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Auction
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ON
WEDNESDAY, May 18, 1932, commencing at 5.15 p.m. at their Sales Room,
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A Collection of VALUABLE POSTAGE STAMPS.
On View from Tuesday, May 17, 1932.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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Sales.
Union Insurances, $470. Hong Kong Lands, $77. Ewo Cottons, Thi. 18.60/.70, Hong Kong Trams, $21.40. Dairy Farms, $28.
Buyers. China Fire Insurances, $690. Union Waterboats, $20, .... Benguets, $151⁄4.
Benguet Explorations, 81 cents. Wharves, $148. Docks, $18.
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THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to fall by Public Hong Kong Renitles, $11.30. Auction, ...
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A Quantity of ́VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
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Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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Asia Realty "B", Tls. 26,50.
BRAWL ON FERRY,
Troops Summoned for Assault.
SCOTCH PUZZLES LAWYER.
Private Harry Mitchle of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders was yesterday fined $10 at the Kow- Joon Magistracy for assaulting Mr. George Shiu Ki-lau, of Kowloon Tong, while another private of the same regiment, John Quinn, was. discharged in connection with the same offence.” The Hong Kong Dollar went up a A cross-summons for assault was farthing yesterday, to 18. 3.3/8d. dismissed. Sentence of six weeks hard The market opened firm and busi- The incident occurred whilst com- May 20, 6 p.m. May 21, 9.45 8. woman, Chan San, by Mr. Schofield but became easier later in the day. at 11.46 p.m. on April 26, and he Tabour was passed on a Chinese ness was done as high as 18. 8.7/8, plainant was leaving the Star Ferry
at the Central Magistracy' this
In New York silver went up on alleges he was kicked on the leg and morning, for the larceny of cloth Monday from 28.8/8 to 29.1/8. struck in the face by defendants. ing valued at $59, the property of Owing to the holiday, there was Complainant was at the time, ac- defendant's neighbour, who resides no quotation in London on Mox-companied by Miss Fong. at No. 8, Kwal Heung. Street. :
iday, On Saturday, silver rose 1/16
Amusing Interlude. The theft took place on May 14 and the market was steady.
During the course of the evidence," while complainant was out at work,
At the local Chinese exchange, there WA an amusing interlude, and in convicting, his Worship last evening, Canton Central Bank when the Scotch accent of one of commented that the theft was par- notes were quoted at 54 per cent. the defendants proved too much for ticularly menn, In view of the fact while Hong Kong dollar notes, in Mr. C. Y. Kwan, who appeared for that defendant and complainant exchange for Kwangtung silver, the complainant. were living on the same floor, and were at a premium of $421 per "I am sorry, your Worship, but I' that the former took advantage. of $1,000.
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the absence of complainant to pilfer the contents of her cubicle,
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VILLAGE ROAD MURDER.
LONDON STOCKS.
Good Buying and High Records,
am not conversant with the honour- 'able Scottish language," he said.
It appears that on the ferry. Mitchie and Quinn sat near com-: plainant and Miss Pong and that the latter two moved away. When the ferry arrived at Kowloon there" was a rush of people attempting to London, Yesterday. get off, and Mitchie pushed into When the stock exchange open complainant. ⠀⠀ ed after the holiday this morning.
"What's the Idea?" the outstanding feature was again Turning round complainant said, provided by leading high class In-What's the idea?" and hit Quinn: vestment securities on a favour in the stomach and on the nose. able monetary position. Good buy- Mitchie retallated, but was seized ing was again in progress, and a by Quien and other soldiers. few high records established by Summing up the Magistrate, several issues. The trial of Cheng Kwok-yat
Mr. J. A. Fraser said that, Mitchie Consolidated fours rose to 99%, had used greater violence than (20), the scion of a wealthy Ipoh while the funding loan reached necessary, and that he had had no family, who is charged with the 100-British Wirales Service. instigation of the murder of west
Evidence of a Chinese Hawker.
George Fung at Village Road on
the night of March 24 last, when
Fung was in the company of Miss
ACTRESS ELOPES WITH
ACROBAT,
Lai Ming-fay, was continued be Miss Gertrude Messinger, the fore Mr. Wynne-Jones, in the Cen- tral Police Court yesterday after dark-haired film actress who first!
became known on the screens a
noon.
In the course of the hearing, the one of the children in the "Our Crown called further witnesses, Gang series of comedies, eloped and a silver-backed pote-book was from Los Angeles and was married produced, being described as con- to Mr. David H. Sharpe, a former |taining a diary kept by Fung, circus acrobat
Heard a Report.
great provocation. The matter seemed to have been the outcome of a misunderstanding..
RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE,
Two Men Executed in Poland
Warsaw April 28 Two peasants have been condemn Mr. Sharpe has also been played and executed for espionage
Lida, la Northern Poland
Lo Yau, hawker, whose stalling in Olms lately, was placed a little below the en- Miss Messinger was trained for members of the "Ukrainian trance to Yick Yam Street, told the stage and spent two years in his story
the shooting, stating musical comedy, When she that he heard a report shortly edilme she appeared
hall Vi after 8 o'clock
He saw
Sin
Back
Nationalists have been found guilty of killing the Ukrainians who: to Poland and about,
have
rrested.
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