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THE

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

DEATH OF MR. H. BIRKETT.

WON LOCAL DERBY

IN 1922.

DIES IN LONDON.

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The news af the death Lowton of Mr. Henry Birkett, former well-known broker and pony-owner, will he heard with deep regret by a wide circle of friend in Hongkong, and much

El sympathy will be felt fur Widow and dutyghter.

News of the sad event ***

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1932.

A PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE.

INDIÁN SUES TWO

OTHERS.

con-

EMPIRE TRADE ·

POLICY.

ALL MUST SHARE IN.

CONCESSIONS.

FREE DISCUSSION.

representatives

pored by adherence to the parit-

A lawsuit between Indians Wat's commenced in the Supreme Court this morning? before the chief Justice (Sir Jeuph Kemp!

claim cerning a

for accounts

London, Jan. 27. and enquiries between the parties

imperial Preparations for the as the real of an alleged partners

Economic Conference, provisional- hip

Plaintiffs Rattanchand Jeram-¦le fixest for the second week In

July

Ottawa, are mucking good of Ching Building, who suing Pritandas Hashingtrai Vna-

progrdess Thadani, No. want and Utomol

The Dotinions Secretary, Mr. 25, Wyndham Street. Plaintif

J. H. Thomas, in an int•yview, said of the British received in the Colony by cable claims that on Jummary 1, 1929

Government would attend unham- this morning, this being to thee entered into partnership with "Birkett passed the defendants for five years, but effect that Mr.

the partnership was dissolved by way yesterday.

agerement on January 31. 1930, The late Mr. Birketi, who was

Plaintiff the retiring from the aided Beitish policy. For the abonit 58 years of nge. CALE tu

partnership. On the date of the Conference to achieve Insting and the Colony

beneficial results, the concrasiona Twelve years

dissolution it was verbally agreed aro, prior to which he was with, that an aremont should be taken, must not be all ons one side, and

This reakup

Britlah thes Messes, Smith, Boll and Co.

int the defendants refited to take Manila. Subsequently, he started

uch un seroumi.

Government had a special interest in the exelninge broking business,

Plaintiff's clain, is for 1 ; in tiss viewpoints of the Dominions, being a member of the frm of counts and enquiries, 2 payment whose irudividual interests differed VATER detailed The coming of the amount Fund die, mid (3) widdly, Birkett and Holden.

consequently to flongkong, he joined the well; other and further relie: and costs, examination

and in town braking firm a Moxon and

Defendants deny that on new dalej essential, and here Taylor, aut he remained here fur they entered into partnersity with Dominions the representatives of some years, nulsequently return- | plaintiff, and clean that he is not, the Governments concerned were ing to Ragland.

About two years ¦ thorosion, entified to the claim sot j in vontuel. ago, hawever, he paid a visit to ale Volody.

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Apart from his business con exions, the late Mr. Birkett will De remembered for his asocia

ith

in Traseir

the He wined the Jockey holy on arrival here. Jecame

and later, and was Clerk of He was the * Couro in 1925.

er of string of pontes, and Bolt he won the Derby with

parkey,

!

calar erred which ad

An

AZI

hitherto

the

A Cabinet Committee, under the It is alleged by plakolaf that for former 1'remier. Mr. Stanley the sata of $4.000 e bevare: Bruer. - directing preparatory partner in the importing and work in Austral, and the South porting business of Moses, Jhund Arian Bovedument has appoint- for a similar No 25 Wyndham ad fontpany.

The British Govern Street, but the other side Plaits it

ques- lean which was a warm te ont are standing Frade per cent, of the not predits, but did fous that would arise with h fot early partnership with H.

and 19v stol bogies in England.

morios Mr. The will meet

M

Mr. Leo D'Almada, prador, in tructed be Mr. Loss D'Almasin, the #aitish Committee on Empire)

Alz. Boyle being the fonima, in for plaist:1. and Mr. A keen sportsman, he 1. C. deekin instructed by of a most genini dispoection, F. E. C. Handall, of Mesos, Rus and made many friends.

Cand Company, lan for defendant.

Left to mourn his death are a io and daughter, the lufter: being the wife of Lleut,-Com. K.! Dangerfield, IN.. who is now rving #hozzel HALS. Nelson

The ADankie Pief,

SILVER AGAIN

DECLINES.

THE LOCAL MARKET. EASIER.

The case is præceeding.

LORD IRWIN ON INDIA.

Csam, comprising representativess In- Mr. Log in Pederation of British

the Aa-twintiona of Commerce. British Charles of

and

WILLINGDON POLICY

DEFENDED.

41111

Pa Chambe of Shipping. Lepresentatives of several

Associations, (nekaring and trade

Str. Thomas said that to ad- vance the date of the Conference was impossible in view of domes- 1 &fairs Jove and in the Danions, and of the preliminary s to be done. Meanwhile, no negotiations whatever on trade re- motions

Foreign Countries dies undertaken that would and unfettered rendier a free discussion at Clitown. Iitish Wireless.

with

Lendon. Jan. 27. Spralong at Leeds today on the situation in India, Lord Irwin.

-Viewsy, mwish he could to uht that responsibility for the creent rupture lag with the Cons dollar still

Party preas

Constructive fon-

Charged with having committed an change. "although į sibution-building for fourress formed robbery at No. 220, Laichikok silor is down both in London and follow was wide open, and for Rond on January 16, with two others New York There Is a slightly that reason, in said, their action not in custody Chan King wh com- easier underinge to the market bad hewn unreunaty and leally, but Shanghai rates are justibable.

routy

he remains

Hunykom

יני! וי

the

-mitted to the next Criminal SessiOYTUS Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Magi. by

when all The! both He thought

thestency this morning. silver London,

decline Evernment'

and the evidence for the prosecution was con

bac

Detertive Sergeant Good- 16ths both for spot and for Government of India

no eluded. ard. Calna and Endin sold, and choire but to take the netion they win was in charge of the case. China bought t the decline, had taken in the last few weeks. The market was quiet at the It had teen supprested that they as much as anyone else, and there opening, and after the oflicial And your hark

the policy was nothing vindictive about their He lid not suppose that Aving ruled very quiet, America pursued when he was Viceroy, ¡betion. bolding ofl.

That was a complete misrepresen. If he had been in India today he In New York, silver is down atation of the farts.

would have acted any differently Carter, with the market dull. The Government disliked them the present Viceroy, Lord Puters have declined.

application of the present-polley Willingdon--British Wirdens,

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