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MAY HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of VOTING MEMBERS will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley, on STENOGRAPHER wanted im-Tuceday, 31st May, 1938, at 5.30 mediately. State qualifications, re-p.m. ference and salary required to Box No. 400, "Hongkong Telegraph."

WANTED TO BUY.

TO BUY OR CHARTER steamer, 509 to 4,000 tons, for immediate delivery. Give full particulars, photograph, 404, No. Write Box price, etc. "Hongkong Telegraph." SECOND-ILAND ARTICLES wanted, any sort, viz, Refrigerator, Radio,

Saloon tourer or Medium Upright Piano, Sewing Machine, Typewriter, must be cheap for cash. Telephone 22126.

ALL MEMBERS are cordially invited to attend and participate any discussion which may

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THE HONGKONG

BRITONS KILLED BY CHINESE Survivors Confirm Japanese Report

Peiping, May 16.

TELEGRAPH,

MAY TUESDAY,

GIRL, AGED 16, ON BANK FRAUD CHARGE

in

A bold fraud on the OverseUR Chinese Banking Corporation, which an office boy, an accomplice and a girl benefitted by $14,000 was alleged by the Crown at Criminal Sessions this morning before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor.

A Japanese spokesman, in an interview with United Press to- day, said that the shooting of

Mung-seng, The accused were: Ho Dr. Henry G. Wyatt and Miss Beulah Glasby, of the British 18, office boy employed at the bank; oc-Leung Po, 30, unemployed; and Au Baptist Mission Society, curred near Hainchow or Hsin-Yeung Sau-chan, 16, aplaster. kowchen, 50 miles north of Talyuan.

British missionaries Two other Secretary.

travelling with Dr. Wyatt and Mice Glasby safely returned to Talyuan on May 13.

Lt. John Cooper, Assistant Military at the British Legation in Attache Peiping, is leaving by train for Tai yuan to-morrow to investigate deaths.

By Order of the Stewards,

C. B. BROWN,

Hongkong, 14th May, 1938.

Car CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

PREMISES TO LET. SPACIOUS Ground Floo: Premises containing an area of 5,000 square feel or thereabouts and silunte im- western the mediately next entrance of the National City Bonk Building in Duddeli Street. Suitable for Banking Business or other large 10 in writing Apply Secretary, Club Lusitano, Ice House

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Admiral Bayly Dies In England

British Sea Dog Who Served In War

London, May 10. The death has occurred of Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly.--Reuter.

Sir Lewis Bayly, was born in Sept. 1057. Entering the Navy in 1870, he reached the rank of commander

in 1004 and was promoted captain in 1909,

served hnd

L

Meanwhile he Ashanti, in the Congo in 1875 and 1882. In in the Egyptian war of 1007-8 with the rank of commodore he commanded H.M.S. Attentive.

From 1908 to 1911, when he was promoted rear-admiral, he was pre- sident of the War College

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Steamship

"PRESIDENT DOUMER" No. 13 A/38 Bringing Cargo from Marseilles via Salgon, arrived Hongkong Wednesday. 11th May, 1938,

OT:

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Trensure and Value is are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongitong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- loon, whence delivery may be ob- tained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before 21st May, 1838, or they will not be recognized,

ed

Damaged Packages will be examin-

by the Company's Surveyor Messrs: Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 17th May, 1938.

Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance when any duti- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

R. OIL. Agent. Hongkong, 11th May, 1038.

S'hai Exchange Rates Slump

Shanghai, May 17.

the He then The opening rates commanded the 1st Battle-cruiser Foreign Exchange market this

the 3rd 1912 and Squadron until Battle Squadron until the outbreak morning were, U.S. dollars 22%

of the war in 1014

when he was and Sterling 10.13/16d.

knighted and put in charge of the

1st Battle Squadron.

The continued decline, which has been maintained since the

Bayly seemed destined for very latter end of last week, is high positions in the Navy. Then on n January day in 1915 the Formid-mainly attributable to the rapid able, one of the battleships in his developments on the war front squadron, was torpedoed and sank and the roverses of Chinese and the with heavy loss of life. Bayly was forces near Heuchow not to blame, but he no longer com- manded the Battle Squadron. In Lunghai Rallway.--United Press.

stead he was transferred to the post

of commander-in-chief of the West-

'ern Approaches.

When the United States came into the war, he had command of the naval combined Anglo-American

forers at Queenstown.

In that capacity he made a great reputation with the American navy. One of the most exclusive clubs in the United States in the Queenstown Association which is open only to American officers who served under Bayly.

For his war services he

was awarded the KC.M.C. and D.3.0, and also French, Italian and U. S. decora- tione. In 1919 he was placed on the retired list.

12 DESERTERS FROM CRUISER AUSTRALIAN PRESS REPORTS FOUR TO BE SENT TO H.K. Australian newspapers report that twelve members of the crew of the cruiser Dorselshire deserted whilst the warship was in Australla.

Two men deserted at Port Darwin, one later surrendering.

Ten ratings deserted at Sydney and latest reports from Australia state that only four are returning to Hong-

LOCAL SHOWERS ong to re-join the ship.

FORECAST

The total complement of the Dor- setshire is 700.

The temperature as 10 o'clock this report states that pressure is higher morning was 84, one degree lower over the Pacific to the east of Japan, thon at the same time yesterday, and is relatively low over Tongking while humidity was a point higher and Manchuria. A depression re- mains in the Pacific to the cast of at 70 per cent.

Yesterday's maximum temperature the Loochoos, was 80, and the minimum last night

78.

winda, Local forecast is: South moderate; folr generally with local

The Royal Observatory weather showers.

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Mr. E. II. Willins, Crown Counsel, prosecuted and was instructed by Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones of Messrs, Wilkin son and Grist, Mr. D. J. N. Anderson S. Quinn for was Instructed by Mr.

the first and second da endants. Mr.

nnd

Acting Inspector A. E. W. Heath L. R. Whant were present for the P. police. The jury comprised Messrs. C. Moore (Foreman), E. Way,

Abiesset, J. J. Guterres, Tun Teng,

Sucy

Len O'hoy, D. H. Stewart. First accused pleaded guilty to the Japanese reports from Shlhchla- chuang state that the party of British Inrceny of a cheque and a further

of forging u cheque. Ile and

| missionaries met 'fifty Chinese Com-chard accused pleaded not guilty!

when travelling

through

munista Hsinkowchen.

to conspiracy to defraud and the The Chinese chauffeur and two of co

second accused also pleaded not the Britons disappeared when the

of # met the

Communists. The guilty to uttering a forged document, party

and receiving two other Britons reached Taiyuan obtaining $14,000 by means

forged instrument milltary The Japanese on Mo

May 13.

$14,000 which he knew to be stalen sent troops authorities immediately

property. under the guidance of the two sur- viving Britons to investigate the case. Japanese reports declare that the Japanese vice-Manager of the Meng chlong Motor Car Company, whilst travelling on the same road from Tatung to Taiyuan, on May 12, was killed by Chinese eighty miles south of Tatung-United Press,

NUDE BATHER

IN COURT Bathing in the nude in the nullah to the Rood led

Chinese below Kennedy of

young appearance painter before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning.

A Chinese constable told the Court that when he was about to arrest de- fendent, who was in the nude, the

man ran away.

The defendant, Lo Sal-kau, ad- mitted bathing in the nullah, but insisted that he was wearing a pair of shorts.

"I don't want to discourage you from bathing, but you'll have to do it privately," Mr. Edwards sold, in indicting a fine of $3.

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Mr. Williams, said Họ had been an office boy at the bank since April last year and his duty consisted of taking cheques end documents from one department to another. He and second accused had known each other some years ago and the woman wOB frequent caller to see Ho at the Bank.

It was alleged by the prosecution that He was the inside person who stole the blank cheque and forged on It the of Ping Y. Chang

name On March 28, second accused called at the banks, produced the cheque and received the money, largely in $500 bills. In the afternoon it was notleed that Ho was missing and at was found that end of the day it was the hooks were out by $14,000.

In Ho's desk were found pieces of paper bearing various signatures people in the bank. Inspector arrested second accused the next day with a $500 note in his possession and on March 31 the first and third defendants were arrested in a sam- pan

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In Aberdeen Harbour the woman having nineteen $500 notes on her. A cheque book in the bank from which one form was missing. was found.

An elaborate system to frustrate fraid was practised in the bank, the cheque presented passing from the teller ledger clerk, current accounts clerk, sub-accountant, assistant man- oger, cashler, assistant cashier and pack to the teller.

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In cross-examination, Leung Yu- chor, teller, said even when a person brought in a cheque previously en- dorsed, there was a check on him because he had to sign a receipt for the money which must compare with the endorsement.

The hearing is continuing.

THIEVES ACTIVE

The following reports of losses of valuables were received by the police yesterday:

The Rev. D. Donnelly of Wah Yan College, reports the loss of text books

and

a fountain pen valued at $24.

Three fountain pens valued at $24 were reported as lost by Miss Alice Kwok of the Young Women's Chris- tian Association.

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