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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934.

SECRET FORMULAETM

FOR RUBBER

Alleged Theft Of

Documents.

FUNG KEONG RUBBER CO. CHARGE LATE EMPLOYEE

The charge of the theft of secret formulae from the Fung Keong Rubber Company preferred against, Cheung Kwok-wai was withdrawn at the opening of the bearing this morning before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy this of morning, charges of the theft -bundles of papers and books contain. ing formulae, and the theft of rub- bér samples being substituted.

After the case for the prosecution was opened by Mr. Horace Lo, and evidence was given by Mr. Fung Yat-hing, works manager. the case was adjourned.

Mr. D. L. Strellett is appeuring for the defendant.

Opening his case. Mr. Lo said: "The complainant in this case is the late employer of the accused.

On

September 18, 1929, the accused en- tered the employment of the Fung) Keong Rubber Company, and eater- ed into an agreement for kis ser-1 vices, this agreement providing for) certain terms, and it is quite cleari from the agreement that the accused cannot take anything away from the factory."

"The position of the defendantį was one of a confidential nature." Mr. Lo said.

Taken Into Confidence.

Soviet "Stratoflier*

Commander Fadossenko

Title of world's highest flying man belongs to Commander Paul Fedo- seenko, Soviet aviator, who 'cap- tained the stratosphere balloon Syrius that set a new altitude rec- ord by soaring 12%, miles near Mos- cow. Two other fiers accompanied Commander Fedoseenko on the trip.

ELECTRIC RATES SURVEY IN U.S.

Rankin Bill Passed

In House.

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. By Telegraph. Copyright. Telegra "As 8008 as he was taken on as the Messages Ordinance, 1894. He. an apprentice and assistant he was rrived April 5, 2,51 am)

of his taken into the confidence employer, and was allowed into the

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Comdr. Sissmore Among Passengers.

DUE HOME ON MAY 10

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To-day's Short Story.

BERNHARD

RIIVES

By Aino Kallas.

TO-DAY

A very large gathering was A YOUNG officer who followed these exhorted us to leniency, to present at the Royal Naval Dork the punitive expedition to which we ourselves were inclined. yard this morning to bid fare the Baltic Provinces told this Only the baron, who had been visited by the truck-servants, stood story:

for well to their friends on the troon "We had arrived with sixty out for the death sentence ship, Somersetshire, which sailed blue-jackets at one of the parishes Bernhard Riives, as a warning to Jon her return voyage to the Unit on the Estonian coast. The par-the parish. He seemed to nourish ish we had just quitted had been an old grudge against the man. ed Kingdom at 11 o'clock, carry-e of the worst hotbeds of the who, as we were later to hear, had ing a large number of naval of-revolt, almost all the baronial dared to set up again the ancient in ashes; we had boundaries of his farm, which cers, dockyard officials and their manors were

therefore shown the utmostri crossed one of the baron's mea. {families.

Rour. To tell the truth, we were daws. After a short exchange of ships in

tired of blood, both the bluejackets opinions he agreed, however, to Syne" and and our commander, not to speak alter his demand to two hundrad the vessel of myself. One never gets quite strokes with rods, the limit of our

Naval used to it, in course of time one sentences in this parish.

sickens at the sight of it, except! trooper when one is drunk with blood.

The bands of H.M. port played "Auld Lang other popular aira as went down the harbour. crews cheered as passed their vessel.

England on May 10.

the

1

"Without any preliminary

"We, therefore, had the farmer Bernhard Rifves cailed in. He was

tall peasant, with calm square

The Somersetshire will arrive in agreement or even a word among features fringed by a full beard. us we had decided to let mercy go The alert and intelligent look in before justice this time. With all his blue-grey eyes was at once. crushed. He Among those on board are:

the greater reason as in the whole self-assertive and Pay Comdr. C. H. Crouch O.B.E. parish only one manor had been showed no sign of fear, though he was seemed to expect no good of us. Comdr. C. P. Frend. Major G. E. burned down, and this, as

proved, was the work of a band of Mirehouse, Major R. A. Bagneid, rebels from elsewhere. Smaller Surg. Comdr. R. F. Nianis, Comdr. offences against the law had of E. W. Bush. D.S.C.; Comdr. A. M. course occurred in numbors. The tavern had been compelled to close J. E. Sissmore Williams. Comdr.

down, new rates of pay for truck

enforced by Lt. Comdr. L. G. Addington. D.S.C. servants had been Lt. Comdr. R. V. Barton, Surg, threats of a strike, and the signa Comdr. H. W. Fitzroy Williams,tures of the terrified landowners obtained for these contracts, re- had been

Mr. C. W. F. Bass, Comd. Gunr.volutionary meetings

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "According To Their Lights/" by O. Henry.

beyond

. W. Niblett, Comd. Elect E. held and speeches made. We ar Washington, To-day. Grifiths. Comd. Engr. E. rested and cross-examined a dozen He was in no way insolent, still The House of Representatives Sperring, Schmr. C. W. Tucker, or so of the men, but the chief less fawning; on the contrary, he

Cadwill, Mr. H. N. culprits.. the agitators and pro-seemed to have grown secrets of the firm, a privilege notresterday passed the Rankin Bill, Gunner H. held by an employee other than the authorising a national survey of the Lonenon. Wt. Engr. G. S. Mason, muters of the meetings had all dis- these qualities that long slavery works manager. Fung Yat-hing."tertric rates charged by publie Captain C. M. Blackman, Comdr. appeared. said Mr. Lo.

Continuing. Mr.

"The nature of the

ex-

CAPITAL STOCK TAX IN U.S.

$95,000,000 Revenue Increase.

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Mages Ordinance, 1802. erived April 5, 8.54 0..)

SPORTING COUPLE WED

rule over

The farmer who had brings forth

"In all his being there was a led the deputation of the truck- utility corporations and municipally G. E. Colpoys..

conscious power of Lt. Comdr. H. T. Strawbridge, servants was our only more impor. suggestion of efficiency, of an un- said:fowned plants.--United Press, per busigeen of S.C. Gold Bar Co.

Surg. Lt. Comdr. J, M. Sloane, Lt. tant capture. In spite of many Comdr. G. F. Agutter, Lt. Comdr. warnings, he had remained on his others, his heavy shoulders seamed the employers is that of the manu-

1. H. Becket-Pugh, Lt. Comdr. H. farm, from which he was brought created to push others ahead. He continuous

form the first facture of rubber, and

W. V. Stephenson, Lt. Comdr. L. C. by the bluejackets to our military was one of those peasants whose

name was Bernhard children often experiments have to be made.

Windsor. Lt. C. W. North, Lt. (E) court. His

generation of a new cultured class. "Our decision, as I have said, periments calculated to improve thei

G. Kinsey, Lt. S. II. Norris, Lt. G. Riives.

discussed the altuation: rubber generally, and also for the

R. Gardiner, Surg. Lt. J. W. Lị "We purpose of making coloured rubber.

Crosfil, Pay L. Comdr. W. Yates with a couple of the barons and was already made, but for form's| For this purpose it is necessary to

"Had he incited the truck-ser- Pay Lt. Comdr. S. H. Matthews, the vicar of the parish, and all of sake we proceeded to examine him. keep correct records of all experi-

Pay Lt. A. R. Jackson, LA. A. G. L

vants to go on strike?-Yes. Why'

he had

done Во? -Весливе Beale, Lt. W. F. C. Lewndes, Lt. C. ments.

"Up to last year the experiments |

J. O. Malcolm, Surg. Lt. II. de B.j

their conditions were intolerable. were supervised by the worke mana-

Kempthorne, Surg. Lt. R. M. B.

Had he directed the truck-aer ger, and a book was kept recording

Lowis, L. Comdr. H. White, LL. J.;

vants meeting and written out all experiments made in 1933," said

Smythe, Li. R. G. Norfolk, Lt. D.į

the new agreements-Ye. Had he Mr. L "This book was kept by

manor?- Lampen, Lt Viscount Jocelyn, L.

followed them to the the accused, and it contained a re-

The United States Seaute has Comdr. R. C. D. Haig, Lt. 1. W.;

Yes. Why had he taken on him-f cord of the results of experiments,

self the leadership in this matter? and also formulae for the making added a capital stock tax of one-Gwynne-Evans, Lt. Comdr. G. N.

Because, having himself been at tenth of one per cent. to the pend-Rawlings, Lt. E. A. C. Ball, LL. C.; A. de W. Kiteat, Lt. J. C. A. In-

school for a couple of years, ho order rubbering U.S.$330,000,000 Tax Bill

This addition will inereuse the gram LL. G. R. Carver. Lt. E. H.

The wedding took place this held it to be hin duty to help. the number of the sample is re-

by U.S.$95,000,000. -Dyke. Lt. J. K. E. Langworthy, Lt.]

Union Church, others who had not bad his ad- Had he said at the corded," continued Mr. Lo, and to revenuo fulfill the order it is necessary for United Press, per S.C. Gold Bar Co. Comdr. R. N. Fothergill, Captain afternoon at the

F. W. Bouch, Captain J. D, H. Kennedy Road, of Mr. Robert Barr Vantages. the formulae to be on hand,

to his employers. Faithful, Lt. R. M. E. Pain, Lt. G. Bell, the youngest son of Mr. W.manor: 'If you do not sign now, unless these formulae

had used no threats whatsoever. up One of these books contained the W. W. H. Paine, Mr. A. W. Tur D. Bell and the late Mrs. Bell, of you will do so within a week In á sumpleton, Mr. W. F. H. Lewis, Mr. F. Dumbarton, Scotland, to Mias Mary different kind of ink?—No. Ke

Jefferson,

Mr. G. H. Hayes, Mr. Lang Wallace, the eldest daughter the Munford, Mr. S. J. Taverner, Mr. of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wallace of Had he been at the Parish Hall tearing down the Holy Image?~. the pro-G. W. Muirhead, Mr. T. A. Porter Quarry Bay.

The Rev. E. G. Powell officiated, No, that he had not done.

"All

given and Mr. A. V. Rogers.

his answers were and after the ceremony a reception with certainty and In H level was held at the Hong Kong Hotel.

Both the bride and bridegroom tone, but at the same time with a

of rubber

"When customers

and

Washington, To-day.

Arc avail the book back

able it is Impossible to make rubber to requirements.

new

for the formulae book," continued Mr. Lo.

Resignation Sent In.

"I will be submitted that "During the last year of the ar cused's apprenticeship he was left books and formulae are

in charge of the experiments, and perty of the employers, whether or

AL

Well-Known In Soccer And Hockey.

BELL-WALLACE

in his charge a new sample book not the books were originally the was being prepared. about property of the accused" said Mr. two weeks before the end of the Lo. "It will also be submitted: last Chinese year, which was the that if these books are used to re- NEW MINISTER TO are well-known in local sporting kind of indifference, without hope,

end of his

apprenticeship. hefeord the formulae of the factory, absented himself, notifying his that they become thereby the pro- employer that he was ill," stated perty of the factory, and it will that the "He had taken the keybe further submitted Mr. Lo. of the draw which contained the Fong Keong Rubber Factory had books of the factory, and a mes-been using similar hooks and pa. senger was sent to get this key.pers. which was returned a few days

later.

it

was

OB "Among the articles found

SIAM.

Sir Josiah Crosby Appointed.

GERMANY DENIES NAVAL AMBITIONS

(Continued from Page 1).

от

,circles.

Mine Wallace is a mem, though he had guessed the formality of the examination. His ¡ber of the Hong Kong Ladies'

hockey team and is probably the wise, grey eyes never rested finest half-back in

the Colony, of us.

were next "A few witnesses while Mr. Bell is a member of the

called. Without exception all Hong Kong Football Club for

spoke well of Bernhard Rives. Hel whom he plays in the junior eleven. had purchased his farm free him- London, To-day,

self, and paid the greater part of Sir Josiah Crosby, K.B.E., C.I.E.,

the debt, a thing unusual in the When the draw was open the occasion of search was a num-British Minister to Panamà since

Western part of, Estonia. He had ⚫ed by the works' manager, Fung ber of rubber samples which are 1931, has been appointed, Minister

been employed in many positions found that all numbered in accordance with to Bangkok, in succession to Mr. Yatching,

of trust in the parish and had al- the draw contained. no de-the sample list:

C. F. J. Darmer, M.V.O., who has!

ways shown moderation and sense. The of experimenta.

"The Company are very careful help the post since 1020-Reuter.

The Bureau is under instructions, The only evidence against him Lails

the Commencing his enreer as a student accused Was Hent for, but with their rubber samples, and no- he did nel return to the factory, one is allowed to take them out of interpreter in Siam, in 1904, Sir Josiah by the decision of the General Com-was that he avoided both

end of the the factory. A watchman is en-Crosby became Vice-Consul and travel-mission of the Conference, to pre- church and Holy Communion. On and just before the

He sub-pare a clean text of the British the whole, he seemed to be with- hold the sequently

ports of Chinese year he sent in his re-gaged to examine everything takening District Judge in 1907.

Vice Government's

convention, out enemies.

"It devolved on me to read out out of the factory, and the accus- Consul at Bangkok and at Nakawn signation.

"On February 18 he was asked et must have taken these samples Lampang, Siam, before becoming Con- which was presented in March of

But at Sengorral In 1914. From 1917 last year.

his sentence. He was brought fi by the works manager about the out in a surreptuous manner,

Ito 1919 he was Consul for

The Bureau, In preparing this again and stood before me in his records, and stated that he had submit that the fact that he was Indo-China, and was acting Consal kept no records, and that he was found in possession of books, pa- General at Bangkok text, was instructed to take into ac-sheepskin coat, open at the front. Consul count the results achieved at the For the first time I felt his glance able to write out the formulae pers, and rubber is evidence of Later in 1920 he became

General at Saigon. From 1921 to Geneva: meetings last your, and the rest on me, and although my own from memory in respect to the larceny," concluded Mr. Lo

1031 he was Consul-General at Balavie.exchanges of views which have eyes were directed to the paper in new sample list.

since taken place between the Gov my hand, I could feel the whole ernments chiefly concerned,

time the gaze of those searching!

Parallel. After Mr. Lo's opening Mr. "As the new sample book, which was written up by accused, con Hamilton remarked that the case Lained 56 formulac, his employer was almost a parallel of the Case CHINESE KILLED IN become suspicious that, in spite of Robb v Green, in which 'case a of his statement, he must have kept civil action had been made and WATERLOO ROAD.

damages of £150 had been given: records", gald Mr. Lo.

Books Found.

Car Mishap.

draft

It may be found necessary to al-and intelligent eyes. I remember low further time for negotiations myself wondering whether he un-

and derstood Russian.' through diplomatic channels,

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the Bureau has the power to grant] "I read, therefore, the sentence

felt by the great Powers that sup-ly well acquainted with Estonian plementary efforts have not reached I am from Narva-translated it

for plaintiff. He also said "I will Mr. C. B. Easterbrook In further adjournment, should it be first in Russian, and as I am fair- "On March 13 the works mana-not have anything about contracts ger laid Information, on which in this case. The thing you havė

a stage which would enable definite immediately Into that large age. search' warrant was issued, and to prove is that the papers and

the property of the Mr. C. B. Easterbrook of 994 decisions to be taken on the second "When I reached the words 'two on March 15, Fung Yat-hing, in books are company with a European and Company, and that they have been Waterloo Road, reported to the reading of the draft convention, hundred strokes with rode' I 'heard Police last night that while driving Mr. Handerson, accompanied by him grift his teeth. I glanced up Chinese detective, found, the no-stolen."

cused and accompanied him to Wo. After hearing the evidence of his car, No: 405 along Nathan Road Mr. Aghnides, will leave London at him and saw that he was pale 25 Kam Wah Street where he Mr. Fung Yat-hing,, the factory at 8.16 p.m., he accidently knock- to-morrow for Paris, and will haya and looked, wild, as though his found books which he stated con managar, to the affect that defan, ed down a Chinese, named Cheung an Interview with the French For usual self-control had deserted him tained records and formulae, the dant had been. In charge of experi- Luk, aged 65, Cheung was re- eign Minister, M. Barthou, on for a moment. But he said not

(Continued on Pays 13) property of the factory. Defendant, mania and documenta, the case moved to the Kowloon Hospital, Saturday before proceeding to word

where he died shortly afterward. Geneva, British Wireless Service had stated that... he would, hand was adjourned.

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