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THE CHINA MAIL EXTRA.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1920.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

Rinter's Surple to the China, Mish)

THE DAVIS CUP.

Owing to rain the Kingscotte-Patterson match has been postponed

SYDNEY, January 201 until to-morrow.

ROME-TOKIO FLIGHT.

The Caproni aeroplane, which left Rome for Giola del Colle, ex routs to

ROMB, January 20. ' Tokio, yesterday, has arrived at the former place safely.

GERMANY EVACUATES POLISH TERRITORY.

The German military evacuation of the territory ceded to the Poles

BRESLAU, January 19. has been completed.

EGYPTIAN PREMIER'S 198 AILANT SENTENC ZD.

CAIRO, January 20

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The assailant of the Egyptian Premier, details of which were cabled on December 15, has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.

NO SETTLEMENT ON ADRIATIC QUESTIO 4.

PARIS, January 20

The Supreme Council has broken up without reaching a settlement on the Adriatic question. Signor Nitti left for Rome this evening and Mr. Lloyd George leaves to-morrow.

The Jugo-Slav reply to the Adriatic proposal is not considered satisfac tory and the Jugo-Slavs have been informed that they must accept the Council's proposals or abide by the Fact, of London.

THE PRINCE OF WALES

LONDON, January 20

With reference to yesterday's statements, Reuter learns that the Prince of Wales departs for Australasia, via Panama, at the beginning of March, thereafter returning to England. His Royal Highness leaves for India to wards the end of the present year. There is no question of his revisiting Canada on the return journey from Australia.

DORMANT BANK BALANCES.

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AN 18TH CENTURY ESTATE.

Interesting evidence was given on

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG IMPORTS.

[By Arrangement with the Wah Tsz Hongkong Chamber of Commerce the From the fortnightly bulletin of the Tollowing nores are taken

Yat Pol

Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cot- SHANGHAI, Jan. 23.

ton Goods-During the interval the The Japanese Minister at Peking ened and both prices and deliveries. Manchester market has again strength. sent his Secretary to the Wai Chao-render simultaneous impracticable for pu urging for a reply to the Japanese the most part. note regarding the retrocession of anxious buyers of certain cloths fear- The Chinese are Foreign Affairs said that the matter later on, but importers generally are Tsingtan. The Acting Minister for ing still higher rates may be demanded will be dealt with when Luk Ching nor keen in selling anything but spot Cheung returns to Peking...

cotton quocation was 29.03. or cargo actually shipped. The last

The £5,000,000 loan is expected to be handed over to the Peking Gov- Thus the Government will tide over ernment by the 15th of February.

the New Year difficulties.

ruler easier, particularly as regards the Cotron Yarn.-A moderate amount or business was transacted. Values

10s at $220/250;. No. higher counts. Quotations are—No. $232/270; No. 16s at $280/325; No. 12s. at 20s at $320/350. Arrivals 9,000 Sales 4,000 bales. Ship-

Dr. Wellingtoo Koo reports that at the first Conference of the League Sentatives were present. The Amer bales. of Nations eight countries* repre can representative is, not attending.ments nil.. Unsold stock 4,000 bales.

Dr. C. T. Wang telegraphed to the Peking Government explaining his. reasons for not proceeding to Peking at occe as instructed.

Luk Ching Cheung and others arrived at Shanghai yesterday and continued his journey by train to Peking last night.

Bargains 18.000 bales.

Woollens. An all-round enquiry exists and moderate orders are being- booked.

Raw Cottons.-Values are practic- ally unaltered and nominal quotations are:-Indian grades $44/56. Chi- nese grades $48/60 per picul.**-

The Minister of Communications of domestic loan

Metals. Prices very firm from: proposes.td issue 30 million dollars England but very little business done. contract of loan of the Shun Chi owing to the recent strikes, and sup to redeem the Deliveries from America are delayed

from Sek Kia Chang to Tak Chow Small business has been done in nails- railway and to construct railway plies locally are becoming scarcer. Th securite will be on the revenue and bars for quick delivery; parcels of the Kin-Hau Railway.

evidently bought some

time ago. Business generally_quiet.

Flour Market Report.-Stock About 250,000 sacks. Quotations :- American Patent, $3.70 per sack; American Cut off, $3.38 per sack: American Straight, $3.38 per sack; Japanese 2nd Patent (old stock); Japanese 3rd Patent Japanese The wedding took place at Joseph's Straigh: "Shanghai Flour 2nd, $3.60 Church this afternoon, the Rev. per sack-Shanghai Flour 3rd; Aus Father Augustine officiating, of Mr.tralian No.-I. $3.36 per sack: Aus- Alister Cameron Leith and Miss tralian No. 2. $3.20 per sack; and

Australian No. 3.

WE-DING.

LEITH GORDOY,

LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. Alexandra Stepani Gordon, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Gordon of Hongkong.

ARRIVALS.

The L. SHANTUNG, Capt. E. Monk- mao, 1,588 tons, arrived yesterday at of general cargo.

WEATHER REPORT.:

Nov. 23 by Mr. Barry Cohen, solici. 9.30 p.m. from "Shanghai with 500 tons by her father and was attended by the tram Vladivrsteck and Japan. Pressure

tor, 2, Finsbury-circus, before the Select Committee of the House of Commons which, under the chairman- ship of Lord H. Cecil, has been in quiring into the question of dormant bank balances.

rat tons, arrived yesterday.st 3.30 pm The RUPARA, Capt. Grierson, from Haiphong with 830 tons of general cargo

The a.. COLOMBIA, Capt. G. Dick ader 3,448 tons, arrived to-day from Manila with 231 tons of groceries &c.

The 2.5. PROSPER, Capt. E. Olsen, from Eaigon with 2,763, tons of rice and 1,376 90 toné, arrived to day at 6.15 a.m.

general cargo.

The .. INNAMINORA, Capt. Grier son, 1.356 tons, arrived yesterday at 8:15 Mr. Cohen stated that he came to am from Wakamaku with 1,813 tons of make a special study of this question cal through having to attend to a matter relating to the estate of a testator who died in the time of Queen Anne. By reason of certain provisions in the will there was, early in the nineteenth century, a distribution of funds amongst some of the testators' great.. grand-children. One of these grand- children appointed as his tru'tee and executor a Mr. William Noble, a partner in the once famous banking The ... SHANTUNG, (Capt. Monk firm of Devaynes and Co. It seemed man) ailed for Canton at 9 s.m to day pretty clear that the estate of this with through general cargo.. grandson of the testator had not been distributed. It was the time of Yabuta) sailed for Chin Wan

The SATSUKI MARU, (Capt. the Napoleonie wars, and the re-am. to-day. lations on the Continent were unable

DEPARTURES.

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to communicate freely with their exiled for Saigon at 5 pm. to-day. connections in England. In 1895

Tha La KFUKING, (Capt Fuscock)

The CHEFO0, (Capt. Filks) sail

toas of general cargo..

some members of the family came ed for Baigon at 8 m. to-morrow with to England and consulted him (MP) Cohen) upon the matter. He was

The ss. HAICHING, (Capt. Stewart instructed to obtain a large fund sails for. Foochow is Swatow at 10 sald to be lying in the Bank of to-morrow with 1,700 tons of g neral England.

In my investigation (Mr. Cohen continued) I came across a small

cargo.

Japonly 14d. 19h. 20m-No returne increased slightly to moderat ly st

The bride was tastefully attired in charmeuse and georgette and wore a Hong satintrain with orange blossoms on the corners. She was given away Misses Jean Grant and Diana Arthur, fersey cloth trimmed with violets. the majority of reporting stations, an who wore dresses. of mauve silk- Their hats were of georgette of the anticyclone having developed over N Master William Stabb, who acted as the China coast. and over the 5. China same colour with violet crowns. Chica. The monsoon will freshen along. Page, wore a sailor suit. The best Sea man was Mr. G. B. Layton.

was held at the Hongkong Hotel.

After the ceremony, a receptioning at 10 s.. to-day, 0.00 inch. Hongkong Rainfall for the $4 hours

a fawn cloth coat dress with a

The Bride going away dress was against a average of 0.67 inches:

Total since January 1st, 0,00 Inches. brown velvet hat.

Forasant for the 24 hours ending st acon on January 15th, 1930,

1.-Honzkons to Gap Rock, N. and N.E. winds, moderate to fresh, fine,

-Formosa Channel. The same a

No. 1.

fongkong and Lamocks. The same as 1.-South coast of China botwéra:

A Chinese living at No. 102 Canton Road, Yaumati, was this this morning charged before Mr. J.R. Wood with the unlawful possesion of a winchester rifle which was found in two parts, behind a trunk in his cubicle by Sergt. - Stinson who searched the house on a search war-Yongkong and Hainan. 1hme

(South cost of Chins betweed rant The defendant, whilst admit vs. 1. ting that he knew of the presence of the rifle in the house, said it was not He further denied that be found. The case was remanded until occupied the cubicle in which it was Monday morning.

his.

Madame Guivenil, of Messrs.

T. P. CLAXTON, Director. Jauzkong Observatory, Jan. 24, 1920.

HONGKONG TIDES.

In timbable viven below has been harvations taken by means of an Fondon from the result of the analys opiled at the National Almanac Office

intamalle tide-recording machine in the Iuring the yests 105-8.

tar Tolice Fasini at Tsim Sha Tauf

he zero of the sounding in the Admiralty art, which bar been found to be feet laches below mean sea-level

The zoro of the table corresponds with

To obtain the depth of water on the ganze at the Victoria Naval Yard inches to the height given in the table. fortfuches, and on the gauge

Lamorir Dock. Abordeen, vid 10 feet

January 28 Lo 31, 1920,

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LOW-WATER

The master of a fishing boat fund belonging to the testator, who, the accountants department the about 9 p.m., on

with a crew of six, reports that died in the reign of Queen Anne injustice to members of the public whilst bis-vessel was in Chinese the 20th inst which was lying undistributed and unclaimed in the hands of an old

which this rule inflicted.

waters near Sanizemoon, another company incorporated in the time of were kept similar to the one at the armed with revolvers and knives. pointed out that "if a register boat came alongside and six men William and Mary. Through this Law Courts, in which the names of boarded his vessel, and after threa- was able to initiate administration persons appeared, in whose names tening to kill him and his fokis if Proceedings, discover, and prove the unclaimed securities or funds were they offered any resistence, the pedigree. In the course of these granding with particulars, a great pirates ransacked the vessel and "proceedings I found that the tradition grievance and injustice would be ob stole $31.10 in money. They then with regard to the funds in the literated. In order to prevent frivolous returned to their own boat and rowed bands clearly related to the egrate of charge of 2s. 6d. could be made for imprisoned in the hold of the fishing of the Bank of England application, I pointed out that a off, Veaving witness and his fokis the testator's grandson, whose inspecting the register. This would boat. "trustee was the above-mentioned add to the revenue. The reply I William Noble. From my search at received was to the effect that it was the Record Office I arrived at the the rule with all banks never to Sayce & Co, of Beaconsfield Arcade, conclusion that the funds in question give information with regard to this morning charged a Chinese were in the hands of the old bank, unclaimed funds or securities, and before Mr. N. L. Smith with theft of Devaynes, Noble and Co., and that that, until the law was altered of a cash box containing $16 in when the bank was wound up about in this respect the claimants were money. It appears that whilst the 1812 its assets were transferred to obliged to acquaint themselves with lady was attending to a couple of the Bank of England. I thereupon full details, if they possibly could, customers at between 7 and 8 pm. made inquiries at the Bank of Eng in order to indicate the particular yesterday, the defendant who had t land. I was treated very courteously, property in question, and that other been seen standing outside the Tues but was informed in the accountants' wise it was lost to them. department that, while they were wili- If a professional man, like a dashed in and snatching up Fra

shop, for a long time suddenly ing to assist me to cbtain funds from solicitor (Mr. Cohen added), were the cash box which was lying other people, it was contrary to the to retain monies of a deceased beron a desk near the counter, ran rule of the bank to furnish information ann and to refuse to give inform away. Ship's Cook Harris, HMS. which would enable money to be obation tained from the bank itself. The adopted by banks, he would no nil's customers gave chase and on similar lines to that Alacrity," one of Madame Gulve- only information I could obtain was doubt be suspended from practice.caught the defendant, The cash box A Chinese aged 32, who was admission that there were funds Probably, if the present bill were was recovered from a heap of tubbish found lying uoconscious in King's standing in the name of Noble and adopted, as there would no longer in Statue Square. The thief was Park, behind the Chinese Theatre fa others, but it was pointed out to me be any interest for bankers to main-sent to jail for three months with Yaumati, has been sent to the GC.H that unless I could furnish the names tain a solemn silence on this subject, hard about. His Worship compli where he was found to be suffering of the other person and a list of it might induce them to keep Buchmented. Mr. Harris on his promptness from oplum, poisoning. The case the securities no information could a register for public inspection. in giving chase, and the smart way appears to be one of attempted

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