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Government Civil Hospital, Peak Hospital, ate, and by all the local doctors.

24, Wyndham Street. Telephone 24945.

WOO HAY-TONG. MURDER ECHO

(Continued from Pago 1.)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII.

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1931.

POLICE RESERVE.

asked him if he intended selling May. Settlement day, but when the shares.

May Settlement day arrived he ngain failed to take them up and, asked witness to carry them.

But on June 18 Mr. Woo Hay-tong was shot to death in his office and his catato ultimately became vested with Messrs. Forsyth and Butlin ua executora.

"NO RECORD.".

Asked why he agreed to do that witness replied:

ORDERS FOR CURRENT WEEK

Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector General of.

Order by the Hon. Mr. E..D. C.

Pallev state: -

Summer Uniform Summer Uniform will be taken into

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Chinese Company Leave-Inspector (1) Chor Chinese Company as from Saturday, Ting has been appointed Acting 0, C. April 28th. to Mr. Tau Tsun On, Assistant Superintendent of Police (Reserve) 0. C. Chinese Company.

It was a good outlet for money [round and see him. When plaintiff

and I was under the market and arrived there was a short discus-

hail a certain amount of margin. |sion about the value of Watson's Plaintiff,

shares and Mr. Woo asked plaintiff were appointed executors told Mr. when he heard they

LEDGER ENTRY ISSUE. If he had in fact any Watson's Forsyth of the transaction. Mr. shares belonging to Mr. Mok. Mr. Forsyth informed

Mr. Jenkli: In the ledger, there plaint that is no entry that you agreed to Croucher would say that Mr. Wou there was no record in the papers carry these shares under the general wear as from Monday, April was anxioun to get the Watson's, left by Mr. Woo and plaintif then verint agreement of May 23rd, 1984. Those members who are Mesura, Watson & Co. were a small stated that there must be a letter Witness: You must work in con-will communicate with their Company company with an issued capital of somewhere among them which he junction with the settlement book. Equipment Oficer at once.

not in possession of White Uniform, $150,000 shares, and at that time himself had written concerning the n block of 5,000 shares was not transaction. Mr. Forsyth plied cord in the settlement book of Mok But to this day there is no re- particularly easy to come by, he had no iter and that things over having been discharged from They were fairly strong.

were in mCER. Mr. Woo's books In answer to Mr. Woo's query were dileult to clarify.

any obligation. That is 80. regarding Mr. Mok's holding of

Is it not curious then that your After Mr. Croucher lnd Acen Mr.books do not show that Mok was Watson's shares, plaintiff said he Forsyth on several occasions Mr. discharged from could not discuss his client's buai-Forsyth one day informed him that liability it is shown by the this heavy nesa in his absence ao Mr. Mok the letter had come to fight. was called in. When he arrived There

lotter I have written to Woo Hay- he told them that plaintiff held kept

entry in book 5.000 shares for him. Plaintif in his own handwriting that the Mok was discharged of his liability

tong. Woo

Hay-tong Your books do not show that then went into details of the Realties were in fact released. transaction, the price at which he

Correspondence between

of $60,5007-There is nothing in was carrying the shares and men two parties was then read.

my books. tloned the ordinary rate of interest Plaintiff, it was stated, received of 1 per cent, per month.

a letter on July 27, 1933 from Messra. Soo and Nash that Counsel was of the opinion that there was Mr. Woo then stated that heinot sufficient evidence for the wished to take from Mr. Mok the executors to admit the claim, Watson's shares, a statement Mr. Mok confirmed. The transaction was thereby put through.

TRANSACTION CONFIRMED.

Was an by Mr.

.

the

There is nothing in your books to show that this ability was transferred from Mok to Woo7-1 do not think so, except that you have Mr. Woo's account.

were

Indian Company

ing at Hongkong will attend Chinese eruits of the Indian Company resid- Training Course: Part 11-All re

Company's Headquarters, 17, Queen's, at 17.30 hours for instruction. Road Central on Thursday, May 3rd.

Emergency Unit Reserve

Riot Drill-A Riot Drill will be carried out by members of the Emer gency Unit Reserve on Friday, May 4th. Members will fail in at No. 2 Police Station at 17.30 hours. Dregs)

Previous to that Mr. Mok had

MR. MOK'S ACCOUNT. written to Plaintiff asking for a Was the financial position 'be-optional. statement in writing as to what tween you and Mok this that at: Mr. Croucher then asked Mr. had happened with regard to the May settlement day you Woo how long he wished him to Watsons. That was written, sald carrying shares against $135,000 carry the shares to which Mr. Won Mr. Sheldon, because Mr. Mok was for Mnk which were worth anly replied that he did not think he being sued by the Executors of $137,000. These shares were 3,000 was going to keep them. If they Woo

evidence of the transaction would Watsons old und 1,000 Watsons Hay-tong'a estate and Cements, 1.000 Hotels, 4,000 Increase or decrease his indebted-new-Yes, RCSA.

Do you still gay you had a good margin on these sharea?-It was satisfactory to me.

improved he would probably sell

them.

Rather naturally, plaintiff asked what would berome of his broker- age beenuse it was quite clear that if Mr. Woo Intended to well after Ja few days after the transaction was put through Mr. Croucher's profit would be only per vent, per month for a few days only. Mr. Woo then told plaintiff that, if he sold he would put the sale through plaintiff 80 there would be no loss of brokerage.

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MR. CROUCHER'S EVIDENCE. Mr. Croucher was then called

(Sgd.) C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting D. S. I. (R)

MIXED RECEPTIONTM

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money into Watsons nt that the authorities there

Would you have put your own tion in the Dutch East Indies, but time?-Yes,

muy assumed to be confident of being be Two days affer the transactionable to perform what is left to between Woo and Mek they fell, them as a task of internal adminis did they not? I am not aware of tration.

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and corroborated the opening statement made by Mr. Sheldon, and stated that just after the death of Mr. Woo, the value of the shares fell na the market knew Woo held some of the shares and that. also because of the outbreak of

And the inability of Mok to take! cholern in Canton

shares caused you which had up the LETTER OF CONFIRMATION.

affected Watson's business in re anxiety I suppose?--None. Mr. Mok went away a short while gard to nerated waters sales. afterwards but before he went Mr. In answer to Mr. Jenkin, plainting Woo told plaintif he would like him stated that he first contracted to write a letter confirming the purchase for Mok 4,000 Watsons transaction. This Croucher in February, 1932, during Novem- did the same morning and took to her 1931, but on February 18 he Messrs. Butterfield and Swire to failed to take the shares and a action be written it is probable Mr. Woo..

new contract was entered into. that thin letter would never have An for us plaintiff was concerned There was a difference of $3,606 come into existence 7-Probably. the transaction was that Woo Haypayable by Mok, tong had taken over the shares and settled. Mr. Mok's ability had ceased. On Under a

Mr.

which WAA

Do you know that at the time of his death Woo Hay-tong had about $450,000-out as security against shares?—Yes.

But for Woo's suggestion that this letter regarding the trans-

CURIOUS FACT, -

several occasions between June on February 18 Mok became liable ifay-tong had well over a million fresh contraet made At the time of his death Wou and 18 plaintiff saw Mr. Woo and to take up the 4,000 Watsons on dollars cash. nvgilable and rendy

WE ARE GOING TO LOSE

CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WE CANNOT AVOID-MAKE IT NECES- SARY for us to leave our present. building in the very near future. We have therefore been compelled to make arrangements to dispose of the whole of our, Stocks. This is not just a Sale in the usual sense of the word, BUT A DEFINITE SACRIFICE AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED. Prices are going to be marked down so LOW that COMPLETE CLEAR- ANCE will be certain. This means a CERTAIN LOSS to us, but at the same time, we shall be relieved of the necessity of finding storage space until we can secure other suitable premises.

THIS OPPORTUNITY BECOMES AVAILABLE TO YOU TO-DAY, and we wish to assure our customers that the quality of merchandise they have secured from us previously, is exactly the same.

KASHMIR SILK STORE

OPPOSITE QUEEN'S THEATRE

FURTHERMORE, We wish to point out that all of our latest goods are included. SUMMER FABRICS of the very latest styles are all being sacri ficed. This is emphatically an event which will save our customers many, many dollars.

AS WE ANTICIPATE A RUSH, we only request that those who can, will make a special point of attending early in the mornings, because our experi- ence is that most of the shopping is done later in the morning or afternoon. BY COMING EARLY, you will not only avoid the heat of later in the day, BUT WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF making your selections in comfort.

THEREFORE, PLEASE COME EARLY. YOU ARE SURE TO CAIN IN A WAY THAT YOU HAVE NEVER BEFORE KNOWN.

WE SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL SOLD OUT, BUT WE DO NOT EXPECT · THAT THIS GREAT EVENT WILL LAST FOR LONG. IT IS SO DEFINITELY GENUINE !

YOU ARE GOING TO GAIN

The newspaper anticipates a sustained and quiet rise in the price rather than an upward rush! in the price of raw rubber.

interview with the Morning Post A Mincing Lane authority, in an

antisfactory and workable. It is is of opinion that the scheme is very probable, he said, that the governments concerned have un-

letally expressed general agree ment with the terms so that there, should be no reason why the scheme should not be pui. Into operation as from June 1.

9D. PER PROBABLE.

It is not likely that a pirotal) price has been mentioned, but the price aimed at is probably not below ninepence a pound, though. it might be some time before suchi

a price can be reached.

It is pointed out further that the vital question of restriction ship- ments has not yet been dealt with.

India's rubber export quota has boen-fixed-as follows: 1934, 6,850 tons: 1935, 8,250 tons; 1936, 9,000| tons, 1937, 9,000 tons; 1938, 0,250 Lons,

Burma is permitted in 1931, 5,150 tons; 1985, 6.750 tous; 1936, 8,000; tons: 1937, 9,000 tons; 1938, 9,250, -Renter.

at hand that he could do with as he would. Is it not curious under the circumstances, almost un- believable, that ho should want) to borrow, for that is what it amounta to,-$69,500 from you?~~ Yes.

The case is proceeding.

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