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DEFENCE TO OPEN TO-NIGHT'S BALL

SPECIAL JURY INTERVENE

IN YEO TRIAL

"CASE DRAGGING ON"

After eight daya in the Supreme Court, the case for the prosecution was closed yesterday in the trial of Carvalho Yeo on an indletment of forgery of and uttering three Hong Kong Treasury choques to the total amount of over $250,000,

The Palano Judge. (Mr. Justice Jacks) held that he could not uphold the application of Mr. F. C. Jenkin, C.B.E. (counsel for the defence) to inspect the Police records on the case; but his Lordship also express ed the view that he had no objec- tion to Mr. Jenkin seeing the file If the Police permitted him to do so, but the Court would make no order.

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CAPT. D. A THOMSON'S FUNERAL

BODY BROUGHT BACK

To-night's Ball Telegrams between kindred Socio- tios in the Far East and clsowhere were exchanged to-day and the The body of Captain D. A. Thom- thishing touclies applied to the pre-sos, late. Marine Superintendent of parations for to-night a colobrations. the China Navigation Co., Ltd. is The following are to take part in being brought back to Hong Kong the State Lancers at the, Ball to by the ss. "Kingyuan" from Hoi- night-

H.E. the Officer Administering the how and the funeral will be held Government (the Hon. Mr. W. There, passing the monument at 4.30 Nickid; the Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Southorn, C.MG.) and Mrs. C. G. S. p.m. to-morrow.

Capt. Thomson died at sea on Nov. Mackie and Mrs. Southorn; 26, on the s.s. "Chinhua", between Mr. W. W. Harnoll, C. I. E. and Holhow and Bangkok. He was born Mrs. J. L. Person; Mr. J. W. C. on March 12, 1874. Bonnor and Lady Potlook; Mr. A. H. Ferguson and Mrs. Lunrd; H. E. tho General Officer Cornınanding (Major- General C. C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G.) and Mrs. Ferguson; the Hon. Mr.

"PUNCH & JUDY”

BRIGHTON PIER CHAIRMAN'S VIEW OF WIRELESS MUSIC

Councillor S.. G. Gibson, chairman

The special jury therefore suggest-E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G. C.B.E. and ed an, adjournment until this after Mrs. H. T. Cronsy: Commodoro noon so that Mr. Jenkin can consider. I Pearson, G.M.G., and Mrs. of the Brighton West Pier. Com his position before he opens the de-R. M. Dyer. fence.

Official Supper, Party The official supper party will be

Those taking part in the official pany, who is also chairman of the Crown "Fishing"

reol will be attired in highland kit. Corporation Publicity Committee, is After the Crown had recalled' They are:-Mr. M. A. A. Mackin- of the opinion that it is unfair for toyli anil Ara. Mackie; Dr. and Mrs, corporation to run military bands Tsang On-wing (cheque book clerk). D. R. Bhick; Mr. and Mrs. C. I. in competition with their “biggest yesterday, the jury said that they Cookes; Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Suther ratepayers. He says: were satisfied as to the evidence on land. this point and did not wish to hear any more. "As far as they could see, the case was dragging on and on al-as follows:- most unnecessarily. They had not, however, decided one way or the other as to the point in question.

When Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. (who is leading for the Crown) asked if] the Court wished to hear two Chin- ese clerks from the Treasury, Mr. Jenkin accused the prosecution of "fishing" to see what the Court wanted. The jury decided to dis- pense with the attendance of theas two clerks.

"People, are said to be always craving for music, but, although the very best it was possible to obtain was produced on the pier, people would not patronise it. Most people nowadaya haye wireless and stay at H.E. the Officer Administering home to hear a Punch-and Judy the Government and Mrs, Mackle; band, Instead of going to the pier

and hearing good class music,”.

Evening Wear

The Chieftain and Mrs. Southorn:

Mr. A. H. Ferguson and Mrs. Luard...

Major-General C. C. Luard and Lady Tyrwhitt;

Councillor Gibson said the pier had the finest bathing house in Europe, yet young fellows preferred Commodore J. L. Pearson, and to be-on the sands. with a few girls Mrs. Ferguson;

round them rather than come to the pier.

The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax and Mrs. Sutherland;

Mr. J. W. C. Bornar and Lady Pollock;

Mr. R. M. Pearson;

Dyer and Mrs.

The Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy and Mrs. Kotewall;

The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and Mrs. Dyer;

Dr. G.. D. R. Black and Lady Chow;

The Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes and

Mra. Greig

The Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes and Mrs. Hynes:

Mr. R.. Sutherland, O.E.E. and Mrs. Black;

Mr. W. W. Hornell and Mrs. Lewis.

The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D. and Mrs. Wolfe, M.B.E.;

The Hon, Mr. B. D. F. Beith and Mr. Shields;

Lt. Col. LJ. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O., and Mrs. Bejth.2

Lt. Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O., and

Mrs. Creasy;

Mr. K. E. Greig and Mrs. Owen

Hughes;

Mr. D. J. Lewis and Mrs. Gow; 1

The Rev. F. C. Young and Mrs. Wylie;

Mr. D. Harvey and Mrs. Duncan; Mr. D. Gow and Mrs. Young: Mr. B. Wylle and Mrs, Harvey;- Mr. P. Tod and Mra. Cookes; Mr. E. M. Bryden and Mrs. Tod; Mr. A. L. Shields and Miss Mackie,

Late, Peak Trams

In connection with St. Andrew's, Ball to-night, it is announced that late cars

will run on the Peaki Tramway at 1 a.m., 1.80, 2 and 2.30. The Star Ferry will run late, launches at 1.30, a.m., 2 and 2.30.

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A Molyneux satin drass with an in- teresting series of tassel pendants from the front and the left hip. The belt is of a pearls and diamonds embroidered in

the new Paris manner.

A £276,000 contract for 15,000-tons oil floating factory has Fase by Gwen Lee-this charming been secured from the Viking dinner or evening frock, is of green Whaling Company by Messrs. chiffon, the skirt being made of Swan, Hunter and Wigham- squares applied to the fitted, bodice in Richardson, Ltd., Wallsend. points. A row of pearl buttons trim

the bodice and green ostrich cuffs en- hance the sleeves,

GROWING TREES

CHINESE WOMEN FINED FOR CUTTING

Mr. J. J. Hirat, assistant super- visor of the Botanical, and Forestry Department, at the Kowloon Ma. gistracy this morning,, charged two Chinese with the unlawful, posвes- sion of wood cut from a "wild" pine tree of over two inches in diameter. The prosecution stated that the defendants had between them about |150 cattles, and had cut down a

fairly large tree.

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Miraculous powers of healing combined with a saintly character are ascribed to an uneducated: 12- year-old peasant boy named Ichalowski, an inhabitant of a emáll village near Lublin, to which thou- sands of persons are flocking from the surrounding districts to seek a cure for their allments and balm for their souls. They listen wont- deringly to the boy's sermons, which are interspersed with "quotations from classic and modern languages and scientific dissertions though the preacher hes never left his native village.

Defendants, plending guilty, said t that they had taken the wood from their own plantation near Shatin Gap-road, precisely, at the spot kuty where they were arrested yesterday. Most likely the cause of the Java and the oldest British resident described as the best known man in Formal evidence of the arrest was trouble is in her little stomach, for in that country. For some time given by a Chinese of the Forestry wall children are usually good tem- past he had been suffering from guard.

pered and happy, and, all the needa sprueBorn in 1868 at Great's In fining defendants $10 each, Mr. is a small dose. of Baby's Own Green, West Bromwich, Mr. Powell Tablets to set matters right went to Java In 1882 to fola his

The death occurred recently at Tretes, near Sourabaya,. of Mr.

WHY IS BABY SO NAUGHTY 7 B. Newton Powell, who has been

E. W. Hamilton said that they must not cut down trees contrary to those allowed in their licences, and more especially growing trees.

Mr. Ashley Edwards, a director

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acle, Mr. Benjamin Clarke, for many years. manager," of Ledgwood andi Co., and eventually succeeded. him in that appointinent, at the same time being in charge of the American Consulate at Sourabaya He was prominent in Masonic cir cles, was founder of Lodge, Powell In Sourabaya, and met many of the brethren in Singapore wh The last visited the some two years ago; His wife

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The trial of Carvalho Yeo in connection with the alleged Treasury Fraud.

The Story of the Life of Dr. Miao Chung-yi, convicted at Home of murder.

Promotion of a Cadet and a P.W.D. official. Deadlock in negotiations between China and Japan. Steps by the National Government of China to reduce the Rower of the provinces.

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