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REMARKABLE GUN PRISON OUTRAGE
RUNNING
ALLEGATIONS..
BIG BRITISH BANK'S CONNEXION,
BELFAST POLICE RIFLES
FOR CHINA.
STORY DISCREDITED.
London, Oct. 23. Allegations that a leading Bri- tish bank was involved early in 1928 in certain gun-running
transactions between Ireland and China were made in the King's Bench Division to-day when an action was brought against the bank for damages
for breach of contract. The Bank denied that a contract was entered into and judgment was -entered in their favour.
of
The action was brought by Mr. William Rowntree Horend, Newry, Co. Down, the defendants being the National and Provincial Bank, Ltd. Horend claimed damages for breach of contract, or. alternatively, remuneration for employment by the Bank, who, he
SEQUEL.
CONVICT CHARGED AT THE POLICE COURT.
REMAND GRANTED.
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#ATAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1930.
Before Mr. Williams, at the Central Police Court this morning. there was a sequel to the recent stabbing affair in Victoria Gaol which resulted in Mr. Bert Plumb;; Acting Principal Warder, being seriously injured by a prisoner | with a dagger.
The prisoner
was
STERLING TRADE LOSSES.
STRIKING FIGURES IN LOCAL RETURNS.
SEPTEMBER REVEALS SOME IMPROVEMENT.
PIECE GOODS JUMP.
RESEARCH WORK IN ANTARCTIC.
THE WILLIAM SCORESBY OFF AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
GALLANTRY. REWARD.
London, Oct. 23. The Royal Research 'Ship. Wil- liam Scoresby, sails from London next Tuesday to resume her re- searches in the Antarelle and the neighbouring scas on which she has been employed since 1926. Some very interesting figures These investigations are carried produced are given in the Hongkong out by the "Discovery" Committee, Trade Returns for September on behalf of the Falkland Islands to-day published by the Statis-Government, to whom the vessel tical Branch of the Imports and
belongs. Exports Department. Imports Sir Hubert. Wilkins carried
It was by her assistance that out for the month totalled $60.804, his exploration from the air of 992, of which, $4,031,978 was Graham's Land during the south- treasure, compared with $55,-ern summer.
before his Worship on a charge of unlawfully and maliciously, by means of a dagger, wounding Bert lamb, acting principal warder, October 22. in Victoria Gaol, with intent to maim.
According to the charge sheet, the prisoner is Chin Siu-chung and is described as prisoner No. 1614. Detective Inspector Shannon ap peared the case for the Police and Mr. J. W. Franks, Superintendent of Victoria Gaol together with sent in Court." Chief Warder J. MeLeod, were pre-
a native of Pan U.
His Worship to Mr. Franks) You will be asking for committal? Mr. Franks-li is a police case. Yes, we shall be asking for com- mittal.
His Worship-I suppose it is now just a case of asking for a remand?
Antartic
territories
near
137.259 (treasure $6,004,078) The William Scoresby is only for August. Exports of mer-134 feet long but has all fuel to chandise dropped from $40,139,- carry her for four thousand miles.
LIKELY TRANSFER OF LEGATIONS.
MAY GO TO NANKING
IN SUMMER.
SINO-RUSSIAN FRICTION
INCREASES.
TELEGRAMS SEIZED.
PER ANNUM
SINGLE COPT 10 CENTS.
LOCAL BRANCH,
Shanghai, Oct. 23. According to authentic Nän-
Parley Paralysed.
Peddu Bldg.
NEW JUNIOR LORD TRAGIC DISASTER
OF TREASURY.
MR. C, THURTLE SUCCEEDS MR. A. BARNES.
SERVED IN THE WAR.
London, Oct 23. Following the resignation of Mr. Alfred Barnes, M.P., Mr. Ernest Thurtle, M.P., has been ap- pointed Junior Lord of the Trea sury (unpaid).
BEFALLS
BRETON FISHERS.
HOPES FOR MISSING SHIPS GIVEN UP.
OVER TWO HUNDRED MEN LOSE LIVES.
WEEKS OF ANXIETY.
Having refused to believe the
courageous
The Junior Lords of the Troa- king reports, some of the For-sury are accordingly as follows: eign Legations in Peking are Messrs, J. A. Parkinson, C. Ed- contemplating transfer from the wards. W. Whiteley. W Paling Worst in spite of the passing of former capital to Nanking, the E. Thurtle, the last two being un-week after week, the fisherfolk seat of the National Govern- paid.-British Wireless,
of Brittany are now mourning ment. This fellows the cessa- "Mr. Barnes, who retired from the loss of over two hundred tion of the civil war, from which ofee as Chairman of the London men in the terrible' gale which the Nanking Government emerg-Co-operative Society in 1923, is created such havoc in the Atlan- ed victorious. believes that the will be efected Whips and at the last election was most tragic disaster, that has Chairman of the Co-Operative tic and the English Channel on The Nanking Government Party. He is one of the Labour September 19 last. It is the 196 in August to $39,207,652. By a large steam winch she can Legation Quarters
then returned for East Ham (South) fallen upon these summer, The total imports for the six work a small trawl in over three some time next months ended September 30 thousand fathoms. Echo-sounding the political outlook, due to the by a majority of over 10,000 in a
He has people for years. amounted to $328,012,022, and the gear cables her to sound down to impending unification of all politi. three-cornered, contest.
These about 130, fathoms and a Lucas cal factions inside the Kuomin-sat for this division since 1922.
Night and day anxious wives exports to $275,050,762.
Mr. Thurtle has been M.P. for and mothers have remained on the compare with $632,042,820 and sounding machine has five thou-tang and the carrying out of
the Government's disbandment Shoreditch since 1923. He was benches at the various picturesque $595,132,564 respectively for the sand fathoms of wire. whole of 1924.
She has two small chgines for scheme, will be much improved..
formerly an accountant and sales-shing villages along the coast, man. He served in the European Concarneau, Lorient, etc. scanning working water bottles, fine silk Sterling Trade Loss.
nets and other scientific gear and
War, first in the ranks and then the seas in the hope of seeing the Harbin telegrams have confirm as 21 officer, being severely It is pointed out that in terms she carries a laboratory.. Inspector Shannon: A formal of Hongkong currency the figures tions is primarily an advancement Conference in Moscow. Startling became actively identified with eight destroyers of the French The purpose of her investiga-ed the deadlock at the Sino-Soviet wounded at Cambrai. Later, he return of their loved ones, while remand for one week. It may for the half year ended September be possible to hear some of the 30, 1930, compare very favourably of knowledge us to the distribu- news concerning the high-handed the Ex-Service Men's Movement. Navy have scoured a tremendous witnesses before Mr. Plumb comes with the figures for the whole year tion, migrations and conditions action of the Soviet Government in He was Parliamentary Secretary out. That will be decided later 1924 which was, in many respects, which affect whales, but she also censoring General Me Teh-hai's to the Minister of Pensions in the
well above average, but it should attends to the possibilities of telegrams to China, in which he first Labour Government. Bank. Official's Evidence,
The prisoner was
reported on the cause of the dead- accordingly be borne in mind that the exchange fishery development.
She has already conducted valu.lock. has also been received. It value of the Hongkong dollar Mr. Walter Cordy, the assistant remanded for one week. manager of the Cardiff branch of Franks of the patient's condition, during the period under review in Falkland Islands and will make Mo's cahler to the Manchurian PLEA FOR NATIONAL
His Worship enquired of Mr. averaged 2s. 4d, in 1924, whereasable trawling surveys around the is alleged that many of General the defendant bank, giving evidence for the defense, denied the Superintendent replying: 7930 the average
only others on reaching south was
. Her complement will consist of that there was any contract he saw him this morning. He not is 43/16d. tween the bank and Horend.
worse, but he is not out of danger
seven offcers and sixteen petty officially announced the despatch to He said that in February, 1928, by any meats,”
officers and men commanded by China Proper of severn! squadrons of bombing planes, consisting of 36 Lieutenant Comfaander Irving. A life sentence is the maximum the Cardiff branch had a credit of over
£32,000 with instruc-sentence within the Magistrate's
Before she sails, presentations machines, which will be concen- tions from a bank in China power to inflict under the particu-
will be made by Underwriters to trated at Peking. The Manchurian forces at Peking will be to pay it to a
lar section of the Offences Against
Messra Roy and Sutherland her aerial Cardit firm
of General Yu shipping againg
documents, the Person Ordinance under which
chief engineer and artificer res under the control Garrison Com pectively for their gallant ection Hsieh-zung. the covering ten thousand rifles and the defendant is charged.) ten nion rounds of ammunition.
in Peking and Tientsin. The Bank, he said, had no other
of South Georgia to free her pro- peller when it was entangled with concern in the matter.
the trawl-British Wireless.
alleged, engaged him to carry out gun-running from Ulster to China on behalf of one of their
customers.
Credit Returned.
In March, 1928, they informed! the bank in China that the latter's requirements were outside the scope of a banker's business and that the credit would be returned.
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THE GERMAN MINE
DISASTER.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY
FROM BRITAIN.
A further indication of the big drop in the sterling value of im- ports as compared with 1924 can be found in the fact that in 1924 no import figures were available for the South and Middle China trade, whereas the import trade already recorded from South and Middle
$30,000,000.
As 1924 was a tour hing rear, despite the unsettled state of South China at that time, it would be reasonable to presume that the South and Middle China Arade in that period was at least Proportionate to the figure already
Government have been seized.
The Manchurian Government has
GOVERNMENT.
FREEDOM FROM TYRANNY OF PARTY.
London, Oct. 23. A truly National Government, consisting of leading men of all and an independent
Parties,
area, effecting several rescues, but failing to trace the 'large majority of the missing vessels.
Twenty Boats Lost. Fortunately only twenty smacks of the original fleet of 200, which set out from Concarneau neighbouring fishing ports on a tunny fishing expedition about ten days before the storm, are still unaccounted for.
And
The expedition generally lasts for two or three weeks, and while it became known that the whole flotilla had been caught in the terrific gale, hope ran high that
China this year ammunts to over in diving repeatedly in icy watersmander of the Manchurian forces Council of producerk, traders, the result had been a mere dis-
recorded this year, thus further accentuating the prevent sterling trade closses of the Colony.
September Summary.
to
MEMORIES OF THE GREAT WAR.
BRITISH SUGGESTION TO ERADICATE.
London, Oct. 24.
Madame Chang Hsueh-liang, wife working men and economists free persal and that the buffeted of the Manchurian Commander-in-from the tyranny of party politics, smacks would find their hack to Chief, left Mukden this morning for was urges as the way to national their home ports. Peking, travelling along the Peking- prosperity by Sir. Felix Schuster. a life-long Free Trader at a ban- Mukden Railway,
quet arranged by the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.
Train Looted.
Survivors Stories.
In the first three days, 130 re- Taxation, said Sir Felix, should turned, limping into harbour, A startling train robbery occur-
be so cut as to restore capital to some without sails or masts, and red yesterday along the Peking industry, and the "total disregard many of them with London, Oct. 21.
stories of The jury found that the plain-
Hankow Railway when the of economy by Parliament, Muni-members of the crew washed over- - tiff had not established the exis The first business of the Central
evening express. while
PrOcipalities and individuala" should board. A number of others were tence of a contract, and judgment Committee of the Mining Associa
ceeding to Hankow, was at-be ended.
badly injured and had to be taken was entered for the Bank, with tion, at its meeting in London to-
The tutal imports of merchandise
tacked by bandits, believed to have
Safeguarding and Colonial to hospital. - day, was to pass a vote of sym- | during September amounted costs.
been former soldiers who were re- "reference, he added, held out the All the Almost on the eve of Armisticecently disbanded. These bandit-
smacks had suffered The matter was later raised inpathy with the families and rela- $86,772,414, an increase of $7,639,- the Northern Ireland House of Lives of the victims of the German 23 as compared with August, and Day, the Foreign Office has ap-solders fired at the train and killed best prospect for British indus damage, and most of them lost
tries against subsidies and their nets. Commons, when, replying to a mine explosion disaster at Alsdorf. $10,511,718 above the average since proached all foreign Governments four Chinese pasengers, wounding bounties abroad, which allowed question with regard to the sup. The vote was taken in silence, with April. The exports of merchandise with a suggestion for the drop- several others. posed consignment of rifles. Sir the members standing.
during September, $39,207,652, re- ping henceforth of the custom of The incident occurred near the dumping in Britain.-Router. Dawson Bates, the Minister for The General Council of the present a decrease of $981,544 com- placing wreaths at Cenotaph or Tsaisitien Station and has caused Home Afairs, said that the sugges. Trade Union Congress has also pared with August.
the average at the Tombs of Unknown some uneasiness among passengers tion that armis had been purchased rent to the German Federation of monthly figure since April being Warriors during official visits to travelling between Peking and Han- in Belfast and shipped to China Tad: Unious a message of con- $36,078,881.
dolence.
was erroneous.
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The value of the import trade As already reported, Sir Horace recorded in favour of the United Rumbold, British Ambassador in Kingdom has steadily increased Berlin, has conveyed a message since June ($3,596,630) to $5,437,- from the King expressing his per- 659 in August and $6,291,423 in sonal sympathy to President Hin- September, which last figure is an of the police authorities would be denburg, and the British Govern-advance on the average since April
Belfast Police Surplus.
Sir Dawson Bates emphasised that before any · proposal to pur- whase surplus arms in the custody
entertained, the most searching in- quiries would be made.
The arrangements with regard to the disposal of wach surplus stores would have to be carried out -in accordance with the most string.
ent regulations.
He gave an assurance, therefore, that no such transaction as that suggested had occurred. or could possibly occur.-Reutor.
GAMBLING CRAZE IN SHANGHAI.
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE WHOLE QUESTION.
Shanghai,-Oct. 21. An interchange of correspon- dence between the Director-Gen- eral of the Shanghai Municipality. Mr. Fessenden, and the Commis- sioner of Police on the subject or gambling in the Settlement is pub- lished in to-day's Gazette. '
ment has do conveyed its pro- ($4,386.521): the United Kingdom found sympathy
to the German | percentage of the whole import Government.
trade of the Colony during Septem- The death-roli is now estimated ber being 11 against an average at 250-Reuter.
of 9.4% since April and 13% for 1924.
NEW MINES SCHEME APPROVED.
COMES INTO FORCE ON SATURDAY.
.
various capitals,
in
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The suggestion was made. order to eradicate memories of the Great War.
ków. The soldiers boarded the train and robbed all the passengers. They made off with booty consisting principally of jewellery and money.
The through express from Peking The proposal has been variously received in London, though it is and Kirin met with a serious ac- recognised that the placing of cident yesterday when six passen- the Cenotaph has er coaches were derailed, resulting occasionally been used as a means coaches. One passenger was killed in the destruction of one of the securing advertisement and thirty injured.
wreaths on
of
Reuter.
SOLICITOR CHARGES CAR DRIVER.
FINE OF $25 FOR RECKLESS DRIVING.
Mr.
Of the seventy smacks missing when the first alarm was felt, fifty have since found haven, some of them after being adrift for days.
It was known on September 23 that at least 50 men had perished,. and the total has now mounted to. 203.
Over Hundred Widowvs.
E. Davidson of Messrs.
In a cable from Quimpers, an
plainant is a summons before Mr. morning, Reuter, says that hope Dennya and Bowley, was the com- important town in Brittany, this
Lindsell this morning against a for the return of the remaining Chinese car driver, wha was twenty Breten tunny-fishing charged with reckless driving, at boats who were caught in the Stubbs Boudat 9.30 a.m. on the storm of September 19, has been 14th instant..
abandoned.
Kalgan Entered, Some 3,000 Manchurian troops FAIR WEATHER; · Exports to United Kingdom for
entered Kalyan, in Western Chihli,
The police stated that defendant Thus 203 fishermen. perished. September at $398,174 show little
The Royal Observatory reports
near the Shansi frontier, yesterday, change, the average since April be-that the anticyclone is central to following a pre-arrangement with overtook a lorry at a bend, going The disaster is unprecedented in Ing $280,948: the percentage of the the N.. of Japan.
the Shansi forces which retired up Stubba Road, at the same time Breton fishing annals. whole export trade being 1.01% relatively low in
Pressure is early this week The Manchurian that another car was coming down. The worst feature is that 127 the extreme
occupation was effected in the most which Mr. Davidson was travel 193 children orphaned, and the opposite direction; In women have been widowed and for September as compared with south. The loent forecast ist an average of 77% since April East winds, moderate; fair.. i peaceful manner.
majority of these families are and 12% for 1924.
A fine of $25 was inflicted, financially distressed.
Principal Customers. London, Oct. 23. Mr. E. Shinwell, Secretary for Following are the total dollar Mines, has approved a scheme sub-values of Imports and Exports of rifted on behalf of the majority of merchandise for the month of the mineowners, and has appoint- September from the following prin- ed next Saturday as, the date on cipal countries:- which it comes into force.-Britiak Wireless,
SPANISH ROYALTY IN LONDON.
QUEEN AND DAUGHTERS WELCOMED.
Major Gerrard advocates the suppression of all gambling and contends that the various forms of commercialised gambling is the
London, Oct, 23. greatest incentive to crime: He The Queen of Spain and her two declares that dog and pony meet daughters. Princess Beatriz and Inga and hal alai are a bad in-Princess Maria Cristina, arrived in fluence in Shanghai,
London this evening and were Mr. Fessenden says the Council greeted by the Prince of Wales, will consider the problem in all its Prince George and Princess Bea- aspects Our Own Correspondent. trice-British Wirelesa.
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China ...... French Bio-China Germany.
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Japanes
Importa Exports
6,281,423 238.174 14,201,443 18,870,003 4,630,300 -5,072,347 3,024,013 106,060 1,101,00 2.039439 5,702,431 1.000.104 2,427,808
2,237,787 8,730.207 1.254.202
'Piece Goods Improve
the previous highest figure being $4,986,829 in April.
Unbleached cottons accounted for $485,97% of the imports; bleached cottons $636.321, light entton fancies $2,810,209, prints $378,254 cotton mundries $3,434,944, wallen | $3.434,809, silk $1,428,385 and mis- cellaneous plece goods $3,780,084.
The exports were:-Unbleached": cottons $290.683, bleachèl cottons $461.973. Hght cotton fancies $2,510,674, prints $215,617, cotton kundrim $430.832. woollens. 8585;- 278, lk 4834,177 and miscellane-
In a special reference to the pieceous $1611.036 goods trade, it is stated that im- ports have largely increased since
Motor Car Revelation, Vehide imports dropped from June, partly owing to the laying $215,987 to 3178,316, motor- care in of winter stocks. From $4,232,-accounting for. 869,685, LU. B. 513 in June. $6.630,487 in July $64,666, United Kingdom $4,620), $9,822,638 in August, the figure Exports fell from $108,671 to $76, jumped to $13,282,976 in Septem 651 SCENA ber.
The full Returns can be obtain. Exports amounted to $6,945,976ed from the Government, Printers as against $6,603,487, for August, at a cost of $20
from the
The Kalgan populace welcomedling. the new-comers who are bringing inte Kalgan heavy artillery and war tanks. The Shansi troops-retreat- ing from Kalgan are erecting, forti- THE fications at the important passes on the Shanel Provincial frontier,
The Shansi evacuation of Kalgan marks the departure from Chihi of the last of the Shamsi soldiers
U.S. MARINE FALLS
NEW PALESTINE
REGIME.
SHAMEEN COURT
CASE.
$2,500
JEWS MAY INSTITUTE A ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT OF
BOYCOTT.
Jerusalem, Oct. 28..
Oct-23.
We Tuson, -
The Jewish National Counell TO DEATH.”
"Before Mr. has held an eight-hour meeting, B.M. Consul, in the British at which it, is understood it was Consular Court here, Ratanchand TRAGEDY AT SHANGJIAI
unanimously decided to issue Jeramdas Keswani, charged with BILLET.
statement to the Government de embezzlement of sums amounting clining to participate in the new to about $2,500 from his former Shanghal, Oct. 24.
Legislative Council, or to have employers, Messrs. D:D. Gehimull Private John Ferguson Haddow, any share in parliamentary in Bros. of Canton, was again before of the United States Clarine was killed yesterday afternoonstitutions, on the ground that they the Court to-day maka jata, the when he fell from the third floor tablishment of a Jewish national for a period of seven days in order are calculated to arrest the ex-
Accused was remanded on bail of his billet at No. 30, Ferry Road,
home Shanghai,
that the defence might complete The unfortunate man broke his According to the local press, all the examination of the books neck and died almost immediate sections of Jewry are adhering to of the complainant: Company
Our Own Correspondent, this decision-Reuters
Our Own Correspondenten