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MONEY LOAN CASE FAMOUS CARDINAL

DENIALS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1929.

OVER 50 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY.

PASSES AWAY.

GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

LEAGUE & TREATY REVISION.

"ALLEGATION OF ACTION OUT OF REVENGE.

DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS.

SEVEN PEOPLE LEND AID IN RESCUE WORK.

VARIATION OF CHINESE PROPOSAL.

MEMBER OF FRENCH COUNCIL RELEASED.

HELD BY BANDITS.

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Shanghai, Sept. 19.

PLAINTIFF BELIEVED.

Two entirely different stories, backed by witnesses, were told to the Polane Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) in the Summary Court this morning during the hearing of an action for the recovery of $50 as money lent. The

defendant al- leged that the action had been brought out of revenge, for the purpose of spoiling his good name as a sequel to a quarrot. Bansi Ram was the plaintiff and Devi Singh was the defendant. Both parties conducted their own

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known defendant, who was a guard employed on the Hongkong-Macao 8.8. Chuen Chow, for more than tan years. On September 2, 1923, defendant borrowed $50 from him In the presence of Faiz Mahammad and nothing had ben repaid.

WAR ON ROYALISTS.

Paris, Sept. 23, The death hus occurred of Archbishop Cardinal Dubois, Keuter.

Geneva, Set, 23.

a member of the French Municipal Council and commandant of the Chinese Co, of the French Volug-

is now recuperating at home. De morning from a hut in Pootung and teers, was released on Tuesday

tails with reference to his release appear below.

KAI TACK INCIDENT. IMPORTANCE AGREED.

A suicidal attempt by a young Chinese woman who threw herself.

An agreement has at last been After being in the hands of kid into the water from the Kai Tack reached on the form of the resolu-nappers since July 24, Mr. Wel Bund at Kowloon City, last night,tion to be submitted in connexion of the French Concession, who is Cardinal Louis Ernest Dubola, by people in the vicinity.

was prevented by a timely rescue with Dr. C. C. Wu's proposal that the Archbishop of Paris, was born

the League should be asked to at St. Calais in the Sarthe Depart- ment in September, 1856, was was morning,

In reporting the incident this make more effective Article Nine

the police stato that teen educated there, and at Precizne seven people were associated in which deals with the revision of of the League Covenant, and Le Mans. In September, 1879, the rescue and in the application obsolete treaties and agreements. he was ordained a priest and after of measures to bring the girl netin as vicar at Brulon, Lude and round to consciousness after been considering the matter held The sub-committee which has La Couture became cure of St. wards. These were Messrs. Ed-its fourth meeting to-day, and the kidnapped in broad daylight, be Mr. Wel, it will be recalled, was Benoit, Le Mans, in 1895.

ward and William Shea, two reviews of the opposition were met. His subsequent rise was rapid.sidents of the Bund, Mesars, Chan

The resolution, before being 24 in Rue Chu Pao-san within a tween 10.30 and 11 am, on July The plaintiff said that he had Annointed a vicar gonoral in 1898, and Lee Kwong, two Chinese de- placed on the agenda of the As- few yards of a policeman on point

tectives, and Dr. Au Sze-chan,

sembly, will have to pass through duty. His abductors were four Apparently, the first four named the First Committee, which is hold-armed men and the scene of the saw the girl throw herself into ing a plenary sitting to-morrow for kidnapping was a busy street be to effect a rescue. the water and were quick enough the purpose.

tween Avenue Edward VII and Rue They brought The resolution, in its new form, du Consulat. Mr. Wei, who is one the girl on to the Bund, where two expresses appreciation of the im- of the best known business men Chinesa detectives applied artificial respiration. Dr. declares that any member of the at 39 Avodce Edward VII and had successfully portance of China's proposal and in Shanghai, had been in his office Au Sae-chan, who was subsequent League may place on the agenda walked round into Ree Chu Pao- ly summoned, administered a dose of the Assembly, the question as to san, where his car was parked. of strychnine to the girl, who, whether the Assembly should give Accompanying him were his two after regaining consciousness was advice as contemplated in Article sons, one aged eight and the other removed to the Kwong Wah Hospi- Nineteen, regarding treaties which ten. He did not have a bodyguard tal. She is now out of danger.

The would-be suicide has since-Reuter.

are now considered inapplicable. with him at the time. The car was been identified

parked near the end of the Rue ying, an unmarried girl of 19, who. as Teang Sia-

Chu Pao-san, where it adjoins Rue was living at No. 12, Sze Ma

du Consulat and where there was Terrace. The motive for the at- tempt is unknown.

a policeman supervising the traffic. The latter's back was turned at the time. As Mr. Wei was about to enter his car, four men who had CABLED QUOTATIONS "FROM been waiting near at hand gathered

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round and, while one covered the chauffeur, with a pistol and forced him to leave the wheel, another. pushed Mr. Wel Into the car, kidnappera then jumped ip and the car was driven off.

Replying to defendant, plaintiff said he could not remember on what day of the week September last year was. Producing an Indian calendar, defendant stated that the day was Sunday and the steamer was always at Macao on that day. He had no permission to be absent and therefore he was

at Macno.

Plaintiff replied that his firm's books could be produced to show that defendant bought provisions from the shop on that day...

Faiz Mahammad said that de- fendant arrived at the shop in Septemt last year shortly after p. Later plaintiff arrived and defendant asked him for a doan of $50. Witness said he plaintiff pay, the money.

Answering defendant, witness

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he was made Bishop of Verdun in 1901, Archbishop of Bourges In that year he was elected a car- 1909 and of Rouen in 1916. In dinal-priest by the Sacred College, In 1920, came his appointment to the Archbishopric of Paris. The recent achievements of the church in which he played a pro- minent part include the agreement between the French Government and the Holy See regarding the position of Catholicism in France, the return of church property by the state, the authorisation of missionary congregations and generally speaking, the paving of the way for good relations between Church and State. A symbol, of this was the cardinal's revival in November, 1927. of the special muss on the eve of the opening of the parliamentary session.

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Policeman's Evidence. Charagh Din,

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good their escape with their victim. Reports were current that de- mands had been lodged with the family for $500,000 for Mr. Wel's release and, later, it was stated

and plaintiff asked him for repay; from all Catholic bodies. In reply his own Mackenzie of the Eris Ely Co.

no money.

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On the other hand, the cardinal waged war on the Action Fran- case, the Royalist party and newspaper. Avowedly Catholic TWO INTERESTING MATCHES they were propagating, it was PLAYED YESTERDAY, complained, pernicious views whereby the Catholic religion was

Of the two matches played yester- made an instrument of politics day evening at the V.R.C. bath in the 1927 they were, denounced, but were victorious in one case, while the without much effect. Then in

other match, between the two teams 1928, an edict was issued order. At the bottom of the table, was left

with ing drastic action against those all.

drawn the score at two goals who ignored the interdict...

In the first game of the evening Anaconda Copper with the Action Francaise were to

Persons who refused to break K.O.S.E. "A won by

narrow Bethlehem Steel be refused Catholic marriage or Early.

the Somersets, who Baltimore and Ohio.... 138 margin over burial, denied communion and Borderers

the first to score, through Chrysler Corp. (Com other religious offices and excluded Someraets

Before the Interval, the

mon) General Motors No more points were registered for Generally Rly Signal" attack on the cardinal, asserted some time after the interval, but

Goodyear Tyre and Cross-examined, witness asid

that he was not speaking in the before the

Rubber wistle blow Finlay- he did not owe any money

Granbyer name of the entire episcopate and so to

Borderers

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Consolidated plaintift.

declared that the Action Francaiss Although the Somersets played well Niyamat Khan, Police Sergt. was merely being asked to recant

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(Common) Major, stated that on September 4, efforts to prevent France from its Royalist teachings and ita)

Missouri Pacific (Com-" at about 1.30 p.m.,, he saw plain-

mon) tiff and defendant talking in Con- falling into the pacifist trap of a short time from the start, but beiggett and Myers "B" 93 naught Raid Central outside

Briand." Finally it accused the fore the whistle blow for the interval;

Nevada Consolidated

Copper King's Building, Witness heard series of meddling in French the Borderers "B" their opponents Radio plaintiff demand payment and de-politics.

equalised through Turner. fendant reply that he had

Chinese took the lead again after money and would pay later.

the resumption, but Turner, once more the couple were shouting, witness

got through the Chinese defence with the equaliser. told them that if they quarrelled he would take them to the Police Station and suggested they should go into a side street and settle the mater peaceably. Defendant then said: "You can SCE that the plaintiff is going to assault me." Plaintiff told witness that he had Ient money to defendant, over a year ago and he had not repaid it. Giving his story in the witness box, defendant said he did not borrow $50 from plaintiff.

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His Lordship:-Why does he say you did? Because he is an ememy of mine.

Continuing, defendant said on April 13 or 14, this year, plaintiff visited his shop and asked for a

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tin of ghee. Defendant produced "Slavonic Dance, Louise Homer.

Plaintiff 'wanted to have credit

No. 1 in G minor." Mother Taught Me,"

the ghee, which he valued at $1 "Songs Byclin Sole, Fritz Kreisler. for that amount, but defendant re- "Zampa," (Herald), Overture, fused to allow it. Plaintiff then said: "You are only a watchman,

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How dare you become shop "Somebody's Knocking at Your Door," keeper.2 Words were exchanged "Let Us Cheer the Wenry Traveller," and they started to fight. Plain-

Utica Institute Jubilee Singers, tiff said I am a money-lender "Come, Let Us Be Joyful," (Strauss),

and I will show you the result of Album Leaf (Grieg, Op. 28, No. 3), |

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Defendant added that plaintiff had sued him in order to apoll his name. Plaintiff, he said, had a fight with two men in 1928 and was locked up.

Tulsa Singh, giving evidence for the defence, said that on April 14 he was employed by the Electric Company at Yaumati as a watch man. On the evening of that day after & pm, when he bad finished duty he went for a walk with Banta Singh and entered defen- dant's shop where they ent sweet- meats. After saying that plain- tiff entered the shop, witness cor- roborated defendant's account of the quarrel.

Similar evidence was given, by Banta Singh.

His Lordship said he had de- cided that the plaintiff's case was the true one. He did not believe the evidence of the two witnesses for the defence. Judgment would be given for the plaintiff on the claim with costa.

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Miss Boyer, of 68 Hollywood Road, reported to the Police yesterday that her cook-boy had disappeared together with $800, 300 franes and thirty dollars in American cur- rency.

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Victor Salon Orchestra. "The Evolution of Dixie,"

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Soprano, Hulda, Lashanska, Gems from "Follow Thru,” Gems from "Hold Everything,"

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Details of Mr. Wel's release fol low

As a result of investigations un- dertaken by the French Municipal Police and, as the result of infor- mation given by arrested suspects, Inspr. Bardy. "of the French force, accompanied by a number of Chi-| nese officers, went to a village in the Pootung, district on the night on September 16-17, where they ex- pected to discover one of the princi. pal kidnappers and, at the same time, the place where Mr. Wei was "imprisoned.

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Crossing in a sampan at nine o'clock at night, the police, wearing their bullet proof vests, did not ar rive at their destination until about the Shek-O Country Club will be ing having to traverse difficult

The 5th annual championship of six o'clock on the following morn

held on Sunday, 20th October, waterways and to demolish two The competition will be played over bridged which prevented the 36 holes medal play.

passage of their craft. It was only Members intending to play after many hours of difficult pro- should submit their names, gress through, marsh : and brush together with the names of their that. they eventually, "renched the

the Secretaries, Jair of the kidnapper chief, Mazara. Thomson & Co., on or be fore Thursday, 10th October,

partners, to

You should have seen hieexpression when. I told him I wouldn't sell one of my paintings for twice that much."

The liberation of Mr. Wei which might have cost the lives of some of the police and perhaps even that' of the victim of the kidnappers, was carried through without incident and Mr. Wel was taken away from the miscreants safe and sound,

A number of arrests have been made and it la expected that the whole of the gang will soca hẹ inter lock and key, thus enabling the police to clear up what is at present a very complicated offnir. Reuter..

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The following players are cho- sen to represent the Eastern Foot- ball Club in a friendly football game against the K.O.S.B. Band at 5.30 p.m. at Murray Barrack Ground J. F. Silva, Lau Hon Wing, Fung Yiu Wal; Ng Ying Kay, Cheung Yiu Nam, Cheung Lap Fun Li Bing Tong, Chu Bing Fal, S. M. Salleh, M. Sabhan and Lat TingChoy, Reserves:-Li Yun Yum and Tong Wai Hung.

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