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OBITUARY
SIR LEICESTER BEAUFORT,
Cape Town, Aug. 18. The death is announced of Sir Lelccator Beaufort, who from 1901 to 1918 was Chief Justice of Northern Rhodesia. Reuter.
[Sir Leicester Beaufort, who was 73 years of age, was a native of Cheahire, being educated at Westminster and Oxford. He studied law and was called to the Bar in 1879. For some years he was a member of the London
to
Governor's Secretary and Judicial
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928.
RUBBER FAILURE.
Continued from Págs 1).
International Banking Corpora tion, but, having become heavily indebted to the bank and having an overdraft only partially accur- ed, the bank refused him further credit, and defendant then aug gested to defendants that they should finance him.
On Mr. Stevens undertaking to School Board, and in 1880 he went prove and put in the books in the British North Borneo 45 Oficial Assignee's possession, the Commissioner. From 1895 to latter stated that the bankrupt's 1900 he was Governor of the Colony of Lubuan and of the State of North Bornec, receiving his appointment as Chief Justice of Northern Rhodesia in 1901. He was.knighted on retiring in 1910.),
AMERICAN "AIRWAYS.
NEW PLANS APPROVED.
New York, Aug. 18. Whilst at his summer camp at Paul Smith, President Coolidge has approved plans for trans-contin- ental and south-western airways from Chicago. Mr. Hoover hopes there will be full passenger and mail services in six months, al- though the number routes has yet to be considered. These will first be laid down by the Department of Commerce to develop civil aviation. -Reuter's American Service.
ITALY AND U. S...
THE DERT QUESTION.
abilities on June 10 were $936,293, and $37,000 was due to preferential creditors.
Th
CANTON NEWS REPORTS.
THE WHAMPOA SCHEME.
BONDS.
Canton people interested in the Whampoa development scheme are suggesting to the Government that the issue of the $10,000,000 Whampoa Dovalopment Bondя should be made through some of the private banks in Canton in- stead of, through the Kuomintang Central Bank so as to counter the "anti-Red" accusations that this. issue is intended for war purposes and not for constructive projects,
The Government is floating $35,000,000 in loans altogether... $63,000 to
The larger debts "included
the Baird Rubber So far $5,000,000 of war bonds Trading Co., $10,000 to the Char- have been issued and subscribed tered Bank, $142,000 to Meyer and for; "and $10,000,000 worth £7 Brown Incorporated, $64,000 to the now being floated; while another Lee Type and Rubber Co., $88,000 $10,000,000 will be issued as soon to the International Bank, and as the Whampoa Development just under $38,000 to twelve bonda are subscribed for. In Chetty moneylenders. The largest addition, Treasury Notes for $10,- debt was $258,000 to Sime, Darby 000,000 are now issued and used for payment of official salaries and Kuomintang purchases, The there was a debt of $36,000 to the Treasury notes are good for pay- Straits Settlements Government.ment of taxes after two months of issue, white the war bonds, are The bankrupt's asacts -were $330,000, and he was absolutely at the rate of one per cent. per redeemable by monthly drawings
insolvent on June 10.
and Co.
Mr. Colman also stated that
NEW FINANCE.
Interesting evidence was given by Lim Soo, Yan, manager
month. It will require 100 months to redeem all the war bonds.
RICE STILL KELD.
The Canton Strike Committee, of Chin Seng and. Com-enforcing the boycott, is still re- pany from the middle of 1922 fusing to release the rice in the up to June, 1925. Witness agreed Nanyang godowns captured as that in January 1925 it became "enemy goods" more than a year necessary to arrange new finance, ago. The cargo is worth more and an arrangement was made than $1,600,000. Kuomintang off- with Messrs. Sime Darby and Com-cials are also said to have been Rome, Aug. 13.
pany. Witness also agreed that endeavouring, to get hold of this Count Volpi interviewed by Reu the business Sime, Darby were large consignment of rice, as it ter, said that while Mr. Mellon's asked to finance, was not specula/would help considerably in the calls on Signor Mussolini and him- self were courtesy calls it was easy tive, but was legitimate export food problems of the Kuomintang
Army.. to understand that the conversa-
business. The arrangement was tion touched finance, though with for Chin Seng and Company to out any definite object. Mr. Mel-purchase rubber here against de lon was able to see that facts set finite orders from America; and forth in the debt negotiations at Sime Darby would provide Chinto get the rice back. The Strike Committee is at present disinclined' Washington corresponded with the Seng with the cost of the rubber to dispose of the rice. actual state of affairs, at which Mr. | bought against those orders. Mellon was gratified.-Reuter.
MEXICAN DENIALS.
́NO PRIESTS SHOT.
Entertainments.
QUEEN'S
TO-DAY
ONLY
Gloria the GREAT!
Paramount Picture
WANSON
Manhandled
GLORIA
*«dramatic-mar.
vel, Gloria as
fashion plate, Gloria
as a comedienne!
A ALLAN DWAN Production Printed ADOLPH ZUKÖR UJEŠSE LLASKY
From the story by dithur Stringer-Screen play by Frank W. Tuttle:
Gain!
Our Loss is Your The Rice Guild in Canton is not.
showing any sign of weakening and will not offer more than $3,000
"ANTI-REDS" ARNESTED,
די
Messrs. Sime, Darby and Company were paidan commission. On each The Canton Police on the even- occasion letters similar to thoseing of the 11th-inst., at Tai, Shek pleaded (by which the owership Street arrested eleven auspects on of the rubber purported to be charge of being "counter-revolu transferred to defendants) were tionists, or opponents of the given to defendants_those letters doctrines of the Kuomintang. were copled exactly. from the This was due to reports reaching Mexico City, Aug. 13.
form used by International Bank. the police that the "anti-Reds" in The War Department officially Messrs. Sime, Darby were free of labour circles have been securing denies that pricats have been the godown where the rubber was support from political organisa- executed anywhere in Mexico, and stored; when rubber was shipped tions. describes the reported encounters Mr. Osborne was sent for to cer- between soldiers and catholics as exaggerated.
Mexico is leaving on a two months' yacation in the United States,- Reuter's American Service:
The Canton Municipal Council tify the rubber being free from intends to look into the conditions
The American Ambassador tomould; and a report was made al- the workers of the city, and a ber in stock. On ti e letters which conducted. Mr. Y. Lee, acting most daily to Mr. Sime of the rub-preliminary social survey is to be were given to Sime, Darby and Co. General Secretary of the Canton the witness said he thought de-Y.M.C.A. is Canton, will direct this fendants had a right to take the survey. rubber out of the godown if they He thought Lee wished to do so. Pang-seng considered the letter binding. Between January and June 1926 Mesara Sime, Darby and Co. advanced 14 million dollara towards this export business.
The membership of the Automo, bile Association has passed the third hundred thousand mark. On July 6. last year the member ship reached 250,000.
The Norwegian Storting has re- jected by a majority of 23 yotes the Communnist motion that Nor- way should resign her member- ship-of-the-league of Nations
NO FRAUD.
AID FOR KUOMINTANG.
"Some of the disaffected mercen-
ary troops in Kiangst Province have been induced to join the Kuomintang, according to a claim by party organs. General Fang Pen-jen, one-time opponent of the Kuomintang, is said to have be- come a follower of the late Dr. Sun Addressing the Court, Mr. Brad-Yat-sen's doctrines The Govern dell submitted that what Chan ment, it is reported, will gazette Seng and Co. embarked on was him as Officer. Commanding the Edinburgh Edinburgh is proud perfectly legitimate and well un- 10th-Kuomintang Army Corps. of being the first city in the derstood type of business, coun- world to provide; in perpetuity, sel said. It was a type of business
free rides on the street cars for
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all blind people. It is a courtesy which needed finance. From persons and many firma who do extended, to all, blind people Megars. Sime. Darby and Co.'s it. At any given moment the whether rich or poor. On the point of view it was a perfectly speculator is liable to be heavily well-known outskirts are large workshops for safe tranenction, apart from any down, but he uses a the blind. The employces live all thing fraudulent. The rubber system and sella on a dropping over Edinburgh and the remission was actually sold to America. It market and buys on a rising mar- of street car fares is said to save was not a case of their giving Lee kat. At one period of the year the individual something like Pang-seng money and he going on the speculator may be badly down, G.$30 a year,
speculating with it. The position but a week or so afterwards the was that the rubber was actually may be well up. When you start bought against American con- talking about whether a man like tracts. The shipping documents that is able to pay his debts at a were placed with the bank which certain time, you are embarking negolated the bills, drawn against upon a dificult proposition. Mr the shipment, and the proceeds of Sime knew nothing of the specu those bills were handed to Mesars lative business, and where the Sime,
Darby, plus their commis trouble came for Chin Seng wag sion. As long as that business that, instead of applying Mr. was being carried on in an honest Sime's rubber (which he had paid and straightforward manner the for) to the contracts against which whole thing presented no difl Mr. Sime had advanced his money, culties on either side.
they started to apply the rubber "THE VOICE OF THE TEMPERld that they were getting into to other contracts. Once they
"Then," continued Mr. Braddoll. trouble. Once we realise that on "you get the voice of the tempter, June 10 this 258,000 lbs of rubber thle gentleman from America, who which ought to have been in their comes here and suggests to Lee godown if they had been carrying Pang-seng that they should enter on honestly-and that Mr. Sime "I offer her my hand every upon a speculativo line of rubber did not know that it was not there dealing. There is nothing imit would be seen that Lee Paug moral or wrong in speculating in seng had one very good reason, for rubber. It is done in this town acceding to Mr Bime's request. every day. There are dozens of
week!"
"Really!" "Yes. She is a manicurist!”-
Die Muskete, Vienna.
Owing to the non-arrival of BUSTER KEATON'S COMEDY THE THREE AGES
We have been compelled to substitute CHARLIE CHAPLIN
・
THE GOLD RUSH
This, with
MEDDLING WOMEN
Starring
LIONEL BARRYMORE
makes up a wonderful programme
TO-DAY ONLY
THE STAR
WORLD
TO-DAY
ONLY
at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.
MONTE BLUE
Seven Reels of Breathless Melodrama
THE LIMITED MAIL
Picture that will keep you on the edge of
your seat for 90 minutes.
Lieutenant-Commandor
Byrd, The selling price of Cleveland
Polar Basin, has been aw who recen flew over the Torth plg-iron during the past three months having been ascertained at greu of Doctor of Longitude 689.45d. per ton, blast furnace- and Latitude of the American men's wages will be advanced, by Geographical Sociaty a degree 8 per cent, in accordance with the created especially for
Bliding scale.
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