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HONGKONG, FATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1924
日一十月二千甲大皇年三十國閔華中
LATEST OIL SENSATION.
ALLEGED $100,000 BRIBE
FORMER SECRET AGENT'S CHARGE.
LIQUOR AND DOPE.
ORDUNA" MEN GUILTY,
JAPANESE FIRM'S OVERTURES,"
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ATTORNEY GENERAL
(Reuter's American Servicą.).
WASHINGTON, March 14 Mr. Gaston Means, former Secret agent of the Department of Justice, gave sensational evidence before the Teapot Dome investigation committee He testified that in February of 1922 in Washington he received from Japanese represent ing a large Japanese firm-$100,00 to end the Government prosecution in the standard aircraft
case.
Witness turned the money over to the late Mr. Jess Smith, a friend of Mr. Daugherty, the Attorney General.
Witness described himself as a money carrier in a transaction for Smith and others. He related that while making an "under cover" investigation which he believed was at the late President Hard- ing's instance he questioned Mr. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, in connection with permits for withdrawals of liquors "and got him."
Means declared that he questioned Senators Caraway and la Follette after the latter had agitated for investigation of the Teapot Dome case."
Means who admitted that he had been employed as a German secret agent, and had been tried for murder, declared he learned of the source of the $100,000 from Smith.
A member of the committee reminded his colleagues that the records of the Daugherty impeachment case contained an allegation that! Daugherty failed to prosecute the aircraft case, also that overpayment of $6,500,000 was made by the Government.
HOME MINERS' WAGES.
DANGER OF A STRIKE.
(Router's - General Service.)
LONDON, March 14.
It is understood that the Government has decided to introduce its own Miners' Minimum Wage Bill at the end of the financial year.
LONDON, March 14
SENTENCE DEFERRED.
(Reuter's American Service.)
NEW YORK, March 14.
Five members of the crew of the "Orduna" have been tried on a charge of smuggling liquor and narcotics. They pleaded guilty and have been remanded for sentence until Wednesday..
Two other members of the crew who previously admitted guilt have also been remanded.
Mr. Clark, the Assistant District Attorney, asserts that the "Orduna" has been used ever since the passing of the Prohibitio Act as a vehicle for smuggled liquor. He claims she has carried $100,000 worth of contraband into New York.
Officials of the line, however, declare that any violation of the laws, if committed, was without. the knowledge of responsible officers and they deny all the charges.
!!
An earlier cable stated that a party of Federal officials spent two hours on the "Orduna" breaking seals of the store rooms, and liquor bars, but they found ab contraband.)
FRIEND IN NEED.
NEW YORK, March 15. Mr. Berwind, the well-known American coal- owner, has furnished the $1,000,000 bond enabling the "Orduna" to sail to-morrow according to schedule.
WASHINGTON, March 15.
The British Embassy has furnished the Foreign Office with a report on the "Orduna" case but does not take any further steps unless Instructed from London.
TRADE UNION - LAW.
POLITICS. MEMBERS AND
QUESTION OF
FUNDS.
(Reuter's General Service.}
LONDON, March 14.
The House of Commons by 211 votes to 129 rejected the second reading of the Trade Union (The Miners' Conference decided that the Act 1913 Amendent Bill providing that when owners' terms are inadequate and urged the Govern-Trade Union passes a resolution in favour of ment to pass a Miners' Minimum Wage Bill. The political action the members desiring to contribute adjournment of the Conference till March, 26, is to the support of the political objects shall indicate for the purpose of seeing what can done meanwhile to their desire in writing and shall not as heretofore secure an improved wage for miners by legislation; automatically be included as supporters unless and if the Minimum Wage Bill, which will come up they contract out. for discussion on the 21st is not proceeded with, or is defeated, there is little doubt that the delegates on the 26th, will decide to take a ballot of the coal fields with regard to a national strike, after the pre- sent agreement expires on April 17.J
GERMAN ELECTIONS.
BERLIN, March 15. Herr Ebert, the President, has fixed the Reichstag elections for May 4
GOOD AND BAD.
Mr. Ainsworth (Conservative) moving the second reading said the object was to prevent Trade Unions from insisting on members paying contributions for political purposes which they did not believe. He asserted that members seeking to contract out were intimidated.
Mr. Tom Smith (Labour) moving the rejection. of the bill, declared the reason for the bill was that the Conservatives were amxious with regard to the He denied the progress of the Labour party. allegation of intimidation and declared that if the trade unionists' political activities were hampered they would be compelled to rely more on strikes.
Youngkong city is in the hands of Chan Cheng po, a general of chameleon characteristics but now LATEST KONGMOON DOINGS, professedly anti-Sun.
Li Chai-sus is reported as hav- ing been ordered to relinquish the post of Commander of the Sze "Yap but he still commands a big fgroe "PAK-KAI, KONGMOON, March 14.
of troops at Shin Hing
Little is mentioned in the local Ex-Admiral Chan Chak is expect-vernacular papers, about the exco
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
s
ed to be made Tupan of the Szes of the troope in San Wui. There Yap. Eis projected headquarters
TRAFFIC TANGLE.
STREETS FILLED WITH BUSES.
That London's traffic choked streets, which are largely attributed to the great increase in the number of buses in recent years, are likely to be still further congosted, appears from a speech made by Lord Ash-
will be at Bai Nam, a suburb of no room for thero and they por
of sist in stripping people not only Kongmoon. He is sending a brigade of his troops to co-operate numey nnd valuables but also offeld to the shareholders of the Un- Campames, en February 21Is with Leung Hung-kai on the Yan-clothing. Even girls are not free derground and General Omnibus ping border.
had trezensed by 198 millioną,, un- nt his Honeymoon and trip to
The inhabitants of Tai Lederground railways had decreased by Manila will be curtailed because of capital of Shum-tak, propose testing 20 and tramwaye by 3 mallions a pressing political business.
down their city walla to make way Lord Achlield complained that m H.M.8. Cicala arrived here on for improvements as has been re dependend buses bad increased last Maynoh 11 and loft on Wednesday.cently done in Hourgalan.
It is also reported from ughfarewel stations in
from their molestations in quiet said that while ommbue passen gera
On March 21 there will be an em- bargo on the export of Chinese silver Coins No person will be allowed to take more than $50 with him to
New York, March 14 The on Chinese ports.newspaper New York American anys Cheung Kwok-ching is to be ap that wireless listeners have plek pointed director-of-operations on the ed up a popular song from Yeungkong froms and be is expected London Resta sAmericas Service, in Kongmoon, shortly, dogg
Many reforme nnd new mensires
tre promised in the Sunning ma gistracy where La Cho has taken up his post. A report that In Yst
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New Lock's worst faffe atires tion contre to Fifth Avenue, a com direction Oxford Street and Be
gent Street, which bisants: "Laland where
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