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SALE OF BARBER SHOP.

JAPANESE WIDOW SUES MAN AND WIFE.

DOMINATING WOMAN.

Woman

SEQUEL TO MOTOR ACCIDENT.

NAVAL STOKER CHARGED

IN COURT...

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1928.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SCANDALOUS CASE IN PEKING.

AN ALIBI PLEADED."

Before Mr. Justice Wood, in the Stoker Jahagan, of H,M.S. Haw- Summary Court this morning. Mrkins appeared before Mr. R. E L. R. Andrewes alleged that Lindsell, this morning, charged defendant WIB, for all with driving motor car No. 190 practical purposes, a money-lender without an appropriate driver's and ande a habit of relating licence, and, akernatively, with notes on repayment of loans by attempting to drive the car with saying that she had lost them out such a leence. The action being tried was be-

'Mr. H. C. Macnamara, of tween Japanese parties, arising Messrs. Deacons, appeared for the

out of the sale of a business.

MARSHAL LI TO RETURN.

MAY · LEAVE IN NEXT FEW DAYS.

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PLANS DEVELOP FOR THE COMING CAMPAIGN.

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UNJUST DISMISSAL of a COLLEGE PROFESSOR.

LENGTHY SERVICE.

GENEROUS GIFT TO

UNIVERSITY.

ALLOCATION OF BIG SUM APPROVED.

CHAIR OF BIOLOGY.

Peking, Apr. 1 The authorities of the Hongkong Much indignation has been arous- University have decided that the ed in all circles here by the sum of $50,000 recently contribut dismissal of Professor William ed by Mr. Kwok Slu-lau is to be act Price from the Customs Colego asite to accumulate, at compound after 16 years' service, on one interest in order to provide for the month's notice, without compensa-establishment of a Chair of Biology tion, other than complimentary at the University. This declelon According to Chinese cable ad-expression of regret. Professor has been approved by the donor, vices from Shanghai, Marshal Li Price for the previous 15 years had who has made a further contribu Chair, Chief of Staff to Mar been head of the Thomas Hanbury tion of $1,000 towards the propos

School in Shanghai and thus hused School of Chinese. The cor-

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.Hayashida, widow, of 47, Prava is Worship that he appeared onto Nanking following his return to pupils, who have passed through the subject is as follows:

The plaintiff was Mrs. Masako defendant, and Mr. II. Lo informed shal Chiang Kai-shek, will nos gobig following, of loyal Chinese respondence which has, passed on East, Wanchal; whilst the defen behalf of the owner of the car, to Shanghai from langchow, but his hands in the last 30 years.

prosecute.

danls, who are busband and wife,

His Worship pointed out that were! Mr. Shinjire Nanazawa, trading n the Yokohama Barber Mr. Lo could not appear for a Shop, of 19, Praya East, Wanchal, prosecution which was taken up by and Mrs. Fuji Kanazawa, olher- the Truflic Department. wise Fuji Arina, trading as the Mr. Lo then indicated that he Chidori Eating Home, of 19, Pe-would proseale on behalf of the king Road, Kowloon.

driver of the car, on a charge of assault.

The plaintiff claimed 3800 being the balance of purchase money due

Wanted to Take Charge. under an agreement for the sale by the plaintiff to the defendants

"circumstances Outlining the of the plaintiff's basis known bading to the charges, Mr. Lo said as the Bagashida Barber Shop, of the defendant and three other 19, Praya East, Wanchai,

will return to Canton during the next three or four days..

Defeats Denied.

Mr. 1, R. Andrewes was for the sailors were being driven alone notifications to inform the preplast autumn was dismissed under to be devoted to such purposes;

The alleged reason for his dis- "Allocation Approved. missal is conformity, with Marshal Chang Tsu-lin's economy pro- Hongkong, 10th April, 1928, grainme. But since the school is His Excelleney, In view of the many rumours maintained by a Customs grant, the The Chancellor of the University

HAVES the

of Hongkong. prevailing in Nanking of how the reduction of expenses

1. understand that Your Ex- Kuominchun forces were utterly Government nothing. The real rea-Your Excellency,

the Fengtien on is that under the Feng Yu- defeated and how forces had launched one sucensa halang regime here the student collency is now hoping that money ful attack after another, the Nan-body and Chinese faculty were saniay be raised for the establish

with radicalism, withment of a Chinese School in the king Nationalist Military Council turated has instrueled the garrison which Professor Price was not sym-University of Hongkong.

This la an object that appeals History Recalled.

strongly to me. 1 have recently troops and Police headquarters in pathetic..,

The Chinese head of the College contributed. $50,000 to the Uni- anting and Shanghal to issue are entirely) Queen's Road East on the morning groundless. The edict aids that Marshal Feng, but has now been cellency may thing best. The -spicion of correspondence with connected therewith as Your Ex- plaintiff, and the defendants were of April 8th. Near the Wanchai one of the rumours went as far as instated by Liang Shih-yi, be Vice-Chancellor has informed me represented by Mr. M. K. Lo.

Mr. Andrewer said he received Post Office, the sailors wanted to A letter from Mr. Lo intimating the take the wheel. On the driver to say that the present headr-cause he is related to the Intter by that Your Excelleney has decided Nationalist Troops marriage. The return of the old to pat the $50,000 aside to ac- defence, in which it was stated refusing, he was assaulted. In the that the shop was bought by the meantime, the car was stopped and show, was raptured by the President of the College was mark-cumulate, with its interest, with a husband only and not by his wife the chauffeur managed to get out Northerners, and this the Militaryed by student rejoicings and pub- view to the subsequent establish

lieation of a most anti-foreign jum- ment of a Chair of Biology. and run to the No. 2 Police Station Council described as ridiculous.

The National Council in Nanking her of the school journal, after Your Excellency's decision in His Lordship asked if that meant make a report. On his way has sent messages

to the Gov- which the dismissal of Professor this matter meets with my entire that judgment could be entered back, he saw the defendant driving i

approval, but I feel that I must against the husband and not the the car and actually witnessed iterners, in Anhwei and Kiangai or-Price was announced.

This scandal revives the unfor- make a small additional contribu- dering that from each of the two being driven into a stone pillar.

Professor Lion of $1,000 towards the proposed provinces 39,000 and 4,000 sheks gotten dismissal

as 'well.

wife.

Mr. Lo" said it did not make

that such rumours.

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Continuing Me Lo said the two(Chinese measurement) of rice Brandt from the Government Rus-University School of Chinese. Ac- much difference pither way, as the sailors attempted to run away after respectively should be sent to the sian Language School after 22 years cordingly, I encloso, a cheque for only person who appeared to have the accident, but they were follow-front within the Coming money was the wife, and, if judged by the chauffeur, who eventual- months. ment were entered against herly got the assistance of an Indian husband, she would pay.

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Borrowed $700.

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were

when Dr. C. T. Wang appointed Isu that the money which is needed

War Movements. During the past few days the finally caught hiding in a Nationalist military leaders in Professor Price is put in the anme entegory by the whole foreign com- In outlining the circumstances, lane at the back or of a Chinese junan and Hupeh have had munity and by scores of influential Me: Andrewes said the plaintiff | house,

busy time mobilising troops and Chinese; so that Liang Shih-yl is and her husband acquired the shop

conference much embarrassed by charges of The chauffeur, in the witness attending military

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in 1924 and carried on the bus box, substantiated Mr. Lo's open-concerning the Northern cam-supporting Feng Yu-hsinng's agent ness until her husband died in 1926. In order to purchase the ing and added that when the acei-paign.

dent occurred the car was travel- Ing at over 20 miles per hour.

World's Record? 3

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| Chien head of the school to please for the commendable' object 'now

Karakhan, the Bolshevik Ambasin view will be forthcoming. sudor. The present dismissal of

I beg to subscribe myself, Your Excellency's Obedient

Servant, (Sử.) Kwok SAU LÂU His Excellency's Thanks.

11th April, 1928. Dear Mr. Kwok Siu-lau, in what promises to be a cause

Very many thanks for your let- The military conference called celebre.-N. C. Daily Newa.

ter of the 10th April, I am glad at Iankow by General Li Tsung-

to see you approve of the decision jen on Monday was attended by expedition, as a Nanking despatch to set aside, your generous con- Generals Hu Chung-tu, Isia Hul, has it that General Mow Pei-nam, iribution of $50,000 to accumulate Tao Kwan and several others. [now the Commander-in-Chief of at compound interest in order to Immediately after the meeting the the "Ironsides" is reported to have provide for the future establish- whole of the 3rd Division of Gen-placed the main body of his troops ment of a Chair of Biology at the eral Li Tsung-jen's Army left. Hatt on the first defensive line of the Hongkong University. kew for the front to join the major Kuominchun, about forty miles It is also a great pleasure to ma

my against the Fengtien forces from the defences of the enemy, to see that you. General Cheng Chien, the Na-General sich Yo, the second in sympathy with the appen now list leader now ruling Hoan, command of the "Ironsides" ar-being made for funds in order to distance was only about half-has ordered General Liu Feng-cherived at Ifsuchow on the same day mile, corrected himself by saying and other militarists to concen- to

house, the plaintif had sufficient, money, of her own,

she borrowed the BUD of $700 from the second de- fondant and that amount was con-

In answer to Mr. Macnamara, nected with the netion. The case witness sail it took him about four for the plaintiff was that the $700 minutes to run from Lun Fat was duly repaid, but the note, Street to the No. 2 Police Station, which was given by the plaintiff Mr. Lindseli remarked that this as, security, was never returned, must be a world's record, but on They would call evidence to show being fold by the police that the that the ground defendant was far all practical purposes, a money lender and it was a habit of hers to retain a mate où repayment of n' loan, and say she had lost it.

Continuing, Mr. Amirewes sald Mr. Macnamara put it to the that on May 18th, last year, the witness, that he never saw the plaintiff sold her business to both arrident at all. He also said the the defendants for $2,800, She witness found his ear wreeked on received $100 from the husband returning from the Police Station and $1,000 from the wife, making and it was then that he looked $1,100 in all. I was arranged that around and arrested the sailors as the plaintiff was already in- eventually. debted to the wife for $900 incur

Witness maintained that he saw rel during her husband's illness that amount should be aut oil, thus leaving a halatue of $800,

receive instructions from

Not very fast for half-a-mile, but trate troops at Yochow, Tunan, on Chiang Kai-shak, very fast for a chauffeur."

the accident.

Mr. Macnamara then indicated

the 10th instant ready to move up from Yoghow to join in the North- ern Expedition.

Fo in full

establish permanently a Chincse School in the University of Hong- kong, I am grateful to you for the cheque of $1,000 which you en- Chiang Optimistic.. The latest news from Hauchow close, as, a contribution to that concerning the movement of the fund, and I share you hope that Commander-in-Chief of the Nuotite money which' is needed for this Chiang Kai-shek's Order,

minchun, Chiang Kai-shek; is that commendable object will speedily be forthcoming. After all, if a In the name of Chairman to the the latter is very optimistic re- Nanking Military Council. Margarding the outcome of his cam-thousand firms or individuals in this Colony followed your good shal Chiang Kai-shek has ordered paign. the appointment. of General Li A large number of officials of example, the full sum neccessary Tsung-jen as Chief Commander of the Nanking Political Department for establishing and endowing the 4th Nationalist Army Corps have arrived at Ifsuchow and now such a School would be obtained.

1 am, directing the Hungn and Hupeh left for the front, at which con-

Yours sincerely, on the Peking-Hankow line. to be done before the real hostili-

According to recent telegrams ties cominence. from the North, it appears that Hsuchow is plastered with the after all the defeated “Ironsides" | slogan, written on clothes and troops, which left Canton-recently papers, "Capture Peking before for the North to join Chiang Kal-the Dragon Boat Festival" The shek's regime, may also take an latter will be celebrated in about active part in the coming Northern two and a half months" time,

It was then arranged that both that he would put his client and roops to meet the Fengtien armies siderable proganda work will have Mr. Kwok Siu-lnu,

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the defendants should give to the another sailor in the witness-box plaintiff a promissory note for 8800, to any that they never hired de- The husband signed his own name fendant's car on the day in ques- and also that of a wife, wille tian. the latter impwintyd her thumb-

His Worship remarked that in mark on it. It was then landed that case he would have to adjourn to the plaintiff. At the request of the case until Saturday morning The defendants, the plaintiff wrote at 11 am.

a document confirming the sale.

Dominating Woman.

.

OPIUM SMUGGLERS

FINED..

THIS MORNING'S COURT CASI'S,

That document was written at the dictation of the defendanta, and it stated that the business wag sold to the husband only, al- though it! fact, added Mr. Andrewes, it was sold to both. He continued that the woman de- fendant was rather a dominating personality and the plaint had A number of opium-smugglers, done just what she said. The sul whose arrest on the waterfront was concluded on May 20th. yesterday is reported elsewhere in

On the same day, the plaintiff. this issue, were brought up before went to see a friend to whom she Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning owed $250, showed her the note and charged with the possession and asked her to collect that of illicit opium.

Amount front the defendants, In the case of a passenger who which the friend agreed to do. landed from the Kinshan, and of The plaintiff decided to return the two coolies who handled the to Japan and book her passage luggage in which the narcotics on the following day, and among were discovered, a revenue officer those who gathered to bld her applied for permission to with- farewell was a third party who draw tho, charge. against the two shown the note and who coolies.This was granted. The agreed to collect the money when charge against the passenger wan It became due on June 30.

then proceeded with, and the man was foulguilty. A fine of $4,000, or eight months' hard labour, was imposed.

was

Note Returned."

This came to the knowledze of

the woman. defendant, continued Two other Chinese were fined Mr. Andrewen, who told the pinin- $8,000 each, or six months' hard tiff that she (defendant) did not labour, while a third man was fined like the way the plaintiff was hand-ja smaller amount.

ing the nole round. She asked the

plaintiff to trust her (defendant)

and suggested that the note should

be returned to the first defendant, Hued on the note, saying that the

note was accepted as part payment

This the plaintiff agreed to do and of the sum due on the sale of the Kave authority for the note to be. business.

returned.

Therefore, concluded Mr. An-note was surrendered and destroy- Mr. Andrewes replied that the drewes, there was no written cvl-ed, and therefore the original debt dence, but they had a good deal of survived..

oral evidence.

The cale was adjourned until His Lordship asked Mr. An-Monday.. drewes whether he ought to have

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DEATH OF NOTED JOURNALIST.

MR. E. R. THOMPSON OF THE “EVENING STANDARD.”

London, Apr. 10. Mr. Edward Itaymond Thompson, chief editor of the Evening Stan dard died suddenly to-day. Under the pen name of E. T. Raymond he wrote many penetrating political portraits. His first book was, "Un- censored Celebrities" in which and in succeeding volumes he presented a great group picture of political figures of tho Inst thirty years. The best of his books is considered to be his biography of Disraeli.—British Wireless.

[Mr. Thompson, who was the youngest son of Mr. Ephraim Thompson, solicitor, was born in 1872 and received his education pri- vately. His early journalist train- ing was received at Brighton, Leeds and elsewhere and in 1897 he join- ed the staff of the Star, and from 1898 to 1900 was associated with the late Captain Brinkley R. A. of Tokyo us Hterary assistant.

[Mr. Thompson was editor of the Japan Gazette for the following two years and later became night editor of the Daily Mirror. Later he joined the staff of the Evening Standard being in turn night editor, news editor and leader writer. Ho edited the Outlook from 1919. to 1920 and was chief lender writer of the Evening Standard from 1910 to the time of his death..

His first book. "Uneonsored Cele- brities, All and Sundry" was pub- lished in 1919, and he followed this with "Mr. Balfour," "Portraits of the Nineties," "Mr. Lloyd George," "The Man of Promise" and Dis- rael" Mr. Thompson also made namorous contributions, chiefly on political subjects, to British and American publications.]

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