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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 7, 1939
CITY OF FLINT
CONFERENCES
AT BERGEN: TO SAIL DIRECT TO U.S.
Oslo, To-day.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE City of Flint conferred at Bergen yesterday with the U.S. Consul and the U.S. Minister to Norway, Mrs. Harriman. The German naval attache at Oslo has also gone to
Bergen.
The City of Flint's skipper yesterday told how the
German prize crew took over the vessel.
SHANGHAI $ SLUMP SEQUEL
The City of Flint is now expected
to sail direct to the United States with her cargo, originally destined for Britain, still on board.
Though Norway has rejected the German protest over the action in releasing the ship and interning the Nazi prize crew, it is reported that diplomatic negotiations are still in progress.
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THE SLUMP IN THE SHANGHAI the Nazi prize crew commander had
DOLLAR WAS MENTIONED AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS MORNING, BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGRE- GOR, WHEN THE OVERSEAS CHIN- ESE BANKING CORPORATION SUED THE YUE YEE FIRM, NA- TIVE BANKERS. OF NO. 92, DES VOEUX ROAD WEST, FOR $188,- 701.77 BEING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTRACT AND CUR- RENT MARKET RATES AT AUGUST 10 ON PROCEEDS OF EXCHANGE CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE TWO PARTIES.
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The claim was not contested, and the plaintiffs were represented by Mr. H. C. Macnamara instructed by Mr. H. C. Lee.
Chan Kwong-yuen, accountant of the plaintiff firm, said defendants entered into four exchange contracts with the Bank in May.
One was duly taken up and paid, for $100,000 at 181. They did not perform the other contracts and in July, the plaintiffs instructed Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist to write. de- fendants about these contracts.
No reply was received and following the usual practice of bank houses, the plaintiffs set off the contracts at the rate of 401 which was the current market rate at August 10.
As a result, there was a difference of $188,701.77 between the contract and current market rates.
Judgment was given to plaintiffs with cost.
JUMP TO DEATH
not sufficient money to pay the pilo- tage fees in Norway, and these were paid by the American skipper! Reuter.
JAPAN WELL WARNED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL") .
Washington, To-day.
Senator Pittman told press re- presentatives yesterday that ir relations between the United States and Japan do not improve before January 25, 1940, when the 1911 Treaty of Commerce expires, Congress will undoubtedly em- power President Roosevelt to decree an embargo, in part, or totally, on Japanese trade with the United States.
"It is only fair," he said, "that Japan should be well forewarned. Her attitude in China is one of complete scorn for the rights of both China and of other coun- tries."
Havas.
FATAL FALL FROM A BUS
A fatal fall from a moving bus Early this morning a Chinese wo-occurred yesterday when 20-year-old man, Ho Luk, jumped from the ver-Yung Kau attempted to alight from andah of the first floor of No. 35, Coch- bus No. 782 in Shanghai Street,.
She was conveyed rane Street.
Yung sustained severe injuries to the Queen Mary Hospital but died at the head and later succumbed 6 a.m.
the Kowloon Hospital.
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