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U. S., RADIO NEWS.

Railway Strike Outrages,

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PERJURY CASE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Sequel to Recent Court

Action.

The interpreters concerned in action next gave evidence of their part in the case.

A clark in the firm of Messrs. Wilkinson and Orlat, who, was the next witnsas, cross-examined

by Mr. Zeitlyn, said prisoner naither spoke, read, nor under- stood English- Bs had only heard him call Mr. Walter Ford by his Chinese nane, which was Leung or Wing Cheung. Perhaps he did not know his English name.

The case is proceeding.

At the Criminal Sessions, this morning, before the Chief Justice (Sir Wa. Rees Davies) and a The Railway Strike. Chicago The railroad abop special jury composed of Messra men's strike has approached the D. G. M. Barnard (foreman, G. end of the eighth week with P. Curry, H. A. Lammert, A. G. committee of the big fivemediators Coppin, R. M. Dyer, W. G. Goggin and executives conferring in New and E. J. Chapman, Fung Yan- York to the accompaniment of sam was charged with perjury.

On Oct. 26th, 1921, before Mr.: reports of outrages in several sections of the country. Two C. A. D. Melbourne, commis.

in

then action bomba exploded

the sioner, vicinity of the Round House pending in the Supreme Court, COST OF LIVING FIGURES. Hotel, housing

workers

&

Inadequacy to Middle-Class Standards.

of Original Jurisdiction action No. Chicago and Alion Round House, 172, of 1921, between H.J. Murray twenty miles south of Jackson (plaintiff) and Walter Ford and ville, Illinois. On the following Co., Fung Yan-sam (the accused), night there was rail-greasing and W. J. L. Ford and Tai Ming-tak. material

The committee of representa. cutting of tir hoses. The in which it was

of Civil Service As- citizens are terrorized. An Illinois question whether accused was atives Central train was stoned near partner in the defendant Erm, sociations, whose first report was New Orleans and an abortive prisoner lit was alleged) made or the subject of an article in The subscribed a declaration, filed Tings of April 17, bave, now is attempt was made to dynamite a bridge near Sanish Lake, Missouri in the action, in which be sued a further report showing the A railroad foreman's home in wilfully, corruptly and knowing inadequacy of the Ministry of Jacksonville, Florida, was dynamis declared I deny that I am Labour cost-of-living index for ited, and disorder is reported from partner in such defendsat arts June ban applied to the middle This deals with the or that I was a partner therein classes. Garett, Indians.

New York: It is reported from at the time the cause of action variations in cost-of-living figures the railroad labour headquarters accrued, or that I was sver which bave taken place since February 1, 19, the date up to where it was said the Unions are partner therein." preparing for a Sght to stinish,] The Attorney General (on which their first report that a telegram has been des. Mr. J.H. Kemp) conducted the brought, writes a correspondent

in the Tires. patched to strikers throughout the case for the Crown, and Mr. country calling upon the strikes Elsley Zeitlyn linstructed by Mr. to renew the struggle with re Leo Longino:tol appeared for the

defence. doubled vigour.

The Attorney tieneral told the

was

In the first report it was showa that on January 31, 1922, when the Ministry of Labour index. eighty-eight. the figure was the cast of living of a middle- actual percentage increases in

class family over standard was 98:100.

pre-war

The difference between the two

Washington Cabinet mein. bers have announced that the Court that the action in question Administration will refrain for was commenced on Aug. 8:5, the present from making any 1921. Water Ford & Co. and move in the rail strike situation, accused were sued as the makers but it is indicated, however, that of promissory note for $5,000 the President is firm in his deter-and W.J.L. Ford and Taisets of rigures arose, it was ex mination to stand by his state ing tok were sued as guaran-plained, from the difference in ments to Congress that he istors. An appearance was enter the items on which they were resolved to use all in his power ed for accused by Mr. Long respectively based. The figures

Ministry to maintain transportation."

inotto On 0zt. 26th. defendant of the New York statement by made the declaratian out of which calculated on the the rail executives after a rail the charge arose. It was a clear penditure of a road conference representing 30 statement, submitted Counsel household, per cent of the country's roads that accused was never a partner follows:-

says they were willing to take in the firm of W. Ford Co.

...

ware

the strikers back with all their The solicitor conducting the case | Food former rights, but that the Uninos į on behalt of the plaintiff. Mr. C. Clothes... refused.

H. Lyson, on Oct. 25th. filed ar Rent and rates New York.-B.M. Jewell, headfidavit setting out the partner-Fuel and light.. of the Shopmen's Unions, said ship agreement.

aumber of names, amongst which was that of defendant, and it

appeared that they had entered

the men could not sign so acteerte Attorney-General-read-a ment with only a portion of the railroads. The agreement was to be signed either by all or none.

New York-Mr. Sheppard Head of the railroad conductors. who has been assisting in at tempts at a strike settlement waid mediation by the Brother- hoods had seached a point where "there is nothing more to be

done."

Sundries

of Labour, assumed ex- working-class allocated 25

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iatu partnership as importers, ex-in respect of the expenditure of a porters, etc. The agreement was middle-class family included such items as education, medical fees, The signed by accused.

Six days later, the. Attorney insurance, and travelling. General aid. defendant made report further pointed out that of another declaration in which he the items on which the Ministry stated that W. J. L Ford interpreof Labour figure was calculated, ter, of Messrs Wilkinson & Gris, the prices of food and clothes. New York Railroad executives and shop draf: leaders are leaving had been a friend of his for many have dropped more rapidly that

These CHANG AND TSAO CONFAB. for home to re-align their force years and through him he had those of any other items.

done a great deal of business. He represent two-thirds of the factor. finish. The had alwars signed any document In the further report now issued Lions say they are prepared to. Ford bad put before him the committee find that on May 1 hold out until they win.

xecutives we will break Defendant neither read nor un- when the Ministry of Labour derstood English. He had not index figure was 81. the middle- the strike within a week."

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Common Antipathy to Wu Pui-foo Alleged.

The substance of Marshal Chang's explanations of his own position, as addressed to the other Marshal, is said by as under-

One garment that has come rapidly into favour is the costume slip. This is a single garment. [that combines brassiere or corset cover with petticost-made Dec essary by sheer summer frocks.

The top may be either square or "V"-shaped, according to the garment it is to be worn under and is often low waisted and bloused so that it does not impair the line of the silhouette.

AN ENOCH ARDEN IN REAL LIFE.

Return from War to Find Wife Re-Married.

any of the taxes belonging to the Central Government. Only there are some loans to be redeemad, and on the completion of the re- payment of these loans, the tax Because of common barred of that are now seized shall be re- the slighted recollection of sign-class index-figure was 91, which Gen. We Pui-foo, Marshal Changleased. ing the agreement. He had paver represented a fall of points in Tolin and Marshal Tano Kun received any accounts or dividend three months. They state that have been drawn nearer together of the firm of W. Ford & Co., nor since November. 1920. food,

since the Fentien-Chihli hosti- had he ever heard of the firm which represents 60 per centities. Messengers are frequently until he was sued.

of the Ministry of Labour lying between the two Marshals Mr. H. A. Nisbet, Registrar of figure, but only 24 per cent, of the who are related to each other the Supreme Court, produced ceraverage middle class expenditure, with a tie of kinship, says a York I St. Louis. 5, New York &in documents and gave formal has shown a larger decrease in Northern journal.

A "dead" soldier's dramatic Cleveland Hoston 9.

evidence.

price than any other section, and

return safe from the war reads, as Coal Agreement.

Witness was cross-examined by at present gives a smaller per

told at the Old Bailey, last month, Springfield: An agreement M. Zaitlyn at some length. centage increase over pre-war

like a modern story of Ecoch has been signed covering fifty per If leave to defend an action was prices than any other large group.

Arden. cent. of the coal miners in Wash-given. Counsel asked, it did not Thus on applying to the middle. 1. The Three Exstern Pro-

Mrs. Elizabeth Weeks, looking ington. An agreement has also dispose of the action --No. class allocation of expenditure the vinces are going to introduce and down the casualty list in a news been signed covering the Okla. In this case there was an allega percentage increases taken by the maintain an autonomic adminis

tion made by defendant that he Ministry of Labour, they find that tration, pending the unification of Paper, saw her husband's name was not a partner in the Com-the middle-class figure works out head the South, and among the killed.

Some time afterwards pang ?-Yes.

at 93 per cent, a against the shall not be interfered in from married again, ber second bus. Whereupon Mr. Lyson pro-Ministry's Egure of 81 per cent.

band being a Belgian. To her; diced the agreement? -Yes.

In Civil Service circles the any quarter.

TROOPS FOR SELF-PRESERVATION. one of Was it then that defendant, on question is regarded as

2.-la international relations, surprise, at the end of the war,

her first husband returned. Nov. 2ad, swore the additional great importance, especially in Chang Tso-lin shall act in concert

The Belgien, satisfied that he affidavit-Yes.

view of the fact that the new with the Central Government and Chicago: The Protestant chur Coussel quoted accused's addi- index-figure of 81 on July I as

victim of a mistake, went away, and now Mr. and Mrs. Weeks She was charged with bigamy purpose of self-preservation, and

the Old Bailey, but also for protection from s

evidence was offered agains her, possible invasion. Unless aggres- sively attacked, no Manchurian and she was found not guilty. troops shall trespass on territory beyond the frontiers:

homa field..

The Ku Klux Klan." Los Angeles: Thirty-five "Ku Klux Klansmen "have been acquitted of charges of felony growing out of the trouble last Apri. The jury deliberated for five hours.

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ches in Chicago are urged to join tional affidavit and asked if judg-shown by the Ministry of Labor/shall cause no trouble to the Can. and the woman had been the

the Catbolics. Jews and negroes ment wat given against the Gazette makes it practically cer- against the Ku Klux Klan," defendant. Jollowing an anti-Ku Klux Klan meeting last night at which the Klan was denounced.

Argentine Cables. Washington-The Department of State has been officially advised that the Argentine Government have accepted renunciation by the Western Telegraph Co. to British concern of its rights and monopoly in that country.

The Irish Fighting. New York.-Cable advices say the insurgents bare evacuated and the Free State forces occupied the Commercial Cable station at Waterville, Ireland. The Company will resume traffic within a few days.

Co.'s

tral Government.

3. The troops of the three

at

tain that the next revision of Eastern Pruvinces shall be for the are living happily together. Witress replied in the banus on September 1 will involve affirmative.

a decrease of four twenty-fifths. another Counsel referred to action and asked witness who was the defendant.

Witness replied that W. Ford & Co. was the only name given. The name of accused did not figure in the case.

CHANG'S MOTOR-CA25.

4. On the establishment of a Those who remember the ar- legitimate government in China, mour-plated motor car, a model of the Three Eastern Provincer shall

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JAPAN-AMERICAN SOCIETIES. "With a view to improving the friendly relations between Japan and America." & Japan-America Counsel then referred to luxury and presumably security,sbide by the National Con- Society has been organised by important business and commer- farther action and asked witness imported into Shanghai for Cheng stitution. who were the defendants.

Tso-lin, will have no doubt of 5.-The actual military strength cial men of the two countries res- Witness gave the names of W the Manchurian warlord'e food in the Three Eastern Provinces iding in the Kwansei district. Ford & Co., and two others.

ness for armoured cars. A Chi is smaller than prior to the Freng Many important people, includ- ing Mr. Mateuats of the K&L Counsel: That does not give nese paper in the north now tien-Chihli bostilities. the name of Fung Yan-sam 7-states that Marshal Chang has RAILROAD CONTROL DIVIDED. saki Dockyard, Mr. Thomas of No.

made a contract for the delivery 6-The Peking-Mukden Line the Osaka Gas Company, Mr. Kindly look at the statement of of100 military motor cars" with is the artery of communications Hamaoka of the Osaka branch of claira; does that give the hamela foreign firm, these to arrive in between Chibli sad Fengtien the Bank of Japan and many ot defendant anywhere-No. January next. They are said to Provinces. The rolling stock be- others, were present at a confer And the defence, Mr. Nisbet, cost $20,000 each, and the Mar-longing to the Fering-Mukden ence which was held at Osaka on please --Na.

shal is reported to have paid an Line is being restored in succes-the 27th. ult. The society is to Counsel concluded his cross-instalment of $1,090,000.-N. C.sion. Henceforth, Marshal Teao welcome American tourists when on the Yangtze River, on account examination by asking-In this U N, of soldiers firing on foreign mer-action judgment was obtained in chant craft

Eastern News.

Peking-The American gun. boat Isabel and other foreign gunboats have sailed for Ichang,

A dispatch from Harbin, Man chutis, 6378 bandits seized train on the Chinese Eastern Railway and one Japanese and One Russian were killed.

default of the appearance of defendant 7-Yes.

There may be many reseams why defendant did not appear? Not being in the Jurisdiction may be one of them?--It may be.

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Kan shall undertake to protect they come to the Kwansei district the Shanhaikuan Paking Section, The relations of America and whilst the Manchurian troops Japan must indeed be in a bad shall look after the Mukden-way if they require so many Bhanbaik wan Section.

societies to prove there is nothing| Jupan The Three Eastern Pro-wrong with them. -- vinces have no intention to seize Chronicle.

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