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THE MOROCCAN WAR.

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Paris, April 8 A case possessing several In-1 teresting features was heard at Complaints having been made The French and Spanish Go- the Control "Magletracy yesterday to the Police concerning several vernments are attentively study- Chinese was Shantung constables, who are al-Fing Abd el Krim's recent proposal afternoon, when a charged with receiving 200 bags leged to have extorted bribes from to send emissaries to receive the of Besamum seeds as manager of hawkers, Sergeant Morton, in peace conditions.

Those concerned will endeavour the Tai Yau firm, 125 Bonham charge of the Hawkers Depart- Strand East, from another firm.ment, recently, Inid a trap, by to give it, in order to hasten, a He was also charged with con-giving a street vendor some coins pacifid settlement of the Moroccan verting the goods to his own use. which had been previously mark-conflict, in a measure consistent

with their security. At a previous hearing of the ed

The result was that when bribe The two governments are me-i euse permission to withdraw it,

was given to a constable, the ofgqtiating for the adoption of 1 had been refused by the police..

Mr. Leo D'Almada represented ficer was searched and the marked joint attitude during the pour- money found in his possession. parlers, which probably will take

The Shantung constable www place at Rabat, and considering: the Tai Yau firm said defendant charged before Mr. J. If B. Nihill the precautions which must pres was the manager of the firm's at the Kowloon Magistracy yestercede the" pourparlers, in case of

Defendant day with taking a bribe and with fallure.

France, and Spain have always was paid a salary of $16 a month misconducting himself as a Police

constable

stated they will negotiate with Mr. D. Burlingham conducted the chiefs of all the rebellious Mr. Lindselt: That is a large the case for the Police and said tribes, and not Abd el Krim only, salary for a manager. Does he that in consequence of reports-Havas, get commission?

the defendant.

"

One of the joint proprietors of

shop in Hongkong.

as manager.

Personal Enterprise,

received from various hawkers

Witness: Yes. He receives af that Shantung constables were in the habit of taking small suma of yearly bonus,

Witness added that the bonus money from them, Sergeant Mor- gave a hawker one 20 cent consisted of three cents on each ton dollar proceeds of sale whether piece and two ten-cent pieces marked with which he had in a profit was made or not.

cross. The money was given to the hawkor on the 6th inst., It was defendant's duty to keep but nothing occurred. books and record purchases, and, The following day the defendant sales. Witness came down from went to the hawker's tail and was Canton to inspect the books and given the money. Sergeant Mor- there was a shortage of $2,680 ton was informed and the con When asked to account. for this, stable was taken to the Police defendant admitted that he had Station, where he was searched. invested the money in an

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prise of his own. This concerned The marked money was found con-

a deul in seeds.

Defendant told him he had sold

cealed in his cap.

Mr. Burlingham produced the defendant's record and described

the greater part of the seeds from it as being "not good." his own shop at Aberdeen. They

The defendant said that he only

had been sold on credit and pay-accepted 20 cents and not 40 cents ment had not been made.

as alleged by the prosecution. Wilness produced two orders He had nothing further to say. chopped with the firm's chop

His Worship, in commenting on showing that 01 bags of seed the seriousness of the offence com- were ordered from one firm, and mitted by the defendant, said that 200 from another. They were conduct like his not only reflect- each worth between $20 and $30, ed discredit on himself. but also the total being something over on his colleagues.. He would go $4,000,

to prison for one year on the two charges,

Mr. Lindsell: If the orders were on credit and the sales were

Later his Worship said that on credit and Do money had consideration he would make the passed, how was there a deficiency sentence on both charges run

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Defendant said he tively as the two offences arose had invested the money in his out of the same incident. own business..

Mr. Lindsell: On your own showing there was no money indred.

Witness: I don't know what he did. He was in business himself. Answers Evaded.

Frivolous Prosecution, Mr. Lindsell (to witness): If defendant had this authority, why did you prosceute?

Witness: I did not know. Mr. Lindsell: "It is clear that Asked if defendant had any the charge must gɔ. authority to pledge the firm's

To witness: You decided to credit in connection with his own have this man charged and business witness said that his own engaged a solicitor to prosecute brother had given the defendant him.

a small way.

permission to start in business in Mr. D'Almada pointed out that when the charge was laid witness Unable to get a direct answer did not know that his brother had to his questions, Mr. Lindeell given the 'defendant authority. remarked "Answer my quest ons, Mr. Lindsell: He ought to have! If you don't 1 shall commit you Lo gaol for contempt. I do not say Mr. D'Almada: Really they are you are telling lies, but you are liable to an action for heavy evading the answers, If you do damages.

known.

no answer questions properly you Mr. Lindsell: I am prepared to will be committed."

consider the question of damages

Asked again if the defendant for the defendant for frivolous had authority to pledge the credit prosecution.

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The remains of the Inte Mr. L. Stanley Perera were laid to rest at the Roman Catholic cemetery, Happy Valley, last evening, the Rey, Father Valve officiating.

, Among those present at the graveside were Mr. A. Gillard (re- presenting hir. L. C. F. Bellamy, general manager, Hongkong Tram- ways, Ltd.), Messrs. S. L. M. Salley, F. F. Barretto, E. da Rocha, A. Samy, G. H. Blok, Noel Braga, M. A. Gomes, N. A. Reid, A. S. Ismail, P. Chand, G. A. Charles, 0. Oliviera and J. Souza.

Floral tributes were sent by the following: Mr. Robert Shewan, Mr. A. L. Shields, the China Light| and Power Co. (1918) Ltd., Hong- kong Tramways, Ltd, Sheriff Bros., Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Gomes, Miss Hopwar and Miss Rebinson, Mrs. M, Steel, Miss Hayward, Mr. und] Mrs. Chas. L. Becker, Messrs. F.

of the Tal Yau firm, witness said Mr. D'Almada said he did not F. Barretto, G. H. Blok: A. Samy,

he had authority, from his elder wish to press cu that, as he had 5. L. M. Salley, N. A. Reid, A. S. brother and pledged the arm's no instructions on the matter.] Ismail, G. A. Charles, Noel Braga credit in conection with his own and apart from that, defendant and P. Chand. private business.

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Mr. Leo D'Almada explained of terms prior to this case, the position, and said when it was, Mr. Lindsell (to withess): I found that a brother had given hope this case will be a lesson to defendant that permission an you. You have lost enough face attempt was made to withdraw by bringing charges you cannot the case. It was then that the substantiate, police brought the second charge. Defendant was discharged.

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