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ROUMANIA ACCEPTS.
Geneva, Yesterday.
COTTON.
MARKET REACTION.
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A BUMPER CROP?
New York, Yesterday,
Fine weather conditions since
SINGAPORE DOCK TENDERS.
THREE LOWEST.
CONTRACT AWARD POSTPONED FOR THE PRESENT.
ALL BRITISH FIRMS.,
London, Yesterday. The first document on the sub-
According to the "Modern ject of the Kellogg Pact has been August 1 coupled with a strong Transport" the three lowest ten- received by the League Secre- belief that the Government has ders for the building of the Singa- tariat. It arrived in the shape of exaggerated the weevil damage, pore Dockyard were submitted by a letter from the British Govern- to led to violent reaction on the Sir John Jackson Limited, ment enclosing the British Notes cotton market. Prices declined Messrs. Topham and Railton to America dated May 19 and as much as $8 per bale and lack (1926) Limited, and Sir Lindsay July 18 asking that they be com- of support from Liverpool was Parkinson and Company Limited, municated to all members of the also a bearish factor.
all of London. League.
Roumania Agrees.
Bucharest, Yesterday. Roumania has accepted the Kellogg proposals.--Reuter.
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Traders point out that it is now It is understood the award of entirely a weather market and the contract has been postponed if the present favourable weather pending the signing of the continues the crop is liable to Kellogg Anti War Treaty and the prove considerably greater than subsequent meetings of the figures given in yesterday's League Council and Assembly, Government estimate. The mar- also the preparatory disarmament ket closed with steady prices and security committees-Reuter. The Government has now des-futures between 18 and 19 cents patched official invitations to the per lb-Reuter's American Ser- INDECENCY CHARGE. Powers concerned to send repre-vice. sentatives to Paris to sign the Kellogg Anti-War Fact.
Paris, Yesterday.
It is semi-officially stated in this regard that Mr. Kellogg has agreed to come to Paris to sign on behalf of the United States. Invitations have been sent. to the Powers who were approach-j ed at the time of the drafting of
LOTTERY RAID.
PRINTING PRESSES ARE CONFISCATED.
CHINESE FINED.
the Pact, meaning, evidently, Pleading that they were employed Britain, the British Dominions, by a gambling house, two Chinese Japan, Germany, Italy and other said that they had come from Can- parties at the Locarno Treaties. Therefore the invitations do not! constitute a new diplomatic fact but rather an endorsement of the existing situation. The accept- ance of the invitations is taken for granted.-Reuter.
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COMPLAINT AGAINST
FOKI.
MARRIED WOMAN.
Mak Yat (27), described as a shop foki, was this morning charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with committing an indecent ae sault on a married woman named Pong Ng-mui at No. 190, Third- street, West Point, in the early morning of August 3.
He pleaded "not guilty."
The woman, who is the wife of the master of a rattan furniture shop a few doors away from the house in which the offence was alleged to have been committed, said that her husband usually slept at the shop and seldom came. home at night. She occupied a cubicle alone on the first floor of No. 190, Third-street.
The defendant did not live in ton, where one was engaged as a the house until recently, when he butcher and the other a hawker.. occupied the cubicle of his The charge read against them at mother-in-law who was at present the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-away.from the Colony. The wit- ing was for unlawfully printing ness' cubicle and defendant's lottery announcements in connec-cubicle were next to one another. nection with certain gambling The two beds were almost flush houses,
with one another and separated Sergeant Motheram, who prose-only by a few bamboos and a cur- cuted, gave evidence of raiding tain. There were no doors to No. 120, Shanghai-street, where either cubicles. in the rear cubicle the defendants Blew Out Light. were found with a quantity of On the night of July 31, defen- printing implements. Some of dant came into the witness' Mr. J. R. Liley, chief officer; the type was already set an- cubicle at about 1 a.m., and blew "Chungking," has gone chief officer, nouncing the winning tickets in out an oil lamp which was burn- "Newchwang."
Mr. B. G. Finch, chief officer, visited at 9.10 last night.
the last "draw." The flat was ing there. He went away when she immediately sat up in bed. "Ichang," is on reserve.
Captain G. A. Evans of the "Soo- ehow," gone master, "Chungking,"
Captain P. J. Green. of the "Ichang," has gone master, "Ning- po."
Mr. J. McKinlay, second officer, "Suiyang," has gone chief officer | "Ningpo."""
Mr. E. G. Long, thrd officer, "Antung," is on reserve.
Mr. W. T. Paul, chief officer, "Kwangchow," is on reserve.
Mr. I. Newton, chief officer, “An- tung," has gone chief officer, "Kwangchow."*
His Worship in sentencing the She did not raise an alarm, but defendant to 4 months' hard la-next morning spoke to the other bour with the alternative of $300 inmates of the defendant's be- fine, ordered that the furniture laviour the previous night. and printing press be confiscated. {
The witness then decided to watch the defendant. She stayed! awake all night on August 1, but nothing happened. On the fol-
Mr. W. D. Cashel, second officer, gineer officer, "Anking." has resign-lowing night she also remained "Liengchow," is on reserve.
Mr. G. R. Gow has been appointed second officer, "Ichang."
Captain S. C. Smith, of the "Chungking," is on reserve.
Mr. R. H. Fairley, chief officer, "Fengtien," has gone master, "Ichang."
ed.
awake. At about 8 a.m., on Mr. J. R. Mooney, third engineer August 8, defendant was alleged officer, "Ichang," has gone third en- to have thrust his arm under the. gineer officer, "Shanet."
curtain and interfered with her. Mr. F. K. McIntyre, chief
She slapped the defendant's Al- gineer officer, "Hsin Peking, has hand and he withdrew it.
most immediately after, before gone chief engineer officer, "Wu-she realised it, the defendant had chang,"
jentered her cubicle. He laid down
en-
Mr. A. J. Courtney, from reserve, Mr. G. Cormack, chief engineer on the outer edge of her bed and
has gone third engineer officer, "Ichang."
Mr. K. E. Wilson, from Home, has I been appointed third engineer 4.80 p.m.
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Mr. A. B. Sinclair, from Home, has been appointed third engineer officer, "Shengking."
Mr. R. F. Young, from Home, has been appointed third enginear offi- cer, "Wuchang."
Mr. A. Baggott, from Home, has been appointed third engincor offl- cer, "Ngankin.”
Mr. W. Curran, 'second engineer
towards her. proceeded to behave improperly
СУСП-
Defendant's Story. Defendant claimed that it was
officer, "Wuchang," is on reserve.
Mr. P. H Todd, from reserve, has gone second engineer officer, "Kan-
She screamed “Save life" which chow,"
awoke all the other inmates of Mr. E. C. Fitzpatrick, zecond en- the flat and those on the floor gineer officer, "Kanchow," in on re- above. Defendant then dashed serve.
out of the house, was Mr. A. Duneau, second engineer tually caught and taken to the officer, "Szechuen," has gone second police station. engineer officer, Taikoo Ming." officer, "Chinhua," is on reserve. very hot on that particular night, Mr R D. Davie, third engineer with the intention of going to the so he got out of bed at 8 a.m., officer, "Antung." has gone acting verandah to cool himself. He sc Mr. J. S. MacDonald, from re-second angincor officer, "Chinhun.”- serve, has gone third engineer offl-
Mr. H. R. Stuart, third engineer complainant's bed, and she im
[cidentally bumped against the cer, "Ninghai.” ...
officer, "Szechuen," is on, reserve.
mediately went upstairs to com- Captain R. Hughes, of the "King plain to her mother-in-law. The wo," has gone master, Klawo." Intter went to the shop and fetch- Mr. C. J. A. H. Hendry, chief ed some folds. He (defendant) officer, "Kingwo," has gone master, was taken to the verandah by the same ship."
fokis where the complainant's "Fooshing," is on reserve. him to admit assaulting complain Mr. A. Pirie, second officer, mother-in-law attempted to force Mr. J. Moodle, from reserve, has ant by getting the fokis to as gone chief officer, "Fooksang "a".
sault him. He broke loose and MW. F. Smith, second en ran away for self-protection He ginger, Fausang, has gone second denied that he had interfered englaeer officer "Kwongsabg" with the complainant in the way
Mr. W. Bould, second engineer she alleged officer, "Kwongsang," is on reserve His Worship adjourned the case Mr. A. W. Taylor, from reserve until-to-morrow morning for the has gone chief officer, Kongning attendance of a witness.
Mr. A-MacInnes, chief officer,
Mr. D. G. Evans, third engineer: officer, "Ninghai," has gone third engineer officer, "Wenchow." D
Mr. D. S. Goldie, chief engineer officer, "Shuntien," has gone chief engineer officer, "Chekiang.
Mr. J. G. Campbell, chief en gineer officer, "Cheklang," has gone chief engineer officer, "Sulyang,"
Mr. J. Roxburgh, chief engineer officer, "Sulyang," has gone: chier engineer officer, "Shuntin.":
Mr. J. D. Craig, Bacond engineer officer "Soochow," has gone second engineer officer: "Fatshan
Mr. E. J. Easson, second engineer officer Fatahan," has gone acting "Kongning" has gone master, chief engineer officer, Exechuen." "Chuenchow."Shipping, and En-
Mr. C. E. V. Fayrer, second engineering.",
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