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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1931.
EASIER TENDENCY IN SHARES.
Arranging Forthcoming
Settlement.
LIQUIDATION PROCEEDING.
The oficial summary issued by the Stock Exchange to-day states: Frices generally showed an easier tendency this morning, ex- cept for a few stocks, which are in demand at current rates. Liquidation still appears to be go- Ing on.
although in several in- stances a large part of the forth- coming Settlement has already been arranged.
Cantone and Hong Kong Fires could have been obtained at $1,500 and $1,450, respectively, and Underwriters at the reduced rate of $5%
Steamboats were sellers at the slightly reduced gure of $264.
Wharves were in demand at 8151.
Providents (old) were offering lat $5%, but the new shares were
in demand at $2.60.
PROMINENT AMERICAN DEAD.
Ex-Ambassador, Mr. Dwight Morrow.
MRS. LINDBERGH'S FATHER,
New Jersey, Yesterday, The death has occurred in Engle- wood of Mr, Dwight Morrow, the ex-Ambassador and father-in-law of Col. Lindbergh-Router.
IN POSSESSION OF
PAMPHLETS.
(Central Police Court.)
Au the result of searches carried out last Saturday night by police pickets on the water-front several Chinese were charged before Mr. Williams this morning of being in possession of pamphlets of an inelting nature.
Lame Excuses.
A Chincar, who was fined $400 or in default 3 months' hard, was
Holels (old) changed hande at $13.80, and at the close there were buyers at $134, with sellers ask-found in possession of pamphlets ing $14. The new shares were put through at $131⁄2.
Lunds were on offer at 380. Realties, which were dealt in at $132, had further sellers at the close at $134.
EWOR were reported sales at 317, as were Shanghai Cottons at 93, but 'Zoong Sings were wanted at 13%.
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Star Ferrics were reported to have been done at $91.
China Lights were on offer at $271⁄2
Cements (combined), after being done at $1834, closed with buyers at $182.
Watsons, which were reported sales at $15%, closed with buyers at $15.
Amusements were done at $242, Constructions (old) could have been obtained at $5, and the new shares at $1.80.
wrapped round a pair of shoes, On him were also found several indecent photographs.
A second Chinese, who was fin- ed $35 or in default 4 weeks' im- prisonment and bound over in $100 to keep the peace for one year, said he had bought pea-nuts in Canton and wrapped them in the puper which he had later forgotten to throw away.
BERLIN'S ORGY OF WINDOW SMASHING.
Communists Attack Newspaper Offices.
200 WINDOWS SMASHED.
Berlin, Yesterday, When the clocks struck midnight| peaceful citizens in all parts of Berlin were awakened by the noise of breaking windows and shouts of "Down with Reactionarios!" They found the Communists were attack-|| ing the branch offices of news- papers opposed to them.
The Communists suddenly ap-| peared before the offices, broke the windows and disappeared before{ the Police arrived.
Reports already received indicate that two hundred windows were smashed.-Router.
LORRY ACCIDENT.
Topples Over Negotiating a Turn.
An accident occurred in Water- loo Road yesterday, shortly before tiffin time, when a lorry turned over on its side, throwing three] people out..
I would appear that the lorry was proceeding along Prince Ed- ward. Road towards the junction with Waterloo Road behind an- other. For some reason, the driver! of the rear lorry turned into Water- A third Chinese said he had loo Road, but his speed was so great been given the pamphlet on em-that the lorry skidded and swung barking in Canton. He was fined over on to its aide, pinning down $50 or in default 4 weeks' Impri- the two occupants of the front seat, and throwing out three people riding in he body of the vehicle.
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A Chinese from Macao per s.3. Venezuela said he had not read the contents, of the pamphlet which had been given to him. The man was described as being on "silly side." He was fined $10 as a warning to be more careful in the future, and bound over in $100 to keep the peace.
MONEY LEFT:
European Lady's Honged
Kong Estate.
Posting Up a Notice,
A Police picket from Kowloon City on thele way to Kowloon Tong, promptly took charge of mat- ters. It was found that the driver? and owner (the front seat occu- plers) had escaped with little more than a few scratches and a shak- Ing up.
The injured people Yip Chun (30) male, Hu Kui (23) female, and Sun Tai-tal (33) coolies, were to the Kowloon Hospital.
A man and a youth were charg. with posting up a notice likely to cause a breach of the peace. The notice was posted up in taken Queen's Road Central on Sunday. Suffering from injuries to variou The man was fined $150 and the parts of the body. youth $25.
MOTOR OFFENCES.
(Central Police Court).
Mrs. Nora Lilian Roberts, late of 78, Blenheim Gardens, Wallington, Surray, and formely of Wei-hat-wel, wife of Mr. Samuel ⚫William Roberts, who died at Woodcote Nur- sing Home, Wallington, Surrey, on January 10, 1981, left estate in Hong Kong valued at $3,800, and The Chinese driver of a public net personalty at Home worth car was fined $15 by Mr. Schofield £4,701.17.1.
this morning, for having driven Resealing of certified copy of her through Sutherland Street, a po- will has been granted by thehibited place. It was stated that Supreme Court to Mr. G. G. N. defendant actually knocked down Tinsen solicitor, attorney for the the "No Motors" signpost, and testatrix's widower, who is the sole damaged it. beneficiary under the will which bequeathed to him and his heirs and successOTS.”
CHINESE WIDOW'S ESTATE. .
Dangerous Practice. Remarking that it was a dan: gerous practice to pass stationary tramcars, ha Worship imposed a fine of $7 on a Chinese motor cyclist.
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Intuicient Brakes.
A fine of $20 was imposed on the Chinese owner of a motor lorry (Continued on Next Column}
Probate of the will of Tam Tal, widow, who died, aged 61 years, at 515, Queen's Road West, on March 29, 1931, has been granted to her elder daughter-in-law, Chan Fung Sht, widow of the testatrix's elder
son,
who Jeft estate valued daughter-in-law trustee of the pro- jat
survived $1,800, is
by perty, including two houses, Nos. her second zon and grand- 11 and 18, Main Street (Aplichau),
son,
aged 21 (Chinese "until the second son and grandson The will appoints the attain their majority."
bath
reckoning).
brakes.
which had inefficient Traffle-Sergeant B. G. Baker in- formed the Magistrate that an old woman was knocked down by the vehicle. When tested at a speed of 15 miles an hour, the foot brakes pulled up in 78 feet, whilst the hand brakes covered 112 feet of road before the lorry was stopped. The driver was fined $15.
Dangerous Driving.
In charging the Chinese driver of a public car for driving in a manner dangerous to the public in Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Traffic- Inspector Alexander said the de- fendant drove at a speed of 40 miles an hour, it was a very bad case of speeding. Another danger which he would like to point out, although it was not contained in traffic re- gulations, was the fact that defen- dant was not wearing spectacles at the time. Defendant had defective syesight, and the doctor had told him that he must wear spectacles when driving. A fine of $20 was imposed.
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