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TALE OF A LABEL."

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As the commodity is under al Canton merchants are now re- Last Saturday it was published. Janes Brown; engineman of the U.S.A. Jelena was not present Canton Government monopoly, a ported to be in communication locally that, a bid of G$8,000,000 at the Central Magistracy this quantity of kerosine oil for a with the Provincial Government by the Dollar interests had pro morning so, answer. charge of foreign up-country mission form in regard to the suggested res bably bean accepted by the U.S. of all "strikers" to Shipping Board for the five The action of a cashier in refus-causing wilful damage to furniture ed the subret of a seizure on moval

"President" boats at present oper ing to have anything further to do to the extent of $100 at a Japane 1 which, however, did not Whampoa.

result in any complication.

Last week specific instances ated by the Admiral Oriental with an account which there house in Wanchai yesterday.

For about a year, kerosine oil were mentioned in which so-called Line between Seattle and the had beep large deposits and equal- It was explained by Divisional has been sold under the control armed labour pickete, marched Far East.

uspector Ogg that the usual pro- of the Canton Government, this into business premises and took The figure is wrong, the error 1 large withdrawals in the course feedure of handing over the man of a few days led to what Mr. F. Cte an escort from the ship had phase of what has been an exten- possession whilst the Police re-being due to the lack of full de

sive foreign trade having been remained inactive,

tails in the message to the Hong "Jenkin described at the Sessions been adopted and in the meantime viewed in the last annual report This interference, alleged to kong office,

this morning, as the one hitch the vessel had left port on a tem-

of the Hongkong General Cham- have originated in disputes be The "Manka Bulletin of April ber of Commerce...

tween masters and their em-15 throws further light on this which led to the prevention of a porary abaunce.

The Magistrate (fr. Lindsell). As the tow-boat for Shekki was ployees' guilds, is regarded very great deal in tonnage. Although "master, forgery" against which

thought that bail to cover damage about to leave the Bund at Can- seriously. To-day the vernacular the Hongkong office has received the Wing On Bank would have had done in such cases should be ask-ton on the night of April 17, a papers record another case of no further information, an opin

ed for and adjourned hearing" for party of plain-clothes searchers workmen taking the law into theirion has been expressed (by one of the. one week.

from the "Merchants' Protection own hands, ignoring the repre- the local officials) that Preventive" Committee," accom-sentatives. of law and order. Manila report is nearer the panied by police, executed a The proposal that all strikers mark. search-warrant and detained 45 be accommodated at Whampoa in cases of kerosine oil on board, mataheda is mentioned as having without the revenue stamps atbeen disfavoured by the labour tached

leaders. On the other hand, the "For The Poor:** -- Canton merchants are said to have A foreign clergyman who put forward statements that the claimed to be associated with a labourers should not be allowed in mission at Shekk (the vernacu the city. their presence being lar report does not give any other booked upor in the same light as detail as

to the gentleman's the unruly military elements of identity) then came forward and the past. explained that the oil was pur chased in Canton for the poor in his district.

no answer.

The facts which he was going to prove, said Mr. Jenkin, prosecut- ing, were that the two prisoners Iconspired together in getting two deposit books from the Wing: On Company which was an emporium

INSPECTION POSTPONED.

The inspection of the Hongkong which in common with others had Folice by His Excellency the Gov- been given power by the Ordin-ernor, arranged for this afterncon, Lances to run a banking business. has had to be again postponed for Having deposited $50,000 in one one week the last moment of the books, alleged Mr. Jenkin, owing to the bad weather.

they removed the distinctive out-

side label with its number and put

[It on the other which presumably

they had got on the minimum de-

posit of $100, making forgeries. *Nina" was the exhibit model of of certain items in the first book, the book which counsel alleged thus getting their money back.. the conspirators had got by the

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MORE THAN $5.

ARRESTS FOR EXPORTING MONEY.

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Extracts from the report are given below. Readers of the. "China Mail" can read "Hong- kong" instead of "Manila" as the facts can apply to both ports of call. Says the "Bulletin

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These

Seattle

Shipping Board Accepts. The offer of $4,500,000 made by Stanley Dollar, representing the Dollar interests, for the five Admirali Oriental Hiners being. operated between Manila and Seattle by the United States Ship- ping Board has been definitely. During the discussion a Chinese

accepted by the Shipping Board, is alleged to have interceded on

according to a cablegram received the clergyman's behalf. This

on April 14 by H. M. Cavender; man is described as the chief.com-

general agent for the Dollar line. If the parties: to the conceposit of the minimum 100missariat officer of General Li

The five liners that will join spiracy had been only able to get which the Bank required, and Mr. Fook-lam's army but his name is

AN “ARMY” OFFENDER.

their sister ships belonging to the back the book and its genuine Jenkin was responsible for smiles not given in the report:

Important among the daily pro- Dollar interests, are, the "Pre- label, said Mr. Jenkin, the Wing in court when he said that "Nina" When the chief of the Preven- On Bark would have had no op- was perfectly genuine except for tive Committee arrived on thesecutions. for attempting to take sidents McKinley, Jefferson, Grant, tion but to pay out again the the label whereas "Emma" was an scene, a permit was shown to him, the money allowed by the regula-ships have been operated by the

away from the Colony more than Madison and Jackson." $60,000, for the origiant book had fout and out forgery and a nuaster issued by Mr. T. V. Soong, who tion were two cases before Mr. Dollar line for some time. blank withdrawal pages. and the one at that.

is head of the Government mono- Lindsell at the Central This cork three Doller sor amount of $50,000 in deposit.

The Bank; however, continued

Detecting Forgery Methods Poly The pit was accepted Magistracy this morning to stalin terang umrlin, the found t

and the oll was allowed to be large sums were involved.

world feet the San Francisco Mr. Jenkin, had a rule that all Mr. Jenkin said that the case shipped away. "The so-called. books from which all deposits had would provide the jury with some military officer is said to have in one case said that the accused Oriental liners.

Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, defending Manila vessel and been entirely removed, should re-interesting material If they rendered an apology for unwar was an officer attached to certain

Three Bids In ALL vert the Bank's own property learnt nothing as to what they ranted interference, this being forces of General Chan Kwing- The bid of $4,500,000 made by Knowing this, the conspiratora ar-might consider actual forgery he accepted. ranged to take out all but $1,000 could promise them they would

ming which suffered a reverse the Dollar interest, was the third People's Mass Protest. of the amount of $50,000 they had learn

last year. While in Shanghai, made before being accepted by the something. about the

From Ko Iu comes news of a accused heard that several sub-Shipping Board. This was an in- put in.

methods of detecting forgery and demonstration, which practically ordinate officers had taken refuge crease of $1,500,000 over the "But the unfortunate part, this case involved not only for amounted to a riot, against the in Macao, and he was now on his second bid, and at the time it was from their point of view," con-gery of printing matter and chops existence of the monopoly. tinued Mr. Jenkin, was that the but of the actual handwriting of

Mr. Brooks made a few weeks ago, it was un- way to join them. cashier who had the handling of the principals required to sign in are said to have organised "ignorant of the regulation and

On April 15, over 10,000 people submitted that the accused was derstood that it would be accepted. The second bid made by the this account, on seeing that out of these transactions. The case was parade. In spite of heavy rain. had no intention of flouting the Dollar people was $8,000,000, but 350,000 $49,000 had been re- not only important from the bank-they marched to the local Govern- moved in a few days.. told the ing point of view but also from the ment oil depot to protest. forcing Ilaw.. bearer of the book that the Wing general commercial standpoint. On Company did not want an ac-

Included in the charges of con- The authorities, however, were count of that nature; that it was no use to them and that the de-piracy to defraud, were indict-prepared, police and military have positors would have to withdraw ments against the first prisonering assembled there. A number (Au Kim-lui) of perjury in con-alleged to be leaders of the the whole amount.”

nection with his evidence in a demonstrators were arrested, "Not Without Humour.". Supreme Court action in which The crowd then surrounded the "So one has a situation which he stated that the Wing On Bank depot until those detained had to him for the been released. One of the con- was not without is amusing side, were indebted

ditions of release was the setting in spite of the seriousness of the $50,000 originally deposited.

off of firecrackers, this being a issue," continued counsel. "Here"

Chinese custom of restoration of "face."

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was a man who wanted the label

Mr. Alabaster's Point..

'an: entrance.

TRAM AND ROLLER IN COLLISION.

YESTERDAY'S ACCIDENT."

the Shipping Board turned it. The sum found on the accused down, not only on account of what amounting to $1,520, he was fined they thought was a very low bid, $100, the rest of the money to be but due to the Dollar interests: returned to him” refusal to comply with the Ship- A similar fine to be deducted ping Board's stipulation, that the from a sum of $1,140 was im-company put up a bond posed on an educated. Chinese, an $1,000,000 as a guarantee that they emigrant returning from South would maintain the ships in ques America. It was stated that the tion on their present route, for money WES found inside afve years. Although the cable- cigarette packet,

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EUROPEAN MOTORIST IN COURT.

SERIOUS CHARGES: Charges of manslaughter and reckless driving were preferred against Mr. S. J. Squire at the

of

gram, received by Mr. Cavender did. not state the terms of the sale, it is believed that the Dollar interests accepted the five year stipulation.

British and Japanese interests.

Only one other bid was made for the five liuers, $4,000,000 being offered by W. B. Keene, former Vice-president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, who represent ed the corporation in Seattle,

on that book above all things,. Before the charges were read deprived of that label because of out at this morning's proceedings,

Hint As To Future. the Bank's unalterable practice of Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., made an

The sale of the five Admiral- taking the book once the account application before the second pri- WEST POINT SMASH.

Oriental liners to the Dollar in- was closed;"

Boner (Lam Fuk-chiu) was called

terests now gives the latter mono- Reverting to the book which upon to plead.

poly on the American trans-Pacifie had been originally "used for the Mr. Alabaster pointed out that

A bitter passenger liner trade. deposit of the $50,000, counsel the two prisoners had been charg produced dummy copies which led on the same indictment where

ght to prevent the Dollar in- were given to His Lordship, as. from the particulars as set out

terests from buying these liners, other counsel and the jury illus by the prosecution it was clear A collision took place yester-Central Magistracy this morning was waged by Senator Jones of trating what he (Mr. Jenkin) that the second prisoner was not day morning between a P.W.D. when Mr. J. A Gordon Leask Washington, who believed that the alleged to have been the methods charged with perjury: He moved motor roller and a tram car at appeared for the defence Dollar Line would buy the liners. used by the conspirators.

Applying for one week's formal comply with the Ave year stipula that either the indictment be Den Vaux Road West, near Whitty Mr. Jenkin said that he was quashed or with the alternatives Street, the roller receiving the remund, Sub-Inspector Alexander tion and then remove them from recalled an incident which occur the Manila-Seattle run, owing to going to call scientific men with that the two last.counts referring worst of the damage pl scientific apparatus to show, when to the alleged perjury be struck. The driver of the tram ear red at the Causeway Bay Junction the Heavy competition waged by this new complication arose in out or that the prosecution be noticed the obstruction and the on Saturday morning when two the arrangement of the conspira called on to elect which counts signal of the rolier man to stop, tors, they forged another label they would proceed with. Mr. but he stated to the police that also as to the methods used in the Alabaster pointed out the the brakes did not hold owing to falteration of the second deposit anomalies of prisoner being called the alippery nature of the track. book taken to the bank for the upon to plead on count on which, Considerable damage was cone withdrawals.

he was not charged:

to the water tank and tool box at - "Emma” And “Nina.” “ Mr. Jenkin pointed out that the the rear of the roller; but the

same facts in the conspiracy driver wan

A group of Seattle business men hurt! not Counsel caused much amuse charge stood for the perjury

opposed the sale of the five ships Recently ment by stating that the confu charge and after cases had been

to the Dollar Interests: this group requested permission to sion which had arisen at the quoted and some legal argument,

operate the five Admiral-Oriental Magistracy as to the naming of His Lordship held that he did not the two books; involved would see any ground for alleging that The inmates of three houses Two Chinese charged at the liners, according to the United necessitate him, with His Lord the second prisoner would be aerl (Nos. 209, 211, 215), Queen's Central Magistracy this morning Press. Several members of the ship's permission, if he did not ously embarrassed by the inclu-Road West hurriedly vacated the with possession of daggers were Shipping Board supported this think it was too frivolous, calling ion in the indictment of those premises yesterday when it was remanded until to-morrow project, as the best way to avoid the two books "Emma" and two counts. He did not, at any pointed out by officers from the rate, propose at that moment to P.WD that a collapse would take In accordance with court prac exercice his discretion in favour place at any moment. tice, the exhibits in the case had of striking out the counts or hear Shoring operations began. im been named alphabetically in the ing the case separately although mediately the premises were order of their appearance and it, as the case proceeded, he should the two books in question had, in see reason, he might exercise hla that order to be called and discretion.

Nima.

This had led to much phonetic

misunderstanding and

tion of "Emma and

the only alternative

(Confinded at foot of next

•Column)

Mr FC Jenkin

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for one

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Hearing was adjourned for one veek

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