GENERAL NEWS.
A Roaming Life.
THE BANGKOK FAILURES.
Full Particulars of the, Affair.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1914.
ration of banking contracts by. Chinese.
The local banks again remained onen this afternoon, although it was originally proposed to close for the half day on account of the races. In view of the sect of affairs in comme cial spis 8 the managers decided to lamsin opeu.
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General Sir an Hamilton, who is hon, colonel of the 9th High- The-Chino-Siam Bank, Rach- land Battalion of the Royal Scots, awongse Road, we learn suspend- Torritorials, opened at Edinburgh ed payment this morning, says the a new drill hall for the battalion. Bongkok Mail of the 15th vlt. In doing so the General made a The manager, Nai Wiohien, it It is gratifying to note that the speech in which he said: The appears did not go o the Bk authorities are taking artion to past three years have been a this mo sing and instrertions ameliorate the stete of: ffaire, and roaming life for me. One day were given that nothing" v 9to hopea e everywhere expressed that some better aspect will inspecting volunteers at Hankow, be paid out or received.
13 rover'ed. One The doors were opened, as shortly in the heart of Chios, another re-
tho viewing volunteers in Barbades usual, about nice o'clock, but no of obief considerations in the matter is naturally or Trinidad, or again having business was transacted. manoeuvres with them in the
Soon an excited crowd of cople the plight of business men Malay States, in Ceylon, or last swarmed into the building de- who are in the position of debtors of all, in Canada, where the High-manding money. This of course to the ill-fated baak. Their lot landers of Toronts who wear the was not forthcoming, and en- may be rendered very hard if they Davidson tartan, as well as the deavoure were made to reassure are suddenly called upon to dis Camerone of Winnipeg, stand in the anxious people.
charge obligations when they precisely the same relationship It is rumoured thore are some have perhaps engaged themselves to me as yourselves."
discrepancice in the accounts, but with contracte, etc., in the expely nothing official can be gathered tation that their obligations to the tank would take the usual course on this point.
to mature. Sudden calls on many in this respect might have very serious concequences for the country,
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Turned 'Em Away." Mr. George Groves "tells & strange story in the Christmas number of the Pelican. Two actors, custody.
It is also reported that certain officials have been taken into
On the 18th ult. the same paper had the following:-
Appeals to Banks..
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The regro'table financial crisis
while, it is reassuring to note that the powerful bank by their leniency are doing all in their power to ally the uneasiness. An important decision which is ex- pected" to-morrow should dispol such of the depression which the undoubtedly grave situation is cansing.
a comedian and a leading mau, There are naturally all sorts of met in the Strand, the leading stories current, it being di ult A meting of the Chamber of man wearing deep mourning to get any confirmation in the Commerce, it was stated, was lo What's the matter?" asked quartere concerned. In view of take place this evening. Mean- the comedian. "My father is this, an official statement will 'dead," answered the leading man, be welcomed.. in a heart-broken voice.
The excitement bad not died The comedian expressed his down this afternoosa, there being
"When sympathy.
did he still many people in the vicinity die ?" he asked. "Day be of the bank, fore yesterday. We buried him. to-day; it was a nice funeral," answered the heat-broken voice.
Government's Timely Action. Large attendanra?" asked the comedian, more for want of some-
We understand that all the four thing to say than anything eleo. which has b:30 brought at out banks, including the Siam Com- A smile of enthusiastic delight by the suspension of payment mercial Bank, made representa- flashed over the mourner's face. by the, Chin Siam Dink is tion to HE Chao Phya Yomaraj "Large attendance!" he cried, engaging the earnest attention on Thursday with regard to the My boy no turned 'em away!" of the authorities and the mana-serious position which would gee of other banks, and it result in the event of the failure is sincerely hop: that some of the Siam Rice Milling Com At the halls the comin men substantial amelioration of the pany to meet its outstanding "baye introduced pleasantrica state of affaire may be brought bills, and urged that sup- about the campaign against in-about. The most serious results port in some form should be delicate playe. At a suburdan are neturally feared in Chinese given to that firm, says the Bang- house (saye the Glasgow News commercial circles, and it will kok Mail of the 19th ult
well if
further many London correspondent) I heard a be
His Excellency, it is said, con- manrise in the stalls and declaim failures, which esem impending. forred on the matter with His againat a revue in progress. He can le averted. In this rest, Royal Highness the Minister of asked if anything improper it ig interesting to note Finance, and as a result thereof, would figure in the next the
the we have reason to believe that act. He was tenured from the Banks by the Chineze Chamber the banks in question have been stage that be noxt act of Commerce, praying for indul-informed by His Excellency that was the unaided work of two gence which might be potent in arrangements have been made ecclesiasts at present much to the stemming the progress of the whereby the Siam Commercial front, and that it contained no dienster. underdressing.
Indelicate' Plays.
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to letter cont
Bank Manager's Views.
Back will take over from the other three banks any bills The man in the stalls, who was,
now beld by them, drai of course, sa areomplice, enid In an interview with a reby the Siara Rice Milling Com- indignantly that he had been presentative of the Siam Observer pany on Singapore and Hong- brought to the ball by falsa pre- M.Heari, of the Banque de L'Indo- kong, which may be dishonoured tences, and he left burriedly in a Chine, and the present unfori- by the drawees. bogus rage, with a shouted protestanate situation was a disaster, This arrangement, we under- thut he would report the matter such as Lo had never Fun atand, is based on the considera- to his committee.
previously in all his experience. tion of the fact that the Siam Singapore Trousers Made in York! The most serious factor, of course, Commercial Bank is the largest was the plight of the Chinese holder of tho Siam Rice Milling A Chine e was found in pierchants, and he thought the Company's paper, and would Bossion of clothing obviously principal aim now should be to therefore be the most considerable designed for use in a cooler clime, accommodate the worthy ones as loser should that firm bo unable but when charged, at the Polien much as possible, and not to pross to meet its obligations to the Court, Kuala Lumpar, said die them too bard. It was, lo said, banks. pair of trousors in question had not possible to give the definite
Serious Crists Averted.
been made for him in Singapore, number of bankruptcies now. The measure is therefore to a Unfortunately this story was not. Many incorrect rumours of fail a large extent a defensive ons on corroborated by the tailor's name ures were current. For instance, the part of the Siam Commercial and address which remained on it was reported that one of the Bank, but it also averts the por
millors the garraente, and which describ-biggest rice
here sibility of a serious commercial ed the origin of the trousers as had • ben' bankrupt crisis with far-reaching effecta York City. Moreover, when the yesterday. This Chinese was which would certainly follow if trousera wore. measured against dobtor to the French Bank for
so important a commercial under! the Chinese, the lega were Ticals 100,000. He paid Ticals taking as the Siam Rice Milling found to be nearly two fest too 50,000 yesterday, and said he was Co. should fail to meet it obliga- long. But the prisoner still had unable to pay any more, but this tions. BD explanation, remarking that morning a telegram was received
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him a very bad it, so he was his liability, and the balance was ficial one in the general interest taking the trousers to the pawn-paid. shop when arrested. The man's ingenuity did not prevent him being sent to goal.
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of the trade of the country, and The managers of the local if the facts are as reported, we banks had meetings yesterday, trust the announcemont we are and it was decided that the policy able to make will tend stl fur should be to endeavour to bring ther to relieve the situation. about a feeling of reassurance in Rumours of all sorts and of the PRICE $0.50 PER TUBE. According to a telegram res the Chinese Commerce of Bang wildest nature were flying about ceived on the 10th ult. from Bata-kok.
to-day. It was stated that the vis, by the Sumatra Post, Con M. Henri went on to remark compradores of two of the leading trolour Jansen, of Dutch West that for the past two years Nai Exchange Banks bad not attend. Borneo, has been murdered in the Chalong Nayanart had been com-ed business, all-day, and wild Dyak country where he had pro- bising the functions of director rumours of defalcations and of ceeded without military protection of the Chino-Siam Bank and disappearances were current. to collect the balasting (income director of the Siam Commercial |
Inquiry at the Banks in ques- tax). He тав unaware that Bank. The magnitude of the tion at a late in the afternoon, trouble was rife in the district. dienster arose from the raition however, elicited no confirmation His headless and mutilated body the Chino-Siam Bink occupied in of these statements. The Char- was discovered floating is the relation to Chinese commercial fored Bank authorises us to state river Kaja and was brought to activity in the city. Almost all that it is again open to Chinese Sintang and baried. His head the Chinese affairs with the business on the same terms had been carried off by the Dyaks European banks wore conducted as before, indeed consider- as a trophy. A patrol under the through the medium of the Chino-able Chinese business was done command of Lient, van Wyk is Siam Bank. The regrettable state at this Bank all day, to-day. also reported to have been attck of affairs which has arisen should We are asked to state that the od in the Pujak country. How provide a eslutary if painful les-Hoial Receiver has expresse i bie ever, it was able to retire with son to the public, and shop'd'
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