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HOW U.S. CHOOSES PRESIDENT.

NOT BY DIRECT VOTE

OF PEOPLE.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEETS IN VARIOUS STATES.

TO-DAY'S PROCEDURE.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

ALLEGED LYING WITNESSES.

DEFENCE IN TAIPO FISH FIRM'S CLAIM.

JUDGMENT RESERVED.

The hearing of the case in which the Wo Shing Hing Lung fish shop, Talpo, is suing a Talpo fisherman named Lee Wo-huen for $361.60, of which earlier proceedings are reported' on another page, was concluded in the Summary Court Jucks, this morning, before Mr. Justice when judgment Was reserved.

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Voting in the United States presidential election takes place to-day, and as many of our rendors

The debt was contracted prior to are probably unacquainted with the precise procedure, it is in the business being transferred teresting to note the manner in and, while the defendant has which the President is chosen. admitted and paid a debt contract This is done by an Electoralad with the new firm, he denies the College, and not by the direct vote of the people.

The President in chosen for a four-year term beginning DA March 4 following the general election, which is held in every State of the Union on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each lenp-year.

The people do not volo directly for President, and in many States, the names of the presidential can- didates of the various partica do not appear on the ballot. Instead, the people vote for presidential cloctors who are nominated by State Conventions.

The Electors.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1928.

INTREPID WOMAN RECENT SHANGHAI LUCKY SHANGHAI

EXPLORER.

MISS FRENCH DOES 4,000 MILES BY MOTOR.

MONGOLIAN TRIP.

Peking, Nov, 1. The intrepid British traveller, Miss French, returned to Peking yesterday after a journey of 4,000 miles by motor-car.

Sho loft Hafler, on the Chinese

TRAGEDY.

EVIDENCE SHOWS CHINESE AS PERPETRATORS.

MR. LAW IMPROVING.

The N. C. Daily News has good to believe that it has definitely been ascertained that Miss Dorothy Thompson was murdered

renson

ESCAPE.

COMPRADORE'S DASH

·FOR LIBERTY.

WAS HELD IN CHAINS FOR SIX DAYS.

acction of the Siberian Railway, in and Mr. II, D. Law was grievously TWO ARRESTS -MADE, her motor-car and eventually reach-wounded by Cirinase. Although ed Urga, where her Swedish com-the condition of Mr. Law. has been panion, Miss Lindgren, left her.

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Shanghal, Nov. 1. After having spent six days in Mins French then penetrated into and still is such that a complete chains as victim of a kidnapping| the Turinsky Republic, formerly statement of the events which Jed gang, Mr. Ho Fung-fu, the wealthy known as Urianghai, in north-west Mongolia, accompanied only by her up to the tragedy has not been compradora of the Mitsui Bussan possible to obtain, Mr. Law has Kaisha, took matters in his own chauffeur.

Miss French crossed many moun. been able to say that his assailants hands and while being transferred from one stronghold to another by debt owing to the old firm. Wit-tains and rivers. On more than one were Chinese.

For days after the terrible occur abductors, mado a successful dash nosses from the Talpo Chinese occasion her car became almost sub!

Law remained un- for liberty that resulted in the Chamber of Commerce gove merged, but Mongols appeared, ence,, Mr. evidence that, the transfer was rescued her and extricated the car. conscious, his head awathed in arrest of four of his gaolers, and In the course of her travels she bandages after the delicate opera- saved his family the $30,000 ran- passed by the Chamber Commit- tee and that the defendant explored many regions never before tion performed by Dr. A. D. Wall, som that was demanded and that' the debt in their visited by Europeans, except Rus- Last week, it was possible to re- they were on the point of paying. admitted

the greater part of the

The story came out in the Pro- sians, among which was the Kos movo presence.

Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones conduct- Gol Lake, 180 miles long on the dressings and only one was deemed visional Court yesterday before ed the case for the plaintiff, while Siberian border, where she found necessary. Now, the wound has Judge Chau and Senior Consul's several new species of flora almost healed and only amall Deputy Mr. Meinhardt and also Mr. A. el Arculli defended.

plastere remain.

was the startling revelation made The last witness for the defence

Plecing Things Together. that one of the principals In

the affair stated that he was a partner of the Wo Shing Hing Lung firm. Mr. Chow Loo, a well-known

Mr. Law is taking food and sleep-cook boy employed at the Yangtze- He was not notified about the "Rightist" Kuomintang Lender, er transfer and did not sign the rived in Hongkong from Europe bying well but still finds great dill-poo Station. document. It was not the custom the French liner Andre Lebon this cutly, in expressing himself. Even

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at Taipo that only some of the morning. He was greeted by a simple wants are only understand-} ordered a remand of two weeks to

number of Kuomintang leaders an well as a large party of representa tives of public organisations from Canton.

partners need sign-a transfer.

Left to Others,

Ench State la entitled to as many presidential electora ns it has members of Congress, California, for instance, having two United Replying to Mr. Hugh Jones, States Senators and eleven mem-witness said he had nothing to do hers of the House of Representa with the management, but left tives, has a total electoral vote of everything to the managing par-i

first heard of the ners, Be

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book debts.

able by his attendants with dif culty. At times he speaks fairly permit the polico to make further rationally and on other occasions Inquiries, he Is only able to..articulate and express his thoughts with the greatest difficulty.

The pulice, however, have by de- licate methods been ablo to obtain that one partner could assigu

With regard to the notice, he re-certain facts from the wounded marked that the only requisite was man, and together with certain in As there are all told 96 United transfer four months after that it should be an express, notice formation obtained from other States Senators and 435 members had taken place. Hia share was in writing. He contended that sources have pursued Inquiries of the Hease of Representatives one of $250. He was not called notice in the present case fulfilled which have; it is reliably reported, in the 48 States of the Union, the upon to pay another $600 to pay requirements and was a perfectly resulted in arrests.

valid notice. The only thing his presidential debts.

Lordship had to decide was whether the notice was given or not.

total

number

of

electors is 531. A majority of Mr. Hugh Jones:-Don't you these, or 268, is required to. clect * President, as well as a Vice-know that for every $100 capilal the partners had to put up $300 to President of the United States. ..

pay the debts-I don't know. I did not pay.

true.

Accurate Figures,

Mr. Hugh Jones went on to speak

not

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Many Changes of Residence,

Testimony yesterday revealed that the aged Mr. Ilo, who is 68 years of age, had been kidnapped on October 25 while travelling in his private ricksha on Thibet Road. He was acized by two armod mon and so terrified was he, that he followed their instructions and when the party actually walked past two constables, Mr. Ho laughed and joked with his captors according to orders.

Plans Upset.

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and

Information has been obtained from a delivery coolic employed by a dairy, who was in the vicinity of Koswick Road on the night in

He was taken to several houses question when the crime was com mitted. This man has said that the last one being at 49 Hardoon The Electoral College.

of the debt, pointing out that the he saw a number of Chinese, four, Road, where he effected his release And that is one reason why did books produced gave a detailed he thinks, accost a foreign lady yesterday. At this establishment Thent 531 presidential electors comprise what is known as the not want to have anything to do account from the beginning of and gentleman at the time when he found another male member of marder Was committed. | the gang together with two women "electoral college," an institution with the transfer--That in not 1926. One of the previous part-the

ners had eworn as to the accuracy Another witness, a Chinese work and a small child, the attempt being which exists in name only, as its members never meet as a body. Witness continued that the part-of the figures and as to the defen- man employed by a painting com- obviously made to disguise the Instead, the presidential electors ners had rained the business, but dant's account. He remarked it pany, who was returning from the nature of the tenants business of each State, after having been he was going to sue them for a was a curious thing that not until Fahwa village, states that he from the neighbours. elected by pupular vote at the declaration that he had a share in he was in the Court did the do heard shots and saw in the dis general election, meet at their the business. The writ had not yet fendant deny he owed the money tance a sort of struggle between

Chinese and foraigners, respective Stats capitals on the been issued.

to the old firm.

In this they were successful and second Monday of the following

In arguing on the evidence, Mr.

Mr. Law Progressing. In making his final address for

all would have gone woll had not: January, and cast their ballots for the defence, Mr. Areulli submitted Hugh Jones said he throught Mr. President and

Mr. Law de attended day and the lender decided to remove hia Vice-President must come separatuly. These

that there had been no assignment Arculli's assertion that the only

A car was requisitioned Three of the business and no valid notice evidence, consisted of two admis-night by special nurses and has prize captive to a safer place. from different States. cortificates of the vote cast by of the transfer as required by law, sions was very far from the truth. been allowed to see friends for

He painted out that there was no very short periods. He seems parked in the street outside the the presidential electors are made.

Alleged Admissions. evidence that the money was not cheerful and although unable to rendezvous but just before start- Two certificates are sent to the

He went on to say that the only owing, except the defendant's own speak except in a low under one ing one of the gang noticed President of the Senate, une con-

produced able to grasp what is being said C.P.C. standing near the machine word. He had veyed to Washington, D. C., by evidence adduced by the plaintiff accounts as the plaintiff had done. and thanks his visitors for calling and the party delayed the move.

Submitting that there was to see him. In view of his condi messenger who may be one of the to prove his case was in the electora, and another sent by re-nature of two alleged admissions, specific evidence that the debt was tion, of course, no mention of the intention of going away and wait- gistered mail. The third certif- one at the shop and another before swing, Mr. Hugh Jones recalled the occurrence is allowed to be made

Except for headaches, the wounding until he had moved down the cate is delivered to the judge of the committee of the Taipo Cham- previous

action for damages is causing him little trouble but street a short distance the gang the district court of the United ber of Commerce. The reason why brought by the defendant. On the question of his speech and his made their get away. They came States in the district in which is those alleged admissions "were that occasion the plaintiff, hearing inability to express himself at will out of the alleyway and were turn- located the State capital.

is causing him considerable ing into the street preparatory to On the second Wednesday of put up" was because they could that the defendant had sold his

not "prove the debt through the boat and was leaving, took steps to annoyance and is also occupying entering the car when He became after the February-a month electors have met in their respec-kathey had produced. The recover the monoy' which unfortun the attention of his medical atten suddenly active.

Ilis recovery, however, tive States the vote is canvassed produce were made up in ately led to the domages action for an

in view of the seriousness of the at the national capitol under the 1927, referring to transactions wrongful imprisonment.

Mr. Hugh Jones concluded by wound which was caused by the direction of the President of the going as far back as 1925. They United States Senate and in the only gave a summary of accounts pointing out that the witnesses bullet going completely through the plaintiff had tried to from the Chamber of Commerce his head and splintering the bone presence of the members of the and Senate and of the House of Re-strengthen his case by bringing were important and honest people fragments of which had to be ex- forward the alleged admissions. In the district, and therefore they tracted from the brain, is con- presentatives.

sidered nothing short of "Every witness of the Chamber of were to be believed, Mere Formality.

Commerce who said there was an His Lordship reserved judgment, marvellous. Originally the electoral college admission by the defendant is ly was designed as an institutioning, and I say that they have come whose members should meet and here at the instigation of Cheung deliberate among themselves in the Tai-kwal, who was the Chairman selection of a President and a and is still a member of the Com- le United mittee," said Mr. Arculli. Vice-President of the States and, technically, presiden- pointed out that according to the tial electors may vote for whomas-evidence nothing had been done by ever they wish. Practically and the Chamber extent on the busineas traditionally, they vote, as pledged of Cheung Tai-kwal

Dealing with the transfer. Mr. in advance of the election, for the candidates of their respective Arculli said it seemed that that was the only transfer which passed particu.

Thus presidential electors con- through the Chamber. He contend- stitute a tabulating device whereby ed that every partner in the Wel the votes of their States are re-Shing Hing Lung must sign the corded. The counting of the transfer to make it valid, while in electoral votes at Washington, fact only four out of ten partners There was no doubt but mere signed. D.C., in February, is formally, inasmuch as the country the transfer in the case was not knows three months in advance such a one, but was a matter of what the result of this count will selling the whole firm. If it was held that one partner could assign bo.

another partners's share, it might be disposed of for one tenth or

Without Majority.

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a hundredth of its value,' and the If no candidate for President partner concerned would have, no receives a majority (266) of the say. Further, the transfer did not electoral vote, the House of Re-bear a chop. presentatives proceeds to elect a President, confining the cholco to

one of the three highest.

Each

State in such a contingency has

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Local Custom.

Arguing with regard to Incal

but one vote, which is bestowed as custom, Mr. Arculli pointed out that the majority of the State's re-power was given to recognise Chin- presentatives in the lower House Cse custom regarding land only and nothing else, Nothing was sald in of Congress may determine. no candidate for Vice-President the Ordinance about recognising or obtains a majority of the electoral enforcing Chinese law or custom.

Mr. Arculli further submitted

If

vote, the Senate the members that the notice of the transfor, if voting as individuals.chooses

It was delivered to the defondant, from the highest two and a majorl- Was bad.

ty elects.

It is possible for a State's elec

Mr. Hugh Jones first of all dealt toral vote to be split. In Call-with the validity of the transfer in fornia, for instance the presiden law, and commented that the tran sanction really amounted to Hal electors nominated by each

assigning the book debts, (Continued on Faye 8.)

After quoting authorities, he submitted it was quite clear

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However the C.P.C. showed no

Race for Policeman. Despite his years the old man immediately on sighting the polico- man raced frantically in his direc- tion and shouted at the top of his voice. The bandita followed for a short distance, unwilling to lose) their rich prize, whereupon seeing them coming from one direction and the policeman from the other, Mr. Ho changed his course and set off after his late guardians.

The policeman easily passed the old man' and overhauled the cook- boy, but in the confusion of the fight one of the ringleaders blithe- ly stepped in a doorway and after the policeman raced past him, re- tracod his steps and quickly drove off in the waiting car.

General Confession.

Ho and the youth were taken to the Louza Police station where al general confession followed and shortly after the police raided the lair of the gang where Ho had been imprisoned and seized the two women and the child. A watch was kept on the place, and later in the morning another of the gang jappeared and was seized by the

police.

At the Court yesterday the cook boy admitted his part in the affair And the other man arrested claimed to have been employed by the gang at a salary of $20 a month to guard Mr. Ho. The child was handed over to the Door of Hope until its parents can be found and the others held in custody.

Blood poisoning following a scratch from a thorn while black- berrying caused the death of Mrs. G. Stovens, of Pontardawe, near Bwanaca.

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