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EMPIRE DAY.

LOCAL CELEBRATIONS

TO-MORROW.

To-day is Emplro, Day, when the national pride of British peo ples 'the' world over is submerged. to find expression for à pride of higher significance, membership of the world's greatest Common- wealth of Nations.

Generally speaking, it is tha day of the schoolboy, and but for the fact that this year the rare clashing with Whit-Monday 'curs, celebrations would have been held to-day at all the schools in the Colony..

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These have been delayed until to-morrow, an have the usan! Em- pire Day services..'

To-morrow at 9 a.m. at St. John's Cathedral there will be a special service for the young folk of the Colony, when an address on the. real meaning of Empire Day, will be delivered. A service of a simi lar nature will be held at the Ro-

man Catholic Cathedral.

The usual custom of observing the day as a school holiday will he followed after, the Church ser vices, and the staffs of the Eng lish Schools in a puris of the. Colony have made special arrange- ments, taking the form of bathing pienies in the majority of cases, for the convenience of their pupils.

All warships were dressed this morning.

Capt. C. H. Steele, A.D.C, to His Excellency the Governor, laid a wreath on the Cenotaph at noon to-day.

CAIRO ELECTIONS.

TRIUMPH FOR THE ZAGHLULISTS.

Cairo, May 23. The Ittehaddists were routed at the elections, the Zaghlulist Coäli- tion having so far captured all twenty seats for which the results, have been declared,

The figures in thirteen constitu- encies show that the Coalitionists polled 68,000 votes against their opponents' 1,800.

"THE" HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, MAY 24, 1926.

WELSH WOMEN OPPOSE STRIKES.

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Here are some of the Welsh women who took part in the anti-strike and anti-lockout demonstration recently held in

FRAUD CASE.

(Continued from Page 1).

London.

BANK ROBBERY.

LARGEST THEFT AT SOOCHOW FOR MANY YEARS.

Soochów, May 17.—On Saturday

Who is your father? witness asked. He replied "Oh, the Chief) of Police" Witness then asked: "Ihe Major Hilton-Johnson or night about 7.30 six men fobbed inspector Johnston?” simply repeated: "He is the Chief! able to get away with $4,000. The Prisoner one of the smaller banks, and were

of Police."

city gates were closed as soon "as” the police learned of the robbery; and every one wishing to pass the gates was searched. A search for the robbers was also made in many

Witness was sure that prisoner had said it was his own uncle, and not his compradore's uncle, who had a business in Rangoon.

is trying to put down, gambling with a heavy hand."

It is to be

Mr. Hsia went on to describe the conversation he had with the pri- In one case, Azmy Pasha, ex-February 3.

soner outside the Palace Hotel on of the hotel and lodging houses.. Minister of War, who is a prom-coming from the billiard room and men later were set free,

He met Johnston Three arrests were made, but the inent Ittehadist, mustered only he asked him when he intended to police are working hard on the The three votes against his opponent's 6,353.-Renter,

pay for the goods. Prisoner ense; for this is the biggest" rob- gaid: "What are you worrying bery in a number of years, about, you will get your cheque?

Mr. Li, our new Chief of Police,, You go back and get a good night's A Chinese, who fell and frac-sicep and you will have it to mor tured his leg in Hamilton. Strect, row morning." He asked Mr. Hsin while trying to avoid arrest for if he wanted. cash or a cheque on ng a nuisance, has been sent the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, to the Kwong Wah Hospital. Witness told him he would be satisfied with a cheque. but he wanted it right there. Prisoner). Suffering from the effects of said his cheque book was in the opium poisoning, a Chinese mar-office. When he insisted on in- by two European soldiers, a Chin- ried woman is in the Government mediate payment, prisoner said to Civil Hospital. It is thought the him: !! opium was self-administrated, after

"Look here, come downstairs and

à quarrel with her mother-in-law have a drink and we can talk mat- ters over." Witness replied "I don't drink. I prefer a cheque right now." No cheque was forth coming, however, and he did not see Johnston again.

BETTER SIGNS.

ped that he may do the same thorough work with opium, for there are scores of secret oplum dens throughout the city.

Alleging that he was assaulted

ese has been taken to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital with injuries

teen found. to the face. The soldiers have not

would have to rely on the pri soner's own evidence.

· THE DEFENDANT'S STORY. (Continued from Page 1).. n.

Two Chinese witnesses from the Johnston then went into the box Tuck Oh hong. Chekiang Road, and retold his story. He said puting the supremacy of Hunan with. Tong Sang-che, for his fe- gave evidence as to 12 cases of that, being without means or a presentative arrived here a couple firm for $1,500. The negotiations from Canada as a

socks being mortgaged with that position when he returned of days ago and made overtures

"first-class to this Government giving as his were conducted with the firm by stowaway," he jumped at Ting's reasons for doing so that by Ting Koo and a foreigner, one wit-offer to establish him as manager aiding with Wu Pei-fu, it would ness saying he could not recoginze of a business, with Patterson be inviting. Northern soldiers to the latter, whilst the other said he (whom Fing introduced) as assist- flood Hunan, with disasters was the prisoner. The goods sub ant manager and Ting, himself as similar to those which other prosequently were redeemed by the compradore. Ting then changed vinces arc suffering to-day. Pioneer Knitting Co. for $2,000.

the name of his business to the Gentlemen, our policy is not to One witness was asked in cross- Johnston Trading Co., stating that shut the door against any one examination:-"Did you trust the Chinese had not the confidence who sincerely desires to co- Ting?"

in a Chinese firm that they had in a foreign establishment.

operate with us. The main point

tion of some.concrete evidence of

we insist upon is, the manifesta-

his sincerity to this Government.

Witness- trusted the socks. ARRESTED AT HONGKONG. Detective-Sergeant Williamson

Then with open arms we will said that he arrested prisoner on

welcome.

The deal in socks was their first- effort and Patterson and himself were made to believe that the "extend to him a right and hearty the Haruna Maru when that vessel cargo had been sold at & substan-. arrived at Hongkong from Singa- tial profit to a man named Koo. pore. Prisoner had been put on with a shop in Chekiang Road. SPLIT HEALED.

board by the Singapore police. The two of them went in a motor "In conclusion, with a light and Witness know Henry Maitland and car, as they thought to deliver the gladsome heart which has been had endeavoured to find him, but goods, Ting and Koo accompany- unburdened of its grave and pain" without success. Patterson went ing them. Subsequently he heard ful anxiety only during the last once to the goal to see prisoner, from Maitland that Ting had few days, I declare to you that but since then witness had been taken over the offices without pay- the split, which at one time was unable to trace him. Ting and ing for them, that other people fraught with sinister signs of Koo he did not know by sight, and also, had not been paid, and calamity to our party and he had also failed to trace them. finally the truth of the deal in the threatened to break into open rup- The Crown Advocate then read socks was established. He then ture, is now almost healed and to the jury the statement made by became very flustered and eventu both sides are yielding to reason prisoner in the lower Court and ally left Shanghai to prevent hia' and wise counsel. That per this closed the case for the prose parents coming into the affair. manent healing will be brought cution.

THE SENTENCE. about by sacrificing Bectional and doctrinal differences to call. thone he wished to have Wednesday, the prisoner being The case was concluded on at the altar of the Revolutionary as witnesses, because, as the jury found guilty" and sentenced to cause, to which you and I are in had heard, the police had been un-six months' imprisonment with dissolubly bound, is my one and able to find them. Therefore, he hard labour. carbest hope."

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