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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 1994.

THREATENING SCENES ON

DOUGLAS STEAMER

Nineteenth Army

CHIEF

OFFICER ATTACKED

RIOT NARROWLY.

AVERTED

That trouble on board the Douglas steamer Haiching be tween some Chinese soldiers and the ship's officers nearly develop- ed into a riot during the vessel's last trip from Amoy to Hongkong via Swatow was revealed at the Kowloon Magistracy this Mor

ning.

were

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Kat-

Seven soldiers formerly belong. ing to the 19th Route Army were charged before Mr. Wynne-Jones with obtaining a passage to Hong kong without paying their fare, and three were additionally charged with assaulting the ship's officers,

Defendants cheung, Luk Siu and Chan Tak-pul, who appeared on both charges, and Wong Man-hay, Shum Chee-wong, Tam Kong and Wong Yiu-ching who were charged with obtaining a passage without payment of their fare,

400 SOLDIERS. Appearing for the prosecution, Mr. H. J. Armstrong said the ship left Amoy last Friday with nearly 400 Chinese soldiers on board be sides other passengers. The Chief Officer of the ship, with the com- pradore's staff, as was his custom. went round collecting tickets, and found a number of the soldiers without them. In the resultant argument, it was alleged that the first three defendants resorted to the first striking the violence,

SHIP COLLISION IN

WHANGPOO

POO AN SUFFERS HEAVILY

Shanghal, Fob. 9. Over 120 men worked all day. yesterday in the hold of the Blue Funnel .s. Philoctetes unload ig cool so that surveyors could got the damage down and examine caused by the collision on Wednes day afternoon with the China Merchants s.s. Poo An.

As a result of the collision the Philoctetes had to return to port, berthing at Holt's Wharf while the Poo An went to the Chinh An Merchants Eastern Wharf. examination of the Poo An showed that sho suffered from a badly crumpled bow with a number of small holes just above the water-

while another hole line, torn to at least twice its size.

B

Refugees

Miss Shishiru Tokuda, who has been hailed as a woman maåter spy,

peasant

woman. She

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A severe dent is noticeablo in and has been highly honoured in the side of the Philoctetes but Japan for her services in Manchuria, coolics were at work yesterday where she has travelled extensivaly unloading coal to enable a fuller

It is formerly a teacher of languages in examination of the damage

Shanghai probable than in addition to yes- terday's operations 500 tons may have to be removed before a payers' examination can be made.

STACKS OF LAW BOOKS

CHIEF JUSTICE ALARMED

NEAR THE CASANOVA

RESTAURANT· REFUSED LICENCE

CHASE BANK HELD LIABLE SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT

JAPAN'S MANCHURIA PLANS

GEN. BLUCHER'S | "REVELATION"

GREAT MILITARY

.BASE

(Special to "Taingraph”)

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(By Teleprash, Copyright, Telegraphis Mea- Hascived, February asper Ordinance, 2855.

Moscow, -Feb, 11. General Vassilly Blucher's ac- cusations against Japan in his speech to the Communist Con- gress have attracted widespread attention.

He asserted that Japan is chang- ing Northern Manchuria into a great military base, from which she is planning a spring at the Soviet's Far Eastern territory when she considers that the time is ripe.

.

Gon. Blucher.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector General

Police, atato:

JUDGMENT FOR CANTON OFFICIAL

STAY OF EXECUTION

REFUSED

PILOT IN CRASH NOT

·BADLY HURT

LIEUTENANT BARR: IM- |PROVES IN STERNBERG

Manila, Feb, 10.

An. Army bombing plano piloted by Second Lieutenant John E. Barr, flight officer of the 3rd Pursuit Squadron stationed at Clark field Fort Stoteenburg, crashed with four enlisted men also aboard into the rice paddies east of Nichols field yesterday morning at 11:16 e'clock. The accident occurred im- mediately after Lieutenant Barr and his flight party had taken off from Nichols fold to return Fort Stetsonburg.

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Judgment was this morning given for the plaintiff in the action brought by Tam Foo,. a Canton Government official, against the Chase Bank, for payment of $14, 800 made as a deposit with the poration in 1028.

Giving judgment, His Lordship 1927 the aald:-In December

Although the bomber was demo- plaintiff, who was then holding au lahed, the four enlisted men emery- official post in Canton, during cered from the wreck with no serious tain Communistle disturbances, injuries. Lieutenant Barr, how- came down to Hongkong and ever was picked up in an uncon brought with him considerable scious condition and removed to of money. On December Sternberg hospital, whore attend- 12. 1927, he deposited $1,000 with ing physicians reported late yester- the Equitable Eastern Banking day afternoon that he had regaine Corporation upon a Savings. Bank consciousness and that his condi A/c. On January 11, 1928, he de-tion was not at all serious, having C. posited $10,000.00 ns a Fixed De-incurred merely minor body abra-

posit with the Bank of East Asia, sions and contusions.

of

Chinese Company. Strength-Constable R83 Leung Ping Taeung is dismissed from the Force as from 7th. February, 1934.

Indian Company.

sums

Limited. He also deposited other

Steps are being taken now by the

sums and in these transactiona made use of different names, Tam Philippine Department to appolet Foo, Tam Kwong Kam, and Tam a beard of inquiry to investigat Chonk Yue. It is not suggested and determine the cause of the that this fact leads to any sinister crack-up. of conclusion.

G.30 p.m.

the

the

It is revealed that General Blucher made his speech on Thurs- day of last week. The nature was only, made pubile to-day.

Ho based his charges against

Inspection Parnde-All ranks Japan on several grounds, declaring the Indian Company will parade at On January 17, 1928, the plain. that clear evidence of preparations Central Police Station on Tuesday, tiff visited for the second time the pradore's counter. The Bank_cm- for an invasion was to be observed February 20th. under Sub-Inspector Equitable Eastern Banking Corployees, other than the Com- in the fact that of the recent con- R. J. Hunt for a general inspection poration for the purpose of open-pradore, never receive or handle struction of 1,000 kilometres of of equipment etc., by the Companying a new Savings Bank Account. any money whatsoever. railways, only thirty-five per cent. Commander. Fall in at

In considering the conclusion to was economically justified, while sharp. Dress Blue Uniform, Cap He already held one Savings Bank 2,300 kilometres of highways have with White Cover, Belt, Armlet with Account Deposit Book Issued to be drawn from these circum

Badge, "Pocket Policeman" and note him under the name of Tam Cheuk stances the first question that been built either parallel to the book to be carried. The Equipment Yue and which was in the custody have been asked to decide in Soviet borders, or connecting Inner Officer will make it a point of being of his wife who was staying at a whether the shroff was at the Manchuria with strategic border present.

boarding house in the Colony material time an agent of On the ground that there was

points.

Flying Squad.

Instead of increasing his credit Bank. no legitimate demand for a

AIR TRIANGLE.

Special Duty-Members of

It cannot be doubted that a per- Furthermore, the triangle re- Flying Squad will parade at Central on this first account the plaintiff, for some reason which he has not Chief Officer and the other two The array of legal tomes with publican's licence in the neigh-

which counsel armed themselves bourhood, and that applicant was presented by the cities of Muk- Police Station on Tuesday, Febri explained and which he has not son located in the Bank premiacs, setting upon an Indian guard,

den, Tsitsihar And Harbin 13th. at 21.00

been asked to explain, formed the in accordance with the Manager's Giving evidence on the charge to petition for and oppose

now contained fifty new aero-Uniform and Cap.

Emergency Unit Reserve. intention of opening a new account acquiessence, at a public money re- of obtaining passages without winding up of the Chinese Foreign an unsuitable person to hold a

dromes for military purposes,

calving counter has been adopted fare, Mr. J. E. Johnson, the Chief Knitting Company of China, licence, the Licensing Board at

He alleged that over five hun Strength.-Constable R412' O. B. to deposit the sum of $14,800.00.

He handed the money at the in fact by the Bank as its agent for Officer, said he went round collectLimited, caused considerable ap-a meeting this morning refused

was an appropriate, business. According dred aeroplanes have already Raven has been permitted to resign ing tickets and found a number of prehension to the Chief Justice, the application of Mr. Au Shun-

been housed at-these aerodromes from the Emergency Unit Reserve, counter to a shroff who soldiers without them. On the Mr. J. It., Wood, this morning when fai for a publican'a licence for

as from 9th. February, 1934. duty there receiving a temporary to Mr. Biggar, who is Manager of and the number is being pro- he the Prince's Restaurant, Nullah ship's arrival at Hongkong yester he reminded the parties that

Special Duty-Members the receipt which it was the practice the Defondant Bank and was also: day morning, those who had tic- nlready had two judgments to de- Road, Mongkok.

gressively increased.

at No. 2 Police Station as noted kets were allowed to leave the liver and would be leaving the The Colonial Secretary. Bir "The Soviet Union," said Gen. Emergency Unit Reserve will parade of the Bank to issue to customers Manager of the Equitable Eastern kept, waiting on the premises. In Banking Corporation, the recente February 12th. remain in-under:Monday, "connot Blucker, ship and those who had none were Colony on retirement within Thomas Southorn presided. detained. Some of the latter paid | few days.

situstion." at 20.00 hours No. 3 Section; Tues order to identify them. Ho thm of money by the Compradore staff Objection to a grant was made different to this

day, February 13th. at 20.00 hours surrendered his temporary receipt at the counter was the Bank's only $1, some $2 and were allowed to

No. 1 Section; and. at 22.00 houra and obtained from the shroff a method of receiving money from by the polleo on the groundsUnited Press.

No. 2 Section.

Savings Account Book similar in the public. Rifles. The Hon. Inspector General type and appearance to the book mentioned above. It was stated that applicant had been convicted for breach of his Chinced restaurant licence by selling in- toxicants on December 12 and was then fined $100.

the

go, because the Company felt that Mr. Eldon Fotler, K. C. appear that would serve a better purpose ed to oppose the petition which than detaining them.

was pressed by parties represented Witness recognised defendants by Mr. H. C. Macnamara. as some of those who could not pay their faro.

Defendants denied that they had no tlcrets. Some of them said they bought their tickets at Amoy, while others said they had cards Issued by the Chinese Bureau of Public Safety which entitled them to travel without paying.

CARDS ACCEPTED.

casts

Mr. Macnamara submitted that his library was brought in court to defeat the books brought by Mr. Potter's his friend, and on

boing the pleading guilty to original cause for alarm, Mr. Justice Woot adjourned the case to chambers.

Major II. B. L. Dowbiggin:-It is also near the military barracks. Applicant said he wished to change his licence as there were many Europeans in the neigh bourhood who went to his pre- mlees for liquor but he was un- able to supply it under his existing licence.

LOCAL WEDDINGS DR. FEHILY QUIETLY

hours.

Dress-Blue

of

Next, it has been submitted for

of Police has ordered that all rifles which had been issued to him on the Plaintiff, and denied for the bo returned to the Police Armourer, the previous occasion. The name Defendant, that assuming the Patternt once meeting under which the escond Account agency to have been established

Police Headquarters

Book

for the N. C. Os. will tako place at No. 2 Police Station on Friday, Foo." February 16th. at 17.30 hours.

(Sgd.) D. L. KING, D.S.P.(R).

"Tam WVILAI

the authority conferred by the was obtained

Bank upon the shrof included an actual authority to open · p [new] Savings Bank Account for a cus- U. 9. FINANCE CRISIS.

tomer with the Bank. On this The Banking Corporation em-point I accept the Bank's conten- ployed a Compradore, one-- Chonion-Though-on-this-point I am Man Ping, otherwise known as in favour of the Bank's argument. Charles Chof and it has been I must remark that in my opinion established that in the courary of the authority of the shroff did in- his duties he was guilty of serious clude an instruction to receiva defalcations. He embezzled sunis money as an interim deposit (for million dollars and disappeared practice issued) from applicants The bride was given away by from the Colony suddenly on for a Savings Bank Account. AUTHORISED AGENT. her father, Mr. A. P. Pereira, and August 2, 1930. the best man was Mr. W. V. Field. After the reception, which was held at Kowloon Docks, the happy couple left for Macao where the

MARRIED Quietly observed, owing to the recent death of the bride's father, the wedding took place at St. Joseph'à Church on Friday of Dr. Joseph Fehily, of the Hongkong O'Connor was beat man.

Mr. E. H. Marriott Marries Government Medical Department,

Miss M. F. Pereira youngest son of the late Mr. Pat

Mr. E II. Marrlot was The Deputy I.G.P. (Mr. T. H. rick Fehlly and Mrs. Fohfly, of King)The premises have been Ballineen, Co. Cork, and Dr. Lydia married at the Rosary Church, under observation for some time-Pechterewa, younger daughter of Kowloon, on Saturday afternoon to amounting to between one and two which a temporary receipt was in before the application was made. the late Mr. Nicolas Pechterewa Miss M. F. Pereira. The patrons of these premises are and Mr. Pechterews, of Harbin. mostly persons who come over The Rev. Fr. Riganti officiated.

The Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, Casanova from the

Dancing Mr. Armstrong:--No, I don't Academy. We do not consider C.M.G., Director of Medical and say that. That would not be there is a legitimato demand for a Sanitary Services, gave the bride dants bad that was, the tickets reasonable. But Swatow is only licence in that neighbourhood, and away, Mrs. Wellington was the

Questioned by his Worship wit-master of the ship was entitled to ness said there had been where such cards were produced charge the defendant at Swatow, with the bearers' photographs and but he need not do so.

His Worship: Then you mean they were accepted..

Defendante added that these man can be taken around for tickets were taken away from them six or seven months before he is

charged? when they boarded the ship.

His Worship remarked that in that case, the one proof defen-

That meant everybody on board

had been taken away from them, one day's voyage from Hongkong we do not consider applicant a matron of honour, and Mr. M. G. honeymoon is being spent. could have been held up for obe master had no option but to suitable

try him here.

taining their passage without pay- ing their fare as the tickets had been taken away from them."

FORCE MAJEURE.

person. to have

publican's licence.

ADJUNCT LICENCE GRANTED. Continuing, Mr. Armstrong

The Board granted a restaurant mentioned the question of assault, keeper's adjunct licence to Mr. but his Worship remarked, that Lothar Hammann' for the premises oven on that, defendant could have in Lockhart Road known

дя

Mr. Armstrong:-It is the same

the Em everywhere. Even on press boats, as soon as you got on board, your ticket is taken away from you, and you have no proof been tried by the British Consu- "Jimmy's Kitchen." that you have had a ticket. Your lar Court at Swatow. As regards Mr. King and the police raised namo might have been taken at the the first three defendants, they no objection to the grant. Ap Company's offices, but otherwise had no intention of coming to plicant had also applied for an you have no proof at all. I think Hongkong, but were brought here alteration in the hours and after it is an accopted principle.

by force majeure.

canvassing the holders of adjunct Evidence was given by Sergeant

The last four defendants, who licences it was ascertained that Robinson, of the Water Police Sta- tion, that he was at the Douglas admitted they were bound for the majority wished for the exist Wharf when the Haiching went Hongkong although they claimed ing hours to continue. The altera- alongside. He went on board and they had tickets, were fined $25 tion applied for was extension Those licence the defendants wore handed over each, or a month's imprisonment until 10 p.m

The fourth defendant, Wongholders in favour of the alteration to him.

keopers who Qucationed by the defendanta, Man-hay, refused to leave the were restaurant witness denied that they wero, dock, shouting "Shoot me, I don't catered for cinema-goers. In viaw handed over to him on the wharf. want to go to prison." It needed of the majority making that the two Indian constables; one Chinese, existing hours remain, he did not and several European officers to think there was sumcient cause There Giving evidence on his own be- take him away.

at present for alteration. wore facilities for cinema-goers in half, the first defendant said he

Evidence was then proceeded other places. boarded the ship at Amoy with a

The Chairman:-You mean in card supplied by the Chinese Bur- with on the assault charge, Mr.

KEPT ON SHIP.

enu of Public Safety. He intend- Johnson testifying that the first the form of bar licences?.. ed to go to Swatow and not to defendant hit him in the face Hongkong, but on the ship's ar- with an electric torch,

Mr. King:-Yes.'

and an It was decided to give the

rival at the former port, he was Indian guard deposing that the question of any alteration of hours not allowed to leave because he second and third defendanta hit further consideration. was accused of having assaulted him with an iron rod and with

one of the ship's officers.

His Worship:Then this man should not have been brought here

to this Court. Hoboardod the ship

their Asts,

BHIP JEOPARDISED. Mr. Armstrong asked his Wor

• ON THE RIVIERA.

at Amoy and wanted to go to ship to take a serious view of the KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM Swatow. Ho can't be charged with obtaining a passage to Hong-case because the safety of tda kong. He was brought here by whole ship was jeopardised by the force. Ho should have been tried

riot.

Sentence of three months". hard' at Swatow by the British Consular Court. You can't bring all the labour on each of the three was riff-raff of the China Coast to Kow-passed. loon Court

ON HOLIDAY

Marsellles, Fob. 10. Their Majesties the King and Queen of Siam have arrived here. They are spending three weeks

On hearing the sentence, the at Beaulieu, on the Riviera, before

Bir. Armstrong: According to second defendant broke into tears paying official visits to Paris and the Merchant Shipping Act, the and was led out of Court..

Brussels Reuter.

NEA

A Monument expracalve and symbolic, yet erected without benent of sculptor, is this strange structure unveiled in Hamburg, as both a memorial and a protest, The memorial to the German air fast destroyed or surrendered after the war-is symbolized by the air plane motor and propeller. The protait-against the Vers 'anfiles treaty under whose forms the fleet was demolished-is In- ; dlanted by the chalak.

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On this view the capital aum

The plaintiff took up an official position in Swatow and in Novem ber 1932, he decided to withdraw here claimed, namely 314,800.00 Corporation. The defendant Bank plaintiff through its authoritis d his deposit from the Banking was received by the Bank from the and also the Equitable Eastern agent: and the Bank is liable to Banking Corporation are American the plaintiff in a proper setion banks and there was news in the brought for its recovery. In order Press at that time of some kind of to enforce this liability against the financial crisis in the United Bank, the present pleading would States of America. On his in have to be amended, and I should atructions, an agent presented the be ready, on necessity ariaino. at plaintiff's Savings Bank Account this stage, to grant liberty so to Book to the defendant bank but amend without imposing terms payment was refused to the agent. other than

costs In respect of On November 23, 1932, the plain thrown away.

tiff himself attended at the defen- In my opinion it. I on this rea- dant Bank and applied for the soning and not otherwise that the return of the deposit with interest Bank is rendered liable to the Payment was again refused. Plaintiff in respect of the exercise.

The defendant Bank questions of his actual authority by the.. the genuineness of the second book Shroff. Mr. Potter has put the which bears the serial No. 671. and Plaintiff's case higher, but I do not has not been registered in the agree.

records of the Bank.

Further, Judgment is given for the Plain- the deposit account has not been tiff for his claim with costs. Initialfed by a foreign officer of the Bank. The account

Was

STAY ON INTEREST.

initialled by the defaulting Com- Mr. Sheldon said he wished to pradors and the sum deposited has:

not been credited to the Bank in apply for a stay of execution for Its books. For these reasons the four months pending communica defendant Bank has decided to put tion with his client's principals in the Plaintiff to proof in Court of New York on the question of ap Bank were qufte his right to a return of his alleged peal. The deposit. The Plaintiff claims the anxious to conform with the judg to pay the money return of his deposit with the acment but wished

into court.

crued interest The only issue Mr. Jenkin opposed the appissa- between the parties is whether the

Defendante, as transferees of the ton on the grounds that the plain- beet pugned; that the defen- Equitable Eastern Banking Cors status and character had not poration, have become Hablet dant's could not hope to succeed ropay the aum claimed to the on an appeal concerning the prin=" Plaintiff. I find as a fact that the cipel sum of $14,800; and that by Plaintif did make the payment of the terms of letters written by de money as he has stated.

fendants they bad indicated that they would be prepared to accept the judgment of the Supreme The shroff who received the Court Alternatively he submitted: money was not a member of the that if the stay were granted, It Bank staff; he was employed by should apply only to the interest. the Compradore of the Bank. and not to the principal which According to the system of the should be paid to his client Bank all cash payments made to His Lordship granted the stay the Bank were made at the Com- on Interest only.

SHROFF SYSTEM.