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THE HONGKONG' TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1931.

HONGKONG TRADE..

VERY LITTLE NEW BUSINESS

TO REPORT.

The following reports have been reveived from importera by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce:

ALFONSO'S FUTURE

RESIDENCE.

COMPLICATIONS UINTED IN PARIS.

Paris, Apr. 18. There seems little doubt that King Alfonso will be bound to decide his future residence almost inmediately.

UNUSUAL CASE,

ALLEGED REFUSAL TO ĜIVE INFORMATION.

Capt. Tillet plendal "Not Guilty." Dr. Cheah niated that on April 10, at about 5 p.m. he boarded the Ame rican steamer Anniston City and gave the Health Ofcer's Report form tu the Master of the ship, asking him to kindly fill it up. The defendant asked witness

A rather uitusunt case was heard at the Marine Court on Saturday, when Capt. R.V. Tilat, manter of the sa Anniston City, as summoned before the Hon. Commide, G.F. Hole, B.N., for Cotton plece goods and finey

refusing to give information regard cotton goods.There is no new

ing the health of the crew and pasken- business to report. Deliveries The possibility of politieni com-gers of his ship when required to do Cheah, Assistant continue very good. The latest plications in the event of his so by Dr. K. a. eutton prices to hand are those making a prolonged stay in Paris, Henith Officer of the Port, in the of the 16th instant viz. Middling is believed to be the cause of a execution of his duty. American Spot 5.81d. Egyp. Sakel. Jong secret converantion

this FGF Spot 8,70d.

evening between M. Chiappe, the Woollen.-There

fair Prefect of Police, and the former Ambassador, Senor ex-Spanish amount of enquiry but it is tremely difficult to

Is regarded get the enQuinones Deleon. It quiries into the order book. This as significant that this mysterious particularly applies to bulk lines, interview was preceded imme- The deniers seem averse to paying diately by a meeting of the Cabinet. The Duke of Miranda, who has anything like the reglaging cost

in accompanied King Alfonso into for repeat business althon-sh many cases they are buying new exile, in a statement to the Preas the defendant refused to do anything.

King qualities on the same basis of this afternoon, said that

Questioned by Capt. Tillet, witness bad the Alfonso, who adopted his | admitted that he gave the report forni to the Chic? Steward but sinted that incognito of the Duke of Toledo,

HIR ho accompanied the latter into wished to efface himself.

dining room where the defendant was. un- plans for the future were

Witness further admitted that he did certain. He did not know whether

aut inform the defendant that he was he would reside in England or in the South of France.

an Asistant Health Ofeer of the port, but he presented the report form, it was, he said, obvious who and what he was.

price s being asked for old lines. It can almost be said that little or nothing has been done towards tulilling a normal senson's requirements.

Both Bradford and Continental prices are showing rather essier tendency. The Jatest "tops" prices to hand are those of the 10th inst. viz.,--Merinos

Offer from London.

London. Apr. 18. Lord Londonderry has offered 708, average 274, per .. Merinos -King Alfonso the use of his Gts. average 25d. per tb, Merinos London house, one of the most | 60s, super 253,4 per tb, Cross-famous mansions in the West End. breds 588. Super Comebnek 21.

FM 1.

Catalonia's Problem.

Madrid, Apr. 18.

The thorny problem of Another report sintes: A fair Catalonia's status has been solved amount of business in woollens

as the result of hectic negotiations has been settled since last report tween three Ministers from

for Gaberilnés lng and orders

Madrid and the Catalan leaders, Contings and Suitings have bev.

The Catalan State will have the ...ttled. Some important fines ot

wideat possible autonomy, with its Continental Serges and Meltonown ning. language, National

wall for half an hour or,

If he could not do that, to gẹ back the next morning. Witness told him that he could not wait for half an hour, nor Ko back the next morning, nt which

In answer to another question, wit- ress denied that the defrainnt asked him to wait a few minutes until the latter had finished his dinner. He averred that the defendant told him to wait half an hour or go linek the next morning.

At this stage, his Worship said that he did not think he could take the case any further. Witness had said that he did not tell the defendant that he was an Assistant Health Officer, and though he held very strong view about ship office giving information to Boaring Öficers and Health Off- erra with as little delay as possible,

her alan reported to have bees Anthem, and an official represen-yet, he could not sure how, in accordance Gould. Dealers seem to have detative in Madrid described as a

rided fr purchase limited quanti- Minister Plenipotentiary.

with the evidener just given, he could convict the defendant.

ties in order to obtain shipment. The Zuniors Government worked Turning to Dr. Cheah, his Worship The amount of business offering

s below normal, Clearances have situation", to straighten on the advised that Health Officers should in been on a smaller scale but local embarrassment by a "Republics to who they were. That

prices remain tendly,

Metals, Market (lull, Player.

Stock: American 500.- and bays, Conndian 10,000 bags, (Australian áujmu boot Market

Very wenk. No sales,

ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

The case was dismissed,

Berenguer Surrenders,

being anxious to avoid † all essen inform shipmastern at once would give them their standing, concluded within a Republic."

This Worship, The Madrid Ministers went to Barcelona by air to persuade the Catalonians to modify their alarming separatist determina-Royalist assoriations. tions evinced by the unfurling of their own flag and the "legalisa-

Madrid, Apr. 18. tion" of their w national

The surrender of the ex- anthem.

Premier, General Damaso Beren- The Catalonians were BII- {{r7. King Alfonso's devoted responsive to President-Elect friend, who was supposed to have Zumora's demarches, which emflet to Portugal, was dramatic and phasised their reluctance to sacri- most dignified, fiee the opportunity as they did on the pecasion of the short-lived Re-Interior, was working hard at 1 [public of 1872, when they agreed a.m. when suddenly General ito await the appointment of a Berenguer arrived and quietly Constituent Assembly. which said: "I feel it my duty to sur- never met because the Monarchy render to the Government. I ask to be put in prison immediately." The Minister, however, cour- teously and firmly refused to itaprison his unexpected visitor.

'The new Minister of

the

General Mustera. Governor of Algeciras, just outside Gibraltar. has been arrested and escorted fa Seville by Civil Guarda. Crowds toned the Government House in Algeciras.

JAPANESE NEWSPAPER OFFERS BIG PRIZES.

Tokyo, Apr. 18. The Arabi, one of the leading ver- racular papers, has announced tho offer of a prize of 100,000 yen to returned, any Japanese, and 20,000 yen to any

Financial Policy. Tojeigner crossing the Pavile in nu The Republican" Government's acroplane on a stop licht dusfinancial policy has been put into ing the year ending April 20, 1932, a nutshell by Senor Prieto, the either to the Ensi or to the West, Finance Minister, as follows: conditimumlly on the stunting 20W]

( all loan operations transact- Imislung points being thes mained by the Dictatorship will be island of Japan and America to respected. the south of Vancouver, or vice (2) the Bank of Spain' is sup-

porting the Republican policy,

(3) the Government is satisfied that the stability of the posata can be maintained by ordinary means. They do not intend to squander millions of pesetas in artificial, bolstering of éxebonge,

14) Ton per cent, of withdrawala from current necounts in the banks praiseworthy encouragement to the will be puild temporarily in silver devote the salaries of the exiled

The contestants will be permitted to refund in this air and will be re quired to inform the Asobi of their patentions to participate in the cute text.

It is further amounced that the Latina. which has alway

given

in

avert

éle

Amid cries of "Long Live the King" from a crowd of Monarchist sympathisers, Alfonso's third son. the Infante funn. has tort for Naples to-day aboard the Italian

inée, Roma.

Spain's New May Day.

Madrid, Apr. 19. Tl Government has decided to

order to

unemploy- possible Royalties to relief of shortage of notes.

ment, and also to institute a Na Senor Prieto predicted that timal Workers' Festival on May 1. the world race in June, the to the within a few days everything will-Reuter East and come to the West. singhe stabilised and everybody will | established air Tues overlami.

Reuter.

development of aviation, moreover poskuses its own flee of 10 aero. planes projaising to start a pontangl

Burtin and Moench.

Republie Recognised,

imagine that the new regime has

Madrid, Apr. 18. been existence

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for twenty So Far Uruguay, Mexico, France, years.

and Chile, have recognised the The Governmight has decided to new Spanish Government. eancel the contract concluded by An exchange of view is pro the preceding Government with peeding between the British and

Governments the foreign banks, for a loan of Dominions' $60,000,000, to be utilised in con- regards the situation in Spain. xion with the stabilisation of It is unlikely that the question of

Britain's recognition Having effected repairs to the the peseta.

will Re-naming Streets.

settled until the exchange of to their Farman aeroplane. Christian Moensch and J. Burtin The Cabinet has approved of views is completel

Paris. Apr. 19. The two French aviators Burtin and Moench landed to-day at 11.55, on the conclusion of their flight to Tokyo and back.Reuter,

مرفوع

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April 10 continued their the Finance Minister's statement A message from Lisbon states journey from Saigon, on the way and has structed their delegate that the Portuguese Government hack to Paris after a swift aerial to Geneva to express Spain's ban recognised

Spanish journey to Tokyo by way of India, intention to adhere to the Inter- Republic, while from Oslo, it is Siam. Indo-China and China.

national Labour Office to ratify reported that the Prime Minister For several days, after a fight a number of social conventions.

has stated that steps to recognise from Hanoi, Messes, Moensch and The authorities are busy

the Republic will be taken at the

re-

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