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A DISTRICT COURT
MARTIAL
China Mail
No. 25,905
AL. SMITH STILL "WET."
1945
HONG KONG, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1928.
STABILISATION OF THE "JERVIS BAY"
THE FRANC.
POSSESSOR OF. M. M. REITERATES BELIEF. 124.21 TO £ STERLING.
CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS ON DUTY.
LONG CROSS-EXAMINATION, The possessor of the Military Medal and all three Great War decorations, Corporal Edward
SAYS HE STILL FAVOURS AMENDING PROHIBITION RULES.
SOME OPPOSITION,
New York, June 21. Governor Alfred Smith, of New
M. POINCARE'S MEASURE APPROVED.
MAJORITY ASSURED.
INCIDENT.
GUARD ABOARD.
STOWAWAYS NOW GIVING NO TROUBLE.
"SUFFOLK" CONTINUING.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
GENUINE SIR« WILLIAM; CROOKES (English Made)
LENSES
Are the ONLY PROTECTION against the trople sun--they absorb the ultra violet and. Infra red ‘rays só dangerous to the
eyes..
Many imitations-the genuine from
LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only European Optician,
TROUBLE OVER A
WINCH
CHINESE AT LAW.
LONG ARGUMENT OVER $553 CLAIM FOR GOODS.
-
THE "LEVIATHAN” ROBBERY.
£100,000 STOLEN.
BRITISH AND AMERICAN OFFICIALS MYSTIFIED,"
RIFLED BAGS.
FROM RANGOON TO VINH BY AIR.
COMMERCIAL LINE.
CONJUNCTION WITH LONDON- AUSTRALIAN LINE.
COMDT. GLAIZE'S WORK. "SUE AND BE SUED ?"
· London, Yesterday, The law involving the point "to Paris, Yesterday. London, Yesterday.
One of the biggest, robberies Mystification is renewed in Commandant Glaize, who had Sue and Be Sued" was discussed
hy Mr. C. A. S., Russ before Mr. of ocean: mails ever made was London owing to a message from been laying the foundations of a Justice Jack in the Summary Court discovered on the arrival in Lon- Colombo stating that a wireless commercial airline from Rangoon this morning, when he appeared in don of the registered mail bags the oiler "Slavol," "Cannot locate to Vinh has arrived at Marseilles a case in which a Chinese named brought to Southampton from Tang Long-hin claimed from the the United States by the 60,000- position of "Jervis Bay." Try to from the Far East. intercept her by 10.80 to-night.
Shun Lee firm, and another, the ton vessel, the "Leviathan." The line will be run in conjunc-sum of $553.64 being balance due
At present it is impossible to render possible assistance?" Could Suffolk" help locate and tion with the British line from to the plaintiff for goods sold and assess the value of the stolen pro-
'London to Australia.,
delivered to the defendants who perty, which however is estimat- were represented by Mr. Horace ed at £100,000.
It seems certain that the rob- Lo.
Mr. Russ said that the amount bery was committed in New York of the claim was not disputed by before the embarkation of the The bags were in the the defendants. The dispute, he mails. sald was whether or not the plain-ship's strong room during the tiff was entitled to put in the claim,monwealth liner "Jervis Bay" at
armed guard. which related to the sale of a;
They were distributed from the winch, at the time of the delivery ship to London and various pro
Paris, Yesterday. The Council of Ministers has York, who is by far the leading approved of M. Poincare's mea- McCann, of "C" Company, 2nd candidate for the Democratie pre sure for the legal stabilisation of message has been received from! sidential nomination, emphatically the franc, after which the Pre- declared today that he had not mier tabled the Bill in blank in altered his previously stated view the Chamber. · that "there should be an amend- The Finance Committee will ment to the present prohibition provisions."
Battalion King's Own Scottish i Borderers, was charged at a Dis- trict Court Martial to-day with drunkenness whilst commanding a guard, at Wellington Barracks, nt*11.55 p.m. on June 16,
The proceedings were held at Murray Barracks. Major H. B. Vernon, D.S.O., 3rd/15th Punjab Regiment, was president.
Burderers..
The
report on it to the Chamber on Ha reiterated his position on June 25. The text of the Bill 48 query now published but the all import- prohibition in answer to a from newspapermen as to whether ant figure of the gold weight of he had changed his views.
the new franc is left blank.
Thirteen Articles,
EVENTS AT MIDNIGHT.
Features of the case were
handed over then
The Bill for the legal stabilisa-
The "Enterprise" has wireless-
NO SWEEPS!
Ceylon Turf Club Decision,
The Ceylon Turf Club has decided to abolish sweepstakes on race days,
13
TO STOP WAR. PLANS SENT TO FOURTEEN
POWERS.
PUBLISHED. LATER.
Anti-Smith Move, Houston, Texas, June 21. An anti-Smith fight was revealed other members of the Court were here to-day, when Lynch Davidson, tion of the franc has thirteen
Washington, June 22. Captain J. L. P. Macnair, Royal former lieutenant governor of, articles. It provides that the
The State Department has an- of which the plaintiff was trading Artillery, and Lieut. F. M. V. Texas, launched a campaign to pre-forced currency established on
nounced that Mr. Kellogg has as a one-man firm under the style vincial cities direct under the Tregear, King's Own Scottish/vent the nomination of Governor August 5, 1914, shall be abolished.
sent a Note to fourteen Powers of the Wing Tai firm. This firm greatest precautions.
The Usual Method. Smith as the Democratic presiden-
stating the terms of the proposed had been closed down since the de-
The plan is that registered tial candidate because of his atti- The new franc will be of a
multilateral Treaty for the out-livery of the winch to the defen-!
dants on April 13, 1927.
package bags are fastened with Lieut. J. G. Shillington, Adjutude toward prohibition. Davidson fineness of nine hundred thou
lawing of war.
a small lead United States Post- tant of the 2nd Batt. K.O.S.B.'s, is head of the Texas delegation. sandths, and will consist of ed to H.M.S. "Suffolk," "Proceed The text of the Note will be
THE LAW.
Office seal, and then placed in the prosecuted. Lieut. H. A. Kelly, A. P.
with all haste to "Jervis Bay." published when all the proposed Dealing with the fact that the unregistered bags which are seal- K.O.S.B.'s, was the defending |·
"blank" milligrammes of gold. Render assistance to Slavol" in participants have notified the re- plaintiff had sued under his own ed. officer.
Bay" The Bank of France must assure escorting "Jervis
to ception. thereof.
name instead of that of the Wing The sorter at one of the Lon- the convertibility of notes into Colombo,'
The Text.
Tal firm, Mr. Russ referred to the don district offices who handled Later.. to Cpl. gold, but is entitled to limit the
law on "to Sue and be Sucd,” under the registered section of the mail The The Admiralty announces that! It exchange of gold for paper to an
text issued of Mr. which a person trading as a one- found the lead seals intact, but, that both sides called several wit- Belfield at about 12.45 am,
was the commander of the amount to be fixed by agreement an armed guard from the "Slavo!" Kellogg's draft Anti-War Treaty man firm whilst he can be sued breaking the latter, he discovered nesses and that "prisoner's friend" said that notice had not guard's duty to initial the entries between the Ministry of Finance boarded the "Jervis Bay" at mid- has been addressed to fourteen under the firm name, must himself the envelops inside slit open and and the Bank of France. The night on Saturday. The officer nations, including Japan, Poland, been given the defence of the in the "late pass list."
In cross-examination, Sgt. Bank shall maintain a gold re- of the guard reported that the Czecho-Slovakia and the other under his own name and not everything negotiable abstracted. prosecution's intention to put in
tion to this rule, Mr. Ruas eom-hurry. certain papers as evidence. "Pri- Gilliland said that accused was serve of bullion and coin at least stowaways were under guard and Locarno signatories, the British that of his firm. The only excep-The careful selection indicated no Dominions and India, consists of mented, was in the case of money Reports were subsequently re- soner's friend" cross-examined awakened between midnight and equal to 35 per cent. of the total were giving no trouble.
The master of the "Jervis (two main articles.
lenders who must sue under the ceived from all over the country the principal witness for the 12.16-a.m. by having his boots notes in circulation.
Minting of Fc 100 gold pieces is Bay" considers that the escort Firstly.—Solemnly condemning name in which they were 'reglater- of similarly ried bags-Reuter. prosecution (the regimental pro and equipment removed. In addi- vost sergeant) at considerable tion to witness, Lee.-Sgt. Felts authorised and Fe.5 and Fe.10 of the "Suffolk" is new unneces-recourse to war for the solution ed.
American Disclaimer. also tried to awaken accused, this pieces will be minted to ansary, and the Commander-in-lof international controversies and Proceeding to deal with the
New York, Yesterday. length.
Formal evidence as to detailing being before the arrival of C.S.M. amount not exceeding Frs. 3,000,- Chief in the East Inifes has or-renouncing it as an instrument claim, Mr. Russ said that the plain-}
The postal inspectors here do Slattery.
000,000 to replace the existing dered the "Suffolk" to resume her of national policy.
ti, who was the sole proprietor of not think the "Leviathan's" mail accused for duty with the night
notes.
course to Colombo-tenter. A question by Lt. Kelly led to
Secondly. Agreeing that athe Wing Tai firm, now closed, sold bags were tampered with before guard at Wellington Barracks (to
The law prohibiting the export.
All Normal,
solution of all disputes of whatso to the defendants a second hand she sailed from New York. They mount at 4.45 p.m.) on June 164 discussion as to its admissibil
London, Yesterday.
ever character will never be pile driving steam winch on April say all the registered hugs were was given by Lance-Corporal T.ity. It was finally put to witness of gold and silver bullion or coin
The Royal fleet auxillary Slavol sought except by pacific means. 18, 1927 for $1,000. On the day in perfect condition, and were Higgs, who was acting orderly that in view of certain circum- is repealed.
intercepted the Australian Com- In the text, which has preceded the sale was arranged, the defen- sealed and placed in the ordinary sergeant of "C" Company, 2nd stances revealed in evidence, were
Parls, Later. monwealth liner "Jervis Bay" at the preamble, the first three dants paid to the plaintiff $50 as mail bags and conveyed to the Batt. King's Own Scottish Bor- the efforts of Sgt. Gilliland to
waken the accused sufficiently The Stabilisation Bill provides about seven o'clock Greenwich last clauses of which have been revis-deposit, and when the winch was pler under armed guard-Reu- derers, on June 15.
strenuous or thorough?
that the value of the new franc night. The rendezvous was effected, give express. recognition of delivered, the plaintiff received after'a American Service. Corporal E. Belfield, who was
Witness replied: "Yes, Sir. shall correspond to 124.21 to the
the principle that if a State re-further payment of $800, leaving a "C" Company's orderly sergeant The accused would have got up sterling. The Bill provides that
sorts to war in violation of the balance of $650 still due.
London, Yesterday. on June 16, testified to mount-when he was touched, had he not the franc is constituted of 65.5
Treaty the other signatories are Set-off against thie, the plaintiff
Scotland Yard.and the Criminal ing the guard at Wellington Bar-
(been drunk."
released from their obligations in [had obtained goods from the de- the Treaty to that State.
fendants on three different occa-Investigation Department are en- stons, amounting to $37.06, $25 and gaged on inquiries regarding a
that. $94.80. All these goods were bill-discovery made yesterday 1. The signatories are deeply ed for against the plaintif and the maile landed at Southampton from sensible of their solemn duty bills presented to him by the de- the "Leviathan" had been tamper- to promote the welfare of fendants at the Yuen Loong Armed with and that notes and other mankind.
with which he bad been interested negotiable securities were missing 2. They are persuaded that the since the closing down of the Wing from certain registered lettors. All
time has come when a frank Tal firm in June, 1927. renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy
Accused
FULLY DRESSED.
The Bill Parity.
milligrammes of gold of a fineness of nine hundred thousandths, cor- responding to sterling parity 123.21 and dollar parity 25.52.
The Radical Socialist Party
racks, accused being the Corporal in command of same.
In answer to the President, was then sober. At 12.30 that night, witness took over the com-Sgt. Gilliland said that accused mand of the guard at Wellington could not have been ill. "When I Barracks from Sgt. Gilliland. questioned the guard, they said has decided to vote unanimously Witness saw accused at 12.45 am, accused had been lying down for for the Franc Stabilisation Bill, in the guard detention room. "Ac-an hour." Lt. Kelly objected to which is thus sure to be carried .cused was then sober," he added. this latter statement which, how-by a large majority.
ever, was not included in the The Finance Committee of the UNDER CLOSE ARREST.
evidence.
Chamber has adopted the whole Cross-examined by the defend- Company-Sergeant-Major. R.Stabilisation Ball by 82 votes to ing officer, witness aaid that it Slattery stated that he was called one with eight absentions. took about twenty minutes to to the guard room at Wellington: Bill Adopted in Tolo..
dress, put on his equipment and Barracks at about 11.69 p.m. on! get down from Victoria Barracks June 16. There he saw accused to Wellington Barracks.
Paris, Later.
450 votes to 22.
Senate's Volė.
Paris, Late
VARIABLE AND SHOWERY.
S.E. winds, moderate, variable and showery is the forecast until noon to-day.
Pressure remains highest to. the east of the Bonins. The de- pression over the Gulf of Tong- king is not so deep. A depres- sion is shown to the west of Tokyo.
are
8.
The revised clauses read:-
SUMS DEDUCTED.
A Mystery.
indications point to mails having
been tampered with before they
reached Southampton and probably
should be made so that the In making his claim against the existing peaceful and friend-defendants, said Mr. Russ, the before leaving the office of des- ly relations should be per-plaintiff had deducted the sums due patch.-British Wireless Service. petuated.
by him to the defendants, leaving They are convinced that all an amount of $558,64 still due to changes of relations with one him, which amount was now being another should only be claimed by the plaintiff from the Bought, by pacific means and defendant, -
CAÏRO POLITICS.
EXPULSION OF KHASHABA CONFIRMED.
ed according to plan and despite the monsoon which is now prevail- The Chamber It was lying on his bed with his equip-
adopted the Ing an armed guard despatched by from possible that he might have ar-ment on and otherwise fully dress-whole of the Stabilisation Bill by the cruiser "Enterprise"
{"Trincomalee" when first informa-) rived earlier than he had slated ed.
A statement by this witness and, accordingly, had seen accus-
tion regarding the incident aboard:
be the result of a peaceful Mr. Russ then referred to corres- ed earlier. As witness was that accused had been asleep for
etc. Jervis Bay" was received was
and orderly process and any pondence which had passed be crossing the guard room to see an hour was not admitted on the The Senate passed the Stabil-placed on board.
signatory which seek to pro- tween his firm and Messrs. Lo and
Cairo, Yesterday. accused, accused knocked at, the ground of hearsay.
isation Bill by 256 votes to 8 The officer in command of the
mote national interests by a Lo, and told his Lordship that the
At a meeting of the Wafd· · par- door of the detention room from Witness looked at accused who without amendment. The stabil-guard reports that the matineers, resort to war should be de whole question was whether the liamentary group a resolution was inside and witness thereupon smelt of liquor. Accused was isation of the franc is therefore comprising eight stowaways,
nied the benefits of the defendants knew that the plaintiff
passed expressing confidence in opened the door when he saw ac- drunk. Witness ordered his boots definite.-Reuter.
under guard and everything on Treaty.
was the Wing Tai firm.
expelling cused standing there.
and equipment to be removed and
board is normal. The cruiser
Mr. Lo said that the defendants the Prime Minister U.S. Alm. Sergeant J. Gilllland, regimen-his clothing to be loosened. Ac-) In the Chamber the Reporter for "Suffolk," which had been instruct-
admitted liability to the Wing Tal Khashaba Pasha from the party. tal provost sergeant on the night cused
then got up; he the Commission for the stablllan-ed as precautionary measure to Mr. F. B. Kellogg, in the draft arm, but not to the plaintiff who Ibrahim Fahmi Bey, Minister of of June 16, said that he visited swayed about as if he was tion of the franc announced, that quicken speed in order to be in a which accompanied the covering was unknown to them under the public works has resigned but no Wellington Barracks at 11.56 p.m. dazed. Witness also looked at the the Government accepted the favourable position should her as-letter reviewing the history of name he was suing the defendants. further resignations are expected. in the course of duty. He saw ac-"late pass list" which had not amendment for the withdrawal of sistance be required, has now been the negotiations emphasising The defendants' position was that The position of the Cabinet is still cused asleep on a bed. He tried been marked up by the guard the Ave franc silver coin and the instructed to continue her normal that nothing therein would in any if they paid the money to the regarded as critical. Reuter. every way he knew to wake him, commander for over an hour.
way restrict or impair the right plaintiff and afterwards the Wing but. failed. He slapped accused's Lance Corporal J. Crawley, who minting of a twenty franc liver course to China.
Other Matters.
coin. M. Poincare rejected A
face, lifted him up from the bed was on regimental police duty Socialist amendment for devoting and dropped him down again. He with the provost sergeant on the two milliard francs for the initial then sent for Company-Sergeant night in question, gave corrobor- Major Slattery who gave orderajative evidence.
to put accused under close arrest for being drunk.
Witness also. produced the
•
THE DEFENCE, Accused elected to give evidence
endowment of an agricultural credit fund and the encouragement of the building of cheap houses ori
the ground that it would jeopardize
"ate pass list" which, he said,n oath. At 4.45 pm. on June the whole scheme.
had been entered up by a bugler 16, he, as commander, mounted The Chamber by 460 votes to 139)
HOLT LINE.
BRING PARCEL
MAILS
AN EARLY START.
of self-defence, expressed the Tat firm claimed payment from opinion that there was no neces-them they would Have to make pay-
SUPPLIED PERSONALLY. sary inconsistency between the ment again in spite of the fact that After corroborating Mr. Russ', League Covenant and the idea of they had already paid the plaintiff, opening statement, the plaintiff unqualified "renunciation of war Dealing with the set-off, Mr. Lo said in reply to Mr. Lo that ha showing the United States aim said that that was a claim which supplied the winch to the defen- to give the Treaty world-wide the defendants had againat the dants personally, as an individual application but prefers not to Wing Tal firm and not the plain- and not as a representative of the postpone the Treaty until all the tiff, and that was why It was not Wing Tal firm,
A despatch from the Secretary nations can agree on the text put in as a counterclaim in the de- Mr. Lo suggested that in all his and not by accused as it should guard at Wellington Barracks, decided not to discuss a Socialist of State for the Colonies has been
Moreover, the United States fendants' reply to the plaintiff's dealings with the defendants, the have. Witness knew the writing At 5.30 pm. he posted his first amendment infavour of a recalcula- received conveying the information is convinced that if the present sult.
plaintiff had never used the name of the bugler from that of ac sentry who was relieved at 7.30 tion of the cash available in the that the Treasury have now au- addresses agree to conclude a Mr. Russ argued that even in a of Tang Long-hin, and that he was cused. The list," It was explain- p.m. The next sentry, he relieved Bank of France, which Poincare thorised the use of Holt Line Treaty with other nations and ad-set off the plaintiff was entitled to totally unknown to the defendants ed, was that on which were put at 9.30 p.m. He turned the guard made a question of conüdence Steamers, alternately with steamers here thereto, Immediately, the particulars, as otherwise how was under that name, wilder the names of men coming in at out for tattoo roll-call at 10 p.m. Router.
of the Peninsula and Oriental Treaty comes into force and he to know what the set off was for. This the witness dented, and re- night who handed their passes He relieved another sentry at 11.30 p.m. By the time he lay
Steam Navigation Company, for the that this simple procedure will whatever sums the plainiff knew ferring to the signature in the de-i conveyance of Parcel Malls to the bring mankind' agelong aspira- and admitted were due to the delivery book bearing that name when Far East, and that it is hoped to tion of universal peace, nearer to Mr. F. H. J. Traves, B.A, (of start the new service at an early practical fulfilment than ever, ed that the defence had not C.S.M. Slattery to go to the guard the University of Hong Kong) is dute ikkes udearth fore in historyRouter's An
KAPAKUNG (Can Service acting as Private Secretary to The Pastal Administrations of
to the commander of the guard down in his bed it was about 11.45 ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE a.m. and, fell asleep. He woke up Lt. Kelly, intervening, observ-about midnight and was told by
been given notice of inclusion of detention room.
NEW PS
the "list" nor was it included in All day long, he had been feel- HE. the Officer Administering Hong Kong will be advised by the the summary of evidence, he said. Ing bad," and was feverish the Government General Post Oficeras, soon as Accused was then allowed to ex- Accused maintained that the parko
Kvedar date for the first despatch has been amine the paper pelists" put in by the prosecution
Axeda Continuing, Sgt. Gilliland said had no bearing on the case. He A commercial
in Orkney the accused was drunk when he then went on to explain the work- witness, arrived at the guard Ing of these lists. He also denied firm In room. When he found the Cor the allegations by Sergeant Gilll stormų poral Incapable of commanding land. He was not drunk the guard, witness took over, and Case proceeding.
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holiday as from yestar
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1718
BILK FILATURE STRIKES
·to re
dants the three sume for the winch war delivered, asked which he had been billed he (the why the defendants had signed that plainti) had already deducted dilvery book if the name was un- from the amount due to him by known to them the defendants before bringing the Mr. Lo replied that the defen- "that the intiff claims dante case
In the witnes Box, plaintiff, Tang did not sell Long-bin, said that his alias was dividual, but Tang: Ling, and that he was the and aug proprietor of the Wing Tal, a one- laxf bearing, the defen man Arm, He held that Wandwledgment of delivery of the own as such to Wong Hol-chung, winch had been removed from the
managing partner of the Shum Wing Tai firm's deli
book and
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