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THE PRIZE COURT.

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instracted to discontinue the pro- osedinge. It Mesars H. E. Arnhold and Co. have any other shipments in prize would you kindly let ma

Claim by Arnhold. Karberg and know so that we can deal-withị them in the same way. We shall | not prcoeed with the appeal from Alexandria,"

In the High Court of Justice, Admiralty Division (in Prize), on Jane 7 before the President, the Right Hon. Sir Samuel Evans, the cases of steamshire Eumaens and Khyber (claim of Arnhold, Karberg sod Co..) part heard) steamships Syrie, Nile and Dan ube (claim of Arnhold, Karberg and Co.) were taken.

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A report was issued recently by very favourable view taken in the Labour party of the speech that letter of the conduct of these delivered by the Prime Minister two gentlemen in October, 1918. to a depatation which presented was the view taken at an earlier him with the resolutions of after date by the Foreign Office, before war problems passed at the con- whom all the facts had been laid.ference of the Labour party at

With regard to the cargo in the Manchester.

and ateamships Syria, Nile Danube, the firm in Chios were The Attorney-General waid the abippers of goods to Hewers. these matters had been before his &abold, Karberg and Co. here Lordship previously. In the and the goods were condemned. Eomseas case leapecting 33 bales) In view of the letter he had read of feathers, there was mach die sad subsequent letters from the cassion with regard to a partner Treasury informing the claimants

"It is therefore very important ship of the parties concerned, and that no opposition would be made eventually his Lordship held that to any application that might be that the imprint which is left the partnership goods were in toe made, he applied that day should be a clear one, and one which we shall be able to read'in b+ half of Мевага, H. proportion of 43 to 100 British on interest and 57 to 100 enemy, E. Arabold and Do, to his Lord- the fatore with some measure of and condemned the 57 per cent, ship to re-spen the 01ses is pleasure and inspiration. That is Hia Lordship stated that with re-so far as the claims of these gentle-why you are do'ng wisely, if I may gard to the balance, if the ap-men were concerned. The claims Bay ED, 88 representatives of the

A Home Paper's Comment, plicants satisfied the Procurator with regard to the Syria and Party which has very largely in its

of the interim last December) Tls. W. General that they had done Nile referred to atraw braid, and custody the future of this land, in taking thought months-certainly nothing to risk confiscation on in the case of the Danube poogee months beforehand for what the The LZ &C. Express of June 13 41,758 97 together with Tis. 15,- application might be made to res- live their shares. Certsin sfidavits Co. were asking bis Lordship to when the war is over.

ment in the Far E B of the past previous year's working be dealt had now been made by Mesars. bear their claim to their propor "There is no time to lose. I few years is the remarkable pro with as follows:-Pay's final of 5 per cent, making 10 per cent. for H. E. Arahold and Co., and the tion of these things.

am not here to prophesy when the grass that has been made in ship Procurator-General

Batin- The Attorney-General said he

Bongkong. The the year; write off Development and fed and would, so far as the could quite conceive cases in wer will be over. I saw that very building

competent persons in the House conditione bave been each as to Account, Tla. 470564; Eamseur was concerned, consent which, if the claimants were of Commons indicated the impro- farther the growth of the Hoog-Carry forward Tia. 27,824 88. to the realisation of the goode, Ia taken by surprise and had no

bability of the war coming to snend kong shipbuilding industry, inse Sangala; The meeting held on the Khyber, case, his Lordship opportunity of intervening this year. I do not challenge mach as orders have probably been 11th instant resolved on the pay- did not pass judgment on the rehearing might be made, and be their judgment, but whether it placed in the Colony which would meat of a dividend of 10 per cent. applicant's shares, but reserved would have nothing to say comes to an end this year, or even in normal times have been carried placed Tie. 5,000 to Reserve and the matter until the decision in opposition, but in these cases the if it does not, every minute of the ont at home. Bas the industry carried forward Tl. "8.509.31 the Eamseus had been given. A Chartered Bank of India, Austra time will be spent well which is has certainly become catablished Shanghai Waterworks Co.. similar course had been pursued lia, and Chins were the claimants, devoted to thisking out the con-on

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interim dividend here by the Treasury. The Pro- and they fled affidavite in sap-ditions ander which the millions Hongkong bida fair to become of slut er, 30% in pay. curator-General was satisfied, eo port of their claims, and they of lives which will survive the one of the most prominent able on 26th instant. A cir. that be need not trouble his Lord-made inquiries of Mesore. Arn- ship to go into the detaile of the hold, Karberg and Co. This was are to be spent in this land bipbuilding centres ander the calar to shareholders advertises

Asg. A for generations to come, for I British

landmark the need of additional capital in as far back as October 1914. I firmly believe that what is known in the progress of the industry coneequence of the growth of the was a rather strong order now to as the after the war settlement is there was reached recently when Settlements, and the intention of ask leave to re open the proceed the settlement that will direct the largest ccaar-going steamer the Directors to issue the remain ings when the applicants were the destinies of all classes for so far constructed in the British ing 1.650 onised shares at a conversant with the circumstances

Overseas Domisiode was launched premium of £15, ie £35. Oo and could have avoided the generations to come.

"I believe the country will be from the Taikoo Dooks. We see that Trceipt of £15 per abare, spolica- Ecandal-or what was little less,

in a more enthusiastic mood, in ant a gathering of the Bongkong tion money, we shall be glad to the fatile proceeding of con more exsited mood, for the time Engineers and Shipbuilders apply on behalf of our clients, Mr. Bevan said the claim of the being in a greater mood for do Institatins, Mr. Greig, the chief but instructions should reach te Mr. Stuart Bevan, for claimants, bank was doubtless put forwarding big things, and, unless the engineer of the Taikoo Shipyard, before 20th September next. The Mesere. H. E. Arohold and Co., in a perfunctory way, with a view opportunity is seized immediately paid that Hongkong was capable balance of £20 per shere will be aid before the war the firm of perhaps of facilitating proceed after the war, I believe it will pass of turning out any class of ship payable on allotment, which will Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg andings before the Prize Court. away, I will not say for ever, bat or marine engines necessary for he made on 22nd of that month. Co. consisted of Mr. H. E. The Attorney-General said it it will pase away far beyond either commerce. Many improvements in Arabold sad Mr. C. B. Arabold; was quite true that suspicions beyond our children's. Therefore bave been made of late, and we your ken or mine, and, perhaps, the Colony's docking capacity another partner wse a German were entertained as to his friend'e who managed the business in clients which required close in you are doing well in giving your bave no doubt that in a few years Berlin, and Mr. E Goetz, qairs, but when their position and considering deeply, and con- commanity in the future of the time and thought to considering, the confidence of the Bougkong naturalised German, managing was Recertained the Procurator. the business in Londen, who was General took the view that besidering on a bold ecale, on a local abiobailding industry will formerly an American citizen, lought to bring before his Lordship daring scale. what you are going be fally justified.

to do after the war. born of Swiss parents, in America, the position in the case of the

Khyber cargo.

With reference to the Syria and sary to go into the question, hie Lordehip had condemasd everything. He understood in these cases the claiments would make some application to his

other vessels, it might be neces

Lordehip.

demnation.

"I am not afraid of the audacity:

SHANGHAI SHARES.

Messrs. A. L. Anderson and

and who became a staralised Eumeene and the Khyber. With of these proposis, I believe the German at some time. The Crown regard to the other shipments settlement after the war will. contested very strongly, in all already condemned, the Procars. Chess in which Mesere. H. Etor General said it was a matter Badacity. The readier we are to succeed in proportion to its Arnhold and Co. had appeared to entirely for his Lordship. It was eat away from the past, the better Co., in their Weekly Share esim their slate, the bona fides of a position in which cars should theee to gentlemen. The evidence be taken to safeguard it from are we likely to succeed. I hope Circular, dated Shanghai, July

before his Lordship in the case

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The President:-This is an cases in which they were repte exceptional case, and must not be ditions. I just drop that as a pressed in our last issue publish- Finder please communicate with sented, was that these two gentle regarded as a precedent.. I am hint, and I hope the working ed a fortnight ago was doomed to RN. Deer, Hongkong & Wham-

Buildings. men bad taken the earliest steps not at all sure that I have not been class will not be the class that disappointment; the check in the poa Dock Co., Ltd., Queen's to dissociate themselves from their ton lenient hitherto in allowing it every class insists on getting was abort-lived, and the rate is will set such an example, because advance of the rate of exchange German partners at the outbreak matters to be re-opened when back to pre-war conditions then now higher than ever. Coupled of the war. Is showed that from I have been pressed in these cases. God belp this country! I asy so with this we have the damp equib the first days of the war they It does appear, however, that the

uprising in Peking which, while placed themselves under the Procarster-General was, shortly in all solemuity. control of the British Vice-Con- after these cases were dealt with, have been the adviser of the work leave long existing unrest "by "If I could have presumed to now prectically disposed of, mey sular authorities in China, and engaged in investigating the

100 much suthority nothing was done by them general character, so to speak, ofing classes, I would say this: placing antil after consulting with and the two Arnholde in connection Audacity is the thing for you. in the hands of the military party. Think out new ways. Think out Under such circumstances it is obtaining the permission and with goods that were shipped and sanction of the British officials in dealings with Messrs. Arp-Dew methods. Think out even new almost annecessary to say that out... there. Owing to the bold, Karberg and Co., and Ways of dealing with old problems, the share market has resolved. mere peddling difficulty of getting documents in the course of the correspond- Don't always be thinking of get itself into s from China, where the more sacs other ships were ting back to where you were of a few inconsiderable lòt-, active of the two Britiab partners tioned, including the Syris. I before the war. Get a really new featureless and devoid of intereer was and had been before and since think, therefore, it would be

The opening rate to-day for T/T world." the commencement of the war, it better for me, on the whole, as a indicate that he proposed to rate being. 72.125.

Mr. Lloyd George went on to on London wee 3.11, the Dollar Company was not possible for them to be matter of great indulgence, to

Shanghai Bank: An interim The President intimated that Committees which had been ap

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point raised by the Crown, bat

on October 16, 1916, Mr. B. W. the cases should be brought on Dointed by the late Government dividend of £2.3.0 subject to in- Wood, on behalf of the Treasury at the earliest possible date, and to deal with after war problems, come tax for the ball year ended Solicitor, wrote a letter to Mesare; he formally ordered the per- and he hoped to set these com- 30th ultd. has been declared H. E. Arahold and Co., which he centage of cargo in the cases of mitters to work ander row condi- payable on 13th proximo. Ban- demired to bring to his Lordship's the Eumens and Khyber, which tions and with new instructions. notice. It was addressed to fell to Mesers. H. E. Arabold's Mesare, H. E. Arnbold's solici- share, to be dealt with in their tore, and was as follows:-

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que Industrielle de Chine: A dividend of 8 per cent, account last year's working has been announced by the Head Office in Paris. Kochien: We under- For the twenty-four hours ended atand that while the esle to at 10 am, to-day the rainfall was Japanese is not yet actually fixed, 335 inched This for the first sn agreement has practically been time bringe the fall for the pre-arranged. Shanghai Dook and

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"I am glad to be able to tell you that we have come to the conclusion that Messrs. H. E. and C. H. Arnbold took all reasonable The Times of India states that steps to dissociate themselves several types of care bave suc- from their German partners after cessfully been run on a fuel pre- the outbreak of the war, and that pared from the flower of the At the meeting of the Sanitary commend a payment of Tis. 9 per they are therefore entitled to the Mabus tree. This tree abounds Board held this afternoon it was share, the placing to Special release of the shares of the cargo practically all over ladie, and show in the mortality returns Reserve of Tls. 130,000, and the Beized in this Tessel. Formal some 10.000 ton of the flowers that the death rate in the Culony carrying forward of a balance of consent has been given to the are used for liquor. It is to be during the week ending Jals 8 Tis. 72,149.76. Shanghai Land| SUZUKI & CO. order for release of 43 per hoped that the experiments which was 27.5 per thonand per annum, Investment Co., Ltd: An interim cent, of the Eammans shipment, are being conducted will prove as against 38.5 for the correr-dividend of Tis. 244 is advertised and the Treasury. Solicitor successful.

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