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Woollies and Pull-overs.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9ra, 1926.

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"KUNG SZE.”

PARTNER ON FOKI

·FRAUDULENT CHINESE

SENTENCED.

'VARSITY VESSEL.

WORLDWIDE TRAVELLING BY

STUDENTS.

DUE HERE SHORTLY.

The literal interpretation of the termi The Rhydam, carrying about five Kung Sze" came in for a good deal hundred students drawn from all the of argument, when the case in which principal colleges in America and Canada; Chinese foki of the Sam Vick King Kee, is due to arrive in the Colony on Monday, building contractors, was brought before November end. The vessel is in effect. Mr. R. E. Lindsell, on "remand. Thea foating university. The faculty in- charges were af embezzlement and forgery.

Mr. A. el Arculli appeared for the complainant and Mr. F. H. Loseby defended.

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cludes several of the leading American college professors. two British and two Gernian professors.

The cruise is not the usual pleasure tour, but is a combination including seri ous study with. the pleasure of the "trip. The steamer has been arranged into dormitorios, and the usual student or- ganisation and discipline provails.

The defendant was arrested on October 15th, on charges of embezzling a cheque of $2,500 drawn by the Hongkong Realty and Trust Co., Ltd.,, in favour of his master the Sam Yick King. Kee, and

The stay in the Colony is bet a brief another cheque of $1,500 paid to his ems one, the Rhydam sailing for Manila at ployer by Mr. Scott Harston for works p.m. on Tuesday, November 23rd. The done on his premises. Another sum of 830 was also alleged to have been mis- appropriated by him and he was further charged, with having caused a forged chop to be made and using same as an endorse- ment on the cheques in question,

Mr. C. F. V. Riberia, of the Hongkong Realty & Trust Co., identified the cheques produced na those given to defendant in settlement of certain accounts, and said that they were drawn in favour of de- fendant's master.

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students and the Vice-Chancellor hern have special arrangements in hand for their reception,

The Itinerary.

The vessel left New York on September Isth, and before reaching Hongkong she will have called at Havana, Colon, Bal bon, Los Angeles, Hilo, Honolulu, Yoko- hama, Kobe, Moji, and Shanghai. Ex- tensive overland trips were made in Japan, but visits to Peking and Canton, included in the itinerary. Have been can Opening his defence, Mr. Luseby re-celled owing to the conditions which minded the Court, that at a previous prevail. hearing he asked for the complainant's After leaving Hongkong, the &. J. books to be produced, and as these were Rhydam will call at Manila, Bangkok, very material to his case, he would re- Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, Bombay, queet his Worship to put them up a Aden, Suez, Port Said, Haifa, Constan evidence."Perhaps Mr. Arculli would tinople, Piraeus, Gravosa, Venice, Maita. like to re-examine his client, if so, I Naples, Rome, Monaco, Algiers, Gibral. would have no objection.”

tar, Cadiz, Lisbon, Havre, Antwerp,

ROLANDE SAURRAULT

takes pleasure in informing her clients that she

has returned from

LONDON & PARIS

with a splendid assortment of

DRESSES, HATS, SHOES, BAGS, etc.

FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL APPEAR” LATER.

THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA."

ARRIVAL FROM MANILA,

The R.31.S. Empresa of Hussia arrived yesterday morning from Manila, and berthed at Kowloon, prior to resuming her return voyage to Vancouver, vid ports, at 1 m.in. on Thursday.

His Worship: Mr. Arculli is quite Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen, charge, and carries 2771 tons weight and expable.

Gothenburg, Oslo, Leith, London, and Taking an item from complainant's New York, arriving in the latter place ledger, Mr. Loseby pointed out that on May 2nd, 1927, against an entry of 8330, there was written By cash 3320," and under this

entry a note was added, which read £2,000,000 LOSS IN SIX YEARS. deea to have been settled." "This," | WOLSELEY MOTORS' NEW SCHEME, Mr. Loseby said, "da quite sufficient to

Sir Gilbert Garnsey (of Mears. Price, account for the difference of 30, which Waterhouse & Co, chartered account my client was supposed to have emnants), presiding at a meeting of the bezzled. The entries and note were all per ceat Debenture holders in Wolseley made by the complainant himself, and I Motors, Ltd., said that since 1990 the

fail to see where the embezzlement comes .in."

A Shareholder in the Company. Mr. Arculli said that he could produce evidence to show that actually 3350 was paid to the defendant by the debtor of that account, and that defendant had only turned in $320, but as this was quite immaterial to his case, he did not preas the charge. This count was accordingly withdrawn.

losses each year ran into six figures.

OBITUARY.

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MR: W. N. C. ALLEN'S PASSES AWAY AT SEA.

TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS IN FAR

EAST....

Only a few weeks ago we recorded the fact that Mr. W. N. C. Allen, of the. Bradford Dyers' Association, had left Shanghai-for Home on retirement, after completing 27 years' service in the Far East.

She had. 66 passengers on board, in cluding first, second and third class pas- sengers, on her arrival, and of these, about twenty disembarked at Hongkong. She also carried a few Asiatic deck pas sengers. She brought 3501 tons of hemp rop and "general cargo for local dia

The M.-C. Daily News of last Wednes 655 tons net freight, comprising rope, day announces the sad news of the death. hemp, cigars and general cargo for ports of this well-known and popular resident.

Accompanied by Mrs. Allen he had beyond, in addition to which she will pick up a fair freight from this port. left on the Empress of die for Canada, It is expected that the Russia will their intention being to spend the winter in British Columbia, but a telegram ar- carry quite a number of local passengers rived in Shanghai to the effect that fol when she departs early on Thursday lowing an attack of pneumonia Mr. Allen morning, and bookings from other ports had died on October 31st before the vessel are also good. She should be a fairly had reached Victoria, and that the burial full ship on reaching Vancouver, for had taken place at sea on November 1st. those who wish to spend Christmas in

The news came as a great shock to the the Old Country can do so by travelling very many friends of Mr. Allen, for while on the Empress of usi, connecting it was known that he had not been in with the sa. Mont-Royal at St. John, the best of health for some time, it was The Russia arrives at Vancouver ou anticipated that the change to a different November 29th, and the font Royal climate would do him a great amount of leares St. John on December 7th, arriv good. Unfortunately he did not survive

s at Belfast on December 14th, and the voyage.

On the basis of book values, the whole of the Ordinary share capital of £1.000.000 had been lost, and a third of the Pro-Liverpool on the 15th, 115 ference share capital of £3,000,000.

At present assets totalled £2,332,000 and liabilities are estimated at £1,697,971, It was proposed, said the Chairman, to write off the whole of the 1:00.00 Ordinary shares held by Vickers, Ltd., and that firm was prepared to hand over the entire administration of the com- pany to a new board of directors, on which the debenture stockholders would be asked to appoint representatives. Mr. Loseby told the Court that his Vickers, Ltd. were prepared to pay client was not an employee, but a share off the taak overdraft of £454,000, and to sholder in the company, and that he was provide a substantial sum in exchange authorised to collect moneys for the firm, for new Ordinary shares, or other and he also had authority to use the chopsecurity in the reconstructed company. of the company Mr. Loseby further He, therefore, moved that the holders stated that there were two distinct.com- of the first mortgage debenture stock. panies-The Sam Yick King Kee, and secured by trustees between the company The Sam Yick Kang Sie. The defendant and the B.S.I. (Birmingham, Ltd.), was with the latter concern, and the word should agree to defer the rights to pay. "Kung Ste" meant a partnership. ments due to them till January 1st, 1827.

His Worship: The word "Kung Sze" Mr. Gilbert Johnstone said that they means a firm and it does not necessarily were amazed to understand how a com imply partnership.

pany with such splendid premises and such an able staff had succeeded in losing so much money. He seconded the re- solution.

Mr. Loseby: My client was in fact a partner in the Sam Yick Kung Sze, and I am aubmitting that I have no case to answer. The answer is in the books.

His Worship asked for an interpreta tion of the word Eung Sze" from the Court interpreter, who said that it was generally recognised as meaning part nership.

Vessels Expected.

The deceased was a native of Yorkshire, and only came out to the Far East when in his late thirties. His first appoint To-day the .. Taipùng is due with ment was with Messrs. Sale, Fraser & passengers and mail from Australia and Co., in Japan, and following this he was Manila, and the Shingo Karu and the appointed representative of the Bradford Messageries Maritimes s.3. Portior are Dyers Association in China. This posi- also due in from the North with passen- tion he held for 2 years, and latterly he pers and U.S.A., Honolulu. Japan, and exercised supervision over the activities Shanghai mail, the latter liner with mail of the company throughout the whole of from Home vid Siberia. On Thursday, the Far East, some three or four years the s.a. President Pierce (Dollar liner) ago making an extended tour in the is due with mail from the States, Hobo Dutch East Indies in its behalf. His lulu, Japan and Shanghai, and also the cunnection with the piece goods trade Interport team among her passengers, naturally led to his becoming a member and the President Grant is dus the same of the Lancastrian Association, and for day from Manila, while the Hector is this organization he did a great amount coming from the Straits.

of sterling work, the reward of which was his election to the presidency,

...

The Mantua arrives on Friday from Japan and Shanghai, and will carry the time a member of "A" Co., S.V.C., and An enthusistic volunteer, he was at one outward Home mail this week-end; white fater of the Reserve Co., where he held the inward mail from Home (letters, the position of Quartermaster-Sergeant dated London, October 14th, and parcels for a considerable time, retiring only of the 7th) will arrive also on, Friday three or four years ago. In sport his

by the P. & O. 8.8. "Nella.

activities largely centred in lawn bowls and golf. A member of the Masonic craft, he could undoubtedly have risen

A SHANGHAI SUICIDE'S LAST" to very high office had he chosen, but, a

LETTERS.

grent

lover of the organ and an able and sympathetic exentant thereupon, he pre- ferred to remain in the post of organist

Mr. W Henman, of Birminghan, ascribed the whole source of the trouble to bad management.

The resolution was passed with four" THIS NONSENSE CALLED LIFE." to his lodge-Northern. For 12 years dissentients.

At the Public Mortuary, Shanghai, last His Worship: In view of what my in- terpreter says I think it is necessary to.

week, an inquest was conducted over the put the complainant to the witness box complainant was to finance the business body of an unrecognized foreigner named again.

and he defendant to supply the connec-13. C. R. Willemsen, 23, whose body was Questioned by his Worship, the com- tions. The defendant further denied that found in the Savoy Hotel at 10.20 a.m. plainant szid that his accountant he either embezzled the money, or deon Sunday. erroneously was wrong in writing frauded the firm. The money was used Deceased's wife said that she was of "Kung Sze" after his firm's name to." grease the palms of assistants em Russian nationality and that she had been -- His Worship. Are all your books, writ-ployed in various Architects' officers, and married to the deceased, whom she had ten in error !

by this means he was able to secure busi-met seven years ago in Tomak He also Complainant: Yes.

ness amounting to $100,000

was Russian. Witness last saw him on

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His Worship: The Sam Yick King Keo firm is 2 years old and The Sam Yick Kung Sze was established after that, and yet during all this time you have never taken the trouble to correct the mistake made by your accountant.

Complainant: He made the mistake first, and be continued to do so.

His Worship: You made the word **Kung Sze imply more than one partner, I suppose

Complainant: I do not know,

The Letters.

His Worship said that he was inclined Saturday night and had a chat with him. to believe that a partnership between the He told her that he was going to commit defendant and the complainant did exist, suicide but she did not believe him. She Mr. Arculli: I disagree. There was left him between 8.30 and 9 p.m. Sho no partnership book, no signboard or bad seen the body and identified it as chat anything to show that the defendant was of her husband., at any time a partner. The 25 per cent.. which he was entitled to receive on the profits of the business was merely d naus. Bonus does not imply partner ship, and my learned friend has not quoted you any authority on that, because nisled by the interpretation of the word "Kung Szo." I contend that "Kung

The letters were then read and they follow, in part

To whom it may concern,-What has happened to nie was done by myself out

His Worship: You do not know what he can't I think Your Worship of my own free will and, therefore, there Kung, Sze" means at all? Complainant: No.

His Worship (sharply) Don't come. with your lies; it won't get you any where. Now, why did you have Sam Yick as your firm's name, and then change it to Sam Yick King Kee?

Complainant I had a partner before, but the partnership was dissolved.

His Worship: Then you still had all Your cheques made out in Sam Yick King Kee's naine.

Complainant: Yes, all my signboards still bear that name.

is no need to search for anybody.

Sze" does not mean partnership. Take "I am fed up with this nonsense that the Sincere Kung S8, for instance. That is called life but which is really a bad is certainly a limited company,

His Worship: Well, they have many partners 1

Mr. Arculli: No, your Worship, it in a limited company.

joke...

he had also been District Grand Organist, E.C.

Always affectionately known as "Pa," Mr. Allen will be missed by many here. He was 68 years of age and had been twice married. He is survived by a widow, a son, Mr. Godfrey Allen who is in Chefoo, a daughter, Mrs. D. H Cooke and a grand daughter. A sister of his widow is Mrs. A. McLure, of Shanghai.

anywhere upon whom I could lay the task and be sure that they will carry it out sliciently

"I found your house, during such a short stay, the nearest thing to home, that I have had for many, many years, and it is really the only thing I am sorry about, to leave.

"Enclosed pleased find, which I hope will cover all my debts to you for board and lodging.

"My personal effects,, shall be taken away by my wife who is going to cail on Sunday. She was told by me yesterday evening and knows all about it. for your information, her address is and you will recognize her by the picture 2 that stands in my room on the mantel- Having no responsibilitics or obliga shelf. tions, I consider myself at liberty to do Thank you for all the good you have what I please with myself.

done and will do by attending to this my "Kingly inform Dr. residing at last wish, which makes me your eternal -- tel. that he do all that is necca- debtor. sary under present circumstances,

His Worship: I am satisfied that de fendant was not merely a foki; therefore the embezzlement charge is dismissed.

(Signed) J. C. R. WILLEMSEN, The defendant was convicted on three of the S.M.C. Electricity Department.?? other charges, namely, making a forged

The second letter read:- chop (2) using same as am, endorsement and (3) defrauding his employer. He

"Dear Mra-Please forgive me was sentenced to two months imprison for all the trouble that I am causing ment with hard labour on each count, the you with my private affairs. Unforta 23 per cent. profit sharing basis. The sentences to run. consecutively from the nately there is not a soul in this city or

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"Greasing the Falms."!

The defendant, giving, evidence, said that he was taken in as a partner on a

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"I am, yours respectfully,

3. C. R. WILLEMSEN. "N.B.-No consulate is to be informed about me as I don't belong at pretént to any country in particular and have no. relatives alive who have to be informed.

The Court rendered a verdict to the effect that deceased met his death as the result of a bullet wound, self inflicted

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