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Serious charges were brought under the Larceny and Forgery Ordinances against Yau Ka-wal,
TUESDAY,
DEATH OF PRINCE VON BUELOW.
·EX-GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S
CAREER,
Berlin, Oct. 28. The death has occurred at
Chancellor, Prince Von Buelow. Reutor.
a partner of the Wing Hing firm, Rome of the former German tailors and outfitters, of 64, Queen's Road Central, before, Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham at the Central Mavistracy yesterday afternoon.
The charges referred to the alleged embezzlement by Yau of $1,690, the forging and uttering of a Chinese borrowing note, and of two sets of "inner counter re- cord of receipts and paymonts for the years 1928 and 1929." and of other stated items at different periods.
Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, of Messrs. Hastings. Dennys and Bowley, re presented Weng Sook-to, a retired partner of the firm who appeared au the complainant on a power of attorney from Chu Kwok-wa, an- other partner. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. H. K. Woo, was counsel for the defence.
Ir opening his case, Mr. Brooks said that the Wing Hing was co-partnership trading as cadors. The firm was originally started by Wong Sook-to, the complainant, who put in 310,000. Three other partners contributed $3,500. $1,000. and $500 respectively. By virtue of his big holdings, Wong Sook-to took over the management of the business, and he continued in that capacity until after the admission of Yau Ka-wai as a fifth partner In the business, when the mana Kership, was handed over to the latter.
OCTOBER 29, 1929.
GARRISON NEWS.
GENERAL SANDILANDS AT GARRISON SCHOOL.
The "General Officer Commanding the Troops in China (H. E. Major- General J. W. Sandilands, C.B.. CM.G.) presented the children attending
prizes to the Hongkong Garrison School, Garden Road, yester day morning..
the
Before this formal ceremony, children rose to greet the G.O.C, the elder chlidren singing The Children's Salg," splendidly rendered, under the abla by Kipling. This song was conductorship of
of W. G (Instructor) Parsons, with Mrs. Parsons at tha plans, A.very pretty song was then Eiven by the infants, who form-
Blanche
[Bernhard Von Buelow was born in May, 1849, at Klein Flottbeck, Holstein, his father becoming later Prussian Foreign Minister. He entered the German diplomatic service in 1873, but a love affair threatened to, wreck his career, while he was serving at Drosden, he fell in love with the Italian Princess Camporeale, who had married his chief, Count Donholl, Chinese children, the Prussian Minister to the Saxon capital. She was a step daughter of Minghetti, the Italian statesman who is commonly ergast ed with having brought, Italy into the Triple Alliance.
with Stanley Ogden and eda semi-circla απ the atage,
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the centre, dressed
These prin cipal actors were suitably assisted in their action by the chorus, whe were provided with furs for the littlo ladies, and Chinese lanterns for the
Httle men
After the school report had been read by Captain E. B. Denken, D.S.O., Buelow eloped with her, and was M.C., A.E.C., Command Education promptly dismissed from the Ger- Officer, Major-General Sandiland man diplomatic service. The pediatributed the prizes. In his nd vious union was dissolved in ut
dress, he said how pleased he พกร to see quen a happy lot of children, and
ust surely be must
due to
to the course, and the eloping pair, were murried at Vienna in 1880.
very efficient staff. He went on to sav of those children
Thanks to the influence of Ming hetti with Bismarck, they were ultimately forgiven, and Buelow was reinstated,
In 1888 he was appointed Minister at Bucharest, and in 1893 Ambassador at Reme. In 1895 he went to the Foreign Office Ax Secretary of State, and two year later secured for Germany the Caroline Islands, part of the re-.
how envio being carried to whom he saw daily. school in a chair, while he had to walk. He thanked the Commodore for his help, and added that 23 child ren of naval personnel attended the school. Again, as at Kowloon, he was able to congratulate the parents on their abikiren, and the children on would be able to distribute the prizes their parents. He hoped that he
on a future occasion.
At the conclusion, the children sang "King" terminated the proceedings.
It was after defendant had assidue of Spain's colonies, receiv-"Land of Hope and Glory and the sumed charge of the business that ing for this service the title of the acts alleged in the charges Count. occurred. -
The annual report on the work of the school stated that changos of staff had, early in the year, somewhat interfered with the work, but since Easter there had been excellent progress. Health had been good, and sports activitles had been notable. The library, was added to during the year. Discipline was excellent."
due
On October 17, 1900, her suc- Evidence with regard to the ceeded Prince Hohenlohe as Chan first charge would be that defend- ant received, on February 5 of cellor. He quickly made good in the new sphere of internal poli- this year, a sum of $1,000 on ac count of a share purchased by ties, maintaining a majority for You Tak-kwong through his the various measures brought for young son who was employed inward until 1906, when the ques- the arm. Later, he received ation of a credit for the suppres- further sum of $500 from thesion of the rising in S. W. Africa same source in full payment of resulted in à breach with the Cen- the value of the share. This sum trists and a general election. of $1.530 was the amount which The victorious parties, Conserva-gonometry and the defendant was now alleged to tives and Liberals, constituted the have embezzled from the firm.
so-called "Buelow Blog," which maintained its solidarity as re- gards national questions, but soon split on home policy.
Books Investigated., Mr. Brooks said that on ac count of certain givings caused Buelow stood for the mainten: by a dispute amongst the partnerance of the Triple Alliance, but which ended in an Original Juris was against the inclusion of Eng- diction action. Yau Tak-kwong land, which as a result took the decided to withdraw his money path led to the Eatente with and he, therefore," applied to the France and Russia. This was defendant, through his son, for the manifested at the Algeciras Con reimbursement. Defendant did
not give the money, but, instead, ference over Morocco in 1906, made out a borrowing note for the which ended in a defeat. for Ger- amount in favour of You Takman policy, although Buelow had kwong. It was alleged that "de- been ma le a Prince in 1905 for fendant forged the note.
his initial successes in con- after the receipt of the present nexion with this question. The complaints, an investigation was fact that he helped to avert war made of the account Books in during the Bosnian crisis in was discovered that certain pas position of Germany on his retire charge of the defendant, and it 1909-9 did not alleviate the grave had been torn out of the books, ment. these buing eventually recovered from a waste-paper basket and
entries added which were not Master to recover the money, this originally there. The relevant being done after a writ had been
the book for 1929 was discovered to issued through
Supreme
be seven pages short upon being Court. He returned the borrow compared with that for the pre- ing note to the defendant after eeding year. The balance sheets the claim had been satisfied, also called for close investigation Cross-examined by Mr. F.C with regard to certain discrepan-Jenkin, witness said he had not cies, discovered.
the partnership book with him, but Evidence was then called. You could say it was signed and chop Yiu-kee, a son of Yan Tak-kwong. ped. He did not know: W
complainant very said he had been employed in the Sook-tn, Wing Hing firm since, the first well, as he was very seldom of day of the present 'Chinese year. the premises. On one occasion he Having received instructions met Wong in the street, when he from his father to purchase a informed, the latter of his con- share in the Wing Hing,
onnexion with the firm and of the February of this year, witness circumstances connected with the paid $1,000 as first instalment to borrowing note. That was after the defendant, and à further $500 the $1.590 had been paid. at another date. He got a part- nership book in return.
Resigned Position,
In May, witness asked defend ant for a burrowing note on the amount, explaining that his father
Further cross-examined, witness admitted that defendant wrote to his father informing him of the feet that the borrowing note had been made out, although it was not actually handed over to him witness) until a very much later did not want to be involved in a state. Witness trusted defendant dispute which was going on be as the managing partner of the tween the other partners. Upon firm and looked to him for the 'receiving the note, witness said repayment of the money. he resigned from his position would not have insisted upon the straightaway.
chop of the firm being given on the A few days Inter, he instructed borrowing note. Messrs. Johnson.
Stokes and The case was adjourned.
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Congratulations were specially to Audrey Hosford, who obtained Matriculation Honours with distine tion in English, History, and Tri- won the Montargle French Prize; also to A. C-Maycock. who passed the Senior Local examina
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! Prize-Winners.
The full list of prize-winners, by Standards, is:
Standard VI-1st. Prize, and Special
Prize as Top of School, Ena Perry. 2nd Prize, Queenie Tylcoat,
Standard V-1st. Prize, Robert Conduct and Progress, Nan Crossan Jones, 2nd., Douglas Oliver, Good and Jean Ripley.
Standard IV1st, Prize, Gordon Willmott. 2nd., Walter FitzEarle, Good Conduct and Progress, Peggy Goddard and Arthur Allen.
Standard E-1st Prize, Yvonne Martin, 2nd,
Monaghan, Conduct and Progress, Peggy, Jordan and Gordon Ribbands.
Standard 1st Prize, Nelile Мигтар. 2nd.. Ronald Holdem and George Fettis. contact and Progress, Robert Gull,
Needlework-Senior Cinsa. lat,, Leppard, 2nd., Veronica Allen, 1st..
Brd. Jean Sore. Junior Eure. Nellic Murray, 2nd.. Jean
Prizes in the Infants Department were awarded to Jean Latham, Isobel Bonzeval, Pearl Buchanan, Dorothy Mavis Jordan Bluache Denkin, Bowles, Gwen
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Martin, Shaw, Betty
Sylvia Esme Payne, Har Donald Burray, Ernest Maycock, David Gilliland, and Prize-winners in Class 3 were Pauline Buchanan, Sylvia Tylcont, Audrey Knill, Violet Bacon, Fred Jones, Jack Fettis. John Ivory, Cyril Holdem, Charles Douglas, Sid ney Bilby. Selby Burns and Frank
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Colonel G. R. V. Steward, CB.E, p.5.0. G.S.0.1., will return to Shang- hai on the Empress of Asia on Thura-
day.
Senior Supervising Matron Miss K. Roscoe, R.R.C., Q.A.I.M.N.S., who has been on a tour of inspection in Shang- hal, sailed for Hongkong on the 9.3., Aeneas, last Saturday.
Captain J. M. Murphy, R.A., Ad- Jutant of the H.K.-S. Brigade, R.A., is being posted Home during the pre- sent trooping season. He will be succeeded in his present appointment by Lieut. A. H. Musson, R.A.
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