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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1926.

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LIQUIDATION7

of the bank and as such the Chin- eae Government is entitled to par- ticipate in the liquidation proceed. ings with the official liquidaton- "Kuo Wen."

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WIRE TO FEKING.

Peking. September 29-Parti cipation in the liquidation of the Paris, September 29. "Le Russo-Asiatic Bank is cemanded Matin" states that the Council of by the Chinese Generat Chamber the Russo-Asiatic Bank has taken of Commerce in Shanghai in the stops to secure the appointment Following telegram to the Govern-of an official liquidator. It ex presses the opinion that the actual deficit will be considerably below the estimate of £5,000,000 given in some newspapers. Reuter.

ment:-

AT THE STAR..

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"To the Cabinet, the Ministry of Finance and the Walchiaopu: The declaration of the Russo- Asiatic Bank to go into liquidation has an important bearing on the rights of our country as a credi- Bor. Many of the Chinese money guilds in this city, which hold many notes of the bank, have flocked to the Chamber during the past few days and discussed the matter with us. All of them are of the opinion that the Govern As a stage play. Turn to the ment should appoint officials to Right" made a fortune for John take charge of the liquidation of Golden who presented it and for the bank and that with regard to the authors, Wincholl Smith and of the Shanghai John E Hazzard Keeping up branch of the bank local commer-this financial record a half inter eial organisations should appoint est in the screen rights was sold delegates to assist in the liquidato Metro Pictures Corporation for tion proceedings. For this reaa quarter of a million dollars, top son, we telegraph to you to accept price for any motion picture pro our recommendation and grant duction. The acreen version is jour request.

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Peling. October 7-With the object of levying taxes on opium smokers, an Opium Prohibition Bur eau has been established in Peking. Over 400 opium dectors have re stored their names in the Bureau and are now doing business openly.

The Opium Bureau, has been im Posed a thx of 30 cents on each) ounce of opium and $10 a month) of each pipe in the form of stamp.. uty. It has now also decided to Propose a fine of one hundred times the duty on those who have no off- el permits. Many inspection of zers will patrol the city,

Owing to this stricy control, the number of the oplum dealers who have pirendy registered their names in the Burent has gone well! ver 400, while pipes now libensed are over 300," These oplum dente's are openly selling opium at 60|| conta a mace (one tenth of an ounce) or $4 a Chinese dunes.

Furthermore, it has been decided to impose a surtax of 10 per cent. of the bill on those who go to bath, hopses, restaurants, theatres, and hotels as an amusement-tax. levy of the stamp-duty of 20 peri

The

It is reported here that a liquiarcus Loew and is a Rex Ingram cent on foreign food, beer, etc., has dator will be appointed by the production, directed by the crea-beer enforced strictly for the past Russo-Asiatic Bank before Octo-tor, for the silent drama, of The two months,

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The film, of course, is not new to Hong Kong, but it is an ex- cellent one and those who have not yet seen it would, do so this evening, when the last two screen ings will be given.

The producer was wise in tak ing his pictures-"or the spot" and the familiar London thorough. fares, as Been throughout the. film, will appeal to all who know the Metropolis.

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boy who, while serving a prison The Shanghai Chinese Banking term unjustly, becomes acquaint- Association and the Money Ex-d with two crooks. Returning It may be true that Sir Arthur change Association, have also home he finds the mortgage about | Conan Doyle's great detective | addressed a joint telegram to the to be foreclosed by the village hero, Sherlock Holmes, is destin- Government requesting it to take skinfipt. With the aid of his two ed to join the ranks of those char- advantage of the liquidation of "erook'pals & way is found to beat acters in getion whose names the Russo-Asiatic Bank to effect out. the miser while the influence have become immortalised. John the restoration of right of con- of the aged mother leads the two Barrymore's portrait of Holmes trol of China's Customs. The tele crooks into love and a better life, will do much towards this end. gram says that with.. the Hong He is presented by a notable cast Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- headed by Alice Terry who won poration and the German-Asiatic "an enviable reputation in "The Bank, the Russo-Asjatic Bank Four Horsemen and The Con- shares the privilege of custody, of quering Power." Playing oppe, Customs funds and that now that site her is Jack Mujhall, known this privilege has been given up on both stage and screen. -Others: by the German and is about to be in the cast are Harry Myers, who abandoned by the Russian bank, it is time for the Government to make efforts to secure its renun- ciation by the British bank. It false asks the Government to pub. Bish the amount of funds deposited

with these foreign banks by the Turn to the Right" was adapt- Customs.-"Kuo Wen."

Pe by June Mathis and Mary Peking. September 30-Mar- O'Hara and photographed by John shal Chang Tso-lin has tele- F.. Seitz. The technical direction graphed to the Ministry of was by A. J. Myers and Harold Foreign Affairs urging the Grieve. Starrett, Ford was pro- appointment of

Govern- duction manager. ม ment Commissioner to participate with the French.liquidator of the Russo-Asiatic Bank in the liqui |dation of that bank. Marshal Chang is "paying great attention to the matter, especially as the bank has a close connection with the Chinese Eastern Railway in which the Mukden Warlord is vitally interested.

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Upon receipt of the news of the suspension of the bank on Sunday afternoon the Waichiaopu called a meeting and discussed what steps it should take in regard to the matter. Much surprise was expressed at the action of the head office of the bank in Paris, seeing that China is interested in the bank to the extent of $3,500,- 000 taefs and that the Chinese Government was not consulted be- fore hand. As a result it was de-

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Dave had pains in the head for jcided to cable to Mr. Chen L, rheumatism, but also aid the sufferer to a whole week and couldn't stand it Chinese Minister in Paris, in-rid himself of the torturing pains and any longer, so he decided to come structing him to report on the general disability which are the com- to town and see the doctor. matter."

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