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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932.

FRENCH POLICY

KILLS HOPE OF

TRADE TREATY

America Incensed Over War Debts.

CONDEMN THE DEFAULTERS.

COLONY'S HEALTH OBSERVED.

Malarial & Tubercular Cases Considered.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

A.O.F.C. Quotations.

New York,. Yesterday. Dow Jones Averages.

Aver, Aver.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

To-Day's Short Story.

THE

CLIMAX

By Val Guest And Betty Astell.

GIFT DIRECTORY

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MR. LO'S QUESTIONS.

Last To-day's ChangesHEY stood facing each other, The wonton rose from the chair: So Industriala 60.08 58.78 1.30 down tonic head glowering across the wrapped up in yourself that

He, with his shaven Teu-and faced him. Washington, To-day.

"You're mad," she said, hoarsely, Questions regarding the malaria 20 Ralls ...27.35 26.30 ,00 down With "International pay day" and tuberculosis problem were ask-40 Bonds ....77.55 77.26

20 Utilities ..28.01. 27.37. 64 down small table that separated them; your mind places salacious inter passed, and the bulk of the ed by Mr. M. K. Lo at yesterday's

.30 down she, with

eyes flashing and pretations on everything I do, $123,641,698 due America from meeting of the Sanitary

Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Rebosom rising and falling in hys-everything I say and everything I Board. the European nations, paid by Mr. G. R. Sayer, the President of last week, have apparently turned tense atmosphere in that quiet does that entail my living ne

port:-Traders, who were bullish terical spasms. There was

a think!

And if I am your wife, Great Britain, France. the chief the Board answered the questions bearish and trading has been. room.

seeing The gramophone that hermit, defaulter, has been assalled as fully, stating the number of deaths largely professional. We think had been playing a jazz tune had ing .no one day after day, "fungrateful" and the netion of that had occurred from each ail-that outside liquidation is of very come to the end of its melody, but listening to your runting and her parliament "unwise" by ment during recent years.

small proportions. Business done: and the needle revolved at the raving? You demand faithfulness 1,000,000 shares. Senators

end of the disc with a monoton-i-1 demand respect. Walter, I Last To-day'sous scratch. When the woman have always been faithful to you.” alike.

Price. Prico. spoke it was with a voice full of

"You're lying, Leah," he replied, emotion.

evenly, "as you have always lied! Lies, lies, lies--that is the extent of She pressed herself against the your faithfulness! And you think wall behind the table as the bullet-me a fool to be led here, led there?. headed man larched towards her.

"Mnd, am I?" ha leered. to be sane!... yes, I am mad, but, shaking hands, reached

for a thank the God, I am mad in time! cigarette from her bag. He watch- ed her tolerantly with a malicious|

make

and

representatives Regarding tuberculosis,

when

Auburn

"Walter!... you're mad!"

$

50%

67%

79

53

104

58%

_92

512 25

50 25%

18%

107

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584

You have been too clever...

37%

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15%%

Mr. Sayer said that the Government was: fully alive to the need for an in- Assurances were received in firmary and the matter would be Allied Chemical & Dye 80%

Air Reduction advance that more than $100,-further considered

the American Can.. 000,000 of the instalment on finances of the Colony permitted.

.... 66 American Tol, & Tel. .108% Europe's war debt

Mr. Lo's questions were of nearly

as American Tob. "B" 81% follows:- twelve billions would be paid.

Anaconda Copper Mining 8% "With reference to my ques-Borden Co. But Belgium, as well as France, tions on the 9th December, 1930. Canadian Pacific voted not to meet her obligation. the Head of the Sanitary Depart. Chrysler Motora...

France was envisioned in official ment's replies of the same day, Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 504 and congressional quarters as in an my further questions on the 8th Drugs, Inc.

Du Pont de Nemoura isolated position in consequence of December, 1991, and the Head of Eastman Kodak the Chamber of Deputies' decision the Sanitary Department's replies Electric Bond & Share against paying, except under 'unac-ef the same day, regarding General Electric ceptable conditions.

Malaria and its prevention in General Foods

General Motors Negotiations between France and Hong Kong:-

Gillette Safety the United States for a commercial (1)-Will the Head of the Internat. Harvester treaty probably will be suspended Sanitary Department be kind Internat, Tel. & Tel. automatically with the default, as enough to assertain from the Liggett & Myers “B” conditions will not be favourable Government, and inform this Loew's Inc.

Board, whether the "comprehen- Nattery Ward

for their continuance.

Sear

Roebuck

57%

184 16 24% 13%

"Mad! She crossed the room and, with

He grasped her roughly by the arm, his unshaven fuce close to hers, his beady eyes piercing her soul. The colour left the woman's) face and she grasped the arms of the chair into which he had flung her until her knuckles stood out!

"hite against her skin.

"Walter, don't be a fool..

that is good

yes, that is very good... a fool!")

56

she gasped.

2016

40% 38

18%

"A fool!..

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29%

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Biscuit The announcement that Great sive survey of the Colony" by the Pucine Gins & Electric. Britain would pay the $95,550,000 Makariologist has now been com- Pennsylvania Hallway that country owes was greeted with pleted and when it will be pub- Radio Corp. satisfaction. France's payment offlished or made available for in-Standard Oil Co. of N.J. 29 $19,261,438 and Belgium'a of 32.-formation of this Board?

Segony-Vacuum Corp.. 125,000 were to be applied to in- (i)In regard to the follow-Union Carbide & Carbon 25 terest. Of the British installment ing question which formed part Union Pacific

*** 71% $30,000,000 will be applied to the of the Head of the Sanitary De

United States Steel ... 28 principal of her obligation of more partment's replies to my ques than $4,000,000,000.

tions on the 8th December, 1981, namely:-

69

Westinghouse E. & M.. 275

BRITISH INDUSTRY GAINS MARKET.

27% 27%

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's short story will be "The Phantom Bus, by W. Elwyn Backus.

smile.

"Your hands are shaking, Leah.

he laughed, with bestial intensity. Surely you, the Wife of Emer That I resent another man in your gency are not afraid of your hug

band?" life, yes, that is foolish! That it drives me insane to see you and he

She turned and, blowing a cloud 29 laughing, living, loving, that is of smoke from her pureed lips,

foolish.. Himmel! But I am;

faced him. The cigarette had a fool! A fool not to have seen it latendied her nerves. before!"

"You are being ridiculous," she! She was breathing heavily, and said, and was surprised at the clam- the German was leaning against ness of her voice. "Every man I the mantelpiece, the beads of per-meet you aceuse me of loving; spiration standing out on his fore-every letter I write sends you insane head.

with jealousy, Can't you be "You are my wife!" He point-lhuman? Heaven knows you've ed, an accusing finger at her pale given me enough cause to seek British motorcara are consolidat-face. the South African market within... What do I get? You are more ing the ground they have made in faithfulness.

"And in my wife I expect sympathy elsewhere; it is a miracle:

I demand it! Achi of Ged that I have not done so!" the past year,

She walked to the gramophone, than a...".

stopped the turntable, and closed "Walter!. be careful what you the lid of the machine. The Ger- Can the end of the Sanitary census and statistics, 36 per cent. of

man laughed sarcastically. The British plan was to tender Department give any informa-all the new eats sold in the Union whole world knows! It knows of Leah, my darling; but it is too late, "Careful? Why should I be? The "You have recovered amazingly, payment with a statement that it tion to this Board as to whether, were of British manufacture. In everything you do. is made under protest or with re and if so, what, Anti-malarial July the British percentage was at mel Me! Your poor trusting understand?" He strode across the People laugh for now it is finished! You do not servations until the British policy work has been effected during about 32-Reuter.

husband! Careful!" he sneered.

(Continued on Page 11.).

Not Qualified. Ambassador Claudel received in- stractions the day before payment! was due, from ex-Premier Edouard Herriot, whose ministry resigned after the Chamber of Deputies vote, | to inform the State Department that M. Herriot no longer was qualified to continue the negotiations. As the situation now stands the new minis- try will reopen the negotiations.

"A sum of $150,000 has been included for Anti-malarial works in the Estimates for 1932 and the Government is in of property affected in certain consultation with the owners of the areas with a view to commencing work early next year."

of complete cancellation, or at least 19327

drastic revision of the international (il)-Will the Hand of the

debt burden dating back to the Sanitary Department be kind enough! World War, is realized.

to tabulate for the information of But Secretary of State Stimson this Board the number of deaths at- previously informed London that no tributable. to Malaria reported as conditions could be accepted as occurring in the Colony in 1929, binding, sole Congress having the 1930, 1991 and up to the end of power to alter existing agreements, November, 19327"

and the exchange of notes that "With reference to the Motion| started a month ago ended with which was passed by the Sanitary both governments apparently enjoy-Board on February 18, 1930 in re- ing a complete understanding. gard to the prevalence of Tuber-

Congress Firm.

culosis in the Colony, and which

The French action was not cal-urged the Gorernment, inter alia culated to soften the sentiment of "to consider the feasibility of a Congress niready on record from providing some form of Poor Law last December when the Heaver infirmary for the care of chronic one-year moratorium DI) the cases," to the questions which I payments was ratified, against can-addressed to the Head of the Sanit- cellation or revision.

ary Department on July 22, 1930,

"They may talk all they want to including, Inter alia-"(e) in parti- but Congress won't do anything cufar whether any decision has been about it," said Speaker John N.come to in regard to the feasibility Garner when the concerted drive of providing some form of 'Poor by the debtor nations for suspen- Law infirmary for the care of sion, and better terms started Chinese cases," and to the Head of November 11, and his attitude rethe Sanitary Department's reply on Rected that of a large section of the same date in the following terms both branches...

The following amounts were due of a 'Poor Law infirmary for the ~"(c) ·As regards the provisions] on December 15, and Britain and tuberculous, the Government, though Italy, alone, mat their obligation:sympathetic, considers that priority Belgium $2,125,000; Czecho-Slo-must be given to the erection of a vakia $1,500,000; Estonia $266,000; new Government Civil Hospital, Finland $186,235; France $19,261, the extension of the Kowloon Hosp 438; Great Britain $95,550,000; pital, and the construction of a Italy $1,246,437; Latvia $111,852; properly. Lithuania 802,886; and Poland Diseases Hospital":- designed

Infectious .$3,302,080.

(1)-Will the Head of the Sanit- fary Department state whether or not the question of providing Poor Law infirmaries for the treatment of tubercular cases, which was re- commended by the Honourable the "Maised Navy Bands Give Fine Director of Medical and Sanitary

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT AT LEE THEATRE,

Programme.

A disappointing house attended the Grand Symphony Concert ren- dered by the massed bands ‹ of

Services at the meeting of the Sanit ary Board held on February 18, 1980, is still under consideration, by the Government and, in view of the fact that provisions have apparent-

H. M. S. Kent, Cornwall, Suffolk now been made for the construc

and Hermen, at the Lee Theatre tion of a new Government Civil last night

Hospital and for the extension of

the Kowloon Hospital, whether any The opening plece, the Guillaume (William) Tell overture was well definite announcement can be made applauded as was the two follow. as to how soon such infirmarles can ing pieces Petite Suite de Concert be provided?

and the popular Notturno No. Bi mota, prom

"Liebestraume.** A Symphony, the finest piece of the programme. No. 40 in G Minor was excellent A Concert Waltz and a Mil

the clarine effects being exception-March. orchestra

ally well rendered

brought an excellent programme to

The second half of the prograni= a conclusion, Zi

'me opened with the ever popular Another performanc Light Opera. "The Sondeliers," given to-night:

Pretoria.

During August last, according to figures issued by the department of say!"

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