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Hong Kong, 17th November, 1932.
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. No. 12, Des Voeux Boad Centrai. Established: 1918.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profits
tate of Native In-
terest
34% p. Chinese Sub. Coin... 32% dis Hong Kong Sch. Coin par.
SHARE MARKET.
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[Saturday at 12.30 p.m.
(Continued from Page 1)
Plaintiff admitted that on February 5, defendant "had some-: thing to do with her." This
Was
the first occasion; the second and last one was on February 8,
6,000 YEARS OF DRINKING
Old Vessels Shown. In London.
SOME CURIOUS · CUPS
London.
English drinking-habits through! the ages are admirably illustrated Plaintiff stated that defendant in-in the loan exhibition of drinking- Princess Alice. duced her to accede to his wishes on ressels which February 5 by promising to marry Countess of Athlone opened at the her.
Vinters' Hall in the city, The ex- She admitted that she had never hibits, indeed, which fill two spac- been seen in publie with the defen-jous rooms, may be said to form a concise history of drinking from dant.
She was first introduced to the the year 4000 B.C. to the present defendant by a Mr. Ortega. Defen day.
dant first-promised to marry her One exhibit is a clay drinking. vessel some six thousand years old. on February 5.
After that date witness and de-It is accompanied by jugs, bottles fendant became an intimate terms, and decanters of every shape, size,
condition age and material. There are ves On learning of her she told her sister when she re-‘sels made of bronze, horn, ivory,
MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1933.
TELEN WILLS - MOODY'
H forced out of two
*Finals In the US. Champion-- ships by an Injured leg on Saturday.
turned home, and the latter told glass, leather, silver, stone, pewter WILL HELEN
it.
and wood,
J
WILLS - MOODY
RETIRE NOW?
Critics Say She Is Past
Her Prime.
"QUEEN OF THE COURTS" FOR SEVEN YEARS
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her mother.
Her mother went with her to And very curious in shape some see the defendant and at that inter-of-the vessels are. There is, for view defendant said he would mar-instance, a "Fuddling Cup" which ry her when the baby was born. consists of four separate cups so "I gave Mr. Rull my photograph'cunningly fastened together that in February when he asked me for it seems impossible to drink out of one without spilling the contents Mr. of the remainder. There is, too,! "From February to June Rull repeatedly said he would a long, flat leather "bootlegger's marry me," plaintiff continued. bottle" for "safe concealment in- Before this case was brought to side the great top-boot, of a mari- Court, she said, she instructed her per." solicitors to write to the defendant. It is interesting to note that cer-
vessels asking him to keep his promise, taip forms She did not want to hring this throughout the ages for similar Final of the US. Ladies' Singles | purposes. A Greek tasting Championship on Saturday has Peninsula Band.
glass" of the fifth century B. C. has given rise to speculation regarding
of the famous 1`· Unes identical with the modern, the retirement Cross-examined by Mr. D.'Alma brandy glass, for instance.
"Poker Face" Helen. da Sur., plaintiff said she first met Many of the exhibits are
Mrs. Moody, who is now 28 years Mr. Sivanni, who was the dance tremely beautiful, exquisitely work-old, has not been in the best of leader of the Peninsula Hotel, in ed in gold, silver and earthenware-health January at his own flat.
action.
She also-Reuter.
met members of his band and was triendly with all of them.
"Did you fall in love with the defendant?" asked Mr. D'Almada.
"Yes; I loved him." Continuing her evidence, plain-
the !tif said
defendant had
No change was to be noted in never written her any letters. the market this morning. condi. Asked when she had first in- Įtions generally being extremely formed ber mother of the defen- ¡quiet
Idant's promise, plaintiff replied The pressure un Hotels and that it was in June. Cements, however, was still in-
Isistent.
Sales. $10,000,000,00
6,578,600.00 Benguet Exploration: 32 cents.
Hotels: $6.55.
2,312,000.00 Hong Kong Lands: $761⁄2.
Hong Kong Trams: $22. Cements (Combined) $5.
Buyers.
BOARD OF DIRECTOR::-
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman.
Li Koon Chun, Esq.
P. K. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Li Lan Sang, Esq. Pun Hiu Cho, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Kan Ying Pu, Esq.
Ken Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Too Fong, Esq., Manager.
Correspondenta in all principal cities of the World.
and
Every description of Banking Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,} INC.
Kaad Office5, Brandray, New York.
Bank of East Asia: $103. Union Insurances: $555. Underwriters: $1,80. Douglases: $82. Benguet Consolidated: $38. Venz, Goldfields: $54. Hong Kong Lands: $76. Ewo Cottons: Sh. $14.80. Peak Trama (Old): $153⁄41⁄4%. Chins Lights (Old): $12.70. Electrics: 741⁄2. {Constractions (New): 90 cents. Govt, Loane: 32% Premium.
Sellers. Union Insurances: $565, Telephones: $32. Dairy Farms: $29. Sinceres: $13.40.
THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL BANK LTD.
Mr. D'Almada then referred to the interview between plaintiff. her mother and the accuses!.
•of
The eclipse of Helen Wills- recur Moody by Helen Jacobs in the
AUSTRIA WANTS INCREASED ARMY.
Troops To Combat Nazis.
Paris.
*x*
been recently. She has troubled by on old injury to her back and her right leg has given her cause for anxiety on more than one occasion. Critics are of the opinion that Helen is now past her prime and that her seven years' reign is
now ended.
Helen Wills dropped her first set
GENERAL NOTICES,
NOTICE.
T has been brought to our -notice that certain parties canvassing for a new Hong Kong directory are misleading the public by stating that they are canvassing for the "Dollar Directory."-
This new directory has no connection whatever with the HONG KONG DOLLAR DIREC- TORY (established 1916)..
The Hong Kong Dollar Directory is published yearly by the Hong Kong Dollar Directory Company at their offices. 3A Wyndham Street.
Our representative, Mr. J. E-Faers is our only authoris ed canvasser.
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Orders for the Current--
Week
in competitive tennis since 1927 Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. when she met Dorothy Round, the Wolfe, CM.G.. Inspector General British player, in the Wimbledon of Police.
Final this year. Betty Nuthall then
Chinese Company,
Austria is reported in off- cial circles to be sounding out the French government on a
i took a set off her in the Semi-Final Training Course-Part II. All re- plan to increase her army by Round of the U.S. Championship at cruits will attend at the Chinese 8,000 men up to the Versailles Forest Hills, and Helen Jacobs out Company's Headquarters on Tues- played her by 86, 3-6, 3-0, in the day, August 29th, at 5.30 p.m. for treaty 'allowance of 30,000 Mr. D'Almada:-Did not Mr.
The approval of France, Great Final before she was forced to leave instruction.
A revolver Full tell your mother that he was Britain and Italy, the chief world the court.
Revolver Practice.. net the father of your expected war allies, is desired by Chancel- "Poker Face" Helen, who played practice for the Chinese Company Wednesday, child? The first time he denied lor Engelbert Dollfuss, who is en- in exhibition matches in Hong Kong will take place on that he was the father and refused gaged in a struggle with the forces two years ago, first came into the September 6th, at 5.30 p.m. under to marry me, but on the second led by Chancellor Adolf Hitler of limelight in 1927 when she won the Sub Inspector Hopkins at the Ken- occasion he promised to marry mc Germany over the spread of Hit Wimbledon title. In His exact words were, "I am not ler's Nari party to Austria.
;
1928 the nedy Road Bange. Only those de- established a new record in the tailed will aftend.
Indian Company. the father, but I will marry your The additional men would be aanuals of lawn tennis, by winningĮ
Wimbledon, French and daughter, when the child is born."used as gendarmes to guard the the
Training Course-Part III. All I put it to you that he never did Austrian frontier against German American titles in the same year. recruits of the Indian Company promise to marry you?-He did. Nazí activities and would be tem-
Do you still want to marry him, 'porary.
leven now? Yes, His Lordship:-
The defefndant never fixed any U. S. BRITAIN TO STABLISE date for the marriage did he?—No
answer.
Did you never ask hiin when you were to be married?-No.
CURRENCY
She has won the Wimbledon title residing in Kowloon will attend 3. six times, equalling the record of Chi Woo Street, Kowloon on Wed- Suzanne Lenglen; the American title nesday, August 30th. at 6.80 p.m. on seven occasions, which is another for instruction. record; and the French title twice. All recruits of the Indian .Com. At Wimbledon in 1924 abe won pany residing at Hong Kong will the Ladies' Doubles in partnership attend Chinese Company's Head- with Mrs. Wightman, wife of the quarters, 17, Queen's Road Central under-donor of the Wightman Cup, and in on Thursday, August 81st. at 8.30 Consequently, bankers stand that President Roosevelt will 1927 recorded a "double" by winning p.m. for instruction.
Sgd, D. L. KING, be willing to discuss the creation the event in partnership with
(Continued from Page 1).
Why not? Because I was con- tent to wait for his promise.
Before June did you tell anyone of your impending marriage to of a stabilisation fund enabling Elizabeth Ryan, ber partner in the defendant?-No.
: 1933.
D. S. P. (R)
the United States and Great Bri- Saturday's unplayed Final at Forest Hong Kong, Monday, August 28th. Why did you not tell your tain to stabilise the dollar and Hills.. mother?—I was afraid abe would sterling. acold me.
Although it is known that Mr. Mother's Evidence.
Norman is visiting President Vivienne Bautista said she was Roosevelt this week, the summer National Back Building, 8A, Des Voeux Road, Central,
the mother of the plaintiff and first White House, at Hyde Park, New met the defendant on May 6 of this York, is silent regarding the sub- Authorized Capital $5,000,000.00 year.
Jects to be discussed.United Paid-up Capital
1,000,000.00 New York, London and
Witness said that on learning of Press, per S. C. Gold Bar. Co. Paris Agents:
her daughter's plight she went with BANKERS TRUST COMPANY. the plaintiff to the defendant, when
•
|-. We offer facilities for the tranzac-| the latter stated that he woult tion of general banking business. marry her daughter upon the birth
(U.S.$8,000,000,00
U.S.$1,887,089.17 Foreign Exchangs transacted. Stocks of the child. (17.8.31,718,979.67
MR. TANG SHAO-YI
FOR CANTON,
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granted on 'approved · securities."
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LEE FANG, General Manager,
¿plaintiff, gave corroborative evi-
dence...
Har
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He first heard of the incident from his mother on July 16 and later re-
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standing
ceived the permission of the hospital Mr. Tang Shao-yi, authorities for a few hours leave member of the South-west Politi
in order to interview the defendant, cal Council, and former Premier of
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under The interview which took place the Peking Government, will ar
special charter of The National Gov-later on was witnessed by his rive at Canton on Monday morning [ernment ́es an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE mother. The defendant then em from Tangchiawan, to take part in phasized the fact that he was will the meeting of the Kuomintang $25,000,000,00 ing to marry his sister after the Southwest Executive Committee on $24,710,200.00 child had been born. The defendant' Monday and, the Council's meeting
8,820,505.82
never denied that he was the father on Tuesday, Apalag
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of the child wikang Mr. Tang, is concurrently magia-
Mr, H, L Dennys in his final trate of Chungahan - Model' County, address said that although there was and will come to Canton via no direct evidence of the promise to Macao-Central Press. marry on February 5, plaintiff's
Owing to our numerous branches Adobe Chias and large connections in the infection in leaying ber employment Store bedtime of defendant's promise. to marry her and admitted that the was sufficient corroboration.g commercial centres of the His Lordship, said he wished to portant
real reason was that the work was world The Company offers to intending clients special facilities for domestic make that point clear and recalled too hard for her Travelers the use of ita", "Travelers and foreign banking, and exchanges..!
we are able to extend to our!
TRACTORS Ae. Cheques” and. Letters of Credit and] -- We also handle the fuse of Bond Plaintiff to the witness boxes Lordship pointed out to coun-||
Deposits received for fixed
rates to be obtained on appl
Hong Kong, 21th March, 1838.
to addition, the world-wide serviess and ther Public Funds of the Chin-1 Statement Withdrawn.sel that the only corroborative evi-
of its thoroughly equipped Travel Deese Government both at home and
pertenent
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{mborond."
OUCHEN
E. W DUGGAN, AN
Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981,
Recalled at the instance of the dence of defendant's promiss · · tö- Puiene Judge, Ross Bautista, with marry fell to the ground draw her statement that she had leftHis Lordship therefore gave judg her employment at the Hariram Silk ment for the defendant.
JACK HULBERT
SONNIE
LILIAN HARVEY HALE
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