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"NOT GUILTY" VERDICT
IN INSULL TRIAL
Unusual Scene In The Court Room
Chicago, NovỶ, 24.
The seventy-year-old Samuel Insull' and the other defendants were acquitted to-day, by the jury on charges of fraud and swindling
in connection with the failure of the Insul Utility Corporation after a trial lasting seven weeks. The Jury considered their verdict
for two hours and, two minutes.
Turmoll followed the foreman's announcement. "We find the de- fendants not guilty." Cheers burst out from every corner of the Court. Wives, relatives and friends of the defendants rushed to the defence table and tearfully "embraced, the acquitted men. Samuel Insull was surrounded by
a crowd seeking to shake hands with him, while he walked to the jury box and shook hands with each of the Jurymen as they left.
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CHARGE TO "JURY
Judge Wkersen, in his charge to the jury, gave detailed instruc- tionis and told them not to decide hastily, but he made no comment on' the evidence. Among the points specially stressed were (1) that the investor is entitled to a
complete and full statement be-
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1934.
MYSTERY PLANE HUNGARY'S NOTE TO
THE LEAGUE
Red Army Officer's Story
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press"}
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tale graphic Messages Ordinance, 1891 Received, November 24, 730 p.m.) |
Stockholm, Nov. 24.
If the statements in Stockholm's "Tidningen " a.re correct; the. mystery about the phantom alŕman haunting Scandinavian waters for me months past has at last been cleared up. According to a telegram from Helsingfors, a high officer of the Red Army who had recently
fore he parted with his money: Finnish frontler tells the
(2) that it was equally important to find a guilty man guiltý as an innocent man not guilty; and (3) that defendant must not be con- victed for lack of good business judgment alone or embarking on a losing business venture.
Samuel Insuli seemed to be con- Adent of acquittal. He said just before the jury retired. "I will give them two" hours. to decide and acquit me.""
Mr. Floyd Thompson, counsel for the defence, said after the verdict that he never doubted the result and added that the Judge': charge to the jury was the mos eminently fair one that he ever heard. Reuter.
had
ACQUITTAL PLEA
Chicago, Nov. 23.
Samuel Insuli, after a briel statement, said. "I regard this as the start of my vindleation," and he left accompanied by the mainder of the defendants to club to celebrate the acquittal.
Despite the fallure of the Fed- eral Government to secure a con- viction, Samuel Insuli and bis brother, "Martin. are still due to A final plea for the acquittal of i
his brother. face State charges of embezzle Samuel Insull and ment by alleged use of company Martin Insull, on charges of fraud, funds for stock market specula- was made by their counsel, Floyd tions. The State of Illinois in- E. Thompson. to dày, dicted them on these charges on "He urged the jury to "remove "Send this old man October 4, 1932, and they
this stain." may
back to the home his son prepared come up for trial next week, but the
not date is
yet definite.
him. Send this young man for Samuel Insull also faces another back to his job and his motherless Federal charge of fraudulently re- boy." he appealed. moving assets from the Corpora- tion Securities Company. stated in the charge to have been then bankrupt.
MILITARY
WITH
He said that they were caught by an uncontrollable depression.
Mrs. Insul! wept allently during counsel's address.-Reuter.
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ALLIANCE RUSSIA
French Foreign Office Refutes Rumours
(Special to "Hong Kong
Dally "Press").
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages Ordinance,
1804 Received," November 25 4.30 am.)
Paris, Nov. 24.
The French Foreign Office has Issued a second and more categori- cal denial of the alleged Franco- Russian military alliance. Issued on Saturday after the close of the Cabinet meeting the latest state- ment declares that all rumours of this nature are entirely devoid of
oundation.
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that the
two respective general staffs appear to have made some arrangements similar to the Franco-Russian military conven- ton of pre-war times -Transocean Kuo Mia,
SOVIET "OFFER"
Moscow, Nov. 23. Doubt exists in semi-official cir- cles that an offer of Russian miil- tary aid was ever made to France,
as was stated by the rapporteur, of the French Military Budget, "M" Archimbaud, in the Chamber of solid, Deputies, "Russia has a well-equipped army which she of- fers us in case of a conflict be- tween Germany and us," he said.
-Reuter.
In French political circles, it is emphatically pointed out that for- eigners have attached exagger- ated importance to the re- marks, uttered by Archimbaud, and
FRENCH DENIAL -- that the political rapprochement
Paris, Nov. 23. of the last few months between
Absolutely no Franco-Soviet France and Russia had for its sole
alliance or military agreement object the organisation of the
exists, a high French authority in- peace of Europe and was not di- formed Reuter in Paris in refer- rected against, any other power-ence to M. Archimbaud's statement Trunsocean Kuo Min.
in the Chamber of Deputies. The
PRESS OPINIONS
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Press")..
Paris, Nov, 24. The French Press shows itself very reticent in commenting on the sensation hinta concerning the Franco-Russian military aldance. The American papers published in Paris, the "New York Herald and "Chicago Tribune." exhaustively dwell upon the interesting reve lations, the authenticity of which is, however, doubted by the "Herald" which states that Soviet Russia appears ignorant of the alleged military alliance. The paper therefore considers it, advis able to wait for official informa- tion before dealing with the con- clusions
French Government, he said, had never accepted the Borlet's tenta- tive suggestions for a military alli- ance to which many members of the Chamber opined M, Archim- baud referred when he spoke of the Soviet "offer."
He further stated that France was continuing to explore with the Soviet avenues of approach to an
Eastern Pact which would include Poland and Germany- Reuter
STATEMENT RIDICULED.
.:1 BPerlin, Nov, 23. Wilhelmstrass circles ridicule M. "Archimbaud's astronomical figures, given to the French Chamber of Deputies, in connection with Ger- man rearmament.
M. Archimbaud, rapporteur on credits for the War Ministry, sald The "Chicago Tribune" has rea- son to believe that the rumours are raise an army of 5,500,000 men in that Germany would be able to causing considerable embarrass-
1935. He also said that: Germany ment in French official circles be- 'cause secret military agreements was building an enormous feet
of aeroplanes. are expressly forbidden by the League of Nations covenants. The The Wilhelmstrasse protests raper insists that no such secret strongly against any doubt being military agreement has actually cast upon Germany's peaceful po been concluded between the French Hey and Russian governments, but adds | Reutér.
story
escaped from Murmansk across the that three Soviet avintion grounds besides the" military air base at Alexandrowsk exist nearby, all near the shores of the White Sea. These air bases each accommodate forty pisnes.
The officer, who helped to build these aerodromes, belleves that the airplanes seen of the Norwegian. coasts are certainly using the Soviet headquarter's base.
The paper declares that in the big Russian war fleet stationed at Alexandrowsk, there are not only all kinds of airplanes," but also destroyers, torpedo boats and other powerful craft- Transocean Kuo Min, a
SILVER MARKET
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Investigation Into Issue Raised By Yugoslavia
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Press")`` (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telm graphic Messages Ordinance, 1891
Received, Nocentber 25, 7.30 p.m.) Geneva, Nov. 25. In her note handed in to the Nations demanding, that the ques- General Secretary of the League of
tions raised by Yugoslavia about the political responsibility of "the Marseilles assassinations shall be placed on the agenda of the extra- ordinary League of Nations Counci session in January, the Hungarian Government states that a tenacious campaign to which Hungary was subjected since the Marseilles outrage as well as the "baseless charges imaginable levelled at her continuously, have up to the pre- sent moment created a political at- mosphere not only traught with danger for normal relations be- tween certain States in Europe but which may also impair the peace of the world. The tension thus existing has been accentuated by the motion which the Yugoslav Government, supported by the two other States of the Little Britente, transmitted to the League Council on November 22.
From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Nov. 24.
The Hungarian Government wish It be known that 1 is of vital in- London Silver prices to-day were
terest to their country to defend down 1/8, as follow:-
Nov, 23 Nov. 24the honour of Hungary against in- trigues which have no other object Spot...... .24-9/16 24-7/16 Forward ......24-11/16 24-9/16 but to compromise the good name of the entire Hungarian nation.- London on New York cross rate
Tronancen Kua Min. at closing to-day was 4.98-15/18 compared with 4.99-1/2 a closing yesterday.
FLIGHT TO THE
CAPE
Mrs. Victor Bruce's Autogyro Attempt
London, Nov. 25. Mrs. Victor Bruce, the famous airwoman, left Lympne for the Cape in an autogyro fitted with extra petrol tanks giving a range of 700 miles,
machine.
This is the first long distance flight attempted on this type of Mrs. Bruce intends to fly on a western route following the trail of Amy Mollison's record fight.
POLITICAL BACKGROUND
Geneva, Nov. 24.
The Hungarian representative to the League of Nations, von Eckardt
has received a short communica-
LEAGUE ARRANGEMENT
Belgrade, Nov, 25. It is learned that the Yugoslav Government welcomes the decision of the General Secretary of the League of Nations to place her motion. In connection with the
of the League of Nations Council's Marseilles outrage on the agenda
extraordinary session in January
next.--
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ITALIAN SYMPATHY
Rome, Nov, 24. Italian sympathy with the Hun- sarian position resulting from the Yugoslavian charges in respect of the responsibility for the Marseil- les assasinations, is definitely pro- claimed by an official announce- ment issued on Saturday reading: circles re- "Responsible Italian cogaise that Hungary has full right to demand the immediate discus- sion at the League of Nation's Council, the charges lodged against her. The Hungarian standpoint will be clearly supported by the
representative
the Italian
of League of Nations itself.",
Responsible Italian circles take the view that no nation can rest under such grave charges as those Italian made against Hungary. circles regard the situation created as delicate but do not believe, how- ever that it will lead to more seri-
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YUGOSLAVIAN THREAT
Paris, Nov. 24. The "Echo de Paris" reports that the Yugoslavian Foreign Minister had repeatedly told the French Foreign. Minister that Yugoslavia i would leave the League of Nations unless justice is done to her in the tion on Friday from M. Gersee to matter of the Marseilles murder. the effect that at the wish of the The paper opines that Geneva is Yugoslavian government, the ques- not qualified for this task for the tion of a poliical background be- League, is not 3 court but a hind the Marseilles assassina-diplomatic conclave.. The only tion will be placed on the agenda peaceful adjustment lles in the of the League of Nations Council" establishment of a common front in January, 1935- Transderna Fuo Min.
STUDENT FRICTION IN PRAGUE
Agreement Reached On
Point At Issue
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press"). (My Telegraph, Copyright, Tals- A Dragon air liner, in which graphic Messager Ordinance, 1894. Mrs. Keith is a passenger, accom-Received, November 20, 7.30 pm.}** panies Mrs. Bruce ACTORS the
Prague, Nov. 25. Sahara Reuter.
HITLER'S STATEMENT
ON FRANCE
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press't)
(g Telegraph, Copyright, Tele raphic Atezzages Ordinance, 1806. Received, Novembar 25, 7.30 p.m.)
Berlin, Nov. 25; In order to dispose of mlacon- ceptions abroad,
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the
of European countries.-
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Japan Supported Senator Nye
New York, Nov. 25. Addressing the Foreign Policy Association last evening. Senator Nye termed Japan's decision to terminate the Washington Treaty as "justifiable."":
Senator Nye called on Britain and the United States to grant Japan naval equality it they honestly seek arms reductions→→ Reuter-.
MEMEL REPORT
(Special to "Hong Kong ·
Delly Press")
FUTURE
Optimistic Business Outlook
Warm Springs, Nov. 25. President Roosevelt, entertained Mr. Edsel Ford; President of the Ford Motor Company and only, son of Mr. Henry Ford, to dinner last night for the first time since the crisis in the administration and with Mr. Henry Ford over the N. RA. Automobile Code.
Mr. Edsel Ford painted for the President an optimistic picture of the business outlook on which the Ford Motor Company were basing huge expenditures on new equipment,
Later he told a newspaper man: "We have not signed the NRA. in compliance with the certificate: We had no intention of signing, but we are complying one “hun- dred per cent and more with the Code requirements.*___**
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894 Received, November 25, 7.30 p.m.). Geneva, Nov. 26, The Jurists of the signatory | Reuter,
New Haven, Nov 24. A crowd of 50,000 watched, in ley weather, Yale's, roughshodding
powers of the. Memel convention An agreement is said to have over Harvard in the fifty third an- nual football match which is equal in importance to the contests be- tween Oxford and Cambridge Uni- verslties. Yale thus gains the "Big Three" title.
Reuter.
Princeton v. Dartmouth-
Princeton, NJ., Nov. 24. Princeton University defeated Dartmouth by 38 points to 13 be- fore a crowd of 40,000 swarmed over by visitors. The last quarter. of an hour was marked with a re- lentless aerial attack.--. Reuter.
been reached between Premier Malypetz and his two German cabinet colleagues, on a point at Issue, namely the delivery of old emblems and insignia of the Ger- man University here which was the
Yale, led 14 points to nil Har- cause of ugly scenes between Czech
vard then tightened up their at and German students. It has been tack, but they were unable to pene- agreed upon that the transfer öftrate the staunch defence the insignia of the ancient Prague University to the Czech University would be performed in dignified form without the slightest injury to- the German University. Although German this would settle the issue as far as papers this morning published in the authorities are concerned, the extenso the statement Adolf Hitler Czech nationalists doubt whether gave to the leader of French ex- this will remove the cause for the servicemen, Goy, in the course of friction between German and Czech which the Chancellor declared population. For the present "anew that If, as he hopes, France moment, feeling is still running and Germany come to terms, the high. Twenty-two German stud- world would be relieved of night-
ents were slightly injured by the maze. Hitler's statement was throwing of stones originally not Intended for publication. Since, however. it has meanwhile been published in France and the silence of the German papers hitherto maintain- ed on the sobject gave rise to misconceptions in France as to Germany's real intentions, the text of the statement has been released to-day- Troniicean Xuo Min.
SUBMARINE WORKERS
DROWNED
Sudden Rush In Of Water From The Sen
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An earlier cable will be found on
Page 1)
MANCHESTER NOVEMBER
HANDICAP
Favourite Beaten
Notre Dame v. Army
New York, Nov. 24. In the annual encounter, the Notre Dame University beat the Army Academy by 12 points to 8- Reuter.
RAILWAYS BUILDING NEW ENGINES
The railways are building ^a. number of express passenger #u«" gines at their workshops at Crewe, Doncaster, Swindon, and Eastleigh. Tire G.W.R programme includes ten "Hall" class tocomotives, of London, Nav. 24. which there are already 120 in ser- Pip Emma (E. Smith) won the vice. Each engine with its tender Manchester November Handicap | weighs 115 tons. over 1 miles to-day, beating Jes- Six Cock-o'-the-North" type of mond Dene (Cliff Richards) by 14 streamlined express locomotives lengths in a field of 29 starters. | are being built at Doncaster. These Free Fary (Hairy Wragg) secured engines, with tenders weigh 1653 third place, half a length behind tons cach, The LNER. also have. Jesmond Dene. alant that) | eight "Pacide" type engines under The betting was: 100-7 Fip construction. These are to be Emma: 8-1 Jesmond Dene; 100-9 named after famous racehorses Free Fare, in plant Windsor Lad, Colombo, Hyperion, The favourite was Jean Dream Firdaussi, Sandwich, Gameronian, (Nevett) at 5/1 offered and 11/2 Sulmon Trout, Singapore. The wwwl taken.
weight of each engine, with its tender is 158) tona.
Nagasaki, Nov. 25. It is feared that 53 miners have been cut off and drowned by a sudden rush in of water from the sex at Matsushima Colliery's sub inarine workings. Rescue work is procceding although it is virtual ly hopeless.
Reuter
the have drafted a report on
-Memel territory situation--in
which, according to the newspaper jurists' report is, however, to be "Berner Bund" places on record deferred. because the Lithuanian that Lithuania had repeatedly and Government wishes to make cer- infringed upon the tain non-committal statements on seriously
The handing the points of secondary importanen, Memel convention. in and the publication of the Pransocean Kuo Min
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