KENYA
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 22, 1941.
MURDER
CASE
Accused Baronet's Best Friend Gives Evidence.
20 DEAD IN COMMUNAL RIOTING
The situation aris- ing out of the com- munal disturbances at Dacco is improv- ing, though casualties now 20 killed and 125 wounded.
are
They include the Indian Deputy Magis- trate who was stab- bed and is now hospital-Reuter.
WEAKNESS OF CHINESE DOLLAR
DOUBTLESS
in
Dead Peer's Servant
In The Box
AN AFRICAN SERVANT EMPLOYED BY LORD ERROLL- WAS THE OUTSTANDING WITNESS WHEN THE ENQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF THE PEER WAS RESUMED IN NAIROBI YESTERDAY IN A CROWDED COURT.
LADY BROUGHTON, whose husband, Sir Elves Broughton, is charged with the mur- der of Lord Erroll, was present for the second successive day.
The African servant told of a visit by Sir Elves Broughton to Lord Erroll's home early in the evening of Jan. 18. Lord Erroll was out but Sir Elves waited and on Lord Erroll's re- turn the two appeared to be unfriendly.
THE RECENT EASINESS OF
Broughton talked very loudly THE CHINESE DOLLAR IS AS- and Erroll did not look pleased. CRIBED IN LONDON TO THE There was a dinner party for 8 CHINESE STABILISATION o'clock at Lord Erroll's house that FUND'S UNWILLINGNESS TO night. Broughton was invited but SUPPORT A FREE MARKET did not arrive, but Lady Carberry AND NOT TO THE INABILITY and Lady Broughton had dinner OF THE FUND TO DO SO, SINCE there. IT
RETAINS Witness added he had often seen LARGE RESOURCES AS A RE- Lady Broughton at Lord Erroll's SULT OF THE RECENT U.S. house.
Negotiations are proceeding to British payments agreement, with prevent sterling help to the Fund the familiar special accounts but from feeding the Shanghai mar-giving Chinese sterling holders ket, which is the main remaining more latitude than is usual else- loophole in the sterling Exchange where, in view of the internation- Control.
al complexity of the Shanghai Some quarters propose a Sino-market - Reuter.
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Old Friend Testifies
en-
Lt.-Comdr. J. B. Soames, gaged in farming at Nanyuki and school-fellow of Sir Elves Brough- described as a Ufelong friend and
visited his house in December. lon's, soon after their marriage,
After witness had suggested that time should know how to use a women left alone on farms in war-
revolver, they all practised
re-
volver shooting at a whisky box.
Broughton did not shoot very well but Lady Broughton did.
Witness said Broughton subse- after quently visited him alune
had gone Lady Broughton
with Lord Erroll to stay with the Car-
berry's at Malindi.
"Cut His Losses” Broughton was very worried about his wife's relations Lord Erroll.
with
He said he realised he had married a woman much young. er than himself. Witness said he advised him that if Lady Broughton and Lord Erroll were In love with one another to "cut) hic losses" and go away. Later Broughton wrote to him mentioning the burglary of two revolvers, a cigarette case
and money, and adding the affair they had been discussing had been ar- ranged.
native
Waceru, Lord Erroll's butler, described various occasions on which he said Lady Broughton and Lord Erroll spent the night at Lord Erróll's house alone. Reu- ter.
EUROPEAN
FOOD SITUATION
The European food situation is candidly dis- cussed in the February issue of the German |magazine “Signal.”
The Continent normally covers 95 per cent. of its own food re- quirements, bad harvests in one country being covered by good harvests in other areas, it stated, The Continent normally covers 80 per cent. of its own needs in wheat, 98 per cent. of its rye and barley and 100 per cent. of its oats,
The only shortages are maize, fodder and grains and these will be made good by intensive organ |isation and by slaughtering sur- plus cattle "especially in the northern “countries."{
• Despite this,” the Continent
·can: cover its' own needs of fat and cheese because before the outbreak of the war, these com- modities were largely exported to: BritaintZulki
The writer. declares that in food supplies Germany was better on now than in 1913 % withdut counting her "new" reserves."
STOP PRESS
The following appointments are gazetted:----
Mr. E. Ellison to be a Sur- veyor of Ships (Engideer Surveyor), Harbour Depart- ment.
Mr. J. K. Bousfield resum-
ed duty as Organiser of the General Group for Essential Services in the H.K.D.R.
Mr. A. H. Bentley to act as Chief Pharmacist.
Mr. R. S. Ward to act us Consul of the United States of America at H.K.
Mr. J. S. Rose to be Acting Sub-Lieut. in the H.K.N.V.F.
Japanese gunmen are re- ported to have raided the Bank of China staff dormitory in the Shanghai outside roads area early this morning and to have taken away between 20 and 30 employees of the Bank of China to Wang Ching-wei's police headquar- ters in Jessfleld Road, where they are being held for ques- tioning-Reuter.
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