INDEPENDENCE OF PHILIPPINES
THE PLEBISCITE RESOLUTION
ACCEPTED IN "MANILA
COTTON, WHEAT AND SILVER
LATEST NEW YORK
QUOTATIONS
Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Frita have received the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat and silver exchanges for yesterday,
Cotton.
Sept. 6. Bupt. 7. Closing Closing Range Range 9.16-9.10 0.01-0.02 0.35-0.38 0.22-0.22 0.44-9.44 9.30-0.30 9.61-9.61 0.47-0.47 9.80-0.80 0.63-9.63 9.94-0.04 0.77-9.77
9.30
0.20.
Manila, Sept. 6. The plebiscite resolution which has aroused so much discussion December
January March during the past week was finally
May passed last night.
The action of the House in pass- July ing the resolution paves the way Spot for the discussion of the plebiscite bill and other pending measures. The resolution which will be tak on by the Senate in two or three days has no other Intention than Dec. to provoke discussion of the Huwes-May Cutting net by the legislature.
October
Wheat. Sept. 6. 8475
Sept. 7.
83% 70%
7016 88% 71% 80% 71%
77 D2
90% 70% Silver.
Sept. C. Sopt. 7.
37.14 30.95
.
37.52
37.66
38.14
Sept. Oct.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1933.
INDIANS CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
QUESTION AS TO GUILTY KNOWLEDGE
The case against four Indians charged before. Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning, on two alternative counts of larceny and receiving of $500 in money, one ten rupee note, and clothing valued at: $150 contained in a brass box valued at $46, from a watchman, Sher Mohamed, was adjourned after further hearing in the afternoon to September 16.
The defendants were Wall Dad, Mohamed Asharf, Sahib Dad and The first three Sakander Khan.
with defendants wore charged Jarceny and receiving, while the
the receiving charge.
Mr. A. el Arculli appeared for the fourth defendant, and Mr. Horaco Lo for the others,
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DULL
According to Mosers. Swan, Cul- The U. S. Navy balloon, piloted by Lieutenant Commander T. G. bertson and Fritz, the New York Suttle landed to-night near Brane-market was dull yesterday. Busl ford, Conn...and was believed to ness done 1,070,000 shares. The Wall the Street Journal report on yesterday's have a good chance to take
air raco, market: 1938 Gordon Bennett
The market closed lower due to which started hero Saturday,
due to the Settle was obliged to come down carlier than the condition of his moderate selling. U.8. Steel Corp'n
halla down apparently
"fronaga Magazine" report of a de- balloon necessitated, because was about to drift out to aen.
crease in production. Otherwise, the the market is most dull on account of traders holding aloof pending in
at
He brought his balloon down 10.45 p.m. after travelling approx imately 700 miles..
Settle's landing was the thirddication of a definita trend.
The Stock Exchange will open to Chicago Winniper Chicago Wanlon fourth defendant was only up on reported out of six balloons which
morrow. The Commodity Exchango Inc., has announced that trading in bo started.
allk futures on Saturdays
the Code. suspended indefinitely due to the in
five-day week under the Ho B
dustry's f Brokers Loans were reported at $874,000,000, a decrease of $15,000,000 24th figure of $880,000.-
report:
Leaders stated that if it were not for the ploblscite resolution the September, morits and faults of the Hawes- December Cutting act could not have been March discussed by the members of the legislature.
The entire week's debate on the resolution was full of mud-slinging whorela former colleagues in the House hoaped personal charges upon each other.
The three-day speech of Mr. Del- gado was packed full of accusations against the mission members and defended atoutly the stand of Sen- ate President Quezon.
The plebiscite: resolution provid- ing for a pleblecite prior to netion
38.80
Total sales for the day:
4,275,000 oz. 2,425,000 ozs. (171 Contracts) (07 Contracts)
4
"EXCHANGE RATES.
Sept. 7. Sept. 6. 80.13/10
Paris Geneva Berlin Helsingfors Onlo.. Athens Milan
by the Philippine legislature on i.
the acceptance or rejection of the
Hare-Hawes-Cutting act follows:
TEXT OF RESOLUTION, "Whereas, all the members
York | New
Amsterdam Vienna
of Prague
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18.00 546
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44 .1/3.3/10
4.56
7.84
20
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Brussels Stockholm Llabon
.100% .39.13/16
636 .1/4.15/16 22.05 22.01 19.37%
104 1/6,3/16 1/2.1/8
.30
.4.78 18.1/10
the present Legislature have been Madrid elected under a mandate to work Bucharest for an immediate, complete and ab- solute independence of the Philip pine Islanda;
"Whereas, the lare-Hawes-Cut-
Bombay ting Act does not provide for im- omb
Yokohama mediate, complete and absolute in Montevideo dependence and the provisions Montreal thereof are not in accord with the Silver (spot) specific instructions sent by the Silver (forward) 18.1/8 Phippine Legislature to the Ninth War Loan Philippine Commission, and
"Whereas, in accordance
with!
the true principles of democracy,
80.19/32 10.32 13.244
10,90
7.8214
his friend.
Mr. Schofield. He has taken the part of alding and abetting. has got a case to answer, and so have the rest.
from Augusarazing""
060.
will
No Guilty Knowledge. Mr. Arculli, making his submis- Steel production at 45% of capacity sions for the discharge of the due to now business holding aloof the fourth defendant, said that he was pending final adjustment of market charged with receiving stolen-pro-practices in conformance with
declining consumption porty, knowing it to be stolen. He National Recovery Act code and also submitted the onus was on the pro- automotive
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Retiring Shortly, Sergeant Fitches said that the complainant was a watchman em- ployed by the Hongkong Tram ways, and resided at their depot. He had a brass bound box contain- Ing clothing and other property which he loft at No. 10, Star Street, 3rd. floor, where the Erst, second and third defendants lived. The
Morning) complaints shortly due to socution to prove that the defen- slowly Our New York Ofice cable proceed back to India on retire- dant knew ho was receiving stolen
given Stocks: The market was very dull mont. In addition to the clothing, property. Evidence $500 in Hongkong Bank notes and that the complainant did not know and slightly ensy. Whent: Liver 22034n ten rupee note were in the box, the defendant, and that there were pool apathetle. Our market eased Constructive The house boy employed by the no marks or names on the box. It moderately and is lacking the buying
in Argeating Linues in that on was taken to him, by, the third de- power of yesterday. Drouth con- 606 defendants would say
moderate 69.20/32 August 27 at 12.30 p.m. the only fendant who asked him to keep it side favoured on setbacks. Cotton:
444 persons beside himself on the pre-for him for safe custody. There The market is easier on
Street (the picco goods 1/34 mises were the first and third de- was nothing, in the outward aphedging with light demand from
4.55 fendants.
About that time they pearance of the box to show it had Worth wrote a letter, and gave it to him been tampered with. There was section). Mill trade and spot de 100% to deliver to a watchman at the nothing to show it was not locked mand quiet. Silver: The market is
Dow-Jones averages: 37 Kowloon Docks. This letter men- inside, so how was the defendant steady but duli. 636 tioned a key, but actually was of to know that the receipt of a box no importance, as it was a rusc from a friend of his was in any 1/4.3%
23.04 to get him away from the premises, way an offence against the law. When the boy returned about There was also no evidence that 10.37
100% 3.30 p.m. neither of the defendants the fourth defendant had seen the were there, and, he found the box box. It had been put in the garden missing. The following morning of No. 1, Minden Road, easily acces- 4.77 he reported the matter to the com-sible from the street outside, and Allied Chemical & 18.1/16 plainant, and asked him whether anybody could have oponed it. 18.3/10 he ad removed the box. The con- The point to be, decided on was plainant said he had not, and later whether the fourth defendant had received the box well knowing it to reported the theft to the police
have been stolen, and he submitted this had not been proved.
Continuing counsel submitted American Smelting 38 that the mere fact that it had been American Tel.
American placed behind a camp bed did not mean it was hidden. And even if porty, and had a share in the trans netion, was it possible that nothing was recovered in his quarters, and Atlas to the incident. The second de-nothing was found on his person? fendant had denied taking the box, And this after his quarters had and put the blame on some others, bean entered into by the police at
were a time when he was not there?. Two-Chinese detectives sent out to locate the coolies, and they succeeded in tracing two of them. At the station those coolies pointed out the first and second defendants as being the persons. who had instructed them to take the box. The box was taken to No. 1, Minden Road, Tsimshatsui, where the fourth defendant was employed as a watchman, and the box was deposited in the garden
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no action should be taken by the Philippines in Legislature assem- agoncles and servants of the peo-bled and by the authority of the That a plebiscite be held to plo contrary to the latter's express same:
thereof: Filipino people before the Philip the people's sanction
pine Legislature takes action on Now, therefore,, be it
"Resolved by that Senate and the acceptance or rejection of the House of Representatives of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting act.
an
Coolles Scen With Box, Inquiries were made, and Indian watchman-who lives on the adjoining floor had said that he had occasion to go up to this floor, coming down the stairs, with four coolies who were carrying the box. He did not attach any importance
Feedy jest WK STAGNg). Get out the actual desire of the land met the second defondant he had
known it was
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Mr. Schofield.-There is no ac tual evidence that he was in the premises during the time the box arrived until the police arrived. There is no actual evidence of his receiving the box, but there is now evidence that he knew it was in his quarters. There were two blan-Columbia kets on it.
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it was behind a camp bed with anything.
Mr. Arculli.-The mere
fact that of
there. The box was later found two blankets on it does not convey Corn Aircraft
In the basement occupied by the fourth defendant.
The locks had been forced open, and $271 was found missing. The sum of $229 and the ten rupee note secret which were placed in drawer were found intact.
Mr. Lo's Submissions.
Mr. Schofield.It was found there with the blankets on it, and also broken opdh.
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Mr. Arculli-The mere fact that there were no padlocks on it, doos not mean guilty knowledge. Does your Worship say that because must have After the evidence for the pro- there were no padlocks on it when
recovered, that they
Mr. Schofield. Yes I do. been padlocks on it before?
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The third defendant, Sahib Dad, then gave evidence in the witness International Har box,
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secution had been concluded, Mr. Lo submitted that there was no case against the second defendant as the evidence had been flimsy, and in fact if it had not been for the statement he was alleged to have made there would be no evid- ence against him, at all. Counsel, therefore, asked that the second defendant should not be called upon complainant $200 in to defend himself, particularly in last year, and the complainant had view of the position taken by the promised to pay it back in April. first and third defendants. In the The loan was not on interest. He case of the third defendant, there had asked for repayment, but the was really no case against him on complainant had kept on putting the evidence alone, but he had him-him off, and on August 24 com self accepted full responsibility. plainant came to his flat and said ho had not sufficient money, and He would tell the Court that it was
promised to repay him in India. he who directed the first defen He did not agree, and threatened Montgomery Ward 2416... dant to move the box for him, so
complainant, saying he would take National City Bank 28% that its removal was on his behalf. hin belongings Away. Complainant National Distillers. 04 He would also say that ho gave 36 to the first defendant asking him said he could go ahead, and tako New York Central.
them away if he could find any North American
Pacifie Gas & to pay for the coalies and boatman, thing. On August 27 he went to Owens-linols Glass 7844 and keep the balance for himself.
Electric No. 10, Star Street, and saw the There was no direct evidence con- first defendant there. He Kavo Pennsylvania Rail- necting second defendant with the him 86 and asked him to take the crime. He happened to be at No. box to the fourth defendant at Phillipa Petroelum 10, Star Streat, top floor, as it was Kowloon, while he went to look for Reynalds his own quarters. The mere fact the fourth defendant. He told the that he was in company with the first defendant that the box was Hears Roebuck Art defendant did not incriminate his. He did not find the fourth Sholl Union him in any way. The evidence was defendant, but when he returned Socony Vacuum
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Mr. Lo-The third defendant leave the money with someone hotalled Corporation will any that he explained to the could trusts Compliant, then I'nited-Gas
provement second defendant that the com- went on board the s... Kong So and plainant owed him money, and that the guards there gave him advice. UB. Rubber ho had decided to take the box as One of them then came over to U.8, Blool the complainant was leavings or binism He asked the guard te moet | Universal
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