder) met Young communication ceased, indicating whilst on a journey from Hong-anxious to read the latest nowe of ranks of society pressed forward You did not have any doubt at Exhibit cheque books and agreed
Johnny Brown in a twenty-round that time that the case for the de- that he signed a receipt for 600
Seamen Dismissed.
contest for the British Bantam that heavy damage had been done, keng to Macao on Sunday. fence was that your signature was
As the opium is alleged to have Weight Championship.
Japanese Ship Ashore. According to his statement, he His Majesty's condition, and re- A genuine signature and not for. cheques. He did not see the book
at the time. The receipt was sent been first discovered in one of the Pattenden secured the victory,
was carrying a cargo of nine gulated by the Police, they passed by the bulletin in a continuous xed? There were a lot of sugges in by Tanng whom he trusted. China Merchants' steamers on the Brown's seconds throwing in the
Of the shipping casualties hundred cases of keroseno.
knowledging the receipt of 00:
Company have adopted most dras. Reuter, cheques.
tic measures in punishing those) Asked if he would expect Teang employed on the steamer who are Asked what he thought the signa- to report missing cheques and al-suspected of being accomplices in BOMBAY COTTON MILL carry coal from Murokan to Cebu about eighty feet away from him, le as the most disquieting feature Madrigal and Co., of Manila to When the fishing boats were pleurisy was regarded by the pub- turo questions were for, other than teration of numbers: witness re- the scandal. Many of the scamen
This vessel went aground at they opened fire at his boat, three but medical specialists have painted genuine, witness replied he took it to say as he did not know the men have been instantly dismissed.
three o'clock on Friday morning shots being fired from rifles. that no defence was disclosed.
tention to it.
tions on to what the defence might Witness believed that he was C-Yanglaze run, the officiala of the towel in the twelfth round.Buffered in the typhoon, the worst point near Yam 0, in British stream for hour after hour all day
be.
"Fishing."
to show that the signatures were plied that it was almbat impossible
tality of the moan.
Do you say that you had no idea I put it to you thut no stronger as to the purport of those ques: eircumstances could hardly be con tions? It was what I might call ceived to necessitate an immediate "Fishing."
report either to Mr. Black or your- Mr. Jenkin commented that that self? It is very hard to any, was a legal phrase, and Mr. Messer replied, with a smile, that it might
The recriminations between the Chinese Police and Municipality: on the one side and the Garrison Officers on the other continue." The former challenge the Garrison Headquarters for endeavouring to exclude all news of the scandal:
STRIKE.
STAFF ASSAULTED WITH STICKS AND STONES.
AL &
long.
The mention of the spread of tho
so far reported is that of the 6.5. watera, two fishing craft sailed Saka Maru, belonging to the Saka towards him from the direction of Steamship Co., under charter to Yam 0.
Disquieting Feature.
out that a certain ebb and flow of off the eastern coast of Masbate. The coxswain Immediately turn- the illness is only natural and should and was reported in a precarious ed his boat round and returned to not create undue alarm. position, with her engine-room Hongkong, reaching here at 12.30 half-filled with water. She sent am, on Monday. The attack took out 8.0.3. messagos urgently ask-place at 10.30 am, on Sunday Bombay, Nov. 28. Six thousand pands from fouring for assistance,
At 1 p.m. on Friday a message from Chinese newspapers and cotton mills have struck work, al-was received in Manila stating Mr. Messer said his experience have asked for an explanation. leging that their wages have been that the s. Steel. Navigator had COLLISION AT FORTY Press of clerks showed that they were General Hsiung Shih-huel, Com- reduced.
not all smart. Sometimes the mander of the Garrison, has made
be another sort of phrase as well.
He thought the questions were ask-
ed to ace whore they were.
Man's Mentality.
arrived at the scene of the ground-
ed, witness said he supposed it was might, report and sometimes they public statements emphatically members of the superior staff in ing but that she could not give
forgery.
necessary in such a case to prove might not. It all depended on a
Mr. Jenkin then pointed out that man's mentality.
Remarking that he was forced to at the police court Mr. Black and Teang were asked nothing about the put the question, Mr. Jenkin asked: signatures in their evidence-in---What amount of tampering with chief but that such evidence was that cheque book would have to take brought out in cross-examination. place before you would regard it However, when witness gave evi- au Trang'a duty to report it? dence there was a marked change. the cheques obviously had been He sought to show that his signa- taken out,
Mr. Messer added that even he ture was a forgery in his evidence- in-chief, Mr. Jenkin suggested could not be sure that cheques had that there had been a change in the been taken out of the book by look- conduct of the case.
denying that his soldiers have had anything to do with the amuggling.
GRUESOME STORY OF
KIDNAPPING. -
RANSOM PAID FOR BAG OF BONES.
-45
The strikers assaulted three
one mill with sticks and stones.
Armed police have, been rushed into the area to prevent further trouble.-Reuter, ~
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
HUGE SUM PAID FOR A BEAT.
! New York Nov, 28,
A seat
asslataneo on account of the typhoon. The last message was received at 8 pm. from the master of the ship, stating that the vessel was taking in water and that she was in a precarious position.
Earlier in the afternoon, the commandant of the Cavite Navy Yard dispatched the light cruiser Memphis to the assistance of the distressed ship.
-1.
Over 40. Men Aboard. The officer and the members of
ship.
MILES AN HOUR.
INDIAN DRIVER TO PAY, IN ALL, $75..
One well-known physician, inter- viewed by Reuter, said that the the spread of the pleurlay and fluctuations in temperature are in: keeping with the natural progress of the disease.
T
The ceremony of the changing of the Guard was carried out as usual, and the Band of the Coldstream Guards played cheerful selections.
No Visitors in Morning.. An Indian public-car driver
It is regarded as significant that aummoned by Sergeant Kelly be the King's doctors visited the Pa fore Major. C. Willson at the, Can-lace an hour earlier, than asual, and tral Police Court this morning, that no visitors were allowed in was stated to have been driving His Majesty's bedroom during the at the rate of 40 miles an hour, on the morning in view of his restless: tho 14th Instant. He collided night.
with a car left by Mr. A. G. Everett The Duke of York was permitted outside the new Sallors and Sol- to see the King after lunch. diors Home at the Praya East, and The Queen, Princess Mary and damaged it to the extent of $53.
the Duchess of York drove out
the Household
A gruesome story was related ing at it. There was no definite at the Central Police Court this Mr. Messor: I am not respon- proof that the book had been re-morning when the Crown applied
the crew probably number about His Worship in recording a con-this afternoon, and there was an bound. He admitted however that for the extradition of a Chinese on a cat on the Stock Exchange 15 men. Other than these, there viction imposed a fine of $25 and atmosphere of could during the sible for the conduct of the case.
he would have made enquirica and
are no passengers on board the the payment of $50 as compensa-afternoon that the bulletin to be le Wanted to Test.' would have done everything he charges of kidnapping and holding is a new record.
could to clear up apparently suspic-for ransom the two young sons of
Ten years ago. $500.000 After another question on the fous circumstances.
a wealthy money-changer ut Cunpaid for a seat-Reuter's ARMS subject Mr. Jenkin remarked
Mr. Jenkin neked. If witness did ton.
can Service. "Mr. Messer, don't place me in too not consider it the boundon duty It was stated that the two chil- difficult a position. I suggest that the examination of the cheques at of Tsang to have shown him (Mr. dren were inveigled from a day- Mensor) the cheque book "school at Canton and taken to a
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was Ameri-stated that the boat ran aground Dispatches received on Friday
about 50 yards from the shore,
Up to a late hour on Friday night, the Radio. Corporation had further message. This was interpreted to mean that darkness prevented both the cruiser Memphis and the Steel Navigator from giving assistance and that the ship was still holding out.
the Treasury, in which you took which was then lying within arm's house where they were chloro- MR. HERBERT HOOVER, received no some part, was made because it was rench of him. known the lasue would be whether
Witness replied that there was genuine or the signatures wero
a misunderstanding. forged "Well, I certainly knew
Anawering a further question that they wanted to test various witness said that on January 18, things about the signatures.
Yes or no, You must have form. just after tiffin, Trang went to him
formed. One of the boys Was taken aboard a launch and re- moved to a distant village, to be eventually. recovered on payment of a ransom of $9,000,
Of the other Loy there had boen absolutely no trace, except that accounts. That must have been when the father puld ransom, he Witness added that before the before Mr. Black and Chung went had delivered into his hands a bag fraud came to light he placed im to the Bank. Witncas said he saw of bones purporting to be the re-
the Bank's chit when it came back, mains. plicit trust in Tsang On-wing and but added that he did not see the his trust had not been shaken In
Bank's numbers on the chit- the least. He did not take any Beo that the steps himself to
ed some opinion about it?---Certain and asked him if he had any other
ly.
(Continued on page 8.), '
FIRST VISIT ON LATIN AMERICA MISSION.
New York, Nov. 26. The United States battleship "Maryland" with Mr. Herbert Hoover, the President-Elect of
Whilst under the influence of America on board, arrived to-day drink, a coolle fell twenty feet. at Amapala, Honduras,"
from the top of a retaining wall The accused is said to be a This is his first visit on his In Stubbs Road to the pavement trusted servant of the money-Latin-American mission-Reuters The man was removed to hospital changer.
American Bervice, a
at 4.50 p.m.and died at midnight,
.
tion.
AMAZING JAIL-BREAK IN SHANGHAI.
Bued to-night would be more rens- suring.
"
Anxious Crowds in Cold. Bitter cold did not prevent a large crowd of all classes including many women richly dressed in furs TEN PRISONERS BURROW A
from awaiting for hours outside BRICK WALL. ·
Buckingham Palace this evening for the posting of the official bulletin. Shanghai, Nov. 27.
Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley: Ten prleoners made a startling Ilewett left the Palace, at mine escape from Bubbling Well Police o'clock and the bulletin was posted Station during the night by bur- at 9.80 p.m. reporting the uncom rowing a passage through a brick fortable day spont by His Majesty wall,
and that his temperature had risen
The Police are now combing the city for the fugitives and are con fident that they will effect are capture,—Our Own Correspondent,
The anxious crowd pressed for ward hopefully, but murmurs of disappointment rose when it was found that the notice did not con tala better news Router ---