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HONGKONG, MONDAY JANUARY 4, 1926.

THE ATHERLEY CASE.

HOTEL FIRE.

CAUSE INVESTIGATED- TO-DAY

LATEST DETAILS.

PRISONER WHO COULD NOT FIND BAIL.

CONCESSION MADE.

(.. BEGIN.

Charges against Mr. James

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TOBACCO SEIZURE.

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A MISUNDERSTANDING ALLEGED.

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place at the Central Magistracy A pleasant little ceremony took. this morning after Mr. R. E. Lindsell bad mounted the bench. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.IE. (Captain, Superintendent

TO SAVE GREECE !

PREMIER ASSUMES ENTIRE POWER.

SENATE ELECTIONS. DEFERRED;

Deuter's_Servical)

Athens, Jan St

The Premier, General Pangalos, of has announced that henceforth he

Bar" is open as formerly. There amounts paid to Mr. Atherley by to appear.The order for confi- main for ever. He had much tions sine die is due to certain |

will be missed.

occasion.

Investigation is being carried CRIMINAL SESSIONS PROCEEDINGS out to-day by the Police as to the cause of the fire on New Year's Day at the Hongkong Hotel. European and Chinese members of Edward atherley of fraudulent hearing of aease in which a deci-Police) said that he wished to is assuming entire responsibility the staff also residents will be conversion of sum of money sion made on Wednesday for congratulate His Worship on the for the government of the coun interrogated and the interesting totalling $3,275, received by him the comfication of 57 bales of raw fact that last Wednesday there try, and will rely solely on the point will be solved as far as on account of Getz Bros. Co. (of tobacco leaf seized on a junk at was not a single case in his Court power of the Army, and on the the Orient, Ltd. were hear at Yaumati. A. Chinese trader, act the thought this was unique in national conscience to save Greece. the annals of the Colony, and He undertook to fumish reasons. possible.

Meanwhile the management is the Criminal Sessions this morning as agent for the owner of the hoped it was all for the good of for his decision

Meanwhile the Senate elections tobacco, had seen Mr. J. D. Lloyd, the Colony and the neighbouring carrying on" admirably.

present have been postponed sine die.. Reference was made to the Superintendent of Imports and province and that the

POLITICIANS BUSY. Arrangements as to tea dances,

opening by Mr. Atherley of a Exports, at his office the previous position would be brought to an

Athens, later. dinner dances on the roof garden private banking account at the day and had been told to attend end by the restoration of normal communications. So far as the meals, accommodation etc. are International Bank, payments into Court where he matter came be Police were concerned, he hoped It is officially explained that the "Bessie's which corresponded with the fore the Mstrate, but he failed the decrease in crime would re-postponement of the Senate elec- already well known.

the compradors on certain dates cation washen made after hear-pleasure in handing His Worship party leaders persisting in giving lis Y goda fountain in the on behalf of the firm. Up till then, ing evidente of seizure.

political complexion,,j |which would thus defeat the Gov- Cafeteria and hardly anything such amounts would have been This mothing Mr. Lloyd said a pair of white gloves to mark the the a

paid into the Chartered Bank by he was there to see that justice Mr. Leo d'Almada, who was ernment's object of obtaining the This morning the bamboo barri. the compradore but it was the case was done. He thought Mr present in Court, said he asso- cessation of the increasing politi

for the Crown that when Mr. d'Almada old have to satisfy leated himself with what the cal tension. eade, in the streets was fore-Atherley opened his own account His Wors that the persons C.S.P. had said and wished to Hortened with the result that he changed the role of the whom he resented were really offer congratulations also on be- half of the members of his pro- only the main wing is now cut off. office so that the money was paid the one the tobacco.

Mr. dada gave as. his fession." Inside boardings are being put up

to him personally.

"A pressing reed" which Mr. grounds a re-hearing that In returning thanks for the to cut off access to the dangerous Atherley was called upon to face there hacen a misunderstand-token, Mr. Lindsell considered about this time was also referred ing betwe his client and Mr that the occasion was unique. At to by Mr. F. C. Jenkin (for the Lloyd what he went to the office the same time he said it was Mr. schedule. now leave the Cafeteria Altorney General). This was in to ask toe allowed to pay the Wodehouse and his force whe connection with the payment to necessary duty on the tobacco should be congratulated on this door instead of Statue Square. Mesurs. Fred Ellis & Co., Share-which had been brought from interesting result. "Messrs. Thomas Cook's are in brokers, at the March 1924, Canton to previous Friday or "It might Saturday His client assumed

Kalka, Jan. 3. the first floor of the new Bulid-settlement, of $4,022.

The Maharaja of Patiala's. ing. Considerable water got into." said Mr. Jenkin, "that Mr. that he was to call at the office

party was returning from a Atherley could explain why pay-again at 10.30 on the following their old offices and removal mayments into his private banking morning, and accordingly went

shooting camp when a lorry; oon- Jonly be effected from their own account should correspond with there, anche (Mr. d'Almada)

veying the Maharani's female at- DICTON •

tendants and two of her female DICTIONARY ARY

entrance but not the main hotel those received by the compradore himself was waiting at the office

A coolie was injured in the cousins, was smashed by E entrance. Most of the stock in on those dates but it was certainly until 11.30 The application for I shall confistian had therefore been a striking coincidence.

He submitted ankle, when a motor car backed press train at a level eroSALAN Messrs, Powell's men's establish-prove where he got some of them heard exte.

that and been no attempt to December 12. He entered hos-two others seriously injured."

into a pavement at Praya East on

Eight women were killed, and ment and Messrs, Lane, Craw-at any rate."

At the outset of the trial, per smugy RODBC, and he was pital the next day and died four ford's ladies' shop has been re-

days later. как mission

Kiven prisoner prepared to go into the matter moved the latter being boused in

with Mr. Lloyd.

Hirship granted the appli- the jewelery shop at the cummer, through Mr. Elsley Zeitlyn (in- Trams are now passing along Istructed on his behalf by Messrs. Des Voeux Road but "dead slow" Hall & Hind) to leave the dock and 1 cause the least possible vibra-sit at counsels and solicitors' tion, Shoring is going up around table. Mr. Zeitlyn asked for this the damaged bulking, holes being us, owing to Mr. Aiherley not lug in the road for this purpose being able to obtain bail he “had The work that the tramway been hampered in the presentation employees are carrying on outside of his cake."

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TRAFFIC OFFENCE.

FAILURE TO REPORT ACCIDENT.

Failure to report this accident

TRAIN SMASH.

TRAGEDY AT A LEVEL. CROSSING.

MAHARANI'S COUSINS KILLED,

(Reuter's Servios.)

day for re-hearing. cation, and fixed 10 a.m. on Fri-was the charge against a Chinese TRAGIC EXPLOSION.

DYING QUEEN.

MOTHER OF KING OF ITALY.

(Reuter's Service,)'

driver at the Central Magistracy this morning. Defendant ad- mitted that he bought the injured man some medicine and also gave a small sum of money as compen- sation.

A fine of $50 was imposed.

GANDHI TO REST,

wwww...

DOZEN BODIES HORRIBLY MUTILATED.

MAN BLOWN THROUGH ROOF..

(Reuter's American Service.)

Pensacola, Florida,, Jan. 3.

A dozen bodies have already been recovered of victims of an explosion. of one of the retorts at the Newport Rosin and Turpen- tine Company.

It is believed that over twenty persons are injured.."

the Hotel is in connection with the rendering of the service there' us free from vibra- The question of the relationship tion as possibile. A thereof one of the jury also arose at

A YEAR'S ABSTENTION.... a suggestion of corrugathe outset. Mr Zeitlyn asked if

FROM POLITICS.: tion in the trend this was attended a Mr. Rosa was a relation of a to and two joints which were not r. Rosa-who was an accountant

WILL DEVELOP HAND-SPINNING. Rome, Jan. 3. absolutely perfect were rendered in Getz Bros. and a witness for

The tops of the lines have the prosecution.

Queen Margherita is dying at

(Reuter's Service.) been made absolutely level,

Bordighera, and their Italian Police are

on duty to prevent.

Ahmedabad, Jan. 3. people entering the danger zone

Majesties have departed thither. [Queen Margherita is the

Gandhi has decided to take a and detectives have also been

mother of King Victor Emmanuel. year's rest from politics and de- posted to prevent pilfering.

1851, being the only daughter ofment of hand-spinning.

He den informed this morning that the made to his inclusion in the jury. the late Prince Ferdinando of clares that this decision was small. [decision as to rehabilitation would Mr. Jenkin, in opening the case Savoy. Duke of Genoa. She was taken after consulting many of occupy some time as the direc-for the Crown, dealt with the married on April 22, 1868, to his friends during the National tors, the underwriters, the archi-activities of Getz Bros. in export Prince Umberto of Savoy, Prince Congress in Cawnpore. tects and the P.W.D. would haveing from California well known of Piemonte, who became King of brands of tinned and bottled food

The juryman: Which Mr. Rosa? Mr. Zeitlyn: Mr F. X. Rosa. The juryman: Which Mr. F. X. Rosa.

It transpired that he was no

The recovered bodies were hor- ribly mutilated:

A "China Mail" reporter was relation and no objection was She was born on November 20; vote his attention to the develop the roof and fell 150 feet away.

to confer.

Since Saturday there have been and the crganisation, by which Italy in 1878 and died in 1900.] further reports of residents hav-business was done through the

ing retrieved belongings but it is compradore and dealers...

per control,

About 6.p.m. yesterday a beam in the top floor was noticed to be alight but the Fire Brigade | soon: extinguished the flames.

Private Banking Account,

LOSS TO LEAGUE.

DEATH OF ASSISTANT- DIRECTOR.

(Reuter's Service.).

One man was blown through

The damage to property

AFRICAN FLIGHT.

旧

(Reuter's Service.)

Khartoum; January 81- Mr Alan Cobham, who is on a fight from London to the Cape, has arrived at Mongalla, 150 miles north of the Uganda border:

A.

feured that some will not be able Under the system in vogue up Bank on March 24, 1924, the office to reduce heavy loss by further to the time that the alleged 'mis-eyetem was changed, said Mr. salvage:

appropriations took place, when Jenkin and the compradore was Meanwhile things are being the goods were imported into told to pay in to Mr. Athey the pushed ahead rapidly under pro- Hongkong: Head Office in Cali- amounts collected."

fornia would draw on the local office (Mr. Atherley was their sole representative here) for the value of these goods. For the purpose of identifying dealers taking goods under any particular draft, a period in question, the only logical system of numbered promissory conclusion to which one could come Surgeon G. Mair, B.N., was born. notes was brought into vogue. It was that it was the account of a on May 8, 1887, and educated at was thus possible to see from the wealthy man Mr. Atherley's Aberdeen University and Christ on Thursday, a Chinese recruit entries in the book what dealers salary was in gold dollars working Church, Oxford. He was on the

AN INQUIRY ?

Probable Official Action.

London, Jan. 4 The death has occurred of Mr. George Herbert Mair, C.M.G., Mr. Atherley's banking account Assistant Director on the League was referred to by Mr. Jenkin of Nations Secretariat since 1919. To look at the account during the [Mr. G.. H. Mair, who was the eldest son of the late Fleet

FATAL FALL,

A NEW YEAR'S EVE ACCIDENT

in Hongkong took portions of the out at me sting like $870 a literary staff of the "Manchester at the Wanchai Fire Station was draft from California to Hong-month and he paid into his Guardian for five years and then fatally injured in a fall from a account what would have been six Assistant Editor of the "Daily hook ladder placed against the

structure for drying-hose.-- The "China Mail' understands kong on any particular day.

When the amounts in question months' salary, and on another Chronicle, He relinquished The ladder werved to a side that the matter of an enquiry into became due by local merchants, occasion two years salary journalism in 1914 to work under certain phases of the task of the Fire Brigade etc. has not been they were collected through the Where could. Mr. Atherley have the Government, first in the House and the fireman was thrown down considered officially, although it is compradore department, entered got this money, Mr. Jenkin asked Office and later with the Foreign 40 feet. He died in hospital. Mail Order Letters & Methods • thought that there can be no doubt received filled in on the deposit amounts collected by the com- Became, Assistant Secretary, in the books and the amount the jury. He pointed out that Office (News Department) He about one finally being held There will also be an enquiry into

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