WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1929.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
ON A "FISHING” EXPEDITION?
ROMANCE OF A PRINCESS.
BIG DEFALCATIONS HEADING FOR WAR?
ALLEGED.
(Continued from Page 1.
FORMER COMPANY DIRECTOR their activities against Soviet SOLICITOR'S OBJECTIONS TO A LEGEND RECALLED (BY KING
ON EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE.
ACCUSED IN COURT.
institutions.
FURTHER REMAND.
FUAD'S VISIT.
JUNK OWNERSHIP DISPUTE,
CLAIMANT SAID TO BE AN IMPOSTER.
G.E.C. CASE DOUBTS.ng, on the conclusion of his NOT THE REAL OWNER,
Before Mr. E. W, Hamilton this morning, Wu Lam, Manager of the lu Wing Company, of 147, Bonham Strand East, was charged by the
Berlin, June 17. King Fuad of Egypt's first out.
official visit to Berlin, who do cular importance, on the way to Musknu, a small town of no parti- Silesin.
Nanking Foreign Minister. Dr. C. T. Wang, the Nanking, Foreign Minister,, is reported, et] Charges of defalcations amount-return to Nanking on Thursday. Dairen. He will. It is understood, ing to over $12,000 were to-day 1 is stated in Chinese eircles that mentioned at the Central Pollee his absence from the National'st Court in the case against Wong Capital has made a settlement General Electric Company with re.fino renaissance castle, whose Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Woo) | Cha-on, formerly a director and with the Soviet Republic more dif-ceiving stolen goods, namely, elec-owner is Count Arnim. This castle aecretary-treasurer of the Kwongeult. Ah Company, of No. 6, Wing Lok Street.
It is a curious fact that since Russian dispute, Dr. C. T. Wang the cropping up of the Sho-
as not made a single statement
tric fittings.
On the outkirts of Muskau is a
owner of a junk was denounced A Chinese who claimed to be the)
as an imposter in the Summary Court this morning when the heard an in interpleader summons. was built and the great park sur-The matter arose out of three pro- | rounding it laid out by Princo missory note aclions For the prosecution, Mr. D. Le
Armstrong applied for a remand, crat of the fist half of last cen-
brought For the complainants, Mr. H, J. Hermann von Pucckler, an aristo- against Chau Bo. Strellett said the Company W38
The plaintiffs and claims were incorporated in December, 1928,
stating that the G.E.C. were at pre-tury. and took over the ameta of the
Leung Tai-dal, 3300.80; Wong Sze- sent checking and going through
During one of his lengthy visitskov, $320.37; and Lo Kwai, private partnership of which de-
When the Russian ultimatum their large stock of goods, amount to Egypt Prince Pueckler ani a $768.90. The junk has been seized fendant was Managing Partner. arrived it was delivered to Marsheling to over $100,000 in value.
He mentioned that there was a young and beautiful girl called and the point to be decided was Subsequently, defendant became Chiang Kai-shek, It is under- Director, Secretary and Trea-stood that Marshal Chiang Kai possibility that some of the goods Machbuba, a slave girl. He bought who was the owner of the junk and whether the debtor (Chau Ho) was that defendant had in stock were
her for £15, surer of the now Company, which shek on the following morning bought from the G.E.C., in the or- Then he discovered that she was
the owner or the charterer.. a public company, wired requesting the immediate dinary course then beenmo Subscriptions were taken from return of the Foreign Minister. goods that
of business. The the daughter of an Abyssinian were suspected Chinese resident In Tahiti, where
It is hinted that Dr, Wang my those which defendant was selling battle, and whose wife and daugh were prince who had been defeated in there was alan established a local not be in agreement with the below cost price.
ter had been sold as slaves.. Manchurian policy.
Board,
Since the formation of the publle company, defendant had heen in sole charge of the cash receipts and books of the firm, which, in addition to undertaking banking business, as, for example, the remittance of monies to the country, was also engaged in the imports and exports business, moatly in provisions.
Confused Accounts,
In 1028. the then General Manager of the Company, a man named Lu Wing-yuk, asked the Hoard at Takiti to be relieved of his position. A man, named So Fot, was then sent out from Tahiti | to take over the General Manager-. ship here, but before he would do No, he demanded an Investigation of the accounts. The first inves- tigation carried out divulged confusion in the books.
On April 5, it became evident to the new General Manager and the retiring General Manager that there were considerable defalca- tion, and, accordingly, on the 6th, the books and control of the cash were taken away from the defendant, whose task then be-
on the nitter,
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Direct Negotiations,
In some quarters in Nanking it is believed that the Sovies Govern- ment will refuse the mediation of a third party in the negotiations with the Nanking Government. The preference of direct negotiation is a precaution against foreign in tervention which may take adran tage of opportunities offered.
Agitation and plotting by Soviet sympathisers in Shanghai has re- sulted in the maintenance of vigilance by the Garrison Troops, who, have arrested a large number of "Red" auspects in the past few diya.
Chking Receives Ultimatum.
Nanking, July 16. The Soviet ultimatum was pre- sented to Marshal Chiang Kai- shek yesterday,
It is nemi-officially reported that 5,000 Chinese Troops have rein- forced the Eastern section of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and 10,000 are concentrated at Man- chali where, it is alleged, Soviet ftroops are digging in across the cami
of explaining to boundary.—Router. the two oiletals certain items missing from the books. He was permitted from memory 15 balance the eash. He had also brought in certain during the process.
one
Russian Troop. Movements,
small ams reports
Arrested on Ship. At the beginning of May it be came evidence that the defendant could not balance, and on the 18th
Harbin, July 16 A message to the Rengo agency serret movements, of Soviet troops, including gas and aviation units, towards the Chin- cue frontier, as a precautionary
For the defendant, Mr. M. K. Lo objected against another remand.
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In 1839 the Prince caught the cholera and Machbuba nursed him He pointed out that defendant was with.wonderful dovotion. arrested as far back as the 10th in-stayed later at Vienna, and the They stant, and had been remanded ever Abyssianian since. Then he was charged with great sensation in society.
beauty created a receiving stolen goods, the date of the offence being given as between. At Muskaa the situation was January 1 and July 9. There was very difficult. Everybody was in then, at least, a definite charge love with Machbuba, but the against the defendant.
aristocratic Prussian ladies could the possibility was indicated that not formally receive "a negress" the charge might not be sustained, and an "ex-slave." Machbuba died the prosecution were on a fishing rince had her buried, in Muskau "In other words," observed Mr. Lo, young, of consumption, and the expedition."
Jehurchyard.
But now
Mr. Lo said he must certainly press for a definite date to be fixed for the hearing of the case.
Mr. Hamilton, in fixing 2.15 p.m.
Countryside gossip has had it that Machbuhn was related to King Fund's family, but according to other accounts the beautiful slave
Mr. J. T. Prior was for e
for a judgment creditor, claimant, Chau Yau, and Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios appeared
The claimant, who
gave his name as Clnu Yau and said he was the owner of the junk, said June 30 last when he was in the he rat heard of the seizure on
country. He bought the junk sometime in October, 1924, from Chau Plug-kan, in Canton, and paid the sum of $4,250 in Canton 20-cent pieces. The junk first came to Hongkong at about the begining of October, 1920, when he registered the change of owner-
hip.
Continuing, claimant said that Chau Ho was his younger cousin. and he took over the management. of the junk on the arrangement that if the profits were big enough he should pay $20 monthly
on the 23rd instant for the opening was the daughter of poor Abyssi-claimant. of the case, gave the prosecutionnian parents. another six days to prove its case or otherwise.
developments, will be decided at to-day's Cabinet conference.
DANGEROUS STUFF.
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Claimant denied he had been asked by Chau Ho to represent himself as Chau. Yau"for a con- sideration.
Outlining the defence, Mr. Re- medios said he would bring evidence FIRE BRIGADE OFFICE ACTS to show that the name Chau Yau on Meantime, according to the
PROMPTLY.
the junk licence was the name of Ani correspondent at Harbin,
"Chan Ho's son and not the claimant. in the event of China ignoring the
timatum, the Soviet proposes to Mass, station offieor of the Fire kan and he had difficulties in Can- The appeurance of Mr G. G. Chau Ho was known as Chau Ping- isolate the Chinese Eastern Rail-Brigade, in Queen Victoria Street ton when his junk was scized by way by severing railway connex yesterday afternoon, caused panic pickets but it was eventually releas exodus of Russians from Harhis box. They dropped their load and name was changed from Chau Ping- large to two men who were carrying aed and came to Hongkong where the and vicinity has alrendy started in anticipation of grave develop- ments-Renter.
ions
nt both ends.
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Japanese Cabinet's View. -
Tokyo, July 16, Minister's report on the latest de-a After listening to the War
mestre, lest they are obliged te resort to the "other means of pro-velopments in the Chinese Eastern tertion of lawful rights," mentisa Railway issue, the Cabinet agreed. of that month he diasppeared. | ed in the ultimatum.-Router,
At the beginning of July of this year, he was arrested on board the
M.M. Porthos, which had come in from Singapore, and charged be fore the Court.
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Soviet Paper's Comment,
ran away,
It was discovered that the box contained hydroxide. Considering that it was risky to leave the stuff about, Mr. Moas had it dumped in report of the matter to the police, the harbour. He afterwards made
that a solution is ilkely to be reach-Railway, have given warning to ed without resort to arms, but very all the other Powers that the pre- eloso attention to, possible de-sent Chinese rulers recognise no velopment is necessary--Reuter, agreement which is not supported
by furce.
Soviel's Negotintor,
They have provided an excellent Moscow, July 16. argument for a postponement, Af: Serebriakov, a mensber of even by the most friendly foreign the collegium of the Soviet Com-lowers, of any change of the missarist of Communications, has existing system been deputed to conduct the Chin-toriality,
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Moscow, July 16. Commenting on the reports from Shanghai with regard to the At the time of the issuance of
situation in Manchuring the the warrant for his arrest, there Izvestia declares that Chinese was a sum of $25,000 unnécounted quarters in Nanking are attempt for, but since then the amount lading to avoid responsibility and been varied, and on April 5 of this minimise the importance of event your, the figures stood at $10,468 in connexion with the Chinese ere Eastern Railway negotiationz Nothing they have done in re- as representing the deficit shown Eastern Railway.
His passport was handed to the cent years has been better culcuța. In the cash books, in addition to
"We warn the Chinese mili-Chinese Embassy on Friday, butted to stiffen the attitude of for $6,443.13 which accused alleged
Larists against a continuance of visa has hitherto not been issued, actually to have embezzled. It this hazardous game, and remind ending instructions from Nan was shown that the defendant, a
them that this Is the third and
king-Reuters careless bookkeeper, had on some last day of the period indicated
Berlin, July 16. evasions debited himself twice in the Soviet Note. If the Chinese fore the Chinese Consulate here,
Communists demonstrated while on other occasions he had raiders persist in the provocative and saughed all the windows. forgotten to credit himself with policy, and reject the hand
other amount. turned in.
The charges, including other amounts, had now been amended
to record with a total of $18,951.
Mr. Hamilton enquired if Mr. Strellett was asking for a commit- tal.
Mr. Strellet replied that there was a doubt as to whether the Magistrate was bound to commit. If he was not so bound, then Mr. Strellett would ask for the defend- ant to be dealt with summarily,
The case was formally remand- ed for a work. Mr. D. H. Blake is appearing for the defence.
stretched out to them by the Soviet Republle, the consequences of their abstinary will rest with
them."-Renter.
Japanese Views,
Tokyo, July 16. Despite the threateningatti- tude of both parties, the general belief, as mirrored in the Press, is that neither China nor the Soviet will find it advantageous to resort to
at present, therefore the attempt to reach an understanding through mutual compromise.
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The vernacular papers are tensely interested in the outcome
£3,000 JEWEL ROBBERY. but are unanimous in condemning
HATTON GARDEN SAFE RAIDED.
China's seizure of the railway, which they consider a violation of i international practice.
Under the circumstances, the Asahi regards the burdening of the Soviet attitude ne inevitable and advises China to respect for eigen interests lest she be regarded! us an aggressor, while the Nichi Nichi, characterising the seizure
London, June 17. Jewellery and precious stones valued at about £3,000 have been stolen from a Hatton Garden safe. The robbery took place on Satur. day evening, and, yesterday Divias absolutely illegal, declares that! sional Detective Inspector Steel
the action is even more deserving.
alleged. Communistic propaganda.
The Jiji, tracing the cause of the present trouble to the incom. pleteness of the Russo-Mukden agreement of 1924, hopes for a peaceful outcome, especially as 10 considers the whole of China's efforts should be devoted to the completion of the tagk of na. tional unification.
and other officers were investiga. of condemnation than the Soviel's ting the affair.
The scene of the theft Was Charles-street, nt a block of offices, one of which is occupied by Mr. Solomon Zwalf a diamond mounter, For the convenience of the tenants the main door of the block is left open, and the thieves appear to have entered in the early evening, The door of Mr. Zwall's office on the rat floor-as well as the
Exodus from Harbin, door of the safe was opened by skeltom keys, and detectiven yes- Some papers assert that Moscow terday unsuccessfully examined is contemplating seeking Japancas the rooms for clues, Until Mr. mediation at the appropriate mo. Zwalt takes alock to-day he is un-ment, but the Foreign Office states able to give a correct estimate of that no signs of such request | the loss, for he states that he had hayo thus far been observable,. It possession of property, of others is thought, probablo that Japan's! in the trade.
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kan to Chan Yau, his son.
The claimant, continued Mr. Remedios, was not the real Chau Yau but hnd been induced to repre sent himself as such. Evidence would also be called to show that a was requested by their father and sister of Chau. You and Chau Ho
Chau Yau to come to Hongkong and denounce the claimant because the boat and Chau Ho were heavily in- debted both in Macao and Hong- kong.
Evidence was then called.
TRAWLER IGNORES GUNBOAT'S FIRE.
MASKED SKIPPER KNOCKED DOWN BY JET OF WATER.
London, June 19. Extraordinary defianco of a elgners who still have privileges gunboat by a trawler skipper, who and properties in China to defend wore a maak, was described at It acams improbable that Russia Campbeltown, Argyllshire, yester would speak as firmly as she has day when maximum fines, totalling least of the passive support of Harrison, master of the Fleetwood belone, unless she was assured at £170, were imposed on William Japan, but the Manchester Gyar steam trawler Alida, for illegal fish- din imagines that Japan's "Ining in the Firth of Clyde, concealing London, July 16. fluence will be used in favour of the name of his ship and refusing the Chinese, by their high-handed fluence should be used Immediately Captain Scott, commander of H.M. The Mouchester Guardian says a peaceful settlement, British in- to stop when ordered to do so by
action over the Chinese Eastern in the same direction.--Reuter.
Router.
FARMERETTE
OVERALLS
HER LEA“
policy, in the event of future "I reckon we'll have to put high hats on the scurecrows next.”
S. Spey, engaged on fishery duty.
The nets and gear were ordered to be forfeited.
Harrison pleaded guilty,
It was stated that when the gunboat came upon the trawler Bahing in prohibited waters the trawler ignored all signals to heave- to, including gunfire. The gun- boat's bow. was run against her quarter and a lieutenant and two able snamen jumped on board the trawler. They were defied and the gunboat ran alongside and another 13 men went on board. It was only when the officer threatened to take possession of the ship by force that Harrison submitted.
The transference of nuval ratings to the trawler was covered with the gunboat's fire hose, and Skipper Harrison, who wore an improvised mask, complained that a jet of water hit him in the face, and knocked him on his back,
Jack Wuymun, of Fleetwood, a hand on the trawler, was fined £2 Zs. for assaulting an able seaman of the boarding party,
DOG ATTACKS WOMEN.
LASSOED IN SUBWAY AND DESTROYED.
When a large white bull terrier which was being taken for a walk by its owner was worried by other dogs, at Streatham, recently, if broke away, blt three women, and mauled a child.
The dog rushed down a subway under the Southern Railway near Eardleyroad, Streatham. snarling willly.
It was caught by a man who drew
a rope round its neck, and was taken to the police station, Later it was 'destroyed.
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