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THE SENSATION AT "THE RIFT WITHIN THE PLANES ON THE MAIL

THE HAGUE.

SEIZURE RAISED.`

HAGUE TRIBUNAL PRESIDENT TAKES ACTION.

TOKYO SUIT.

The Hague, Yesterday.

LUTE."

HARMONY AGAIN.

CABINET MEMBERS AND MR. BALDWIN'S PLEDGES.

THE RANK AND FILE.

London, Yesterday.

The Cabinet to-day discussed Sir Wm. Joynson-Hicks" safe guarding speech."

LINERS.

ATLANTIC SERVICE.

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'New York, Yesterday- The Post Office announces "the

The President of the Hague Tri- bunal, as arbitrator, has ordered the

inauguration of a steamer and aeroplane Trans-Oceanic Mail Ser raising of the seizure of the Foreign

According to the Political Cor-vice with the sailing of the "le em-de France" on August 8. from Office and the Government archives respondents, Mr. Baldwin buildings which had been attached phasised that Ministers, in their Havre and on August 17 from New

speeches should not go beyond York. in consequence of the suit against the Government's policy.

An Amphibian plane will leave the Chancellor of the Dutch Lega-

Sir Wm. Joynson-Hicks explain the liner at such a distance from tion at Tokyo, who had brought ed the object and meaning of his the American coasts as will save 24 hours in the delivery of the claims against the Government.speech and the incident closed.

The only notable absentee was mail-Reuter's American Se. sicc. Sir Austen Chamberlain, who is suffering from a chill..

SWEEP TICKETS.

Reuter.

SERIOUS CHARGE.

Explanatory.

A FRENCHMAN FROM SHANGHAL

COUNSEL'S QUESTIONS,

Jean Hund, French subject, was again before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at

International Country Club, Shang-

hal. for the Champions of the

on

Reuter's Lobby Correspondent understands that the Cabinet com- FOK CHUNG-YUEN AGAIN AT differences indicated were

THE MAGISTRACY. posed at the meeting after which the Ministers concerned assured ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. Mr. Baldwin that. they accepted his election pledges as to reject- Fak Chung-yuen, who was last ing general protection but advo- week committed to the Criminal cating the safe-guarding of de- the Central Magistracy this morn-

pressed industries.'

ing in connection with the charges Sessions by Mr. R. E. Lindsell on

movement is ex-against him of (1) unlawful posses-i Meanwhile a charges of alleged forgery and tending among the Conservatives sion of six bottles of wine on which fraud, involving the sum of $110.- outside the Cabinet demanding duty had not been paid; (2) keep- 000, property of the Bank of Can- the largest possible measure of ing a gaming house at No. 15 Hai- "safe-guarding" and over 300 phong-road, Kowloon, and (3) un- ton, was again before his Worship have now joined the Empire In- lawful possession of a quantity of this morning to answer a charge dustries Association which ad-sweep stake tickets issued by the of conspiracy with Au Kim-lui and vocates this policy-Reuter. Lam Fuk-chiu, now in prison, to defraud the banking department of [The following telegram from Autumn Meeting of the Shanghai Mr. Leo d'Almada, Sen, appear- the Wing On Co., Ltd., out of the London, dated July 31, explains Race Club, sum of $50,000, between April 26 the situation:

An alleged Government split ed for the defence.

The Revenue Department having and August 15, 1928.

over the fiscal issue is agitating Au and Lam were convicted in political circles, following discorno further statement to make 11926 and sentenced to three years' dant speeches by Mr. Winston the matter, Mr. Lindsel! imposed a hard labour each, whilat Fok jump-Churchill and Sir William Joyn-fine of $10 on the liquor charge.

The Raid. son-Hicks.

The charges relating to the sweep The former, in the House of preliminary hearing of the case at Commons, upheld the virtues of stakes were then proceed with, Mr. the Magistracy and disappeared free trade while the latter, sub-d'Almada renewing his plea of "not from the Colony. He was not seen sequently at Romsey, intimated gulity."

Sub-Iz pector Elston said, that at again until June 26 this year when that in view of the benefits con-

ferred on the smaller trades by 8.80 a.m., on July 25 he went to No. he was arrested at 10 p.m. on the safeguarding policy, the Gov-15, Hank road in company with board the .A. "Kinshan" by De-

ernment would, before next elec-Revenur tective Sergeant Clemo.

tion, have seriously to consider an a Euro When the case was called this morning, Mr. H. G. Sheldon (in-like iron and steel.

extension to the major industries ecute a structed by Mr. H. C. Macnamara)

Mr. Baldwin, hitherto silent, is him that they wanted sweep stake was present in Court for the de-reported to be very annoyed at and lottery tickets. Hund produc

eight stubs of ticket books, two! his colleagues' "indiscretions"

several carbon which will divert public attention documents, and

the pocket of a jacket which defen- Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Direc. from the Government's monu- copies of receipts for money. In tor of Criminal Intelligence, in-mental rating scheme..

Meanwhile a memorial, signed dant claimed as his were found an- formed the Magistrate that Mr. from the representatives of basic other stub and a letter, Somerset Fritzroy, Assistant At-industries, has been forwarded to Mr. d'Almada asked if the wit- torney General, who was to have the Prime Minister, urging the ess did not think that in view of prosecuted was not present in Government to seize the oppor- the defendant's willingness to call Court because he was under the tunity provided to report at the on him he could have Issued a sum impression that the case was not International Economic Confer-monis against him and save him the

movement in disgrace of a warrant. ence to support a

ed his bail of $20,000 during the

fence.

.

A Misunderstanding.

due to start until 2.15 p.m.

by a revival of their overseas markets.]

Officer Grimmitt

and

police Sergeant to ex- Jarch warrant. Witness saw defendant in a room and told

was

one

for

Remarking that he had fixed the direction of international free The Magistrate interposed to say 11.30 and 2.16 for the hearing of trade, declaring that no country is that the warrant the case, the Magistrate said that so dependent upon the free ex-search. they would have to proceed with change of goods as Britain, whose Mr. d'Almada: Yes, and to arrest the case without Mr. Fitzroy great industries can only hope to defendant if anything was found.

Mr. Murphy replied that he was recover their pre-war prosperity unable to do so because he did not; have the exhibits which were in the possession of Mr. Fitzroy,

The Magistrate however decided to tako Detective Sergeant Clemo's evidence of the prisoner's arrest, after which Mr. Murphy returned to Court with some of the ex- hibits, and handed up to the Magis- 8.30 am. trate the depositions of the cass

8,30 p.m.

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E. & C. Africa, Aden, Egypt, and Europe via Marseilles-due Mar- seilles, 2nd Sept. K.P.O. Parcels 4.30 p.m. Registration (Aug. 4th) 9 a.m. Letters (Aug. 4th) 10 s.m. G.P.O. Parcels 6 p.m. Registra- tions (Aug. 4th) 9.45 a.ni. Letters

Kashmir (Aug. 4th) 10.80 a..

SATURDAY, AUGUST Shanghai, Japan and Europe via

Siberla

Kalyan Pros, Madison Namsang

5.

Manila

Amoy

heard in 1926,

The only witness available in Court was Mr. Wilkle Lum, General Secretary of the Wing On Com- pany, and he went into the witness

box.

JAPAN FLOODS.

WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION

REPORTED.

15-20. LIVES LOST.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

Mr. d'Almada asked Sub-Inspec- tor Elston if he knew that sweep tickets were sold here everywhere in behalf of various clubs. The witness replied that such tickets were only sold through members of the clubs concerned.

Other Sweeps..

Mr. d'Almada: The Hong Kong Jockey Club run sweep stakes, at every meeting and these tickets can be bought in an office in town. Have the police Instructions not to pro- ceed in this case I do not know Continuous rainstorms during of such instructions. the past few days in central Mr. d'Almada: Every club in the Japan have resulted in the de-Colony run a Derby sweep includ- struction of a number of bridges ing the police club? Yes, but and the flooding of hundreds of these are sold by members of the When the Magistrate learned houses, landslides, the disruption Club. from this, witness that he had been of railway traffic, and damage to Mr. d'Almada was proceeding to secretary of the Company for be- crops and roads. Total losses are press his point when Mr. Lindsell tween three and four years only, estimated at many millions of remarked that Counsel could as- he remarked to Mr. Sheldon that yen, though the loss of life is be- same that he knew about local it was difficult task to try lieved to be limited to about 15 or sweeps.

a

"Difficult."

to drag out of Mr. Lum what, he 20. knew of the case.

Owing to the overflowing of the

"DIFFERENT.” Bub-Inspector Elston was then In the circumstances it was de- rivers the houses of several vill-questioned about "foreign" sweep cided to adjourn the case for a few ages in the vicinity of Tokyo are stake tickets, and replied that he minutes to enable Mr. Murphy to submerged, only the roofs show know that Shanghai, tickets cama attempt to get into touch wih Mr. ing above the swirling waters. here, but he did not know of a Fitzroy.

Communications are maintained case before in which such tickets After an absence of five minutes, by boats.Reuter;:

SUNDAY,

AUGUST

Kaying

Kichu Maru

10 a.m. 4.90, p.m. 5. p.m.

・·9.a.m' 9 a.m

the Magistrate returned to Court

and told Mr. Sheldon that he un-

MONDAY, AUGUST 6.

Luchow

derstood. ́that Mr. Murphy ^ had,

10.30 am.

Bangkok viz Swatow. Swatow, Amey and Formosa

Swatow

"Correspondence bearing vessel's name any.

Printed and published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Limited, by DAVID CHRISTIAN WILSON, business manager, at Sa, Wyndham Street, Hong Kong

were sold by an agent sent down from Shanghal

Mr. d'Almada proceeded to queż.{ tion the witness about the sweeps)

ing that these were obtainable here

found it Impossible to get into prosecution was going to prove its of the Calcutta Turf Club, suggest- touch with the Assistant Attorney case without these witnesses. General and therefore the case Mr. Sheldon suggested that per- at a local bank. would have to be adjourned until haps Mr. Fitzroy would be able to Mr. Lindsell stated, that in this 2.15 p.

tell them this afternoon. He re- case it was different because, nb Witnesses,

marked, however, that in the event tickets were sold and the applicant His Worship also stated that he of Mr. Fitzroy not being able to was merely allotted a number. “ understood that it was impossible proceed with the case this after- Mr. d'Almada remarked that it now to get several of the witness noon, he (Mr. Sheldon) proposed to was the same thing in the long run. who had given evidence previous address his Worship on the point The case was adjourned, bail In Aly, and he did not know how the just mentioned by the Magistrate the sum of $500 being extended.

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