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SHANGHAI LIFE CASE

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Interesting evidence in connexion: with the action against the Shang- hai Life Insurance C was given by Mr. R. H. Parker when the hear- ing was continueil at H. M. Supreme L'ourt, Shanghai, before his Honour Judge Grait. The plaintiff is the widow of King Chur-kec, one of the founders of the ecmpany, who claims undet an agreement, per vent. on the premium income of the cam. any over a period of 10 years from the date of its formation, a second Chinese, also deceased, and Mr. Parker. being the other two parties to the agreement. The defence is that the agreement was cancelled by mutual consent.

Mr. MacPonald--teress-esamining, -You are a wealthy man?-1 would not say so

Worth about Tis 2,000,000 at present I shall not say

What are you worth-Less than that.

Within Tls. 0,000, what are you 1 worth-That is my

refuse to answer.

concerts.

When you first came to Shanghai,

in 1994 what were you doing!-I did export business.

What were you making then?-- Probably Tls 12,000 or Th. 15,00 il Xeat.

What were son doing when yo

I started returned to Shangkat! the Shanghai Late.

What wa. per Saaneist position then I don't renumber. Ginod or bad - Fair.

Do you swear you diti tot tertaw Tie en iron Mr. Kag win you cane back-1 d not realember.

When the Shanghai Liir was started. was interest paid on the shares-1 bebeve we paid one year Why was the payment of interest

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But you were the manager of the company-Yes.

And yet you don't rezescher why payment of interest was stenged? - I should have to 1-k at the books of the cumpay.

Did not

the Chinese complain about it and become dissatisär}} ?-? No, not that I know wh

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At the waist line one finds

QUESTIONS

IN PARLIAMENT. Commander Kenworthy, is the House of Commons last month. asked the President of the Board of Trade, with reference to the prices now being charged for beer

the inevitable velvet roses, great soft things scented wilb rose little sachet hidden in clever cases at the back of the flower. It is becoming more and more a fad to scent the gawe with the perfume or sachet of the dowers which are used on it.

German Government as to the concealment & howitzers of large calibre. As a result of these managing representations tha director of the ordinance of works concerned was to be prosecuted" PRODUCTION CENSUS POSTPONED. Mr. Baldwin informed Mr. t. Locker Lampson that the census of production proposed to be taken the Geddes

to the public, whetherbis Depart-next year, would be postponed as meat had any proposal for pro

Oh, then they ked the suspen. ion of interest-Tavy did not etecting the public if the charges of pronteering against the brewers plain.

are substantiated.

When did you first start buying the shares of the company - car. not remember.

You cannot remember ungthing! - Some.

Was it not just after payment of interest was stopped that you began buying up the shares -No.

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to occurrences in Belfast were not allowed to ba put on the paper while questions relating to South- ern Ireland appeared daily.

The Speaker replied that the Sir Robert Sanders informed Colonel Campion that the number House by statute had transferred of recruits obtained for the British responsibility for law and order Army doring the current financial in Northern Ireland to the North- thi actore must therefore be ssk- year up to approximately the endern Parliament, and questions of ed in that Parliament Until the of last month was 41,773.

Irish Free Agreement Bill became

Mr. Baldwin replied that he would have inquiries made. THE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES. Mr. Baldwin informed Mr. George Terrell that part two of the Safeguarding of Industries Act, which deals with collapsed exchanges and doping, had been whether the Secretary for War You swear-I don't remutaber

would give an undertaking that What was the extent of your hold-brought into operation, but no

orders had yet been made.

none of the regiments proposed be Mr. Maccallum Scott asked the

disbanded should ing when the company over by the China Mutual two years Fr sident of the Board of Trade disbanded until present disorder ago-I refuse to answer

lutely not

was taken

to

Viscauct Wolmer

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if he would institute an inquiry in India, Egypt, and Ireland

ม

this Parliament was still

and order in Southern Ireland. technically responsible for law

THE PACT WITH FRANCE. Mr. Harmsworth, answering

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Your little one gets bot at play,

I put it to you, you were pracas to whether the high retail had ceased, and a final settle-Sir Robert Newman, said so far then sits down and takes a chill; fically the Shanghai Life-Abso prices of tobacco and the largement of Irish question has been as the British Government were or kicks off the bed-covering at

profits earned by the combine actually arrived at You bought every share you could which dominates the tobacco trade had been maintained by from the Chinese No.

the And you became by far the largest means which operate in shareholder in the company-You restraint of trade.

Mr. Baldwin said a Sub-com. can tell from the books of the committee was appointed by the Standing Committee on the trusts Do you deny it? The books of under the Profiteering Acts to

inquire into the existence of trade Army when the whole of the French frontier from German lives have already been saved by the company will show you.

You decline to answer-I do. Mr. MacDonald appealed to his Lordship: I submit the witness should be compelled to answer the question

pany.

the tobacco combination in industry, and they presented their report in 1919. Under these cit cumstances be did not think a new inquiry would serve any use- ful purpose. His Lordalip-I do not think he

Mr. MacCallum Scott com- It is a is assisting his own case.

plained that while costs had come Fair question.

dowe, prices had gone up. Counsel I suggest that, after

THE IRISH PEERAGE.

C`MMUNIST MONEY FROM RUSSIA?

the home. Innumerable little

aware the numerical strength of night and is attacked by colic: Sir Robert Sanders--No, sir, the Russian Standing Army on parents do not need to be told how the 1st. January last was about tragic may be the consequences. It is because they are just the am not in a position to give my

1,200,000. noble friend the undertaking

Colonel Wedgwood asked the right remedy at such fateful times gentle in action yet prompt desired.

Prime Minister, in view of alleg-in effect, that Baby's Own Tablets Viscount Wolmer-Is it noti extremely rash to disband a great ations that he is prepared to number of regiments of the British pledge this country to defend the should always be kept ready in

their immediate use. Empire is seething with disorder? whether he would ensure to the House an opportunity to discuss

Guaranteed absolutely harm- No reply was given.

this question before any definite

less to even the youngest infant, agreement is signed.

Mr. Lloyd George said he had Baby's Own Tablets contain not an atom of "sleepy stuff" or other Mr. Grattan Dugin asked if the already informed the House that attention of the Home Secretary Parliament would have an opport-injurious drug, and are easily had been directed to a statement unity of discussing the terms of administered, being reducible to s in taste. They dispel colic and by Mr. J. H. Thomas that he was the Anglo-French Fact before powder in a moment and pleasant prepared to prove that the Company obligations were

cgostipation, reduce ferer, check munist movement was receiving thereunder.

diarrhoea, allay teething pains, cure tadigestion, expel worms, financial help for propagandist

Sir R. Horne, in answer to Mr.quiet the nerves and bring health- Druggists sell them, also post giving sleep in a natural way. free, 60 cents per vial, from Dr. Williams Medicina Co., 96 826 caea Road, Shenghai.

purposes from the Russian Soviet. Mr. Shortt said Le bad not seen

incurred

WAR LOAN CONVERSION.

having paid interest on shares for Mr. Churchill, replying to Ma- one year, you formed the scheme of jor Kelley, said that the position not paying interest so that the of the Irish Peerage could only Chinese would become discontented be altered by legislation, which the statement referred to. He W. Torus regarding the War and you would be able to get hold would be introduced after the bad always been prepared to Loan, said the question of con- of the shares and control of the final establishment of the Irish assist in any action necessary to verting some of the floating debt That Free State. It was not possible prevent incitement to violence and into a long-dated debt on suitable the way you made your forst this stage to indicate the contravention of the law, but he terms was receiving his earnest nature of the changes which had no power to stop propaganda attention, and no suitable opport

of opinion, however false or harm-unity would be neglected. ful, even when that propaganda would be necessary.

was receiving pay from foreign

company and then sell it!

WAS

tone That is absolute rot.

You deny that on your oath Absolutely.

The case was further adjourned.

Boncas.

POSTAL CHARGES.

position cheers and laughter). Sir Gordon Hewart-I hope so. (Laughter.)

THE ARMY IN INDIA. Sir R. Horne, in answer to a

THE KAISER'S TRIAL. Mr. Grattan Doyle asked the HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM.

Prime Minister whether bo had M:. Chamberlain, replying to

abandoned all hope or intention Mr. Gideon Murray, said it would be premature to indicate the

The Postmaster-General, reply of carrying out his oft-repeated scheme for the reform of the IF YOU WEAR GLASSES there is almost as much comfort House of Lords, but to place the ing to a number of questions intention of bringing the Kaiser

to the Dutch mind on the part of the Govern- meat of India, but it bad been and pleasure in wearing Pince position of the Lord Chancellor which called attention to the to trial, and what was the date private notice question, stated

Government? rez Eye Glasses, as there is in on an analogous basis to that of practice of British firms to post when the Allies last made a rep-that there had been no change of The Attorney-General, who re-impossible, noder existing cir- possessing a perfect pair of eyes- the Speaker of the Commons asing circolare in Berlin and alse-resentation - for they fit so comfortable and suggested would entail a beavier where on the Continent, said that CO.secure that you forget you have charge, as the reduction of ex- the cost of the postage was not plied, said he had nothing to add cumstances, to reduce the Army

theca on--the most important im Lord Chancellors, who now per- the only or principal factor, as the

OSE EFFECT OF THE March 29, 1920. provements in eye-glasses in the formed judicial functions, would cost of postage in Germany was to his previous reply, except to in India by 7.000, as anticipated

charges. The practice arose Mr. Grattan Doyle-Io view of WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. past twenty-five years. Pince-nezean & corresponding increase in 16 to 24 times more than pre-war say that the date asked for was by the War Office.

the number of salaried Judges.

Sir R. Horne, in answer to a through depreciated foreign cur Eye-glasses of any prescription in- either regular or Toric form are CONCEALED GUNS IN GERMANY, rencies. The reduction of postal the importance of this question manufactured by The Hongkong Sir Robert Sanders, in reply to charges in this country was now at the last election, when the private question as to the saving in to the apprehension and trial of ing Sancial year, that would Optical Co., succesors to Clark & Sir Wm. Davis, said that before under consideration (Ironica) Government pledged themselves the Estimates for the forthcom

ratification of the Peace

this arch-criminal, will the right be effected in consequence of the Co, manufacturing and refracting the

hon. gentleman see that some decisions of the Washington Con- opticians, the most competent Treaty, Germany was not under

Mr. Devlin asked why ques-thing is done before the next ference, said was approximately optical manufacturing establish an obligation to cease, manufac- ment in South China-located insturing war materials. Representa

tions had been made to the tions which be desired to ask as General Election? (Iranical Op- ten millions. 53, Queen's, Road Central,

cheers).

MR. DEVLIN'S COMPLAINT.