1927-03-05 — Page 12

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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1927.

THREAT OF STRIKE.

Notes From a Nearby Port.

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NEW LAW.

Control of Home Money Lending.

COMPOUND INTEREST BARRED:

Rugby, March 4.

$7,000,000 TRIAL.

FORMER HIGH OFFICIALS IN 'COURT.

TO-DAY

ONLY

CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.

New York, March 4 The second vrial of the former

the former Custodian of Alien Pro-

The House of Commons pass-Attorney General. Daugherty, and ed, without division, the second reading of a private Bill relating to money-lendarsi,

porty. Miller, on a charge of con spiracy, has ended in a verdict of

gullty in the caso of Millor.

The jury were unable to agree os regards Daugherty.

RICE MILLS "LOCK OUT”

[From Our Own Correspondent.3. Pukkai, Kongraoon, March 2. A strike is threatened by the staffs of native Customs brokers at this port Higher pay and

Mr. Burman, Conservative, who better conditions are asked for. Unless their demands are com- fathered the Bil, said that there plied with in ten days, the men was nothing in it which would cause honourable money-lenders threaten to walk out.

Rice mills have not resumed the slightest uneasiness, but it operations since China New Year would make the way of the trans-granting of a $7,000,000 clafin in lowing to unreasonable demands gressor hard...

by the fokis. The masters, prefer a lock-out to acceding terms.

The 8.458 registered money- to the lenders in this country would have to take out a licence at a

at noon on Feb. 27. The modern

The defendants were arraigned on a charge of defrauding the Gov- ernment of their honest unblased services in connection with the 1921 against the Alien Property Custodian, namely Miller..

The $7,000,000 represented ther proceeds of the sale of assets of the enemy-owned property during the

War

ended in the jury disagreeing. The first trial dast September Daugherty and Miller did not go in-

to the witness box on their own be- half at either trial-Reuter's American Service.

Later.

More than ten buildings were cost of £15, first getting a certi-American metal company seized as guited in the heart of Kongmoon cate of character from a local city when a fire broke out there magistrate.

The Bill prohibited money: fire engine purchased by the local lenders from sending out circa Chamber of Commerce rendered pars.

All parties to a loan would have extremely useful service.

to sign a form of contract, a copy Outlawry Decreased, Although the Nationalist gar-being given to the borrower. The

The indictment against Daugherty was dismissed. rison has been depleted to one contract must contaby all parli..

Miller is appealing. "The maxi- brigade of infantry owing to culars as to principle and interest. A wife might not. borrow from calls for troops for Canton's ex-

$10,000 ne.Reuter'a American pedition against the North a money-lender without her hus-mum sentence is two years and a

Service.v. brigandage and piracy is less ram-band's name appearing on the

(contract. pant, than a year ago.

The charging of compound in- Not a soldier is to be seen at! such important towns like Kung-terest was prohibited, and the Bill lyiek, Suncheong, Cheungsha, also dealt with the question of etc., where the peace is in the what was an unconscionable rate hands of the merchants' volun-of interest, 48 per cent. being teers and/or the farmers' militia, taken as the general limit. directed by regular officers from military headquarters.

DIRECT CABLE.

GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.

Berlin, March 4, Friendly German and American. sentiments were exchanged on the occasion of the opening of the direct Emden to New York cable,

"Captain Hacking, for the Home Office, promised that the Govern- ment would give every assistance to the Bill-British Wireless Ser- vice.

STRANGE SILENCE. ANXIETY FOR OVERDUE

AVIATORS...

Madrid, March 4, Anxiety is felt regarding the fate the first time direct communication of the Uruguayan airmen, Major has been established between the Larre Borges, and his brother, who President Hindenburg, cabled his left Casablanca on Feb. 28 to fly two countries since the war.

to Las Palmas and since Have not to. President been heard of. congratulations Coolidge who responded with Persistant wireless calls from cordial greetings, hoping the new various neighbouring stations and means of communication would shipping have evoked no response. promete mutual understanding and

The gunboat "Bonifaz" has set goodwill between the two countries. out from the Canaries to explore the

African

Seaplanes const. coasters are participating in the search.

--Reuter,

FOREIGN OFFICE.

MR. STANLEY BALDWIN ..

TO ACT.

London, March 4.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin will take

and

(Major Larre Borges was at tampting to fly from Spain to South America.]

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TO LET

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4th floor.

NOTICE.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE.

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PASSENGERS are warned that

no Cars will run on SUNDAY, March until sometime late in forencon or early afternoon.

The new cars are to be officially tested during this time and service. will be started again as soon as fests are completed.

The last Car on preceding SATURDAY night will be the 12.05 and "no la'e cars will be available.

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JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.

Hong Kong, 5th March, 1927.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

over the Foreign Office for the Bookbinders. first time during Sir Austen į 8.30 a.m. Chamberlain's impending at 8.30 a.m. tendance at the League Council

in Geneva.

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The "Daily Express" says that the Premier is accepting this responsibility because he is A 11.3. a.m. member of the Cabinet Commit-

1.30 p.m. tee dealing with China.

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CATE METS, Managing Editor, at 5. Wyndham Street Hong Kon

UNITED FUNERAL.

BURIAIL OF THE COLLIERY VICTIMS.

Rugby, March 4.

Arrangements have been made for

a united funeral of the fifty-two

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miners who lost their lives in the Engineers &

Cwm disaster.

On

The funeral will take place Sunday-British Wireless Service. London, March 4," Forty bodies out of the 52 who were killed in the Cwm Colliery discuter have been recovered.- Reuter.

RUSSIAN CHURCH 'DISPUTE.

New York, March 4.

The Supreme Court of New York has ordered all Church property of the Russian Orthodox Church, including the Cathedral of St. Nicholas and about ninoty other properties in a score of citlas to be handed over to Archbishop Kadrovosky, representing the Holy Synod of the Russian Church, fine- tioning under the Soviet Govern- mant. The properties, which are said to be worth millions of dollars, have bean the subject since the way of bitter regimes of protracted dia pute between representatives of the Soviet and Czarists-Reuters American Servico..

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