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Bolton.-At Bolton, John Taver. | COUNSEL'S SMART RETORT ner, 41, ehartered accountant, was charged with stealing £2,807)

IN BANK CASE. the money of the Bolton Infirmary, and was remanded in custody.

Seaham.-Lord Londonderry at Seaham Harbour presented certifi estes and silver crosses from the Boy Scouts' Association to Your Scouts for gallantry in life saving at Seaham Harbour in March.

Colchester-Having had very little rain since October, the 800 in habitants of Keadby, a "Trentside village, are almost entirely without Drinking water has to be brought to the village in the tenders of railway engines.

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SUMMING-UP AND VERDICT TO-DAY,

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The whole of the seventeenth day's proceedings yesterday in the Government action against the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank for the recrediting of $260,000 on the ground that payment was made on alleged forged Treasury cheques, was occupied by the final address to the jury by Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C., counsel for the prosecution.

JOHN GILBERT AND RENEE ADOREE.

ley OUR FILM CRITIC.)

The film "The Cossacks" bas been made from Telstol's novel of the same same, and presents a rapidly moving picture of violence and bloodshed. It seemed to me to be one of the few films which are a good argument in favour of talking pictures. Perhaps it would be in- Enfield.-Leonard Wright, no, a director of the Ponders End Flour

tolerably noisy, but the boisterous Mills, was fined £10, and ordered

action, which appears to be accom- to pay £1 1a. costs, at Endeld

panied by shouts, ear-splitting yells. Police Court for being drunk while

and bellowing laughter, seems some- in charge of a motor car. He was arrested after a collision with anther the cheques, were forged or not, how a little unconvincing enacted ather car.

the alleged participation of Tsang by silent shadows. More especially ...Broadstairs-While helping to On Wing, and whether Tsang and as quite a large part of the picture remove a motor-car from a burn Cheung knew that the cheques had consists of hand to band rough and ing garage

at Reading-street, Broadstairs, Frank Thomas Hae been fraudulently extracted from tumble ighting in the half dark. kett, aged about 32, a grocer's the books. The outstanding facts Sitting in the orderly and silent

WAD overcome by the fames of burning rubber and died

assistant.

.

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"SLIGHT ERROR OF JUDGMENT."

DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE.

In connection with the eoth Birth-

and the Diamond Jubilee Endow- ment Fund, the following donations have been paid or promised:-- Mr. Lee Thiam Seng (For-

21083)

were the theft of 60 cheque forms,spectorium of the Queen's I felt as AERODROME TOO SMALL? day Appeal and Commemorations, "in the street.

three of which were admittedly nightmare were passing before my if the images of a halt remembered Glasgow.-A

the disputed cheques, and the three eyes, rather than as if I were living grey skate of exceptional size, which was cappoints in Mr. Black's signature ca for the moment in a Cossack village. tured in a ced net at Balloch Bay, the disputed cheques and which penac debarred the director of the I suppose that the question of ex- Millport, Firth of Clyde, has been sent to the Natural History De could not be found in a single orchestra From giving an accompani partment of the Royal Scottish genuine cheque out of 16,000.

ment from "Prince Igor Museum, where a cast in natural

might, with the assistance of the colours is being prepared.

organ, have invested the picture with more life.

Londen. Mrs. Mary Ann Turn periny, of Wandsworth-road Ciap- ham, was at Wandsworth County Court awarded £400 compensation in respect of the death of her hus band following an injury to his finger while working for the Pro- jectile and Engineering Company, New-road, Battersea.

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Santa Fe-A national broad- casting, station has been opened at La Paz, Bolivia, but so far resuits have not been very good owing to

Silence of the Tomb.. Mr. Jenkin had spoken of Tsang's silence and had described it as the silence of the tomb, but had left the vital facts untouched. The three disputed cheques were on stolen forms which in itself, would be a presumption of forgery. It was an amazing position that counsel for the defence could not provide an answer which would fit in with the theory of the genuineness of the

chequer,

technical difficulties and the inces sant electrical atorma in the Andes,

Why were eo cheques stolen Lausanne-It is announced that asked Mr. Potter. He went on to the condition of Misa Betty Coate, the schoolgirl whose skull, was say that his Lordship had supplied fractured in a motor accident near the answer in one of his questions Lausanne on Easter Monday, has that it would be inevitable that a so much improved that her com- plete recovery is now almost cer- forger would spoil some. Did it tain:

ed.

Milan. Signor Grandi, the Italian Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, arrived at Durazzo on from Bari in the light cruiser Brindisi, which was escort ed by Italian destroyers. Signor Grandi, is on an official visit to Albania.

which

However, the talkies" are not wet for Hong Kong, and The silent film. Cossacks"

mast be judged as ณ

John Gilbert, Eenée Adorée, and roles and all play well. Terrence is Ernest Torrence have the leading the leader of a

The inquiry held at Kowloon Magistracy into the deaths of three Chinese who were killed following an aeroplane accident outside the Kai Tack Aerodrome on April 27. was concluded yesterday.

One of the aeroplanes which had

the Duke of Gloucester on his de returned from escorting H.R.H.

Gilbert his son, who at the beH.M.S. Suffolk, overshot the boun- Cossack tribe, parture from Hong Kong on board poetic youth, and at the close ndary fence of the Aerodrome in ning of the picture is a dreamy fierce and boasting warrior. Renée landing and crashed into a Chinese Adorée plays the girl whom Gilbert matshed on the side, of the road. loves, after, his faehion. While the Cossack men are away fighting with Three Chinese who were nearby re their hereditory enemies, the Turks, ceived injuries from which they a young prince arrives in the village died. from Moscow, having been sent, by

bride. Naturally he chooses Miss the Czar to choose Cossack Mr." T. S. Whyte Smith was Adorée and trouble ensues when her menfolk return.

$1,000 Mr. Wee Tong Bo (For 1

OSA)

Mr. J. E. Joseph

1,000 Sir Robert Ho Tung.

1,000 Mr. Tia Mah Yan (Saigon) 1,000 Anonymous

5,000

1,000

The estate of the late Mr.

Chan Kai Ming

1,000

Mr. Wong Kam Fuk

500

Dr. B. C. Wong

250

Mr. B. Wong....

50

Mesars. Jardine, Matheson

&Co., Ltd.

500

Canton

Insurance

Office

250

The Hong Kong Fire Insur

ance Office

250

The Hon. Mr. B. D. F.

Beith

250

20

13,070

The

М. В. РАБСО

Vote.-82.000 of the above has

Cerober and was assisted by a jury been allocated to additional baild- empanelling Messrs. Leonard Yates | (foreman), G. B. Witchell, and A. gs. The following amounts have not all fit in with the Government's battle between Turks and Cossacks M. Silva. Inspector Phillips of the also been received for buildings:-

case † asked counsel.-

Kowloon City Police Stati a was in charge of the inquiry.

Mr. Lee Ian Pit (Formosa) $900 Mr. Lee Ian To (Formosa) Mr. Wee Chai Eng (For-

mosa)

Mr.. Wee Chai Gee (For-J

това)

Mr. Chan Wing Yung

Mr. Wong In Kai

Among the big scenes are a night which is as horrible as some of those in Intolerance ог **Ben Hur," and what I felt was an unnecessarily terrible and realistic scene in which Squadron Leader L.. G. Keeble. the hero and his father are "tor R.A.F. said that only one serious tured by the Turks after having fallen into their hands.

accident in landing had occurred pictures of rocky landscape, and That accident, however, was in no Against these are some wonderful since he had been at: Kai Tack. scenes of real beauty in the Cossack fairly accurate that village. The glimpses-probably way due to the size of the Aero-

thepicture drome. gives of Cossack life are most inter-

In No Danger. esting.

"The Cossacks" is a film to see, In comparison with others at though one which had better be Home it was bigger than some. He avoided, perhaps, by nervous people did not consider that people stand- who do not cure for scenes of

ing near the boundary feace were in any danger. There was only one be accordingly put on full throttle

Paris.-The Avenue du Bois de Boulogne in Paris, lending from Re submitted that if Tsang was the Arc de Triomphe to the Bois de

in the swindle" there Boulogne, ceased to exists as such

was no when the plates bearing its new need to steal ebeques. After re- name, the Avenue Foch, were affix-ferring to Tsang's education and 14 years in the Government service, counsel asked if the man's demean- our throughout the proceedings had been that of a hardened criminal, as was made out by the defence.

Had Tsang been in the swindle, why did he remain in Hong Kong with the prospect of arrest and conviction being inevitable 7 The jury was asked to believe that violence. Tsang wrote the cheques and still remained on the chance of being able to persuade the judge and jury cent is held in the United King- that the writing was a forgery.

Quebec.-According to the latest figures it appears that of the Com- mon stock of the Canadian Pacific Railway 42.91 per cent. is held in the United Kingdom and 17.50 per cerit. in Canadá, as against 33.06 per cent. held in the United States. Of the Preference stock, 98.37 per

dom.

Tsang's Writing,

Mr. Chan Shiu Yung

100

Mr. Hui See Fun

120

Mr. Kain Sze Chiu

100

Mr. George Chow Che Kung Mr. John Chow Che Ngai...

100

100

Total

81,520

chance of an accident of this nature!

in an attempt to'rise. He was too in every 10,000 landings.

low to turn, and both his passen- It was most remarkable that!

Witness was questioned by the gers, Sergecat Kent and . B. Tsang could go into the witness Jury on the run allowed by the Beld Gibbs said that to take off again It had been suggested by the de-box and bring forward 17 points of

was quite a feasible thing to do. Bombay-At Peshawar Field fence that in writing the Maw Fung difference which Dr. Shellshear had on landing and said that Lt. A. The pilot bad only two alternatives

admitted were points of great im- 0.

Watson who Marshal Sir William Birdwood, and C.S.P. cheques, Tsang had portance.

piloted theto run into the fence or attempt the Commander-in-Chief opened been trying to discover whether in blank why both the late further back than he did. Ten to say which was the right thing to

If cheques were signed machine, could have landed much to take off again. the new Lady Reading Provincial

I think it is almost impossible Hospital, built at a cost of nearly disguised handwriting would pass accept that the presence of Yeals aeroplanes could comfortably load do," said the Coroner. The speed Tsang's writing? Could the jury £50,000 on land given by the Mr Messer. If that was so it was handwriting peculiarities in the dis- together within five minutes of at which the plane landed has a Military Department with a conremarkable that no attempt was puted cheques tribution from the Municipality of

a mere coincid-

great, bearing on the question. On balf the expenditure.

made to disguise his writing on the

ence If so, it must be a miracle. the first machine.

preparing for landing, a 'plane we With regard to Mr. Messer's writ Jury Do you consider it dancara, travels at 10 m.p.h. and at three cheques.

ing, counsel for the defence had gerous for the machines to land so about 56 when about to touch the stated that "Do man born of

ground. Even after touching, it is.

ahead, the pilot had to think like. means; with the fence 200 yarda

with great speed. As far as I ear lightning and make up his mind

The Trick Theory.

..

see in this case, the error was" more an error of landing too far over. might have landed 200 yards fur- Squadron Leader Keeble said he ther back. I submit it was only slight error of judgment. A slight error of judgment in fight may have very serious consequences but the gravity of the consequences cannot be regarded as a measure of the responsiblity.

The Verdict.

Madrid-Captain Horacio Vás quez and Captain Lucio Luizaga," of the Bolivian Air Force, have left. Dealing with the theory of the woman but Mr. Messer could barn close to darkt"-No darger what still travelling at 45 m.p.h... That for Berlin with the intention of defence that the signatures were ob- ask "What man born of woman Witness agreed that there would

signed the cheques. Counsel would | ever. buying an aeroplane and flying from Berlin to La Paz, via Saville, tained by a trick, Mr. Potter said stole the cheques Of The be a far greater margin of safety Senegal, Port Natal (Brazil), and that it was killed by the fact that signatures appeared 1" (Laughter.) when the extensions take place. Rio de Janeiro. The Boliviano cheques were stolen..

After dealing with points in Mr... Government is contributing £10,000

Not a Messer's signature, Mr. Potter said He would suggest that in towards the cost of the venture. single thing had been suggested. that there were points on which a tature permission be refused for the

forger might trip up, and he bad. All that Yeo, had to do was to In Mr. Black's signature there were erection of high matsheds at this Ottawa-The Canadian Pacific Railway has applied for Parlia cater the witness-box and tell the three combinations which no trick spot. Witness said it was quite a mentary authority to constrnet 13 jury what the trick was, and the could produce, and added to that common thing for a plane to land new branches and extensions of a whole of the Crown' case would have there was the theft of the cheques and then suddenly take off again. total of 1,200 miles, and proposes collapsed Couple that with the j

Counsel quoted an extract from to begin work as conditions war theft of the cheques and forgery was A standard law book to show the Coroner Sains Up. rant, on 11 other branches and cx clear.

evidence of experts on handwriting tensions totalling 368 miles for If Mr. Jenkin had any trick should be accepted with more cau

Addressing the Jury, the Coroner which Parliamentary authority has to disclose, continued counsel, betion than that of expert evidence pointed out that it was their duty already been obtained,

would had done it before the pro-to belittle Dr. Shellabear, for whom deaths, and whether they considering returned a verdict of death by on other matters. He had no wish to give verdicts as to the cause of The Jury retired and on return- Berlin. It is officially announced secution witnesses at the Yeo trial.

The only suggestion which Mr. he had the greatest respect, but ed that there was gros negligence misadventure. They voiced an ex- that the deficit on the International Jenkin had been able to put forward Dr. Shellshear could only be des- on the part of any person cr per-pression of sympathy with the re Press Exhibition at Cologne last was that Mr. Masser and Mr. Black cribed as a young expert in hand-sons concerned... year is approximately 1,500,000m, signed cheques in blank. This was

slatives, with which the Corcher was (£75,000), apart from the cost of beastly suggestion," said Mr.

writing,"

The Coroner: There was a wrong pleased to associate himself. erceting the exhibition buildings Potter, and it had been denied by

"Change of Opinion.

impression in the Colony that the The Jury also found that Am which amounted to 18,000,000m,

Counsel referred to Dr. Shell- aerial escort accompanied H.M.S. error of judgment affected the (4900,000), which will be paid off the witnesses ca oath. If Mr. shear holding to one epinien at a Suffolk beyond Lysamoon Pass and landing and the pilot discovered

Messer or by the municipality at the rate of cheques in blank, as alleged, they opinion. He asked what value could to the Aerodrome it was too dark take off again.

anyone else signed certain time and then changing that that by the time the planes returned he had insuficient room. too late to £90,000 annually for 10 years.

deserved to be dismissed from the be attached to such evidence.

to effect a proper landing. This Berlin. Numerous

The Jury suggested the following Treasury at one hour's notice.. MP' According to Dr. Shellsbear, pen had been exploded as untrue by the rider to their verdict:-- tives af the Reichs Government, Messer's word had not been accept pressure in Taang's writing was not evidence. The flight had not gone. Prussia, German and

"That in the opinion of the foreign ed. It was a most serious charge existent at first. Yet they depend beyond Kowloon Bay and when Jury, although the extent of the univcrsities and Academies attend and had never been withdrawn, ed on this later to prove their case! they returned to the Aerodrome it Aerodrome is adequate for normal ed the opening of the' Harnack Mr. Potter dwelt at length on Mr. Potter, it closing, stressed was 6.40 pm, and it was not dark, purposes, the margin of safety is House" which is intended to be a handwriting points, prefacing with the importance of the case to although the light was beginning too small and the work of caten- modern guest-house for foreign the remark that he could not be the Treasury officials concerned to fail. Lt. Watson could see the ions should be accelerated as much scientista. Bituated in its own lieve that the art of forgery had and said that he would be surprised boundary fence clearly." spacious grounds, remote from the stood still and has made no ad-if the jury brought a verdict against

As possible.

ccelerated noise of the city, it contains avancement. He quoted a case at these gentlemen mice on ground in an attempt to land be that fights of a considerable num When Lt. Watson touched the They consider in the meantime, number of apartments, reading Home where 43 bills were forged one side was overwhelming. rooms, and a few larger halls where and the learned Judge held that the The case will be concluded to-day, was only about 200 yards from the ber of acroplanes for demonstr visitors may hold lectures or forgery was to good as to defy de- his Lordship announcing at the close boundary fence. He realised that tone should be avoided, as that. le mingle with their German col-tection,

of the prosecution address that the he would not be able to pull up and likely to attract people unnecessari leagues."

summing-up would not be lengthy. (Continued on next Column). ly to the Aerodrome.”

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