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Serious Case at the Magistracy.

As the Magistracy yesterday aftercoo three Chibese wer charged with the theit of a large quantity of piece goods and 200 red woollen blankets ŝalued at Sɑ, Þó Hom Holt's godawns, Kowloon. Another Chinese was charged with receiving the property.

The first three defendante ware defended by Messrs A. E. Hall, D. H Blake and Leo d'Almada respectively. *hile the fourth accused was represented by Me A. E. Crew,

Mr. E. J. Lewis, prosecuting on behalf of Holt's, informed the Magistrate Mr. S. G. Orme that another charge of falsification of jaccounts would be preferred against

ürst three defen-laste.

Mr. d'Alranda : I think my friend should have given us notice previously of this charge. I shall refuse to plead until the charge is fortund.

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GERMAN INDUSTRY,

It is reported that the chemical industry of 1919 shows 15,060 | factories employed 440,000 work. men, which means a decrease against 1919, ranging betwean twelve and twenty per cent, but in some districts reaching twenty, per cent. During the first half- year of 1920 the Prussian coal mines employed 686,000 coal miners as against 639,000 the previous year. The output in Upper Silesia increased by twenty-three per cent, and in the Rhineland and Westphalia dia- tricts by thirty-one per cant.

US. COAL EXPORTS LEAD WORLD.

Ta Seu Francisco Business, it is stated that the United States now leads the world in coal exports. Prior to the war the | U. S. ranked third. In 1913 the exports were 20,000,000 tons as sgainst 76,000,000 exparted by Great Britain. in the seven months ending with August this sear the exports of the United States have totaled 23,000,000 1ons as against 18,376,000 tons shipped abroad by Great Britain. Bunker coal used by vessels engaged in foreign trade is excluded from this total.

IMPROVEMENTS AT KOBE.

A scheme of road improvement for Kobe will. it is stated, shortly be commenced. the cost to be nearly Y.15,000,000, spread over a period of teen years. A similar amount spent on * modera and comprehensive į sewage system and some sweep-| ing improvements in street con- ginals and banded the one prepared ditions geperally should go ǎ by him into the office. The stret long way towards making the produced, cantinued Mr Lewis. Leitg achieves condition on a par was forged by second defendant, as with its commercial importance. | it was signed by a futitious person. The Junes and Laughlin Steel and emitted curtain cases of good- company, of Pittsburgh, one of After having forged the tally sheet, the largest independent steel second defendant furnished first companies, has adopted new sell- defendast with all the particularsing rates for finished steel pro- marks, etc.) of the goods which ducts, including base Pinsburgh he had omitted from the sheet. | bars at 235; structural steel sheets First defendant then redulentisja: 165 and plates 163, Wages altered the tally took of his godown. will not be affected, it was in- and be Mr Lewis) would show bunounced. The independent steel Worship the entry which had been companies in the Youngstown falsifed. First defendeat then gave distrett of Ohio have announced the fourth defendant a chit bear.ng that they would meet the reduc- the numbers of the gooda whienį tion in price announced by the second defendant had omitted from Jones and Laughlin company. bis tally sheets with instructions

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Messrs. A. L. Anderson & Co.'s goods from Holt's godown. The fourth defendant carried out the share circular dated Shanghai, structiins and removed the gode4th December, states-Deben to his OND

tures. The market is ill-supplied premises, No. Tuss Maz Street. Shortly and, given a continuance of low afterwards, the Police arrived and sterling exchange, the usual crop saw the fourth defendant in theof buying orders at the beginning act of unpacking the goods of the hall-year should improve

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liberally by the Faithful would not buy a packet of cigarettes I tried to get twopence worth of Epsom salts, a very cheap and common drag in the Urals, but I found that I had first to go to so many widely separated depart- ments that I gave up the attempt Feldsher to get it for me. The in despair and asked a friendly

was no use his trying, owing to Faldsher told me however, that the complexity of the process;

Life Under The Red Flag. In the Furtaighly Revier Mr. M'Cullarb describes Mr. Lewis said be proposed to documents bearing the identifica (1920) amounted to T. Francis

1,769,300 up to 21s instant some aspects of life as he wit atk ble Worship to commit defention aumbers of the packages and dants for trial and it would then be case which, he said, be bad outdated previous to 1s: September Formerly there were few Gavera-

Bankers receipts nessed it" In Red Ekaterinburg for the Attorney General to bringed from the first defendant. other charges agaoss defendants. for the efforts of the Falize, w Gold issues (1920) are notified Ekaterinburg, but now there are and I had consequently to go

for subscriptions to the Council's ment institutions and no clubs in H. Mr. Lesale wi-bed to charge un Mr Lewis, the falsibraun that these can now be exchanged whole streets consisting of noth without These are no excep the first three defendants, with the first defendant's book would not

for bonds with interest coupons ing else. Instead of promoting tional cases; they are the ruler ia accessories before the theft.

have been discutered, and the cc attached and that coupon No. basiaess, Mr d'Almoda: If my friend is would have accepted the t suing to bring this new charge, I

been handed in us the seco must ask for an adjournment.

delecdant and coafirmed by the Me Lewis: I will call evidence first defendant's bech, a Cur-

attending circumstances, and then

the Attorney-fienema) cas bris

another charge against the first three defendants when the time

comes,

To the

should be lodged with the writer), however says the and I often told the Bolsheviks- Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Government offices has killed it.ware catablished in England the this multiplication of that if Government like that Corporation on 29th instant for he dead hood of Govern workers themselves or their wives Shanghai kind of enterprise. "An engineer four hours.

by the Soviet

at holders option,

to the present charge and all the 1rect. The defendant's book would payment on 31st in silver or goldment control has stifled every would sweep it away in twenty-

show that the stolen goods bd Dock and Engineering Company employed been abort when landed here which interim dividend of Told me that on one occasion, in

"When I was in Ekaterinburg was, of course not true. meantime short landing claim-6.00 per share has been declared order to put through a matter of there were thousands of tons of would have been made azalost the payable on 12th proximo: this is urgent public interest, he had frozen fish at Tobolsk, but they Mr d'Almads: I take it that the complaints who would have seats. 1.00 batter than the interim had to visi: five different institu- were left to rot there because the ext-nce taken to-day will be appli-out the usual cargo tracers, and Shanghai Hotels-An interim office dealing with railway work, tribute them

on 4th February lastitions, including a Government Governmen: had no time to dis- cable to the new charge.

oding that the goods bad dividend of $3 has been declared Government office dealing individas! would

do 30. Is Cutlining the ease, Mr Lewis been delivered at biber payable to-day. Kung Yik with Ural industries. said that first defendant was the would have to pay the claims. Coltons-The Annual Meeting is Professional Union of industri- say other sort of regime, hare and a enterprising man woold under Keeper of No. Holt's whart aid was a serious case for several recalled for 6:5 prosimo. a tallyclerk, and the third defend-sons.

The al workers. The British public hired sleighs, brought those fish is bis Worship knew balance standing at the credit had some experience during the in forty-eight hours to Exateria ant was-bi- netistabt. The secnadpillering was prevaleat all over the

nbreker.

cargo.

paid

interim dividend. The Directors

Repairs

country, who have

and because no

An

at

of Ekaterinburg; (3) if he overcame difficulties (1) and (2), the money he got for the fish would be taken

accused was the chef ship's tell world, and was particularly in/of Profit and Loss for the year war of how a Government runs burg, and sold them there to the man, while the last defendant was Hongkong. The amount is shown as Tl. 944.479.63 of which left to private enterprise; but of himself. But under Bolshevism ended 30th November last, is work that had previously been advantage of the population and That of the first was considerable and the Tls.. 150.000 has already been the muddle in Russis is a thous ne private individual would do and third defendnots was some defendants, were occupaing distributed in the form of sand times greater and causes 50. as (1) be would be stopped by what different from that of the tions of trust. As to the fourth de second accused, who was in charge fendant he: Mr Lewis was sure that will propose that the remainder among the marvellously patient mission at Tobolsk; (2) if be

extreme exasperation, even the local Extraordinary Com of all the tallymen and had to had there been no receivers there be disposed of as follows pay a and long suffering people of that overcame difficulty (1), his fish superintent the tallying out of would probably base been less cafiasi dividend of Tis. 450,000: to

He also collected the tally pillering. If his Worship was aqualization of Dividend. Ts. accustomed for centuries to the Extraordinary Commission

been would be seized by the local sheets and han led over to the proper tisfied that the prosecution bar 5,000; to Cotton Fluctuation, most exaggerated forms official the complete tally sheets of made out a prima facie esse be Tis. 30,000: to

and ocialism. the ship's outturn. The first would apply for the committal of Renewals, Tis. 25,000; to Reserve, sally sheets were in duplicate, ous the defendants for trial.

Tls 60,000; write off various "One man told me that if he from him and be would be im- of which was to be sent to the Mr. C. B. Rigga sad Sergeant accounts, Tis. 101,900; Bonus to lost & button of his trousers be prisoned for speculation. This purser of the soip and the other to Stimson gave esidence, supporting aff. Tis. 22.500 donation to would have first of all to get a triple barrier prevented anything the Manager of Holt's wbari. The Mt. Lewis's statement.

War Funds, Tix 7,500; and carry permit from the House Com- being done by private'initiative, stolen goods arrived by the 3.5. The first defendact made the forward Tls. 7,579.63. Kamunt mittee. Then he would have to and consequently the fish Rhesus which commenced to dis following statement to the Police ing Rubber. The Secretaries ad- bring that permit to a Commissar. rotted. charge at Hongkong on the 20th. is answer to the charge: "I convertise that the Annual Meeting Then he would have to go to a of last month. Just before the dis-spired with the tallyman to swindle will take place on 10th proximo, Goveroment department which charge the second accused goods from the steamer.** approached the first and third

accounts not yet to hand. Kots would give him an order on a Second defendant's statement Babros Rubber-An extraordin-Government

store, Then he defendants and said "When this was a complete denial of the theft. ary general meeting will take would wait all day in a queue cargo is out 1 will not enter in my Mr. Hall submitted that the place on 7th proxime for the pur- outside that Government store The native press repeats that tally sheet certain cases and statement of bes chant had been pose of passing resolutions for only to find, when his turn came, the Russian Concession at Han- We will get away with them. misconstrued. What happened was that the

voluntary liquidation for recon-that it had given out all its bat-kow was officially taken over by The cass was adjourned until straction as outlined on our tons, and that he would have to the Chinese on December 21, whole of the cargo was tallied

Greular No. 42. Bamagaga Rub go to a siraliar store at the other when Dr. Wa Chung-haien and before it was removed from the ship

ber-The Annual Meeting will be end of the town and wait all day the Chief of Chinese Police to the godown, but it appeared

held on 31st instant; the Profit in a queue there. A button in formally received the documents that with regard to certain boxes

for the year is given as Tls, 25, the offertory is consequently a of the concession. Mr. Wang In order to placa beyond ques- 549.17, which the, Directors pro source of unmitigated joy to the Shou-shan is said to have, boun some unlawfully obtained tally tlon the right to provide dancing pose to carry forward. Chinese impecunious Russian and Polish appointed executive officer, while abents 1 to 4 instead of 1 to 6, me facilities in parka the London Reorganization. Loan, British friests, for a whole plateful of the Consulate is now to be known written on the original and correct County Council proposes to pro-issue at 65 and, the French at 58 the paper money, and the as the Administration of Russisa. sheets, and then destroyed the ari-mote legislation.

And 57-7/8...

postage stamps which are given Affairs for Hupeh.

| the second defendant put down on

Friday.

DANGING IN LC.C. PARKS.

RUSSIAN, CONDÈSSION, AT HAKKOW.