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HONGKONG, MONDAY, ONE 28, 1928.
THE TSISCÃO PROBLEM.
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NOTES & COMMENTS.
TENNIS SENSATIONS,
The unexpected is happening in the realm al first-class tennis. At Wimbledon, the world's grass courts championships are now taking place, and although the second round of the singles has only been reached, two outstand-
DAY BY DAY,
WHEN FAITH, 19 LOST, WHEN MONOUR DIER, THE MAN IS DEAD!
- Whittier,
Mr. W. Sinclair returned to the Calony from Yokohama by the
Karmala.
of
CURRENT COIN.
(BY "MERCATOR"},"
1
-BANKRUPTCY.
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT
TRANSFER
There has been a little rise in SEQUEL TO four during the week. Szvoks ni present ampunk to «hout 300,000 sacks. There is no export trade, the Straits Settlamenta being re- It has been-ga nneventful busi-ported to be full of stocks of this ness weak in the Colony. The news commodity. There has been a of the difficulties of many mer-little enquiry during the week In the Supreme Court this canilla houses in Shanghai did from Egyps, hut none from South morning before the acting Chief not come as a surprise to us in Africa, Shanghai Dour is not com- Justice (Mr. Justine Gompertz) Hongkong, for I had already inreing in freely as it used to as the there came up for hearing the casted it. Very serious times are beginning of the month, and the suit of Wong San-aan aguioas On Saturday one fatal case abead of the marchants in Shang reason for this. I am told, is that Tuen King-p
Mr. Eldon Potter appeared für ing surprises have been register plague was notified, the victim hal, and a fow big failures will Shanghai has sold heavily to
most probably be recorded in the other countries and finds it now the plaintiff and the defendant Johnston, the American being a Chinese.
Northern Settlement in the course diBcult to execute all the con- was represented by Mr. F. C champion, who is a wonderfully
of the next month unless some-tracts lo comparison with Jenkin. virile and brilliant player, has Mr. H. Goffe arrived by the thing, remarkabla oceurs to stave American flour the price of From the statement of claim. been knocked out by Parkes, Empress of Agia. He will act as all the crisis. Anxiety was ex-Shanghai tour locally has not Mr. Patter said it would be who evidently @rill retains British Consul at Canton daring pressed during the week here as gone up much. The market, on noticed that the plaintiff was a bis eleverness. He is an Mr. Jamieson's absence.
a result of the report that the the whole, is quite firm, American trustee of the Hing Loong Hip oll hand at the game, and his.
settlement day on the Shanghai No. 1 being quoted at $4.00 per Kee Lan firm, now bankrupts. experience, which is a strong
Stock Exchange had been post-ack and No2 at $3.60 to $3.75 The defendant was a merchant of paint an all tennis contests, must
poned to the 29th instant. People per sark, and Shanghai at $3.45.2. Salt Fish Street, and on or have stood him in good stead in
here who had sold cotton shares to Still Northern four continues to about Feburary 20, 1913 an in- denture of mortgage was execut- his match with the American
Shanghai were at pains to wire be cheaper that other grades. to Shanghai to ascertain the
|ed purporting to be madə berweeni exponent. The match went four
The purchase by the United the said Hing Loang Hip Kee sets before a decision was reach-
mortgagors and the ed, and on games Palkes had the A motor car while spioning in reply that there is plenty of
defendant as mortagee whereby advantage by 23 ta 19.
along Pokfulam Road knocked money in the marker, and ibat States Mint of 1,700,000 ounces Lan as But an
down a Chinese, abou: 36 years the settlement would go through 21 silver at a dollar na punce. even greater sensation was proof age, who in consequence of the without anything untoward or should serve to arrest tha down the mortgagors covenanted, infer viled when Shimideu, the
concurring. This belief is not shared ward trend of the silver market. fit, to pay on demand to the injuries he received was
by many, for it is a well-known The U.S. Mind is presumably mortgages the sum of $15,000 offered to Hospital Japanese player, disposed
fart that there has been wild-cat buying back the silver i had with interest thereon at one per chubert, the French champian.
speculation in Shanghai not only previously soll, only in small lata, cent. per month, and assigned to This must have been a titanic Mr. W. E. Kirby. "Assistant stocks and shares but in Es-in order not to fores prices up the mortgagee firstly their book struggle. it went the full Secretary of the China Coast change and every class of comwards.last year the United States debis, secondly, all their share live SPIN, and' after
the Officers' Guild, has arrived in the modity. It is reported that mones sold over 33 million dollars worth and interest in the funds of the | Japanese hai taken the Colony from Shanghai. He willis very tight in that place, and, if of silver to foreign countries, and Luen Yick Sha and, thirdly, first two, fiebert responded with remain here on Guild Fosiness can attach any eredence these have to be re-purchased in their goodwill and twa, during which his opponent for about a month.
this report, the outlook is not as accordance with the Pitman Act states, right, title and interest nly registered six games. But
bright as the Shanghai brokers During the week Rauter had the premises assigned. The wired us that the Washington defendant had been a member have assured us.
of the Hing Govemment had inade a states.
Loong Cheang fem. whose busi-
Sales
AMERICA AND JAPAN.
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with great stealiness and won ally dropped into the water while RESPON Alexander began terion, on 21er June. 1924 by the last set by -4 1: is interest-stepping from one boat to Slowly the position in the ricapient that both Mexican and Kee wire from Unit ag
ing to note that though the other at Shaukiwan. He was market is improving. There has foreign-produced silver smeltedness was bought by the Hing French champian was beaten, he drowned, and his regains were been perceptible during the past in the United States will beLong Hip Kee Lan in or about later removed to the Mortuary wrek an upward sendenes in accepted by the Director of the the year 1911. At the time of the scored an equal number of games,
pises, which have appreciated United States Mint, acting under purchase the defendant had left
received a instructions
on deposit with the purchasers both men having secured 28.
"Jozu Gutz"--As this corres-singe last week by half a dollar a bet. Surprises like these must be insert your letter. The subject mustly to the Phillippines, and The general position of silver, we firan time to time he drew moneys was on the set score that Gobernandence is closed, we cannot pizul. at present rice is going cordance with the Pitman Act Jabant caels $.942.40. Thereafter looked for in all sport; they form already
been sufficiently during the past three weeks some are reminded by Messrs. Samuel, from the Hing Long Bip Kve Lin Subsequently, the defendant part of that glorious uncertainty dealt with, and no good purpose even thousand tons have been Montagu and Company, in a
circular that I received during the made certain advances not ex- which one associates with all can be served by the publication exported from Hongkong
Manila. Europe took few week, is not altered. Assuming Feeding in all $6.509 to the Hing of further letters,
thousand, tons last week, and that 65 million ounces a year of Long Hip Kee. At the date when United States produced silver the indenture of mortgagitas these went mostly to Italy. The During fence quartel.
defendant in respect of his on al Chinese was knocked down the local sticks to-day in the Colony were thus acquired, the world atered into ther was due The Japanese "invasion" is stili antagonist.
stairs by his more powerful estimated at about 50,000 production less this amount, say,
Tafonunately for which at the corrent value 15 million cances, plus the very deposit and the said strane the causing a deal of alarm to the bins be dropped on his head, and $10 a picul would be worth substantial amounts of melted sum of $7.130.59 only. By the million poin from the Continent, would identive of mortgage the defend- authorities in California, the now taking a rest cure at the l about
dollars. At the end of last have to be absorbed, before we agreed to advance to Havérnor vi which urges that Government Civil Hepital. that relatieleisiva Artian is more than over
most the local stocke of this could expect to see any remark mortgagor the further au
$20,000, 07the said sum he l valuable appreciation in the price of
a, !49 arvessary. There are people who
The only two countries! ne in these think that this resentment of
We learn that Leus: F. Ljof about ten to eleven million | Ver.
1,937.92 plus tacks 1556 inter of ecaving a tome
Japanese intrusion springs from Skilton. M.C., R.G... has been dollars; so it could be seen that where all eyes are
riverted jor 2 realisation Assed to repay deposits" made kem z nat of the wan
We hardly given permission to retire with lawly a portion of this huge cargo (racial uninosity.
by or through the said Chan King of
bory this
3* China the Betish fhamber think that is the case.
The rank of Captain. He is at is being rid of Although Shang-
Wan, Subsequently the defendant If we
India has Do: and Changes of Cook at the matter from the present on leave at Singapore hai
is reported to be short and lodis. His Money's Minist American point of few, we shall where, it is anticipated, be of rice she has taken little ben active, while China has advised the firm to go bankrupi. fairly heavy stocks at present in and on June 1, 1913, an interim ben sinorandum, a
There
receiving orlebaas madeax the hand and only when exports Healers in this is potension. The 3 ganese porali
See that there are grounds forap evestually take up his
nothing from Hongkong. lis reported to be a scarcity of rize nts new arrived and
In attempting to avoid a rick-jin the interior of China, vu detin to move freely will she Petit ʼn of the Chan Cilk Kim arrived at and it is in California is steadily
arket. Singe March 4th edited bankron on July Te. moncerned hare rowing and one fexture of it is peha, a Chinese" gisi got into the hopes are beld or that wraided become a purchaser in the silver 1005, a credit, and the time was
that more and more Japanese way of a motor var in Queen's from the interite will come int africe they sit Lehildren are being born in the Roid Central on Saturday Shepel market.
tum wssured the price of liver has experienced 1918, when the phntiff feas spe rit of a late come State
But of more importance was knocked down by the cart failures among the Chinese a drop of over 33 per cent., the pointed trustee. After the bag apačia ne that they impet the fun this point is the fact that and received injuries which led rice merchants and dealers this ashrate on that day being 543. per suptcy and during the ur Japanese subjects, are increasing to her remwal to the Hovern-rear will be extremely few. Once, against olid, the presence of the interim receiving Too much importance order the defendant wrongially they hath made fabulous proñts price.
and without authority took Note on newquating directly with Jupa searing leases; they thus obtain
in numbers, purchasing land and meat Civil Hospital
last pear, and are therefore in a must not be attached to rallying Her if China slept the latter from the economic standpoint it Sandruits on his leg WAS 20 wars. Sa far there has been a DF the prospects of a large pro-1.083; in all, taels 2,000. Tha
a big stake in the country, and man with a pair of rusts paition to meet their heavy rates, for the undertone influenced from the rm taela 350 and lasis “
these duction, an abundance of melted plains argued that the indenture fof mortgage was not authbrised is impresite for Americans to Sunday found wandering aboutery failure anbe compete with them in the labour the streets of the tom. He people, and the amount of the pin from the Continent, and a
or by any of the partners other veeds be
With market. We can quite undertaken to the Pre Station, and edities was about three lakhs demand confined to the East, the Hing Looug Hip Kee Lan than the said Chan King-WED, stand, therefore, the An areanusquen entities disclosed of dollars.
the seroius drop in the price off
(no notice in writing of the assign- what they thing demand that the right to land hat he was a funksie who bad
Ain aş eving class of goods in bar silver ontinental selling is
men: of book debts by the in- parehase and the holding off made his e-cape from the care
denta
of mortgage givet Do the debtors azd than the replacing cost. This is feature as before, but there is no principally as a result of the drop pule that large amounts of melt- in Exchange. Take any line ofed coin are awaiting realization the debts were at the com- Added to this, is the fact that the mencement of the bankruptcy in metals on other commodities German Reichsbank's return the possession, order or disposition The apatting of an vil lemporer can pick up these in the
For business with the consent of Home of the United States. And million marks, equivalent to some
thing like 105 million ounces of under such cironmstances that lowing to the panic of the Chinesain spite of all this, merchants as Ene silver, and the fear is express thereof. The plaintiff scbmitted they were the reputed owners an inte munanal Treaty Fort much | GERMANY'S POLITICAL DEADLOCK.
Landing it practically impossible The control of the hurlegar and the Thofiers ans still appear to be who attempted this mode of to dispose of their holdings The that this may eventually be that the indentate of mostraze
Der the Clave Maritime in the throes of a political crise.action the dames were anxiety of Japanese merchants to thrown on the market.
was a fraudulent transfer of the se give place to the We do not thay ang man. under of men from the Fire Brigade a
totally put out." The assistance
Kispose of theis stocke had
property of the bankrupt firm or in pality with a dented mourvillers and a pare!
demoralising effect oo I am told that exp r from the elternative is void ક # to hand in Chimes the Tetristan aditions in German-eventually resulted in the stamp many markets in the Colony. Northern China are just beginn-frandulent preference. The
attempting to forma Govern
ing out of the last dames.
and has given the Chinese coa-ing to move and that bides, wool plaintif prayed that the indenture ment. Apart from the difficulties
an erroneous impression tallow, beans, etc. are cow going be set aside and declared vold getting diversen: parties
Mr. Gather L. Kobinson. chrithat prices would now comedown out This is a good sign, and and that an account be taken of Tyth in utilities el cand de Lettyd. Sharipality and to assist and Covernment will Shanghal agent of the Consoli with a run. Consequently, the should, if these exports go out all sums due to the plaintiff as Bandupalio de 1
contribution of 20 per cent of thej
Corporation. of Chinese dealer is reloans. po freely from the country, help to trustee in bankruptcy. tuxcune rovdows de megardezie railway, which is created at some are the Allies
mi be a congenial one, for there dated Steel
moders America, was among the arrival make any purchase however prove the financial position of The defendant submitted that Bagah, it is evene buanded that it should be managed on uneononi obred. The Social Democrats gesterday
board the small, bales for urgent and im the roerchants in the North. Darinolices in writing, and » apel punte politie de luna and # pase, itaunitimare disposition have their knife in the People's Empress of Burgia. He is star mediate needs. He has made up hip that left a few days ago from verbally, were given to the should be noted into a scurta scheme of uhlication of all Chinese parts, with which it will noting at the Hongkong Hotel for a his mind to wait until his very hera and expected to get cargo of plaintiff of the assignment railways. We have tried to outline the main prisions, and we work in unison.
article in stock is about three thousand tons in of the book debts. The assign For that reason week and will he pleased to heart Lefieve that they will earn the general support of all foreign resi-these Democrats way it is not from any interested itz the disposed of. He knows that the Shanghai found dinte out East, no matter of what nationality.
possible to fors Ministry business he represents. The Hongkong houses bave plenty of thousand tons awaiting her. The mortage was not a fraudulent One of the pleas intent Features in this suggested solution by the capable of negotiating at Spa Corporation which has recently stocks, so why worry? He listens drop in the Excbangs bas no transfer of the bankrupt firm or a british Chambers in that there is nothing resembling an attempt to the confiders of Parlinden opened new offices in Shanghai to the statements of his English doubt induced foreign buying of frandulent preference. Os July secure special privileges for Britain or any other nation. It seems behind it. Bat Germany will is the sole exporter of the pro-friends and Chinese brokers that China products.
6, 1918, the defendant, by sale at to be a fair and equitable settlement that is urced, based on the Lave to understand that the Allies ducts of eleven of the largest prices in the United Kingdom and {
public auction, disposed of the doctrine of the open door. To that Japan can hardly take exception cannot be put off indefinitely, the steel manufacturers in the States the United States are going up. The local Banks are sonored premises comprised In the as she has so frequently urged that it is her own policy regarding Entente
will continue to go up with Router's Agency, for their mortgage. and China. So far as China herself is concerned there are, no doubt Cermany on Treaty questions, and
The case is proceeding. The blowing of police whistles as the mills are heavily tooked silver wires are not regular in pany Chinese why would like to secure immediate resumption of some kind of Goverment must be called quite a deal of excitement for the year and cannot accep: receipt. The system in vogue is the whole territory, but it may not be forgotten that but for the formed with which it can in Queen's Road and Duddell any further orders, and also that for the Eastern Extension Tele- war this territory would still have been administered by a solitary)
negotiate. The thought arises Street early on Saturday after raw materials are not enough for graph Company to get the silver latter that private telegrama of foreign power and not on an international basis as is now suggested whether political differences are noon, and the commoting was add-the purpose, but the Chinese wire, giving the cash and for the different Bruks could be des China will hare a large share in the administration if the Chambers"
not being exploited to make ed to by the sudden exit from the dealer elects to withold his hand ward quotations of the white layed in transmission by the suggestions over come to be carried out. The fog that the territory matters difficult for the Allies: telephone exchange of all the from any purchases. Under these metal as ruling in the London Agency but under no condition. has been freel from German control is not one for which China can if so, the latter will need to give girl operators. The cause of the circumstances, it is, therefore, market, and this is immediately should the silver wira be held sz take any credit, because at the time of the reduction of Tsingtan termany a poisted reminder that trouble was that a small oil stove not surprising that things should sent out to all the Banks. In This is a ver, reasonable reques China was noth: in the war. She has to thank Japan and Great this Spa Conference cannot be on the ground floor of the ex-be so stagnant and firms complain the absence of the wire on any and there is no reason why the Britain for fresing the territory, and rather than complain that the indefinitely
The change became upset and fire of no business. The fact of the given day. the Banks cannot act Telegraph Company shoull not whole control will not come into her own hands, she should be Germans must realise that it is broke out. The flames were very matter is that the people of the with discretion, for they do not co-operate with Reuters to give gratised that circumstances have arisen which make it possible for up to them to close up their quickly extinguished, but not interior bare got a fit of blas know whether rates are up four effect to this wish of the Banks of her to get matters so much under her own control. Looking at ranks and discharge their obliga- before an alarm had been given funk, and have arrived at the pence or down, for all they know, Hongkong. I trust that in futura the suzgestions broadly and realising the extreme difficulties and tions. Any temporising or undue that gave rise to a stampede of conviction that prices will sooner six pence. They have a keen there will be no biatus in the delicacies of the problem we feel that there-bas-yet-to-be-a-solution. tendered which will come nearer giving justice to all parties tban, quibbling will only make Ger the girls and much consequent ur late come down' like a house of grievance against the Agency, for recept of the daily silver quota
they have already Informed the ions from Home, many's position worse than it is. excitement. the one under review. Its effect will be awaited with interest,
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which would presert leaves should be denied, the more of his guardians despite the pre-the Colony is today cheaper present not so prominent a
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A deal of friction early caused a try to break market cheaper than he cuntshows a reduction in the site of the bankrupt firm in their trade a: So. 5 Hollywood Road met if he were to indent from holding of the Bank of 65 the defendant, their manager,
to work hand in hand, the future
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