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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1927.

PLEADS “GUILTY" By the time the accused laft Hong "MERRIE ENGLAND.”

(Continued from Page 1.)

Kong, the total drawing against the letter of credit was £1,200.

A HAPPY AUDIENCE,

"Trust the kiddies to appraise a

From Hong Kong the accused CROWDED ATTENDANCE AT went to North China, including

MATINEE. money, namely, $502.62 in Hong

Peking, and thence to Japan. Kong currency, and 50 travellers' nothing to do with the charges In Yokohama, although it hid cheques issued by the American against the accused, Counsel men- Express Co., Inc., 10 of which tioned that the accused turned his were of the value of £5 ench, and attention to an American Bank show" was the remark overheard. 40-of-the-value of £10 each, by called the Hundredth Bank and lust evening on coming out of the virtue of a certain false instru- there he bought a letter of credit Theatre Royal after the matinee ment, to wit, a forged letter of for £180, and under that letter of performance of "Merrie England." credit purporting to have been credit the accused subsequently From shortly after four o'clock the issued by the Banque Imperiale obtained £75 against a draft, leav-youngsters and Ottomane at Jerusalem in his ing a balance of $105. Subse- relatives and friends, not to speak their grown-up favour for an amount not exceed-quent to obtaining the £75, the of amahs by the score, began to roll ing on the whole £2,000, knowing accused forged the letter of cre-up. it to be forged,

As time went past it appeared

When

To Plead "Guilty.”

dit by altering the £75 to £25, as if the building would not be large Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by £155. This letter of credit was desired admission and that the thus giving himself a balance of enough to accommodate all who Mr. C. S. Hugh-Jones appeared Issued to the accused in the name placard "Standing for the prosecution, whilst the ac of E. L. Wilson, which was one would have to be put up. cused was defended by Mr. Leo of the numerous names

Room Only" d'Almada, Sen.

under the curtain eventually went up the At the outset Mr. Jenkin asked

which the accused had appeared. his Worship's permission

On Way to Hong Kong.

principals and chorus were confront- amend a figure in the first and that whilst the accused was en too, for such is the popularity of the Proceeding, Mr. Jenkin said faces-and very many adult ones, ed by a veritable sea of juvenile

to

them realise.

than

a late night:

one matinee.

of nine perfor-

| third. charges, aubstituting route to Hong Kong in the charge matinee even among those elderly $502.62 for $468.87.

After this was done, Mr. Lind-was arrested in Chile and extra- Indeed, more

of the Chilean police (accused folk who dislike sell informed Mr. d'Almada that dited to Hong Kong) accused at during a season his Worship had assumed from Yokohama obtained permission to unces would be more appreciated the beginning of the case that it write to the Hundredth Bank and than perhaps the organisers of was one for committal to the received a reply in the name of Criminal Sessions and had at the Wilson. first hearing

explained the charges to the accused, so that it February

Accused arrived in Chili aiready received ample justice by :མ-་་ྗ The production, as such, has was not necessary that morning there he obtained a letter of crewing from

or March 1927 and to formally charge the accused,

the Preas. It went with a rare Mr. d'Almada agreed.

dit for Gold $1,500 from the Na-

beginning to end Mr. Jenkin then proceeded to and, Counsel had no doubt that the part of principals or chorus, and, tional City Bank of New York, yesterday without any hesitancy on state the facts concerning the clad he been given the opportur. 3 far as was apparent, without the cused in so far as they related to ity, the accused would no doubt, aid of the prompter. Musicianly the charges against the accused.

Mr. d'Almada interrupted to

have victimised that bank.

speaking, it may be describ- say that the accused would plead

Interesting Bag.

ed дв the most successful "guilty" to all the charges, and that there was brought to Hong for

Mr. Jenkin proceeded to said effort of the Philharmonic Society Mr. d'Almada only wished to re-Kong with the accused by the are the solos and choruses in many years. Tuneful 38 serve for himself to argue on any Chilean police a bag in which were themselves Edward German, the point of law which might arise at the Sessions..

wallet containing two letters composer, would have been hard put Mr. Lindzell said that if the of credit which was no doubt cuit interpretation

of credit, and a cutting of a letter to it to find a single blemish in the licences for the new market at the evidence in the case would the accused obtained from the undoubtedly be given to Band-

case was to go to the Sessions, all from the second letter of credit matinee.

at yesterday's. Cheung Sha Wan-Dr. Koch ask have first to be taken by him.

The credit for this must ed whether the prices would be

Mr. d'Almada said that he was that probably explained why ac-who conducted with rare efficiency, Banque Imperiele Ottomane, and master W.H. Fitz-Earle, A.R.C.M., controlled

merely mentioning it to his Wor-cused could not produce that orchestra, chorus, and soloists alike or whether the ship now, so that it could not licensees could fix their own afterwards be said that the ac- certain drawings made by the ac- his enthusiasm.

draft. The cutting referred to rising to the occasion and sharing prices. He thought that this was "guilty" after the facts of the and two drawings made in Hong given to-night, to-morrow night, cused had decided to plead cused in November in Singapore an' important point. The official case had been brought out.

Further performances will be reply was only what could be an- Mr. Lindsell accordingly made identified by Mr. G. P. Lammert,

Kong. These latter two will be and Saturday night. ticipated. The Board, said the a note of Mr. d'Almada's plea teller of the American Express President, had not authority to Counsel.

with the reservation made by Company. The cutting was prob control food prices with regard

ably made by the accused be- to special food licences. Which, Mr. Jenkin said that that about American Express Company in cause he wanted specimen of the

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At Jerusalem.

Numerous Names,

FATAL FALL.

A CHURCH.

reports:

A Manila paper of December 7

of course, seems an absurd and July 27, 1926, the accused turned both Singapore and Hong Kong. ELECTRICIAN FALLS THROUGH anomalous position for the Sani-Banque Imperiale Ottomane and in the bag brought with the ac- up at the Jerusalem branch of the Other interesting things found tary Board that has the power of there bought a letter of credit for cused were two bottles of chemi- fixing the conditions under which £200 for which he paid the equi- cala for removing ink marks from licences are granted. There is

valent in the currency of Jerusa-documents, two brushes, two or lem which Counsel believed was three ample precedent for Sanitary Piastres.

While fixing the electric wires in fine pens like those the Recoletos Church in the Walled Boards and Municipal Councils

The first place the accused went a box of colours, all of which Roman Resumet, 35 years old, an used for drawing, a bottle of ink, City shortly after 8 a.m. to-day, controlling food prices. The pub Aley, from which place accused use in perpetrating such frauds of the church to the tiled floor an to after leaving Jerusalem was Counsel said were probably for electrician, fell through the ceiling lie have a right to be protected wrote to the bank in Jerusalem on against exploitation and profiteer-August 1 requesting the re- ing.no matter who are the cul-turn of his £200 or the bank bottle of ink, a box of coloured metres from the ceiling near the

Other finds included a curious flesh and bones.

unrecognisable mass of splintered The fall of 25 Hong Kong. Thursday, Dec. 15, 1927. prits, and what more

should issue a new letter of credit powders and a blotting paper inehurch dome to the floor crushed natural form of protection could there the accused alleged that the ori-paper with the tracing of a coat his body, causing instantaneous in his favour. Counsel said that side which was a piece of carbon his skull and broke every bone in be than that provided by a Board ginal letter of credit was burned of arms of some sort. There were death. that rents out stalls under terms smithy in Aley where he had to in which it could be seen that the woman from certain death is an whilst the accused was at a also some identification documents fixed by itself? The existence of dismount from his horse to have accused had adopted numerous interesting feature of the accident. The miraculous saving of an old Smokers' Requisites Wong Kwong-tin leaving in abey- the city has already been serious-park fell on hia coat, and the world. It is not clear where the just at the moment the old woman Nothing will be lost by Mr. a ring in one of the markets in it shod. Whilst in the smithy a names in various parts of the The electrician's body hit the floor ance his motion at the Sanitary ly alleged at a public meeting of in four was burned.

letter of credit which was folded accused's birthplace was, but he had stopped praying and stood up Board in regard to a recommenda- the Sanitary Board. However

claimed that it was Quebec, Cana-to tion that legislation be introduced lightly that may be viewed by!

New Letter Issued. da. Accused had appeared on the resume her seat in the pews. to provide means for the control the Sanitary Board, with its plea more unfortunate that the place motor car driver's licences issued amazement, cried aloud and stopped It was an unfortunate accident, identification papers to have been The body landed right in front of and regulation of food prices in of "no excessive profits," it is where the figure of the amount of in London and Paris the accused

Counsel commented, but it was born in Spain and Egypt. On two the woman who, in horror and the Colony. At the previous certainly the duty of the Board the letter of credit should have appeared under

the service then going on. The meeting, it may be recalled, a

to ensure that a system that per-bank issued to the accused a new Identification card his name was Committee was appointed to in-mits of licences being "kept in letter of credit which the aceus-Louis Martin, Spanish, and when The body was taken to the city

been burned out. Anyway, the Richard Williams. On a French immediately crowded

the name of congregation and church attendants about the body. quire into market rents. Al- the family" for a period of six-ed received and wrote to the bank he wanted to go from France to morgue after the usual police in- though a member of the Com-teen years is abolished at the thanking them for it. mittee, Mr. Wong Kwong-tinjearliest possible opportunity.

The let- England, the accused went to the vestigations were over. It is be- ter, Mr. Jenkin said, was written British Consul and by represent-lieved that the caving in of the ceil- considered that a Committee The whole question of market accused knew well besides sever-to England by mistake with his self having been built more than in French, a language which the ing that his passport had gone on ing was due to age, the church. it- was unnecessary, suggesting that prices is one that concerns the al others as would be seen as the luggage, secured a temporary cer- 100 years ago. The ceiling is made the head of the Sanitary Board entire community

case proceeded. 'should deal with the question of The Sanitary Board would be went to Barout where he procured

very vitally.

Accused then left Aley and Louis Wilson.

tificate in the name

of Edward from material not considered safe fixing market rents, but adding well advised to treat with due re-a draft for £10, before reaching under the name of Luis Martin constructed.

to-day, although it was considered In Chile the accused went the best at the time the church was that prices should he controlled by spect each and every complaint Damascus, where he took a draft Lopes, Spanish. Accused was also law. Naturally a discussion on a voiced by the unofficial

for £5, the accused obtained other known by the name motion to recommend legislation bers, whose suggestions are in- The accused then went back to Counsel suggested that it was for mem-drafts of £5 in two other places. Stone and various other names. of Charles to control food prices would em- variably worthy of the greatest Baroot where he obtained another no innocent purpose that a man barrass the Committee relating to consideration..

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MR. LINDSELL IN UNUSUAL ROLE.

draft for £10, and thence he pro-would go about under different ceeded to Basra where he took a names in the same place at one draft for £70, also against his let-and the same time. ter of credit. Then the accused seemed to have exhausted the case is continuing.

Evidence was then called. The field in both Irak and the Holy! Land, and proceeded to Bombay where he first got £5 then £75 for which he took out drafts against his letter of credit.

LOCAL RADIO.

SLAVE AS A GIFT.

OFFER MADE TO KING OF SPAIN.

a meeting of the Sanitary last Thursday reported stolen from After these two last drawings/ EXPERIMENTAL BROADCASTS gain their freedom by the passing

Lady Simon, to whose services in, helping to put an end to slavery in the Sierra Leone Protectorate her husband, Sir John Simon, paid a 1. As Mr. Braga pointed out Mr. R. E. Lindsell's rattan basket

tribute, addressed an anti-slavery demonstration in Hull. Remarking containing his dress suit which was

that over 200,000 slaves would re- Board some months ago, Hong his motor car outside the Kong has the unenviable reputa-

Star there was left only $15 which he

FROM ENGLAND. Ferry wharf, has been recovered.

of the Sierra Leone Ordinance, could draw against his letter of tion of being one of the most charged before Major C, Willson, Singapore, the accused, appeared transmission through station No. sary and valuable work and de-

This morning two

Lady Simon said: "This result men were credit. But between Bombay and propose

British Broadcasting Corporation shows that the work the expensive places in which to live one with stealing the property and) to have altered the letter of credit 5 S.W. for, the next few months beserves our support. Our Ideal is Anti- to conduct experimental Slavery Society is doing is neces- In the Far East. If the prices perty (a pair of jade and gold cuff and against this altered letter of cept Saturday and Sunday between has always led the way, in this the other with receiving stolen pro- from the original £200 to £2,000, ginning on December 12 daily ex-the abolition of slavery in all fts- charged at the markets contri-links which No. 2 had melted down credit he was permitted to draw the hours of 8.80 p.m. to 9.80 p.m.

forms in this generation. Britain bute to that reputation, it is cer- and disposed of the gold). tainly a matter for the Sanitary identifying the basket and ita con-

Mr. Lindsell gave evidence

$1,200, thus giving him a profit and 8 a.m. to 7 a.m. Local Time, crusade, and our duty to to point to Board to consider most seriously, tents, also two pieces of jade which

of £1,000.

The wave used will be 24 metres. the dark places of the world and to If other factors are likewise con- bue as those on his cuff links, tained 2450 from the American warded to the Electrical Engineer: the lead in this matter. In China Concian monthly reports on re- The League of Nations has set its In Singapore. he said were of the same shape and

work to abolish slavery everywhere. ception by amateurs of the above tributing, then it seems to be a Afterwarde Mr. Lindsell conducted Express Company and gave a monthly intervals. The first re- there are at least 2,000,000 slaves,

In Singapore the accused ob- would be welcome and might be for-hand to this task, and our question for a Select Committee other witnesses and secured both draft for it. From what remain ports should be sent in at the end more." Conditions there were ter Government has given the League Public Works Department, of the Legislative Council to men's conviction.

atf thresh out in the interests of the whilst the man who melted down on to Hong Kong arriving here

ed, the accused cashed another of December. The thief got six weeks fall, draft for £85, and then he came community.

In another part of the proceed gold received two months hard he went to the American Express among motor cyclists A league of one of the chiefs a slave as a gift

the cuff links and disposed of the about December 1, 1926 Here I would like to see instituted touring in Morocco, was offered by ings of the Sanitary Board on labour, because he had a previous Company and obtained traveller's chivalry whose slogan would be a gift which, of course the King Tuesday a discussion on the perty.

conviction for receiving stolen, pro-eheques to the value of £450 and Safety first for others Lord could not accept, but which

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and in Abyssinia there are 2,000,000 zible. The supply was kept up by slave raiders, Lady Simon men- tioned that the King of Spain, while.