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ST. FRANCIS HOTELE
QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRA
CLAIM HEARING
DRUG SUPPLIES RESUMED
BY
Following a meeting of the Board THE $30,906.23 CLAIM
THE CHEONG SHING HONG of the British Fund for Relief of FIRM AGAINST THE CHINA Distress in China, Hong Kong and UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED, South China Branch, a communique FOR LOSS AND DAMAGE -- has been issued.
GOODS BY FIRE, CONTINUED
OF
One of the principal matters dealt BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, with was a letter received from the SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR, AT Chairman of the Emergency Coun- THE SUPREME COURT THIS
MORNING. cil stating:
"At a Meeting of the Executive Under close cross-examination by Committee of the Emergency Re the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almadā, junior, Mr. Wong Yung-tong, proprietor fugee Council held last Thursday, a commendation was passed request of plaintiff firm and director of the ing the British Fund to allocate Bank of East Abia, admitted that $50,000 Hong Kong Currency, fo he was not well acquainted with the the Emergency Refugee Council firm's books and that he had only the for the provision of drugs for a general knowledge of how various mission hospitals-and mis-books were kept.-
Witness was also questioned re- sion stations, în Southern China,
"We have received an appeal for garding the alteration of prices in help in Kwangsi Province, describ- the books which defendant company fire ing the plans of the Government, alleged were made after the and the great numbers of people occurred so as to collect more money who are being moved into the in- on the insurance policies than was terior, and we have also received due to them. reports from missionaries in var ious places of their great need for drugs to deal with malaria. and other simple diseases amongst re- fugees passing through.
We are most anxious to get drugs into the hands of responsible people in Kwangsi as soon as possible.
The Refugee Council has formed a Drug Committee, which is going into the whole question of the sup- ply of drugs and their transporta tion, and is in touch with the var- ious representatives of other Fands, and others who are expert in this whole question of drugs.
PRICES AND QUALITY Witness stated that prices vari- ed according to the quality of goods. Prices of seafoods generally in- creased just before the Chinese New Year.
Referring to the price of oysters, witness, in reply to Mr. D'Almada, said that the increase from $65 to $95 was due to shortage of
mmodity in the market and superior quality.
The case is proceeding this
noon.
the
to
after-
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. H. C. Macnamara appear for the RESPONSIBLE EUROPEANS
plaintiff firm on the instructions of The Committee was of the opin- Mr. E. Davidson, of Hastings and ion that by putting drugs into Có. The defendants are represent- the hands of responsible Eued by the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, ropeans in the Province, we should Jnr., and Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, be doing more to help the Province instructed by Mr. O. E. C. Marton în its difficult year, than ay similar expenditure of money on anything- else could do.
The Bishop of Hong Kong has re- ceived $50,000 for this purpose from the Fund in Shanghai, but the Committee wishes to spend at least $100,000 in the course of the next 10 days, in order to get the drugs in before further military action, makes this impossible-
I shall be glad if you can bring this request before the Trustees.
(sd.) Ronald Hong Kong.”
Chairman."
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FOUR LOCAL
WOMEN ARTISTS
HOLDING SHOW
A most interesting exhibition of The Board of Administrators, paintings is to be held in Queen's having fully considered the appeal, Building (Chater Road Entrance) decided to comply with the request, this week. and accordingly a cheque for $50,- 000. Hong Kong Currency was sent to the ER. C. on March 3rd, 1939,
YESHOV OUT OF FAVOUR?
The exhibitors are Ermyn Camp- bell, Truda Panet, Minna Whitham and Agnes Moffatt, four local wo- men artists of acknowledged skill,
Mrs. Campbell studied fn Lon- don at the Slade School.
Mrs. Panet studied at Heather- Grosvenor Jeys and later at the A School of Modern Art and also with Claude Flight
Mrs. Moffatt is a pupil of David Foggle, R. S. A. and has also work- ed at Heatherleys and at the Gros- venor School
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Moscow, To-day. The fact that the name of the O. G. P. U. Chief, Yeshov, is not mentioned in the programme of the forthcoming Communist Party Con- Misa Minna Whitham studied, at gress, either as delegate or as the Byam Shaw School of Art. speaker, is attracting attention,
A private view is being held on At the recent funeral of Lenin's Wednesday, and the exhibition will widow, Teshow was not among those be open to the public Thursday, participating in the prominent Friday, Saturday, and Monday, rows, but only among the mass of March 14, from 10 n.m. funeral guests:
The R.M.S. "Empress of Britain" R/W Cruise left Bangkok on Batur day at 9 pm.” and due at Hong Kong
four-day stay,
A Smoking Concert, and Presen- tation of Prizes will be held at the Kowlood Cricket Club, on Saturday, next at 9:16 p.m. Mrs. B. E. Linde has consented to give away An micellent musical
being, arranged. ?