Pago 4
Explosion In Kowloon
A seven-year-old Chines by Year Chak-chun, died in the Kwong Wah How
result al
•plial' yesterday afternoon AN Injuries evolved from the explosion
A grennde what кли Apparently
Put at Ashley Rowd, Kowloon, shortly after 9 o'clock in the marning,
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The explosion slaa prverely Hijured other Chinese, Yeune Ping-pt. 27, wh wan, with the boy, rentored to the Hompl
al-A-P-ambulunro, Ilain.. reported to be in serious condition, hay- 31: Muttered Indurive to the arme and face, The grenade was found by a tsu-picker, Chau Chol-ha, and her son. The boy who skied, its a place of vacant grmund, off Aprim() Homo Saturday, They hat browicht ft Some to the second Boir of 31. Ashley Hond
Yesterday morning the boy picked up The grenade, Inverted a bambus stick. In
Its basolle, and waited about the room
holding the tick above his head when the
grenade slitred off, exploding on contact
with the eneste foor
SETTLEMENT REACHED
· THE CHINA "MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1940.
Department Stores
VICTORY PARADE
It ja understood that a con- tingont drawn from all com- batant and non-combatant Services who were in action during the fighting in Hong Kong in 1941, is to attend the Victory Parade in Londen in fiche.
The contingent-will-includa, among others, the H.K.V.D.C., Police, ARP. and Nursing Service.
Money Mart
Summoned
The Wing On Company and the Sun Company were both summoned before Mr. George She at the Summary Military Court yesterday for solling butter at a price in excess of the official control, price, The Wing On Company was summoned for elling a pound of butter at $7.00..
Mr. F. K. d'Almada who prose cuted said that at about 12.46 p.n. on March 19, Chapector Moran went to the Wing On Company, Des Voeux Road Central, where he bought a bottle of Horlicks, a pound of butter and a pound of currency-cube sugar. The butter was charged at $7.00 per nound. The company was then charged with the offence, and a representative the Company admitted of the charge.
Chinone ⚫ national slightly ensed off over the week- end. Futuras opened yesterday at HK$2.25 to UN$1,000 and closed at the same rate. Spot price rose from $2.32 to $2.37
Gold dropped 14 points over the week-end and fell by another four in the course of the day. Closing quotation was $393 por tact,
Favourite medium of specula- are plastre tion at the moment notes which from about HK$22 to 100 plastres a fortnight ago, rose to 334 with a strong demand pre- vailing.
Settlement was reached by the Purlins when the hearing of the aspen brought by Tsang Fook- viu, detective attached to the West Point Police Station, againg the decision
of a Tenaney Tribunal was continued before Mr. Lee d'Almada at the Court of Appeal
U.S. dollars had buyers at $4.45 yesterday.
Sterling Tsang appealed against decision] yesterday, and English
Tribunal comprising Messrs. and Australian pounds at $10,50 George She (chairman), B. Wang and $12.50 respectively. Tano
of
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the
action).
STOLE A PURSE
and I. C. Lee, which grant- ed an order for eviction to the Wong Yuen Shing Arm astminst him in respect of the first floor of
For stealing $290 from So Lai- No. 4, Connaught Road West,...
Tappeal was brought on the ming at Mercer Street on Satur- ground that Mr. Alfred Y. Hon, day, Tsang So, unshployed, was
hard! Tsang, was stopped sentenced to four months' representing In his cross-examination of a wit-labour by Mr. C. Y. Kwan at the ness and that the chairman deli- Summary Military Court yester- vered his decision without hearing day. T Component in
In vector Ii. Sell said that com Under
the Chinese The mutual settlement plainant was inside
Mercer the appellant. Tsang, agreed to Exchanges Building, nt vacate the premises by April 15 Street, when the accused extract: ed the purse from his Derson, Bad pay respondent six months' back rent., amounting $160. The money was recovered.
to Appellant was also directed by the Gourt to pay costs of $100 to res
The back rent and costy: pondent. are to be paid within even days.
His Highness the Maharajah of Jalpur is staying with Excellency. Admiral Harcourt, at Government House Yard by a Chinese constable on Owner could not be for the remainder of his short Mar. 24-
stay in Hong Kong.
Sir
His
A
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Smith and -Wesson revolver was ordered to be confis cated to the Arms Oflice by Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday. Inspec. tor Askus told the Court that the
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Mr. She said that as they were a long-standing and respectable arm they should set an example to
excuse others, and had no committing such an offence.
A fine of $750 was imposed.
Right Price
months hard fabour when found. guilty of a similar effence.
It was alleged that the necDadd sold 30 pounds of butter at $0.00 per pound to three junk people at the shop on March 23,
RESCUE AT SEA
A aloon of the British Pacific Fleet, H.MS. Bigbury. Bay, while
Hongkong her way from to Shanghai few days ago canys across cao steam Vossel, the Kianý- fal, foundering between Foo- chow, and the northern coast. of Formena.
The HMS. Bioburg Bay then reported to the senior officer of a British naval unit who have orders for the Chinese, vessel to be towed safely into Keelung in Formos, for which place 'shi was bound.
Readers' Letters
Causeway Bay Riot
Sir-At the football match be-
Dispute Over Tenancy Of Tailor Shop
Hearing of the appeal brought by Fong Pui, trading under
the name of Fong Put Kos, in respect of a dispute, over the tenancy of the ground floor, No. 623 Nathan Road; was continued before Mr. Leo d'Almada at the Court of Appeal yesterday.
The appeal was___against_re-}
Lunel of a Tenancy Trib Used Someone
comprising Menara, F. C. Mow Fung (chairman), J. M. Wong
and Dr. I. M. Rodrigues, to Else's Ticket
grant an order for the eviation
Lor the Nai Tal Tailor Shop, A Chinese woman, Li Choj, wàs
which occupied the premises. Buninned before Mr. W. H.- At the last hearing Mr. Peter Latimer yesterday for purchasing Sin, representing the appel-rico from a Government rice retall lant, applied leave for a re-hear-shop with a ticket belonging to and bearing phistry in confusing true senti- ing on the ground that fresh another ment with the products of senti- evidence had been obtained another address.
been adduced at clamation Street, and the
Choi'a address is 187. Re- ration mentality. A study of phliology which, had it tween Eastern and Navy B on will prove my point conclusively, that time, would undoubtedly card was issued to Chan Muk of
It is to be hoped that none have resulted in a different de- No. 018, Canton Road. Sunday, the sporting section of
The clerk of Wing Fung Shun the Chinese spectators rioted once of your renders has been deceived efsion. He alleged that respon-
dent obtained decision from the rice depot testified that on Mar. more, making cartsin (1 suppose by. "Ple's" paralogis.
"I defend my own they think) that Navy B would
conclusion tribunal by fraud-in that one 22, Lil Choi came to the shop and not enter into the final of the drawn from consideration of the of the witnesses was an im- purchased 28 catties of rice for Challenge Shleid.
aim of accepted
philosophy.
seven persons.
Sho was ADDIE- charge After brilliant display of against the
of sophism. poster.
hended by a district watchman football which had the Eastern It is sometimes necessary.
outside the chop and admitted Further Evidence cam well and truly beaton, the underline a trulsm" in order to
that the rice ticket was not hera. paval team led at half-time by combat a contradiction in terms..
Granting Mr. Sin's applica- Sty and that she was given the cicar ROSIS
blow "Plobo." in the first place, i sovero
tion yesterday Mr. d'Almada ticket by another woman and the Tour
rice was only for her own use. which was, apparently, too much for the Chinese pectators
The Gourt found her guilty but Your correspondent disputes the said that he had decided that in benr. The arcond half began and objectivity of the modern poets' lieu of a re-hearing the fresh the case was remanded 24 hours
for sentence.
Inspectar Wheeler though play was rough there was philosophy. Pure philosophy is evidence should be admitted as
not be not always objective. For inst- further, evidence.
prosecuted. no incident which could
referee. But 1ance, Hume is subjective. But handled by the
Mr. In Lan-chuon, chairman and some of my friends predicted none could hold, for example, that of the board of directors of the
à riot would finish the game the sensationailst school of philo Kwong Tal Co., Ltd., said that! tint a
and ao it did.
sophical thought, is given to his company owned the block of considered emotion, and sentim buildings including the disputed tailty.
ten
As regards the case of The Sun Company, Mr. Y. K. Kah pleaded guilty on behalf of the not
accused.
It was alleged that the company sold a 12 oz. tin butter at $6.00 to Lieut. Diles on March 20.
MF. X. d'Almada was for the prosecution,
and attacked the naval
When
attempting to confound to
some his laboure
are the
to
Was truisin..
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· LUGER PISTOL SEIZED
charged before Mr. C. Y. Kwan Tae Lun, 23, unemployed, WAN
There must have been Afteen Lieut. Diles of the Royal Naval minutes left for play when the Reserve, said that he went to pac
at the Summary Milimry Court On the other hand, the percep-premises. About a month ago chase a tin of butter at The Sun first mob of Chinese gathered at
one of the corner flags just wait- tion of God as the perfect per- appellant and respondent went yesterday with unlawful posses Company and they asked $6,00,
to ruah nonality, the conclusion of many to see him about a tenancy dia-ion of a 7.65 Luger pistol at When asked whether it was the ing for an opportunity
Then chanco came with the field.
great philosophers, can hardly be pute. After looking over the No. 154, Jaffe Road, Arst floor.
Sub-Inspector Mischenko stated right prlee he was told it wan
a dispute between top players called other than a worthy sent company's records he told them
he recognised the Pui Kec as that about 330 p.m. on March 22, Witness for the defence, Lau and on to the field they
tment.
I have noticed that "Pleba" is the legal tennint because that Detective-Sergeant Tam Chung Kwong chung, head of the foreign with scores from the
Station players. superficial: His writing is goods department, said that on or
visited a partly demolished house About Dec, 3 last year Controller ceeded in getting what they want tenets to which he adheres. With rents for the last 11 months,
he visited They were chased off, but que damning condenination of the firm had been paying regularly attached to Central Police the office of the Food
out ufcient thought, he puta In Shiu-wah, a former tenant at No. 154, Jale Read, and found accused on the first floor, Ac to make enquiries concerning the the match was abandoned.
pen to paper, and the results of of the premises next door, said caused was sitting on the floor, on a similar incident oc- price of canned biscuits. He was
Park
The gun was at King's
unedifying the disputed part of the pre-
a cotton quilt told
that the control price only corred
What if products of impetuosity. Each mises was previously let to the round boncath the quilt. Accused covered the loose biscuits Issued months ago, it was sold by the Government, and Imported here was any repetition. Chinese Lime, an exponent of considered Leung Sang Kee which later was cleaning thie Kun by scraping
thought is beholden to his prin- transferred it to the appellant off the rust with scissors. compete. This is a severe mea-1 the control price.
sure to adopt to sport, but after discussion back onto the paths of Lik-mul had nothing to do with Nominal Fine
wiing sing the appalling scene of logic. Sunday, I I am strongly in favour
The remainder of "Plebe's" let-the Leung Sang Kee.
Wong Yue-shi. testified that Teol Kun-lo, in charge of the of carrying it out. Furthermore, ter is slightly more reasoned; but canned goods department, said suggest that the naval team, the writer oxhibits his truly on August 20, 1944, he was. that he was under the impression having so obviously beaten East amazing propensity for grasping asked by appellant to draw a that the control price only coveredarn well before the final whistle, the stick anywhere, and every document of transfer of pre- butter In packets and did not con should be given the game.
where, but by
A wo. the handle.
mises to Fong Pui Kec. cern butter in tins.
Modern verse is a commentary man Lal Yue-yee, on behalf of it is. If Leung Sang Kee put a chop on upon the world as
wishes for objective the document. "Picbe" views. recommend those of. Au- den's Mythical "Airman who vlows this planet as a detached whole.
Cecil revolver was found in the Naval biscuit; in tins need not be sold at teams would not be allowed ciples to define terms and lead the firm. Witness said that Fung!
traced.
Saboteurs Sneaking Into Spain
Madrid, March 25.
Reports of the arrest of 27 "Saboteurs" have led to allega- tions here that, they were part of a group of 40 arm- cd Spaniards who entered Spain after receiving "com- mando" training in sabotage and guerilla warfare in a special school in France.
A Spanish note handed to the British Embassy a few days "Communists" were planning stated that ago also terrorist acts inside Spain.
The Spunish Cabinet another thirteen are still at large. nounced yesterday that it would The Spaniards are believed
responsibility for to belong to a group which xlisclaim clashes which may occur as motor whaler unsuccessfully at result of the activitica of exile tempted to land on the North Spaulards in France who (the coast of Spain. — Reuter.
plan- statement alleged) are ning with the help of French Communists to provoke frontier incidents which would give France. an excuse to ask for "armed foreign Intervention" against Spain.
.
Mr. Kna sald that his client had no intention of selling the butter at the black market price. If there had been any illegal in- Lention na receipt would have been Issued to Lieut. Diles. In addition his client was under the impres son that butter in tins was not under the control price.
Jn-view of the fact that it had been a misunderstanding on the part of the interpretation of the word butter", mentioned in the Gazette, a nominal fine of $25 was Imposed.
Similar Offence
Before Mr. A: el Arculli at the Summary Military Court yenter day the master of the Chit Wing Coffee Shop, No. 2, Queen Victoria Street, was fined $1,500 or
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$30,000,000 Estate Has 26,000 Claimants
The group of 40 anti-Franco Spaniards was said to have crossed the Pyrennees frontier into Spain on February 26 after
instruc "sabotage receiving tions" in a
miles
camp near Glonon, Bickeringa
an
in the lower Pyrennees, less than 20 miles from the frontier. They entered Spain near St. Jean Pied de Port, about thirty south-east of Bayonne, where the frontier forms S-bend and the French and Span- ish territories Jut out into each Thick woods afford other. good cover from the Spanish frontier guarda.
Harrisburg, Pa., March 25:
of 26,000 claimants to the $30,000,000 gstate of the lato. Henrietta E. Canett, widow of 'a
- snuff manufacturer, may be ended by machinery put
in motion by the State of Pennsylvania,
Hearings in the Carrett affair--they are held every Mon- day, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday-fondly termed by attorneys as "Pennsylvania's permanent lawsuit," began 16 years ago, shortly after eccentric Mrs. Car- reft died in obscurity at her home in Philadelphia.
old
Bad sportsmanship by unruly spectators should not be allowed to intervene at any time to give their own side a chance of revers- ing the decision another day.
FOOTBALLER,
Receipts Produced
Accused admitted he found the gun among debris in a demolished building at Queen's Road East near Wellington Barracks. The gun was not serviceable
Sentence of three months' hard labour was imposed and the gun. confiscated.
LARCENY CHARGES
Thoi Chung was charged before Mr. C.-Y. Kwan at the Summary.. Military Court yesterday with larceny of clothing and Jewellery valued at $137 from No. 65. Main Street, on March 21.
According to
"box.
Lai Ling, married woman, Tough Customers
If the world order should be anid she was a sister to Lal Sam- obviously detrimental to the commui and testified that Lai Yue- Sir-I want to thank "Woman-mon people, this conclusion will be
Inspector Richard- hood" for her practical sugge evident in the work of the poet. Yee, her adopted mother, chep-som, accused gained entrance into a document in 1944 after the premises during the recent If this conclusion is consistently ped tions.
But what if one (and I know evident in the verse of contém which the appellant handed her explosion as the occupants had been evacuated. He broke open of many) of the prospective cusporary poets, then we must take mother 1200.
Lam Cheung, respondent, sald
and stole the articles. tomers cannot read English? The this as a reflection of life on this sign at one's door would be of planet; not as political axe he rented his part of premises Sentence of nine months hard no use. Furthermore the flat that poetically ground.
from Fung Luk-mui, trading as labour was imposed
A woman Chan Mui, was ten- I am presently staying is poorly The modern poet doas not. set the Sang Kee and claimed to
hard la- lighted up and it would not be out as a political emissary, but have paid rent regularly to tenced to four weeks easy to read any signs which can as an artist. The more.buccessful be visible only on closer examina- he is 39.
an artist, the more Fung. Witness produced rent rebour for a similar offence. Ac cused was alleged to have stolen his work will show the faults in ceipts and an electric bill bear alt fish and clothing from No. tion.
87, Main Street, during the ab- work is onlying the name Sang Kee, As for "Womanhoody" second Jo's order. His
Fung Luk-mul said she own-sence of the occupants. suggestion, if only she can see for political inasmuch as there is a herself how these Johnnies ap-regime which professes to be able ed the Sang Kee firm. She had 623 a tenant of No. proach: basket
basket. to solve the current philosophical been
FOOD CONFISCATED May I remind her that these said problems.
Nathan Road since 1939; Half Johnnies are tough customers and
and that
I would impress upon "Plobo" of these premises were let to
Application for the confiscation I inld no political partiam a basket will not refrain them from approaching any girl. Also ship, and I should be the last per: Pui Kec. She paid rent up to
'pounds of gait and '60 pounds of referring to her. statement that son to judge ari by the standarda July, 1944 when she was driven of 24,000 pounds of rice, 220 de a political creed. I feel that I away by a detective sent by ap-salt-dh was granted to Mr.-J. in this
evil done away can best pursue my studies with philant. Because all whe-vacatNorwmha of the Bice Control yes-
Mr-WH Latimer I most
an open mind as one or metered-by the detective ale vaents tentar by Mr
“NoronhaTM*** Pots the Courbe with her. I know cracy' laudable peculiarities--the ed the premises. In support of evils cannot be stamp- Independents. ed out, but certainly those prac ticing this profession can be.os tracized from the decent com- munity.
there is one coun world of ours
with that
Or
TO
How about a red light district for them? At least separate the good apples from the corrupted "volto IN. THE WILDERNESS"
onet...
Stamp Collectors
Sir, I wonder if you would allow me space in your valuable
"PHILOSOPHIA."
her tenancy witness produced that the rice, salt and salt-sh reat receipts made out in the were confiscated by Commandes et the frontier posts; Owners did not name of Sang Keo.
came forward to claim the goods. Jadgment was reserved by the The rice was ordered to be mater
ed to the Rico Control and the Court.
salt and salt-dish to be given to the Relief Section for work.
A junk carrying some 400 gal- lons of petrol caught fire off Cheungchau Island at about 9 a.m. yesterday. A fine float was sent
Dr. C. T. Wang, the District from Central Fire Station, but by the time it arrived the junk and Governor of the Rotary Club, will Its cargo had been completely des-address the Club at their closed were luncheon meeting to-day at the troyed. No casualties
Gloucester Hotel. reported.
navor to ank to hear from stamp WATCHMAN CHARGED
She left no directions for the "Don's let the scalawags get dlaposal of more than 17,000,000 any!" he wrote to Mrs. Garrett 55 collectors from Hong Kong. So dollars except 62,000 dollars in years ago. "I would not like it if come on all you stamp collectors
what I have worked hard and long | drop me a line. bequests to employees and
lr.). Murds. A. Morrison, friends..
.Box 48. Scofstown, Quebec,
·Canada.
to accumulate should be squander-
ed by your or my sisters, cousins and aunts and uncles."
Secret Dump At that point the group in said to have been supplied with arms and ammunition from a
The parade of would-be heirs secret dump, including Sten- guns originally supplied to has been filing through Philadel
The futile search for a will ever since, French recruits by the British phia Orphans, Court
went oven to her grave. Mns. Ger- tontmy-gune, pistols, hand-oven from 20 foreign countries.
rett's coffin was, dog up when grenades, mines, explosives and
whose last ramour circulated that her maid Ludwig Sebaeffer, detonators. The group also car- name was Mrs. Garrett's maidon had found a will and placed it in rled a portable radio transmitourname, killed his uncle, aunt the caskot.P ter. compass, maps, iron rations and himself in Niablingen, Ger with vitamin pills for seven, many, because they refused to days, and "pick-me-up" tableta. finance his proposed trip to Phila
Each man was given 100 Fese dolphia to enter claim as a close tas in cash, the reports alleged.. relative of the late heiress The group successfully crossed. the Spanish frontier under the cover of darkness. They held A municipal clork in Germany
two fish trucks from San received an eight-your prison s Sebastian and set out in the tence for falsifying records at the direction of Santanda on the request of other members of the north coast of Spain, with the Schaeffer family, who planned to Asturian mountains, 200 miles name themselves relatives of the Away, as their ultimate destina-doceased millionaire.
Clark Gaoled
TREASON TRIAL
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Sophistry
Plobo" nocuses me of so- phistry; yet, his letter. to you is cautious, and open to the "charge tod fallacious reasoning.
I was hoping it would be un- necessary to bring forward the sentiment; not sentimen phrase tality" It ip evident that I havU. refrainod too long: "Plebo for ces my hand.
WITH ASSAULT.
Two Indian private watchmen, Sarpand Singh,30, * and, Pukka Singh, 37, were charged before Mr. George She at the Summary Military Court yesterday, with assaulting Lam Wai-kuen at Loighton Hill Road near the Police Recreation. Club.
welfareTM
CONCERT PARTY
The second, concert party or ganised by the British Centre, to enter Hyde Park, Australia, tain British personnel in Hong- kong, loft Sydney on HM9. Vin-
March 24,
de onded in the party are Aur tralian soprano Strella Wilson; Wilfrid Thomas, who will com pere the show dancers-Karinaka and Vardi; rhythm singer Bar-. Dot bara James; accordeonist Hobser; and comedian Jos Law man, with a soubrette partner.
WEEK END HIKER?
Chinese Sub Knepoctor Wong of the Indian. He called for help and two Police constables arrived. No. 2 Police Station prosocuted.
Li Fuk. unemployed, was sen Both accused pleaded not guilty To of the Indians hot away
while the two accused were arrest-tanced to six months hard labour C. Y. Kwan at the Bum- to the charge.
by Mr. In evidenco complainant said that he who walking along Lolgh Yar Tat-chung, truck driver mary Military Court Vortorday -Lal- Kli, former Kówloon Molor Dan Co
ton Hill Road at about 5 p.m. on for the RAF, said that he was for the theft of 11 pairs of shoon Shbo Com- driver, J., Richards and 0.à, Gahring;
at No. 808, Dea Sentiment is the result of sym- Sunday, wher, near the Police walking with fast witness when from the Kin Bok Van Tond all, charged with High Trosain, „KppearsŐ
of con-Recreation Club, he saw & Chiuse he saw two Indians dragging a Bany, at on remand before Mr. :Y. Kwan at the athetic Insight thed, the terms woman being pulled into a house woman luto a red brick hour.
sidered emotion. Indeed,
which was partly domolished. His 09. I., Fong who prosecuted Central Magistracy yesterday morning are symonroe A sentiment is. by two. Indland to
Ho
Inquire friend. complainant, want into said that accused stole the shoes approached The benzink of the caseʻmgsinét Lat Ki literally,, a mental feeling I have was fixed for Thursday, April 10, and she already stated that feeling" what was going on and raw four the house to make enquiries, and by breaking open the show win- Indian on the premises. One of was assaulted by the two accused dow during the night of March two following dare, starling, pr719°à ̧m, exist in pure philosophy.
A girl student who was pass 22. On information, accused was Sentimentality, on the other the Indian caught hold of him and ense aguinat J.3. Richards was adjourned
emotion, another Indian struck him with gave collaborative evidener Walter Garrott feared there, on- (lli April 19, wad maxidot C.A'; Gokelog: swayed try { upoista nequis
The case was adjourned against; "one'; considered Juh lowther belt 24,
the defence By the middle of March 27 orgachments on his huge snuff. ill. April B
The woman made her son to-day for Me, D.II. Dlaka ju apómarini tor QA ment of the saboteure were said to fortune, which interest doubled
shows comsummate wo-l while he was being beaten up by witnes have boon rounded up and the through the years.
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tion.
1. Add the gazumi".of.Mr.I.A.Emith then, in a dodinite tendency to be strick hímr in the face, whilò ing...and... who saw that. Incident Farrested ""'in: Queen's Road West,
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Six pals of shoor were found on til his premises. The other five pairs to call had been sold. The value of the,
shots was $328.3