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THE BEECHEY CASE.

The Indictmont by Crown Advocate,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY

to get trade, and in that case is THE POSITION IN CHINA. DAIRY FARM NEWS.

"seemed thai Baron Macar and

the accused had to keep up a gorgeous bank to get business.

There was a certain amount received from abareholders,

Views of Str" Richard Dane.

I continued Mr. Wilkinson. Sir Richard Dane, who has for The extraordinary part Was the past year been financial that there were only two adviser to Chios, particularly as At the Supreme Court, in share sorip issued. The company regards the Salt Gabelle, was was registered in Hongkong, but seen on 26th ult, by a represent- Shanghai, on the 21st, inst., hafore Mr. F. 3. A. Bourne, C. M.G..It did not get its certificate per-ative of the Morning Post, Assistant Judge, Harold Lancelot misting business until October, "I have come over to escape. Beechey appeared to answer 1913, and it only got it then after the hot weather in Peking. It is charge of fraud in connection with

the Registrar bad,, got a little hot and dusty there when it is the British and Belgian Industrial reative. There had been doua- not steaming with moisture, and Bank, Ld. Considerable interestments issued to agents, and these I am simply on leave for holiday was taken in the proceeding, Counsel described ne being as purposes. My only object is to which were before the following beautifal se the Decoration of the get to Scotland and have some jury: Mesere, P. O'Brien Twigg Medium Crop. The parties ishing. I on after trout, not E.F. Goodale, F. W. Alexander seemed to bave had a weakness financial projects. I have only P. F. Lavers, and K. H. Martin for keeping every scrap of paper beeu in Chinn for a year, but 1 Messrs. D. H. Reed and G. A that they sent to each other. like the country very much and Johnson were challenged by the Whether they wanted to he quite believe in it. The general position counsel for the aconsed.

Mr. H, P. Wilkinson, the Crown cure of what they had written or is improving steadily. Money is what they had not written, coming in much faster than was Advocate, with Mr. 8. H. McKean counsel did not know, but all appeared to prosecute, and Mr. N.

sorts of papera were found among Home appeared on behalf of the documents seized. The Brit- the accused.

ish part of the bank was primarily The Crown Advocate, in open-Beechoy, and the Belgian part ing the case for the prosecution,

was Baron de Macar. said that as regarded the question

to make money that way.

The ouse was adjourned to next day.

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anticipated. For two years the South did not contribute; now the influence of Peking is being felt throughout all the provinces, and more and more revenue is

as far as possible, fully inquire. into cases of cruelty. So far as coming in.. When I left we had

the question of stock travelling Counsel then dealt with many received some $32,000,000, and I.

on the railways was concerned, of time, the jury would have of the documents, one of which believe by now it is about noticed that the Crown did not stated that capital would be forth $34,000,000, and

the Government intended to com- that puts

plete the trunk line duplications; say that on any particular date coming from Belgium, Mr. Wil-matters on a sound footing. You these two men, and others, kinson remarking that not a cent get a great deal of nowe over here

as early as possible. As to the golemnly sat round a table and came from Lelgium, all the money that is rather a mystery to me.

Recently, at Sydney, the Minis-suggestion that one of the Rail- entered into a conspiracy to sabearibed coming from Chinese. That there is some disorder is ter for Justice, after hearing away Commissioners should be defrand certain persons, but the They had also the gat rich" obvious, but I think much that is deputation from the Animale deputed to deal with travelling Crown did say that some time scheme, whereby a man with reported is unreliable. The dis-Protection Society of New South stock, he confessed that this ides between October 5, 1912, and insile information gete money banded soldiers have a tendency Waiss, said: "You tell a sad story. had never struck his colleagues, November 30, 1912, Beechey was from small investors who have not to become brigands, but I have The bearing of it makes one won- but he would place it before them consenting to the plan with Baron the time or the inside information every reason to believe from my der if the establishment of our immediately. As to the funds of de Macar of founding the British to invest, and he then puts it in own observation that the country civilisation has taken us very for the society, the Government, and Belgian Industrial Bank, or one large amount and makes will settle down and be pros forward, or if, indeed. we are not its place, would make a special any other bank which might have money for bis clients, instead of perons. At any rate, make it very far back in humanity's cause, grant. He supposed about £100 come out of it, that bank, in fact. for himself. Another cheme clear that I have no object is I am with you in deploring the per annum would meet the case. being a humbug and being con-which was contemplated was the returning home except to obtain lack of public interest in your Regarding the $ for & subsidy. he would not promise that for all ducted as a humbug. Whether issuing of bank notes, and among a pleasant holiday and some society." aconsed joined Baron de Macar or the documents seized was the plate filing.

time, but if the society could only aronte further public interest, not, it did not matter. What he of the notes. They all know that if had to show was that the two men they had enough money to redeem

and obtain more money from the did come in jointly with the plan, a few notes and stop any rush that

public, the Government would and they did it for the purpose of might ensue, how very easy it was

not alop at the aubsidy asked for. other running the bank or any business arising out of it with the intent of getting people's money on the representation mande, did Hongkong Ordinance Blamed. not matter whether they thought

At the hearing on July 22. Mr. the bank might ultimately be a Home, for the accused, said that success; if it had been, they would the Hongkong Ordinance was doubtless have been very glad. It largely responsible for the state was no uncommon thing for a of affairs. The whole system whe business to start on a rotten wrong, and its existence was the foundation, and then reach a state primary cause of what had or of semi-respectability. The charge curred here. But that was no

Mr. P. U. Trebeck said the was that the two persons and others reason why Beechey should be

society wanted an increase in conspired to run the bank an found guilty of the offence. It subsidising doctors in the oat-the present Government subsidy. absolutely unsoundbank and must be absolutely proved clearly districts, daily brings letters to £250. Amongst the cases of to take people's money, either and beyond reasonable doubt, the Minister for Public Health. eruelty which existed in New

In connection shareholdere or depositors, that Beechey was guilty. Any Writing from Tottenham, the South Wales was cockfighting.

Steamer are hereby informed that they did not treat body coming into the court and secretary of the Progress Aо-

The Minister-:Cockfighting

their goods with the exception of itaa money of depositors or listening to the evidence would ciation says "In cases of sick-

here?

Opium, Treasure and Valuables shareholders. What they did have thought, that it was a trial news, when a patient is in a low

Mr.J. D. Donkin, of Wyalong, are being landed and stored at with the money wale the best of Baron Macar. All through the state, the cost of bringing a doctor

or extra hazardous Godowns of with it. What they did with it Macar and not Beechey. Baron person 48 miles to Trangie in- interest was concerned the society the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf proof of what they intended to do man behind it all was Baron here is £25, and conveying a sick declared, that so far is public their risks into the hazardous and was to apend it. The bank never Macar had admitted it with per- volves considerable risk."" had not greatly progressed. It & Godown Co., Ltd. at Kowloon did any real banking business at fect honesty. There was no The hon, secretary of a hospital was 41 years old, he said, and whence delivery may be obtained all. Beechey may or may not have evidence to prove that Beechey committee movement at Light-last year the subscriptious, £214, immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forward- been in the thing before October, received one cent beyond his ning Ridge writes: "Last year amounted to 1 more then they 1912, bat ho must have been in salary. He submitted that there we had the sad experience of a did in the first year of the society's ed on unless intimation is received some time before, because in the was very muob more than a resman dying on the road to the history. Speaking in favour of the from the Consignees Memorandum and Artioles of sonable doubt as to the guilt of men, to favorit by NOON TO-DAY requesting it to 6, DES VŒUX ROAD. Association of the British and the prisoner.

ars Collarenebri and Walgett, lines and the need of different be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be count- Belgian Bank, which was in Mr. Wilkinson sumnied up, and both 46 miles distant." The pre-methods of handling live stook

Goods remaining unclaimed after corporated in Hongkong on said that the case for the prosecurent charge for the attendance of consignmente; Mr. Donkin asid esited by the Undersigned. October 5, 1912, they found in tion had been one of documents. dootor here is 820."

said that in two years the losses the 3rd August at Noon will be article 110 that the first secretary They had seen the light, way in

of stock on the railways were subject to rent and landing char- of the bank was to be H. L. which Beechey had treated the

22,000 sheep and 1,300 cattle.ges..

All claims must be sent in to Beechey. That statement was matter, and he was just the man really the point which the jury At Homebush 790 head of stock apparently not made without his who would go in with Baron had to deal with. If they could had been found dead in the me on or before the 5th August consent, because there was no Macar and if it had come out say that Beechey had been trucks in one day. Recently on 1914 or they will not be recog other secretary of the

tramps he would have been on perfectly honest then they would the Penrith railway section, out nized.

All damaged packages will be Proceeding, Mr. Wilkinson velvet.

Saturday the 1st auquit him, but if on the of 120 head of cattle, in railway Baid the nominal capital of the His Lordship summed upto the evidence they found that he tracks 90 died of injuries received examined on

August at 10 a.m.

No Fire Insurance has been bank was a million taels, but the Jury, and pointed out that the and Baron Macar had been draw-on the journey. Regarding the total amount of money received Belgian Consul had told them that ing salarice and drawing money slaughtering of cattle in the affected.

P. THOMAS, one way or another was Tls. such a company as the British and from the Chinese with the know- abattoirs, the speaker aaid that

"Agent. 109,000. From that sum, Tls. Belgian bank would never have ledge that they would never do he thought that shooting the 20,000 were paid in by gentle. been registered under Belgian any business, then they would animals was far preferable to Hongkong. 27th July, 1914. men who promptly took steps to law because a proper proportion bring in a verdict of guilty, pithing

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bank.

Subsidised Doctor." The Government's scheme for

take it out again, so that reduced of the capital was not paid up. The jury retired, and after a Mr. W. T. Moss, scoretary of

NOTICE

s.s. "PAUL LECAT.” Consignees of Cargo from Lon-

from

don er. 5.8. "Normand."

Consignees. of Cargo Bordeaux ex as, "Leroy Lallier.'

with

before

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the amount to Tls. 83,000. The The company went to Hongkang short absence returned and the association, said that one of THE HONGKONG, CANTON & firat sum paid into the bank was and was allowed to register. It brought in a verdict of "Guilty." the greatest scandals was the MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. in June, 1912, befor the incor- seemed to him that legally Hong- Mr. Home appealed to his Lord- treatment of pit ponies: poration of the company. The kong ought not to have registered ship for leniency on the ground Mr. Joseph Horne, sgent for money was put to a private the company, and morally, even that the accused bore a good char the Wentworth estate, compared

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and a gorgeous staff receiving The fact that Baron Macar

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rate it would give him the idea to get their company re- in the fraud, he thought he could trates regarding the manner iil

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