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THE - HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 1STB, 1926

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ARMS HAUL.

DUMPED INTO THE HARBOUR.

LOCAL LABOUR CORPS DETEC- TIVES: CAPTURE.

£12,000 IN GOLD IN A GARDEN.

BURIED BY A WOMAN, RAG DEALER AND BEAUTY EXPERT.

Detectives employed by the locat

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Chinese Labour Maintenance Corps made | Council' (the Lord Chancellor-Lord a seizure of 8 Mauser pistols, 15 maga Cave-Lords Parmoor, Wrenbury, Blanes- zínes and over a thousand rounds of burgh,, and Darling) last month heard ammunition on board a sampan in the an appeal of Mrs Mary Scales, "of harbour yesterday.

Sydney-who was present in court and Two cargo coolies, who are now under had conducted her own case in the courts arrest and wil be charged with posses below-from a judgment of the Supreme sion of arms, made a seemingly ingenious effort to avoid suspicion by throwing the her claim against the executors of her Court of New South Wales dismissing arms overboard, but were seen in the net.husband's will and finding that earnings

The detectives werg, acting ou informa-

of hers she had placed in her husband's tion received, and at 3 p.m. they ap

hands wore gifts to him. Mrs. Scales) proached the sampan which was in the aid that he only held them in trust for As her.

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harbour of the Western Market. soon as the occupants of the sampan noticed their approach, they hurriedly threw a loaded sack over board. For nearly six hours efforts were made to locate the sack, and after a deal of dredg. ing, it was recovered. It contained the arms above mentioned. The revolvers were new, and had never been used.

The two men on board were arrested. The remaining occupants of the sumpan two women, were not taken into custody, but à détective remained on board.

The arrested men were of the coolie class, both describing themselves as cargo coolies. One stated that he was living on a fishing boat, and the other that he was employed on a cargo, boat owned by Jardine's.

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The value of the husband's entafe was proved as more than £50,000 £32,000 being real property. In his will be said:

My reason for leaving only £900 to each of my sons is that I acknowledge that whatever property I am possessed of is the result of money's earned and saved by, my present wife, and which she has, given me,"

The husband was George Scales, a stonemason, who in 1983 emigrated from England, as a widower with three chil through use of Mrs. Scales's earnings, a dren, and beeume, as he acknowledged,,,

prosperous speculator in land and houses. Mira Scales was born in Tasmanis, and 114 was said could not read. In evidence she said that she had hawked honey, dealt in rags, bones, and bottles, and carried on a laundry until 1587, sad nest in Sydney, first as beauty specialist thereafter, until 1910, conducted a basi-

and then as a clairvoyante, until the police intervened..

She said she had made much of her money by washing for the Navy. At one time she washed 2.000 hammocks a wcek.

She used to hide her savings in the dug up one night in her husband's pre garden, whence, from a bed of lilies, she

sence, £12,000 in gold, the weight of which was two hundredweight.

"AGS OF SOVEREIGNS.

AMERICA'S MERCHANT MARINE. MR. HOOVER'S SUGGESTION.

Mr. Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, has outlined a plan for a new system to The husband failed to lift the box out control America's merchant marine. He of the hole, and the wife drew from the is convinced that the private operation box 1 baking powder tins containing of ships is the only solution of the pro-sovereigns, and several canvas bags of blem, but meantime the Government | gald.

They would arrest me for burglary." The husband placed properties in his wife's name to the value of £25,000, and in his will, after a trust for daughters of a week, left the residue of income

must help to provide in administration "When she asked her husband if he to nurse new routes and reduce losses would take it to the bank he replied. an old routes, which the Government must operate pending the growth of the trude, and also to provide methods of facilitating the final disposal of the lines to private enterprise.

He advocates the establishment of ate his wife. new Shipping Board, the members of." MERMERISED FOR 39 YEARS... which shall be selected from various. States, representing trade, industry; farming, and shipping, and urges that this advisory board, with its charge of the merchant marine, should be respon sible directly to the President of the United States. Much of the inefficiency and a great deal of the extravagance 10 members of the old Shipping Board, and the past is attributed to condicts between perpetual disputes with the National Executive.

their.

CONVERTS MADE BY WHISTLE. DAIRYMAID EVANGELIST TO

PREACH IN LONDON., "

In the white uniform of a servant girl. relic of her days of poverty, an ex dairymaid evangelist, who has converted 100,000 people in America, who baptises 2,000 people a year, and who controls 50 churches by wircicas, preached at the Surrey Tabernacle, London, last month.

She told, in her Savoy Hotel suite, the romance of her life (writes an Evening Standard representative) As Mra Aimee Semple McPherson, widow of a Chinn missionary, she has all the freshness of a City typist and none of the austerity of the preacher.

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A TEMPLE IN LOS ANGELES. "It is only four years since I founded the Four Square Gospel Church at Los Angeles, and started preaching in tent," she said. As soon as people be gan to rally to my call, I put together my private savings of years, and the offerings that I had begged at all my meetings, and built the Angelus Temple.- "All the 11,000 members are pledged not to dance or read novels or attend theatres or cinemas. They prefer to spend their time at church meetings, see ing tableaux," or listening to our bands

Where the Salvation Army tries to help the bottom class, we are out to bring spiritual consolation to the middle-claan

When I preach at the Surrey Tabernacle I shall give, an orthodox address of the old-fashioned sirt. I shall not attempt any picturesque American demonstrations on the con- servative English congregation.

"THE DOWN TRAIN.”“”

His executors, the respondents, said that Mrs. Scales claimed to have pre- dicted the war in 1919 with particularity band had her under meimeric influence as to dates, and asserted that her hus for 20 years.

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EXCHANGE NOTES.

Messrs. Maitland, Fearon & Brand_of

Shanghai in their Exchange report issued

on the 7th inst. said:

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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

I nom.

......2184 buy. *£dź nom,

an buy.

$625 buy, 830

180 bay.

T. 145 na $233 bay,, 235

Owing to Easter and the holidays-in-

APRIL 17TH, 1928. cident thereupon, the exeGange market Bangkong Bank...........$1,055 bay, 1,060,5 mm. has only been open for three days during

The Dais London.........15 nom, have been active, and have bought freely, Marcantile Bank, A. & B.....£30 buy. the week, but in that time speculators Chartered Bank..

the last two days, they have bought "ip-F. & O. Bank chiefy yen. It is estimated that during

Don

She said she had been given two this has been to weaken the market con- Canton Insurance.......

proximately Y.4,000,000. The effect of East Aris Bank separate sums of £2,000 each by a bricks dropped from passing carts by genuine cover offering in the form of Insura stranger, and that sho picked up 3,000 siderably; there has also been a fair Ohias Underwriters......

demand from merchants 'with very little North China Insurance which she built a house.

- -- Lord Darling said that he did not un-export paper. The market, although closangtaze Insurance .....

China

hiria Fire Insarazos .... derstand suggestions of business in-ng, quiet, has an easy undertone and capacity in illiterate persons.

with our plentiful supply of silver and Dog Fire Insurance .. $550 boy. "Why. there are people in the House of Lords, weak advices from Home centres we do not look for much improvement in ex he said, who can only use a signet change rates at present." ring."

"That," said Lord Darling to another

Shanghai stocks of silver were reported as follows:- statement, reminds me of the epitaph of a man who wrote:

If only I'd stuck to Epsom salts I shouldn't be lying in these 'ere

vaults." "

Lord Darling also observed: It is suggested the testator was acting as trustee for his wife. He was clearly, a man of property, because it is in evid ence that he kept two women besides his wile. I do not know whether it is sug gested that he was keeping them as trustee for his wife.

The hearing was adjourned

SINGAPORE RUBBER COMPANIES.

The appended information with regard to Dividends is supplied by Meases. Car- roll Bros. -

Bukit Timahs-8% Final making 12

for the year. Hop Teluk Ansons-15% Final making 35%

for the year.

New Screndahs-15%. Final making 35%;

"for the year.

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Messra Carroll Bros. also to report the following sales made to Hongkong:-

Allenbys

$2.35 14.40

Ayer Panas.

Bassetts

Glenealys

Jerams

New Serendahs...(cum div.)

SHOW TEETH!

1,50

3.00

1.70

4.70

"INSPECTION IN THE ARMY,

"Show teeth!"

This is the latest medical inspection order in the Army,

teeth,

4

Sycee and bar silver

& M. Steamboats .....125) bay. Hongkong Tags Indo-Chinas (Pref)

Do

(Del Fball Transporta Etar Forries. 66,850,000 Waterboats.

$39 buy. $170 bay.

$22 num.

vel.

HOTEL

$40 noth

Tia.

877- buy. $023 set.

..$15 nom.

677,000 Oriental Navigations ....

..$250 nom.

E

$24 buy. ..334 buy.

T. 12, buy, of buy.

a decrease of

Chian Sugars Chinese and Mexican dollars 68,670,000 Malabon. Sugars

1,750,000 Benguets,artecipare

a decrease of Estimated value Tis. 118,301,000 Bailan against Tis 102,909,000 held at this time Langkat (combined), 24 buy.

(single) last year.

Explorations.

"CHARTERED BANK

DIRECTORATE.

of India, Australia & Chinn bared Back

The local branch of the Chartered Book

advised by the Head Office that Mr. Jasper Bertram Young of Messrs. Edward Boustead & Co., London, and Messra Boustead & Co., Ltd., Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, and Mr. Archibald Rose, C.LE; of the British- American Tobacco Co., Ltd, have been elected Directors of this Bank in place of Mr. T Cuthbertson and Lord George Hamilton, who have resigned their seats on the Board in consequence of ill health.

SAIGON RICH MARKET.

The Compagnie de Commerce & de Navigation D'Extrême-Orient of Saigon in their market report dated April 7th

SEY

Tronos Mines Umi Caspians HK&K Wharfa.. K&W. Docks

Hengkaw

Engiacerings.... Shanghai Docks.. H.K. B. Hotal Hongkong Lands Hangkang Realtys (&.p.). HK Territorials (f.p.).. Humphreys · Batated..... Frince's Buildings..... Bumi Lands Kwo Cottons Orientals

Re Shanghai Cottens (old)

Do. Amusementa Canton Ices Lements (combined)||

Dor (old) (now) China Buses Uhins Lights (combined)

China Our market is very quiet owing to the Constr stopping of "the demand from Shanghai," | Dairy hut prices remain firm.

No demand from Java nor from Japan. Business is difficult with Europe, at such high rates.

Tis, 7 agen

15 nom.. .45/-

8/-дom

*.*.128 bay.. 180

$60 sol." Ts, 165 bay. .Th. 5.60 buy. Jun 168 bay.

$10.10 bay., 101.

sel,

#16+ buy.

$100

nom

*** 101 buy. Tir. 2.80 bay. Tis. 52 buy Tia. 27

buy.

$11 bay.

.... fg nom.

164 sel.

buy:

10 sel... ñoz,

buy.

bay

a]

"wow

nom

Do (old).

Do. (now)

Der & Wing (Lp.) Hongkong Electrics..... Macao Electrion wi

H.K. Developments .......

HK.

Do

Ropes (combined)

(old)

$30. sh 410 sel Fiel

Hongkong

24 buy.

l

Mackintoshs

"The key to any work is to speak to people in their own language. I always harangue shop girls about the counter of Life, about the good articles they sell and when these words are uttered by The total amount of rice exported from and the trash at the bargain sales. I tell dentists the teeth of thousands of sol- January lat to March 31st, 1928, is railroad engineers about the Up plat die will be examined at Aldershot. 222,005,888 tons against 391,811,958 in form to Heaven and the Down train to Men in overy unit in the command will|| 1925. Hell, and when I flow my whistle they undergo a thorough examination of their We quote to-day White Baigon rice Lane Urawfords are converted.

No. 25 per cent. brokens round grains. 1 The good condition of soldiers tecih Hongkong $7.40 per picul of 134 the. Lo.h. Peak Trama (old) "There is nothing surprising in an has been recognised as an important Saigon £14 la, per cwt Lab, Saigon evangelist travelling about Europe and factor in their health, and instructions Yens 8.85 per picul of 134 lbs fob T

Sincere staying at expensive hotels I have not dealing with the preservation of the teeth Saigon. had a holiday for fifteen years, so the and how to clean them are being cir-White Saigon rice No. 2 sifted Japan Watsons (old)

United Asbestos leading members of my church decided to culated in the barracks by the Army quality Hongkong #7 per picul of 134 Wm. Powells offer as a gift free holiday to Palestine authorities.

lbs. fo.b. Saigon; £13 68. per cwt.. fo.b.Singapore Tract to me and my daughter. They have just Teeth examinations will be enrried out Saigon Yens 8.60 per nicht of 134 lb. paid a travel agency to take us two in all units in every military station at Lo.. Saigon. F'omen round according to programme.

home and abroad."

For April/May shipment.

Hom

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$12 buy

$10 Hom

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