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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPEL. MONDAY,

BRITISH Large Sum

·LEGION IN

GERMANY

WELCOMED BY OLD ENEMIES

Berlin, July 14. Hundreds of thousands of Ger- mans who fought against Great Britain's armies during the Grent] War were eagerly awaiting the ar- rival of their former enemies to- day when the British Legion dele- gation arrived here.

Allegedly

Embezzled

CANTON EMPLOYEE BEFORE COURTS

JULY

15, 1935.

RUSSIA TO BUY IN AMERICA

ONE YEAR TRADE TREATY SIGNED

(Specia} to "Telegraph") ̧

70 DEPOSITORS Ambassador

AFFECTED

Canton, July 15. "A remarkable case of embezzle- The visitors have been nick-ment of Postal Savings Bank de- named the Delegation Front Line Fighters" here.

Washington, July 14. The Department of State has announced that the American..

to the Soviet, Mr. William C. Bullit and the Soviet's Commissar of Foreign Affairs, M. Maxim Litvinoff, have signed a one year Trade Pact at Moscow.

The phet will include the as- posits through signature forgery Harance that Russia will purchase and false entries in the books, has $30,000,000 worth of American boon disclosed here following the goods, in exchange for which the Newspapers of all shades of arrest of a book-keeper attached United States grants Russia tariff similar to other Nazliam welcomed the British con- to the Kwangtung Postal Savings concessions

countries under reciprocal trade tingent of good-will soldiers cor: Bank.

agreements, such as Belgium, Halti dially, declaring that the world

and Sweden. was beginning to realise and under- stand that front line soldiers, and not pacifists, were necessary for keeping the peace between the na- tions.Reuter.

SIX WEEKS FOR SOLDIER

KOWLOON BURGLARY

+1

SEQUEL

Wallace Jordan, of Lancashire, England, a 25-year-old private of the 2nd Battalion the East Lanca- Rhire Regiment stationed at Sham- shuipo camp, who belayed so un- usually in Court last Monday, Was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour by Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kow" Toon Magistracy this nmlhtsge

The accused was charged with having committed a burglary at No.

The man has now been handed over to the local courts where he is being prosescecuted on a charge of embezzlement.

The agreement la calculated to greatly expand American exports to Russia and to put an end to

The

It is stated that the irregulari- the long period of unsatisfactory ties started in April, 1932, and trade relations since 1917, have been going on for four years, export of $30,000,000 worth of About 70 depositors' accounts have; American exports to Rusain next been affected.

year would be an increase of more

The breach was not discovered than one hundred per cent, over Russia.- until recently owing to the accused last year's exports to man's extremely clover trick of United Prenn. covering up the discrepaneles.

The amount missing totals $97,649.Reuter.

DOLLAR AGAIN

DECLINES

MARKET UNDERTONE.

STEADY

280 Prince Edward Rond, the The Hongkong dollar declined a residence of Mrs. E. W. Blackmore, farthing this morning, the afficful on Saturday, July 6, when it was frate being 2a. 14d. The business alleged he stole half a boitk of rates were 2, 14d. sellers and whisky which he drank un the 2s. 1.9/16d. buyers. Sellers came premises.

into the market quite freely, and On his appearance this morning, the undertone is steady. a medical report Was produced. In London, silver prices declined which stated that accused was nor-13/16ths on Saturday, the fall be- to India and China due mal and was not mentally un-ing balanced.

speculative selling and buyers His Worship, in sentencing ac-holding off. Offerings, however, cused, stated that if he had nobody were not farge, and the market else to consider he would have closed steady. laughed the matter off, but as he In New York, silver way down had the public to consider accused (one cent. would have to go to gani for six wecka.

MAN AND WOMAN FIGHT

BOTH GET PRISON SENTENCE

clay.

RUSSIAN COOK DESTITUTE

WALKED HERE FROM SHANGHAI

Vasily G. Esposito. 34, un- employed Russian cook, stated by the police to have walked from Shanghai to Canton and from there to Hongkong, was fined $15, or 14 days, by Mr. Macfadyen in the Central Police Court this morning on a charge of arriving in Hongkong without a valid pass-

port.

Detective - Sergeant

Russell seated that the man had no papers or passport in his

развеавоп except a Shanghai registration certificate.

He set out in March this year with another man and tramped to Canton, arriving in Hongkong on July 8. He had WOR dis. This afternoon, the dollar de been in hospital and ellen further farthing to charged The market was easier, with rates of 2a. 1.3/16d, sellers and 2s. 11⁄4 de tayers prevalling.

EXAGGERATED REPORTS

ONLY SIX DEAD IN SHIPWRECK

of

yesterday, Defendant! was asking to be kent back to Shanghai. The police would have to write in to, the Government to obtain sanction for this.

Defendant gave himself up to the police here as he was without food or money.

S'HAI EXCHANGE

MARKET

SLIGHT. DECLINE AFTER. OPENING

Chan Yee, a woman stall-holder, and Chiu Ho-ping, unemployed, were both sentenced to 14 days'

Shanghai, July 15. imprisonment by Mr. Wynne-Joner'

Survivors of the Chinese sten- at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning for fighting in Nanchang mer Ting Hai, which capsized on Street, near Kilang Street, on Sun July 12 off the Chakinng const. state that only six `persons were stated that at drowned to their knowledge. Inspector Els

Becont! about

Early reports said that 100 1 p.m. yesterday defendant stond on the footpath the 500 outside first defendant's stall and perished.-Router. caused an obstruction. The woman- naked the man to move on but he

Arrested in Des Vorux ·Rend The market was steady at 9,45 refused and said he had every right to stand there. A quarrel ensued Central, carrying a basket containing a.m. after the decline at the open- and the man struck the woman and tacle of raw opium, Wong Chun. ing.

married woman, was chargeif hefore

The Market was quite dead at ran away. The woman Immediate Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central

10.50 a.m.

with exchange rates ly picked up a knife and chased Magistracy this maning, and fined him into a medicine shop, where he $1,200, or, in default, seven months unchanged.

Gold bars were $850.30.. picked up a stool and again struck hard labour. Revenue Ofleer Grim-

mitt said the woman told him she) the woman. The

then Woman

had been given the opium to carry struck the man on the back of the by monteone, but she would not dis-

Two cases of Typhoid were reported head with the knife. No serious clone identity or address of the to the local Health authorities on injury was inflicted.

Shanghai, July 15. Exeitange rates at 9.80 a.m. to- 05 board the Vessel day were: U. S. dollars, 39, Ster- Jing, 1/6-7-8, and Gold Burs

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EUROPEANS FIGURE IN ACCIDENTS

Sergeant M. L. Eldridge, of the vý East Lancashire Regiment, Shar- (To The Editor,

huipo Camp, has rc, xted, to 9 Hongkong Telegraph)

police that about 3.10 p.m. yose fr day he was driving car No 4269 in Sir.-In your issue of Saturday Castle Peak Road, near Cheung- last, the 13th instant, under the shawan, when he noticed two Chin- headlines "Shanghai Exports Ince walking diagonally across the

Flourishing Trade with road, with their arms linked to America," you quote certain statis: gether. He sounded, his horn,. tics issued by the American Con-applied the brakes and swerved to nulate in Shanghai which show that the right. Three other care were Shanghal's exports to the U.S.A. approaching in the opposite direc- for the first half of 1935 were valution, but before he could stop he ed at U.S.$8,768,948 as compared knocked down one of the men, Ha with U.S.$6,613,982 for the corres- Yee, who was on the near side of | ponding period of 1934.

his car. The injured man was

crense:

But, in view of the considerably taken to the Kowloon Hospital higher rate of the Shanghai dollar suffering from head injuries. for the first half of 1935, as com-

pared with the rate of that dollar

Mr. Powell, residing at No. 6

for the similar period in 1934, is Kennedy Road, has reported to the it clear that the actual quantities of police that while driving his car, artielca exported from Shanghai to No. 1584, along Queen's Road East, the U.S.A. have materially incream yesterday, he knocked down a ed in the first half of 1985 as com- Chinese woman, who sufferred pared with the first half of 19347 head injuries. The injured woman INQUIRER. was sent to the Government Civil [The telegram contained no in-Hospital. formation regarding the quantities

of articles exported-Ed, H.K.T.]

After stealing four brass rods from the ground floor of Empress Hotel, Lai Chi, single woman, was, at the offered them for sale to

an unemployed youth, So Hang. 18, P district Central Magistracy to-day charged watchman! He was arrested and with possession of 80 taels of raw pleaded guilty to theft before Mr. oplum and six taels of prapare incfadyen in the Central Folice Court opium on the third floor, of No. 27 Queen's Road West, and on admitting over. Wong Kau, 25, was similarly morning. Defendant was bound the charges was fined $800, or, in

dealt with for stealing a live chicken default, six months' hard labour, on

while the first charge, and $360, or, in de from 15 Lan Kwai Fong, fault, three months' hard inbour, on won over for stealing Europea- Chi, 22, unemployed, was also the second charge. Revenue Officer

this

Gelmimitt and the floor was used as style jacket from 139 Queen's Rong

a retailing place, and the woman was Central, third ficor. Bub-Inspecto apparently a hired keeper. The Tvier prosecuted. oplum was found in a locked box, of which the lock had to be broken open, as the woman refused to pro- duce the key.

Messrs. Benjamin & Potta recoiy the folowing selling and, buyin rates from their Manila Agents th morning: Benguet Console, 12.20 12.10; "Antamoks, 8077; Bag on Golds, 25-244: Gold Rivera, 43⁄41⁄2-

4.

The Kowloon Bowling Green Club aro holding

flarinet dance August 10, commencing at 8 pm.

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