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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1932.

THEFT OF GOODS IN TRANSIT

WOMAN FINED AT

KOWLOON

Chan Io, the mistress of eargo- boat No. 3169B, was fined $250 at the Kowloon Magistracy, before Mr. Fraser this morning, when she was found guilty of theft of 200 pounds of apricot and a quantity of shark's fins.

TRADE BARRIERS

RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE

BRITISH VIEWS AT CONFERENCE

SHAMEEN JEWEL ROBBERY

OFFICE BOY UNDER ARREST

Shamcen, Sept. 6. Quite a sonsation was caused hore to-day when it became known that during the week-end thieves had managed to make a big haul of jewellery and money from the strong room of the Shameen office of Messra. Butterfield and Swire.

In all, jowellery valued at $20,- 000 belonging to the wife of the and economic experts on the re-compradore, and some $6,000 in construction of Central and Hongkong and Conton currency Eastern Europe, at Stresa, Italy, were stolen. There were no indica- worth about $110.

where the delegates of fifteen tions of the door of the strong roota. Defendant denied the theft, sny-Staten are attending.

having been forced, a circum- that the Ing that the quantity of apricots The principal British delegate, stance which suggests and shark's fine found on her junk Mr. Joseph Addison, the British robbery was carried out with the by the police were sweepings, Minister at Prague, said that collusion of someone employed by which were later found in the hold Britain had not come to the con- the firm.

Later.

London, Sept. 6. It was alleged by the prosecution

General discussion began to-day that the defendant whose junk was in the conference of financial employed by Messrs. Currimbhoy to carry a cargo of apricots and shark's flius, stole goods altogether

Mr. H. J. Millar, the chief clerk

of Messrs. Currimbhoy & Co., gave

pre-

It is now learned that an office-

of her junk by some fokis. She forence with her mind already said she intended to return the made up, but she was of opinion property to Messrs. Currimbley. that the only means of attaining boy employed in the compradore's their end was a gradual abolition department of the firm has been arrested for alleged participation of all economic barriers.

The exchange system at

in the robbery. It is stated that sent in operation was, he said, the lad managed to secure a key strangling the economic life

of with which he opened the door of the world.

the strong room, and that he later He agreed with the German de handed over the booty to two ac- legate that the improvement of in-complice, who have so far not

been traced. ternational exchanges would lead to an automatic improvement in

evidence of receiving a consign ment of apricots and shark's fins on August 30, the day on which defendant was arrested,

His Worship imposed the fine as stated, and discharged three fokis who were charged together with

Chan Ho,

SHIP KNIFING INCIDENT

ASSAILANT THOUGHT

INSANE

the financial situation.

M. Georges Bonnet, Chairman of the Strosa Conference, has sent a telegram to the Prime Minister, expressing the respectful homage and loyal esteem of the Con- ference which was created by the Lausanne Conference of which Mr. Ramsay MacDonald was the President.

Mr. MacDonald's reply conveys best wishes to M. Bonnet's colle-!

The arrested youth has been handed over to the Chinese au thorities. Our Own Correspondent.

LOCAL ESTATES

PROBATES GRANTED OF FOUR WILLS Probate of wills in the follow- ing estates have been granted locally:

Ho Chi-nam. alias Ho Pan.

liner Sirdhana on the voyage, from /confident will attend their labours ( 299,300; wife and children to

The knifing episode on the B. 1.agues for sucess "which I am

Singapore to Hongkong had a sequel at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. when Laf Yuen, aj steerage passenger, was, charged before Mr. Fraser with cutting and wounding another steerage passenger, Ho Hoi.

In charging the defendant, In- anector Elston said it would appear. that he was insane. He would admit the offence, and, in the same breath, would say that he did not know what had happened. He told the police that his "heart was mad."

His Worship romanded the case for a week to allow the defendant to be placed under observation.

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SILVER UP BUT DOLLAR DOWN

MARKET'S EASIER

TENDENCY

benefit.

Mirza Mohamed All Namazie (Singapore) $93,100; sons are the principal beneficiaries.

Shui Kam-Tauen, $67,300; estate to be divided between daughter, wife and concubine.

Wai Lui-tai. $88,700; three sons to benefit.

an easier undertone, and lower Although silver is up both in rates seem possible. London and New York, the Hong- In London, silver rose 3/16ths kong dollar declined 1/8th this on India and China buying. After morning. The opening rate was the official fixing, the market ruled 18. 4.3/8d., the same as yesterday, easier, with buyers satisfied. but during the forenoon it fell to New York reports silver up a 1. 44d. The market, locally has quarter, with the market steady.

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