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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

BIG MORTGAGE ANOTHER UNRATIFIED OFFICIAL CANTON

APPEAL.

SERIOUS ALLEGATION BY MR. POTTER.

DELIBERATE PERJURY BY THE INTERPRETER ALLEGED.

CONVENTION.

MANY RESERVATIONS BY OTHER POWERSZ

London, Feb. 29. Another unratified: Convention. was mentioned in the House of Commons to-day when Cant. D. H Hacking, Under Secretary of the Board of Trade, anid the Couven- tion for the abolition of import and export prohibitation and ros- trletions recently signed at Geneva, had not yet been ratified

by any country.

WITNESS'S MEMORY.

A further: Conference was to be Deliberate perjury by the inter- preter, Leung Wing-cheung, was a held in the summer to examine further allegation made by Mr. the conditions as to the coming Eldon Potter, K.C., when the into force of the Convention, and minors' mortgage case was resum-it was not possible to advise ed before the Full Court of Appeal. ratification before the results of known. Mr. Potter again stated his at Conference were opinion that the solicitor's inter- Since the Convention was signed preters concerned had every in-there had been many reservations ducement to prevent a hitch in the handed in by other Powers and arrangement of the mortgage, and that was the reason why they deliberatoly kept the youthful were convening a new assembly appellants in Ignorance of the which would probably be held in meaning of coming of age.

Mr. Potter, with Mr. H. G. Sheldon, is appearing for two appellants, Loo Kwong-hin and Loo Kwong-lam.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin is conducting the case for the defendants, Li Koon-chun and Kan Tong-po.

Meaning of Phrase.

June-British Vireless,

DAIRY FARM.

ANNUAL REPORT TO

SHAREHOLDERS.

reserve

VISIT.

MARSHAL LI CHAI-SUM "AND PARTY DUE TO-MORROW,

FULL PROGRAMME,

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1938.

THE INDEPENDENCE

OF ESTHONIA,

GOOD WISHES ON TENTH

*** ANNIVERSARY.

London, Feb. 29.

FOG DELAYS THE

"FRANCONIA

HELD UP OUTSIDE HARBOUR THIS MORNING

BELATED ARRIVAL.

Representatives of Messrs. Thomas Cook and Sons, Ltd., tho cruise agents proceeded to Lyee- mun at 4.30 this morning, with the object of boarding the vessel,

Fleets of motor cars, were ön

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Eathonlan inde- pendence, Sir Austen Chamber A very cordial reception has lain has offered the Eathonian Gov- Owing to foggy wonther," the round-the-worldliner been arranged by the Hongkong ernment sincere, congratulations Canari Government and local organisa-on the progress achieved by their Franconia was unable to make tions in honour of Marshal Li country and the best wishes for port this morning, having to an- Chal-sum and party, on their its increasing prospority and cher beyond the harbour limita. arrival from Canton by the gun-peaceful development. boat Fel. Ying tomorrow.

The party is due to arrive at

M. Rebane, the Esthontan 10a.m, and there will be an official Foreign Minister, in reply, ex landing at Queen's Plor at presses the cordial thanks of the 10.16 a.m. As the Fei Ying whole of the Esthonfan nation for enters port, she will salute with 21"the powerful assistance given by

uns which will be answered by your, great country during, our hand on both the Kowloon and the Official Saluting Battery. dificult days of struggle for inde-Hongkong aides at an early hour, Marshal Li will be further anluted pondence, as well as our sincero for the purpose of carrying out on landing at Queen's Fier, where wishes for the preservation and the first day's sight-seeing, pro- he will be met by His Excellency the development of the cordial ramme. These remained stand- the Governor (Sir Ceeil Clementi, relations happily existing between ing by during the forenoon. K.C.M.G.), and a guard of honour our countries."-British Wireless.

At 12.30 p.m., Marsfinl Li will lunch at Government louise, mem- bers of the Executive and Legisla tive Councils and leading mem bers of the Chinese, community being invited.

Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister, will also be present.

receive the usual salute

PREMIER'S FINE SPIRIT.

Shortly after 1 p.m., with the fting of the fog, the Franconia came into port, being towed by the Kowloon Dock tug Edith.

The Franconia, which has 400 passengers on board, hne visited Hongkong on previous world tours und the luxury of her fittings, her £120,000 AS THANK OFFERING. dimensions and general equip dimensions and general equipment, parallels anything on either the Pacifio or Atlantic. She arrived here. from Bangkok.

This 20,000 tonner is command- ed by Captain R. B. Irvin, O.B.E,

. Distinguished Travellers. Amongst the passengers making the complete circuftare Mrs.. Carmi Thompson, wife of the dis

Sir Miles Lampson is returning North to-morrow'and will be given

London, Feb. 8. an official send-off. He leaves

Colonel Wedgwood in a speech Queen's Pier at 2.30 p.m. and will The annual report of the Hong board the s.8. Franconia by which at Newcastle, revealed that the This morning, Mr. Potter rekong Dairy Farm, Lee and Cold he travels to Shanghai. He will donor who in 1919 anonymously ferred to the meaning of the words Storage Co., Ltd., states:

as he invested $120,000 for the pur- RD, RN,R. The profit for the period under crosses the harbour. After Sir chase of £150,000 new war loan "Induced the defendants to become parties to the mortgage which review after writing off $119,- Miles' departure, His Excellency stock and presented it to the was discussed yesterday after 46.70 for depreciation, $212, and Marshal Li will motor round Government for cancellation was

off share investments, the island.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin. poon when Mr. Justice Wood said 232.00 he understood the meaning to be placing $14,771.20 to

There will be a dinner at It appears that Mr. Baldwin, that they did not become parties against bad and doubtful debts and Government House at 8.15 p.m. to when Financial Secretary to the tinguished American who was until the money was paid, a. providing for directors and audithe whole of the Canton party. Treasury, wrote a letter to the sent by President Coolidge last moaning with which Mr. Potter tory fees, amounts to $286,604.79 This will be followed by a recep- Times on June, 1919, ander the year to the Philippines to roport said he respectfully dimgreed,

which includes the sum of $28, tion, to which the heads of busi- initials of his office "S. E.B.Tupon the fitness of the Filipinos 064.70 brought forward from last ness firms and the Chinese com-In that letter he expressed his for an extension of home rule-s Mr. Peltor accepted entirely year's account. It is proposed to munity will be invited. what Mr. Justice Wood and Mr. deal with, the above balance of

dislike for publicity and hoped report that proved rather adversa Jenkin said, but submitted that the $266,604.70 as follows: To pay a the Governor and Marshal Li will way. He finally said that he had Count and Countess of Fontenar, words did not bear that meaning. dividend of $1.20 per share on have a conference at Government decided to realise 20 per cent. of just recently married, and at Once they had completed the con-

House on Canton and Hongkong his estate, say £120,000, for the whose wedding the King of Spain veyance the property became vos "ed in the two defendanta. The

purpose mentioned above as Directors. Mr. A. S. D. Cous- At 1 p.m. on Saturday, the Hon. thank offering. property had passed, the moment land and Mr. J. J. Paterson having Mr. R. II. Kotewall and others penswers put to paper. It was perfectly sound in law, he contend-resigned, the Hon. Mr. J. Owen will be the hots of the distin ad, that once the property and Hughes and Mr. A. B. Stewart guished visitor at the former's passed to the mortgagees they were invited to fill the vacancies, residence, while Sir Shouson Chow Retiring Directors. Mr. T. G. and Mr. Kolewall will give al could not avoid it.

Weall and the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Chinese raception at the Chinese Hughes retire by rotation but Merchants' Club at 4 p.m. being eligible offer themselves for Hongkong General Chamber of re-election.

Commerce will give a dinner to the visitors at 7 p.m.

Dealing with the evidence as affecting Loo Kwong-lam, Mr. Totter referred to Li Koon-chun's statement that Soong, the inter- proter, was asked if Lam was of age, and Soong replied in the allrmative. Lam did not say so, Mr. Poller pointed out.

Importance of Age.

Continuing, M1. Potter said there was literally no evidence that the importance of age was brought to Lam's mind, even if he had heard Soong's statement that he was of age,. He submitted was worthy of most consideration that Li Koon-chun had declared he had ¡ forgotten all about such an impor- tant representation or misrepreson- tation when first asked to give par- ticulars, and only remembered it couple weeks before the trial of the action - commenced.

What conversations bad passed between 4 and other people Mr. Potter did not know. Obvidualy It was a matter that would be dis- cussed and he suggested that the recollection was, maybe quite honestly, the outcome of conversa- tions.

"It is so easy as time goes on. to recollect things which, quite often, have not happened at all,” The defendants had frankly ad- mitted they were worried because the plaintiff's looked young and had admitted that they did not nsk the crucial question. as ta when they were born.

Mr. Leung Wing-cheung bad stated that Li Konn-chun asked him (Leung) if the plaintiffs were of age. He in turn, asked Soong, who replied that they were all of age. Lum tapped his chest and Baid, "I am of age."

Although both defendants, Li and Kan were present; commented Mr. Potter, they did not depose to that at all.

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200,000 shares, $250,000; to carry forwand, $16,004.79.

Audit. The accounts have been audited by Messrs. Percy Smith an Fleming who offer themselves for re-election.

OBITUARY.

The late Marshal Diaz, the Commander-in-Chief of the Halian Army, whose death is reported to-day.

vented the settlement from going through.

Mr. Potter suggested that Leung was quite capable of suppressing the true position of the infants. They could not have it both Sir Henry Gollan: Your point. ways. If it did happen and the is that they did not intend to let defendants did not hear it, then the boys' know what they were it was equally likely that the going in for?-Yes, my Lord, and plaintiffs, did not hear it The they had every inducement not to. only other explanation was that it did not happen. He would give reason why Leung was not a witness whom they could take seriously.

"Deliberate Perfury."

Mr. Potter continued that Leung had had seven or eight days befero the trial to prepare his answer and the circumstances. would Of Vital Importance, compel a tribunal trying the case to come to a conclusion that Loung With the utmost doference to did receive his five per cent. the trial judge, Leung was the one They could trace the five per cent. witness called by the defendants, by. produeing the choque. whose credibility should have been Leung's explanation of that, and teated by the judge. His Lord- the only one, was that it was pay ship had stated in his judgment ment for a debt, but it. was signi that "It is not material to this ficant that the date on the cheque ense to assess the credibility was February 10, the day of the of the evidence on this point." mortgage.

Mr. Potter submitted that it was "I submit," added Mr. Patter, of vital importance. If the wit that Leung was not a witness of ness had perjured himself on that truth and that he has deliberately point, said Mr. Potter, he was not perjured himself by preparing this only a perjured witness. but had story and coming info the box and also received $15,000, and thero- telling it. If that is true then fare is man not at all likely to no court should pay any attention have communicated to the fafants to his evidence at all." anything which might have pre-

The case is proceeding

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On Saturday, His Excellency that sonicone else would load the to the aspirants: the Spanish HONGKONG REALTY & TRUST

matters,

The

Marahal Li and party will depart for Canton at 10 a.m. on Sunday, when there will be a guard of honour at Queen's Pier, while the usual solutes will be fired.

ST. DAVID'S DAY.

WREATH LAID ON THE

CENOTAPH.

a was best men. The Countess

father is President of the. North- ern Railways In Spain. Then there is Mr. Jose de Landoro, who Ja a celebrated mining engineer belonging to Mexico City, and is 7 ft. high in his stockings; His Ex- colleney M. Paravachini, AmbasBU- dor to Egypt and Mrs. Paravachini; H. H. The Princess Emina Ismail: Mr. and Mrs, Charles S. Pillsbury of Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Pills bury is one of the largest flour manufacturers in the United States and owns Immense milla in Minneapolis; and Mra. E. N. Scripps, of San Diego, Cal., whose

To-day is the Welsh National Day, and the occasion was marked this morning by a simple but Im- at the ceremony pressivo Cenotaph.

At 11 o'clock, the President of the Although it was intimated that St. David's Society (Mr. E. husband is one of the great news- His Excellency the Governor of Wynne Jones) laid a wreath on paper magnates of the United Hongkong and party will be pay-the monument, being accompanied States and wields a power in the ing a return visit to Marshal Liby the Vice-President (Captain land. on March 9th, no details of the Thomas), the Hon. Mr. J. Owen arrangements have yet been Hughes and Mr. D. J. Lewis (Past officially issued.

ABOLISHING THE SUBMARINE.

After the laying of the wreath, those present stood bareheaded for a few moments in front of the Cenotaph...

The stay of the Franconia in Presidents) as well as other mem-Hongkong in all too short and it is a limited tinerary that the voy- bers of the Society.

agers will travel during their visit. The excursionists will be divided into two groups, the one making a motor tour through the New Territories during the forenoon to-day, while the other proceeds round the Island and takes in the Peak view. In the afternoon, the groups change over, while the second day of the visit, March 2, will be left free for shopping and sightseeing. The individual Franconia will sall for Shanghal at 6 p.m. to-morrow,

MONE FOG LIKELY..

report

London, Feb, 29. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, the First Lord of the Admiralty, said in the House of Commons to-day, that the attitude of the Government on the question of abolishing the sub- marine, remained the same as To-day's Observatory originally indicated by Lord Lee states: The depression has de of Fareham at the Washington veloped over South West Japan. Conference in 1921, when he urged Pressure gradients appear to be the abolition of the submarine, shallow over China and the China That attitude was re-affirmed by Sea. The forecast up to noon to- himself at a recent Naval Con-morrow is:-Light variable winds; ference in Geneva-British Wire-fair; fog at first. less.

WHAT WAS IN IT?

WHAT was in the box which let Foster Markwell into a web of intrigue, and changed tho whole course of his life?..

?

The answer is to be, found in

our enthralling mystery aerial:

THE METAL BOX

by..

THOMAS COBB.

(Author of "Mrs. Pomeroy's Reputation," "The Lale Mr. Beverly" &c;}

BEGINNING IN THE

"Telegraph."

MONDAY NEXT.

Judge Woodcock, K.C., while on his way to Leeds County Court before going to-Dewsbury, where he was to have adjudicated, was knocked down by a motor-car 18 Park-row.

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TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

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Anawers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 of this issue.

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"What was the British infant death rate for 1087, and how does it compare with the frat year of this century!

Who is the now German Minister of Defence, and whom does he Ruccoed?

Where is Bouvet Island, and

what discussion has arisen re- Barding #?

4 Who are the Mafia?

6 Name the people who hold the following positions:Lord Mayor of Liverpool; Minister of Labour; Secretary for India; Bolkskor

nations What three European have colonies on the mainland of South America?

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10 What planet comes nearest to the

earth?

12. Where are the British Crown

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