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FORGED NOTES.

STORY OF REVENGE DISBELIEVED.

NAVAL 'CONCERT.

"HAW

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1927.

WKINS" PARTY MAKE

BIG HIT.

A really delightful evening's entertainment was given at the

That he was the victim of a conspiracy, out of rovenge for his

Theatre Royal 'last night by H.M.S. having been responsible for the

Hawking Concert Party. A fairly imprisonment of a clansman in good rudlence was thoroughly be Canton, was the submission of a appreciative, and it is to Chinese who appeared before Mr.expected that there will be con- T. W. Ainsworth, at the Kowl siderably greater bookings for the Magistracy this morning," on a further performances to-night and charge of being in unlawful pos-to-marrow.

Bession of a $10 Hongkong" and Naturally the programme is pr. fonderately humourants, Ann

'Shanghai Bank note and a note of

similar denomination of Singn-ber of now catchy songs were pore currency.

The evidence of the prosecution was that the defendant tendered a nete in payment of a quantity of pork that he had purchased in.

heartily enjoyed, even to the extent that the "retained" dress circle-ites felt, disposed to join in, some of the choruses.

Several of the company were in! a shop in Shanghai Street. excellent voice, and the concerted were. extremely well The master of the shop declin-items

ed the note, intimating that balanced. foreign currency

Was

not; The small sketehes have been negotiable at his store. The de- diverly conceived and achieve 'fendant was shown to a money their effect by the measure of

changer's shop, but the note waHaurprise. not changed owing to a suitable

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The company is eleven strony, bargain not being arrived at by Mesars J. Il. Sherhod, G. J. Bryan, the two parties. ::

3. Griffiths, J. J. Wand, J. H.

On retuting to the pork shop, the Goodwin, W. A. Cutcher, H.F. defendant offered the note on theVigar, W. A. Little, C. J. Coney,

TRAFFIC CASES.

THIS MORNING'S PROSECUTIONS.

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Mr. V. Goulborn, of the Hong- ong Rope Manufacturing Co., was summoned before Mr. Schofield, at the Central Police Court this morning, for negligent and dar gerous driving when passing a tramear in Des Voeux Road West on January 3rd.

The defendant 'said he was not stopped at the time, and, as far, as he remembered, the tramcar was moving, and there were a lot, of trucks and coolies about. Ho passed the tramear on the right,. and as he passed it he saw a com bination with two police officers in

it.

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Serfi. Clarke, who was driving'

police combination with the Divisional Inspector Grant in the sidecar, said the defendant would have been all right had he seen that the road was clear ahead, but as it happened he was approach-

ing the defendant, and had to pull right in to the left.

A fine of $7 was imposed.

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· OVERLOADEN 'GAR.

A Chinese' was summoned fur

passengers or passengers belong

ings.

same terms as those of the money-1. I. Byers and W. S. Clarke. Musing a car to carry other than changer, The master said he G. W. Hooper is the musical would accept the note, but just director. then the master of the money The whole programme goes with changer's shop, who was a partner a swing and the artistes are to be in the pork business, arrived and congratulated on their, enterprise said that if hid terms had been in booking the Theatre Royal. agreed to, it was preferable that the note should be changed at the proper place as foreign money wris

"The Band of the Hawkins played

Sergt. Baker said at 2.30 p.m. on December 28th, he was on duty in Contaught Road' Central when he saw the defendant driving a five- seater Didge ear, which was load-

a pleasing overture, and duraged up with various things. He made an examination and found in

never accepted at the stall. The the Interval, and accompanied

defendant agreed, but on the way

to the money-clinger he attempte i

1 escape. After a chase, he was

throughout.

the: ear eight, portmanteaux, Ope big tin trunk, two or three bundles of books, and hanging on,

cages, one

arrested by a Chinese detective. RUSSIAN STOWAWAYS. each side, two bird

When searched at the Police

Station the forged Hongkong $10

of them containing a bird. In addition, there were three men in

note was found in his possession. TO BE SENT TO SHANGHAI: the car.

His Worship :-Were you people

Mr. J. B. Mine, of the Hongen. kong and Shanghai Bank, gave evidence that the note of local eu rency was forgery, while money-changer testified to the Sin-Manila, two Russians were brought board a ship,

Discovered concealed in a life-moving house; boat, on the President Adams dur ing her voyage from Hongkong to

#apore note ns being forged.

The defendant said that while he was in Canton he was the caute of having a certain man imprison ed for ten yenra, and out of re- venge, this man's friend had given

him the two forged notes, e

His Worship imposed sentence

of four months' hard labour.

SKIPPER'S PLIGHT.

SENT TO HOUSE OF

DETENTION,

The story of a Norwegian master who had knorked about the world on various ships until reduced to a position in which he was foreed

back to the Colony and this morn ing charged before Mr. T. W. Ains- worth, at the Kowloon, Magistracy, with stowing "away on board the ship.

Defendant:-We were going on

Defendant was fined $10.

FAULTY BRAKES.

In a case in which he was charg ed with driving a public-car-with- ineficient brakes, a Chinese said the brakes were all right when he started out but they became loose as he went along. I denied they were inefficient.

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The defendunts, in answering the large, stated that they had stowed away from Shanghai on account of the unsettled conditions up North and intended going to Manila to seek employment. Although they had not attempted to purchase their tickets, they had sufficient money on them to pay for their passages. The accuseds wero said to have arrived in the Colony by an un-Por, and he might have picked up known German steamer and were passenus at any time.

Defendant was fined $5. found hiding in a lifeboat on the President Adams.

His Worship ordered both defen- dants to be confined in prison until Such time as they could be taken back to Shanghai:

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YARN MARKET.

"ENTIRELY LIFELESS.

Messrs. Polishwidla and Kot. wall's yarn report, dated yester day, states:

Sorgt. Baker said the foot brake had no efect at all, but the hand brake, was working. The defen- dant was plying for hire at Blake

DANGEROUS PRACTICE.

"It is really a case of negligent driving. This motor car shot past a stationary tramcar when people were alighting," said Sub. Inspector Alexander in a case in which Chinese was charged with passing a stationary tramcar.

Was

to sail as a common seaman was hid by Detective Sergeant Elston at the Central Magistracy to-day.

The defendant said he WAN The man is Joseph Madsen, 39, a

taking his master down, to Wan- native of Lyngor, near Atendals,

chal on an urgent mission and he Norway, who, in the course of a

was following a Fire Brigade car. statement made to th police at the time of his being taken into cus

He thought the tramcar moving. tody here, admitted that for the

His Worship:-What. about the last few nights he had slept in the

Fire Brigade car? streets and was only a few weeks

Since our last report on 3rd Sub-Inspector Alexander: I previously fined $5 for being. November, our yarn market has haven't heard anything about that

remained entirely feless. during till now. Ile stated that for the past this long interval, except for a A trainway inspector was called twenty years he had salled the very limited business in a few and said a Fire Brigade car did seas. hoding on many ships sub-partielar chops in which. Chinese go past and the defendant was ordinate positions. nithough he dealers had to meet their urgent behind it. possessed a master's, certificate. requirements.

drunk. "

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DANCE STRAIN,

dern dancing. The fault is theirs. Sophisticated dancers.at a dance Insting anything over two, hour After warning the defendant TO PEOPLE WHO OVERDO IT sit out often, take their time over supper, and never do dances they He was skipper of the Norwegian.

that because a Fire Brigade car

From Constantinople the other don't like.. Although prices all round have passed it did not mean to say tha

Unless the poise be perfect and ship Haak during the war, revert

a particular ed to the position of an ordinary much depreciated, there is still an he could, his Worship imposed a day cuma news that Kemal Pasha

had prohibited Turkish women the pace suited to scuman on the German "barquetter absence of demand from the fine of $5.

dancing the Charleston, on the physique, dancing imposes a dou- Herzogia Cecille in 1925, was consuming centres, due to "the

ground that it impaired their ble strain. Some people are na- similarly employed on a British political unrest and civil wars in

hearts, writes, Patrick Chalmens turally show dancers, others at turally fast dancers; and each ship in 1926, until he became sick all countries which have paralyzed

in the Daily Mail.

should find out, his natural bent and went into hospital at Kobe. trade entirely. Under the present With the help of the British Conmost abnormal conditions in

and stick to it. sul at that port he secured a. pas- almost the whole of China, we sage on the Macedonia and arriveannot hope for a cheerful outlook ed in Hongkong on the 3rd Novem-for the near future.

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"D'OISY'S NICKNAME.

FRENCH AIR CHAMPION'S ACTION.

.

A Paris civil tribunal has held

ber last. Searching for a job, he Stocks are accumulating and. eventually secured a position here have at present reached to 18,000 as secund mate on one of the bales. Bargains in Chinese hands that a man has an exclusive right Larsson and Company's boats, but lost it on again becoming, drunk are about 12,000 bales.

in his nickname.

Does vigorous foxtrotting, of the Charleaton type. impose an un- A man who is not naturally due strain on the system? There agile is foolish to take a one-step, is no doubt whatever that it doca, in full time; he should take it when the dancer only dances once half-time. The girl who feciel week or so and takes little other breathless dancing fast should exercise.

ask her partner to go slower.. If Charlestoning is only an unus he is anything of a dancer he will M. Pelletier d'Oisy, the celebrat airman, who is known through-ually energetic form of foxtrot be able to polige, and to get just sued a distiller, who, widely ad-Black Bottom-it is a more stac- leisurely pace. The Norwegian Consut here had

vertised a new aperitifi or cordial cato Charleston, with sullden jerks and stops which demand agility promised him a berth, but was not Shanghai reports moderate buei- called "Pivolo,"

and considerable muscular control prepared to pay for his upkeep, ness at reduced rate.

An injunction, now orders the intensifies the normal strain. utated Sergeant Elston.

and missing his ship.

He was now entirely destitute,radually declining owing to scar- out. the country as "Pivolo," had ting; and the new craze known as much pleasure from the morej

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and usually slept in the streets.

Latest advises from India shov weaker tendency with prices ed

city of buyers.

Slippery or sticky floors) bang playing too fast or too slow, un- comfortable shoes, muscles un used to dancing, an energetic Charleston indulged in before the

Japanese Yarn:-A falt busi- distiller to cense to use the name Half-an-hour's dancing is a gen-Charleston, rhythm Has Been as- Mr. Schofield committed the de-ness has passed in this yarn owing "Pivolo," under a penalty of 200tle pastima; three hours of it similated thoroughly-all theed

-strenuous exercise. Intelligent fendant to the House of Detention to very tempting low rates, but francs for 'avory infringement; al-

muscular aystem. until such time as he could be recent advice of a firmer tone in so to pay 10,000 francs to the air-dancers never dance their feet off. things put an undue strain on the

Japan with prices advancing have man as damages...

Moreover, they dance at their nor- But no shipped from the Colony.

one who realises that cause sellers to hold out their Another destitute brought be stocks for better rates.

[M, d'Oisy's christian name be mal pace, not as the fashion of the dancing is an exercise, as well as social pleasure did an amusing fore. the game Magistrate this

gins with the letter" and the moment dictates.. morning is nGeorgian, named Raw Cotton-No stock. Quota test of his nickname is traced to People who do not often dance pastime, is likely to suffer from Eugene Kinkladze, who was also tons: Bengal $35 to $39 por his favourite advice at flying go to a 9 till 2 ball, take every what fashionable physicians may

be ("flydanco" enthusiastically, feel worn soon haut" - committed to the House of Deten-picul, Chinese $40 to $45 per schools"vole

high"),]...

out,next day-and denounce mo- heart," picul.

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