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remarks could not have been taken as an answer to the criticism that has been directed against official apathy-and, anyhow, the Govern- ment, it now seems, is ready to

DR. SUN YAT-SEN.

DEPARTURE''AGAIN POSTPONED.

HOME AGAIN.

SIR ROBERT HO TUNG'S. IMPRESSIONS.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1924.

WAGES CLAIM.

WICKERSHAM CASE RECALLED.

PAY ON ACCOUNT?

Rohn Junfor As Plaintif...

A re-echo of the case heard in

SOME BAD HATS

POLICE ROUND-UP AT WEEK-END:

BUSPECTS ON REMAND.

The career of a number of desperadoes who have been active lately in a series of robberies in the upper western district was cut

To a Obina Mail" reporter who chatted with him after his first CANTON, November 9. morning's work since he arrived According to and said back in the Colony by, the 8.8. emanate from ongli "sources" "Coblenz yesterday morning, Sir Dr. Sun Yat-sen the rain post-Robert Ho Tung, the Assistant the local police courts a few weeks short when smart work on the part poned the date of his departure | Commissioner for Hongkong at the for that Conference with the Wembley Exhibition, referred to ago known as the Wickersham of the police resulted in a number leaders in North China.

the changes which had taken place case, and as a result of which the of men being arrested at the week- in England since his last visit president of the American Asiatic end.

Commercial Company of Hong-1*.............. .. RAID BY POLICE. twenty-four years ago,

The development in motor and kong was sentenced to a term of Acting on clues furnished by a electric transport seemed particular imprisonment because of allegedly man arrested last Friday, the police ly to have struck Sir Robert and he false statements contained in the made a maid on a building under referred with almost affectionate re prospectus of the Company was construction at Babington Path," gret. to the passing of the horse heard in the Supreme Court this where they discovered several dag- drawn trams on which he had tra-morning before Sir Henry Cowpergers and coils of wire rope. Four men were takon into custody here, velled in the course of his last visit. Gollan, Chief Justice.

only one of whom, however, has been identified as bad character.

FOOTBALL

TO-MORROW'S CHARITY:

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take action at long last and to(From Our Own Coffespondent;} further a scheme for providing an additional line to the Peak. Presumably, the report, which Sir Claud Severn said-inst Monday the Government was expecting to receive any moment upon the whole question of Peak transit, This time he is reported Was the report Mr. L. G. Scott having decided to travel by a

Japanese steamer leaving told a "China Mail" reporter inet | November 14, Friday next,, Friday he had sent to the Govern- ment submitting a scheme for electric trams to ell parts of the Peak. Obyfously, as he said, in the interview published in the "China Mail" on Saturday. Mr. Scott could not divulge, the details of this scheme, the report being confidential, but the outline he was able to give holds out great pro- mise for the future, the electrie yatem enabling the company to put on as many extra coaches as FALTICES(SHERKAKAS are needed and to extend the line to serve the top of the Peak itself, in the same way, we suppose, as electric trams serve the. streets of the lowest level at present. Ltd These are indeed alluring pros- pects, and every Pent resident, except possibly Sir Claud Severn, will warmly hope, with va, that the Government does not take too long to consider the report upon which so much depends.

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Bolshevik Intrigues.

The game Services v. The Rest to-morrow, will start at 4 p.m.. sharp. Both before the kick off and during the interval the Band of the East Surrey Regt (by kind per mission of the Officem) will play: There is no change in the adver tised teams so far, but it is doubt- ful" Wynn will have recovered sufficiently from 'Saturday's, ac- cident to be able to play; if not Wheeler (Kowloon) will deputise.

LAI WAH CUP DRAW. The Council of the Football Association met on Saturday, evening to make the draw for the La Wah Cup Competition, which resulted as follows:

Civilians v. Chinese. Navy v. Army.

The first named will play on the Club ground on Saturday, Novem ber 22, whilst the last two will play on January 17. No ground has been fixed yet, but most probably it will be Sookumpo

V. R. C..

TO-MORROW" NIGHT'S

CARNIVAL

Th connection with the carnival the Victoria. Recreation Club are holding to-morrow night for the Poppy Day drive, it is learned that two of the singers of, the Grand Italian Opera Company will take

Mr. Helmuth Rohn, son of a principal in the Company, claimed $600, in respect of two months' wages and another month's in lieu of notice:

Mr. W. B. Hind was for the plaintiff and Mr. N. L. Brewer for the defendant Company.

The two mon were brought before Mr. N. L. Smith at the Central Magistracy this morning and formally remanded. Both are. believed to be of the same gang and to be implicated in several többerica. Mr. Hind said that the plaintiff Up to this morning the police inve was employed as from April of evidence that one of the men is con- cerned in an attempted armed robu this year as a mercantile assistant bery on a school teacher and the at the salary of $200 a month. In other in the brutal assault and rob- July the offices of the company hery on Mrs. Harris Walker at were closed and he was told that Lyttleton Road on November L his services would no longer be required. He was not paid for June or July.

The building at Babington: Fath is believed to be the headquarters of quite a number of robbers, and Plaintiff went into he box and the police are__now_engaged in said that he was not told that he bringing the others to book. must go but that he could. Mr. Several articles of jewellery have Shaffer, the secretary and trea-been found by the police, und-it-is surer, told him that he would be hoped that those who have been paid when Mr. Wickersham came victims of robberies, and have not back. All the other employees reported them, will do so without were paid on July 2 for their June delay, as this will assist the police salariés. So far as he knew no-in-their investigations in 'connect- one had been to the office since. It ing the men under arrest with such was entirely shut up.

robberies and also in tracing the other members of the gang. --------- FURTHER REMANDS.

Plaintiff. As Manager. Cross-examined by Mr. Brewer, plaintiff said that his father left Hongkong for Bangkok the Tuesday after Easter. He was general manager of the com- pany then.

"Did you receive any salary from the firm before he left?"

Plaintiff: No.

Mr. Brewer: Although you did work for them?

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:

In connection with the highway robbery committed last Thursday afternoon by three men at Bowen Road near the Military Hospital.. when some women were deprived of jewellery and money to the value of $190, it has now trans pired that the robbers are hospital coalios. These men were arrested by the police and remanded when they were brought up at the Central Magistracy this morning.

Some weeks ago a Riga cable stated that, according to official statistics, some 50,000 members of the Russian Communist party had joined the newly organised society, "Hands off China," and its different branches. Home advices state that at the head of the society there are members of the bureau of the Eastern Section of

Whilst making it plain that he the Communist International,

the part in pro- did not want to say anything into Voltinsky, the representative of

grume by kind permission of which political significance could be the so-called Profintern, and the Mr. Carn-There is a possibility read, Sir Robert said that he had representative of the All-Russian that some of the ballet dancers found the metobers of the Labour Soviet of Trade Unions, will perform as well.

Cabinet whom he had met, able Vladimiroff. Under the camou- The carnival will include a and intellectual men and he had flage of friendly sympathy to the enuple of side-shows and it is particularly enjoyed his conversa * people of China, the society, hinted that there will be several tions with Mr. J. H. Thomas both

when they had "met at which, in fact, is a branch of the very pleasant surprises.

Afr. eastern section of the Communist

Thomas's house and when the late International, is conducting and

Secretary of State for Colonies and. has started. a special fighting|

his family had been the guests of fund, to which are allotted

Sir Robert and his family at the amounts deducted from members'

Chinese restaurant at Wembley. · fees and contributions forcibly

The reporter's reminder of Sir Robert's trip to Scotland seemed to collected from the workmen and employees. The considerable

stir within him very pleasant, "When your father came back amount collected has been sent to Shameen C.C. on the King's Park memories. The scenery was would your position still have been they thought that his son could

CRICKET TO-MORRÓW.

K.C.C. v. SHAMEEN.. The following will represent the Kowloon Cricket Club against the

ground to-morrow. Play com- the "Society for Fighting Im-

inences at 10.30 a.m. -H. Overy, perialism"" in Peking. Besides this, the society, "Hands off Goodwin, S. Jex, O. N. Rainsay, Geo. Lee, L. A R. China," is secretly recruiting and call, A. R. F. Raven, W. F. J. sending to Chine volunteers, Gorvin, J. C. Lyal, D. H. F. aspecially citizens of Chinese MeMaster and J. C. Fleteber. ̈** nationality, to fight against for eigners, providing them with everything necessary. It is re ported that the first detachment

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Eight hoat owners, male and of "volunteers" and instructors, female, were, halted before the consisting of former Red com-Marine Magistrate; o fined them manders, has been already sent by $5 each forchstrucng the Govern- way of Mongolia to aid Dr.. Sunment Pier at Yaumatt, un Yat-sen. From recent announce.

•We

magnificent." he said. went everywhere by motor ear."

"Rolls Royce," queried the re- porter.

As a matter of fact it was," smilingly returned Sir Robert," but it was hired."

Witness: I received commission. "What was your position in the firm when your father left 1"

"They told me that I was Continuing, Mr. Brewer snið. manager of the Hongkong that Bangkok-was-to-be the main. branch."

scene of operations of the com- "Who do you mean by "they?"pany and 'as Mr. Rohn went there "My father told me in front of to try and sell shares he left his Mr. Shoffer and Mr. Wickersham." son in his place to look after his

"Your father appointed you?" "He told me 80."

"Did you take your orders from your father?"

interests and to assist generally in the firm's affairs. Mr. Wicker- sham and Mr. Schoffer were the senior men but it was generally

"A general manager, yes. In admitted that Mr. Rohn senior his absence also from the Board of was a man of great skill and Directors."

acumen. The two seniors had every faith in his knowledge and

quite satisfactorily look after his 'father's interests for the short period in which he would be away.

manager?"

"Yes." "Then the firm would have had two?"

"No, a manager and a general manager."

"I put it to you that you were only representing your father in his absence."

1

While Rohn senior and Wicker- sham were in Bangkok, continued Mr. Brewer, queries began to be When the conversation turned on

raised about the validity of the more serious topics and Sir Robert

prospectus and telegram was was asked what his views were re

despatched by Mrs. Shoffer to "That is not so."

Wickersham in the following garding the round table scheme he had advocated in regard to the "Your father had arranged that terms "Rohn's business shady, bringing together of warring fac- certain money should be advanced return." Both men returned and tions in China, Sir Robert said that to your mother in his absence on Rohn at once went to the Com- he would rather not commit himself account of shures he held in the pany's office and fell out with Mr. until he had had an opportunity of company and I put it to you that Shoffer. Proceedings were brought ments at Canton, a number of the For causing an obstruction to studying the position more closely. the same arrangement was made through a Chinese employee and Mr. Wickersham was sentenced to Bolshevik agitators have, already the Government Pier at Cheung He had kept in touch with develop in your case." opened the campaign, which Chau Island, a junkmaster was ments whilst at home and had

"In his absence' we were two a term of imprisonment as presi-- indicates further unrest in China. fined $5 at the Marine Court this studied the news bulletins on board different persons, My account dent of a company which was

morning.

ship but since leaving Singapore he had nothing to do with his." alleged to have issued false state- had rend nothing

"I put it to you that all money

ments. The offices were closed That typhoon in the south-Touching on the Exhibition. Sir paid you was merely on account down and everything was sold. between Borneo and the south of Robert mid that the Hongkong of those shares."

This man, said Mr. Brewer, After completing a tour of Cochin-China-was reported, ac-acetion had been on the whole a

"Was I then to work for indicating the plaintiff, was never industrial centres in the Unitedcording to Harbour Of:e financial success and the Chinese nothing."

in the employ of the company States, a party of Chinese is now rolice posted this morning, to be articles had made a great appeal.

"You were there to work for on salary. He was paid on account visiting the leading industrial in Lat 9 N., Long. III E.

your father in his absence."

of shares held by his father who centres of Great Britain. The instigator of the mission is the

"I can't do the general manag-was to repay it when profits were ing work."

made. Mr. Rohn senior had not paid back the money. Governor of Shanai and the object

Chinese Mission To U.K.

a

During the voyage of the President Adams" from Boston

"REVEILLE “

AT STAR

THEATRE.

Case Reviewed,

Mr. Brewer then addressed the Court and said that the case was

Mr. Shoffer's Evidence. Mr. Shoffer was the next wit-

·limitation-of-the-present system, Sir Claud Severn himself admits

ATTRACTION is to gain knowledge in those to Shanghai, a Chinese passenger by name of Kwan. died of that "people have occasionally to centres chiefly associated with wait for trams at certain times of the iron and steel trades, Men-tuberculosis on October 26. The President Adams" is now in

not a simple master v servant one. ness called. He said that when. the day"--which is stating the bers of the Mission state that

harbour.

This picture which comes to the had been heard in the local court said to witness and Mr. Wicker

It was the re-echo of one which Rohn senior left for Bangkok he problem mildly indeed--but non-.their Province is rich in iron ore,

Star,to-morrow in connection with coal and other minerals, and with dismisses the matter

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. chalantly

the 'AIL-British film week. is and was known as the Wickersham sham that as they did not know HOLLANDS-On November 8,

the object of ascertaining modern at the Victoria Hospital, with the remark that they have industrial practice in the making

The circumstances which much about China he would leave appropriate to the day of fls Case.. Among passengers departing showing. It has been said of it governed it were that the three them his son who would do his Anthony (Tony). dearly to wait in other places anyway. of iron and steel, and the manu- yesterday by the French mail that it beggars description in the principals in the American Asiatic work while he was away. Money beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Besides reminding Sir Claud facture of steel products, they are steamer Porthos" were Mr. M. H. applications of ordinary standards Commercial Company of Hong was paid to Mrs. Rohn and Rohn's H. E. Hollands, aged 5 years Severn that two blacks do not visiting representative works so Dodge and Lieut. and Mrs. Lake it is life itself." People kong (Mr. and Mrs. Shoffer and son because they were in distress. and three months.

that the industrial development of

who say they are tired of books Mr. Wickersham) became It was charged up to the account PAKENHAM-On November 1, make a white, that because people Shansi may proceed on right lines. Mr. and Mrs. A. Toblas about the war, may say the same acquainted with Mr. Rohn senior of Rohn serilor.

1924, at Cheltenham, Eng- have to wait for a Happy Valley It is noteworthy that two mem- returned to the Colony by the s.s of films about the war. But this who represented to them that he Mr. Kind objected to the last land, Gustavus Conolly tram (they rarely have to wait bers of the Mission, Mr. M. S. "President Madison" yesterday. state of mind should not operite was a man with a great knowledge statement being taken as evidence Pakenham, in his 67th year for a Star ferry boat) they must Government Arsenal and Mint W. A. Buuerfeld and Mr. A. is of any town in Britain in the persuaded them to allow him to court.

Tong-an-Li, Director-General of Other passengers. fncluded Mc. in the case of Revellis," which of import and export work and as the account book was not in also wait for the Peak tram,at Taiyuanfu, Shanst Province, Baxter.

years 1918 and 1923. Years of join the firm

Mr. Brewer said that it was besides reminding Sir Claud and Mr. G. S. Hal; secretary to the

war and of peace, with stratige Bke China Mail.

An agreement was made, con-unfortunately in the hands of the M. Paul Kremer, who want to happenings, joys and sorrows; tinued Mr. Brewer, by which the police. Severn of these facts we would Governor of Shansi, were formerly

old students in the Applied Science France on leave last year with his excitement, turmoil, pretence, company was to be sold to a larger Mr. Hind questioned Mr. Shoffer point out that if, upon his own Department of the University of wife and children, will be return disillusion, all the component parts in regard to which Mr. Rohn was as to the form of the receipts given

ing to the Colbury to resume his of Life itself. There are strange to get out a prospectus and receive to Rohn junior. admission, people have to wait Sheffield.

Witness said. duties at the French Consulate contrasto-galety in London, death. for the Peak tram now, he must

General: having been re-appoint In Flanders, the riotous laughter a fourth share. At attempt was that the two receipts for amounts ELECTRIC TRAMS TO THE expect the congestion to be very

ed to Hongkong

and song of the celebration of made to Boat the company, Mr. given him were also in the hands

PEAK

seven days leave; the mafficking Wickersham and Mr. Rohn going of the police. Two visitors at the Hongkong of Armistice night; "a land fit for to Bangkok for that purpose.

Mr. Hind: I put it to you that Hotel are Mr. Faustino Manago, heroes to live in"--and proces- "His Lordship: Was the Com-they read as follows: Received of the Philippines Bureau of Com: slons of unemployed!. The characpany registered? [. merce and Industry, and Mr. ters on the screen are not so much Mr. Brewer; The first one was Vicente Concepcion, of the Bureau characters as they are living but not the second one, or

"And who held the shares for cial delegation to visit the Hanolin laughs and sobs. In a word, the first one?” PERANNO VALERIANAE of Education. They form an effi people living a life that we know Fair, which is to be held from Reveille as a picture, is in a class November 30 to December 14, and by itself, not to be compared, with

Mr. Brewer. The three leave for Hanci by the ““Taming"" | others; to be scan¡ to be talked cipals with the exception on the 13th fusta de

KREUKENALKANEKA DOUt and to be seen again... a

BONGKONG, MONDAY, Nov. 10, 1924.

much worse several years hence, with the population of the Peak Few people who use the Peak steadily increasing. However, tram during the rush hours will there is no need to labour the agree, we imagine, with the matter farther, Sir Claud Severn, Colorial Secretary that the exist as he took care to explain, was ing facilities are adequate. Mr. only expressing his personal L. G. Scott, superintendent of the opinion as one who uses the

treur a great deal Tramway, readily confesses the

GOLF.

CAPTAIN'S CUP:

The play off for the November

resulted as follows: Competition for the Captain's Cup G. A. Benton 98 → 18 - 80

;D. G. Bruce 95 ** 17 -81. *J. M. Walker — Scratched.

from the American Asiatic Com- mercial Company, salaryptone the month of $200.”

Mr. Shoffer was emphatic that the words "on account" followed. Eventually it was decided to adjourn the case for Mr. Brener Lew to subpoena the police for the

pedtudiout of the receiptavƒ22 1