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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SECOND

EXTRA

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1916.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

[Reuter's Service to the "Telegraph."]

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.

GROUND COVERED WITH GERMAN DEAD,

September 28, 6.10 p.m.

MONEYLENDING

PROSECUTIONS.

Indian, Fined for Breach of Ordinance

Arising out of the recent money lending oase in the Supreme Court, brought by Suraia Singh against P. O. E. Carpenter, Sarian Singh in the employ of Mesars. A.8. Watson and Co. Ltd. was summoned, on five A Paris communique says that the German 'reserve positione summonses for lending money to in Champagne are protected by extensive disguised European constables at a place wire entanglements, but we have made Bomu further other than his registered address, progress towards Hill 185, to the west of Navarrio, and L. P. S. 824, Lab Singh and La Justice and the north of Massiges. The French night counter IP,C. 46, Chats Singh were sum- attacks in rgo expelled the Germana almost at every point. The moned for being accessories. ground g the front the French trenches is covered with Inspector John Watt was in Germa

charge of the prosecution, and Mr. F. O. Jonkin, instructed by Mr. J. B. Gardiner defended Bursin Singh.

Pangangan

FURTHER PROGRESS.

September 28, 1.30 a.m.

A Paris communius says that we continued to progress to the east of Souchez Where we took a hundred priconera, including guardamen brought back from the Russian front, a few days ago. We also continued to program in Champagne where eight hundred prisoners were captured. The enemy violently bombarded our frenches in Argonne, but did attempt an infantry attack. Grenade fighting enabled us to racover some sections of our first line in Argonne.

THE RUSSIANS.

CABINET TO GO TO IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS,

September 28, 7.30 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that the whole of *Cabinet, to-night, goes to the Imperial Headquarters.

VOLUNTEER RESERVE

the

ORDERS. H.K.V.R. Orders issued to-day by Major Wakeman Commanding H.R.V.R., state:-

The cases were dealt with separately, one against Sorain Singh for carrying on business at Stanley Street in March. 1915.

The defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Jenkin, addressing his Worship with regard to the fius, said that what he wanted to say came under three headings. Firstly, he wanted to sak him to fine the defendant leniently for the reason that this was the first case which had occurred of an offence under the Ordinance [in question, Но believed it was the practice of the bench in punishing a man for the

VOLUNTEER ORDERS,

Corps Orders issued to-day by Lient-Col. A. Chapman V. Dj Blate

Joined.

Gaoner J. V. Braga joined the Corps on 28th inat., allotted Corp No. 1914 and posted to No. 1 Section Artillery Battery.

Monthly Reports.

The monthly state is required at the Ordelly Room not later than 4 p.m. tomorrow, 30th inst: Parades for Thursday, 30th

inst.

5.30

p.m.

Parades.

except Right Section M.G. Co. and Becruits of all unite Signalling Section-Squad drill and rifle exercises at Headquarters ander Sergt.-Major Higby and Sergt. Everest. Remainder Nil.

Detall.

Guo Clab Hill, Kowloon. On duty until morning of 3rd prox-No: 2 Seo. Arty. Balty: and, to-night, Ptes. Gomes and Harle of Signalling Section.

Officer on duty Lieut. Danby, De'ention Camp, Kowloon. Oaduty to-night CentreSsotion M.G. Co.

Officer on duty Captain Wood. On duty to-morrow night No. 1 Section Arty. Batty.

Officer on duty Lieat. Kennett. On duty let October, Civil Serv vice Company.

Officer on duty Capt, Oburohill. Orderly Officer until 3rd proz. Lieut. Res.

Orderly Sergeant until 3rd prox. Sgt. F. O. Hall.

commission of the first offence under a law which was compara tively new to be lenient for the purpose of advertising to the pub lio generally that the Ordinance was in force. Secondly he wished the defendant was the first pian to draw his Worship's attention prosessir in force for four years **ug ordinance, it

SERGEANT DANDY, The Strange Personation Case.

Farther remarkable evidence was given at Manchester on August 18 when the identity of the man who claimed to be Eer-1 geant Herbert Dandy, of the

lent a considerable sum of money 18th Ardwick Battalion of the O. Companies have been issued to the members of the

Dress.

Until all members of A. B. and

that run win · Ömenim

is imporary well known. It

Manchester Regiment, was again caps, Topesa will be worn at all Force, and that in recent proceed- should be observe the ordi

Pasting,

sidered the fine a leaierdinand

The defendant, pleading gaffty to four aimmar summonses Was fined $1 in each casS.

L. P. 8. Chate Singh pleaded not guilty to the first summons against him of being an accessory. P. O. Carpenter deposed to negotiating a loan for $100, eigning 1

note

considered by the magistrates.ph

in the Supreme Court be -The prisoner was charged in the

name of George Parkin Hall, of Pte. S. W. Bacon having joined of one sum. That action was Barlowstreet, Patricroft, and in is allotted Corps No. 532 and defended for the purpose and addition to the charge of falsely posted to Company B. Section 3. object of avoiding the payment of the money which they representing himself to be Ser-

The Clark. And what did had borrowed from this man. geant Dandy, he was accused of!

The money amounted to some offence against Mrs. Dandy by your brother say?

The witness. He said it was four or five hundred dollars. The falsely personating her husband. him, but he was altered by the defendants took a legal defence and He was committed for trial. shook. The prisoner was going and having availed themselves of for $150, with the defendant in Mrs. Dandy, whose husband to throw my brother out as he that, it might be that they having the Indian Sergeants' quarters at had been officially reported from thought he was a detective. I the Dardanelles as missing, said said to my brother: "Do you think now, no liability to pay that money the Central Police Station. It that on July 16 she was getting it is Herbert?" and he said "Yes, the man would not get back the was not until afterwarde that he oakes out of her shop window He could not weigh him up pro-/money which he had lent them, learned the real principal was

He did not know whether Sarian Singh. when she saw a neighbour talking perly, and seemed to have a doubt it would be repaid or not-the to a man in a soldier's uniform. somewhere. A sister osme the signs were that it would be She asked who it was and the next day and the prisoner said, neighbour replied, "It's Harbert." "Oh, it's Agnes," and fell in her penalised to that extent for carry

The defendant denied all The man entered the shop and arms crying bitterly. She saiding on business at other than his

registered address, expressed his pleasure at getting it was Herbert.

Thirdly there was the point that knowledge of the matter, but kis home to his wife and children: She said she would take him the mental attitude of the defend- Worship found he had been acting He then started crying, and she back to Maradon. Every one

sat might have been such as agent for Surain Singh. If he maid to him, “But you have there recognized him, she said. that ha Was of opinion had not denied it he would have altered."

Mrs, Dandy added that the

he that

was ontitled to inflicted a small fine, now be The Clark (Mr. Walter Lyon) prisoner told her he would Did you think at the time that is papers when she said she had do what he did. As he would would pay $50 or in default aix

know and as the other Indian weeks' imprisonment. he was your husband?

ber doubts about him. She said, Constables would know, the In the case of I. P. S. 324 Lab The witness. I did in a way. "I shall have to pat up with you, police themselves were the Singh it was alleged that the I thought he had had a big shock, of course, if you are my husband."

defendant introduced P. O, AIL- because hesaid he had been lying She told him when he proved people whose daty it

to enforce a striot obedience church, when he wanted a loan, 72 hours without any help, and himself to be Bergeant Dandy he of the law of the colony, to the previous defendant. had had a bons taken out of his could come back again.

.

go for

Ho

was

a

Surian Singh tostified that he handed the note and money to the defendant who carried out the transaction for him.

His Worship romarked that that seemed a little thin; and another allegation was made, that in November 1914 the defendant handed P. C. Edwards a pro-

the received repayments of the loan,

the note being made payable to Surain Singh who was the real principal.

kuse. He said it would alter Before leaving the witness-box and the defendant would be anyone what he had gone through. Mrs. Dandy complained that the man who would expect the police to know if he was doing wrong When I asked him private things mill girls had been throwing hints and be would expect the police to he said he had lost his memory. out about her and shouting "It's arrest or warn bim.

For a week (the witness con- Horberk,"

able WAO

to Bay missory note for $150 received it The Chairman hoped the police that there wan only tinued) they lived together as man

one back signed, and handed over and wife. His explanation for not would take oare there was no defendant in the Court the money. Later the defendant having sergeant's stripes on his

nonsense of that kind. Mrs. Dandy proceedings, and that uniform was that he had broken out of Netley Hospital and had was entitled to every sympathy. defence, there pat up, was taken Ada Hall, of Barlow-street, by the Registrar himself as the taken someone else's clothes Patricroft, asid the prisoner was

person who was controller of the When her suspicions became her husband. His name was moneylenders. That cast no re aroused she was going to have the George Parkin Hall and hflections upon the police, and he, prisoner looked up. The neigh married her 18 years ago. She counsel, did not mean it to do, bours, however, oried "Sasmalaw him on June 7. He was for if these men had come to He is your husband." They said supposed to be stationed at Pen-him, he would have put up the "He has lost his memory.' She maenmawr and she had not seen very same defence and charged looked for tattoo marke which her him since.

them for doing it. (Laughter) husband had had upon his skin, The prisoner was committed for

The Hon. Mr. Mol, Messer, but could not find them. Bitrial at the next sesizez.

Captain Saperintendent of Police explanation was that he had tak

When the witnesses were lesy welcomed Mr. Jenkin's correction en them away.

ing the Court Mrs. Hall, the and pointed out Polios prisoner's wife, turning to the European others, said, "It's a caution people know the defendant until after don't know their own husbands, the loan was contracted, You are as bad as he is, I shond The magistrate in inflicting know my own husband in a a fine of $250 said that though

A-Brother's Assurance, Her anspicions were streng thened after a visit to Whitworth street Hospital. She wired to her brother in consequenos, and he came at night.

kundred.g

A third allegation was that the defendant had received money and given receipts on behalf of Sarain Singh, in a loan which the defendsut negotiated with P. O. Thorn.

The defendant claimed that he` signed the receipts only an a witness.

- His Worship remarked that

that

the

this case also was rather weak, he

did

not

was doubtful whether the second charge could be sustained as the offence occurred last year. The aamioness were adjourned until Saturday morning.