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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1929.

AMERICAN BASEBALL.

HOW THE LEAGUE TEAMS NOW STAND.

New York, Apr. 30. Results of yesterday's baseball

games were:

National League..

Cincinnati

Chicago

Brooklyn

New York

Boston

Philadelphia

St. Louis

Detroit

Chicago

11. E.

R.

5 4

1

8

1

NÄ ON SOW

10

C

2

12 18 1

American League.

120 40 3

pica. Në ma

R.

H. E.

0

G

8 14

Cleveland

@ 4

Washington

9 .17

New York

10

13

Boston

4

A

Philadelphia

1 4

ed.as. follows:

Chicago

CNK

National League.

R. II. E.

4 10

Cincinnati

1 13

(13 innings)

Pittsburgh

St. Louis

4

2

New York-Brooklyn, rain

NEW K.O.S.B. FRAUD SENSATION.

(Contiguri from Page 1.j'

UNUSUAL WRITING ON CHEQUES.

7.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE REBUFFED.

REPRESENTATIVE AT SEVERN BRIDGE CONFERENCE,

MINEOWNERS' LOSS IN

YORKSHIRE.

£97,426 DEFICIENCY TO BE MADE UP.

(Continued from Page 1)

on that Do you say that to the regiment some time before

say they.

Chepstow, Apr. 8.

Leeds, Apr. 3. Major Blake took over the duties examination you can

An attempt to make political Although another riso has been of P.R.I. He asked Corporn! have been in use for eight years

capital out of the proposal to erect recorded in the percentage. ascor Hendry for a receipt. It was not ---No. forthcoming and Major Blake You and Carvalho Yeo was a bridge across the Sovern was tainment of the wages of York- thereupon applied to the N.A.A.FI. often in the office at tifin time?-strongly resented by representa- shire minera 24.05 for April-It. receipt. Yes. In common with other clerks. fives of loenl'authorities who at is still far below the minimum, and and asked them for a

the deficiency to the extent of He then found that the cheque had Mr. Mousa always, and a ahroff. ended a conference at Chepstow conlowners will have to make up been cashed but had not been

Re-examined by Mr. Sheldon for yesterday.

There had been disagreement at £97,426, utilised for the purpose for which the-Government, witness said that

The April award in somewhat: It was intended.

Yeo would have the right to go the mention of Mr Lloyd George Examined regarding the billiard to the safe to get books out and by Mr. Henderson Stewart, of disappointing. Many in the trade table accounts, Major Blake said put them back again. The choque London, and the storm burst when expected that the minimum would Mr. Stewart exclaimed, "I am be exceeded, in view of the great prevailed during that the tables were hired from books were in the same safe. the N.A.A.F.1. and were paid;

The principal warder in chargeauthorised by Mr: Lloyd George to activity that

say that he is prepared to include February, when the output quota through rebate. The money was of the printing department

the Severn Bridge in his scheme to hud to be increased to 80 per cent, paid to Corporal Hendry. It Victoria Gool

WIR called and

Delegates rose in all parts of the coal-getters should have been paid into the gave details of the printing done provide work for the unemployed." and owners were crying out for The deficiency which has to be bank and credited to general to Government cheques. He said

hall and expressed their strong P.R.I.account. There was an that all the printing was done by disapproval of the introduction of made good by the owners is the hand, no machinery being em politics in a matter which concern-smallest on record since the severity of the slump was first felt 21 ployed.

ed public welfare.

The total deficiency in York- shire up to the end of February----

is based-renched The Ministry of Transport, on which month the award for

£7,717,000.

"The coal industry cannot be con- though invited. was not represent April ed..

entry "cleaning materials."

A Dellcit,

WASA

1

now

at

over

Sir Edward Curre, who presided, months ago. la reply to the jury, witness Mr. Wadeson:-When you took said that cheque books were re refused to allow Mr. Stewart to over the duties of P.R... there ceived at the prison by a Chineas, proceed.

found clerk in the offee, and then pass-" deficit?---Yes, New York, May 1, Matches, played yesterday result.that there were a number of ad on to him. They were print- outstanding debts and no money ed the same day as received and

Leolin Sir

Forestier-Walker, to meet them. At first it looked na sent back to the Treasury in the if there were a credit, but there same way as they were received M.P. for Monmouth, referred to a sidered normal until it has at least fairly brisk in the home market, were a good many outstanding bills.-wrapped up with brown paper, conference some years ago, and reached the minimum. Trade is been said that experts were still con- and the demand from abroad, What are the sources of revenue The procedure had of the P.R.I.Rabates from the changed and the parcels were sidering the Severn barrage, le though not so heavy as during the N.A.A.P.I., tallor, shoemaker, bar-sealed. The cheques were always was strongly in favour of a bridge last few weeks, is stealy.

The recent boom in orders from her, etc, and also our own little counted and a shortage had never as a national necessity.

Some representatives said that the Continent has had a beneficial trading concern. And various been noticed, other odd little things.

Tsang On-wing then continued the Government were sheltering effect in opening up new markets, and the which exporters are making deter- The Advocate:-Is there a charge bis evidence, being re-examined behind Severn barrage, against the accused for making by Mr. Sheldon. Ilo said he was barrage idea should be got out of mined efforts to retain. false entry in the books, in eon-etented at Queen's College. He the way. nexion with this cheque 1 mean?

left at the age of 17 having been Mr. Wadeson :--Xo.

two and a half years in the top form. On leaving Queen's College, he went to teach English at the Whampoa Naval College at Canton, Leaving there he joined the Government service in 1911. He was now 35 years of age and had a family.

(Bindings)

American League,

Philadelphia

Boston

St. Louis Cleveland

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R. H.

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24 20

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13

5

4 10 D B 8

Boston-Philadelphia, ruin Detroit-Chicago, rain

STANDING OF TEAMS,

National League,

Boston

St. Louis New York Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadephia Brooklyn

Profits And Losses.

In the ascertainment it is re-.

The conference passed a resolu- ion in favour of a bridge, and urged that the Ministry of Trans- port should give the matter im-corded that a profit of 10d, per ton mediate attention in view of the has been made on Yorkshire conl, urgency of providing better means as against Bd last month. It may the coatowners have to make up a of access between South Wales and be asked why, if there is a profit, the West of England.

"deficiency?

They expressed the ipinion that the cost should be borne by na- tional funds.

The explanation is to be found m the agreement between the

Couldn't Be Definite, Major Rlake continued that as far he could remember, Corporal Hendry paid the clique infs the bank, but he could not be debite on that point. He had, he thought, paid some of the cheques into the bank himself, As a matter of fact

An excentive committee was set miners and the owners. Suppose he had never done the duties of

Mr. Sheldon-As regards the up to further the scheme at, if the peels of the industry for PR., defore, but it was customary Mow. Fung cheque put to you thought desirable, to convme an-costs other than wases were £30, for the Major to do in the re-

Friday IL giment. That was the usual progested that when you wrote it you were trying to see whether

W. L. Pet. 7 2 777 53

cedure.

4 3

Another cheque was produced in Court, for the sunr of $115. Major 571 Blake ataled that there was no, en- 500 try in the looks and no evidence of 5 6 500 it having been received by the party 5 7 .416 for whom it was intended. "As far 46490 as I know, anyway," he added. ** 4 7 363 Mr. Wadeson--Have you ex- amined the books?--Yes. There is American League.

no entry as far as I can see,

Major Blake

cross W. L. Pet.

9 4 .692 examined by Mr. Strellett, counsel 8 4 .6GG for the accused,

St. Louis

Philadelphia New York

Chicage. 'Detroil Boston Cleveland Washington

6 3 .666

6 8

Way

3

Were you decined to be true 6.545 off duty when you were appointed 428 P.R.I.7-Yes. Of course, P.R.I. is 4 6 400 my principal duty, but I also have 6 9 .357 other regular duties. 3 7 .300

FILIPINO CLUB.

TEA AND DINNER PARTY.

"All Have to Learn."

You have told us quite frankly that you have never done the job of P.RA. before. Is it not a job which requires special study 7 Is it not a job with which officers who have never before been a A tea and dinner party was the PR.I. office would not he held at the Filipina Club house acquainted?-I suppose you are yesterday, when the prizes won at more or less right, but we all have the recent Ping Pong and Mah- to learn. jonge tournaments were distribut ed by Miss Lourdes Singjian, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sing jian, well-known residents of Manila.

ment:

Following were the prize-win ners in the Ping Pong Tourna- Championship:-1st, M. Dan dan: 2nd, AE, H. Castro.

Handicap: 1st, A. B. II. Casira, 2nd, D. Bautista,

Ladies Championship:--1st, Mrs. Norah Castro, 2nd Mrs. Kitty Gonzalez,

FANLING GOLF.

THE CAPTAIN'S CUP.

|

OR

No Recollections,

Was

sug-other conference,

a certain peried were £130, and that

that would leave as "divisible pro- eccds" 100. Under the agree

it would pass Mr. Messer as your that the name was there written ments wages get £85 of that £100. writing?--It was so suggested.

And that as regards the CS.P. cheque that you were trying to change your letters? That was suggested;

You denied the truth of these allegations and told us that you were trying to do schoolboy writing, You wont on to explain you wrote. slowly and neatly 7- Yes.

Have you any recollection of writing those two cheques ?--No. When you make alterations in choques you make them in a slow and careful hand?—Yes,

In that case the writing is done more slowly than when filling up a cheque in the ordinary way?

Yea

Tsang went on to say that'

had during the week end he examined further cheques written by himself and proceeded to give details of those which he anid contained similar examples of schoolboy writing.

J:

A Little Hurriedly,

Mr. Sheldon:-Have you come The ordinary battalion duties to any conclusion as to the form would not give you an insight into of the writing when you write in in. the duties of Pt.1.7-We all have the ordinary way and when you

making alterations to learn nur job, the same as other are

cheques 7-Making cheques a the people.

I write a little ordinary way

Including the "Tattoo Fund" and the "Poppy, Fund?"—They are purely regimental,

..

I think I am right in saying that the P.R.I. deals with public hurriedly. Making alterations 1 Can you tell us whether a dif- affects the funds?--No. They are purely re-write slowly and nicely. gimental funds.

ference in speci formation of your letters 7-Yes. Tsang went on to give examples and said that when he wrote an Have you any orders to guide."" in the ordinary way it look- ed like a "u." Written slowly you?-Of course.

it was the copy book form of "n."

Witness

Responsible for All.

with a normal tail "z" By a coin- That would leave 15 per cent. for gidence, he continued, the cheque profits,

he made out immediately before But suppose, further, that in the Bazeinnd cheque also contain-order to pay the minimum wage ed a "z" which was a normal tail more than £85, say £90, is needed, the result is that wages get £90 ispe and not a block “z."

Witness explained that the und profits only £10 instead of £15. questioned " was one of his It is quite true that there is a pro- usual type, but was exaggerated, fit of £10, but there is also a de Trading profit is quite distinct The counterfall also bore the ficiency of £5. exaggerated "z" but he had found

a number of other similar letters from the deficiency. Until the de- of the same form, and added th tficiency can be made up out of the he seemed to have difficulty adivisible proceeds and still leave 1 writing the letter. He had found per cent. for profits, the owners will hotypes without a tall. He agreed have to pay out of the 15 per cent. that they were Ill-made letters of an amount to pay the difference between. the ascertained perceu- curious formations..

tage and the minimum wage. The case is proceeding.

Then and Now~ In Mens' Millinery

1840

1860

was referred to the

1870

What duties should be under- taken by the P.RI. personally?manner in which he had written the letter "m" on previous cheques lle is responsible for all. am and produced samples of the letter obviously responsible

duties.

for all

For the Captain's Cup, played at

What are the exact duties which Fanling over the week-end, G. E. devolve or which may be assigned Costello qualified, with a score of 74 (91-17). Other scores were:

to the clerk? Just what the

0. E. C. Marton 75 (Ser)-75 P.R.I. chooses to tell him.

R. Young

N. L. Smith

E. des Voeux

T. C. Monaghan

AGE OF MARRIAGE.

written in what he termed "school- boy" or coypbook" writing. Teang said, with reference to certain samples he produced that he had written them in April, 1926, which was six months before Carvalho Yen joined the Treasury.

87-10=77 He is entitled to assign to him

After a number of examples had At? Not been produced, his Lordship ex R778 anything he thinks 93-14-79, exactly. The handling of money plained to the jury that the point 89-9-80 should be done by the P.R.I. 1f was based on a charge that that he allows the clerk to do so, then Tettor was written in a different he must necessarily accept the style on one of the cheques to see whether witness could deceive full responsibility,

Further cross-examined, Major Mr. Messer. They had had a num- Blake said he definitely told Cor-bor of earlier examples shown to para! Hendry to pay all cash in them, and he thought if they took it generally from the witness that hand into the bank.

the same phenonenon appeared in Mr. Surellett:--Wasn't it pox-other cheques, it would die enough. sible that you did that about last

Other Letters, The Bill to raise the legal age November?-Corporal Hendry of marriage to sixteen years for

was on musketry, and it was dif- both sexes passed through all its cult to get hold of him, and I atage in the House of Commons decided front what I saw not to yesterday without opposition.have any eash in hand. I thought Only Royal Assent is now neces-there was too much cash in hand. sary to make it effective. Hither-

NOW RAISED TO SIXTEEN YEARS IN BRITAIN.

Loudon, May 4,

The jury agreed and Mr. Sheldon proceeded to question witness on his formations of the letters "" "x" and "z.”

With regard to the latter, Mr. Sheldon reminded Tsang.. it had Witnees admitted to counsel for been suggested in cross-examina- for girls and fourteen for boys, the prosecution that he drew che-tion that in making out a cheque British Wireless.

the legal age hins been twelve

ques for cash on account of Extra in the name of Hazeland he had duty pay and cook's wages, made a block "z" as appearing in amounting to 8199 and $59 respec-one of the disputed cheques, but tively,

having a guilty mind he altered it A Tudor fireplace has been dis-

The Court Martial is sitting to a tail "z." covered at the Mitre Hotel, Oxford: This is the second to be found with-again this afternoon to hear fur

ther witnesses. in a year.

Witness referred to his entry In the cash book and pointed out

1920

But Color is

so strong today. it's actually their

going to head!

In that

Easter Parade.

Then have shown no evidencis

Color

Komplexe

in the

agenty goes

1805

1929.

IKEA, BY MEA BERVICE, ING,