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· S'HAI MARKET REPORT

MAYOR REFUSES

MORATORIUM

TO PROTECT · INVESTORS

<Special to "Telegraph")

Shanglul, Jan. 21. It was learned this morning by n Chinese Press interview with Mayor Wu Teh-chen of Shanghai, that he had definitely rejected the petition for a New Year mora. torium, declaring that such a pro- cedure would destroy trust and prove detrimental "to the peace and order of the local market.”

CARTER'S MAGIC

NOTHING TO LEARN

FROM EAST

TELEGRAPH MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1985,

THE HONGKONG

MURDER TRIAL STARTS

に

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS FOR CURRENT WEEK

(Continued from Page 1.)

Lam Kwan, also a hawker, posed as to the identity of murdered man.

Onters by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector General of Police, state:

Chlaese' Company:'

with

JURY FAILS TO AGREE

ROBBERY CHARGE

Rozario,

DISMISSED

"The art of the magician is an by Mr. Macnamara at this trial. age-old one" says Cartor, the Prisoner also made a dental when Great, who will appear at King's charged later.. Theatre on Wednesday, January

Yip Ka, arraigned on a charge of The other men involved were

robbery, pleaded not guilty at the 23. It was practised before the not being charged as there was Inspection Parade.—Al) - ranks or Criminal Sessions before Mr. Jus Pharaohs and there is every not suffelent evidence against the Chinese Company will parade at tice Lindsell, Pulane Judge, this rogaon to bolleve that it had them, but the jury would think, Central Police Station on Thursday, morning.. attained considerable vogue in the after hearing the ovidence, that January 24 at 17.80 hours under Sub civilisation of the East long be prisoner was actuated by

Inspector B. J. Hunt for a general Accused was charged that he, fore Western man had emerged of vengeance against his clansman. Company Commander.

motive inspection of equipment etc., by the with another unknown, robbed Ip from his elemontary barbarian. Dr. L. D. Pringle, formerly in Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt Kowloon City on January 5.

Dream Blue Tai, an elderly woman, of $8 near "India and China are reputed charge of the Victoria Mortuary, with Brace, Armlet with Badge, to be the birthplace of mysteries doposed as to a post mortem ex-Focket Policeman" and note-book to and magie and, in the days of amination of the deceased which will make a point of being present. Ing fury, was empanelled-Messrs. be carried. The Equipment Officer sented the Crown and the follow- Mr. J. H. Lockhart Smith repre- long ago led the practical West in) showed that death was due to a this regard,

Indian Company knife wound five and a half inches,

R.E. M. Devaux-(foreman), Commendation Constable 1208 Tsang Wing-su, Mahomed Farid, "Ia oño respect do ancient and deep, in the left chest. modern magie differ; it was thei

Mohammed Khan is commended by the Wong Sik-chung, Mahomed Omar de-Hon. Inspector General of Police for custom In the past to attempt to

the prompt and efficient action, when off Hooson, Wan Hung-kwan, H. F. infuse Into the minds of the

duty, in a serious caso of sinult be- audience the belief that supernatural Wong Hin, master of the Leung was on 13.12.34 convicted by the tween two Chinese. The Dasallant The Foreign Exchange Market, agencies were at the root of the Hop Bird Shop, of 9, Queen's Road Pullee Magistrate (Hongkong)

Evidence of the robbery who meanwhile is abcady here at 9.30 most puzzling manifestations; to- East, said ho was informed that sentenced to 4 months Hard Labour Fung Yim, the latter saying that he and given by Lp Tal, Wu Yut-hival and a.m. this morning, but trading is day, while the tricks and illusions a man was lying in front of its on (A) Assault and (D) Demanding caught accused in night, very dull due to the absence of are just na confusing and elever, shop and he summoned Sergt. mono important news,

терассв. Case No. no attempt is made to elalm super- Whitcroft,

30900/01.

After a retirement of approxi- Trading at mid-morning con-human powers and the illusionist

Inspection Parade. All ranks tinued very dull, but exchange admita that deception is account was dead when the ambulance Central Police Station on Wednesday, had not arrived at a unanimous of mately 20 minutes, the foreman of Sergt. Whitcroft said the man the Indian Company will parade at the jury told his Lordship that they rates are inclined to be firm due to able for all the inexplicable things arrived. money tightness which continues which are made to occur.

January 23 at 17.30 hours under Sub verdict. Four of them found ac-| despite the declining native in-

Inspector R. J. Hunt for a general cused "Not Guilty" and three found tereat, which some experts regard

inspection of equipment ete, by the him "Guilty." as "window dressing", innsmuch as

Company Commander. Dress Blue Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt it is practically impossible to bor

In a Ronse he challenges the the verandah of No. 36, Queen's row money at any rate.

audience to solve the mysteries Road East' and saw a fight Shanghai, Jan. 21. The petition of the First Special enacted before their amazed eyes.

and apparent miracles which are which four or five men

were involved, District Amalgamated Strept Carter added that after exhaus-

Sergt. Fitchen gave evidence, Unions for the Ranction of a protive inquiries into the methods of during which Mr. Macnamara posed

one-year moratorium on Indian Jugglers he had not found interposed that the defence were 1934 debt payments, was tarned that he could learn anything new not alleging intimidation on the Saturday was rendered invisible by The total eclipse of the moon on down. by Mayor Wu Teh-Chen to from them; in fact, one old East Journey to No. 2 Police Station but heavy and Impenetrable cloude.

Indian Mahatma informed him only at the station. Interviewed.

The moon entered the penumbra nt 8.30 Mayor Wu de-

Giving that at one time the East wis the

evidence, clared that he had no sympathy cradle of knowledge but now after Sargeant

Delcetive p.m., Hongkong time, and was com- Fitches denied for the moratorium plan

all pletely obscured at 11.47 p.m., leaving witnessing Carter's method of preventing a major miracles declared that the West the accused into making his state- other lunar eclipse this year will be Jatter-day allegations of having, intimidated the penumbra at 2.55 nm. The only erisia in Shanghai business he was teaching the East, whichment.

on July 16 and that will not be visible cause, in itself. it constituted Carter considered a subtle com-

Mr. Fraser : violation of the traditional cus

It was alleged by in Asin. pliment.

the accused that you struck him. tom governing good faith among Chinese commercial ant indus King's Theatre,

Bax plans are now open at the Is that so?

Sergeant Pitches: I did not trial interests.--Reuter.

strike him.

It was alleged by the

day,

да л

Later.

Trading on the Foreign Ex- change Market here has been dead throughout the morning, but exchange rates have been very Arm.

The banks have been, good sellers of exchange but specula-

tors have shown little inclina- tion to buy.---United Press.

CHERIANG LOAN

General

Hangchow, 6, 10,

Lau Ching-fu,

Provincial Commisioner

the o!

"Belleve what you like," says he, "but we possess no supernatural; or preternatural powers."

RAILWAY SHOWS GOOD FIGURES

IMPRESSIVE, RECEIPTS

FOR YEAR

Nanking, Jan, 21. Unusually good business was enjoyed by the Tientsin-Pukow Railway Inst year, as shown in an annual report lasued by the Rail- way Administration.

FOUR OR FIVE MEN

Li Lam stated that he was on

in

accused

that you squeezed his neck. Ia

neck.

L

DIDN'T TOUCH HIM

His Lordship (to accused): The with Brace Armlet with Badge, Jury have found you not guilty by Pocket Policeman" and note-book to a bare majority, Lucky for you, be carried. will make a point of being present.

The Equipment Officer the evidence was not entirely con

clusive. You are discharged.

D. L. KINO,

D. S. P. (R)

OLD FRIEND OF KIPLING'S

MR. MICHAEL WHITE PASSES AWAY

New York, Jan. 20. The well-known author, Mr. Michael A. E. White, died here to-

had seen any lawyer in the matter day. and obtained advice.

want

Mr. White was a much travelled Mr. Macnamara: I

toman and was known to many h put it fairly what he sold about the Far East, both from hia visits; that ra?--I did not squeeze bis He said that you got your there and for the books he wrote

left arm

round his neck and of little known things and places. squetzed it; at the same time, you He was a school-boy friend of hit his head with your right hand. Mr. Rudyard Kipling's and the two Sergeant Fitches: I did not do retained this relationship through that.

the years. Although Mr. White was not so successful as his Mr. Macnamara: He further Kipling quality, and his books are friend, hia style has much of the said that you did not administer consequently virile and authentic. the proper caution to him, in factReuter, that you did not administer any caution to him at all?-I did. On the boat and in the office.

Did you in fact hold him?--No. air. dit not touch him. Did you see anybody else interfere with him at all?-Nobody could; have done so, sir. I was there and I did not see anyone do so; be better for him if he made

Was he ever told that it would statement?-No, sir.

a

WAS CAUTIONED

Or that he would gain in any way by making a statement?-No. Finance for Cheklang, to-day anger receipts were 3872,000, freight pen to him if he did not make a According to the report, passon-i Or that something would hap- nounced the negotiation of a loan

were $1,048,000, and revenues of $2,000,000 from Shanghai Banks. derived from other sources were statiment or something like that? frightened by the way you hndi The loan is secured on taxes col- $118,000, a total of over $2,040,000. No, sir.

lected in Cheklang.—United Press. BR---་་----་་

•

WHITE PIGEON

AMERICAN CHINESE TO FACE CHARGE

Mr. Macnamara: He also said that the answers in the statement were made by him when he was. treated him, and all he said was Until the accused naked ques- "Yes, Yes" to all questions put to The bright business condition tions in the Magistrate's Court, him. No, sir. That is not true.

Shanghal Jan. 19. Gin Lem; of the railway now permits the had you heard complaints about

an American-born His story is that he made his Chinese, who was arrested on his A fine of $5,000, or one year's hard Railway Administration to carry you using violence on him? No. statement when he was frightened. arrival hers from the United States labour, was imposed by Mr. W. Scho-out a plan for the overhauling of Held, at the Central Magistracy this the whole line. Over 300,000 new-Fitcher, Mr. Macnumara explained was not frightened at all. He was can authorities, was sent back to

Before cross-examining Sergeant All he replied was "Yes, Yes"-He on December 13 by the local Ameri morning, on Lau Hoi, cook, charged aleepers have been ordered in the that the questions he would put quite calm. with possession of 2,360 tasis of pre- United States and are being ship to the witness-contained-nothing-

Los Angeles yesterday aboard the _pared_oplum_on_the_first_floor of No,

He says he was not-in-Queen's President-Taft,-to-face-chargos-of- 41 Queen's Road West. Revenue Ped to China-Central Newt,

personal at all. He had to ask Rond East at all. Hin case Officer Grimmitt said the opium was

is taking a woman to America for im- found in two rattan guitcases in a

them because he had been instruct that he was in Wing Fung Street moral purposes. rear cublele. The defendant was in During the absence of Mr. J. D.

ed to do so,

and that he had nothing whatever Ho was taken into custody here charge, and the master of the house Lloyd, who is in hospital suffering Sergeant Fitches lidmitted that telling the truth, there is some- Angeles authorities.

In answer to Mr. Macnamara, to do with this crime, If he was on a cabled complaint from the Los reeking with the smell of opium, hav- Porrent has been appointed to be the accusations brought against thing gravely wrong somewhere. This is the first time that an ing evidently been used for that pur- Superintendent of the Imports and him by the accused were made at You realise that of course?--Yos. American citizen has been extradit- pose before..

Exports Department.

The Magistrney before the accused The case is proceeding.

ed from Shanghai.-Reuter,

was seldom in. The suitcases were from pneumonia, Mr. R.

A.

THE BIGGEST THEATRICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR;

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations ́lugued to-day?—

Banks.

Hongkong Banks, $1655 b. ILK. Banka, (Lon. Reg.), $1891⁄4

IL.

Chartered Bank, 210 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B. £82 11. Mercantile Bank C., £18 n. East of Asia Bank, $90 n. Am: O. Finance Corp, Sh. #20 ■ China O. Fin. Ord, Bh. $1.80 n. China . Fin. Prof. 8h. 34 n.

Insurances.

Canton Ina., $275 n. Union Ins.. $4878.

China Underwriters, $1.20 b. China Fire, $400 n. H.K. Fire Ins., 228 n. Internat Asace, Sh. $6.00 in.

"Shipping."

Douglas, $10 n. 11.K. Steamboats, $7% n. Indo-Chinga, (Prefi), $80 n. Indo-Chinas, (Daf 1 $33 n. Shells (Bearer), 51/3 n.. Union Waterbents, $1334 n.

Mining.

Antamoks, 94% ets. n. Balntuca $41 n Baguio Gold, 87 cts. n. Benguet Consolidated $144 Benguet, Exp. 18 ets. n. Donguet Goldfield, 10 cts. n. Big Wedge. 10 cts. n. Gold Creek, 381⁄2 cta. n. Gold River 23 eta. n. Ipo Mining, $1 n. Itogons, 42 eta, n. Salacot, 16 cts, a. Kaflan, 18/3 n.

Langkats (Single), $16 n.

Shut Explorations, Sh. $5. S'hai Lonne, Sh. $6 n. Rauba, $9.10 n.

Venz: Goldfield, $5 a.

Ducks, etc.

b.

ILK. Wharves, $112 H.K. Dacks, $114 n. Providents (old), S140 n. Providents (new), 30 cts. s. Hongkowa (old), Sh. $309 n. New Engineerings, Sh. 36% n. Shanghal Docks, Sh, $120 n.

Cotton Mills.

Ewa Cottons, Sh. $8.00 n. S'hal Cottona, (old), Sh. $74 n. S'hai Cottons, (new), Sh. 344%

n.

Zoong Singa, 39.40_n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $56 n.

Lande. Hotein, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $5 sa. HI.K. Landa, $60 80. H.K.

Lands 4% debentures, $101 b.

S'hal Landa, Sh. $24% n. Melropolitan Lands, Sh. $12.20 n. Humphreys, $91⁄2 n.

H.K. Realties, 35.10 n, Asia Realties "A" Sh. $100 n. Amia Ronites "B" $5, 220 6. Chinese Estates. $88 n. China Realties, Sh. $12 n. China Debenture, $128 n.

Public MBIIa

Tramway, $20,40.aa.

Peak Trams (old), $9 a. Peak Trams (new), $7. n. Star Ferries, $98 b.

Yaumat! Ferries, (old), $22 n. China Lights (old), $10.30 n. H.K. Electrics, $69%/70 ɛn, Macao Electrics, $25 n. Sandakan Lights, $8 n.

MANILA STOCK

EXCHANGE

PHILIPPINE GOLD SHARE QUOTATIONS

To-day's quotations as received by Mesars, Swan, Culbertson & Friti |shortly after the close of the morni ing session of the Manila Stock Ex change are as follows:-

Price In Peso Aaked Old Balm Volume Price Price

Les Potos

0.73 0.72 6.73, 10000

Antamok Goldfakta Barula Gold Minion 0.31 Benguet Consolidated 11.08 Gold West

+0.20 Ipo Gold Minton * 0.80 Mining Co

Lining Co.

11.00

0.15 0.10

0.70 0.RO 1900

0.34 9.85 0.14

Rare Consolidated 0.13 Unite! Paracaie 0.21

0.11

0.18 0.10 1300

3. C. & F. Gold share Indra T68. Market steady. Valums Peso 10,000

Telephone (old), 25 s. Telephone (new), $11,60 m. China Buses. Sh. $12.40 n. Singapore Tractions, 6/- n. Singapore Prof, 17/- n.

Industrials.

Malabon Sugars, $8.70 n. Cald: Macg (old), Sh. $20 n.. Cald: Mack. (Pref.), $10. Canton ices, $2.85 n. Cement (Com.), $1.071⁄2 b. H.K. Ropes, $3.80, n.

Stores

Dairy Farms, $241⁄4 n. Watson, SD s. Lane Crawforda, $3.75 n. Mackintoshs, $21 n. Sincerca, $8 n.

4Vm. Powell, 70 cts. n. Wing On (ILK.) $105 n.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $1.85 n.

H.K. Entertainments. $7 n. S. C. Enterprise, $1.36 n. Maoni: "Erkennunds, 37 n. Constructions (old), $1.85 8. Constructions (new),-50 cia, b. Vibor Piling, $6.00 n. Ch. Govt. 5% 1025 G. Bonds

90% n.

H.K. Gov, 4% Loan 84% prom.

1a.

JLK. Govt. 3% Loan, 4%

prem. b.

Wallace Harpers, $734 n.

To the smoker RESPIROIDS are invaluable, as an Immediate enrrective of smoker's cough, sa

a cure for 'smoker's throat," and

nd a means of keeping the throat in a healthy condition.

To non-smokers too, RESPIROIDS are equally helpful, in promptly relieving coughs, sore throat, and colds, $0.75 per bottle of 40 lozenges. At all chemists.

KING'S

Com. WED., JAN. 23rd

(Season 7 Nights) Matinee Sat. & Sun.

WALL PLUOS

at 5 p.m.

DAWLPLUGS

RAW

RAWLPLUGS

Stocks of rawlplugs and TOOLS

ARE HELD BY

THE G. E. C OF CHINA

Queen's Building.

Phone 30247 -

at 9.30 p.m.

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́SERVICE MEN IN UNIFORM.

$1.10 Middle S

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