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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

KINGS Embezzler's

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Romance

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FRANCES DEE

BENITA HUME

ALAN MOWBRAY

AKIM TAMIROFF

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GARY COOPER

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Embezzler's Admission

CHANCE TO REFUND

$2,714

Li Man, 30, accountant, pleaded guilty before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy this morning to the embezzlement of 32,714 between February 4, 1930 and January 23 this year, the property of his em ployers, the Leo Hyaan Estate Com- pany Limited, for whom Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones hell a watching brief.

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The accused was charged also with obinining $95 on February 2 from Li Kam Tong by pretending that he was cashier employed by the Li Cheuk Yuk Tong rent collecting agency. He denied the charge and the plea being accepted by the police it was withdrawn

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GOVERNOR OF BURMA APPOINTED

FORMER OFFICER IN ROYAL NAVY

FINE WAR RECORD

·FEBRUARY 12, 1936.

Anti-Catholic Drive

GERMAN POLICE ARREST 150

(Specia! To "Telegraph")

Berlin, Feb. 11. The big drive against Catholle Youth organisations, which began on February at Dusseldorf with the Arrest of the President of the or ganisation, has affected almost every district in Germany.

London, Feb. 11. So far, about 160, including priests Commander the Douglas Cochrane, member for Dun the secret police, who set the bull Hon. Archibald had laymen, have been arrested by bartonshire in the House of Commons rolling by a visit to the house of the and a strong union Government, sup-organisation's Vice-President, Pastor porter, Ins been appointed Governor Rosser, of Dusseldorf, where they allegedly discovered papers proving that the pastor had close connection with the Communists,

has sent

of Burma.

He was appointed following the ex- pression of the Burmese Govern ment's desire to have a man of Parlia. montary experience as Governor in view of the forthcoming constitutional changes in that country.

Coinmander Cochrane is the second son of the Baron Cochrane of Cults.

Detective Inspector A. E. Carey, for the prosecution, stated that on January 25 this year the accounts of the Lee Tong Company were closed. The defendant wan employed cashier, and produced to Lo! Il Lou, managing partner. 61 rent receipts counterfails which he confessed holle served throughout the Great War had not entered in the books, having misappropriated the money. On minis and won the D.9.0. with bar, having ing the confession the defendant was snatches.

*** been mentioned three times in dlo- dismissed. He had been employed by the firm for ten years and his salary was $40 per month. The complainant did not on

not go to the police until four days ago.

Is Worship: Seems to be rather a delayed action?

Inspector Carey: Yes, rather.

The defendant was remanded for one week on bail of $2,000 to give him a chance to refund the money before being sentenced,

MUI TSAI'S SAD TALE

WANTED TO DROWN HERSELF

The story of an unhappy mui taas who wanted to drown herself was lold by Sub-Inspector T.

O'Connor, Inspector of Mui Taai, when Leung Yin-pin, 26, married 170111011 summoned

before Mr.

of Baron Cornwallis-Bruter.

He is married to the only daughter

|PLANNING TO ASSIST

ASSYRIANS

(Continued from Page 1)

had agreed. The result was that the total cost of settlement left a gap of £180,000. The only hope to meet this gap and clear up the situation would be substantial response to the appeal the Archbish. The

proposed to make to private

Government would help the appeal and hoped It would be a great success.

Cardinal Schulte vigorous protent to Herr Hitler, to which no reply has yet been given Reuter Special.

APPEAL LEAVE

GRANTED

FALSE PRETENCE CASE SEQUEL

An application for leave to appeal to the Full Court in the case of Wong Fai, who was convicted and sentenc ed to six months, hard labour on February 0, on a charge of having obtained by false pretences a sum of $21,600 from one Tam Lin en or

or bo fore May 15, 1933, was made by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., Instructed by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ, before Mr. S. F. Balfour at the Central Magis tracy this morning. The application was granted,

Ordinance for

on

In making the application, Mr. Jenkin And In the case of Wong RICH VALLEY

Fai, I am applying under Section 106 The scheme for the settlement of the of the Magistrates Assyrians requires preliminary work leave to appeal to the Full Court of reclamation and development in the grounds that your findings are a plain known as the Ghab, including erroneous on point of fact.. There is extensive drainage and irrigation at a form provided, although not neces a cost of about £827,000, of which the sary to follow, in the Ordinance for French mandatory authorities are leave to appeal on the question of law, was furnishing

about £380,000. The and also on the Schofield at alluvial soil of the Valley of Orontes Subject to your question of fact. is believed to be of great poten- there is the question of security to be that leave,

tial richness. It Assyrians will be able to begin purpose of covering the costs

anticipated entered into by the appellant for the

of to cultivate their permanent lands in unsuccessful appeal awarded by the 1940,

Full Court. If you will grant that leave and fix the amount of security which Wong Fat will have to give, I shall not trouble you any further.

Mr. Balfour: Yes, security granted} in $750,

CASE' RECALLED

the Central Magistracy this morning for bringing an unregistered mi feai, Chan Pui-king, aged 17, into the Colory, on January 16.

Inspector O'Conner related that on January 30. the girl, being a stranger here, went up 10 Chinese constable and asked him to direct her to the hadbour

as she wanted to drown

herself. She was taken to the police station and later to the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.

TO-MORROW :-BURN & ALLEN in "HERE COMES COOKIE" un aunt of the defendant for $100.

TANT ANY TRAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS

EORIENTALE

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ON THE STAGE AT ALL PERFORMANCES 6 FAMOUS GAETANO CAIETY GIRLS MARVELLOUS ACROBATIC DANCERS.

ON THE SCREEN A HIGH-PRESSURE MYSTERY.'

The high priest of thioves I

He made the most beautiful women his slaves."

He defied the world's master man-trackors.

He will put your norvos-your wits to 'the supremo test ! SMASHING THRILL DRAMA OF PARIS !.

SEE HOW A FEMALE PHILO VANCE GOT HER MAN! She out-witted him-cornered him -and then fell in love with him!.

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A Warner BETT MALTA) Myalata makk!

MARY ASTOR RICARDO CORTEZ DUDLEY DIGGES

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COST £320,000

The not post of the settlement opera- tion itself, as distinct from the pre- liminary reclamation and develop- ment, was estimated in an original plun submitted to the League of Na- tions

Inst September at about

It will be recalled that Wong Fai £320,000. This covered a provision was charged, with another man, with for administration and the transport conspiracy to defraud, by pretending of Assyrians from Iraq, food supplies, that they could make banknotes of the motor vehicles and tractors, argicul- | Hongkong and tural implements and seed and live- | Corporation. Wong Fal wan

It was discovered that the girl had been constantly scalded by the de fendant who lived at 26 Upper Lascar Row. At the age of ten years the girl had been sold by her parents to The woman used to keep a shop but it went bankrupt and the girl was then sold into the defendant's family

Wind for $140.

She was brought to long kong on January 16. She was netaal- Is the ori tani of the defendant's father. The girl had no marks of ill treatment.

The defendant was fined $50.

-BARKING--DOG NUISANCE

OWNER WARNED BY

MAGISTRATE

"You are discharged, but I caution you to keep your dogs inside your house at night", commented Mr. Bal- four at the Central Police Court this morning when Tung Siu-sik, of 68 Conduit Rand was summoned for keoping three Alsatian dogs necus- lonied to annoy neighbours, by bark- ing, between January 1 and 26.

The complainant was Mrs. Back well, of 48 Conduit Road.

Police Constable White, of Upper Levels Police Station, prosecuted. It was stated that the defendunt hnd three, dags and three puppies. I don't think the dogs bark at night | becaure my baby is only forty days old, remarked the defendant in the witness box.

ECONOMIST TO VISIT HERE

SIR F. LEITH-ROSS ON HIS WAY

Shanghai, Feb. 12. Sir Frederick Loith-Ross, the Bri- tish coonomic expert who has been some months in China studying the financial situation, particularly the currency problema of the country, loft for Hongkong this

morning.

They

Taiyuan

and

to

month,

is for food-about £126,000-during The most important of these credits to the period before settlers are able to grow suficient for their own noods.

Shanghai

nghal Banking

stock, construction of houses, schools ditionally charged with

with obtaining and churches, and sanitary services $21,600 by falso pret

pretences. Both de- supplies.

fendants were discharged on the first and the case against Wong Fal on count after evidence had been heard, the

second charge was continued. The evidence was to the effect that As a result of the resolution of the Wong Fal had asked Tan Lin for League Council, an Automous Board sum of $21,500 which he alleged of Trustees for Assyrian Settlement was wanted as capital for the nis)

ninking has bee

been established at Beirut. Its of the banknotes. The money was task is

1s to collaborato with the French said to have been given defendant by Mandatory Authorities in administra. Tom Li and Inserted into an tion of the actual settlement opera- cicctrical machine which was

suppon. distinct from reclamationed to tion--as

make ed to make prints of banknotes. works on the Ghab plain, execution of Lin was sent out of the room by which

is being e

left to the Mandatory defendant for the purpose of 1xing Authorities and to assume local an additional fuse, and on his return financial

responsibility within the was told that the money had all been limits of Its regular budget as ap burnt. Defendant had promised to provod by the League of Nations. repay Tam Lin, but it was stated, in The French Mandatory Authorities fact had never done BO. propose eventually to naturalise the Assyrians on bloc, after which they will be in the same position and en- joy the same rights as other religious minorities in States covered by man date for Syria.-British Wireless.

MACAO INCIDENT

BRITISH CUSTOMS OFFICER WOUNDED

Macao, Feb. 11.

Tam

The prosecution in the previous case had been conducted by Mr. I C. Macnamara, inalructed by Mr. D. McCallum, and accused WAR defended by Mr. C. A. S. Russ.

UNSTAMPED RECEIPTS

SEVERAL CHINESE

PAY FINES

Robert Boyle, a Britlih employee Dotective-Sergeant Whitcroft, of Macno Government Hospital suffering plainant in several summonses when of the Chinese Customs, entered the Colonial Treasury, was the com- from gunshot wounds received this three Chinese were fined various sumb morning aboard the Customs launch for issuing unstamped rent receipts by Kwanchun, and inflicted, it is believed Mr. Q. A, A. Macfadyen at the Kow- by smugglers near Balaucheu Station, toon Magistracy this morning, close to Macao.

No trace of the offenders has boon found.

The Chinese arew were asleep at the time, only one guard being awake, and he was wounded.

One member of the crew, has not been accounted for and is missing.

An operation was performed en Boyle, who is stated to be in no danger. Our Own Correspondent.

Smuggling In Canton

Canton, Feb. 11,

Five summonses were taken against Mok Kwal, 120 Felho Street, first floor, who was alleged to have re ceived a monthly rent of $25 from Kwang Shing,, No. 128 Peiho Street, ground floor, in June, July, Septem ber, November and December lost year, for which he issued unstamped receipts. Defendant pleaded guilly and was fined a total of $25.

Sergeant Whiteroft stated that the receipt montioned in the first sum- mans had been stamped with a five-

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SIR F. LEITH ROSS

LEAVING FOR HONGKONG WITHIN A FEW DAYS

ing to hanking circles, Sir Frederick does not expect to spend much time- in Canton, as a preliminary survey was made by his assistant, Mr. Ni was discovered here last night in a Mi Street, first floor, admitted having

A wall organised smuggling den cent postage stamp.

Tam Leung man, No. 27, Shek Kép

B. Young. While here Mr. Young house, No. 26 Hwak Kang Street, by issued an unstamped roceipt for the

discussed financial and monetary pro a party of armed guards from the

bloms with officials of the Provincial Provincial Smuggling Provention De-Ying Fat Loong, No. 27 Shek Kip Miederle Leith. Ross's office to-day Municipal Bank, and British concerns

sum of $25 which he received from

Shanghai, Fob. 11. Department of Finance, the Kwang telephonic inquiry from Sir tung Provincial Bank, the Canton partment, accompanied by police.

Street, ground floor, and alleged that

Sir Frederick is accompanied by Lady Leith loss.

aboard the steamer aro. expected to roturn The search party was directed by he gave a ten-cont duty stamp to the elicited the reply that he was going here. about the end of the Smuggling Provention Department, not been put on.

Inspector Liang Han-tso of the people to put on the receipt but it had to Hongkong "within a few days."

What intorests foreign monetary Reuter.

visiting Canton as well and only one man was arrested or imposed of 10 was also imposed upon--Router,

A fine of $5 was these the office was unable to supply. sation decree in Canton is different Specifle details were requested, but experts is that the silver nationali- This is Sir Frederick's first visit to goods was taken by the police.

sides the arrest a large quantity of A fine

from that of the National the Colony since his arrival in the Far

Govern East, bat a British Treasury export, silks, 100 cases of rubber goods and when he admitted receiving $22 from Among them were 30 pieces of Estate Agents, No. 44 Hankow Road, Loung Pik-kal, of the Hop Man

ment, because in Canton the two Mr. N. E. Young, has been at work ten parcels of printed cloth.

government banks pay a premium of Canton, Feb. 11. 20 por vent when they buy allver

in Hongkong for several months.

Preparing a Welcome

Several reports of the activities Chau Sze, No. 114 Tam Kung Road, Financial circles here are making coins from the public. In Shanghai

of smugglers in the city have reach-Brat floor, for which he issued an un-reparatie to nooit Sir Frederick and Nanking, paper money Admitting the theft of two wooden ed the Authorities.

stamped receipt.

a cordial welcome. It is understood the same as the silver dollar. The shutters before Mr. Balfour at the mant has been instructed by Mr. Au The Provincial Smuggling Depart

that ho will make A study of the Nanking Government made prepara- Central Magistracy this morning, Fong-po, Head of the same Depart was left by the late Mrs. Catherine

Local estate to the value of $20.400 banknote situation here as affecting tions over a year before going off the Lun Sum, aged 36, a coolle, was

British and other foreign trade. sliver standard, while Canton merely sentenced to two months' hard labour.

ment, to pay special attention to the Lowson, widow, formerly of Chadley ha will return to Shanghai. Accord the Ministry of Finance Special

After comploting his investigations followed a similar line of action as Defendant, who had been bound over smuggling proventive guards have October 27, 1935. An application by

movement of the amugglers. More Woldington, Surrey, who died recently, was fined an additional $600, been despatched to Canton-Kowloon Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, soliciter, the or, in default, a month's hard labour, stations. for breaking the bond. Sub-Inspector waterfront in order to check the copy of probate of the mill,

and the wharves at the lawful attorney, for sealing certified Mat prosecuted."

mugglera-Wah: Kiu Yat Po...

granted.

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