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THE HATRY TRIAL ADJOURNED.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE HISTORY OF CASE:
TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930.
PRINCE'S TOUR IN DELEGATES STAY
AFRICA.
WEATHER CAUSES CHANGE IN PROGRAMME:
DESPERATE EFFORTS. SPLENDID WELCOME.
London, Jan. 20. The trial opened at the Old Bailey to-day of Clarence Hatry, Edmund Daniels, Albert Edward Tabor, and John Graham Good- fellow Dixon, on serious charges of Trand involving millions of pounds in connexion with what were known as the Hatry group of companies.N
The case is being heard before Mr. Justice Avory, and the reading of the indictment occupied ten minutes, all defendants pleading not guilty..
"The jury empanelled includes
two women.
The prosecution will call Afty witnesses and it is anticipated that the trial will occupy a fortnight.
Sir William Jowitt, K.C., the Attorney-General, in the opening speech for the prosecution, re- ferred to the accused as the Direc- tors of the Austin Friars Trust, whose Habilities totalled ap proximately £13,000,000 and whose assets amounted to £4,000,000.
The history of this ense, he anid, was mainly the history of desperate struggle by the Austin Friars Trust and these four men to, recover a sum of £1,500,000 which was raised with the fhten- tion of using it for the purchase of steel, but which was used for other purpo?ER,
UP ALL NIGHT..
REPARATIONS CONFERENCE ENDED AT LAST.
PROTOCOL SIGNED.
Hague, Jan, 20. After more than twenty-four hours in continuous session, the
London, Jan. 20, Changca have been made in the arrangements for the tour of the Prince of Wales In Rhodesia, ow- Ing to uncertain weather. He will special committee appointed to deal with non-German reparation now leave Capetown on January problems, have finally reached a 27th and arrive at Johannesburg settlement regarding the pay. on the following day. He willments to be made by Austria and leave again on February 1st, arrly Hungary. Ing at Bulawayo on February 3rd and at Bairia on February 7th. At Deiria, he will embark on the steamship: Modana for Mombasa, The Prince played golf this afternoon on the Royal Cape Couras at Winberg.
His Royal Highness received an enthusiastic welcome when he arrived at Capetown to-day in the liner Kenilworth Castle. As the Governor-General, the Earl of Ath- lone, greeted him on the deck of the liner the passengers aboard and the crowd ashore broke into a storm of cheering.
The Earl of Athlone introduced General Hertzog, the Premier, who after shaking hands with the Prince, bade him welcome to the shores of South Africa. The decks to whole route from the Government House was thronged with cheering crowda.
A fierce gale was blowing when the liner Kenilworth Castle arrived in Table Bay at dawn. The Prince of Wales was
In trying to
on deck at five o'clock, and joined set out of the the knot of passengers watching difficulty, the necused had got the wonderful panorama. The deeper and deeper into trouble.
liner waited in the bay for the He announced that the remningale to abate, and docked at nine, ing Director of the Trust, MT. when the Governor General board- John Gialdini, an Italian, recently ed the vessel and welcomed the went to Italy. Unfortunately, he Prince of Wales amid the cheers of could not be extradited under the the passengers and the crowds at 1873 Extradition Treaty.
the dock-Reuter and British Wire-) Jean.
The trial was later adjourned. Thirteen counsel are engaged in the case including Mr. Norman Birkett. X.C. (for Hatry), Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, KC (for Daniela), Mr. Cecil Whiteley, K.C. (for Dixon) and Mr. Roland Oliver, K.C. (for Tabor)-Reuter.
ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN DRUGS.
RUSSEL PASHA ATTENDING LEAGUE MEETING.
Genova, Jan. 20.
R.100 ON SPEED TRIALS.
ATTAINS A MAXIMUM OF 80 1/2 MILES.
SEVEN-HOUR FLIGHT.
London, Jan, 20. The airship R. 100, which left her mooring-mast at Cardington shortly after nine o'clock, return. The Advisory Committee of theed to the mast at 4.30 p.m. She League of Nations dealing with the opium traffic has elected Heer Van Wettum, of Holland, as its Presi dent, and to-day began considera-Thursday, tion of the steps taken to cope with the illicft traffic in drugs.
Russel Pasha, of the Egyptian Police President of the Internation- al Detective Police, will particip- ate in the discussions.
had attained a maximum speed of 80% miles per hour," one mille less than her record maximum last
Major Scott was in command and with him were Air Vice-Mar-Į. shal Str. Sefton Braneker, Direc tor of Civil Aviation; and Colonel Richmond, designer of the sister airship.R. 101,
It will be recalled that before Major Scott said that from he departed from Egypt, Russel Cardington the airship made Pasha made serious allegations directly for London, then went on against a big Swiss irm, stating to Croydon Aerodrome and then to that it was known to have produced Farnborough, where research work two and a half times the wedd's on airship propulsion is being legitimate requirements in the carried out. course of a year--Reuter.
Hungary agree to pay her credi- tors thirteen and a half million gold crowns annually, after 1943 and until 1966.
Austria agrees to pay one mil- lion annually during the ensne period.
From now on, Hungary will be released from the financial con- tray of the Langue of Nations.
Apparently, the delegates, both hungry and sleepy, were. well satisfied with the result of their long deliberations.
Later.
The Second Reparation Con ference has at last come to an end, and it may be held that the War has at last been liquidated. and the politicul aspect of repard- tions removed.
The Protocol was signed to-day after ceascless discussions since yesterday morning. None of the delegates of the smaller Powers were able to go to bed at any time during the night-Reuter,
BOMBAY'S COTTON INDUSTRY.
RATONALISATION PLAN MOOTED.
Bombay, Jan. 20. The owners of a number of the Bombay cotton mills are consider. ing a proposal for a big scale amalgamation.
If the plan goes through, some of be un- the biggest mills will der single control, competition be- tween the mills thus. being elimin- ated.
It is understood that the plan is dealgned to embrace those fac- tories producing similar fabrics, while it is stated that the Imperial Bank of India has agreed to assist the combine, -Reuter,
THE US. PROSPERITY
:
DRIVE.
ENORMOUS SUM TO BE SPENT ON CONSTRUCTION,
Washington, "Jan. 20. Mr. R. P. Lamont, the Secretary of Commerce, has Informed Presi- dent Hoover that he expects public and private construction work in 1930 representing a total expendi- tare of about G$10,000,000,000,
Approximately G$7,000,000,000 of this aun will be spent in public building and maintenance and pub- ultility construction, this
American history.
The return flight was vin Rend ing, and, while in the vicinity of Reading, speed trials were carried THE ANTI-TRUST LAW out, which were entirely satisfac-figure constituting a
INVOKED.
SERIOUS BLOW FOR U.S. OIL
·COMPANIES. •
·
Chicago, Jan. 20. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has given a judgment declaring that fifty-two oil com panies are guilty of violation; of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in pooling -certain oll-cracking patents.
The judgment enjoins them permanently from further viola- tions of the law, and declares that: all agreements between the com- panies with regard to patents and royalties are to be regarded as null and void,
The ease will now be submitted to the Supreme Court of the United States. Reuter, American Service.
ABORTIVE STRIKE IN SHANGHAL.
A LOCK-OUT OF POWER CO. WORKERS THREATENED.
tory.
record in
1
An earlier message stated that The plans represent the country's one hour after leaving her moor-
answer to President Hoover's up- ing-mast, the hum of her engines (peal for a special effort for the con- could be heard over London. Low- tinuance of national prosperity.- lying clouds at first obscured the Reuter's American Service. view of the yeasel, which was cruising "at about fifty miles an hour with three engines running, at a height of 2,000 fest.
much
NEW MOVE IN FOX FILM SCARE
After circling round the city. she disappeared for a short time, but returned later, lying lower, and crossed, and recrossed ANOTHER APPLICATION FOR the river in view of hundreds of thousands of people.-British Wire- less.
HARMONY ON EVE
CONFERENCE.
!.
RECEIVERSHIP.
New York, Jan, 20. A further petition for, the ap OFpointment of a Receiver in Equity for the Fox Film Corporation has been lodged in the United States District Court.
(Continued from Page 1) forecast in the House of Represnta- tives by Mr. French, the Re- publican Chairman of the Appro- priations Bub-Committee In Charge of Naval Expenditure.
The new petitioner alleges among other things that Mr. William Fox used the Corporation funds for, speculation In Wall Street, and that he bought a number of English Mr. French strongly favoured theatres for G$19,000,000 without the scrapping of battleships by all seeing them-Reucre American Navies.
He said that the Washington Arms Conference had saved America: G$250,000,000, and the
Service,
saving would have been greater AMERICAN ARMY AND had all clasacs of ships been limited-Reuters American Ser-
oleo.
DRY LAW.
INFRINGEMENT TO BECOME
·MILITARY OFFENCE.
Shanghat, Jan. 21 Five-hundred linesmen of the
'Londoh Jan. 20, "" Power Company who abortively The opening of the, naval con- struck work for two hours, Ilstened ference will be noteworthy as the to exhortations by outside agita- biggest broadcast over attempted.
Washington, Jan, 20.5 tors yesterday.' -
The speeches will not merely be
It is officially announced that the They later submitted a list of broadcast by wireless, but they demands to the Company to will be relayed by telephone, and War Department contemplatos the which the latter promised to re-beam wireless to the central points amendment of the Army, Regula ply on Wednesday...
of various countries, and re- tions so as to make any violation broadcast
of the National Prohibition Laws. Special arrangements have been a military offence, made everywhere to ensure suc- Yesterday, It was ordered that It is noteworthy that the genera cess, including broadcast transin- the military reservations in the or mun refused to walk out Our tions in countries whore English Philippines should cease to supply Own Correspondent.
is not spoken.-Reuter. Siquor Reuters American Service
The Company threatened a lock out, whereupon the strikers return Lede
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