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Commons Approve Memorandum

(Special Air-Mall Service)

London, Feb. 9. Westminster-General approval of the latest Disarmament proposals of the Government, tempered by varicas degrees of distrust of the intentions of Germany.

Thus may be summed up the effect of that "candid examination" of the present state of the Disainia. uent problem to which the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, invited the House, to-day!

AMERICAN FINED

Case Concludes At

Magistracy

The case against William Arthur Tanner, Junior, for having falsely obtained the sum of $50 from Lane, Crawford, Ltd., on November 25 last by pretending he was au- thorised to collect it on behalf of the VR.C, was continued before Mr. Balfour yesterday.

Defendant was fined $150 and ordered to pay $40 amends to the complainants. He was given 24 hours in which to raise the money. Mr. EL J. Ainslie, of Lane. Crawford's giving evidence, sald he had known defendant for about twelve months. He recognised the bil from the Victoria Recreation He had signed it as being Club. 0. K in November. The bills were not passed for payment until he had signed them. Alten he had sigried them. he gave them to de- fendant. He did this because he He emphasised the stem predic-always handed back bills to the tion that if fforts to agree upon person who presented them to be Disarinaanent fail, we shall have to taken to the office. look to now armaments for our own safety.

Sir John himself was alanirably public candid anal as realist as Speaking can he

He did not paint the situation in bright colours. He held out hopes of an ideal future jet awhile.

The undertone of the speech, however, was vigorous, and in its energy not unhopeful. He assured the House that the Government would "riew with repugnance", r uttlement of the question which left Germany to equality of arms with out any general dísarmainent, and plmised that they world resist such a conclusion with all their might."

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Due to 'V.R.C. Replying to a question of the defendani, Mr. Ainslie said that when Tanner first came up for the advertisements, he considered he 3 authorised by the V. R. C. to ollect the money;

PROMISSORY NOTE CASE Two Sikhs Litigate

Harnam Singh of 8 Anton Street sued Massa Singh, money lender of 10 Queen's Road Central for re- turn of $800, being balance of money lent to the plaintif

Mr. Horace Lo, who represented his defence was defendant, said that the original agreement to pay back the deposit: in two in- stalments was farled by another agreement, made at plaintiff's re- quest, to pay the money back to monthly instalments of 850. · Al- ternatively, the promissory notes were invalid, and the claim was legal because plaintiff was not a registered money-lender and evi- dente would be brought to show that he lent money to another person.

Plaintif gave evidence that he Intended banking the money, but plaintiff called on him, and asked him for a loan and be nanded tim $1.000. The agreement then was to repay in two instalments, but as it was undated he later asked Massa Singh to draw up another He could nei- on similar lines. ther read nor write himself, but he was told afterwards that the stipulated re- second agreement payment in monthly instalments one instal- of $50. Be accepted ment and then consulted his solici-

who advised him not tora accept. any more such instalments, but to insist on the original agree- ment.

to

Plaintiff added that defendant als taken advantage of had ignorance and he hitself was a "mung" (Chinese for "foo") sent a Following cross-examination by

Replying to Detective-Sergeant Mottram, witness said he thought the sum of $40 was due to the V.R.C. and not to any individual The defendant requested that he be allowed to go into the witness After a number of more than box again. He said that at the hinted doubts of German policy time these programmes were being came weighty warnings from Sir prepared, Mr. Dixon. the Hop Austen, Chamberlain. He was will-Secretary of the V.R.C., ing to accept practical possibilities letter and postpone an ideal settlement to the future, but he argued ear- nestly his doubts whether conces sions to Germany had been, or were likely to be, a practical method of reaching agreement.

He did not like the admission of Germany's right to equality of status. He urged upon the Govern ment a declaration of the furthest

to the Hongkong Hotel Mr. Lo on the incidents which led allowing him to sign for chits on up to the loan, plaintiff was 'even- behalf of the Club, and he was tually reprimanded by the Judge,

Entertainment who said he was lying. also put on the

and was likewise a Mr. M. A. da Silva, who appear- Committee

Reception Com-ed for plain, asked if he could member of the mittee. Lane, Crawford's receiv- retire from the case and was ed the bills for $40 at the same granted permission, by Mr. Lind- time as the B.AT.. the Hongkong Hotel and the Hongkong Brewery. He was, asked to collect the bal-by

and insistence that. Germany should give a definite statement of what she wanted and whether she would make a final agreement if she got

deal of applause.

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Defendant testified that plaintif was conversant with the terms of the second agreement which was a" valid one.

Barl Haig's Fund for disabled Sailors and Soldiers. This strong speech had a good the money by false pretences. He judgment for the defendant with

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No Fraud Intended. He told Mr. Redmond, accoun- of Lane, Crawford's that it was not true he had obtained never for a moment expected a costs, sald Department Store to pay him in illegality of the cash; he thought they would give had been established. him a cheque "on behalf V.R.C. Had he been desirous of efrauding then, he could have gone ahead and defrauded all four Arms.

Evidence was also given that plaintiff nad lent out other monies. Mr. Justice Lindsell, in giving

the defence of

promissory notes

of the

General And B.B.C." Across the main theme of the debate, though equally inspired by distrust of Germany, came drastic criticism of the B.B.C. homilies on foreign affairs. Gen. Spears com- plained that the B.B.C. was sel

In reply to Detective-Sergeant upon shaping public opinion regard-Mottram, defendant admitted he less of the policy of the British

had collected the $40 and had not Government and the League of Na-

informed any responsible member of the V.R.C.. such as the Secretary

tions.

FIRING CRACKERS More Summonses Before Magistrate

the

For firing crackers at prohibited

After attacking Mr. Vernon Bart lett's broadcast when Germany leitor the Treasurer, but, he had in-hours during the Chinese New formed Mr. Butt who had given Year festival, a number of Chinese him the bill to collect

the League, be proceeded to quote from one more recent broadcast the senterice. "We cannot get away from the fact that Austria is German.” This ha denounced is an attack on a country fighting with its back to the wall, and he declared that such tendencious statements made the B.B.O." Nazi agency in this coun- Lay."

House,

It was clear that the charge had a good deal of approval in the Sir John Simon's opening speech was, in the main, expository. Hay- ing reviewed the negotiations of the recent months and the published documents, he remarked that the greater approach to common "ground" justified a new effort at reconcilia- tion. Then the frank statement that if agreement on Disarmament could not be riched we must. face the state of our own armamente, brought the first cheer of the day.

"No New Commitment", He proceeded to review the Brix tish proposals, and his reference to our acceptance, " spite of many technical difficulties," of interaa tional supervision of armaments, was also cheered. Once more the

were summoned before Mr. Wynne Mr. Balfour decided to convict. Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy. The majority of the defendants Prison Asked. Sergeant Mottram said he had who Hred In Mongkok and Tái been instructed to ask for a prison kokisul were cautioned, his Wor- sentence, as defendant had been ship remarking that they "could much harm out there!! before the First Magistrate for a not do breach of the Passport ordinance. Some who were firing on February Tanner said he had not left the 15 were told by the Magistrate that A European. .D. W. Fletcher, was Colony because he was remanded they "could not go on forever." to appear in Court to-day. His boat left yesterday afternoon. He summoned for firing crackers at

.10.50 am on February 14. still wanted to leave the Colony.

understand In imposing a fine of $3, his Mr. Balfour: You what you have done? You have Worship remarked that the regula- defrauded Lane, Crawford's, and tions were made for the benefit of they still owe this money to the the European population, and the V.R.C.

...firing of crackers was a relaxation Defendant:That, of course, is for the Chinese not my view of it.

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Mr. Balfour-That may not be

ordered to bay 840 amends to the your view, but it is the fact

Defendant was fined $150 and complainants:

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, SR.

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AS CO-RESPONDENT

Shaftesbury and members of bis

Hous: approved his insistence that Divorce Suit By Lord family, and even up to the actual

equality must be reached through reduction of arms.

Tarning to security, he denied that there was any new commitment, dr

undefined any

engagement for undefined circumstances.

Ashley

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London, Feb...."

day of the ceremony they insisted that the wedding would not "take place.

near

Convinced at last of their son's intention to marry. Lord and As to the future, he explained

The Press Association was in- Lady Shaftesbury made a dash to that the next step would be the visit formed to-day by Mr. George London by car from Wimborne Bt.

country seat of the Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Eden, Gordon, senior partner of Messrs. Giles, their

But morning of the wedding. neither was present at the cere

Lady Ashley, who is extremely. mony in Faula, Knightsbridge. and attractive... was a pretty mannequin in a fashion house She Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, senior, 1s before going on the stage. Sir Herbert Samuel proceeded to cited a co-respondent. Notice has appeared in the chorus at the Winter Garden Theatre and later. damn the British proposals with been served on him.

Lady Ashley was formerly Miss in the Midnight Follies at the something less than faint praise, but somehow reconciled this disapproval Sylvia Hawkes, an actress, and her. Hotel Metropole. with the admission that it was the marriage to Lord Ashley in Feb. right course to seek as comprehen-11927, aroused great interest in sive an agreement as possible.

to Paris, Rome, and Berlin, and Gordon Dadds and Co., solicitors, Salisbury, before breakfast on the upon his report the Government.

pf St. James's-place, S.W., that, would decide their subsequent ac

de acting on the instructions of Lord tion.

The Deputy Leader of the Socialist Ashley, son and heir of the Earl Opposition, Major Attlee, found of Shaftesbury, his firm have fled the new scheme nothing more than a petion, for the dissolution of a proposal for the re-armament of his marriage. · Germany,

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