HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1931.
METAL MARKETS, NEW ZEALAND AND
MANGO FRUIT.
MANGOS
BETTER TONE APPARENT.
for sale.
Direct
from our farms.
J. WATSON, 730, Zacateros,
Manila.
Messrs. Rudolf Wolff & Co., Lon- don, in their weekly review of the metal markets, stato:
THE SLUMP,
GOVERNMENT TACKLING
SERIOUS POSITION.
New Zealand, in the presence of
STRANGE FEUD IN BERLIN.
END TO PROLONGED SCANDAL
GHASTLY RESULT OF BANDITRY.
FATHER UNKNOWINGLY ·
KILLS HIS SON,
EDDIE GUERIN IN PRISON AGAIN,
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All markets were easier after the the greater distress of her sister which for months hns divided the i pubished to illustrate how terrord Bailey "to-day for ullering false i by her side has been arrested while |hólidays but'a better tone has since | Dominion across the Tasman and Ciernian newspaper world into two. The only son of a country couple many parts of the world. He was He is a young metni worker who
Tin.
developed.
under the shock of the worst natur- aldianster in her history, the re- Tin on somewhat heavy liquidn
cent Hawke's Bay earthquake, tions and the report that the ship-where the material losses alone have merits for this, montà would be 49 been estimated at nearly £10,000,000, high as 9,000 to 9,500 tons, the mar has not made much of a song "ket eased off, and the break unnbrond about her position in the covered a fair, number of stop-loss world slump. Yet she has suffered orders, which drove the forward ally with Australia in the four- pice un Wednesday down to £113.5. full fall in prices of her staple pro- The lower values however brought dusts, wool, meat, butter, and orders from consumers and Amerien, cheese, and the consequent decline
H.K. Benevolent Society. and on the fall had been rather over done the previous day, there was a sharp recovery to £118.5 yes terday afternoon.
JUMBLE SALE.
MAY 5th, 2 P.M.
Although the market opened at about this level to-day, prices ensed"}
in the national income from ex- ports, estimated in the ease of New Zealand at over 20 per cent.
Losses on State Railway..
YOUTH'S BRUTAL-CRIME.
STRANGLES SWEETHEART THREE YEARS' SENTENCE ON AND SLEEPS BESIDE
FALSE CHEQUE 'CHARGE.
HER BODY.
London, April 23.-The notorious Budapest. April 23.A man who Tenghsien, April 16.-The follow. Eddie Guerin was sentenced to strangled his sweetheart, cut her Berlin-An astounding scandal, ing story, which is authentic, is three years' penal servitude at the thront, and then slept peacefully
cheques.
playing billiards in a low class Guerin has been imprisoned in public house. and danger stalk through the land.
shot and injured in London in 1905 took a room at a hotel with the girl. and been working in Manchuria. by an American woman whom he The hotel staff found the girl next He came home unexpectedly and was attempting to blackmail, Hoj morning dend in a pool of block “reached his aunt's home first. She completed his last term of imprison and a note on the table which read, ment in Britain von months ago, This woman deserved her fate. asked him to spend the night, but, since when he has been employed it.She is a deceiver." The youth has
confessed he murdered her. as his home was only night li disdag ruces by bookmakers, tabt, he wanted to press on. was growing dark, so she gave him a lantern and wished him tuck.
sharply hostile canopy was brought to a close by the following remark alle pronouncement printed in the Younische Zeitung:-
The course taken by the action f Professor Bernhard against Dr. Franz Ulstein impels us to the
following declaration:
"In view of the evidence heard, we feel it our duty to give ex- pression to the conviction that Frau Dr. Rosi Ullstein has not acted as a spy, and that justified suspicion of espionage does not exist against her."
The declaration is signed by Herren Hans, Louis, and Rudolf
The losses on the State, railway | Ulstein. They are brothers and
'It
The young man's father was on guard over that road, with orders to let no stranger pass, and, not recognising his son, he shot him, and, to save investigations, threw the body in a well. Several days, later, the aunt visited her brother and asked about the son. The
off until £117.26 was accepted, the system constitute one of the most partners in the biggest publishing father, was ignorant, of course. She'l
close however being slightly better Sonts doubts have been expressed CITY HALL. as to whether the Tin Quota Scheme will operate favourably and fune Clothing and Household tien for a sufficiently tong period. Goods gratefully accepted at CITY HALL any MONDAY or THURSDAY 1080 and 11.80.
harassing difficulties the Govern Rent has to face to-day, especially as the later lines have proved expensive to build that they ent hardly ever be expected to pay. The United party came into office on u
One must not be too pessimististicy of fuishing the main lines about the heavy shipments which are coming forward, as these pos between sibly represent the heavy sales which were made previous to the China New Year and also in pro- Labie anticipation" of the Quota Scheme being agreed upon by the various Governmente. Although the | Tinplate industry in this country is only working about 60 per cent
CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
house in Germany, to which the Tossiche Zeitung and several other lending Berlin papera belong.
Professor Bernhard, the prosoću. tor in the case mentioned, was long the managing Tische Zeitung. Dr. Franz Ull.
editor of the
o railway as soon as possiblastein, the defendant, is a brother They stopped one or two lines, Mr.
of the signatories of the declara Contes had started, but set out to tion. Frau Dr. Rosi Ullstein was build one great new one, linking up his wife, but is so no longer, for Christchurch and the Southern the marriage was dissolved in the system with Picton, an excellent course of the struggle of which she port in the Marlborough Sounds
was the chief and original object only about fifty miles from Welling. ton, with nearly half the distance in landlocked waters, Times were good when the United party entered
1
A Family Quarret,
recognised her lantern, which was in sight, and told him that it was
the one she lent his son.
On hearing this, the man went at, once to the well and drew out the dead body, which he saw way that of his son. The father, filled
with despair, hanged himself and the mother, left alone, followed his example,
DIPLOMAT FOUND
MURDERED.
AGED TURKISH EX-OFFICIAL KILLED IN BED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN capacity, Continental Works have office, and the policy seemed sound after Herr Franz Ulstein's union Luigi Sabungi, who was a former
increased their output and in Amerien production of tinplates is about 75 per cent capacity.
Generally speaking, the trade mand for tin is no worse and
enough. Then came a series of miR- fortunes. In June, 1920, the 'great carthquake at Murchison and on the west const entailed very costly re- nirs and reconstruction of roaday de-bridges, and ruined townships and
it farms
Following this was the startling failure of the great Arapuni hydro station on the Wai- koto River, which had already cost me £2,000,000. 1t in estimated
that it will cost another half-million
This family feud began shortly
with this lady, against whom it was complained that she interfered un- duly with the management of the firm. However, the strife only as summed a actious character when the report was put about that Frau Ulstein, who for four years had worked as n journalist in Paris, had neted as a French spr.
that the FIRST ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the BE- GISTERED OFFICES of the Company, King's THEATRE BUILDING, STH FLOOR on SATURDAY, the 16TH DAT of MAY, 1931, at 11 o'clock in the FORENOON, to receive the Direc-w emning to he seen whether the tore Report and Accounts for the reduced production will be enough period ended Elst DECEMBER, 1980, to improve the statistical position, to Elect Auditors, and to Transact Meanwhile at this tower prices a such other Business as may be Pro.
to at the plant on. a basis This allegation then became the perly Transnoted at an Ordinary air amount of influential support of permanent safety. Work in pro pivot of the whole affair, and both General Meeting of the Company, has been given to the market and ceeding at full speed. Meanwhile
sides worted themselves to the And Notico is further hereby givont is doubtful if there will be any prices of New Zealand's staple ex-
utmost to prove respectively its that the FER
port were beginning to
Frau Ullstein was completely eson-
upted.
Menawhile the two parties waged against one another in the courts and in the Press. The two pro tagonists, Professor Bernhard and Herr Franz Ullstein, even publish. ed signed articles on the subject in the weekly papers.
Los Angeles, April 24. Dr.
secretary to the late Sultan Abdu Hamed of Turkey, was found
murdered in his rocin at the Balboa i Hotel here to-day. He was 08 years of age.
According to reports current here Dr. Sabungi possessed a painting valid at C.300,00, Police bo. lieve that the aged man may have
cen. 'murdered by a
ретвор or persons who desired to obtain possession of this painting.
No clue as to the identity of Dr. Sabungi's murderer has yet come to light. A rigid investigation of the murder, whica has caused considerablo sensation which 18
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CLOSED from the 9ru to the 1872 world conditions do not inspire to the Premiership on the death of DAY of MAY, 1931. Both Days much confidence for an appreciable Sir Joseph Ward, struck an early
note of warning. inclusive.
LIANG CHI HAO,
Managing Director. Hongkong, 30th April, 1981. [691
ORDER RESTORED IN FORMOSA.
· HEAD-HUNTERS PACIFIED.
27. Following Tokyo, April wholesale slaughter by headhunters in Formosa on Saturday order was restored to-dny, necording to mes sages received from Taihaku by the Ministry of Overseas Affairs.
'unward movement.
Sales in the East during the week amounted to 1,295 tons. Premium or Straits and Banka-Tin are quoted at £2,10 and £3 respectively
Turnover, for the week 3,000 tons.
Copper.
trary to expectations, however, the domestic price was raised 25 points
Wednesday and i Con: Officials of the Formosa Govern. on ment, in expressing their regret forquence there were a considerable the outbreak, declared that 80 number of covering orders in our secretly did the Tautsuas aborigines plan their attacks and so swiftly did market yesterday, the price advang
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Mounting Unemployment. Mr. Forbes went home to the Imperial Conference full of hope that something might be done lo give New Zealand and the other Dominions better run in the British market. He found nothing doing in that' direction. He cane Copper lins been active, but values back to find registered unemployed
Naturally these public philippies are way until Wednesday, when under the Act, which levies the
could not remain without conse sum of thirty shillings a year"io three months sold down to £13.5, quarterly instalments from all men quences for the management of the pressmmbly in anticipation of the [of adult age in the Dominion Publishing Lusiness. Herr Franz export price of Electrolytic (10.30 unting up to five figures for the
first time within living memory in Ulstein was compelled to withdraw cents ...) being reduced. Con-New Zealand. The number is now from the managing board; Profes
HOM Bernhard retired from the roughly about twenty thousand. here are several schemes for salmanaging Apart from ordinary relief works
editorship of the sidising employment, in each cas | Vassische. Zeitung and went into the State paying part of the wagensiness. ip amounts not exceeding 78. a day
For nearly a year now the fead per man. Such was the state of things at the beginning of Febru-has been going on, and only yester- they strike that there was no ing over £1 from the lowest. Thenry. On February 3 came the great day was a definite result reached. apportunity to take precautionary higher figures, however, were not disaster of the Hawke's Bay earth-
minintained and after touching gunke Ten days later Mr. Forben On a charge of libel brought by The sole motive of the savages
ninde his expected pronouncement Professor. Bernhard against Her: who attacked peaceful natives of £14.6.3 for three months yesterday of policy. One has to go back to
Franz Ulstein the Court, after a Hauk, Boarnn, Mahebo, Rodof and afternoon the market, gave way to the nineties of the last century, Sipaow was revenge, official reports £44.2.6 but close to-day a shade when the Government of the day declare. The natives under (lovarn-
had to come to the rescue of the ment protection are to be guarded better.
Bank of New Zealand, to find n carefully against possible further outbreaks.
It was a long and perfectly clear statement, in which matters were Lead with a fair quantity of not minced. The Prime Minister lead declared for delivery, thero declared that "the Dominion bas were considerable liquidations of
no option but to adjust ite affairs the near position, which caused the
to a permanently lower level of price for April to come down to prices." The Dominion was faced 10/- below that for forward. The with a possible deficit of £750,000 contango, however, has contracted this year and a prospective de today to 6/38., and the market has ficiency next year of £1,300,000, The following is published in the a firmer tone on expected favour brought about by a shrinkage in fortnightly report of the Hong alle results arising out of the incet- Kong General Chamber of Coming of producers which will shortly revenue of £3,000,000 and extra ex-
measures,
HONG KONG TRADE.
PIECE-GOODS DELIVERIES
merco-
FAIR.
J
Cotton Place Goods, There has been small enquiry for dyed cotton for July/August ship- ment but buyers' idea of prices is considerably below repincing coat. Deliveries continuen a healthy scale and the dealers still appear to be making useful profits:
The latest quotations to hand are those of, the 30th ult.
Ming American Spot, '5,534. Egyp.: Bakel. FGF Spot, 8.2d. Woollons,
.
Turnover for the week 4,230 tons urallel to it.
Lead.
take placs regarding a policy of curtailment of production.
Turnover for the week 2,050 tons. Spelter.
recovering
penditure of £900,000.
Government Proposals, · To meet the position the Govern. ment proposes to put into effect the following measures:—
1. An all-round reduction of, 10 ccnt, in State salaries and wages as from April 1.
long and agitated hearing, found for the defendant; and pronounced that grounds for suspecting bie former wife of espionage did not exist.
Except by the Labour party these proposals have been well received all over the country. The Governor General, Lord Bledisloe, has set the example by voluntarily forgoing 10 ser cent. of his £7,500 a year.
What New Zealand is suffering
from is an immense burden of pub- fic and private debt, amounting roughly to £250 per bend. On this there can be no 10 per cent. eat, na about £900,000,000 of public and privats debt is held abroad. The farmer, particularly, is groaning under a burden of mortgage incur red through giving boom prices for his land. For him the process of readjustment will be hard. many cases he will have to walk off his place and leave it and all 3. The Arbitration Court to be he has paid and done to the mort empowered to review
existing gagee. awards in the light of present economic conditions.
2. The wages on standard public works to be reduced to 12s. 6d per day; on relief worki, married men 12s. 6d. and single men 9s. &
day.
off, Spelter casod slightly yesterday but closing about 5 to 3/0d, lower than last week. The market has responded a little to a certain amount of support, whilst at the same time selling pressure has been largely relaxed and further liquidation for the time being has practically ceased. Busi nesa with consumers, however, ja still regrettably dull, but reports from the Continent indicate a slightly improved tendency in this respect, and a moderately frm an dertone thorofare obtains, with, on the whole, rather less disposition to soll. The market in America, re- There has been little more on maine stendy Statistics published quiry for yarn and one or two very there indicate that consumption has
7. An increase in postal rates to heap sales are reported.
improved lightly, stocks having The prices for Tops" show a decreased by 2,500 tons. We appending in an additional £000,000 per decline of td per ball-round particulars of the figures, together annum. ngainst the prites quoted a week with those for February, for com ago, and Id. to Id. against those parative purposes:-- given in the last report.
There has been general enquiry since our last report and apprs ciably more business has been book- ed although considerably more that the usual proportion is still being placed on now qualities rather than repeat cloths
Turnover for the week 3,050 tons.
Politically, by his declaration Mr. Forbes has cut the bond that 4. A special committee on the|tied him to Labour for a working eduction of cost of the education majority in Parliament and de system.
finitely aligned, himself with the b. The removal of the railways policy of Reform, for Mr. Contes from political control.
is bound to support in Parliament
6. A complete raview of highways a policy which, since he lost office,
he lias consirvently nadvocated, the policy of economy. If it were not for the circumstances, the Forbes declaration might have been regard. 8. Increases in direct and ined as a singularly astute piece of direct taxation.
maneuvring. The case, however, 18 (Continued at foot of next column.} too serious for that
ing by the press, is being conduct cd by the police.
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