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ALLEGED DEFALCATION.

Before Mr. R. E Tindall at the Bingistracy yesterday aftertioon, Tatn King-woyn, an accuuntant of

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1924

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NAVAL ARMAMENTS.

Washington, July 31.

The British representations'. against the modernization pro the Cigarette Hawkers' Association, granime of the American Navy might bring to a head a'controversy, was charged with fratelulently, which bus bean stirring plival elreles since the Disarmament Con- converting to his own use a sum of for once. Oficials in touch with the question are of opinion that $1,500 bolonging to the Association neither the French nor Japanese Governments share the British came up for Mr. Pryor apponrod for the view, though Italy might. Hence if the matter ever prosecution and Mr. C. A. E. Russ decision by the signatory Powers, Britain would probably be out- defended.

voted.-Reuter's American Service.

Washington, July 31, The President of the Guild Secretary. Wilbur refurring to Mr. Arthur Ponsonby's etufement › deponed that on the 10th November yesterday wahl "It is a good idea to have the question raised in order to | last a bill amounting to $101.69 have it sellled." As far as is known the government have taken no stops WILA to have been paid to the to reply to the British representations on the subject of the Ma Cheung Hotol, bus culy 870 modernization of the old battleships including the elevation of was paid by the détendant, On the toh January defendanturret guns. Anywise it is uvident that no haste is necessary as failed to pay for the electric bill, the navy at the present time lacks both authority and nppropriations and when asked us to what had for the increase of clevation and the proposal cannot therefore be been done with the sum of $33.96 resubmitted to Congress until the regular session in December.-

Reuters American Service. clearly set out in the cash book as aving been drawn the previous day from the bruk. he admitted that he had spent il. Thereupon witness asked him to refind the.

London, July 31. Leum, so as to liquidato the ne The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post says, that in woll [counts, but this.defondant was un-informed circles It is believed that a secret Russo-Japanese treaty rible to do. An honorary auditor has been entered into and is on the point of being signed, if it in was called in and on going through not already sigued. It is asserted that Japan will furnish heavj′′ the books he ducovered further artillery and hand over to Russin her surplus warships white Russin defuleations, the total amount of will ende utl oli rights in Northern Saghallen to Japan. which was put out in the charge. It is further asserted that it was chiefly owing to Japanese In the meantime the defendant influence that the Russo-Japanese agreements were recently signed. had disappeared and Police nasis. tance was later secuted in get him arrested.

Witness.

in cross-examination by Mr. Russ, denied that the agitation by the menthers at about this time was dirested guinst the alleiale of tho guild. It was solely directed against the defendant Mr. Itas suggested that in the ensuing diepitte as regards the irregularity of the aeginnt de- ; ferilmet. Sind been used as a stapes, gout. To this also witness returned i negative answer,

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THE SAGHALIEN OIL FIELDS.

Moscow, July 31.

The lavesti says that the Union of Soviets is ready to grant concessions for the exploitation of the Saghalien Naptha' walls by mixed companies with Sovlet, Japanese and American capital as the best way out of the difficulty. It resents Japan's viewpoint that com- pensation-should be paid for evacuation and declares that Japan's rights were only acquired through military occupation. The article does not mention outstanding British clalme in the Island.-Reuter

THE PERSIAN OUTRAGE.

Teheran, July 31.

The newspaper Fran, publishes a letter from the Foreign Minister

to the American Minister expressing the Government and nation's The Seamen's Strike.

horror and sorrow at the murder of Mr. Irubrle. It intimates the Witness said that be returtuber Government's complete willingness to carry out the demands of the el the Seamen's Strike, but at the American Nate cabled on July 28. The letter only regrets

fre he 19114 18 the country.Persin has no fleet, otherwise it would have placed a warship at Asked if he remembered, his union American disposal for the conveyance of Mr. Imbrie's remains. The now being Con-

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Union, witness again replied in the sidered.--Renter, negative. He did not remember Tu Tai taking money to Canton Witness snid that i aroney was drawn from the National Conf nerein and Savings Bank upier his authority on the 27th March,

JD22.

Mr. Russi suggest that it was drawn on your authority and that He Tai was In go to Canton.

Witness: No

* Witness Fould not say if the Association and any money in the National Comontreial and Savings Bank or not," as they land money in several bank. Mr. Rus askerl in why they dep sited their money in so many lanke, and Mr. Lindsell smilingly said to Mr. Huss: You never put all your eggs m or basket."

Mr. Bass suggested to witness that be deew $1,000 between the 28th January and the 27th March 1922.

Witness: This S1,000 was hand- ed over to defendant to pay off the

nectants.

to answer to a further question withras said that withess must certainly have entered the items in the looks

drawn, said

Money in Canton. The money WHE witness,-locaust-a-punlice-of-the Association's inerashers had died and the money WBS wanted to compensate the deceased's rein.. Fives. He Rak that the thousandl dollars were never intended to' be advanced to the Seamen's Union. Witness denied that it was the practice of the guild to lend money to its members, or that, Les instructed de. fendent to lend money, Mr. Huss put it to witness that because he had given instructions to defondant to lend out money, ho did not have the amount of money in hand according to the books. Witness again roturned a negative

'naswer..

Ho Tai, the treasurer, stated' that on the 10th January be had $100 raih in hand and a fur- ther $0,850 deposited in banks. Two leaks produced by the prosu- cution contained entries of moneys] which were passed from witness to defendant and vice versa.

On the 24th February, 1922, $1,000 мля withdrawn from the Industrial and Commercial Bank nen was sent to .Canton with Hevoral thousands of dollar withdrawn from other banks, to be changed. Info Chinoxo money and deposited in bwika there. In answer to the Magistrato witnash: said that it was because the Angoolation proposed to bug houses in Canton that the mounoy was sent to Canton...

The case was then adjourned tif Monday, the 11th..

IRISH BOUNDARY PROBLEM.

London, July 31.

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