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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 26, 1939.

Sold Fleet Plans For £480 French Officer Spy To Be Shot

TOULON, JANUARY 11.

A FRENCH NAVAL COURT TO-NIGHT. SENTENCED TO DEATH BY A EIRING SQUAD A YOUNG NAVAL OFFICER, WHO, FOR £480, SOLD TO A FOREIGN › POWER PLANS FOR THE MOBILISATION OF THE FRENCH MEDITERRANEAN FLEET DURING THE SEPTEMBER CRİSIS. HIS GIRL, ACCOM- PLICE AND LOVER WAS SENT TO JAIL FOR THREE YEARS.

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The officer, Lieutenant Marc Aubert, is the first member of the French armed forces to be sen- tenced to death since the. war.

Neither he nor the girl ex- dance hostess Marie Jeanne Maurel, who is twenty-seven, the same age as Aubert was pre- sent when the court gave their. verdict after a three-hour liberation.

EARLY IN 1937

HEIRESS AND

DRIVER ELOPE

BARBARA GUGGENHEIM WET- de-TATH, HEIRESS TO THE £20,000,- 000 GUGGENHEIM FORTUNE HAS SURPRISED THE SMART Aubert will face a firing squad COLONY AT MIAMI BEACH, of twelve soldiers and one officer. FLORIDA, BY ELOPING WITH Sentries with fixed bayonets HENRY OBRE, HER FORMER guarded the secret court which | CHAUFFEUR. tried the lovers.

It was alleged that Aubert had been sending vital naval secrets to a foreign Power ever since early in 1937, when he met and fell in love with Jeanne Maurel in a dance-hall at Brest.

The girl helped him by allowing her address at Rennes, Brittany, to be used for the sending of messages and money.

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Aubert, who was said to have received sums up to £1,000 for his work, was unable to explain why he had turned spy.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations this morning:

BANKS

Hong Kong Bank $1370/65 sa.

INSURANCES *

Canton Ins. $205 b.

Union Ins. $460 b., $466 a.

China Underwriters 45 cts, sa. H. K. Fire Ins. $170 b.

SHIPPING

Douglases $60 b.

MINING

Antamoks Ps. 44% 88.

Atoks Ps. .84 sa:

Bagulo Gold Ps. .25 8.

Benguet Consol. Ps. 13.30 sa. Coco. Grove Ps. .46 sa. Demonstrations Ps. .23 sa. I. X: L, P8.“ „64 88.

Paracale Gumaus Ps. 11% sa, San. Mauricio Pa. 1.72 ga. Suyoc. Consol. Ps. 19 sa. United Paracales Ps. .64 sa.

LANDS, HOTELS & BLDGS. H. K. Landa $36 b.

H. K. Renities $5.60 b.. $5,05: sa,

PUBLIC UTILITIES

H. K. Tramways $17.40 s., $174/17

ga.

China Lights (Rights) $8/3.05 sa. Sandakan Lights $10 b., $10.10/10

8a.

Telephones (Old) $23 b., $231⁄2 9. STORES, &C.

Watsons $8.15 8. Lane Crawfords :$8 a. *

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LTD.

HEAD. OFFICE:

15, Grasschurch. Hirest, London, E.0.3.

Authorised Capital

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital

£8,000,000

1,800,000

1,050,000

1,247,830

Resorve Fund & Rest,

BANKERS,

The Bank of England & Midland. Bank, Ltd.

Bangkok

Fanat

The news has only just leaked out. At tea tables in the fashionable resort it was the sole topic of con- versation.

Those who were "in the know" refused to say where the wedding took place, but it is said that the couple have gone to Nassau for the honeymoon, and plan a further honeymoon in California.

SERVANTS GOSSIPED Friends knew of the romance be- tween the rich divorcee and the tall, handsome youth who was em- ployed on her estate last year to drive her many cars.

It had been noted how Obre and Mrs. Wettath exchanged long glances as he handed her down from her limousine, how the em- ployer and chauffeur took long over discussing driving plans for the day.

Other servants gossiped and spread the rumour of possible ro-

mance.

This is Mrs. Wettath's third mar- riage.

In 1925, she married John Robert attache of Lawson Johnson, then the British Embassy in Washing- ton, whom she divorced in 1929. They have a son.

In 1929 she wed Freddie Wettath from whom she obtained a divorce last year.

Sinceres $1.80 sa.

MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $7 b.

H. K. Govt. 3% Loan par. %pm.

sa.

Maramans Inv. (Lon.) s/- 14/3 b.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Profits

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· LOCAL DOLLAR

The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-27/32. The net profit for the year ended 31st December, 1938, after deducting "Spot" silver was quoted in Lon- Directors' and General Managers' re-don at 20-1/4 and forward at muneration, and including $21,027.98 13-15/16. brought forward amounts to $238,015.-

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The London on New York_rate

26, which the Directors will recommend at the forthcoming Annual Meeting of was quoted at £-U.S.$467.50 and Shareholders be allocated as follows:- the New York on London rate at. Pay a dividend of 7% on

£-U.S.$467-1/2..

200,000 shares

$140,000.00 Transfer to General Reserve 50,000.00 Transfer to Building Im-

provement Account (bringing same up to $50,000.00) Transfer to Special Re- pairs & Renewals Ac- count (bringing same up to $15,000.00) And carry forward

1,367.25

8,319,50 38,328.51.

$238,015.26

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA '& CHINA, Incorporated by Foyal Charter, 1858.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON 38, Bishopsgate, E. C, 2. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-

tora

.£3,000,000 .£3,000,000

.£8,000,000

Manchester Branch,

71, Mosley Street, Manchester. Agencies and Branches:

Hong Kong Rangoor Hollo

· Salron Beremban Shanghai

Alor Star

Amritane

Bangkok

Batavia

Iparch

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Cabu

Klaus Koba Kuala Lumpur

Singapore Bitlawan

Kuching

Madras

Colombo

Manila

Meden

(Bhuket)

New York

Faiping

Tangtao Yokohama

(Paking)

Fenang

$10,000,000,00 5,598,000,00

Hankedw Harbia

2,776,726.70

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG;

10, Des Voeux Road, Central..

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BOAND, OF DIRECTORS !—

Feign Exchange and General Banking business

transacted. • ...

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Depokite Freosived for one year or shorter perioda at-zatos

which will be quoted on application,

The R. M. S. "Empress of Russia” from Vancouver, ‘is "due at Hong Kong on 9th February.

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital,

.$50,000,000

Issued and Fully Paid-up... 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:---

Sterling

Hong Kong Currency Re-

serve..

£ 6,500,000

.$10,000,003

$20,000,000

Reserve. Liability of Pro-A

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: KOND, KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

T. E. Pearce, Esq.,

Chalcman,

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

· Deputy' Chairman:

J. K. Bousfeld, Esq.,

G. Miskin,

A. H. Compton, Esq.r K. S. Morrison, Esq. Hon. Mr. B. H. Dodwall, ion. Mr. A. Ia Bhiids, W. H. Look, Haqi H.V. Wilkininám, Mag

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

* Ohlaf-Manager.

AMOY BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO

The Bank's Head - Office "În London' undertakes | · HAIPHONG Executor and Trüstee business,

alalma

and of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its} Agencies and Branches,

Hon. Sir Bhou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koonery Chun, Esq., P. L

Yup Kwok Esq. WOUL Tong, Esq., Chan Ching Bhak, Eiq., Lá Tan Bang, Esq. Wong Chu Bon, Esq., Kin Ying-Po, Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq."

Kan Tung Po., Esq., Chief Manager.

In The Fong, Maquɛ Manager. -

DRANCHES AND AGENCIES:—”

Manila Melbourne

Amoy

Boatijo

BRANCHES (

· Batavia'

Samaryng

Ipoh

Kanfan

Madian. Now York

Rangoon Shanghai

Bombay Calouits Canton Halphong Hunkow

Nagasaki

Bhanghai

New York

Bingapore

Quaks

Bourabaya

Pari

Bwalow Po

Pelping

Bydney.

Bimle

Honolulu

Gingapore

Hobe

Petiang Rangoon

Taikoku

Tientsin

Kowloon London

Saigon

Tokra

San Francisco

Vandouter Yokohams

Kuala Lumpur

Born Way Calcutta Colombo. Dalki Galla

Hoa Koot

Howrah

-Kaudy

Karachi Kola-Dhara

·Kunia-Lipin

Kusla TranggaDia

HONG KONG BRANCH-

Every description of "Banking and Exchange

buulsamma femmeéted, r.

“Travellers' Chequess faised.

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP.

UNDERTAKEN.

GURLENE ZAGOOUNTS Topersed

Querenoys and FIXED : DEPOSITS Pponíved in Aharrenar", SKTERLING & 1.8. DOLLARS

business senz

ssouriifas..

Correak: and Fixed

shorter,

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R. A. CAMIDGE,

**

Manager, Hong Kong, 1st: January, 1986.

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Capital $10,000,000 Authorised

LONDON: BANKERS:

Westminster Bank, Ltd.

Foreign Exchange and every descrip. tion of banking business transacted.

Current Accounts and Savings Ac-

COLOMBO

DAIKEN

FOOCHOW

HAMBURG

HANKOW HARBIN

HUNGREW ILOILO ХРОН

JOHORE KOBE

BEANCHES 2-

KOWLOON KUALA LUMFUR'

-Currsak

sid Fixed Deposits, shorter. i piriods.(3n-

on terms, Wajah

ALSO:

10:

in varioun «pison, 10.

LUNDON -LYONS

MALAGOA MANILA MUAR (ZphOKU) MUKDENNE NEW YORK PELPING..... PENANG RANDOON B&IGON"," SAN FRANCISCO BHANGHAI S

BINGAFORR

'BOUKABATA

BUNGEI PATANI BWATOW

TIENTSIN.

TOKYO

› TSINGTAO

YOKOIFAMA

DOXED

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The · Daninare

the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKS ING.COMPORATION. on applications j

on approved counts opened. Fixed Deposits receiv- ed at rates „which will be quoted on Currency Application sta

FOR THE HONG KONG ANE Currencies Trusteeship and Executorship undar--BANKING CORPORATION.

takami:fla fa: Deposit. Borer for hire. › Six VANDELFER.

PHILIP, GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager.

Chiat

be obtained

BRANOBAI