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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE HON. MR. FLETCHER'S DEPARTURE.

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1926.

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FOR THE TOURNAMENT.,

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Model G..

$32.50

Gold Medal

$.0.00

Vantage $19 50

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BY

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at their Anction Rooms

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Tuesday January 12th at 10.30 a.m.

These goods have been removed from our Genilemen's Department in Pedder Street and consist of:

$24.00

Globe

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•

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Criterion

Albion

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Presses

$1.20 $1,50

Covers

SPORTS COATS

RAINCOATS

80 cts.

SWEATERS & WAISTCOATS

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The Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, C. M. G.. is here seen saying good-bye to friends at - Queen's Pier on Saturday, on his departure for Ceylon. Photo: Mee Cheung).

THE ATHERLEY CASE.offee on October 2tat when Mr. amounts are exactly equal was a

*Continued from Pajje tj small BEITIN of money-pocket money, Mr: Atherley said-paid l him for office personal expers09, Such sume loaned by the compra, dore were always paid into hi banking account by somebody, in the compradoro's offee, and all such monies were duly noted by someone or other in the compra- dore's office.

His Lordship said-ile under stood that cheques which were paid into the Company' account, were paid into Mr. Alher- ley's banking account.

Take you next cheque, April 40: You wrote a cheque for $1,975.96. Was that for I. 0. Us and 0. K.d bills?--Yes.

T'arkhurst and Mr. Kelly, directors coincidence"-Yes, of the Company, were present. He described the conversation and nid that he maintained through- out that the money he owed wat A personal matter between himself In the cash book you will find and the compradore. The last an item exactly the same showing words of Mr. Kelly were, he said, it as having been paid for news- You enn o home tonight on the papers sold "to Chinese dealers?--- nderstanding that you meet Mr. Yes. Parkhurst at the Hongkong Hotel o-morrow morning."

He had never been to his offer ince that day.

The Bill Payable Book shows the record there-Yes, but it make an overpayment, a considerable over- payment.

31r. Jenkin then rose to cross-

Bat your books show that amount xunine, asking accused if he was as having been reülved from perbet in His understanding the dealers?--Yes, s

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PROPAGANDA IN CHINA.

LONDON PAPER'S

SUGGESTIONS.

London Jan. 10. The Daily Chronicle considers

FRENCH SOCIALISTS.

CAPITAL LEVY REVIVED.

Paris. Jan. 10. The congress of the Socialist party is sitting to decide again whether to participate in a Govern- ment formed with other left bloc; parties, Such, a 'Government the defence wils that the cheques $1,975.96 was paid into the Com-the chaos in China admits but

rawn by Athorley on various oe pany's account; was that your limited opportunities to improve bloc made a united assault on the could only be formed if the Left

Mr. Zeitlyyn: Not one sinde

Pasións, were drawn to enver

cheque-Yes, I gave a cheque British relations there by dealing present Ministry over M. Briand cheque was handed to Mr. Ather-10.E.'s plus' some O.K,'d bills, for that amount.

Doumer's financial gro- ley. It was paid into Mr. Affier- Atherley answered "Yes." For 10.U.'s and O.K'd bills?-- with a central government, such and M. ley's account.

You asked the corpradore for Yes.

posal. The mandates committee: as by means of the present Tariff of the congress, which met before- Dealing with the significant ja loan of $1,000 to cover you on Do you suggest that it is another Commission, and thinks there is hand to count the votes of various date of March 24th, as his learned the Stock Exchange of March incidence that the figures are friond termed it. Mr. Zeitlyn said | 24th "-Yes,

exactly the same?-1 say paid far more hope in the method pur-provincial federations, ascertain-

ed that 1,789 roted against! that all the radical change reter- Was that your first request for tint, cheque, for 1.0.U.'s and sued by the Soviet Government of red to was in the system aflank loan in 19247- Nord had receive 41.K.4 MEIs. I have pointed out direct propaganda among the Chi-and

the Government participation ja

1306 for ing, and in this connection they several small amounts previ- that the newspapers account in the nese people. No British propa- These figures compare with 2,201 participation. had it recorded by the compra qusly,

Company's hook has been overpaid. ganda could deseend to certain and 539 cast at a similar congressi dore himself, for his own personal Whit was the largest previous His Lordship:-Stifl it is a coln- features of the Russian campaign, in August.. reference, that sums of money only 7-Round abon 00, I think. cidence.

but if the British Government Parliament will reassemble on this and subsequent dates, receiv- May to you that the Atherley-No, I think the com- cannot afford it, then it would Tuesday, when political interest. ed on the sale of newspapers, were largest loan you had requested pradore wrongly applied it to the abundantly pay big British com- will centre in the Chamber's handed to the manager to be paid butore March, 1924, was $1,000 a newspaper, draft, 23/952.

mercial interests in China to com- finance committee, which not only into the bank on another day, 1922, when your wife was joining Mr. Jenkin: So you agree that bine to do it themselves.

will consider the Government's Since Atherley's arrest he had left

the dumpradore applied sour cherie. The paper asks why they do not, proposals but also a joint rival everthing as it was in the office

to the newspaper draft-He must and points out the reduction of scheme by the Left blue parties, and there, had been no attempt

have done.

British expons to China; and which it is reported will take the to secret anything.

says: "It is a bread and butter form of a Socialist capital levy.— question for us.-Reuter.

Reiter.

in Hongkong?-Yes, I talk at is so,

PESTROYED RETURNED CHEQUES.

On April 7th, you drew a 'cheque

1 understand you have none ot¦ for $307-14?--Yes, our returned cheques --No, I

Counsel continued:- Atherles had asked the compradore to make advances, and if the compradore have none.

consented, and if the compradore Did you destroy them before

cares to us¢ the compradore's money or monica arising frem con. tracts which had been entered by to by the Company under the guar antee of the compradore and for which, the compradore was "ole!: responsible, Mr. Atlierley woul

have said if he uses the Company s monies he la responsible' to Company for it."

Air.

vour arrest?-No, sir, no. You will find the fast two months if the office.

I what your cheques for Mure... 14 Have you those 2-1 roved then at the time.

Now on April 1st you dry heque on your bank for $1,211.29% -Yes."

Was that to cover 1.0.1's and D.R.'s bills? Yes,

Also for 1.0.U.'s and O.K.'g Mills? Well a small sam like that,

it was probably for P.K.'s bills only..

Look at the bank paying-in-bock| MOROCCAN " AFFAIRS. für April 7th?—Yes.

י,

You see an amount of $307.41 was paid into the Company's ac-

count?—Yes.

Was that your chequé?-1 can- not say it was.

MEDAL FOR SOLDIERS.

Paris, Jan. 10.

PACIFIST CAMPAIGN.

SOCIALISM AGAINST

BOLSHEVISM.

Brussels, Jan. 10.

M. Steeg has arrived at Rabat At the inauguration of a Socia- Look at your cash book: it shows and declared that he is going short-list campaign for pacifist pro- that Sai Yick paid a bill for $107,41 to Marrakech and thence paganda, at Charleroi, Mr. Van-j An April 7th-There is such an to the front. aation of the Company's moles 10.11.7--They would be round

What was the anunt of entry in this book.

dervelde, the Socialist Foreign The Colonial Medal, with silver- Minister of Belgium, after refer- this way. coaned reminded the

Do you say that it was a cuin.1-gilt clasp, will be given to every ring to the almost world-wide jury that Atherley treated themures, but it is so long ago that idence that your cheque for per sollier who served between the effervescence at present and the

As to the propriety of the di

as loans from the accused and the compradore. "I don't think whe ther it is wise for Alherley or "for the compradare," said counsel or "whether it is wise to borrow fron compradores. It is a common fact

cannot remember.

|sonal bilis, totalling an odd amount 15th. April and the 31st. Decem- prevalence of Bolshevist propa- You have no recollection-No, like that, should be identical with ber in the zone of operations.-ganda at certain points where

Did you keep an account of the that of the Sui Yick-Yes, I do Indupurifi.

menies that were lent to you?-N».

COINCIDENCES,

I should like to know what he pened on April 7th. Did you take number of small. bills and ask

POLAND & FRANCE,

Or did the. compradore come to

which may or may not be disputa-markable coincidence

Does it not strike you as a re-the eompradores to pay them for ble. We may have different views that sum, $1,213.29, was the exact

that at you?-no. as to the compradoru's part in this sum reecrted in the Company's you with a number of bills he had matter. This Court, gentleman hooks against the Bluebird accourt already paid and which totalled the jury, is not a court of etiquette and the Ching Shun Chan accrual? that amount-Yes.

It is a court of law, dealing with'n-Yes; it occurred to me as very fraud charge. It is not a question peculiar; it is a coincidence.

of dealing with the code of etiquette

an oficial

visit-

Sovietic Russia claimed the posi tion of an outpost and a protec- tress of all oppressed races, des clared that Socialist democracy would be under-rating its immense force if Imagined there was no alternative. but persistence in capitalet domination or universal) Bolshevisation,

Warsaw, Jan, 10. The Minister of Commerce

He expressed

the opinion and And asked you for a cheque? Paris on

of Industry have loft for whether it was Egypt, India, China No: I asked him to let me have bills Indopacifi.

or equatorial Africa, there are Look in the Company's cash book.paid sufficient to cover something}

possible and necessary transitions between the present regime and the regime of enfranchisement of coloured peoples.-Reuter

or propriety." Counsel went on You will see that it shows the pay between $300 and $100. refer at great length on the pointment on April the first of $766.31 of fraud advancing certain tránss

of

Doesn't that make it even morej

your

the Bluebird account and of a coincidence, that he should action disclosed in the evidence to £117.68 on the Ching Shan Shan bring you bills totalling 8307.447 exactly equivalent to the chega indicate his point that these bran- account?-Yes, sactions were in the nature

Take CKYI, which shows that you paid on April 1st and this in loans made by the compradore on cheque for that amount, you will account on March 24th, do

They total $1,213,29 and $1,641 were paid into

apite, of the fact that you did not his own responsibility.

what You know, or say you did not, see by the paying-in book, was know how that sum was made up?

items had been paid into your ac paid into the Company's account?-No. —Yes.

PRISONER IN THE BOX- Mr. Atherley then went into the box, and, after a long statement

Peking, Jan. 10.

The Cabinet officials state that count. Do you still say, before the Minister of the Interior, Yu this jury, that it is a coincidence Yuo-jen, who has hitherto not us Was that your cheque? I can know ?After my arrest.

When was the first time you did that odd amounts going into your sumed office, will take up the post of office procedure, he denied that only assume it was I gave the com-

bánking account and add LOU.'s on Monday, any of the amounts he had received pradore a chequo for that amount was $765.61, and the only item on total exactly the same figure?

One of the items you now know and O.K.'d bills paid by you should were received by him on behalf of on that day,

the. Company. H6 related the You still say that the fact that CKYA, as you know, is $447.08. do say it is a coincidence, momentous conversation in his your cheque and those two They total $1,213.29, which is The case is proceeding.

with regard to taking over the

The attitude of Mr. C. T. Wang

Foreign Ministry is still uncer Itain-Router.

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