1929-04-24 — Page 12

PACKARD.

CHRYSLER.

PLYMOUTH.

DE SOTO.

Motor Cars.

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London, Yesterday,

The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated in the House of Commons to day that the total amount paid to America on account of the British debt to date was £246,600,000 and the total amount received by Great Britain from former allies in the Great War was £33,700,000.--Bri- tish Wireless Service.

KELLOGG PACT

JAPAN LIKELY TO RATIFY WITHOUT RESERVATION

A DEBATABLE PHRASE

Tokyo, Yesterday. Official circles intimate that the Kellogg Paat is now likely to be ratified without reservation, al- though. some sort of rider will probably be added ensuring that the words "in the name of the people" will be interpreted Ro as not to conflict Japanese constitu- tional practice.

are

non-com-

Though officials mittal, the vernacular papers

the authorities assert that

are endeavouring to have the matter settled before the arrival of the Duke of Gloucester-Reuter.

A Washington telegram of yes terday's stated that the treaty of renunciation of war now only lacks the Japanese ratification to make it effective.]

U.S. PROHIBITION

ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE COASTGUARD

PROTEST, TO WASHINGTON

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1929.

UNITED ASBESTOS LANCASHIRE COTTON

LOCAL COMPANY TO BE WOUND UP

DISAPPOINTING RESULTS

At an extraordinary meeting of United of the the shareholders Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., held this morning at the offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., it was decided that the company should be wound up and that Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., be appointed liquidators.

INDUSTRY

A LOCK OUT? 500,000 WORKERS MAY BE INVOLVED

SERIOUS POSITION

London, Yesterday,

A general Jockout in the Cotton Industry is Lancashire threatened, involving $00,000 work- ers.

The meeting was presided over

There has been a misunderstand- and there by Mr. J. P. 'Warren,

E. ing at the Alma. Mill, Oldham, were also present Mr. T. Pearce, Mr. H. J. Silva, Mr. R. S. where employers and operatives Vieira and Mr. G. R. Edwards accuse each other of breaking agree-

(Secretary)..

Addressing

the shareholders,

has it

Mr. Warren said:~

As you are aware, the results of this company's working for the last three years has been very dis appointing and not only been impossible to pay any divi- dend but inroads have had to be made on the company's resources in order to keep things going.

Reluctantly Decided

At the last annual general meet-; ing, the Hon. Mr. Owen Hughes some serious said he considered

ments.

As a result the operatives struck.

The Emergency Committee of the Master Cotton Spinners' Federation has now decided to recommend the Federation to serve lockout notices to the whole industry, to take effect on May 18-Reuter.

"LESSON TO ALL”

PUISNE JUDGE'S WARNING TO ROBBERS

SENTENCES AT SESSIONS

Sentence was passed by his Mr. Honour the Puisne Judge Justice Wood) in five cases in the April Criminal Sessions,

as fol-

steps ought to be taken in view of the ansatisfactory state of the The chair company's business. man in reply stated that Messrs Dodwell & Co., Ltd., who were the largest shareholders. in view of low:-

Pang Liu and Wong. Tai-chuen, such a position as referred to by the Hon. Mr. Owen Hughes, had robbery at No. 2 Ki Hing-street the advisability of, an. Jan. 16:-five years hard labour had in mind

certifted voluntary liquidation while the each. Flogging was not imposed assets of the company were still because Pang Liu was

medically unfit. intact.

Chan Shu, Chan Kai and Wong Your General Managers have Yu-fan: robbery at No. 24, had this matter under considers-i tion for some time past and as the D'Aguilar-street on March 5 working result of the current year each five years' hard labour and is unsatisfactory and there does 12 strokes of the "cat" not appear to be any chance of Lordship said: "I am going to im- the company showing an improve poso sentence upon you which I you the ment, they have reluctantly decid- hope will impress on ed that the best thing to do is to gravity of your offence and will be a lesson not only to you but go into voluntary liquidation.

also to other persons who contem- plate the same offence."

will

His

Conditions Changed New Haven. Yesterday,

The working for ten months

Lo Man, who was in the same The skipper of the steam collier

trial, but was convicted of receiv- "Tad Jones," plying between Nor without allowing anything for de- folk, Virginia, and New Haven,preciation, bad debts, etc. states that on Saturday evening come out about even, the turnover ing stolen goods, but not of rob-

in previous bery, was when 50 miles from the coast of being smaller than New Jersey the coastguard cutter years resulting in less revenue.

this As "Seneca," suspecting her to be a

you probably know,

sentenced to three years hard labour.

Hotel "Boy" Chan King-shun, boy at the

rum runner, fired shells across her company was originally foundeu Metropole Hotel. charged with p03-

bows.

Subsequently a commander and an ensign hoarded the collier, and allegedly subjected the officers to indignities. Mr. Tad Jones, the president of the company operating the collier, is an ex-football coach at Yale University. He is protest ing to Washington.-Reuter. REPARATIONS

AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE

APPOINTED

Paris, Yesterday. The Reparations Experts' Com- mittee, in a communique, states that it has unanimously decided upon the appointment of a sub- Committee consisting of the heads of each group and has drawn up a report embodying the points al- ready agreed upon.

Meanwhile, it is anticipated that all the groups will continue their efforts to reach an agreement on points upon which no accord has yet been reached.-Reuter.

bers in the D'Aguilar-street case:

to supply stores, paints, engine room requialtes, etc., to steamers Session of arms handed him by rab frequening the port, but owing to two years' hard labour, his Lord-

stringency with its world-wide consequent reduction in expendi- ship taking into consideration the extenuating circumstances of his ture, steamers take most of their youth and the fact that his employ- supplies at home ports, add to this

er Mr. Leong, had spoken well of the ever increasing competition an

him.

all sides in this class of business, Yan Ngau, highway robbery at this company does not secure Wong-nei-chong-road on Jan. 8:- aufficient orders to make it a parthree years hard labour. ing concern.

Li Kui, Mak Kwai and Au Weon. Final Conclusion

robbery at No. 78, High-street on Your General Managers have Feb. 7-each five years hard given this matter their very seri- labour and 12 strokes of the "cat." ous consideration and have finally--Mak Kwai was sentenced to an ad- that ditional three years for possession come to the conclusion liquidation is in the best interests of arms but this sentence will run

concurrent of shareholders.

I therefore beg to propose the following resolution as an extra- ordinary resolution:-

"That the company be wound up voluntarily and that Dodwell & Co., Ltd. of Hong Kong be appointed liquidators for the purpose of such winding up."

(Continued at foot of next Column.)

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He was charged with forgery (there being two counts)"af a deed assigning to R. A. E. Castro Basto the steam Saunch "Sun Chiu On" for a mortgagé of $3,000,

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (Assistant Attorney-General), instructed by Mr. L. R. Andrewes (Assistant Crown Solicitor) said that, at the Magistracy, prisoner's solicitor, Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, Br, had disclosed the defence to be that pri aoner was Ng. Shing and therefore entitled to sign the deed.

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While inspecting defective gas fittings in a house in Birkenhead, a Corporation official was injured by an explosion which blew two doors off their hinges.

The proposal was seconded by Mr. Pearce.

A further extraordinary general meeting will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 10, at Messrs. Dod- well & Co., Ltd., for the purpose of confirming the above-named re solution as a special resolution.

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