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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27th, 1928.

UNENTHUSIASTIC MEMBERS.

DIFFICULTIES OF K.B.S.F.P.A.

TO CARRY ON FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

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AN ATLANTIC INCIDENT.

COURAGEOUS SEAMEN

*HONOURED

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RESCUE FROM SINKING SCHOONER.

Outward bound from New York for the Far East. the City - of rise, under the command of

ARISTOCRAT" OF THE UNDERWORLD.

'VARSITY MAN'S 50 YEARS' FRAUDS.

AGED SOLICITORS"

SENTENCE.

By sentencing. a nu who onlis The difficulties of carrying on the

James Montgomery.. a work of the Kowloon British School | Captain E. G. Hoppins, sighted on himself

to 19 Former Pupils' Association owing the 30th October last at 3.95 a.m.; bogus solicitar, aged 77, to lack of interest by the members. what proved to be the Newfound months' hard labour at the Old departures from the Colony and land schooner Selina Crtuser, Show Hailey yesterday, The Common Ser- other circumstances were referred ane a far, and as, they passed, the jeant,, Sir Henry Dicki, K.C.. to by Mr. G. Franklin Nightingale hooner fire a rocket, Passing has rid society for a time. of a whom he presided at the annual ander the stern of the schooner, the water of the gang of share-push- general meeting held yesterday in steamer hailed hen, and revived pests who, in association with the notorious dac Fetor, have the hak of the Central British the reply that they wished to be for several years been defrauding School, Kowloon. Among thess pre- takyn off and had no boar of their people all over. Great Britain,

In the finacial underworld of wwn. Heavy weather had prevail London Montgomery is known as sent were Mr. W. C. dawson (Hon.

Immaculately The Aristocrat the doux during. 0. Murphy Secretary). Mr. E.

attired. yat it (Hon. Treasurer), Miss E. Woolley, Misy D. Lyon, Messrs. E. W. Rail Lan. ( T. Evans, W. Forsyth (members of Committee) and a small number of members..

A report on the year's work was read by the Chairman, and the Honorary Treasurer presented his

alance sheet, which was approvede by the meeting.

The Chairman asked the members to dreide as to the future of the Assintion, pointing out that he; personally would be sorry to see it pass away. After some discussion a proposal to carry on the work of the Association for another year was unanimously agreed to by the Teeting.

The" ballot for the elretion of officers for the ensuing seasoJA (32- sulted as follows:-

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for some considerabie tinie and there was still a big a running days of his red completel The City of Luture then steamed ly composed, and overy, Tex to windward, and pairing fish oil minutes removed has gold-rammed overboard waited for daylight. At pinceara and combed his sever

hair with the glasses, 2.30 am the starboard lifeboat

When the jury returned a was way in charge of the dict of Gulty against him on at Chief Offeer. Mr. T. W. Harris, charge of Fraudulent conversion. he extended his pince-nez towards and took off the six men who esta-them and murgured Asser!

was charged prised the Crew of the schooner. Another man who Our man fell between the vessel and the boat, but was not injured. The ship then steamed to leeward, pisked up the boað at 7.35 a.mx and proceeded in her voyage

Montgomery Arst became known wind was from the WIN.W, at the to the police 30 years ago, when he Thr time with 'a heavy westerly swell, called himself John Setife.

authorities have never lieen adde clear weather, ship rolling heavily definitely to nevern his real The distressed schooner, sailing(name, but they knew that he is a from St...-lehi's, N., gross ton-member of the distinguished Scot

tish school and giversity educa- age 150, was bound from Lisberton.

WAK

The

with him made a remark to him in the dock, and whispering *** | prefer not to talk to you" Mont gonery waved deny the man-h was acquitrd-wide a gesture of wa haughty contempt.

to Newfoundland with'a cargo of Under Yooldus names he has salt, thirteen days-out. Due to the served eight sentences of imprisens inent, including two if seven years" encountered. Hon. Secretary: Mr. Hast. Hon. baly weather

the penal servitude, and on all ov

altrend Treasurer: Mr. Moses. Committees | Silmin C'eruser was badly strained sons his appearALIES Miss M. Groundwater, Miss Eatal baking so badly that her Cap completely soon after he had served

The sentence? Woolley. Messrs. Whitley, Kinross, tain deemed it mfhable to set her

The photographs of him at Sent- and Hedley.

on fire before leaving. When last land Yard show him" sometimes burning clean shaven, ch other, Deenston's Votes of thanks for the hard work the schoner

with a wealth of grey side whiskers Auriously. put in by the ulcers vinder difficult

"In the boat went away by the" and begid, and at other times with conditions and others, who aåsisted City of Lature with the Chica imagorificent sålver mustaches

"Officer in charge was Mr. S. C. S. concluded the meeting."

Taws. Second Officer, "and Quartir- THE "ANNUAL "EEPORT,

A. Throughout his 50 years of crime masters R. T. Furster, P. Walker and A. W. Rous. The In Montgomery has invariably poodl The report, covering period perial Merchant Servier, Guild as a soror, d for this deep from April 1st. 1926, to. Duceniter having made a report on the mattion he has twice been convicted. fer to the Liverpad Shipwreck andheet to attach hinsel to a legal

Part

of his schemes has always dia, 1927, stated, inter alia.--

Humane Society, the following A number of dances were held awards have been made in recog the connections thus formed

firm, and cleverly has he used ARTIK the winter Scan and nition of the good services render- though nut. Bonncially successful "(a edo this occasion To Sumit loss" was suffered; proved vote of thanks; to Mr. J. W ast enjoyable functions,

Bogus Lawyer.

fur

E. G. Hoppins, an 8 own benefit that in every we

Haris. Chief Officer, who was

Vote

The Association's activities cover-charge of the boat, the Society's

silver medal and illuminated ed a wide field, including cricket, of thanks: to Mr. S. C. S. Tawa, hockey, tennis and water polu. Second Officer, silver medal and A commenteisent at cricket was vote of thanks to the seamen who manned the boat, vote of thanks, made last year under the aegis of bronze medal and $1 each. Mr. C. T. Evans, to whose able efforts members owe a great denk Fixtures were ranged with the Cug Light & Power and Hong Longteetric Recreation Clubs,

Counters

matches were also playedl against the present pupils of tae Schvol From these various 0- WILS Euch enjoyment derived.

Opportunity is taken of express- ing thanks to the Kowloon, Cricket! Chub or the loan of equipment.

Largely owing to the activity of Miss Woolley and Mr. Rasinussen; hockey games were arranged with local clubs, and keen interest was awakened in this pastime.

-SO FATALLY PRETTY.

"the pineal of the firm has been struck off the fall when the enter praes engineered by Montgomery came to light...

For some time curly this century Montgomery was employed by solicitor named lobert Mason, and

use the when Mason was struck off, Mont- name gomery began to

and as a member of what_| he styled the firm of Mason. Son, and Mason, of Great Tower-street, he was curicted several times.

Other

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names he has used are Robert Turnbull, F. Clark and Soa, anil Messrs. Hodgkinson.. A TYPIST, A EUR COAT, AND in the first occasion on which he blossomed out is confection with company share prauster work was 16 years ago, when from others in Chancery Jane he issued letters and statement as secretary of the British Industrial and Investors' Association.

A WIFE.

THE SHELTER OF PRISON."

·BERLIN, Deel 24th. The capable shorthand typist was fatally pretty and she wanted a busi- fur coat. Her employer, A

Will Swindle, Perhaps the most amazing swing ews man, felt that he really ought to have that coat, bu, tires bundle in which Montgomery has in concerned was one in connection could not afford with what they are,

will under which

two

tennis tean was entered in the to buy one for her. So he stepped brothers were to share, £127,000 on C division of the long Kong round to one of those convenient the death of their grandmother. Lawn Tennis Association, and was establishments where they treat One brother lived in Italy and the unfortunate in the number of re one like a friend, and let one pay other wished to raise several thou

their Much hard gradually for

sand pounds on the reversionary goods.

verses it sustained:

work was done here by Mr. Railton. The courta of the Association at King's Park were kept in good "dition and were always available.

Attractive

He chose an electric seal cloak, £ down and £15 on count, and, felles, said that he would bring

He returned with the Fatally pretty typim, why was enchanted with the coat, and he paid the Es and entered into a contract to meet the rest in instalmeade.

'interest.

A money-lender who advanced effect that if one of the brothers money asked for a deed to the

was struck out of the will the other would are the large legacy with him.

A confederate was introduced

The frozen faced comedian in a

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WAR COMPENSATION

COURT ENDS."

TWELVE YEARS VALUABLE WORK COMPLETED.

'

£8,900,000 AWARDED.

LONDON, December 17th: After twelve years of invaluable work the War Compensation Court came in an end yesterday. For the

the decision of this Court, was up- held, while in the other the decision was reversed."

It was right that the public should appreciate the services that ba been rendered by the Court quietly, and from day to day without, as far as he knew, a single complaint. is Parliament, Press, or anywhere else. Claims that might have enused friction in some cases had been decided to the satisfaction.of the public and the claimants."--"

Not An Angry Word.

The gracious, kidy must tempt was then made to induce last time the members of the Court always received. I do not think I

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it: water polo, £6 in forzaer his wife round to see whether the years, chief interest centred. Two liked it. teams were, entered in the league, the senior of these ending the seuson once again as runners-up to the V.I.C., who proved far too good for us.

to the commencement of Prior the league a number of watches too said the salesman. And the were played with naval and arny pist, who had been given the tip teams. Our thanke are due parti on the way to the shop, scribbed cularly to the former for the use the name of her kind employer's of the Naval Camber, and to both Wife on that time some contract.

A Frightful Effect, or the practice afforded.

Proposals for the erection of a Ties became worse and the busi pavilion have had the closest atten-ness man could not pay the second tion and ways and means were care-instalment. The firm then applied fully discussed. A plan was drawn to his wife. The effect was fright up and submitted for approval to the fl. Not only was the domestic Government, and estimates of cost peace of the business man changed obtained. Permission to build to state of war, but the pro- matabed was granted, but an ac prietor of the fur shop also de- count of lack of funds the scheme nunced his customers to the au- had to be aladoned.

thorities as forgers. We are very grateful to "Messrn. The fatally pretty typist, in Wood, Ralphs and Wylie for their tears, took lnck is electric seal conit to the shop and pleaded for In conclusion the committee re- mercy, but she was told that the grets to record that little o no law was the law. And so she and interest is displayed in the we are her employer had to appear in a of the Association. Every effort Berlin court. has been made on behalf of the The business man was sent to members, and it is largely due to prison for two months and the non-support that these efforts have fatally pretty typist was fined £

10% been brought to naught. Such state of affairs is deplorable, and' a ruling is desired on the future of the Association.

assistance and advice.

The typist burst into tears when the heard the sentence, but her em- ployer was unmoved. He probably The balance sheet shows the preferred Christmas in prisotn sum of $21.12 on the credit side. Christmas at home.

It

with

fuz

Inskip) argentulated the Court on The Solicitor-General (Sir Thomas the excellence of their labours, and

that no less than pointed out £8,037,132 had been awarded.

There have been no fewer than

·Serjeant. Sullivan, K.C., on behalf of the Irish Bar, associated himself. with Sir Thomas Inskip's words.

I venture to say that the in- fluence of your Court is not going to close," he said. "This Court was an experiment in English con- stitutional practice. For the first time, if I remember rightly, con- tents between Crown and subject have been submitted to the decision

"I should like to tender' your" nad he posed as the brother in

Lordships our grateful thanks for Italy and sized the deed. An &

the courtesy and kindness we have

money-lenders to part

have ever heard in this Court an ther £70,000, but it failed, and for assembled at Carlisle Plage. S... angry word or murmur by counsel the part he played in the fraud but the Lord Chief Justice was un- or Court against each other, or re Mongoory served term of able to be present as he was suffer-criminations of any sort of descrip- penal ertitude,

tion." was wated by the police that þing from a cold.. Sir Francix. Taglor Montgomery had refused to give presided, and with him were Sir information regarding his activi Plunket Barton and Si Matthew ties since he fast left pripon in 1993. The files at Somerset House Wallace. reveal, however, that during that period he has been controlling two companies. British Escates and Commerce, Lid., and A. A. Luess and Co., Ltd. The present condi tion of British Estates was refer red to in court, and at 45, Chan cery lane. E.C., a Daily Mail re- parter found that the registered

As we all know a right of appeal offer of the company was described on a door as being within the pre was given by the Indemnity Act mises of W. Drake and Co.

from the decision of the Court upon At Somerset House the directors peints of law. I think it is not of the company are shown to be inappropriate that I should say for

Millicent

Mont the information of the public that Montgomay,

In in all there have been 10 appeals, gomery, and Willan Drake. the London Gazette of September 17 of which have been decided by 23rd last it was intimated that the Court of Appeal. In 13 the William Drake, who was a witness judgment of this Court has been at the trial, of 45, Chancery Jane, upheld. and Ilford, Essex, had been truck off the rolk of sofeitors.-Daily Mail.

1,928 public sittings," he said, "at which 9,333 claims have been dealt with.

of a tribunal untragunelled by tech- nicalities and ̈ undeterred by any ·.. pettifogging rules of procedure.

Those of us who have had ex perience of affairs which prevail in such contests elsewhere may perhaps venture to hope that the successful result of the setting up of a tribunal which dreidea such conteste solely on their merits, and according to the fules of justice, may example that may be worthily Jollowed elsewhere."

Het an

The Lord Advocate (Sir William There have been two appeals from the Court of Appeal to the Watson) expressed. the thanks of House of Lords, and in one of these I the Scottish Bar.

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