CHAN SIK-NIN CASE.
RESPONSIBILITY ISSUE RAISED
Firm's Finances.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPI!. SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1933,
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If as much business was-dono after defendant had adcured con- trol as was done in his own time, continued witness, the firm would have been in a sar.ous financial After having been many after dillculty Indeed: As it was the
NOW QUIET BUT TENSE moons under cross-examination by natural demands of creditors still the detonco, Luan Guo, a principui had to bu served. Credit had to bo
Pelding. Jan. 6. witness in the Chan Sik-nin case, imaintained by the demands of de-
Sir-Some people advocate some kwan and Chinwangtao is quiet The situation between Shaphai. closed his evidence-in-chief be-¡positors in Hongkong being form of protection for local con- fore Mr. Schofield at the Central promptly met, and this circum cerns against foreign competition.t tense, according Police Court yesterday afternoon. stance had forced him to borrow I am of the opinion that by ex-
to well founded foreign despatches The case is one in which Chan from other firms.
travagant management, some of our Jangnese troops, 6,000 being there
Shanhalkwan is Sik-nin, woll-known Hongkong.
now full of Mr. D'Almada: Well, I put it to local concerns openly invite merchant, is charged with iooni- you that the firm became financial- petition. Overheads, and charges
com- at present. ously acizing the business of the ly embarrassed over since your to customera appear to be a minor Yestoptoy Jananese King Fook Wo arm of Hongkong conversion to your own use of the consideration. For instance, I am carried out flakte pune, the torri. and Indo-Ching, and accompanying $120,000 belonging to the firm?--a Kowloon resident and pay 18tory surrounding Shanbaikwan and assets amounting to over a lakh, by had managed to carry on the conts means of a power-of-attorney alleg-business of the firm without dif-lighting to the China Light and vine villages, but no material por unit for my electric dropped several bombs on the nut. od to be forged. The furtner ficulty, alace I could still borrow Power Company ne against 16 centa
damage, was done. fraud is alleged to have been the money and finance the business. charged by the Hongkong Electric
A Japanese Armoured train ousting of Chan Cho trom his post- tion of manager of the Nam Dinh prived of these facilities after do-
Witness sold that he was de- Company to Hongkong residents.
continues to natrol within 500 The Hongkong Electric Company words of this Ch'hese lines, hning (Indo-China) branch by the pro- fendant had come on the scene appears to thrive on their charge, hned here by duction of this allegedly forged and taken solo control. That solo which has been 16 cents per unit
ค destroynd Feldra which was blown up by Instrument, although at a later control had the effect of limiting for a number of years, on which the Japanese, period Chan Cho was reappointed his own powers and relegated they have built up huge reserves
Jananaka to his previous post, but with him to a secondary position, even and paid good dividends. Both
arttilary mited powers.
though afterwards he Was re-Companies operate and produce stored nominally to his old post-under efmilar conditions and if the tion of manager. His own powers Hongkong Electric, Company were thon defined and limited by thrive on 16 cents per unit, what the subsidiary power-of-attorney then is wrong with the
A reliable report saya that the accorded him by the defendant.
Light and Power Company?
China as par putand fram It is very fortunate for the China Tuhlaving on the const to the Light and Power Company that 'nland hille parsine post of Chin- electric power cannot be packed and wangtao. The line is held by in- shipped like cement in bags, infantry and cavalry-Reuter which case they would be carspelled to consider the consumer and lower
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dropped five shells Into the Chinese ass for some unknown renson, but there wes damano
Chinero atores in Chinwangtao are renching for hirslynes
At the resumption of the hearing yesterday, Mr. F.X. D'Almada, on behalf of the defence, questioned Chan Cho regarding two promis- sory notes for monies owed by two men at Nam Dinh, and put it to witness that at the time he
Notes as Security. turned these notes over to the de- This completed the fendant, he (the witness) well examination, and witness was then knew that those notes were worth-re-examined by Mr. Hin-shing Lo, loss; that the two men would for the prosecution. Bover be able to pay the $100,000 In answer to counsel, he sairates in order to meet competition. owing.
that the additional promissory
FAIRNESS Witness replied that if defen- notes previously mentioned, were dant had known that those notes deposited by him security
FA were worthless he would not have against money owing by him to he had any further securities, demanded them off him. More- the firm, and that he turned them The farther hearing of the case over, defendant himself know over to the defendant when the was adjourned until Monday after-fang to put a stop to the move those two men.
latter asked him at Nam Dinh if noon.
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Japan's Reasons
Goneva, Jan. 6. The Japanese statement on the Shaphaikwan events was recolved here to-day from Parlo. The Note says the Japanese authorities persuade Marshal Chang Hsueh- in Polping vainly endeavoured to
ment and had to mobilize forces rocently towards the Manchukuo, because it was realized that the
security of Manchukuo was being menaced.
At this moment of tension and disquietude an unpleasant in- cident occurred at Shanhalkwan. The Chinese soldiers threw bomba
at the Japanese Gendarmorle post, in that town, while simultaneously other soldiers ired upon the r sidence of tho Gendarmerie captain. Other bombs thrown on the encampments of the Manchukuo Frontier Guards.
were
The atatement further says that in view of the critical nature of the situation, negotiations were Immediately opened with the Chin- ese Civil and Military Authorities for the pacific settlement of the incident In order to provide security for the Japanese re- sidents within the Japanese Can- tonmenta. An agreement, con- cluded the following day, provid ed that the Japanese soldiers patrol the Nankwan quarters in order to protect the Japanese re- sidents as well as the Railway.
Soon afterwards, howover, a Japanese detachment proceeding to Nankwan, received rifle fire and; bomba causing the death of a Lien- tenant and two others. The Japanese forces were, therefor compelled to reply and occupied the Shanhaikwan area at 2 pm. on January 8-Peuter....
No Negotiations.
Nanking, Jan. 6. The Foreign Office received this evening a telegram from Chang Hauch-liang stating that no Japan- ese representatives had approach- ed him for negotiating a settle- ment of the Shanhaikwan affair.
The alleged peace negotiations therefore are declared entirely without foundation-Router.
Complaint to League.
Genova, Jan, G. Dr. W. W. Yen, Chief Chinese delegate, to-day addressed a com- munication to the Secretariat, of the League, quoting a message despatched by the Shanghai AB- sociation Chambers of Commerce and the Shanghai Bankers AR- Eqciation protesting against fur- thar procrastination by the League.
The message declares that the entire Chinese nation la indignant over the Shanhaikwan dair and fools that the continued aggros- sion of the Japanese in China has been encouraged by the League'n auplneness.--Reutor.
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MEDAL FOR AMY
RECOGNITION OF RECORD ON CAPE FLIGHT
- London, Jan, 0, Mre. J. A. Mollison was present- ed with a specially struck gold medal at the Mansion House to day, for her achievement in beating her husband's record for the Capo Flight
Tho acting-Lord Mayor made the. presentation at the Lengua of, Youth.-British Wireless.
Ho Blames 1901 Protocol.
Peiping, Jan. 6. Thu restrictions imposed on China by tho 1901 Protocol had forced China to share her strate-; HIL points with the "enemy," rendering it impossible for the. Chinese troops to dolond the cluy effectively, doclares General Ho Cho-kuo. Cantonese Commander halkwan, in a personal statement of the Fangtien Forces at Shan-
kwan. concerning the fall of Shallal
General Ho statos that since September 18, 1931, the position has been over more anomalous. "There has been neither peace nor war. My troops were there, but, not defending ps wo could not take any hostile action against one who was clearly our enemy."
Continuing General Ho saya in his personal statement that despite these bandicaps and Aghting against an enemy with far superior arms and equipments, hampi and nights. The fighting must be could hold the city for three daya considered a redeeming feature of the unfortunate situation.
"There may be some criticism among those who are not acquaint- declares, "but as far as I am con- ed with the situation," Gen. Ho
cerned, my conscience is at càsc.- Reuter.
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