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HEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

have TO-DAY established mysulf na Stock and Share Broker with Offices in this BANK OF CARTON BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, Telephone No. 22048,

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SVERRE BERG, Member of the

HONG KONG SITAREBROKNES'

ASSOCIATION.

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

& SHIPBUILDERS OF

HONG KONG.

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NOTICE.

FINE

SHERRIES.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL »9,

WEATHER REPORT.

The anti-cyclone has extended Southward towards the Lower Yang tazo. Valley.

trade balance of Germany, Poland, Hungary, Roumanin, Yugo Slavia and certain other countries became The weather report, forecast and active in the second half of the remarks issued by the Royal Obser-year, the comparatively rich cereal vatory, Hong Kong, at 5.10 p.m. crops being a contributory factor. yesterday, state:-

On the uther hand. it is stated that a number of non-European agrical- fural countries, whose exports de clined, increased their imports, but owing to credit difficulties, the majority of these countries were obliged to settle their nounts by exporting gold or drawing upon their foreign countries. Most of the countries mainly dependent on mining and oil production inoreas- ed their foreign trade considerably in 1029.

Freak monsoon will prevail along the South-cant conat of China over the North China Sen.

Local forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh; overcast with drizzle or mist,

SUPERIOR PALE DRY probably improving.

FULL GOLDEN

of very superior quality

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Mr. and Mrs. MCNEILLIR, finding it dieult and almost impossible to raply personally to all who have been so kind to them in their grant sorrow, would ask all their friends and Nancy's friends to accept this expression of their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation,

It is interesting to note that the composition of trade in the three years ending 1020 was affected by the general rise in the standard of living and the simultaneous expen sion in savings, Trade in manu- factured articles increased the most The investigations of the League show that there has been a move- ment towards the higher and more expensive qualities of goods; in the case of consumption' goods satisfy ing primary needs, auch as the pro- ducts of the wool and colton in- Riuz Y. APCAR-On April 6, at London, dustry, there has been little it any progress or possibly evon n. decline. Trade in capital goods, mare especially machinery, has grown rapidly.

MEMBERS are requested to attend grown and bottled by

the ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING to be held in the BOOMS)

of the INSTITUTION on FRIDAY, APRIL Anto

10TH, at 8.M.

5861

A. LANDSBERT,

Hon. Secretary,

NOTICE.

On and after 1st April next, the Hongkong 'Dispossary Drug Store, und the Wine Department, will observe, the following hours business:→→

of

8.30a.m. ta 5 p.m. except

R..

Hermanos

Xeres de

la Frontera. specially

selected.

"One sip

Saturdays, when both Stores will will bathe. the drooping

close at 1, p.m.

The Hongkong Dispensary. Dispensing Department, will

be open.

On week days until 7.80 p.m.. On Sundays and Public Holidays 10 am. to ip m. and from 8 p.m. to 1.80 p.m.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 28th March, 1931

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NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK N.V. (NETHZELAND INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK)

Estanters 1863 AT AMSTERDAM .HONG KONG AGENCY.

NOTICE.

spirit in delight

of

Beyond the bliss

dreams."

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

PHONE 20616.

DEATH.

ARRATON V. APCAR, Heart failure.

died of

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Editorial and Business Offices: 11

Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511.

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The share of the British Empire in world trade was reduced from 25.5 per cent. in 1928 to 299 per cent. in 1829, owing entirely to a fall in exports. On the other hand, London Office: 53, Fleet Street, the United Kingdom's share rose

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slightly for the first time since 1924, almost entirely as a result of larger imports. A comparison of the value of the total turnover of foreign trade of the various coun

The Daily

Press.

HONG KONG, APRIL, 1931.

trice of the world shows that the United States ranked first, the United Kingdom second, followed in order by Germany, France, Canada, India and Japan,

In view of the fact that the League of Nations' statistics are compiled from trade figures relat-

of administration and valuation A WORLD TRADE REVIEW. leo areas, where systems differ and where to identical terms THE League of Nationis has recently different meanings are not infre- quently attributed, the general re- published Volume I. of the Memo-sults of the investigation must only randum on International Trade and be regarded as approximate. They Balances of Payments, 1927-1820, are, however, sufficiently correct. to which contains a review of world enable comparisons to he made from tradit According to the Lengue's

calculations, the preliminary figures" of the value of world trade in 1929 showed a further expansion and,

year to year.

NO, THANKS!

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1931.-

News and Views *

Revolution in Radio,

British and French engineers and officials recently conversed by means of a new radio communica tion system, which for secrecy and business operation may, nocording to ite inventors, cause a revolution in wireless telephony. An ultra- short wave-length of eighteen, cen- timetres was used.

Mrs. Stiggins!

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moct-

Up and down England are health centres where poor mothers and their habice receive treatment and care, of the kind which have halved infantile mortality in the past fow decades.

An enlightened public Blands behind this work of laring kindness. Now let read the report of *ing of the National Uninn of Societies for Equal Citizenship, the well-known and reputablo feminist, organisation. The report says: Speaking una resolution drawing attention to the hardships of unmarried mothers, Miss Susan Musson quoted a case of a centra where she had been told, "We give the married mothers tea, but the red ones we do not." (Cries of "Shame.")

Pirates and Gangsters,

It is not

SUMMARY OF NEWS

| Local.

Bankruptey

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At

yorso | Court.

Suprénio Pago 6.

Scaffold Poetry!

Crippa, the Hilldrop-crescent- wifo-poisoner, broke into when he was in prison, Mr. Her- The new Y.W.QA. prominas dis bert Arthur rolates in his now Bonham Road were formally opened took on prisons. Crippen's jing-yesterday by Lady Peel. Page 7

Messrs. Nam Hing Loong were Ies took a sentimental turn, and had a quality of foreboding? Who prosecuted yesterday by the Super- truly drends the sure and awful intendent of Import and Export De-

partment.

Page. 6. day. When mortal soul shall fly to realms aloft.

The death has occurred in Lon tion of Mr. A.. V. Apear, a well- known business man and an old re- Page 7 sident of Hong Kong."

Old Favourites.

It is perhaps, the remarkably

A reception was held at the short life (with a few notable ex ceptions) of the modern musical Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank yesterday in the new promises when comedy that has caused prepara.good wishes were expressed for con tions to break out in more than tinued success in business. Page 7. one place for the revival of musical entertainments of a generation, and, in some esses, two or three generatione ago, remarks a Home paper. Or is thore a revolt against the syncopation and "pep" of so'; much of the recent light music1 Pe that as it may, we are to have Sport.

in London, at one theatre in the ear future "Les Clochea de Cor An American woman friend has neville," "La Cigale," etc., and at just presented me with a book of another "The Belle of New York," "Florodora," and "The Duchess of photographs of the gangster war

"The Belle of Now it Chicago, writes a correspondent Daatzie."

York," in which Miss Edna crent- ta London paper. beautiful collection. My friend, a furore in 1899, has been reviv,

td several times. howevor, finds it enthralling. She calls each "thug" by his nickname, Many of them he knows personni, ly. Sho, imitates their language. She is rich almost the richest wo man in the world and attractive, and, as she is in every other respect

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A most amusing entertainment was given at St Andrew's Church Hall yesterday evening by the mem Andrew's Club.

Page b era of the Dramatic Society of St.

To-day's wireless programme.

Page 3.

V.R.C. annual meeting.". Page 10. South Wales Borderers athletje. sports.

Page 10. Results of matches in lm, Home

Page 10. Football League on Tuesday appear

ón

Latest Cables.

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Immediate "cuts" of. 33, per cent. in imports of refined petrol and nine per cent, în crude oil into

A recrudescenes of firing on ships America until September 30, are

on the Yangtsze is reported. forecasted by committee on

Page Page 0.

It is officially announced that petroleum economics.

The deadlock between the Kailan there is a slight improvement in the and the condition of His Majesty, Page n.. Mining Administration Peiping-Makden Railway continues.

but it is understood that the conl

were G. votes

for 3ir.

with her. I ran into a tornado. woman of culture, I remonstrated "Hell," she said, you collect that great big boam out of your own eye before you begin playing with

Yesterday in the Hibaya Park, my little mote. What about your pirates? Did you ever meet an

Tokyo, Their Majesties the King crazy shortage is much more serious at and Queen of Siam burned ineense Englishman who proud of Blackboard and England Tientsin than at Peiping.. Page 0. And Flint? Well, 'Scarface,' 'Lege'

Japan'a reply to the Soviet pro- before the figme of Buddha,

Page 9. Diamond, and Bags Moran are test against the shooting of M. our pirates." I sought shelter. Anikicft, Soviel Counsellor, repeats] The latest figures in the polling "After all," I said, "we hanged regret, but insists that there is no.j for the election of Mayor of Chi- Kidd and we cut off Blackbeard's connection between the shooting cago head." "Yeah," she anapped, and any anti-Soviet campaign in Cermak, and 478,013 for Mr. "and you made Drake a knight." Japan.

Page 9 Thompson.

Page 9. Although British pirates never on-

The French paper Excelsior has. It is stated in Berlin that Dr. joyed the same hero worship during turned its watchful eye

On the Bruening and Dr. Curtius woul their lifetime as the gangsters do alleged activities of Mr. Montagu prefer May 8 for a conference with not altogether unfair. Just as the considers that the chief objcet of gangsters plead that they supply

A letter from the American muis.. public want shoot only their the visit of the Governor of the Bank of England is the mainten own class, and are less corrupt than the crooked financiers, so, too,

ance of the supremacy of the Losionaries, Nelson and Tvedt, who don market in the distribution of were captured last October, states England's pirates sought to con vince the juries that they were not international credits and British that they are still well, and that Page 9. ne black as they were painted, and participation in the creation of a negotiations are still proceeding for. that they confined their piracy to new international Banking organise their release.

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(Continued on prévious, column) foreign ships.

in the following table, the op- MORALISTS are fond of describing proximate totals for that year and this as an age of sensationalist, for the two preceding years are and the Press is accused of creat shown. The figares (in millions of ing too much interest in crime and to-day, my friend's comparison in Korman in the United States, and Mr. Arthur Henderson in London.

TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN HONG KONG ENGINEERING & various statistics allow, they relate

that a from 71b APRIL next,

this Bank will occupy Now Premises at, Da Vozux ROAD CENTRAL (Opposita present Office),

C. J. ENDERT, Manager.

Hong Kong, 30th Marob, 1931,

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CONSTRUCTION CO.,.

LIMITED,

violence. But what is published is geld dollars) represent the sum of nothing to what is turned down. the external transactions recorded A few days ago a London syndicate, whose business it is to supply suit by each country and, so far as the able family reading to respectable newspapers at Home and abroad, solely to special trade in werchan-made us, in all apparent serious

ness, the following, offer:- dise, ie, to imports of goods for

"A Highly Sensational Seriee of domestic consumption and to ex-Articles Illustrated with Remark able. Pictures." The title was given NOTE THE DYDISAN ports of domestic produce

"Crimes of the Occult," and the author is a certain FAGES DEANE YEARLY MEETING of SHARE

The little brochure starts in this HOLDERS of the HONG KONG

fashion- ENGINEERING and CONSTRUC TION COMPANY, LIMITED, will be hold the BOARD ROOM of Mosers. SBEWAN, TOMKS & Co. St George's Kong, ou

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

hter Road, Hong

Chator

1927

1938

1920

Importa. Exports. Total, 33,704 31,378 85,142 34,039 32,499 07.138 35,343 32,742 88,085

In view of the fact that world prices fell between 1928 and 1029

FOR SALE BY PRIVATE WEDNESDAY. the 22ND APRIL. by about 2 per cent, in importe and

TENDER:

COMPANIES WINDING UP No. 1 of 1931.

E. HING & CO, ALBO KNOWN AS E. HING CHAN AND AS E. HING.

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED

THAT SEALED TENDERS!

will be received at the OFFICIAL

The TRANSFER BOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13TH to the 22ND APRIL, 1931, Both Days inclosive.

1931, at 15 O'CLOCK NOON, for the by a per cent. in exports, the actual purpose of receiving the Report of the quantity of goods exchanged in the

Statement of Board of Directors and a Accennis: for the Year ended on the latter year would appear to have Sist DrozYBES, 1930, and electing been approximately 4

per cent. Directora and Auditors.

In value, greater than in 1928, European exports increased by 3'6 per cent, but those of other Con- tinents either, remained unchanged or declined, the greatest decreases being recorded in shipments from North America and Latin America, which were lower by 23 per cent. and by 27 per cent, respectively. All the Continental groups, except Oceania, increased the value of their importa in 1929 in comparison with the preceding year; Europe

By Order of the Board

B. ALVES.

RECEIVER'S OFFICE, BOPEEKE Hong Kong, 7th April, 1931, Count, Hong Kong, until NOON on

BATURDAY, the 25TH Day of APRIL 1981 for the Purchase in One Lot of:

(A)-The Goodwill of the above

Business;

Becretary.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

DRAFT

PROGRAMMES and ENTRY FORMS for the (B)-The Stock-iu-trade, Furniture, THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING

Tenants' Fixtures and Fittings, to be held on SATURDAY, 1877 showed an expansion of only 11

Darkness

Terror

Sinister Powers at work strange and terrible crimes, ghastly beyond belief.. human beings who bathe in woman's these are some of

blood...

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Local Notes and Events ★

Lo Fuk Chuen, master of fishing junk 4045, reported that he rescued three men, from a wrecked junk on Monday last. He also reported that three others were drowned,

At the Kowloon Magistracy yes terday, three Chinese were found the astounding facts revealed in this amazing series of articles.

guilty of conspiring to rob and one of them was also found guilty of FAGEN. DEANE, student of Occult Phenomena and Investigator: of

haring possession of arms. AJ the Inexplicable, has given many The annual general meeting of three were sentenced to six months' years of his life to Psychic Remembers of the Institution

of

search and during the course of Engineers and Shipbuilders of hard Inbour on the firet charge and exhaustivo inquiries he discover Hong Kong will be held in the ed the truth about many strange rooms of the Institution, to-morrow crimes committed by Devil-wor- | (Friday). shippers and dabblers in Black

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and were going on with their work, but the other had not. The mob marched from the Russian, Con-

cession to the British Concession and demanded that Messrs. Moi- chanoff's men should come out on strike. As they refused, the row began. However, there was more use and chin-wagging than actual fighting until some Europeans and in addition the second defendant a Sikh policeman interfered and was sentenced to three months' dispersed the crowd. The police. hard labour on the second charge. an, we believe, received some cuts Information was received by the about the head by hamboos, lut Magic. What does the reading Menare., Moutrie inform us that police that a robbery was to take nothing serious. As far as we know public know of the effects of they have received a cable from Mr. place and they went to the scene the coolics on the Russian Con Occultism upon the History of the A Strok, saying that, to his great and arrested the three men before cussion factories have not resumed World? The author throws strong regret, he has to cancel the promis-they had a chance to do any bann. work yet-Hong Kong Daily Prean, light on this question with hised visit to Hong Kong of the Two of the men had previous con- April 0, 1900. remarkable revelations. The serice Sakharoff dancers."

victions and his Worship warned extends to 4,000 words, divided

them that if they came before the into four parts of 3,000 words

Medical evidence was given that Sessions they would receive from each.

an unregistered mui tea was ill-two to three years sentence. The synopsis of these truly retreated and assaulted in a case be-

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Looking Back 50 Years,

At present on the Premises APRIL 1981 (Weather Permitting) per cent., but imports into Northmarkable products is well up to fore Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon; The licensees of four bonded ware-agents, Messrs. Jardine. Matheson

Nos. 21 and 25, WING Wo may be obtained at the Race COURSE,

BrxBET and in the Godown No. 810, HENNERY ROAD, WANGHAI; Bod -MARINE LOT No. 121 and the Building standing theroon.

HONG KONG CLUB and OAUSEWAY BAY STABLE.

Entries CLOSE at 12 C'clock NOON 00 THURSDAY, 9th Arait, 1931.

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BEALED TENDERS are also called CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME.

for Lox (B) above SEPARATELY.

-No Tender will be considered unless the Person tendering pays to the OFFICIAL RECEIVER and LIQUIDATOR' a Deposit of 31,000.00 in Cash, at a Plodge of the bona fides of his Offer, which sum shall be forfeited to- the OFFICIAL Rroziven as Liquidated Damages if such Person fails to carry out his Tender, in the event of the same being accepted.

Deposits will be returned to the Uncooraful Tenderers when Ono Tender has been accepted, or in the event of no Tender being accepted.

The OFFICIAL HECRIVER and Lagurator doos not bind himself

ORIENT. MORTGADE HARE AND ESTATE AGENTS.

PEAK MANSIONS"

Bix-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments

PRINCE EDWARD BOAD, KOWLOON,

America were larger by 44 per cent., while in the case of Africa a rise of 0 per cent, occurred. The downward movement in prices in 1020 was very irregular. Vegetable foodstuffs, and raw materials foll more in price than manafactured goods, while average prices of meat, coal, iron and certain non-ferrous metals were higher than in 1928, The export trade of agricultural countries--was affected by the low. prices of their main products,! while most cereal growing coun- trics suffered also from light crops, although, in the case of Europe, yigids were relatively good.

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said: This meeting.

A meeting of the shareholders F the Hong Kong Joe Co., Ltd. was held at the offices of the general specification, and is as follows:-

Magistracy yesterday. The case was: Part 1-THE BATH OF BLOOD adjourned until April 15 when fur-houses at 208 to 302, Des Voeux & Co. yesterday afternoon. Thous

Road West, were summoned by Mr.present were:Hon, W. Keswick'. (Elizabeth, Countess of Bathory, ther ovidence will be heard.

Todd, of the Import and Export (Chairman), Surgeon-Major: Mar....... the Human Vampire-the Missing

Two cases of typhoid, one case of Department, before Mr. Schofield ray, Messrs, A. Melver, E. George, Maidens Mystery terrible dis coveries in the castle cellar-the diphtheria and one case of puer-esterday for failing to comply with T. Arnold, H. Wicking, W. N prande JHIBALDIL of Countess peral favor were reported during certain regulations with regard to Buis, C. S. Taylor, F. Henderson, Bathory).

the 24 hours ended April, 7. For the upkeep of the premises. Mr. C. Coxon and T. Macgregor. The PATL-THE DUNGEON OF DEATH the week-ended April 4, there were Todd said the premises were visited Chairman (Gille de Rais, the original of two cats of smallpox, four cases of on March 18 by C.P.O. Bullock, whe gentlemen, is called in order that Bluebeard his terrible atro-diphtherin, three cases of enterio found that certain regalations lad we may comply with the require- cities-how he sacrificed human fever and 51 deaths from pulmon- not been adhered to. They were, inents of the Companies Ordinance. however, only technical offences and "Every company formed under the hoings to the Evil One-eightyary tuberculosis.

Mr. Todd said he was not pressing principal Ordinance, shall hold children auffocated in a email

Cann Wan Po, a seaman, and the case though the defendants general meeting within four months cellar-the last orgy-the doom of the Mad Marshal).

Chan Ching, foki, were brought befailed to put the matter right de after its memorandum of associa Part 3-THE WRAITH OF VENOL-tore Mr. Schofield at the Central apito. the fact that they have. had tion-is-registered. The purpose of ANCE! (The amazing story of the Police Court yesterday, on charges several warnings Nominal fines of the meeting is to declare that the bewitched nuns-the accusation of murder. The erime was said to 10 on all four summons were in simpany has been duly formed and registered, that its shares have boon against Urbain Grandier, the have been committed on board the posed.

taken up, and the company formed handsome Jesuit Priest-trial by Chinese Customs launch, Pak Tau.

in every respect in accordance with knives--his terrible fate--the ghost A remand was granted and the case

the original intention. That is all appears-Grandier's executionera will be brought before the Court in

the businees, and it is purely and accusers haunted to their seven days' time.

formal, before the meeting, and death by the Wraith of Venge- ance).

A quarrel during n gambling March 31 reports:--What threaten when I declare on behalf of the game, which took place in Grahamed to be a serious riot took place in general agents that everything bas (How Fagen Deane secured ad- Street on March 31, and in which the British Conccasion yesterday been completed. that the shares have mission to a meeting of Devil two young Chinese engaged in a when the les factory coolies belong been taken up the register pom- ceremonial-the magic circle the Court yesterday when the two men off & Co, and those engaged in accordance with the articles of UNNY South Coast of England was practically the same as in 1028Whipper Condos fight, had a sequel at Central Police ing to Messrs Malchanal Rechat plated, and everything worked in

but the estimated figures for the is most suitable for Icaro or United States recorded

vory Bub. priest's prayer to Satan-amazing were charged with disorderly con- the Russian Concession had a hand association, there is nothing further,

scenes-tainted souls)..

iluct. Evidence showed that the to-hand fight in the Fau Cheong to say. I may add everything in retirement. Henses and Bungalwo For Sale from £1,000. Furnished stantial decline. The stringency in

The gem of the communication is, sond defendant struck the first Road. The difference, of opinion going on satisfactorily, but of House To Let. Easy access to London the international capital market

was folt most by the borrowing however, kept to the end. The last across the head with a clog and in seems to have been a question of Course it is too early to place any with all services. State Clearly Reqairs. ments when writing NEWMAN, countries in Europe, most of which line of the notice, appropriately in- return was statbed with pocket wages. The British Concession figures before the shareholders. Agent, FERRING WORTHING had to reduce their imports and forms us:-The cable codeword for knife. The first defendant was coolies had arranged and settled an The meeting then separated-Hong

·fined 65 and the second 810,egreement in regard to their pay Kong Daily Press, April 9, 1881. BUONEX, ENDLAND,

to increase their exports. The this series is "Bludy.

Detached and Semi-detached Villas Modern Construction with Garage,

"CAMBAY BUILDINGS" Flate with Modaın Coureniences.

te socept the highest or any Tender.,WHERE TO STAY IN ENGLAND.

Forms of Tonder may be obtained on application at the OFFICIAL EECEIVER'S OFFICE, SUPREME Count; Hong Kong

Dated the 7th day of April, 1981.

E. L. AGASSIZ, Official Hoceiver and Liquidator.

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The Memorandum traces, the effect on world trade of the high mone- tary rates in force during 1999 as

a result of the Stock Exchange boom in America. The capital outflow. From the United Kingdom in 1020

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