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FORGERY TRIAL FEATURES. MYSTERY SHIP IN A MAD JAPANESE NO ATTACK ON THE BANK ROBBERIES IN ATLANTIC LINER

HONGKONG.

"TREASURY OFFICIAL GIVES GUN-RUNNING EXPLOIT

EVIDENCE.

DENIES THAT SIGNATURES ON THE CHEQUES ARE HIS.

SUCCESSFUL.

VIGOROUS SEARCH BY POLICE

PROVES FRUITLESS.

BAUNE'S ADVENTURES

No longer a mystery ship forced

LAXITY IN OFFICE DENIED. to run the gauntlet of the law, but

Practically the whole of the morning, in the Carvalho Yeo trial at the Criminal Sessions, was taken up to-day by the evidence of Mr. T. Black, necountant to the Treasury, who explained at length the procedure adopted in the Government's dealings with contractors.

He denied that the signatures on the cheques in the case were his, or that the Government, at any time, had owed money to the three firms in whose favour they were drawn.

A question arose as to whether the scrutiny of accounta was any less severe at the end of the year than ordinarily, and Mr. Black gave a definite denial, stating that rather was the reverse the case.

Public interest in the proceedings is still well maintained. Carvalho Yeo is facing the trial calmly and appears to follow the evidence closely.

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a perfeclly respectable freighter with her papers all in order, the Norwegian s.s. Baune, 683 tons, ar- rived in Hangkung from Canton yesterday afternoon, was searched from stem to stern by the Water Police, and departed at five o'clock In the afternoon, on her way home after a jamazing and adventurous

voyage.

Somewhere in China, It is der tain, her skipper, has landed a large consignment of arms and am- munition, but the story, thrilling as it must be in view of the facts

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PLOT FAILS.

SENSATIONAL CASE IN SHANGHAI.

CONSUL-GENERAL TO BE HELD

FOR RANSOM

BOMBS UNDER A CLUB.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

8-HOUR DAY.

GOVERNMENT POLICY DEFENDED.

WASHINGTON CONVENTION VAGUE AND VEILED.

REVISION NECESSARY.

London, Nov, 20. Shanghai, Nov. 21. Sensation followed sensation the Washington, Eight

Britain's unwillingness to ratify Hours' during the hearing of the pre-Conventon, which governs Inbour liminary trial of six Japanese conditions, was debated in the House of Lorda-to-day on a motion. desperadoes arrested in Shanghai. After long investigation the Foller have unravelled a plot re- markable in its ramifications, in cluding provisions for the kid- napping of Mr. Yada, the Japan- cnc Consul-General in Shanghai, and thu destruction of the Japanese Club in Shanghai,

by Lord Lytton, who moved that the Government should inform the International Labour Office at Geneva of the precise points on which they desired a revision of the Convention.

NANKING.

ARMED HOLD-UPS IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

TWO DARING CRIMES.

Nanking, Nov. 20. Two Chinese banks have bean the victims of daylight hold-ups in the course of three days.'

Early this morning, a gang of premises of the Shanghai Com- armed robbers drove up to the

mercial and Savings Bank, some of them holding up the staff, while the rost rifled the tills.

The haul amounted to over $10,- 000 and their car drove off-before an alarm could be raised.

DISASTER.

MANY QUESTIONS IN COMMONS.

PROTECTING GOOD NAME OF DEAD CAPTAIN.

DIFFICULT POSITION.

London, Nov. 20.

Many questions were asked. in the House of Contmons to-day res garding the loss of the British On Monday morning, the Keng-liner Vestris, one of these turning on the matter of protecting the good name of the dead master, Captain Carey.

yuen Bank was held up in precise ly the same manner and there is reason to suppose that the anme gang was at work in both cases.

held in this country was not yet | decided, but the enquiry would

cover all material pointa.

The staff were threatened with donth if a shout was raised, and

Roplying to Commander Ken- It will be recalled that the after rifling the tilla and gather-worthy (Labour); Mr. Williams British delegate at the last meeting several thousand dollara, the said the form of the enquiry to bu ing of the International Labour robbers got away safely. The leading Agure In the dock Oflice, dealt with the question al The Polleo are now investigat ia known as Tajima, He is a considerable length, urging that a ing but no arrests have bejn mode. already disclosed, remains with him notorious Japanese anarchist and Committee should be annointed to Reuter. for the time being. At any rate, has been in trouble with the Police undertake a rovision of the Con- scoured the little steamer yester-on many occasions. He is believed vention. It was stated that indus- to be concerned with the trial conditions in Great Britain day found nothing to justify her Bolshevist activities in Shanghal: made it impossible to conform to delention, though we are informed that two cartridges were found ly- With him were five others, who tho Convention without consider- are alleged to have been his con-able interference with existing federates in the plote revealed | satisfactory regulations. by the Police.

Government Inactivity.

Water

Police searchers

GOVERNMENT METHODS EXPLAINED. ing in the coal bunkers.

Police On Look-Out.

who

CHINA MERCHANTS S.N.

CO. TROUBLE.

FOREIGN OFFICERS STILL UNPAID.

The Telegraph now finds that When the Court resumed this over the Treasury serial number on yesterday was not the first oc- morning, evidence of an identifica- the top left-hand corner. He con-casion of the arrival of this my-pared careful plans for the kid-Government, not so much for its tion parade, at which seven out tinued that on genuine Government sterious ship into Hongkong har- of nine persons picked the accus- cheques that had not been tampered bour. The vessel put in to the ed out, was given by Mr. C. G. with, na letter whatsover appear-Colony's waters on Wednesday last week from Dairen, remained for Perdue, Assistant Superintendent ed. of Police,

Mr. Black continued that the such time as was sufficient to take the parade on September 22 when to the Government by the long-ton. the accused was paraded with ten kong Bank. They arrived

un- The Water Police had been warn- other men, all of whom were of stamped, and as bearer cheques, ed to keep a watch for the Baune, about tho aame height and build, The cheques were officially al- which had been guilty of remark and were dressed in European tered by making the "Bearer" able behaviour on the west coast of

"Order," clothes. The accused stood fourth into

adding

the Africa, nt the British port of from the right, at his own option. Words "Cashier" and "Colonial Walvis Bay, and at Batavia In the

The Treasury serial Dutch East Indies. of the nine persons called to Treasurer." identify him, seven succeeded. number was stamped above the

In the suddenness of her arrival One man picked failed to identify the year were inserted, and at the was missed, and she reached Can- Bank number, figures to complete and departure, however, the vessel the accused and picked another end of the year December was add-ton without being subject to in- man out instead, while another tel. also failed to Identify the accus-

hearing that the gang, hnd

It was disclosed during the

pre- The Earl of Lytton criticised the

Shanghai, Nov. 21. There appears to be considerable napping of Mr. Yada, and of Mr. attitude, but for its inactivity in

naizume," the manager of the the matter. He urged that in internal trouble in the China Yokohama Specie, Bank.

addition to the resolution before Merchants Steam Navigation Com- These leading Japanese officials the House, the Government should pany as the result of a disputa were to have been held to ransom be asked to publish a draft Bill, over the Director-Generalship.

showing the necessary modifien- A wide reorganisation of the posed to utilise Mudroceeds for the purchaos of abs for the ments in Britain as result of

The discharged foreign officers purpose of destroying the Japan- the ratification of the Convention and engineers have not received éso Club on the eve of the in the amended form desired.

their back salaries, and one long-| Coronation celebration and thus

service engineer has falled to accure his pension, to which ho JAREVLERAT RENDIMENTO ANTOLAPLARININ

was clearly entitled.

Mr. Porduo said he conducted blank cheque forms were supplied on water, and then sailed for Cun- for $10,000, and the gang potions in existing industrial agree Company's affairs is forecast.

ed and plekod no-one out.

In 1927, said Mr. Bluck, it was usual for the Treasury to obtain

The next witness called was books of cheques, each book con-

vestigation.

Her Purpose In Canton. Her trip to Canton has been the

Mr. T. Black, accountant to the taining 600 cheques. There were subject of considerable speculation. Colonial Treasury. He said that 200 pages, each page containing It has been suggested that she dis-

was in charge of what was three cheques.

he

known as the expenditure side and

had held that post since February

17, 1920. During that time, the

Account Debited.

proceeded

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charged her cargo of munitions from there, but since she came Dairen. it is thought to be more

It is significant that when the

NOT NOW COMING TO THE EAST.

The 2nd Staffords Disembark at Malta,

ORIGINAL PLANS CHANGED.

Malta, Nov. 20. The s.4. Neuralia'has disem. barked the 2nd, Battalion of the Stafford Regiment for gar rison duly here.

It was originally intended to send the Battalion to the East, but the ship was divert- ed here.Reuter.

[The 2nd Staffords were to have been sent to Shanghai.]·

MANERADANEGONUNUNUA KEMAL

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Government's account had been January 18, he went there with re-plished his during enterprise be- When he visited the Bank on likely that her skipper had accom- with the Hongkong and Shanghai ference to three entries in the Gov-fore reaching here. Banking Corporation.. Since ernment pass book. Those entries March 19, 1926, cheques drawn on showed that the Government's ac-Baune anchored off Walvis Bay and the Government account at the count had been debited with the Hongkong bank had to bear his amount of the forged cheques.

asked for fresh water, he ad- (witness's) signature as cashier Witness then

mitted the absence of papers, and and that of the Hon. Mel. Messer, deal with serial numbers from said they would reach him at Port When shown the three forged cheque books, showing that Arthur At Batavia, where the cheques, witness sald they pur- cheques were missing, two books Police discovered several cases of ported to hear the signatures of being each 30 cheques short. He munitions cleverly concealed in cont Mr. Messer and himself,

atated that the forged cheques bunkers, the absence of a manifest appeared to have been taken from was explained in much the same the book issued in December. He Mr. Sheldon: Did you in fact first became aware of the shortage Baune took on an entirely new crew Wo are also informed that the sign any of these cheques?-I did on January 18.

at Canton, and in this connexion it not. These signatures, are not Mr. Sheldon: Have any genuis interesting to note that her maR- Ine cheques been drawn by the ter was last week returned na Cap- After witness had noted that Treasury on any of these missing tain F. Monson. Yesterday she the date on which the choques cheque forms?-No.

arrived with a Captain Hansen in command. purported to be drawn was De-

the course of her forty-five THE NEW YORK STOCK ed: Can you tell us if on that Mr. Black said the

BOOM CONTINUES. Treasury year on the seas, the Baune has dato, or any other date as far as drew between 9,000 and 10,000 passed under several names.

was built at Sunderland and was

mine.

Forged 8ignaturea,

cember 30, 1927, Mr. Sheldon ask-

Reserve Cheques,

жду.

She

social

giving the signal for a revolt.

Had the plot developed, the blowing up of the Japanese Club at such a time must have involved a terrific loss of life.

The present administration is apparently bent on repudiating the obligations of its precedessor. our Our Own Correspondent.

Lord Londonderry, replying on behalf of the Government, said that Britain was bound to main tain and to promote the applica: tion of the general principle of the eight hour day or the forty- eight hour week so far AS special circumstances permitted, because that was a part of our undertaking in the treaty of Versailles,

Velled and Ambiguous,

The Taxt of the Convention,

CARTRIDGE FACTORY

EXPLOSION.

DISASTEIL.

however, was found to be voiled | TWELVE KILLED IN FRENCII and ambiguous, and it failed to provide the necessary guarantees for uniformity of practica after the ratification and made no allow-

Paris, Nov. 20. ance for the various Industrial several injured by an explosion in Twelve persons were killed and practices perfectly consistent with its main purposes,

Later.

a cartridge factory at Vincennes to-day. An official inquiry will The British Government was im- be held into the disaster, which pressed by the fact that the inter- damaged the building consider pretations given to the various ably. Reuter. Articles of the Convention by dif- ferent countries were widely As most of the workmen had divergent.

gone home, the death-roll in the Neither the present Conserva- Vincennes explosion is less than tive Government of this country, at first feared. Only four were nor a Labour Government could killed and four injured.--Reuter. ratify a Convention so inapplicable in its present shape to our parti- cular circumstances, and contain- KIDNAPPERS CAUGHT Ing such ambiguities.

Uniformity Desired.

We had no desire to oppose the

sired only to render the Conven- tion an instrument under which uniformity of practice and enfor eement would be assured by ro-

principle of eight hours. We de

IN SHANGHAI

FRENCH POLICE MAKE BIG

**ARREST.

Board of Trude Surveys. As to the responsibilities of the Board of Trade, Mr. Williams' said all passenger ships trading to and from porta in this country were thoroughly surveyed by the Board of Trade survayora at least once a year. All ocean-going ves- Acis carrying large numbers of third-class passengers underwent a further survey before the-begin- ning of each voyage.

Asked whether the Inspector of the Board of Trade had any res ponsibility for the proper storage of cargo below decks, Mr. Wil lams replied that this responsibi- Hity rested on the persons con corned in sending ships to sen.

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When Surveyors Intervene,

The Board of Trade. surveyors did not intervene unless there wUB Improperly loaded and could not reason to think that the ship was

go to sea without danger to life. He added that all British liners carried boats for all aboard, and,, in addition, rafts up to twenty- five per cent. of the number of persons aboard..

The Captain's Good Name,

Commander Kenworthy asked what steps were being taken to protect, at the New York enquiry,

tain. the good name of the dead Cap-

Mr. Williams replied that pro- por instructions were cabled at the earliest moment to the British Consul-General at New York, but | Mr. Williams stressed the 'diff}="

culty of our position as regards a foreign tribunal. Heuter and Britiah Wireless.

Negro Evidence.

New York, Nov. 20.. Tho presence of Captain McConkey, the Marine Super-

intendent of the Cunard Line at. to-day's proceedings in the Vestris Inquiry, apparently facilitated the evidence of the sailor witnesses.

Both the nautical experts on the Bench questioned the witnesses and clarified their answers:

A negro fireman deposed that the conditions in the stakehold to do the work of one,

Anather Vestris Inquiry has gation by the Department of. Com-: merce into the actual condition of the Vestris when she left New York.

you know, the Government owed cheques 'each year on its general first known as 'Blanchland," RECORD SALES EXPECTED TO | moving ambiguities, and making tremely important arreste to-day, were so bad that it took four men

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BE REACHED;<

Hundreds of thousands of specu- i Government regarded it as pre of the Maison Pathe.-Our Own boon Instituted, namely an investi

Correspondent.

Shanghai, Nov. 21. any amount at all to the payees of account. To meet contingencies then as "Baune," then as "Guvnor

The French Police made ex- these cheques?

Witness: The Government has in reserve in a safe in the general "Baune". Her present owners are

one cheque book was always kept Tysland" and finally again

provision for the various industrial when they captured the kidnap not at any time, within my knew office. During office hours, the the Valhal Company of Borgon,

New York, Nov. 20.

practices which in no way opposed pers who abducted the compradore Jodgo, owed money to any of these current cheque book was kept on

the. principle of Convention. The three firms,

a clerk's desk but after office hours

lators throughout the State watch-mature to suggest or to publish Gun-Running Exploit. Can you tell us if on that date, it was kept in the same safe as

ed another balling stock market the precise modifications of Con- or any other date, the Government the reserve book.

When the steamer began her as-with pleasure and amazement.vention desired. owed to the San Chung Firm the Keys to the safe were held by tonishing gun-running explolt Is They saw atocks continue the start- sum of $73,785.547-Ne, they did the Chlef Revenue Clerk and unknown, but she first came under ling advances which they have Resolution Rejected. not,

Chan On-wing, the cash book clerk, the auspicion of authorities at been making since Election Day. Since March 29, 1926, has any various books for the collection Walvis Bay on August 6th. Of The boom in sales is expected to He pointed out in justification of' genuine cheque whatsoever been of revenue were also kept in the cials sent on board were told she reach seven millions for the first this attitude that the Governing drawn by the Government in favour safe which was open during office and the master was Instructed to change-Reuters. American Seron all the Washington Conventions

was carrying "machinery to China" time

in the history of the Ex-Body expected to receive a report of the Sang Chung Firm or the hours. Clerks in charge of the report for clearance papers. When vice. three payees on the forged cheques? collection books had access to that the foggy dawn had disappeared,

towards the end of the year.. --No, nothing at all,

safe.

It was found the vessel had sheered valho Yeo," Mr. Black went on

Government Cheques Used. "I know the accused as Car-off during the night, Replying to further questions, to say. He joined the Government thing more was heard of the "my- For more than seven weeks, no- witness went on to say that he first service in September, 1926 at astery" ship, and then she suddenly saw the three forged cheques on salary of $1,000 a year, and was turned up from nowhere at Batavia, the afternoon of January 18, this in charge of the collection hooks At first the Harbour Master was year, when they were shown to him for Hongkong water accounts.

by a European official of the Hong-

kong Bank at the Bank's premises.

Each of the forged cheques was at

Yoo's Excuse.

refused permission to bourd, but eventually he was allowed to do so. The master hotly denied that he had munitions on board, but a Police;

one time a Government blank He left the service on January search revealed this to be untrue. cheque,

6, this year, giving as an excuse

COST OF SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE.

WAR OFFICE HAS SPENT OVER $42,000,000,"

London, Nov, 20. It was revealed in the House of Commons today, as the result

THE TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL

COLONEL STEWART FOUND

NOT GUILTY.

Washington, Nov, 20. Colonel Robert Stewart has been

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"Outrageous Lie.”

The Inspector-General,. Mr. Hoover, presiding, said he had re colved information that the official who inspected the Vestris, Captain Keane, aftor a hearty breakfast Lord Londonderry," reiterated

and lunch aboard, eat at the ship'e that the Government did not desire

bar "swilling whisky and beer." to imperil the principle of a forty-acquitted on charges of perjury According to his information, eight hours week, and the resolu- arising out of his testimony before Captain Keane subsequently sign tion was rejected by 39 votes to 17 the Senate Committee investigated the certificate and loft. "rather ----Reuter and British Wireless, ing the Teapot Dome scandal unsteadily" with a small parcel

under his art. Reuter's American Service.

DUBLIN TO HAVE OFFICIAL IN BERLIN.

COMMISSIONER NOT WANTED.

London, Nov. 20, Mr. Sheldon:Is there any var that he had quarrelled with one the ship from leaving, but the mas for War, that the Shanghai to-day, Newfoundland's new Cabi- An attempt was made to prevent of a question put to the Secretary At its first meeting at St. John's fation in stamp or printing in these of the other men in the depart tor judged that Batavia was too Defence Force has so far cost the net decided to abolish the London three cheques?

ment. He tendered his resigna-hot to hold him, and hastily depart Witness: Yes, These three tion, and stated that he wished to ed before the Police could be placed British Goverment £4,250,000, or office of the Newfoundland High cheques bear the initial latter "A

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over $42,000,000-Reuter

Commissioner Reuter.

"That's the most outrageous lie

I have ever heard,” altouted Cap- tain Keane indignantly,

Captain Keane also emphatical ly denied the other charges. Ho Berlin, Nov. 20, doclared that the lifeboats received The German Government has the most severe inspection in the approved of the request of the history of the American and Trich Free State Government for British merchant marine the establishment of a Free State The Inquiry was adjourned. Legation in Berlin Reuter, Reuter's American Servicen

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