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CABLES

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'8"ADANCY.]

THE POLISH SITUATION.

FRANCE TAKES A HAND IN POLAND.

Paris, August 90th.

KA- Havas message, says Zar

Every report arriving from Poland makes it clearer that the Poles have won- "overwhelming victory, and that the dan armies are on the brink of die!

The New York Herald (Paris Edition) writes. Today, it is becoming evident that the Polish victory is the work of Pranço. General Weygand,

Marihal

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1920.

BARLIER CABLES, SITUATION IN MESOPOTAMIA ENGLISHWOMAN CAPTURED BY

ARABE

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS

NO COTTON MISSION TO FAR EAST.

-Losnow, August $1st:-- LONDON, August 21st The Manchester Chamber of Commeroo Nub-Committee has decided to recommend The Civil Commissioner at Baghdad tole

the postponement of the proposed Cotton graphs that Sir George Buchanan's wife has been captured by the Arabs, but is reported whm is is hoped that difficulties in connec unfo and well-treated. There is no news of tion with the arrangements will be sur her child who, it is believed, was accommutated. panying her.

GENERAL WRANGEL'S

SUCCESS.. BOLSHEVIK OPERATIONS BREAK DOWN.

CONSTANTINOPLE, August 21st. - The Bolshevik operations on the right bank of the Dnieper have broken down,

ADMISSION OF DYING uld not

DEPOSITIONS.

deposition. INTERESTING LEGAL ARGUMENT

urge the introduction of that What the Crown ought to if they found to dis and there was no opportunity IN MURDER TRIAL

as to have made it a GIVING PRISONER AN OPPORTUNITY VİPE declaration, instead of a dying do

FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION.

was the misfortung" of the Crown and one which could not be visited At the Supreme Cours, yesterday, prior on the prisoner. It was a charge of the case of murder of a travel-murder: theman was on trial for his life,

MaQAO SHANGHAI FLIGHT.

MR. RICQUE ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAI

PRELIMINARY TO HANKOW MAIE

SERVICE

The Daily News of the 19th ind reports:

MWRicou, the French avia

Mission to Far Eastern markets until 1971, | to Mr. F. O. Jenkin (instructed ud, therefore, it followed that because of who has been largely instrumental,

NEW JAPANESE LINE.

Loydos, August. 21st. The Osaka Shusen Kaisha has opened a regular service from Hamburg and Rotter dam to the Dutch East Indies,

NEW GLEN LINER -

LONDON, August 91sk Mars, Harland & Wolffs have delivered

ling tra

by Mr. FE, Nash) addressed his Lord the misjudgment of the Crown as to who development of aviation in the mouth, hat ship (Mr. Justice Gompertay on the ther or no the man was going to die, the Pleted his journey by hydroplane to the admissibility of the dying deposition. He reposition, which was taken, without giv. outskirts of Shanghai on Tuesday evening, raised the point that prisoner was not ing prisoner fuli opportunity, could not be although he did not refuells reach the taken to enable him to engage either a amplo time in which to have given prisoner powerful machine fitted with ten Liberty given aufficiens note that such was to be used as evidence. They had, in fact,

Huangpu until yesterday morning.

He travelled the hydroplane A16, solicitor or Counsel for the purpose of notice and full opportunity of motors of 350 hp, each, the wings of his cross-examination, re

examination The notice Rself was most lang having a spread, of 100 feet H Mr. Jenkin stated that the point was n try short one- and areas by, rosson of the important. The proviso stated that the accompanied by a second pilot, and RO proviso under Section 23 of the Evidence Prisoner, who, he believed, was handcuffed mechanics to whom, in convers Ordinance 9 of 1889. The proviso was toward door, that ho might attend and might evening, be paid a special

At the time and was standing outside the

representative a of the C

The Reds arpssed the river and advanced i Glenote for the Glen Line which is a 9,500 the effect, that the dying deposition might cross.examine either by himself or by ↑ Fach's Chief of Staff, is in supreme comon Perekop with the object of surroundin & teangu steamer and will be frapler to soused in evidence, providert it was counsel or by salivizor. That was a pio, /excellent work,

کی و این با

ed in the Eastern trade.

PORTLAND MARU REFLOATED.

LONDON, August 23rd. -Lloyd's. Aden · correspondent says the

there

turesque and interesting thing but per A start was made from Macno moment later, was taken before the door Surday morning, and afte fectly unintelligible, to the man who awarene ceased while the deposition was being takon had been passed a bee line. He submitted that the deposition was not admissible on the ground that no reason die notice was given, or fall opportunity for crowd-examination of exption.

The third ground was

"with"

proved to the entisfaction of the Court that reasonable notice of the intention to take such deposition had been served on the prisoner, and that such counsel whom the

poochow chere, after replenishing petrol tanka, It wai hoped to complete the prisoner might have chosen be presented a

journey to Shanghai in the afternoon. A Portland Mars, from Kobe, which was full opportunity of acros.cxamining the

hasty atmosphere, fiende bits the bad na previously reported as having gone shore person who might make the deposition There was no caption to show ander what difficulty in making Foochow up to res

compelled the aviators rofoated and arrived

contention was that this deposition was not charge the deposition was being taken. Linding there about anon apparently undamaged. The team Pro-admissible on two grounds under this parti- They might search the formal part of the ceded to Londen.

cular proviso, in that it had not been deposition, and search the caption for any INCIDENTS OF THE JOURNEY

statement as to what charge if any, hadhich upset the programme so far 18 the Then a series of minor trouble began proved that reasonable notice was given to been preferred or of ahat offence, if anytime table was concerned. The Customs the prisoner or that he find a full oppor had been committed by prisoner or any foals particularly Captain Steven

body, and aos find it. Prisoner bad not tinity of croexamining. This did not been apprised by the Police as to what andernd every uuistance, but it was found imply on the Police officer or anybody con- charge he had to answer. It was not even imusible to get the necessary supply of cursed in the proceding anything dis said that he was to be on trial for stabbing petrol until late in the afternoon, and as Shanghai could not then be reached before that man: He was only given a notice paraging, but it was merely a proper hat no opportunity for croixamination, darkness hotaren the deparras objection to take on the facts as they pre Mr. Jenkin referred to the case of Rex postponed. Bestarting on Merday morn sented theinsoles. The facts were shortly Newton in which no particular charge ing the fine weather of the previous day these. As I c'clock on the morning of the taken, and the Judge over ruled introdue dying at an altitude of 200ft., made good was made although a deposition had been rain, but in spite of this the machine, given place to a strong N.E. wind, and notice outside the ward of the Governmenttion of the deposition as evidence

His Lordship: In case of * Box -

mand actually, if not officially, and it is General Wrangel's right. General Wrangel, reported on good authority that the plan counter-attacking, recaptured Alevaki and of battle was prepared by Marabat Fock threw back the enemy nerom the river. The himself, Marabal kuyudati, the President

Reds evacuated Kokhovka, leaving much of Poland, who is ostensibly in command

booty. of the Polish armies, is actually leading a force in the field under the orders of THE KATTOWITZ DISORDER.M France. The western wing and the centre GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S PROTEST of the Polish rules are under the direct

BERLIN, August 21st, fcommand of the French Generals. Henrys

The Government is preparing a Noto pro and Billarte, and nearly a thousand French

testing against the Allies suspicions thas officers are in the field while French non-the Government was involved in the Katto commissioned offers are now in charge of artillery units and tanks, NEW GERMAN AMBASSADOR.

"APPROVAL OF FRENCH GOVERN-

MENT

Paris, August 23rd.

The French Government has approved the appointment of Herr Mayer as Ger -man Ambassador.

PETROLEUM COMBINE. NEW COMPANY UNDER CANADIAN

· LAW.N

NEW YORK, August 23rd. It is officially announced that a mergor has been completed between the Inter national Petroleum Company and the Tropical Oil Corporation. The deal in- wolves » $100,000,000. A new International Petroleum Company, in connection with the merger, will be organised under the laws of Canada.

NEW FRENCH LOAN.

AIMING AT CONSOLIDATION.

LONDON, August and. The, Tinics, understands that the French Government will issue a loan in October

NEW NORWEGIAN -DEOBEE

CHRISTIANIA, August 22nd.

The importation of luxury articles, as for example motor-cars, pearls, diamonds, Isce, pianos and phonographs, has been forbidden

SUGAR PROBLEM. AMERICAN SPECULATORS BADLY

wits disorders and demanding the Inter- Allied Commission in Upper Silesia strict

carry out the task confided them by the Peace Treaty, showing no partialty towards

the Polen,

BEDOUINS ATTACK A TRAIN. PASSENGERS ROBBED AND MALTREATED.

CAIRO, August 21.

DEARER LOCAL::MILK.

A CASE FOR ENQUIRY,

[CONTRIBUTED

2nd July the prisoner was served with 'a

van-

One of our local awess is a good milk supply. For many years we have been paging dearly for our milk, but we knew that it was pure and wholesome. Athough

way.. Engine trouble necessitated another the charges seemed high, we accepted them, irl Hospital by Inspector Murphy The Harris the learned Judge says in his landing Dent the Chaan Islands and We know also that if we had any money ice was explained by one Lau. Wing judgment regret those responsible afterwards it was thought advisable to

chun

who was called as witness on Mon did not take proper stops to make the

head for Ningpo, the machine coming down Dairy Farms were a good speculaties, day, and the sigteilent of the legend, was declaration admisible. All, that was to the mouth of the river near Gangan

are not laxuries in this immediately taken before the prisoner, and quired was to

notice, s

do not quite delay here in consequence of the prisoner was forthwith asked to cross-follow that

difficulty in obtaining petrol and more climate, they are necessities. We pay very examine him if he wished to. The notice Mencin replied that in the preced engine trouble whilst the machine was A telegram from Haifa ways that the dearly for both. The same Company holds and the deposition therefore were

nected transaction...

that verbal, the judgment, the Judge and sight and part of Trouped Monda

Tuesday, the notice was given

judge, what is practically a monopoly of these two Bedouins attacked a train from Damascus,sential commodities. It seems alast time case, heard at Home, that the proviso con- written notice should have been given The aviators had no difficulty in locating It appeared ekar from a very recent however, went further and meant that being that the A10 did not arrive at Woo- sung until 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening, bling Branch officer and a Damascus that the Government made some sort of an erning notice, sus for the benefit of the the Friday and that, before the deposition, but refrained from coming up notable and maltreating and rubbing the enquiry on behalf of the community"`into complied with the evidence was inadmiar way, taken prisoner should have been to their moorings at the Paint until early

unless were strictly the affairy of two or three of these Joensible. One hardly wanted any authority seedings against him so as to give him full sterday morning. They anchored at passengers.

on that point, because the proviso mast opportunity of cross-examining.

Woosung and spent a comfortable night on companies.

board.The machine is now have that effect, but if mich authority were His Lordship All he got was one bour's

at the Apparently the Dairy Farm is experiene necessary at cold be found in the case of notice, instead of twenty four,

Nicolas Tsu The Queen For many years

In that crise, r. Quigley

‚ it COAST GUARD STATION BURNT ́ing the "' rainy day."

"Mr.", Jenkin submitted, that on the was laid down, although "not in · EXPTONS DOWN,

IRISH OUTRAGE.

་་་་་་

LONDON, August 21st Armed and masked men burned down the Brown Head Coastguard Station in Ire-

The

the trip, our representa

with a view to organizing a regular ser- in the absence of any

there was sunshine, tropical shine. termix, that notes must be given in the depositian should not tive to survey the route

be admitted evidence

The shares increased greatly in valuer Thein Thas was common ground, la must. The Attorney-General submitted that the vicetion at all delays, ocent- ordinary family man in the Colony who is not only be notice, but reasmable notice test suggested by Mr. Jerkin in considers kind of

The word reasonable did not mean

tion of the word reasonable was wrong, bataya Ricci, I am perfectly " reasonable from the point of view of Mr. Jenkin said it must be reasonable convinced that when the necessary, ariange unable to make easy money by acquiring

the Crown but from that of the prisoner, from the point of view of the pit Hongkong and Shanghai can easily be

ments have been made, the

betwee journey inside knowledge does not accumulate

or whose behalf, and for whose benefit, the but he (the Attorney-General) said that

land at midnight and took off all the stores, data on such subjects. He hears of Direc- proviso, which contained the word, had must be reasonable under all the circum-completed within the art is proposed

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

FURTHER RESULTS.

tors who retire with fortunes. He listens enacted. It must be rentable flances of the case, Mr. Jenkin's

not given always to cross-examine...it might be From

・however, are to demonstrate this with four more. to staries of Directors' friends who bought the sense taatit gave him a opporpretation was tastint of view of the shortly make the journey from Macao ine

Co.

tunity,

д

machines, of the same type which will shares at one price and later sold out at a it was not always a very easy duty, even injured man or the Crown, it did not pain. The course was easily kept M. ANTWERP, August 21st.

for a practiced cross-examiner, without matter. It would clearly not be reasonable Ricou added, and he and his pilot had no great proft. - And in the end he knows that knowledge of the charge that was going to if the time given to the man was insuff. difficulty in finding their landing place In the Olympic Games the finals of the a great deal of this money is." unearned be made. If the man was taken in cient for him to reach the place without at the mouth of the Yangtze. Hop, Step and Jump" Competition was increment Finally, the price of this or mediately after the notios into the presence undue cretions. It might be unreasonable TE HANKOW HOMEME

of the person nccusing him it could not if there was no urgency and prisoter asked In the course of further conversation bearing 6 per cent, interest and exempt won by Tuulos (Finland) by 14 metres, that commodity is increased and be, the be said that reasonable notice had been time to obtain legal asistance and it was to begin on the organization of a bydro- M.Ricou stated that he intends immediately from, present, and "future taxes. Several 50 centimetres; Jansson and Almior family man, pays the tax, on the other given, Mr Justice Avery, who had been refused As wat well-known, cases, had

a great criminal practitioner, in a recent frequently occurred when the injured man plade service between Shanghai and Han- existing issues of French war securities (bredes) were second and third respec- follow suurned increment.

case at Hume took the point that, taking died while being taken to hospital or wax kow. He is proceeding up river in con- will be admitted in payment of subscriptively.

There are two local companies, especially, lato consideration all the circumstances, on the point of death, and the only chance nexion with the organization of this ser

tion at the price of their issue or more.

The Fifty-six Pound Weight Throwing which make the consumer pay more than he the prisoner ought to have had full oppor to get from him information about the vics, and will then return to Macas

tunity of cross-examination and be regret crime was to take the deposition at once.perintend the despatch of seven machines Event was won by W. J. McDonald thinks he ought to pay. They are (1) the fed that such opportunity was not given. He submitted that because of such urgency, to Shanghai, three of large type and four NO LUXURIES.:

(America) who threw 11 metres, and 234 Dairy Farm, (3) the Hongkong Electric In the case of "The King v. Harris at it was reasonable that the deposition spend of slightly smaller dimension. Ther

woman was charged with murder, having, be taken immediately. It was irrelevant all be capable of carrying passengers with it was alleged, performed an illegal opera to say that prisoner had no time to obtain misils and parcels. Four stations includ contimetres P. Ryan (America) and Lind It would be of interest if comparative womaer was arrested on Friday, April 5th would not have obtained it. He did not Shanghai and Hankor, and machines

tion on a woman named Gander. The legal assistance, because if he had timo. being Nanking are to be established between (Sweden) were second and third, respec-figures concerning these Companies could be and verbal notice was given that the even have legal assistance at the Magis to leave each port daily in the early morn tively.

published. These should include table evidence of Mr. Gonder would possible tracy

WingThus, if as will no doubt be the cases ITALY WINS 3,000 METRES WALK every three years, since they were formed. the evidence was to be taken was mention had not been assigned a solicitor.

howing the values of the shares for, say be taken in hospital. No time so which His Lordship wished to know if prisoner the service works according to plan,

will be possible to deliver here an evening Also tables showing the price of milk, loed, nor other notice given to the prisoner. LONDON, August lat

The Attorney General replied that coun mail of letters posted in the morning and electricity in Hongkong, Bhanghat At 6 p.m. on Saturday prisoner was sel was assigned to him only at his trial Hankow, and vice versa. If this features The 3,000 Metres Walk final was won by Singapore and cities in Europe and apprised that deposition would be taken at It was clear, therefore, that he had time of the service is succesfully organized, it

America. Frigerio (Italy) Parker (Australis),

the Kingston Infirmary. Tiras, verbal to get legal assistance and did not do so. hasild prove of great value to business pea This additional charge of 25 per cent notice only was given. on Friday There was no mention in the section at 's all ple. It is expected that arrangements will Hemer (America) and MoMaster (Bouth increase on the cost of milk may be earned and on

made in a month's time. The responsible an attempt was made to legal assistance. | Africa) were second, third and fourth by the unfortunate disaster affecting the Infirmary May she was taken to the of any delay to enable prisoner to obtain completed to enable trial trip to be Cows of the Dairy Farm. But if that laat in the deposition under both Russel His Lordship aid thai i prsoner company is of French origin but the Was the case there should have born & reserve urney Act and under Section 29 of wanted an hour's time to get legal assist capital has been variously subscribed.

Indictable, evidence. Bection 29 provided ance it would be wrong if it were not fund ready to meet such an emergency for the introduction of a deposition by a granted While there was tropical sunshine there we Magistrate in charge of the case. Bection The Attorney-General, referring to the say amount of hay made, some should have a provised for depositions by Magistrales case of Bex v. Harris submitted that

stored up Was Mr. Justice in the Olympic Games, the final of the done for ap for the rainy day is that not in the case. The examination winked at very appeared to have over America, the time being 49 1-5 seconds, paid by the Dairy Farm Co to the Govern engaging counsel or solicitor to fully cross, learned judge thought of written notice the Attorney General atatement on 400 Metres clay Race was won by What is the arrangement is to the rent however, was not give an opportunity of full opportunity. It was obvious that the caption under the law."

Mr. Jenkin, replying, said in answer to whuck is a record England was fourth ment for the hand1 Has the Government exam Notice under section 29, was as giving full opportunity. All that tonableness that the proviso in the

The final of the Throwing the Discus given official action for this increase in necessary, and the prisoner should have an be said. was required was to serve a notion section clearly indicated that it w Competition was won by Nicklander (Fin the cost of milkte opportunity of cross-examining In that in writing But that was not correct. The order to protect the prisoner against whom This matter affects the children. It is particular case having given only verbal notion in writing on Friday would have the dying deposition was being taken.. IF extremely hard on a family man to make notice, that of course could not be under beed more correct... Eritten notice was the death of the person making CURTAILMENT HUMOUR DENIED.

provision for passages, education, clothes, section 39 because of the case of Rex very bet no written notice had been deposition was imminent and no propa ASTWERP, August 21st. ete. for children in the Colony The Stermera Beuter's special correspondent is inform-climate affects their bealth. Under this new

Mr. Theseiger for the prisoner took the the courte was no necessity for notice could be given or opportunity for

s given that

discuss the question of full fall crou examination, the Crowns could ed that there is no truth in the report that arrangement it is inevitable, that they will point that fill opportunit minst mean more opportunity of take that evidence in an entirely different future meetings will be confined purely to either have to lake lese milk of that there than & opportunity and it was not enough Mr Komp went on to read an article in way. It could be takm as a dying decla athletic sports: The Olympic Games Couns will be a big increase in the family to show that priser was formally saked the Justices of the Fence Newspaper, but tion although that would be the cil discussed certain possibilities, but there badget

if he had any questions to put to witnesses Md. Jakin objected, saying that the

fortune

of the Crown as the evidence would „Was Eo-attempt to bring the matter to a All over the world there is a spread of Mr.astice Avery on the question of full article might have boom written by Mr.he weak and could be denied, and wentar vato, and there is no fear of actual steps Basherik ideas which is to be deplored opportunity, stated that apparently as Kemp. It was not signed and might be not have the same weight as a dying Loxbox, August 21st. being taken to the matter of altering the But the experience of the man whose income 6 pm on Saturday the prisoner an arcle by any perso

position. As to the second programme before the Council gton, telegramas show that Presi-Lausathe

is derived from a fized wage or salary in apprised that the deposition was going to His Lordship beds fa know if prisoner Mr Justice Avery overlooking the fac ompletely recovered from

soaring prices make him wonder whether Opportunity this Colony is so unfortunate that thes be taken at the Kingston Lafirmary. No had been charged, before the deposition fall-roamiation, he did not thi

was given her of securing the was taken and received a reply to the fast such learned criminal lawyers as

There negative, the Attorney General: stating Juftionery and Bir Ernest Wilde fer a slight lameness.

the old system is really just, It surely must services of a: Bolicitor or Counsel. ↑

Let us have's definits and open enquiry the deposition and sealed that it was not man was going to dieg be amended, the only s hour before he was taken to that they could not very well formulate applicareathe prisoner adde

they infirmary, and he, therefore, rejected charge, not knowing

HIT

LONDON, August S1st, American rogar: speculators are having

time. Their predictions that pro

respectively. The winner's time 13mins 14 1-5éoca,

"AMERICA WINS RELAY RACE.

August 2nd-

hibition to increased consomption of soft drinks and sweets have utterly falled to materialise, and housOWIVEN ATO economising to the utmost Moreover, a great sugar-best, crop will shortly be availand), able when it is expected that prices will fall nearly to the pre-war level.........

PRESIDENT WILSON,

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

"TOWARDS RECOVERY,

works?

akes his daily

ARTIST'S SUDDEN DEATH:

New York August 1st,

Samuel Roosevelt, the artist, and cousin

PROGRAMME TO BE REDUCED

athletic sports,

ing. Ocher

Bheld

:

that those responsible did not the statutory powere steps to make the deposition have been charged All that was

the max

LONDON, August Stat. Olymple Games Board has decided to

A telegram from Autwerp males that the duce the programme of

to purely by the Government at once into their admissible in evidence against the prisoner His Lordship said the

ronning, of the two local Companiony. They seem to Heya and boz have mther. Government support or some-

take pro aitan thing like a monopoly of commodities admisab

r-muntisk-for-gsod:-kesitis.Ws:must-have milk, des and fans. «It appears as it wa ta: must also pay the "innearned Increment for for people who control the Companies aup

płying these nicenition?

PAPERTAMIETAK

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Olympic will be

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The Attorney-General said that they had to so whether the man would die. There was no reference to requirement of any

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