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HAPPY

VALLEY

FOURSOMES

DRAW FOR SUMMER GOLF TOURNEY'

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934.

him. About two days before the

"SOMERSETSHIRE" RUBBER FACTORY nd of the last Chinese New Year,

DEPARTS

ROUSING SEND-OFF

ACCORDED.

Glu-C., Admiral Sir Frederic C. Dreyer, wished them all Godspeed) and a pleasant voynge.

PROSECUTION

SECRET FORMULAS

INVOLVED

A rousing send-off was accorded The draw for the Happy Valley officers and men of the China Flect

The hearing of the case against foursomes first summer

(bas junt | who are returning to the United Cheung Kwok-wal, unemployed, been made, and is as follows:

the charged with theft of secret J. L. Kingdom after servico en and Bye: T. Low (16)

China Station when they left on Adamn (23),

First Round:-E. 11. Watt (24) board the troopship Somersetshire formulas from the Fung Keong Itubber Factory, was commenced & J. P. A. Davien (17) v. I. G. this morning.

before Mr. Hamilton, at the Wallington (14) & H. H. Beldow

Prior to embarking the entire] (17); E. Hilchardson (13) & P. S. Grant (21) v. T. D. Paton (18) & company was assembled on the Central Magistracy this morning, B. W. Bradbury (23) W. Parade Ground where H. E. the and adjourned after evidence. Alexander (16) & A. C. Young (17 v. H. A. Mills (17) & G. Madgwiel (17); W. M. Thomson (6) & B, D Evans (15) v. A. MacFarlane (17 & A. McKellar (8); . Dickson (19 & J. II. Gelling (18). C. Mycock (15) H. N. Williamson (14): C. 1 Robertson (12) & D. 8. Edward (5 v. A. W. T. White (24) & H. T Brooks (23); J. Shepherd (18) & F E. Booker (10) v. J. Forbes (14) W. Woodward (16); 1. Goldman (8 & C. W. E. Bishop (10) v. F. J. d Rome (7) & J. W. Franka (13); Shepherd (18) & A. V. Baker (1 v. C. C. J. Whitehend (24) & J. Howell (24); C. B. Matthews. (17 & R. F. Clark (14) . L. R. Whar (24) & C. Mottram (22); C. W. I Booker (6) & A. D. Humphreye (10 v. A. O. Brawn (16) & A. Brooksban (18); T. J. Price (16) & D. Crozi (Scratch) v. J. E. Dovey (14) &. A. R. Selby (9); W. II. Edmonds (12 &D. W. Phillips (24) Y. C. 1 Tatham (23)* & J. Angwin (17); J. I Kinnaird (13) E. D. Mathews (D V. E. Moore (14) & A. D. (Frase (16).

Mr. Horace Lo, appearing for the complainants, naked leave to A large crowd gathered on the amend the charge to read larceny West Wall of the Dock where the of bundles of paper and books, Somersetshire was moored, and and also submitted another charge rior to her leaving the Mouth of threeny of rubber samples, Organ Band of II.M.S. Keppel play-property of the complainants.

a number of appropriate nirs.

Bye:--W. N. Bayers (12) & ( Thwaites (16).

Temporary handleap; if my off elal handicap is alloted the latter wi be used.

Ja, round to ho played on or befor 22nd. April; 2nd round by GLY May; third round by 20th. May; semi' final by 17th, Jung, Extensions may be given by the Committee in case of continued bad weather.

SCORES DROWNED.

· FERRY BOAT FOUNDERS IN KOREA

Seoul. Apr. 4. Scorna wore drowned when a ferry bont, crossing the river at Fuyo foundered,

As the vessel drew out, cheers

The accused was defended by vere called and the signals "Good-Mr. D. L. Strellett. ye" and Godspeed" were hoisted! n all warships in the harbour.

The Royal Marine Banda played Auld Lang Sync." "Fall in and

Tipperary 'ollow Me, Keep the Home Fires Burning" as 10 Somersetshire steamed slowly awn the harbour, and as she pass

each warship she was cheered y the ships' companies,

BRITISH PORT ACTIVITY

GOOD RETURNS IN FEBRUARY

which was the last day of his ap. prenticeship, the accused absented himself after notifying his cm- ployer that he was 11. He took with him the key of the drawer in which

were the books of thu factory.

ACCUSED RESIGNS.

А пісвае was seat to him king for the return of the key,

daya. The drawer was thon and he returned it after a few opened, on or about February 1 or 2, by the works manager In the it presence of his assistant, and was then found that no records whatever had been kept in respect of the experiments relating to the new sample Ust. The accused and just before the end was sent for, but he did not return, Chinese Now Year ho sent in hie resignation.

of the

memory.

Hia

On February 18 last he called at the factory, and was then asked about the absence of the records. He stated that in fact he had kept no records at all, but that he could Opening the case, Mr. Lo said write down the formulas of the

new sample list from the complainant. Mr. Fang Yat He then wrote out a list of

the former employer formulas of 55 samples, and hing, was

became however, of the accused. On September 18, employer.

929, accused

13 the entered into an suspicious, and on March agreement for hla service. The works manager was directed to FWCRF information on which n agreement provided for certain

search warrant was made. On terms, and it was quite clear that March 15, accompanied by detec accused could not take anything tlves, the works manager went to out of the factory. The relation a place stated in one of the war- of the accused and employer was rants, and found the accused there, but, they did not discover such that what he had

anything. amounted to theft.

London, Apr. 4. The return of shipping move menta at British ports shows that foreign trade arrivals with cargo

February, 1934, revealed an crease in tonnage of 7.9 per cent, over February, 1933, while depar tures with cargo were 3.3 per cent. [greater."

Arrivods in ballast decreased by 13 per cent, but departures were 13,4 per cent. larger.

Casting tradis entrances.

and

clearances with cargo were 9.8 and 6.3 per cent, heavier respectively, Ten bodies have so far been re-and in ballast 5,2 and 14 per cent

greater, British Wireless, covered.-United Press.

Carried to Sen.

Later.

In all, 23 bodies have been re- covered.

It is believed that many of the drowned have been carried off by

the ocean current, and it will be several days before all of the bodies

found.-United CAN be Press,"

CONFIDENTIAL POST.

donc

The position of the defendant was of a confidential nature, and as soon as he was taken on ng apprentice and assistant, he was taken into the endence of his employer. The proprietor. his assistant, the works manager and the accused only had access.io the Looks kept regarding the manufac- Lure of rubber. It was necessary to ket books recording the ex- periments which were being con- ducted.

BOOKS HANDED OVER. They then went to 25, Kam Wah floor, and Acensed Street, first handed over certain hooks which he stated contained records of the formulas belonging to the factory. He then said he would hand these book to his employer, adding that one of the books contained the formulas of the new sample list.

Mr. Lo sald one of the books did in fact contain the formulas of the new sample list, and evidence would be produced to show that his employer had been using books of a similar kind, paper and size. In the beginning and up to the Some rubber samples with num- end of last year, the experiments hers on them were also found on were supervised by the works the premises. Evidence would be manager, Mr. Fung Yat-hing, and given that accused's employers a book was kept recording the were very careful with thla rubber, experiments up to 1983. This which could not be taken away. book was kept by the accused. In and was only given to customers. the last year of accused's ap- The evidence of Mr. Fung Yat- prenticeship, he was left in sole bing was then taken, and the hear- (charge of the experiments, and a ing adjourned until 2.30 p.m. next

now sample book was prepared by ¦ Wednesday.

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