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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 1925

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.

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"HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS.”.

THE "HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS," PUBLISH- ED TO-DAY, CONTAINS ALL THE LOCAL NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK AND MUCH CHINA NEWS OF MORE THAN ORDINARY INTEREST.

While the week's newa shows that little or no progress has been made, with the negotiations for ending the Cantonese boycott of Hongkong and British trade generally, it contains indications that an optimistic view is taken in Canton. A catalogue of demands. published by the Strike Committee at Swatow will serve to give readers at Home some idea of the difficulties of the problem.

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Local views on the Trade Loan will prove of much interest to people at Home in view of the possibility fore- shadowed in the House of Commora this week, of another loan next year.

The WEEKLY will take the place of many long letters,, for it covers all the news of the week, including Sports and Pastimes.

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DIVORCE ACTIONS AT SHANGHAI.

TWO" CASES BROUGHT BY WIVES. AGAINST HUSBANDS.

DECREES GRANTED.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE."

"ELOSING QUOTATIONS”

Hongkong Bat

December 19tu, (923.

........073 sel Lita £21 nom.

Do... Loadou... Chartered Bank...... Mercantile Bank, A. & B.

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Two divaros actions came before Judge

P. & O. Bank Puldy in the American Court at Shapghai Esat Asia Bank. last week-Fraaces Farmer r, J. Farmer Caston Insurance and Helen Howard F. Claude Howard. North China Insurance,

Chins Underwriters...... both instances Mayor C. P" Holcomb acted

Union Luarance for the complainants, white neither

Yanglaze I Insurance defendant appeared nor was represented this Fire Lasurance His Honour granted the pleas in both Hongkong Fire Insurance instances.

Donglesea

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sat bur

ROM

nom

$85 nom. 3600 nom

bar.

140 nem.

buy.

$35

5 Buy

$160 mom.

$600 no..

335 ael

cal. ...$33 nom. (Def.), London...365 sol Hongkong$55 sol

97/6 buy.

Sül nom. $18 buy.

$250 nom.

H.E. C. & M. Steamboats...

Tag........

Do.

Waterbos:

In the action of Farmer Farmer. Mr. Holcomb in a preliminary address, stated that a complaint had been tiled in is (Pre) ..

Da mid-summer, which alleged cruelty and drunkenness on the part of defendant. This was after the birth of petitioner's Shell Transports child. Along with Mr. Schuhl, he added, Star Ferrina....... who represented respondent at that time, Oriental Navigations he managed to get the youthful couple China Sugars. to take up residene again. On Novem. Malabon Sugars. ber 13th, his client filed an amended com- Benguets d nixint, citing the same grounds, Mr. Kailan Mining. Farmer had not filed an amended answer. Langkata (combined)

Mrs. Farmer, in giving evidence,

(single) Shanghai Explorations.. stated that within 10 days of their mar- riage, her husband had struck her and Shanghai Loans swore at her. Four times within the Bauba ***** Sest month he had been cruel. At aronoh Mines wedding function held in her father's Ural Caspiana

H.K. & F K Wharts. house, three weeks after the ceremony, H.E.&W, Docks

Now

respondent stopped her from dancing Engineeringe.

and, while they were upstairs, beat her and tore her wedding dress.

She lived with her parents for eight mouths before going to hospital to have the baby. Her husband did not pay the

Shanghai Docky HK.& Hotels (old).. Hongk BongkoDy Lazda

$91 nom.

$9 nom.. ..487. nom...

TL. 34 nom. „TL. SV nom.

Th. 5.48 nom.

Th. 8 nom.

$5.90 nom.

... nom..

00

..$130 noor

Bad bar

Tis, 1671 bay.

TE.

11t buy.

$9 bay.

368) nom. $5 bay, it sal..

bill for the period cf confinement They Eg Realtys (c.p-) ****5.00 bu7.

had a little home together after the baby was born but bis attitude was not

changed. She was now staying at her

father's house.

Territorials (f.p....... Bumphreya Estates. Prince's Buildings....... Baral Lands

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sel.

Tis. 103 sel

Tis. 3 nom.

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(now)......Tis. J

we Cottons......... Violet Sternberg, school girl Orientsia

Shanghai Cottons (old) friend of petitioner, gave corroborative

Do. " evidence, while the family chauffeur told

Amusements what he saw of the most recent incident. Canton Icas

Addressing the Court Mr. Holcomb Cements (combined) asked for custody of the child, permis-

Do, sion for his client to resume her maiden, name, alimony, support of the child China Buses and his fees as counsel.

(old)

...$104

110) bar.. S7+ Bom. $15+ buy. $!? nom. $3 nom.

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Do. (new). Chins Lights (combined)...320 el.

Do.

(old)

Ujo, (new)...

Judge Purdy ordered that respondent pay $125 alimony and toward the child's support, the costs of the action and Chins Providents (corch.) counsel's fees, the latter to be paid at the rate of 895 per month,

(old)

(new)

Do. Constructiona Dairy Farms.. Der A Wing (fp) Hongkong Blectrics Macao Electrics H.K.

In the succeeding action. Mra Helen Howard, in giving evidence, said that they were married on February 3rd, 1923 She lived with her husband patil July when she made a trip to Pezing. They met again in Shanghai the first week in September, when, be, häving lost his post with the Standard Oil-Co., was on his way to America. They did not live together in Shanghai. Although he told her he would return (he bar rowed money on some jewels for his transportation) as far as she knew he had not been in China since nor had he is written. Respondent had not contributed. to her support

After his Honour bad interrogated witness, he ordered the necessary do cuments to be drawn up."

AMERICAN WOMAN'S SUICIDE AT SHANGHAI

DESPONDENT, AND JUST TIRED

OF LIVING.” --

LADY FRIEND'S TRAGIC DISCOVERY.

Mrs. Alio Bowen, resident in Shang- hai for several years and employed at the American Consulate, was found dead on her bed at the Astor House on Sunday morning the 10th inst. at 11.20 .m

elements.

(combined)

(old) (new)

Do. Hongkong Tramways Lane Crawfords.. Mackintoshs... Peak Trams (old)

Do.

Sinceres....

$15 nom..

3. nom.

333 ΤΟΠ.

551 al.

931

81.90 buy.

Sisi nom. Siu nom. $501 buy.

.30 cts. bay.

$40-NOL

$13

38t nom..

8124 bay. $211 rom. 815, buy.

.35 sol.

$20 som.

(Low) (c.p.).......39 nom.

United Asbestor..... Watson (old,

Do. (new) 2.. Wa, Powells

$15 sel

$14 bal.

$13 Bel.

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buy-buyers; sellers; —tales ;

Nom.-nominal.

HONGKONG. TRADE.

YARN MARKET.

Messrs Polishwalla & Kotwall, cotton and yarn brokers, in their report dated December 17th say —

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APTAIN BLOOD

by RAFAEL SABATINI

TO-DAY

at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m.

AT INCREASED PRICES.

QUEEN'S

WE BUY

INVESTMENTS

L. Crawford 50/200 China Lights 300

100/200 Electrics

100,000 Territorials

10

Docks

Land's

Wharves Ewos

Powell's

3,000 Jerams

We SELL-

100 Providents

100/500 Cements 400 M'ka Pinde 300/300 Jimaks

400/500 L. Crawfords (200/450 Pajams

FELTEREE

Since our last remarks were issued our market has undergone no change for the better. With the exception of a slight enquiry for two or three well known chops, any genera! demand seems to be non-existent. Deliveries also have been very poor, resulting in some contracta becoming considerably overdue,

Bombay advices have been received of the re-opening of the mills, also that

A the inquest held by the American authorities, Mr. N. E. Lurton, sitting as Coroner, and a jury, it was found the excise duty has been removed but that she came to her death through an quotations there are lower all round.

Total sales, 9,000 bales; unsold stock, indetermined poison, administered by her 3,400 bales; bargains in Chinese hands,

4,300 bales.

own hard.

Among the papers and letters which deceased had written prior to taking the drug was found a note addremed to the public of Shanghai as follows:- ""I am just tired of living. Life

har, been so, so disappointing.-ALICE: BOWEN,

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Dr. Reiss is my physician." la giving evidence Dr. Frederick Keys, who was called in, stated that. 211 B opinion she died from taking veronal or a solution ot crushed sapi/112. A botcje, lound in the room among the shes in the pro place, which "the jury inspected, amelted or pasch stongs or junouus. la reply to the Coroner, will oes slated that i would be necessary to maxe a chemical analysis of the stomach before he could state; exactly what Mrs. Bowen:bad taken.

Miss Evelyn Varley, close friend of deceased, told the jury that she occupied the adjoining room to Mrs. Bowen. She saw her at 7,45 p.m. on Saturday night. At that time she was dressed, though when the body was found, she had prepared to retire. ira Bowen, witness continued, seemed despondent, and had cried, all she was tired of living, but made no mention of 'taking her life. For a time, several months ago, decensed had told her that she would cominit suicide, but not recently. Wit ness at 11.20 on Sunday morning wont to her room through the bath room, and found a large enevlope addressed to her.. Within wore several letters, one for herself (stating how her belongings should be disposed of) one to Mr. ES, Cunningham and on to her brother. The outside door was locked.

A hotel boy said that, his subordinate told him that the door was locked and the light out just before 9 o'clock you Saturday night,

to

It is believed that the body, according the wishes of deceased, will be cremated. A brother is living at Ban Fernando P. I.

(Continued 'an next column.)

50/100. 100/200

1

Elk. Banks

50

500

100/500

Sdgars. Amusements 100/500

Canton Ins. 5/10

TEL. 4630.

Orientals

100 Steamboats

100/500 Peak Trama

100

Punggors Montrics

Un 'writers. 100/200 Dairy Farma 100/130 Lands

Unions 200 Amnsamanta 100 SMALL INVESTORS,

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10. Des Voeux Road,

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OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE,

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FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S Springs

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Gout, Diabetes, Rheumatism, Gravel, Arthritis

VICHY GRANDE-GRILLE VICHY HOPITAL For Indigestion.

Hong. Trams

For Liver trouble and Ellousness. “

Refuse substitutes. —Mention name of Spring required.

Shanghai-Owing to the political dis turbances in the 'North, prices have de clined and the market remains quiet,

Japanese Yarn.-There has been a beavy decline of about $5 per bale. At

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the close market is again steady owing to yen prices lower.

Baw CottonNo stock. Quotations: Bengal, $50 to $55 per picul; Chinese, 853 to 860 per picul,

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

SATURDAY, 26th December Fancy or Evening Dress Optional

REPULSE

THURSDAY, 31st December Fancy of Evening Dress Optional

FRIDAY, 1st January, 1926 SATURDAY, 2nd Jannary

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BOXING NIGHT CARNIVAL—8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Late Car to Peak-1.30 a.m..

BAY

HOTEL

NEW YEAR'S EVE CARNIVAL~8 p.m. to 1 am. Motor Coach to the Hongkong Hotel

and to the Peak Hotel-1.15 a.m. Láte Peak Tram-car--2 am, Tea Dance 4,30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Dinner Dance 8 p.m. to 12 Midnight

as usual

TABLES FOR THE ABOVE MAY NOW BE RESERVED.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD,