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CHINESE CHOPS ON BANK NOTES.

NATIVE BANKS OBJECT TO:

PRACTICE.

PROTEST TO COMPRADORES.

A dispute has arisen recently

JULY 14.

FRENCH NATIONAL DAY COMMEMORATED.

A reception was held by the French Consul, M. G. Dufaure de

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OUR WAR PENSION PAYMENTS.

COMPARISON WITH LATE ALLIES.

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THURSDAY,

BIG FIRMS TO COME TOGETHER.

ARMSTRONG AND VICKERS' "CONVERSATIONS"

la Prade, at 13, Peak Road, this AHEAD OF OTHER NATIONS.ment, between the morning, as part of the celebra- tions of the French National Day,

BA-

The reception was in the between the native banks and the ture of a semi-ollickal at home," compradore departments of the and was attended by His Excel- lency the Governor, members of bigger banks, the latter having re- the Government, representatives quested the Chinese native banks of the. Services, and many pro to chop their bank notes when they minent residents. It was follow ed by another reception when bring them to the compradore denny French: residents and others partment of the foreign, banks for were present, H. E. the

vernacular" press,

Big Business Done,

London, July 13.

£46,000,000 and 88, 34,--Reuter,

War's Aftermath.

London, July 13.

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JULY 14, 1927.

“THE SQUEAKETTËS.”.

Way

LAST NIGHT'S TROOP CONCERT.

KNOW?

A bright and breezy progrumme An important working agree Sneakettes,"

presented by The at "The Bettor twe world'Ole," Peking Road, Kowloon, last famous engineering and armament evening, under the auspices of the frots of Sir W. G. Armstrong. Entertainment Sub-Committee. In the House of Commons, In Whitworth & Co., Ltd., and Vic- As usual this popular concert party the course of a Ministry of Pekers, Ltd., which between them attracted a large number of troops, sione vote, a comparative table of have issued capital and debenture who expenditure thereon showed that stocks amounting to more than enjoyable time.

were given a thoroughly Britain and the Dominions had £35,000,000 was definitely Tore- The programme included songs- expended in 1925-26 a total of ahadowed at the Armstrong, Whit-the choruses being sung with £86,000,000, being an annual r worth annual meeting at New-hearty good will-dances, nursery capite chirge of 27 shillings; castle last month. Frames E37,750,000, and 18. 61.

rhymes of London Town, and a Mr. J. Frater Taylor, the vice-puntomime rehearsal of "Cinderel

The song "Suann Shinetli exchange purposes, states the about 11.30, accompanied by Cast and 199, 2d.; and the United States aations were taking place between Shoes all Day" was a popular num-

Governor arrived per capita; Germany £60,000,000 chairman, announced that conver-la."

C. H. Steele, A.D.C. Others pre-

directors af. the two firms," and her as was "The Raggedy Man." It has been the practice in the sent included the Hon. Mr. W. T.

that there was every likelihood Another particularly enjoyable item was "The Toy Soldier," the part past

of a successful outcome. few years Among the Southorn," (Colonial 'Secretary).

It is considered in well-inform who created much fun in "drilling" being taken by Capt. Steel, A.D.C., compradore departments of the the Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, (A- foreign banks to request the Chi-torney General), the Hon. Mr. Comparative figures of the red circles (says the Daily Erpresa) the girls.

Mel Messer (Colonial Treasurer); punditure on war" pensions by that Mr. Prater Tayler's public re- nese native banks to chop the name

Mrs. C. Russell-Brown arranged of their bank on the foreign bank Major General C. C. Luard. C..some of the principal belligerent ference to the conversations in the programme and those taking wore dicates the signing of an agree part were the Misses. Carothers, notes, as a precaution, so that, in CG accompanied by Lieut. Powers of the late war case forged notes were found.QP, Johnston, A.D.C., the lion given in the House of Commons rent at a nearly date.

and Elby; Mesdames Charles, the compradore department would 15. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, the £57,250,000 for all classes of pen posals are for an agreement re Browne, Greig, Tod, Grossman,

It is understood that the pro- Gornaby, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, (CS.P9, the to-day, when a pensions, vote" of

Grimble, Evers. D: not have to be the losers and the Hon. Mr. E. 1: Hallifax C.B.E. sions was under discussion. crigin of the notes could be traced.M., Secretary for Chinee

garding marketing and production, Marcel. Hall and Murray. Also This amount represents an 8- Hecently the Chinese native banks. complained that this Affairs, the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. per cent. decrease on last year's and use the exchange of certain Mrs. C. Russell-Brown, Capt. Stand

technical information.

SargLieut. Brahield, RN and Shenton, the Hon. Sir Shou-songuru, due to deaths of pensioners practice gaye

When it is signed it will be thet. D. M. Rycroft, R.E.. them additional trouble,

they therefore Chow, the Hoa. Mr. R. II. Kote- and their dependents, to 80,000 first great step towards the re- asked the "ompradore depart wall, CMG, the Hon, Sr. 11. T.more children reaching the age at organisation of

the British - HOW MUCH DO YOU Jackman, (acting D.P..), » Com- which pensions wern partments of the foreign banka medare d. L. Pearson, accom- payable, and to the re-marriage of of greater efficiency and co-opera- no longe gineering industries along lines to cancel this chopping.

panied by Pay! Cdr. H. Rogers, a further 4,500. O.B.N, LA. Còm. G. F. Пole R.N. The expenditure of the Minis) (Harbour Master), Sir Robert. 10 | try in 1925-26 was in rand essential in consequence of the Such co-operation has become

· The reasons given by the untive | Tung, dhe Rev. Father Spada and figures £66,500,000, banks are, that sometimes the the following Consuls Mr. II, The year's expenditure on Great increasing competition by Eurg- number of foreign lank notes Schantzaid Mr. L.

pean concerns, and the formation WWar pensions for the same period of the European steel cartel. brought to the compradore depart- | Franklin (America). Mr. ments of the foreign banks amount T. "Bagram

Other famous British firms are (Siam), Mr. M. J. and New Zealand, Canada, Southikely to follow Armstrong's and in value to $100,000 or more in a Quist (Holland), Mr. J. M. Africa and Newfoundland was Vickers' example, which may be day, And if all these notes have da Rocha (Costa Rica), Mr. A. 1. £19.500,000, making a total for the expected to begin a new era of to be chopped before being taken C. de Albuquerque Castro (Portu- United Kingdom and Dominions close co-operation in British en- to the foren banks, the native gal), Dy. W. Wagner (Germany), of no less than £86,000,000, equi gincering. banks will have to employ more Mr. R." Vällering (Panama), and valent to an annual charge of 27 Could Take Revolver and Shoot folis 'whose "sole duty would | Mr; Georges Bolking (Belgium). « Philling from every man, woman be to chop those also it The toast to His Majesty the and child in a population of bunk notes can bd forged, King was proposed by M. de la | 6-4,000,000: . then, chops can also be forged, and Pryde, and that to the President The statement disclosed how if the chops of the native banks the French Republic by His much greater are the British per are forged these banks will have in ExerHoney the Governor. hear an additional burden, which the compradore departments of the foreign banks ought to shoulder themselves, considering that most of the men in the compradore de-

The day is celebrated as the partiments are undoubted men of anniversary of the French experience in banking, and have public as it was on July 14, 1789, far better power of identifying during the revolution in which the forged notes than the native citizen-soldiers of Paris opposed banks.

After changing hands for a jew the King's army and captured years, these notes would, again, the, Bastille, the mysterious dark covered with choppings of the fortress which personified the ah

cient regimu. The taking of the Bames of the native banks.

The native banks are or the Bastille secured the triumph of opinion that if the dispute cannot the revolution. be settled, they will have to employ a foreigner so that in the future if there is any exchange of foreign notes to he made this foreigner will, representing the native banks, go to deal straight with the managements of the bigger banks and not through their compradore departments,

The vernacular press states that Mr. Ho lu, compradoru, of the Mercantile Bank of India, is now trying to settle the dispute for the two parties.....

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IRELAND MOURNS,

LATE VICE-PRESIDENTS

FUNERAL

Dublin, July 12.

All warships in harbour to-day! were dressed in honour of the oc- casion, and a salute was red at mid-day.

DISCOVERY OF A DAGGER.

in the Dominions of Australia

capita payments.

the Lot.

A net loss of more than £500,- 000 on the year's working was an- nounced at the meeting, and a large writing down of the capital Foresinadowed

No Niggardliness,

Mr. Taylor announced the open- ing of negotiations for the sale of Biscussing these figures, the Newfoundland Paper & Rower Colonel Stanley, the Parliament Company, in which Armstrong's ary Secretary to the Ministry of have an important investment, to Re-Pensiona, said they were very the International Paper Company. striking, and showed that the of New York. He stated that they British Enipire had not been nig had disposed of their investmen gardy in the way they had treat in the Armstrong-Siddeley Com- pany and in Charles Walmsley's ed the sufferers in the war.

SEYMOUR TERRACE MURDER DEVELOPMENT.

According to reports in the local vemaeubir press, new light is sup pestol to have been shed on the Seymour Terrace murder, in which at old Chinese huly "of a well- known family was gagged and suf- foented by robbers, who are bes lieved to have made a big haul from her safe in the form of bank. notes of large denoinination.

appears that, thorrh the polite made a thorough search of The roun isley thu Truely perurced, and other parts of the

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Referring to the maintenance Co., Ltd. He, admitted in the of children under the pension course of his speech that the ar- from the Ministry, Colonel Stan natal report was far from satis- ley said £98,500,000 had been factory.

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following "general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 12 of this issue.....

1.What is the mean

distance

from the earth of (a) the sun (b) the moon?

2. What is the size (a) of the sun, (b), of the moon, compar- ed with that of the earth? 3.What are the principal Semitic

languages?

4-To what great family, of lan-

lunges dos English belong?

5. What is the origin of the ex- pression: "It's all my eye and Betty Martin"? 6.---What is the chief difference be tween veins and, arteries?

7. What is the Bodleian Library? 8.-Who was the author of "Pil-

grim's Progress"?

9. What was the Long Parlia-|

inent?

'10.--What are the Pillars of Her.

cules?

11-What is the Venus of Milo? 12.-Who was Charles Martel? 13. What was the origin of the

name "John Bull"

14. What is the Woolsack? 16. Whence came the name of

Piccadilly?

spent under this heading since Consideration was being given i 1917, and the annual expenditure he continued, to the necessity of which was of course diminishing substantially writing' down the www now about £8,000,000.

plant and properties and invest- Tho expenditure on the adminis- | monts.

been reducing our commitments in tration of the Pensions Ministry As to the future, Mr. Frater businesses undertaken since the this year was reduced by 14. per Taylor said that included in the war, he said. There is no vestige of cent. but the expenditure on bene possibilities were closer working truth in the statement that we are fits had fallen by only 3% per arrangements with Vickers. It ceasing activity in any branch of con-British Wireless.

might be that in such arrange- the main business, and, in fact, ments H way would be found we are doing much work now in which would be mutually bene- our own shops which we former- ficial, but all he was able to say ly gave out to other concerns. Was that conversations were There was painful scene taking place.

when shareholders were invited to The outlook for general en-ask questions. gineering business was more en- Giving his name as Mr. Graham, couraging, and lack of armament Gateshead, and speaking with ordera was being partly, compen-entution, a shareholder said he At the Marine Court this mother products. They were build- Armstrong's more than 40 years.

sated for by the manufacture of was 75, and had worked for ing before Lieut. Commdr. Jing, or had contracts for, 16 ships, Newill. D.S.O., R.N. Captain derand hoped to increase this num-cried excitedly. "and shoot the "I could take a revolver," he gen Bruhn, master of's.s. Phra- ber.

Hot who, caused Sir William Arm- It has been suggested in some strong to turn in his grave.

SHIPMASTER.FINED.

· ·BREACH OF PORT HEALTH REGULATIONS.

rang, was charged with, fa) heing,

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An extraordinary air of ninres house, aut found nothing of an in- healthy ship did fail to hoist quarters that Armstrongs, are re- Change the name, for God's sake.

siveness prevailed at the funeral of Vice-President Kevin O'llig- gins, who was assassinated an Sunday. Business was practical- ly suspended and schools were el and.

Half a million people watched the draped gangarringe in ita pro- gross from St. Andrew's Church to the Ginsterin cemetery, and thousands wept openly,

Scores of women fainted in the crush, overcome with emotion and the heat. The hish in the church was broken only by the sound of stilled subling.

Mrs. O'Higgins was frail. pathetic figure, on the verge of collapse. With her was Governor General O'Higgins, three sisters two brothers and Mr. Cosgrave.

The only words spoken in Eng- lish were those used in prayers requesting Repose of the Soul.

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eriminating nature, they found, on anether starch last Monday, that a dagger was lying under the bed

wonian relied of # deceased.

the Quarantine flag on arriving from Haiphong, and (b) failing to proceed to the Quarantine An 10 thechorage on arrival from Haiphong,

on July 9.

After this discovery, one of the umuhs employed at the place was taken to the police station for searching" interrogation, the yer macular papers add, but she has since been released, as well as a man-servant who had been detin ed in connexion with the affair.

The reward for information concerning the murder has been increased from $250, to $1,000.

LOCAL WILLS.

CANTON MAN'S ESTATE IN HONGKONG.

Reseating of letters of adminis

The late Mr. O'Higgins' rela-tration of the will of Mr. William

Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges.

Dr. K. S. Cheah, Assistant Health Officer of the port, weni into the box and gave details of the offences, stating that when he boarded the vessel which was pro ceeding to a buoy, he discovered that she was from Haiphong, which port was stated to be infect ed. The vessel was not flying the Qflag at the time.

The master, "admitting the facts) of the case as outlined, said that his agent at Haiphong had informi- e him that the port was clean,) and it would be unnecessary to go into quarantine on arrival at Hongkong.

His Worship, in inflicting a fine

tives, members of the Dail, Senate, Linn Fernie have been granted to of 350, informed accused that he Consular offices, Judiciary, mill Mr. D. M. Blade, solicitor, the at- had committed a serious offence. tary and civil authorities, and the torney of Mr. Maurice Bloomfield that could not be overlooked. Universities, followed the coin Brown, the executor.

Deceased died in Shanghai on

on foot, also local organisations March 6, 1926, leaving net estate of

from the countryside.

At Westminster Cathedral.

Earl Balfour, Lord Birkenhead,

12,900 tuels, Property in Hong- kong is valued at $4,700, the whole matate being bequeathed to the widow.

Sir. Austen Chamberlain," Chief Probate of the will of Mrs. Laura Justice Cave, Mr. Churchill, and Maria da Rocha has been granted

COXSWAIN MISSING.

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

Efforts to find Lo Tai, the Chinese)

Mr. Amery, together with repre-to M, Jono Maria da Rocha, of 2 coxswain of the ill fated.s.s. Leung sentatives of Mr. Baldwin and Connaught Road Central, Hong-Kwong have failed, and he is be other Cabinet Ministers, also for- kong.. Deceased left estate ieved to have left the Colony, He mer Ministers of the Dominions, Hongkong of $16,400 and provided is not to be found at his last known and representatives of the rela-annuities for her nephew, Mr. address, No. 15 Centre Street. tives of the Inte Mr. O'Higgins, Francisco Xavier de Rocha, and her formed part of a large representa-brother Mr. Jose Antonio da Rocha. tive" congregation at Westminster Cathedral at the Requiem Masa

for Mr. O'Higgina.

The Irish Free State flag was placed on the catafalque as a pall. An Irish prieat officiated.-Router.

In their finding at the inquest on the victims who were drowned Mr. Chun Chee-king, alias Chan when the Leung Kwong came into Chiu-ping, who died in Canton, left collision with the steam launch Hongkong estate of $44,000. Pro- Moonshine, the special jury con bate of the will has been granted sidered that the coxswain of the to Messrs. Chan Cho-pui and Chan Leung Kwong should Yee-chung, the oxocutors and sole charge of manslaughter

Answer a beneficiaries under the will.

and brought in a verdict to that effect.

ring or giving up some of their My capital is gone. A revolver. math busincas, because we have Mr. Chairman, a revolver!"

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