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THE BANK NOTE CASE, Furukawa said he would supervise

Second Defendant's version of

the Matter.

The bank note caso reached a farther stage this morning, before the Chief Justice, Sir William Reca Davies, at the Supreme Court, when the second defendant went into the witness box to give his version of the matter.

matters right up to the delivery of the notes. Witness was satie fiod that it was a genuine order

Witness was cross-examined at length by Mr. Sharpe on the terms on which the money was lent. Counsel pointed out that the in- terest amounted to 300 per cent. per month; witness said he did not think it was unusual.

Thought it Safe.

quite

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1913.

AMERICAN NEWS.

Summary of the Latest Mails.

President Wilson announced on February 24 that an extra session of Congress would be convened on April 1. This decision was arrived at on acccount of a letter received from Mr. Underwood, Democratic leader in the House of Representatives. Mr. Wilson ro marked that he had wanted to learn just what the state of pre- paredness in Congress was for the business of the new session,

Mr. Sharpe Did you think it The persous charged are was a very risky transaction? Buicha Furukawa, Shikukshi It. When I heard at first it was for otsuyani, Keiko Nagao, Kiyoto making notes, I thought it was Nishiyamo, Fakugo Sano, Kiratber risky; but, when I was told

Democratic senatore and repre- Kakazawa, and Takao Tanabe, the particulars, I was

sentatives in Washington have alias Ryno Tanabe, and they were satisfied..

expressed satisfaction at the date charged that, on June 20, 1912, and on divere dates up to Decem- I put it to you it was a risky chosen. Mr. Underwood said:- "That date is satisfactory to ber 23, they did conspire to transaction, for, if the notes were

The plans for the extra obtain and acquire for persons, not good enough to get into cir-me: who would be induced to par-culation, you would lose your work in the House are well under chase or accept certain fidee and money?-I thought the notes way. We will be able to go forged current money notes, for were to be delivered to the Can-ahead with the tariff-revision pro- $6 each, purporting to be issuedton Government and that they gramme. What will be done by the military government of had to put on the rubber stamps will depend largely upon views Kwangtung,large sums of money. and soils, and I thought it quile sat forth by President-elect Wil- son in his inaugural address and Prisonere pleaded not guilty.kafe.

his message to Congress."

It

On the

The following comprise the Supposing you bad recognised

Mr. Taft's Hymn Book, special jury-Messrs. Alexander it be a forgery, did you not think

Mr. Taft has added to his lib- McKenzie (foreman), 'Ellis Ka- it would have been a risky trane~

rary a family relic of which ha doorie, M. S. Sassoon, E. H. action Yea. Thiel, W. S. Brown, S. FI. Dod. If it had been a forgery, this is very proud. It is an old bym woll and T. F. Hough,

300 per cent. per month would not book that had been used by his father, Alphosiso Taft, in Cincin- Mr. E. H. Sharp K. C., Mr. M. have been unreasonablo. W. Slade K C., with whom was Ir. would have covored the risk of nati many years ago. Eldon Potter, intructed by Mr. forgery; it would have been Bowley, of Messrs Dennys reasonable interest if the notes

been for had and Bowley, appeared

forged?-I never the prosecution; Mr.O. G. AL-thought they were forged noted.

On a subsequent document, instructed by Mr. Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, counsel pointed out that the return for the first two defondanta, equalled interest at the rate of and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner for the rest.

Painting His Portenit. Furukawa was again in the box this morning, under cross-

3,000 to 4,000 for cent.

Did

the not

flyleaf is the inscription "A. Tafı, Paw 35." The book was sent to the President by William E. Weber, of Norwood, a suburb of Cincinnati, who found it recently among some old books.

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His Excellency, the Governor ing, before Mr. C, D, Melbourne, opened an Anglo-Chinese bazaar Vincent Wicks, a naval polico hold in connection with the English and Chinese Wesley-, and Laurence Shim, au A.B., both from .I.M.S. Flora, Churches of Hongkong, were chargul with assaulting a A bomb exploded in front of at the City Hall, at 3 pm. Mr. Sharpe-You did not nak grocery store at 56 Elizabeth St., to-day. There are ten stalls ship's cookm,loyed on a torpedo for this rate of interest; the New York, on February 24, and, under the superintendence of boat, & Chinese. offered it to you; is that so?immediately afterwards two men Mrs To, wife of Dr. To, It was alleged by the complain- Ye

him while he was in the bar at the were seen running away from Alice Memorial Hospital. The ant that the defendant came to fact that the sport in opposite directions. stalls decorated examination on behalf of the last Amaruto offered you this enor- One was seized by a patrolman walls are very prettily contro Imperial Hotel and struck him CAKES AND

PAR EXCELLENCE Evo prisoners, by Mr. F. C. Jen-mous rate of intorest strike you and the other by a detective, and laden with the most useful and both ware arrested, pending beautful articles. In the centre kin. He did not know whether as suspicious 7-No. the fourth prisoner printed tho Can you suggest any honest an enquiry. Their names are of the ball, a sweet kiosk has plainant passed some objection TIFFINS, DINNERS & REFRESHMENTS THE BEST.

able remarks. ranson why they should have Sebastiano Grices and Antonio been arranged with a dome first design for the notes.

Constable Shaftain said that, ALEXANDRA CAFE CO. Mr. Jenkin: While you wore off red yr $25,000 for $700? Verdi. They denied all know composed of red and white and

I thought they were getting ledge of the orime.

red and yellow flags. There at 0.40 last night, the complainant in Japan did he not approach you

In front of the store was a large was a considerable number of come to him and said he had and ask if he could paint your $50,000 for printing,

been assaulted in the Imperial What made you think they coil-box about four feet from the attendants ready to show the

He asked the com- Hotel. portrait.

Slade-On the notes were getting. $50,000 for print main window. The bomb was articles on the stalls to advantage.plainant if he could point out

ing did they tell yea so?-placed between the window and Some of the painting and embroid- (laughter).

the men and he pointed to the this box, and, when it exploded, it aries were exquisito and were cert- Witness said that his portrait calculated it myself.

Mr. Jenkin said that he had mashed this window, wreckedain to find ready purchasers, two defendants, who were seated was painted on the way down from Japan. He denied telling searched the records of the Law almost the entire front of the store, Miss Daisy Kwan, Miss Team at a table. They admitted the the first. Kin Kwok, Mr. Leung Woon assault but said the complainant prisoner No. 7 that he had an or-Courts here sad at home and he broke windows on

had used abusive language, He der from the Chinese Government had no hesitation in saying that toond, and third floors of the Tong, Mr. Ah Fong, Master W. E. arke i tho defendants to go to the ho thought there was no prostou tenement, and the two adjoining To and Mr. PonYeo Ying were station and they went quietly. for the printing of the notes. pretty well known in Japan, that Empire, which had charactersities storey tenements. The windows while Master To turned out a influence of drink, but the defen- Mr. Jenkin-I suppose it is [tion in the Criminal Courts of the buildings, which are-likewise Bix-responsible for many fine pictures The complainant was under the

He of the buildings were soon filled beautiful and artistically design- dants were quite sober. you have influence with the police which this case had. authorities ?-I know some of suggested that the real pro with excited people, and many ed programme which was pre-

was the Revolutionary scrambled down fire escapes, or sented to His Excellency. of them but I have no influence socutor

Mr, Jenkin :-The reason why Government of China, and not the rushed half-dressed down the

A remarkable exhibit was that enquiries and found you did not sign the agreement Crown. Now when the proceed stairways to the street. The of 32 Chinese cha: actors painted obscene language was used and was because you wanted to get a inge-were-first-opened, be on be damage to property done by the on-s-single-grain of whest by Mr. that Mr Nicoll, the proprietor, -had-ordered-the-complainant out. consideration for your services; half of five prisoners, asked the bomb is estimated at from 8200 Puon Ping lai, who is in his 60th The latter said "Englishmen a good deal mare eat of the con-question, who, in fact, was the to $300, the grocery store suffer-

all same Chinese. The defend- During the afternoon approants thought it was meant for tract price then they were willing real prosecutor in the case. Ining the greatest loss. The pro- to give you?-1 only refused be point of fact he thought he would prietor of the store, said that beprinte selections were played by them. The complaint was the cance it was required of me to satisfy them that counsel for the had received no "Black Hand

The band of 11.M.S. Minotaur,

worse for driuk. finance it and I could not get the other aile did not appear for the letters or threats of any kind, and and a concert will be given in the

Crown, but for the Revelation he professed not to know any one evening in the adjoining hall.

defendants. Bry Overnment of Canton, likely to, want to do him harm The second prisoner said his and to use the expression used He said that he did not know the home was in Tokyo and he was a by Mr. Slade, that to say they two men arrested. director of a company which car-appeared for the Crown, wo

He submited ried on the business of money merely "a blind." lending. Ile also lent money that this was a prosecution by the himself. He first met Furakawa Chince Goverment who had used in November 1911, bat he first theonly machinery at their dispos had to do with matters in the case on about November 10 or 11 of last year.

money.

there

A Money Lender.

and

witness was in-

al, the process of these Courts.

The prisoners were to come before the Tombs Court the following morning.

Well-known Editor Resigns.

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year.

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MR. T. F."

Alleged Possession of Stolen Wine.

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Mr Chester Lord, of the New At the Police Court, this after- York Sun", has resigned his post noon, before Mr. Hazeland, a Mr Jenkin roferred to a bundle after forty-one years of service man named Chan Kong, said| A man ap- of documents which had been with the paper, for thirty-two of to be of Hongkong and Macao,

charged with being THE Steamship proached him about that time, and served upon his solicitors. On which he has been managing was fold him that Furukawa require the front page was "Dennys editor. Interviewed by a press-in possession of forly cases of lai T

"COBLESZ.," Bowley"

and. then man, Mr Lord said: ed money and asked if witness and

For a number of years I have wine, all marked "Mr. T.F.," on haring arrived, Consignees of caxgo are could get it from somebody else. something was torn off. But on Witness put the matter before a the back they had "King, and wished to relinquish this active board the ss. Hon. Wan, or eles-her-by lafonded that their Goods, with man named Shimidzu who asked and Furukawa, Translation of work. The duties of managing where in the waters of the Colony the exoption of Opium, Treasure and for particulars and caused an Japanese exhibits." It was en- editor of a big New York news knowing them to have been stolen. Valuables, are being landed and stored Mr Davi ison, of Messrs Host their risk into the hasardons and/or interview to be arranged between dorsed "Dennys and Bowley, paper dem ind constant, unremitt- himself, Shimidzu, Furukawa and solicitors for the Canton Governing, alert attention all day long inge and Hastings, prosecuted, extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- another. That was on November ment." In the face of that," could and far into the night, and I feel and Mr R. O. Faithfall defended. kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Mr. Davidson, in opening the West Point Godowns, whence delivery that 13 and an agreement was drawn it be said that this was not a that I have had my share of them

by the Canton in the thirty-two years I have case, said there were. three may be obtained. up on the following day. At the prosecution

hell the place." interview on November, 13, Government?

To Discuss Child Labour, chants in Macao. At the end of unless intimation is received from the Nishiyama baprenied to be FAILED TO APPEAR.

The ninth annual conference last year the partnership was Consignees before noon to-day roquest- troduced to him. Furukawa At the Police Coart, this morn-of the National Child Labour dissolved and the complainant in ing it to be landed here.

No claims will be admitted after the told bim that Nishiyama had ing, a Chinese named Fhiu Tar, Committee was to meet at Jack-this case, who was a partner, was an order from the Chinese Go- of the third floor, 14, Sai Street, sonville, Florida, from the 13th appointed to wind up the com- vernment to print notes. About West, failed to answer & summone to the 17th of March.

The case was proceeding as wo seventy per cent of the work had for being in possession of a quanti The Committee has played an been done, but they wanted ty of pork unfit for human active part throughout Ameriga wont to press.

since its organization in 1904, money to carry the work through. consumption. Farukawa said if he could not get A warrant was iesund for his and has been the means of im To Form Large Shipping Firm. anyone else to finance it, he in-arrest.

New York Tab. 22-Shipping tended to lend the money himself Taylor at Shanghal. himself, but if he did that he

Aleo Taylor played a billiard pending in thirty-two Stato Legie c'roles are much interested in the wouli bave to uso college money, match with the No. 1 marker at latures, covering hours of work, report, which has now been con- which he would not like to do. the Astor House, & banghai on age limit for employment, or firmed, that the Hunter: A Me

March 26 conceding 400 points minimum wage for minors, as rican Line has agreed with Mr. by "A Ssto Business," Farokawa said that the making in 800 up. Taylor won by 800 well as for the pensioning of de Bernard N. Baker, of Baltimore. of the notes was a "safe business. to 773. He made breaks of 83, pendent mothers with children, to furnish half he capital for the He further said that he had the including a long series of nursery Mr. Sherman Kingsley, direoformation of a large American permission of the metropolitan cannons, 79, 67, 04, and 54. The tor of the Elizabeth McCormick shipping corporation which will Police Board. He was also told marker played consistently well. Memorial fund, was to preside, ope a cacoastwise service through that if the notes were printed especially towards the finish, and Among other addresses to be the Panama Canal. The proposal without the purple stamps, and made breaks of 40, 32, 27 and delivered were one on the wages is subject to the provision that

mant of the Anti-Trust Law. seal and delivered like that, they 20 Taylor, left the same night earned by children, by Dr. Leon, it can be done without infrings.

(Continued on page 28): would pass be printed matter, for Hankow.

proving the child-labour laws in thirty-nine States. Bills are now

pany.

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