Swedish Supreme Tribunal's Theoretical Awards London, Feb. 19, Ivor Kreuger's companies which, until a few years ago, held a con trolling intense in Sweden's largest Industries and by their collapse shook the economic life of the country to} foundations were again brought to public notice to-day by the declsion of the Supreme Court of Sweden demands of the liquida-match concern, Kreuger Toll, to the effect that the former directors of the concern be made responsible for the assets valued at several hundred million Swedish Crowns, Two of the former directors, Messrs, Ahistroem and Rydbeck, were commalited to pay 188,000,000 Crowns while in addition Abistroem will separately pay 41,000,000 Crowns and Rydbeck 14,000,000 Crowns, to the The court recognized the claims of the liquidators against the firm of Ivor Krouger to the amount of 110,- 000,000 Crowns. and against another director, named Joestroem, for 13,- (000,000 Crowns.
These verdicts have only theoretial value as the men in question are not able {o pay even a fraction of the amounts—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,
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