1928-11-28 — Page 11

A FIRST NOVELY

WHIRLWIND

By Eleanor Early.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

YEO FORGERY TRIAL.

(Continued from Page 1)

name of the firm being the Min. Tak Company. He informed wit- ness that he was moving. from Yaumati and wished to open an office for receiving correspond

ence.

WEDNESDAY, ⠀ NOVEMBER 28, 1928.

"NONSENSICAL STATE

"OF LAW,"

JUDGE'S "CRITICISM,

.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

BANKS.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

- £50,000,000

Authorised "Capital Isened and Fully Paid-up...$R0,000,00

Blacling ...............☎ 6,009,000 Bitter ***

..$18,000,000

Hand Offert 15, Gracechurch Bizet, London, EC. *..

£1,000,000 ,4 2,800,000

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Babcribed Capital

DANKERS.

DRANCHES-

Почти

4 1,406,848

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Mr. Arthur Walson, supporting an appeal by Ronald James Laws against a sentence of four months Authorised Captial Imprisonment passed upon him 05 raid-Up Capital ....... a young offender at the Cambridge | Emers and kod Rest Assizes for an indecent assault, drew the attention of the Court of The Bank ofglaza Midland Dank, Ltd. up of Mr. Justice Avory, before a Criminal Appeal to the summing-

a whom the case came,

fact that as the law stood at pre-Da

The Judge had referred to the Colombo

sent a person charged with carnal, interkong knowledge could put up the defence of consent, but when charged with indecent assault that defence was

Three Signs, Witness lot an office room to the accused on the sixth floor. Some furniture was moved in and signboard appeared outside the room reading "Min Tak & Co. That was on September 5. A month later two other signs ap peared, that of "Katz & Co" and that of the "Man Les Co."

The cheque for rent was paid

THIS HAS HAPPENED [tom craves the stuff. Sybil-there are times when I want a drink so SYBIL THORNE, reckless and much that it hurts. I get sick lovely, has had ten wretched days wanting it. It's the only thing of married life. Swept off her that sets me up. And then-you feet by the passionato declarations know yourself how it is, dear. No of RICHARD LUSTIS, she married one ever means to take too much. him after five days' acquain-I swear I'd rather cut off my right tance. They met on shipboard on hand than net the way I've acted, the way to Cuba and were married I couldn't help it, Sib. I simply by the ship's captain in Hayons couldn't help it." harbour. During the honeymoon He sank into a chair, and groan-monthly, either by the accused or Richard is alternately charming ed aloud. and repulsiva. "Sybil discovers that "There fan't

done.

remorse.

I need

a more miserable he is a confirmed drunkard and de-man in the world. Don't hate me cides to leave him. She writes a dear. You're all I have. note, telling him of her decision, you so." and leaves their hotel to tell He was pitiful. Like a little boy, MABEL BLAKE what she has worn out with temper, sobbing his Mabel Blake, a Boston social Tad was like that when he was worker, was Sybil's companion on small. She remembered his ungov- the voyage. To her great amaze ernable rages, and the way he cried ment she learns that Mabel has be-afterward, and promised to be good. come engaged to an American whom And the aweet, pathetic little things she met in Havana. His same le he did to make amends. He was JACK MOORE, When Sybil tells auch a naughty boy--and so en- them of her determination to dearing. Their mother had been leave Richard, Moore and Mabel instantly forgiving. But she re- peraunde her to give him another membered how stern their father chance, and go with her back to thei hotel,

The girls wait in the lobby "You'll never cure him that way, while Moore goes up to talk with he had remonstrated. “A spanking Richard, who is recovering at the would do him more good than time from the ferrific intoxication kisses. It's wrong to cuddle tem- of the night before.

per. Be firm, with him, Mother. It's for his own "od,"

CHAPTER XXI

Jack Moore smilar bonevolently, well pleased with his efforis.

VAR.

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withdrawn.

Bangkok

Bombay

| Calcutta

Oala

Kandy

Karachi

New York Jenang

Rangoon

Kota Bharu Shanghai

Kuala Lumpur 9mia Kuantan

Madras

Bingapore Bourabaya

Port Loufs (Mauritius) BONGKONG BRANCH,

Beery descripüop of Banking and Exchange beninasa transactad,

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and

tained on application.

Manager,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Mr. Justice Swift-Mr. Justicexed Depoolte at Rates that may be ascer his office boy. The cheques were signed by Chan Man-wal

and Avory no doubt passed this sentence

C. L. C. BANDES, drawn by the Man Tak Company of four mouths' imprisonment to call

Inogkong, 10th July, 1988. on the Instone Banking Corpora. attention to the present nonsensical tion. On one occasion a cheque state of the law, was returned by the bank, as it bore the chop of the Man Lee Company Instead of the Min Tak. Other than the office boy and the accused, witness had never neen anybody In the office. He had never actually seen the accused sign cheques. The last payment for rent was made on January 6 although accused rever gave notice of intention to quit.

On September 22, this year, ni an identification parade at the Central Police Station, witness picked out the accused.

No Questions,

My, Jenkin did not cross-examine this witness,

saw accused in

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG,

tially a grotesque state of things. "Lord Hewart said it was eaSOD- "This Court (his Lordship con- tinued) cannot alter the Statute, but it can alter sentences. This sentence will be reduced to one'day's imprisonment, which means," he Capital added, turning to the appellant, "that you may now go.”

The appeal was accordingly-allow- ed and Lawa was released,

Never mind about the Magistracy. Do you say you now recognise him s that ruan-Looking at him well, 1 seem to recognise him.

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Chief Manager. Hongkong, flat March, 1999,

Any marked features which, as It were, fixed him in your mind?— None. man in the street might look?-- Does he look just as any other I don't seem to understand quite well what you mean.

The next person called into the It was hard to be firm with Rich witness box was Mr. Carlos as hard as it had been for her Augusto Rodrigues, an accountant. mother to be hm with Tad of the Instone Banking Corpora. "Well, well," he began, and rub-There was something very pathetiction. On September 2, 1927, said bed his hands together with vast falut Richard, promising to be the witness, he satisfaction, "our young friend is good. Telling her he needed her. Mr. Brewer's room when the latter Unroughly ashamed of himself. She felt he a wicked matron in handed him a paying-in book and don't believe you'll have any more an orphan navlum. But her deck-$3,500 with instructions. to open a trouble with him, Sybil. The rendi-sian this time was final. zation that you might leave 'him "It's for his own good," she recurrent account. Witheas asked

"Sort of a Glance." straightened him right out,” flected. "He's got to stand on his accused in what name the account

Sybil smiled a strained," polite own feet,"

was, to be made out and accused Let' me put it to you in this way. little smile.

And steeling her heart to the replied that the money was to heYou were asked to attend an iden- "You've been awfully good, Jack." hurt in his eyes, she spoke replaced in favour of Min Tak, whom tification parade at the Central "Will you go up now,' dear?" [lutely,

he described as coal merchants, Police Station in September, Mr.

Witness asked who would sign Perdue was prompted Mabel.

in charge of that cheques and on the accused replying parade, and you

were naked that he himself was going to sign, witness asked if he possessed' n let pick out the man who had this ter of authority from the other account at the Bank and who, of course, was the man who endorsed partners. The accused wit the choque. You walked up to a

receipt for a cheque-book

row of about ten men on parade, Man-wal In wilness presence. You walked up and down the line, Witness filled in the words "Man and of course, you looked carefully at each man-No; 1 didn't look Tak and Company" on the receipt.

Asked if he could say whether carefully. I was very ill that day. accused signed the sperimen signa. When I went up I just had a sort of glanco, and I was hasty in picking out the man.

"Oh, I supppuxe н0,"

"And we'll see you in the mork- ing."

*

"I'm sorry, Rich. You can come over in the morning."

"Don't leave me, Sibe He took a bottle from the window sill-behind the curtains, where she had not seen it--and poured Rich was pacing restlessly. Up and down the big room. Smol-himself a generous drink. ing nervously in habitual fashion. feel better for it."

"I need it," he apologized. "I and the receipt was signed "Chan His face flushed and his hair toss-

She shuddered.*

HOW,"

el.

Sybil thought his eyes were the

brightest things she had ever seen.

That settles it, Rich. I'm going "But you don't understand, dear.

She stood silently in the doorway. A little drink sets a fellow up, ture card in his presence, witness feeling ridiculously more like a penitent than an atraged wife after he's had too much. The sys-replied that he could not say de Ife stopped his striding, and turnem craves it. It's only n stimu- Anitely.

ed to face her, "

"Well," he said, "here I am.”

Exactly like that, and raped with

in for sounding so humble,

"You're a nice girl-you ore!" Then she saw that he was angry "Running to Mal and Moure with

lant, Sib-ke medicine."

Regarding the payment of $78. "Hace it your own way," she 300,41 into the Min Tak account "Goodnight, on January 4, witness recalled that conceded wearily. Rich. Do you want to kiss me?" The saw the uecnsed that day and re "Kiss you?"he cried. "Of course membered asking how the accused want to kiss you. I never want was going to draw the money out. do anything else. Ah. Sybil He received a reply to the effect! stories at your husband! Maka, I'm crazy about you. You that cash would be required, an sub- contractors did not understand ing a fool of me. Anybody'd think drive me insane, sweetheart."

His hungry ps devoured hers, cheques. I'd been beating you. Snivelling and his arms held her close,

"You'll stay here with me, dar- ling?"

"No, Rick."" "But, sweetheart....

and crying suppose.

]

to

Did you tell Mr. Perdue that you were too ill to take part. In the parade of those men 7-No..

You didn't way anything about that, and you picked out another

as, belag the man 7-Yes, I

did.

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It is well known that the cur-leservi Pund............ Guilder 40,000.000.- rent consumption curve in the electric power stations is very irregular. The current consump tion increases very considerably during the hours when current is most used and the central power stations have to arrange for their production to meet this "maximum current," while the average sumption only amounts to a fourth or fifth part of the maximum,

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Q. #TEENSTRA, An engineer, Alexander Wend-

...Manguer, ler, has succeeded, after pro-

"Hongkong. 20th July, 1927. solution, as simple as it is effec longed experiments, in finding a

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE to this tive, which puts an end

BANK, LIMITED.-- uneconomical non-utilization of nvaliable electric current. Wend-

(Established 1880.) Is it not because you see the lur does this by utilizing the Capital (fully paid up) Y.,100,000,000 .......... 102,500,000 man in the dock that you say He cheap surplus current for warm-losers Fund was the mant Mind you, this ising the soil in horticulture, with HEAD OFFICE:~~YOKOHAMA, not an attack on your honesty as the help of his Wendler paste-

Branches and Agencies at a witness. It might be an associn-board, chemically innocuous to

Alexandri Karachi

Balcon Dan Francleco On January 5, accused drew tion of ideas, seeing him after-the plants and provided with an Batav

Realla $65.980 against a cash cheque and wards in the dock, that makes you internal layer of fine wires. This Bombay

Bemarang witness saw the money paid over to jump to the conclusion that he pasteboard is planted in the soll, Buenos Arres Ankles "Oh, Rich, let me go. This isn't the prisoner. Another cheque for was the minn you saw at the bank? in strips from 1/4 to 1/2 metre Canton

Changchun Nagnak! →→→Certainly not.

wide, according to the kind Dairen (Dalny) 312.950 was presented on the same Fair! It's wonderful!"

horizontally Was it day and as there was not suficient

saw plants, either

(Mukden) "Please, Rich!"

funds in the Min Tak account to

the vertically on the Banks. The cur-Hamburg meet that cheque, witness told ac- cused of this fact when he saw him, Accused. in his presence. altered, the cheque to $12,000 and received the cash for it.

"Good Lord, who do you think you are? You're no little innocent,: iny Jaily. Not by a long shot. A woman of the world, if I ever knew! one. Pulling a line, like a 16-year- old. Kicking up a rumpas because fair, dars" I've been drinking a little. How long, may ark, has that been af at in your calendar, Mas tup?"

•

Vir-

Quietly she heard him out. "I came back, Rich, because thought I ought. I thought you necded me. I thought you would be sorry, and that we, would start all over again."

"Sorry" he sneered.

"Oh, all right. Anything you say. You're tired of me, Sybil T's what's the matter. You want to be rid of me."

"You know that isn't true." "Then why won't you stay here?"

Money Paid Over,

him in

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1.

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Magletracy that you jumped to rent passing through the wires lankow

Harbin that conclusion?—No.

warms them, the pasteboard and Are you sure of that?—Yes. the neighbouring soll. When the Honolulu On going into the Police Court desired temperature has been at Kai Yen you saw him seated in the dock betained-something between

and 25 Centigrade-a self-work-| Witness spoke of chones drawn fore you gave evidence?--Yes. "But, Rich, I've fold you a bug Kitz & Company on the Nether dred times,"

You were sitting in Court waiting device automatically cuts off to be obtained on application. Lands Trading Society being paid

the electric heating current. I "If you loved me, you'd stay,”

have personally observed, in a "OK, please don't argue."

greenhouse in the neighbourhood "Well, I'll go, then. If you can't bear the sight of me, I'll go. You

of Berlin, that lettuce, radiahes and similar plants in seed beds were, forced up within three days (Febr. 1928), short-stemmed roses became long-stemmed

"Yes, sorry," she went on, even- ly. "But I see now that I was mistaken. Perhaps it is because you are still Intoxicate that you stay here." are talking this way. Perhaps you will be sorry in the morning.

"I'm going to be fair with you, Tomorrow will be another You're not in any condition to talk tonight.

Rich. day,

into the Min Tak, account, and neoing to give evidence? Yes.

You gave evidence after your of cheques drawn by the Man Lee Company on the Equitable Banki principal, Mr. Holtkamp 7---Yes.

You then stood in the witness box being so treated.

In cross-examination, Mr. Jenkin and in due course you said he was Ok. Rich, dear, he reasonable. asked:Of all documents which you

the man?-Yes. I'm ready to go. Your things are

have referred to and produced, Was it because you saw him in here. You can't go very well which bear the signature of Chan the dock then and because you had And I'll see you in the morning."

"You want to get rid of me-Man-wai, 1 understand that the re-seen what occurred in Court that ceipt for the cheque book in the only you felt he must be the man--No. one which you can say was in fact signed in your presence?--Yes. ·

That is the only document which

that's what you want. You don't "I won't stay with you. Prob-fever intend to come back." ably you don't want me to. I guess

you hate me now. I'll go to the

see me In the morning."

11

"I promise, Rich."

the Bank.

Was

80 on,

and

The great economic prospecte contained in this scheme may bo deduced from the fact that Wend- when merely pasteboard, ler utilized as a soil covering without extra electric heating, imparts an

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Police Court Evidence.

"Promise! What do your prom-

Counsel proceeded to read the can say with certainty you saw notes made by the Magistrate on Ingla Terra, and you can come toises amount, to? You promised

Moure you'd come back to me. He this man sign?--Yes,

Poon Ping-kwan, who was neuls that occasion when witness "You'll do nothing of the sort. I said you did. You're not keeping tant compradore at the Instons/hown to have said:"Only when I increased temperature of from rery description transacted. What do you think I am-a poor that promise, are you?" worm? Letting my wife ge gall "From the beginning, Rich," the Bank at the time, next gave evidence came into Court this afternoon and 4 to 5 Centigrade to the soil, yearly rental of from BE to $49.

cognise him. Seeing him now in "Wonderlappyes" because it pro- told him patiently. "I've given in regarding accused's dealings with aw defendant in the dock did I re- The Dutch call this pasteboard vanting off.

"I don't know how you're going tó

the deck, I knew he must be the ac-duced a 100%, increased crop of you. Everything's been your

Evidence was. given in regard to cused...That was not exactly early lettuce and a reduction of to stop me, Itich."

way. And what good did it do? So, we will carrying her small You'd promise, and premise and the opening of fin account at the everything that I said, I said that 14 days in the period of cultiva neas one of., Boulevard Hans was too bad to wincial and Upton Hack of Ragland 144

you never kept a promise. Now Netherland Trading Society under after seeing him I carefully studied tion. travelling bag.

"See-I'm quite ready.

I've I'm going to have my way-and the name of Katz & Co. and the him and recognised that he must be On the estate in Sitesla early plenty of money, and I'm not at all we'll see how it works.. I'm going handing of a cheque book to the the accused. afraid of you."

to the Ingla Terra, and I'll come accused, who gave the name of J. **K: d'Almada to the bank assistant back in the morning. Then..

For God's sake, stop barking," who attended to the matter. Suddenly his manner changed, he interrupted fiercely. "I'm so "Don't go, Sib, For God's sick I'd like to be dend, and you sake, don't go. I've been rotten come and drive me crazy!" to you,

He dragged his coat from the I know. My nerves are all shot, Sib. I shouldn't drink-chair, struggled into the alcoves, I know I shouldn't. But you don't and dung from the room, hatless, know how it is, when, a man's ́xys-

(To Be Continued.)

*

Identification Point.

Paid Up Capital vari

Fr. 59,400,000.00 Bubrribed Capital

.Fr. 72.000.000.00 Hoare Fund ..............Frx.103,000,000

potatoes were planted on the 10th Mr. Jenkins-Your evidence was and 11th April and harvested, read over to you by the learned Ma-from the plots laid down with gistrato and signed by you as a cor Wendler pasteboard, as early as rect interpretation of your evidence. the 9th June. Spinach was sown That is all that the learned Magi-on the 1st April and already Mr. F.X.M. da Silva, the assistant strate has got down.

April. gathered on the 27th in question, had failed to pick out the accused at the identification In re-examination by Mr. Sheldon, Financial success follows from parade held at the Central Police on the point raised by Mr. Jonkin, the low cost of the surplus eur-

agreed that the rent, the comparatively short heat-in Station, and, on stating that after witness

not Was

the first ing period and the efforts of the a careful study of the accused in the present dock, he now "acemed" to recognise me he gave evidence regard soll to retain the warmth, while

on the the cost of

Installation is also him as the man who opened the acing his indisposition THE JEHOL QUESTION, Luanho.

Chinese reports state that Feng-count, he was cross-examined by day he attended the identification very low. The favourable effect parade, but that he had previously of the artificial and regular warm- tien is proposing a compromise Jonkin.

Mr. Jenkin: You are quite cer- given evidence to that effect during of the soil with the Wendler Is PLANS TO MAKE IT INTO A regarding Jchol, whereby Jehol

will be converted into a province, tain that the man in the dock fa the Ing the preliminary trial of the electro-culture is largely to be BUFFER STATE.

Vie Chabriare of its assembly to be man whom you saw endorse that accused at the Central Magistracy.attributed to the furtherance of

cheque? Peking, Nov. 27.

a Fengtlen nominee. Some Feng-

Evidence was given by other the growth of the soil bacteria, Witness: Yes. Yen Hal-shan's headquarters tien troope will remain there, but

witnesses from the Netherlands which predispose many nutritious What makes you so certain now Trading Society, and the hearing substances for absorption by tho state that the Fengtlenites, despite the main body will be withdrawn, reporia to the contrary, are still Jehol being regarded as a buffer that he is the mant-I seem to re- was then adjourned until this roots of the plants. By Carl

cognise him better now. Last time afternoon.

Ruppel.. holding the regions eastward of state-Reuter,

at the Magistracy-

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