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TUESDAY, SEPT.. 24.
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International Ausco. 5.
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91.10
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$375
$382
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$180
$33
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6/14
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378
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1935.
SEARCH FOR LOVELY
GIRL
The Martin Johnsons In Singapore
Singapore, Sept. 17. Two weeks in Singapore and then 12 months among the "wild men" and wilder animals of the Those are the interior of Borneo. plans of three cinematograph ex- plorers-two med and a woman- who reached Singapore yesterday In a Sikorsky amphibian aero-
shape plane, stork-like in
and giraffe-like in its" markings."
Two of their names are world- (amous: Mr. and Mrs, Martin Johnson, joint producers of "Con- shrilla" and "Baboona," the ex- cing films of tropical Africa.
SPIRIT OF AFRICA"
made a alm there as long ago as 15 years.
"BIG GAME ** She has had, it is true, one mo ment or intense gloom on this trip already
at
A large cockroach attacked her Port Swettenham last night. Mrs. Johnson, who you will see i "Baboona," "dropping" a charging rhino, and who, in making "Con- gorilla," stood her ground firmly while a hideous giant gorilla made, faces at her, recalled her latest "olg game" adventure with a shud-
der.
"It was the biggest cockroach 1 had ever seen." she said. "And it raised an awful bump on my back. I retreated hastily to the deck and
he plane they are using in this cxpedition is named "Spirit of Africa," one of two Sikorsky air- craft used in the making of, slept there. "Baboona," now showing at the 'Alhambra.
It is the smaller machine, with only one engine, and its fuselage is painted after the markings of
the giraffe.
The third member of the party, and chief pilot, is Mr. "Jim" Lanert, an experienced American commercial aviation pilot.
The party came to the East by sea,
the Kota Penang. aboard Their plane was carried as cargo. Reaching Belawan, on Saturday they left the ship on Sunday to fly ta Singapore via Port Swettenham. At Port Swettenham the Sikor sky's self-starter" gave trouble and they spent the night there.
TRIP TO... BORNEO Spokesman for her husband, who is unusually reticent about his ad- rentures, during their short spells in civilised places. Mrs. Johnson denied with emphasis that the en- gine of her favourite plane had been at fault.
NOT SO FIERCE
"Wild animals are not half as
CALLOUS FRAUD
On Aged Widow
London; Sept. 23.
A huge, calous fraud perpetrated cn an. 84-year-old widow was re- vealed in the course of a seven- duy trial which has jus, concluded at the Old Baley.
The defendants, Thomas Impey aged 35, Mrs, Lulian Burton, 48, were and Richard Rogers, 35,
sentenced to found guilty and
of imprisonment. varying Impey was given five years' penal servitude, and Rogers twelve months.mprisonment.
erms
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The prosecution alleged that de- fendants defrauded Mrs. Harrie
Mrs. Eyre-Williams, of £1,000. Williams, who was always interest. ed in ex-officers, met Dmpey in 1925 in her accommodated him and house for two years. In 1929, he returned and told her he wanted to marry Mrs. Burton, who was alleged to be worth £7,000,000 which sum was held in trust.
HOLD OVER HUSBAND Impey said Mrs. Burton had "a" hold over ner husband which could compel im to pay half of the sum named to her, but the trust'
Mra needed money to release i Williams parted with £6,000 in 1929 various other sums during the nex) five years. The story changed as ..me went оп but the whole story
Bierce as people make them out to be." said this determined-looking and trousered traveller. She ad- mitted that the charge of the ons at the Sikorsky during the African
was rubush," according safari was hair-raising the strong plate-glass of the cabin window
to the prosecu....on. After receiving positively bent under the onslaught the money, Impey and Mrs. Burton
spent -but most times her wild ac-
it an jewellery, cars and quaintances were friendly enough.urs, like water
She protested she never attempt- Mrs. Burton was formerly Mrs. Before being sen- ed to charm them with the latest Bamberger. scenario costumes. Her kit, intented, she handed a written state- fact, was small, and almost entire-ment to the Judge, who remarked: ly, safari in style. Lipstick, yes...., plenty of it... and kiss-proof!
NEW FILM
The Johnsons are on the look out for a number of players for film, for unlike new their "Baboona," it is to incorporate a story about, men and women as well as about beasts.
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They are particularly anxious to obtain the services of a beautiful girl" "lead.", So if any charming "Miss Malaya" would like to spend an exciting year in the company of the Johnsons and their aero- plane in the wilds of Borneo she may apply to the explorer and his
"She was a perfect dear througn- out our two years in Africa." she said, and. I have every confidence in her for the next twelve months." A small and pretty brunette with vivacious eyes, Mrs. Johnson was in the best of spirits and very ob- viously looking forward to re-visit-wife who are staying at Raffles ing Borneo-she and her husband Hotel.
13.10
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$10
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$35
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Jo. (LOW)...
12
178
Star Ferries
$77
317
Xhumati S'orces
$18
New York-London
Chilla julglikan $7,90
Cotton, October
621/621
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352 ex div.
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COMMODITY QUOTATIONS
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"I am dealing with you on the facts
of this case. Whatever happened In 1920, you paid the penalty for your offenc
Reuter
STATESMEN CONFER
Geneva. Sept. 23,
Two important conversations
took place un Monday afternoon in connection with the Abyssinian problem.
delegate. The Italian
hour Baron A.0181, conferred one with the chairman of the of Five, Madariaga, Committee who informed the Duce's repre- sentative of the opinions expressed by the various members of the Committee In the course DI Monday's sitting, ond also concern- ing further procedure to be fol- lowed.
a visit Mr. Anthony Eden pala to M. Laval with whom he stayed closeted for one hour. It is un- derstood that England intends to induce the Teague Council to - fer the
issue Italo- Abyssinian to the League of Nations Assemb...
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JOINT TURKISH-GREEK MANOEUVRES
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Istanbul, Sept. 23.
Greek The joint Turkish and naval manoeuvres w.l. take place. according to the, Turkish press, in the course of the next few days
Last
September 24 Close Open 10.20 10.40
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491 4921
10.48
10.48 10.47
11.00 4921 10.50
10.70
10.71 10.70
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12.19 12.16
12.04
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$13.30
Chicago Wheat, December
987
Chicago Wheat. May...
982
Corn, December
58%
Corn, May
584
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981 981
981 993
581. 58A 581 584
STOCKS
American Smelting
47 4'11
477
481
481
Anaconda Copper ...
207
Consolidated Gas of NY
El. Bond and Share
General Motors.
Int, Tel and Tel......
3142
Loew's Inc.
201 202
201 201 261 201 27 271 271 117 121 121 121 121 441* 442 447 +47 45 10 101 101 10 101 431 437 44 44 441
Montgomery W.
221 321 33 331
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$1.10
N.Y. Central
244 25 251
251
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Standard O Co. of N.Y.
431 434 431
431
431
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451
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WORLD TRADE OUTLOOK
econom'e
New York Stock Exchange Quotations appear on Page 3
·BANK ROBBED
Large Shanghai Haul
tackled the safe in Mr. Pinto's of ice. The combination of the safe, which was of Chinese construction, had been drilled out and the con tents, minus some cheques and Lapers, removed.
Transocean Kuo fin
SCRAMBLE FOR POWER
IN LOUISIANA
New York, Sept. 23. The bad feeling generated by the scramble, for the remnants of Senator Huey Long's dictatorial power in Louisiana was typified in the city of Monroe, where two lead- ing aspirants for power, a man named Kilpatrick, and the Lieut.- Governor, Mr. Noe, came to blows. Noe was knocked senseless.
Some 10,000 devotees of Long's share-the-wealth plan had arrived from neighbouring cotton farms end oll elds to hear the Rev. │Gerald Smith explain his policy as
Senator Long's successor.
Noe overawed the Rev. Smith and got him to remain at a hotel It was estimated that upwards of while he himself addressed the party adherents. Later he became $50,000 in cash and more than $10.
the Rev. Mr. 000 in jewellery had been taken, enraged because making # fotal loot of ap Smith had not left the town and proximately 883,000. The money suspecting Mr. Kilpatrick was was largely banknotes, and the responsible, he attacked him in a jewellery mostly diamond rings. A hotel lounge. Mr. Kilpatrick laid detailed list of the loot is expected,
him low to be drawn up to-day, but it was understood that no record of the Renter. numbers of the banknotes had been" kept.
JUDGE'S RETIREMENT
Geneva, Sept. 23.
IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES
Bocking Agents-BUTTERFIELD & WINE, BANK LINE (CHINA), LTD.,
TRADING & TRANSPORT CO., Hong Kong
ANCIENT ART
To Be Carried On
Shanghai, Sept. 21.
so that the age-old secret prò cesses of making samurai swords may not be forgotten, Mr. Takiss buro Yamamura, 44, the 23rd des condant of Goro Masamune, famous Japanese swordsmith, dropped his business in London and left for Tokyo to teach his nephew the an cient art, the Shanghai Nippo" said yesterday..
He passed through Shanghai on Wednesday in the ss. Suwa Maru, accompanied by his English wife and four children, two of whom are boys.
Mr. Yamamura told the "Nippo" that he arrived in London in 1910 with his elder brother to demon- strate the art of sword-marking at the
exhibition. Anglo-Japanese While his brother returned home,
DANZIG COMPLAINT
Geneva Sept. 23. The League Council had decided o Monday afternoon to refer the International Court of Justice at The Hague the complaint lodged with the Council' on Sep- tember 4, last by the German Catholic Centrist National Parties in Danzig, concerning al- terations in the Free City's code of criminal procedure.
and
5. The Council's decision Was taken in accordance with the re- commendations of its British rap-" porteurTransocean: Kui Min
sidence in Kamakura, near Tokyo. where the samurai of yesteryear came from all over Japan" bay their swords from his ancestors.
Aboard the same vessel were Mr. Naokichi Matsunaga Japanese Minister to Australia, and Mr. Kaju Nakamura, a Beiyukai mem-
The former American secretary Mr. Yamamura remained in Engber of the Lower Chamber, who was
Shanghai, Sept. 27. The Pinto Bank, a foreign finan- eial office at 186 Nanking Road formerly 80 Nanking Road), was London, Sept. 23.
entered by burglars between closing Speaking in the Second Com-time on Saturday afternoon and mission of the League Assembly yesterday morning, and looted of The burglars, benides breaking to-day, Dr. Leslle Burgin, Parlia 883,000 in money and jewellery, ao into the safe, forced open and ran. aentary Secretary to the Board of cording to a report made by the sacked Mr. Pinto's desk drawer, view that management to the Settlement without, however, taking anything Trade, expressed the
from it. the local and limited signs of Police.
The bank, whose director and It is believed the burglary waa recovery which had
first floor of the building, above the state of the sliding door, with made general by freeing the the Chiye Yoko photo supplies the staple carelessly put back with some years has been the United channels of international trade.
shop, and is entered by a stairway one screw, most likely would have States representative in the Inter- said Dr. Burgin the British from Nanking Road. When one of attracted attention on Sunday had national Court of Justice at The Mr. Pinto's clerks went to open the the crime been committed during Hague amounced ble intention kapak to zeure from his post to a letter The papers add that two Ruma- Government was in favour of any
doors at 7.20 o'clock yesterday Saturday night, increase also ex-step which would
morning he found the sliding grill The Pinto Bank was established addressed on September 9, to the nian torpedo boats are
on the groundfloor level had been in its present location last Novem President of the Court, and which pected to participate in the man volume of world trade, and for
retained 'ts con- broken open by the removal of a ber, Mr. Pinto having previously has now been published here by euvres which will be directed by that reason the Greek Admiral, who for this fidence in the principle of the staple and the bank entered. Up conducted financial business in purpose, will hoist his flag on the most-favoured-nation clause.
as stairs. It was discovered that the Range Road, Hongkew, It. un the League of Nations Secreta- Turkish battle cruiser. Yakuz tending to reduce trade barriers burglars had cut through s pardi.derstood that the stolen property platf
Transoceny Kuo Min British Wireles
tion panel into the bank and then was fully covered by insurance Trainorean Kuo Hin
at. Dardanelles where the Greek taken place so far could only be manager is Mr. V. Pinto, is on the committed during Sunday night, as of State Judge. Kellogg, who for land manufacturing machinery..
warships and aeroplanes have ar- rived on a visil
'the
- DEATH OF HIS BROTHER:
On February 12 Mr. Yamamura received a cable notifying him of his brother's death. He then sold hie business and left for Japan, "to teach my brother's son, Koichiro Yamagishi, the 24th, direct desond ant of Goro Masamune, how to maks fine sworda
Mr. Yamamura and his family will make their permanent ro
returning from an inspection trip to the Netherlands East Indies ac- companied by five studenta.
Mr. Chonosuke Toneki, Japanese Consul in Yunnanfu, who joined the ship in Hongkong, told the Nippo that the anti-Japanese sentiment in Yunnan softened somewhat with, the settlement of the North Olins, controversy and that the merchants are once again handling Japanese gorda,