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£1,250,000 Sensation In Tea Market

WRIT · AGAINST CO-OPERATIVES

A MEETING of the Tea Brokers Association of Lon don was held to-day at which all sections of the tea trade were represented.

It is understood that mensures | were discussed whereby it was! hoped to prevent a repetition of recent difficulties.

It is expected that further meetings will be convened short- ly to discuss any outstanding points.

Meanwhile the amounts involved, which are rather larger than primar- ly anticipated, are being advanced by various interests, notably by the joint stocks bonka.

WRIT SERVED

respect thereof;

2.- further, or alternative de- claration that the Society is bound to indemnify the company their brokers and agents in respect of

H.K. MAN ON COMMITTEE

ONE OF the three assessors awisting Mr. Justice Bucknili at the Thetia Inquiry' was formerly attached to the China Station submarine service.

Ite. Is Capt. George Menzies, Leite *pecialist at Port- rmouth, and formerly of 11.M.S. Proteus in Hongkong. Other assrators hrni

Capt. A. II. Ryley, one of the Elder Brethren uf Trinity House; and

Professor T. B. Abell.. Pro- fessor of Naval Architecture at Liverpool University.

The function of the three Assessors is to naslať Mr. Justice Buckalli, and they will have no responsibility for the Andings of the Tribunal.

Under the Tribunals of In- quiry Act, tribunal appointed by the King or the Secretary of State in purenatico of a resolu- tion of both Houses of Partia- ment invested with the powers of the

Court to take evidence on vall, to enforce the attendance of witnesses, and to compel the production of do- currents.

Friday,

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July 7, 1939.

"Felt I Was Trapped"-Thetis Witness

WHY FOUR DIED IN ESCAPE CHAMBER

LONDON, July 6.

A POSSIBLE explanation why the four men, who preceded him into the escape chamber on the submarine Thetis, failed to escape, was given by Mr. F. Shaw of Cammel Laird, when he continued his evidence at the resumed inquiry into the disaster to-day.

He said three men were dend when they were dragged out of the chamber. The fourth, who was still alive, told him they could not open the hutch.

Asked if he could suggest any reason why the men were unable

P. I. BOND to open the hatch. Mr. Shaw

FRAUD

Three Men Get Prison Terms

said:

"When you step into the escape chamber the water begins {to fill up.

"When you put on the mouthpiece for the first time and the water covers your head, you can hardly see and you have a feeling that you arc trapped. You then instinctively put up your hand to shove the hatch open.

"IT WON'T OPEN"

"If you do that right away, It won't open.

You must wait until the pressure equalines.

"These men may not have waited long enough."

Mr. Show said that he and Leading

Mr. Justica Bucknil, who

is conducting the public inquiry into the Thatis disaster. He is assisted by three assessors.

and

making their escape. Nothing was done to the hatch between the time Technical evidence was also given

ing the trim of the vessel time he got out. the four men falled to escape and the by officials of Cammel Laird's regard- After he had escaped he fully previous surface trials before the

was adjourned until to expected the other men would follow inquiry and he could give no reason why the morrow-Reuter, others did not come up,

A London firm of solicitors state tiat, as nolicitors to Messrs. Bunting

NEW YORK, July 6. and Company; Ltd., they have served

WILLIAM P. BUCKNER, the wr on the English and Scottishı Joint Co-Operative Wholesale Society, American stockbroker who was Lid, in London, claiming inter alla: convicted of conspiracy and mail I-a declaration that thefraud in connection with the Society was bound, un demand, to buy from and take delivery of manipulation of the Philippine stocks of tea received by Bunting Railway Bonds, was sentenced and Company and to pay the com-to-day to two years imprison stoker Arold bad te dimetty in pany the sum al £1,250,000 in [ment and a fine of $2,500.

William J. Gillespie, another was convicted with broker who

luckner was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and a fine of $3,500.

Felipe Beenewmino; described as a the purchase of the sald tes, in philippine Legislator was convicted cluding any Uabilities arising thereof conspiracy unly and sentenced 1 from; thirdly damages for breach months imprisonment and fined of contract.

1.$5,000.

Mr. Shaw remarked that he did not on salvage operations on the sub- Captain John Stuart Ilyde, describ jed as a British ex-army officer and thinte it wise for four men to have marine Thetis in Liverpool Buy last writ one of the original co-defendants, gone into the escape chamber to- night passed a wire for reeving the dis and C. Wesley Turner, a broker, were ether, as there was not sufletent two foremust lifting wires between the cutter and the keel of the sub- room to move treely,

Tower, marine. Vice-Adralral F. T. B. acquitted.

The indictinent alleged that a can-

Four and a half inch wire has mittee for the protection of bond- Director of naval equipment said a

organised of which diving trial certainly was tot regard- now been placed under the forward folders Buckner and Gillesple caused them-ed as a moment of danger or risk for keel of the submarine and attached selves to be elected chairman and those aboard. It was probably the to the salvage ship Zello, ready to vice-chairman, and they were alleged safest dive a submarine will make haul the first two of the nine-inch

--British Wireless. have solicited a sum of $1,000,000 in her life because it was deliberately lifting wires under the fore-end keel.

done in stow time. from bondholders for expertses.

Negotiations Fail

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of failure followed to settle the pule by negotiations. Accountants were called in to investigate the position. which had arisen as a result of the dispute; in due course all the interested parties will be consulted.

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THE CHINESE National Flag flying at half-mast throughout Hongkong to-day is a reminder that the Sino-Japanese hostili ties, which were, the Japanese confidently predicted, to have lasted only three months, have now entered their third year.

Hostilities broke out de Lukouchlao on July 7, 1937, when the Japanese subjccled the nearby city of Winping to a dawn bombardment.

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The Chinese National Government hus proclaimed the "Double Seventh" as National Regeneration Day, and it will be cominemorated as such throughout the country.

In lengkon many mass meetings are being held to-day among the Chinese communities.

The largest gathering is an im-

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A meeling which takes place from Ba.m. to nuon the football field of Kowloon Tong School, is organised B. Q. M. S. DICKS specially in memory of the oicers J. IL LAWRENCE, Jr. and men who have fullen in the war

HAL LORENZO & TOBY GREY of resistance. Mr. Hsu Shih-ying, the THE HARMONY THREE last Chinese Ambassador lo Toky", { PEANUT ROACH heads the meeting in paying homage B. S. M. SMEE

to the Chinese dead.

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Mr. mornlig Central Thepire this Wont Lang-tsal, one of the leading figures of the incident as the mugis- trate of Wanping who refused Japan- esc entry Into the city to conduct a search for the missing Japanese, delivers a speech recalling the in- cilent two years ago.

Mr. Wong arrived in Hongkong recently on his way to Chungking and the upch front.

In addition to the memorial service, the Chinese communities here have decided to commemorate the occasion this year by raising a substantial sum for contribution to the war chest.

More than 200 organisations and schools have joined in selling 300,000 flowers to-dny,

A campaign aiming at increasing the sales of National Salvation Bonds In Hongkong has been launched by the responsible quarters with con- siderable success,

The Timber Merchants Guild has decided to buy $10,000 bonds, while Øve other local guilds have prepared to purchase $4,000 bonds each, Mr. Lum Pul-sang bought $1,000 bonds this morning, creating the highest personal record so for in the present campaign.

Patriotic campaigns for donating the gross proceeds from sales to the war chest, in which a number of fruit and vegetable hawkers were most successful lost year, were re- vived in the Central District this morning.

Sing one girls and girl escorts In Hongkong will donale all their incomes to-day to the war chest. Hiranuma's Threat.

TOKYO, July 6-Addressing Journalists on the eve of the second anniversary of the outbreak of has- tilities in China, the Prime Minister, Baron Hiranuma said the agenda al the coming Anglo-Japanese talks will bu limited to questions affecting the Tientsin Concession, but the real ettlement issues could never be at- tained unless negotiations were con ducted on the basis of the real significance of the construction by Japan of a new order in East Asia.

Should Britain refuse to recognise Japan's main point and to accept her claims, there would be no course left for Japan but to break off the talks. War Minister Itagaki declared that it was vitally necessary to destroy the anti-Japanese and pra-Chiang Kai-shek policy of third Powers in order to break the resistance of the Chiang Kai-shek regime.-Reuter,

Shanghai Fears.

SHANGHAI, July 7-Stringent precautions are being taken to guard against any incident to-day-the second anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities.

From daybreak British troops and American marines, as well as the Russian Volunteer Regiment and the armoured car company of the Shang- hal Volunteer Corps will help re- gulor and special police to patrol the streets,

It is reported that the Japanese lind been hoping to produce an anniversary surprise with the formu tion of a new Government under Wai Ching-wel, who, however, Is said to have pressed for further

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n he does not wish to embark upon this venture until he gets the support of persons other than political refu- ACCE.

Observers report that Wang Ching- wel intends to launch a separate party known as the "Anti-Communist Kuomintang Party," and they sinte that an attempt will later be made to form "Anti-Communist Kuomin tang Government."-Reuter,

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