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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1920:

CONSPIRACY

EFRAUD.

"ACCOMPLICE TRI

CONFLICTING EVIDENCE IN COURT.

A Chinese was yesterday afternoo charged before Magistrate Smith with conspiring with another, not in cus- tody, to defraud the Man Sang knit- ting factory out of 900 düzen pairs of The defendant who was represent- ed by Mr. A. H. Crew, pleaded ** not guity." Mr. T. Rowan appeared for the prosecution

socks.

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DAIRY

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OTHERS.

TO

LATEST SHIPPING ENEWS.

باد

IRAIYALA.

The 29. "Selyn Marz" Capt. K. Ohno, 4,770.48 tons, arrived this mbening at 7.50 a.m. froin Moji with 3.200 tons of coal, lumber, cotton. yard etc.

Mr. F. Thompson-of-the-Dairy- Farm Co., appeared before Magistrate The Haimun, Capt. Page, Smith this morning and charged ab 641 tons, arrived this morning at 8. coolie employed by the firm with them. from Hoihow with 900 tons of

general cargo and 12 bags of mail,

thel of 4 Ib. of beetles

DEPARTURES.-

Thess. Koeichow," Captain Williams, sailed for. Thentain via Wel- haiwei at 7 am to-day with 760 tons of general cargo.

he

The s.s."Sado Maru”- Captain Tanaka, salled for London via Sing apore at 11 am to-day with 300 tons of general cargo, -

The defendant pleaded guilty." Mr. Thompson" asked for a heavy penalty in view of the face dun the lis from the company were becoming very The manager of the Man Sang knit common lately. The focat, he said, was ting factory deposed that on October transported in a motor van from Pak- -16, the defendant and a man named fulum to the town depot every morn

Leung Wei Nam, the latter represent ing. The meat was always weighed ing himself to be the manager of the before leaving Pokfulam, and again Mee Sang Export Co.. of Des Voeux weighed in town. As a rule, some 15 Road Central, interviewed him, in his to 20 lbs. of meat were missing daily office. Leung placed an order with. The theft took place while the meat wimess for 300 dozens pairs of socks, was en route,

The saHaliloong." Capt. Pass- which were to be taken on, credit. Inspector Cockle asked for stocks more, sailed for Foochow via Swatow The order, was executed on the follow- as an example to the other coolies at noon today with 600′ tons of ing day. Several days later, witness employed by the Company. "general cargo. received, a telephone message · pur-. The Magistrate sentemmed the defen- porting to come from Leung, enquis- dant to three weeks' hard labour and ing if he had any more socks. Wit four hours' stocks in tier of the last Simpson, sailed for Manila at 3 pm. ness said that he had," and was told day... that a man would be sent for another 600 dozen pairs. Shortly afterwards, the defendant made his appearance and took delivery of the socks which he transferred to Hongkong by.sam- pan. A couple of days later, witness went to the Mee Sang Co., to ask for payment of the socks, but the people there denied having taken any socks from witness. They did not know Leung.. Witress made enquiries, and master of Queen's College. left by found 300 dozen pairs of the socks the "Sado Maru" this morning on Icare. He was given a Roe send of had been sold to the Kwong Cheung by his pupils, some 700 in Eumber, to-day and will sail for Melbourne The s.s.Eastern,” British cleared

firm. He went there and was in-

MR: TANNER DEPARTS.

GAY HARBOUR SCENE.

Mr. B. Tanner F.R.6.S.. bead

The ss. **Loongsang." Capt.

to-day with 1,840 tons of general

cargo.

CLEARANCES.

The 1.5. "Kamyingfat," Chinese, cleared to-day and will sail for Hoihow at Sa.m. to-morrow,

The as. "Soshu Mart.” Japanese, cleared to-day and will sail for Takao via Swatow at 10 a.m. to-morrow

formed that the socks were purchased who circled round the ship in six via Sandakan at noon to-morrow. from the Sang Sang firm.

launches. Bring crackers and giving Witness

other demonstrations of their good went to the Sang Sang firm, and was

wishes. On the launches were sev- informed by the manager of that firm"

eral of the masters and a' number of fhat he had bought the,, socks, from a man whose name he did not know past pupils. The expressions of good-

will which have been made to Mr.'. He told the witness to wait a while. Tanner during the last few days should

and the man would turn up for pay-

ment. He waited, and a few minutes be a happy augury for his holiday. later the defendam came and witness' had him arrested. .

The manager of the Sang Sang firm deposed that when approached be purchased 300 dozen pairs of the socks for which he paid cash, giving the money to the man Leung in the defendant's presence. Defendant re- turned to the office on the evening of his arrest owing to a defect in the receipt. Leung had represented him

self to be the salesman of a firm in Western Street that was later found not, to exist.

The Magistrate remarked that it was rather a big transaction, and he Could not help thinking that the man- ager of the Man Sang firm had taken a big risk in giving credit to a total stranger,

THAT STORM WAS WEATHERED.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS AND PASSENGERS.

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Sir Sidney Lee recalls in the Daily Telegraph a striking parallel between the social condition of England to-day and the period after the Napoleonic Dec. War. The very same language was. useri

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no sooner had the Battle of Waterloo brought the prolonged military con Oct. 50.-B. F. Mr. Rowan said that because of the flict to a glorious conclusion than 31.-B. F. trouble in Caston, the firm was pre- political, social, and economic dis-Nov. 6-N. Y. E. vented from exporting the socks, and content, which had been temporarily as they had a large stock on hand, stifled, found trumpet-tongued ex they were naturally anxious to dispose pression." of as much as they could.

"The temper of the middle class, within eighteen months of the stirring Dec. "After witcesses for the defence victory of Waterloo, may be gauged had been heard. Mr. Crew by the action of the Common Council **addressed the Magistrate

at of the City of London. which in length on the defendant's behalf, December, 1816, addressed the Prince attributing the whole fraud to the Regent in terms like these: missing man. Leung, whose catspaw he said the defendant had been.

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Distress and misery are TiQ longer limited to one portion of the His Worship reserved his decision Empire, and under their irresistible until this morning, when he read a pressure the commercial, agricultural, lenghthy judgment, in the course of and manufacturing interests are which be said that owing to the con- equally sinking. We can, sir, no Feb. 3.-P. & n. flicting evidence he had to rely more longer support out of our dilapidated upon the probablities of the case resources the overwhelming load of than upon the corroboration of taxation. Our grievances are the the witnesses of either side, natural effect of rash and ruinous; Nov. 16. B. F.. who bad ample time to wars, unjustly commenced. and Dec. 4-B. F. concert together. He did not believe pertinaciously persisted in, where 24. B: F. that the defendant took a part in the no rational object was 10 be Jan. 18.-B. T. 'proceedings until the evening of his attained; of immense subsidies to Feb. 7.-B. F.

arrest. There was no corroboration, foreign Powers to defend their own documentary or otherwise, adduced territories or to commit aggressions for the statement of the principal on those of our neighbours; of a witness for the prosecution, that the delusive paper currency, of an un-Nov. Z.-J.C.J.L. Tjikembang. defendant alone took part in the constitutional and unprecedented second transaction without question military force in time of peace; of and with credit, and took delivery of the unexampled and increasing the additional 600 dozen pairs of magnitude of the Civil List; of the socks even before the first 300 enormous sums paid for unmerited Nov 2.-P. & 0. Dilwara dozen pairs had been paid for. pensions and sinecures; and of a Thi seemed to kim to be long course of the most lavish mere embroidery. of the and improvident expenditure of facts as regards the subsequent the. public money throughout transaction. All the other witnesses every branch of the Government, all Oct. 30.-BLA -agened that the othariusatalogul blind

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chief part in the fraud, and that the quate state of the representation of defendant had merely the "watching the people in Parliament, whereby FROM MELBOURNE IND SYDNEL on role.. He therefore thought that all constitutional control over the

Nov. 10-E & this episode was pure invention, servants of the Crown has been lost, Dec. 4.-E. && The only palat that both and Parliaments have become 'sub sides agreed on was that the defen servient to the will of Ministers." dant went to the Sang Sang-shop on "Such was the language of respon the night of his arrest to deliver the sible citizens. Incendiary. agita

chop" to the second witness. The tore improved on its "resolute tones. defendant admitted this and said that Prophets foretold, social upheaval Nor-C.P.0.8. the person who gave him the chopin England corresponding with the was his brother-in-law Chu-allas French Revolution of 1789,*** Yat Leung, who seemed to be the the storm was in due time weathered. prime mover in the fraud, Chu says Sir Sidney Lee, A peaceful undoubtedly bad got wind that settlement was gradually reached by the fraud has been discovered and the conflicting interests. The that the parties concerned were on ingrained respect of the English Mar. 10-B. F. Tym his track, and so deliberately sent people for law and order finally the defendant with the chop In rejected extreme counsels while order to put them off the scent. The conservative suspicion of all innova defendant's act in falling into the tion was over-ruled Concessions Nor. trap may be explained by the fact removed the most urgent and genuine that he had not previously of the popular prievances.

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