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Hongkong Telegraph.

BANK v. COMPRADORE. allow you to store anything in the THE LONDON CONFERENCE,

CASE RESUMED TO-DAY.

A

"Attempt to Shut Out the Truth."

The big fight in the Supreme Court between the International Banking Corporation and their

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

1924:

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36 PER ANOM

OUR TELEPHON ES.“

WELDED BARS.

SITUATION STILL UNCHANGED,

Have you rond the compradoro's agreements ?-Yos.

And you know he is bound to obey the orders of any American' for European member of the staff?

He is bound to obey the orders of the manager.

It is evident you liave not road the agreement very caro

BRITISH PREMIER WELCOMES

GERMANS.

fully, though I am not surprised. THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR'

if you do not know all it contains.

bound to obey the orders of

compradore, in which the stakes | It says that the compradora is ire $200,000, was continued this morning bofore Mr. Justice Gom. evory and any American or

periz.

The Bank suffered the loss of $200,000 from their promiees in September, 1922, and they claim that under the agreement with the compradoro, lu Ku-un, ho and bis surety, Ngok Lau, are personally responsible for the loss of the money which they allege was under the compra dore's caro and control at the time of the thoft. The defence Many that the money was under Abaro or control at the time, of that it should have boon.

European gember of the staff."

PROMISES.

That is pretty wide; is it not 7-QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Yes, it in protis wide.

The compradore cannot refuse

London, August 5

CONTRACTORS FINED $400 EACH.

.... Central 3950.

SHAMEEN STRIKE.

A HONGKONG MEDIATOR.

Tho vernacular papers report

A Telegraph representative who A Chinese contractor, who is that a representative from the Portland Governor of Hongkong called on has been making enquiries this erecting house in morning into the question of Street, Yaumati, was this morn-various offelal bodies and the Hongkong's telephones and what ing charged before Mr. E. W. Bhameen Striko Committee on steps are being taken to provide a Hamilton, at the Kowloon the 3rd instant, urging that the striko bo juttled as soon as sorvlon at the termination of the Magistracy, with using improper| possible, in order that, sormal present agrogment, in 1850, bas materiala. learned that maitors are very Mr. A. E. Wright, of the P.W.D., commercial relations may be much where they were when we who prosecuted, stated thas the resumed between Canton and last reported on the subject some improper materiala complained Hongkong. It is stated, however. of were welded bars. He added that the Strike Committee replied months ago.

A local syndicate, composed of that it was very essential that that: the British Consul must some of the loading business man reinforced buildings should be consent to negotiate on the four to allow any proper officor The Conference between Allied and German representatives of the Colony, is still negotiating constructed with great care, as proposals which they recently

be attained.. ACCOFA to the vault?

No lasted for three-quartors of an hour. The procoodings wore purely with the China and Japan Tale-once the bars were covered in, made before any settlement can (healtatingly.)

It is reported that the Strike formal, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald welcoming the Germans. He phone and Electric Company for no-one on earth could say what I put it to you the compradore hoped it would ho possible to hold the final conference on Friday the formation of a local Company was there. The use of welded in certainly not responsible for Mr. Ramsay MacDonald emphasised that the only business of to take over the systein, but bara was absolutely prohibited, Committee has refused the ro

London everything that goes into the the Conference was to deal with the Dawes Report and he hoped nothing has yet been divulg-and the Building Authority had quest made by rice merchants to regarding made that faot known throughout permit coolies to deliver supplies vault?

From the godowns of Messra. that by the spirit of co-operation a successful conclusion would be ed from

the success or otherwise of those the Colony. The charge was a OBJECTIONS TO QUESTIONS. reached as soon as possible.

Herr Marx, the German Chancellor, speaking in German, said Pegotiations. The presont Com-very serious one, and he asked Jardine, Matheson and Co., and It is stated that the firms named. Mr. Alabaster objectod, and Mr. Potter explained that the plain- that upon the success of the Conference deponded the fate of Gerpany has still over five years to for the maximum pensity under Messrs. Butterfield and Swiro His Worship explained to the have made requests that delivery Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., ro- tiffs were seeking to make the many and Europe. Goodwill and thorough sincerity were necessary run on its prasent agreement the Bootton-namely, $500.

The German delegation proposed to negotiate in that with the Government, and it is presents the International Bank-compradore an insurance against for success. ing Corporation, and the case for everything that went into the spirit. Herr Marx confirmed that the German Government regarded expected that long before that defendant that the whole point of rice for the flooded districts be

MEETING. the defence is being conducted vault, and he was entitled to the Dawes Report as a suitable basis for the solution of the reparat period expires satisfactory ar-was that if those bara had not permitted.

The Daily Bulletin has.received by Mr. Eldon Patter, K.O, with prove that he was not. (To Mr. fons question and said it was prepared to proceed with draft Bills rangements will have been made boon seen, a collapse might. ARMED MEN AT STRIKE- MCampbell Frosser.

Courtney)You Rometimes put to carry out the report. If the conference succeeded, the German for a continuance of the service, coour and he be charged with valuables in the vault which the people would devote the whole of their strength in carrying out the other by a new locally-formed manslaughter. The best way to

Company or by the present impress the contractors coomed the following from a correspond- obligations involved in the raport.

Company The present period to bo to touch their pockets. He ont:→→→

Canton, August 5. compradore does not even see?

Mr. Albaster again objvutęd|

is one of negotiation and the imposed a fine of $400.

The statement published in one Dofondant naked his Worship and Mr. Potter exclaimed LOCKSMITH'S EVIDENCE.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George requested furtlior public here must await the result "There is nothing iti these The first witness was Mr. James objections. It is an attempt to uformation on a number of "serious points" at the Inter-Allied of those negotiations before know if he did not think that the of the morning papers on August examined by the P. W. D. before thought it practicstile to follow the suggestion of the compraderas Garraway, of the Kowloon Dock-shut out from this Court the truth Conference, notably whether the roport was true that Franco would ing the future of its tolophone material usod should have been, that the British Coneul-Gonoral

it was put into the building. yard, an export locksmith, who the truth-the truth. we all remain in the Ruhr for two years. He declared that it was import service.

ant to know not only whether we were going to evacuato Cologno COMPANY'S MEETING.

His Worship replied that it that the lukongs should be said he had had dealings with at know it to be." least ten of the local banks in

Reports are just to hand of was perfectly ridiculous, to ex-employed by foreign firms, but Mr. Pottor:-The compradoro but whether another Power was going to send troops there and thus

the 30th. ordinary general pect the P. W. D. to look at that if any disturbance occurs regard to tho lookн of had no right to refuse to allow make matters auch worse. He asked whether France still claimed

ira London. of every bit of building material in within one year, everyone who their vaults, oto. Ho repaired a you to put valuables in the vault? the right to take separate action.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, replying, declared that he would meeting,

contructed in has ooossion to leave Shameen Oriental Telephone and every house be defect in the combination of the cannot imagine it. (Smiling) consult Parliament in the event of a serious question arieing at the

efter midnight shall provider photographs of himself foc, in-. International Bank's vault in

I can understand you smiling ubsequent sittings of the Conference, but he anticipated that no Electric Company, which is the the Colony f

You sometimes

Epoction by the guard, is absolute- March, 1922, and in October. 1992, Mr. Courtney.

ly without any foundation what changed both the key looks of had large amounts in bullion serique question would arise; also that any agreement rouched parent Company of the China and would be acceptable to Parliament. Consequently, the louse wight Japan Tolophone and Electric Company. In the course of his that vault. The old looks show- from the Pacific Mail ?-Yen.

von Inland Later. No such suggestion has ed no signs of being opened And you were paid storage go on holidays and leave the Conference to do its work.

Mr. Ramsay. MacDonald argued that the safeguards word to speech, the Chairman (Sir George house,

part of the statement is pure except with a key, and the grill commission?-Yos. door, which he also examined,

complete that if the stage for sanctions were reached here would B. Gibb), romarked that as regarde 1438 appeared on a similar charge ever been made, and the latter

Invention. probably be unanimity thereupon. As regards the military ovnous- Singapore, a new agrooment has and was also fined $400.

Mr. Wright stated that in

It is interesting to note that revealed the same fuct,

tion of the Ruhr, he did not believe that French public opinion now been signed under which the would-be blind to the obligations placed upon it by the declarations Government surrender their right this case the bars were about a the strike pasty is entirely in the of its own Government. He declared that no British soldier would to terminate the licence before, foot long, welded together. They hands of Canton's unemployed. minute longer than was necessary to in this caso. the year 1944. In were supposed to support 30 lbs at one meeting which the coal romain in Cologne one

therefore, the company are now support two pounds. carry out the obligations imposed on us by the Poace Treaty. India, Rangoon, and Singapore, por inch, but they would not alorks of Shameen endeavoured sooure in their licence rights up FRENCH PRESS OPINIONS.

to 1943 and 1944, and the chief peril to which the company was exposed a few years ago has been TYPHOID entirely removed. Negotiations about Hongkong and Mauritius

·

Mr. Alabaster formally closed is opening addross and thon roceeded to call evidenco.

ACTING MANAGER'S

STATEMENT.

Mr. Alabaster then proceeded road the evidence taken previously of Mr. Frank D Courtney, who at the time of the discovery of the theft was acting Manager of the Bank. He said that he was in the Hongkong Club at about 6.45 p.m. on the

get a cent?-No.

And the compradore did not Yat you cannot get in the vault without the presence of the com- pradoro's representative ?-No.

The compradore doesn't care or concorn himself with the value

of this bullion? That is s07 ...

It le nothing to do with him, in fact?-No.

"THE POOR OLD .COMPRADORE."

heuter.

ment.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S QUESTIONS.

London, August 5.-

Paris, August 5.

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orooting

to hold, there were soute 40 men armed with revolvers waiting to attack anyone who said anything that the strikers committes did Paris nowspapers call attention to the necessity for the Allios

OUTBREAK.not approve of... One Shameen to show a united front in their discussions with the Germans,

employee was appointed by thá The Petit Parisien says that France will welcome the Allies

committao 68 2 detective There are many things in that decision of not allowing the Germans arguing against each phrase

given a. paas to evoning of September 28th when vault which the poor old com- of the protocols, with as much satisfaction as for Saturday's agree. are in progress, and it is bolley- FEWER CASES REPORTED. and

od that they will rosult in

the strike headquarters. When ho was called back to the office pradore knows nothing about? by telephone.

The health return for last week he found however, that he was On arrival, 0-Y09.

The Figaro writes that if M. Herriot still energetically makes satisfactory arrangements.

balance of found Mr. Church, the cashier, You often make cash advances head against German bluff, he will be backed by real Franchmen. We still have a

would appear to indicate that the not to be allowed to open his £182,568 authorized capital" un- and most of the compradoro staff for which Canton subsidiary coins farns.

issued. Wo are not yet in a post-outbreak of typhoid fever is sub-mouth at the strikers' meeting, ho prosent. He was informed that or "double eagles" are given as

tion to ostimate what may be re-siding. There were nine cases refused to go to headquarters.

Tho strikers are entitled to two meals a day, but the food is of quired at Hongkong. That will reported in all, of which one was fatal, the sufferers being five depend on the result of the nego Chinese, three British and one the poorest possible quality, and Elations now in progress, but you German. One caso was imported. no pay is given at all. will see that we have ample provi-of the total, six cases were from

the cashier, Mr. Hodgkin, had security?-YOB.

discovered a shortage of $200,000 in his reserve fund. The vault and the safe appeared not to have been touched in any way and be then made a cheek of the accounts und vorified the shortage. The following day everything was thoroughly checked and the shortage confirmed,

These amount to millions of dollars sometimes 7-Yes.

The compradore is, bound to render an account of each day'a transactions; he has no option

matter?—He has in the option.

..

no

arrests.

THE MURDER OF MRS. EVANS.

BRITISH OFFICER'S REPORT.

London, August 5

AMERICAN WORLD FLIGHT,

sion for requirements in the near

FOUR TYPHOONS.

子

BRITISH LOSSES.

JAPANESE ORDERS

CANCELLED,

London, August 5.

Hongkong, two from Kowloon and the other from the Now Territories. During the proglous wook, there were twenty cases, with three deaths, notified.

Four cases of paratyphoid (one fatal) were reported last week, of which one was imported: Three of the sufferers were British and

In the House of Commonя, the othór Chinose. During the There are quite a number of previous week, five cases, with replying to questions, Mr. Webb said he was aware that many typhoone reported to-day. one death, wore notified.

At 10.15 this morning, the

Laat wool's return also shows contracts for forward delivery of local Observatory reported a four Chinese cases of cerebro British manufactured goods had been cancelled by Japanese. typhoon in Long. 120 E. Lat. spinal fover, three of which were

buyers as a result of the new 24 N. travelling. W.S.W. This fatal.

Japanese luxury tarif British representations. had already alloited concession, and the Government was endeavouring to obtain further mitigation-of the INTERRUPTED BATH, adverse effects of the introduc- tion of these new duties at short. notice.--Reuter.

In the House of Commons, questioned again relative to the He makes out big account and murder of Mre. Evans, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said that an officer the cashier makes out his own of the British Legion had been sent to the ranch to investigate, and In answer to questions put to account?-Yos.

reported that the motive was not robbery, and that the Mexican him, he, said that the compradore If the balances egree; than be was not in possession of either of hands over every farthing of the Government was acting energetically and had made a number of the two drawers in which the cash to the cashier?--Yes,

Mr. MacDonald said he had informed the British Ambassador at ONE HEADING THIS WAY Cashier's Rosorvo

kopt. WAS

Who counts it, and, if it is washington that the Mexican Government should be made to realise He agreed that except for the correct, signs the daily balance its responsibility for this tragic occurrence. A claim would certain- fact that he had one key, the book -Yos.

Hy be made for suitablo compensation. compradore had no more con- If the compradore was leaving: trol over the vault than ho noxt day, ho could not rendor bis find ovor tho Security safe. accounts more fully as regards The Cashier's Reserve

the cash than he does every day? instituted in order to avo him-No, not as regards the cash.

the The money goes into unnecessary trouble. The figures

after. ha in the book kept between the cashier's possession- cashier and tho compradore were has signed the book and he then taken to be correct. He could decides what is to be put into not charge any particular member the black box and what into a of the compradoro's staff with reserve?—Yes.

Three other typhoons are re- being dishonest or inefficient. He Subject to the limitation that

The Danish Government steamer carrying supplies for the ported by the Manila Obser ngrood with the cross-examinor the opinion of the compradoro's American world fliers has encountered the worst ice conditions off vatory this morning, the reports that the cashier decided bow representative is considered, the Greenland for many years, and is stuck fast fifteen milos, from the reading- 'much was to be put into the black question of the money to go to shore, but it is expected the airmon will overcome their difoultios, steel box for next day's use and rosorvo is left solely to the Reuter how much was to go to reserve. cashier ?-Yos.

Was

He was then asked why, under Once the money has boon pass- those circumstances, he considered over to the cashier, the com-

ARCTIC CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED.

Reykjavik, August 5, The two American airmen have arrived from Hornafjord, after flight in a heavy galo.-Router.

New York, August, 5.

ed the compradoro responsibla pradora's representativo has no his own hands, to close them

his

IN THE BOX.

answor

IRISH TANGLE.

with his own hands?--Yes. That' And the cashier should soolis bis duty.

trol?-Yes.

...

typhoon is at present located in Yesterday's return shows one the Formosa Channel, and if it Chinese case of diphtheria. maintains its prosent, direction it will ariko the Coast not for from Hongkung botwoon hore and Swatow.

ZANNIS FLIGHT

ARRIVAL AT NASIRABAD.

Sinila, August 5. Major: Zanni has reached

RUSSIAN PROSECUTES CHINESE BUSPECT, Typhoon in about 122 Long. E., and 25 Lat., N., inolining wast ward. (This is just on the east

Describing an unexpected visit side of Formosa).

mado, by threo Chinese to his Typhoon in about 122 Long. E, house at No. 27 Whitfield yostor and 22 Lat. N. direction un-day afternoon, Mr. Frankoff, a known. (This is in the Bashi young Russian employed as s bakor at the Cafe Wiseman, told Channel).

Typhoon in about 134 Long. E, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Cen- Nasirabad and 29 Lat. N., moving west tral Magistracy this morning, that (This le to the east of Ushima, he caught one of the men as they and of little interest to Hong were breaking through the trap- door of the roof. He had then

for losnos from the Cashier's right to touch it again ?--No. Reserve, and was "Because he had a key to tho that it is not touched again? And the whole time the money

ATTEMPT AT skult. I am not prepared to give Yes.

is, or should be, solely and-

UNRAVELLING. any other reason."

"THE PROCESSION TO THE absolutely in his phyaloal oon-

VAULT."

Dublin, August 5. No money can be got from the The conference on the Irish kong). The next stop, Mr. Courtney, drawers next day without the boundary question has concluded. The Hongkong: Observatory, just finished his bath, but was Mr. Courtney then went into suppose, is the procession to the knowledge and consent of the Meagre Thomas and Henderson reporting on the typhoon in Lat. forced to let the other two OBORDA. the box, and, after being shortly vault-Laughter). I don't know cashier? No. nquestioned by Mr. Alabaster, | who loads, but I put it to you' And if any is required, be hitu- left for London by the night mail 24 Long, 180, says it curved because he was not yet dressed.

A communique says the quen-westward during the night It Was subjected to a close. Gross-that the onshier's duty is to carry self to go to the vault, him-tion of putting into operation in or small diameter. The to inspect one of the houses Caxamination by Mr. Potter. the money down to the vault with self open the

radote 1a responsible for the with his own hands, to open the je 15 his duty.

Mr Potter: You say the com- his own hande, to open the safe self take the money out Yes clause twelve of the Tranty was weather forecast for Formoss the block with the intention of fully discussedr and a statement Changel isuyolanto gates, and for renting debut had entered the davels of, monies in the vault. drawers with his own hands, and

will be minute. Erman of Lode)presions north-west winds wrong house by mistake. He was remanded for further enquirieshi

drawers

proceeding

and

The Losused said that he oame

TO-DAY

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