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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5,
1938.
Once Had Staff Of 60, QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
European Tells Court
ROBERTS' STORY LATE NEWS OF MONEYLENDING TRANSACTIONS
Tangle Of
EVIDENCE THAT AT one time he employed European
between 60 and 70 people in the Victoria Printing Press,
and that 50 people were in his employ when he went Diplomacy
bankrupt, was given at the Bankruptcy Court this morning by Archibald Hunes Roberts.
•
London, Dec. 5. The Times to-day thrown Interesting sidelight on the present
Munich" Europe.
The hearing was in connection, diction rather than in Original Juris-tangled state of affairs in "After with an application brought by diction.
STARTED BUSINESS IN 1914 Mr. L. R. Andrews, Official Re-| "My business was purchased in ceiver, for the expungement of 1914, when I had a staff of about 20 proof of debt fled by Gartar employees," Roberts continued. Singh, Indian money-lender, in when I had a staff of between 00 "The best years were in 1931-32, connecting wit the bankruptcy
and 70 employees.
of Roberts.
Mr. II. Somerset Fitzroy, instructed by Mr. C. A. S. Russ, appeared for the money-lender.
"At the time of my bankruptcy, I still had a staff of over 50,"
Questioned, Roberts stated he was unable to lend Hall moury, as he had no cash. All the money went
and
In evidence, Roberts revealed that towards the assets of the firm, such he himself hati
borrowed as the machinery never money from Kartur Singh.
Presenting the British viewpoint, the diplomatic correspondent com- ments that the anti-French campaign in Italy is doubly unfortunate just at Rume's partner in the time when French relations with the axis are become promising to
somewhat casier with Herr Ribbentrop's visit to Paris.
After referring to the "curiously patterned overlay" which the surfees of the Four-Power diplomacy bears at present-while British relations and with Italy are happily better, French with Germany, the German press continues to attack Britain and the Italy preen attacks France-the
paper. After cross-examinatiin by Mr. Fitzroy, the hearing was adjourned His brother-in-law, the late A. E by his Lordship, who said he wished Ifull, had borrowed $1,300 in 1931, to have time to consider what rate errespondent adds: "No one Ina- and he had guaranteed the loan, of interest was justified ut the time which was secured on three or four the loan was made. promissory notes totalling $2,500, double the amount of the loan.
inserted In The rate of interest the notes was 3 per cent. but it was verbally agreed that Hall should pay 6 per cent, per month on the loani. Debtor believed it was the practice at the time for nancy-lenders to insert 2 per cent, in all promissory notes.
BROTHER-IN-LAW
£640,000,000
Atlantic Navy
For America
ines hat Mr.
Lasy row to hamberlain has an
The coincidence
of two press attacks are not lost on anyone
in diplomacy. But Mr. Chamberlain believes that the greatest
of
the tangle les in undoing talks with the heads of the
ments.
The Berlin correspondent writes: That MUSSO
Mussolini should give notice it
is now Haly's turn to obtain some-
thing from the dynamism' of the axis
not a
a surprise to observers here. "Both the anschluss and the Czech
DEFAULTED JAZZ717391settlement have cost Italy influence
all defaulted in his Interest pay- inenta at the end of 1032.
London, Dec. 5. in East Europe, and the German de- An enormous addition to the naval stre for an entente with France has strength of the United States is fore-probably suggested to Italy that the Singh came to see debtor, saying shadowed for submission to Congress Reich is mainly interested in protect- that Mr. Hall had stopped paying his early next year, reports Mr. Hector Int is rear for further Eastern en- interest and asked debtor as C. Bywater, Naval Correspondent of terprises, which if they cost Italy quarantor to pay.
the "Daily Telegraph & Morning nothing, will at the same time proft Post."
her nothing.
"It is certain, at any ante, that of- Debtor paid Shigh at the rate of 03 per cent, per month, but received no The plan, which Mc. Bywater is re-cials here, if well aware of Italian receipts for the payments,
liably informed from Washington is claims, are somewhat curious as lo Debtor got lu arrears with his likely to be adopted unless there is the Italian motives for announcing! interest payments, but part of the speedy and marked improvement in them last week, and are inclined to arrears, amounting to $500, was due the world situation, calls for, he says, connect them with a feeling on the by Mr. Hall,
the creation of an entirely new battle part of Mussolini that us dependence "I then gave Singh
feet to be stationed permanently In by the Reich on the axis relationship is decreasing, it is better to strike promissory note for $1,000, which
Consisting was double the arrears of interest."
Roberts said, "The rate of 2 per would comprise twelve battleships of
specially for this service, the feet for past Italian favours."
The correspondent considers the cent, was also inserted in the note. Singh threatened to sue me if I did from 33,000 to 45,000 tons, six air-umens for Ribbentrop's visit to be less
craft carriers, seventeen heavy and favourable than they not give the note on all the pro- eighteen light cruisers, 77 destroyers been missory notes, which included the and 36 submarines.
That the Reich would have pre- ferred things to be otherwise, espe- original $2,000 and interest of $500.
Attached to this fleet would be 56 "Singh sued me in October, 1935,
since the signature to the and the total amount of principal auxiliary vessels, such us fast tan- cially
Polish-Russla agreement, and the
il
further the Atlantic Ocean of ships built while Germany still remains grateful |
might have
on the writs was $3.850, the inercase kers, destroyer, submarine and air-death of the Iron Guard leaders in
at $250 being dun to double the $125 craft depot ships, and floating work-Rumania, can scnreely be open
interest in arrears."
11 was not true,
shops. The estimated cost of new fleet is £640,000,000.
BIG BRITTISH FLEET INCREASE, TOO
the
doubt," he says.
|
to
(larger additions to the Beet than has
been expected,
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BERLIN, Dec. 4.
IT IS RELIABLY STATED that a decree will be issued shortly compelling Jews of both sexes, when European. Eastern and Far Eastern outdoors, to wear a yellow badge inscribed with the star
The defensive requirements ol
waters have been duly weighed and certain items in the estimates are of David. likely to cause surprise.
Roberts, continuing, admitted he received a letter from Mr. Russ, bolleitor for Singh, in which he was said to have repaid Singh $2,720, but he could not say whether tha The first steps have already been figure was correct as he had no proof taken in preparation for the building
[of this Atlantic armada. Continuing, Roberts said he could Dockyards on both U.S, coasts are net remember the amount he paid! being enlarged and modernised at Singh as he was also paying other an initial cost of £7,000,000, to equip Bywater, "that the British Common- will be found," Kays Mr. money-lenders at the same time on them for battleship construction.
wealth no longer disposed to en- 22 promissory notes. He could not Should the new Atlante fleet be | Wea give any reason why Singh did not built, its completion will make the trust the security of lis vital trade embody all the notes into one.
United States by far the mightiest routes and lines of communication to His Lordship remarked that that navad power in the world.
the goodwill of foreign powers. was a matter for the Court to Mr. Bywater also understands that "There is evidence that the stand- decide. He thought the primary ob- the British Navy estimates for 1939, ard of relative naval strengths has revised to conform to c Jeel was to enable money-lenders to to be presented in Parliament in been sue for the lean in Summary Juris- February, provide for considerably changes in the International situa-
tion."-Reuter,
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Chinese Opium
Gang In London Ship
re-
Meanwhile economic pressure for payment of the milliard- mark levy is inexorably continu- ing, and the car prohibition decree came in the nature of an anti-climax, as hardly any Jews are in an economic position to drive cara, and some cars being sold for practically noth- ing.
are
One Jewish professional man "voluntarily" sold his car coating £1,500 for less than £1, and another
sold two cars for £1.
Mr. Stanley Thompson, mana- ger of the Silver Line, of CHARUNACINANTECZNANG | Bishopsgate, London, told
cently how a gang of Chinese smugglers who hid eleven sacks,
The Germon Omeial Agency, in the Silveryew, entering New!
Issuing the text of the car decree, York, may cost the company n
commented: "With this new defence fine of £29,000.
measure against Jewish arrogance The US. Treasury department the Nazi State Jus. given expression have levied a fine of 145,000 dollars to the healthy feeling of justice of the people. Until now the (£20,000) against the owners of the German vessel following the seizure of the German prople have borne with oplum by Customs men. Six Chinese unparalleled forbearance the sight of members of the crew are being ques- Jews enjoying the advantage of Herr tiened, and the Chinese boatswain, Hitler's roads, built by the hands of Tsin Ho, has been detained on
4 German workmen.--Reuter Special. charge of smuggling,
RABBIS TO LEAVE
Jerusalem, Dec. 4. The Government has issued 30 permits for the immigration Of German rabble.
The White House. Tel. 21040 12, Des Vocux Road Contral. (Between Lane Crawford's and Bank of East Asia)
The captain of the ship, Captain William Irvine, of Sunderland, the first mate, and the chief engineer were questioned by Customs officials, but later released.
Mr. Thompson sald: "This Is the work of an organised gang who try it on all ships going from the Far East to America. They go to Sing Sing for three or four years and then come out to start all over the company again. Meanwhile has to suffer.
"No one knows how they work or get the oplum aboard. It is a great mystery to me how they could havo got that enormous amount of dope nboard without being seen.
the present case.
The permits were granted at the the Chief · Rabbi of request of Palestine.--Reuter.
Every one in the business known the grave risks run when there is a Chinese crew in boats running froin the Far East.
"I have given the strictest in- structions to the master of every searched The only way they can be found ship to have the vessel out-so clever are their methods-is from top to bottom before she en- when une of their own gang gives ters any port. In this case engine them away. I think this happened room, hull, everywhere, was search- ed but no trace of oplum was found. "Chinese crows are employed in "From the brief cable I have had
the Customs these ships because they are the understand that launch came out to fifo vessel long only ones available on this kind of before she reached port. Officials trip. The boats never come to Eng- Immediately went to the place where land. the oplum was hidden. One of the serious as it sounds. The company "I hope the fine may not be an Chinese had tipped them off.
1
"An intensive search had been have deposited a bond to enable the carried out by the white crew, ship to sail from New York"
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