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HARCOURT CONGRATULATED

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1946.

More Charges Of

Ce Govt. Servants

has

His Excelency Sir Harcourt, K.C.B C.B.E.. rerived the following telegram

State for from the Secretary of Colonies:

Committed

"On the occasion of the term For Trial

Four Government vervanik. Roy Isaac Fernandez, John Charle Stoppa, Yeung Wah Chow

ation of Mitary Administration του my in Hong Kong I send warmest congratulations on the notable progress that has been the Colony made in rehabilitating, The return to normal conditions ang Fan Hung, who were com

mitted for trial at the General is being nelleved more quickly Military Court on charges of ex- than was thought possible and 1 Mili regenze that this is largely duertion and aiding and abettir again appeared before Mr. W. 1. to your wise and skilful handling | Latimer yesterday on different of !! many and difficult problem: | charges, • with which inevitably y

Mr. R. S. Smith, Crown Tact

prosecution.

have

The foundation ofccutor, was in charge

will which you have laid both, in Hong Kong and in South Ching done much to restare British has done prestige and will be a major con- tribution in aebleving that era of bene atal ara-perity to which we all look.

spad you my most siseura

זי

thanks."

Threatening Letters

letters

de

· Threatening manding $100 were received by shop-masters in Kowloon

the

last week. So Far, three cases have been reported to Mongkok Police alone.

The telters

signed i "guerilius of the East River Colum."

Wester

The police would apprecinte their help it shop-owners would contact them immediately they receive these letters,

it was learnt that the letters | were, delivered by messengers,

V.R.C. MEETING

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Pinus for temporare repure to the Vitoria Recreation Ch elub-3 house and swimajng pet were discussed

at general meeting: held Davis House yesterday. club-house is at present re quisitioned by Government and was badly damaged during Japane: occupation,

the

Pro.

of the

Treason

ANOTHER BATCH OF NINE PERSONS, INCLUDING A CHINESE WOMAN, WERE BROUGHT BEFORE MR. GEORGE SHE AT THE SUMMARY MILITARY COURT│* YESTERDAY AFTERNOON CHARGED. WITH BREA- CHES OF THE DEFENCE REGULATIONS OR HIGH TREASON,

Lau Yuen-chau, 25, store nai. sistant, was charged with High Treason, that on or about Jań. 16, 1915, at Victoria in the Col- ony of Hong Kong, whilst be- ing then to wit, on the said day a person owing allegiance to Our Lord the King and whilst an open and public war was be- J. C: Stoppa, junk inspector of ing prosecuted and carried on the Harbour Office, was charged by the Japanese Emperor and with extortion of $10 from Chan his subjects against our Sover- Din Lock at Cheung Chau on oreign Lord the King and his about Jan. 21. 1940, by alleging subjects and against the States that the aum was a fea due to

and subjecta of States Allfed him. The second charge was

associated with our said that Stoppa accepted or attempted and

Em- to obtain or agreed to accept $10 Sovereign Lord the King from Chan Din Lock.

peror and his subjects in the the sald war prosecution of

SINGAPORE'S YOUTH PROBLEM

The three others were charged with aiding and abetting Stoppa in extortion and accepting a bribe. Further they were charged with counselling and Procuring J. C Stoppa the extortion of $10 $10 with a view to Influence Stoppa.

All accused were on police bail of $500. Mr. Smith that each of accused furnish failing which they must surren surety of $500 within 24 hours, 1

Singapore, Apr. 30.

double-barreled pro- der themselves to uplice custody.

The case was remanded to Mayramnie of training and recrea- tion. Singapore authorities are 3 at 2.30 p.m., for bearing.

attacking a youth problem which furnishes an average of 20 of fenders daily to the newly- catablished court of juvenile de linquents.

Cholera Epidemic

With a

Reward

reward of $1,000 is being offered for the recovery of 10 "Perspor"

Spitfire cockpit the

Mail" hoodie,

"China learned last night. The hoods tere ajuten sometimo Satur-

when day/Sunday night shed at Kai Tak was braken inta.

PORT EXEC. COMMITTEE

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thereafter referred to as Ailled States) then and on the said [rkveral days traitorously con

Intending

to aid triving and and assist the said enemies of

A Gazette Extraordinary is- our Lord the King Emperor sued yesterday announces the against our Lord the King and his subjects and the said Allied appointment of a Port Execu Statca, did traitorously adhere tive Committee.

The following appointments to and ald and comfort the said

beyond the to the Committee, already made enemies in seas without this realm of Epg-by the Commander-in-Chief, are land, to wit, the Colony of Hong gazetted - Kong and its Dependencies.

narts

Readers' Letters

Victims Of War

consequence

national currency, whose reglern- tlog to the rewar standard in the orly efficacious remedy urgently needed by all Industrious common people of China. The welfare of billions of industrious comman people who bave lost their fall value in their hard earned dollars" luid aside with banka at the pre- war days is far more important than the issud of. Kuomintang and

Sir, Who are the real war vle- tima in China?

Obviously, it is the one that has

or suffered injury

damago in war the war ls a victim. But among the war vie- in China the people who have suffered seriously are those billions of industrious comman people employed by our govern- ment as secretaries, clerks, by

Rs accountants, solved by our illustrated leader commercial houses R3

assistants, shroffs, salespersong,

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who is more well grounded with coolies, by educa- apprentices,

not

Communists, which can be canlly

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"Remarkable"

Sir, In today's edition of your paper I noticed that "B.O.R." has made u very indifferent at- tempt to justify his original

tional institutions AA professors the affairs of China than the best

teachers, pastors or

learned foreign authorities, or school

A CHINESE OBSERVER. widows living at a evangelists, fixed income, etc. They have been suffering immensely by the devastation of the war, but by the overwhelming reduction in the value of Chinese national currency. At the prewar days si- of these Indus- most everyone trious persons lay aside a few Holiace a month either in bank criticisms.

for old age or

or bad times to come. Personally I know an in- dustrious young labourer who had kard saved $1000 by two years' efforts at the prewar day. He ex- pects that after liberation of China from the grip of the enemy

Commodore D. H. Everett,avings' accounts or in life insur

Over acts of the alleged trea-D.S.O... M.B.E, R. N., Commo- son were 1, on or about Jan 16, dore-in-Charge, Hong Kong, - 1945, in the Colony of Hong Chairman (in the event of his Kong aiding, assisting and tak- absence, Captain P. P. A. Lave, ing part in the arrest of

30 D.S.C., B.N.C.S.O. to act an Shu-kuen, being a person loyal Chairman) to the King and being a person giving aid and refuge in the Colony of Hong Kong to a member of the and forces of

Colonel M. C. Perceval-Price. Captain W. J. Moore, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.R.

A. Reid, Esq. (or in the event an Allied State, to wit, an Alliedur his absence, J. F. Robinson, airman, thereby permanently de- Esq.) priving the King of the likely Commander A. S. D. Ryder, assistance of the said So Shu-R.N.-Harbour Master.

Lieutenant-Commander J, K. kuen in the prosecution of the

B. Stephenson, O.B.E., R.N. King's Harbour Master. said war.

Torture Charge

2. on or about Jan. 16, in the

Major J. J. Cowperthwaite. N. 0. C. Marsh, Esq. Colony of Hong Kong interro- A. L. S. Read, Esq.

Major C. R. Janvrin, M.B.E. sating and torturously inflicting grievous bodily harm on So Shu---Port Commandant-Secretary. kuen.

3, on or about Jan 16, aiding and taking part in the arrest of an Allied airman.

Those charged under the De- were. Lau fence Regulations

28, according to Major E. V. lack of the wherewithal for Mang-siu, 33, ex-Special Con-

Duff, who is in charge of the repatriation camp.

Hector

Arms Hidden In Bushes

in

he might apply the funds for the

involved had betrothed in his vil

Kirl

that

to

marry

who

by

He now admits that he was not present at the time the remarst was made and, therefore, he can- to personally vouch for either the statement or the alleged rear- castle intonation in the voice of the sponker.

He also states that his Arat letter was written in anger and

the nagnation restraint. Your cor-

but he still exercised

US

re-

Eame

lage. but now to his surprise the respondent must be a truly man if he is able amount he had so judiciously markable saved is

to

exercise restraint at the not enough drink a cup of coffee in Shanghal. I also time as he is in an angry and in- know a professor

leaps dignaat mood. The definition of and bou

bounds had

saved

$30,000 the word "angry" in Chamber's after ten years' hard struggle so 20th Century Dictionary is given

he might be able to give

atrong emotion. excited by boy a university education when real or fancied injury, and invol

to his sad ving a desire for retaliation." he grew up. Now,

ite the amount disappointment, had so patiently saved up is hard

In conclusion, I would add that ly enough to cover the cost of a nieuf of rice. In addition, mil-I consider that if "B.O.R." wished lions of old folk, widowa, and or to make any reply it would have of discreet phans, depending on the interests been in the naturo derived from their fixed deposits apology for an unfortunate state-

ment.

ho

of

money in banks for their live- lihood are facing fluancial straita

Imagination.

are the real war profiteers

Surely, this is not in confirmin tion with a mood af restraint.

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SATISFIED.

Oh Rats!

alfects of the war are

merchants, traders, and eye, appears to have a legitimate

Uraga, Apr. 30.

Most of the offenders are The death toll in the cholera

and pickpockets. petty thieves epidemic among

Japanese re- Some are tools

for older rac patriates from China and Indo- keteers. In many cases the an- China climbed to 297 for the swer lies in economic inacturity period from April 6 to April

life's necessities. In other

Pleading gality to a charge of in China? The persons who have cases, the youths have been cor-

stable No. 212, of 444, Nathan Road, second floor, Fung Chi- unlawful possession of two auto reaped huge profits from the

the far- .Sir-Your correspondent, Cata- A total of 1.278 known and Japanese occupation days.

rupted by the "easy money" of, 38, ex Special Constable matic pistols and 22 rounds of am-

munition, two Chinese, Ling Yan mers, Sha

does 1,915 suspected cholern cases

The juvenile court, wherever No. 608, of 47, Cheung

Yeung and Tsang Cho, were each those officials in powerful poal- grievance. After all, one had been brought

Wan Road, first floor, ashore to possible. avaids sending the

a very few excep expect to be walked over by rats labour by Mr. W. H. Latimer porhaps with a at the Uraga youthful culprits to an institu- Lee, 36, shop loki, Yau Kin-tenced to nine months hard tions. Practically all of them, not pay for cinema tickets and isolation wards

tions due to short-sight or ill ad- during the performance. It must repatriation barracka since the tion, though in some cases itkung, 36. canteen boy. of No. yesterday.

Arst floor, Inspector Carruthers told the vice, have been immensely, bene- be admitted, howerer, that this outbreak was discovered.

the finds poor parents are anxious 216, Nathan Road, Duff and a re-check gave to have their sons confined to a Chan Tung, 42, stall, holder, court that on the evening of April fitted by the daily rising prices type of rat is preferable to

No. 7, Tai Fung Street, Yuen 20, S. I. Morrell and a party of of commodities hoarded by them.scles that enters the cinema just

in

ap

after the main pieture has started.

good-naturedly, Long, New Territory, Taang police went to a hillside at Talpo Miserable and wretched

pearance as most of the farmers and, Kau. 40, ex-Police Constable and amidst some bushes found the

through the darknes waited and are, you will be surprised to learn stumbles The party No. 431, a 31-year-old woman shortly after, the two accused ap- that they really worth twice more leaving a trail of broken legs and

In wealth than most of the best- peared. The first accused was Tam So, and Li Shu alias Liang.

dressed city merchants you asso

question also arises whether scen taking up the pistols and dres Shu 33, unemployed,

was arrested on the spot. After ciate with. Think of the large these rats (I am referring now to a short chase, in which warning number of plump pigs and poul- the four-legged variety) have try the farmers are keeping in paid for admission and, if so, why addition to the vast stock of rite, they are not compelled to remain

whilst the perform scats augar, etc. you find in most of in their the farmsteads, and then you'll be ance is in progress. Surely it convinced the accuracy of my would be a simple thing for the

tion Yet the i- humble observation.

management to provide a large, informed statesmen, of our allied hungry cat to act as cinema at- Powers are striving to help the tendant. Obviously, n.caah-paying would-be starving farmers in customer must be treated with a China. In my humble conviction, certain amount of respect but the instcard

of

doing

such a a foolish ndd rat, here and there, would fluence their enlightened govern Catseye's suggestion that these

on

total of 68,000 repatriates still place where they can learn a At present prices, a consider-

20 Liberty ships under ¦ profitable, trade. able sum is required to rebuild quarantine off the port of At present, offenders who the the club-house, the roaf of which raga. All came from Canton court, thinks need conûnement Was completely wrecked. The

•|or thaiphong. swimming pool was half full of

go to the Salvation Army Boys' rubbish. "I was suggested that Passengers still on the ves; llome for a period of not more niting and wooden partitions sels were getting adequate food, than six months. In many cases would be sufficient temporary re- which was being sent out an they learn a trade and get out pairs to enable the club premises Japanese harbour boats, and in half that time. Soon the

be used once more.

plenty of water from a Unile court hopes to have probation The financial situation

States navy tanker which was officers to guide and train minor club is good, it was announced. making rounds

to replenish culprits without recourse to the There was a balance from the pre-

institution. war account of $17,000, while the supplies.

fo

of the

new nocount is in the neighbour- All ships are being held in! hood $700.

ot

A working committee, which will endeavour to get a bank loan,

quarantine for 14

Employment. 'found by the days after court with some outside assis- the last suspected or known tance usually removes from the ease is reported and vaccine ad-criminal ranks the comparative.

was pleated, consisting of Mr. A. ministered to all aboard.-sly few girl offenders.

0. Barrelta, chairman; Mr. Asociated Press

Sales, hou. sec.: Mr. E. da Roza, bon. treas. and Musaurs. L. Roza Pereira (who took the chair yesterday's meeting) and C. M. Xavier,

It was also decided to continue with the old monthly subsmription of $3 and the hope was expressed that the club might be able to use its premise in the near future.

Money Mart

ww quoted at $2.12.

ARRIVAL OF GOVERNOR

(Continued from Page 1)

the struggle and did not live to see the victory.

Vivid Memories.

"Other memories crowd in on me as I find myself once more in Hong Kong. None is more

Of

At the request of Mr. R. S. Smith, the Crown prosecutor, the cases were remanded for a week.

shots were fired, the second ac- cused was also arrested.

"My Experiences In The Pacific War"

uniform.

.

may

Cur

thing, they far better in possibly not be missed. To catch the youths before they reach a stage requiring "My Experiences in the Pacific War" was the theme of an ments to do something immediate animals should be trained to sell court attention, one boys' club

interesting talk given by Mr. H. E. Ashley Hawkins, ly in raising the purchasing value ice-cream during the show in has recently been opened and

of the Chinese national curroney,

This experi-- hardly practicable. Reuters manager, at the Rotary Club meeting yesterday. which measure two more are planned. The pro-

will effectively ment was tried out in Brunswick, gramme includes not only phy- The speaker was in the States at the outbreak of the Pacific help billions of Chinese indus- Germany, some years ago and was Apart froin sical culture and games, but the War; and, with a veteran's news sense he soon secured trious wage earners from beint a complete failure. teaching of tailoring, radio

an assignment as special British war correspondent with exploited by black market dealers such difficulties as the provision

suitable aa well. na from losing too much of

uniforms and the servicing and other trades, and

the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Two months later he was in in the value of their hard savings natural weakness of the rats for Mandarin.--Associated Press.

the article which they were sup- Honolulu donning a brand new American Army laid aside at the prewar days.

The drastic reduction in the nosed to sell, it was found that

dras Chinese JAP. WAR CRIMINALS

value

pational cur- the multiplied very rapidly and Things were soon on the move, where he covered the fighting rency as promoted by some for soon constituted a serious menace Tokyo, Apr. 31.

a while; and then, eign economists in China has been to the labour market. Speculation in Chinese na- vivid than the memory of the

and Mr. Hawkins boarded the there for

GERTRUDE GORGEOUS, tional currency futures yester- fine splrit, the willing service, The two Japanese who sign- Northampton bound for an un- finding the sea more to his lik damaging mare foreign interests

(W.A.A.F) aboard identified

In China. Chinese lovers of for destination. The ing he secured an assignment as day caused rates to fluctuate and the comradeship that lit up ed Japan's surrender between $2.00 and $2.19 per those dark days of 1941. the U.S.S. "Missouri" in Tokyo vessel hended West, and a week war correspondent with the Bri-eign goods cannot afford the for- CN$1,000 and at the close it want to take this opportunity Bay last Sept. 2 entered Su-out it was joined by a U.S. Task tish Pacific Fleet where he re-eleh products unless articles of

Cell Death Verdict Chinese dollar has awakened the the first since my long separa-gamo prison today after being Force among the ships in which mained until the end of the absolute necessity, and the cheap The crowning moment eyes of Chinese labour unions Spot transaction were, how- tion from the Colony and its in-named major war criminals in was the Hornet. They proceeded war. over, steady and the rate was habitants. express to an indictment by the interna- on their mission and at a point was when, on August 15, 1945, cons

A verdict that deceased dangerously ncar to Japan the "cease operations" signal constantly to raise the scale of

so that their members рах во more or less stationary at $2.80, you all members of the Votional military tribunal.

Forces, mem- Gold fluctuated between $417 lunteer Defence

They are Mamoru Shigemit- planes took off from a carrier was flashed, and all the men on enley comforts of living as much died as the result of natural minister, and nothing more was heard of the ship was given extra grogas their employers. This retards causes aggravated by his de- and $429 per tnel, and closed bera of the Civil Defence Ser-, former foreign

to celebrate the occasion.

the progress of both import and the Japanese them until the world was in- vices, and generally to the who, signed for at $127.

Consequently export business.

tention under unhealthy and women of government, and

been Yoshijiro formed that Tokyo hud

'Surrender Ceremony

those foreign economists who unsuitable conditions, was re- U.S. dollars, after weakening countless men and

Doolittle and his

The last phase of Mr. Haw- the previous day, retained Hong Kong who bore their share, Umezu, former chief of general bombed.

4 strength and yesterday had in the burden that was laid up- staff who signed on behalf of fiers had blasted the trail which dus' connection with the Bri- have sp much brought down the turned by Mr. W. H. Latimer

Biers to lead to Hiroshima and tish Pacific Ficet was that he renes hav savings Laid aside rula 15-year-old boy.

value of Chinese nations!

wiped out yesterday after an inquest on buyers at $5.20 for big notes on us, my admiration and my the Japur.rse Army.

Also entering Sugamo was Nagasaki and the eventual doom participated as a witness among the hard savings and $5.18 for small. English thanks for all that you did and

270 war correspondents to the the prewar days by the all that you Kichuro Hiranuma, former pre-cf Japan.

billides The boy, who was held in the Sterling and Australian pounds my sympathy for

have endured.

sler. The 81-year-old

Mr. Hawkins paid a moving signing of Japan's surrender on of industrious Chinees, common remand colis at Kowloon Magis- baron also advanced and had buyers

people, but have also brought was named on the Dec, 2, 1945, tribute to the man of the U.S. the U.S.S. Missouri.

tracy for over days on $17.10 and $12.00 respec-

Brave Deeds

lat but was previously under Air Force. ' There was not the The speaker was thanked by upon their own nations the tively,

of a doubt that the Mr. George D. Hopper, for of huge trade and cheap laboss charges of kidnapping and arm-

from China. The "Of the brave deeds that were house arrost, for health reasons, shadow

enly people ed robbery, died in Kowloon chances of coming back were most interesting and instrue who have been actually benefited Hospital. done in the day of battle and in-Associated Press

extremely narrow, and yet those tive talk.

Yesterday's proceedings, held by their stupid economical policy the long period of enemy occu-

young men, mostly University Six new Rotarians were in-are the Kuamingtan government In Chambers, was the third day pation many passed unrecorded,

graduates with short training, ducted at yesterday's meeting organizations Chinose bank in- of the inquest. The last witness A young Chinese woman, Chan but many are known and will

-com- was Chief Inspector Tylor. Diul, was sentenced to three not be forgotten. And besido Chan Sau-chi, manager of the would give anything for They were Mr. Wal Man-wei,

have a pop at the Mr. MoSui-pin, Mr. Y. Dutions, life insurance

oic. Our. Kuomington months' imprisonment by Mr. all the individual acts of gallan Kwong Leo Lung Import and chance to

Chow, Mr. Y. K. Chow, Mr. government banks now can meet George She at the Summary Mill try and endurance there will re- Export. Co, G., Bonham Strand Japa...

Japs Outfought

A. V. Skeerzov and Mr. M. all of its vast domestic abilities Lam Wing, was brought be tary Court yesterday for assault main in men's minds this en-West, was the victim of an armed

by the cheap dollar. A private fore Mr., Georga Sho at the ing a 6-year-old girl Loung, Lin, couraging memory from those highway robbery about 12 p.m. The next field of operations Taian.

Fausts present at the meeting Chinese bark with 100 millions of Summary Military Court yes- at No. 1. *ered that accused bitter closing days of 1941 yesterday.

Stroot.

was in the South-west Pacific. Mr. Chan was boat up the girl who was her the memory of unity of effort rickshaw alder been telling Bank and Mr. Hawkins gave thrilling were Air Vico-Marshal Nutting, prewar liabilities in able to re-terday afternoon and charged accounts of the battles of the Captain HH. Simpson and HK$220,000 Like the government with the murder of Li Loung adopted daughter, and that the by men and women of overy of East Asia. An he neared hle Coral Sens, Midway Island and Messrs. Peacock R. de Josseling girl was detained in hospital. class, of wide-spread and devot-office two well-dressed. Chinese

'Accused was arrested when ed service to a common cause came up to him from the opposite Guadalcanal, the last of which de Jong, M. Pirenne, F. K. Li some one informed the Police.

and of courageous spirit direction.

was about the toughest job the and A. L. Snaith.

It was announced that owing She was also ordered to pay which no endeavours and no suc- One of the men pointed a revol- U.S. Navy had to tackle. How- $100 compensation to the child. censes of the enemy were able to ver at him and then dured a shot ever, the Japanese were outwit to the Club's annual general Chinese dollars deposited at the ally remanded for one woak.

meeting, next Tuesday's would

prewar daye. The real victims and deprived of custody of the quell. It is to this spirit that in the air. The other dragged ted and outfought...

ard the billions of the industrious At the Toc H Services Club, child.

I wish, at the earliest possible Chan out of the rickshaw and General Douglas MacArthur be a closed meeting.

comman

people who had trusted Nathan Road, Kowloon, there will moment after my return, to pay robbed him of $2,000 which he had had meantimo established his

Application for the confiscation the Kuomingtan government and be the usual concert this evening at 8 pm. of Varioty on Records. For atcaling five table cloths tribute the spirit displayed just drawn from the Back Aheadquarters in Australia, and from the Toc H. Servica Club both by Hong Kong'e' glorious othỏe shot was firod and the rob the world was awaiting deve of a 38 S&W. revolver and private banke. muilling | The"grogramme will include, Bria

"Therefore, instead of rounds of ammunition was bors

njoven lopments in the closing-in tac- granted to the palies by Mr. W. in the disputes of Kuomintang Coats Summer Day Bulte, mam- in the early morning of April 29, dead and by the living who in ToMo was sentenced to six the years to come will be help. The Talmabateul Palico. Cipt ties which were eventually to Latimer yesterday. The wea and Communiste, it would obers rendered by Dinah Shore, ing to build up the future to will be opened by Commissioner throttle the endmy's life-line, non was found by the police on wise for snilghtened foreign Artle Shaw and His Orchestra. From Australia Mr. Hawkins the staircase, of No. 1:Chi Wo governments to tackle imatrodiately Eric Winstone Deanna Durbin,

Grosby which in hope and confidence we of Police G. H. Benton at 7.1F

I was transferred to France Street on April 20.

the major questions of the Cirinoso Paul Roboson and Ding' are all looking forward. "fa", o'glock this evening.

at

ASSAULTED CHILD

was

months hard labbur by Mr, W. 1. Latimer, yesterday. Inspector Askow pronocuted

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

made their oscape.

"

deem its debts by only paying

banke, the private bank could to on June 15, 1942. At the re calvo unprecklonted huge profits quest of Mr. R. S. Smith for by investing in commodities and the Crown, the case was form- securities with 100

tho