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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1926.

PRINCE IN THE HUNTING FIELD

Another fall in the hunting field by the Prince of Wales is reported to-day, in which His Royal Highness fractured his collar-bone. The above picture shows the Prince with other followers, including Prince Henry and the Duke of York, moving off during a recent hunt at Home.

WAR-WORN CONSTABLE.

FINED FOR MALINGERING.

The somewhat anusual ease of an Indian constable wing charged! with. malingering was given- lengthy hearing at the Central Magistraes this morning.

the

BRITAIN'S CURRENCY.

PROBLEMS.

ME. WALTER LEAF'S

CRITICISM,

COURT MARTIAL.

CHARGE OF ASSAULTING

SUPERIOR OFFICER,

Alleged to have assaulted n London, Jan. 28.

superior officer, at Lo Wu camp, on January 18th, Private Walter May, Mr. Walter Leaf, speaking at the annual meeting of the West of the 1st. En, East Surrey minister Bank said that the restora. Regiment, appeared before a Dis- tion of the gold standard hadtrict Court Martial at Murray Bar- racks this morning. The members

The defendant had been through steadied teade and given confidence

Great War, in which he was but

# return to

of the Court were:-Major B. O.. normality Alabaster, R.E.. (President), Capt: closely linked with the R. A. F. Montanaro (1st: Bn. East and later joined the was

whale foundation of our eur Surreys), and Lieut. F. W. Lewis, Hongkong Police Force from India.

rehey system and fundamental Lt. J, R. A. Cockayne prosecuted, A pain in the stomach caused by change must be made therein be- and Capt. J. D. Carpenter acted as this wound, according to the plea fore the financial position of the prisoners friend. The accused The made in Court, prevented him country could be considered satis pleaded not guilty.

factory. The problem of the note from raising his arm or standing isstle, on which our banking was erect, and this rendered him anfi founded, must be solved within the next two years. Parliament for, trific duty.

had surrenderat all control of The Evidence was given by Dr. Valen. tine, who has had the man under of the Exchequer and had, in fact. issue of notes to the Chancellor observation since the beginning of

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alleged blow is supposed to have Sergt. Puddock, at whom the been struck, said he was Regimental Provst Sergeant when the eanteen the N. C. D. N, writes:-

The Foochow correspondent of A quantity of illicit opium was closed at 0.20, and he made af

which was the subject ofn charge; Corporal H. Leach, and Lance thorities in and around Foochow, morning, was found by polico There is evidence of renewed heard by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at tour of the lines in company with activity among the military authe Central Magistracy chis I this werk, when the case was recreated a dietator. It was high Corporal J. Kinstone. On reach thought, not as yet on any largel officers secreted in the false)

ferred to him by the Magistrate in that Parliament resumed its ing the drummers' lines, he heard seal

Rumours are that the bottom of a rattan basket. The Dr. Valentine said that the patienmmand and legislated in order to the accused using bad language in bandit Lu, who has resided for owner of the basket, a Fakien had been in and out of hospital bring the cord of the currency a tent.

Witness ordered him to several years in the northern part Chinese, told the Court that he under some recognized system. put on his coat and come out of the province, is planning to at- was on his way to Java, and, half a dozen times previously, when de was treated for various ailments. The time had come when the isang Witness was standing at the en tack Yanping.

questioned about the contrivance one of which was a sort of rashof currency notes should be handed trance to the tent, which was partly

ho devised for the concealment of арел The accused

Just a few months ago, the the drug, naively explained that He had been curedyer to the Bank of England.

Mr. Leaf said that the increased another tent to get his cout, and Tupan of the province, after a of this when discharged from hospital on each äccasion, but very activities of the Bank's customers on emerging he struck him (wit- long campaign, was finally able opium was prohibited in Java and the contrivance was intended to plaint. Recurrence of this disease in important branches of industry the time, witness was wearing his The prophecy was then made that

badges of rank, and a police badge, Lu would never again. be able to tinction, but his Worship pointed was careful in making this dis- was attributed by Dr Valentine toffhere was a large area wherei

Cross-examined by Capt. Carroassemble sufficient men to as- he due to inattention and negh-trate had been active and profit- gence on the man's part. ble. It was necessary to protest peter, witness said it was a dark sert himself. However, reports out that "the results are the

mo." As regards the eldent which against the outry that British trade night, and he had previously advisare now coming in, that he is back

again in full force. Lu has given with the option of one year's hard A fine of $3,000 was imposed, éd the accused to go to his tent as) led to the present charge. Dr. Was doomed--Renter,

he had had enough drink.

very good government in the labour. He de-

on the skin.

entered

soon returned with the same com-bad proved that despite depressinness in the face with his fist. Alto rout Lu, dispersing his troops deceive the Dutch authorities, He

Valentine said that he had made

a careful gamination hat. Found

«INCREASED TRADE ACTIVITY,

Rugby, Jan. 287 Mr. Waller Beaf, presiding at heated and the resulting sear left the meeting of the Westminster

that the wound complained of had

healthy one.

ous.

he said,

́sivů provoking him, and did not go sraight to the accused's tent. He admitted it was quite possible

sidered by many as the lessor off ureas he has held, and he is con-

any evils.

F

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situation. Rumours heard on many sides that the Marines have been bought off by the bandita.

"MUSICAL TREAT.

Bandits are working with re- on the mad was a perfectly Bank pointed to the increased the accused stumbled as he left thei

tent. That should noting the last year in the amount of

newed activity around the Futsing! Corporal H. Leach gave have left any pain and certainly granted by the Bank to iborative evidence, and in cross-plundering, others, and carrying corra country, burning small villages,

A FORTHCOMING RECITAL, would not have prevented him customers. This was, from doing traffic duty, as he could lear evidence of increased acti-examination said it was moon-off men and children to be held

A piano-vocal concert of no stand and also reise his arms. vity on the part of customers. It light night, but he did not see the for ransom. The Marines seem

proved that, in spite of all the evil actral contact of the accused's fist powerless, at least they have ordinary kind is to take place in Dealing with the charge. Mr. ence they had had or depression, with Sergt. Puddock's face. He did done little if anything to relieve the City Hall on Tuesday, Feb- W. R. Scott, A.S.P.. sal that, out

in Various most important branches not see accused stumble before the the of consideration, the defendant!

of industry and commerce there alleged blow was struck. had been transferred to night was still a very large area in which

Lance-Corporal J. Kingstone also traffle duty, which was less ardus trade had been bots netive and supported the first witness's evi- He was found on the day in profitable. Mr. Leaf emphasig dence, and added that outside the question lying in the middle of that we were holding our pre-war up and down, and he did not sec canleen the accused was walking the road at Magazine Gap while proportion of world trade. on duty, and was helped up by own export trade had fallen off in the accusés aim a blow, but he the accused stumble. He saw European Sergeant:

Mr. Seoul rather less ratio than world trade heard no impact, nor any ery from

as a whole.

Mr. Lear's reference to an in the actual Impact between the ac Sergl. Puddinck, He did not see crease in loans by his Bank maycused's fist and Sergt. Puddock's was suffering from a pain in the! The applied to the other big British stomach on another reason, heBanks, which also show striking did not make a similar complaint increases in this respect. It is evi-

The case is proceeding. after being ford lying on the dent that the banks have taken a roadway in Magazine Gap. Mr. Scott shared the belief of the Trade-British Wireless,

very prominent share in facilitating' doctor, that the defendant was "humbugging."

after referring to the "doctor's report, pointed out that although the defendant had reported that hej

The Magistrato (Mr. R. E. Lind- Hell) convicted the defendant on the charge of malingering, and in- ficted a fine of $50 with the alter- native of four weeks' hard inbour.

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FRENCH POLITICS.

FINANCE AND THE ARMY.

ruary 9th, which should appeal to the enthusiasts of the plane, as well as those who prefer singing of a high order. Mr. Harry Ore, Hongkong's composer-pianist, is to be responsible for the instru- montal section of

the pro- gramme, and his items are drawn from Beethoven," Mozart, of the ancients, and Poroy Grain- ger of the best school of modern composers, Mrs. R. Sangor, who is too little heard in the Colony, Paris, Jan. 28. will sing Schumann's "Delica- In the Chamber, M. Dumesnil tion" and a song by Dvorak. In addition, Mra. H. E. Gardner, who continued to outline the Cartellist has already made a name for proposal which he said was inspir-himself as a distinguished tonor. ed above all by the desire to sup-will submit two items from Grand | Opera-"Pagliaccl" and "Tosca.' press fraud, The atmosphere Altogether the concert should be was calm and conciliation appears a memorable one. Tickets are at

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state that A probuble issue

of the financial debate will

A nian stood in the Town Hall be a project tending to substituto Square at Chester, last month, commercial transactions. the tax on production by a tax on and publicly burnt £I Treasury notes. He first attracted atten-

Rugby, Jan. 28. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edward A memorial service for the late Garraway, Resident Commissioner Cardinal Mercier was held in of Basutoland, will retire from the Westminster Cathedral this morn- The project for the re-organisation by beginning to preach from service on April 20 and Mr. J. C. R, ing, Mr. Gregory represented Sirtion of the Army was laid on the the text "Put your trust in the Sturrock, Provincial Commissioner Austen Chamberlain, the Foreign table this evening. M. Painleve Lord." Suddenly he drew from in Uganda Protectorate, has been} Secretary-British Wireless. informed the press that it is the one of his pookete a bundle selected to attecend him.-Briltsh

Brussels, Jan. 28. first of three which will in future of £1 notes and began to set fire Wireless.

The funeral of the late Cardinal form the General Statutes of the to thoin. The crowd demanded [Mr. Sturrock, who is an MA, Mercer was most Imposing, the Army, The first defines the that he should distribute the During the course of debate oa of Oxford, was educated at Char-cortege being, led by King Albert composition; the second will deal and were eagerly mobbing him notes instead of burning them, the ministerial declaration, Herr terhouse and Balliol College. He and Prince Leopold The French with the list of officers and effec- Luther promised to send to the was in 1905 Tutor, to II, II. the delegation was composed of Car-tives; the third will deal with re- on the chance of saving some of Geneva conference men who will Kabaka of Buganda; was appointed din Dubois, Monseigneur Bau- crufting. M. Painleve denied the the money when policemen know how to carry out the object District Commissioner of Uganda drikort, Marshal Foch and the rumours regarding a divergence

arrived and took the preacher of rising the stats of the coun-in 1914 and Provincial Commis Ambassador, M. Herbotte--ide of opinion between high military relatives could be sent for to look Gway, He was detained until try.--Indopacifi.

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