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THE

CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1931.

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RUSSO - ASIATIC SZE YAP

BANK.

COMPANY

Suspected of having taken overdose of lysol, a woman, Tang Ngan-ping (24), of 49 Tung Street, died on her way to the Government Civil Hospital.

The Canton Electric Light & Power Company, on and from August 15; will once more be a private enterprise. It was in such a bad way a year or so ago, that the National Government had to take it over.

Appeal by Shanghai Creditors.

HEARING TO-MORROW.

APPEAL.

Judgment Reserved by

Full Court.....

CLOSING STAGES.

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A case "due to come before the Judgment was reserved by Their Full Court of Appeal this morning Lordships in the Full Court of Ap was adjourned until 1a.m. to real this morning in the hearing in- At an inquest at the Central morrow on the application of Mr. which ex-directors of the Sze Yap appealed Magistracy yesterday," the jury H. G. Sheldon, who will appear for Steamship Company

against a decision of Mr. Justice could find no reason why Lam Mui, the appellants.

com- The appeal is against a decision Wood granting an Injunction to re- aged 14 years, should have mited suleide at 33, Centre Street. of the Chief Justice, Sir Joseph quisitionists, shareholders in the a Kemp, K.C., of May 8 last. Ap-Company, restraining defondants on July 26. They returned

pellants are the Bank of Chosen, from continuing to act in any verdict to that effect.

the Bank of Taiwan, the Mercan- directorial enpacity.

Mr. Jenkin concluded his reply

Wong Kai-sang, who charged tile, Bank of India, the Mitsubishi with stealing a wallet from a Can-Bank, S. Matsumoto, the Neder- to pointa raised by counsel for res- ton student, Wallace Wong, at the landsche-Indische Handelsbank, the pondents. His main contention was Star Ferry Wharf failed to appear Sumimoto Bank, Tse Fong, Yung that there could be no warrant for at the Kowloon Magistracy, yester. Yue-fah, Yuen Kong, J., L. de the rejection of evidence given by day. His Worship estreated the Zutter, and the Italian Bank for witnesses for the defence. The a warrant China, all Shanghai creditors of evidence was to the effect that a mo- bail of $500 and issued for his arrest.

They

the Russo-Asiatic Bank.

tion had been put to the meet- Preferentini Order Asked. ing and duly voted upon, and car- Thirteen well-to-do Chinese, ap-

an order ried, Plaintiffs, on the other hand The appen asks for peared before Mr. Williams, at the that the above-named creditors of had contended that nothing was Central Magistracy yesterday-after-

the Russo-Asiatic Bank are entit ever-put-to-the-meeting. roon, charged with gambling. Tened to a preferential payment in the

No Opposition. Mr. Jonkin then went over ex- others who did not appear forfeited

Hong Kong liquidation of the a bail of $10 each. After Sergeant above-named banking company, as tracts from the evidence given for Fitclics had given evidence, the case against other creditors, and out of the defence by Mr. Leo d'Almada, was adjourned until Monday.

the Hong Kong assets. Alterna- and others. Mr. d'Almada kad tively, they ask for any other order said that a man proposed that the From Yaumati comes a report made in the premises as the Court meeting should not proceed with that a man, Yam Cheung-wah (22),

[may deem just. Costs of the ae- any resolutions except two. described as a contractor's foremiantion are also asked.

-were-put-to-the-meeting-by-the- of 86 Temple Street, in an alleged. Mr. H. G. Sheldon, for appel-Chairman, and carried with no op

The Chairmah. before attempt to commit suicide took an lants is instructed by Messrs. position. overdose of adalin tablets. He

Deacons, Mr. F. C. Jonkin is to the meeting asked If there were any was attended to by a doctor who appear for the Oficial Receiver of other business. There was no re ordered his removal to the Kwong Hong Kong, liquidator of the Bank. ply, so the meeting was closed. Wah Hospital. “

The solicitors are Messrs. John-

Stakes & Master son. Dr. C. C. Wu, who has been Ap-

Legal Adviser Delayed. in spite of the newspapers being pointed President of the Supreme

on his way In explaining the circumstances forced to publish an anti-plebis Court in Canton, is

from the U.S.A., where he has been to the Court, Mr. Sheldon eald cite manifesto. The Govern-Chinese Minister

He expects to that the hearing had been schedul- Hong Kong, Thursday, Aug. 13, 1931. ment are not only the stewards be in Canton by the end of August, ed for this morning, immediately his evidence, said that the share- of the people. They are their in-and preparations are now on foot after the conclusion of the hear-holders indicated there was no need for the formal inauguration of the ing of the Sze Yap appeal. How to discuss the eight resolutions. ancial and economic physicians. Court soon after his arrival. ever. it had been found only the The two as regards chartering and day before yesterday that the legal dividends were the only necessary Apropos recent correspondence adviser to the Shanghai Chinese

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Telling the Worse!

Private advices from Germany received in the Colony yesterday confirm in every particular the financial and economic crisis with which the country is faced.

It is their duty to tell the worst and prescribe accordingly, no matter how unpalatable the dose. Other nations faced with a simi- lar crisis could well take a leaf out of Germany's book.

Mail Commentary,

Whilst the Government has laid its cards on the table in full view of the other Powers, it has at the same time taken its own people Wake Up Britons? fully into its confidence and told. According to the Canton Gazette, them the worst that might hap- $1,000,000, which are to be spent pen in order that they may be on new third-class coaches for the

Canton-Kowloon' Railway, willi prepared for the worst.

dribble through Hong Kong to America. Why not to Britain?

Nerves.

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Later it was given in his evidence that a few shareholders wanted the eight resolutions discussed. A vote was taken whether to consider two or eight resolutions." The meeting favoured 'diacassing two only,

The Chairman, in the, course of

ones.

in the Press the following forecast liquidators of the Bank, Mr. A Mr. Wong had spoken in the box as to suggesting that the dis- in the China fait a year ago present at the opening, for some cussion be confined to the two ques- for August 13, 1940, was published Yavdynski, who had intended to be to-day:The Government has de- unforeseen reason could not take tons of charter and dividend. cided to appoint a Librarian of the boat he had wished.

The suggestion was proposed, long experience of Carnegie Mr. Yavdyneki had cabled the Libraries at Home to take over the facts, and was due to arrive at seconded, and passed without dis- duties at the City Hall Library.". daylight to-morrow.

He asked sent.

Mr. Jenkin submitted that it was -There now remains only nine that the hearing be put over until years for the forecast to be con- to-morrow. The decision, of not possible to raject this evidence.

firmed!

SENSATIONAL ROBBERY.

$5,784 Lifted from Safe

course, was entirely at their Lord ship's pleasure..

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a.m.

The President, Sir Peter Grain, intimated that he was of opinion that the adjournment might be

He asked if 11 granted. would be suitable.

Mr. Sheldon said that his part of the proceedings would be very short, only a few minutes in fact.

and to say that the vote carried did not involve the shelving of the eight resolutions scheduled for dis- cussion.

Up To The Meeting? Two further points made by Mr. Jenkin were that if the meeting had There has been no effort. to

wanted to discuss the eight reso* burke the issue by publishing

lutions they could have done so. | only half truths or by seeking to

The report issued recently by the

But 75 per cent. of them left the -suppress anything-that-might-in-Industrial-Health Research-Board

meeting with Mr. Li Yu-tong. The Liquidator's Objection.~~~~

dispersal was quite peaceful. normal circumstances be con- on the subject of noise and a state-

Mr. F. C. Jenkin said that if Secondly, if there had actually been A sensational robbery was re-the Court decided that the ad- sidered prejudicial to the good ment that the speakers at the Peace

a majority for the eight resolutions Demonatration in the Albert Hall |ported to-day. name and credit of the country. suffered severely from the glare of

journment should be granted, there being discussed, they could have Lam Ting-gun, « money changer was nothing more to say. But he

reported that between 8.30 p.m. on Receiver of Hong Kong, the Bank's Tuesday and a.m. yesterday liquidator, to oppose any adjours-tended that the meeting had bean

The services of the Press- have huge are lights used while making a at 72, Connaught Road Central. had been instructed by the Ortal enforced their will on the meeting

life.

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BRITISH FAIR.

Publicity Campaign Starts.

CUPID WINS.

Marriage Postpones A

Law Case.

somehow.

On another point, counsel con-

fairly conducted.

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Aged Chinese Found Injured.

Found sitting in the middle of Stubba Road, near Sul Fat Terrace, at 1.30 o'clock this morning by Mr. C. S. Rossclet a man named So Kam, aged 70 years, was sent to the When an application was made Government Civil Hospital. Upon to Mr. Justice Swift in the King's examination it was found that he Bench Division to postpone the was suffering from injuries to his hearing of an action, it was stat- head and a fracture of the right ed that one of the principal wit arm.

It is presumed that he was knock nesses for the plaintiff was, to be ed down by a motor car. -- married the next day,

been utilised to bring home to the talking filth bring to our mind again people the full gravity of the the question of stresses in modern

some person stole $5,784.73. from ment, even until to-morrow morn- situation. In the result there

It is a common allegation levelled

a safe.

ing.

However, the matter rested has been no panic and no undue against us by an older generation The shop was, at the time, oc- with the Court. anxiety among the German that we who live in cities are cupied by the accountant and a

The Prealdent: I think we ought MOTOR CAR VICTIM? people as a whole. They have "soft" and not made of the stuff number of fokis. The accountant to grant the adjournment:

which stood up easily to Winter states that he slept under the safe, been wisely told plain and bald, cold and Summer heat, and tackled and was in possession of a dupli. if unnalatable, facts. This con- 63

easily heavy, muscle-racking cate key. When he woke up, he found that the safe had been rifled. fidence reposed in the people by tasks in the country.

Bat the difference is just this: abut that his key which he had, the Government has begotten

night's sound sleep in clean country placed on a box beside him Way confidence.

afr can go a long way toward curing still there.

arms after a According to the private ad- an aching back or

To thasa long day of heavy work. vices mentioned above there was physical stresses we who live in in mail week not the slightest cities are generally immune, but suspicion of,mistrust in the Gov- what la not usually, granted is that ernment and its financial experts. We are exposed to stresses of a much more Ingidious kind, such as Cables received and published noise and on overcast days- in the Colony since disclose that artificial light. The former has that mutual confidence has not ruined many a nervous system, but been misplaced. Only yesterday one seems to get "acclimatised"

A great públicity campaign. In the news was released that the much more easily than with light

from which there is very escape. connection with the British Indus seven-Power. Committee of ex

Perhaps the day is approaching tries Fair which is to be held next His Lordship: Do you mean to To-day's dollar is worth 2/8.. perts had reached a complete when we will build up a resistance February in London and Birming say he will not obey the subpoen agreement in regard to the mora- to these things in the same way as ham, is about to be launched. of the court?

In regard to the forthcoming In- "He says it will mean a big finterport swimming contest with torium plan to give Germany a the country man has with his parti- The organisers are very pleased at

cular atresses. At all events a the fact that in spite of trade de-ancial loss if he postpones the Shanghai, it appears that Shanghai breathing space of one year at different reaction to differant con- pression 220,000 square feat out wedding," explained counsel.

is experiencing some difficulty in last...

ditions does not of necessity stamp of 300,000 available at Olympia

It was stated that the defendant forming a team, but there is no In the action is an Italian.

doubt that the Northern port wil us a degenerate race;

have already been booked.

At the White City, where the en- "Well," commented Mr. Justice be represented. Hong Kong will tire British: Textile Industry will Swift, "being an Italian he ought not be at its strongest owing to the be represented, exhibits will cover to have more sympathy with the absence of Messrs. T. Logan and 100,000 square feet, while in Birm- demands of cupid than a Briton D. Lyon, but is prepared for a big Ingham the heavy industries will has." (Laughter.)... cover 250,000 square foot. In Lon- "You had better take this wit-R. C. Witchell, feels confident thaf dot the furniture section la al ness's evidence to-night," added our swimmers will give a good ac ready 25 per cent, larger than at his Lordship, "as expect his count of themselves. The team the last Fair, and the toys and brain will be in a complete state has not yet been chosen, but games section also is increasing of bewilderment from to-morrow." swimmers like J. R. Johnstone, G. British Wireless Service.

News in Brief.

If the moratorium plan had failed and if the German people had been kept in ignorance of the exact position, it is obvious that The quarantine restrictions im the internal plight of Germany posed against arrivals from Pakhol to-day would have been pre on account of plague have been carious in the extreme. The Gov-removed ernment would have been round- Twenty-three million people are ly rated for keeping back the said to be homeless, and on the whole truth and the plebiscite on verge of starvation owing to the the dissolution of the Prussian flooding of the Yangteze. Over 10,000 people have lost their lives Government would have been car- and 4,000,000 houses and business nied by an overwhelming majority premises destroyed

GOOD PROSPECTS.

Rugby, Yesterday,

It was intended to take his evi- dence on commission, said counsel, as on no account would he change his plans.

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "Chino Mail" of

August 13, 1921.

struggle and the Hon. So, Mr.

The judge stated that the case Jack and D; Laingt are sure to be would not be in the list on the included. In water polo Hong Kong If you feel an insect bite, don't wedding day, and added, "Now go at its strongest, and Shanghai to scratch the wound. Sir Malcolm, and be happy ever after" (Laugh will have to play a good game

Watson.

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defeat the locals.