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UNITED ARTISTS

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TONIGHT OR NEVER

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRİL 22, 1932.

BATTLE-ROYAL IN A LAWYER'S FANCY SUITINGS

COALYARD

LOCAL COOLIE FRACAS

SEVERAL HURT

SECRET

SENSATION IN THE

HOUSE OF LORDS

London, Apr. 21.

DISPUTE

BINDING CONTRACT

DENIED

con-

Mons, Delcourt denied that he made any binding contract as to the price of fancy suitings on the local market when he continued his ovidence in the Supreme Court this The august members of the morning, before the Chief Justice A clash between two gangs of House of Lords permitted them-Sir Joseph Kemp) in the action coolies occurred in the Butter-selves to register sensation to- for damages for breach of

and Company against the Com field and Swire coalyard at day when the Lord Chancellor tract brouglit by Messrs. Pinguet

that an ingenious pagnie Optorg. Whitfield yesterday afternoon, revealed

In all approximately 100 work-lawyer had discovered that no

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., for plain- tiff, cross-examined witness on a men were involved in the fight President of the Board of Trade which ensued after members of could sit in the House of Com-number of points in the case, one gang had set upon the fore- man of the other. Pick axes. bamboo poles and other imple- ments were freely used by the curately described it as

remarkable situation. of the men combatants. Some received nasty though not serious' arrival of injuries, and on the

the Police six were arrested.

Įmons,

finally suggesting that the simple The Lord Chancellor fairly ac-answer to them was that there 21 very was no trouble with No. 1 suitings because he (witness) had contract. ed with Messrs. Pinguet to sell at $4.85 yard.

Dally Penalty.

Not only were

l'residents បវ

Sub-Inspector H. Roger charged the Board of Trade not entitled to

Witness denied this.

Mr. Jenkin remarked that Mr. denied having ever

the six men before Mr. Schofield sit in the Commons, he said, but Pinguet

Long Hostility.

engage

SILVER RATHER

FIRMER

at the Central Police Court this if they did so they were disquali-"threatened" to undersell witness morning with disorderly conduct.fied for every day. The past and sufficiently low to ruin the market present holders of the office had because witness had agreed with curred penalties amounting to Mr. Pinguet as to what the price

should be.

The case is proceeding. It was explained that, Messrs, millions of pounds,

"I think every President of the Swire and Butterfeld approximately 100 coolles in the Board of Trade has always sat in conlyard and that of these rough-the Commons for many years past ly half were from the Bay View and in these days of financial District and the other half from stringency, it is tempting to think the Wanchai District. There has how many million pounds could be! always been hostility between the collected in penalties from those' parties, and yesterday afternoon, who held this position in whilst the Bay View coalies were past he remarked, loading coal from the yard to a

number lighter, some of their

It would be necessary to pass a foreman of the assaulted the

in consequence of a firmer ten- an Bill to indemnify those who have Wanchai contingent. About

the deney In the silver market, the hour later, the Wanchai gang were offended and to regularise reinforced and attacked the Bay position and the Attorney General Hongkong dollar rose a farthing

A general melee would to-morrow introduce a Bill this morning to Is. 2348. View coolies.

Silver rose 1/16th in London, china was a ensued and a message sent to the and pass it through all stages in the

spot and forward.

with the market Police Station, but on the arrival Commons.

Bill to be Passed.

the

DOLLAR RISES A FARTHING

of police officers the rioters had. A similar course would be taken small buyer.

in the Lords on Monday, thus en-quietly stendy. After the official practically dispersed.

abling the President of the Board fixing. the market ruled standy, of Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman to with Amerles inclined to buy.

Com New York reports a rise of whether participate in next week's

Wireless 1/8th. on a steady market. debates. British

the market is quite Locally. Messrs.mons engage and Reuter.

steady, but there is not much business doing.

Too Few in District, flis Worship enquired it was not possible for Butterfield and Swire to from solely one district.

The prosecuting offleer ropiled that the firm engaged the foremen. who secured the roofjes. It was not possible to obtain suffelent numbers from the Bay View Dis- trict.

All defendants were ordered to

ROYAL WELCH

FUSILIERS

sign personal bonds for their WELCOME HOME AFTER

future behaviour.

THE ROYAL FAMILY,

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COMING SHORTLY TO THE KING'S.

Janet GAYNOR Charles FARRELL

DELICIOUS.

FOX

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18 YEARS.

London, Apr. 21.

H. M. the King sent by wire-

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YESTERDAY'S BALL GAMES

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New York, Apr. 21.

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of which he is Colonel-in-Chief, and day provided a double surprise in London. Apr. 21. which arrived at Southampton to-the American Lengue, the results The King and Queen this after-day from Egypt after

to the King service abrond. paid a visit LLOON

The message read:-"Since the Philadelphin Edward VI Hospital at Windsor,

Lo the Battalion left these shores in 1914, Boston returning afterwards

Princess it has seen much active service, and Pittsburgh Elizabeth's birthday tea party, I am proud to think that the regi-Chicago' -British Wirclens.

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