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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Arab Loyalty to King:
CHINA LIGHT & POWER
CO. LTD.
Notice to Shareholders.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY
Remarkable Display
JERUSALEM, Dec. 18.
A COLOURFUL AND IMPRESSIVE spectacle was GENERAL MEETING of the above-❘ provided when 3,000 Arab villagers demonstrated their named Company will be held at
loyalty to the King and Britain on the hillside village of Yatta, south of Hebron.
TUITION GIVEN.
LESSONS given by the lead Ofice, St. George's music academy graduated European Building, Victoria, Hong Kong, teachers, for violi, other string-
Immediately following the Ordin- Instruments, plano, planonceordion, also music theory and instrumentaary Yearly Meeting of the Com- tion, from frat January. Box No. 507, "Hongkong Telegraph."
WANTED KNOWN.
MRS. BROCK, Representing Blanche Shanghai is showing latest afternoon also cocktail and evening gowns, Jarge selection of hats and exclusive lingerie at Room 7, Dlu House.
FOR SALE.
ROCKY ROADS:-A Himited quantity of these old favourite chocolates are now on sale at The Clover Flower Shop, Gloucester Arcade.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange oficial summary Issued at 12.30 p.m. December 17, says:
The market was quiet but steady during the short session.
Douglases $01
Buyers
11.ic. & K. Wharves $115
H.15, Docks (Old) H.K. Docks (New)
Providents (Old) $0.29
Pravidents (New)
11. 8. liutela
1.K. Lands -3574
1.K. Realties #5
Star Ferries $
Sandaken Lights $104
Walpons $7.45
Entertainment
$0.40
it K. Govt. 4% Loan 0% in H.K. Govt. de Loan par.
Sellers
ifongkong Bank $1,340 H.K. & K. Wharves $117 Humphreyn
IX. Electrics $578%
Dairy Farma #2434 Lane, Crawfords $3 Construction $14
Bales
ilongkang Bank $1.335/30 H.K. & K. Wharves #115 1.K. Docks (New) $175 Star Ferries $72 HK. Electrics a
Antamoks PL.
0%
Baguio Gold Ps. 2
Denguet Consol. Ps. 1250 Core Graves Ps. 435 Cons, Mines 1.0005 DemonstraUons P. 27
IXL P. G4
Paracale Cumaus P. 13
San Mauricio P. 18O
Suyoc Cansol. Pa. 20
United Farocates Pa. 50
US. Trade Pact With Turkey
Ankara, Dec. 10.
has
A trade agreement, based on the most-tavoured-nation clatuse, been signed between Turkey and the United States, according to a semi- oficial Turkish news-agency.
Payment to Turkey by the United Stales are to be made by way of a clearing system.-Trans-Öccan.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. Lomion
Demand
T.T. Shanghai
TT, Singapore
T.T. Japan
'T,T. Inilla
T.T. U.S.A.
T.T. Manila
TT Batavia
TT. Bangkok T.T. Saigon TT. France
TT, Germany
T.T. Switzerland
TT. Australin
1s. 27 .1. 27% 175 Nom.
.53% 100%
83
2811 ..58
.53
148
1004 10.95 .7334
.127
1/0
4 m/s D/p
do.
1/334 1/3.5/32
4 m/ France
.29% .11.50 2.0424
· BUYING
4 m/s L/c London
4 m/s L/C U.S.A.
30 d/s Indla
US, Cross rate in Lon...4.07 1⁄4
ONLY
6.
SHOPPING DAYS
TO
CHRISTMAS
pany to take place on Wednesday, the 21st day of December, 1938, nt Noon, when the subjoined Resolution will be proposed na an Ordinary Resolution, viz:-
"That the Authorized Capital of the Company bo increased to Fifteen Milan Dollars by the creation of One Million New Shares of the nominal value of New $5 each and that such Shares be issued at such time or times and on such terms and conditions as the Directors in their absolute discretion shall Ree fit."
H.K. Stock Market
Unfurling of the Union Jack was accompanied by a trumpeter sounding the general salute, and an outburst of
applause. Major-General O'Conner, and other
In officials arrived prominent convoy of cars escorted by Shellhs natelde herzes and camels, through Gakri Bey presented many Shelkha typically "ombush country." to Mujor O'Conner, and ane bearded Sheikh, who claimed he represented $1,335 a. 60,000 people addressed the gather
£79. Ing, deploring murder, loops and £0% n. destruction, and thanking the mili- £27%tary for breaking the "criminal
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Market this morning:
BANKS
H.K. Bonks H.K. Banks, Lon. Chartered. Mercantile, A. & B, Mercantile, C. East Asin
Canton Union
INSURANCES
Chin, Underwriters
of
1.K. Fire
SIUPPING
By Order of the Board Directors,
NOEL BRAGA,
Secretary.
JUDGMENT FOR H.K. JOCKEY CLUB
(Continued from Page 9.)
too much money, no pay," Counsel reminded the Jury that it was not on this ground that his client had re- fused to pay.
Continuing, Counsel commented on the significance of the evidence by the two mafoos which, curiously enough, had not been touched upon at all by Mr. Potter. He said that the mafoos attended the ponies and therefore their evidence on the feed must be belleved.
NASTY IMPUTATION Defendants, Counsel went un, had not proved beyond satisfaction that the money was owing, and as re gards the question of damages, the Jury must take into consideration Ug fact that being called a defaulter was
very nasty imputations on a man's character.
To say that no one saw the notlee was incorrect, when one considered that there were many boys in the Club who could read English.
JUDGE'S SUMMING UP
write
In his summing-up, His Lordship said that the only question which the Jury had to decide
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Douglas,
Steamboats
Indo-Chinos, P.
Indo-Chinas, D. Shell Bearers Waterboats ......
DOCKS ETC.
Wharves
Docks, (old) Docks, (new
Pro (old)
Pro. (new) New Eng. Sh. Sha, Docks, Sh. Kajlon. Raubs
Venz: Goldfield Hongkong Mines
MINING
Antamoks Atoks
Baguio Gold, Benguet Con. Coco Grove Con. Mines Demonirations I.X.L.
Gummis Mauricio Suyoc Consol Paracales
Hotels
Landa
Lands
Sha. Lands
Humphreys
LANDS
Kangs.
December 19, 1938.
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BRITISH. SAILORS CONVICTED
Assaulted Houseboy And Constable
Henry F. R. Altridge, 21, and first class Bloker of H.M.S. Diamond, appeared before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magstracy this morning on two charges of assault.
Both pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting Lau Chu, 30, a house-boy employed at No. 104 The Peak, al Lockhart Road on Saturday morning. and assaulting Delective Constable C324, Tang Tak, at the same place and date.
Thomas Gure, 20, but
POST OFFICE.
FIRST CLASS MAIL
The Public aro reminded that sealed letters and packets, irrespec- tive of contents, are classified as first class mall and, must be prepaid as
such.
CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR
MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and ordinary mails. (not insured or Parcels) wit be ae- cepted for Canton and despatched nr. circumstances permij.
MAIL LETTERS Ordinary letter mail caly for West: Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Stechwan, Kweichow and Hunan will be a cepted at senders' risk.
VIA SIBERIA BOUT?" Leiters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britain and Eire), und South America are forwarded " Siberia" if so superscribed.
STRAITS AND INDIA (By Imperiat Airways Service) The Lust Christmas Letter Mail (15 cents per half-ounce) for Straits and India by the "Imperial Arways
OUTWARD MAIL, TIMEES Plane" will be closed at follows:-
Registered and Parcel Matis are Registered Mail $.00 p.m. Dec. 10.1 Lau Chi said that while walking Ordinary Mail
7.00 p.m. Dec, 19. closed 15 minutes earlier than the along Lockhart Road to hire a public
time given below unless otherwise Is This mail due to arrive at stated, and where mails are advertis- ear, he heard the two making a noise. He stood still, look- Singapore and Penang on December 2d to close at or before amy re- ing at them. First defendant came 21, and Calcutta on December 22, gistered and parcel mails are closed
at 5 pan. on the previous day. up to him and punched him on his 1938, chest, and second defendant struck
INWARD MAILS him on the face,
defendants
Tsang Tak said that he heard police whlatles being blown when he was in Lockhart Rond about 2 m. on He went up to the first
£ 13 n. .SBB n.
He said he considered the British were messengers of peace. $210 n. $485.declaring that the army would con 75 cts. tinue to suppress the rebellion, and in this connection he hoped for the assistance of villagers.
Major O'Conner briefly replied. Saturday, and showed him his iden-
$182
.$61 b. Reuter,
$18 n.
500 n.
.$24 n.
the
1
SHEIKH SHOT DEAD
Jerusalem, Dec. 10. Sheikh Arkntl, a preacher in the Mosque Omar, was shot dead to-day within the old city.
B1/3 n.
$9 n
.$117 5. $10 us. He was one of the group who 317 recently invited British troops to $6.20 b. inspect the Mosque precincts when it $5.00 b. was alleged that snipers were hidden $5.00 n. there.-Reuter.
-$100 D
18/- n.
A.
.$9.35 n.
71⁄2 ets. n.
P. 48% 6.
P.
.25 sa.
P. 23 sa, P. 12.50 pa, P. 48 sa,
P. .0035 an
.P. 27 su.
P. 05 50.
P-13 sa, .P. 1,80 ca.
1. 2014 sa.
P. 50 8.
$0.75 ea.
ARAB CASUALTIES
suddenly uncation card, but was struck on the jaw. Witness left the
scene to telephone to Wenchai statten
for assistance,
Sub inspeclor W. N. Darkin said that in answer to a telephone mes- suge from the last witness he pro- ceeded to Lockhart Road, where he took the two defendants back to the station.
WILS
DEFENDANT'S STORY Allridge said that a beggar pestering him at Lockhart Road, and he told The man to go away. When be crossed the road and joined a began saying group of men, and something in Chinese, defendant also crossed the road, and was followed by second defendant and two Royal Scots, who apparently thought he needed assistance,
Jerusalem, Dec. 18. An air force pilot was slightly hurt, British soldier wounded, and Arabs sustained heavy casualties in a fight between British troons, aircraft and a large band of armed Arabs eight miles from the place where a big meeting of Arab Joyalists was held yesterday.tective. --Reuter,
Big Fire Destroys
Defendant alleged that one of the Royal Scots struck the Chinese de-
Second defendant in evidence de- nied having took part in the affair.
First defendant was convleted on the second charge, and
fined Wit
The $25 or a manth's hurd labour, first charge
dismissed. The
was
Dutch Rail Centre second defendant was convicted on
Utrecht, Dec. 18.
as The main railway station here $354 b. completely destroyed by a fire which
broke out on Saturday night, which was
not extinguished before midday to-day.
.4% deb. 1074
Sh. $0.40
ILK. Realtics Chinese Estates
UTILITIES
Tram....
Peak Trams (old)
Peak Trams (new)
Star Ferries
the
10
Y. Ferries (old)
subsidiary point of whether or plaintiff owed the Jockey Club that $9.10.
The case for the plaint was that during the month of February he was sending in 6 lus, of fodder a day for the use of his ponies and there- fore it was impossible for them to
the have consumed
excess which the trainer had drawn from the stables.
Y. Ferries, (new)
China Lights (old) China Lights (new) H.K. Electric Macao Electric Sandokan Lights Telephone
new) Telephone feed
Tractions s/- Singapore Pref., /-
INDUSTRIAL Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. Cald: Mack. (Pre.), Sh. Canton Ices Cements Ropes
He was corroborated by his maloos on this point and to a certain extent by Mujur Hogg, who said that if the ratlon mentioned was correct it would have been very large.
On the other hand, there was the trainer's denial that any hay was sent, and there was only Mr. Bray- field's word against his,
On behalf of the defence, evidence had been given by the trainer that the excess fodder In question had been supplied by the Jockey Club and consumed by Mr. Brayleld's ponics.
He had also stated that he com- municated with Mr. Braynek on two occasions about this, and that on one Mr. Brayfield replied, "Jockey Club too rich" or words to that effect.
"PIDGIN" ENGLISH
"I suggest," continued His Lord- ship, "that it is most unlikely for a Chinese, speaking Pidgin English, to have made this up by his Imagination.
remfark.
own
..
STONES. &c.
Dairy Farms Wnisons .Crawfords
Sinceres Wing On (ILK.) Powell, Ltd.
COTTON MILLS Ewo Cotton Sh. Shal Colton Sh. Zoong Sings, .... Wing On Textiles, Sh.
MISC.
H.K. Entertainments,
Constructions,
Vibro Filing
Ch. Gavt, 51925
GS Bonds
and
$9 E. $5 b. 500 n.
built.
Damage was so extensive that complete new station will have to be
a
s17.10 n.
Operations of the Are brigades, $64.
which were reinforced by brigades $3.
from Amsterdam, were greatly im- $71% b.
cold and peded by the severe 522 Potent wind which constantly ru- $224 n. kindled the flumes. $10.30 sa.
.$10 n.
$58
n. n.
$17/2 $1034 b.
$23,50 n.
n.
D
Fortunately no human lives were lost, but the material damage were considerable.-Trans-Ocean,
$8.00 Boer Celebrations
21/3
41/3 n.
25/- n.
$14 n.
$24.
Come To End
Voortrekkerstad, Dec. 18.
.. $13 n. $1.70 n.
This city of tents, the scene of South Africa's: four-day Voortrekker $15.80 n.
$4.25 n. celebrations, in which 100,000 parti-
elpnied, dispersed to-day.
Waggons which had trekked over northward from British rule 100 years ngo, have left again, and the greatest $30 a. camp aver of covered waggons has vanished, leaving only the
green 90 ets. veldt on which the £130,000 Voor- trekker Memorial, the foundation
$7.45 b. the trial followed by the ploneers
So s. $2 n.
$16.40
stene, of which was laid yesterday, $100 will now be erected. Sh. $24 n.
enthusiastic $40 n.
reception
WILS given the King's message which was loudly cheered when read at the $6.40 b.stone-loying ceremony.
The message $1% 51s appreciated by all South Africans.
$7 Reuter Special.
.73% n.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan ..0% prm. b.
H.K. Govt. 311⁄2..
the first charge and was fined $10 or 14 days' hard labour, and ordered to: pay $5 compensation, to the house- bay, or to serve seven days" prisonment. The second charge was dismissed.
im-
French Envoy For Insurgent H.Q.
Paris, Dec. 16.
The appointment of an official French trade representative to Burgos Is advocated in today's "Intransi- grant", because France, in order to carry out her re-armament pro- gramme, is badly in need of pyrites from Insurgent Spain,
Prior to the present difculi aliua- tion, France, according to the paper, imported 1,000,000 tons of pyrites, of which two-thirds came from Insur- gent Spain. Now France needs much more. and the remaining world meet the demand. market is unable
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11th December.
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Dac.
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fember 20. December 20.
Airways
Direct Bervice"-London
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Décember 20,
December 20.
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December 20.
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December 20:
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December 28.
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London and
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.December 21. ,December 22,
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December 22.
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December 23.
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December 23.
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December 3.
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Shanghai and Japan Swntow
Amoy
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Bydney.
Swalow, Foochow and Tientsin Parcels only for Calcutta
Slovak Government phong
Sweeps The Polls
Pressburg, Dec, 18.
The provisional result of the Slovak elections show an overwheln- Ing victory for the. Slovak Govern- ment, which has obtained 98 per cent. of the total votes of 1,153,000,
The 52 Slovak Chamber Deputies thus elected, include two Germen the representatives, the leader of German Purly In Slovakia, Herr Rev. Franz Koramsin, and the
leader of the Steinhuebl, and the
Count United Hungarian Parties,
Results from seven districts not yet available.-Trans-Ocean.
par b. Count Ciano Leaves Esterhazy.
Marsmong (Lon.), ....s/- 15/6 n. Marstonns (HK), s/... 3/- n.
MANILA SHARES
The following quotations were re-
:
The
For Budapest
Rome, Dec. 18. Foreign Minister, Count
ceived after the close of the morning Ciano, will leave for Budapest to-
ression through Reuters:
"I further suggest there is a ring! of truth about it, more especially so since Mr. Brayfield admits he could not remember the occasion. though
does not
think he made that
"The plaintiff, of course, based his allegation that his ponies could not have consumed this excess, particu- |- Antamok larly on the belief that this was charged up to him, in half at any rate, because he was one of the only two winning owners in the stables in question.
"On the other hand, Mr. Wolf, the other winning owner, had stated he had given instructions to the trainer to give his pony excess fodder, but a curious fact is that out of seven panies belonging to that stable only three consumed exces
Atok
Barulo Gold Benguet Cons. Coco Grove
· Businem Done Prices in Pesos Dec. 17, Dec. 19
491 40
Unq. Unq.
MA
12.50
Ung.
38%
48
Consolidated Mines
00:55
Ung
Demonstration
127.
.50
,00
Paracale Gumaus
.13
J3
1.80
1.76
20
Ung.
.50
58
IX.L.
San Mauricio Suyoe
night, having as his main object, se- cording to the Italian press, the re- ception of an expression of Hung- nry's thanks to Italy for the realisa- Lion of
territorial aims in her Czecho-Slovakin....
Stress is also inld on the new cul- agreement between Italy and Aural Hungary, which is to be signed in Budapest to-day.
It is presumed
that
Ciano will have conversations with members of The following is Swan, Culbertson the Hungarian Government on all
United Paracale...
& Fritz' report on this morning's questions affecting Italo-Hungarian relations arising out of the partition market:
The Manila market held a quiet of Czecho-Slovakia.-Reuter. session with most stocks remaining unchanged. However, San Mauriciol lost 2 centavos, and Antamok
and t Coco Grove each lost centavo. Paracale Gumaus showed the only gain, being up 14 centavo,
plain- your Anding is that fiff did not incur this Uability and
bal is occasionable for which, in certato el:cumstances, ho may be. entitled to compensation, it is desir- able in order to prevent a re-trial of this kind, if my legal ruling is thrown out, that you should decide what amount of damages he should get.
You must remember this, that should be rewarded would definitely whereas in slander plaintiff has to | show that ho did suffer some actual Joss, in libal it is only for him to say that the defamatory statement made about him is such as to injure his reputation.
ENTITLED TO FREEDOM
"A man is entitled to freedom from nny attack on his reputation, especially in writing, and if his free- dom to skalled he is entitled to damages.
"If, on the other hand, it is obvious that the attack caused little or no
defamation,
be small,”
the 'damage
which
END SEEN TO ÚS.
NEUTRALITY LEGISLATION
(Continued from Page 1.)
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Dea. 19, 35 p.m.
Dec. 19, 7 p.m.
Mon, Dec. 18..
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Reg.
Dec. 12, 5 p.m.
Ord.
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Reg.
..Dec. 19, 5 pan.
Ord.
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Tuesday
Dea. 10. 7 p..
Mun,, Dec. 19, 7.00 p.m.
Klungchow..Tues, Dec. 20, 8.30 am. Kwangtung....Tues., Dec. 20, Noon. Canton............ Tues., Dec. 20, 2 pm. Jenn Dupuls Tues., Dec. 20, 2 p.m. Mui Hock Tues., Dec. 20, 4.30 pm.
Wednesday
Jean Laborde Wed, Dec. 21, 1.30 pm. Halyang
Wed, Dec. 31, 3 pm. Tainan
Wed., Doe, 21, 2.30 pm.
Thursday
London,
Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Service"due Direct 29th December,
Hinang..Thurs., Dec. 21, B.30 am.. Hunan Thurs., Dec. 28, 8.30 am. Sulang
Thurs., Dec. 22, Noon. Taksang....Thurs, Dec. 22, 1 p.m. Imperial Airways Piano
Thurs., Dec. 22. K.P.O. ....Dea. 22, 5 pan.. .Dec. 22, 5.30 p.m.
G.P.O..
„Dec. 22, 5 gaan.
....Dea, 22, 7 Bm
Reg.
Ord.
Вес
Ord.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plane
Airways trella
"Imperial by Direct Bervier-due Sydney, 31st December.
Thurs., Dec. 27. K.P.O.
Reg.
.Dec. 22, 3 p.m.
Ord.
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GP,0.
+
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.Dec. 22. Ord...Dec. 22, 7 p.m.
19.A.. Central and South America Empress of Rus.do
arc
via Vancouver B.C., and (Parcels and Papers only for Canada)—
due Vancouver B.C., 9th, January 1939.
ridik
Spain Volunteers Cross Into France
Paris, Dec. 18. Some 250 members of the Inter- 30 national Brigade, including seriously wounded and accompanied by 13,red cross nurses, crassed from Spain into France to-day.
were French; Of these, 110 English, 31 North Americans, Swiss, and 14 Belgian, while the re- maining were Dutch, Danes, or Nor- wegians.
Thurs, Dec. 22.
G. P. O. and K. F.0.
Parcels,
Reg
Ord.,
'Fort Bayard, Holhow and Haiphong King Yuan Swalow... TAKRAT
Shanghai, Japan and Europe (except
.Dec. 23, 5 p.m..
Dec. 23, 9.15 am..
Dec. 23, 10 a.m.
...Fri., Dec. 23, 8.30 am.
Sinklang
Fri, Dec. 23, 8.30 a.m.
Kwalaang.
..Fri, Dec. 23, 10.30 a.m.
Great Britain and Eire) vla Siberia. Carthage,.Fri, Dec. 13, 10.30 am Swatow und Tientsin
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow ..... Sagres Munila, Australia and New Zealand Atüla Maru
via Thursday Island-due Thurs-
day Island, 5th January, 1930..
Reg.
Ord.
14 15
Reg.,
Ord.,
Straits, Ceylon, India. East and Cortu
South Afrien, Aden, Egypt, Malta, ond Europe. via Marseilles-due Marsellles, 20th January, 1930.
Parcels,
All of the Frenchmen will be sent to their homes, and the others to their
delay.- without countries Trans-Ocean.
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U.S. War Debt Note
Gets French
:
Response
Reg
Ord..
Fri, Dec. 23, 3 p., HAFTL, Dec. 28. EP.O
.....Dec. 23, 3 p.m. Dee, 23, 5.30 p.m. G. P. O..
.Dec. 23, 5 pan. .Dec. 23, 7 p.m..
„Fri, Dec. 23.
GPO, and K.PÓ,
....Dec. 23, 5 p.m. .Dec. 34, 0.45 a.m. .Dec. 24, 10.30 am..
London Shortage Of Ready Money
London, Dec. 18. Owing to the continuod shortage of non-clouring loonable coplină from Washington. Dec. 18, Institutions, borrowers had to turn to the United to the clearing banks for short-term
Inttar's re- leans on the money market on Satur
A French note
especially at the time of any states, answering the The Jury retired for almost halt towards Chinese for which she is in common occurrence in China, an hour, after which they found such need."
The paper continues: The slant-crisis, or great national calamity.minder that a wor debt. Instalment day.
latest
Combined with the seasonal cur- plaintiff did not owe the money, and fleance to be found in this
In view of the fact that the Chi-was due Inst Thursday, states that awarded him one-cent. Hongkong, development--that the niutude of
a fact damages.
margin for bill purchases, Great Britain and the United States nese people place such great im-France hopes "soon" to be able to
of the debt.
which discount brokers have berri CORTS, and IL Lordship aald: welcomed, for while there is every is certain that the dissemination
The note expressed appreciation of quick to take advantage, Judgment for defendants with costa, sympathy for the perplexitios con of the words of such a prophecy Mr. Sumner Welles statement
This was partly responsible for the as a result of my finding in law. fronting the two Governments, there
The Jury was 'thanked by His has been in the Far East, growing will be a potent factor in the the United States' willingness to dis- average rate of this week's treasury Lordship for their dimcult labour anxiety lest there should be a gen- restoration of the national cuts through diplomantle channels, bills rising to over & Per which, he laid, was lightened in the eral failure to realise the growing moral. This is the view of many mettlement of the debt-
proposal France had to make which is the highest for a long time. Wall Street closed: easy-Reuter ond in the way which they hardly experloumess of the altuation here."
Special, of the Chinese "intellegensia." United Press, Reuter.
Mr. Potier asked for judgment withi is stiffening---is ¬¬very, heartily to be vortance on such phenomena. it. /rench an agreement for a settlement/rency, demand, this has given little-
pected any more than he did.
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