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DEMPSEY
AND
HEENY
IN
TOWN MEETING
TO-DAY
in a 3 round bout
for a Knot-Out or no decision
ROUND
AT THE
KING'S
FLAR
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Taxpayers Praised.
The Budges had, in fact, besn saved by the income tax and rupiž. Jax payers, who had shown that sonso of duty and citizenship upon which reliance could always be placed in Britain at times of orisis. Many had suffered, hardship, but would console them to know that they had not only effected a sub. stantial saving in the oot of Treasury bills, but the stimulye of their example had strengthened and invigorated the peoples in many other lands who had looked again to Great Britain with fresh con- fidence and hope in her capacity to load the world in overcoming fir
ancial difBoultion.
THE TEA DUTY
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, April 19" Mossra, Bronke Bond's the famous
ten Arm in an official statement, welcome the tea tax because it will give a fillip to Empire producera They do not think it will have much affect on consumption,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURS
MRS. MORRIS LOSES PILGRIMS TO MECCA
LIBEL ACTION
:::
JURY ABSENT FOR THREE HOURS
(Renter's Spasial Servico.);
Mrs. Morris went into a trazes un hearing the Vardict.
AND BRITAIN
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and dangerous, decisions, without laking his shop or blotting his copy Book. Poace in his time has been almost a nightly prayer. Here he r 13 at Ballard Rier, with Gandhi and this works behind. Is he Happy Look at him!
mament is
LONDON, April 18. Judyment was delivered in the trance medium action, Mrs. Mourie Morgio suit for libel against the Daily Mail, to-day, the jury, after A JOLLY PICNIC. an absence of more than three hours, The pilgrim ship of the giving a verdict for the defendants,the tourist cabin ship. Gone are the Daily Mail, with costs.
the pleasant days when "Arst class!" was the only class for the Army
Nobody has any money now. And and the upper castes of civilians"
since everybody literally is in the same boat, tourist onbin, automati eally becomes first class and the voyage is merely a jolly picnic. The ship that passed Just now Car ries only tourist, class passengers. It is a plopsant fetion, for the only difference since she left the higher strata of ocean traffic is in the fare;
that she be carried out despite the Mr. Justice: MoOurdie ordered warnings of her friends that it was dangerous to touch her in that
stato,
Mr. Justice McCardie dissertated nt considerable length regarding Espiritualism.
Ile was anxious, he said, not to show that he was too sceptical, but said he did not see why this tiny world aliould receive mesanges from
Her list reads, like the Army and
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the spirit world regarding such Civil Service lists. You will and VERITYS “ORBIT” OSCILLATING
prosaic things as
1)
I have got a new tooth
I am enjoying a good cigar " 1 am taking whisky sodas.'
Keyhole Evidence, «
Lawrence Cowen, Mrs. Morrie col- He laid emphasis on the fact that laborator, had not been put into the witness-box. and he further
mid she thought Mrs. Morris and woman who, listening as a keyhole, Cowen were rehearsing & play.
Fa divisiopar commander on board, representatives of an exalted staff and any number of regimental off cers many members of the bureau. cracy no-called captains ofs, com- merce and industry as well as their effective leveller of society. Even employees. Tourist onbin is an grent ladies who find themselves thus at sea are brought to realise.
The Secretary of Muurstressed the wvidence of a char-the fact. Poverty is no longer an
Fayre and Company expressed the opinion that the price of ten would rise immediately if the rumour was true that all stocks over a corsam quantity already hek it Britain would have to liu declared and tax- ed:
The effect on the wholesalers he added, would depend upon the me thod of collecting the tax.
NO OFFICIAL COMMENT
HEUTER'S AMERICAN BRRvice.)
19
Her evidenes looked bad for the Morris trance talks, bo deglazed.
CONSERVATIVE FEUD
RIAL ELECTION CANDIDATES
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
universal, so the victims make it affliction that must be hidden. Et
a jest instead of a calamity..
Bombay is a livelier place while the pilgrim rush is on Ipsos on Sunday into the usual routine of village life but stirs again when the vanguard of the next contingent arrives on Thursday, and is quite merry and bright-rather wistfully 80-by Friday night, when the hotels and clubs reflect the gaiety of their transient guckts.
"Seving. the ship of is a welcome diversion on Saturday morning. Decks are clusterad with Indian servants, benr ing farewell presenta and gariund's of gandy dowers;
Pandemonium, prevails in the amoke-room, where two stewards are LONDON, April 19.simultaneously.
trying to serve a hundred people Sir Basil Blackett, the wall-known calls for beer-the
There are wild financer expert, has resigned the "going away" offering to the stay- conventional shairmanship of Imperial And at homes. Many call but few are Communications. answered, Lanatie luggage porters
WASHINGTON, April 20. The fact that Mr. Chamberlain made no provision for the payment of instahnents of American debts. has roused no official comment, International. though Senator Read who is regard-Limited, and his directorship of gibber in the alleyways as they
Cables and Wireless, Limited.
ed as the Government spokesman, in a statement in the. Senate said, "I am convinced provision will be made for payments due to us in December."
It is considered unlikely that President Hoover will initiate a new War Debt and Reparations moratorium on June 30, when the present moratorium expires"
on this step in order to be rewell saltams with every indication Sir Basi explains that he has the bugle blows. Bearers make fare--
search for tips in jeopardy while feved of executive work and to de-of, grief, and haston to the nearest
his time to his other public house of call where such persona interests. Mr. J. C. Denison forgather to discuss Master's pri Wireless, Limited, will be tem before a junior partner with dorid Pender, the Governor of Cables and vata affairs Fat Babus genuflect porary chairman of Imperial Consentiments emitted munications.
in peculiar English.
Sir Basil Blackett is standing se a Conservative in support of the those.left behinds
It is all very cheerful-except for
IS KREUGER STILL ALIVE?National Government at the St.
A FANTASTIC RUMOUR,
(Reuter's Special Service).
STOCKHOLM, April 18.
A fantastic rumour has been in circulation regarding Mr. Ivar Kruger, declaring his Paris suicide was faked" that he is still alive und in hiding in Sumatra.
Marylebone bye-election, in opposi tion to Captain A. S. Cunningham Resid, "who was adopted as the Official Conservative candidate by the division organisations by a majority voto.
Captain Cunningham Reid sat for Marylebone election is necessitated Warrington for several years. The by the elevation of Sir Rennell Rodd to the Peerage.
LONDON, April 20
No-one in authority is paying ordinary director of the Imperial Sir Bas Blackett remains an attention to the rumour. In any and International Communications,
case, it has already been disproved Ltd, and Cables mad Wireless, vy the finding, among the documents Ltd.
regarding the financiar's death, of
A paper signed by the Mayor of the Eighth Arrondissement in Paris, certifying Kreuger's death.
There is also of course, the ne count of the Swedish Consul in Paris to the Foreign Office, déclar- ing that he is convinced that Krouger.committed suicide...
KREUGER CRASH SEQUELS
AMERICAN MATCH CO. FILES PETITION
(THROUGH REUTZE'S "AGKNOY.]"
New Yoak, April 19.
A repercussion of the Krouger
DEATH OF NOTED CHINESE
FORMER MINISTER IN BURMA
(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.]
RANGOON, April 19. Bir Loo Ah Yain, former Minister of Forests, who died at Maymyo, was buried in the Chinese cemetery hero to-day, with · impressivo Masonic ceremonial.
The Governor of Burma and the Government were represented at the funeral."
The deceased, who was born in 1874, was educated at Rangoon College and Cambridge University;
crash and the sensational fall in A barrister-at-law and a Fellow of the price of Kreuger shares a Rangoon University, he was knight
result of recent revelations, the ed in 1999...
International March Corporation.
has filed a voluntary petitionin bankruptcy..
AUDITOR ARRESTED"
STOCKHOLM, April 20. There has now boca a fourth arrest in connection with the Kreu- ger affair, namely, ca auditor of the Kreuger and Toll Company, The name has not yet been publish ed.
Man's Name Revealed,
LATER.
The name of the man arrested in connection with the Kruger and
OBITUARY
SIR. W. W. CHEYNE
A DISTINGUISHED SURGEON
"[THROUGH REUTER'S "AQENOY.]"
LONDON, "April, 197 The death occurred today of Sir (William) Watson Cheyne.
A
Sir (William)-Watson-Cheyne; K. C.M.G," M.E., C.M.,
C.E.,.
Toll Co. is given as Mr. Wondler, aF.R.C.S., T.R.S. LL.D., D.86. Chartered aoommtant who, with two
(Oxon), had a very distinguished.
others, was elected by a meeting of Geren At the time of his death he shareholders in 1830 to audit the Professor of Clinical Surgery,
· company's "sccounts.
King's College, London,]
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