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Further evidence was taken yesterday by the General Court Martial sitting at Murray Bar racks which is investigating charges of negligence while acting as President of the Regimental Institute, preferred against Major G. M. H. Ogilvy of the King's Own Scottish Borderers,
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1929.
ed to in his book because it, had beeu entered in the book.
Witness, said that he received the cheque from Corporal Hendry "Corporal Hendry brought the cheque to me and asked me to ensh it for him."
Major Miles;-Have you bean in the habit of cashing PRA. cheques? Yes, I have done no several times.
CHINA'S POLICY.
BURDEN OF TAXATION' INCREASED.
According to the Peking cor respondent of the Chicago Tribune, the Nanking Government is vigerously pursuing its policy of infringing the sill existing trenties and agreements with the Powers. It is now following up its Independent tarift policy by cheque on P.R.I. account? carrying out a programme which
involves:
Who fort-Corporal Hondry, Do you recognise Major Ogilvy 7-Yes.
Did he over ask you to cash a
Never.
Did he over authorise you do cash P.RI, cheques?-No.
Did he ever authorlee you" to cash P.RI. cheques for Corporul Hendry-No. Not that I remem her.
Is it usual for you to cash cheques payable to the N.A.A.F.I.?
King Bing-chan, the cousin of Ting Man, a swill contractor, atated that he every month -paid the P.R.I offee sums of money on account of swill purchased by his relative Every month he went to the P.RL. office and asked Cor- poral Hendry how much was due, Corporal Hendry would tell him—Yes, the amount due for the month and witness would then go and collect the money from the contractor and hand it over to Corporal Hendry. He always paid Cor poral ilendry in cash. Of that he was quite sure for the contractor had no banking account.
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Abolition of extra-territori- ality,
Retrocession of the Legation quarter in Peking,
Withdrawal of all foreign troops from China,..
Abolition of the rights of -navigation on inland waters and #coastwien trade by foreign
vesselk
How do you know that the
The last two Itoms affect chiefly cheque for $12.50,was not in pay-Britain' and Japan, and at least ment of a b[1]?—I would have so far as the Japanese are con given u pubered receipt and the number of the receipt issued would have been entered on the bank paying-in elip.
Cheques Exhibited.
A number of cheques were then exhibited in Court which had been cashed by witness.
corned will be strongly opposed, although Japan rigidly forbids such traffic in her own posses. slons.
He also obtained receipts from Corporal Hendry signed by him for the P.RI. He thought it was all right for Corpora! Hendry to sign on behalf of the P.R.I, because ho had been given to understand that Corporal Hendry was in charge of tho PRI. He had never been told by anyone to the contrary and quite understood that a to-ques in this manner he always people a burden against which The inland entered te name of the drawer they are protesting. ceipt signed by Corporal Hendry in his books. He did not think rates are often equal to, and in was in order.
that he had ever cashed cheques some instances higher than, the for non-commissioned officers;
frontier tariff. Major Miler:-I! brought you a cheque payable to order and crossed, would you cash It?-1 don't think so.
"The new tariff has now reached its third month," says the cor- respondent, "and the results are disappointing to the Chinoge public. It is not only the Replying to Major Miles witness Maritime Customs tariff, which stated that he cualed very many ranges from 5 to 221⁄2 per cent. cheques for officers on Company but the Inland taxes and export account. When he cashed che-taxes that have put upon the
Aomeone
A number of receipts were then produced in Court and witness stated that the whole nine were signed by Corporal Hendry and that he had personally paid the money to the Corporal. Again he
If it was an order cheque, not was very de inite, and stated that crossed, would you pay. It?--Yes. he paid Corporal Hendry in cash.
If it were properly endorsed. Major Miles etated that he did it would all depend on who the not wish to cross-examine the wit-soldier was who presented the ness and the President of the cheque whether I would cash it Court asked witness if the firm or not. It would have to be pro- hat a contract for swill, the wit-perly endorsed and presented by ness replying that they had.
a man I knew,
The President: Was the con- Have you received any instruc- tract in writing or verbal?-1n tions with regard to the cashing writing. The amount of money of cheques--Yes. The P.R.J. or paid to the P.R.I. depended on the any regimental officer is permitt- number of men in barracks. Weed to cash cheques with me, pro- paid so much er hundred men in vided the cheques are property, drawn up and endorsed, or if the cheques are drawn in favour of the N.A.A.F.I.
mens,
Has your firm got a copy of the agreement? Yes. I think go. But the owner cannot speak a Hingle word of English.
Were those your only instruc- tions 7-Yes..
But is it not a fact that you Do you know whether the.firm had one copy and the Regiment cannot cash a cheque for over had another?-The contractor 1$100?-Over- told me that he had one and the P.R.I. and the other..
Are you sure the P.R.I. had the other copy 7--No, but I am sure that the Regiment had a copy.
Major Armitage:-I will see if Major Lake can produce a copy when he gives evidence.
Payment Procedure,
The President:-How did you know how much to pay?-Cor poral Hendry used to tell me how much was due.
Did he produce any books
No.
"Here is a trifling incident which shows the burden being carried by the people. A woman in Peking received by mad the other day a small vanity case, the retail price of which would be about £1, which value was placed on the parcel. To obtain it, from the Post Office she was compelled to pay the sum of 7s 6d in taxes. This figures out at the rate of about 38 per cent. The same rule obtains in many other cases.
Broken Pledges.
110
are
"The increase of surtaxes of all sorta has quite destroyed the validity of the pledges made to the foreign owners when assent was given to the programme of tariff autonomy, and there is assurance that further inland The taxes will not be levied. suation is becoming 80 serious that the Chinese merchants gravely concerned about it, and and above that they have openly accused the Government of in- amount I have to obtain special National permission. I receive that par-sincerity.
"Representatives of eighty mission from the Area Manager,
L 'chambers of commerce and usually by telephone.
Suppose Corporal ilendry gave similag Chinese bodies have pre- you n cheque for over $100 would sented a memorial to the Govern- the Area Manager want to know ment at Nanking, in which they what it was for No. It is just protest against the so-called con- one of our rules.
sumption taxOR, which affect necessities as well as luxuries. The protest points out that the new taxes are merely a change of the name of the old likin, while at the same time in numer- ous regions, along with other Injustices, likin' is being collect.
Have you the rules of the N.A A.F.I. in writing?-Yes In my of fice desk.
Is your desk locked?--Yes.. You state that you actually stamp every cheque that passes through your hands?—Yes,
Is that In the rules?-No. 1ed as well, and the people are had a special stamp made for the helpless.
purpose.
bearer
In the agreement did it mention that payment should be made by cash or cheques ? No. It only
Would you require a stated that $17.50 per 100 men in mess thould be paid each month. cheque to be endorsed 7-Yes,
Why? Just because it is an I saw no book in which the record was kept. When I gave Corporal other of our Instructions that all Hendry the money he handed me cheques must be endorsed.
à receipt,
The President to Major Miles:- In consequence of what I have asked do
to cross- you wish examine the witness?-No.
N.A.A.F.I. Transactions.
Mr. Gerald Young, manager of the Central Stores of the N.A.A.F
1. at Murray Barracks, was then
secution.
Cheque Querled!
"The petitioners assert that these extra. taxes are in direct
opposition to the policies of Sun
the revolutionary movement, Yat-sen, who, as the father of pledged himself and his party against any further taxes after the goods pass the seaport. It is cheque was produced in also pointed out that in grant- Court drawn by Major Lake for ing tariff autonomy The foreign
tariff by delegates to the the sum of $116 and cashed Corporal Hendry, and witness was ence did so in exchange for a asked whether he had enquired for pledge that the new tariff was what purpose Corporal Hendry to replace likin' and other forms wanted the money. He replied that of taxation."
A
he thought he did mention some- thing in that connexion. Corporal
confer-
called as a witness for the pro-Hendry, as far as he could remem-cheque and not cross another?-
ber, said it was in connexion with I usually cross all cheques. the CR.A.
Examined by the prosecution ho stated that in the books produc- ed there was an entry for $42.50 on account of a cheque, which had
been cashed. The cheque was
Witness continued that he has
Did you question any other since cashed cheques signed by cheques-Not that I can remem that he cashed cheques signed by Bajor Lake. in the same manner ber. I don't think any of the cheques, were crossed when I re Major Ogilvy on P.R.I. account. ceived them. They are crossed As far as the N.A.A.F.I. receipt The cheque was produced and now because I usually cross all forms were concerned no one out- identified by
side the oflee could gain access the witness. Hecheques received' myself.
to thom. said it must be the cheque referr
Why should you cross one
drawn by the P.R.I,
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