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COUNSEL'S QUERIES.

PUBLIC VIEW.

A FEATURE.

TWO-FLOOR HANGAR.

LONG CROSS - EXAMINATION AT AIRCRAFT CARRIER "FURIOUS"

THE SESSIONS.

3PD DAY IN FORGERY TRIAL.

The third day in the trial at the Criminal Sessions of Fok Chung-

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COATS OF PAISLEY.

HEAD OF THE FIRM PASSES AWAY.

NOTORIOUS GANG OF FORGERS.

ARRESTS MADE. MR. L. R. ANDREWES.

LARGE SUMS STOLEN BY.

FORGED LETTERS. IN PLACE OF MR. HAZLERIGG AT THE TREASURY. BY TREASURY. -

LEADERS CAUGHT, "ONE OF THE RICHEST.” CARVALHO YEO'S ARREST.

FACTS ABOUT THE POST.

Berlin, Yesterday.

London, Yesterday. Mr. L. R. Andrewes, the local The first steps in the extradi- The most important County London, Yesterday.

The German police have arrest. Mr. William Hodge Coats, head Portsmouth is having what is Cricket match of the week tion proceedings of Carvalho Yeo solicitor and well-known golfer,

Messrs. Johnson,ed the leaders. of a gang of inter- of the great Paisley cotton firm Kent have been taken as the sequel to is leaving yuen. on indictments of forgery known as Navy Week, during was spoiled by rain.

defrauded banks aged 62 years. He was one of of his father's signature, uttering which warships are open to the had been dismissed for 261, Ma-the loss, as the result of forgery, Stokes and Master towards the national forgers which in recent of Messrs. Coats, died· to-day,' in the throughout Europe of hundreds richest members of the Coats and conspiracy, opened with a public. One of the principal fen- caulay taking six wickets for 86 of $200,000 by the Hong Kong end of the year to take up a Gov-years have

of thousands of pounds by means family, in which there have been searching cross-examination by tures is the aircraft carrier runs but Yorkshire were only able Government Treasury last year. ernment appointment Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Furious." "Furious" is promin- to bat long enough to secure 43, Yesterday Mr T. M. Hazlerigg, Crown Solicitor's Office.

The "China Mail" learns that of forged letters of credit and 12 millionaires since the business Mr. M. M. Watson) of prisoner, ent by reason of its superstruc-for the loss of one wicket.

M.C., Treasury Solicitor (and also

Mr. Andrewes is to take the which all the police forces of started in a small way 104 years who had given his evidence-in-ture. Below the main deck she is Many of the games were de-Deputy Registrar at the Supreme place of Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Europe have successfully pur-ago-British Wireless Service.

Treasury Solicitor, a sued for years. chief yesterday.

in ordinanry cruiser but above (cided on first innings play. Court), and Acting Chief Detec- M.C., as

ANGLO-FRENCH PACT At one stage Mr. Jenkin ask-main deck she is a vast steel air- Surrey. · lost to Middlesex tive Inspector L. P. Lane sailed post created in 1926 owing to the

An elegantly dressed man pre- sented a letter of credit for £5,800,

PARIS ISSUES A SEMI- ed: "Are you fencing with me craft hangar. of two floors, on top in this

as did on the "President Pierce" for increasing work in connection manner,

and Shanghai, where they will be en-with the collection of rates, etc.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Hampshire, Sir?" At another he was heard of which is a flying derk, 75 feet Derbyshire,

When Mr. H. A. Nisbet retired on the Yokohama Specie Bank at Leicestershire. Essex gain- gaged in the attempt to bring back

the Munich branch of the Deuts- to remark: "I didn't think it above the water line.

Aircraft are raised from the led a

-FRESH LIGHT. clear-cut victory over for trial in Hong Kong the man from the position of Registrar of che Bank and drew £1,000. He a further £1,500 would take us all this time to

hangar to the flying deck or Somersetshire, Northants defeat- Yeo who was arrested in Shang- the Supreme Court about two tried to draw

months ago, Mr. C. D. Melbourne on the same letter of credit on the

London, Yesterday. -teach you that!"

The Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice brought down from it by a steel ed Glamorganshire by 74 runs, hai.

"It is understood that Mr. L. A. (Deputy Registrar) was appoint-following day at Nuremberg, but and Sussex had no trouble with

Lord Cushendun in a letter to P: Jacks) intervened when Mr..lift.-British Wireless Service.

Barton, accountant at the Trea-ed Registrar and Mr. Hazlerigg became alarmed and fled. He was the West Indian tourists. Jenkin pressed several times for

arrested in Berlin and identified the Archbishop of Canterbury ex- Results, as cabled by Reuter, sury, has been in Shanghai for became Deputy Registrar.

some time and that he was the Under the new age-limit Ordin- as Luigi Milani, wanted by the presses his profound satisfaction official from Hong Kong who ance, Mr. Melbourne will retire in Italian police for fraud and that the Archbishops of Canter- made the identification at the Sept., 1929.

forgery. A second man, Ugo bury and York have ordered the The scale of salary of the 2nd Marchesini, an ex-court jeweller signature of the Kellogg anti-war the time of the arrest.

Assistant Crown Solicitor is £600 of Rome was arrested at Frank-Pact in Paris on August 27 to to £800 a year, rising by £25 per furt and a third, Alfredo Palmeri, be the subject of prayer and annum. Mr. Hazlerigg's scale, as has been arrested at Marseilles, thanksgiving in the churches Treasury Solicitor in addition to which are the headquarters of the throughout the country. being Assistant Crown Solicitor, gang. The police discovered that| "The treaty," he says, "may was £850 to £975, rising also by the letter of credit on the Yoko- $25 annually.

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a direct answer as to why Mr. Fok Kam-chuen, prisoner's father, should have assigned "every stick of property" he held, for the benefit of his two sons.

lis. Lordship pointed out to pri-1 soner that the statements

made were not answers.

he

At last prisoner replied: Per-

haps my father desired to help us

EGYPT AND U.S.A.

DISCLOSURES AS TO ANTI- WAR PACT.

ARBITRATION TREATY..

Cairo, Yesterday. The Wafdist Press discloses that

two brothers (meaning himself it was the ex-Premier Nahas Pasha and Fox Tal-fui) so that we could who initiated negotiations for an make the money back.

His Lordship thereupon asked: Have you any definite iden?

Prisoner's answer was that he had presumed his father desired

Egypto American Arbitration Treaty and declares that when the United States proposed the Anti- War Pact and Britain seemed to wish to make reservations affecting Egypt Nahas Pasha telegraphically Mr. Jenkin also asked prisoner instructed the Egyptian Legation sound Mr. if he thanked his father for havat Washington to ing assigned the whole of his pro- Kellogg with regard to the Ameri- Egypt and perty lo save him (prisoner) can attitude towards from ruin. Prisoner replied that point out that Egypt's geographical

to help

follow:-

.

London, Yesterday. Rain interfered with Yorkshire-Kent match, was drawn.

which

Kent 261 (Macaulay 6 for 85). Yorks 43 for 1. Warwickshire beat Hampshire on first innings.

Hants 235 and 147 for 3. Warwick 244. Northamptonshire beat Glamor- ganshire by 74 runs.

Northants 166 (Ryan 6 for 71) and 200 (Ryan 6 for 59).

Glamorgan 132 (Jupp 7 for 68) and 160. (Jupp 6 for 84).

Sussex beat the West Indies

he did not. His brother, Fok position was an important factor by an innings and 87.

West Indies-188 (J. Parks 5 the in International Pence, and that Tat-fui, had interviewed father and aranged matters and Egypt was an Indepedent sovereign for 44) and 89 (Wensley 6 for

state and could not admit that she 44). he had left it at that.

Reference was also made to alcould be bought or sold like mere deed by which prisoner and his merchandise. brothers

The Legation, in a reply indicat. were going to assign

Mr. Jenkinjing the attitude of Washington to- certain properties. asked prisoner what property hewards Egypt was favourable and Prisoner replied Nahas Pasha took practical steps had in mind..

Govern Mr. Jenkin with the United States' that he had none.

a view to determine asked if it was not curious that ment with

regard to he should mention property which Egypt's position with he did not possess. Prisoner said the Kellogg Fact.

The Waldist newspapers appre- that he had mentioned it because

Egyptian his brother had requested him to head that the present

Cabinet will wick the negotiations do so.

In regard to the disputed deed, in "order to satisfy the British prisoner stated that when he Government, which is displeased signed it (on the request of his with Egypt's demarches with re- brother), he did not know that gard to the United States.-Reuter. his father was described in the

deed as a partner in Fook Lee. and Co., which, in fact, he was not.

Prisoner assented to a sugges- tion that his brother, Fok Tat-ful, whom he last saw in Hong Kong in 1923, had acted in wicked- ness."

EXPERT EVIDENCE.

FOR CANADA.

IMMIGRATION SCHEMES

DISCUSSED,

"A STEADY. INCREASE."

Sussex 364

Middlesex beat Surrey on first innings.

Surrey 136 and 433 for 6. Middlesex 428 for 9 dec. (Killick 170, Hendren 104).

Nottinghamshire beat Derby- shire on first innings.

Derby 188 and 74 for 4. Notts 375 (Whysall 157). Lancashire beat Leicestershire on first innings.

CABARET."

GILDA GREY IN BIG NEW PICTURE.

AT THE QUEEN'S,

hama Bank was genuine but the not immediately and finally ban- As mentioned elsewhere in name, owner and credit had beenish all war from the earth, but it this issue. Mr. Hazlerigg has altered.--Reuter,

A brilliant picture of night life gone to Shanghai on official busi- is being screened at the Queen's, ness. Theatre at the usual performances. Is It called "Cabaret" featuring] Gilda Grey in the principal' role, which she is to perfection.

The story is unusual and deals mainly with the lives of a jazz

SHOWERY, PERHAPS.

A BRIDE?

ALLEGED OFFER TO A CHINESE CONSTABLE.

YOUTH & PEACE.

500 DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE.

50 BRITONS.

Ommen, Yesterday.

will be the most impressive de- claration ever made by mankind of the determination to preserve peace. It will inspire nations with a confident hope, such as they never had until now, of de- liverance at length from the sickening abomination of war.".

There can surely therefore be no presumption in believing that, without divine sanction and guid- Accused of offering a bribe of $5 to a Chinese constable yester

The World's Youth Peace Con-ance, such a consummation could

never have been achieved. day at Argyle-street, a Chinese ap-|

Semi-Official Communique.. peared before Mr. W. Schofield at gress, the first ever held, was at- the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-tended by 500 young men and

Paris, Yesterday. A semi-official communiqué Southerly winds, moderate, fairing. The accused was represented women from 31 different countries with the object of discussing how by Mr. F. X. d'Almada.

emphasises that the Anglo- to showery, is the official weather

In applying for a remand, Mr. youth can help to prevent war.

The 50 British delegates repre- French Naval compromise is not forecast until noon to-morrow. d'Almada asked for a reduction of

of plenipotentiaries the present bail of $500. Inspec- sent organisations ranging from a diplomatic act involving the Pressure is high

tor Dick explained to the magis the League of Nations Union and signature Bonins and low over Guam and

trate that the sum of $500 bad, the Y.M.C.A. to the Young Com-but is an end of an Anglo-French S. W. China.

been asked, as it was the maximum munist International. The eight disagreement. "It is, therefore, a per- inaccurate to speak of secret allowed. The defendant yesterday! Indian delegates include

representative of Mr. clauses since there has been no expressed his willingness to pay it. sonal

signed convention." However, the police had no objec-,Gandhi,

The communique dwells on dancer and a bandit. The zenith tions to a reduction.

The 80 United States delegates

over

the

of the production is reached when The magistrate accordingly fixed are headed by Kenneth Robinson France's need of small high- cruisers and explains that the Lanes. 488 for 5 dec. (E. T. the dancer's brother shoots his bail at $250, the case being re- of the California Institute of powered submarines and light Tyldesley 242, Iddon 118).

leader. Is self defence, excitement manded till next Tuesday, at 12 Technology. Leicester 215 and 61 for 2.

and interest being well sustained noon. Eseex beat Somersetshire by from this point. seven wickets.

Detectives play an important| Somerset 298 and 87 (O'Connor part, and Tom Moore, as one of 5 for 15).

them, very ably supports Gilda Essex 281 (Frankin 104) and Grey. Chester Conklin and Mona 106 for 3.-Reuter.

|AN

ME.

Palma have leading roles. Splendid Dancing.

"BAD FRIENDS."

GOOD ADVICE AND THE BIRCH.

The Congress rejected a reso-compromise is meant to serve as lution moved by a German dele- a basis of settlement of the whole gate protesting against the action disarmament problem.-Reuter.

No "Sinister Significance." of the German and Dutch Govern- ments in refusing visas to Soviet delegates. Reuter.

A p

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LOST PLANE. SOS. PICKED UP BY AMATEUR OPERATORS.

London, Yesterday. Well-informed quarters in Lon- don strongly deprecate the sug- gestion that some sinister signi- "It seems to me that you have

ficance is behind the Anglo- London, Yesterday.

The two popular dancers, Miss some bad friends. You had better! A.S.P. TO MARRY. Cherie

French naval compromise. They Valentine and Miss drop them."

emphasise that the compromise Lord Lovat, Under Secretary for

Tomasita Birdwell, who made a big Thus addressed Mr. W. Schofield'

is straightforward and the ab- Expert evidence for the prosecu-

Bence of any ulterior motive is T. MURPHY REJECTS hit with the Hong Kong public at at the Kowloon Magistracy this

Stamford, Con., Yesterday, tion was given yesterday by Mr the Dominions, has concluded a

evident from the fact that the ADVICE OF MR. PUNCH.

their last season, continue to do morning to a small Chinese youth, Ling Man-li of the Bank of East conference which he has been hold-

so to packed houses. Their danc-who was charged with the theft

Wireless messages belleved to agreement can be operative only Asia, Ltd. Mr. Ling said that iting at Ottawa with the Canadian

emanate from Hassell have been if the other Powers, who are had been for some years his special mmigration Departament issued at BRIDE FROM MANCHESTER, ing is extremely clever and their of a purse.

enthusiasm for their work, has won The lad, as he stood in the box,picked up by ap amateur operator. members of the Naval Disarma- duty to verify signature on docu-Ottawa says it la confidently ex-

through the He has stated that on Sunday ment Commission, agree His many friends will congra-them the popularity they deserve. could just be seen pected that negotiations will result In regard to the documents in the in a steady increase in the flow of tulate Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant The complete change of programme railings.

audience yesterday He said he had not stolen the night he received six repeated adhere thereto..

BOS. calls terminating with a The terms of the compromise that the other documents bore the da. Detailed arrangements are to acting as Assistant Director of was well received, each item being purse. It was given him by an repetition. of the signal letter "R," have been communicated to the case, and going on the assumption suitable British migrants to Cana-Superintendent of Felice now afforded the

Criminal Intelligence, who is to be applauded. They will continue to other boy whom he did not know indicating that the position of the other Powers concerned. signature of Mr. Fok Kam-chuen, be

Inspector Marks said that there witness expressed the opinion that Dominion and Provincial Govern- married shortly. The notification appear at the 9.20 performances

ments.

worked out between

the

the signatures on the disputed documents and the Overseas Settlement at the Registry has been posted. until Saturday.

The bride is Miss M. Colbert, of

ments were forgeries,

Department in London. British The jury intimated that they did Wireless Service. not think it was necessary for the points of difference to be demons- trated to them.

After an adjourn-

ment, however, some of them asked

if they could see how the alleged forg ties had been made.

withdrawn.

SIR OTTO BEIT.

London, Yesterday,

No. 77, Plymouth-street, Chorl- ton-on-Medlock, Manchester, who

is coming to Hong Kong on the

THE "CIRCUS.”

to

The United States' Government

was no evidence of the boy steal-aeroplane was seventy-five miles ing it, but the purse was found in from Cape Chidley, Labrador-requested the elucidation of cer- his possession at, the Yaumati Reuter's American Service. Ferry Wharf yesterday.

Complainant, who suddenly dis-

P. & O. 8.8. "Morea," due to ar- CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S COMEDY covered his loss, saw the lad stand-

rive on Sept. 13.

AT "THE WORLD."

GREAT SUCCESS.

ing in a suspicious manner and, on' searching him, found the missing| article.

The magistrate ordered the lad to have the birch.

Mr. Murphy is a widower, his Sir Otto Beit, the South Discus African magnate, is lying ill at wife having led in the Colony

From time to time one hears slon followed and the request was his house at Welwyn, in Hert-about two years ago, prior to Mr. fordshire. British Wireless Ser-Murphy's last holiday at Home,

whence he returned this year. that Charlie Chaplin has 'shot his vice.

Popularly known as "Tim," Mr. bolt and that he is not as popular Murphy was Chief Detective In-now as of old, Whether this is spector for a few years until his right or not it is hard to say, but SUSPECTS AGAIN BEFORE THE present appointment.

SIGNATURE DENIED, Prisoner gave evidence at considerable length yesterday.

He further denied that, as He said that his brother, Fok his. Tat-ful, who had been in busi-stated for the prosecution; he had ness with him, gave him to signed the disputed deed in the pre- understand clearly that their father, sence of Mr. C. E. H. Beavis, of Mr. Fok Kam-chuen, had consented Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist. to the mortgage of certain proper-

ties. IIe saw the deads in question,

ARMED ROBBERY CASE.

The case in which Hui Yau, A

CONSUL AT NANKING.

Shanghai, Yesterday. Mr. William Meyrick Hewlett,

all_wilagree that in the "Circus" be is undoubtedly a great success.

MURDER CASE.

MAGISTRATE.

It is being screened at the World. The case in which two Chinese are suspected in connection with Theatre.

Myrna Kennedy, who plays an the murder committed outside No. important part, very ably supports 111 Woosung-street on Sunday Chaplin. The cast is large and in morning, was again called before

Hong Kong, and it is well worth

for the first time, in the office of diminutive prisoner from Shatin C.M.G., is leaving. this evening to cludes many noted stars. The pic-Mr. W. Schofield at Kowloon Thos. W. Simmons & Co., Magistracy this morning when De Ltd. (and not in the office of at a matahed on the night of the aul-General at Nanking, Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist). His typhoon of July 14, continued be- Quarters have been provided seeing again. brother, Fok Tat-ful, had asked him fore the Chief Justice (Sir Henry for him by the Nationalist, Gov- to sign opposite the attestation Gollan, C.B.E., K.C.) this morn-ernment because the Consulate, Clause. He denied that he had ing

which has been closed for seven- aigned as having, witnessed hia Mr. Hin-shing Lo (instructed teen months, will not be ready for father's signature, as shown on the by Mr. C. A.'S. Russ) opened for two months to come, pending the deed, and also stated that the the defence and called a number repairs necessitated by its occu pation by Nationalist troops- signature of witnessing, In the of witnessES.

Reuter. riame of "Fok Chung-yuen," was not Case proceeding..

tective Inspector Fallon applied for a further remand for the first de fendant.

Yesterday fret defendant was remanded in police custody for 24 hours, while the second was re- manded for a week.

The magistrate ramanded The closing rate of the dollar on Tung, first defendant, for a similar demand, to-day was 2/0 8/16. 'period as the second.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.

BIHAR-ORISSA.

TO CO-OPERATE WITH SIMON COMMISSION,

Ranchi, Yesterday. The Legislative Council of Bihar Orissa has decided by 50 votes to 44 to appoint a committee to co-operate with the Simon! Commission.

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They rejected Swarajiat amendment in favour of a round- table conference-Reuter.

UNEMPLOYMENT. FIGURES INCREASE AT HOME.

tain points, which the British Government now answered. It is stated that the publication of the terms of the compromise bas been deferred in order to permit of

certain elasticity which would not be possible once the terms were definitely known throughout the world.-Reuter.

FRENCH BUDGET.

NEITHER INCREASE NOR DECREASE IN TAXATION.

SLIGIIT RELIEF.

Paris, Yesterday. M. Poincare has completed his plans for the 1929 Budget, which will shortly be submitted to the Chamber..

Apart from slight Income Tax relief, there will be neither in-

London, Yesterday. Unemployment returns continue crease nor decrease in taxation.

The Army, Navy and Air Force to show an increase.”;

on estimates will be increased und The number of workless August 18 was 1,813,200, which was there will be a deficit of about Lo9,229 more than a fortnight before £48,000,000 if original demands and 290,050 more than a year ago. of the spending departments are -British Wireless Service. Igranted. Reuter.