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COUNSEL TO CROOKS !.. The Kind of Lawyer Who Never Handled a “Straight" Case in His Life!

YET POLITICS PUT. HIM IN POWER TO PASS JUDGMENT ON THE SOULS OF MEN HE ONCE DEFENDED!

BARRYMORE

This is the Woman' ...Who Brought His

World Crashing to Earth When She Faced Him Across the Stand!

2

DRAMATIC AS THE JUDGE'S VERDICT ! BARRYMORE SHINES IN A SMASHING ROLE!!

STATE'S

ATTORNEY

HELEN TWELVETREES Her Most Spectacular Performance! JILL ESMOND WILLIAM(Stage)BOYD MARY DUNCAN

Directed by GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD DAVID O. SELZNICK Production RKO RADIO PICTURE

SUNDAY

AN AMUSING

SKIT ON MATTERS

MUNICIPAL GOOD, HONEST BRITISH

FUN.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.

LIQUOR STOCKS.

OMISSION TO ENTER AMOUNT

IN FIRM'S BOOKS

THE SUPREME COURT.

REPORT ON CAUSES DURING

THE PAST YEAR.

PEACE IN EUROPE

REACTIONS TO ROME CONVERSATIONS

London, Mar. 22.

It is not expected that there will be further developments in the Four Power Pact project at

Taoi Wo, licensee of the Wing

The report of the Registrar of tho Lok Wine dealers, 102 Second Supreme Court for the year 1982 Straat, was summoned before Mr.abes, inter alias

A total of 399 actions were institut Schofield in the Central Magistracy jed, in Original Jurisdiction of the yesterday for failing to enter 84 Court during the year 1972 as against present, as, following the Anglo-

168 disposed of conversations, Mr. gallons, and falling to keep his during the year and 2 were setled MacDonald and Sir John Simon stock books in accordance with re- or withdrawn before trial, as against will fly home to-day to report to

121 and 35

valy in 1031. Hin-shing. gulations. Mr.

the Cabinet. Lo,

The claims

to $3,017.040. Instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, np- 12 as again and damages recovered

$3,296,262.04 in 1931. The peared for the defence.

amounted to $1,307,871.47 as against $1,400,802.11 in 1931.

The fees collected amounted to $22,099.00 as against $15,411.40 in 1931.

could not be accounted for and the defendant could offer no explana- tion for the excess. However, on examining the books after they seized, R. O. Grimmett discovered a permit for 80 of the 84 gallons in excess. He asked for the first charge to be with drawn in view of the explanation.

were

been left open for the French It is understood the way has

Ministers to visit London to con tinue the discussions.

Revenue Officer Grimmett said that on March 15 ho examined the

It is evident that the project: defendant's books. The stock

has had widespread, approval in amounted to 668 gallons of "sui

Summary Jurisdiction. Italy judging from the Duce's in the ching". In consequences of fur- Altogether 2,096 actions were in- enthusiastic reception ther purchases the total amounted stituted during the year, as against Senate and Chamber; but the

1.777 in 1931.

House of Commons is awaiting the to 704 gallons, contained in ten

The cases

were disposed of as full explanation from Mr. Mac- kongs. Of this total 84 gallons follows:-Settled or withdrawn 464: Donald to-morrow before commit-

Judgment for the plaintif 1,647, ing itself. Judgment for the defendant 64,

Nonsult 0; Struck off, dismissed or One thing, certain is that any lapsed 66, and pending 455, as against increase of British commitments with 433, 896, 56, 0, 68 and 324 respective-in. Europe would not meet ly in 1931.

approval. The claims amounted to $862,885.51 There is no doubt however, against. $186,330.93 in 1931 and that the project has relieved ten the amounts recovered were $497.- 507.28 as against $238,617.47 in 1931. sion during the last fortnight and given renewed hope that peace will be sustained; but though the The number of rent distress war- Germans have indicated that they rants issued was 1,036 representing unpaid rents amounting to 2448.739.88 are favourably disposed, it la of which $56,681.36. was recovered by clear that the nationalistic fer- enforced sales in 607 warrants: Your at Potsdam yesterday and against 1,428, $225,697.33 and 963-Hitler's reiteration of denial of 000.10 respectively in 1931.

German war guilt comes at an un- A total of 1,260 warrants were propitious moment.-- Reuter's R. O. Grimmelt stressed the withdrawn on settlement between the Special. necessity, to enter stock straight-parties, as against 910 in 1931 and

the remaining warrants were away and not to wait till the end celled or otherwise disposed of. of the day,

The fees collected amounted $29,238.00 as against $20,924.85

Mr. Lo explained that it was an oversight on the part of the accountant's resistant that the purchase on the Wednesday had not been entered.

Remarking that it seemed to him | 1531. to amount to an oversight on the defendant's part, his Worship im- posed a nominal fine of $5.

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ترجم

Local Companies.

can-

to register, of which 66 were in course in of liquidation, and 31 struck off the

register,

On the 31st December there were 705 companies on the Hongkong

During the year 84 new companies were put on the register. No com-) pany was transferred from the Hong- kong to the Shanghai register,

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Farewell to all that!... The thunder, the dust, the heat... Farewell to revelry, wine and pas sion...To peace...white arms and love!

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A FAREWELL TO ARMS

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