1935-05-30 — Page 9

SUCCESSFUL LIBEL ACTION

(Continued from Page 21

In due course Mr. Cuthbert got son in the article referred to, who, into touch with M. J. MacPart was attacked.""I did not know land. the third, defendant," who who "MickeyTM was.***

"You were making a charge of eventually agreed to go to Holbow to carry out a survey with a viewjerime against a man.—I believe”— to further development. The latter I was advised that this was so." arrived in Hoihow and later went "But you have admitted that Mr. to the mining area contained in Cuthbert obtained the "money by the statement of the defence.. fraud-At the time of publication SURPRISE EXPRESSED there was no intention on the part

Mr. MacPartland left. Haihow for of the paper to defame Mr. Cuth- Hong Kong and subsequent to that bert. But had the letter been intimated that a sum in the neigh-published in its original form it bourhood of $150 was owing him by would have been much more Mr. Cuthbert for expenses and time serious."

Mr.

spent on the job. He also wrote to "Why did you take this matter. Mr. Cuthbert in Haihew, intimating as being very serious when you frst "surprise at the action of the latter read the letter After

read in passing him over in Hong Kong ing

MacPartland's article for Messrs. ED. Sassoon and Com-"I came to the conclusion that he pany, who were to handle the min-was accusing somebody of fralid.” ing matters at this end of the affair. "I ask you to put your finger to Subsequently, he wrote a very any word in the original letter malicious accusation of crime from which you removed evidences against Mr. Cuthbert, which was of fraud.” — “I refer to the word later published in the South Chi or phrase "supposed development.” Morning Post, on August 21, 1934. and the phrase the man had al that malicious accusation being now furtive glance." admitted.

...

"I put it to you that with your letter corrections the letter was just as that serious as it was then."—"I think and so now." -

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The..contents of that published were to the effect Mr. Cuthbert was a trickster had obtained money under false "Did you know it was a white!

zan referred to?" I know now pretences.

Mr. Cathbert subsequently got it was a white man.” hold of that letter, which admitted-

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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1935

Harold Pfleger,_a__14-year-old. New Yorker, has a personal letter of encouragement from President Roosevelt to cheer him, after his 66th blood transfusion for the re- lief of strange blood and bone dis cases which threaten his life. ezn still smile, as you see.

He

CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION

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Nanking

→

Dr. Li Shih-tseng, veterani party leader and member of the Central Supervisory Committee

ly referred to him. He got to know "And in the face of that do you announced recently that he will of the libel and came to Hong Kong still say it never occurred to in defence of his honour. He en-to ask who the man referred gaged solicitors, Messrs. Geo Klas "Mickey actually was?" Hall Brutton, who later called upon the allegations in the article Messrs. Deacons, as solicitors for true, it did not matter who

the first and second defendants, tojman was.” withdraw the article and to pablish In answer to Mr. Jenkin wit-, an apology, but they refused in the pess admitted that: it would not: interests of the public.

ar-

LOTTIE GORDON RECEPTION

To-day's Short Story.

A Broadcasting By S. P. B.

Talk

Mais

100D evening.

stupid, bat nations have before now Before 1 outline for you my sons to war for just as trivial long-promised plan for. our cause as a collar s future policy in India I must ask Banstead's collars were - clean. you to bear with me patiently Mine were not. My people couldn't and listen to a preliminary state-afford linen collars for me. I had [ment which may well seem to to put up with a celluloid one, and you at first to be irrelevant. Banstead one day found me 'trying

Having enjoyed, as Prime Minis-to clean mine.

- ་ཀྭ ter, your confidence over a period It's no use flickering those lights of many years I now wish to repay over my hood. Don't, I beg of you, the compliment and take you into Control, cut me of. It's a matter my confidence over a matter that of life and death. Please. What will only reach you in a garbled was a saying? Oh, yes. -- and inaccurate form in to-morrow morning's papers.

personal:

The matters, though cannot fail-to-affect the whole State inasmuch as it undoubtedly will affect the first Minister in the State.

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TO-MORROW'S STORY-

To-morrow's story will be "The Other Way.” by ID Beresford.

The name of Banstead is probably unfamiliar to you. He Was at school with me. He was, in the

Celuloid collars go a sort of duck- same house, in fact he slept in the next bed. We disliked each other ex colour after a bit and crack, on sight. The enmity was fanned and everybody can see that they into flames over the episode of the aren't linen. Anyway, my collar

ve Banstead his chance... Fed) collars.

been looking for it for a long time. He went off and collected his gang. and they crept up and surrounded me before I knew what was-happen- ing. Then they all sang to the tune of John Brown's Body":

"Simeon Paul Bartholomew

This may sound to you incredibly

CHEUNG CHAU NOTES

Young Trees Planted

On Island

•

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wears a celluloid collar, Simeon Panl Bartholomew

wears a celluloid collar, Simeon Paul Bartholomew -wears a celluloid collar,

We'll teach him how to keep it

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[From Our Own Correspondent] "If other member of the Central

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Last week the Afforestation the attend the International Confer Department was busy with the

ence for the Promotion of Educa-planting of young trees,

It was Banstead, by the way, who 'tion in Paris. ›

Mr. Wu is now touring the surrounding the hospital and round out how much I hated my others on the hills. The fre-Christian names. Before he came have taken a moment during the south-western provinces and is On May 20, just 10 days ago, for interview to have asked the name expected to return to Nanking quent showers we have had will I was always known by three give the young plants a good initials. I liked that It gave me at the end of the month Che the first time was there any offer of of the man concerned in the

start- kiai Agency.

distinction. Most fellows had only a withdrawal of the accusation. ¡ticle.

As the foundations on the south-

one or two names. I had, three Fully nine months had run bel "Had I known he was a man of

west side of the hospital were

To Banstead my three namės now -fore that accusation had been standing and of social status and

threatening to subside, a large re-

became a joke. proved wholly untrue and to be an agent for Butterfield and Swire

taining wall of heavy stone bas And while they sang they melt. Madame Lottie Gordon bas,

in been

conditions without foundation. "and a period for 17 years, I would not have pu

built, making

on me, poured benzal on the collar. of eight months from the time we blished the letter," said the wit- conjunction with the Empire Linkį

secure.

and, then set a match to it. I only Music Club, arranged a reception. called upon them.”

Įness.

On Monday last a beautiful rain-just got it off my neck in time Mr Jenkin: You cannot ses musical and tea-party in

honor bow halo was observed at about

Now you know how I got that oddj · They subsequently admitted the tify, standing in the witness box, of Mr. Albert Mallinson, the world 10.30 am, encircling the sun.

ring round my neck that everybody: jïbel and paid a sum of $5,000 into having asked that very important famous song writer and Examiner was visible for some hours.

looks at and nobody dares to ask court, submitting that that was and obvious question. It is for the Trinity College of Music, in

The Bev. and Mrs. Molyneux are me about I'm not sensitive now sufficient to meet the case.

not usual by habit to ask ques

the Jacobean room, Hong Kong spending the remainder of their as I used to be at school Public W Cheong, an unlicensed haw- owing to the potentialities of the Hotel at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow, "I shall make an application to tions of this nature. We cannot

when Madame Gordon will, by re-come here from Repulse Bay. Fur- to be shot at all the time.

honeymoon on the island, having men can't afford to be. They stand ker, was this morning fined $30, in Proposed Bill but because it would": Your Lordship for a larger sum, as investigate all the allegations con-,

programme of ther enquiries for cottages during But it was more than a sear in Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Cen-ing report

default one month's hard labour, by tend to postpone the needed bank- my client is not really compensat-tained in the hundreds of articles, est, repeat her ed by $5.000. I shall make a sub-with which we deal. I spoke to Hong Kong and Australian music-the summer have also come to band the deck I got that day. Something tral Police Court for intimidating banking structure, the commercial?

"It is by revision of the entire mission for a sum not exceeding Mr. MacPartland for 19 or 15 min- Farther particulars may be had

seared into my very soul, and Tre Cheng Ming, a coolie, by force and as well as the reserve system.” he utes and edited the letter while he from the Anderson Music Co, the

never been the same since. And it threats in order to prevent him from said, "that we may hope to correct

$5,000 PAID INTO COURT

$25,000."

tary evidence in the shape of that was allTM letters between the plaintiff and the; "In future you will ask three defendants.

Possibly: I don't know.

Mr.

jing Madame Gordon at ine Airlie

Hotel, Kowloon.

RED DRIVE ON CHENGTU -PROBABLE

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Sentence of six

It

months hard

"

Colleagues Object To Working For Police

SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN

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threatened that would shatter- the reviving business confidence.

Conceding the need for new banking legislation, Mr. Young advised against haste, not only

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the faults and prevent a recurrence

have already! the disasters we experienced.”—Renter

Defendant "then en-

Okeyy

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN

NEW REVOLT

Counsel then produced docuinen-iwas there. I just didn't ask him;sang Fook Fiano Co., or by ring! FAMILY OUTCAST. had an odd effect on Banstead. He carrying out tasks which be

CAUGHT STEALING thought that he had burnt me to legally entitled to do.

death, and he never forgave me. Men never do forgive those whom that at about noon yesterday com Acting Sub-Inspector Tyler said He made special reference to "I put it to you that that was an

European Victimised

they injure. the contents of several, pointing obvious question to ask, and, that

plainant was engaged by the police There go those lights glittering out in one instance how the third you. were wreckless in not

to carry stalls, belonging to again. Then you haven't cut me off licensed hawkers who had abscond- defendant made it his business to asking it No.. I don't

labour was imposed on Lai Fang, aj yet. Please, please let me go oned to avoid arrest, to the Police go around Hong Kong during the ladmit that. I thought

25-year-old unemployed, who ap It's desperately important that Station. After bringing the stalls earlier stages of the present pro-MacPartland was a normal person, but they number about 7,000 to peared before. Mr. EL Wynne get this clear to you. ceedings, and drive home the al-and was telling me the truth. Since 10,000 men. The Red unit at Jones at the Kowidon Magistracy

to the Station and being paid the I was talking about Banstead. complainant returned to Queen Vic-

(Continued from Page 1) legations he had made against Mr. want Mr. MacPartland has told us Han Yuen consists of about this morning on a charge of steal-After that collar episode he hated toria Street. Cathbert,

in his article has been proved to 30,000 men, commanded by Chuling a dressing case containing me with a cold calculated hatred

They have also started -TREATED ABOVE BOARD" be untrue, I do not think that hTeh

gaged him to jewellery and papers to the valne `of =*;

two stalls, movement to attack the head of There were other letters which would have divulged the name of Chengtu is a treaty port and $740, belonging to Capt. Goding, of until one of us died. And I use Lane. When he got there he found ply because he adheres rigidly to that I realised would never die which he said were in Tung Tak the foreign language section, sim clearly showed that up till just the man referred to as "Mickey the former provincial capital of Room Na 7 Station Hotel, No. 59 to pray every night and morning five other men who abused and as-the rules of the University. over a week before the letter was in his own interests."

Szechuen. the new provincial Nathan Road, on May IL published in the

"You believed he was telling the seat being Chungking. Since the It was stated that defendant

saulted him for assisting the Police Dean Teng Hou chih, of the In spite of his greed he was and not them, who were unlicensed Law School, is also the target of Morning Post. 'he bad been truth, but you suggest that Mr. last Communist threat to Chengcame from a respectable family, bur treating everything concerning MacPartland would have

refused tu, all the foreigners, including was now an outcast swing to his never ill. I've never known anyone hawkers. They further threatened attack by his students, who went the mine as above board.

Mr. to give

eat so much. I once watched him him and as soon as he got away be on strike for a short time. He you the identity or the mother and brother of the bad character. His father, who Jenkins made special re-Mickey?" I think he would only late Col T. E Lawrence, have holds the position of chief clerk incession in bed, and even that didn't ported this to the Police. A detec-wanted to resign, but the latter

eat twenty-seven "dough-auts in sac-

went to the Police Station and re-told President Chow that he ference to

Mr. MacPartland's have told me what he thought fit in left that town for the coast or for one of the leading local hotels, had make him ill letter to Mr. H. Ching. Editor of the his own interests.. He told me he other safe refuges.

found defendant several jobs, but bel

tive was immediately sent down and said that no harm had been done I used to wonder how he got all defendant was arrested South China Morning Post, in which,

was a well-known miner of 10 dinary damages, and not as special/had been unable to keep thein, it was the money to buy the grab be ate.

and that the Dean is becoming he assured Mr. Ching, that thẻ.com-standing."

stated.

Acting Sub-Inspector Tyler asked better known as a result of the tents of his article were true, and

We all had the same pocket money that a serious view be taken as this agitation against him.. but sixpence a week wasn't what hel

It is believed that only a few Itroublesome and recalcitrant stu-¿ dents are, behind the movement? against their professora.

South

China

PUBLIC PROTECTION

damages.

$5,000 SUGGESTED

that it would be be.

that, if necessary, he would be pre- Mr. Eldon Potter (Counsel for Mr. Potter submitted that as far INTERPORT DEBATE spent Sixpence a day wouldn't/form of intimidation was very com-

as he could see no actual evidence)

to show that his reputation had in any way been damaged, and in a

had published the

"Disarmament Will Result In Peace”

SATURDAY'S FUNCTION

cover what he got rid of in the tuck shop, quite apart from the food be cadged. "

mon in the Central District

PULLEY STOLEN

FROM SHIP

Watchman's Keen Eyes Cause Arrest

Lo Pat was this morning bound

pared to give evidence. Mr. Ching, the 1st and 2nd defendants) said! continued Counsel, had made no en that the witness was probably of had been produced by the plaintif quiries as to the person attacked in the opinion before publication that the article, and as the circulation of Mr. MacPartland, was telling the paper concerned in Treaty and him the truth, and with that illibel case this was essential, although

He had a notebook in which coastal ports was very large, the 'ference he

entered every fellow's birthday, and seriousness of the libel" would be article. Counsel referred to the! the libel in law had actually "been

he was always there when cakes admitted. It was not for him to realised.

text of the letter, in which "Mickey suggest what His Lordship should

were being unpacked. And he had

over in a bend of $25 to be of good. Mr. Ching, giving evidence, said of the Mines" and "Medium" were

Two representatives from the an uncanny way of getting masters

behaviour for one year by Me Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Central it was rather unusual for letters of often referred to, and the fact that assess the damages at, but he sub-Canton English Forum Society will to ask him to tea. Partly one to

■ that collar of his, I suppose.: "And

Police Court, when he was charg- this nature to be brought personally plaintiff had not seen the mine, mitted that the amount of $5,000 come down to Hong Kong for

Chan Hoi, formerly of Lourenco ed with trying to evade payment to the office. He himself had rehat was relying to a great extent already paid into Court would meet friendly debate with the Hong Kong partly due to the fact that he was ceived the letter and had conversed upon the "Mediam's spiritualistic the case..

English Forum on Saturday even- always jumping up and opening and Marques, in Portuguese South of his fare, by presenting a valid at the Chinese shutting doors for people. It only Africa, was sentenced to three monthly ticket in his brother's with Mr. MacPartland at some efforts for information regarding His Lordship. in summing up,ling at 8 o'clock

made me go out of my way to be months hard labour by Mr. W name with intent to defraud the length. Witness said that he was the mine, which firmly convinced said: “I don't think It can serve any YM.C.A. not quite sure whether he asked for the editor that something was useful purpose in my giving you'a The topic for debate is "Resolved: dirty and untidy, and never to open Schofield at the Central Police Court Taumati Ferry Co.

--this morning for the theft. of in Mr. MacPartland's name ✨ and ad-wrong somewhere,

written judgment, and the issue has That Disarmament Will Result in anything for anybody.

I've told you about Banstead's iron pulley, valued at $10, from the dress, but he thought the latter! In answer to Mr. Potter, and so nanowed itself down that I feel World Peace. The problem of dis volunteered it during the conversa-l with the previous submission in confident I can deal with it now:armament is the most vexing quesnotebook He entered other things as Wong Ping Yat tion. Mr. MacPartland assured him mind, the witness said: “I would There is no evidence, whatever be-tion facing the statesmen and peace in it besides people's birthdays. Defendant pleaded guilty and said that the contents were true, and was bave felt confirmed in my view that fore ine to show that any actual advocates of the world to day and Whatever he could worn out about that he found the pulley lying on very jocular about the letter, parti- the public needed protection *** damage has been sustained by the it is hope as the result of this de- them that they didn't want known the deck, so he picked it up. Ins cularly with regard to Mickey of Mr. Jenkin referred His Lordship plaintiff I think the amount of bate the audience will have a clearer he wrote out laboriously and follow-pector Hourihan, in outlining the the Mines and the lady "Medium" to certain expenditure which the $5,000 paid into Court is a fair conception of the complexities and ed up as if he were training to be case, stated that about 12 noon yes-

was seen comin INTERESTS OF FUBLIC: plaintiff was compelled to incur as assessment of the damages with vastness of the problem of dis- a detective. And I have very good terity defen reason to know that many master of the what He thought the matter was very a result of coming to Hong Kong costs up to the date of payment of armament.

lefendant's "- trousers serious and in the interests of the to defend his honour. These com- the said sum Into Court The Messrs. Daniel Tee and Joseph didn't ask him to tes so much for man. As public, he had decided to publish the prised trips to Hong Kong ($1,500), plaintiff, however, must pay the Wong of the Canton Forum will up his charm of manner (he knew how were buiging, and the watchman

rticle.

witresses - ($390), estimation of costs of the first and second defen-hold the affirmative side of the to talk on the subjects they lied all suspected him of Mr. Jenkin The least precau- loss of business in Hoihow dur-dants from the time of payment in question and Messrs. Nathan Young right) as for his capacity to 10- Defendant was sear

palley was ~tion you could have taken was to ing these proceedings ($1,200) to Court amil judgment has been and James Foon of the Hong Kong form.

(Continued on Page 10) have found out the same of the per, which plaintiff was claiming as or given, which is now."

Forum will

bold the negative side.

and othe to the

girdle inside his trousers.

SHIRLEY TEMPLE BRIGHT EYES

TOMORROW at the STAR