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號四廿月四英港香 五拜放:

FRIDAY

APRIL 24,

1925

日二初月四、

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A. J. Allison,

FORGED CHEQUES,

INTERPORT CRICKET,

OUR BEGGARS,

SHIP'S ENGINEER IN TROUBLE.

HONGKONG TEAM FOR SHANGHAI.

POLICE MAKE EXTENSIVE RAIDS.

CANTON INSURANCE

OFFICE.

AMERICAN SENTENCED.

FOUR MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.

romanded

The American who was first charged the other day before Mr. H. R. Butters with not being in possession of a valid passport, and was

whilst investigations were being con- ducted into another count of -stealing and uttering forged travellers' cheques issued by the American

Express Company, again appeared before the same Magistrate this morning, when terma was sentenced to gregating, four months' hard abour on conviction on all charges, except that in respect of the passport, which was dropped. by the police.

his

"

HAD BEEN" “ÕELEBRATING.“

CERTIFICATE BUSPENDED FOR

ONE YEAR.

FOUND WANDERING ON (To the Editor. "Hongkong Telegraph.

HILLSIDE.

Doge.

We are officially informed that The Indian canetable who had It is now certain that Hung- In a case in which six men-

the General Agents and Consult been missing from his boat in the Sir-Although I do not intend kong will send an interport dicants were charged before Mr.

ing Committee of the Canton In-Central district since the night to participato further in any cricket team to Shanghai, for ar- H.R. Butters, at the Central

urance Offico, Ltd., will, at the before last, was late last night correspondence that may follow rangements have been made by Magistracy this morning, Mr. P.

forthcoming meeting of share-found wandering on the hillside this subject, yet I must stave which our representatives will P. J. Wodehouse the Aoting

holders, to be held on Thursday, above Aberdeen, His revolver permission to trespass on your leave here by the President Captain Buperintendent of Police,

A charge, of misconduct against tho 14th May, declare a final and equipment were intact, valuable space this once more, Jefferson on May 8th and return referred to complaints' received by the President Madison on from a number of residents and Mr. J. A. Why to, second engineer dividend of 623 per share in respect Apparently his mind was un- partly to express my thanks to those published in the Press. In of the a. o. Halvard, was In-of working Account, 1983, and bingod, and the authorities have "Adam" for having favoured us, May 22nd.

the majority of cases, he said, it vestigated by a Marine Cour$200,000 to Reinsurance Fund sent him to the Government sa requested, with spother was difficult to prosecute the Enquiry at the Harbour Office and $448,795.36 to Underwriting Civil Hospital.

Lieut. Suspense Account, and they will children as they were acting this morning, when merely under the instructions of Commdr. G. F. Hole presided and further declare an interim their parents and the names of the members of the Court were dividend of $18 per share in F. F. Thomas, respect of the Working Account, the latter were not disclosed. He Commander had considered bringing the R. N., Captain T. Croft, master 1924, and carry forward the sum Socretary for Chinese Affairs of the Lee, Sang, Captain A. of $1,727,039.38: into the case and a solution Tucker, master of the Kalgan,

found might be

by send and Capt. W. Chrjalia, master of log theso children to the the Euryloehus. benevolent institution of the Po Mr. J. H. Gordon Leask ap Leung Kuk. In the course of peared on behalf of the master of

The probable team will be com- posed of the following, all of whom, with one exception, have managed to obtain leave

Rev E. K. Quick. H. N. Balhatchet. A. G. L. Bowker: Lt. Com. HargreavOD

Capt. E. W. Morris.

A. W. Ramsay.

E. B. Rood. E. F. Stewart, E. Stripp.

Capt. R. F. Walkor.

Capt. N. E. P. West. H. E. Hollanda, "Capt. Armstrong.

It

two days last work, 92 persons the Halvard.harles H. Spittle

SUEZ CANAL TRAFFIC.

SHANGHAI STRIKE,

humorous instalment. His act of compliance has served. to - accentuate another brilliant facet of bis "beautiful". character, för, on his admission, he did even bark (much as be hates anything relating to dogs) for the public weal. His close touch with local public opinion is amply illustrated by his ability Shanghai, April 23.

to stato so definitely that, the About 200 waterfront coolies majority of the citizens of Hong struck this morning for an in-kong are prepared to voto in crease of pay, causing a slight favour of the abolition of the dislocation in handling cargoes keeping of dogs, but must all

Daily Bulletin.

CARGO COOLIES OUT.

LIGHTSHIP OUT OF

COMMISSION,

Originally charged under the name of Morritt H. Jones, it has since developed that this was not.

were arrested for begging · and Captain H." his real name, but one forged by

master, said that he sent to Canton, but half of this the

FIGURES FOR 1924..

dogs be allowed to room the him on the documents in ques-

number, as was the custom with saw Mr. Whyte under the in

stroeta ? He is even able to state tion. His real name has now been

that the number of human lives. discovered to be Richard Edward Of the above thirteen, the last these people, returned and were Ausnce of liquor about 9.30 p.m.

London, April 23. amongst the 82 arrested since the on Sunday, April 19th. He stood

dogs have taken oxceeds the Dunn, and it was under this two will go as 'spare men.

outside the Chief Officer's room. The shipping return for the that the side, boginning of the week. M name that he was charged before will be seen

One of the first offenders and using obscene language, Suez Canal in 1924 shows that the HEAVY SEAS AT TAKU. number (they have saved, and obviously he is the reliable Mr. H. R. Butters this morning, although not containing all our

atars, is quite a good one, and it sharged before the Magistrate which witness did not want to seaborne traffle was 5,122 vessels,

source of this nebulous “statisti- "$1,600 RECOVERED. "

cal" information, He, no doubt, The case for the prosecution, should give a good account of this morning was a dumb man remember, invited the 0.0. to of a gross tonnage of 344

whoea gesticulations were hard-come out of his room so that he million.

bore in mind that." protection is as detailed by Mr. F. J. Vaux, itself.

The transit receipts were 18616 To-morrow, the "Probables "ly intelligible to the Bench. On might "put a head on him."

better that saving," na omission who had been instructed by the will meet a side comprising the his person was found a sum of Next *morning witness

million.francs, e

to take into consideration American Express Company, was "Stay-at-Homes," made up of $19.

reported the matter to the

Ships flying the British flag

Tientsin, April 23. any point is impossible to the that the procedure followed in

the following:-T. E. Pearce Fines ranging from $6 to $10 Chiot Engineer and requested supplies fifty-nine point six of the

Heavy seas rocked the Taku infallible being.gg the case of cheques issued by Lt. Col. Cantroll, W. Galloway, were imposed, with, correspond- bim to speak to Whyte. Later total percentage of tonnage, Lightship,

dislocating the The ignorance, inexperience, the American Express Company

mechanism and extinguishing and narrow-mindedness of others was for the holder to sign. W. Hamilton, A. W. Haying terms of imprisonment in on, the Chief Engineer told him followed by dutch vessels (nine Sergeant that in his opinion it was hope-point nine) German (six point

Pagamen is always" assumed by at the top, and ward, L. Com. W. H. Jotham, dofault of payment. пате

Tho Lightship has been tem- this gontioman, and hence this signature had to be duplicatG. Lammert, L. D. McNicoll, Lt. Nollock was in charge of the case. less to try to do anything with six), French (six point three) the light.

Whyte and suggested that it Italian (five point nine), Japanese ed in the presence of the cashier Com. Pafford, G. R. Sayer, G. R.

would be better to have a change (three point five) and American porarily replaced by an ice- the three puppies who each gave

breaker.

a bark from up the wrong tree when it was presented for pay-Vallack and F. N. Young. This

Whyte was still under the in-

(three point ono)-Reuter.

Owing to the heavy sons during (even when up a tree he enjoys. ment at the Company's offoer, game will be played on the Club

JAPAN AND RUSSIA, fluence of liquor and wit

the week-end, the West Coyote attacking them) are extended the It was patent that Dunn, who had ground, beginning at

served him with a notice to Tan

dragged her anchor, and she cordial invitation to discard the stolen the obeques in Kobe, forged.

the ship, after giving hau api

collided with the Kyodo Maru Mr Jones' name in an in-perfect

Opportunity of resigning.

and Eungloe way and presented these at a

ARRIVES.

All three vessels were seriously number of shops in Shanghai and

damaged above water. Hongkong for payment of goods

There were

no casualties.- purchased. The total amount in-

Shimonoseki, April 23.

Daily Bulletin, volved was Gold $2,500, of which

Tho Soviet Ambassador to $1,600 was recovered on the do

A summons taken out against Japan, Dr. Kopp, arrived this

London, April 23. fendant. The remainder had been the occupier of the ground floor morning. negotiated by the defondant with of No. 500, Nathan Road, was The Mainichi, in the course of the Chief Officer and been forced Mr. Houghton, the new Ameri- a number of shops, and up to date permitted to be withdrawn by the a leading article, welcomes Dr. to hoist the Police Call signal. can Ambassador, accompanied by some $450 which had not been complainant, Mr James McPort- Kopp's arrival as indicating the Whyte was lator taken off the his daughter Matilda, arrived at presented at the local office of the land, of the first floor of the same Soviet sagerness to carry out the vessel by the police.

Plymouth and was accorded a Company had still to be account-building, at the Kowloon Magist-treaty, while Japan has not yet Commadder Thompson: Had civic welcome. “

Interviewed, ha confined him- racy this morning.

appointed E. TE Ambassador to you had trouble with Whyte: The offence was one that might The complainant told his Wor- Moscow.

previously?—Yes; very much the self to discussing the voyage and produce fats! consequences on ship. Mr. L. W. Hamilton, that The paper emphasises the same happened the last time we American associations with Ply- the travellers' cheques business the defendant, who was charged importance of economic co-were in Hongkong. of the Company, and Mr. Vaux with causing a disturbance on operation.-Daily Bulletin.. applied for exemplary punish-various days during the month of

ed for.

ment.

Tracing the defendant's acti- vitios, Mr. Vaux stated that pur chases had been made on those dhoques from two shops ip Shang-

#lip.me

KOWLOON NUISANCE,

A SUMMONS WITHDRAWN.

April, had promised to abęte the nuisance in the future.

hai and a number of local stores TRAFFIC

in Hongkong, amongst the latter

being the Sincere Company, the Ploneer Silk Store, the Kwan

ACCIDENTS.

Hing jewellery shop, etc. Dunn's LORRY AND EARTH TRUCK

*COLLIDE.

an earth truck and

a

SOVIET AMBASSADOR

LACK OF EVIDENCE.

CHINESE WOMAN

DISCHARGED.

J

POLICE FLAG HUISTED, Continuing, the master said he left the vessel and did not return until about 8 p.m. and found that Whyte was still on board, and, owing to his mutinous conduct,

ין

THE U. 6. AMBASSADOR.

ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND.

HOME FOOTBALL›

LAWN TENNIS "AFFAIR"

INDIAN ASSOCIATION

INTERVENES.

cinchona bark for his so-called tres of knowledge, having five large brauchos He must think the three puppies are squirrels t I approach this wonderful tree with its five large branches with humility, and would remark

Brauch 1-Rabies, like many. other torrible diseases, must be carefully controlled and every reasonable stop taken to attain that end. This, I think, is almos universally done. As regards his scientific observation on fiens, it cannot be denied that the rat flea can bite and hop, and so can the dog fios aleo; go on this, again, we are reminded of his great wealth of knowledge.

Branch 2. Why write deroga.

mouth.

Lahore, April 23, He denied that he had any Thomas H. Ball, the Chief Officer, said he was talking to scheme for limitation of arni- The Council of the Indian the master outside his roomaments in his pocket; and de- Tennis Association has instruct when they heard a noise coming clined to discuss the funding. ofed Fyzee and Jacob to give the tory of pigs? Ho may have en- from the deck below. They re- the French and Italian debts. Lawn Tennis Association the joyed pork chops at one time. cognised the voice of Mr. Whyte Reuter. and heard him banging on the door of witness's room and calling! him to come out. They knew he "we decided more was drunk and or less to koop out of his way." Charged with being a receiver Later, the master went down, saw

YESTERDAY'S GAMES. of stolen goods, Au Yoo, a Chinese Whyte, and, caturned, thinking practice was to make small pur chases, and he obtained the A collision occurred on the woman, pleaded not guilty at the it better not to interfera. Whyte balance in cash on the cheques mainland this morning between Criminal Sessions this morning. soon afterwards went to his

London, April 23. which he presented in payment.

Evidence was given to the effect lorry,

and wifnose peoped

The following are results of to- TOOK TO DRINK. *.. resulting in considerable damage that goods known to have been through the porthole and saw day's matchce in the English In the course of a statement, to the latter. It was stated that stolon were found in the prisoner's that he was asleep. The next football League: defendant said he was a night the accident happened whilst a house, but the police failed to day he came into contact watchman on the President Olove line of trucks was being drawn establish that her husband was with Whyte personally; he was land. He missed the ship in Kobe, across a road by a locomotive. absent when the goods wore drunk and abused witness. Asked what he was called, and was so irritated over it that The gato was not lowered, with brought into the house and his ha took to drink, in which con- dition, he hold, he was not to be blamed for making use of the cheques which he found contained on the in a purse dropped wharf at Kobe. They were the property of a passenger, named Morritt H. Jones, who has since put in a claim for the amount with the American Express Com

TOOM

the result that the lorry, which Lordship instructed, the jury to witness said that Whyte declar was going up the road, collided return a verdict of "Not Guilty with the second of the earthPrisonor was discharged. trucks. No one was injured.

ed that he wES no bgood. "I can't say he said anything worse," he added.

Third Division. (south); Abordare 1, Swindon 1.. Norwich 4, Northampton 0. Reuter.

BELGIAN CABINET lack

PARTY CONFERENCE FAILS.

necessary undertaking and settle Having not made an extensive study of their respective stand- the matter of the Paris visit,

The Indian Association doos arde of cleanliness, I can only not question the English body's say that I believe dog-lovers, right to act as it did, but questiona wash their dogs more frequently its method, notably the latter's than pig-owners wash their pigs. Branch 3-Presumably in- failure to communicate with the formor so far as the Indian Davis tended to refer to dogs only dia Cup players were concerned. turbing sleep-loving citizens. Not a bad locality to dwellin Reuter.

without the proverbial."mew" lor" traffic" to contribute to their pesceless nights, No wonder the PROVES of variety monotonous...

Branch 4.-It must be admitted. that "traffic" does get in the way of human beings at times, and vice versa, although I doubt Brussels, April 23. whether in either case it is in- The Socialist Congress has tentional passed a resolution affirming the Branch 5-Their love of futility of continuing negotiations human flesh, particularly the with the other parties with a view owner's, is well-known, but to the formation of a Cabinot. tastes differ and sometimes aro Sydney, April 23,. This decision marks a break notuated by circumstances, In connection with the demand down of the inter-party consulta Controlled dogs are muzzled

SURVIVORS ENTHUSIASTI-

for incroneed wages by engine tions, which have been proceed when abroad, if forocious: If drivers declared at Walsh Island, ing during the past week, with sayings word not wise, they Certain proporty identified to be

CALLY OVATED.

Were you close to him?-Too the decision is likely to involve the aim of securing a Cabinet with would not be quoted by Adam,” part of the goods purchased by the

othor unions, and result in the a working majority.-Router; defondant was held by the police.

Zaobrugge, April 23,

H pending claims of ownership, and Government Civil Hospital yea Bofore their Belgian Majostios answor to the Harbour abandonment of the proposal to .B floating dook at Dunn was sentenced to three terday after being knocked down arrived, the survivors of the Zee-Maator, witness related some of construct months' hard labour on onch of in Queen's Road East by a motor brugge light, from the Caledon, the obscene language used by Walsh Island Reuter. two charges of forging and uttor-car belonging to Mr. F. Ellie.

marched along the beflagged mole Whyte on the Sunday. N ing the cheques, the sentonces to run concurrently. He was also sentoaced to a farther month's hard labour for boing in possession of the other phoques found on him.

pany,

FRANCE'S BANGKOK

In a collision between a motor truck and a cycle in Queen's Road East yesterday morning, a Chinese clerk named Chan em- ployed at Mossrs. A. S. Watson and Co., who was riding on the latter, was injured in both logs when he was knocked from his soat. The machine was smashed. A Chinese was taken to the

ECHO OF CATHEDRAL EXPLOSION.

ANOTHER COMMUNIST

ZEEBRUGGE

MEMORIAL.

JI

Commander Thompson-How did you know he was drunk ?-If I had pushed him he would have fallon down.

How did he speak? Vory thick.

Did he smell of liquor?-Very

much..

oloso.

In

to the monument, boing, franti- A LITTLE" FOGGY." - cally choored, especially the in! valided mon, many of whom wore Imping, supported on sticks.

Gordon Parker, Chief En-

AUSTRALIAN

LABOUR TROUBLE.

The President (to Mr. Whyte): Do you wish to ask this witness any question ?

M. CAILLAUX'S RETURN.

SARY.

but could he not have added: "And woman," instead of con- fining equal rights" to his own BOX?

Yours etc. ANOTHER EVE.

N. B-Is it good "puppies" ho means? But are there any

Hongkong, April 24th, 1925.

gineer, said that on Sunday rofuse drink to the Second A TRIUMPHANT ANNIVER- good? The King was in khaki uniform morning ho found Mr. Whyte on Engineer... with the crimson sash of the deck in his boller suit. Ho sald Order of the Bath.

ho had been celebrating and

Faris, April 23. The unveiling was saluted by asked if he minded his being a

On the quinquennial anniver- Whyto-No, sir, it's use loss. SHOT.

the guns of the Caledon and the little foggy. Witness told him he

The enquiry was adjourned sary of his banishment by the shore battorios, the Belgian and had bottor go to sleep, He con

Senate, M. Caillaux reappeared Sofia, April 23,

to bang about the until this afternoon. British bands playing the national tinued

there to-day and took charge of The police have unearthed anthems.

deck and engine-room and sent

THE FINDING.

tho Budgot discussions. It wLE Outoff, one of Minoff' chiof con- At the conclusion of tho the boy out for bottle of whisky. federatos. AARON

specahos, British sailors and Witness commandeored it and The Court later found Whyte noteworthy that there was 10 The Chamber has voted for the They called upon him to sur-members of British and Belgian did not allow him to have it guilty of drunkenness and sus demonstration, in marked con reinstalment of the French Lega-render, but Ouloff refused, and societies placed wreaths on the until he was leaving the ship. pended his cortificate of com-trast to the stone in the Chamber

He also ordered the stoward to potenoy for one your was shot dead.-Reuter, tion at Bangkok-Havas.

LEGATION.

Paris, April 23.

memorial-Reuter.

on April 21st-Reuter.

TO-DAY,

Closing Exchange 29, 2, 15/16 Lighting Up-Time 6.47 p.m. Bärometor 2p.m: 20.83 Tomperature

Humidity

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