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THURSDAY JUNE 12, 1924

DOORS CLOSED.

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BANK SUSPENDS PAYMENT.

„SEQUEL TO RUN.

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EXCHANGE

TRANSACTIONS.

TO-DAY'S WEDDING.

MR. JAMES LEE MARKIES

MISS ELSIE MỊNG,

The wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral this afternoon of Miss Elvic Suey Ng-nting, only child of Mr. and Mrs. James Ng Ming, of Melbourns ut. Sunning (Canton), and Me, James Yatming

SOUTH CHINA WARS.

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FURTHER FIGHTING

REPORTED.

CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Evidently the predictions made some weeks ago that serious fight ing would break cut on the East

River front are coming true

It is

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

HONGKONG METALS

MARKET

LEAD AND GOLD.

TWO MORE BANGLES THAT LOOKED LIKE GOLD,

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SENIOR OFFICIAL'S STATEMENT bed, fourth son of Mrs, and the idle to pretend that the position of report that the lot was intended Road West that the man asked for

Between ten and eleven this morning the Chinese Merchants Bank Lid, suspended payment. On the glass panes of the front doors of the bank's head office in

late Mr. W. R. G. Lee, of lieung shan. The Rev. W. 1. Hewitt, Warden of St. Stephen's College, this bridegroom's old tutor, was the officiating elergyman.

The bridesmaids wore 1ó Misses

Chater Road (Alexandra Buildings) Max Tom Gun &nd Lillian Chung The hid of in was posted a notice in English of Tasmania.

Payments suspended nending our was Miss Alice B. arrangement." When a Chinu Mail sister of the bridegroom, and man called there were a few smalley bridesmaids were the people at the door but admission lisses Sylvin Led Heyshing and was being refused.

In an interview with one of the Aliou Otoy. senior officials of the Bank, "it was gathered that the step was taken after an abortive effort to call a board meeting at ten o'clock this morging. Anorum of five was needed but only four were present and the meeting, accordingly, was net held. Even if the directors' meeting had been held, said the official, only the same decision. could have been reached.

When it was pointed out to him that rumours were going round concerning the Bank's alleged rice commitments in Saigon, the official made an emphatic denial, What had led to the suspending of payment, he said, werel adverse exchange transactions in Hong kong and New York: There had bren smal rans the bank recently but yesterday there was a pronounced run and matters came to a head this morning

By way of explanation the 'offi fiat told the China Movil that the Saigon branch of the Bank had ceased to finance rice exports since last China New Year. True, there had been ran on the. Saigon. establishment shortly after China New Year but there was no serious alarm. Since then efforts had been made by some of the directors to increase the Bank's capital but their efforts had not met with

success.

The bride, who was given away by her father, looked charming, in a gown, of ivory white georgette with raised design in: gold thaped to one side and eight with a spray of gold tissue and gain flowers and mils of orange blossom. Her train was of gold tissue lined with

stalemate can fast as there is not sufficient forthcoming from the land to provide for the opposing As a consequence, one armies side must attempt to oust the other. Claims have been made that the Honanese troops under Dr. Sun Yat-sen have gained the Initial advantage in their offensive by quantity of war material. Lung capturing Luong Kong with a Kong is considered a key to the territory of Taru. Sui further east but the offensive has not been prosecuted..

An Aberdeen fisherman Was *PROLONGED INACTIVITY."[.. charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton' at the Central Magistracy this Frolonged inactivity has been morning with falsely representing the main feature of the local metais pair of bangles to be pure gold market. The sale of 100 tons of and obtaining money on them by

false pretences. buis mentioned in the quotations

It was stated by the accountant given below is explained by the of a jeweller's shop at 100 Queen's by a Chinese hong which ultimately $80 for the bangles, representing disposed of the lot in the market them as pure gold. They were $8, 20 is poured, the buyer afterward found to be gold "conted did not take delivery. This has and made up of lead. hud the feet of still farther weakening the Chinese side of the business.

Quotations are as follows:- was a worse case than the one he. 400 tons sold at $4.35 per pirul. Defendant would go to jail for two Mild Steel Bis, i. to lin.dealt with at Kowloon yesterday, Local dealersnominal quotation months. about $5.00 per picul

Mild Steel Bats, in to lib.- quoted for infleut at 49-10-01.

Plates, ft. x 8ft. x 3/16in. audi

On the way to Aberdeen, the man confessed that the banglés were not gold.

Mr. Hamilton; remarked that this

THE BORDER LINE.

On the other hand, a section of the vernacular press states that the anti-Sun troops have counter-ip quoted for indent at 9-17-0 and CHINESE WOMAN ROBBED AT

attacked, one paper going as far as to assert that Lung Kong has been retaken and that Sun's men are falling back on their headquarters forty miles from the British border. omnge"blossoms-and-flowers-at-one Meanwhile it is interesting to rer over all a long veil of land note that another detachment of She carried a non-Cantonese troops has found embroidered tube, sheaf of lotus flowers.

satin tricotine

by local dealers at $5.8.

Angles, 14in. to 3in, quoted for indent at $4.00.

p

SHATAUKOK.

Joists, in, & 550 tons sold Plate Cuttings sold by kcal deflers at $4.50 per pint.

Tiupdates, Min. s. 20in. x 100) 30 asylum in the turbulent the 112-quoted for indent The ml of hompure wore a province of Kwangtung. General at $11.60 and by local dealers at

who yellow genrgente Trilled froek, gold | Trang Che-ping

was 10.80... from Amoy has led uile bai, gold hose and shoes and driven

tried a buget of pink roses his remnants, numbering about and hydringen."

two thousand rifles, into. Kwang un from across the Northern The de bridesmaids wore horder. He professes allegiance bollant frocks of "elungible to San and has complied with ins taffeta shaded from peach ta gold,tructions from Sun's right hand gold tissue hats, gold hose and man to march no further but await shoes and curried pasies of pink orders... roses and tulle.

with spray of at Ping Woo, the railway town by local dealers at $1.65 per picnl Lee Man Hangs near Shataukol

:

The shall, bridemaids: Tong frocks made of the same da feln asi alter bridesmaids; trellis caps andĮ pokies.

The Bride's Mother's dress was a charming creation of pu georgette with block lace mud hut The of lack,

Paridegroom Mother wore tite formal Chinese

Postuite.

The Best Man was Mr. Charles

In the course of the interview it was hinted that the Bank's losses Maban La younger brother!

in exchange had become known of the Bridegroom, and the other locally for some time with the result that its standing had been

commence.

PARTY IDEALS.

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

PLATFORM.

(Reuter's American Service).

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Tinplates, 14in. x 18in. x 110 the, a 121 quoted for indent, at Soo and by local dealers at

SUŠI,

45

· Wire Nails, 13in, to in- quoted for indent at $8.60 and by focal dealers at $8.00,

BRUNNER MOND DIVIDEND.

The directors of Brauner, Mond. and Co. have declared a final lividend my the Ordinary shares ofi 7 per cent, gaust 7 per cent. a your ago. As the interim divi- deal 3 per cent. was also Freduced by 1 per vent., the distribu- tion for the 1 months ended March

A Chinese woman reports to the Police that while she was walking through the border line village of she was robbed by soldiers belongs ing to Sun Yat-sen's army.

The woman states that at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning she noticed six soldiers following her in single le. When she came to the village they set upon her and snatched a basket she was carry- ing containing $30 in small coins, The soldiers then made off, but she recognised the uniform of Sun' Yat-sen's army.

MR. LINDSELL AT KOWLOON.

CHANGES MAGISTRACIES WITH MR. HAMILTON.

Mr. R. E: Lindsell, who changed places with Mr. E. W. Hamilton' had a very light list for his first morning, at the Kowloon Magis-

31 is 4 per cent, lower at 101 per tracy to-day. He had cleared off Cleveland (kin), June 11.

cent.

Phe company is placing his diary by 11.30. a.m., which Dening up the platform eon.£150,000 to spen arroit | almost constitutes a record for the oned redir than anticipated," (against £295,008), but the alloen-new Court.

The document as submitted to After the ceremony a terrption the Convention degins with a tri was held at No. 3 Robinson Road,butes to the late President Harding the home of Mrs. W. R. (1. Tve,

and declares the country' is for The honeymoon is being spent in

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

on were Mr. Crane Chan it being found advisable in the in- tion to general reserve is a little On the other hand. Mr. Hamil- affected and yesterday's run was and Mr. To Tann-pii.

terests of harmony to devote a larger-amely, 488.000 against fon had a busy time at the Central not altogether unexpected. Now The hymns sag were The whole day to smoothing md the 102,000, The reduction in the Magistracy. that the crisis had come it Void that Breatheil o'ver Elen,"

dispute planks.

dividend involves a sin of up- was only atural to expect that; and "Q Perfect Love,'!

prosiumitely £98,000, and allowing }irquir? ais or h procendjags Would

for the difference in the other This morning we

appropriations, it would appear official had learnt of efforts by

that the vet camnings of the coni- outsiders to get a depositor or other creditor in apply to the Court Cau. The Bride's going away timate because, another fully any declined last year by somies When it is he knew, the matter had not been dress was a gown of saxe ble silked to be his sucessor stood thing like £111.

forth on his death.

Pigmembered that profits for theị settled. However, he thought that trepe with Oriental embroidery.

The document favours the adheï', previous year were returned, at something wind be. tione this: The hat was of white geurgette ence of the Chited States to the £150,000, a total fully ball a afternoon at the latest. Bati a trimmed with ospreys,

Pernment Court of International","million, greater than in any other From SAN FRANCISCO and LOS definite decision was made ' it | The Bridegroom's present to the Justice and endorses the Glover, year in the company's history, sucly would be futile to predict anything Bride was a platinum and damondent's refusal to join the League falling of does not appear to

ANGELES, via PORTS.

of Nations and assione obligations') possess significance. * The under the Covenant of the Teague. limiary results, so far as they ca

Pre-THE Steamship

for a receiving order but as far ast

wristlet watch.

The wedding cake was supplied by Cafe Wigėman.

TYPHOON WARNING.

ference,

STRUTHERS & BARRY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Stir In The City. Considerable stir was created in

"WEST MONTOP " Chinese busifiess circles this

The platform, however, upholds be judged, seema,zindeed. to afford having arrived from, the above men- morning when, the suspending of

as illustrations of what is possible a payment utice was posted up.

striking testimony to the tioned parts Thursd y. 12th June, The Bank has fairly extensive

in the direction of co-operative vitality of this great chemical busi- 1924, consignees are hereby notified clientele of Chinese merchants

humanitarian efforts the mofficini, ness, aard to show that the manage-that their cargo is being landed at interested in trade with Saigon,

representation of the Thited Sintes ment has made good use of the their risk into the hazardous and/or Bangkok and other southern ports The telegram quoted below was by General Dawes on the Repura- £2,500,000 Preference capital that extra-hazardous godowns of the and also receives considerable received from the Manila Ohsertions Commission and the convorn-was raised three years ago, "

Hongkong. & Kowloon Wharf & support from overseas Chinese, vatory. by the Hongkong tion of the Washington naval con-

Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, and especially those in America. American Consulate General at

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. stored at consignees' risk. Dering the whole mocking guile 5.50 p.m. June 11 1924. tips

The platform, after deferring to minber gather round the nums-3/30 pm. 11th Cyclone or

A resolution to authorise an bank's office to quire what was typhoon N.W. of Naha Develop-the peace-menacing increase in

ing.

lund and air forces abroad, nd- increase of the capital of A. S. going to happen, The majority

vorates the enlling of ropference on Watson: & Co. Ltd.. from seemed to be satisfied when' a

the limitation of land forces" and $500,000 to $1.500.000 by the the use of submarities and poison creation of 60,000 additional shares

All broken, chafed and damaged gas as proposed by Mr. Coolidge is to be proposed al-an extra-cargo is to be left in the Godown when through the adoption, of aordinary geneal meeting of share where it will be examined at 10 permanent reparation plan con-holders to be held on the 21st inst. am.. 17th June, 1924, Tuesday,

tions in Europe make negotin-

by Mesars. Anderson & Asbe, Marine tions and co-operation opportune

Surveyors. and possible.

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runony went out that liquidation The case in which the Indian was possible. Others made their motor car driver is charged with way round to the back door in the mutilating his wife was mentioned alley separating Mexandra Build-at the Central Magistracy this ing from Messrs. Lane, Crawford's this morning. Det. Insp. Earner mid tried to get in there. Tier said the woman was slowly recover two men from a firm of California ing but was still in a bad way; exporters tried to gain admittance Mr. Hamilton further adjourned by rattling off a list of names they the hearing for a week. knew it those behind the door were adamant.

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Consignees of Cargo must produce an-Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Ex ports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be countersigned or Delivery Orders issued.

All claims must be presented within ten, days of the steamer's arrival

recognised.

be effected.

LANGKATS.

The platform contains the usual

Shangbai, June 12, Republican declarations in favour Langkats announce that they here, after which they cannot be of tariff on imports for the pro- propose to secure Tls. 3,000,000

No claim will be recognised"after tection of labour. It also endorses additional capital for Shanghai The Chinese Merchants' Bank has

ahorised capital, of in exchange deals, and more be the elastic provisions of the latest Explorations by the creation of the cargo have left the Godown and 350,000 Ordinary Tls. 5 shares Cargo undelivered after 18th June, wilderment followed. Some tariff law and promises to place ranking for dividend and in all 1924, Wednesday, will be, subject to $5,000,000 of which approximately

the unfavour farmers on equality with other

other respects pari passu with rent. $110,000 is paid. 31x hedggested that

the existing ordinary shares.— No Fire Insurance whatever will office was established in 1918, ale turn of the sugar market has United States industries,

had some effect on the bank's The platform specifically re- Courtesy Daily Bulletin. Borly in 1919 the Suigon branch prestige.

nounces in favour of the Federal was opened. The second branch Mention was also made of Mr. system the co-operative marketing was formed in Canton in 1921 and Lau Yue-fong. The funeral of his of foreign products and declares for the following year saw the Newwife a few months back-one of the creation of a commission to York and Shanghai offices opened. the most imposing since the Nan-study the subject of tax reduction According to the directory, Mr. yang Tobacco Co.'s procession with a view to intelligent. reformin- La Yue-long, - a well-known was recalled because of the im-tion of systems of taxation in qon- Chinese, is the chairman of diree-pression it made at the time on formity with sound economic prin- tons and the chief manager is account of the number of silk ciples." Mr. K. C. Lau o Thu Kwai-scrolls from politicians in the chenk. The latter has been in North who included Marshal Wu Suigon for some time returning Pei-foo. here a few months ago but leaving for Snigon again after a short stay in Hongkong. Mr. Lau Yik-chenk is the registered manager of the

'An old-established Nam. Pak Hong broker has expressed the opinion that mostly Chinese firms and individuals would be interest.

Canton and Sbanglai benches. ed. particularly those hailing from

the Sze Yap districts near Kong-

LOTTERY TICKETS..

CHINESE FINED $250 AT KOWLOON' COURT.

port when first mado. Others this morning but it was decided fined $250 by Mr. R. E. Lindsell.

News From Nam Pak Hong... moon:He-also-believed-that-one-A-Chinese-shopkeeper who-con- Consternation was caused in or two of the local foreign banks fessed at the Kowloon Magistracy Nam Pak Hong circles, several had transactions with the Bank. this, morning that he was responsi- leading merchants and brokers As far as he knew-the-Bank-ble for the possession-and-issuance

credit the re- refusing to

had considerable funds on hand of "Po-Piu" lottery tickets, "was expressed

that view the Bank was very strongly sup to adopt the better expedient of

the

Three others who came up for ported by some of the largest suspending payment in the inter- the same offence were discharged rice and sugar merchants in the eats of all. He had heard that on the first defendant's admission. Colony and elsewhere. It grada what hastened the crisis was the ally become known that the abnormal number of New York reason, as advanced by the drafts presented for payment bank, was the less sustained yesterday and this afternoon.

feyer

Two cases of Enteric, feter [(Chinese) were notified yesterday.

HUMAN SACRIFICE?

RUMOURS RESULT IN RIOT.

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Calcutta, June 11, Persistent rumors that Sikli workmen are kidnapping Moham- 'medan children' for man sacri-

Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading in exchange for Delivery Orders immediately.

STRUTHERS & BARRY, Agents, U. S. 5. B. Emergency

Fleet Corporation. Hongkong, 12th June, 1924.

TO LET.

fice led to rioting in which three To LET-Offices on 1st floor No. 15 Queen's Road Sikhs were killed and Seven Central. Low Rent. Apply Post seriously wounded. Three of the Box No. 479.

Intter subsequently died.-Reuter.

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