THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 1925
CABLES.
LATEST CABLES,
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
TEST CRICKET.
ENGLAND COMMENCING, WELL
AT MELBOURNE.
ፃነ
Sutclife was "leg hefore to Mailey's Beventh delivery.
SCOTLA
LATEST CABLES,
HOME FOOTBALL.
LATEST CABLES.
FRENCH FINANCE,
EFEAT WALES IN CONSIDERABLE CONCERN
ON FIXTURE.
LEAGES GAVIS.
CABLE POLITICAL SITUATION
LATEST CABLES.
FELT
M. PHILIPPE BERTHELOT. RIS APPOINTMENT TO BERLIN
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
[THROUGH - REUTER'S MOENCY.]
'DENIED.
FRANCO-SIAMESE TREATY.
PAs, February 7th.
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IN GOVERNMENT CIRCLES.
Pants. February 14th. Losoos, February 14th.
The financial situation 'is causing con- At Edinburgh to-day, Scotland defeat-siderable concern in Government finau- ed"Wales by 3 goals to one in their ancist circles since the unprecedented sum nual soccer fixture.
of 34 milliard fraces has to be found
IN CHINA.
TARGEON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
DR. SUN YAT SEN...
A denial has bero issued of the report NEW DOCUMENT CONTAINS TWO LATEST BULLETIN GIVES SMALL that M. Berthelot will be appointed French Ambassador to Berlin,
AN EARLIER RUMOUR.
MAIN CLAUSES.
PARIS, February 14th
Philippe Berthelot will probabis succeeded at the Quai Datrsay today. It re The Franco-Siamese Trenty of friend- The report in Le Journal, that 3.ship, commerce and navigation was sign- M. Margery as Freach Ambassador to places the old Treaty of 1938 and con- Berlin, follows the anzunement that twins two main clauses. the Foreign Ministry has recognised M.
tariff
HOPES FOR RECOVERY.
PEXING, February 15th.
Sun Yat Sen is stendily growing weaker. Union Medical College, states that Dr.
To-day's bulletin, issued by the Peking-
Ilis temperature is formal; pulze 120
FINS BLVENTH WICKET STAND.
MELDERNE, February 14th,
The game was witnessed by 23,000 spec. to meet the estimated budgetary expen The fourth fest match was continued tators this morning. England remained at the rain fell all the time, Scotland attack-diture 1925-or nearly 6 milliards, in
The ground was very muddy, as
ickets all day, the final total being 345.
ed and, after aine minutes Meiklejohn excess of 1924. The exchange value of Thirty thousand spectators
scored Eleven minutes later Gallacher the franc has been falling, following the were pre-
netted Scotland's second goal. Just be- sent. The weather was glorious and the fore the interval, Williams scored for vote on the expenditure side of the Berthelot's right under the amnesty law Siam and Indo-China, demilitarizes the The Grst contrms the frontier between
[FROM THE '32 DAILY BULLETIN."}, Wirket perfect.
Wales with a fire shot. Half-time arriv-budget by the chamber on February 12th. to be reinstated to the diplomatic rank frontier at the Mekong River and agrees
NEW RAILWAY PROPOSED. d with Scotland leading by 2-1.
After the resumption, Scotland made Importance, therefore, is attached to
of Ambassador."which was suspended in to arbitrate on frontier disputes.
CHANG TSO LIN SUGGESTS LINE several hot attacks and Gallacher scored the Chamber debates on the revenue side.scue the Banque Industrielle de Chine autonomy in principle, to take effect as
1099 in connection with his efforts to The second admits Siamese
FROM CHENGCHIATUN TO JEHOL tinued to have the better of matters and particularly to Government declarations (of which his brother was President) soon as Britain, Italy, Belgium, Holland Chang Tso Lin has telegraphed to the after eighteen minutes. Scotland con- won by 3 goals to 1.
PERINO, February 13th. on it financial policy. The Reporter, from financial difficulties.
and Denmark follow suit. Two proto- Government urging the building of a in introducing the finance bill-other- wise the "revenue side-odny, declared.TOULON" DOCKED PREPARATORY territorial rights, in exchange for which military transport.
BATTLESHIP REFLOATED.
cols also were signed conceding to Siam railway between Chengchiatun and Jebol partial reunification of French extra for the purposer of commercial aud the expenditure budgeted represented the high-water mark of what the country: was to pay. Reduction of direct and in- direct taxation was essential next year, He pointed out that 19 milliards of the expenditure was interest on public debts. excluding war debts. "The only way of reducing the burden, he inid, would be hy a vast consolidation loan,
The play was interesting all day long, though there were tedious patches. It was Evened up considerably when Kilner and Whysall were together. Their part- nership of 10s is ten runs below. Eng-league
land's best for a seventh wicket stand.
They received a great ovation. Both bit out well, Kilner scoring 12 runs in one of Richardson's overs. Whysall was bat ting for 3 hours and, bit six fours, Kilner was at the wickets for 24 hours and obtained cleven fours. The bowling, was fair and changes frequeat. Oldfield, who stumped four men, was brilliant.
The ning lasted 9 hours and 28 Dinutes.
Scores:-
ENGLAND.
1st Inning
J. H. Hobbs, at.' Oldfield, b Ryder
J. W. Hearne, Bardsley, b
Richardson
23
414-41
H. Sutcliffe, 1.b. w., b Mailey
1.0
F. W. Woolley, at. Oldfeld, b
Malley
10
A. P. F. Chapman, st. Oldfield, h
Malley
E. Hendren,
W. W. Whysall, st. Oldfield, b
Kelleway
Ryder
Gy
76
A. E. R. Gilligan, e Oldfeld, h
Kelleway
R. Kilcer. 1b.w., b Kelleway..... 74
M. W. Tate, e Taylor, b Mailey
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H. Strudwick, not out
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The
LEAGUE RESULTS.
LONDON, February 14th. following are the results of the fixtures played this afternoon.
THE LEAGUE: DIVISION 1. Arsenal, 0; Huddersfield T., 5. Aston Villa, 1: Birmingham, 0. Burnley, 1 Tottenhaar H., 4. Bury, West Ham U., s. Cardin C. 1: Notts County, 1. Leeds U.. 0, West Brom. A., I. Liverpool, 1: Newcastle U., 1. Manchester C.. 1; Blackburn R.. 3. Nottingham F., : Shefeld U., 3. Preston N.E., I; Bolton W., a.. Sunderland ; Everton, I.
THE LEAGUE DIVISION H
. 1.
Barnsley, 1; Hull City, 2 Bradford C. 1: South Shields, 0. Clapton O., 0: Leicester C.. 1 Crystay P., 2: Manchester U., 1." Falbam, 1: Chelsen, 2 Middlesbro'. 4; Blackpool, 1. Oldham A.. 3: Coventry C., 0. Port Vale, 2: Derby C., 1. The Wednesday, 2: Stoke, Southampton. 2: Stockport Whampion W.. 0: Portsmouth, 5.
THIRD DIVISION: SOUTHERN, Aberdeen A., : Lutor Town, 1. Bristol C.; R'nmouth and B.A., 1. Charlton A., 3; Merithyr E., 0. Newport C, 4: Bristol R.. ... Northampton T. 2: Reading, U. Norwich C. 2: Millwall, 2 Plymouth A... 1: Brighton and H.A., 0, Queen's Pk. R.. : Breatford 0. Southend U.. 3; Exeter C., 0. Swindon T.: Gillingham, 0. Watford, 1: Swansea T...3.
THIND DIVISION: NORTHERN,
Accrington, 4: Hartlepools U., 1, Chesterfield, 2: Rochdale, 0. Crewe A. 1; Southport, Durham C. 1: Doncaster R., 0. Halifax T.: Grimsby T., 0. Lincoln C.. 2: New Brighton, 0. Rotherham C. 1: Darlington, 1." Tranmere R, 4 Burrow, 7. Walsall 1: Nelson, 2 Ashington, 1: Wigan Baro', 1. Wrexham, Bradford, 3.
Bowling Analysis,
R.
W
Mailey
186
Kelleway
3
Ryder
2
Richardson
1
Gregory
102
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HOBBS AND SUTCLIFFE.
RECIPIENTS OF PRESENTS FROM CRICKET HONTS.
318LOCENE, February 14th: Admirers have presented Hobbs and Sutcliffe with tea and coffee services in recognition of their remarkable successes in test matches. Queensland is present- ing Sutcliffe with a gold boomerang n -appreciation of his latest score.
RUGBY INTERNATIONAL. ENGLAND AND IRELAND DRAW AT TWICKENHAM.
LONDON, February 14th. Ia the international rugby between England and Ireland, played at Twicken- ham this afternoon, the result was a draw of six points each. The crowd numbered 30,000. The weather was unsettled and the ground soft.
Five minutes from the interval, a fine movement by Locke and Smallwood end- ed in the latter scoring another try for England. It was not converted and ball- time arrived with the score:
Eagland 2 tres Ireland ........
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Airdrieonians, 0; Aberdeen, Celtic, St. Johnstone, 1. Dundee, 2 Hamilton A., 0. Morton, 2: Hearts. 0. Partick T., ; Kilmarnock, 1. Queen's Park. 1: Cowdenb'th. 1. Raith R., Motherwell, 0. St. Mirren, 1: Ayr United, 0. The matches tween Dundee and Hamilton A.. and Falkirk and Rangers were not played.
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EARLIER CABLES.
OPIUM CONFERENCE. DRAFT CONVENTION ON DRUGS READ FOR FIRST TIME.
TU SCRAPPING.
GOVERNOR OF KIANGSU,
France obtains the right for her!
The matter has been referred to the nationals to own real estate throughout Ministry of Communications Paus, February 14th- The French battleship. Liberté, sunk in Siam like the British and Danes. Tuulon roads in 1911 as the result of the, The second protocol deals with the "xplosion of the powder magazine. with special relations between Sian and Indo RETENTION OF GENERAL HAN KUO and docked, preparatory to being the loss of 400 lives, has been refloated China, regulates the status of Siamese in Indo-China, establishes a commercial scrapped. The vessel was sunk deeply in agreement,
Franco-Siamese.
great.
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE. POSTPONEMENT ALMOST FORE- GONE CONCLUSION.
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frontier.
creates
CHUN ADVOCATED..
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PARIS, February 13th. the silt at the bottom of the harbour and commission to administer legal questions. General Pai Pao Shan and General the difficulties of raising her were very in connection with the Mekong River Ma Yu Jen are reported to have sent a telegram to Tuan Chi Jui expressing a It is intimated that France, through hope that Han Kuo Chun will not be Indo-China and as a neighbour of Siam, removed from his post of Civil Governor has special interest in Siam and the pre. of, Kiangsu in view of his ability in the sent agreements tend to favour her. In handling of provincial affairs. retyre for the recognition of this fact,
REORGANISATION it is intimated that Siam's cultural de- velopment entitles her to the relaxation
CONFERENCE. PAN CHEN LAMA IS SENDING Article 1, which was maintained by
of foreign tutelage,
DELEGATE. 14 votes to 11, provides that a contract-
RECOURSE TO ARBITRATION. ing party may authorise a supply to the postponed, sine it is impossible to
PARIS, February 14th, public by chemists in urgent cases of of the remainder of the Protocol is for recours to arbitration for differences proceed with arrangements until the fate The Franco-Siamese Trenty provides tineture of laudanum-and Dover powdecided. It is also expected that unable to be settled through the usual der, but not above 93 centigrammes in Britains will request a further adjourn. diplomatic channels. the case of medicinal opium.
ment of the League Council discussion,
The Siamese duty and, tariffs are at
GENEVA, February 13th. The second Opium Conference read the draft convention on drugs for the first time.
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The Couference agreed that the mem bers of the permanent central board for the control of narcotic drugs be appointed for five years.
GENEVA, February 14th. Ir view of the uncertainty of the British Empire's attitude on the Geneva Proiccol. It is new almost conclusion that the disarmament confer- a foregone ence, due to meet in June, will have to
March. of the Protocol. which was arranged for liberty to be applicable to French trade [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.) posers real estate in Siam..
only when recognized by other nations.
Frenchmen will have the right to
ATTITUDE OF COOLIDGE.
Additional protocols will settle that Frenchmen come under a new jurisdic WASHINGTON. February 14th.onal situation, with particular guaran-
It is Announced
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PEKING, February 13th.
its first business meeting to-day, when The Reorganisation Conference heid
19 delegates were present."
The draft regulations governing pro- erdure were unanimously adopted.
Chao Ebr Shun was elected Speaker, and Tang Yi Vice-Speaker.
PAN CHEN'S DELEGATE. The Pan Chen, Lama has wired to
Culidge is following a waiting policy of a special agreement, settling relations enger to come to Peking immediately that President tees and will broach negotiations in view Tunn Chi Jui stating that he is very as regards the question of limitation of, between Siam and Indo-China" on a new to participate in the reorganisation armaments He, however, is carefully basis,nek, watching developments abroad and he is prepared to act whenever an opportune moment occurs with a view to convening
"Several speakers strongly objected to Article 1, including the British delegate. An interesting point is that the American delegate in committer alko opposed it.
The Article establishing the control baurd
was animatedly debated. Sir Malcolm Delevingne upheld the present wording regarding the pro-a conference. cedure of establishing the board, which procedure includes the United States and Germany, besides members of the League of Nations Council, and the vote on it was adjourned.,
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LATEST CABLES. [REUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICE.] AMERİCAN OFFICIALDOM.
INDIAN OPIUM EATERS.
LONDON, February 13th. Viscount Cecil, speaking at Bourne mouth, for the first time since his re- turn from Geneva, said that broadly speaking, he thought the opium con- férence delegates might themselves on the very successful issue. congratulate of their labours.
The conference had decided that as the eating of opium was confined to MINISTER MURDERED.
india, it
an international was hardly matter, and was one to be dealt with ASSASSINATION OF M. MILEFF AT by the Indian Government.
Viscount Cecil deeply regretted the 4th
SOFIA.
SOFIA, February 14th. M1, Mileff. Bulgarian Minister designated for the Washington post, has been assassinated.
The assailant has escaped. The crime is attribute to the vendetta of a Macedonian federalist.
POLITICS IN ITALY. SENATE ADOPTS ELECTORAL REFORM BILL
ROME, February 14th,
EARLIER CABLES.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY,
BILL TO DEAL WITH BREACH OF REGULATIONS.
MR. KELLOGG NOMINATED AS SECRETARY OF STATE
WEMBLEY EXHIBITION.
American withdrawal from the con- ference, which, however, seemed to him to be haieu altogether on insuficient THE CANADIAN MOTOR INDUSTRY grounds. been
At the same time there had bitterness or heartburning
TO BE REPRESENTED. in consequence.
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LATEST CABLES. FIRST READING COMPLETED, GENEVA, February 14th. The Conference completed the first reading of the draft convention of 39 articles relating to
effective indre limitation of the production and manu- facture of aarcotic drugs.
קינד
DAME RUMOUR.
AN ALLEGED THREE-CORNERED
TREATI
EMPHATIC DENIAL BY JAPAN.
BERLIN, February 14th.
Conference, but that as the Conference has already been opened, he is obliged
to send a plenipotentiary delegate.
WEMBLEY THIS YEAR. BAN ON FOREIGN GOODS. Exhibitors
from
Hongkong and
That a Treaty between Russia, Japan and China was signed at Peking in January, is the assertion of the Lokal Malaya, who bad, much cause at kat Anzeiger, which publishes, from a year's British Empire Exhibition to "hitherto very reliable Russian source," complain of the sale of foreign goods,
فورم
WASHINGTON, February 14th..detaile of the alleged secret clauses will be interested to learn that a serious.
Kansas State Agricultural College, hasmeasures against the Peking Govern-
Mr. William J. Jardine, President ofinin, France or America take military year's
thereof. One provider that should Bri- effort is to be
put forth to make * Exhibition
"entirely The
British point was raised, among others, by been chosen as Secretary of Agriculture.
The President has niso sent to the territory, Hussia will place 200,000 Federation has now received the follow- ment or against Chinese unneutralised the Executive Committee of the Federa
tion of British Industries, and the. Senate the Kellogg as Secretary of State, to suc- will arm.
name of Mr. Frank B. at the disposal of China, whom Japan ceed Air. Charls E. Hughes, on March Russia renounces in favour of Japan Clarke, Chief Administrator of the Ex- ing assurance from General Sir Travers 50 per cent. of her shares in the Chinese hibition: Eastern Railway, which
hithert Russia
It was not the least of our anxieties hay claimed.
during the 1924 season that attempts Another Saghalien to Japan within 5 years, on troduce foreign goods into the Exhibi- clause gives the whole of were made in various directions to in- condition "Japan supplies Russia with tion. We did our best to prevent this. four small cruisers, one battleship, and with the experience we have gained. thirty submarines and. seven destroyers is 2024 we hope that in 1925 the Exhibi- Vladivostok is to be, made a first class tion will be entirely British in so far fleet base, Japan paying 60 per cent.
as that is practicable. I may point out of the cost of construction.
that during 1924. we took a great deal of trouble to exclude foreign goods where their place could be taken British goods, and an officer of wit with special experience in Imperial trade
my staff matters acted in close collaboration with the Dominions representatives to effect this. Where there was any trespas it was through what might be called amug- gling on the part of exhibitors and co- teeted prompt steps were taken. cessionaires, and wherever this was dow
OTTAWA, February 14th. In announcing the extensive remodel- ling and enlargement of the Canadian that the Canadian motor-car industry exhibit at Wembley, Minister Robb stated would he represented.
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t
WHITE HOUSE HORSE "
HUMOUR IN U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, February 13th..
of 800,000 men, is to have Russian and The Chinese Army, on a peace strength Japanese instructors China undertakes to buy weapons and war material only from Russia and Japan. The duration of the Treaty is stated to be 30 years
JAPAN'S EMPHATIC DENIAL
BERLIN, February 15th. The Japanese Embassy has issued, all emphatic denial of the Lotal "Anzeiger story.
JAPAN AND SAGHALIEN.
PLANS
FOR WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS PROCEED STEADILY.
The Exhibition is to be repened early in May, probably on the lat.
At the outset... Ireland pressed. After
As regards Indian hemp, from which The Senate, by 214 to 58 votes, hashashish is extracted. a solution was six minutes, kittermaster broke through, adopted the Government's electoral. re-
found satisfactory to the cleverly passed to Locke, from whom form bill, including provisions for plural tion. A special import certificate is re-
Indian delega Smallwood gathered and scored a try roting for persons of social, intellectual quired from the importing country which
was, however, not converted, and other positiva. Ireland did most of the attacking, at
stating that the importation of the drug times pressing heavily; but the homes
is destined exclusively for medical or defence held on grimly.
scientific purposes. Furthermore the Congress was agitated, to-day owing contracting parties shall exercise such to Mr. Vinson, Democrat from Kentucky, effective control as to traffic in Indian hemp
to prevent illicit attempting to read an allegedly The next matter dealt with was the hormous poem entitled "Cal's hobby- Finnish resolution, proposing the Con- recently installed at the White House referring to a mechanical horse ference should suggest to the Council of similiar to those used in gymussia, on
· LONDON, February 13th,
the League to draw attention, at the which the President takes daily The text has been issued of a bill to traffic in arms and munitions, to the im
forthcoming international conference on and which has been a target for news exercise amend the law relating to wireless
humour during the past few days. telegraphy.
the question of the unlicens. After a heated debate regarding the portance of t The bill provides that anyone establish- drug problem. "play against the wind. The ball was very station, without a licence is liable to herd, while agreeing is the proposal, profited by the Prince of Wales exam whole garrison, which is expected to He came of a noted family of mimics importation "of arms is relation to the propon was permitted to recite the Alexandrovsk and hundreds of horse- about 15 years ago, was of French de ing or maintaining a wireless telegraph
The troops are being concentrated at of ridiculing the President, Mr. The Australian delegate, Mr. Shep- poem, which described how Mr. Coolidge sleighs are engaged in bringing in the cent, but was born in America in 1851. Within six minutes, George Stephenson twelve months' imprisonment or a fine nevertheless regarded the question na out cross-kicked and, the three-quarters dictment; or imprisonment not exceed Dr. Sugimura, Japan, urged the Finns its master's proclivities for silence. It not exceeding £100 on conviction, on inside the present Conference's functions.
ple as a horseman. handling well, T. Hewitt scored. The ing 3 months, or a Eine not exceeding not to persist in the resolution, as it was suggested that it be given a name
The
poem contina embark for Japan in the middle of his father, ed that the White House horse shared March
grandfather, and try was not converted,
great-grand father having all been proment in The Irish pack repeatedly gained £30 on summary conviction.
THE SECOND HALF.
points.
27.
After the resumption, Ireland had to
greasy.
ground in the loose and there was some weakness in the English tackling, which let in the Irishmec. Following a acrum in the home twenty-five, Sugden, Gould, and Dummy cleverly sent Harry Stephen- son over to score a try which was not! converted.
HERR RICHTER.
SIGNIFICANT LEAVE GRANTED
CHIEF OF POLICE,
BERLIN, February 13th
Encouraged by this success. Ireland The Prussian Minister of Interior has played harder than ever and twice nearly granted an application of Herr Richter, scored. "England, however, rallied splen-Chief of Police, for leave of absence. didly towards the end but failed to score. The final score was:'
2 triề:
0 points. 2 tries 6 points.
England Treland
It is generally believed that Herr Rich- ter will soon resign, especially an he has been frequently mentioned in the Presa in connection with the Barmat. affair.
ed
amounted to a borabehell in the con- for inscription on the roll of famous ference which, after laborous negotia equines.
tions, was nearing conclusion. Dr. The reading of the poem was punctuat Sugimura further regarded the resolu-ed with shouts and cries of "protest, tion as inopportune and as entering upon and a vote will be taken as soon a delicate and difficult problem.
The
as the stenographic report is obtainable German delegate, Herr Eckardt, warmly
You on the question whether the remarks: murs, whereupon Moraal, F. Sugi-
therein are in order or not. author of the resolution, asked time for Toivnal, Finland, reflection on the subject. Subsequently. the matter was adjourned. until Mon- day. The Finnish resolution is stated
U.S. NAVAL BUDGET.
WARRINGTON, February 13th. The Budget Bureau has requested
to have in view the importation of Congress to grant an appropriation of arms and munitions into China, although 830,000,000 to carry out the anvel con- China is not mentioned in the resolution,struction programme recently authorised.
TOKYO, February 16th. lien represent that preparations for the Japanese Pres despatches from Sagha evacuation of the Japanese troops are progressing steadily.
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[FROM THE "DAILY BULLETIN."]
AEROPLANES AT MANILA. HONGKONG CHINESE SETTLES DUES ON CURTISS MACHINES.
DEATH OF PAUL MARTINETTI
CRIPPEN CASK, RECALLED.
December 29th of the death of Mr. Paal News was received in London on.
Hotel Mustapha, Algiers, where he had Martinetti, the naatomimiat, at the teen staying for some time for his health
Martinetti, who retired from the stage
the
was an important witness in the prosecution of Dr. Crippen for the mor- der of his wife, Belle Elmore, in 1910. Mr. and Mrs, Martinetti were present as an evening party given at Crippens house at the end of January, and case for the Crows was that Crippen MANILA, February 13th.
poisoned his wife immediately after ins Bix Curtiss aeroplanes, which have peared in the theatrical newspapers
party. When at Easter time, there ap- been held for more than a year by the brief obituary motios of the death of Customs here, have been paid for by a Belle Elmore in the United States, the Chiness owner from Hongkong through suspicions of the Martinettis and other their sale for Customs storage charges, and the inquiries were inelitated which the Admiral Line, thereby averting friends of Mrs. Grippen were
Broused.
chines is uncertain.
The future destination of the ma- ultimately brought Crippen, to
scaffold
them