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THURSDAY AUGUST (14) 192

BANK MYSTERY.

LBC. CASE CONCLUDED

THIS MORNING,

done so, but I am forced to by the action of the insurance company which has made these charges without any evidence,-I say that the one man who had the oppor tunity to take the money was the cashier himself.". Mr. Alabas- ter's cross-examination had shown that beyond any possible doubt. After a hearing before the acting Under the system adopted by the

JUDGMENT RESERVED.

the recovery of $200,000 which was night by night. It was his fast from the Bank's premises in duty to count it and put it in the September 1922 came to a con- | safe but to his (Mr. Potter's) mind clusion this morning with the final it was a practical impossibility addresses of counsel. Judgment that it ever got to the vault safe. was reserved.

In spite of Mr. Alabaster's state- The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabasterment the prosecution's real point, K.C., appeared for the plaintiff, continued Mr. Potter, was that and Mr. Eldon Porter, K.C., and the money lost consisted of Mr. Campbell Prosser, represented two bundles ofa lakh

But it would have beeTI the defendants.

The evidence of Mak Ming-impossible on the practice referred cheung, the bullion shroff of the to by Mr. Hodgkins, that the two Bank, was concluded with the final lakhs could have been taken out cross-examination by Mr. Aläbas of the bundle. at night without his having noticed it. Against the one jot or tittle of evidence.

hand

drainage work. "The only reason- Obstruction-What is 7 able way if the Department A contractor yesterday pleaded wanted certain drainage to be done guilty to a technical offence, or undergrowth to be cleared," when summoned by the P.W.D. in respect to added Mr. Smith "was to ask the for obstruction Department concerned whether it depositing stone on the side. "of had got the money, and then to the road at Wong Nei Chong. A young woman jumped into the harbour early this morning, put it up and say that in their From statements made at the but was saved by a boatman. The Chief Justice (His Honour Mr.bank the cashier was the one man opinion it would be worth it.. That Magistracy whore the case was woman was removed to hospital. H. H. J. Gompertz), lasting six and who had this opponunity and this might sound an old-fashioned and heard, it appears that the rains

a half days, the case in which the man (it had been proved out of Mr. red tape way, but any other means first week had caused a set-back day raided the Geneva Café, owned, issuing the compradore of the Bank the evidence of other witnesses) The Shanghai police yester-International Banking "Corporation Hodgkins's own mouth apart from would lend simply to administra in the removal of the stones to by an Italian. They seized in Hongkong and his guarantor for had received the correct moses tive and financial chaos." Un-the site of the work.". Previous pistols and over 3,000 rounds of doubtedly "any. other means" to the heavy rains, the stones had ammunition. would lead to administrative and been removed to the site of the A Chinese, in jumping off a financial chaos-any other means work on the race-course as fast as tramcar whilst in motion, yesterday under the present utterly inade- they had been dumped from the afternoon, pitched on his head. quate system. That "old-fashion- lorries. The side-path on which He was badly injured and had to ed is a a mild term to use in the obstruction was alleged to be taken to hospital.

have occurred was very little used, this connection we think every-according to defendant's counsel. Near the Dock-yard yesterday, one will agree who recalls that it The magistrate, by the infliction Chinese woman, in trying to avoid a motor cycle was knocked was Mr. Smith himself who said of a $10 fire, evidently accepted down by a passing motorcaz. She

the plea of guilty to a technical had to be removed to hospital. at the previous meeting that the offence. We have no comment to Board had been urging the Public offer on the Magistrate's decision. A collision took place between | ter. Works Department to expedite the We would, however, usk how it is motor car No. 1279 and a tram car Mr. Alabaster put it to the compradore's staff there was not drainage work in question, owing that while cases similar to the at Queen's Road Central at the witness that when the cashier to the danger from malaria. This, one tried yesterday are continually bottom of Garden Road yesterday. counted aloud the bundles he put

A point made by the prosceu- taken before the courts, other con- Fortunately no one was injured. in the safe, he did so in order that an, continued Mr. Potter, had it will also be remembered. was tractora ate allowed to obstruct

witness might check it. »

been that because the conipradore GUIGNOTONONOOD what caused us to exclaim that roads and pavements with im A fire broke out yesterday Witness denied this and said brought forward a total balance of surely the Medical Officer of punity. In. Kowloon, one of the afternoon at Kan Lung-tong and that it was merely for the cashier's cash in hand, he assumed la- Health should have been able, not footpaths has been blocked for destroyed four matsheds. The fire convenience.

bility for it; but it was a false" Asked by prosecuting counsel point and the contention of the to urge, but to order, under months by a miniature waters alleged to have origniated in the. penalty of stopping the work viaduct, by means of which water cook house. Damage is estimated whether, after the counting upstairs defence had always been that the and the signing of the balance total cash balance included Ltd unless due regard was given to the ing site. Coming nearer home, so

is being pumped out from a build. į at $200.

book, it was possible by some every penny in the Bank. Again, Wong Sie, was brought before negligence or sleight of hand for public health. Mr. Smith's argu-to speak, Wyndham Street has Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the the two lakhs to be done away portion of the cash-in

there was every day a litge ments against Dr. Koch's proposed been used as a stone-masons' yard Kowloon Magisitacy this maraing with without having gone to the which had already been ac- for some time. Passers-by Tuon. a charge of preparing opium. vault the witness said it would be counted for by the compradors. Water Board can of course be

the risk of being hit by chips of He was sentenced to three months' Impossible.

The whole of the money in the safe trotted out against a Health Board stone from blocks that should have hard labour. Chung Tim, for a Mr. Alabaster's final question at night was not brought up the also that it would be "dangerous been trimmed" before being similar offence at Yaumati, was concerned, the number of next morning owing to the cashier,

people brought to the site of the building; fined $150 or three months.

present on September after he found that the money and objectionable " given'

23, when (as Mr. Alabaster handed to him by the compradore reasons-but as these arguments yet the Public Works Department

appeare to consider no distruction Later in the day yesterday, put it, the cashier's attention was was correct, putting by a certain could be used against Boards the is being caused. One may well ask Messrs. Struthers and Barry, the diverted from the basket contain amount as reserve. This would world over we do not propose to for a definition of the term, as local agents for the Shipping Boarding the bundles of notes on his not be brought up the next day in ship West Katan," which had desk by the request for him to order to save the trouble of having take them seriously. After all it employed by the I.W.D.

sent out a 5.0.5. message from count five hundred Double to account for it in the evening. is not yet even "certain that a

Providence Reef, received a Eagles."

It was a remarkable thing that the Board of Health is really what the Price of Progress.

further message that the ship was Witness said he did not think compradore, throughout the whole out of danger and proceeding to the cashier's attention was of his 18 years' service, had never Colony requires. May it not be

diverted from the basket. No-one checked the cash in the vault and Every time Hongkong is visited San Francisco, better suited with an adequately

but himself (witness) was present had never been called upon by the by a déluge, our thoughts stray to

the "Double Bank to do so Fifty Indians, ex-soldiers, at the time that staffed Health Department? This the question of street gutters arrived in the Colony yesterday, to Eagles" were being counted. Department, although it had the These side-channels are now very join the local force of guards for

In conchision, Mr. Potter Mr. Alabaster I put it to daimed that the defence had supreme say in the Colony's shallow as compared with the big defence of tiver steamers against you that it is quite impossible proved that they had recounted for

They were recruited by for these lakhs 't have been supreme care, need not necessarily roomy granite troughs of a few pirates.

years ago. This being a matter of an Indian sergeant of guards sent taken without the connivance or every penny that the Bank called. play ducks and drakes with the such trivial importance, very little from Hongkong to India for the negligence of some member of upon them to do. With Leather an Crepe Rubber Sole

finances of other departments, as notice has been taken of the purpose. The majority of them the compradore's staff.

Mr. Alabaster Replies. Witness: There has been no QONOMONONO000|0|0g|@TÓQUOIQ|Mr. Smith imagines. Instead of gradual change but we believe that are Lewis gunners, to make good

Mr. Alabaster then addressed going ahead with new works, these the new policy is due to a desire a shortage of men in that particular dishonesty in the compradore's His Lordship on behalf of the to make accommodation for motor-department. The new arrivals department. I handed the full prosecution. The first point. other departments could first con-curs in the streets. We recall a were marched to the Police Station amount over; he received the which

any jury, who might the case would sult the Health Department, and Police Court case years ago in from the waterfront, headed by a full amount as correct every even he trying

log and after counting it put it have to consider, he said, would be then proceed with their pro-which the chauffeur of a medical bagpiper.

into the safe.

"was the money stolen or not?" grammes. That is why we suggest practitioner was alleged not to

Lai Ling, coolie employed in a Evidence Tendered.

Mr. Potter: We have not ired have edged his car as close up to that a Board of Health may not the sidewalk as he should have shop at Wing Lok Street for four

Mr. Potter said that he had two to contest that:

The next noint for them to necessarily be what the Colony and that the driver replied that by years, charged with larceny of other witnesses (both members of

forty earthernware spoons valued really requires, and why, since our doing so he would have dirtied the at sixty cents, was brought before the compradore's staff) but he consider, said Mr. Alabaster, would would merely tender their be how and where it was lost. He With the Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the CHAR_LONG) LAL_AND_DEF_SEC health system is painfully involved wheels of his car.

gradual smoothening-up of road Hongkong Magistracy this One of them was cross-examined been taken by robbery within and our Sanitary Board is surfaces side-channels have bemorning. Defendant was met by by Mr. Alabaster. He said that he the meaning of the law or by notoriously under-staffed, we are come a part of the highways as the police at 7 am this morning received the compradore's key the use USE COLGATE'S SOAP AND

of duplicate; kays. are made of the same after leaving the shop, and was from Mr. Ho on the 26th owing to Then there was the possibility of strongly urging the Government they RIBBON DENTAL CREAM.

to appoint à commnission to study materials and only a gradual slope arrested.

master Mr. Ho wanting to attend to other its having been taken out of the is provided, instead of the former stated that his employee bore a business. Nothing except the safe by people who bad a the entire problem.

deep curve. Therefore, the only fair character. Sentence of four $120,000 was taken from the safe legitimate right to be in the vault, reason to which we can attribute teen days hard labour or a fine of in the vault on that day.

dr of its having been taken before the floods in our streets is that the $20.00, was imposed.

This concluded the evidence for it ever got to the vault. On each of side-channels are too small to

the defence, said Mr Potter, but he the occasions when the money was carry the water away. This means

The monthly water return wanted to ask Mr. Courtney a taken downstairs the compradore, choosing between getting station gives the storage in the reservoirs question regarding the system of or the member of the staff who was ary motor-cars as much out of the supplying the City as 2,117 mill-putting extra money into the big present, had always been accomp way as possible and having flooded reservoirs except that at Wong. Nei security safe as a reserve.

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Chong gap being at overflow level; agreed with Mr. Patter that it was pradore's staff might have occasion. on the same date fast year the a matter of proper book keeping to go to the vault they would be storage amounted to 1,094 million that this money ought to have been accompanied by a foreign member gallons. The consumption daring written "out of the cash reserve" of the staff. July was 267 million gallons with and a separate account opened. As to its having been stoleri full supply except in the western As a matter of fact, spparently before it got to the vault, there districts against 100 million in July through the oversight of some was the evidence that the only last year with intermittent supply officer that was not done until May members who sat at the desk, throughout. The Kowloon re-15. It was not done to decrease where the basket with the money. servoir was at overflow level with the liability of the compradore but was placed, were members of the a storage of 353 million gallons on hecause it was a proper method of compradore's staff; and one of August 1st both years, the con- book-keeping.

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August 14. Corone! Theatre:sumption being 75 million gallons tion and Government of that coun-"The Famous Mrs. Fair."

during July 1924 against 64 million try and I still trust that those

gallons for the same month last August 14-The Star Theatre

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has allowed the Colony's health both countries will refuse to give system to become utterly inade-countenance to impossible de- CLARKE-On August 8, at the quate would suddenly permit any mands which will destroy the

General Hospital. Shanghai,drastic reform.

Possibly this is prospects of settlement on the Sidney Herbert Clarke (Asia-

questions outstanding between the tic Petroleum Co., North just as well. The problem, as we Egyptian Government and our- August 18.-Lammert Bros., ut China, Ltd.), aged 55 years. pointed out when first discussing selves." Zaglui did not press his Sales Rooms, household furniture,

etc., 2.30 p.m. MAGNANI-On August 8, at 89, Dr. Koch's measures, is far too resignation when King Fuad re-

August 28-Lamineri Bros., at Brenan Road, Shanghai, Mrs.

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The China Mail. arbitrary control over vital ques- Egypt is not yet sufficiently

exercise opinion of the British Government, Podder Strech noon.

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these in evidence. had stated that`

It was extremely unlikely that any one else would pass by there.

Speech · For Defence. Mr. Potter then addressed his Lordship for the defence.

Mr. Alabaster was proceeding 10 garding the question of fraud and interpret a clause of the compra negligence, he said that there in the event of default of moneys dore's agreement as meaning that

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more 3

scintilla of

was evidence than there was before entrusted to him the compradore was liable to be called upon. the witnesses had been called.

Among those who departed by He would first deal with the sug- to make good the loss, when President Taft" yesterday gestion, that had been made with Mr. Potter objected and said were Commander and Mrs F. J. regard to Mr. Ho. They had been that it was an entirely new Fletcher, Mr and Mrs. Edward told that Mr. He was at Shanghaf; point on which he had not been Shim and Capt, W. H. V. Waterson, but surely that was not evidence enabled to argue.

His Lordship, after considera.. that he took the money. He had ton, said that he agreed. The Among the departures by the not left the Bank until a year and a matter had never been put by Mr. age of 67; mother of Mr. E. Tinkering is next to useless; what Premier on outstanding questions COMPANY MEETINOS.

"Hakusan Maru" were Messrs. half afterwards and when the key is needed, and urgently, needed, is is due to take place shortly. From sweeping reform. The system Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's plain general necting of The China Inglis,

September 16-Extraordinary G. G. Brady, S. P. Smith, Peter was taken from the compradore it Alabaster before or to any witness M. Green, T. D. R. was handed to Mr. Ho by Mr. Mak, and he would not be allowed to which permits officials outside the statement it should be apparent to Sugar Refining Co. Lid at the Macartney. S. C. Humphrey and apparently with the approval of Mr. Ala

Mr. Alabaster concluded his the Egyptian Premier that, in the Registered Office of the Company, A. Williams.

the Bank No one suggested be- health service to

fore that because Mr. Ho had had case by stating that money did not cease to be in the control of the. October 3.-Second moeting of

trouble with a broker, the nature person entrusted with it because it tions like impure water, unhealthy advanced in her government to the China Sugar Refning Co.,

of which was not known, he should might be put in a position of Jazokong, Thursday, Atoust 14, 1924. drainage and malarial nullahs justify the entire handing over to Titd.. ut Co.'s Office, Pedder

be connected with the theft. There was no evidence us to Mr. Hoever person could not get immediate

greater security or because that”. must be swept away. The health her of the reins of government of Street, noon

another country. All who remem- October 18 Extraordinary

aving been in the vaulte “STILL WANTED—A HEALTH of the community, as Druch ber the circumstances under which General Meeting of Danglas 8.9.

Mr. Alabaster's case appeared to access. The Bank had a right to has said; is the supreme care, and the present joint management by Co., Ltd., of the Registered Office Mr. Willan Neartse Thomas, be that the money might have say to the defendant at any tima COMMISSION.

"where is the money we entrusted this supreme care must be left in Great Britain and Egypt was set of the Company, 20 Des Voeux BA (Hongkong) 1.LB. (London), been taken before it got to the to you?? That had been done, and

up, vi, the mismanagement of aloud, Cental, noon.

who studied at the Diocesan Boys' vault. But it was admitted that. Nobody is in the least surprised the hands of the men who have earlier. Egyptian Government and rhe China Sugar Refining Co., land, and, who was admitted to correctly every day; and, upteas

October 20-Third meating" of School before pmceeding to Eng. the money had been handed over the money had not been forth

coming. that Dr. Koch's question and been specially trained for the their slave hunting methods, willtd., at Co.'s Office, Peddler practice the Hongkong Supreme/Mr. Alabaster could satisfy His resolution submitted to Tuesday work. Under the present system recognize the claim that the trees, an

Court on July 28, is leaving for Lordship that the money did not afternoon's meeting of the Suni- this is not always possible. The Sudanese have upon us and will November 6-Further extra England again by the French Mail Act to the vault because a member tary Board failed to produce any acting President of the Sanitary Support Mr. MacDonald in the ordinary Incating of Douglas. S.5.1 Chambers work before actually or that someone else stole it Wing Wharf was brought Angkor on Saturday to continue of the compradore's staff stola it Chung On" lying at Leung result beyond the usual official Board (Mr. N. L. Smith) men-known that the Sudanese, as a Central, noon.

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raking,up practice in this Colony,

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staff compradore's As Dr. Koth hitself tioned on Tuesday afternoon that whole, do not wish to return to

In 1916 Mr. Thomas took his he

he the Hongkong Magistracy; this explained his measures were he had been "pulled up" for saying the arms of Egypt. Surely Egypt. August 14 Extraordinary Gen. He was awarded in 1921. Fuld possibly convier of trand

1.A. at the Hongkong University did not see how His Lordship morning for smuggling 4,500 cigarettes into the Colony, without intended as a Arst step towards alat the previous meeting that they which has been granted self deter-eral Meetings of tba, Hango diploma la Political Science and "If we are to discuss the ques-ying duty. He was fined $300;

Matheson, and LLB. In 192

Economy at Oxford, and passed on of opportunity" said Mr. or 3 months' rigorous Imprison

Potter-1would, rather not have ment in default,

answer,

stand he has taken:

DONKER - MEETING.

mination herself, cannot in all Jockey Chibin the Bo Room Board of Health, and it was hardly had asked the Public Works fairness oppose the claims of the if Misa likely that a Government which Department to carry out certain Sudaeus to similar privileges. Co., 5:30 pm:

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Chan Yi, a seaman, on the.