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HIS BAD DAY

MR. TSANG IS CROSS-EXAMINED

THAT SPECIMEN SIGNATURE

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Out of Bank's Custody Without Consent"

CLERK STILL IN WITNESS BOX

Further submissions by counsel were made this morning, the fifth day of the trial, anent the specimen signature of Mr. T.. Black (accountant in the Treasury) lodged in the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bunking Corporation. ·

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, C.B.E. (instructed by Mr. C. A. S. Russ for the defence) maintained that the specimen had been in the Bank's custody at the time under discussion. Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. (who

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NANKING

CONTRACT SIGNED

AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FROM A CHICAGO FIRM

BIG SUM INVOLVED

Installation of A

OF THE YEAR

SEVERE TYPHOON

COMES FURTHER NORTH THAN

here.

IS EXPECTED

PASSES

CAPT. D. A. THOMSON

DIES AT SEA AFTER 22 YEARS WITH FIRM

A WAR VICTIM.

TO CHINA

PROCEDURE?

BIG GAME BANKRUPTCY COURT

CHINESE CANNOT ASSUME FULL ONE PETITION AFTER ANOTHER

·PROTECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

THROWN OUT

|'PLANES & "HERMES". DELAYED

DR. WANG'S CABLE

"HESITATION AND DISLIKE”

Shanghai, Nov. 20. Most unusual at this time of the We regret to announce the death

Shanghai, Nov. 22.

"Am I to give my sanction to ir- The Nationalist government an-year is the fact that, a typhoon, of of Capt. D. A. Thomson, Marine

The Chinese government. to-day regular procedure?" "the Chief Jus- nounced to-day the signing of a extreme Intensity, has come fur- Superintendent of the China Navi- contract with the Automatic Electher North than was expected.

gation Co., who passed away this issued an invitation and offered all tice (Sir Henry Gožan, G.B.B.) ob- tric Company of Chicago, for the This morning it was 300 or 400 morning at 2 o'clock aboard the as. possible protection to Theodore and served this morning when presiding complete new miles S. S. E. of Hong Kong Kong. "Chinhua," bound for Hoihow from Kermit Roosevelt, who are visiting held in the Second Court because the in the Bankruptcy Court, which was telephone service in the new Chi-The non-local signala have gone up Bangkok. The vessel put into China early next year on a big game Carvalho Yeo trial was in the First. nese capital of Nanking. This

Touraine to land the body. Capt. First indications was that after Thomson, was on a health and hunting expedition in behalf of the

Incidentally, his Lordship's pre- new system will be similar to that

passing the Philippine Islands the business trip at the time of his Field Museum. now in use in Manila.

sence in the Puisne Judge's seat typhoon would strike the coast of decease. The contract was signed by the Indo-China south of Tourane. Now

According to information given

is unique. He joined the China Navigation the Chinese government, the Rosse, made the order for rescission of re- At length, however, his Lordship Chinese minister of communications, it is expected to go towards the Company 45 second officer Wag Poh-chun and Harry S. Janes, Straits of Hainan,

January 15, 1906 and was promoted velts are frat proceeding to Burma, calving order, remarking that he did representative of the Automatic Company of Chicago.

The departure of the aircraft Chief Officer on January 21, 1910. India, whence they are proceeding so "with hesitation and considerable W. H. H.M.S. "Hermes," on a southern His promotion to skipper followed through jungles and the mountain- office in Chicago also assisted in postponed, on account of the storm. 17, 1924, he was appointed Marine

The application for rescission was the negotiation of the contract. "Hermes" is to visit Jesselton,

Superintendent. The new telephone system will in- Kudat and. Manila, returning here

thence through Yunnan Province to Agassiz) on the ground that assets The late Capt. Thomson, who was Tibet and possibly returning to in his hands totalled $110, and Ha- clude the city of Nanking with on Dec. 17. long distance connections through- The British Far East Flight of born at Tobermory, Scotland, in civilisation through Szechuen Pro- bilities $117,000. out the lower Yangiste Valley.

four seaplanes, under, Group Cap-1874, was better known in Shang- vince, China, and down the Yang-

Highly Undesirable hai than in Hong Kong.

Itsze River to Shanghai.

Apparently, there had been a com- Throughout the War he served at

promise of sorts. Some of the part- the Scilly Islands Base, and has

When the Roosevelts departed ners in the debtor firm, the Kwong been more or less euffering from

from New York on October 31, Dr. Lee Store, had given a power of at- the effects of exposure undergone, United States, cabled that the Na, had, in turn, collected book debts C. C. Wi, Chinase envoy to the torney to four compradores who

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is leading for the Crown) said that the specimen had gone out of Walter. representative of the head cruise, fixed for this morning, was on January 10, 1920, and on January ous region of French Indo-Chins, by the. Offlefal Receiver (Mr. E. L.

the Bank's custody without the Bank's consent.

Much of the morning's hearing was occupied by the resumed cross-examination of Mr. Trang On-wing (a clerk in the Treasury) by Mr. Jenkin.

COUNSEL'S SUBMISSIONS

The contract involves an initial expenditure of $1,800,000 gold, of which the Chinese government has already paid more than $600,000. The new telephone system to be in stalled is called the Strowger Patont

"You didn't open your mouth to from Exhibit F?—No. The form any purpose," commented Mr. had already been torn out of that which was invented in Kansas City Jenkin to Mr. Tsang after a reply book and was kept in my drawer, and since has been installed in by the witness that he had not re-

The Order Forms

| Canada, Australia, New Zealand, ported to Mr. Black when the lat- How did you order the last book? Indla, the Philippines and various ter returned from the Hong Kong-1 used a form from my drawer, European countries. Bank on Jan. 18, when he had dis- covered that thirty cheques were missing from one book.

Tang's reply to another ques

tion was:--

"That (Jan. 18)' was a very bad, day for me."

Do you mean the one torn form! Exhibit F?—I don't know if it was the same form, because I had two or three of the forms in my draw- er at the time.

Is there any

Black of the finding of the bigger portion and the latter told him to continue the search. Witness did

CLOUDY

"N. E. winds, fresh, cloudy," is the weather forecast until to-morrow.

tain H. M. Cave-Brown-Cave, was postponed from to-day till Thurs- day. The visiting officers have been guests at a number of fune- tions locally.

To-day's Report

The weather forecast lasued to-

then up to the time of his death.

Mrs. Thomson was with her husband when he died, the pair having come to Hong Kong from Shanghat a few months ago. There are no children.

REPARATIONS

CONSIDERATION OF THE GERMAN MEMORANDUM

"NO DIFFICULTIES"

Your habit is to tear the forms out and keep them in your draw-not search for this particular cover day is given elsewhere on this page. Asked to explain what he meant, er?--Yes.

until after he found the other on At 10,45 am. to-day, the Observa- Tsang said that soon after Mr.

reason for doing She's desks. Witness searched all tory reported:-

London, Yesterday, Black's announcement of his dis that? My predecessor told me over the general office first before A depression is shown to the

Garman memorandum on repara- covery, on his return from the that that had been the procedure, looking into the coolle's room.

north of Japan.

tions, which was handed to the Mr. Jenkin: You did not look in An anti-cyclone hmed over Chancellor of the Exchequer on Bank, Mr. T. H. King (Director of all along, Criminal Intelligence) arrived at

Did you ever lose any of these your own desk? No, because IS.E. Mogolla.

Friday, 18 being studied by the det the Treasury, witness was told to forms?--I did not check them, but never keep the covers in my desk. The typhoon is between 300 and

as far as I know, none was lost. Not these particular ones? No. 400 miles S.8.E. of Hong Kong partments concerned without de-

Why when ordering the last

Tsang said in reply to other moving W.N.W. cheque book, did you fix. on 2007 questions that he started to search The second typhoon is about 250 | It is understood that the general)

calculated that I needed only after 5 p.m., because it was round miles W. of Guam, moving west Mr. Jenkin observed at the outset 200.

about that time that Mr. Black first ward. that in regard to the order made When you gave the order, did asked him to search for the covers. Cyclonic gales may be expected by his Lordship (Mr. Justice you note that the cover of Exhibit Witness looked for cheque book over the China Sea. Jacke) about the specimen signa-F had been tampered with ?—I did covers generally, but specially for ture of Mr. Black, he (counsel)not notice it.

the two, in question. had returned the photo and the

fix up his books, he was told that he couldn't be allowed to go and that he was detained.

The Order

.

To-day's Warning's The following telegram quoted, below was received from the Manila Cover Thrown Away

"Told Him Before"

Observatory at 9.00 a.m. to-day-- negative: The specimen itself had It was your custom to destroy Asked if he had told Mr. Black Manila 10 am. 25th; typhoon in always been in the custody of the or throw away the covers of used that he bad torn two covers which about 117 deg. Long. E, 16 deg. Lat. Bank. It was in the custody of cheque books?—Yes.

had been tampered with, witness N. moving W.N.W. Mr. Proctor почу And Mr. As soon as they are used up, or sald he did. It was just about the Proctor had attended Court with later?-Immediately after.

time he was going to look for The cheque book, Exhibit E, was them.

it.

for.

Typhoon in about 144 deg. Long,

E. 10 deg. Lat. N. moving W.

25th 5.30 p.m. Cyclone or Typhoon West of Luzon more than 100 miles distant moving W.N.W. or W.

Philippines Suffer

Mantia, Saturday.

lay.

impression conveyed by the pre- linilnury examination is that it pre- senta no difficulties.-British Wire less Service.

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BIG LOCKOUT

SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS IN GERMANY

THOUSANDS AFFECTED

Cologne, Yesterday,

tionallat Government requested full and paid 30 per cent, to all creditors, facilities and protection for them with the exception of two European

Dr. C. T. Wang, the Nationalist firms

who knew nothing of the foreign minister, in behalf of the scheme. Having been left out, the Nationallat government to-day sent latter petitioned for adjudication. the following telegram:-

| But the petitioning creditor had also "The Chinese government wel- been admitted into the scheme and - comes the Roosevelts' visit to China had been paid as well. on a hunting expedition and will Mr. Agassiz observed that the pro- extend every facility but it can not cedure had been highly undesirable; Assuma full responsibility of protec- but he did not see what could be as further proceedings in tion in areas where unsettled condi- dous tions prevail which the Roosevelts, bankruptcy would be abortive." may desire to visit.""Chicago Tribune" cable.

IN MERRY MOOD

- SEQUEL TO STIKINUXTA

CONSTABLE=lja aja

Two Chinese seamen of HLM.S.

"Tamar," were discharged at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning when it was stated that they had "good characters."

Mr. W. D. Owen for a creditor, and Mr. C. A. S. Russ for debtor, concurred in, Mr. Agassiz's applica- tion.

His Lordship then ordered that the receiving order be rescinded, emphasising that this is not to be taken as a precedent.ument

Several petitions for receiving order were thrown out by his Lordship, one after the other.

Debt of $298,000 Three other applications for res- cinding of receiving order, all by the The pair appeared on a charge of Official Receiver, were successful. assaulting a district watchman in In one case, Mr. P. X, d'Almada and Public-square market yesterday.. Mr. G. S. Hugh, Jones opposed the One of the seamon said that he application; but Mr. H. L. Dennys, "stared" at the constable, and the Jr., appearing for Mr. Kwik Djoen- latter suddenly attacked him. eng, the "Java Sugar King," who The constable in evidence said was mortagee for $298,000, support- that he was assaulted first.

ed the application.

The men were under the influence The deadlock in the Ruhr metal of drink, though not to any great Industry is intensified

follow extent.

It was explained that, at first, it was thought that debtor, Chung Pui, was only indebted to Mr. Kwik for

Mr. Jenkin then applied that Mr. completed on December 20?—Yes. Mr. Jenkin: Why did you keep Proctor's attendance in Court Then you immediately cut out back from Mr. Black until 6 p.m., should be foregone until he was the cover?-Yes.

Jon January 18 your knowledge of required, whon he would be sent What did you do with it?--It the tampering of the covers?—I

Ing decision of the provincial Labour Mr. E. W. Hamilton said that he $87,000; but it was subsequently as- was too large to put in the paper told him before. When I told him A destructive typhoon, aald by Court, which has not improved the knew exactly what had happened. certained that he and his co-mort Mr. Potter, referring to his pro-basket, and I forget now whether that cheques were missing, I meant the Weather Bureau to be the most chances of the independent efforts The men apparently in a merry gagdrs were jointly and severally test of Friday, said that it had put in on or beside the basket. to tell him that the numbers had violent since 1882, is passing of the Government Commissioner for mood had endeavoured to make a liable for the whole, instead of for been made by Messrs. Johnson, In removing that cover, did you been altered,

over the Central Philippines. the Duesseldorf District to arrange laughing-stock" of the constable, a part. Stokes & Master (solicitors to the do the same as your usual prac- Pressed on the point, Tsang said All communications have been a settlement.

Under the circumstances the con-

Mr. d'Almada and Mr.. Hugh Bank), that it had gone out of tice and put it intact on the that he only told Mr. Black of the broken in the provinces. Reuter.

Jonees pleaded exceptional circum- stances.

abortage of cheques. At 6 p.m. on

the Bank's custody without the basket?—Yes. Bank's consent and contrary to the You Anished with Exhibit F on January 18 was the first time he order of the Court.

Concern or No?

Mr. Jenkin argued that this was

no concern of the Court;

Mr. Potter, rejoined that it con-

cerned the Court very much in that!

into Court,

December 807-Yes.

had told Mr. Black that the num- Did you follow the usual routine,bers had been altered. Witness

cut off the cover and put it in-did not report that fact before be tact in the basket?-Yes.

Who Tore It Up?

cause he thought that it was a mistake by the bank. Witness told

CROWN LAND

In some quarters it is considered stable had acted correctly. unlikely that the works will be re-i opened in 1928. Meanwhile practi- cally every industry in West Ger- many is affected by the lock-out, and thousands of workers, excluding a quarter of a million metal workers, London, Yesterday. have been rendered idle.

ADMIRAL KEYES

APPOINTED C.LC. AT PORTSMOUTH

.:

CHINESE CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING

At the Kowloon Magistracy this

$6

VESTRIS

LOSS

BOSTON BANKER MAKES A BIG CLAIM

CREW SUBPOENAED

New York, Yesterday.

The first suit for damages aris-

So you are unable to account Mr. Black that 60 cheques alto- Admiral Sir Roger Keyes has The granting of relief from public morning a Chinese was charged with it went elsewhere before coming for the fact that that cover is now gether were missing.

been appointed Commander-in-funds has hitherto prevented serious trespassing on Crown land in the in pieces, seven or eight of which The exact words he used in Eng-Chief at Portsmouth-Reuter. disturbances. But the man having vicinity of the Kowloon reservoir. His Lordship observed that this is now before the Court? can-lish were "I ordered 200 cheques Admiral Sir Roger Keyas. R.N., money to spend for Christmas festi- He was said to have been standing "was somewhat irregular." not account for the tearing up of from the bank, and they sent 400, K.C.B., CB., CM.G. C.V.O.,vities may be driven to desperation. In the water gathering rushes. ing out of the loss of the "Vestria"

Mr. Jenkin pointed out that the it.

but as I discover that 60 are short, M.V.O., D.S.O., was created a Already there have been several arm- order of the Court was that the Somebody must have done some I don't know what I shall do with baronet in 1919. He has been ed robberies-Reutar. specimen signature should be in thing to it after you had thrown the this book." That report was made Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Court on Nov. 20 (the day the trial cover away?—Yes.

on the day witness received the Station, since 1925.] - opened); what happened to it be- Did you inquire who tore it up? last cheque book (December 21). fore that day did not concern the-No. Court.

When after throwing away the Mr. Jenkin told Tsang that, in] However, the Court's order for cover of Exhibit E did you next his evidence, Mr. Black made no return of Friday having been com-see it?-About the evening of mention of this report. He said plied with the matter was allow-January 18, after office hours. that he arst knew of the missing

cheques on January 18,

A Protest

NO MORE AUTONOMY

NANKING'S CIRCULAR TO THE PROVINCES.

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BRANCH POLITICAL COUNCILS

Nanking, Yesterday.

An Indian constable said that de- has begun in the Federal Court. fendant endeavoured to run away

Mr. Orrin Stevane, a banker of with a bundle of "water-grass.” |Boston, a survivor of the wreck,`is Defendant denied this and said claiming 210,400 for the loss of hie

wife. that he was on the hillside and not.

One hundred and twenty-three in the water.

Mr. John Barnett, assistant of the "Vestris" who are due to sail to

members of the crew of the Kowloon Water Works, said that the day have been "subpoenaed" to ground surrounding the reservoir testify on Monday. Reuter's

American Service.

DEATH IN RIVER

NEW DETAILS ABOUT 1ST CLASS STOKER

was Crown land, ed to drop.

After 5 o'clock?--Yes.

The death has been reported of Resuming his cross-examination

Mr. E. W. Hamilton, the magis- When did you Bee it? In the Witness: The day I reported to William John Lanadell, 1st class of Teang On-wing, Mr. Jankin re-general office. It was in the low-him, he said nothing to me. in Stoker of H.M.S.Petered by ties are issuing a circular telegram

The Central Government authori. trate, said that it was very vague as

SPAIN'S TARIFF to the exact place defendant had reply.

drowning. No details are known, to various divisional Political Com trespassed on, and that under the INCREASE IN COTTON GOODS Mr. Jenkin said that Mr. Measer, "Petere!" was on passage down the cle (at Canton, Wu-Han, Peking, circumstances he would treat the case if he would adhere to the state-Upper Yangtsze from Wanhaien to Kaifeng and Taiyuan), ordering as an ordinary one and impose a told the Court that as the result You saw it casually-Yes. ment he made at the Police Court, chang. Deceased was not married, their abolition before the end of fine of $5 or 7 days. Otherwise a of the discovery of altered covers When, after throwing away the would also say that the first he and a native of Camberwell, Lon- December-Reuter, fine of $100 would have been impos-

torn cover of Exhibit F, did you knew of the double shortage of don, next see it again? A little after cheques was on January 18, now

did you

minded him of the position at the er shelf of She, Ye-on's desk. adjournment on Friday afternoon, Who is he?-He is the clerk who when, in effect, the witness had draws up the receipts.

I found the ether cover...

the

-ARCH. SMITH

DEATH OF RC PRIMATE

SCOTLAND

[Note: The presence of these ed if evidence had been sufficient to branch Political Councile, at Canton prove that defendant was actually

In the water. for instance, confers a degree of local autonomy on the peace con OFcerned.]

of two cheque books, he (Teang) suspected that there had been some foul play.

Tsang replied that that was so. In the same place? No, fa one Mr. Potter protested that Mr. Jenkins When you ordered of the office coolfe's rooms, among atatement of Mr. Messer was not the last cheque book of the year, some waste paper on the floor. completely put in that way, as, you ordered one of 200 cheques Witness added that he only saw further, Mr. Messer said that be only?—Yes."

the big portion (produced); Even-remembered that some ten days be-

London, Yesterday. You calculated that 200 cheques tually the smaller pieces were fore the end of December, when

The death is announced of Arab would last to the end of the year? found by Cheung Man-kun, who spoken to about to 400 cheques, bishop: Smith, the Roman Catholic

end of the Yen

helped witness in the search. there was a mention of a shortage Primate of Scotland.—Reuter, In accordance with usual proce- The Search

of 60, but he did not gather by dure you ordered the last book Answering further questions wit that that 60 cheques were, malas- when you started to use the last neas said that he believed Mr. Ing. He said that it made all the book in hand (Exhibit F)-Yes. Black was there also, At least, difference in the world, c^ You took the application: form witness remembered telling Mr. (Continued on Page 7)

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TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 2/0 6/16.

FOUR KILLED

ACCIDENT TO A FOKKER

"PASSENGER PLANE

Spokane, Saturday.

S.S. “HOPSANG.”

RETURNING AFTER HITTING SUBMERGED OBJECT

The s.. "Hopsang" is returning to Hong Kong this morning,

having struck

submerged obstacle Four were killed and three seri-i after

here masterday on her pusly injured in an accident to a wual, run to: Tsingtao via, Swatow. Fokker passenger aeroplane.Beu-[It tor's American Barrice, Pazoszty dam

ood that no materiä. was done,

RATES

10 TO 40 PER CENT.

Madrid, Saturday, The Government Committee which examined the duties on cotton goods, recommend. Increased rates of from 10 to 40 per cent.Reuter.

U.S. SHARES

ANOTHER "WILD DAY” ON ON Y EXCHANGEW

New York, Baturday.

shares were Paold - In day on the Stock

American Ber-