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HANDWRITING TESTS.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Witness said. he found in the genuino cheques differences in the signatures, caused by different Pressure, breaks, and so on.

HANKOW'S NEW AIR SERVICE.

"MOTH" "PLANES ARE TO

BE ORDERED,

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1928.

GERMAN BAN ON SPORTS FILM,

THE PHILHARMONIC PRODUCTION.

“EVENTS”. THAT SAVOUR OF "TOM JONES" TO BE OFFERED

OLD REGIME.

VERY SOON, '

Berlin, Nov. 8. Dealing with the "B," he said

Mr. Messer's Signature.

The censorship has forbidden that the up stroko was just

the exhibition in Germany of a STORY OF OPERA. light line and at the top Mr.

Coming to Mr. Messer's signa- GERMAN & U.S. ALSO,

the Stahlhelm Black's signature showed

dim depicting

Following up their Buccess in form of curve. The first downture, witness said that there was stroke, as far as the loop, showed one general feature, and that was British light acroplanes of the sporting events at Halle on the

that the pressure lines were practi- in the middle of the letter asally equal on both sides in the ma-Moth type, which have grown so ground, among others, that it "Merrio England" last season, the lighter, without much sign of jority of the letters in the word popular in recent months, will be might create the impression at Hongkong Philharmonic Society is pressure. The loop was of all "Messer" and the word itself among the machines purchased by home and abroad that the exer- puttting on another comic opera by

character.

man, the first performance of which forme. It might be large or a

Association for the establishment mere tick. One feature which appeared to be succession of the Wa-lian Civil Aerial Servico cises shown were of an illegal the same composer, Edward, Ger-

waves, each one of which was por of an air service. In the near

takes place place on December 14. The censors were content with There will be further performances was constant was that as thefectly well formed without hesita- writer made the first down stroke in the down stroke. The point future, according to reports from establishing this as their opinion, on December 15, 17, 18, 21 and 22

to investigate at 9 o'clock and also

matines at he alarted to exert pressure as he of the pressure usually coincided in Hankow. German and American and do not go on

planes will also be purchased. whether, in fact, the exercises in 4.30 p.m. on December 19. was going on the stroke. The every one of them.

The establishment of the Wu-question were to be interpreted as "Tom Jones," the new produc- down stroke had much the same Turning to the beginning of th character as the "Tak far as signature, the letter "C" witncas Han Civil Aerial Service Associa contravening the regulations for tion, is one of the brightest and "military? activities most musically attractive of British pressure was concerned, the left aid that one constant characteristic tion, which has been contemplated bidding alde bring deeper than the right. of the "C" was the fact that it was for several months, is now almost among sporting organisations in comic operas, and provides scopo The termination of the "B" a thinner line than the remalader an accomplished fact and it would accordance with the Versailles, for several principais as well as

now appear that the only Item Treaty. " was varied. It might end In of tho writing. blob, but what actually happened At another point witness saiù necessary for the commencement was that the pen went back that whenever the writer passed

itself. I might produce from the right to the left, that y circle. Some

ter-when lile pen moyed in that direc of the mination continued to the "L.tion, it leit a very curious blot. There was no particularly The concavity of his loop in pass- left filled up with striking feature of the "" while ing from right

an accumulation of ink. In many

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in the "ac" they looked like three of the letters that was a very con-ordered eight machines from three march past and passing criticism, song will be familiar to everybody

Quite Normal.

On the three allegedly forged cheques, it was, unfortunately, vory difoult to get the complete form of these letters because of the Bank's erasure marks, which tonded to obscure them. He had, however, examined them as far as he could, and, as far as he could find, they did not differ from the normal.

The back stroke of the "k" wna' obscured for the same reason, but

Political Activity.

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chorus good

work. Members of the service is the arrival of the They find that the Stahlhelm of the public will probably re- cognise in it melodies which they machines and the raising of the exercises shown in the film were have not realised belong to thie necessary capital for their pur-carried out "by formations in opera, among which may be men-

milltary equipment."

tioned "On a January Morning," chase.

The capital is, however, report-

There were also shown "high "Dream Day Jill" and "The Green Ribbon.' The famous waltz ed to be in sight and on this assumption the Association has officers of the old Army taking the

Fielding's novel,."Tom Jones" is Jatters, "c," the middle one, being tant and striking feature.

different makers. The company raising and lowering of the ban- at a slightly different angle. The

Witness proceeded to say he was formed to control the service is nors and atandards of the old re- the foundation for the play which author wrote in two volumes. Tom pressure lines were the same as of the opinion that the writer o to be known as the Wu-Han Civil gime used by the Stahlhelm field represents in three acts what the Jones, a foundling adopted by were found in other down strokes. the algaalura started to move hiAerial Service Association Co., kitchens," and so forth..

hand unconsciously before starting Ltd. and nine prominent Chinese

Squire Allworthy, has saved the life of Squire Western's daughter, the letter "C" which was the be- have been nominated as a Board

the signature. One of Directors with Mr. Chow Sin- Upon this the censors remark- Sophia, and, having received a ginning of

a line tong no President.

ed that "the impression must be broken arm in the act, has been theque in particular bore

At the last mooling of the avoided as if the Stahlheim were undergoing his convalescence at which confirmed that opinion.

Association it was decided to buy an organisation which, though their house. The first act opens at Continous Brenk.

eight machines-four from Eng-unarmed, could be easily convert- this paint of the story and shows Referring to the "a" in "Mcl." land of the De Haviland Mothed into armed troops, and were Tom to be deeply in love with itself in military Sophia, who has become equally in- fatuated with him. Her father, witness said he had examined that type: two Junkers planes from preparing very carefully especially the so- Germany: and two Ryan planes fashion for other times."

however, has just arranged for her They also agreed with the ex-marriage to the unworthy Blial, the called break in the "Mel." The from the United States. The Moth break was quite continuous on the machines will be built to carry

four passengers, the Ryan type for perts from the Ministry of the announcement of which causes the upper and lower border, '

Speaking of the break itself, five passengers and the Junkers Interior that the Stahlhelm was lovera great consternation, Soplin . latterly developing a political ac- refusing to be a party to it. The witness aald it was a narrow white plans for six passengers.

It la understood that the British tivity openly directed against the act closes with the Irate Squire's as far as he could see the struke mark and it was not in any way machines are to cost $10,000 each, existing State, and found this an- banishment of hate the finale for ou the alleged forgeries did not the break of the "c." What differ from the normal. With re-actually happened was that in the the German Junkers $10,000 or other reason for prohibiting the Sophia from his house the finale for the chorus being one of the best gard to the down stroke before the manufacturing of the paper there $50,000 each and the American film.

musical Items in the opers. final flourish, it might be curved had been a defect which actually machines $30,000 each, upwards or downwards. It might caused the writer to break. Witbeen decided, however, that if the e a perfectly smooth, broad, sess pointed out that the defect German planes are to cost more Buhne," cordially seconds the ac-at Upton where we are introduced to straight down stroke and might be had actually altered the print than $40,000 each they will hetion of the censors in their desire the quack-doctor, Partridge, the ty of the einema, and welcomes play. Presently Sophia and her fairly this. Right throughout the of the words "Hongkong and discarded in favour of two more to preserve the political neutrali-principal humorous character in the their characterisation of the maid, Ilonour, arrive at the Inn on folter there was bold pressure by Shanghal Banking Corporation" Ryan iachines,

Stahlhelm activities for what they their way to London. To the inn Lady Bellaston, whom he has just re-namely, plain ex-soldiers un- also comes Tom, bringing with him der the disguise of "sport."

saved from highwaymen. She lo susceptiblo Tom. an incorrigible flirt and sets out to at the capture the Sophia, Anding Tom in, adopts a rose and allows make love to her in Tota Bellaston, Tom only discovers this when it is too late and the heart. the mistaken belief that she is Lady

spot and continued her journey. broken Sophia has fled from the The act closes with Tom setting off in pursuit.

a hand that worked freely and fog the cheqüe, This was visible deliberately.

under the microscope. To suggest

"Blotching."

that there had been a stoppage of the pen was a suggestion which Dealing with the matter of could not be entertained for one "blotching," witness and he had found an accumulation of Ink us a characteristic in many of Mr.

moment.

Enlarged Signintures,

It has

tice, could reproduce the signature of another man so that it could not be differentiated in any test from the signature of the man whose signature is being copled ?-1 lon't believe that is possible.

Would it be possible for the

The film journal, "Licht Blid

That is certainly the conclusion which anyone would be bound to form who had seen the 'Stahlhelm parade in the streets of Berlin.

If the Stahlhelm film, which

Black's signatures, and that ne- Photographic enlargements off, through the instrumentality showed an actual day's "sporting" form which was quite a feature wide by two feet deep, were insient, free signature with those bibited, it is difficult to see why cumulation occurred in a constant Mr. Messer's signature, a yard of the hand, to reproduce a hold, activities of the Stahlheim; is pro- throughout, normal signatures,

ed to the Judge, Jury and counsel, minutine which you have pointed these activities themselves are Witness went on to explain how gether with isolated examples it to my Lord and the jury? not also prohibited, unless it be

of letters reproduced in prodigious possibly such markings happened size in the course of further In my opinion, it is impossible.jfear of Dr. Hugenberg.

as for example by the nib aquest examination of the points inised by ing ink out. He added that he the handwriting expert. regarded these accumulations ni Mr. Jenkin-The variations ink as being evidence of genuine handwriting which it would be very difleult to imitate,

which you perceive In the "c", of Mel, Messer are typical of the variations which you "find in the undisputed cheques 7-Yes.

You say that not only as a hrain specialist by also as a handwrit- ing export? I do.

Tsang's Signature.

Mr. Jenkin intimated that he had done with the signatures of He

He then went on to apealt with regard to an accumulation of Inki In the signatures of these two Mr. Messer and Mr. Black.

that the writer in this case is not on the same intellectual plane as the other two witnesses."

Professor Shellshear in agree- ing, said:-It looks to me that the writer is not as educated as the others.

The second act opens at the inn

Sophia had been going to London to seek refuge with her cousin, who happens to be Lady Bellaston her- self, though Sophia was quite un- aware of the Identity of Tom's lady companion at the inn. Lady Bell- naton introduced her cousin to no- ciety life and we find her in the came now to the handwriting on

Here again on the body of the third act at Ranelagh Gardens, at the base of the "B," which was gentlemen (Mr. Messer und Mr. due to ink running off the pen Black) you find every possible the body of the disputed cheques upon the damp lines,

variations, but that in these varia-which Tsung On-wing, the clerk cheques there are not observable where Sophia has by now become seek her there na also does Tom. It of formations there are at the Treasury whose duty was so many traces of the press of the popular. Squire Western comos to Witness added think he could tian

Witness elaborated further an transpires that Tom is not a found- find no evidence that those mark-always common, minate, almost to fill up the departmental cheques, pen?-No, sir,

characteristics had asserted was not hit,

the Tsang's handwriting and agreed 11ng after all, but Blifil's elder bro commented on Counsel

ing between Tom and Sophia being indecision which he regarded as that, as a whole, it is colour-ther, and upon the misunderstand.

instances In giving

of the cleared up, the play ends happily the outstanding characteristic, if leas and featureless." such a term could be used in the present case, in the handwriting irregularities presented, witness for overyone. on the body of the cheques. It pointed to the "d's" of the "hun inclining towards each had not that bold fluency which dred"

the distinguished

other two others at the base, in many of the

genuine cheques. Sald Counsel:-"It is obvious. The case is proceeding.

unobservable ings had been due to any super-

Yes. øddition of ink and appeared in

You examined thone signatures a normal manner in Mr. Black's

with, the naked eye, with the writing.

microscope And microscople Continuing, witness said the era, that is to say with every filling-in at the bottom of the possible method?—Yes. latters "T" "B" and "k" was not)

From time to time is different filling-in, in the ordinary sense of points were raised in the case, you the term, but a feature which wit-have had to go back again and look writers. ness came across in great freat the writing on the diaputed quoney in Mr. Black's hand-cheques?--Yes, writing.

As you have already stated, I

In answer to Mr. Jenkin, witness want you to repeat it, you have said he could find no evidence given those signatures the most that the tick at the extremity of careful examination by every pos the top stroke of the "T" has been sible method known to you?--Yes, added, as suggested by Mr. Black. I have.

lie hud examined that point very attentively with the binoculars

and the microscope. In witness' opinion, the tick was put in at the

No Forgery Indications,

i

Have you traced in those signa.

same time as the top stroke of the lures the slightest indications of forgery by Any mochanical letter "

Mr. Jenkin then informed wit-process?-1 searched the algna- ness that Mr. Black had stated tures the whole time. I have been that at the end of the flourish in ugable to find any indications that the letter "k" there was a blob, they been forged.

and that Mr.. Black had sald thai

I merely used the word mechani-

he was unable to find any such cal to embraco every method known. blob in his ordinary signature. Have you discovered the slightest He asked witness what he had to trace of any hesitation at all. In Bay about that.

More Variations.

"

Witness replied that he had

that handwriting on the cheques? -None, whatever.

The pen has flown freely 7m Yes. The strokes are bold?-Yes, And every minute characteristic examined the terminal strokes that is to be found in the genuine very attentively and found, they signatures, in so far as there are wera of differing types. There characterfatica in those signatures, was one where the "k" ended have you observed everyone of them bluntly with no stroke at all. Hens faithfully reproduced on the dis- found the same variety at the bot-puted cheques?

tom of the "T" In one bundle of Witness said that although the cheques which he examined he formation of the letters might vary, found four instances where a blob as he had stated, those fine points were nevertheless present on the occurred at the end of the "k."

Speaking of certain peculiaritica disputed signatures. he had found in Mr. Black's hand-

Have you any doubt at all as to writing, witness said that in two these signatures having been signed cazes he came across signatures by the same hand which wrote those which were broken and where the signatures an the genuine choques?' writer had started afresh. Under-None whatever.

normal circumstances, a persen

would occasionally break the line

in writing. hij vana

Could not be Copted.

It has been surrested here (this

In another cheque witness show is another point to which I draw ed where the writer went wrong in the particular attention of the gth- one of his lottara, corrected himself tlemen, of the jury) that a man could take up a pen and, with prac- and completed the signature.

WATCH YE

MAT

COAT

"Now I'll tell you how Martha, here, fixes sweet potatoes."

Honour, the maid, has an im- portant part, and is concerned in one of the secondary love affairs of the play.

Among the musical items are twelve solos by the principal ar- tiates, two trios, a quartette, dances, and the usual opening choruses and finales.

The performances will start at 9 p.m. owing to the length of the opera. Booking for the pubile will open shortly and details of the cast will be published in the near fu

ture.

SHANGHAI OPIUM SCANDAL.

CAUSES THE RETURN OF MARSHAL CHIANG.

Nanking, Dec. 2,

By reason of the Shanghai opium scandal, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has had to interrupt his tour of troop inspection by hurry- ing back to Nanking on Saturday. An urgent meeting of the leaders of the Five Councils was hold the same evening. The Marshal is now leaving for Shanghai.

Bur-

Marshal Chiang Sprung'a prise yesterday by wiring to tho Chinese, Municipal Government In Shanghal ordering the suspension of Mr. Tai Shek-To, the Chief of the Chinese Police Force, there. Mr. Tal has been recalled to Nan king pending an enquiry,

Mr. Wang Chen-hing is named as the likely Deputy Chief of Police whilst Mr. Tal is absent.

Tientsin Strike Ends,

Tientsin, Dec. 2.

It is reported that the strike of the Chinese dealers in Japanese goods has been called off, and that the detained merchants had been released by the pickots."

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