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THE CHINA. MATI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1936
AMERICANS TOO BUSINESSLIKE
Mr. Gordon Selfridge's Opinion
LACK “HUMAN TOUCH"
white- Landon. -Pink-jowled moustached H. Gordon Selfridge, American-born head of England's greatest mercantile house, thinks American business men lack the
human touch."
They are too strictly business- like.
"I told them, on my last visit to the United States, that they were come making a mistake not to lover here more often and see what
we are doing," he said.
"One of my pet ideas is to make
cent.
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ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY NEGOTIATIONS Suspended Until After May Elections
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-CHINA NAIL" SPECIAL
Cairo. To-day.. The Anglo-Egyptian treaty pe rotiations have been suspended until after the Egyptian elections, and will be resumed on May 5.
In a joint communique, both parties declare that everything zill
now has proceeded most amicably, and already there have results definite teen
certain achieved.-Trans-Ocean Service.
THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
the
(Continued from Page 9) a great store a place where the
"As stated in The Report people are welcome to come and
S.&. Chipships spend the day without spending ass. Yusang and
having outlived their usefulness, "Take a day like yesterday," he were sold for breaking-up at said, referring to a typical mid-small profit on their book value.
Valuable Acquisition winter English day of freezing
built and
~The
Coaster heavy for. ¡temperatures
the s.s. Taksang, Thousands of people came in just Home, viz, to get out of the cold, and they which I referred last year, stayed for hours.
put into commission in tumn and is proving a acquisition to the Fleet. endeavour is being made to
Not Worried To Bay "No clerks worried them to buy
over to
we do
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CONDEMNED MAN TAKES BLAME
Plea To Save Life Of Associate
APPEAL REFUSED
San Francisco. A plea by Al- exander Mackay, the 29-year-old Glasgow man, that be alone) should die. is the latest develop- ment in the kidnapping affair in which Mackay and another man. Joe Kristy, are under sentence of Ideath.
Mackay's submission, published by defence lawyers in San Fran- cisco, was made by letter to the Prison Parole Board, certain mem-
were the bers of which actually abducted by the escaping convicts.
men
Mackay declares the Kristy's mother had sworn to commit sul- cide if her son is executed. She cannot understand why he must die for an offence which does not constitute wilful murder.
Mackay takes the responsibility for influencing Kristy who, he says was is a most naive individual and the Au-
¡most easy to lead." valuable
"No Misguided Chivalry" Every am directly responsible for
-
his present plight. Hence I plead!
something. On the contrary, we quidate our overdraft with the with you to relieve my conscience; had almost a whole floor turned Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank-
of the responsibility of Joe a big exhibit, as
ing Corporation, who financed the Kristy's death. I say this with no levery winter, where they can roambuilding of the steamer.
sense of misguided chivalry. I around and enjoy themselves. "Turning now to the Statement have had a good education, and Kind? Well, it costs nothing." of Accounts, the items debited to believe that I am fairly intelligent Known to-day ay Europe's fore Revenue amount to $54,983.18.4d and should therefore have known
"merchant prince." Sel- most
las follows:---
better than to do what I did. fridge, now 72, was formerly a
General Charges £7,637.17.5d..
However, if further life musti andi ipartner in Marshall Field
Floating Staff Fensions £10.-
be taken to compensate the State; Company, Chicago. Es came 201490.17.74.
of California for our attempted: London 30 years ago to found the
escape, I beg you to recommend to largest department store on this!
Loss on Working of Steamers the Supreme Court that my life side of the Atlantic. He still re-s7,347.11.60.
alone will suffice, spare Joe Kristy tains his American citizenship.
and thereby spare Joe's mother." The Parole Board unanimously
DEATH OF BOLTON RECLUSE
Interest £9.507.11.10d.
Items credited to Revenue Act "I started out as boy behind a counter at $1.50 a week," he said, count amount to £28,305.15.5d. and include Charges overprovided in) "Youngsters starting out in basi-previous years £7.000 - Transfer ness get more than that to-day." Fees £7.8.11d.. Exchange Adjust-
ment £20.461.4.3d. and Gain Units Sold $131.20d. The only
RUN ON BANK OF ETHIOPIA
(Continued from Page 1-)
Exodus From The
Capital
capital
од
item calling for comment is the Worth £3,000 But Wore Exchange Adjustment $20,461.- 14.34. This was due to the rapid fall in the rate of Exchange to-
wards the end of the year giving
fer the sum of £28,000 from Gen-
Old Clothes
"Death from Natural Causes"
at the inquest
Flamer, a
a closing rate of 1/3%, at which was the verdict rate our Floating Dollar Assets last month on Thomas and Liabilities were converted, Belton recluse, who was worth, in Addis Ababa: The flight of the whereas, our Working Balances bank books and stocks and shares. 3,000. Hamer lived in a lodging- panic-stricken population from the were taken at the average rate
house. Abyssinian
continued for the year, viz. 1/11-
The post-mortem examination throughout yesterday. The roads "After allowing for the above,
was due to leading to the mountains west of there remains a debit of £26,678.- showed that death
failure heart
and chronic Addis Ababa are completely block-2.118, and it is proposed to trans bronchitis. ed by streams of fugitives:
His brother, William Hamer, of The recently organised defence eral Seserve Account to meet this Tottington, said that 10 years ago corpe of the national capital is Loss and to carry forward his brother
was a farmer, but speedily being equipped with 321.17.1d to the year 1936.
since then he had seen little of arms, amongst others
obview of this analysis, I am sorry
hina. solete brassguns at least 100 years to say it will not be possible to jold
deciare a dividend. I INS shirts, a tattered overcoat, jacket| Addis mention that no charge has been and trousers, and worn-out shoes. Ababa and Djibouti is still func-made against Revenue Account tioning fairly well, although trains for Depreciation during the year. arrive mostly behind scheduled
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BETTE
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HER MOST DARING ROLE
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WEATHER REPORT
A weak anti-cyclonic ares re- mains in the Pacific to the south-east of Japan. Pressure Bank will leave for Djibouti to- Per annum and, as I have stated has increased considerably over before, these sums are not being North China, an anti-cyclonej A great portion of
having developed over Mongolia; Bank's gold and silver supply had held in suspense.
"Dealing with the Balance depression is probably mov- already been conveyed to Djibouti
Sheet, it will be seer that steaming eastward across Manchuria. previously.
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1916 Class Called Up In Rome
ss. Taksang and Swatow Steel East winds, moderate; cloudy Rome: The War Ministry has Pontoon, less book value of units generally, was the forecast for to-day, as issued by the Royal issued a decree calling, up the sold.
1916 class for military service, "Sundry Debtors in China and Observatory this morning. and providing that the enrolment London now stand at £92,743.6.10d. which means that the Company of recruits must be ended before
a reduction of £30,085.8.32. com-will be faced with an unusually
This re- the end of the present yest- pared with last year.
heavy outlay in reconditioning At the same time orders have duction is chiefly due to Assets in certain of its ships to fit them for been given that those recruits of China being converted at 1/3s to Passenger Licenses under the the 1911 and 1914 classes who the Dollar as against 1/81⁄2 in
service, will have to undergo
&
new rules.
collected
were previously declared unit for 1934 All the amounts owing the
"I do not think there is any- thing more in the Accounts to be new military medical examination. Company have been
since the end of the 1935.
commented upon and I now beg -Trans-Ocean Service.
With regard to the Liabilities, to propose the following Resolu General Reserve is reduced from tion:-- $33,000 to $10,000 due to fer
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Ac-
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Mr. S. T. Williamson seconded- the adoption of the Report and The Canadian. Government is!
"Sundry Creditors in China and Accounts, which was carried un- favourable to the payment of old-London now stand at £234,363-animously.
Other Business age pensions to blind persons who!
4.34. as against £174,664.17.48. the reach the age of 40 years,
Sir Robert Ho Tung was re-
on the
pro- Minister of Finance (Mr. Dan-last year. The difference is main-
to the increase in our elected a Director ning) announced in the House of ly due
liability to the Hong Kong and posal of Mr. F. C. Hall and Commons here.
Banking Corporation seconded by Mr. A. Murdoch, A private member's resolution Shanghai
while Mr. John Fleming and Mr. urging the Government to consider and to the General Managers.
A. Ritchie,Chartered Accountants Simla Conference the advisibility of such a step was!
"Before I leave the matter of of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and
were re-elected The Minister of Finance, however, Accounts and the question of Ex-Matthews,
in particular, I feel ditors for the ensuing year at a was doubtful whether the Gaven-penditure ment would introduce legislation obliged to point out that the set remuneration of $6,000, on
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