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MR. BLACK'S INTERVIEW RETURN TO QUESTION
WITH BANK.
SHARP PASSAGES BETWEEN WITNESS AND COUNSEL.
"CAREFUL WITH WORDS.
OF DISARMAMENT.
TEXT TO BE PUBLISHED IMMEDIATELY.
WINSTON'S PARABLE.
SPECTACLE.
AMERICAN PULLS RICKSHA IN
FROCK COAT!
RESULT OF WAGER,
Shanghal, Nov. 22.
A singular and most amusing spectacle was witnessed in the heart of the business centre of the Settlement yesterday when, In Nan- king Road, an American merchant London, Nov. 21.
was seen pulling a rickalin whilst Rather markedly avoiding the ,,use of the expression Anglo-wuring a frock coat and silk hat, French naval compromise, Mr. G. The merchant concerned was Locker-Lampson, the Under-Secre- Mr. Joseph Susman, and he made Lary for Foreign Affairs, atated in his appearance on the street in this the House of Commons 10-day, that amazing manner as the result of having lost a wager that Gover- States Government regarding the nur Smith would be returned in the limitation of naval armaments U. S. Presidential election.
In the rieksha was a big sailor would be despatched shortly..
The Government at the same from the U. S. S. Pittsburgh,
weighing over 200 lbs. Japanese Note.
Keen interest in the trial of Carvalho, Yco for, alleged forgery arising out of the Treasury frauds was again manifesta reply to the Note of the United ed at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when there was a large attendance of the general public.
DISASTER.
SIGNALMAN CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENCE.
SAME SURNAME AS DEAD BRIDEGROOM.
REMANDED ON BAIL.
London, Nov. 21.
REMISSION.
ALARM AT U, S. TRUSTEES CHANGES.
COMMONS QUESTIONS.
London, Nov. 21. The problem of the Boxer Indemnity remission was brought up in the House of Commons to-day when Viscount Sandon nek- ed the Foreign Secretary, whether,
CABLE DEBATE.
KEEN ATTACK ON BILL COVERING · SALE.
"FUTURE" GOVERNMENT AND THE CONTRACT.
in view of the altered composition TAXPAYER BENEFITS. The oficial enquiry into the of the Chinese section of the Board
London, Nov. 21, railway disaster at Glasgow Instof Trustees of the United States
The antagonism of the Labour North Eastern express crashed month when the London and Boxer Indemnity Fand, action into an empty train in the middle would be taken to forestall Party to the wireless and tele- to-day when Mr. A. M. Samuel, of a tunnel near Queen Street similar development in the case of graph merger was no leas marked Mr. G. Locker-Lampson painted the Financial Secretary to the Trea- station, resulted in a finding that
out that no power for the appoint-sury, moved the second reading of the signals were not in order.
ment of a Board of Trustees for the Imperial Telegraph Bill in the the administration of the British House of Commons, than when the Fund at present exists.
The sequel was the appearance at the Glasgow Sheriff Court this morning of James Gray, a rail- way signalman, charged with culpable neglect of duty,
After a brief hearing, the The rider continually prodded
Reuter. the puller to proceed faster and re-signalman was remanded on ball. as soon as they were in the hands fused to pay his fare on the ter- of the Governments concerned,mination of the journey,
Thereupon, the "coolie" raised added Mr.
The whole morning was devoted to further cross- examination of Mr. T. Black, of the Treasury, by Mr. F. Ctime were sending a Reply to the Jenkin, and this finally concluded when the Court adjourned for tiffin. Altogether, Mr. Black had been under cross-- examination, yesterday and to-day, for five hours.
The Replies would be published
Several sharp passages occurred between Mr. Jenkin and Mr. Black in relation to the latter's statement yesterday that he did not report the discovery of the fraud to Mr. Messer. Renter. Mr. Jenkin suggested that his question was not quite fairly answered, remarking "I see; I have to be very careful with the words 1 use."
Mr. Black then admitted that he saw Mr. Messer before he went to the Bank, and was given specific instructions to do certain things.
It was suggested to Mr. Black that his main purpose in going to the Bank was to convince them that the Government account should not be debited with the forged cheques..
FIVE HOURS CROSS-EXAMINATION.
When the court resumed Mr. think Mr. King was there at the Jonkin. continued
cross-time; probably. Mr. Proctor of the hia
Bank, and a man from the Audit examination of Mr. Black,
Before doing so, however, he Department," added witness. said that the cross-examinations Then the production of the first of Mr. Black, Mr. Messer and cover was after you returned from Tsang On-wing would be the the Bank:--Yes, longest. Many of the other wit- nesses would only be questioned shortly, and some probably not at
all.
Altered Numbers.
Aaked what facts, if any, were as the result of the
discovered
Locker-Lampson.---
Amusing Parable,
A rather amusing parable was used by Mr. Winston Churchill when speaking to his constituents at Aldersbrook on the subject of disarmament recently.
I referred to the Anglo-French agreement, and said that people who had been demanding the publication of all the papers re- lating to it were now indignant to. nd that there was nothing to which anyone could object in all that had been done.
"When an agreement has been reached between Great Britain and France," he added, "to leave off criticising various points In each other's technical armaments it is a step forward towards the larger measure of agreement if possible for world disarmament."
The discussion of the last two years had tended to bring naval, military, and air mailers into a position of International sequence and prominence which was not at all warranted by any-
con-
HIS MAJESTY THE KING
INDISPOSED.
Confined to Bed With Cold
and Fever.
A
NO ANXIETY FELT.
London, Nov. 21. According to
bulletin signed by Lord Dawson, Physician-In-Ordinary to H.M. the King, and Sir Stanley lewelt, Surgeon Apothecary to the Royal Household, His Majesty is suffering from a slight cold, and some feyer.
For the present, His Majesty is remaining in bed.
Later, Reuter Is informed on the highest authority that the King's medical advisers have no anxiety regarding His Majesty's condition. A com- plete recovery is confidently expected within a few days. Router.
inamar
Mr. Black said that he had no production of one of the covers, thing in the present peaceable desire to make any explanation of apart from the alteration of the state of the world. addition with reference to the numbers, witness replied that
Defensive Weapons. evidence he gave yesterday. He later some initialling was dis.
"In order not to give offence to agreed he had said that he was covered, but he could not Bayanyone, I will use a parable," uncertain as to which of two when.
Mr. Churchill. "Once upon a time cheque book covers (these, being covers of the two cheque books tion as relating to the first cover that they would disarm and they Mr. Jenkin repeated the ques-all the animals in the Zoo decided from each of which 30 cheques produced to witness, who replied arranged to have a conference to were found to be missing, which I can think of nothing else."
decide the matter. were recovered from wastę paper
He went on to say that he had
"So the rhinoceros said, when
sha-man style. the hue and cry in approved rick
The affair was arranged for the tiffin-hour, and it did much to add
Bient---Our Own Correspondent,
tho
Edinburgh Passengers. The train involved WAS 9.45 p.m. express for Edinburgh and London, due to arrivent King's Cross at 7.30 am; but owing to heavy bookings the train was run in duplicate, the first portion for passengers to Edin- burgh and the second portion for those traveling to London.
due This second portion was to leave at 9.51 p.m. London- bound passengers therefore es- caped the acident.
It appears that the express had just gone two or three hundred. yards into the tunnel when, for some reason, the train was stop- ped. Another train going to Allon, near Stirling, ran into the back of it.
The impact was as great that the engine of the second train went right through the last three compartments of the Edinburgh train.
Three Killed.
Three persons were killed and 48 Injured.
Rescue work proceeded all night; the darkness of the tunnel intensifying the horror. Three telescoped conches had to be chopped in order to release the victims.
One of the dead men, William Gray. of Ettrick-plnet, Newlands, Glasgow, was going on his honey- moon. His wife was badly jured about the legs and
In.
Wak
dumped in the messengers' room) looked at the stubs of the book he opened the proceedings, the to the unlety on life in the Settle- removed to the infirmary. They
be
were
M.C.C. TEAM LOSING A HOWLER.
STAPLES RETURNING TO ENGLAND.
had been married three hours previously.
A second newly wedded pair were Mr. and Mrs. James Ross of Glasgow. Both were injured, each haying a broken leg.
Terrible Crash.
the British Fund.
No Board could be establish-report of the Imperial Conference ed until a Bill amending the was submitted to the Honer. Act of 1925, has been submitted passed. Meanwhile the funds of to the House of Commons and the Boxer Indemnity reposed in the hands of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Ramany MacDonald led the the ovent of the Labour Party at tho attack, and threw out a hint that being, returned to power next election, the new Government might reconsider the validity of
Mr. Locker-Lampson Informed the contract.
Moving the second reading, Mr. Viscount Sandon, however, that the Government would bear in Samuel said that the measure was mind the chance effected in 'then necessary step for giving effect Chinese members of the American to the recommendations of the Boxer Fund when considering its Imperial Wirelees and Cable Con-
ference. own future action-Reuter,
CURIOUS CONFLICT.
STATUS OF CHINA'S FOREIGN DIPLOMATISTS,
Excellent Bargain,
The Government regarded the recommendations as an excellent bargain for the State, and the satisfied that the price was entire- Partnor Governments were fully |ly adequate.
The Bill authorised the sale to London, Nov. 21.
Company Communications In the House of Commous at the
Locker which was to be formed, of the question-time. Mr. G
two Lampson said that, as far as the Pacific Cable undertaking, the Government were aware, no Power Western India cable and intended immediately to raise the trans-Atlantic cables which were status of its representative in now in possession of the Post-
master-General, Peking.
It also provided for the dissolu-
Great Britain did not propose
2
to make any definite change until tion of the Pacific Cable Board views had boon frankly and fully when the transfer of the under- sxchanged with other interested taking for which they were res-
penalblo had been completed, Power-Reuter,
Mr. Locker-Lampson's statement The Bill did not deal with the is curious in view of a cable robeam service. celved from Washington on the 13th instant, stating that Mr. F. B. Kellogg had announced that the States Government is United raising the Legation in China to the rank of an Embassy.
NEW ARCHBISHOP ELECTED.
DR. GORDON LANG SUCCEEDS DR. DAVIDSON.
London, Nov. 21.
Taking Over Debt.
The three cable services had very seriously affected by been wireless and beam competition. The Pacific Cable was owned by His Majesty's Government and. the Governments of Canada, Aus- tralia and New Zealand.
The Cuble was to be sold on the basis that the Communications: Company took over the loan capital debt, and paid, in addition, a capital sum of £517,000 which was divisiblo between the partner Governments. The West India
The Very Rev. Dr. Cosmo Gor-Cable was owned by Great Britain, don Lang was elected Archbishop Canada and some of the West of Canterbury by the Dean and India islands. That Cablo would
be sold for £800,000.. Chapter of Canterbury to-day.
was brought to him first. He did from which the cover had come in the ase of teeth was barbarous not ask for the cover and he was afternoon, at the Bank. He
and horrible and ought to to which was first looked at the stubba strictly prohibited by general still uncertain ne brought to him first, and by wham. Exhibit F al the Bank. The stubs
Horns, which consrat. The receipt of the cover did not were produced by Tsang Mapun mainly defensive weapons, would, come as a surprise to him, as he who took them to the Bank on of course, have to be allowed. thought that someone else had witness's instructions. auggested that a search should be
The reason why he gave those The buffalo, the stag, the porcu That suggestion was instructions was because when all said they would vote with the pine, and even the little hedgehog made. known to him. He could not say Tsang Man-kun returned from the rhino, but the lion and the tiger who made that suggestion, as Bank, where he was sent with retook a different view. They desi there were several people in the ference to the three cheques, he fended teeth and even claws, Treasury Office. That was in the told witness that he had afternoon after he had returned three cheques, and had brought which they described as honour offering the loss of one of their and splintering wood was follow- from the Bank. The suggestion back a note of the numbers, Wit- able weapons of immemorial was that a cover of a cheque book nuss lien called for the book that antiquity. The panther, the leo. best bowlers, an announcemented by the groans of the injured, signature to the voting form. should be looked for, but he could would have contained those num.pard, the puma and the whole having been made to-day that Sam as the carriages became tele-
not say whether it referred to one bers.
уда
seen
ter),
Sydney, Nov, 21. The M.C.C. team in Australia in
The remaining property-Im-
The crash between the two trains was such that it was heard
The ceremony was most impres- in Queen-street Station,
sive, cach member of the Chapter perial Cables-consisted of two The noise of breaking glass proceeding to the table of a cables across the Atlantic operat-- an ex-German cable. They would notary public and affixing his ed by the Post Office, one being
Following this, the Dean declar-be sold for £450,000 sterling. ed that the election of Dr. Lang
Millions Benefit. was unanimous.-British Wireless,
Staples, the well-known Notts scoped. tribe of small cats all supported player, who has been troubled
Although the noise was heard or two. He thought the object Mr. Black then went on to say the lion and the tiger. (Laugh with lumbago since his arrival all over the station, owing to the singing and dancing of a crowd of Canadian emigrants on one of the platform, its import was not realised for a few minutes.
to find the covers of the that he examined the stubs in the
"down under" has not made the cheque books exhibits "E" and Treasury and found that the three
The Bear's Opinion,
expected recovery and is therefore numbers wore for choques for "Then the bear spoke. He pro-returning to England at his own different amounts to different posed that both teeth and horns request.
should be banned and never, used Staples Is leaving on November again for fighting by any animal. 27th, three days before the First It would be enough if animale Test Match-Reuter.
Search for Clue,
payces,
Shortage Discovered.
Why was the suggestion made that the covers of these two cheque books should be looked When it was pointed out to him were allowed to give each other a for? To see if there was anything that he had said he first examined good hug when they quarrelled. there which might give a clue as the stubs at the Bank, Mr. Black No one could object to that. to how the cheques had been explained that when he look (Laughter.) It was so fraternal, abstracted. Witness added that ed, at them there he found the and would be a great step towards he did not make the suggestion shortage, When he looked at them peace. (Laughter.) himself.
at the Treasury, he was not looking "However, all the other animals The reason for looking for these for a shortage. Having found that were greatly offended with the covers was at that time, and still the payees on the stubs wera dif-beat, and the turkey fell-into a is, unknown to you?--The reason ferent from those on the debited perfect panic. (Laughter.) The was not given to me.. I assumed items, he then went to the Bank.
discussion got so hot and angry, The Bank serial numbers were and all these animals began think not important unless they were deal.
that the reason was to find some
IRISH DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
MR. SMIDDY AS COMMIS- SIONER IN LONDON.
London, Nov. 21. It was announced in the Dall,
Then when a few officials dash- ed through, the gloom, of the tunnel they were greeted by the shouting of men and the scream- ing of women and children, many in pain, and others in terror.
Many passengers had amazing escapes from death.
Crushed to Pulp. The end of the luat carriage of the Edinburgh train was smashed to matchwood, but apparently not a single person had been seated there. The next carriage
QUAKE FELT IN 'MANILA.
EARLY MORN SHOCK FOR RESIDENTS.
Manila, Nov, 22.
"
If the three-properties were taken together the partner Govern- ments ware relieved of a debt of £1,233,000 on the loan debt, and,. besides, received £1,267,000.
Apart from that, they were ro- colving an annual payment or rent 'In the respect of the beam of £280,000 in cash and £60,000 in. cash besides...
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald moved A quake, believed to be local in origin, aroused the inhabitants of that this House declines to Manila at one o'clock this morn-assent to the second reading, of a Bill, which sacrifices public utility No damage is reported.-Reuter, to private gain by disposing of
valuable State undertakings to? private Interests,"
Ing.
DUTCH CONTRACTOR'S
DEATH.
"Abuse of Trust," He declared that the Government Amsterdam, Nov. 21, had no right to alienate public pro- The death is announced of M.perty and public control, and he
clue that would enable them to ine with the Bank, and the numbering so much about horns and teeth fat Dublin, that Mr. Smiddy, the was crushed like pulp, and, ex trace the person who bad abstract he looked at before golug to the land hugging when they argued Irish Free Stato Minister to the traordinary to relate, none of its Lels, the head of the Smit Com-declared that the Government had
ed the cheques.
Reuter.
ARGENTINE STANDING OUT
Buenos Aires, Nov. 21
Bank were the Treasury serial num- about peaceful intentions that United States, has been recalled and passengers was killed.
One of them stated that he was pany, international towing service. abused their trust.
Going on to speak of public Mr. Black continued that he burs. Witness here corrected him had brought thom together, that appointed High, Commissioner to
sitting talking- when he heard a contractors, who towed the float- could not recollect who made the self and said that he meant exhibit they began to look at one another London. suggestion. When the one cover "G and not "F"
The decision to establish Free roar like a sudden peal of thundering deck to Singapore recently-ownership of properties of the kind, Mr. MacDonald throw out a hint in a nasty way. (Laughter.) ·
that a future Government might re- was produced it was found that Why did you instruct Teang to
"Luckily the keepers were ablo State Embassies in Berlin and overhead, and the next instant the Reuter.
WAS also Announced buffers crashed through the wood- the numbers had been altered. take the stubs of exhibit po to calm them down and persuade Paris
work between his feet. He was
consider the validity of the contract, He argued that the Government When the cover was shown to the Bank?--I think he brought them to go back quietly to their
badly bruised, and his hands were
were not bound to scoopt the 're- hira, he there and then noticed tho back the Bank numbers as well, cages, and they began to feel
cut with flying glass and broken
commendations of the Imperial alteration of the numbers. That A moment ago you told. us that friendly with one another again."
timber..
It is announced that the Go Wireless and able Conference and was in the afternoon of January, Tsung brought the Treasury num-.
In the darkness of the tunnel,vernment of Argentina will not be declared it to be absurd that Gov- 18. He did not make exquiries, bors back?-He did, I think he
musty with soot and grime, rail- ropresented in Washington at the ernment representatives on the new but at once took it to the Trea- brought the Bank numbers as well,
waymen and doctors worked forthcoming Pan-American Con Company should be nominated and surer in the Treasurer's room. Mr. Black added that exhibits
desperately to extricate the inference on arbitration and con approved by the Company, jured and othorn, imprisoned in clllations Reuter'e American Ser-
(Continued on Page 12.) the wreckage.
When I got there I cannot re- and "G" were taken to the Bank - member" who was present, but I (Continued on Page 7).
Mr. Churchill however hoped that he would not be asked to bring his parable into any relation with. anything that had taken place or was taking place at the present time.
GENERAL ROOTH WORSE.
London, Nov, 21. Following a bad night, General Bramwell Booth is to-day not so well-Reuter,.
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