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RISING COST OF U.S. ARMY & NAVY.

CAN MR, HOOVER EFFECT A REDUCTION?

WASHINGTON DOUBTS.

Washington: July 24.

Mr. James W. Good, the Secret- ary for War, has announced that an effort is being made to ex- pedite the work of President Hoover's Military Commission which is to investigate America's military expenditure, described as being greater than that of any other nation.

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1929.

LIABILITIES OF $23,000.

WITH WAGE OF $100 MONTHLY.

CLERK WHO PAID INTEREST OF $80 A MONTH.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.

The Chief Justice (Sir Henry the Gollan) presided ever,

FRENCH. ANTI-RED

PRECAUTIONS.

POLICE RAIDS STILL BEING CARRIED OUT.

COMMUNIST PROTEST.

Paris, July 24.

In pursuance of their campaign against Communist outbreaks. on August 1st., the police carried out further raids on the homes of avowed Communists to-day) and found liat a number had fled.

Be ski one of the principal Bankruptcy Court this morning Duteilleux, the Secretary of an-

objects of the Commission will be to determine whether post-war de- velopments in the Air Service and in mechanisation have displaced in usefulness and "importance other branche 4 the service.

Washington, however, is in- clined to be septical regarding President Hoover's ability to re duce Army and navy expenditure unles the fortheming Naval Dis- armount Conference results in an netoni redaction of the American Navy,"

It is realised, nevertheless, that by means of a Nuval Agreement Covering ernisers and by adoptit a firmer attitude towards inerea in the corts of the military estab lishment the President may check die abrate increase in the cost of the Army and Navy, which is at present mounting by C0000INAT wvedy goan Reutere, Aansturmu Synte

the most interesting case being that of Li Kim, alias Li Kwai, Cheung Lok Street, who came up ntias Li Kim-tong, n clerk, of 24.

for his public examination.

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Official Hevelger, debtor zaid his salary

$100

51 mouth anal liabilities totalled $21,000. He had horraved on his own account $1 goo, signing for $2,800. He had not repaid the capital, but had been paying interval for about two years. He said he had paid in terest at the rate of $80 a month, |

The Official Recriver:----You paid that out of a salary of $100

htt?-Yes, that is why I have incurred debts.

reply to further questions, debtor said he jobed as guarantor

in the other notes,

Those placed gader arrest In- elude M. Midol, the Secretary of the Railwaymen's Unión, M.

other union, M. Gordeaux, a Mem

zieres, the Secretary of the Paris Ler of the Council of the Confed- eration of Trade Union, M. Mai-

Communists, and M. Mathieu, the Secretary, the Meatworkers' Unions.

Le Humanite loudly protests against the attempt to outlaw the Communist Party and urges Te. sistance.

The Minister of Justice presided police and legat officials, and dis at a two hours' meeting of high eusset Communist preparations for demonstrations on August 1.

.1 was derided to indict the ninety-six Communists arrested at Villeneuve on July 21 on a charge of mencing the security of the magistrates Im11- state. Seven immediately opened an enquiry, with the result that the ninety-six were sent to prison. .

The polled yesterday,

raided

Why He Was Dressed Up." Thie Offieral Receiver; You varione Communist strungholts and don't look -very poverty-acized documents, and arrested stricken? put on these clothes reveal leader's including M. Du OVER ELEVEN DAYS IN to come and see his lordship, the Villieus, the Secretary General of

Official Receiver and the Court the Confederation THE AIR.

'Reuters people.

MONEY.

The Odicial Receiver said that AVIATORS WHO ARE MAKING every debt was that of a money- Jender. He had opposed the ap plivation of a receiving order until sume of the prints of debt were} St. Louis, July 21. - withdrawn, as he could see 210 The aeroplane, PSL. Louis Robin," which, has atrendy Jenama established a new refuelling re- cord, is still dying.

It has been in The air now der 11 daya nnd 10 hours, and the engine is still working well.

The sponsors of the fight have joomised the pilote $100 for each and every hour they remain in the air over the previous record,,

The previons record was 10 days. G hours, 1-4 minutes. ---Reuter's American Service..

SPLENDID CONTRACT FOR BRITAIN.

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London, July 21.

It is atnannced that the con- track for the building of the hew Banickak Memorial Bridge, which is to celebrate the 150th anniver- sary of the foundation of the city of Bangkok, has been awarded to Messrs. Dorman, Lang and Coin- pahy, the famous Middlesbrough engineers.

METERED WATER CHARGES.

Regulations May Be

Held Over.

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We learn that the Da online The Waceworks Ordinapee, which apadre mom before the Legislative Carned this afternoon, will be passed. but that the regulations under it will probably 1111 promulgated immediately.

These are the relations specifying the Charges for metered water, and the inten tion, we fearn, is to hold thesd over until such time as the general water itution becomes more definité.

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of Labour--

Later.

The police yesterday afternoon | ¥Uzbek printing works and seized a number of pamphlets in russian, Polish mal ilebrow deal- ing with the incitement of solliers to disobedienee.

The Headquarters of the Workers' and Peasants". Bank" was also raide 1, and documents dealing with the relations between the Bunk and the Soviet seized.----Reuter.

The Chief

werd

Justice:--Who authorised you to do that?--I did it of my own accord.

Mr. Blake-Was there anyone from whom you could get instruc tions in the absence of the manager? No.

In reply to further questions witness sald he did not know tha partners in the firm.

A receiving order was granted. In the case of the Chen Kee Fish Stall, Mr. F. H. Loseby ap- peared for the petitioning creditor and said the act of bankruptcy was, the suspending of payment on July G.

In evidence, the elitioner, Li Ming-sang, said the Chuen Keet Fish Stall owed him $1,000, being money lent.

In reply to the Official Receiver, the petitioner said he had filed an allidavit of the assets of the debtor firm stating that the assets were $4,300. He said he got his formation from different people.

reason why the debtor, who had joined as a guarantor in notes, should bear the entire burden.

Debtor said he borrowed money originally about three years ago, when his mother was ill for seven The contract WBR secured weeks. He had to borrow money He had been fold that an engineering

to joy the expenses. Later, people

against strong American and Con- tinental competition."

will cost £250,000 to erect

in-

shop owed the debtor firm several

He did not know the full name of this firm

or its address. That was the only information on which the affidavit was based,

It is estimated that the bridges for payment and he had to thousand dollars.

borrow from money-lenders, with the various debts which had bren withdrawn, he thought the Habilities amounted to about $2,500.

Reiter,

LANCASHIRE COTTON

CRISIS.

EMPLOYERS AND, OPERA- TIVES MEET AGAIN,

Wanted the Interest.. The Chief Justice:-llow did am you manage to do it? I curious. How did you manage to get the trust of these money- lenders? It is not a question that they trusted me. They asked as many people as they could to sign the notes.

London, July 24, As a result of strenuous efforts by representatives of the Ministry

The Chlef Justice: Take your of Labour, the committees of the cotton, employers' organisations own notes. They, know you were and the operatives trade unions only getting $100 a month7-They have resumed joint negotiations trust me because I have been pay. at Manchester on the wages ques-ing them interest regularly. What

they want is the interest.,

The public examination was closed.

tion.

They met this afternoon at Ma chester, though the result of their deliberations have not been dis- closed.--Reuter.

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A-Receiving Order,'

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On the application of Mr. D. II. Blake, who appeared for the petitioning creditor, a receiving order was made in the case of the Wai Lee Firm.

The Oficial Receiver-On the strength of that you have sworn that there were good book debts of $10,0007-The debtor told me that other people owed his firm some- thing like $40,000 and that book debts amounted to $10,000.

Not Friendly!

Your information is based solely on what debtor told you?—Yes,

It is a friendly petition; la it?— Oh, no.

You are very hostile to him are you, very much against him?-Oh, certainly. He owes me money and refuses to pay me.

If you believe that there are good book debts, why did you not take proceedings to recover your $1,000?-1 left the matter in the hands of my solicitor.

The Official Receiver submitted that there was no evidence of any assets.

Lau Hing-Kwai, manager of the stall and also one of the four partners, said his abilities totai- The petitioning creditor, led $32,000. It was the custom woman, anld she had lent the firm of arms ilke the Chuen Kea to junk owners who two sums of money, totalling near- finance the ly $20,000 and had received pro- brought brought all the fish they missory notes. No part of the caught to his stall. The only money had been repaid, but insels were the furniture, etc. He London, July 24,

the answer to a letter she sent to the held promissiory notes to Mr.Henderson, in the House of Commons to-day stated that a re-firm she received a reply which value of $7,000, but had no securl-

Д stated that there had been ty, on the other loans made. ply had not yet reached him from decline in the flour market, and, The arrangement with the junk. the Suvlet Government to the

in consequence, the firm had a owners was that the fish was valued British Note suggesting that a Soviet representative should be huge stock of flour. Therefore when it was brought in, the value the deposit could not be returned. being set off in the books against Hent to discuss the resumption of The accountant of the debtor the uniqunt debtor had advanced diplomatie relations. From therm Bald the manager bad told to the junk, reports in the Press, the Reply him that he did not thing he could The Chief Justice:-Do you was apparently on its way. carry the business on. Creditors want to be bankrupt? I have no British Wireless,

had been pressing and he thouglit money. I leave the matter in he would have to leave. the Colony, your hands. Free Church pilgrims return-On June 8, witnesses sent notices ing from Canada held an Eistedd- to the creditors asking them to witness said he did not mind being

a bankrupt. fod on the White Star liner meet at the office of the firm and

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