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No. 19752 HONGKONG,

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NEW YORK POLICE CHIEF' IN HONGKONG.

FRIENDSHIP RENEWED

Dinner to the Honourable Mr. Wolfe..

DATA

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1926.

SHARE VALUES.

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT AND

"OPTIMISM."?

BANK CASE EVIDENCE,

TREASURY BILLS,

NEW BILLS IN LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

FACILITATING LOANS..

At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council, two new Bills are to be introduced one to regulate the face of Hongkong Treasury bills in Hongkong and the other to regulate the issue of Hongkong Treasury is in Lon

Mr. G. E Townos. the acting. chief accountant of the Hongkong 4nd Shanghal Bank), was called by Mr. E C. Jerkin in the Bank case at the Supreme Court this morning On June 5 the Man Chuan Bank had an account with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank." Their over-don.

draft against stock held by the The objects and reasons of the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank on two Bills are practically identi that day was $148.326.70 he said.

cal Those for the first-mention

Enving regard to the state of theed Bill state

Chinese Bank's account, 200: 1. An experiment which was

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Twelve Chinese passengers were taken of Button Rock, in the Chusan archipelag North Chin) after a B. & Samar had grounded there. The only in ferente is that they jumped ashore after the incident.

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POLICE CONFERENCE.

MEETING OF CHIEFS AT NEW YORK..

LOCAL PARTICIPATION..

The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe's Views.

An Interesting statement. has

been issued to the Press by the courtesy of the Hon. Mr. B. D, C. Wolfe in answer to certain queries in connection with his visit to New York fast year for a conference, of police chiefs from all parta, of the world.

Among the notable passengers où the tourist ship: "Laconia" now in pors on her world cruise la the

tonorigy Police Commissioner New York City. Mr. Edward Sykes who is also treasurer of the Police Pension Purd He retired a few yours ago from active duty with the Police Department, but does a good Ceal of honorary duty for conave-

Wharves would not have been deli: recently made of issuing Treasury

The "Kuelchow (which also be The questions which are referred tion with various charities.

vered on that day by the mere bills in London on behalf of a longs to the China Navigation Co) Om his present tour round the presenting of a delivery order.. A Colomini Government proved very arrived here yesterday from Tien- to in the communication which world, Poffee Commissioner Sykes payment in cash or cheque would successful, and the Crown Agents tsin and Wethalwei

follows are as under is. combining ·Business: with have been required in addition. I have represented that, it is desir

On the morning of March 151 Police Conference in New York pleasure with a view to further the delivery order had been presentable for several reasons that she received a wireless from the (a) Its aims and decisions arrived. the project of bringing togethered on that day without cash, the Colonial Governments generallyShanning and sent a boat, to fat. (b) Their application to Hong- the police chiefs of the world and shares would not have been handed should have power to issue such Button Rock The passengers: kong and whether the Colony has to stablish another step to inter- Lover.. The amount involved was bills. Treasury bills often prove were taken off and put on the been included in any definite national peace and general "sup-too large.

a convenient method of obtaining Sunning" which then sailed for scheme as a result of this Con- pression of crime. This organien- Cross-examined by Mr. Foltera temporary loan.

Shanghad. There was a moderference. sc) The question of ex- tion is at present handled by Com-witness said that he did not agree 2. The Crown Agents point ate sea and swell but the "San-tradition of criminals. missionen Richard Enright of New that at the beginning of June there out that as a loan is usually re

"ning", did not appear any the | York City. 'It was this movement

was a tone of optimism and that quired to pay for works con worse for grounding which resulted in the meeting of there was less difficulty in getting suction, the execution of which police chiefs from all parts of the shares released by the banks. His is expected to take some great to world at a conference held in Now own personal opinion at the time complete, is far more economi York last year which was attended was that the shavemarket was too call, mstead of desuing a loan at by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, the top heavy and he was not optimis- once for the whole amount, to Captain Superintendent of Police in tie.

barrow the money in instalments: Hongkong Several hundred thou sands of dollars were donated by here and says that in fact he took low rate of interest, either by ob- as required; at a comparatively wealthy men in New York to bring the delivery order to the Bank, that raining advances through the the Police chiefs of every country he saw the assistant compradore Crown Agents from other together. A further reference to and later the assistant compradore Colonies, r, falling funds for this conference giving the Hon. Mr. Mr Walker, who has since gone sach advances, by the issue of Wolfe's views, will be found elke- to Colombo) and was in fact hand-bills, and only to issue the loan ||where in this issue:

ed the shares. without payment when the works are well under

Since the "Laconia" arrived yesterday, Police Commissioner Sykes has been in corference with Ho Hon Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe and gaining a thorough insight into the thods of police procedure in the

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Hongkong Hotel Dinner.

A pleasant, gathering will, take pater at 3.30 this evening in the Hongkong Hotel when the Hon. Mr.

Mr. Potter: f.a witness comes

FAMOUS GENERAL.

DEATH OF THE HÉRO OF

GALICIA.

ALEXEI BRUSSILOFF.

(Router's Service. }

Moscow; March 17 The death is announced

would you be prepared so any such way and when a more exact General Brussiloff,

thing was impossible,

estimate of their cost cam be framed

Mr. Russ's Evidence. · Mr. C. A.'S. Russ, the solicitor

E. DC. Wolfe will be the guest acting for the Chinese bank, also.

of hongur at a dinner to be given gave evidence. He spoke of an in-

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NEW ISSUE OF QUEEN'E COLLEGE MAGAZINE.

No. 2 of Volume 27 of the

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of

jas. Generalissimo under the Pro-

LONDON STRIKE.

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2. Prison Matters. Comparison of conditions in Sing Sing prison: and other well-known establlah... ments with those of Victoffa Gaol In Mongkong.

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^ S. Traffic Matters. Comparison | of Hongkong traffic problems with

phose of New York and London.

4. If it is proposed to introduce

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changes of reforms in the Hong- MACKINTOSH

kong Police force in respect of (a) criminals and (b) traffic

Hon Mr. Wolfe's Reply..

The main object of the Interno- tional Police Conference convened the famous in New York in May last year was Witness: It would not have

cavalry commander, whose exploits to continue the policy initiated by been done without reference to me..

3. This Bill is therefore intro.in the Great War assisted toward the Commissioner of Police, New Before shares are drawn or

York, Mr. Richard E. Enright, to many Russian victories. duced in order to enable the Gov- questions of overdraft, I have to ernment to borrow money by the

(General Brussiloff, who was 63 get the Police Chiefs of the world In company with Miss he consulted.

issue of Treasury bels in Hong years of age, belonged to an old or as many of them as possible Larson (his secretary) { Mr. Fotter: You, meen

Russian noble family. He fought together to interchange ideas on you kong should otension arise. It is in the Russo-Turkish War of

the subject of criminals: the world her mother, Mrs. W.. L. should have been consulted.. Are Cleveland (also travelling on the you prepared to swear, remember which is reduced to give the cavalry school for officers of the world to join hands in the complimentary to another Bill 1877-8; later became director of over and to get the Police forces: "Lagonia") Commissioner - Sykes the thousands of transactions the Governinth ale power to Petrograds and recame commander closest possible co-operation for sed the Central Magistracy this gamonating to millions of dollars, borrow money by the issue of of the 14th Army Corps in 1909. In hw enforcement and the supres- morning and were accorded seals that you were not in fact, consult-Treasury tels in London. beside Mr. R. E! Lindsell Theyed with reference to the matter.

Both the Great War he commanded the sion of criminala throughout the the Bit are introduced on the Russian Army istened to a number of cases cor Witness: Of course it is impos-

which invaded world. This object also included cerning Chinese and evinced insible to awear. The time was nine suggestion of the Secretary of Galicia and crossed the Carpathians as far as may be practicable the terest in the proceedings.

State. They have been adapted in the Spring of 1915. A months ago.

After the adoption of uniform methode for noticeable change in the ordinary Asked as to the value of the from a draft prepared by the retreat of 1915 his army group on dealing with Police problems such a uniform system of traffic routine was the reading of the securities held against the over-Crown Agents in consultation the Russian left wing advanced as

International Tele- signale, an changes against the defendants in draft, witness said they amounted with the legal advisers of the victoriously in June, 1916, After

Secretary of State. English before being translated to $287.000. He would have re-

the Russian Revolution he succeed-graphic Police Code and the like. into Chinese.

quired payment of at least half

ed General Alexoioff in June, 1917, That the scheme commends itself to the Executive Authorities in many of this before he released the Wharves shares......"

visional Government and conduct-lands is shown by the fact that ed a temporarily successful offen- delegates from all over the world sive. He acknowledged the chief representing 40 nations attended of the Soviet armies in May, 1920.1 the third Conference in May last In addition to delegates from all he important centres in the United States of America and Canada. It is a great step forward in the. matter of International Police co- operation if the Heads the Police Departments of different- countries meet for they can, then not only get to know their fellow Police Chiefs' but over and above exchanging ideas on Potfee matters they can actively settle or discuss with a view to future settlement differences oxiating be- tween them which have worked in favour of the criminal in the past.

At the earlier Conferences In 1922 and 1928 these ideas were discussed and one concrete result was the adoption of an Interna- Police force may avail itself of In tional Poleg Cade whichCany

the course of tracking down. criminals who have fed from their own to neighbouring or even far distant countries to escape the arm of the law. One of the resulta of the recent Conference will be the unification as far as the laws of each country allow of trafe signals. An attempt was also "George Bernard Shaw under the

made to adopt a generally recog- ow familiar nom-de-guerre of

inized system of finger-prints so as "Zamian" "Chop Suey" by

to facilitate applications for the Laughing Buddha and a con-

surrender of fugitive criminals. The Belgian wapors have RT-If a universal finger print system tinuation of the article on

Galileo by "H.G.Wrived at Mongalla on their way to could be adopted, the cost of

The remaining pages are de the Belgian Congo. His Lordship remarked that he voted to College affairs of inter-, by Mr. Bert Essex, of Indianapolis, did not think any slur was intendat both to past and present Ind. He is taking this home to his ed. It was a precaution usually pupils.

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The

UNIONS ADOPT A FIRM ATTITUDE

MEN. MUST RETURN,

(Reuter's Service.)" :

by Police Commissioner Sykes, Mr.terview with Mr. Ross, the Special yow Dragon has made its Treadwell (American Consul)" will

manager of G. P. and H. A. Lam- also be one of the local guests.

met, at which he (Mr. Russ) had exit from Queen's College, and is The Other guests. from the

up to the visual standard Loid Mr. Ross that the Chinese "Laconi" are former U.S. Senator

Mustrations Tclude an excellent Cornelius W. Pugsley of New merta and there was no need to the head master and another of Bank had a set off against Lam-

photograph of Mr. A. H. "Crook, York: his son, Mr. Chester D bring an action in regard to the Fugsley, wyer and banker of New matter. Mr. Ross's reply was that

the College staff, which is repro- York; Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Clark on he would have to see Lammerts duced elsewhere in this issue. their sixth trip round the world arst.

The editor (Mr. W. Kay) pub- No mention was made of fishes his valedictory article. He Captain E. T. Britten, Commander Moxon and Taylor and it came assumed the duties in 1918, but of the vessel: Judge Kaarlow, bombshell to him when their

London, March 17. Ignatius. President of Court of name was first mentioned.

states that his mantle, which is

The Executives of the seven Appen of Finland; Captain W. R. letter from Johnson, Stokes and showing signs of wear (it is. de- Carson; Dr. H. Sweet; Mrs. Edith Master was the first intimation hecidedly threadioare in places) Unions involved in the threaten S. Sawtelle, Mr. John, Vester, direc-had of Moxon and Taylor claiming depends on Mr. Wallington who, ed lock-out of engineers have de- tor

the Clark Cruise; the Rev. to have had anything to do with being young, fresh, and overflow-cided to instruct Messrs, R. Hoe Father John A. McGoldrick; Dr.

ing with ideas, will doubtless in-and Company's men to resume J. J. Brennan, Mr., Paul McGinnis,

This concluded the case for these same fresh life and introduce work on Friday

The men have tested a mani New York journalist who is com-defence and Mr. Potter was about some new features into this missioned to walte special articles to call Mr. George Lamniert with magazine, which lately has been festo stating that they are and magazine articles on observa- regard to a delivery order another in danger of being stereotyped." going to surrender. tions during the trip. Miss K. A. witness said he had given to him: Incidentally, Mr. Kay also contri- Larson, Secretary to Commissioner Mr. G. Lammert), when Mr. Jenkin Sykey, and her mother, Mrs. W. Lremarked that it might be advisable. Cleveland will also be present.

if Mr Potter also, considered call ing Mr. H. A. Lammert, to ask the On this the second largest voy-latter to withdraw whilst Mr. G. cge round the world, under the Lammert was giving evidence. Geography," by A.H.C. direction of Clark's Cruise, the 8.8. Mr. Potter said he had no objec- Laconia" carries 648 passengers.tion although he thought it was The number which travelled In this going rather too far. "Howeyir,. luxuriously fitted ship on her first we have already had one charge voyage in 1924 was 723.

made against us. One more doesn't An object for considerable atten- really wake much difference, Mr. tion and amusement on board is a Potter added. ricaho which was bought in Kobe

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Amongst the articles are "Shakespeare'er Knowledge of

. Mr. G. Lammert denied in the Musicale will be held at the box that, he had any recollection

Helena May Institute on Thursday,

March 28th, at 5.30 p.m. Tickets..

of having been handed a delivery order by the witness in question including tea. 50-cepte each must on June 6. This man spoke little be booked before noon, onőrbe, 24th

At the approaching meeting of English and he (Mr. Lammert) nstant shareholders, the directors will spoke little Chineso. It was not

BELGIAN FLIGHT.

PROGRESS ON WAY TO THE CONGO..

(Reuter's Service.)

Brussels, March 17.

ALAN COBHAM.

nost

AWARDED THE AIR FORCE: -

CROSS.

(Reuter a Service),

London, March 17, Mr Alan Cobham, the British

recommend a dividend for the likely from that point of view that with the case, in question and knew past half year at the rate of 14 they would have conducted the nothing about it. If he had been airman, who has just returned par cent per annum fre of in transation. In addition, he (Maked to take the delivery order from the Cape, has been awarded come tax and a bonus of 69. SdG Lammert) had had nothing to da

per share, £25,000 to be added to Officers Superannuation Fund; $125,000 to be written off pre- radets, account ; and 2209,278′ 4s, 6d. to be canubed forward."

TODAY'S DOLLAR.

The closing rate of the dollar, on demamel today was 2/8 9/16

he would taken it to his brother the Air Force Cross. For Mr. Chan,

BMrs HWA. Lammert was not call

edi

The Anal addresses of counsel will be given this afternoon

There was

Bull of health

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ednesday,

cabling descriptions of criminals would be materially reduced, but some divergence of opinion existed as to which system should be adopted. The arms and drug Eraffic were also discussed and re- commendations agreed upon which the various Police organizations will in due course bring to the notice of their respective Govern ments,Hongkong is equally In- terasted with many other countries in the satisfactory solution of many of thema discussed and to that extant will be affected by any agre made between tha Governments concerned to carry out the recommendations of the Conference

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