HONGKONG TRADE CLEVELAND CLIMB OVER
FIGURES
UPWARD TREND IN VOLUME
BUYING BRITISH
A steady improvement in the volume of the trade of the Colony, despite the cur. rent world depression, is re- vealed in the latest official statistics, covering the first half of 1932. In particular, there is a welcome advance in British imports.
The returns, issued by the Sta- tistical Branch of the Imports and Exports Department, show that the declared values of merchan- diso imported into Hongkong dur- ing the Arst half year of 1932 amounted to $335.4 millions, as compared with $367.0 millions in the first half year of 1931, while xports totalled $212.3 millions as compared with $272.7 millions.
In terms of sterling values, however, both imports and ex- ports showed increases, imports In the first half year of 1932 amounting to £22.1 millions as compared with 17.7 millions, Lund exports to £16,0 millions as compared with $13.2 millions.
BRITAIN'S RISE.
Excluding inports from Chinu, the largest share of the import trade was credited to the United Kingdom. In 19:0 the British
share was 9.47, in the fret six months of 1931 it was 12.07 and in the first half of this year it rose still further to 13,807,
MACK-BOYS
Cincinnati Destined for Doormat
(Pirates),
New York, July 24.
Back Wilson (Dodgers), Moure (Cuba) Femaley (Cuba), Sox), Brothergill (Chienge White and Crowdly (Cleve- (Yankees), "Walker and (Detroit), Goslin (St.
Lutal Browns) and Alexander (Boston Red Sox) scored, home runs to-day,
Several double-lenders were plny- ed. Only the Cardinals and the In- dians took both games. Results:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston
New York
Boston.
New York
Chicago
0
3
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1:
12
13
Brooklyn Philadelphia
B
Pittsburgh
7
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11
12
1
10
22
13
11
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Chicago Pittsburghi
Cincinnati St. Louia
Cincinnati "St. Louis
american league.
Chicago Cleveland,
Chicago Clevoland
New York Philadelphia
St. Louis Detrait.
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0
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St. Louis Detroit
Washington Haston
0
7
3-4
2
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--Beuter.
The Netherlands East, U.S.A.. French Indo-China, Siam, India and Belgium alf recorded slightly increased shares of the total, while the Australian share notably advanced from 9,8^. -2.2%.
to
COLLAR-BONE TRICK
ALLEGED
Imports from Japan declined heavily. In 1936 they accounted INSURANCE FRAUD CHARGES for 12.3% of the total, falling to 10.0% in the first half of last year The use of a physical peculiarity and 2.9% this year, on account of [to obtain £1,966 by fraud from in- the Chinese boycott of Japanese (surance
was alleged companies goods.
Jagainst Ernest Page, aged 18, an engineer, of Londen-avenue, Wem- ley, N.W., at the Mansion House. He was charged with obtaining policy from the Norwich Union Insurance Society, Ltd., by fraud. and attempting to obtain £127 108. with intent to defraud.
HALF YEARLY COMPARISONS.
In the following table the total values of imports and exports of merchandise are given in f's and $'s millions for the first six months of the years 1923/32:-
199.9- 3202.2
1923
£90.2 $26-4.4
1924
£36,1 $309.4
1925
£30.8 $268.0
1031
£17.7 $367.0
1932
$235,4
£1.6 $284.8 £29.3 $255.6 £13.2 $272.7 £16,0 $242,3
THE HONGKONG
The late Mr. Florenz Zingfold, of "The Follies" fame, whose death has just been reported.
RICH BACHELOR'S WILL FIGHT
ESTATE FOR
MONASTERY
Henry
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 25, 1932.
ADVENTUROUS
WOMAN'S SUICIDE
ADOPTED TITLE AFTER DIVORCE
The career of Woman of 50, who "adopted” titlo, and was found dead from gas polsoning in a hoarding-house in Torrington- square. Bloomsbury, was described at the inquent at Westminster.
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Mr. Frederick John Matthews, a solicitor, of High Holborn, Identl fed her as a woman whom he some times employed. He knew her na "Lady Madeline Paget." She al-Orchestral-Running Between the Raindrop ways went in that name.
Her maiden name, Mr. Mathews said, was Ivy Armitage. She Arat married a Mr. Lloyd, and then a Mr. Pagis, who divorced her. Later she married a man who turned out to be already married, and who "slipped neress the Equator." After that she adopted the name of Lady Madeline Paget.
"I rather want her to be put down as Lady Madeline Paget, Mr. Matthews continued. "She has A wealthy young man's will, two children, and if there is any bequeathing his estate to a Scol-property I should like them to have tish monastery, is being challengi." ed before Lord Merrivale and a special jury in the Probate Court.
Met At Tennis Club, Mr. Cecil Alexander Harrison, of Swanborough Manor, said he would certify her as Ivy Mr. fugleby Odtis, the coroner, Lower, Sussex, claimed that his Pais known as Maletine Payet. brother. Mr. John Gordon Cath-, bert Harrison, a bachelor who died-nown the woman about 12 years. Mr. Matthews said that he ha at Turin, Italy, on August 27, 1981. He was introdured to her at a was intestate, and that he (Minis club. She was very capable, Cecil Harrison) was entitled to of fine intellect, and very enter share in the estate.
taining, a "regular society kind of woman."
Dort Lowen & Bis Hotel Biltmore Opelt. Orchestral-When You Fall In Love, Fail fu
Love with Mo
Itudy Valee & Connectiest Yankıra 116020. Bong-They All Maku Laro But Mo
Son Life Dele
„Gracie Fields (Comedienne) 1110LD, tramental-Hulighter insinuental-Plan Pastimes Bone-Up in the Clouds
Three Brothers Nehring
2130:7.
- Kiss Your Hand, Madnes
Austin Faen (Barlione) H3027. Drevotrul-Jury do Chown.
restral Clone Your Byen
Ambrose and is Oreltesten 13010. Humorous Song-You Want Lovin'. and 1 Humorous Sung-Somala Faw Dark Shadows Want Love........ Aim Penn 15240.
Aun Penn DAR
Vocal Dust-Minn (From "Viktorin & Her
Jamar")
Vocal Duct-Music (From "Viktoria & Her
1)
Oscar Drum & Linzi Waldmutter D1016.
8 p.m. (Local Time & Weather Re-
port).
7.50-8.20 p.m. Band Music.
(a) Air de Ballet
(b) Callichoe (Chunlano)" Fas De Cyrabaler (Chaminado)
Rand of H.M. Coldstream Guards
Torze n the Furent (Michael)
CIGO.
Zatural Gate (Bruna? Wout Nymphs (Cimbre) Parade of this Tin Solters (Joniet) Dand of. M. Goldstream Unit Sanderson),
Soura's Band 113341.
The defendants were Barclays! Bank, Limited, exceptors of the
Phyllis Rees said she shared a) estate, and, the trustees of the room with the woman at the same A Perfect Day (on) Community if the Order of St.boarding house. Benedict, of Benedict
On a recent Sun-: Abby day evening she asked her (Miss Fort Augustus. Inverness. They Rees) to go out for half an hour as elained that the late Mr. Harri- she wanted to get the police in. son properly executed the will of When asked why she wanted the policy, she replied. "You will find
which the
March 1927, under Order of St. Benediet was the re-out in time." siduary legatec.
Sulcide,
Guhni 113001.
Guntin 138779.
In 11. M. Cobistan
numbers of the Opera "The Mikado" 8.20-9.50 p.m. The entire musical (Gilbert & Sullivan) Recorded under the direction of Rupert D'oyly Carte DI172/D1182.
Selections from
9.50-10.27 p.m. Opera.
Sang-Trovatore Pierre Flames am Souring
(Verdi) Song--Samson and Dellis)—Mr Heart at
thy Sweet Valor (Saint-Saens)
Louise Homer (Contenito) 1422. Ban-Martin-Selection (Flotow),
Band of H. M. Coldstream QUAT
C1403, Song-Don Giovanni-Peetty Laily Mozart)
Slender (Muzart)
Miss Boos said that she went out to get some cigarettes, and on re- Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., for turning found the room full of gas the bank and the trustees of the and her friend lying face down- monastery, said Mr. Cecil Harri-wards with her head in the fire- son alleged that his brother was place, always mentally deficient, never Me. Oddie This woman had led had testamentary capacity, was irresponsible, hysterical, degane-inally found herself in debt and song-Don Giovanni-18 Alden Fair and a rather adventurous life, and rate, and gluttonous, and had per- without money. She was obviously verted tastes even with regard to depressed and worried: what he ate.
It was also alleged that he liad suicidal tendencies, and did com-1 mit suicide.
J
Feodor Challapin (Baas) 1358. Grelicatral-Alla-Fantasia (Verdi, arr,
Tavan)
Mark Weber & His Orchestra C2047. Sung-Mignon-Knewest Thou Lag Land 7
(Thomas)
A verdict of Suicide while of Un. sound Mind was recorded,
Mrs. Vincent, landlady of the house in
Torrington-square in Sung-ignon-Here Am I in Her Boudoir
was no
(Thomas)
Lerezia or, (Soprano) 1341. 10.27 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press
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Ar. Birkett contended that which Mrs. Pagis lived, said Inat! though Mr. John Harrison might night: in some respects have been rather
"She was strikingly good-looking unusual, his mind was perfectly and youthful in appearance. Gae Mr. Tristram Beresford, prose-clear and sound as to what he would have thought she Imports Exportsguting, said Page had a disability wanted to do with his property.
by which he could simulate a frac
more, than 30. Under the will of his mother, anything about her right to a title, She never told me ured clavicle (collar-bone). Since who was Lady McDonnell by her Ent letters were addressed to her in 1923 he had made 11 fraudulent second marriage,
he had a life that way. telnima on insurance companies, interest and general power of ashe might have a title, for she scent- LIBERALS KEEP SEAT.
It was easy to believe and had been paid £1,066 108. pointment in the
whole of hered to be a woman who had come) His claims totalled £2.268.
estate. On February 10 a polieg was
down in life." It was alleged, Mr. Birkett con- issued to him by the Norwiel tinued, that Mr. John Harrison Union Offee. On March he became estranged from his bro- claimed for a "necident" result-ther over an arbitration, ing, he statel, in a broken clavicle. In 1913 Mr. Harrison's father. The company nitreed to pay 4127 petitioned for divorce. and Mrs. 10s.. but when the claim was put Harrison entered into a covenant Imports of merchandise into before another company, with that when Mr. John Harrison was Hongkong during the month of which the Norwich Union had 21 he should give up any benefit June amounted to a value of $50.1 reinsurance agreement, the second coming to him from his father's millions (£3,144,003) as compared company alleged that. Page had family. with $67.3 millions (£2.745,420) in recovered £75 from them in 1934 June of last year. representing by a bogus accident.
JUNE FIGURES.
both his parents
When he came of age,
illegitiate.
having died, there was an arbitration about decrease of $7.2 millions or 12.6 the General Accident Assurance alleging that his brother John was He then took aut a policy wits this covenant. Mr. Cecit Harrison Exports were valued at $33.6 Corporation, proniptly claimed for millions (£2,111,643), a decrease a "street accident." and of $10.2 millions (£2,101,421) or arrested. 23.3 per cont. It will be seen, Page was committed for trial. however that the sterling values are increased.
DEATH OF MR. N. M. BUX
at
POPULAR INDIAN
RESIDENT
members. Mr. Bux
the WRA
WHA
CHOLERA CONCERN IN PEKING.
OUTBREAK LIKELY TO BECOME WORSE
Peking. July 24. The health authorities voice
regarding the concern
cholern
The hearing wag idjourned.
FLORENZ ZIEGFELD.
DEATH OF FAMOUS THEATRE SHOW MANAGR
HAY FROM THE SKY
MYSTERIOUS FALL SEEN BY CROWDS Exclamations of amazement burst front the lips of crowds of people in Bedford-road and Bear- recently when little bundles which ton-road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, floated gently down to earth from a height of 500ft. in the sky turned out to be newly gathered hay!
The phenomenon WAR first noticed about & p.m., when tiny ob- jects seemed to detach themselves : from a solitary cloud.
toons or parachutes dropped from At first they looked like toy bal- an invisible aeroplane. Then they seemed to "explode," and the mys tified crowd Isdummy shells used in target prae- assumed they were tice in the neighbourhood.
Los Angeles, July 23. The death, from pneumonia, announced of Florenz Ziegfeld, the well-known American stage and screen showman.-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.
NORTH CORNWALL HELD WITH INCREASED MAJORITY
London, July 23.
The by-election in North Corn- wall, caused by the death of Sir Donald Maclean, was held to-day, the result being announced follows:
Sir Francis
Majority
48
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Some timid watchers sought shelter; but then the mysterious By the death of Mr. N. M. Bux, situation here, which is expected [Florenz Ziegfeld was born in harmless.
"puffs" settled and proved to he to become worse after Friday's Chicago in 1869, and had a high the French Hospital ILL
"Some of the bandles were quite 3 o'clock this morning, the local rainstorm. Indian community
Thomas Foster, has suffered They point out that the out-chool education, entering the hig," said Mr.
Tokyo, July 24. the loss of one of its most popular break this year came much earlier theatrical business there in 1892. "They fell over a wide area. There
There was a significant political than in the past.
It was he who brought European was practically no
for the time and they floated to the ground when the right and left wings of wind at the movement during the week-end manager of the Victoria Printing law of the former Premier, Mr. Chienge World Fair in 1893, und did almost vertically.
Colonel Feng Chi-hai, son-in-military bands across Press, News of his death will Hsiung Hai-ling, is the latest much in other ways to make the come as a surprise to his many cholera victim,,succumbing to the
"It struck me that a whirlwind decided to unite under the
the Japanese Proletarian Party fair 1
Later he was had lifted off half a hay rick and of the People's Socialist Party. friends. He was stricken down a disease fortnight ago with fever and sank
yesterday
manager for Sandow, the strong carred the hay just under the only morning.-
This act unißes the movement man. He produced the Ziegfeld jeloud in the sky." rapidly.
Follies every year since 1907, pro-
into a single party for the first time. The party ducing many spectacular. 'showa,
орровая capitalism and fascism-Router's the girls in which became world
Special. famous, and which made his name 12 household word. He WAS manager and lessee of several New York theatres, with his hendquarters in the New Amster-i dam.)
Mr. Box Was well known in sporting circles, heing # brother of the 'one Lime champion pugilist, Iron Bux. In his younger days he turned out regularly for the Indian Recrea tion Club Cricket nhd lawn bowls teams and in more recent years he served on the Committee of that Club. He was also a member of
Reuter
SIKONG'S APPEAL
ASSISTANCE TO REPEL
TIBETAN INVASION
Shanghai, July 24.. The people of Sikong Province
the Craigengower Cricket Club.ave sent an urgent appeal to the Government for assistance to repel
The sympathy of Mr. Bux's my the Tibetan invasion. They de friends will be extended to his
clare the Tibetans are proparing at ];
success,
ALLEGED SLANDER.
IRISH TARIFFS
FREE STATE DUTIES BILL PASSED
Dublin, July 23. Mr. James McNeill, Governor- General of the Irish Free State. to-day formally aesented to the Emergency Duties Bill passed by
widow and family of six children. Tekkeh for a counter offensive, GERMAN SOCIALIST LEADERS the Dall Eirann. The funeral takes pince this even and Dalai Lama himself is report- ing at the Mohammedhu Cemeteryed to be proceeding from Lassa to
The new duties, which will be ARRESTED BY MILITARY at 5.00 p.m.
announced to-morrow, might come direct the campaign, while
Berlin, July 23. into operation on July 25, military supplies are being sent to The military officer commanding
The list of goods affected is Tokkel from Lassa.
bo short, but has ordered the arrest of the believed to
fresh
com-
For having boarded the a.. Kalyan thout the permission of the master ment despatch material
It is requested that the Govern- lenders of the Reichsbanner prehensively covers all tho the (Socialist) organisation, Major principal exports from Britain.
to
Lagi unemployed Chineno was fined $10
or one week's imprisonment by the Szechuence generals to enable Tanker and Herr Robert Breuer, including corl, on which thero Hon, Comer. Hole, at the Murine them to nasist Sikong to repel the whe are accused of slandering will be an almost comploto em- Court this morning.
Tibetan attack-Router's Special, the Reich Government.-Router. bargo-Reuter.
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