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inclined to agree with yon." Imagine that going on everywhere-in other little communities like Hongkong's and you get at once a vision of a wave of goodwill, and sweet reason, and commensense, creeping, creeping. welling, swelling, growing as it goes, until at last upon the beach of inter- Colombo. national harmony and universal brotherhood it bursts in beauty.

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Lt. Commander Curvy left by the P. & O. "Dozers" to-day for

The Hon. Mr, P. H. Holyoak and

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Mrs. Holyoak, who have been on ses trip to Fuochow, came back to the Colony yesterday.

Thinking of Mr. Pollock's proposal in this way, we were dismayed to read that a man like Pastor Maconachie had thrown a little cold water on it, that he thought it hard to see what ench a League could do, beyond pass-dden death of Mr. E. Johannes, pre- Singapore papers announced the ing a resolation, sending it 1.0 Washington, and then dissolving."prietor of the Ses View Hotel. Death If the rev. gentleman will read care-followed a heart attack. fully what we have written, and pray

for light, we feel sure he will soon

to

Passengers from Shanghai beartily agree with us that such a Singapore by the P. little local League, like the little "Tunera" which left Hongkong to leaven that leaveneth, can accomplish day, were Captains W. B. Khear and far. far more than its superficial critics Jackson. would be likely to expect of it,

We do not want to say one word

Mr. de Carvalho, a resident of Anoy, died here yesterday and was buried last evening. The deceased, who was well on in years, had been in: poor health for some time.

Dating the brief star of Major General Leonard Wood and Mr. W. Cameron. Forbes in Tokyo recently they were both decorated with the First Class Order of the Rising San.

INDIAN POLICE. AN

WITNESSES.

ACCUSED OF FAKING EVIDENCE.

The hearing was resumed before Magistrate Ore yesterday afternoon, of the case in which four Chinese-the

cuxswain of a motor bost, his foli, and two members of the crew of a sampan are charged with unlawful posses- sion on board their vessels, of illicit opium.

The coxswain of the motor beat was further charged with having allowed

conviction were recorded.

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THURSDAY...OCTOBER 20, · 1931.

Mr. Smith. It is high time that the BANOQUE -INDJUTRIELLE. administration of justice in this Court

Tas

not pollated, consciously or anconsciously, by bringing absolute liars into Court to convict people. I, don't want to make appleasant suggestions, but it was up to the police to find out their case from the in-

former. They have no business to detain these men for a week knowing they will not be able to prove their

case.

PARIS BANK CONSORTIUM'S DECISION.

LOKAL MANAGER'S STATEMENT.

A China Mail reported this mor-

As

ning interviewed the local manager of the Banque Industrialle de Chine The Magistrate: Who knew? Do

regarding the Reuter cable from Paris you suggest Mr. Smith knew?

Mr. Lo: It is up to the police to published in another column stating find out. Mr. Smith is a person tor that the consortium of banks which whom I entertain such high regard was formed with the object of coming that I would not think of making any to the resene of the Banque ladus- the vessel to be used for the trans- imputations against him. I am ask trielle de Chine has informed the portation of the opium, and Mr. N. Laing your Worship to bear me our in Minister of Finance that it has been Shith Superintendent of Imports and saying this, that the police must have obliged to abandon the idea owing to Exports intimated at the previous known-if they did not they were the fact that the Chinese Government hearing that he would apply for the guilty of gross dereliction of duty, is no longer prepared to abide by its confiscation of the motor best if a When they opened the case they promised guarantees.

should have been in a position to in- M. Montargis, the manager, said An interesting question concerning dicate that a conflict of evidence that he had received no official in- from Paris but was the preparation by the police of cases would be brought out. Instead of timaticu likely to injure the fine feelings that

for presentation at the Court was rai that they have to coaless at this stage immediately cabling the head office have started this movement. this

ed when it was alleged that two Indian that the police witnesses have not for more precise information.

The police re-soon as that arrived he would be glad harbinger of hope. We credit Mr. H.

constables were giving false evidence been telling the truth. R. Wells with goodwill on the main

in support of a charge of muggling presenting the Crown--the fountain of to make it available for publication. opiam on a moter lunch and that the justice-bould have got this inform-! The opinion is held locally that the issue as good as our own, and hope be

European police officers in charge of ation from the informer at the censortium's decision may not neces will indulge us in saying that we lear his idea of social service as attacking

the case knew, or ought to have ogtsst. Mr. Smith has just whispered sarily mean that the Banque will not, known, that evidence existed which me that the evidence of the informer as predicted by M. Montargis in bis social evils locally is too narrow. If he will allow us to nominate the

would throw doubs upon the Indian came to him as an absolute surprise affidavit applying to the Supreme social evils to be first attacked, such

constables statements. It was sug but the police should have known it Court for further adjournment of the gested, further, that if this conflict of long ago. I protest against this winding up petition, be in a position- as wrong thinking about patriotism.

evidence had been discovered earlier, pollution of the administration of to re-open for business in or before Ltd. mora pessimism, and the love of

riches, we will gladly include it their Arriving here by the Admiral four men would not have been kept justice. It is doing the fair came of March 1922 when it was hoped it turn those he would himself be think Line stemmer Silver State." to-day prison for several days awaiting British justice a great deal of harm. would carry on under a reorganisation ing of Mr. McGuigan would have. Yater, who has beer. scting trial, and if the discrepancy had been ask you to fine the Indian con- scheme providing for the repay- ment in full of ali purely banking his owa order of pre-eminence of governor of the Philippines, will visit discovered at the very ontset the pro- stables for perjory. social evils. For too many people, Canton, and

then continue bia secution would never

The Magistrate: I have no idea which debts within six months, thereafter. the phrase has come to mean attack-journey by the same vessel.

brought at all.

is right-the informer or the Indians.It is said that the consortium scheme ing the social habits of older people.

It was deposed at the previous All I can say is, there is a discrepancy. with the Chinese Government the goodness or badness of which is

hearing that two Indian constables1 am constantly in this unfortunate understood to be only one of several often debatesble. Let's attack oar Knocked down by a motor car stationed on Lamma Island, acting on position in which, owing to conflict of projects for salving the Banque. own first. Have we made it clear that upposite the Taikoo Docks on Shau- information received, hired a dinghy evidence, I have no idea what are the However, in the absence of definite for us the first social evil to be attack-kiwan Road, yesterday afternoon, a and went out to a moter boat and facts. ed is wrong thinking and thought-coolie is zow in the Government two sampans which were lying in the

You expressed lessness? In this connection we Civil Hospital receiving treatment for harbour. Opium was alleged to have approval of the first witness's demean embrace as a brother Mr. Arnold injuries to the legs and body. His been found in one of the sarapan, our at the last hearing. Hughes, who put it in an epigram condition is not serious.

The Magistrate: I did not express for us. Begin by thicking, not

The defence contested the truth of disapproval: I made a note of it. I doing," he said. Although we It is reported that a guest staying this evidence and allege that, to con- said the man showed nervousness, consider right thinking as the biggest at the Kalee Hotel, Shanghai, last vett what they believed to be moral but it might have been for other motor reason2. I have only heard your kind of doing. we know what he week, found that during half-an-guilt in respect of the meart, and we endorse and appland. hour's absence from his room, a des. boat, into "legal" guilt, the over-remarks; I have not heard what the Fabian methods seem slow to the patch-box belonging to him had been zealous constable had transferred defendants have to say. ardent and energetic, but they are ripped open and precious stones to the some of the opium found in the Mr. Lo said he would not have essential. The Buddhist philosophy value of £2,600 were abstracted. The sarapan into the moter beat.

made his remarks if Mr. Smith, repre- has thinking rightly placed. We are, loss is stated to have been covered by showed some disagreement under that in his opinion the case could not rheit evidence, the Indians seating the prosecution, had not id it points our. what we think. If we inorance.

Lam Ewai Yuen a shroff employed do not think, we are nothing. If we

cro-examination which led to the

go on. He could not call the defen- at the Imports and Exports Office, think healthily, we are healthy. It

Magistrate remarking that "it struck dants if the case were withdraw). him that, in giving his evidence, onc

and another Chinese named Tong Kni is a profouca truth, logically and

The Magistrate remarked that Mr. Sang, of no occupation, both giving of the constables was not telling the Smith was only expressing an opinion. their address 25 No. 10, Possession empirically demonstrable, in spite of

truth." any cuibblers,

Mr. Smith: I am rot prosecuting.Street. were this morning charged

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seriously treating its units as ends in themselves. He may be willing to accept the Fellowship League's acceptance of the principle (when it does accept) as a step in the direction be sees the world must go. We must begin somewhere. Where better than in the individual mind? Increase the

"

We

So we have our League. and our hopes of it, though do wish 3Ir. Maconachie had thought more before

he

3lr. H. E. Marsden, of the from Standard Ol Co. sailed Shanghai on the R. J. S. "Empress of Russia" for Japan. Mr. Marden is a popular American of Shanghai.

and in the motor bout.

In

have been

Mr. Lo:

is

news at the moment it is diacalt to

disinterpret the exact effects probable fom the consortium's decision, and the more precise information sought by M. Montargis will be azzioney awaited.

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.

TWO MEN CHARGED WITH INTIMIDATION.

Mr. M. K. La. who appeared for the I was asked to come up, as it was a before Magistrate Orme with con" defence, expressed himself strongly on importact opium case. He has gone to meet is Edna the case, which he described asformer's evidence is as new to me as

spoke Millington, of New York, to whom he the daughter of Mrs. H. P. Millington

it to be married. Miss Millington is

trumped up."

last week.

to the Court.

The in

menaces, $350 from Chan Ng, master spiracy, and with demanding, with

of the Sze Chan foreiga piece goods shop of No. 53, Queen's Road Central. Mr. Leo Longinotto appeared for the complainant, and Mr. R. E. Webster for the defendants.

and saddled it with such an unwieldy

ing, Mr. Lo asked the Magistrate At the opening of yesterday's hear-

The Magistrate: As to expressing name. The League of Fellowship was

whether he desired to hear further any surprise and indignation as to enough, and said ai!. The addition of of New York City. "and Service" was as unnecessary as

cross-examination of the Indian con Indian witnesses' evidence, I should it would be to say "the church of The Chinese press announces that stables having regard to the opinions be very glad if they were all entirely infallible, but I am afraid The Peking has raised sufficient funds to he had expressed upon their evidence until the oath is changed we shall in order to get instructions, as he Mr. Webster appüsd for a remand Christianity and morality." addendum is understood in both cases, delray the expenses of the Washing- and to name it in that way is almost ton delegation, Chang Tse-lin having

The Magistrate: Perhaps I was have this difficulty. I am afraid had only just been retained. offensive. Let us repeat a point. The contributed $100,000, whilst other rather carried away by your virtuous we can't rely on Indians to be entirely Longirotto raising no objection, the chief service of the members of such a contributions are anticipated from indignation, thinking that you, know-truthful. Acting according to their hearing of the case was fixed for Fellowship will be to testify, in some provincial authorities. It is stated ing the facts better than I did, had best lights, I am afraid they diverge October 27. Bail was fixed in the sum such ways as we indicated when des- also that the Chinese Bankers' As good grounds for that indignation. cribing the reproof of an idle bat sociation has agreed to advance mischievous talker.

$500.000.

They'll know not, nor care greatly.

if they be spark or star; Put know to move is Somewhat, although the goal be far; And larger light or lesser, this thing

whose service is sincere.

at least is clear, They'll serve the Cause most truly number of right-minded people, aug. In such ways they spread good ment goodwill, and a distinct advance thoughts and goodwill, and by so

السلاجیت

sometimes from the truth That of $500 each. applies to Chinese police as well. I wish I could always believe them.

NEWS FROM WUCHOW,

DR. SUN TO CONFER WITH KWANGTUNG GENERALS.

Mr.

Mr. Lo: I hope your feelings have not cooled down because, whether

Mr. Lo: I am complaining that the virtuously or otherwise, I still feel

prosecution should not have started indignant because I believe the case H.M.S. "Hawkits," Aagship of the to be a trumped up one.

the case when they knew or ought to British China Squadron, and the

The Magistrate: It will shorten have known the informer's evidence. craisers Carlisle and "Colambo" your cross-examination if you have The Magistrate: Well, Inspector arrived at Yokohama on October 6 definite evidence to disprove the pear, you are in charge. from Weibaiwei. On arrival of the flag evidence of the Indian constables.

Sab Inspector Spear: Mr. Lo

WECHOW, Oct, 19. ship in the afternoon with Admiral

Mr. Lo: I have not been able to evidently refers to me.

General Chan Kwen Ming, Com- Mr. Lo: Yes, I must, because you mander-in-chief of the Kwangtung Sir Alexander Duff on board, Mr. Eget the passengers on the launch. Hamilton Holmes, British Consul-

forces is on his way down from Nan- Mr. Smith suggested that the are in charge. General, Captain J. P. R. Marriott, Indian constables might have been too Sub-Inspector Spear: I have never Fellowship League is to abolishing which leads to wars and is the Surgeon-Commander Francis J. Go the escape of the other bost.

nesses. I have a master and I had also coming here from Kweilia. Both the racial,

are to confer with Dr. Sun caste, and class chief of social evils. This League of

to do as I am told. Inspector Angus ho distinctions that

WELS paid an official visit. Admiral

arrived here from obtrude

Mr. Lo: If you can get the Magis-

Can- and Fellowship is a Band of Hope. Help Duff, accompanied by Capt. James, trate to believe that you will get him directed, me to take charge of the ton on Monday. The town was de persist even among the churches, it to flourish. You.

Commander of the "Hawkins," to believe anything.

corated in honour of Dr. Sun's arrival to put, as it were, a uniform or a

visited the British Embassy on the badge on those who decide to stand

Mr. Orme: Magistrates are Tely elucidation is not so easy for the out to meet him with bands playing The Magistrate: I am afraid and all the school children marched up for this form of righteousness, to j

following day.

credulous people.

Police as Mr. Lo seeras to think. It and flags flying. On landing Dr. Sun "confirm" them, a the Bishop would

is extremely difficult for them, even, Bay, and to encourage them to "let

to get to the bottom of a story. In town, in the presence of a big gather- was met by all the officials of the their light shine before men." Con-

y experience it is very difficult. ing of people, and a Presidential Mr. Lo: I don't suggest that salute of 21 guns was fired.

Peter Hugh M'Intyre, to Katbe will be made. The idea of the much reduce the amount of bad feel-CALG., British Naval Attache, and busy searching the latach to notice/seen or interrogated one of these wit-bing to Wuchow and General Li is

Familie Brietenfeldt.

The China Mail.

** TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE."

Longkono, Tagesday, Oct. 20, 1981.

FELLOWSHIP,'

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Chinese porcelains, curios and sider how it works in practice. Many lacquered ware will be anctioned to- men constantly say things they do morrow afternoon by Messrs. Hughes

Civilisation. in spite of the pedigree of many of the races inhabit ing Singapore, proceeds very slowly

The fisherman who told the police about the opium then gave evidence. He said he saw the launch and two sampans meet in the bay; the launch

case.

Mr. Smith: Yes. That entirely vitiates the case.

with us, says the Singapore Free Press. went in between the two sampas. Inspector Spear will come bere and not earnestly mean. When these idle and Hough.

That is if civilisation includes know When the police boarded the launch Our recent lecturer, like the China remarks receive endorsement, they Mail, believes in the method of are apt to become convictions. For

ledge. It will take any more genera- one of the sampaos moved away. He tell lies; I am not complaining against To-morrow morning Messre, tions to accomplish the following in pursued it in the sampan the police him individually. I am complaining

The Magistrate: Bat the Indiana groups everywhere of anti war minds, with Japan," says some chatterer, wire nails, sixteen coils of galvanized Chinese. Fabius. His idea of forrning little example. "We must have a war Lammert Bros, will sell 293 kegs of regard to traffic. (1) To convinces had used. The men reached the shore of the administration, of justice. If

coolie (or any other and escaped.

the man in charge had had, in the have said the opium was on the motor leaven, was good and practical peeved by commercial rivalry or wire, and a quantity of cast iron native) that the whole road is ant The witness then declared that the firet instance, a draft of what the launch. Every single mind that clears itself some other private grievance. If the water pipes.

meant for pedestrians. (2) The ricsha opium in the two bags in Court was informer would say and what the race prejudice and the old remark be favourably received, his. chauvinistic tendencies which pose half idea is confirmed into a belief.

coolie that there is any grester end in on the sampon which the men desert Indian constables would say the

The Magistrate: I am afraid I have. A Maccassar cable of the 5th life than to catch a fare, just at this ed. It was never in the motor launch, prosecution would never have been falsely as patriotic, is s marked The human. parrota repest it, it instant says that a most, atrocious time. (3) To teach chauffers that a he said.

brought.

too long experience to be as much step in advance, and if propedy spreads, and soon it is a popular cry. murder has beez committed there by standing car is not a fair butt. ($20) The Magistrate: Was the opium The Magistrate: I have not heard astonished as Mr. Lo. If we could *converted" will make a point of assume that a member of such a sustive who took a dessuse roman fines won't do it). (4) To teach a you saw at the Folice Station like enough to say wether the Indians only get evidence which could be preading its own enlightenment. In Fellowship League is present at the to a well, stabbed her 26 times with a motor driver a moving body cannot the opiam you yourself found on the may have told the truth or not. On relied upon as truth it would make this matter Hongkong's lack of voting original utterance. He protests in a life and then cut off her fingers be diverted out of its line of motion sein?

the evidenes before me there are things much easier here. I don't power, or its lack of prestige as a kindly way."Excuse me," he says, to obtain her rings.

without something giving.

Witness: It was the same two inconsistencies. It does not follow know if anyone has heard the in- petitioning or demonstrating coza-"for pointing out that that is rather

bags,

that the evidence of the imformer can former's evidence before. munity, does not matter. The bulk a dreadful thing to say, and mis-

Mr. Smith said he had not heard At this stage, Mr. Smith intervened be accepted; the evidence of infor of the marketed harvest may look big-chievous if repeated. I am sure you recently to America, after his tour in

to withdraw the case: He remarkeders is not easy to deal with.

any of the witnesses before they came ger and more valuable than the ama" do not reaily wish such horrors se the Orient and the Straits, said that

that it was no offence for a moter Mr. Lo indicated that he was pre-into Court. parcel of seed corn rcserved, but is war always brings." He may, if the he had greater success than he had

launch to be tied to a sampan con-pared to go on with the case and sift The Magistrate told Mr. Smith that:: isn't, for it is its fate to be consumed, company be reasonable, suggest that expected Gowns, kimonos, vases, The new light cruiser Durban, when taining opium. This witness was ap- the evidence further, but he under- he need not let Mr. Lo's indignation while the other is, the parent of in the Japanese are not at all a bad lot, prints, books, swords and so on were she has completed her official trials, is parently telling the truth. It was stood that the prosecution was not deter kim from continuing the case if soumerable arvesta still to come. We when you know them. That sort of among the violinist's loggage. to commissiez for service on the Chins quite clear what the motor boat was prepared to go on. Therefore, he had he felt inclined to do so. sejoice that our question following the thing, with as much wisdom and tact

Mr. Smith replied that he felt station. With this addition to his doing, but a suspicion was not proof. no option in the matter. declares, “What are you going to do we expect in the Fellowships. Chickens of the tender age known squadron, Sir Alerader Dutt will The opium was not found on the Mr. Smith said be based his case on equally" indignant," as to the motor about it?," should have received so What happens? The atter of a broilers are 65 cents each in have six light cruisers under his com motor boat, as the Indian constables the fact that the opium was found on beat drifting against wind and tide prompt as aaswer. Even

Mr. the dangerous remark, who had not Tientsin also in Shanghai, according mand, a stronger force than we have had said, and he did not think it was a sampan which was tied alongside into the bay, but he did not think the McGuigan will admit that in Hong-spoken responsibly on seriously, to the cook. It is rumoured the maintained in these waters since the worth while going on with the case. the motor launch. Il that was con- case could be brought to a successful long we are unlikely to set a pirately a little ashamed of it and price in be a dollar this winter on time when we withdrew all our bat Mr. Los If that is so, I hope that structive possession by the people on conclusion. example by ceasing to exploit labour habens to disavow any real bad the ground that Shantung's chicken fleships in consequence of the Angio- my "virtoont indignation will be the motor launch he would go on with The defendants were ther as a means to an end, or to begin feelings. In fact, he is father cup was drowned in the recint foods. Japancan Treaty-Truth.

shared, not only by the Bench, but by the case on that ground.

charged.

•

Mr. Mischa Elman on returning

THE CHINA STATION.