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FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1926.

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AT THE MAGISTRACY.

A TEEP INTO MR. LINDSELL'S

COURT.

FRENCH POLITICS.

PARTY APPOINTMENTS..

Paris, Jan. 21.

By

FORGED SIAMESE

NOTES.

CHINESE SENT TO GAOL.

A morning spent at one of the The Senatorial Group of the Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Joen! police courts' is not" devoid | Left Deinecrats has elected its the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- of interest for the newcomer fresh Committet." M. Bienvenu Martining, an unemployed Chinese sep- to the humour and ways of the was elected President, M. Cuminal Orient. Usually one of the busiest and M. Potterin, vice-presidents, public departments in the Colony, replacing M. Henri Bereger, and the Magistracy has suffered an MLeon Perrier.

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man was charged with uttering 13 twenty-tical Siamese banknotes and with having another ten notes of the same denomination in his possession.

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For the prosecution, Sub- Inspector. Hutchins said the defen-

appreciable dropping" off in itafM Hervey has been elected clientele lately, owing to prevailing president of the Left Republicans, conditions. Not without a good and M. Chaumet president of the renson was Mr. R. E. Lindsell pre-Radicul Democratic Union.dant changed two of the notes into sented with a pair of white gloves fudopacifi.

by a contented Police Chief the other day, and this morning a far as his Court was concerned, the list of cases contained only minor offences. As usual, a num- her of offending hawkers took first

place in the n-call

by Sergeant F. T. James that the hawker had been previously finer for the same offence committed at the very same place,

The first case called brought out To win, apparently, the sympathy two old wonten as defendants of the Magistrate a weman charged

charge of cutting trees from the hillside. The joint explanationer whole family which she rangel with a similar offence, brought up was that it was only a very smail

alongside her before his Worship. quantity that was being appro- priated. "You call 80 catties" a The strategy was without effect, as an order to pay a fine of $4 small quantity?" asked Mr. Lind- sell, as he imposed a iné of $20 came from the Bench.

on each of these aged delinquents.

A Chinese youth of sturdy built was asked why he obstructed the pavement; at Saiwann with his

baskets of curdled beans. The

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local currency on Wednesday and the following day a further batch of eleven notes was changed. The notes were all taken to bank to be rated and a foki of the money- shanger was informed that the notes were forged. In the mean- time, the defendant attempted to receipt of information frem, the change another quantity and on bank the defendant was taken into custody.

A money-changer in proving that the notes were forgeries, said they were very good imitations but thei discrepancies lay in the water- mark.

The defendant pleaded that he Next on the list was a poultry did not know the notes were not vender, who came from West Peint, genuine. They were given to him This man was charged with selling by a friend who was employed on without a licence and with over-board a Siamese ship. Although crowding the crates, with the re-re had been. given every oppor- reason was given by a constable, sult that one of the chicken broke tunity he was unable to find his from winose statement it wealdapa leg and had to be killed by the friend, who was not on the ship pear that lately the inhabitants of

when he was taken on board by the The defendant complained, on police. Saiwanho had shown il decided partiality for curdled beans as of previous convictions, that he defendant that the suspicious cir- being questioned as to a number

His Worship pointed out to the article of food. A rivalry Was thas set up amongst hawkers in had always been refused a licence the local market, with the result every time he had made an applicumstances of the case were that that one or two were gradually cation for one at the Hawkers' times and not all at once.

the notes were tendered at different Department. edged on to the pavement.

polite.

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The offender in this case was in:

"You are an able-bodied man, the midst of a laboured explana. you can work" replied the Magis tion when it was cut short with a trate, as he imposed a fine of $25 terse "$3 Ane" from the Magis on the two charges; trate.

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A shop foki next came before the Magistrate on a charge of misap- proprialing a cheque for $1,950,

cheque had passed to another man.

The

The Western district has long been over-run with unlicensed hawkers and the Uke, and a San Sergeant McEwen said that the tary Inspector yesterday secured

by whom It was cashed. one of these offendars in the net of crying "Mai Kai." To the un-money in its turn passed into the A initiated it may be explained tha: possession of yet another man. this man dealt in poultry, and the sort of vicious cicle, it was. re- ery is the orthodox one adopted marked. Hearing was adjourned by those in this business The until next week.

Sanitary Inspector in question, in giving evidence, saiti he stopped to listen for a repetition of the err before he would make the arrest,

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The defendant, who could not give a satisfactory explanation, sentenced to six months' was imprisonment with hard labour.

THE MAKWAR DAM.

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Mexico City, Jan. 21. The new law, regulating foreign ownership of lands, water and minerals has been gazetted and comes into force to-day--Reuter.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

New York, Jan. 21. The latest development in the Mexican of and lands dispute is

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·DISAGREEMENTS STILL EXIST.

Paris, Jan. 21.

The Finance Committee of the Chamber sat for a part of the night and found great differences of its projects as compared with those of the Government. In or der to permit the Chamber to decide without delay, the Com- mittee, charged M. Lamoureux to draw up a report,

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A man caught by a revenue by operating a special switch in contained in an announcement by officer in possession of a small the form of a silver statuette of Mr. Guy Stevens, a director of the Le Matin says the Chamber has quantity of opium handed over Regretting later that he should $500 as bail, and is now no doubt King Amenhemat the Third, the Association of Producers of Petro-to put to itself only a question betray himself to the inspector, thinking that he is fortunate in first known irrigator of ancient leum in Mexico, that applications of figures-the Treasury having Egypt. thereby opening the for injunctions recently led by need of immediate resources, the offender, according to the wit getting off the hands of the law slices, after which the inflowing American el companies against which project will supply-it? ness, "had a guilty look on hon being enabled to keep away from

by Dr. the new petroleum law had been M. Renaudel presented a motionį face. He turned his back towards the Court this morning. The Re-Gwynne, Bishop of Egypt and refused by the first Supernumerary requesting M. Briand to say if me and attempted to cover the venue Department, represented by Sudan, and by the Grand Cadi of Courts of Mexico. It is unhe associates himself with the basket of chickens' with his body." Mr. George Watt, did well too, for,

derstood that appeals from words of disagreement uttered by But it was too late. "A fine of according to the officer, they were

this decision will be taken M. Doumem. After a speech by $15 was inflicted by the Magis-aatisfied with the possession of in opening the Makwar Dam trate, who before this, bad occasion this bail money and would not in Lord Lloyd paid a tribute to the to the Supreme Court of Mexico. M. Malvy, he withdrew the motion.

-Reuter's American Service.

The Radical Socialist Party has to check the loquaciousness of the sist on getting a warrant for the genius and patience of Lord

Mexico City, Jan. 21. met and approved the work of defendant by threatening

absentee's arrest. His Worship Cromer, of which the Sudan was

The British Minister, Mr. Es-the Finance Committee. M. Her- double the penalty.

consequently made an order for now reaping the fruits. He cm. the confiscation of the money. Thaaised that Egypt need not be mond Ovey, has visited the Ameri-riot delivered a speech and pro- One of those rare cases in which alarmed for the new dam would can Ambassador, Mr. Shefeld, and claimed the loyalty of the Party both the Court and the offender are not deprive Egypt of water. He is believed to have discussed the to the engagements of"

said there should now be no diffi, respective Anglo-American atti-Indopacífi, satisfied.

culty in reaching a settlement tudes regarding the new alien land

and petroleum lawa. It imply guaranteeing the needs of From an opium den situated in Egypt and simultaneously allow. understood that these attitudes of a witness in a case in which a part of the town corresponding ing the Sudan steady progress

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parfect accord. an unlicensed hawker was charged to the underworld of Western and development.

Reuter's American Service. It is your business to interpret cities, Senior Revenue Officers yes-

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An interpreter whose duty it

to

to simplify the Shantung dialect

so as to make it undorstood by the Court, was reprimanded for not properly translating the evidence

1924,

London-A real cannibal is. land has been set up in the Zoo insoot house. The inhabitants are morely big bird-eating spiders what he said, and not what you terday unearthed four opium Ismail Sirry, the Egyptian Mini

which occasionally roach this think I want to know. Do be care- fiends, and produced them along ster of Public Works was present An instance of an unusually country from the tropice, hidden qui, qdmonished Mr. Lindsell with the smoking paraphernalia at the ceremony, and voiced the quick delivery of mail from the amongst bananas. But they are sternly. Quite crestfallen, the in- before Mr. Lindsell. All the men pride of the part played by Egpyt United States is reported to us cannibale "born and bred:" It is terpreter went on to state that the bore unmistakeable marka of con- in Initiating Gestra Irrigation pro by Mr. Andrew Harper, the well Owing to thoir preference for each hawker was seen to receive money nection with the vice and were ject. He had по doubt that known Ford dealer, who received other, rather than for the took- from three customers. In this fined, the keeper being ordered to the water supply artificially con- on the 20th instant, a notifiolation roaches given them as food, case a fine of $10 was imposed, pay a sum of $75, and the others trolled was amply sufficient for from a bank at Boonton, New that each spider has to be on the magistrato being informed 88 each

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