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TREASURY FRAUD ACTION.
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FOR JURY'S BENEFIT.
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1929.
TO-DAY'S ECI IPSE VEHEMENT PROTEST
OF THE SUN.
IN COURT.
CLOUDY WEATHER A HANDICAP.
SKY LATER.
When the action brought by the JUST A CHANCE OF CLEARER Attorney General on behalf of the Government against the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation. arising out of the Treasury frauds, was resumed before the Chief Jus- tlee (Sir Henry Gollan) and a
«SINGAPORE'S LUCK,
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THE BANKNOTĘ CASE.
The forged banknote case, in which three Northern Chinese and a woman are charged, was to have been heard before Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morning, but owing to the reported sickness of one of the male defendants, the casó had to be again adjourned for a week. As the decision was conveyed
The cloudy weather prevailing this afternoon precludes the like Special Jury in the Supreme Court hood of a good view of the solar to the three remaining defendante, this morning, Professor Shellshear eclipse, though there have been one of them vehemently declaim- contimied his evidence-in-chief, in occasional bright spells during the ed against being put back in the
day which encourage the hope that cells.
"I would rather be shot than the course of which he gave detall-the phenomenon will not be com-
ed and technical descriptions of pletely obscured all the afternoon. be compelled to endure prison Tsang On-wing handwriting.
The process of the moon's cross-life," he declared, continuing much ing in front of the sun will take in the same strain aa he was moved approximately two and a half out of the Court. hours, some part of which has already elapsed.
Witness sald he had made an exhaustive study of a number of known genuine cheques bearing
The actual. Grat contact of the Tanng's handwriting which con- eclipse occurred at 2.05 pm, this tained certain observable and signi- afternoon, and as we go to pross, the darkening effect of the moon's ficant forms of habits. These wit-shadow is already apparent.
The nuss described in detail, after which he sild that the writing in the bodles of the three disputed cheques showed the same forms and habits as in genuine writing.
With regard to pen pressure, the signatures were more marked on the disputed cheques than the writ- Ing in the bodies, but the pressure
observable in the bodies of the dis- puled cheques was similiar to that seen on génuine chequen,
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The Court Inter adjourned to his Lardship's chambers, where a screen and projector had been arranged for the purpose of surpening, by pieans of lantern slides, for the jury's benefit, portions of writing to illustrate the points brought out by Professor Shellshear.
The lantern demonstration in the Judge's chambers lasted an hour and three quarters, the Court Inter adjourning until 2.45.
It is expected that Mr. Eldon' Potter will cross-examine Pro- fessor Shellshear this afternoon.
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centre of the eclipse, namely the greatest phase in the obscuring of the sun, as indicated by the diagram, takes place at | 3.21 p.m. while the "crossing" will have been completed at 4.31 p.m. when the last contnet will be made at angle 147 from the north point of the sun.
As amounced in our article on this subject yesterday, no special
MAXIMUM PHASE OF ECLIPSE.
Hongkong:-0.64 of the diameter covered,
Manila: 0.90 of the diumeter covered.
Shanghai:-0.35 of the diameter covered.
scientific observations are to be PROBABLE SUCCESSOR TO MR. made in Hongkong of the eclipse,
· CHU CHAO-HSIN.
but elsewhere very careful parations have been made,
Singapore Interest.
Singapore, May 8
Canton, May 8.
Further trouble was reported na the defendants were being kept under lock and key. The man who voiced auch strong feelings in the Court, resisted, and it took the combined efforts of three police- men to move him into, the cell.
The woman also went, while the other male defendant aleo express- ad himself volubly in the Northern dialect.
the photographs they desire,' and to gather complete data.
Bun.
The corona which the scientists are to study to that little-known body which surrounds the Although it is present at all times, it cannot be seen because of the sun's brightness, but when the sun in obscured by the moon it blus- soms forth like a brilliant tropical flower. It is probably in the main composed of finely divided. matter shot out by the sun, and acted upon by electromagnetic forces. That
it is a solid substance is proved by the unresisted passage of comels through the space occupied by its Juminious slicafa. It varies in shape with the progress of the sunapot period,
Scientists are intensely interest- ed in the corona because they feel that a further study of it might re- ven the secrets of the atom and the ultimate structure of the universe. They want to know its chemical composition, Its origin, its relation to sun spots and other solar phen- omona, ila size and the rapidity with which it changes shape. They want to know what coronium, that mysterious gas found only in the sun's corona, conslets of--with the hope that acquisition of this secret will reveal a new element such as hellum gas, which was firal observed in the sun's spectrum. ·
Stations' Established.
The two parties of scientists from the United States are from the United States Naval Observatory in Washington and from the John Hopkins University. The one from Germany is from the University of Hamburg,
The Naval Observatory's expedi- Lion in the most completely ontåtted of the four groups. This party of astronomers have approximately 28 tons of apparatus. Their equip ment includes a huge solar camera with a focal length of 65 feet. They have established their station across the rifer from Iloilo, on the island of Panay. The party is headed by Commander C. H. J. Keppler, US.N. Other members of the ex- pedition are Professor W. A. Cop shall, head of the department of astronomy, University of Indiana; Mrs. Cogshall; Professor Paul A. Sollenberger, astronomer at the Naval Obervatory; and Lieut. J. Kellers, medical corps, U.S.N.
The members of the John Hop- pre-king University are Dr. Watenfield; of Baltimore, and Dr.. Lloyd, of London, both noted astronomers.
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The name of Mr. Chan Chang- lok is mentioned ns a possible suc- cessor, at the Ministry of Foreign The total eclipse of the sun to-Walter Rande and Dr. Bernard Affairs of the Provincial Govern-day is being eagerly anticipated in and. Dr. Barnard Schmidt. They A POPULAR STAR IN HER BEST COMEDY ROLE! ment of Kwangtung, to Mr. Chu Singapore. The whole of Malaya have several tons of equipment and Cho-hsin, who resigned fast week.und Singapore is not in the area have set up their station
Mr. Chan Chang-lok previously sun will be eclipsed by the moon,
of totality but75 per cent, of the Cebu, island of Cebu.
The Manila scientists are Father acted as Commissioner for Fureix and this will be observable from S. J. Selga, director of the Manila Affairs in Canton for a short time Singanore if conditions are estis early in 1928, during the absence in Nanking of Mr. Chu Chao-lusin.
factory,
The Singapore Free Press scien- Mr. Chan In AL present tific representative at Alor Star Commission for Foreign Af with the British Expedition, yes fairs and Superintendent ofterday reported that the condi- Customs at Hoihow-Our Own tions were most favourable after Correspondent,
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Some difficulty has been experi- enced owing to the heavier instru- ments sinking into the rain-sad- den ground a little.
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FIVE HOUSES DESTROYED IN BLAZE.
Canton, May 9.
A disastrous fire occurred last evening in Tong Yue Lane, in the Suikwan district, resulting in the destruction of five houses,"
The British preparations are finished, but the Americans were not rendy yesterday owing to their late- arrival.
Conditions in Singapore this morning are doubtful Our Own Correspondent.
Scientifle Observations. The greatest concentration of scientists is at Iloilo, where there are two parties from the United
The fire broke out in a brothel States, one from Germany, and one
in
Observatory, and Father Charles E. Doppermann, chief of the seismic and magnetic division of the ab- nervatory, Futher "Selga in charge of the section at Iliole and Father Deppermann is in charge of the section at Catmon-Sogod. The
Other Expeditions. ́. Another American expedition is that of Prof. John A. Miller, of Swarthmore College, who is said to have observed more eclipses than any other scientist. He Ir established in Sumatra alongside a Dutch another German group, and an Australian group.
Two more German expeditions have put up their Instruments in Slam, where two British stations are to operate. On an island south of Cambodia, the French will have their observatory. In
addition there will be an Italian expedition at another advanta geous site..
Those groups are so scattered·
at 6.15 p.m. and rapidly spread to from the Munila Observatory, along the path of total eclippe
other houses of in the vicinity.
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