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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July. 29, 1939.
World's Biggest Tea Brokers Go QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
Into Voluntary Liquidation
LONDON, July 21.
IT HAS been announced that Messrs. Bunting & Company,. the largest tea brokers in the world and who handle one quarter of the United Kingdom's turnover, have agreed to voluntary liquidation. This decision was made on the, advice of n Committee of bankers and tea traders, which has been investigating the Com-
Goodbye To Old
pany's affairs for the past few 10-Cent Coins
Illegal Tender After November 1
LATE NEWS
British Policy
weeks following their Ben-
LONDON, July 28-In 14 BU- sational difficulty in meeting
thoritative explanation of Britain's their own cheques early in July.
The announcement does not indicate
policy in the Orient It has been in- dicated that Britain will refrain from any flabilities or refer to the Com-
denouncing the Anglo-Japanese com- pany's controversy with its biggest THREE years ago Hongkongmercial treaty during the Tientsin customer, use English and Scottish bade farewell to its cumbersome negotiations although the treaty muy Joint Wholesale Co-operative Society, but imposing silver dollar pieces, be denounced later. but states: "Tea stocks, which are
It has been explained that Washing- caused
atrongly held, are involved."
valued at £1,260,000 and which are and on November 1 next the ton's action has naturally
public will see the last of the British circles to consider the utility old cupro-nickel five and ten cent at the same methods of protecting pieces as legal currency.
British rights and Interests. How- According to a proclamation issued ever, there is naturally no luclination by His Excellency the Governor into prejudice the success of the Tokyo the "Gazette" to-day, these coins will negotiations.
At the same time, if examination crase to be legal tender 45 from
reveals that similar action is neces- November 1.
The Bunting Company was formed In 1915 and specialised us brokers to co-operative societies. The Company has branched out considerably since
Prem. Suit
Its inception,ned
it
LONDON, July 20.--The important tea-broking firm of Messrs, Bunting The order is made under Article 2sary, it is freely canvassed that whose name recently was associated of the Hongkong (Coinage) Order of should not be excluded.
The official view conveyed to the with a threatened civil court action 1930. with the Wholesale Co-Operative The chief reason for the withdrawal press was that although the moment Society of Great Britain and Scotland, of the old coins was the remarkable the United States selected to act was reaches its journey-end to-day with amount of counterfelting they apparently suddenly chosen, It would be incorrect to assume that the move the issue of an official announcement encouraged. of its proposed liquidation.
time it WAS reliably surprised British officialdom. The announcement says that the estimated that there were no less "cominittee appointed by a meeting than 1,000,000 counterfell coins in the of Interested parties on July 14 has Colony.
AL
One
They asserted that there had been no prior consultations, however.
The United States action Is regard-
since been in,conslant session, and at It is declared that the present ten e as further proof that the Britisk
a result of their investigations into and five cents pieces defy almost alland United States policies in the Fur the company's affairs, have recom-juttempts to counterfeit. mended that the company should go into liquidation as a creditor's volun- tary winding-up.
The company has decided to ac cept the recommendation and hos issued notices calling meciings to pass) the requisite resolution at Plantallon House on August 2.”
The company's solicitors informed "Reuter" that tea stocks Involving
£1,250,000 are strongly held.
Messrs. Buntings began business os ten brokers in 1015 in association! with the Co-Operative movement. Since then they have controlled one- quarter of the British tea trade Hauter.
Air Minister In Mishap
Forced Landing In
Lancashire
LONDON, July 28.
Plane Crash In Cheshire
Four Die In New Lockheed Machine
East are working along closely parallel Ilnes
neither nlthough Government will attempt to commit the other.United Press,
cx-
U.S., Britain And France WASHINGTON, July 28-11 has been revealed that the United States, through Mr. Cordell Hull changed information regarding the situation in the Far Eust with Britain and France since the notice, of abro=' gation to Japan.
However, it was emphasised that there were no consultations with Britain and France before the notice was served and also that any sub- sequent
considerations constitute merely an exchange of view.
LONDON, July 28. FOUR occupants, believed to be American technicians, were killed when a plane crashed and
Mr. Hull again refused to elaborate burst into flames in Cheshire.
on the language of his note to Japan The inachine was
completely and said there is nothing further to wrecked, the only means of identi- be revealed unless there are Ncation being the Air Force disc developments of a positive character. beneath the wing.
-United Press.
The machine was on a trial flight | from the Lockheed Works in Cheshire, and bad not been taken over by the RAF Reuter.
Altitude Record
WASHINGTON, July 25.--The War
New Setback In Moscow?
Department announced to-day that LONDON, July 20-It is reliably SIR KINGSLEY WOOD, the the Boeing Flying Fortress' bomber reported that the tripartite negol Air Minister, was involved in a broke three national altitude records tions had a new setback on Thursday, machine in which he was travel-feld. in Virginia,
to the
plane mishap when the air force with lond last Sunday above Langie-when M. Molotoff objected
Anglo-French proposal to issue # With a load of 5,000 kilograms, the statement regarding the trl-powers ling to Northern Ireland, turned plane reached a height of 7,254 "greement to agree." back over the Irish Seu owing to metres, while carrying loads of 1,000 It is reported that M. Molotoff re- bad weather, and made a forced and 2.000 kilograms the machine marked that it was futile to announce landing at Kirkby-in-Furness, easily broke the former nationalan agreement had been reached on
altitude records.-flavILA, Lancashire.
The Air Minister and some of
party of eminent air force officials in A.R.P. EXAMINATIONS the machine were shaken, and
the!
pilot and two members of the crew Successful. Candidates In were slightly injured, and taken to: hospital.
Sir Kingsley Wood was on his way
Test for Wardens
many points, while differences sill persist on what Moscow considers the paramount Issue-indircet aggression regarding which Mr. Chamberisin made a statement in Commons last Monday-United Press,
British Trade
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LONDON, July 20-His Majesty reserve In Ian N. Murray, W. Hyde, J. Moodle, King George VI to-day gave Royal cruiting for the RA.F.
10 A. A. Reed, Leung Ho-in, Pun Shul- Assent
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Sie Kingsley Wood's plane set out, luts, F. C. Hall, T. E. Yeoh, Mrs. D. G. Guarantees Act empowering the Bri- escorted by two others, but over the Frost, Mother Linn, Miss Julla Lam, tish Government to grant friendly Irtsli Sea conditions were so bad that Wong Shul-ming, J. R. Henderson, countries credits to the value of £00,- one of C. H. Blake, Sister Mary Augustine,000,000. Sir Kingsley's machine and the escorts turned back,
Nahser All, Mrs. A. T. Matheson, W. Of this tota Poland has already The other escort plane carried on C. Excell, Rev. Bro. Felix, Mr.been promised £8,000,000 in credits.
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