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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 1. 1939.

EMBEZZLED FUNDS Big Shipment MRS. HAROLD WINGLEE

Fire Brigade Employee

Sent to Prison

Convicted on five of six charges

embezzlement of

Government

Of Silver

Death Takes Young Wife Of Colony Athlete

Chinese Bullion Goes funds, Lam Tat-isol, 27, clerk em- To United States ployed in the Hongkong Fire Brigade, ins sentenced to four months' hard labour on cach: count, the terms to-Sixteen cases of silver, totall-as sad as the earlier one had been MANILA, Aug. 31 (Domel), concurrently, by Mr. T. J.

Just over nine months ago Rev. Fr. Galbinti officiated at St. Margaret Mary's Church, Happy Valley, when Mist Mabel Josephine Yu became the wife of Mr. Harold William Winglee. Yesterday he officiated at a function when Mrs. Winglee was burled

Houston at the Central Magistrocying 200 tons and valued at a Catholle Cemetery, Happy

yesterday,

$28 on August 1; and $50 on August United States,

1.

$10,000,000 have been shipped in the Valley. Lain was alleged to have enbozzied aboard the M.M. liner Laos,

Mrs. $110 on July 29; $12 on July 10; which arrived here from Saigon her marriage and at the early age of Winglee's death so soon after

$69.14 on July 10; $32 on July 20this morning en route to the 23 yencs was the sequel to acute appendicitis and occurred At the The sliver bullion was understood Queen Mary Hospital at 11 o'clock on Mr. F. 1. Laschy appeared for the to have been sent from Chungking Wednesday night. She had been ill for about three weeks and had been defence and plended not gulity. Lam via French Indo-China.

Brought here aboard the French in hospital for a week. She was the was on bail of $1,000.

stramer via Haiphong and Saigon, it daughter of Mr. Yu Yat-yue, mes- Acting Sub-Inspector C. 11. Good-will be transferred to the President chant, who, with her mother,

Macao, from fere en present win prosecuted, and Mr. J. C. Fitz-Harrison, sailing

The husband, who is a well-known ilenty, Superintendent of the Fire September 4 for New York.

baseball and softball Brigade, was present,

It was also revealed that $20,000,- swimmer, 000 worth of silver was shipped from player, his mother, Mrs. M. Winglee, Chitta to America, via French Indois brother, Mr. Cecil Winglee, and Chinn and Manila, during March.

in

Lam said he entered the Govern- ment service in May, 1933, when be was assigned to the Fire Brigade.

became clerk in charge August, 1936, when one of the stair

red.

bonded em- lle was natu although hc ployee,

constantly andled money. No written instruc nons were given him with regard to ats handling money, When Mr. Brooks, now retired, was Super- atendent of the Fire Brigade, any

received was locked in Mr. ks' mie, but after his retirement, 1

continued, ne practice could not be

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

the key to the safe was taken Oct. away. He then placed any money not Dee.

out in his completely paid

coal Jan. Ile did not leave it in his Mar. pockets.

esk because it could easily be stolen. May All Government money he kept was July placed separate from his own money. Spot

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Aug. 31. New York Cotton

0.41/41

8.30/30 8.20/20

8.25/20

8.135/15 8.12 N

1.00/00

7.07/97

3.00/00 7.03, 08

New York Hubber

7.80/40 unreceived

10.49/85a 16.46b750

18.22/22 10.25/26 18.18b/23 10.18 b 10.15 b 10.16

Defendant detailed his duties, and Sept. aid that particularly on pay-days he Dee. was kept very busy. Sometimes he Mar. inished work between 6 and 7 p.m. May Money he received during the day! Total sales for the day:-920 tons. and which was not completely d

ut was taken home by him at night. Sept.

Dec.

Chicago Wheat

0724/077 08/073 0814/60% 58/68% 00/00% 00%/00

is t

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his wife's two sisters, Mrs. Chiu and Mas Ilda Yil, were the chief mourners.

Others present were Mr. A. J. Rodrigues, Mr. A. M. Silva, Mr. JM. A. Rumjahn, Mr. M. A. Wahab, Mr. C. K. Ong, Mr. and Mrs. H. de Sa, Mrs. de Sa, Snr., Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Abbas, Mr. A. J, Bursley, Mr. C. M. Xavier, Mr. D. E. Santos, Mr. F Mr. J. J. Remedios, Mr. R. Danenberg, and Mr. S. A. Rumjahn.

A

from the husband was

lowered with the coffin. Wreaths were also sent by Mrs. M. Winglee, Mr. and Mrs, 1 Bullock, Mr. and MTH. A. M. Abbas, Mr. Lau Ming-sal, | Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rodrigues, Mro. A. 1. Ahbay and family and Miss C. Silvn.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Omeint Summary issued yesterday says:

Quieter conditions previlled to-day and the volume of trading was not 30 extensive as the two preceding days. On the other hand prices have 23,301,000 bushels.been well maintained though it is Chicago Corn

apparent prospective buyers arc 437/44 43/4334 holding back, anticipating possiblli- 443%/44% 44/44 ties of obtaining requirements a little

16/40% cheaper.

Lam agreed that some weeks ago. May dr. Filz-Henry had given him in- Wednesday's sales:-- Aructions to show him any money eceived. After he had done 50,

Instructed WOR

tu look Sept. ter the money. He explained that Dec. sums mentioned in the May harges were received by nin

fendant

11 the

but

whug to pressure of work and bc- Oct. use some of the sums were received Dec. in late in the day, he kept them May

nd forgot to take them to the Police

vecountant, as he should have done.

Winnipeg Wheat

57/5734 504/30

59/59

691%/60%

031/03%

Buyers

IK, Wharves $100 HK. Docks $15

Providents $4.20 Raubs $0.35

H.K. Lands $31

Referring to the sums mentioned C. T. Wang Arrives H. Reales $314)

charge, he said he was.

king the money and books up to

Police Accountant when he alised he had forgotten to take the

At Manila

ceipt book with him. As his son MANILA. Aug. 31 (Domel).-Dr.

as that day, he went home to C. T. Wang, former Chinese Ambas-

e the boy. When he prepared to sador to Washington, arrived here ave home, it was too

late to

from Hongkong this morning aboard;

to receipt book, so he broke open the J.C.J.L. liner Thinegara.

e sealed envelopes containing the

China Lights (old) $7,30

China Lights (new) $4.20 H.K. Electrie $52

Cements $12.00

Dairy Farins (old) $20

Dalry Farms (new) $10. Watsons $74

Macos $18 He will attend the opening cere-] „ooks and money, took out the money monies of the Bank of Communion-

nd placed it in his pocket. Helons here on September 4.

ould have paid it in on the Mon-

ay following, but forgot to do so.

Lam denied he had received in- ructions from Mr. Fitz-Henry to

ney to him each night|| before à p.m.

After submissions by Mr. Loseby, milatd a the Arst

ve charges, and discharged on the ixth.

Greece Takes Precautions

Belgrade, Aug. 31.

LATE NEWS

GERMAN TRICKERY EXPOSED

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuters Extensive military preparations are "Reuter'" diplomaile correspondent eing carried out in Greece, accord-states that the German proposals are

to the Athens correspondent of not a reply to any Belilah proposals.

Belgrade Politics to-day. All The efforts of the British Govern. notor vehicles have been requisi-'meat have been directed to seeing oned and Greek troops are being whether German-Polish discussions nt to the Bulgarian and Albanian could be arranged, it is understood, of canality, that the settle- on terms of equality, ontiera.

ment would

Evacuation of the civilian popula-interests the essential north-west is also observance bed, and that ils due!

ion from the

'ported to be in progress.

at

Beliers

Sales

H.K. Banks $1,320/17

Providents $1.40 Raubs $814 C.D.

II.K. Mines Zels.

11. & S. Hotels' $434 II.K. Lands $311⁄2 H.K. Tramways $15.85 Star Ferries $50

China Lights (old) $7.70 H.K. Electrics $53/54 H.K. Govt. 4 Loan par,

MANILA GOLD SHARES Atoks Ps. 20 s Antamok Tx. 22 s

Baguio Gold Pa. 184 b

Balong Buhay Ps. 0130 5

Benguet Consolidated Ps. 10.10 b

Big Wedge Ps. 21 a

Coco Grove Ps. 20 s

Consolidated Mines P's. 0016 s Consolida

Demonstration Ps. 081⁄2 B

Ps. 43 s

1.X.L. P.

Ivo Gold Ps. 154 b

Itogon Mining Ps. 25%

Mambulao Consolidated Ps. 00 a

Masbate Consolidated Pa. 104 Musu

Mindanao Motherlode Ps. 0734 8 Mine Operation Ps. 12 s

North Camarines Pa, 24 s Paracale Gumaus Ps. 15 b San Mauricio Ps. 88 8 Surigao Consolidated Ps. 20 b Suyoc Consolidated Ps. 13 a United Paracale Ps. 345

Indians Rename Official

secured. It is learned in official quarters that the ca

proposals were only communicat- Up to the present time reservista ed to the Polish Government for the ave not been called to the Colours, first time to-night. They were read M members of the Government in1

to the British Ambasador late Athens and the Premier, M. Metaxas, ir

on August 30. They were not aight main in constant contact with the communicated to him officially, on the Thiet of General Staff of the Greek ground that it was too late, as the

Columbla, S. C. Army and the various diplomatic re- Polish representative had not arrived The Palmetto State's veteran health resentatives of the foreign Powers. in Berlin by midnight of August 39 omcer, Dr. James A. Hayne, has a the time siipulated by the Germans new, heap-hle title. He is "Chief Big Informed circles believe that a peaceful settlement of the present on August 20.

Ispute is likely. Greek citizens are: "eturning from all neighbouring coun- ries. Trans-Ocean,

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COUNCIL MEETING Important Legislation On To-day's Agenda

.

A meeting of the Legislative Coun eil is to be held to-day when several

Important matters will come up for

consideration....

Following is the agenda:

The Attorney General to move the Arst readings of the following bills.

A Bill, to amend the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1934. A Bill to amend the law relating to the Urban Council.

A Bill to consolidate and amend the Prevention of Eviction Ordin- ences, 1938 and 1939. #

The Attorney General to move the first, second and third readings of: Recital and proclamation of Letters A Bill for promoting the revision Patent passed under the Great Seal of of the Ordinances of Hongkong: the Realm amending Article XVII of Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce to move the Letters Patent of February 14, the first reading of:

1917,

constituting

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A Bill to provide for the incor- Governor and Commander-in-Chieporation of the Kowloon Union of the Colony of Hongkong and its Church. Dependencies.

Conforming to Practico

The Colonial Secretary to move

The amendments to the let- that the report of the Finance Cout mitteo (No. 6) of July, 27 be adopted. ters patent will bring existing

The Attorney General to move that practice in Hongkong concerning the the style of the once of Air, Raid Fre- periods. when the Governor is tem- cautions Officer be changed to that porarily absent from the Colony Inte with that adopted in Malaya and of Director af Air Raid Precautions,

ald, Precautions other Colonics

The Attorney General to move that

Under the existing Letters Patent,

be

a supplementary schedule be added to it is necessary for an Offeer Ad- Law Revision Ordinance, 1987, mak- ministering the Government to

of the Ing-several amendments in the Code sworn in dixing the absence

| Governor tag JSEM of Civil Procedure Bill 1901,