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Bros. He had asked him what was
the position of Mr. Kelly, and he had said he did not know. They
A BIG BLAZE.
HIS LORDSHIP ON EARLY would consider the mentality of THREE MATSHEDS GUTTED
DEFENCE.
THE ATHERLEY CASE.
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PROTECTION FÒR RIVERS..
such a man. And considering that, was it not probable that the story told by accused was the correct one? Was it not easy to believe that the compradore hadi
A report current is that the taken the moneys of the Company
Yesterday, the delegates ap- Has his own? And when moneys of being a big bluze in the eastern pointed by the District Commer Canton naval authorities are pre- were paid back was it not prob- part of the city, a fire this morn- cial Guilds of Hongkong, sought paring a plan to accord protection able that he took O.K.'d billsong destroyed three matsheds the leaders of the local Chinese on the three rivers of the pro- covering an area of 100 feet by 60 community for advice as to the vince and to clear same of pirates. feet square, but did little other advisability of going up to Canton. The suggestion is said to con- damage.
to ask for "an "armistice" of cern the assembly of a hundred) Such People who crossed the harbour week or fortnight, before China launches for patrol work. could see, from Kowloon after nine o'clock New Year.
launches, it is stated, will be dames reaching up.
from the, ferry, the
It is a fact that four delegates chartered at first. have been selected to make repre- At present there are not suff- Station was called.
At 9:37 am Central Fire sentations to the authorities con- tient launches in Canton and the Asmar cerned for permission to in-naval people are turning their turn out resulted under Superinaugurate a period of unrestricted attention elsewhere. tehdent H. T. Brooks and Station travelling. Whether the mission Officer P.Condon."
of hearing of the charges of mind 100's which totalled the sum appropriation of company moneys jagainst James Edward Atherley former manager of Getz Bros. (of the Orient) Ltd., His Lordship
carry more
will leave just yet remains to be Two motor pumps were brought decided. into use but the outbreak had
In yesterday's report, the fol secured a firm hold. At 10.28 a.m.lowing paragraph was included:--
work was cease
th
HOTEL FIRE.
"
ARMY'S VALUABLE HELP PRAISED.
handed over to Atherley? Surely.. that was not an improbable ex- character of the men in the box. planation. In the light of the this, true explanation could well referred to the reservation of defence of Mr. Asherley at the minds of the gentlemen of the confidence in the
early police court proceedings,
In the course of the case, said jury for that reason, His Lordship, a statement was
Were They Loans? made by counsel for the prosecu- Proceeding, Mr. Zeitlyn said tion and also by counsel for the that there was positive evidence defence as to the fact that in this that the transaction between Cease accused had had more than Atherley and the compradore was
one opportunity of making an in the nature of loans. He would the order to answer to the charge and had not deal with them under three beads given. availed himself of that oppor--handwriting evidence, verbal unify. Mr. Zeitlyn had protested admission and written evidence. that whether accused, should or Was it not strange that through- should not have made, an answer out all the books there was not for given any idea of what his one entry, showing that payment defence might be was a matter had been made to Atherley on wholly for the accused and his behalf of Getz Bros.?. Outside that exhibit D., there was not a representatives, e
fully agree with Mr. Zeitlyn, single document, not a single book, said His Lordship. But, gentle- not a single line which would show hen (addressing the jury), Iany payment to Atherley on sometimes think that gentlemen behalf of the Company. They who appear before US like would recollect that their foreman the accused do not recognise had asked the corapradore why the advantage of a statement there was no entry, and he had made by an accused persen as the replied that having handed the earliest available opportunity. Imoneys over to Atherley, he hadi For instance, supposing when the finished with the matter. accused is charged he,, gives an Then there Wäs the explanation and you find that the pradore's admission. He (Coun- defence which has been adumbrat- sel) could not conceive of anything, ed in, his explanation is the of greater support to the defence defence adopted at the trial, a than an admission made by the very strong argument can be compradore, that he looked to based upon that statement. Atherley for repayment of the
him. money which he had advanced to And there was even a stronger admission. He had said. 1 had it always in mind to turn these F.O.U.'s and bills against the Company, if Atherley did not pay." And they would remember that a very wary, wily man had Now, made that answer.
has been consistent all along; that It can be said that his defence
at the first available opportunity he stated what his defence was going to be: that all he stated in the witness box is to be believed and the facts as he stated are to be corroborated by the statement (originally made by him.
Prosecution's Case.-
com-
"This week there has been talk of steamers being allowed to run for a week free of inter ference, but to Carry no passengers."..
The word "passengers"" was written in error and should, of course, have read "cargo."
WORLD COURT.
OBSTRUCTION TACTICS IN
SENATE.
"WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL.”
(Reuber's American Service.).
The main argument. to be put
Washington, Jan. 15. VERY HIGH APPRECIATION" forward is that it is imperative
for Chinese business concerns. to f The Senators who are opposed Following the gallant assistance make their final trade settlement to the American adhesion to the of the Services at the New Year before the end of the year, hence World Court have begun to ob- Day tire. the item below has been the necessity to go to and from struct a resolution for adherence, published in China Command Canton. Orders:-
.
POWER SCHEME.
PROPOSALS.
CHEAPER CURRENT.
"It is notified for the informa- tion of all concerned that letters: expressing very high apprecin-
ion of the valuable services PRIME MINISTER OUTLINES rendered by the troops in cop- ing with the fire at the Hong- kong Hotel on 1st January, 1926, have been received from His Excellency_The_Governor,
(Reuter's Service) of Hongkong. The Fire Insur- adko Association of Hongkong
Birmingham, Jan. 15. and he Borghofy, and Shang- The Government proposals to bai Hotels, Ltd. The General promote a great national electrical Officer Commanding congratu-scheme, in order to afford a lates all Ranks on their endea- cheaper supply of current, were vours to put out the fire and outlined by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, save property.
WOMAN STABBED.
ARMED ROBBERS VISIT YAUMATI.
SURPRISE KNOCK ON DOOR.
Prime Minister, who, pointed out that Great Britain would be' seriously handicapped industrially if she continued to lag behind ather nations.
The consumption of electrical energy in Great Britain was 200 units per head, compared with 1900 units in Canada and over 500-
BOARD OF EXPERTS.
keeping up a constant flow of cratory in the Senate, including Senator Blease reading Washing- ton's farewell specch to his Gen- erals in which occurs the classical to: avoid "entangling advice alliances."
Senator Blease, when bantered; told the Senators, most of whom knew the speech by heart, that he would not consider it discourteous other if they proceeded with affairs whilst he was reading.
OVER-ZEALOUS.
"MURDERS OF COMMUNIST OFFICIALS.
AUTHORITIES QUIESCENT.
(Reuter's Servios.)
Riga, Jan. 15.
It is reported that much un-
authorities are alleged to have re- fused to act against the rebels and are even co-operating with them.
take this case as an illustration. Supposing immediately he had had an opportunity the accused had Mr. Jenkin, Counsel for the said "it is true that received these prosecution, said that the true moneys but they were loaned to solution was whether Atherley me by the compradore. I did not knew in fact that moneys of the
units in the United States. He rest prevails among the peasantry take them knowing them to be the Company were going into his
expressed the opinion that the in various parts of Soviet Russia. moneys of my employers and account, and in refunding cheques
flatter figure should be reached and particularly in Ukraine, treated them as belonging to the did he know he was refunding
Whilst offering incense to "oss"here fifteen years hence by White Russia, where armed anti- compradore" I think you will see them to the Company. He (Coun- the verandah of No: 493; cheapening electricity through Bolsheviks are active. at once how greatly strengthened sel) hele that he did know, and his Nathan Road (Yaumati) yester large scale production and distri- Murders of over-zealous Com- the defence put up afterwards on learned friend had tried to get out day morning, a Chinese woman bution. He declared that the pre-munist officials are reported, behalf of the accused would have of it by bringing in suggestions was stabbed by armed robbers sent system of generation was too chiefly in the Bobruisk district. who had previously entered the parochial although most efficient. where the militia and the local been
of fraud. However, as I have said, it is a Having regard to Atherley's house. The robbers were under matter solely for the expression evidence entirely, he submitted the impression that she had gone
The Government proposed to of the accused and his advisers that it was an affront to the into raise the alarm.
After binding the inmates, the by practical men like the Port of establish a Board, to be managed and the most you can say in a case telligence of six men to ask them where there has been complete to believe that from start to finish, gang collected loot valued at over London Authority to control the
eservation of the defence until he did not know where the moneys machines knocked on the door.
$200 when an agent for sewing. whole supply of electricity the case comes on for trial in came from, nor the true purpose The robbers took fright, dashed throughout Great Britain." The this court is that it is unfortunate for which every cheque was drawn into th street and knocked the Board would co-ordinate existing that a statement was not made by him. A deposit slip for May 26 agent over in their hurry.
stations, build new ones, raise Fat once because any defence put showed that the totals collected
up afterwards would have been were exactly the amount of a stated that two boys had been purely commercial lines.
In the excitement the inmates their own capital, and work on greatly strengthened by a clear cheque drawn by Atherley. That kidnapped" by the robbers (for surplus would go to, reducing the the purpose. of ransom). Later in the day the cost of plant, when the interest refunding moneys he had pre-ads returned from school and and sinking fund were paid off. viously taken. They would was found that a mistake had His Lordship then proceeded to remember those examples been made. suni up and was still summing up of intricate calculations, and when this edition went to press.
statement of what the defence was
was at the first available oppor tunity.
for
I
·DISARMAMENT.
C
SOVIET ACCEPTS LEAGUE'S INVITATION.
AN IMPORTANT CONDITION.
The
ARBITRATION.
TREATY BETWEEN SWEDEN AND DENMARK.
(Reuter's Service.)
Copenhagen, Jan. 15. scheme with a guarantee. It did tration Treaty has been concluded. The new Swedo-Danish Arbi- not consider that a subsidy was It is similar in character to the
The Government would initiate a
necessary.
CABLE SHIP.
LARGEST IN THE WORLD SAILS.
recent Swedo-Norwegian Conven- tion, and prohibits the employ- ment of armed force for the settle- ment of disputes.
The Treaty will operate for twenty years, and be" renewable unless two years' notice is given.
Atherley would have them believe, Final Speeches.
that he did not know what they In the final speech for the were for. Can you believe that defence yesterday, Mr. Zeitlyn this man, of whose probity and emphasised that Mr. Atherley had integrity, so much has been made, persisted in statements which is telling you the truth? demanded a large measure of Dealing with Mr. Atherley's credulity. When a man did not banking account, Mr. Jenkin asked. accept an explanation which would whether it was a coincidence that be better for him, and persisted into this "most peculiar account in a statement which was harder for a man on this man's salary,' to believe, was it not better to money was poured at a rate which believe in a man.. For the pur-made even members practising at poses of the defence it would be the Bar envious? Was it a coin has decided to accept the invita-ship in the world, has sailed from
The "Colonia," the largest cable BIG CAPITAL FOR GERMAN the easiest way to put it that cidence that the account was open-tion of the League of Nations to Greenwich this afternoon to lay Bank of Canton Building.
moneys advanced by the com-ed on Settlement Day-on the eve participate in the preliminary the Eastern Extension, Austra Samples and particulars on application. Pradore to Atherley were moneys prior to the day when he had to Disarmament Conference, and will lasia and China Telegraph Com-
Sole Agents:
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(Reuter's Service.)
Moscow, Jan. 15. The official Tasa Agency learns authoritatively that the Soviet
A MAMMOTH UNDERTAKING,
(Reuter'a Scroise.)
London, Jan. 15. -
from the Company. Atherley pay over certain sums? Was it a not object to the participation of pany's duplicate cable, over 1,800 would not take that view of it. coincidence that on this day the Soviet experts in the preliminary nautical miles, between the Cocos He persisted with determination Company's money went into this Commission on Economic Sub-Islands and Fremantle. that the true aspect of the case account, and not into the Com-jects, provided that these Com- The cable, which is of the was that the compradore came to pany's account? Was there any missions do not meet, on Swiss new loaded type and the first him with 10.U.'s and O.K.'d. billa ecessity for Mr. Atherley to take territory. and these together made a total a wad of the Company's shares for which he drew a cheque and and put it into this other account? handed it to the compradore. In his own judgment, he had con- Continuing, Mr. Zaitlyn said sidered that the circumstances of they had seen the compradore in this case were so strong that he the box. He was a man of con- did not wish to weary them with siderable wiliness; he was not a several details.
■ gullible person but one who would
not readily assent unless the truth
was forced out of him, "They
would recollect that he (Counsel).
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.
had questioned him on five or six
The closing rate of the dollar, occasions about the officers of Getz on demand, to-day was 2/4 9/16
British owned and manufactured loaded cable to he put down, is designed for a speed of 2,100 letters a minute compared with 145 letters in the present line
The question of further sani
de- veloping the linea between. Fremantle and Adelaide is now | being considered,
SHIPPING, MISHAP.
STEAMER FROM HANKOW ON THE BEACH.
(Reuter's Servios;}
"The. "Colonia" is expected to Fort Espuria, Jan, 15. [arrive in the Cocos Islands in the The "Kusenge" from Hankow middle of February and, to com- for Havre and London has gone plete the laying of the cable at ashore on the beach at Torrepara. Fremantle early in March,
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STEEL TRUST.
CONCERN.
(Reuter'a Service.) ·
Berlin, January 15,
It is expected that the capital of the new Rhenich-Westphalian Steel Trust will approximate six hundred million marks.
ITALY'S DEBT. AMERICA XTPROVES OF AGREEMENT:
(Reuter's American Service.)
Washington, Jan, 15.
The House of Representatives, by 257 votes to 188, has approved of the Italian debt agréement.-
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