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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1929.

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COLONEL'S “WARNING” TO DEFENDING

MAJOR.

"THIS COURT GIVES YOU LATITUDE, BUT

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C.O. REFUSED COPY OF JUDGE ADVOCATES STATEMENT.

'BUMPY" PASSAGES IN K.O.S.B. COURT MARTIAL.

A request for a copy of the Judge Advocate's notes made by Lleat.Col. Comyn, the Officer Commanding the 2nd Battn., K.O.S.B., was refused by the Court at yesterday's sitting of the Court Martial upon Major Oglivy who is facing charges of Degligence while acting as President- of the Regimental Institute,

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The Court consists of Colonel H. A. Stewart, D.5.0., 0.B.E., (President), Lieut.-Qol, H. V. Vernon, M.G. (3/15 Punjab Regiment), Major A. Oreery, M.C. (Royal Artillery), Major. R. H. E. Bennett, M.G. (Somerset Light Infantry) and Major J. B. Taylor (Somerset Light Infantry). The Judge Advocate is Mr, Somerset Fitzroy and the prosecuting officer Major H, W. E. Armitage, M.C. (Royal Artillery). The defending officer is Major E. G. Miles; D.3.C., M.Q. (K.0.S.B.).

COLONEL COMYN AND THE PRESS REPORTS.

was $20.10. He found it to be $17.6. So far as he knew, his rate of valuation was the same as that enlculated before. He had satisfied himself that the P.R.I. was respon sible for the items and for them being included the balance sheet.

At-yestrelay's sitting the Court was closed almost framediately after it had opened. When the Cours re- sumed, the President said that it had been closed to consider whe ther Licut-Cul Comyn should be allowed to remain as

asportator. He said that the Court ruled that

He found cash transactions in the Lieut. Col. Conyn should not be P... netnunt which were account; present under Paragraph 81 of Rulesed for in the ordinary cash book. and Procedure.

Writ &

There was no petty cash account or postage account:

cash when witness took over duties Corp. Hendry was handling the

as P.R.I About three weeks after he took over, he issued orders to Coral. Hendry that he (witness) would take charge of all ensh.

Licut. Col. Comyn, then asked whether he could have a copy of the statement taken by the Judge Advocate, the President replying that he could see the newspapers..

Licut.-Col. Comyn: It is very in- accurately reported in the papers.

Lieut.-Col Comyn later made a

After the tilfin adjournment, further remark, towards the Press Major Lake said that receipts were ..table, which

not distinction separate forms and not as he Beard. He was understud to say I had said. He was also prepared that his previous remark was not

to say that he checked the receipts intended to be personal.

With regard

and made out the lists for October Lieut.-Colonel

pay. Comyn's request for a copy of the

A Mistake Admitted. Judge Advocate's statement.

the Court declined in give the stuto-

President: Are your statements ment. Mr. Somerset Fitzray paint correct about Noveinher'? ed out that the Convening Officer was always supplied with a copy,

Lieut.-Col Comyn then left the Court.

Bad Acoustic Properties.

tion at the Press have been In passing, it may be well to men- severely handicapped all through by the bad acoustic properties of the coate in which the Court is sitting.

Major Lake continued his evi- dence. He produced as an exhibit a bill from Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd., which he said he received on November 1 or 9.

Witness: As I admit I was, wrong about October I ennnot be sure about the receipts for November's payments. They are all entered on asheet.

that this system was brought into President: "All you can say is force on December 31 1

Witness: I had it in use in November. I can find out. I would not like to swear about November though.

Can you say definitely that this wits the only system you worked on. "that you paid the mer and they

signed loose receipts -Yes.

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The system in force before gave witness difficulty in auditing the accounts and they could never have been thoroughly checked without seeing the company accounts as well as the accounts of the P.R.I.

President Didn't you appreciate that at the time -No, it never oth eurred to me.

A FUGITIVE'S COMPLAINT.

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HONG KONG ON 11TH JUNE, 1929, «

Fox ANTWERP,LONDON, GIBRAL TAR, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

The extradition proceedings agalust Ip Tim who is wanted by the Chinese authorities for alleged robbery and kidnapping in Tse Kam Village were continued be fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton ሲኒ Central Magistracy yesterday..ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-

Mr. Hin Shing Lo represented

fugitive and Mr. LR Andrewer the Crown.

the

named Vessel are hereby, informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THE Mis in the Hong Kong Godawa ind Kowloon Wharf and Company's Godowna at Kowloos, where sach Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery cas obtained as the Goods are landed.

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Uption Goods will be landed here nalese Instructions have been given to the contrary Six hours before arrival of the Steamer.

At former hearings, it had been alleged that the fugitive after his arrest at Au Tau was taken to a photographer's shop at En Long where his photograph (showing him handcuffed) was taken and later sent to the country for the purpose of facilitating the fugi. tive's identification. His Worship 12 say one whatever.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by

had ordered the Police to make the

alading date of arrival, -

Goods not cleared within 8 days, in:

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fullest investigation possible into Godown Packages must be left in the

the care and Mr. Andrewes now

announced that the Police were satisfied that there was nothing in it."

The personnel at the photogra- pher's shop at. Un Long. said Mr. Andrewes, comprised a No. 1 and foki. The No. 1 had absconded from the Colony. He was with C.D.I. Reynolds Satisded With Duties.

the previous Major Miles: Do you agree that night but as there was no legal

means of detaining the man the system on which the old audit was allowed to go and be bad It was certainly not. boards worked was the hat best 1-made himself scarce.

Do you now feel satisfied that you carried out your duties to the best of your ability-Yes.

Do you recollect ever seeing a Commanding Officer visit an Audit Board 1--No.

According to the custom "of the regiment, was that book, C.O.1, the proper book in which the Board made its remarks to the Command ing Officer and was it the custom for the Commanding Officer to nete any observation in the book and issue instructions Yes.

accordingly

he

Mr. Andrewes added that the i was sent to Mr. Hin Shing Lo's house

The owner of the photographer's shop had produced to the Police a book which showed that there was no one who was photographed in the shop with handcuffs,

for examination by the Coo-

the signees, and Company's Surveyors, Meara, GooDan DODOLA, at 10. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period,

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Fox SEATTLE, VANCOUVER" AND VICTORIA YA JAPAN Mr. Hin Shing Lo informed the Court that the Joki was sent to are requested to take Delivery of Flour, him in the company of a European and Lumber Shipraents as soon as the Sergeant. The man had made a

Vessel is ready to discharge and are statement to the effect that some hereby notified that if their Lighters are time about March 13 last he had not placed alongside the Steamer a developed six copies of, a photo-required, their Shipments will be die graph of a man who was bandcuff charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, at ed. The faki had added that is also at their risk and expense and their expense, where the Cargo will was not present when the photos

subject to the Terms and Conditions of Have you ever discussed with the

were taken. Commanding Officer the question of..

Mr. Hamilton observed that he Storage at Holt'a Wharf, Steamer will

commence Discharge on the 13th Ju

Jesired, he could write a letter Terms and Conditions of Storage at auditing the Company Private Ac-as doubtful if the photograph in-

General Cargo will be disobarged into counts 7-Quite.

cident was of any value as he was recently. Within

"Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lis not trying the man. If Mr. Lo at Consignees' risk and subject to the etating the details which his Wor-Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready ship might consider when making for Delivery from. the Godown on and recommendations to His Excellency after 13th Jan the Governor.

Encartain!

the last three weeks or a fortnight. As recently as that 1-Within the last fortnight.

Not since the Court assembled 1- It might have been the beginning of last week.

"IF I said that on June 7, only last Friday, the following statement was made by the Commanding Officer, "I cannot recall ever having dis used the question of keeping or auditing these accounts with any of my officers," do you still adhere to 10.15 in the morning when we dis- cussed it.

The Defence.

June,

All broken, chafed and damaged Good are to be left in the Godowns, where thay will be oramined on any Tuesdays and de-Fridays oetween the hours of 10.45 4.1. and Noor, within the Free Storage period.

Further evidence for the fence was then called. One wit

ress stated that he was a member

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the last order for goods to P.R. duties in October, 1925. He con- what" you just said 1-It was about They were stationed at Ling Wan

With regard to another account, he said that he wrote to the Cawn- pare Woollen Mills and asked for a statement of their account, which was from 1920 onwards and which related to hose tops. The date of was in December, 1927. The last payment made by the P.R.I was December 5, 1997; The amount whown as outstanding on the ac- count was rupees 565,, annas 14

Witness said he wrote to Gale,

Cross-examination Begun, Cross-examined by Major Miles, witness said he received na ordets from the C.D. to take over P.R.I.'s sulied with accused who told him that the C.O., said accused might just as well carry on whils he was on leave and that he would take over, the job, himself with be return- ed.

I take it from that that you knew

and Polden at the end of 1028 be quite well that, as soon as the cause they had written a letter call C.O. came back, accused was going in the P.R.L's attention to the fact i that there were outstanding bills on leave 1-Yes.

At the time accused made the statement, did it surprise you?- 1, very much indeed.

due.

Witness wrote for a detailed ac count and received it at the end of February this year. Two items due from the P.R.1. were £18.15.0 for Pay-Yes.

Were you in command of B Com

What morning 1-I was not sure. Quite recently.

Where did it take place 1-I can- not remember,

President: Surely you can "re member whether it was the day on which Col. Comyn gave evidence- I cannot be sure whether it was before the 7th of June or not.

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Advice to Defending Officer!

Was it Judge Advocate: Friday on Saturday 1-1 cannot say

Major Miles: But Col. Comyn

Judge Advocate: If you confine "yourself, Major Miles to the

200 short histories on July 5, 1927, id you, as a result of the state-side and £9.7.6 for 1,000 permanentment, go and see the Commanding passes on September 15, 1027. The Officer about it? Can you recollect "sintement also included items of a Inter period.

Newspaper Bills.

Major La-said he also received a bil from the South China Mon-

ing Post for papers supplied by

order

the date -No.

Had the Commanding Officer left I think he had. I am almost certain he had left. Yes. It was immediately after.

Had you any reason to doubt the truth of the statement -Nine

His Commanding Officer."

the P.B.I.. the total whatever. amount being 2101.60. Witness'a You decided to take over 1- attention was drawn to this account Yes. at the beginning of January, 1999. He had satisfied himself that the bills should have been shown as a liability in the balance sheet up to September, 1923. The bills were cot included in the balance sheet.

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es and not so much to dis-

at

the

of the personal bodyguard of Com maader Chow Chi Keung, and that the defendant was also member of the same bodyguard.

Mountain in Fukien material period.

Another witness was called who Etated that the witness for the prosecution who called himself Lo of Lo at all and that the man's Wah was not a member of the clan

real name was Yeung Yuk

After Detective Inspector Rey- nolds had given formal police evidence regarding the alleged photograph of the fugitive, the hearing W18 adjourned until Friday afternoon when Counsel for defence will address the the Court.

Major Miles Who orders these

Witness: I don't know? It was before my time.

How many papers were due 1-I had no record in my of

saw.

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CTI ing the evidence of witnesses. papers we shall probably get along must more quickly. You can leave things a little more to the discretion of the Court and you must not forget the position of the witness, Major.

Major Miles: Very well, Sir.

When you took over, you could President: You understand, Major to show that accused knew these find no trace of any correspondence Miles, that the Court gives you bills were outstanding --There was plenty of latitude but, at the same

no correspondence at all that I time we would like to draw your attention to this regulation! (hand-

A Registered Letter.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods ing witness a red-covered book).

are to be left in the Godowns, where The first intimation that you re- Major Miles (standing): Yes, Sir. To Witness: How did you firstceived that this other bill from Gale they will be examined on any Tuesdays

and

Fridays between the hours of discover thera were outstanding and Polden was outstanding was a bills 1--The first big bill which did letter dated December 13, 1928 1 20.45. nd Noor within the Free not appear on the balance sheet letter about the middle of Novem- Goods have left the Vessel's Godown, Before that I had a registered

Storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the as I was second-in-command to him which I received was the Hong

Kang Amusements bill and this I ber and I sent them a draft. 1 and all Goods remaining undelivered Judge Advocate: Is that what received through the accused vid have no record of any previous after the 18th June, will be subject to you took to be your orders to take the Commanding Officer..

letters having been sent to the

Hert P.R.L's ofce.

At the time the statement was maile was the accused your Com manding Officer or not -Yes,

Do you recollect any further con- versation with accused, as your Big Discrepancies.

Commanding Officer, relative to this Witness went on to say that he at the time Yes. I said that I had not been able to trace any thought I ought to take over P.R.1. previous correspondence relating to these bills, as no correspondence and he agreed. was filed and such papers as there were, were in a muddle.

At the time, he took over the over?--Yes. P.RI. there was no account of the stock. Later, he discovered there was a book purporting to contain an account of the stock. This book was inaccurate.

An Unanswerable question. Major Miles: Don't you agree that the value of the hosetops in the store are about the same as the bill for the hosetops which you this outstanding Yes.

None whatever 7--No.

Were there any goods shown in that bill other than these for the P.R.I. No.

Did you not say there were goods for the officer's mess 1-No. You ou have no record of their bay-have not got me quite night.

Have you a copy of the register- ing been taken on stock by the

ed letter 1-Not here. P.R.I. himself.-No.

Major Miles: Do you know whe- ther or not a regimental order wea published to the effect that you had taken over duties of P.I.1.1-I don't remember that. Witnes checked the stock some You could not have operated the time after and said that, so far as accounts ever before because you he knew, no new supplies of hose had never acted as P.B.I.-No. tops, permanent passes, silk stock- ings, and button and titles had been received between September 30, 1928, and the date he made his check. For the period from Sep- Board in 1927 and the first and last--as-PRI.1-None at all.

Had you ever examined these ac- counts before 7-Yer, as a member. of the Audit Board."

on the Audit When I

Was

The Audit Board.

tember 30 to October 10, he bused quarter of 1028. bis answer on the records. From October 19 onwards, he was per- sonally in charge,

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Have you any reason to believe that bills for the newspapers had been previously issued to accused

Were there any items other than those for the P.R.I. -The letter was addressed to the P.R.I.

Are you aute 3-I think so. As P.R.I., in your balance sheet President: Try and be sure for the quarter ending December 31, Major Miles: Might not the 1928, did you show any outstand original bill have been sent to the Explaining the duties of the regi- ing bills due to the South China Officers' Mess instead of the P.B.I. The value of hose tops was shown mental audit board, witness said Morning Post-I haven't a copy of Have you any proof to the con

trary None. as 85.06, whereas he put the value the P.R.I always handed over the the balance.

Do you remember off-hand 1-Í Were other branches of the regi at $357. The value of the per-accounts to the other two members

ment dealing with this firm at that manent passes was shown as $130, for audit. The P.R.I could answer

Was there any real reason why time Yes. questions but could not take part whereas he found it to be $65.79.

in the audit.

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Virtanenbudsresan had his dutifs deuteranding bladan kantha WR MEEL. Paid ATX The value of the silk stockings as a member of the board explain-

Judge Advicate-I don't think money to the South China alorning was shown as $27.76. He found it ed him by anybody, including the the witnese could possibly answer Post-It appears not. to be 8107.30 and as regards the President of the Court. He had that question.

The Court then adjourned until this morning. buttons and titles the value shown never checked stock prior to 1929.

cannot.

(Continued on next Column),

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