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THE

HONGKONG

LONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;

MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address: “CENTRAL SHANGHAL”

HOTELS LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

"KING · EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hobol in the Colony, all Bed Rooms newly, renovated, and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephoné.

TEA DANCES;

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hotel launch meets all steamers.

(326 for thirty Time Tickets can be bad at the Office of abos Hotel). Dinner Dances Tuesday and Saturday 8 to 12 am.

· Tel. Add:--"Victoria.”

J. H. WITCHELL, Telephone 0. 878

HOTELS OF

Manager.

DISTINCTION

the

METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOA VISTA

PALACE

Tel Kowloon No. 8,

HOTEL

Tel Addresa: "Palaca." UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

A first-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences

Home

Bar and three Billiard Tables; two in Now Billiard Saloon. Moderate Terms: familles specially catered for.

For terms apply to:-

Hotel newly renovated.

Mrs. J. H. Oxberry,

Proprietress

KOWLOON. HOTEL

KOWLOON.

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.

Daily from $5.00 Monthly from $125.00

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K. 008 & K. 009,

Mr. & Mrs. H. J. WHITE, Cables "KowLOTEL"

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

1

Hongkong.

Cables:--

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Singapore

HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD.

Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director.

Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction

THE HOTEL RIVIERA,

MACAU

Cable Address:-"NIVIERA, MACAU."

INNOCENT GIRL SHOT.

ENGLISH FAMILY'S EXPERI- ENCE IN AMERICA.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1928,

SAFETY FACTOR IN RIVAL SOUTH POLE RECENT NANKING

MINES.

EXPEDITIONS:

MR. BALDWIN STRESSES NEED OF IMPROVEMENT.

FRIENDLY SPIRIT BETWEEN -

BYRD AND WILKINS,

OUTRAGE.

DETAILS OF ATTACK ON MR. JOHNSTON.

RESEARCH SCHEMES. BOTH READY TO START. A BRUTAL AFFAIR.

London, Oct 11.

London, Oct. 11.

Shanghai, Oct. 9. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, opening All indications show that Com- The report of Mr. C. F. Johnston, new labomtorica for safety in mander, Byrd and Sir George Wil-the Commissioner of Customs in miles research at Sheffield, said it the South Palar regions, will be Chineso soldiers has proved only too kins, both engaged on fights in Nanking, being badly assaulted by

was indeed. good to think, as he most friendly rivals, Both will trup. Mr. Johnston arrived in had been assured, that British make an effort to fly to the South Shanghai yesterday afternoon and mines were the safest in the world, Pole, but other investigations will a wpresentative of the North-China but one should not be content concern different territories,"" Daily News called at the ́Astor, House Hotel with a view to obtain- ing details of the outrage..

with that Miners must be al At Montevideo to-day, Sir great deal safer, both in our coun-George Wilkins on arrival, in the try, and throughout the world. s.o. Southern Cross was greeted by It was a noble striving in which a large crowd. He declared that political differences and class he was in no way competing with differences were sunk. He was the Byrd Expedition. told that there was already with

Regarding his plans for the America an interchange of per- futare, Sir George said that he sonnel, and information that will in all probability proceed to similar arrangements had been Deception Island on October 24th, concluded with France and that for, the purpose of establishing preliminary enquiries were being his baao there.

tries.

He

Mr. Johnston, who appeared to be very nervous, still bears signs of the assault. Ills right oye la dis- coloured and his upper lip swollen. It was, however, only after he had been informed by the writer that accounts of the incident had reach ed Shanghai, and then with extreme wonted to relate the occurrence. reluctance, that Mr. Johnston con-

made as to the possibility of ex-Commander Byrd left Saning at about 6.30, he was returning Ife sald that last Monday even- tending this system to other coun-Pedro, California, to-day for home after taking a walk on the

Dunedin on board a whaler. die hoped that where the mining a to join the three ships chartered is situated at the rear of the Bri- Wall not far from his house which industry was carried on research for his expedition at Dunedin. might be complete and that no!

tish Consulate, and had almost country would be

In a statement to journalists, he reached a part of the Wall where left out-aid that he desired to co-operate Chinese soldiers in uniform ap British Wireless.

as far as possible with "other proached him. They passed by and Expeditions" and offered Sir he intended to descend when four George Wilkins the use of his in a second had attacked him from YEO COMMITTED FOR landing facilities. Reuter, behind pinioning his arms and pull-

TRIAL.

ing him to the ground. One then kicked him in the face and head

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from China Building where were situated the offices of Katz & Co.. the Min Tak Co. and the Man Lee Co.

aétus forgery. In support of the allegation that the accused was responsible for the forgery, Mr. not a scintilla of evidence that any Hazlerigg observed that they had other person, than the accused was Implicated In It:

Only Surmise,

·

and he became unconscious. That is all he knows of the assault.. Ie rogained consciousness in about half an hour and although much dazed "was able reach his house, Mr. W. M. Hewlett, I. M. Consul- General, who is living with ~ Mr. Johnston, returned a little later and ussiated Mr. Johnston who was then endeavouring to staunch the flow of His head is a mass of bruises and blood from his mouth and head. his body also considerably bruised from the fall and the kicks he re- ceived. His assailants robbed him of his wristlet watch and a small sum of money which he had in his pocket.

which exists in Nanking, it is stated As an instance of the lawlessness

that recently a Nationalist officer was shot dead in the main street own soldiers and that no disciplin in broad daylight by some of his ary action has been taken by the military authorities in connexion therewith.

Mr. Perdue said that on Satur- day, September 22 last, he attend- ed an identification parade, which marked that there was not a scrap

Mr. Russ (for the defence) re commenced at 1.10 p.m. Accused of evidence of any kind or descrip was placed on parade with lention against the accused of forgery, other persona, who, with the and the case for the Crown was so secused, were all of similar bulk, weak they could only say: "Well, and were all dressed in European it is rather Hikely," "It seems clothes. Aceused took the fourth rather probable:" "It does not position in the row from the right, seem as if anybody else is engaged and although it was explained to in it, therefore the accused must be him that he had the option of responsible." That WAB the shifting this position as each wit-strongest they could make of it. ness was called, the elected to re- main in the same position through-there was no direct evidence, the Mr. Lindsell said that although out. Nine persons were called for cumstantial evidence was such as the Identification, these being to show that he must have procured Mr. Carlos Rodrigues, of the In- the forgery, for which he could be stone Banking Corporation; Mr.proceeded against as a responsible Kwan Chak-bin, also of the In-agent. There was evidence of what In the case of the assault on Mr stone Banking Corporation; Mr. followed in the opening of accounts Johnston, we learn that villagere Peon Ping-kwan; Mr. H. Holt with three different. Banks and the in the vicinity informed the civil kamp, of the Netherlands Trading handing into each one of a forged polles authorities of the assault, Society; Mr. F. X. Silva, also of cheque."

having gained the Information from the Netherlands Trading Society;

the soldiers themselves, who openly Mr. Russ said the opening of the boasted that they had murdered a Mr. Charles Choa, of the Eastern account was connected with another foreigner on the Wall. The police Equitable Banking Corporation case which had nothing to do with then went out to find the body. Mr. Chan Lam Kwong; Mr. Wong the cheques at all. It was en en- Wan-nam, China Building, and Mr.tirely different matter.

'am Ping

With the exception of Mr. F., X, Silva and Mr. Chan Lam-kwong, all the witnesses picked out the accused.

This closed the case for prosecution.

the

A Common Purpose.

accounts were open for one pur- Mr. Lindsell said he thought tre

pose. They were opened by the, accused who in each case said he he was a Government contractor and who when questions were asked of him by the Bank people as to the withdrawals of large amounts, said he wanted those large amounts to pay a sib-contractor. There was uniformity of netion in all three cases, suggesting one common par- pose.

Magistrate's Doubts. His Worship' then asked if it was alleged that there was direct evidence that the accused was en- gage for several months in the preparation for his coup, and that part of the preparations was the forging of the cheques. Although Mr. Russ then asked where the there seemed, to be sufficient secusod could have got the sums evidence to make a strong case with which he opened the accounts. against the accused of uttering the Mr. Hazlerigg-From the water cheques, it did not appear to his rates, of course. It is simplicity Worship that there was sufficient itself. evidence of forgery.

Mr. Hazlerigg mentioned that Mr. Hazlerigg-1 should be during the years 1926 and 1927, content with the committal of the accused had the opportunity while accused on the charge of ultering employed at the Treasury in charge the cheques alone.

of water rates to accumulate from time to time the money with which ho started his big and final coup.

His Worship: Then you are inclined to agree with me that there is not sufficient evidence on

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BIG ESTATE AT LAST SETTLED.

wmnOW GRANTED LETTERS OF

ADMINISTRATION.

Charles

After two applications for a. grant of letters of administration for the estate of Chan Kwong- hing, or C. K. Hing, or Chin (or Chan Hing), had been refused, the grant has been finally made to the widow, Edith Weight- man King, of the Palace Hotel, Canada Who fourneyed from health reasons.. where she had been living for

Chan Kwong-hing, a merchant, of 272 Portland Street, Kowloon, died on November 13, 1926, with- out making a will, leaving in ad- dition to his widow, four daughters, one son and two con- cubines. The Hongkong estate amounts to 8105.400.

Mr. J. II. Ruttonjee was appoint ed administrator, ad colligenda nexion which the Crown alleged in Hing, one of the daughters, ap- Mr. Hazlerigg:-It is open to these two operations, and in plied for a grant of letters of argument. I am not prepared to jocular vein observed:Having administration, but the applica- dispute, but I cannot say there is tried and being successful in ation was refused. This year a not sufficient evidence. There is small way, naturally one increases joint application vas sufficient evidence, although one's business, and the big one the daughter

made. by don't say there is definite evidence might have como in as an after but the application was again re- and the widów, on it.

thought."

fused. The grant has now been made to the widow, who was living at Coborry, Ontario, Canada, Owing to 1-health, she was ad vised not to return to the Colony, but she came to Hongkong on May 14, this year.

charges A, B, and C of forgery? Mr. Russ disputed the con- bona, but last year Edna Lola

Two Big Cheques.

Later Mr. Russ · sald there was not aufficient evidence on the Mr. Hazlerigg alluded to the charge of forgery. It was all operation of the account which expressed in "probables," "might accused opened with the Equitable have-beens" and suppositions, Bank in the name of the Man. Lec Coin this case, accused was it was always dificult to give Mr. Hazlerigg pointed out that BlowB to have handed in a Treasury cheque for about $70,000, ocular evidéuea of a man having and, on that being thrown out on done a forgery himself. account of defective endorsement

in the words "San Cheong & Co.?

Committed for Trial.

.

LI CHAI-SUM'S, NEW POST.

CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY.

Shanghai, Oct. 11. The Kuo Min News Agency, haá reported that Li Chat-sum will be appointed Chief of Staff of the

Reuter, National Army, with Hau Yung- chang as Assistant Chief of Staff.

Shots rang out, and Miss Betty with another Treasury cheque for a casa to answer on counts A

he returned, the very next day, Mr. Lindsell:-I think there is Heywood, one of the occupants of a much larger amount, of $95,000. B. and C., of forgery. If accused the car, was wounded in the neck. Mr. Hazlerigg viewed that fact as does not do the forging himself

The polico arrested assailants, who turned out to be though

the haing evidence that accused, al-there is strong evidence that he

he might not have does procure that forgéry. prohibition officials. They de- forged London, Sept. 28,

the cheques himself, clared that they suspected the had the means to do so rapidly in would resorve his defence, Startled by the sudden appear-motorists of rum-running. Their ease of need.

Mr. Russ then intimated that he ance of four auspicious men from suspicions were heightened when some shrubbery at the roadside, the latter dashed off and refused stantial evidence that he could en-trial at the Criminal Sessions at Mr, Lindsell (to accused):- Mr. Lindsall: There lé circum-You stand committed to take your at Lorain (Ohio) the driver of a to answer the challenge. car, an Englishman, with four Three officials were charged with able this to be done? Yes, tir the Supreme Court next month. relatives accompanying him, shooting with intent to wound. cumstantial evidence. speeded up..

They were released on bail.

embezzling. water-rates to the The two further charges of

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Later, Mr. Hazlerigg developed his point by saying that there was circumstantial evidence to show that the accused was responsible for the

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