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$4,000 BAIL

Chan Chiu, manager of the Tak Wo grocer's shop, No. 208 Lockhart Road, ground floor, appeared before Mr. W. Schufeld, at the Central Magistracy this morning, charged on two counts of uttering nine counterfeit ton cent pinces at the shop on January 8 and possession of 105 counterfeit ten cent pieces.

Mr. C. E. R. Sanderson appeared for the defendant and tendered a plen of not guilty on both charges.

Sub-Inspector Carey asked for a week's remand, the application being granted, and bail in $2,000 being fixed.

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Lui Kam, aged 32 years, described a "military doctor," was also charged with possession of 200 coun- terfeit ten cent pieces at Wanchai on the same day.

Sub-Inspector Carey asked for a week's remand, which was granted, bail being fixed in $2,000.

NOTABLE MEDICO PASSES

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London, Jan. 9.

The death has occurred, at age the of 52, of Dr. R. G. Cant, who has done notable paineer work in thei making films for scientific and medical research. By an apparatus of his own construction, based on that used! in microscopic photography and slow motion films, he obtained visible cords of the progress of living cells under conditions of disease,

One of Dr. Canti's "films, showing the renetians of cancerous growths to radium rays, was shown to distin- guished lay audience at 10, Downing Street Rome time ago, while Mr. Ram- Bay MacDonald was Premier.

Tributes to the valuo and promise of Dr. Canti's work are paid. to-day by has medical colleagues, including Lon! Horder.

Dr. Canti also took a leading part In inspiring and organising the British Red Crons blood transfusion Service, which now numbers over two thousand volunteers.--Britísk Wire-} LCBR,

AGE ADDS TO JADE'S VALUE:

THIEF. SOLD BANGLE

FOR ONLY $4

A jade bangle, stated to have been buried eight times, and valued at $200, formed the subject of a charge of theft brought against Shum Tak, alias Shum Wun-mun, af, before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Police Court this morning. The complainant was Cheng Nam, 44, fowl dealer, of 15, Cochrane Street. Six weeks!

U.S. WON'T DEVALUE DOLLAR

MORGENTHAU DENIES HARMFUL RUMOUR

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Bicycle Thief Imprisoned

REPAINTED & SOLD STOLEN MACHINE

Two mon described as deliverers, Wong Sau-ming, 18, and 11o Tak-fal, 30, wore brought beforo Mr. E. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magis- tracy this morning and charged in connection with the theft of a bleyele en December 12 last. First defendant was sentenced to two months hard labour while the second accused, who denied receiving the machine, was discharged.

Washington, Jan. 9. Sub-Inspector Flattery appeared for of the Treasury, to-day deprecated complainant, Lau Sau-ying, 22, mar Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary the prosecution and stated that the the rumours abroad to the effect that ried woman, was the proprietress of further devaluation of the dollar was

bicycle shop at No. 101 Choung- Imminent, the

hawan Road. On Dec. 12 first de Administration's alleged plan being to offset the affect fendant went to the shop and hired of the A.A.A. decision.

a bicycle for which he paid a deposit of five-cents. The machine was not returned and a report was

Indicating his bellef that the rumours had been started by some

the Shamshuipo Police Station to forgenthau hinted that for some first defendant was arrested at Kow- spoculator, with ulterior motivos, Mr. Yesterday on Information received time the administration had been loon City. Secand defendant was also studying the extension of the Stabill-arrested. He had just received the sation Fund, which in the ordinary machine from firal accused to sell. course of events would expire on January 29.

Currency expansion, to protect farm prices, has been advocated in the Senate by Senator Bankhead in an assault upon the A.A.A. decision

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To-morrow's Picture Features

Numerous photos, of topical Interest will appear in to- morrow'a lamus of the Telegraph

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Wedding illustrated will be those of Mr. L. S.. Stewart and Miss L. P. Lloyd, Mr. J. W. Winflold and Miss F. E. Wim- mell, Mr. Kong Yu-cheang and. Miss Kwok Kwei-lin, and Mr. Pang Kui-beau and Miss Tsof Lai-too,

Amongat groups will be 'those taken at the New Year dance at the Military Hospital, the dimmer by the mouth-organ band of H.M.S. Kent, the Hong- kong rifle team shooting in the N.R.A. overseas match, and children's party at the residence , of Mr and Mrs. T: A. Martin.

by the Supreme, Court. Meanwhile, President Roosevelt has conferred with legal advisers, financial experts and agricultural leaders on the A.A.A. problem,

The machine at first was painted black but when recovered it. was found that it had been repainted red. It was valued at $10.

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TRIED TO DEFRAUD TOBACCO STALLS

A system of awindling cigarette. stalls was revealed at the Kowloon Magistracy thla, morning when Yuan Teat, 32, unemployed, was charged before Mr. E. 4. Wynne-Jones with stealing three packets of cigareties from Chan Sin, 68, a Heeneyd cigarette stall holler, by means of trick. Defendant pleaded guilty ami was sentenced to "alx weeks' hard labour. www.

Detective-Sergeant MacPherson ap- peared for the prosecution and stated that about 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday defendant went to the complainant's wall and asked for three packels of cigarettes for which he tendered a $10 bankrote. The complainant said that the had no change and defendant asked for the pote back and returned three ware packets, of cigarettes, which were fou to Le hand-rolled cigaretten

and not the original,

Defendant wont to another tall and did the same and was just about to hand a $10 note to the stall-holder when the first complainant came up defendant arrested. and blew a police whistle and had

THREW AWAY PARCEL

When the constable came to arrest him, defendant was sech to throw nway a small parcel, which was found to contain several packets of special- Calling the Supreme Court's deci-ly made cigarettes. Besides the $10 slon astounding. Senator Bankhead note, defendant had a quantity of declared: "The President is empower- et, and he should exercise his power, to issue currency against all the sil ver and gold. owned by the Govern- the Treasuryout-lying sterile in

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charge of legal pawning of the article the defendant was Aned an additional $50 or one month in de fanit.

Detective Sergeant Cashman stated that the bangle was pawned for $4. A Jado dealer in Queen's Road in- formed him that if one did not know the age of a bangle one could not tell its value. The defendant read of the thaft report in the newspapers and returned it to the complainant with a pawn ticket. and one dollar.

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Defendant used to be in a motor garage business with his father-in- law about six or seven years ago. The father-in-law had died last year. Defendant's father and mother and all his children were dead, but his TO-MORROW wife, who was a`mil-wife, lived at Shanghai Street. Defendant's brothers

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JAPAN TO TRY TO SAVE CONFERENCE

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further before a pronouncement is Printed sheets containing the finally made. National Anthems of the participat- ing countries will

The next format meeting of the also be of oil- conference committee will be on Mon paper, and will thus be legible even day evening-Renter. In the rainiest weather.--Reuter's Bulletin Service,

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FRIENDLY TALKS

London, Jan. 9. No meetings of the Naval Confor- ence were held to-day. Informal dis- cusalona however, took place between the British and Japanese delegations at the Foreign Office this afternoon. The conversations, which were mont friendly and lasted an hour, and a

half, were undertaken with a dew o

considering the future procedure of the Conference.

The Japanese delegates expressed a desice that the discussions should ro The Government has decided to vert to the subject of quantitativo quick action when this League Com-appropriate £94,000 for the construelimitation pure and simple, and in mittee of Eighteen resumes its' study tion of a fifty mile railway from view of this expression of opinion, it of the Italo-Ethiopian problem and Fouka to Mersamatruh, in western was agreed that the best plan would the extension of sanctions to include Egypt, which has been a prominent be to postpone tem

tomorrow's olt later this month--Lälled 'Press,

w's niceling place in the nows since precautions of the First Committee until Monday." were taken against a threat of in-In the meantime, sounding will bo vasion from Italian Libya.

taken amongst the other delegations to ascertain whether they will be pro- Great Britain's contribution to this mated to acquiesce hi this proposal. project will be £20,000, Reuter Informal conversations-wili ——conso- Special,

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U. S-SWISS PACT"

Washington, Jan. 9.. The United States and Switzerland to-day signed a trade reciprocity pact;

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COUNTERFEIT COINS

The delegates to the" Conference were entertained by His Matcety's Yip Suk-mei, alina Yip Tuk-cho, 40, Government at a dinner to-night. of which the First Lord. shopkeeper, was charged before Mr the E. 1. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon presided, and the Foreign Secretary, Admiralty, Viscount Monsell Magistracy this morning with (a), Mr. Anthony Eden, and ∙nther! possession of 288 counterfeit ten-Ministers were present. In addition cent pieces of mixed metal at No.1 to the delerate the

Ruesta inainde Sha Pa Rosd; and (b) possession of forum Anhangadors, and Ministers, Road on January - On the appllcase on the leading political personalis 250 similar coins at No.47 Po Kong Dominions High Commissioners, and, tion of Inspector Chester Woods de-tlon, the leader of funnelton, Major fendant was remanded for seven days.-O. R. Attlee-British Wirelease

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