Rushed to the Country Hospital after he had been discovered in an unconscious condition in a deck chair late on Wednesday night Mr. H. McAllister, superintendent of the Preparing Dept. of the China Printing Finishing Co.'s Lun Chang mill at Pootung Point, was pronounced dead on arrival.
An autopsy was ordered to be made yesterday by Mr. C. H. Haines, H.M. Coroner at the hospital to discover the cause of death. At the time of his admission Mr. McAllister bore no marks or bruises and it is believed that his death was the result of some sudden sickness.
Aged about 34 or 35 Mr. McAllister, who was single, had complained about a pain in the shoulder, the "North-China Daily News" was informed yesterday, when he took some coffee with Mr. W. Chadwick, a British employee of the manufacturing dept. at about 840 p.m.
Mr. McAllister proceeded to om and at about 10 p.m. he was discovered by Mr. Chadwick ying in the deck chair apparently dead. The S.M.2. -were notified imdiately by telephone and an ambulance was despatched to the Customs' Jetty to await his arrival frum Pootunz. He was dashed with all speed to the Country Hospital where all efforts to revive him failed ness, It is again difficult to select special stocks for mention but it is quite safe to say that the majority of stocks rose from 5 to 10 per cent, though profit taking finally resulted in most gains being reduced by half. It is interesting to note how purchases" of stocks and shares have become the favourite method adopted for protection of capital and the public show less inclination to purchase foreign exchange.
The impression is strong that $25 for £1 or $8 for U.S. $1, is not the best or cheapest form of capital protection and that purchases of rubber shares or the leading industrial counters will provide both a profit and an insurance premium, while a superficial impression indicates that some shares may have advanced too rapidly, a careful study shows that in the case of the good rubber companies (large units with cheap costs) the rise in their values has by no means kept pace with the depreciation of currency and there is much leeway that should be made up. Outstanding movements today were Ewos, Intascos, Trams, and Kaipings, while in rubbers, Anglo-Javas, Kroewoeks, Tanah Merahs and Rubbers Trusts appreciated sharply.
As a result of the very heavy business done for delivery on Monday next and in order to cope with the settlement, the Committee of the Stock Exchange, as an exceptional measure has decided to open on Monday next for the transaction of business at 2.30 p.m. instead of 9.30
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