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MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1929.

COURT MARTIAL

(Continued from Page 1.)

CORRESPONDENCE

RURAL ENGLAND

THE CHINA MAIL,

3. If the answer to question (2) | SHADOWS BEFORE. is in the negative, what is the

necessity of employing outside legal COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCE® assistance for the case.

5. In answering question (4) will the Government give full details of the following obvious expendi- ture, viz:---

4. What is the total expenditure [To the Editor of the "China Mad”) Major Miles: Has the accused

the incurred by the Government in Sir,-1 an enclosing, on at any time criticised your system of control or administration of instruction of my Executive Com-connection with the case and from this battalion-No, I would have mittes, copies of an appeal for funds what "funds" were these payments welcomed more advice and sugges-made in "The Times" which you made, tions from him.

may perhaps already have seen. Majer Miles: Has Major Lake You will see that not only has an at any time criticised your system. American friend of the C.P.R.E. of control or administration of made us a most generous offer of this battalion?-I object to the which we should of wurse like fo question. It has no relevance to take full advantage; but that the the case.

aims and work of the Counell have

both from "The} received support Times" itself in an editorial, and from the Prime Minister and the two leaders of the Opposition..

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The President of the Court said that as Major Lake was giving evid- ence in the case, the question might be put to him instead.

Only in Spirit Major Miles: Can you quote any of these regulations? Yes, Section 4 of the Army's Act.

Major Miles: That is not a

lation.

It has occurred to my Council that there must be many living in the various Dominions and Colonies,

come who are them-

(a) Total expenditure incurred by the Treasury Department in its investigations, including the expenses incurred in respect of the Treasury Solicitor's in- vestigations at Shanghai. (b) Total expenditure incurred by

the Police Department. (c) Total amount paid to Senior Counsel for the Crown in

(d)

(1) The criminal trial.

(2) The civil case.

Give a like answer in respect

of the Junior Counsel.

G. What is the total amount re- covered from the prisoner or ather sources, if any, and how was the amount so recovered.

7.

In the civil case, the Jury gave it as part of their decision, that the Treasury Department was "gravely negligent." Will any of the officials of this Department suffer any penalty for their "grave negligence"?

IN THE "MAIL"

ENTERTAINMENTS

To-day Queen's "Brotherly Love" & Sam Ku West.

To-day World "Lovey Mary."

Theatre;

Theatre;

Theatra;

To-dayStar

"Mockery."

To-day Majestic Theatre; "A Kiss For Cinderella."

To-day-Great Chinese Praya East, 9 p.m.

Circus,

Home Mails To-morrow-Inward from Europe via Siberia (Sado Maru");

To-morrow-Outward for Shang- hal, Japan & Europe via Siberia ("Pres. Lincoln''), 10.30 a.m.

Lammert's Auction June 13-At Sales Room, Duddell- a large quantity of silk street, materials and E. P. ware, 2.30 p.m.

Meetings

June 19Forty-eighth meeting of Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Messrs. Jardine's Offices, noon.

July 6-Meeting of Creditors of the Hong Kong Tug & Lighter Co Ltd., at Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming's offices, noon.

Major Miles: Can you, Sir, quote any official regulation which the accused has disobeyed or disregard- ed in connection with the charges including before him? This is a very wide selves Englishmen who would wel- question. I consider that the ac- come this opportunity of doing cused has disregarded the spirit of something towards helping to con- the various regulations, as, for introl the sudden development of our

Audit stance, his duties to the

countryside. The scenery of this Board.

island is, compared with that of most of the Dominions and Colonies, on a miniature scale; and it will be easily recognised that the needless regu-destruction and defilement which go on apace are inflicting proportion- ately larger damage. Col. Coymn: Yes, it is.

That an interest in the work and Major Miles: No, Sir. Well, any

the C.P.R.E. is already others? Yes, King's Regulation aims of

England itself is 75 about the Audit Board. 1 con- taken outside

We all know that Mr. Justice ROUND THE CINEMAS sider that accused did not carry out shown by the fact that among our his duties therewith. I also consi- Affiliated Bodies are to be number- Jacks, who was for a long time Officer and who had only der that the charges disclosed, a od various, assciations of architects Land gross neglect of the spirit of the in Australia, Canada, New Zealand recently "taken" to Law

2.9 Acting various regulations relating to ag-and Tasinania; and my Council is appointment

at the Criminal convinced that it is only the lack of Judge, presided counts.

with great patience and Major Miles: Col. Comyn, I sug- Information and knowledge which Trial gest to you that there is not a prevents many non-professional in-ability.

Is there any reason to suppose single paragraph which the aceused | dividuals in these and other coan-

taking a like interest that the other Law Officers of the has disobeyed or disregarded in tries from connection with the charges before and from giving their practical Government mentioned in question

(1) above him? Spirit I don't agree at all. support.

are not comparatively Major Miles: But you will admit,

The Council for the Preservation equally as eficient to conduct the Col. Comyn, that you cannot quote of Rural England and its Con-ense for the Crown.

Copies of this letter together with

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8. If not, why not?

by his Puisne

specifically any paragraph even stituent Bodies have always had the In spirit-I have said so and that sympathy and support of the Eng-complete records of this case as re- was why the charges were framedish Press, and it is with full con- ported in the local Press from the under Section 40.

Sdence that they now ask for the beginning are being forwarded by Major Miles: Do you agree that

assistaner of the Press of the me to my personal friend, Jiramy when you went on leave, it was your minions and Colonies in making Thomas, M.P., for his consideration. intention that accused should also go on leave within three days of how the aims and objects of the your return?--Yes, three or four Council to the public overseas. days.

No Foundation Major Miles: Was it the daty of the accused to hand over the P.RI. duties to Major Lake be- tween October 17 and November 12-Yes, it was his duty.

it his Major Miles: Why was duty? Because he was going away. Major Miles: I suggest, Col. Comyn, that you purposely did not want Major Lake to take over the duties of the P.R.L.?-There is no foundation for what you say.

I may, perimps, add that a simi- Jar appeal has been made to the Variant High Commissioners in London and that already replies have been received indicative of their support and approval.

May I then, on behalf of my Council, ask for your valued sym- pathy and assistance is furthering the knowledge of its work on behalf of the threatened amenities of the English countryside.

Yours, etc..

London. May 9.

H. G. GRIFFIN.

A FEW QUERIES

very

Col. Comyn was then re-examined by Major Armitage. He said that with reference to the letter of November 16, 1927, in connection with the secret pamphlet he did not

[To the Editor of the "China Mall"] see any reason to take action be- cause the accounts of the battalion

Sir I consider it a appeared to him to be quite satis- fortunate thing for the officials of factory. He had also remarked to the Itong kong Government to Major Miles about it at the time. escage the usual censures from the

The Judge Advocate said that public whenver anything ordinarily he would not have allow wrong in any department. ed that statement, because what The Hong Kong public, including, witness had told another person was I am sorry to say, the editors of no evidence unless that person was the local papers, are very loth to to be called, but since Major Miles pass any comment en what the was defending officer and was pro-Government does, except at times to sent in Court, he would allow that call their attention to certain statement to stand. Major Miles, irregularities and there the matter of course, could ask further ques-ends and is ver revived. tions on that point.

The famous Carvalhe Yeo case is

goes

Yours, etc.,

OBSERVER.

Sue Carol.

Signor Grandi, the Italian Under- Secretary of State for Foreign

A Reminder From the Court still fresh in the minds of all the Witness also stated that the people of Hong Kong and it seems revenue from the By-Product a thousand pities that not one of the Account was not brought to his unofficial members of our Legisla- Aairs, recently sailed for Albania attention for publication in Regi- tive Assembly has had the courage in an Italian cruiser, to pay a visit mental Orders.

to ask the Council for any informato King Zog in Tirana. tion regarding the case in quesion,. thereby leaving the taxpayer to carry on in paying excessive taxa- Lion through no fault of their own, but simply because the Government

Asked as to whose duty it was to bring that to his (witness's) notice, Col. Comyn replied that it was the accused's duty as P.R.I.

The Judge Advocate then remind-

ed witness that he should also bear must find money to meet its

in mind that he had been P.R.1. in obligations.

his former regiment.

Now, we know that this for-

Major Armitage: It has been gery case las cost the Government - suggested, Col. Comy, that you (add therebre the tax-payer) a have ordered special films through considerable amount of expense to the Quartermaster without the bring the culorit to "book" and to knowledge of the accused. What obtain whatever redress they can have you to say to that?-So far as from the Hong Kong & Shanghai I know there was no expense in- Bank.

volved. I am under the impression Will some member of the Legisla- that the accused must have known.tive Council ask the following) The exhibition of the films took questions at the next meeting? place at my house.

The Court then adjourned until 9.30 o'clock this morning,

1. When Yeo was committed for trial in the High Court, were not the following then officials of the Government qualified and privileged

to conduct the case for the prosecu- tion in that Court, namely

A tragedy occurred at Taiping recently, Mr. E. French Mullen (a) The Ha. Mr. G. G. Alabaster, committing suicide by shooting him- K.C., Acting Attorney-General.

self with a revolver. The reason (b). Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, Assist- for the act is at present unknown. art Attorney-Generai.

"Mr. Mullen was a well-known plant (e) Mr. T. H. Hazlerigg, Treasury

er and had been over 20 years

Solicitor

in the district and was managing (d) Mr. H K. Holmes, Crown Yam Seng Estate. He was a pro- Solicitor

minent sportsman

and played

cricket for, the States for several (e) Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Assist

таата. His wife is at present. on

her way out to Malaya.

ant Crown Solicitor.

(f) Mr. E. L. Agassiz, Solicitor

and Offcial Reserver.

The Shanghai District Kuomin- (8) Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Registrar tang has issued a statement to the and Barrister-at-law, effect that certain counter-revolu- (h) Lt. Col. F. Eaves, Land Officer tionaries have started an illegal and Barrister-at-law. "May. $0 Memorial Committee" 2 If the answer is in the for the purpose of instigating work. affirmative, will the Government say men, students and merchants to de- whether it considered these profes- clare a general strike. The public sional men to be incompetent to is urged to ignore their propaganda, conduct the case for the Crown.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 188 of the Companies Ordinance 1911, that 2 MEETING of the CREDITORS of the HONG KONG TUG & LIGHTER CO., LTD., will be held at the Otices of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, No. 6. Des Voeux Road, Central, Vic- toria, on SATURDAY, the 6th day of July, 1929, at 12 o'clock: Noon, for the purposes provided for in the said Section.

Dated the 8th day of June, 1929.

J. HENNESSEY SETH. S. HAMPDEN ROSS,

Joint Liquidators.

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 1911

AND

Lilian Giah has, perhaps, the mest powerful role of fer career in "The IN THE MATTER OF THE HONG Wind," which will be screened at the Queen's Theatre from Thursday Saturday.

It is a story laid in huge vistas with the gigantic forms of Nature driving a woman almost mad. It is a role in which, almost crushed under the weight of hardship and the incessant roar of the wind, she is called upon to sacrifice the only remaining thing she holds dear in life.

It is probably the greatest achieve ment in characterisation in her history, according to a film critic, The story is Frances

Marion's adaptation of Dorothy

Scarborough's sensational novel of the south-weat "wind cour try." Miss Gish plays a delicately nur- tured Boathem girl suddenly thrust into the wind storms, the rigours, the hardships, and the elemental passiona of the pioneer life.

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Lars Hanson. Swedish nson,

splendid performance in the principal male rola, A primitive cowboys who loves the girl and saves her in the nick of time from a terrible situation.

Montague Love, Dorathy Cummings, Edward Earle, William Orlamond, Carmencita Johnson and others appear to splendid advantage.

BURGLAR HUMORIST

"BILL SYKES" AND HIS MONGREL PUPPY

"A SUIT OF BLUE"

A burglar with a sense of humour caused much amusement

among English and American competitors for the Ryder Cup who were praz- tising at Moor Town, Leeds.

Adjoining these links are those of the Moor Allerton Club, and one night somebody broke into the pro- fessional's hut and stole a quantity of clubs and other things. He left behind him a dejected looking mon. grel puppy, and the following note: "Exchange is no robbery. The dog answers to 'Hagen.' Buy it a suit of blue, and it will whistle 'Yankee doodle.

The note was signed "Rafferty." Walter Hagen and the other mem- bers of the American team were to wear blue in the competition on the Moor Town course.

The dog, however, refuses to answer to the name of "Hagen."

THE

KONG TUG & LIGHTER CO LTD.

named Company are required, on or before the 6th day of July, 1929, to send their names and ad- dresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, and the names and addresses of their Solicitors (if any) to JOHN HENNESSEY SETH and SYDNEY HAMPDEN ROSS, of No. 6, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria, the Liquidators of the said Company, and if so required, by notice in writing from the said Liquidators, are, by their Solicitors, or personally, to come in and prove their said debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof fit of they will be excluded from the bene-

any

distribution made before such debts are proved. Dated this 8th day of June, 1929

THE CREDITORS of the above

J. HENNESSEY SETH,

S. HAMPDEN ROSS,

Joint Liquidators.

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