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INSTONE BREWER IN LADY LAMPSON ILL HAICHING PIRACY MOTOR CYCLE RUNS ABREAST

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BRITISH MINISTER RUSHING· SOUTH IN DESTROYER.

GRUELLING MENINGITIS FEARED..

EXAMINATION.

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WIFE'S SECURITY DESCRIBED AS the French Hospital, suffering, it

PIECE OF PAPER.

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A COMPRADORE'S ORDER. Hospital under observation.

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"In the course of a gruelling examination of Mr. Instone Brewer at the Criminal Sessions this morning, Mr. Justice Wood suggested that whereas Mr. Brewer had represented, in the Statutory Report, that the Bank held $432,000 against Mrs. Brewer's shares, all they held, in fact, was a piece of paper.

The accused disagreed with the description, arguing that the Bank could have recovered the whole of the amount because "the piece of paper" was guaranteed.

His Lordship pointed out that the bank had no security as it was Mrs. Brewer who was guaranteed and not the bank. A great deal of the hearing was taken up in investigating a certain compradore's order, which the prosecution suggested was mentioned for the first time this morning,

TRANSFER

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TO MRS." BREWER,

When the hearing of the case of his rights to the $55,000 and it was repurned this morning, Mr. Fit- zroy recalled Mr. Brewer and pro- ceeded to question him with regard to applications and allotment of

.shares to Mrs. Brewer,"

Mr. Pitzroy:-You had an agree ment by which you were entitled to

RECOUNTED.

TRIAL OF THREE MEN COMMENCED.

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INTENTION TO BURN SHIP FROM START:

GRAPHIC DETAILS.

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We have to announce, with the deepest "regret, the very serious Illness of Lady Lampson, the wife of the British Minister to China, who was taken suddenly ill an hoard the a.. Antenor on her way: to Hongkong and is now lying in

The story of the attempted In feared with meningitis,

Lady Lampson

from piracy of the ss. Haiching, which Shanghai for Hongkong on Satur-securred on the 8th Decemiter last, day for the purpose of seeing off while the vessel was on her way her son, who was bound for Eng. to Hongkong from Swatow, was land for his schooling. As a con- detalled by the Crown when the tact, the boy is now at the Peak ease was opened before Mr. Hamil- ton at the Central Police Court News of the sal happening was this morning, against three men charges arising from that immediately telegraphed to Siron Miles Lampson, and the British affair.

The nectised wore Lam Hing, Minister left Shanghai for Hong- Serapia, which he making her way they wern indicted kong last night aboard H.M.S. Chan Ma-ying and Lam Mire and on three South with all possible speed. counts, namely, the murder of the Lady Lampson was taken il on Third Officer, Mr. Kingsley Frank board the Antenor and had to be Woodward; the murder of the removed to the hospital by anbul-Indian guard, Khail Singh; and rence, She is being attended by the armed attack on Captain Farrar and the other officers of Dr. G. D. R. Black. thorities this morning, we were them and to commit a piracy,

On enquiry of the hospital au- the ship with intent to murder informed that Lady Lampson's condition is the same.

SCHOONER MASTER'S

IGNORANCE.

HEAVILY FINED AT THE MARINE COURT,

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was not a refund,

That he was ignorant of the tive, saying the compradore's order by the master of the motor schooner Mr. Brewer replied in the nega-regulations was the excuse given was as good un engh, and the Mong On when he was charged banded it back as the equivalent before the Hon. Commdr. GF of cash.

Hole, R.N., at.the Marine Court Then you handed back this com this morning, with leaving the Yes,

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For the Crown, Mr. L. R. An- draws said the crime occur- red on the 8th December at 12 minutes -pist. one o'clock in the morning whilst the ship was coming from Swatow to Hongkong, eight miles from Chi- lang Paint Lighthouse and 60 miles from Hongkong.

Details of Passangers. After detailing the number of officers and crew on board, as well

and one ehot gun, and showing how as the ship's armament, the latter amounting to 8 rifles, 11' revolvers these arms, were distributed, the Assistant Crown Solicitor went on to say that when the Halching left

Swatow she carried16 flrat-class

INTO HARBOUR.

RIDER & TWO SISTERS GET A DUCKING.

British and Best

OF PUBLIC OPINION.

ALL SAFELY RESCUED. AUSPICIOUS OPENING OF

An alarming accident, but one which, fortunately, did not result in such eerlous consequences, as it might have done, befel a Chinese youth, Cheung Kwok-ping," of 21 North Street, first floor and his two sisters lost, night.

Cheung was driving his motor cycle combination, No. 1079, along Sand Street towards the Praya, Kennedy Town, at about ? p.m. with one of his sisters in the side-car and the other riding pillion, when be swerved to avoid a tramcar.

The eyele skidded, running over the Praya wall into the harbour.

The occupants were, of course, thrown into the water, but were boatmen and quickly rescued by coolles, and were little the worse for their immersion,

The motor cycle was covered and was found to be slight Iv damaged.

later re-

TAI HING BACK IN HONGKONG.

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STUCK ON RIVER BANK FOR SIX DAYS.

Another of the three steamers which grounded near Wucliow last weck has returned to Hongkong; this being the 8.8. Tal Hing, which arrived here last night. She left Hongkong on January 10 and therefore took 11 days for the trip to Wuchow and back instead of the usual five.

NAVAL PARLEY.

ABSENCE OF PAGEANTRY: UTMOST GOOD WILL PREVAILS.

DOMINION SENTIMENTS.

A complete absence of pageantry was one of the most `notable marks of the opening of the greatest Naval Conference in history in London yesterday. His Majesty the King drove to the House of Lords unaccompanied by any escort or Guard of Honour. The route throughout the foggy streets was kept not by Guardsmen but by the Metropolitan Police. His Majesty was dressed in civilian clothes.

It was the first public engagement His Majesty has undertaken since his grave illness, and large crowds gave him rousing cheers all along the route, being concentrated particular- ly in the vicinity of Buckingham Palace and Westminster,

The Naval Conference was formally opened in an atmos- phere of the utmost cordiality, and the prospects of a happy result are exceedingly bright.

DETERMINED TO SUCCEED.

London, Jan. '21.

Success Demanded.

receive about $68,000 for certain rudore's order to the Directors harbour without first obtaining passengers, who wero accommodat, "ould have refloated at high water, strong light diffused by the shall succeed."

rights which you were transferring

to the company. You did not re-

celve that money, as a matter of

form.

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clearance.

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the ship and who was fast. on the Westminister when the King drove access and recognise the disaster

A thick fog, which remained Been this morning, an officer of until the afternoon, wreatned "Our peoples demand of ug second Bar for six days. water was very low, he said, but Naval Conference this morning, would bring to their dearest hopes The to the House of Lords to opon the that the failure of this conference if she had not struck a bank, she and wisps of fog fleated in the and they are determined that we

The Tal Hing will leave for

apecially Installed-photographic The Australian delegate, Bir Wuchow this, evening.

lamps.

Fenton, declared that the peoples The long apartment of the Royal of the world had asked for relief Gallery, on the walls of which are from some, at least, of the onerous huge frescoes of Trafalgar and burdens of naval armament and an Waterloo, with many Royal por-opportunity to turn more of their truits, was divided for its full effort to nobler aims... length by an aisle, on the one side The Canadian delegato, Mr, of which were the chief delegates Ralston, expressed his country's flanked by their experts and ad- hope for definite and practical visers, while on the other "aldo results from the conference. wore three hundred representa- M. Tardieu stated that the Lives of the Press of all countries. solution of the problem of limita- Upon the delegates' tables, and tiun and reduction of naval arma before the Interpreters, stood a ments would open the way to the small forest of microphones, which success of the whole effort for disarmament. Any failure might carried the speeches to many parts

postpone it indefinitely. of the world.

FAREWELL.

ed in the poop, four of these being Defendant also plended that he Europeans, and 10 paaschgers in I only want to get the fact clear; fact, in the form of actuni, coin órf and I don't want the jury to get did not know where to obtain the second-class, while travelling

That compradore's clearance. bank notes which circulate as cur- muddled.

steerage there were 260 Chinese rency in this Colony-Nut in that order was never cashed, was

After saying that it was a very passengers who were accommodated SIR ESME HOWARD'S I was never eashed, but the serions offence and that, being in in the aft and forward. Iween money was there and that is the charge of a motor schooner, the decks. origin of the $45,000 pail by the defendant should

At midnight on December 7, compradore into our cash to which where to get a clearance, his Wor-shortly, before the attempted piracy Mr. Ross took exception. He paid ship remarked:-I hope the flue took place, the Second Officer, Mr. so that the money would be I'm going to impose will assist Johnson, took over the watch on the there to meet that order if it was

you to find that out. $200 or three bridge. His watch consisted of two months.

On May 28, you deelded, owing to The Singapore branch not desiring is work part of the agreement, that you were prepared to accept the Bum ut $13,000 in lieu of that it amount-No, I' was prepared to refund $55,000,

Mr. Brower said he wished to refer to the cash book, but Mr. Fitzroy told him not to bother about the book, but to stick to Tnets. "You did not receive that in the form of either coin or bank notes

Mr. Brewer: There are other ways of receiving money.

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Mr. Fitzroy:Will you please answer my question? You' address the jury as long as you like afterwards. I am not trying to trap you. On May 28 you wrote a letter in which you said you would refund $65,000?—Yes.

Well, now, you had not received this mondy. You have also told me that there was only $9,000 in the bank when you wrote this letter and' you have told me in cross-examina-| tion there might have been other) money you might have Laken, which you did not do?-As I say, I would like to refer to the cash book.

Gave a Receipt.

Mr. Fitzroy:You can refer to it as much as you like, but you know perfectly well whether you received it or not, and I am putting it to you that you did not receive it?-] maintain I did regelve it."

necessary.

With regard to this $18,000 which Mrs. Brewer paid, that was nothing more than a book entry; Mr. Brewer never had $48,000 in her possession? She had a pradore's order for a larger sam Fand she was entitled to cash that

to the extent of 348,000,

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To his Lordship, Mr.' Brewer

said Mrs. Brewer held that order for the Directors.

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Transferred to Wife.

His Lordship:--You surrender, ed your compradore's order not directly back to the bank, but transferred it to Mrs. Brewer?— Yes.

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Mr. Fitzoy:-That is the order for $68,000?--Yea

It is very unfortunate we did not have this statement out clearly

before.

Mr. Brewer said that the matter was clearly stated.

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have known

RETURNING TO THE

ARGENTINE.

SIR RONALD MACLEAY'S

APPOINTMENT.

Buenos Aires.---British Wirelesa.

REMARKABLE TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN PEOPLE.

Washington, Jan. 21, ›. Sir Esme Howard, the British

He concluded by expressing the fullest hope that the most pleasant harmonies will In future dominate the relations of all the English apeaking countries. Renter's || American, Servite.

HAINAN.

REBELS REPORTED TO BE RETREATING.

India and Italy.

King's Arrival,

Sir Atul, Chatterjee, the Indian The assembly rose and stood in

when the King, delegate, declared that the future complete silence

of civilization was at stake, and escorted by the Prime Minister Professor Smiddy, of the Irish Fren and the Lord Chamberlain, enter State, emphasised the need for ed the Gallery and took a position diverting the energies bestowed on In front of the golden Throne.

preparations for war into promot-. His Majesty looked extremely ing the spiritual and physical wel- well and delivered his speech in a fare of mankind...

Signor Grandi said the Italian strong clear voice.

After its translation into Government had become convinced French, the King took his depar-that the problem was one calling.. ture, when Mr. H. L. Stimson, the for courageous action and that halt the field of disarmament, which had M. Tardieu, the French Premier hitherto been so rich in debates and IN American Secretary of State, and measures were always a failure in proposed and seconded that the resolutions, but so poor in concrete British Premier should take the

results. chair.

Unanimous Confidence.

Chinese quarter-masters, une whom was on the bridge and the other on the boat deck. There were Ambassador, who is retiring short also two Indian guards who went by, barte farewell to the American on duty at midnight, one patrolling people over the wireless' to-day. the boat.deck, and the other, the He paid a tribute to the energy, port and starboard alleyways un-organising power, constructive derneath the boat deck. The watch genius, and refusal to admit defeat in the engine room was taken over characterising the American peo- at midnight by the Third Engineer, ple, and especially referred to the Mr. De Mello. His watch consist-intensive search for truth which ed of one Chinese greaser, named American scientists are carrving London, Jan. 21.

Chan Fo, who was "with him out. H.M. the King has approved the in the engine room, and two

of Sir appointment

Ronald firemen and

one trimmer, who Macleay, Envoy Extraordinary and were in the stake-hold.

" Plenipotentiary Minister Prague, to be Ambassador Extra- First Sign of Pirates; ordinary and Plenipotentiary at The first person to see the [Sir Ronald Macleay, who has been pirates was a cook named Hong Minister at Prague since 1927, is re- Cheung, who was employed by the turning to a post which he held from compradore. His quarters were Argentine Republic. From 1922, he the ship. It was his, turn to go on 1919 to 1922-that of Minister to the situated in the forward part of FIGHTING OCCURS was Minister to China. He has had a duty in the second class at 1 a.m. lengthy diplomatic career, having Ife was proccoding along the for- served in all parts of the world.]

|ward tween dock on the port side

New Zealand's Sense of Realities. and he came to the bunker hatch.

The New Zealand delegato, M As he approached, he saw six

The King'a speech, and that offord, said his country; 11,000 (Chinese standing around the

Canton, Jan. 21, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald were miles from the hub of the Empire, bunker hatch. He actually went

According to a telegraphic report followed by the speeches of the realised how. trade routes were the up and looked down into the received from Admiral Chan Chak, chief delegates in the alphabetical veins and arteries of the British bunker and saw five Chinese there. It is stated that the marines, hav-order of their countries, all ex-Commonwealth of Nations and that He asked them what they were ing recaptured Ching Halen, launch pressing a confident desire that in arriving at the margin of safety, doing and they replied that ed an offensive on Sunday against the conference would achieve difficulties must be experienced and nothing was wrong. He then left the rebels at Feng Ying, which success.

mutual toleration and forbearance, them and went on to the second-city was subsequently occupied after Mr. Stimson emphasised that exercised, But they must move

several hours' fighting. Arriving there, he heard shote, The rebels are said to have re-naval limitation was a continuous abreast of public opinion, which de above Wuchow, ie in the hands of and on running up to the spar treated to Ching Chow City, which Procean and disarmament a goal to manded that competition in arma- Mr. Fitzroy produced a receipt anti-Government forces. for $10,000 and Mr. Brewer

Trafic on the Fu River has been deck saw a number of people con- is also expected to fall shortly be reached by successive steps and dents, which was the womb of war, continuous revision and improve-aust cease, and that the founda- ment.,

tions of peace must be surely, laid.. lained it was the receipt for the stopped, whilst traffic between Wa-gregated up there. Subsequently, Canton News Agency.

Human affairs were not static, The South African delegate: chow and Nanning is also being he gave every assistance to the

out were moving, and they believed promised his Government's full co improving. They hoped that an operation in any International increased feeling of security would movement towards world peace. facilitate a still more drastic re- The proceedings lasted an hour- duction in the future, but the and a quarter and the conference will resume in committee rom sound course, was to reach such agreements as were possible now. Thursday morning at St. James'

Palace The pirates were divided into.

There are many problems be two parties. The first party,

Premier's Eloquent after getting Into the stoka-hold,

fore us," he added, "but each of An interesting discovery was them seems to us to be far out-

Mr. Rameny MacDonald made an went up a central ladder and got made by a Shantung police con weighed by the opportunity to eloquent plea for creative affort to up into the alleyway through an atable when patrolling Lagard Noad entrance, near the Indian guarda" last night, when he picked up a servo civilisation, We are ready.

Mr. Fitzroy replied that there had been nothing about a compra-: dore's order before. "I am sorry if I have taken a wrong view of it because there is nothing whatever to show this was in existence." [* His Lordship pointed out that if Mr. Brewer surrendered $60,000 there was a balance of $13,000.

Iteplying to his Lordship, Mr. Brewer said he gave a receint fox it,

Mr. Brewer replied that he re- which passed through the files. It was handed over with other docu-ceived $13,000 and paid un Addi. ments:

tional $7,000 qush in the purchase Mr. Fitzroy :--Well, I haven't got of $20,000 worth of simpen. It, and I have never seen it.

Ex-

orginal $7,000 previously referred

FU RIVER TRAFFIC SUSPENDED.

MILITARY ACTIVITY NEAR WUCHOW:

It is reported, according to new reaching Hongkong that Ping Nam, which is situated about 100 miles

class.

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Mr. Fitzroy continued:-You told me that there was money which you might have taken but did not?---As I say again, I wish to re to which was returned and combin-held up at present at a point about passengers, helping them to put on fer, to the cash book. There wased with an additional $3,000, mak-30 miles from Wuchow.

lifebelts. "No suspicion is, at- money at some time,

ing it a receipt for $10,000.

It is interesting to note that attached to him, although it But you did not take it, and

Mr. Fitzroy:Do you think Mrs. that is the whole point, Mr. Brewer actually drew $55,000 from present Cantonese troops are fol- curious that his suspicions were Brewer, Do be honest, please he compradore?--I don't suppose lowing up the Ironsides in these not aroused through seeing the

localities.

five men down in the bunker,** You still admit that you did not she did, but I don't know. I pre-

added Mr. Androwes....... recelva money as coin or cur-sume she did not do so, rancy notes did not receive either bank notes or coln, but I received a compradore's order. Which you never presented?

I received the compradore's order

and I did not present it pending negotiations.

Surrender of Rights.

Mr. Fitzroy put it to Mr. Brewer that as he had never received the money it amounted to a surrender

Not Asked

Why was it you did not mention

this compradores order in the public examination? Because I was not asked and I was continually

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U.S. PROSPERITY.

UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES SHOW DECREASE.

Washington, Jan. 21.

CONSTABLE DISCOVERS

REPTILE.

RESEMBLES, A LARGE LIZARD.

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his speech, an amplification of being told off for saying more than The Department of Labour to guards named Barn Singh in the resembling a lizard, are solved, and until we can give which followsThe whole world room. They met one of the Indian reptile, about three feet in length, to stay here until these problems wards world peace in the course of ought to, but you can see from the ports that for the first time since alloyway, mud, surprising him for He took it to the Cough Hill to the world an agreement that le turning its eyes upon us to-day. language I use.

the crash on the New York Stock behind, disarmed him. He imme- Police Station, who, in turn, handed will carry us happily on to the It prays that we shall not only re Market in October, unemployment diately shouted out Pirates It over to Mr. H. Green Buperin time when we can meet again in lleve It of burdens, but establish I figures have revealed a decrease have seized men la portendent of the Botanical and dame spirit to look over the citu still more securely in the of —Router's American Service,

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