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UNSAVOURY CASE.
MAN AND WOMEN ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
One man and two woman figured as defendante before Mr. E. H Williams at Central Magistracy yesterday on a charge of living ou the proceeds of prostitution.
Inspector Murphy attached to the S.C.A. office prosecuted and Mr. F. X. D'Almata, senior, was for the defonce.
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In outlining the case against the defendants, Inspector Murphy said that included among the witnesses for the prosecution were four aly prostitutes. One of them went to see the S.C.A. on September 24 and in consequence of a complains made by hor, the Assistant Secro- tary for Chinosu Affairs, accom- panied by Inspector Murphy, pro ceeded to 4, Elgin Street, where the first two defendants lived and Jater proceeded to 31, Gough Street, where they found three girls who would be called as witnesses.thorize the necessary increase 17
The girls would tell, the Court, Capital stock, and Mr. Murphy, that they gard their earnings to the first and se cond defondants. The third da fendant was an amal whose work it was to take the girls round to "aly" brothels and to report to the other defendants if the girls refused a client. Following auch a report they would ill-treat the girl concerned.
The Board of Directors has ap proved plans for uniting the Bank, of Amerion, NA, Now York with National City Bank of New York, the plans being conditional antiga holders of 85 per cent, of stock of the Bank of America N.A., New York, depositing their stock on or before the October in which ease a special meeting of share holders of the National City Bank of New York will be called to au
Taspoclor Murphy went on to say that at least two of the girls were purchased by the first and second defendants. a red paper to this effect having been found. One of the girls had been purchased at the age of seven and another: would tell the Court that she had been bought by the defendants, but the police had been unable to find any doed in connection with tho purchase. A document was found relating to another purchase. but the girl mentioned in that document could not be traced...
One of the girls then went into the witnrak-box, where she gave do tails of her experiences and stated that had been practising since February 1 this year.
The case was adjourned until Friday afternoon.
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Berlin, Sept. 28.That Germany had no intention of abandoning, the gold standard and again em- bark upon the risky course of cur- rency inflation was emphatically atated today by the Chancellor, Dr. Bruening, in addressing ScaI meeting of the Savings Bank YIN FOO
Texaço MOTOR SPIRIT Union commemorating its fiftieth anniversary to meani Coming straight from the contex- ence with the French ministers, the Chancellor locked unusually cheerful, accentuating his remarks with gestures which, it was remark. ed, he must have caught from M Brinud. Moreover, his assurance that Gerninny would maintain the gold standard was greeted with spontaneous applause, because they Bet at rest the persistent fears, haunting all small depositors to day that Germany might follow the example of Great Britain and other countries in resorting to In- fution as a cure for their illa. V
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tries that have suspended the gold: formerly departmental chief in the puty, attend all directors and The belief is aroused by an' un
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shareholders meetings and must at nouncement that the Government. ww to-day appointed Fedoral any time be given access to the and the Tarif Commission, s through the Treasury Department Commissary of Banking, being the books and vaults of a bank. He studying the effects of the abandon- first to All that post, which was re-hes, however, no power to dictatement of the gold standard in cently created by emergenny de- the policy of the banks but may
European countries cree: Amarely advise the Government to The new coramissary, who is con- take any steps required to co-ar sidered one of the country's leading dinete, this policy with the poun.
try's genera financial experts, has authority to
economic requireć ments. request the banks to supply Dr Erast
hir with all essential information; 12 may, either personally or, by des (Continued at foot of next column.)
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