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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 16th, 1928,

NEW BRITISH PLAN TO FIX EASTER.

CONFERENCE OF ALL THE NATIONS.

COMMONS DEBATE.

An international conference to consider fixing the date of Easter will probably be oiled by Sir Aus ten Chamberlain, Di

This is a result of an important decision taken by the House of Commons on February 17th.

Easter Day at present dodges about, through thirty-five "dage af the calendar year, but the House of Commons agreed without a divi sion to the Stabilisation of Easter Bill, which fixes Easter definitely on the first Sunday after the second Saturday in April..

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MR. MITCHELL HEDGES.

LIBEL ACTION LOST.

LORD HEWART'S STRONG

COMMENTS.

A CLERK'S LAPSE."

EDUCATION : DEPARTMENT: DEFRAUDED.

SENTENCE OF THREE MONTHS".

IMPRISONMENT.A

Pan Tat Shing, a young Chinese clerk attached to Queen's College

months' hard labour by Major C. was yesterday sentenent to threa

Wilson at the Central Magistracy.

verdict for the defendants was given in the action of damages for alleged libel brought against Lon- don Express Newspapers, Limited, by Mr. Frederick Albert Mitchell Hedges, the explorer, of Bridgement by false pretences. Mr. Leo House, Sandbanks, near Bourne

mouth.

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Mr. Hedges complained of arti cles that appeared in their news- that he was the participator in a paper in January 1937 that stated hoax for the purposes of publicity The hoax, it was said, consisted of aprearranged hold-up" of Mr. Hedges and his companion, Mr. Colin Edgell, while they were motoring to Mr. Hedges's home late on the night of January 14th, 1997, by a number of young men. Mr. Hedges denied that he was a willing party to the hold-up..."

The defence was a plea of justification.

"If the House passes the Bill," said Ser William Joyasan-Hicks, the Home Secretary," the Government will regard it as an intimation to

Addressing the jury foally for proceed with various inquiries the defendants, Mr. W. A. Jowitt, could then ask the Foreign SecreK.O., said that the one little gleam tary to summon a conference of af pluck they had seen in the case the great commercial nations.

appeared when Mr. Shaw (one of The Bl was introduced by Cap- the young men who participated tain Bourne, the "latest" of a long in the "hold-up” 'and gara succession of private members to evidence for the defence) went into try their luck with it in the ballot the witness-box. It required a man He said it would be an inestimable at some courage who, having given advantage to all the railway com-

an untrue statement to the other panies in Europe, and that all side, afterwards came forward to educational authorities approved it

Churchman's Protest.

Sir Henry Slesser, who opposed it as a high Churchman, objected to changing the date of religious festival which had lasted for 1,800 years. He feared divergencies in the different Churches in the acle- bration of Easter, and abhorred the thought of a religious festival proceeding when trade was going

Mr. Merriman, K.C., based bit opposition on the mundane con sideration of weather. Since the war, he said, we had better weather at the Easter week-end than we should have under the provisions of the Bill. For eight years the rain- fall at Kew at the Easter week-end

only half an inch, where

OUR WANDERING EASTER.

Easter is at present the first Sunday after the full moon, which happens on or Baxt after March 21st. It may thus occur any time between March 22nd and April 25th.

Easter this year falls on April 8th. Other dates an recent years have been:-

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April 1st... April 90th. April 19th.

April 4th. April 17th.

for the week-end under the Bill it was two and three-quarter inches. At Brighton during the same period the rainfall at Easter was just over half an inch, com pared with more than four inches for the week-end proposed under the Bill. He attributed the fine weather to the fact that the Easter week-end now followed the April

moon, M

Sir William Joyasom-Hicks, who gave the Bill his personal ap proval, said that support for it had been drifting to the Home

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Mr. Hedges was forewarned of the hold-up. Mr. Jowitt auggested that Mr. Hedges and Mr. Edgell had given evidence that was ab Bolutely untrue..

- Mr. Hodges's Qualitios,

Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., for the plaintiff, referred the jury to what he called the "calculated in solence of the defendants and the "degraded form of the cross- examination to which Mr. Hedges Sir Patrick had been subjected.

He was charged with obtaining $330 from the Education Depart

Almada appeared for his defence

and Mr. G. Perdue, Assistant Director of Criminal Inteligence, conducted the case for the proseco

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The defendant, ni d'Almada, was A student Queen's College before. he was taken on as a clerk. He had had a good record and was very peni. ns for the offence he had com fitted. It was also urged on. de- fendant's behall that restitution had been made and Mr. d'Almada asked that he should be dealt with leniently and given the option of a fine. Defending solicitor raid that was given to understand that the be bad seon Mr. Perdue and he latter would not press the charge. money had been restituted and

Mr. Perdue agreed while he was willing not to press the charge, he would like to point out that the offence was a vers

serious one..

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***NOHEERTM* The defendant had having arrivet. Consignees of Cargo are actually used a fake chop on a heroby notified that their Goods are carpenter'a receipt against which being landed and placed at their risk in the mosty was paid. This was not the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & done on one solitary occasion, but Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, defendant had used the same chop where Delivery can be obtained as the on three different transactions.

Goods are landed.

His Worship sentenced the defen. dant to one month's hard labour on each count, making the sen tence three months altogether.***

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said the newspaper had, through NEW PUGET SOUND-ORIENT their counsel, boasted that whether Mr. Hedges wow his case or not they had ruined him.

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Hong Kong, 14th Mar 1928, (6012

Mr. Hedges had been called a liar by.

a newspaper that friendly to him when it wanted him, but which, when he started a

The Columbia Pacific Shipping fight against it, raked up all the bad things that could be suggested Company ancouters that they hav against him, The British Museum,been appointed Geherst Avents in Sir Patrick said, was better able the Orient for the Tacoma Oriental to judge of the qualities of Mr. Steamship Company and that the Hedges that wasir." Blumenfeld fret sailing from Puget Sound will in his control of this newspaper. be the ss. Fest Hinrod on May

23th for Hong Kong and the PORTUGUESE CURRENCY. Philippine Islands and that there- after a regular monthly sailing from Hong Kong direct to San Fran cisco, thence to Puget Sound ports, will be maintained

ESCUDOS DECLINE,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

LONDON, March 14th,

Cheap Advertisement. Lord Hewart, mamming up, said it was common ground that some persoas put their heads together to get an advertisement for Mono- marks, and the scheme was that a It was announced recently that person whose name would attract the Columbia Pacific Shipping Com some attention should appear to pany have purchased the eleven bwaylaid on the highway and vessels operated in the Oregon that his bag containing valuables Oriental Line sorvice, from the. A feature of the exchange market should disappear. After the in

United States Shipping Board, and the continued offering of Portu aident had received the necessary that they have alex been appoint guese excudos, presumably on din publicity the bag was to be recovered General Agents of the Oceanic appointment at the failure of the ed by reason of the monemark at & Oriental Navigation Company on negotiations. The rate fell to tached to it. It was nothing more who have bought the ships oper or less than a prank for a cheap ated in the American Australia. advertisement that people, when Urient Line. they understood at merely shrug ged their shoulders at

It would not have been ear prizing," proceeded his lordship: if, when you had heard the evidence Mr. Hedges gave in the box, you (the jury) had intimated that you were of opinion that he Lord Hewars observed that after

under.twopence.

By the acquiesion of these AMERICA'S POPULATION. agencies, the Cohubis Paculic Shipping Company will be able to maintain a regular weekly, siling from Hong Kong direct for San Francisco, fortnightly to Fortiand, Ore, and monthly to Los Angeles and Puget Sound ports,

ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 190 MILLION.

· [XKUIKA'S AMERICAN SERVICE])

WASHINGTON, March 14th. Althouse at Federal census

Goods will be landed here

the contrary six hours before arrival of the Steamer PATRONI

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to Fire Instrance will be effected

to effected by must be left. in

us in any case what

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the Glodowns for examination. Consignees, and the Company's surveyor.

Mesirs, Gonnaain & Dovozás üb·10 km: on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period.

All Claims against the Steamer murt to the Undersigned on or they will

• PIORODIES April, 1928, or

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No Claims will be admitted after the": Goods have left the Godown, MAUKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.:

Hong Kong, 15th Max: 1928 (6010

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of Oplum, Treasure, and Valuabina. are bing anded and stored into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf wad Godown Go, Ltd, Kawloon, whence Delivery

obtained immediately

en ding w does not occur before 1930, the CenAll Claims must be sent in force.com"

before sne Bureau estimates that the 1928, or they will not be recognized. population of the United States on Damaged

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C. July lat. will be 180,000,000, am in the

the Kowloon Chess Club. He has Florida, shows the largest gain. wan ten matches out of eleven, Be

the 23rd March,

will be examined by Barveyors, MistzE. in the · presence

5 of the Conngnees at 10 am, on

Tuesday the 20th March, 1928.

Office from chambers of commerce,

Federation of British

Mr. name there appeared tries, bankers, skippers, mine letters indicating his association SIR HENRY POLLOCK WINS owners, the Corporation of Lloyd's, with a number of well-known

CHESS TOURNAMENT. and other commercial bodies.

learned societies "You may There we have a complete com- think," he remarked, that it is of commercial opinion, he intolerable that societies calling said.

themselves feared should, for has won the Colony's chess chamorease of 14 per cent, over the ce- Goddard Bir William suggested the in- payment of a sosli contribution, monship tournament promoted by sus of 1990. clusion in the Bill of a clause pro-annually, be prepared to confer on viding that Parlament bould pass any person what ought, to be the a resolution before an Order in honoriffe: title of fellow. And, losing only to CM, Bequeira Council fizing the date of Easter when you see co tas title page cf (holder, 1993 and 1997). Bequeira was made. This will give Farlin hook or a menu card at a din. and D. E Carvalho, who have to ment a further chance to discuss her an enumeration of such letters, meet esth other for the position of the proposal after approaches have obtained in the Circumstances, you runner-up, have each lost two been made to the Bee of Rome and might think he mat be an imposto matches. to other Governments. ELA for he would not have put them

On this nuderstanding Bir Henry there are part Siesser withdrew his amendment to eject the Bill, and it was rood second time without a division.

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SELFIELD, Feb 2nd

THE CEYLON RAILWAY COLLISION.

TWENTY-SIX. FATALITIES,

(THROUGH KRUTER'S AGENCY.}

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Without Leaving the box, the jury found for the defendants, and other police officers and Mr. Mit judgment was entered accordingly. 'chel Hodges, was at Bavoy court

- Colosso, March 14th with costa A when there was a knock at the

Mr. Hilary Colin Edgell did not door. It was opened by Mr. Mit In the Ceylon railway disaster,

arrived from BREMEN, HAM proceed with ina claim against the chell Hedges, and he (Inspector when the Galle-Colombo BUG And Parth, Consignees of Garga newspaper and it was dismissed Canning) heard Him say: Come was involved in a head-on collision are hereby notified that their Cargo in [without, cost.

in Mr.Autor... Arsold then went | with Any passenger train, sever be the Hong Kong & Kowloom into the sitting TOOLS

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ARRESTS AT MR. HEDGES' FLAT.

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OROBTAIN 21,000

A little later at four officers en- mia victime dave since died, while a tered the room. He mud to the great tuany more sphered injuries, men;-;"""" 1 air a police officer, and

in consequence of what has been.

fold to me about your viel to Mr. HINKLER'S SPLENDID RE

Mátóhell Hedges' rooms on Sun- day afternoon and of your est

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A girl of about 20 riding, in a Sheffield trama-car from Mällhouses to the city to-night found herself offered the choice of standing up or getting off because her skirt was too short

Her skirt was shorter than most George Amald worn today, and two women mit brook-street, Pim ting opposite her apparently made James Macallan, complaint about it to the conduegiaser, of Dermination tor. Be approached the girl, and West Hampstea after saying something about berat Bow street Police C 2617kirt told her either to stand-up or with attempting to ol

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road that he pays the sum of £1,000 you of the historic single-handed flight

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laxiled at their risk into: the Gam

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to Restpasmcance will be

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Godown for examination

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