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THURSDAY AUGUST, 7, 1924.

BANK MYSTERY.

/ I.B.C. CASE STILL BEFORE

COURT

CASHIER UNDER FIRE.

TYPHOON IN JAPAN,

KYUSHU SUFFERS' MOST! DAMAGE.

FLOODS ARE SERIOUS,

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NAGASAKI, August 7.

'SHAMEEN.

PLAN TO BOYCOTT,

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| (Front Our Special Corresponden!!!

THE CHINA MAIL.

LANTAO ROBBERY,

ARMED. RAIDERS GET CLEAR AWAY.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

The strike situation has not from Lantau Island was part of a The robbery reported yesterday changed the last day or two, a wholesale raid on Puk village by the committee in charge is solic!1-16 men, who landed from the fish

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ANNIVERSARY OF HEAVENLY PRINCESS.

“MILKY WAY" REUNION.

Young Ladies' Day.

Special to the "Ching_Mait,""]

An animated cross-examination of Mr. Norris Lowell Hodgkins. cashier, occupied the best part of

A typoon has swept Suuthing the aid of the students for its ing hoats, and engaged in free fight For the last week or two, those the morning in the case Japan, Including Kyushu and publicity campaign for a boycott will the few men- there

The committee hout.

were who have passed up Wellington in which the compradors of Formosa, Railway traffic every-of Shameen.

The raiders were armed Street by Lyndhurst Terrace, the International Bank, and his where is interrupted; the tele-asserts that the strikers will be with a revolver, several knives and must have noticed a marked guarantor, are being sued by the phone and telegraph systems in able to hold out longer, as the other implements and the villagers increase in the number of girls and Bank, acting for the insurance Kyushu have been paralyzed for public is not falling them in its appene to have had the worst of it. company, in respect of the dis- many hours.

Serious floods are reported in The receipts of the committee daily unter being seriously injured as Many are of opinion that the contribution of financial support.tre receiving stab wounds and young ladies patronising the few stores there, the haberdashers. appearance of a sum of $200,000

Talhoku The damage to ship- in notes from the Bank's Vaults in ping is also considerable, but are $1,000 against an expenditure the result of being strack with encrowds are attracted by the reduc-|

of $400. The strikers, however,i] iron bark

September, 1922,

Counsel present were:-Mr. CG. Alahuster, KC, instructed by Messra. Deacons for the Bank; Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. and. Mr. Campbell Prosser, instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist for defendants.

Mr. Hodgkins continued his evi- denge from yesterday afternon, When questioned 'ns to the amount of room packets of different de- nominations of notes would occupy, Mr. Hodgking explained that a bundle of 200-$500'notes (a kkh bundle) would be about once again

it appears to he confined to small vessels.

Neither Osaka nor Kobe were affected.

DARE-TO-DIE.”

...

PLATOON OF JAIL BIRDS FORMED.

LATEST CANTON POSITION.

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are complaining that they have The whole village is said to bave not been accorded proper meals been ransacked and goods to the as expected.

value of $1,000 taken. The rob begs got clear away.

SCENE IN COURT.

HAWKER CUTS. HER THROAT.

ISHERY ONLY SLIGHT.

When a woman was fined $3 at Central Magistracy thir

tions that are being given by these shops. However, this la not the sclereason. The shops only give a special reduction once a year, during the week, prier to this "festival of the 7th night, when. face powder and other goods used by the fair, sex are purchased in E great quantities, to offer as sacri- fices to the Fairy Princess.

For the Fair Sex, To-day, the 7th day of the 7th moon according

to Chinese calendar, is the day on which this festival falls. Although it is not one of the four chief festivals, it

The Cantonese as a whole are mot anti-foreign, and the difficulty in. Shameen could have been removed long ago, had the few Chinese merchants (who had been. in informal conversations with lending members of the British Municipal Council regarding the revision of the traffic and police regulations in the foreign concex- sion) been permitted, to continue No mention has been made in their work without threat from the as thick as the Court bible. Afr. any of the Canton vernacular those desiring to have a finger innerning for howling, fruits, with

papers of dissatisfaction and the pic. Mr. Potter intervened by suggest impending turmot "among the

ont, a, lieenre, she fell to the floor sing that His Lordship, the acting ranks of some of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's political party behind the Canton hand.

As already pointed out, the and was noticed to have a knife in Chief Justice (Mr. Justice H. II. J. mercenaries. Nevertheless reports regime is also behind this strike Gompertz), visit the Bank where are still reaching Hongkong, as

When got on to her feet she was he would see how the vault work-reported yesterday, that the seces-movement, directed at present by found to have made an attempt to ed, its ventilators from lee House sin of large numbers from his leaders who are also delegates to eat her throat but as the knife, Street and bundles of all kinds of banner is not unlikely.

the labour conference of the one she used for cutting fruit, was notes. When he visited the Bank: A very significant feature of the Kuomintang. Political Party. The far from sharp, the wound inflicted he saw as much as a million and Canton political barometer is the publicity work for the strikers, he was led from the Court and a time, there lived on the cast

was found to be merely superficia!, half dollars, worth of notes there./ unusual number of politicians and far as the publication in English later taken' to her home..

senior military officers who are in Canton is concerned, is directed travelling to and fro and passing by a secretary in the Canton through Hongkong. On the other Ministry of Foreign Affairs and hand, several well-known Chan other experienced help. Kwing-ming adherents have been knows 16 have left fr.Swalow.

flaughter.) is Lordship pro misid to visit the Bank after working hours.

Spoke to Mak. Speaking as to the time when he actually discovered the shortage Passenger fry Choten by Jast of $200.000 Mr. Hodgkins, said night's boats out nothing is that he bounted the contents of apparent net surface at the capital of the Province, bet appre- the safe in the vault in the pre-ension is felt at the altitude of Sence of Mak (one of the com- juradore's shroff's).

Mr. Alabaster asked if witness sail anything to Mak about, the vshortage and witness replied that he Believed his exact words were: You see what has happened?-but he could not say if Mak made any

reply.

the Hunanese army which num- hers about 25.000 rifles.

There is a report. hitherto un- confirmed, that prisoners in the fails of the magistracies of Nam Hoi and Pun U, the two métro-u politan districts, are to be drafted dare-to-die" platoons for a determined assault on Walchow city.

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may properly be ranked among the festivities of rainor importance, Chinese, especially by the young members of the fair, sex. interesting to trace the origin of the festival..

The Perfect Girl, The belief is held that once upon

bunk of the River in the Kingdom of Heaven, a weaver, a daughter of the Heavenly King. She was,

as it is conjectured, very pretty and extraordinarily industrious, and had produced many a beauti- BREACH OF HARBOUR RULES! dress for her father. But, Three prosecutions, as the re-life. When she was of age, she however, she led a rather solitary sult of harbour contraventions,

were heard by Lieut.-Commander G. F. Hole, RN,, sitting as Magis- trate in the Marine Court this morning.

she

was married, with the permission of the King, to a cowboy living on the west bank of the River. The marriage was all happiness, for they loved each other tenderly, Pleading guilty to failing tu. But the princess had eventually European tones played

Chinese

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and observe the rule of the road at become 50

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4 p.m. on July 29, the muster of entirely neglected her work, and tunes rendered од д brass band--were the feature of an the motor-boat "Lan Ta" was weaved no more for her father. auspicious gathering at the Yee fined $10. Complainant was the No doubt the King was enraged, Woo Restaurant, West Point, fast master of the Government steam right when the members of the launch "Victoria." Chinese Amateur Musical Associa

For a similar, offence at 11.20 was commanded to depart from tion. Hongkong, were entertained a.m. on July 30, the master of the her husband, and was only allowed to dinner by Mr. Tong Hok-ting, stear-launch "Tung On" who the" "Milky Way"-to see her to cross the River-believed to be compradore of Mosers. Shewan, pleaded guilty, was also fined $10. husband once a year, on the 7th Tonies & Co the newly-elected He was prosecuted by Sergeant night of the 7th moon. The date president of the association. Waller.

has since then been,' and still ia,

and, as the story goes, the princess

A second count was made and! then members of the foreign staff went downstairs to the vault. A third count was made in the pre- ! sienen of Mr. Church and a fourth with Mr. Brockman present. On each occasion the shortage was The pistols and ammunition. confirmed. Mr. Courtney was seized on board the s.s. "Kitano A number of new members were Sergeant Madgwick charged the observed in memory of, and in seat for and he also satisfied him-Maru" on July 15 were confiscated welcomed. to the society which has self as to the shortage. The com-at-the Kowloon Magistracy, this for its sole purpose the study of Fool" with not having a certified Sympathy with, the unfortunate pradore was not in the bank at the morning...

all kinds of music., Mr. Tong was time but he returned in response

the two vice-engineer on board and the muster to a telephone message. Mak was rounds of automatic and 1,689 presidents. Mr. Fung Shiu-wa and was fined $7.

Sergeant Kirby said that 11,000 supported by the only one present at the time of rounds of Muser ammunition Mr. Wel Ming-kai. the diservery, the other members were found underneath the steer

of the compradore's stalf being in ing gear in the course of a raid tion is shortly to give a special con-

the Bank..

Expert Recalled.

eared out in the early hours of the morning. The ship was bound

It is understood that the associa cert when both European and Chinese music will be discoursed by this highly competent band of anateurs, to raise funds for Can-

Mr. J. Barraway of the Hong-for Shanghai. kong and Wlampen Pock Co., unj The Magistrate, Mr. E. Wton flood relief. expertin Bank locks, who gave Hamilton. gave the necessary evalence yesterday, was recalled order.

and was further examined by both;

· Mel Potter and Mr. Alabaster.

In the course of his evidence Mr.

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master of the motor-boat. "Sing

princess.

This is the only story recorded in connection with the festival; but how far it is true or how it came about, can only be con- lectured. v.

RUN AGROUND.

A Beauty Precept. VESSEL. TOUCHES BOTTOM On the eve of the festival, after WITHOUT DAMAGE. sunset.-girls offer sacrifices to the fairy princess, which consist of Agrourd for four hours at the face-powder and various paper cast of the Hainan Straits was the imitations of articles for the use fate of the s.s. "Yue Ying Wa" of ladies. A basin of water is which arrived here yesterday, generally put on the roof during Ultimately she was floated off as the night, there to remain till YUAN STATE COACH FOR the result of the tide coming in dawn. It is a habit of the girls COMRADE KARAKHAN. and there was no damage to either to wash their faces in this water ship or cargo and the vessel pro- which is said to have a beautifying (From Our Own Correspondent.)ceeded on her voyage without fur- effect.

ther mishap.

It is also customary that girls,

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Potter renarled that he hoped bo- Judy could open the Tuk's con- bination locks: Mr. Garraway was the best at they had and he had

baitted that he could not open Notice has been given by the the combination lock. (Taughter.) Tientsin Harbour Master that the

The Yue Ying Wa" was on her Answering · Mr. Prosser, cross-Hailo has shoated considerably Peking, August 1-A cavalcade, examining, Mr. Hodgkins said that about three bles above the vil. consisting of the famous red and way here from Hoihow. Messrs. all cash paid in passed through his inge of Tsai Chia Chwung at the gold Yuan State Coach drawn by Cheong Fat are the agents. bands. Sometimes the amounts lower end of Tombs Reach.

six, black horses, with cavalıy were very large. He took great

Under the present conditions, postillions in blue, full dress. care and was cognisant of his heavy, vessels drawing over 15 feet of uniform, swept down Morrison: responsibility. He was in full con- water should not attempt to payi-Street shortly after 10 o'clock this trol and, worked under no super-gate the river: vision.

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To a series of questions which |

Mr. Prosser put with great preci-

morning and went by gentle stages p Erh Tao Hutung where- it halted with a great flourish of trumpets, before the temporary

POLICE IN COLLISION.

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in the first year of their marriage, should return, on the eve of the festival, to their own people, there to perform a great ceremony," to bid adieu to the fairy princess." -K. H. Y.

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Whilst riding along Caine Road sion, witness replied that if he cognised the book as a record or as home of the Russian Mission, Mr. at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, McEwan, in an received money from the com- **Waste-paper," Mr. Hodgkins M. Karakhan came out of the L/Sergeant pradore for purposes. like paying said that in his view the manager Soviet Mission Courtyard and was deavouring to avoid a man coming eudomers cheques he usually recognised it as waste paper with greeted by the Grand Master of the from the Italian Convent, nu into counted the money but felt that be memoranda on it. His usual prac Ceremonies from the Presidential the Indian Police constable was under no obligation to do so.lice was to initial the book after Palace, Admiral Wan Kai-weg, duty there and also knocked over Mr. Karakhan, wore, full évesing the man first mentioned who' sus- But when money was put into the counting the money upstairs.

The cavalry guard-of- tained slight injuries.

The con- salt ho kounted kach note and Mr. Prosser insisted that

the dress.

honour saluted and the standard stable, rehsived injuries to his legs. each coin.

"funny little book" was the very bearer dipped the Flag of China. L/Sgt. McEwan was uninjured. Mr. Prosser asked if Mr. Bodg-hasis of the Bank's books. Wit kins' instructions were to receive news refused to agree to this, but Mr. Karakhan entered the coach see that it was put into the vault other book which gave the figures drove to the Palace. On arrival, the cash from the compradore, to conceded that the Bank had no accompanied by the Grand Master of Ceremonics, and together they and that the balance was correct. of the "cash in vault." Although a Chinese Band played the Soviet Witness made an indirect reply and he had initialled the entry on national air as the party entered Mr. Prosser referred him to a small September 28, 1922, he was still the Jen Hall. Shortly after the book which had been mentioned not satisfied that come of the President entered the hall, and many times during the hearing and money had gone into the safe. Mr. Mr. Karakhan was then introduced had been spoken of as a book which Hodgkins explained his reply by by the Grand Masten, of Cer- wan not one of the bank's books saying that if he said he was satis-monies. As they approached the but was posted up to show, the fied, it would be equivalent to say dals Mr. Karakhan and his staff amount of "cash on hand. Mring that the $200,000 mnat have low towed three dines, the Prosser insisted on a definition of, been extracted from the vault. President returned the courtesy, the "amall book" and, after con- Producing another book in while the band played the Chinese sideration, Mr. Hodgkins said that which were some of Mr. Hodgkins' National Anthem, and Soviet it was a memorandum for the signatures in full, Mr. Prosser ask-national air in turns. This w26 cashier and shroff of the amounted if his signature meant that (1) followed by the presentation of downstaire of the safe."

the balance in the "daily cash the Russian ambassador's creden- Mr. Pronner also asked why witbalance" book agreed with the fals, which President Tsao Kun, Pas initialled the entries and cashier's balanes (2) witness had not being able to read, handed witness answered that he did so tochecked it in hard cash (9) found over to Dr. Wellington, Kon, who signify that the entry was genuine. the amount of money correct..and was assisting at the ceremony He had never asked the com-

It is anderstood that Ambassa dor Harakhan sent a brief noter to pradore to sign that book. Ha(4) that the sum had been handed

over to him

Dr. Schufman, Acting Dean of the disagreed that his duty was to mitial, the book when the corres Mr. Hodgking said he could not Diplomatie Corps asking for the ponding amount of money was in answer the fourth part of the transfer of the farmer Russian queation as that was a matter for Legation. It is believed that this the sefe

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