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THE GREENFIELD CASE.

Brokers Questioned on Forward Dealings.

Evidence was yesterday after- noon given before the Chief Justice on the petition for a

receiving order against Samuel Greendeld.

Mr. P. M. N. da Silva was the first witness. He stated that va

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 1922.

PARLIER TELEGRAMS

EARTHQUAKE IN CHILI

Santiago, Nov. 13, It was the earthquake and tidal wive combined that effected such terrible destruction. The movement of the latter is described as indicating terriñs disturbance in the ocean bed, causing a great rent through which immensa quantities of water were sucked, in. This culminated in a tremendous recession. The ocean several times swept outward and then returned in the shape of great tidal

waves, dooding the seaports and in some cases demolishing the waterfronts and wrecking or driving vessels ashore, leaving them high and dry. The President has ordered that immediate relief

measures be taken.

Santiago, Nov, 13.

13th June he entered into a con- tract through his assistant, Mr. Carvalho, to sell 1,000 China Pro vident Loan and Mortgage Company shares at a price of $11.60 a share. On the same day he put through a

In addition to the heavy casualties at Copiapo and Coquimbo contract with some one else to buy allenar was practically destroyed. It seems certain that casualties it is reported that five hundred are dead in the Vallenar district. the shares, On the 2nd June best have resulted in towns farther south, which news is not yet Mr. Greenfield and sold the shares miles, from Autofagasta to Validivia, entered into a similar contract with available. Tidal waves were experienced over twelve hundred

to two purchasers. On the 4th Jnly he wrote to the debtor asking

Partial resumption of communications reveals the fact that the earthquake was greater than at first reported. It is estimated that at least a thousand were killed and drowned, and thousands are homeless and destitute.

Reuter's correspondent at Coquimbe, which was the centre of the earthquake, describes the panic of the residents. Awakened im to pay $9,500 cash within 4s [at midnight by violent shocks and thunderstorm, they fed terror- hours în pursuance of the bye-law stricken to the hills. The sea receded three hundred yards and printed on the back of the contract returned in the shape of a wave sixty yards high stretching from note. Ele did not comply.

The Coquimbo to Serena, wrecking havoc in the streets on the seafront

and throwing forty-ton lighters beyond the railway bridge.

Saurtiago, Nov. 18. Three hundred deaths are reported in connection with the earthquake at Vallenar, south-west of Copiapo.

10 Bow Fady to TecHits ARTone who wishes to shares had risen 33 per cent, by this time. On the 7th July he bought 2003 "Proridents," to cover, at 817.30.

Todd, Calzern, Hendrobe. Hemorraza, Farone, dik. Toothache. Kunning at the Suse. Veuralgia, sto, eta.

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The above diseases ta lars than

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11.500 REWARD.

Mr. Zeitlyn opened his cross-ex amination by asking the witness

stock

broker.

& Reward of $1.000 ( ), will be how long he had been

to a Dector who as adie le ence the bove mentionet diseases within 2 mingles, Anyone making um of my medicine wider A removing my label or rabotituting blowwa will not be natitled to the reward

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Mr. da Silva replied about twelve years.

Mr. Zeitlyn: I suppose there a register of holders of shares }

Mr. da Silva: Where?

is

The China Provident Loan and Mortgage Company has a register of shareholders, bas it not-Every company has got a register of share. holiers.

This particular Company has? Yes.

LONDON DIRECTORY and your look at it¦—When?

with Provincial & Foreign Sections. verdien trädare to comtalente drives with MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS

la Landon Malik 100 Provineia) Tɔmpa kad Industriale'entres of the fasted Xiaghm and

Any time after June 9th-1 d not think

I do not remember, Do you how that Mr. GreenSekl

the Costiers of Europe The meat that time had no shares in the accuses and her derails are alarded na China Provident Loan and Mortgage

than 3,000 tre-la headingu, ineluding

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with it fait parbenlarge! the Goods shippe·1 had the Colmist sat Forrige Marketsupplieds STEAMSHIP LINES

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NEGOTIATIONS FRUITLESS.

Constantinople, Nov. 18

Hitherto the outcome of the negotiations has been practically

nil. Both French and Italians are still without instructions, and

the British are reluctant to art alone.

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Rafet Pasha has not only seized control of the administration. THE MITSUBISHI MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE CO. bat is overriding the capitulations.

Apart from the abolition of

the supertax on cereals, the tariffs mentioned on 7th inst, are being maintained. In effect, Rafet has obtained more than the Turks could have hoped to obtain at Lausanne.

A disquieting factor is the failure to reach a compromise re- an increasing menace to the safety of the Allied Army. garding Allied control of the gendarmerie, whose numbers are

Belgrade, Nov. 13.

The National Assembly in secret session voted an armament credit of 800,000,000 million dinars. A semi-oficial auntuncement states that armaments are a normal necessity. It is purely acci- dental that the vote coincides with the Near East complications. The exchange rate of the dinar in London at present is 270 to the pound.

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Athens, Nov. 13.

the

As a reprisal for the treatment of Italian Communists, Soviets have seized ten Italian steamers at Russian Black Sea ports, including the liners Caniola and Graz.

Company How should I know.

By reference to the register for instance-If we are going to refer arranged nader the toets to which they to the register of every company be- fore we are going to do any tran sactions we shall have to employ a stall of half a dozen clerk, because sometimes we put through twentmmediately for funding the Rumanian Debt of $41,800.00).

Á Rumanian Debt Commission is conferring with Mr. Mellon transactions a day.

Onenah BUSINEAR CARDS of Formeeste

manthasp enparatings, or Trade Cards DEALERS SEEKING AGENCIES na be printed at a cura et 30 kandiaga for age trade bra dag under which they are saveries. Larger Kitezkeerrnte from £in E.

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Tivy did in fact rise, didn't they 'delivered to you on the Septembez} Yes, but I did not do in

wettlement day the shares he had salt througi: you !--Yes,

suspected he had no shares from the large number of shares in Lad voll.

Was the number of shares Mr.know. Greenfeld voll the subject of vin

Versaties think so.

intwert brokers that M

The Bulls.

Is it and tone, sir, that when you kuw in bad not any shares you combined in ender to raise the prize Lol the shippna h-I combined!

Mr. Zeitler: Answer the quer.

if you tell it to balla I cannot remember that.

p in conversation

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large sum of 88,300 within 48 hours? heavy damages for this breach of honestly contracted to pay the Greenfield could recover against yun -Because I had the right to accord daty in disclosing to other brokers. ing to the bye-law.

the shares you suspected he did not possess I know nothing about that

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Telling Other Brokers.

I say you had the right which

I put it to you that Mr. Green gambling transaction gives yon—| field never told you that he was You say so.

Was it because you knew he did debts-He told Mr. Carvalho, my suspeading payment of his trade

Then will you explain how it is that under these circumstances you not possess these shares ?—I do not

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to

Other brokers "did it-I do not I do not think so.. Hus gang brokers did you tell Greenfeld had sold this unaher of shares through you '--I

en know; I suspected. July: With reference Cannes remember that

Your suspicious did not move you to the sales by you on the go and have a look at the register !! Did you te is to three, four or 15th Juan of 100 China Provideat

The witness hesitated. five-Oli yes

Mr. Lean and Mortgage Company shares Zeitlyn remarked: Is a simple ques- dozent-at $11.00 per share, les brokerage tion beyond you? Will you gire me

It rameul stamps, and on the 9th June of a simple answeri

1,000 China Prorident Loan and Mr. da Silva: Everybody knows Mortgage Company shares at 311.90 that in Hongkong people do not re- Me da Silva Will you please breach of trust when a

Don't you think it a scandalous } per clare, less brokerage and gister shares in their own name. front the question again?

man sells starogs, both for delivery on Sep Did you ask Mr. Greenfield Mr. Zeitlyn: I think you under think he has not

shares through you, which you trinber settlement day, as the whether he had the shares-Not stood it by the way you laughed at tell it to other brokers? It was in value to the extent of about 33 well.

zot, to go and shares in question have appreciated only myself, but my assistant did as IC. If you did not understand it matter of conversation in the share per cent, we shall thank you to let why did you laugh--You talked marke: The brokers were alarmed about a cabination. I was not a when they beard he had sold such panty to any combination.

Ja large number of shares.

tion, please.

Pure and Unashamed.

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You discussed the matter with Do you, Mr, da Silva, consider it ther brokers -We all heard hela scandalous breach of trust-No. had sold a large number of shares. We have to look after our own in

Who are the "we"-Brokers. terests. And when you had heard did you

Now, Mr. da Silva, do you say decide to squeeze Mr. Greenfeldon oath that this was not a pure gambling transaction-Certainly

No.

Did you decide to make the shares rise No.

THIS IS A AIS JUS BUT

I'M GOING THROUGH WITH

IT IT'S WORTH IT!

got,

a.sistant.

He never told you, did he?-No. Mr. Zeitlyn: Then I do not want you to tell me what Mr. Carvalhe said

A Stow Broker? Mr. D. E. Carvalho, the last wit He said that during a conversation ness' auistant, also gave evidence. he had with Greenfield the latter

said he had no shares to deliver and

no money. Ho was absolutely bank- pt and Mr. da Silva could have his business.

The witness was cross-examined

Didn't he tell you he hadn't, these us have four cheque for 83,500, be-shares-1 bebeve he told it length Mr. Zeitlya. He ing the amount equivalent to the Carvalho.

hesitated in answering several ques rise within 48 hours in accordance!

with bye-law number six priated at he

told you

I put it to you emphatically that tions, and Mr. Zeitlyn facetiously the back of the contracts in your shares.

ho hadn't these remarked that he hoped the witness I only went to him bought shares quicker than he possession for the sales of the once to ask him to cover, and he answered questions, or else he was above-mentioned shares" Do you relased.

very much afraid the market would 80 against him.

The case was adjourned unti today.

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tell my Lord in the light of this

If you believed he had the shares letter that this was not a gambling there would have been no reason transaction pure and unashamed to ask him to cover suspected -Certainly not.

that he hadn't, Then why should you call upon You do not know that if this in

man with

whom you had fact were a legal transaction Mr.

If this was a legitimate traa- saction Mr. Greenfield would have a

There Are Two Sides to Everything.

BY ALLMAN

HELEN, I HAD A BOTTLE OFI BRANDY HID DOWN IN THIS CUAL, BIN - DID THOSE COAL DRIVERS TAKE IT?

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