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15. 1929. 日七初月四
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RIVER BOAT EVILS. NAVAL ACTION OFF MOTOR TAXATION PRINCE OF WALES FOLLIES.
COMMISSION'S REPORT
NOW ISSUED.
SEVERE CRITICISMS OF LOCAL IRREGULARITIES.
UNSUITABLE MASTERS.
SAMSHUI.
CANTON TROOPS NOT
YET OUSTED.
SUBURBS ENTERED BY THE
KWANGSI FORCES.
WHERE IS GEN. CHAN?
Canton, May 14
Perfect qulet continues in Can- ton, and though the Kwangai
PROPOSALS.
•POINTED QUESTIONS BY THE
ON INDUSTRY.
“FORGER
HON. MR. BRAGA CALLS FOR COURAGE & MR. JENKIN ON CHEQUE
200 PER CENT INCREASE
IMAGINATION.
"At to-morrow's meeting of "the | OPENING OF THE NORTHERN Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr.
J. P. Braga will ask a series of: questions regarding the proposed revision" of the system of taxation
WEMBLEY.
of motor vehicles. Mr. Braga's RUTHLESS SCRAPPING. questions are as follows:
1. In view of the weight of public opimon against the recom- mendations of the Committer ap- pointed to advise on the taxation of
London, May 14. Nowcastle-on-Tyne was en fete to-day in honour of the Prince of
MASTERS.rups were expected hors the intention of Wales, who visited the city to open
110011.
shortly there has been no further Government to proceed with legis- advance since their reported caplation on the lines of the Comunit Irregularities which exist in certain classes of riverture of Samshui yesterday after tee's recommendations? steamers plying from Hongkong are the direct result of the employment of unsuitable masters, according to the Report of the River Steamers Commission which is to be laid before the Legislative Council to-morrow.
With regard to the engaging of masters on agreements terminable at 24 hours' notice, the Commissioners are of opinion that such casual occupation does not always attract à good type of, officer, although the evidence of masters was not unanimous in condemning this practice.
Regarding remedies, the Commissioners think that the co-operation of the British Consul at Canton woull be of. material assistance in encouraging owners to select suitable masters, whilst action by the China Const Officers' Guild might be feasible if that body were in a better position to exercise its influence.
It is also suggested that every river steamer before leaving port should be inspected, and to give effect to this proposal the temporary appointment of two additional Boarding Officers is recommended.
The Report is signed by Comdr. J. B. Newill, Paymır. Lieut.-Comdr. L. J. Pitcairn-Jones, Capt. T. T. Laurenson, Capt. J. Evans, Mr. T. G. Weall, and Mr. T. N. Chau,
THE REFUNDING OF SALARIES.
In explanation of the origin of which a master may consider
total number of British, river ship, are opposed to those of the
around Samshul. It is even said Very heavy fighting is reported that the Kwangtong troops have retaken Samshúf and repulsed the Kwangsi army with heavy losses; but so far this report hus not been confirmed,
the North-East Coast Exhibition, which illustrates the great Indus- trles of this part of the country.
The exhibition has been styled 2. If so, will the Government had time to receive delay any legislation until it has "The Northern Wembley" and representa undoubtedly the display is most tions which the recommendations remarkable. in question are likely lo call-forth The coal, iron; shipbuilding and from the Automobile Association, | engineering industries, the chief the motoring and oil trades and among the industrial enterprises transport companies operating in in North-East England, have been Hongkong and Kowloon, and other in a most depressed condition for interests affected?
years, and the exhibition, In the words of the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, is designed not merely
3. In the consideration of the aforesaid recommendations will the Government keep in view-
There is no further news either of the progress of Hsu King-tong's troops in the East River District. Those who habitually follow the
a demonstration of past and various movements in Chinese
(a) a very generally expressed present triumphs in engineering politics confess themselves at a loss to undertand what is happen- opinion, to which prominence was and shipbuilding but as evidence ing. Time and again during the given, in a leading article of the of an ambition to create and! past week the Kwangsi troops South China Morning Post of the encourage
Industries in have missed their opportunities of 2nd May, that "one of the primary which the national scheme for pressing through to Canton and needs of the Colony is decen-the co-ordination of electricity the more they delay, the hurder it tralization-development of subur-supplies is expected to prove most will be for them.
ban residential areas particularly helpful.
and for this cheap transport is casential;"
"'.
It is known that a large number of troops are on their way down from the North on board merchant vessels, and though there is no sign of their arrival here yet, Lucy may be expected at any moment, Cruisers from North?
by these hasty movements.
(b) the possibility of an in- crease in 'bus fares affecting the masses on whom the, proposed taxation may fall host heavily and who are least capable of bearing it:
Atantamount
new
Enthusinstie 'Welcome.
His Royal Highness had an enthusiastle reception from the thousands of people who lined the streets.
The Prince, in his speech, re-
WOR a
SIGNATURES.
TREBLE PERSONALITY NEEDED TO PRODUCE WRITING.
FORGERY IMPOSSIBLE.
A brilliant analysis of the case for the Bank was commenced by Mr. F. C. Jenkin in the Supreme Court this morning when... the case in which the Government is suing the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for the recrediting of the sums involved in the Yeo frauds, was continued.
Mr. Jenkin drew attention to the remarkable inconsistencies in the cheques if it was true, as the Government claimed, that they were forged. The "Torger," he said, would have been a man combining the highest known recorded craftsmanship in the history of forgery with an absolute lack of intelligence on the essentials of the position of the signatures.
If the signatures were forged, said Mr. Jenkin, this very clever forger would have been guilty of absolute folly and stupid blunders. And yet, he pointed out, to produce the three handwritings on the disputed cheques, he must have been a man of almost treble personality.
The combination of many characteristics in both signa- tures, Mr. Jenkin described as absolutely impossible if written by a forger.
THE DENIALS OF HANDWRITING.
1
"Absolute Napoleon,"
were held in connexion with riverment of masters on more reast-front, they take troops from the Colony by over 2007, thus tend- was determined to carry on, and bent and his duty to do, having
point being attacked; a few hours excellence of the publle service of with the highest traditions of a of such people must come under the man who forged them must
WAS
Mr. Jenkin prefaced his closing signed the cheques; in truth ferred to the depression under address with reference to the their signatures were upon the It is reported that two Chinese (c) the further rise in the high which the district has been suffer many people whose names had cheques and in that sense, they Northern Cruisers have already cost of living in the Colony; and ing, saying that the North-East cropped up in the case, saying that were genuine, arrived in Whanipon, and threo (d) the indirect blow at the free Const could hardly hope to main.It could not be exenped, but coun I must strike them, continued· more are on their way down, trade policy of the Colony, on
assurance he had givep in his signatures on the The quirs, it is stated that the necessary when the intervals of a This report is so far unconfirmed, which its development and pros-tain the supremacy, which it sel said he desired to reiterate the Mr. Jenkin, on looking at the disputed opening apeuch for the defence, cheques and comparing them with Large numbers of troops were perity were founded, by penalizing enjoyed during the 19th century.
Courage and imagination were that in no way had he either ad-signatures on genuine cheques, that steamers sailing from Hongkong owners. It may be noted how observed yesterday evening en-one class of motorcar manufac-
needed to restore its economic duced or produced any evidence they were genuino signatures. for riverine ports on 27th Novem-ever that the evidence of masters training for Samshui at the Shek turers in favour of another? Ber, 1928, was 28. Of these, was not unanimous in condemning Wai Tong Rallway Station; at it
4. Does the Government realise prestige, This exhibition
other than evidence which he They were written with a freedom were trading to Canton and 14 to this practice. West - River - ports and Marao, whilst 6 were laid up.
was consulted with regard to are being somewhat disorganiseditions of the Committee would be and it was an announcement to the the case. Further, he would make possibly square with an hypothesi
ii). The Hon: Attorney Generat appears that the Canton armies that adoption of the recommenda- challenge to the North-East Coast, thought had a direct bearing on and rythm which could not
to increasing the world that the great shop of this no reference to any party other of forgery. During the years 1927 and 1928 the possibility of introducing no fewer than 7 Marine Courts legislation in ensure the employ a heavy attack is reported on one taxation on the average car in the industrial district was still open, than that which he felt it in
meet all orders regard to the fact that the conduct steamers, and, of these, two were able terms but his opinion
If the afgnaturch were forged. - other two fronts to re-inforce the ing to reduce the efficiency and was prepared to serious casualties resulting in Ou|unfavourable, mainly (311 the
review as it had a clear bearing on have been, to use an expression present conducted not unworthy past. on mctor-ears at sinking of ships.
some of the questions the jury of the other. wide, not only a arby owner-drivers and discourag;] This compares grounds of interference with the later an attack breaks out with two Marine Courts held in freedom of contract.
anther front, and troops
would have to decide.
skilful forger but on absolute Connexion with arean goin 4. The co-operation of 11.8.3. apain rushed back through Canton fings through enormously increased
operating costs, private owner- Courage and imagination, he. He would not refer to the people Napoleon of forgery, and com- steamers during the same period. Consul General, Canten, through and out to the ther side,
repented, were necessary to rear their, conduct with an ulterior bined with that he must inve ha! In addison 8 sumimuny romvic-th meiBom of the Fanton
Thi Thet must not be lost sight Ship?
5. What was the
actual tore Britain's economie prestire,mote, and he hoped to convince the simplilty of the veriest tyro. tions again. I owners (og maders Coular District. Regulations 1915 of that the Cantonese troops are
courage for the leaders of the jury that the views he wast If the evidence of the other were molvid, -
{(amended if necessary) would he engaged in defending themselves quantity of petrol imported in The
all pressing upon them were view side was belleved, the, forgar had. The regularities referred to of material assistance enon three separate fronts--on the Hongkong in 1928 and what is the industry to serap ruthlessly indicate that the singdiends of cottenping openers to select suit-West River..near Samshai; against e-Umated quantity for 1929 and fold-fashioned methods and ma- held to a large extent by a number) Fémmitted errors of which nu chinery that did not come up to of Government offeinly at neyro could possibly be guilty, these dip, and more particularly able masters and w seat this the main body of the Kwangsihe value thereof?
modern standards. wond the time.
He had Included in the signatures the maller ships running to channel be further investigated. Army; on the North River, nearj
Imagination for the exploration of Connel then dealt with the many of the rarest features which Wach and Kongmoun, might be de Agreements between the Shikwan,, against
proxi
every commercial avenue over-question of handwriting. He ask were found in genuine writings, inferior to those usually obtaining muster and crew apel refered to Kwangei troops that have rebelled
Ê !: 3.
ed the jury to bear in mind that a fact which he would submit in British ships and various pecu-later.
against Canton; and on the East liarities of this trade-required in-[ vestigation.
The system of engagement ok, near the Sheklung, against The terras of reference are dealt discharge and jopment, of wees the forers of General Hsu King-
with seriatim as follows!
The status of River Trade certi- ficates as Musfer or Mote,
(iii). To
Long.
soine
Beem
GRAF ZEPPELIN SURPRISE.
TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT HELD UP BY FRANCE.
Berlin, May 15.
Courage and Imagination,
Prior to opening the Exhibition, men could and hud, before now, was very remarkable indeed. the Prince opened the new Mining denied, as their own handwriting. There were no signs of hesitation Department of Armstrong College which was, in fact, their own. It and, as Professor Shellshear had I might be because they were mild them, the pen pressures were Newcastle.
taken or because they were the same. Here he referred to the need for actuated in their denial by the the scientific development of the knowledge of the gravity of adsopen pressure into the signatures,
To get those rare features an mining industry.
ciating themselves with the writa forger must have studied the
Impossible!
Jn
Mr. Jenkin. remarked he would
of native seamen,
Conton Quiet. ti. No objection is seen to the continued use of the form of Perhaps the most extraordinary agreement provided by the Mer-fact is the utter quiet reigning in been made at Friedrichshafen, fol- A dramatic announcement has (1) These are focal certificates chant Shipping Act fusually Canton. This would
The mining industry was con- ing and the consequences which handwriting minutely and and their validity is limited to known as the Articles) to include indicate either
to Jowing an official announçument that un extraordinary the Graf Zeppelin with passengers fronted by very stern competition might fallow on an admission that spite of that they were asked to River Steamers plying in the such terms as may be mutually confidence in the abilities of the including Sir Hubert, Willins, the from overseas, he said. It must be such writing was their own. believe that a man who coul:! waters and delta adjacent to agreed upon between the Master Cantonese troops to prevent the North Pole Hier and "Rusi"" and equipped to meet that competition.
combing those features had made Hongkong, They are issued rub-and the crow.
A Canon's Case. war coming into the, immediate young gorilla, would, start on' a
such, errors. ..... ject to local regulations matie inf
(ii). It is apparent that the vicinity of the city, or, as is more Transatlantic flight this morning.
Prince and Education. 3913,
To illustrate this, Mr. Jenkin The qualifications for Articles are generally incorrect likely, that the people, would. Her commander, Dr, Eckener, The Prince added that, much as referred to the Wakefield case, obtaining either of these certifly kept and that, owing to the really welcome the arrival of the announced that the departure has ho valued the educational oppor-explaining that in that case the cates are much inférior to those prevalence of the system of
been postponed as the French Goytunities which were offered to the question Kwangsi forces.
10 be decided required for a foreign going certi-substitution, the names on the
was say that the combination of such It is known amongst the, people ernment has not given permission mining industry as a whole, they whether the words "and wife" fol- characteristics in both signatures Acate as 2nd Mate."
articles give le indication of (1) Evidence as to the origin the identity, of the men actually that the Kwangsi Government to fly over French territory-Reappealed to him particulary in the lowing the name of Canon Wake- If written by a forger was of, or necessity for, these certifi-en board.
enjoys a reputation for good, fair ters
way that they affected the in-field in a hotel registry, were absolutely impossiblo. dividual.
written by the Canon himself. In cales was not obtainable, but i
If a man, had made for himself. obviate this and to governing and that the Province: is apparent that there is no pre- induce the engagement of capable under their rule has enjoyed peace
He welcomed anything which that case the Canon strenuously by the process of copying, mental sent or prospective shortage of seamen it is considered that dis- and prosperity for a considerable THE CALCUTTA SWEEP would bring the minor into touch denied he had written the words, pictures of the signatures officers and, should this eventual-charges should be insisted on in time.
with the things of outside-any-but before the Privy Council Mr. Messer and Mr. Black, not thing which would give him was found that he had written only had he picked up over ∙A the better qualified officers with| 10 of 1899, section 5 (9). Dis- Not Completely Taken. ALREADY APPROACHING THE change from the drab life he had thern, and the export called in the very wide field the
very rare foreign going certifientes of any charges should be continuous and
MILLION MARK,
to lead.
case had stated that if the Canun fontures of the gonulne hand- grade could more ably fill any should include a method of Sallings of all river steamers on
There was a natural instinet for had not written them, then they writing but he had written the deficiency.
Identification of the persons to Canton-Wuchow
Calcutta, May 14. have service
Le follow his father's had been written by, a very skilful The Calcutta Sweepstake on the (i). It is noted But there are whom they. Issired. This been auspended.
a forger. Derby has renched nearly £1,000,- calling, but it might be that river trade system is in forec in India and corresponding
Naval wireless messages report 000, and there in milll'a tremendous boy's genlus sometimes lay in an recrtificates for: engineers.
has been adopted on their own heavy fighting all around Sam rash for tickets.
entirely different direction. By (iv) We recommend the aboll-mitiative by a number of the shui, which, it is stated, hes not The organisera expect to dispose those educational opportunities tion of River Trade Certificates more prominent shipping Com-yet been completely taken by the of at least £250,000 more. The they might kindle the spark of without prejudice however to the paules in Hongkong and we see Kwangsi forces.
draw will be held on June 6th genius in a boy, which the country present holders, of whom, only-3 no reason why it should not be
could ill afford to lose It is inferred that whilst the Reuter. are likely to seek employment. jadopted · officially.
(iv). It is considered that the thrown out of Samahul they did Kwangsi forces have not been The agreements made between Master would have more control | owners and master and the muster over a more permanent crew and
not take complete possession and crew and the notice to be given that various irregularities would yesterday afternoon. Our Own to' terminate these agreements, thereby be lessened.
ly urine, it is considered that accordance with Ordinance No.
no
are
Correspondent.
Later.
(1). Masters' aro frequently (v). The fact was ellcited that
Canton Clalma. engaged on an agreement at 24 the crew is generally largely in hours.notice and the Commission-excess of the number, for whom
Canton, May 14. ers are of the opinion that such accommodation is provided and At 9 o'clock on Monday morning, casual occupation does not at. we recommend that the crew the Canton gunboats on arriving ways attract a good type of officer, signed on should be limited to at Da Ma-hou discovered Kwangal and that the fear of dismissal the number for which crew apace boats landing troops at Kou Hou fréquently restricts any action (Continued on Page 8.)
(Continued on Page 7.3.
MALAYA'S G.O.C.
DECIDES TO RELINQUISHTM APPOINTMENT.
London, May. 14. The Gazette notifies that Major- General Sir C.C. Van Straubenzee, who has been General Officer Com-. manding, the Troope in Malaya since 1927, has relinquished the ap pointment-Reuter
"
Bon
Benin! Not. Conclusive,
After stating that the denial by Mr. Messer and Black of the signature disputed cheques WHE
mero
on the not
in itself conelusive and that the jury were the Bolo snil of fact, counsol
of
signatures differently us was to be expected in genuine hand- writing, remarkably, so in tho case of Mr. Black's signature:
Counsel went on to deal with Mr. Messer's signature, saying that many of the points he had put
forward he had said were rarities- in his genuine handwriting.
Without having referred the
Interest in Miners,
| jury at all to the evidence which. Passing through Durham on his jądres way to Newcastle, the Prince of he would mibmit that, when they went to show the signatures were gonulne, continued counsel," of Wales stopped for some little time coupled with the handwriting the what possible value were the and met Mr. Robson, the President other circumstances which call points made by Mr. Measer when Theed for explanation, and it could they were rarities of his genuine of the Minors' Association, Prince asked Mr. Rouson whether only he explained on one basis, signature? The jury would not the coal trade had improved since then he would submit on the whole evidence which went to show that that the signatures were genuine. overlook the very great body of is visit in Januniy
Mr. Robson replica that the pig of the evidence there could be the signatures were genuine, and tion hud, at least not grown any no question about it. Although in particular, he would draw worse.--Reuter and British Wire. Mr. Messer and Mr. Black most
honestly believed they had never (Continued on Page 8.).