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til 9.30 a.m. next day, when he was rolensed.
COURT STATEMENT
Mr. Hazlerigg said: This action has been settled but with your Lordship's permission 1. should like to make a statement concern- ing the matter and the terms of settlement-of which statement the plaintiff's Solicitor has approved.
The plaintiff a retired mer- chant living in Hongkong. On the night of the 22nd July. he, with members of his family, re- turned to Hongkong by the
H., "Yuet On" arriving at the Tang On Wharf at about 10.30 p.m.
of
The defendant, who is one 24.c most junior revenue Meers in the service, was on duty at the wharf with a number of Chinese Revenue Officers. He was very pressed with work us two stenmera
discharing simultaneously | and no other European Rovenue Ofeer was present.
were
The plaintiff was stopped by the defendant who told him to put his bag on the examination table and askett him if he had anything to declare. Plaintiff told him to look himself and said that if he damaged anything he would have to make it good.
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ness. Volunteers are offering their services to the Ethiopian army, and include doctors, students and many ex-officers of the Turkish and Egyptian armies."
The Coptic patriarch. Amrá Yoannes, s raining a medieni mission to go to Abyssinia.
of
A great mass meeting was re- (Special to "Talagraph”)
cently attended by Moslems and fly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie M Copts, through the inspiring force apes Ordinance 1731, Rindeed, August of the giant, bearded leader of the old Egyptian Nationalist Belfast, Aug. 26,
Hamid Sald. The A Scotsman, J. Guthrie, riding meeting elected a national.com-
Party. Abdel a 66 c.c. Norton machine, won the mittee to defend the cause main event of the European Ethiopian Independence. motor-cycling Grand Prix to-day While such public demonstra- with an average of 90.98 miles portion lack official support of the hour for twelve laps on a trian-Egyptian Government, it is sym zular course totalling 226 miles. pathelle. With no Parliament to W. Handley, on a Velocette, extract official atatements, the won the 350 cc. class race, cover- Government is able to preserve a ing eleven laps, 220 miles, at discreet silence. But certain ne an average speed of 86.86 milestions indicate where the Govern per hour.
friendship Hes., For A German, A. Geiss, riding an example, it hus forbidden the ex- Autovunion, won the 250 cc. class port of camels to Ethiopia and event over a course of 200 miles, as placed heavy restrictions on and his spoed was 79.16:
the export of all draught animals. The race was run over roads a Migration of Egyptian labourera few miles outside Belfast and to the Italian colonies has been attracted a large crowd of en-virtually hatted. Certain supplies, thusiastic spectators as well as mainly food, are still being ship one of the most representativoped freely and figures on consign. entry lists in the history of motor- {ments to Eritrea show an
Defendant, wanting to avoid do-cycle racing.-Reuter Special. ing damage. then asked plaintiff to remove the contents of the ling Plainti refused-he himself.
was within his rights in so doing. It only statutory duty was to per- mit his baggage ta by searched or to go with the officer to the 1, &E. Office
have mid
hia baggage searched there.
TEMPER FRAYED
Defendant, whose temper had become frayed, then sent plaintiff to the oflier with two Chinese Revenue Officers, while he remain-
ed on the wharf,
Plaintif say that the officers if led him along holding him as he were under arrest if they did this they did 50 without instructions or knowledge of the defendant.
the
STOWAWAY
CAUGHT
ATTEMPT TO STEAL PASSAGE
Arrested on board the steamer
ment's
enormous increases for the first four months this year the increase totalled 2,000 per cent., and lately even more. Similarly, however, exports from Sudan to Abyssinia revent a big rise, mainly in cerents, forage and cattle. Levan- tine-merchants-who-control-mosi of the exports hope to reap a' golden harvest from the situation.
COPTIC CHURCH
Meanwhile the Coptic patriarch As might be expected people | Sui Sang, on which he had slowed crowded round to see what the away with the intention of going has also summoned the Councils. dispute was about and this held to Singapore, Ying Chung-ngok, of the Coptic community to dis- 27, unemployed, was brought be. cuss the attitude of the Coptic up search work.
the church towards the Italo-Ethiopian fore Mr. Wynne-Jones at Kowloon Magistracy this morning dispute and to take steps to show and fined $50, with the alterna- sympathy with Abyssinia, ¡A tive of one month's hard labour.special committee consisting of Inspector Stimson appeared for] Egyptians will be elected to carry the prosecution and stated that out derisions. Owing to reserva- defendant
came from Shanghai Bons in Egypt's Declaration of Independence. Egypt's defence about a week ago.
Defendant atated that he wanted and the Sudan question are for Egyptian to Singapore to join his British decision. The to go brother.
Government's action, therefore, Mr. O. F. Hamilton preventive depend on the British Govern- officer of the Indo-China Steam-ment's lead, ship Navigation Company, stated that the usual fare to Singapore was $36. If defendant had not been detected on board the ship, the Company would have had to pay fine of $100 at Singapore and the man would have had to
A suggestion much discussed in the Company's expense. he brought back to Hongkong at
The man the possible Anglo-Egyptian mill- the Lake boarded the ship at Kowloon tary occupation of whilst she Was alongside the Teana district in Ethiopia de wharf, and was caught in the signed to safeguard the sources vicinity of Stonecutters Island. of the Blue Nile, which is the
rountry's life blood.
When defendant had completed his work at the wharf he went to the I. &.E. Office-this would he about 11.30 p.m.
On arrival he looked up the question of obstructing revenue officera (Sec c.g. 9.47 of the Tobacco Ord. 1931), and he come to the conclusion that plaintiff had been guilty of obstructing and decided to charge him.
Being a very junior officer and having had no previous experience of such, a charge, he decided that he ought to keep the plaintiff in the office until one of his superiors arrived in the morning and he did so. In the morning when superior officers came plaintiff was re- leased.
to
I am satisfied that although the disputation the wharf un
ndoubtedly caused a crowd collect which impeded sourch generally, a charge of obstruction against the plaintiff would have falled and the defendant wrong in deciding to prefer the
charge.
NO CHARGE
WILS
Dofedant was wrong again in deciding to hold the plaintiff in the office until morning-bi» duty, if he intended to prefer a charge, was to ascertain plaintiff's name and address with a view to issuing a summons or, alternatively, if he thinks that a summons would fall to ensure appearance, to take him to a police station, prefer his charge and leaving it to the station officer to deal with the question of ball.
belloved that in the circumstances
HUGE AMERICAN-
DEFICIT
LONDON GOLD BLOC RUMOURS
Washington, Aug. 24. The estimated Government de. felt for the current fiscal year is nearly $4,000,000,000.
The Prime Minister, Tewplk Nessim Pasha is in close touch pith the Residency and in the event of war decisions affecting Egypt will doubtless be arrived at jointly by the British and Egyptian authorities,
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us Detroit Tigers won from the NELBERTS Athletics, the lenders Increased their advantage alightly."
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I wish, however, to make it clear that my client honestly belleved
The anticycknc over N. E. Cleveland that there were good grounds for
Boston proferring a charge and honestly Japan has increased in intensity
and pressure remains moderate Cleveland he ought to keep the plaintiff soy high over North China, A
extends Philadelphia that one of his superiors might trough of low pressure
from Tongking to Formosa.. The Detroit deal with the matter.
(Higgins scored a home run It is, 1 think.
Pacific theon is in about Lat, rather strong evidence of the defendant's honesty 26. Long 132, moving N. W. Local for the Athletics).
variable Washington ог in the matter that when at 8.30 forecast-Westerly
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Washington Mr. Nash rang up and asked him to release plniatif the defendant replied that he must wait till mor- ning as a charge would probably be preferred.
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on the defendant tendering the St. Louis ......... apology which I have volced on his behalf and on payment of an agreed amount of costs (which my
friend Mr. Lo has generously Chicago
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The defendant now freely adduced to a very small figure) and New York
on the defendant making a dou- (Meiv'n Olt scored a home run mits that his opinion aid the deation of $50 to the Tung Wah for the Giants). tention of the plaintiff were wrong Hospital.
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and tenders lila apology to the In conclusion Mr. Hazlerigg ex- St. Loule plaintiff for any indignity to which pressed gratitude to Messrs. Lo and Brooklyn he was subjected, and for the in-Lo for the manner in which they convenience caused to him by the had handled the case, defendant's action.
Mr. Lo replied that now the The plaintiff has no desire to matter had been settled he merely make any personal profit out of wished to emphasise his client's lack this matter or portonally to receive of pecuniary Interest in bringing Pittsburgh any pecuniary balm for his wound- the claim and said that if he had Boston ed feelings. He has brought this asked for and been awarded dam Pittsburgh
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know that actions such as this were: Philadelphia.....
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