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TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1926,

A FIGMENT

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EXONERATED!

INDO CHINA STEAMER'S COLLISION

sources it is learned that the coun try is quiet normal is the termi taed and that volunteers are pouring in to assist in the main- tenance of the necessaries of life for China, added counsel. It was Chung Wah was the Chinese Regrets at this stage are super fact that in 1922 defendant was MARINE COURT VERDICT. fluous. Both parties to the dis-in business in that street under pute, as well as the Government. the name of Chung Wah but the

Captain J. S. Massor, måster of

full name was the Chung Wah the Indo-China S. N. Corf "Yat

jhave made an irrevocable decision. photo engraving company shd it fully aware of the calamity to the remained a photo engraving busi nation's commercial and financialneas throughout the whole of welfare. All the leeway in indus-1922. In 1928 (the middle of April), the prisoner acquired # try during the past few years gces printing business from the Sun for nothing! The duration of the Mar printing company and car crisis will now vitally depend on ried on business in a different street, Yau Chi Street, carrying the temper of the people, who it on in, the tong name of Sau have a right to be protected from Yut Tong. The business was' the insidious effects of national actually transferred on May 30. Industrial strife.

"NOT THE MAN," ALLEGED DEFENDANT CAUSES STIR.

A

EMPRESS STORE: DEBT.

man who answered to the

ahing was exonerated by a Court of Inquiry which sat at the Marine the colllelon between his steamer Court this morning to investigate

and the Tacoma Mary" on April

The Court found, that the col

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son occurred (with technical de- talls as to the exact position) in foggy weather, that Captain- Masson took al precautions to! It is the case for the prosecu. avoid-colision, and that he was in tien, continued counsel, that all no way to blame.. the material forgeries in this case Lt.-Comt. Gl. F. Hole, R.N.. (Har- were completed by May, 8 and 4bour Master) presided, the others that was the inside portion of on the bench being-Lt.-Com. Icertain leaves of books. And yet CR H Harvey, R.N. (Chart Depot, there would be evidence called to Royal Naval Yard); Captain J. R: show that actual printing machin- Scott, ... "Tyndareus Captain may at times be an innate desire

ery did not reach the premises of AC. Inglia, sa. Selston; Captain to depart from the spirit of "peace:

the Chung Wah in Tai Shan R. Stephens, sa. "Kwongtung." Street until ten days after May 3:

Instructed by the Navigators and conciliation," regarding which

The Printing Presses.

and General Insurance Co., Lt., Mr.. we have heard so much in regard name of the defendant when the that the printing was done on the Captain Masson; and Mr. Edwar Further, Tam Lay had stated G. K. Hall Brution appeared for to affairs in China of late, but case was called and who was look-first floor. when the best Chinese thought.ed upon as the defendant during called to show that when print behalf of the owners.

Evidence would be Davison watched proceedings "an remains on the same exalted tem the course of the hearing of the ing was actually commenced it

In the witness-box, Captai case as the defendant, crented some-was done on the ground floor Masson related the circumstances. peramental plane there need be what of a sensation when he was which was naturally the floor one in detail. The Incidents took place no reason for uneasiness. As Mr.asked if he had any questiona to would expect printing presses to while the "Yatshing" was between L. N. Leafe, the Chairman at the ask the chief witness, Mr. Hodge, be on.

Breaker Point and Chilang Point, nnnual meeting of the China. As-

of the Empress Store. Kowloom

Tam Lay further stated that a fon a voyage from, Shanghai to sociation, declared, there must be the man.

I am not Cheung. Wu-hung, stated printer of a certain name was em Hongkong. He was with the chief ployed by the Chung Wah either officer (Mr. George Keir, who gave thousands and thousands of Chin-

His Lordship questioned the man during his time or a few days be corroborative evidenco) all the ese longing that a rallying point why at this hearing and at a pre- fore he left and that it was this time during these hours might arise to which all those who fixed he had answered to that name:tain slips which he had deposed signal on the starboard bow... The vious hearing when the case wasman who had handed to him cer. At 5:19. a. he heard a ship'a fog desire peace and order in the coun- "I was not asked my name" stated to. It would be the case for the next minte, he stopped the "an- try might concentrate to achieve the man "This writ wase served second prisoner, corroborated bygines and altered course to port, their common aim-the country'son me. I live in Nathan House, others, that there had never been At 5,24 the masthead and bow light together with Cheung Yu-hang but an employee of that name at the of a steamship was observed on the pence

I am not the man"

Chang Wah. The change of name starboard side, and engines were Mr. Stainfield; the bailiff who from that of a photograving com-hmmediately put full speed astern. served the writ. was called. That

Two minutes fazer, the collision man, he stated, had answered to the name when served. He wit nese), had seen another man first June.. may

when he called and the, man now i cours had been pointed out to him as Cheung Yu-hang'

pany to that of a combined photo Street,

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Hongkong. Tuesday, May 4, 1928.

PROSPECTS IN CHINA..

It is naturally a moot point at the moment whether that rallying point will be found as an outcome of the civil war now proceeding in the North and on which

ANOTHER BREAKDOWN.

aelf.

+

THE GENERAL TO PRESENT PRIZES.

FRIDAY'S PROGRAMME

engraving and printing business took place. also did not come about until

The Alleged Confession.

ول

The

FAIR" LIGHT WINDS.

"East or variable winds, moder-

ate to light; fair is the official weather forecast (till noon to- marrow) for Hongkang and the

The "Tacoma Muru" struck the "Yatshing" with her port bow. hinge to a great extent the

These were some of the things slightly abart the stem on the star which went to show that it was board bow; then disappeared into future of the South. The Allied

impossible for prisoner, to have the fog, her speed being estimated PEREIRA.-On April 27, 1926, as leaders, Marshal Chang, and Mar- The case concerned an account committed this crime, continued at 10 kriots," The "Ydtshing" made the General Hospital, Shang-shal Wa Pel-fu, have, certainly for. $795.39 for goods supplied to counsel If necessary, he hoped a little water in the forepeak and hai, Lian (Lily) Mary, the

Cheung Yu-hang, the caterer for that it would not be found neces- stayed in the same spot. By 5.46. commenced auspiciously with beloved daughter of Eduardo

Nathan House, the accountant of sary; he could, however, call evid the fog had cleared and witness. José Pereira, aged 17 years.

their emphatic declaration first of the store stating that the man inence as to the nature of the varianw the other ship about two miles all to rid the country of Bolshecourt was the man who had operatous kind of type purchased by the on his beam. He sent over 'to ask

the vism. How far they are prepared ed the account and who witness was establishment and

dates. If assistance was required to continue with this laudauie given to believe was the man him- The significant point, however, position was seven miles South of was that neither the two of the Tong Mei Foint, about 130 miles polley once a truce has Been de- After proof of the indebtedness alleged employees were in the em- from Hongkong elared may be a different. matter had been given, His Honcur Me ploy of the Chung Wah. Coun entirely. The best friends: of

Justice Wood made an order againat sell suggested that the whole affair O preater interest. the usual China can only hope that before ing to Mr. Vaux, who appeared for of Tam Lay.

the man who hadi anawerud, indicat- was a figment of the imagination is the report of the China Asso-the militarists suck the country the plaintifs the Empress, store) The other evidence which was ciation's annual meeting in Lon-dry the real issue at stake the that if it was found in fact that the alleged to implicate the second fidon..

Events in the North and ultimate salvation of China-will man who answered was not the prisoner was that of the ex- South of China have moved so be brought home to. those thou-

man, he must let His Honour, know. soicitor's clerk, Chang Sam who rapidly since the previous annual sands of Chinese who are patient-

said that he knew the second pri. meeting that an altogether newly awaiting a rallying point on

soner and had known him for a coast. great number of years and' that The mid-day Observatory report. set of circumstances is presented which to concentrate in the coun- H.K.V.D.C. CONCERT. he had seen him first of all at the says:-Pressure has increased to-day as compared with twelve try's interests.

house of the first prisoner in alightly from Chefoc to Vladivostok months ago. The opinions of

Alveston Street. That was not. and is nearly stationary over N.E. those on the spot we know full

so. Prisoner had never met him Japan, the lower Yangtze Valley 'well. What is thought in Lon-

there and the evidence of Chang and the Philippines. It has de- Sam in this respect was uncor creased moderately over SW, Japan' doneeannot fail to appeal to us out.

roborated. Prisoner's denial was, and slightly elsewhere. The anti- here, especially among the mem- bers of such bodies as the China

"Hope deferred maketh the CC. Luard)

H.E. the GO.C. (Major-General however, corroborated by the cyclone is still central to the onst

is to present the evidence of the first prisoner who of Tokyo... Association and the China "Com-

heart sick." There must have prizes won at the Corps shoot on the second prisoner at his house. had stated that he had never met mittee the latter a very now been thousands at Home yester Friday evening when the Hong- organisation brought into being day imbued with optimism that kong V.D.C. hold their smoking

Chang Sam had also mentioned in the day he had handed it to. at the instance of Lord South-the worst would not really come to concert and prize distribution at the house of a certain Dr. It was Inspector Fallon, in charge of the

Headquarters. borough with the paternal bless. pass and that there would, after

true that the second prisoner had police case, He did not intend to An excellent programme of sometimes gone there but he ear-make any charges with reference ing of the Foreign Office.. It was all be no general strike. The music has been got up for the fainly made no confession to to this perfectly colourless" feared at one time by some pub-debate in the House of Commons, evening, as follows.

Pipe selections: Pipe-Major stated he had. And was it likely, was alleged to show was that.

Chang Sam such as Chang Sam document said counsel licists that these two Associations in its opening stages, did not pro..

All it Douglas Wilson. might clash or at least overlap mise too much The Prime Minis-

continued counsel, when Song: Mr. J. A., E. Bullock, doctor himself had stated in else at Fook Lau Lane for the pur the somebody was to meet somebody each other in their respective acti- ter cast all the blame on the Comic song:

Bert evidence that whilst prisoner was pose of meeting a friend. Second vities. The reverse has proved to Trades Union Congress for its

Burrows.

there, either himself or some prisoner knew nothing whatever be the case for the report of the threat of a general strike, which

member of his family had always about the document, had not to his been present, that these, "wonder-knowledge seen it before and did annual meeting discloses the even that sturdy Liberal, Mr..

ful atories" of confession could not know how it came to be gratifying fact not only that they Lloyd George, condemned

have in fact been made?

where it was stated to be in his are working in the closest concord unwise, The Labourites, on the but that Lord Southborough has other hand, took up the cudgels

Another Expert." Songs: Mr. R.A. Green. second defendant, continued coun- actually been elected President of for the miners and their Trade

Another witness called for the Song: Mr. E. E. Mimmack.sel, was on the first floor of the defence yesterday afternoon the much older organisation. This Union confreres, holding that

Songs: Coy. Sergt. Major Bank of East Asia. He said that stated that in his opinion, the must make for smoothness in the there could be no reduction of

R. H. Charles.

they went together to meet a handwriting on the labels of ex- machinery set up in London to miners' wages until they actually

Comic songs: Messrs. Bert mutual friend, a Mr. Ho, for the hibits "Emma" and "Nina" was deal with China's problems, besaw the programme for the recon-

Burrows and Vic Blundel.

purpose of endeavouring to borrow the same. "God Save the King!!

money for a civil action. sides ensuring that those at struction of the coal industry.

Second Witness was Li Tsze-nam, also [It need hardly be added that prisoner had had nothing what qualified for the degree "kulyan" Home, official and unofficial alike, Toward the end of the debate a

the names of such well-known ever to do with a civil action, (Chinese equivalent of M.A.) He are placed from time to time in ray of hope was forthcoming

artistes will prove a big draw.] stated counsel, and, moreover, he stated that he was tutor to the passession of the most authentic The Chancellor of the Exchequer,

did not even know this Mr. Ho. children of HE, Leung, Shi-yi, The matter would not rest merely Mr. Jenkin said that the fact and up to date information as to intimated that the Government the course of events out prepared to

on his statement to this effect that witness was a tutor did not here was

During a raid by revenue officers but on the witness of Mr. Ho him make him a handwriting expert resume ty There have been, and still are, so laborious task of the past few the second floor of a house at poena by the Crown and it had who wrote Chinese was an expert, at Kowloon, a Chinese jumped from self Mr. Ho had been under sub His Lordship said that anyone many misconceptions in Great Britain as to the position of

days and resume the negotiations Cheung Lok Street and received, not been open to the defence to in a way. The fact that witness affairs in spite of the excellent

approach him until the Crown had was qualified in the writing of If the challenge of a general strike severe Injuries.

closed their case but now that Chinese was sufficient to warrant were first withdrawn. This propaganda work by the respec ought to have meant also the Chinese was found loitering at had got into touch with Mr. Ho In cross-examination, Mr. Banished hardly a month, a this was in fact done the defence his knowing something about it tive branches of the China Asso- withdrawal by the employers of Kennedy Town on Sunday. Dis and he would give evidence that Jenkin asked witness what rea ciation in Hongkong and Shanghai their notices to the miners, so obedienco of the order cost him he had never seen the second prison he had for stating that there that at times we have almost that both sides could re-enter the strokes of the birch at the Magis- come in company with anyone else writing. Witnesa replied that eight months in prison and 15 Boner and that he had never was no difference in the hand- despaired of the Home public and sphere of negotiation untramelled trasy this morning. the Home politicians and states- by threate or ultimatume.

to borrow money, Davey the formation of the characters A "Colourless Document. was the game. He agreed that men being placed in possession of In any case, the cold fact has to

This concluded his case for the there, were some little difference, actual facts as against baseless be recorded that negotiations SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS.

second prisoner, remarked coun- but thought those rumours and senseless mis-state- were resumed between the Cab DYSICIANS prescribe Chamberlain's ment which had been mentioned person.

sel, with the exception of a docu-might occur in wri ments.

Inet on the one side and the cause it ralleves, cramps in the stomach the course of the trial by deposition was an im

Colle and Diarrhoea Remedy be In the speeches made at the an-Trades Union Congress on the and intestinal pains quicker than any witness who stated that he had tor in nual meeting of the China Asso- other, only to fall at 11.80 p.nl can be bought from any chemist.

preparation they can compound. It found it at the house of the second AI

I ciation the note of confidence and Half an hour later a general strike bottle will keep for years and no home prisoner at the time of the ques to vive evidence in the hope rang out strongly There was proclaimed From official wheran

1 complete without It Sold every arrest that he had said nothing case

about it at the time but that later been approso

as!

Mr.

Songs: Mr. H. E. Gardner, Ventriloquial act: Mr. Charless: Olive.

Comic song: Mr.. Vic Blundel Highland Fling: Mr. R.. O. Sutherland.

The third place where Chang house Sam stated that he met the

add when he was re

fitness-sald