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TRELAND AGAIN.
being in favour of a complete
We
reason why a
TUESDAY
AUGUST 31, 1930,
DAY BY DAY..
ALLEGED WRONGFUL
DISMISSAL.
Edward
American
certain that such a pronounce-
complainant.
ment would have the effect of
Brown
not
the
BANK SHROFF
CHARGED.
EVIDENCE AT THE POLICE COURT
This partioler $24,900 was parti To the Bank and not be you 3-o the Bank through ma
The party who paid in tha moner Rank Yes. would expect a receipt from thư”
Answering Inspector Grani, Me
for $20,000 Tsels) to Shanghai. was a servant of the Bank and not of the Compradure?
Mr Ho Cheuk: Yes. This money was directly paid by the Wing Tak Bank to your Bank for transfer to Shanghai-Yes.
Mr d'Almada: First defendant
Mr Smith asked Mir d'Almada d'Almada told bis Worship that the the object of his question. Me
mentioned on the charge sheet as Compradore (Mr Ho Wings was
the prosecutor,
fr d'Almada: Can you tell me if the Wing Tak Bank's money bad been transferred?-Mr Ho Cheuk:- Why not?
What WAS Brat defendant's salary-$39.50 a month, with free Defendant board and lodging. received as annual bonus of 25 per
cent.
He handled many big sums of
THE CROWN OF PATIENCE CAN- The settling of the Irish NOT BE RECEIVED WHERE THERE ACTION AGAINST W. G. problem is becoming a matter of HAS BEEN NO SUFFERING.
HUMPHREYS AND CO. greater urgency as each day passos. Even with the limited
The public will be glad to hear.
In the Summary Court this! The case in which Chan Siu. Ho stated that he was responsible. amount of information that that the Frawley Company is morning, before Hin Honour Mr. chuen, a shed in the Compradores He had to make good the $22,000
for any defalcations by the shroffs Reuter is allowed to give the paying us a return visit this Justice J. R. Wood, there came Department of the Hongkong and affairs have reached the point of day next at the Theatre Royal. outside world it is patent that week-end. They play on Satur- up for hearing an action for Shanghai Bank, is charged with the to the Bank. Defendant was not a climar. Not only in Ireland)
instituted by Hr. H. C. Best bad received, was heard by Mr. Bank testided to having given his wages and wrongful dismissal, embezzlement of $22,000 which he secured.
The accountant of the Wing Tak are matters going from bad to
against Messrs. W. G. Humphreys Smith at the Magistracy yesterday worse but we now learn that a Flight Lieut. L A. Harvey, and Co. The suit was for $750, afternoon. With Chan in the dockfoki $35,2011.05 to be delivered to serious situation is likely to Royal Air Force, arrived bare by being as to $250 arrears of salary as a woman charged with receiv
the Hongkong and Shangbai Bank. arise in New York owing to the Glenary and has joined Head from May 15, 1919, to June 15, ing $2,586 of the mones. She was
Mr d'Almada; Have you received the sympathetic strike of quarters for duty. longshoremen, involving the hold-
1919, and as to $500 one month's arrested at the same time and place any advice from Shanghai na to the
receipt of this money? ing up of a considerable quantity
salary as damages for wrongful as Chau.
Mr Leo d'Almada appeared for
Witness: Na of trans-Atlantic tonnage
Mr. G. E. Hall Bruston has dismissal on Misy, 15, 1919. The
Mr. Turner, of Messrs. Deacon.] Chas and Mr C. F. Mason for the Do you know if the moner has demand that has been made returned to the Calons and will
Mr B. L. Potter watched beca remitted to Shanghai-I recommence his law practice Looker, Deacon and Harston, was Woman. for the release of the Lord Mayor here. He was formerly in com- for the plaintiff and Mr. Blake the proceedings on behalf of the/don't know. of Cork will 1000 have to be mand of a Chinese labour com
for defendants.
In the ordinary.course of events Hongkong and Shangbai Bank. heeded, despite the protestations
Mr. Turner, in opening the case, The Court was crowded.
the Hongtong and Shanghai Bank of Mr. Lloyd George, because pany, and was appointed Pre-
ident of Courts Martial in said the plaintiff in August, 1916, Inspector Grant. prosecuting, must have transferred the money an appeal on the part of the France and subsequently Deputy agreed to serve the defendants as stated that on the morning of the to Shanghai on your behall?--Yes. Standing Committee of the Irish Adviser to Chinese Labour in manager of their machinery de- 12th. first defendant (Cban) received You deal directly with the Bank Pesce Conference has a weight that country, holding the rank of partment at a salary of $500 a $29,201,05 at hi oflee from the and nos with the Compradore?-1 that can scarcely be ignored. Lieutenant Colonel on assuming month.
On February 16, 1919, Wing Tak Bank, of No. 103 Queen's partly deal with the Compradore. We have to join in what must be duty. Mr. Brutton has been de plaintif tendered his resignation. Road Central, to be telegraphically A loki of the Wing Tak Hank the generally-ielt regret that British soldiers in Ireland have corated with the Order of Wan His term bad expired in Septem-transferred to Shanghai. Defend said that he actually handed $2.
So Hu by the Chinese Government.ber.
he Wrote tojant was alleged to have handed over 21.05 to first defendant and re- no more self-command than to
tell Mr. Humphreys to engage caly $6,201,03 to the other shroffs.ceived a receipt from the latter for run amok, as have the Cameron
another man. On March 25. This happened at 1 p.m. At 4 p.m.,, 53102. Highlanders in Queenstown. We The
Mr Ho Cheuk, assistant compre realise the exasperating pro-Heffron, with about two thousand Company
transport 1919, the Union Engineering when Chan failed to turn up at his
was registered to affice, enquiries were made. It was dore of the Hongkong and Shang- vocation they might have had Czech troops and an American Hongkong, and the plaintiff was then ascertained that the Wing Talha Bans, gave evidence as to the Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires through the treacherous killing naval officer on board, will leave one of the subscribers of the Bank sent in $23,201.05 all in cash.
incidents which led to the remittance them to forward their names and addresses with communications of some of their comrades, but & Vladivostok on September 1st for Company. Under the articles it. Inspector Gigant then toki the Court by the Wing Tak Bank of $28,201,- addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but a and soldier's first duty is to obey and Trieste via Fanams. This will was agreed with the Company how defendant and the woman All communications intended for publication should be address-by way of retaliation. That sort the Czechs and the withdrawal director of the Union Company. No. 72 Portland Street. Yaumati. net to take bigh-banded measures complete the repatriation of all that he should be the managing were arrested on the first floor of of thing will only aggravate and of the American committee on On May 15, 1919, the plaintiff Of the $4,330 recovered from both Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
not paliste. But most of all are Czech repatriation.
was discovered by Mr. W. M. defendants $2.00 was found in the we disappointed with the British
Humphreys seated in Prince's man's girdle. The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 Government, because we have
Buildings at A properly Mr Ho Wing, compradore of the per annum. (Payable in Advance.)
set to learn that there bas been A Chinese arrested by a Ser-
furnished table, with samples. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, The rate per quarter and per mensem proportional. Subscrip-any serious attempt to bring geant of the Water Police yester. tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a abou: a political pacification. Its was 0. this to a manager of the Union Trading loved by the Bank for three years Mr. S. M. Chora, general deposed that Chan had been em- full month.
seems th the Government is by Mr. R.O. Hutchison to a fine The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addresses sitting with folded bands, just of $1,000 or three months hard Company, general managers of He was under witness's control.
the Union Engineering Company,
Mr d'Almada: Wes be working is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies letting things happen because labour, for being in possession of delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies the extremist demand is beyond 28 taels of loose and 85 tarls of also a shareholder in the Mr Ho: Yes.
gara evidence. He said that he directly under you? sent by post an additional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage. that wbieb ii is pre-dross oping. It was stated by Union Engineering Co. On May Was be employed and paid by
Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.
pared to concede. It is be-Inspector Gordon, who prosent 15. 1919. Mr. Hamphreys came you?-Yes. Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for coming clearer and clearer thated, that the accused was arrested into the office of the Union Was he responsible to you or to fixed period will be continged until countermanded.
Ireland will have to be given in a bost, and failed to give a The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be something more than has yet satisfactory account of himself.a table. At that time witness any mones which he had collected
Engineering Co. and saw Mr. Best the Bank for the embezzlement of belivered to subscribers by the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd been promised. We are far from Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there,
office was next to the Union Directly to me and indirectly to break with the British Empire and Rufas Garcia before Mr. N. L told witness that he saw Mr. Best
summoned Engineering Co. dr. Humphreys the Bank can fully understand the Smith at the Police Court this working. Witness replied that. Government's stout opposition to morning for assault. The bear that was not so as there was no was very angry at that. The such a suggestion, but we see no ing was adjourned until Friday work for him. Mr. Beat used to employment agreement was to mousy daily Yes.
As a matter of fuck whatever pronouncement fternoon, on the application of come to the office of the witness teminate in Inne and plaintif could not be roade that a ser fr. Leo d'Almada who defended. to collect the correspondence for wrote in February saying that he losses that have been sustained full measure of Dominion Home Mr. Lyspa Bule will be granted. We feel
represented thehim at his office. Business was was going to leave somewhere were sustained by your Hank and
started by
Union about the and of June. Witness the Compradore has to make good Engineeridg Company antil told people that he was going to the Bank under bis agreement? November, 1919. Business into business after his rator-Yes. producing something like peace A small Chinese boy, witawas no: started before this from the States. Mr. Humphreys How did you come to know in Ireland itself, and it would precious conviction, was to
previous dismissed the plaintiff on May that the $22000 was part of the place the British Government in sentenced to fourteen daysard arrangement that it should no: 13.
money that was sent into the Bank a much more favourable light labour and eight strokes of the commence antil Mr. Best had Mr. Blake: This evidence of by Wing Tak Bank, as defendant among the peoples of the Empire rattan for theft. A coolie e severed his connection with bis Mr.Best bas taken me by surprise, bondled large sums daily 2-1 am
whole and of the United ployed by the Wing On Company employers and had had a holiday. Four Lordship. as I bare not not supposed to tell you. States. To dally much longer yesterday to take a quantity of Witness put in the first contract been able to consult MP. W. M.
As defendant handled various big will only spell further trouble and goods to a shop at Bonham Strand entered into by the L'nion Eog-Humphreys, who is in England sums every day ras are not in a make this already sed chapter of West left them outside the pre insering Co. Mr. Best signed an and who bad the conversation.postion to tell that the $22,000 Ireland's bistory much more sad, mises whils: bringing them in appointment Agreement after We understand from our friend which defendant was alleged to Hongkong's inward mail service is still far from what it migh:
piece by piece, and in the mean: October last. Witness had search that Mr. W. 31. Humphreys dis- have embezzled was part of the be. It will be recalled that some weeks ago, after an assurance of NOW WE KNOW,
time the boy crept up, extracted ed through the files of the Union missed the plaintiff. We agree Wing Tak Bank's money? more or less regular mails from Europe via Negapatam, a fresh dis- Senator Harding, who is the box of cigars from one baadle. Engineering Company and found that there was a conversation, Mr Smith interposed and said appointment was suffered by an interruption on the hitherto Republican nominee for the and was arrested whilst attempt-no letters signed by plaintif and that as a result Mr. Best that the Wing Tak Bank's fokis had smoothly-running Vancouver-Hongkong route. Since that time, we American Presidency, has really log to escape.
before November 1st.
left the service.
stated that they had paid in the have had news of a new arrangment between the Canadian Gover-let the cat out of the bag.by his
Cross-examined, witness said The plaintiff said that he was mones to the Hongkong and Shang- meat and the C.P.O.S.. but to date there has been to resumption of speech on the League of Nations: this very excellent and expeditions service. There are, however, some at Marion (Ohio). He just lets cheap sales that have been going business a bit. The plaintiff was signed the agreement with the
Amongst those attracted by the be understood the engineering dismissed on May 15th. He bai Bank.
Mr Ho Cheuk added that be bad indications of this defect being remedied in the near future, and the world know that the recent on Meas local business men are keenly anticipating that time. For the Senatorial opposition
Whiteaway doing similar work at the Union other Company after he came bad a complaints against first the Laidlaw's was a Chinese. This Engineering Company as he was back from the United States. He defendant previously. present, though. many irritating annoyances continue, and the League of Nations-in fact all man, ander the presence of ex-Messrs. Humphrey Witness drew no salary before this.
A shroff of the Hongkong Shang- somewhat erratic methods of Canadian postal officials in the band the talk about the desirability amining the goods, made some all the work in preparing the His Honour:-I wish to knowhai Bank who received $6,201 from ling of Far Eastern mails are rather beyond the average man's of America keeping out comprehension. For example, it is a
of mental notes of the articles that ticles of the Company. Witness" whether you (Mr. Blake) and defendant on the 12th, stated that common experience for say. auch bassiness booses here to receive their Canadian letters by the Sanis.
organisation was were suited to his plans of per, falicitors presented the draft of Mr. Turner agree to leave it to 00 a cbit attached to the bank mete matter of Francisco-Hongkong lines on one date and then, on the next, by the political antagonism. The League Having decided that raincoats showed articles of the memo-missed or not.
internal forming the disappearing at the articles in February. Witness me to decide whether he was dis-notes sent to him by first defendant was a note which said that 322,000 N.Y.K. boats that call at Sextile.
of Nations was sponsored by were. bis
in
lise, be left random which set out that the. Mr. Turner:-1 do not agree, paid io by the Wing Tak Bank was From what we can gather, the postal officials here have been President Wilson and that was the shop but returned later Company should enter forthwith
Mr. Blake The writ is for in a cheque. He believed defend. left in entire ignorance of the arrangements that are being made by good enough to earn unremitting with A the Vancouver postal people for the transportation of Far Eastern opposition. But now that it has this
large handbag. Into into aeement with plaintiff. damages for wrongful dismissal.ant wrote the vote. receptacle be surrep What "forthwith" meant be could I'm getting the plaintiff to prove mails. Local business men are as a consequence left to form their become clear that America musttitiously packed four waterproofs, not
At this juncture Mr Smith deck. 587. It WEE own ideas, mainly on guesswork, as to the fate of Canadian corres-take her place in the larger world and was about to decamp from phraseology.
common that.
ed to adjourn the case. Air Mat The Union. Eng- His Honour-The agreed asked his Worship to reduce the pondence, which must be subjected to unnecessary delay if forward-of international politics, Senator the shop when he was grabbed. ineering Co. bought machinery statement of facts admits the woman's bail from $3,000 to ed from San Francisco. The outward mails from Hongkong are. Harding comes out with the Mr. 4. Webb, in bis statement from all parts of the world. To dismissal.
$2,000, However, still being sent forward by the Empress boats, which is a pronouncement that it to the Magistrate (Mr. N.L. a certain extent the plaintiff was
Mr. Blake-May I suggest
MIt Smith said he could not grant We have already stated that a non-con-proposed to construct & World Smith) this marving, said that he responsible for the buying. The that for the present the point be the application at present. He paid by the Hongkong Post Office to the C.P.O.S. for mails marked the Hague Tribunal.". In other start, and was convinced of his into the engineering brosiness date? For the present purpose morning. tract fixed rate of one ceat per letter and five cents per parcel is Association on the framework of had bis eye on the man from the reason why witness did not go put aside and dealt with at a later adjourned the case until Thunday for Vancouver, but it seems more than probable that a revision of this words. he is going to open designs when he perceived that was that he did not suggest that we go on the rate will bave to be made in order to conform to the new arrange an opposition shop. -rus for the bag
which the dobave B ment that has been entered into by the Canadian Government and precisely the same ends he soltendant
man with technical suggestion that the dismissa] F&S carrying
letters the Company. The present fixed rate carries wh an obligation recently condemned. He himself of the
out knowledge. The
that was made by the defendant, and shop showed to transport mails in transit through the Colony free of charge,
a plaintiff used to call for were that we give him the power to is going to make an immediate suspicious Reference to the resolutions passed at the last Postal Conven- effort to form such an association, Blackman said that
balge. Inspector those that were addressed to him raise the question later on, I
think a pawn subsequent to the registration..
it in tion in Rome in 1906 reveals the fact that a grant of 1 fraac 50 and incidentally, he possibly ticket was found on the person of
a fair thing. The Puians Judge:-When did The admission of facts centimes per kilogramme of letters and postcards and of 20 centimes hopes thereby to catch the votes the defendant and co Investiga- you discuss business with the a matter of agreed evidence, and fishing boat was this morning. per kilogramme on other articles (parcels, etc.) is paid to each of the of the more thinking section of tion at the pawn shop it was platatif?-Sometime in 1918.
in this particular circumstance, charged at the Marine Court, be countries incorporated in the Postal Union for letters passing in the American people who have further disclosed that a roll of Have you any correspond- my friend should not take ad- fore Commander C. W. Beckwith," transit, these rates being of course, altered to correspond to the known along that America cloth without any apparent owner ence No. All was by word of vantage of the fact that I canoet R. N., Marine Magistrate, with weight of the mails and the distance they are carried. This rather had a plate to fill in the family had been pawned. A sentence of mouth, when we met.
consult Mr. W. M. Hamphreys. failing to renew his fiabing boat suggests that there is something unfair in the attitude of the local of nations. All the talk about three months was inflicted.
Mr. Blake Who pays Hr.
His Honour-f1 find against licence. The defendant pleaded Government in imposing upon shipping companies the obligationAmerica reling to herself the
Best his travelling expenses the defendant, I will assume on not guilty, of carrying transit maile without any pecuniary allowance being right to havhand, etc., is
Mr. Best himself.
the agreed facis, and I will then made, especially since the Government is presumably in receipt of reduced to so flyerbiage, and
P.C. Charles Bewick said that You did not advance him any-consider whether I will go on or he was on duty about 11.30 p.m. Gemoluments on the basis named. The tranzit obarges are avery the present dictumthat the League as a Court of Arbitration in
the years paid to each other by the countries included in the Union, of Nations has proved itself cases of International dispute. Ift at Hongkong for G. $2,000,
ng 1-I opened a letter of not.
yesterday when be saw defendant nd with the revenue derived from a vast võlums of transit mails it definite and irredeemable fail the Republicans of America agree
said he coming out of Yaumati Bay, plaintiff, examined, said he spoke to Mr. Humphreys first. Mr. going He stopped and ought to be possible for every, Government to make arrangement is only Frater out to justify as to the need for that, then, was the office of the Union Humphreys asked him why, be asked for satisfactory in every way to the shipping companies who angage in change of front. We are glad cause we are not Americans Trading Company on May 15, did not tell him that bea
Fence, which this work. This is really an important matter for these companies, that it has come, because it now have
odveed no concern with 1919. "He went there for his working elsewhere. Plainti many of whom have good cause to regret the parsimony of the gives the assurance that America internal administration, we would mails. Es made the arrange-said he did not wists w" work ifti Government in this connection. It seems to us that there is not is not going to be content with an as lief cheer for them as for the meat to his malls sent there him any longer. According nearly that measure of happy co-operation between Governments isolated position. We care not a Democrats. All that we pray to as at Med Humphrays they the notice be had served. on M and liipping Companies that there might be in mail matters; and rep whether the machinery is see is Americs with a strong and were not denfared to him by the Humphreys, be told Mr. Hom- we regret to have to say that the Governments are usually to blame. called a "League of Nations" or fearless foreign policy in the cause office boy in lime. Kr. Humphreys that his notice was over-before being rele The result is that business suffers, as it is suffering in Hongkong) World Association or any of peace; working hand in hand phreys anked plaintiff why the dus. Mr. Humphreys said "You In another. now, through irregularity of mail services. Until there is a more other old name so long as there with the other nations of the latter did not tell him that he can go.” Plaintif said he would of an alter intimate relationship between Governments and shipping companies, is established some international world to establish and maintain was going to work or another hand over based on a recognition of the fact that harmonious dealing is tribunal or Court which shall the long-prayed-for international firm. Plaintiff said that he dia Farrell. essential, we shall always be in danger of having unpleasant have, the power to prevent harmony. America's presence or not wish to work for him After fü Interruptions sprung'upon us,
future
and
any longer. Mr. Humphreys, mant was z
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST JI, 1920.
POSTAL POINTS.
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