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CHILD HEIRESS NOW MARKED DOWN BY NEW YORK GANGSTERS
Hazel Forbes, above, the screen actress and former Follies girl, ia reported to have sold stock left her by her late husband, Paul Owen Richmond, heir to the tenthpaste and coconut millions, thereby
JAPANESE AQUATIC STARS HERE
INTERVIEW
DENIED
VISCOUNT SAITO
MAKES ATTACK
ON C.S. MONITOR
29
"GHOST WRITER'S
ALLEGATION
“NO-MENTION_OF_NAVAL
DISARMAMENT”
Tokyo, To-day.
With reference to the "Christian Science Monitor" interview claim-
climbing into the millionaire classed to have been given by him, the
The sale of the stock is reported
to have netted her $2,268,000.
Japanese ex-Premier, Viscount Makoto Saito, declares:
"I have seen no representative
OPIUM IN of the "Monitor" in recent months.
CHINA
CO-OPERATION OF
POWERS NEEDED TO
PREVENT TRAFFIC
Unilaterial Action Useless
GENEVA DISCUSSION
I have never contributed to such a newspaper any article on the na- val talks now proceeding in Lon- don, but early in August I ap proved an article written by a
free lance which did not touch on
navál Disarmament in any way."
"Ghost" writer, named Hils cher, states that the "Monitor" article was written in August as the outcome of several interviews summing up Viscount Sarto's | views on the naval outlook, and
Viscount Saito, after a perusal Geneva, To-day. and correction, approved of the Mr. Victor C. Hoo, Chinese article by his signature-Beuter.
Minis'er to Switzerland, in a state-
ment to the Opium Commitee
\'{Continued on Page 14. )
yesterday called attention to the MANCHUKUO
new series of measures recently enforced by China to combat the traffic.
The problem in China had be come more serious due, perhaps, to more rigorous enforcements of regulations in the West, he
East
were
SCHEME
OIL
Plans To Take Over Foreign Supplies
Changchun, To-day.
MELBOURNE
BOUND
CONSIDER THEIR
CHANCES BRIGHT
IN TITLE EVENTS
KIYOKAWA AND SAKAGAMI
DISCUSS BERLIN GAMES
(By "REFEREE") Masaji Kiyokawa, who holds the 100 and 200 metres back stroke world swimming records, and Yasutaro Sakagami, one of Japan's most promising free style swimmers, arrived in the Colony this morning by the ss. Kitano Maru en route to Melbourne, where they are taking part in the the London-Helbourne air wars. Melbourne Centenary Champlon- NAVAL
An Australian millionaire, Sir MacPherson Robertson, organized
thon la which the pick of the world's fliers competed for 1.8.876,000 in prizes.
250
FIRES RAGE
VIRGINIA FOREST CONFLAGRATION
ships.
Lady Furness, nee Thelma Morgan (right), hurried to New York to aid her twin, Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt, nee Gloria Morgan, and defend her character against charges hurled in the successful action of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney to gain custody of the Vanderbilt daughter. The sisters, are shown as they appeared in Europe a few- months ago.
LETTER TO AUNT
PHYSICAL HARM
THREATENED IN...
SECOND ATTEMPT
Gloria Vanderbilt Victimised
PRIVATE DETECTIVE CORDON ROUND WHITNEY ESTATE
New York, Te-day. -Private-detectives—are guarding... the 10-year-old heiress, Gloria Vanderbilt, day and wight on the Whitney estate at Old Westbury, Long Island, as the result of threatening letter received by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, ker - aunt who gained custody of the chi in the recent action against Glen- la's mother in account? latter's "fast-living.”
SECURITY BASIS The letter threatene physical
LAND BAILIFFS FINE REDUCED
Kiyokawa is one of the most brilliant back-stroke swimmers the world has ever known, and recently shattered the 400 metres record held by Toshi Irive by covering the distance in 6 mins. Second Appeal For Re-hearing Routley Care Indicated - 30.2/5 seconds to clip 11.3/5 seconda off the previous mark?
In the 100 metres back-stroke event he recorded 1 min. 8:2/10) seconds to beat George Kojac's 1928 record.
Sakagami 'accompanied the Japanese Far Eastern Olympic
In a written Judgment follow ing the re-hearing of the case against the land bailiff, Mr. W. J. Routley, Mr. J. B. Lee, Kost High Winds Impede
loon Magistrate, to-day reduced 2,000 Fire-Fighters
the original fine of $100 to one team to Manila this year, whereof $10, and ordered that the $15 Charleston, W. Virginia,
The showed up very promisingly, compensation paid to Mrs. Lam To-day.
and has since lowered both the should be returned to Mr. Rout- "Whipped to fury by high winds. Japanese Inter-Collegiate records ley. 250 forest fires are raging almost for the 100 and 200 metres free beyond control throughout this style.
wooded, mountainous State. The A student of Waseda University. fires have already destroyed Sakagami won the 100 metres free thousands of acres of woodland style in 69 seconds, and the 200 and have surrounded several metres free style in 2 mins, 14 small towns, which, however, are seconds, 6 seconds off J. Weissmul- not considered endangered.
ler's world record. thousand Two
fire-fighters
Continued on Page 9.).
said. Also, events in the Far With a view to implementing the from all parts of the State are preventing China recently proclaimed monopoly by waging gruelling battle against from devoting the necessary at taking over the supplies held by the conflagrations and have con- tention thereto.
foreign oil interests, the Three trolled some of the fires. Others The campaign in China, he Eastern Provinces Government has are gaining and the fighters are
One man was" said, could not be limited to un-appropriated 600,000 yuan as initial hoping for rain.
killed by a falling tree at. Zion ilateral action by China. China
Mountain-Reuter. needed the co-operation of the
expenses.
An official news service reports Powers administering leased ter- that the following supplies of oil ritories and concessions, where there was a danger of foreign are stocked at Dairen alone:
trafficers being punished too lightly. Reuter. -
Standard Oil Company of New York,
192,000 cans;
Texas Oil Company, 630,000 cans; Asiatic Petroleum Company 50,000
cans;
MIXED RECEPTION Other companies, 884,000 cans.
TO PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN REFORM
-Renter,
CUSTOMS TARIFF REVISION
Changchun, To-day.
MODERATE OPINION The revised Manchukuo Customs
PREDOMINATES
INDIAN PRESS CRITICAL
tariff has been put into operation.
-Reuter.
RUSSIA WILL
SOLVE AMERICA'S
BIGGEST PROBLEM
INSULL TRIAL
Utilities Tsar" Did Not Unload Own Stock
“ACCOMMODATION; CHEQUES" NOT RECEIVED
Chicago, To-day.
In the closing stages of the trial
GOLD ORE SHIPMENT of the former middle-west Utilities
TO TACOMA
PROFITS TO PAY INTEREST ON
AW LARGE US, CREDITS
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL New York, To-day.
The United Press" has learn- ed that Russia is sending ship
FARMER'S PURSE loads of gold ore to Tacoma to London To-day. STRENGTHENED
The first reactions to the report of the Select Committee
on Indian Constitutional Reform have been generally in accordance with expectations.
Indian press comments, in the main, are highly critical and are disposed to magnify the safeguards and "special responsibilities" placed in the band of the Govenor General and the provincial Gov
ernora,
At the other
of conserva
mal
Contin
Income Up £200,000,000 In United States
New York, To-day Although the drought lasts Summer ruined thousands of American farmers, it is official- ly estimated that the higher prices it brought will increase the total income of the can agricultural com #1934 to about £85. increase of about
The Incr
well below
build a reserve of hard money for the purchase of American goods.
Through a spesial process, available only at Tacoma, the gold will be refined and sold to the United States Government for cash
Insult
Tear" Samuel Insul on charges of Fraud, the coun
sel for the de fence emphati cally denied) that Insull un loaded his ow
Mr. F. H. Loseby, solicitor for Mr. Routley, indicated that he would again appeal in the
case.
On September 18. Mr. W. G. Routley was found guilty on a charge of assaulting Mrs. Lam Yeut-fong at Po Kong Village, He Kowloon City, on July 20. was fined $100, in addition to $15 as compensation to the com plainant.
An appeal against the verdict was made by Mr. F. H. Loseby,
of Messrs. Russ and Company,
accused's solicitor, and the re hearing of the case was com menced on October 8,
"
STATEMENT BY
SIR JOHN SIMON
harm to Gloria, :: but does not mention kidnapping her. - Reuter
BARLIER THREAT --
ON SITUATION "If you value the life of your
SECRET DEALINGS RIDICULED
TREATY DIFFERENCES. OUTLINED
London, To-day
child, don't fail to meet me in front of the Metropolitan Theatre in Brooklen on Friday evening at
10:30.
These words in crudely pen- eilled note, were sent to Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt mother of Gloria, the 10-year-old heiress to £800,000 on October, 25. In con sequence the police throw a cordon
A statement on the Naval around her house, conversations, now proceeding in They also kept the appointment London was made during the at Brooklyn, but failed to discover debate in the House last night in the writer of the note.
Sir
an address to the throne by The note did not mention the John Simon.
He recalled that, the Washington form of injury intended against Treaty of 1922 was one which would Gloria Vanderbilt, but it was en go on indefinitely, unless notice was bellished with a couple of circles given to terminate it. The London similar to those used by the Lind- Treaty of 1930, on the other hand, bergh baby kidnappers, was made for a fixed term and au- tomatically expires, at the end of 1986, unlees, as is contemplated and hoped, a new, Treaty could be nego- tiated.
Another difference between the
treaties was that the Washington Treaty, entered into with five great
powers, was one which dealt with limits in respect of capital ships, jaircraft carriers, and the maximum size of the biggest cruisers, whereas the London Treaty dealt with
WEDDING PRESENTS cruisers more in general, and with
VIEWED
Duke And Princess Drive To St. James
£30,000 FOR HOSPITAL AS GIFT TO ROYAL COUPLE
London, To-day.
destroyers, consequently both trea ties were in affect involved in the present deliberations..
(Continued on Page 10.j
ASSASSINATION ECHO
Hungarian Politician
-SHIELDING REAL CAUSE
stock before the A large crowd gathered outside Deplores "Calumnies” crash of the Buckingham Palace and cheered Utility Securl Princess Marina and HRH the ties Company,"1 Duke of Kent when they drove In regard to with Their Majesties the King dation and Queen "to St. James" Palace total yesterday afternoon to view their 1.S.841,wedding presents.
chequ Jing
620,
These make a wonderful dis
by the Govern play and include gifts from many
One shipload has arrived.
en doutement counsel, the defence declared countries. and ano Both
estimated that Insull had not received any of
them
Continued on
14The banks were outselling him."
counkel deciá
FRENCH POLITICAL LOSS
Reut
Continued on page 9)
WEATHER FORECAST.
Geneva, To-day. Dr. Echhardt, the Hungarian representative on
on Larrival elcomed the
MONMOUTH BEAT GLAMORGAN
County Rugby Series At Newport
OXFORD'S TRIUMPH
London, To-day, Monmouthshire beat Glamorgan by 16 points to 11 in the County Rugby Championship at Newport yesterday.
Preparing for their annual Varsity match at Twickenham. on December 11, Oxford Univer sity beat Mr. R. V. Stanley's fifteen by 12 points to 7-Rea ter
The Dark Blues have only three more games to play before the Twickenham classic. Lon don Scottish on Saturday, - v, Gloucester next Thursday, and y. Rosslyn Park on Monday next.
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