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NO CONTRABAND IN SOLD FORGED BANK CORRESPONDENCE.

FISH.

CHARGE AGAINST EURO-

·PEAN IN SINGAPORE,

The necessity for the examina- tion by revenue officers of cargo and luggage brought into Singa pore was stressed on August 15, when Mr. Bert Bolter was charged. with obstructing an Indian, revenue. officer in the discharge of his duties at the Tanjong Pagar examination station!

The case was beard by Mr. G. T Peall, acting Criminal District Judge!

5.50

NOTE.

CHINESE FALLS INTO POLICE TRAP.

$100 FOR $38.

While standing at the doorway of this shop at 55 Laichikok Road

[For obrious remains, the identity of his correspondente must be known to the Editor, All letters intended jor publication must be accom panied by the name' and address of The writer, not for publication, un- les so desired, but as evidence of good faith. Gerrespondents who do not give this information will hot ses their letters in print,--ED.:]

on the evening of August 5, a build- | WHAT IS WRONG WITH ---- ? ing tontractor was approached by

carpenter who stated that" a friend of his wanted to sell a forg- ed: $100 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank note, A Chinese detective happened to pass by and overheard

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG DAILY PRESS."]

S-I expected better. things of

the conversation. After the carpen-Mirfield," and his letter which

appears in your issue of to-day only goes to prove how wrong first im- pressions can be....

In his evidence Mr. I. C. Mager had left, the detective told the Millon, head of the Singa-.

would-be buyer that he was laying stal. pore Preventive Service,

a trap for the seller and asked at ed. that

Од p.m.

him to buy the note for him. August 14 he was on duty at the

When the carpenter and the set- East Wharf when he received à telephone message from Assistant er came back about a quarter of Supervisor Kennedy and proceeded an hour later, the contractor told ject with an open mind, and what

note and asked the price. After some bargaining the bank note was eventually sold for 336. As the so-

"I gathered from his former letters:

that he was approaching his sut

written in all sincerity. Now that he has appeared in his true colours, there is nothing more to be said

on my part.

to the Tanjong Pagar examination them that he wished to buy the bank I said in my letter yesterday was station. Here he saw the accused, his father and Kennedy, who ex plained the trouble. He suggested to Mr Bolter that he should apololer was leaving the shop he was ar gise to Kennedy, but he declined rested by the detectivo who had hidden himself during the transac to do so and he was charged.

tion. Supervisor Kennedy stated that

When taken to the police station the accused and another man çame to the examination phod with five the man told the police that a friend of his had given him tho packages but refused to allow them to be examined. The accused was forged bank note, and as a result another Chinese appeared at the abusive and witnces cautioned him, Kowloon Magistracy yesterday to tone of his letter that the state- The packages were eventually ex-gether with the first accused.

amined but no contraband was found. The accused returned later

with his father who was also abusive and asked to sea a European of cer. The packages contained fish.

Mr. Bolter stated that on the afternoon in question he went to the wharves with his clerk and took from delivery of five cases of fish. the godown and obtained a Har- bour Board pass. It was nearly five o'clock and he was in a hurry to get the fish into cold storage as they would get bad. While near the examination shed a revenue officer

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Evidence of forgery was given by Mr. C. W. E. True of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank whe

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good forgery, but the general ap pearance and the tracing were more crude, than a genuine note. The figures "8100 were one fourth of an inch shorter than that of a real one and in addition there was no hill on the left hand corner of the picture,

Defendant's Story:

The first defendant made a state-

In passing, however, I would point out to "Mirfield" that the only person who can decide whether

cussion going on in your columns or not I can take part in any dis is you, Mr. Editor,

Pcan quite understand from the

ments contained in my letter cane as a bit of a jolt " to a mari of "Mirfield's" mentality, but, as I said before, I thought I was dealing with a different type of man. My apologies are due to John Blunt for coupling his name with that of “Mirfield.”

As regards the meaning of "Catholicity," I would remind your correspondent that, having been born a Catholic, I do not require to look up a Greek lexicon to find out, the meaning of the word.

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shouted out to him and he stopped ment in which he said that he pick-Romanist (c) an Anglican is any bis car. He explained to Kennedyed the forged bank note in the thing but Christian," all I can say is Fudge! Really I cannot.re- that he was in a hurry and asked street. He took it to the carpenter to be allowed through as the fish had to be put in cold storage be- fore five o'clock," at which time the Fresh Food, Co., would be closed.

was very abrupt in his mancer and ordered him to take down the cases. As they were heavy witness asked for assistance, but this was refused. Eventually the cases were taken down and ex- amined after considerable delay. He admitted that he spoke in a loud voice as he was in a hurry, but denied being abusive or object ing to examination.

who told him that it was a for-ply to absurdities like that.

My thanks are due to "John gery. He then suggested destroy- ing it, but the carpenter told him Blunt" for his kind remarks in MR. T. ST. J. BEILEY ALSTON

AND MISS ID. FRANKLIN. that a friend of his was in the regard to my letter, and of course with him that our clergy habit of buying forged notes. They agree then went to the building contracare in many cases anything but is to tor who bought it for 838 He was faultless-the individual

blame for that, not the religious arrested while learing the shop.

system.

In discharging the accused, his

Honour said that he had to realise that every scrap of cargo had to be examined by revenue officers as there was so much smuggling go ing on these days. The accused, said his Honour, had no real in tention of offending" but was ignor ant.

TROUBLE AT SINGAPORE FACTORY.

SEQUEL TO WAGE. REDUCTION.

His Worship: "I don't think there is enough evidence against the second defendant, sa the only evidence against him was made by the first accused and therefore he will be discharged."

Addressing the first defendant his worship remarked that it was a very serious case although the defendant did not utter the bank. note. He attempted to sell it and it meant that somebody else was going to utter it later on.

Defendant was sentenced to four months' hard "labour.

TRAFFIC CASES.

NO REAR LIGHT ON MOTOR- CYCLE.

Mr. G. R. Payne 36 summoned before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at Cen-

However, I think "John Blunt " will agree with me when I say that the fault in question-if fault it is namely, the absence of the Anglican Church leaders from the Colony so often and for so long can not be imputed to the loosi Roman Catholic clergy-Yours, etc

CATHOLICUS.

Hong Kong, August 22.

UNIVERSITY GRANT:

DONATION FROM CHINESE CHAMBER.

A letter from the University to The marriage between Mr.

the Chinese Chamber was read at Thomas St. John Beilby Alston, only son of the late Right Hon. a meeting of members of the latter Sir Beilby F. Alston (a former body yesterday, asking if the Cham Minister at Peking) and of Lady her would make their usual grant Alston, and Miss Ivy Dorothy of $1,000 to the funds of the Univer Franklin, the younger daughter of sity

Mr and Mrs. W. E. Franklin, The Chairman, Mr. Li, Yick Mai, of Buenos Aires, took place on July said that he felt the Chamber ought 17, at St. Paul's Church, Knights to continue the donation which they had been making for some years. This view was endorsed by: all present and the grant was duly approved.

bridge.

The bridgegroom had two best men, the Marquess of Donegall and Mr. Desmond Lysaght,

The bride, who was given away

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG by her father, wore a simple gown

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of white satin. The front of the fitting bodice was decorated with a large diamond brooch and the back of the skirt formed a long Court train. Exqinsite Frussels

HUNDRED YEAR OLD MOTHER.

LITTLE GIRL'S CLAIM IN COURT.;

The Singapore police were called tral Magistracy yesterday for riding bean going on in your column which was secured by a wreath of Lindsell yesterday with hawking

to Mr. Tan Kah Kee's factory in Sumbawa Road last week owing to the demeanour of a crowd of about 500 men which had collected...

The incident was a sequel to the action taken recently by Mr Tan Kali Koe who employs about 3,000 men, in reducing wages by ten per cent, owing to the present de pression M

Just before midnight about 500 men collected outside the factory. (They included some workmen, but the great majority were outsidert It is believed that Communist agitators were present, and & nam ber of leaflets were found

The police were sent for, and Mr. Oakshott, A.8.P. and Inspector

of constables. Mr. Gavi, the C.P.O, went to the factory shortly afterwards.

ther.

SI-If one who is not a Anglican or Catholic may be allowed to express opinion on the

When charged before Mr. R E interesting discussion which has Foint lace formed her long veil, orange blossom, and she carried a

vegetables without a license, & 10- a motor-cycle without a properly during the past few days, I would shest of arum litics and white hea-year-old Chinese girl said that ahe trimmed and bgated rear light like to say bow shocked I was to The defendant pleaded guilty and your correspondent" "Mirfield"

had to support her aged-mother. Miss Anne Macdonald and Mas but explained that it was not his

What is your mother's age machine and that at the time of telling another writer that he was ter Kenneth Anderson, Miss Diana the offence, he was merely giving untruthful!.

and Miss Patricia Pearce, walked his Worship asked. hand-in-hand behind the bride, and Defendant My mother is a hun it & trial. Three or four minutes

there were six grown-up bridesdred years old. hefore he was stopped, the light. had been on. It went out because

maids-Miss Luck Alston, Miss

His Worship: You were born the wire had frayed on the mud guard and, had become disconnect

Rosita Franklin, Miss Marian Bayne, Miss Cora Rushdon, Misa when your mother was 901 ed.)

leen Allan. Nora Macdonald, and Miss Kath The girl, did not ply and was

remanded on bail of 88, the Magis The hittin girls dresses of white trate directing the prosecut organdi muslin had long frilled Police Officer to bring up one skirts, with bow at the back, and the parents. sleeveless bodices, and their poke bonnets to match were trimmed with scarlet and green flowers. The small boy was dressed in white satin. trousers and a white shirt, frilled with chiffon, and a posy of cream roses was fastoned at his waist, With graceful Jong frocks of white chiffon, the grown-up maids wore swathed head-dresser of silver tisstic, and carried sheaves ef scarlet roses. The little girls had Victorian postes of red roses and white heather. S

Mirfeld "ays there never was any love, lost between the Anglican and Roman Churches, but I seem to have read somewhere in the The prosecuting officer intimated course of my reading that Chris that when the defendant told him tians are supposed to love one. an. that the light had bean on, he felt other and be forgiving even to their it and found it was cold 1.

Fined $5.

enemies not that I want to suggest that the Anglicats and Romans are

Mirfold's

Owner Absent.

Farquharson arrived, with a number A summons against a chauffent enemies, although

for driving a pube vehicle without letter certainly gives me the im, the permission of the owner was pression that they are, but perhaps withdrawn owing to the absence of

I am wrong. The crowd was dispersed with the owner Mr. Horace Lo was in out any trouble developing and | Court for the defendant, Police remained on the scene all,

night

At any rate, I am very surprised to learn the statement that Roman

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NEW GUILD WANTED

Employees of Chinese teahouses, When a putte driver was sum. Catholics regard Anglicans as any

whose guild had been recently pro scribed as illegal by the local. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE moned for parking his car on the thing but Christians. Is this the

authorities, have written to the pavement at the junction of Caine case? Perhaps one of your readers

Chinese Chamber of Commerce ask- old and Ladder Street, he plead will be good enough to amor me At a largely attended receptioning tot body board date ed not go through for fist me semeno per Tede fark Hotel Trong phones to preval on the auth Rendall

on this point, which is very: 127. Alter hearing the evidence of teresting to me as a student in a Sergeant Goldsmith, who stated small way of religions. Yours, etc. that all four wheels were on the pavement, Mr. Bendall withdrew

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his plea and admitted the offencel A fine of 5 was imposed.

CONFUCIAN

Kowloon, August 22,

those present beride, the members tice to permit them to commence s

f the two families were:Major new guild General Bir Alfred and Lady Knox, Lady Aglen, Lady, Hart, Mr. A. T. Anderson, and Mr. Eric Rice

It was stated that unemployment. was rife amongst them and the need- at some sort of central protective association war Teenly felty find