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SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927.
GERMANY'S TRADE
BALANCE.
LAST YEAR'S' NEW INFLUENCES.
+
COMEDY STAMP
MACHINE.
POLICEMAN RISKS HALF- ∙PENNY AND MAKES ARREST.
STABBED IN COURT.
SENSATIONAL SEQUEL TO
THEFT CHARGE.
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A scone more reminiscent of the Wild West than of Britain occur.
stealing a pair of boots and a razor.
Zoe Pah-chion, sald to be, the
When currency inflation in Ger A policeman saw about 20 poo-red in Southend Police Court brother of George Hau-chien, one many reached Its peak. In the ple round an automatic postage when a prisoner, while standing- of the principal figures in the autumn of 1923, the country's stamp machine in Uxbridge Road. In the dock, was stabbed by a man Communist Party at Hankow, is stocks of commodities were almost Shepherd's Bush. A man was who had prosecuted him for theft. reported by the Chinese press at sold out. The stabilization of the putting in a coin and drawing out The injured man, Edward John Shankhai as having been arrested mark which then rapidly followed thore than one stamp, Producing Wilson (51), an ex-Canadian sol on board the R.M.S. Empress of rendered it possible to refill the a halfpenny, the policeman naked dter, was afterwards reported to Australia on the last visit of that empty warehouses, and, with the the man to get a stamp. The man be dying, vonsel to Shanghai from Hong-help of ample foreign credits, a obliged. He put the coin in the Wilson had been prosecuted by hong. The Special Administra- brisk rise in importation took machine and out came three half- Wm. Edward Salmon, a timber tive Bureau of the Citizen's Re- place. Ifence, the Imports penny stamps. Then the officer merchant, of Sycamore Grove, volutionary Army received a con- climbed from 9,000,000,000 disclosed bia identity and said he Southened, who charged him with fidential report a few days ago to marks in 1921 to 12,400,000,000 would arrest him. the effect that Zee was a passen marks in 1925. Exports re- The man replied, "I am woll- ger on board the Empress of Aus-mained f good way behind; known round here; you have made tralia and upon the arrival of the in 1924-the first year. following a mistake." He showed a letter vessel at Woosung, armed with the the stabilization-they aggregated which he intended to post. neccessary permits, several repre- 6,500,000,000 marka, rising to The sequel was heard at the sentatives of the Bureau boarded 8,900,000,000 marks in 1925. Thus, West London Follee Court when a the vessel. carried out a search in the former year, the balance of jewoller was accused of stealing and arrested Zee,
trade was adverse to the extent two halfpenny stamps, the proper- Salmon's return Wilson was gone Zoe has been in Canton, the of 2.500,000,000 marks and in the lty of the Postmaster-General, by and the boots were missing. same report states, where he has latter 3,000,000,000 marks. The means of a trick. been engaged in inducing farmers exceptional increase in the total and labourers to start certain "activities." He was on his way to Hankow via Shanghai when arrested, and is now being detain- eu at the local Chinese military headquarters.
The Political Department of the Revolutionary Army, East Route, Shanghai, also received a report to the effect that members of the Communist Party were distribut ing handbills and pamphlets of an infiammatory nature, inciting the workers against the local military authorities. Hundreds of such handbills were found in the native quarters. "The Chief of the Wos- sung and Shanghai constabulary has accordingly issued instruc- tions to his subordinates to arrest any persona found distributing or in possession of such handbills.
PIRATES ON FOKIEN STEAMER.
LOOT OF MONEY AND CLOTHING.
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Wilson had lodged at Salmon's House for two months and, accord- ing to Salmon's evidence, when he went to work, Wilson went with him a part of the way, saying he was going to communion. On
"Go You."
son £2"there was a shout in Court After the Bench had fined' Wil- of, "Hal go you!" and Salmon darted in the direction of Wilson.
For the moment it was not rea- lised what had happened, but in a second or two it was seen that Wilson had a dagger sticking in
In reply to Mr. Pierron, (defend- of Imports in 1925 was still fur-ing) the policeman agreed that de ther enhanced by the prospect of fendant had a sum of £36 in his the new customs tariff which, com- possession at the time. He did ing into force in the autumn of not know that he was a man of the that year. raised the price of highest character. commodities and rendered it more Mr. Pierron-Do you know that difficult to market them. It had the machine was absolutely cor- consequently been essential to im rect as regards money and his back. port as much as possible before stamps?-I did not know. the new tariff came into operation. For various reasons the circum- stances of the years 1924 and 1925 were obviously quite abnormal.
Coal Strike Effect,
- Women in Court shriektöd and Mr. Marshall (Magistrate)- there
confusion. was generali What did he do with the other Wilson began to faint, and a news stampa he got out of the machine? paper reporter, sitting near the - took them from him.
dock jumped up and pulled the Detective-Sergeant Frew said dagger from Wilson's back. the Post Office informed him that About six inches of the blade was The year 1926 brought about a the machine was in proper work- covered with blood. complete change in the situation. ing order, but that there was a sum Police officers immediately Imports sark to roughly 9,000,000,- of 3s. 6d. in the machine which seized Salmon, and Wilson was led 000 marks, while the exports rose could not be accounted for. The from Court. Salmon, while the by 1,000,000,000 marks to 9,800,- only thing he could suggest was police were holding him, said, 000,000 marks, Thus the adverse that the machine went wrong at Excuse me, gentlemen; may I discrepancy had almost vanished; some time and failed to issue make a statement?" virtually, the year 1926 effected
stamps.
a balance between exports and im- Mr. Marshall-There is not a ports. Nevertheless, we cannot serap of evidence on which the de- characterize that year either as fendant could be convicted. He normal. During the first six will be discharged. months, a depression in trade im- peded sales and curtailed importa.
The clerk replied, telling him to say nothing now.
ed out of Court, said, "Well, gen- Salmon, as he was being assist-
tlemen, we will make, statements later."
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On the other hand, exports ex-trade reached its pre-war level." The police immediately fetched, perienced an unexpected but mere- Moreover, the importation of food- a doctor to attend to Wilson, who ly temporary boom. This was due stuffs bulks too heavily in the re- was stated to be dying. to the British coal strike which turns; whereas this item exceedy. Salmon was brought into Court caused such a rapid augmentation the level of 1913, the exports of ten minutes later before the same A daring piracy was carried out of coal exports from Germany that finished goods still Ings 20% be- Justices who had dealt with the by "several tens" of pirates, the increase was responsible forhind the figures for that year, sharge of theft. He was charged | murder of Wil- on the San Peh steamer Feng Pu, en route from Fokien to Shanghai Ports as compared with the previ- presents itself in a stage of gradu- son.
On being remanded in custody ous year. The most important al development towards a fresh. recently, The Feng Fu arrived item in German exports is, how- "normal" level. The enhanced im- he said, "Very good, sir," as he in Shanghai on Saturday evening fast and brought details of the ever, that of finished manufae portation of precious metals, as turned on his heel and left the MASSAGE HALL tures, which figured 340,000,000 compared with 1913, is a natural dock. Wilson was taken to hos- attack by the pirates. Approximarks more than in the previous consequence of the necesity of pital and his condition was des- mately 40 to 40 pirates partici-
year's returns.
forming a requisite cover for the cribed as "very serious.” pated in the capture of the vessel,
Compared with the year 1913, new currency. all of them armed. They travell Germany's foreign trade, on the The future development of Ger- ed, as passengers, according to the basis of pre-war values, showed many's foreign trade depends upon usual custom, and on a given
the following development: Im the reneral position of the coun- signal, rushed the bridge and ens ports, 81.6 per cent. of 1913 try and the rest of the world. If [gine room, overpowering the
figures; exports, 77 per cent. of German industry finds more buy officers and crew and gaining cor-
ers for its products, Germany will plete possession of the ship within a few minutes, meeting with no
resistance Whatever.
Leaving several of their number on guard on the bridge and in the engine room the rest of the gang carried DUL A most thorough search, looting passengers bag- wage and the most valuable cargo. The loot eonsisted principally of monty, largage and personal cloth- ing, all of which they carried off in large quantities.
It is understood that the matter Las been taken up with the naval, military and police authorities at Fokien,
MEXICAN SEDITION..
2,000 TO BE GIVEN PENAL SERVITUDE.
Mexico City, May 14.-More than 2,000 persons have been jail- ed in the last few days in Mexico on charges of sedition and revolu- tionary activities says the news- paper El Sol. Most of these will soon be deported to Tres Marias, an island penal colony in the Paci-
fic.
The newspaper presumes most
of the prisoners are Catholic and adds:
The deportation will go far to- ward crushing the Catholic re- velation against the government." El Universal Grafico, another paper, says Archbishop Jiminez of Gundalajara is the only Catho- le prelate remaining in Mexico and that he is in hiding.
Nogales, Ariz., May 13. Thirty- seven warring, Yaqui Indians who surrendered to the United States army at Camp Little and made a plen not to be sent back to Mexico have. been turned" over the U. S. immigration service.
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When the-clock of St. Paul's Cathedral broke down recently, the hands were moved around' by A man's finger in order that thou- sands of London clorks would not arrive late to work. Repairs took most of the day, and all that time a clockmaker with a watch before his eyes gradually moved the min- ute hand, second by second, until the mechanism was fixed.
1913.
LAWN TENNIS. EXHIBITION MATCH POSTPONED
The exhibition match between S. The figures reveal only all too naturally be in a position to pur-. A. and H. D. Ramjahn and T. Honds clearly the difference between the chase more from abroad; if for- and Ng Sze-kwong has been post. 1.30 p.m. past and the present.. They show eign markets, are elosed to her, a poned unti! Monday at that neither as regards Imports decline in imports is bound to en- The state of the ground did not per- mit the match to be played yester nor exports, bas German foreign suc.
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