THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1934.
BRITISH EMPIRE AS MODEL FOR NEW LEAGUE Whiteaways
ARMY BOAT RAMMED AT CAPSUIMUN
ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN NAVAL ANCHORAGE
Interesting Italian Suggestion
COUP D'ETAT FOILED MUSSOLINI LONDON STOCK
IN PORTUGAL
RAIDERS SENT TO
THE AZORES ·
Lisbon, Nov. 28. The Government has published a long communique to allay the fears that another Insurrectionary movement is Imminent. The extra- ordinary precautions taken in Lis-
Two small vessels' were sunk in Hongkong waters bon and other parts of Portugal during the night.
The military launch Tommy Atkins" was rammed and sunk at nhout 8.30 p.m. Inat night by the Kongmun steamer. Kwong Fook Cheong, when returning from Tai Nam Camp; Castle Penk, towing
lighter,
indicate that the Governent does not intend to be surprised,
AND SIMON
OPENING OF ROME CONVERSATIONS
PRICES
MARKET VERY
FIRM
on
the
COTTON, WHEAT
· AND SILVER
Messrs. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz have received the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat and silver exchanges for yesterday.
The following quotation London Stock Exchange have bean January received by Messrs, Swan, Culbertson | March and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. May Market: Generally very firm, and ¦ July there was n Infe amount of activity. Detober
December Jan. 2. Jan, 3. Spot Chinese Bonds,
Rome, Jan..3. The use of the "charter" of the British Common-
for the reform of the League 4 wealth of Nations as a model
of Nations is the interesting 5 the suggestion put forward in
Rome
that the Government has been well It is explained in the official note aware that many of the amnestled exiles have been plotting a coun d'Etat, ta coincide with Spanish elections.
Lonn 1908. £ 89 17%. Bonds 1808
Loan 1912. £ 61 (Eng. Iss.).... £100 £100%%
6% Reorg Loan
(6%
Cotton
Jan. 2. Closing
ONE of
Jun. 3. Closing Rango
Range
10.28.10.28 10.24-10.20 10.42-10.43 10.42-10.42
10.54-10.60 10.66-10.68
10.72-10.73 10.72-10.73
10.92-10.03 10.91-10.01 11.07-11.07 11.06-11.08
10,50
10.45
. Whent
Jan. 2.
C'cago. W'per. C'anno. W'per.
Jan. 3.
$80 £ 63
May
847% 65%
B414 65
July.
8374 06
82
B0
Sept,
8644
83%
Silver
Jan. 2.
£ 67
£ 22-20
March
45.50
Mny
40.06
July
46.60
Total sales for the day:-
1013 (Lán. I®®) £ 881⁄4xd £ 88% Many Portuguese and foreigners
in connexion with 5% Bonds 1925-47 £80 £8014 acting with them crossed the Italy's demand for League
5% Shal-Nanking
itly.
£ 60% frontier into Portugal recently; revision.
6% Tient-Pukow The launch left Castle Penk at:
| Portuguese secret police notified
Rly.
£ 20-25 the Government, which arrested
Tient-Pukow It is understood that the future about 5.30 and when near the Mothe raiders. On November 19, 150 of the League formed one of the
Railway (Supl. Wan Light was struck amidships rebels were sent to various for principal subjects discussed
Loan)
£ 17-22 £ 17-22 be- by the Kwong Fook Cheong, atresses in the Azores.
5% Shai.-H'chow. tween Sir John Simon and Signor
£ 93 vessel of 638 tons., She sank al- 'Among the rebela was an
Ningpo Rly.
£ .03 air Mussolini to-day when the British 5% Honan Rly... £ 20
£ 20 most immediately, her crew scram- the
man, an outstanding member of Foreign Minister, who was accom-5% Hukuang Rly.
revolutionary bling aboard the lighter, where Many of the conspirators have British Ambassador, began
movement.panied by Sir Eric Drummond, 1911 .... 2815 £20 they awaited the arrival of a police escaped. The plotters had a news convormations with the
his 5 Lung Tsing U. Italian Hai Rly. 1913. £ 11- Σ 1 1 launch which towed the lighter paper which was being published Premier at the Palazzo Venezia back to Hongkong.
secretly at the old University of this afternoon.
Foreign Banda and Banks. Coimbra.
"The states issued
The "Tommy Atkins" is stated to be lying in about 100 feet of
meeting WBH cordial" German 7 Int. Loan 1024 ..... official communique An at the conclusion of the Japan 5% Sterling
Loan 1907 two Japan 6 Sterling
water near the Ma Wan light bear-LIBEL ON A POSTER meeting. which lasted for
Jug S.E. ono cable. It is feared that it will not be possible to anl-
vage
her. The damage to the MESSRS. W. H. SMITH river steamer has not yet estimated.
been
LOSE APPEAL
MOTORBOAT LOST.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by Messrs. W. H. Smith The coxswain of the motor boat and Son against the jury's award and and judgment for £3,000 damages Hóp Sang, Leung Knu, Japanese passenger he was taking against them in the libel action to Mongkok also came in for an in-brought by the Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada. voluntary ducking when the motor boat was rammed and sunk in col- lision with the a.s. Kwal Sang.
According to the story of the coxswain he left Wanchal at about | 7 o'clock with a passenger for Mongkok and when near the No. 4 Buoy in the Naval Anchorage hls engine stopped. He tried to effect repairs and while doing so noticed the Kwar Sang approaching aberm op the port side. The Kwal Sang Kuve no signal and struck motor boat on her port quarter. The Hop Sang gave a list to star- board and sank within
three minutes. The Kwai Sang dropped lifebuoy but was some distance
the
The
that
Company alleged Messrs. Smith circulated a news paper poster hearing the words "More Grave closures."
Sun Life
hours.
EXPLORATORY TALKS.
It is understood that the first conversations were exploratory of the ground and that Signor Musso- lini explained the lines on which he wants the League of Nations revined.
As regards disarmament, it is believed that the Italian and Bri- tish viewpoints are very close.
Loan 1024.... £ 80%. H.K. & S'hai. Bk. Chartd. Bk. £ sh. £ 15 £132 (Ldn. Regd.)
* 15 Industrials and Breweries,
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20/3 .19/6
13/3
13/1
$ 12% $ 12%
21/9
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London Tin 10/-
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Pekin Synd 2/-
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3/3
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P. Coats SIGNIFICANT ARTICLE.
Courtaulds Italian attention is chiefly con-Distillers centrated on the artificial irregu-Dunlop Rubber larities of the Peace Treaty, rather Everready 5/- sh. Dis-than upon technfeat disarmament, General
(England) while, as regards League reform, Guinness the newspaper Lavora Fasciata, in Imp. Chem. In a significent article, demands re-
dustries... construction on the principles 're Inpl. Chem. Int. gulating the British Common; Def, 10/- sh. wealth of Nations.
Imp. Tobacco The journal declares that pro- Int. Ten Stores Though, at their lend ofleo.posals on those lines were, in Mesara, Smith might be compelled fact, presented in Paris in 1919 Internat Nickel to send out posters and newspapers | by. Eitish statesmen. without knowing what was in them.
Lord Justice Serutton, in his judgment, said that there was ample evidence that Mesara, Smith were negligent in not knowing that the poster or the newspaper con- tained a libel,
Str John Simon and Signor
the jury might think they were Mussolini will meet again to-mor-Turner & Newall carelessly carrying on business if row-Reuter. their bookstall manager who did see the posters which might be
away before she could pull up. betious, did not exercise his dis- The coxswain and his passenger were later picked up and taken to Hongkong.
cretion and consult the head offter: in any doubtful case before he ex- hibited a poster.
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