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J.P'S TWO SISTERS SHOT DEAD.
STRUGGLE WITH ARMED ROBBER.
Miss Maggio Macauley, aged 44, and Miss Sarah Macauley, aged 80, sisters of Mr. Andrew
Maenuley, J.P., of Armoy, County Antrim, were shot dead in a struggle with an armed mani TC. cently.
The man entered Mr. Macau- ley's house at about four o'clock Mr. Macauley was out in the fields with farmers at the time, and his alsters were alone. The sisters apparently pluckily tackled the man and after a struggle were shot with their brother's gun.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1928.
„THE ·ABERDEEN NEWSPAPERS.
SALE CHALLENGED `IN THE' SCOTTISH COURTS.
terdict was lodged in the Court of A note of suspension and in- Session at Edinburgh recently for Mr. Robert Bruce, residing at The
others, against the Aberdeen Firs, Tittle-row, Maldenhead, and
Newspapers, Ltd., and others.
The complainers seek an inter- dict-which corresponds to an in- junction in English law-agalnat the respondents' implementing or otherwise proceeding with an alleged agreement of sale between Aberdeen and Allied Newspapers, Limited, for the taking of the Aberdeen Newe- saloof the wholo nder-
The shots were heard by an elderly servant, Kathleen Mur- doch, who was working in an out-papers, Limited. house. When she entered the house she found the sisters dead beside each other on the kitchen
floor.
Search Parties,
The man escaped with $40 and a gold watch and chain. All the available police for miles around were notified and set out in search of him. They acoured the coun- try in motor-cars, and the people from the villago around also or Kanised search parties.
In the course of their note the complainers deal with the negotia- tions for the sale of Aberdeen Newspapers, Limited, and the offers of the Allied Newspapers, Limited, and the Northcliffe News pipers, Limited. They stated that on May & the respondents received from the Northcliffe Newspapers confirmation of their offer of £800,000,
On the morning of May 9 thero was concluded between the Aber- icon Newspapers, Limited, and the Allied Newspapers, Limited, a The hunt WAS continued
supplementary agreement,, where- throughout the night and all ino-by the price was increased to tor-ears on all roads were bearch- £753.240, representing £4. per ed as far as Belfast, 60 miles dis tant.
The police have few clues to go on and at present their chief hope is that the shotgan left in the kitchen will yield finger prints.
share. At the meeting on May @ Mr. Bruce, who is a director, moved that the resolution approv ing of the agreement between the company and Allied Newspapera, Limited, be not approved, and on pull there were 98,000 votes for approval of the resolution and 58,102 against.
It is not believed that the mur-a derer could have got far from the scene of the crime, for only two hours elapsed before the police were able to close their wet around Armby and the surrounding coun- try.
RACEHORSE OWNER'S
!!
GRIEVANCES.
| PROPOSAL TO FORMA CLUB, Elforts are being rude to form
a club for racehorse owners which would safeguard their interests and help to do away with many of their grievances
Many factors have led to the owners taking this step, which is, in effect, a strike of owners against existing conditions, whether it be travel facilities, or accommodation for themselves or their horses at race meetings, which bear hardly on thepi.
They point out that, while various business interests profit, the main expense of racing falls on the
owners.
Was
The complainers claim that the resolution was illegal and ultra vires, and that its passing Improper until the whole share- holders had had an opportunity of considering the great changes which had occurred to the
op- tions before them.
CHEMICALS FROM THE AIR.
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CHARGE OF FRAUD.
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Six new charges were made against Edwin Gordon McRae Short, aged 68, described captain, when he appeared on re- mand at Marylebone charged with fraudiently Staining share certi- ficates valued at £4,000 from Mias Annie Seattle
Huddleston, of
Halett-rond, West Kensington. ̧'
They are: "Obtaining credit for £177 from a firm of gunmakers without dia- undie- closing that he was, an charged bankrupt;
An acting commille for the club, consisting of Str Hugo Cunliffe-
Obtaining credit for £3,078 Owen (chairman), Lord Carnarvon, from Miss Huddleston and for Bir H. J. Delves Broughton, Lieu- £900 from Mr. Percy Alexander Lenant-Colonel T. Carthew, Mr. Irving, of Hazlett-road, West Ken-. H. S. Persse, and Mr. Gerald Deane,sington, and hus drawn up a preliminary draft of rules.
Forging a guarantee for £3,000 on Barclays Bank,
ex-
the air. By depositing India and other stock, he advanced Short £900. That money had never been repaid. He had no idea Short was an undischarged bankrupt.
These are being sent out with a
Mr. Irving said that Short had letter to certain owner, but whether a club is formed depends relative from whom he had
spoken several times of a wealthy on the amount of support obtained.
One of the draft rules states that pectations and who was prepared to advance him considerable suma, "The committee muy decide in the He had also spoken of a patent interests of the club that membera electrical process, he had for ob. should refrain from supporting any taining chemical substances from raes meating, or take such othe action as may seem desirable."
"It is going too far," he said, "to say that this draft rule might mean that we should ban any meet ing. Obviously, our power to do so would depend on the nature of our support, and, in any case, such a drastic measure, would probably be unnecessary. Concerted action by owners, however, is required if we are to remove our grievances. against him with his relative. He "Some owners complain that they had induced him (Mr. Irving) also can secure no special accommoda- to agree to ge surety for him to tion at meetings," he added. "I the extent of £1,000 to pay credi- Would not make that charge tors in bankruptcy. Mr. Irving generally, but I have known in added that he had already been stances where an owner has not called upon to pay £246, been able to see the racing because Mr. Harcourt Shepherd,
THE 14TH CHILD."
When Short was to come before the Official Receiver in regard to debts to Miss Huddleston, Short asked him and others not to prove their debts, because it would go
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he has been unable to obtain a seat." chemist, said that Short's pro- cesses for the making of artificial nitrates and cyanides were sub- mitted to his firm, but were taken up. He thought that a capital of £1,000,000 would be required to carry it out, and it would not pay commercially.
WHY A WIFE SENT HER HUSBAND TO GAOL
Short was further remanded.
THE RECTOR OF AVENING.
Gloucester, May 27.
New York, May 26. When Mrs. Edward Cromwell had her husband put in Bridgeport Gaol because he wanted more than thirteen children ber caso aroused: The Rev. Gawald Ernest Hay- much attention.
den, Rector of Avening, made no Americans were wondering direct reference in his sermons to- whether the law could attempt to day to the finding of the Commis- regulate the size of families, butsion appointed by the Bishop of Judge Willing Buckley has dis-Gloucester to inquire into a num pelled these questionings by releas-ber of allogations against him. ing Mr. Cromwell.
The Commission, it will be recalled, Mrs. Cromwell described her hus-, found him guilty of awearing. band as a religious fanatic who was There is good reason for bellev- obsessed with the idea that she ing that any disciplinary action should have an unlimited number of which tho Bishop of Gloucester children. She said that doctors may take as a result of the Commis had told her that a fourteenth child ston's finding will not be known for would endanger her health. There at least a fortnight. upon the imprisoned her husband
on a technical charge, there being
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