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WAR DEBT PARDEY | DETECTIVE FOUND CREDIT UNLAWFULLY
ROOSEVELT WANTS TALK WITH MACDONALD .
Washington, Feb. 15, An early visit by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to. discuss the Wari Debt settlement with Mr. Roosevelt would be welcomed in Republican circles. It is emphasised that Mr. Roosevelt always desired an oppor tunity of personal contact with Mr. MacDonald, believing that the only escape from the maze of world economic troubles is on which first leads to the establish ment
of frankest and fullest co- Britain slit. operation, between America.
ter.
SHOT
OBTAINED.
MIDNIGHT DISCOVERY CHARGES AGAINST CHINESE
CONTINUED IN STATION
Detective-Inspector W. Vince, of the Birmingham C.I.D., was found shot dead at midnight, on Dec. 28 at King's Heath police atation Birmingham, where ho lived.
A constable heard a shot and found the Inspector with a bullet wound in his chest.
One of five charges against Kwan Sul-cho, Ko Ki-fat, Leung Nam and Chan Lion, of having unlawfully in- curred debts without any intention of repaying them, was continued before Mr. Schoßeld at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday.
The complaint named in the action was Li Pui, of the Man Lee Umbrella Shop, 306 Queen's Road Wost, and the charge was that the defendants un- Inspector Vince, who was 48 lawfully incurred a debt for 1900 zenra old, was married and had umbrellas, having no intention
The case falls wo children. Ife had been a mom-repaying the debt.
alleged er of the Birmingham police within the category of an
"long firm fraud." force for many years.
of
Mr. Roosevelt also belloves he will find Buch an escape with Mr.
The other four charges deal with MacDonald more surely and easily
He was in charge of the polleo than with any other man-Reinvestigation into the death of credit allegedly unlawfully obtained Sidney Marston, a 21-year-old gro- for the purchase of dried ducks and
sausages, found Cor's assistant, who was
Many of the articles hovo fatally injured in the porch of a house. Two sisters who were been recovered.
Li Pul gave evidence yesterday Baaistanco of charged with the murder of Mar-1 aton were found not guilty at the afternoon with the
and Foochow and Cantonese interpreters.
The case was further adjourned. lant Birmingham Assizca were acquitted.
Ambassador Returns.
London, Feb. 15. Carrying the full views and the British attitudo on War debt pay- left Lindsay ment Sir Ronald Southampton for America, where he will resume personal contact with Mr. Roosevelt in proparation for the coming negotiations,
Sir Ronald Lindsay told Reuter that after a busy time he was re- turning with full instructions on which he intended to preserve the "gold standard" Reuter's Special.
of
silenco.-
GERMAN SAFETY.
PRECAUTIONS BEING TAKEN IN RHINELAND
now
During the case Mr. Justice Humphreys commented on the practice of the Birmingham police ther difficult to say why I did. of giving Crown witnesses copies There was a lot to remember.
"Don't you see," asked the Jud. the go, "that what the jury have had of their previous statements. Ile expressed his opinion that practice was undesirable and sug-in the witness-box has not been of reated, through counsel, to the the recollection of the witnesses Chief Constable that it might be at all, but the recollection
what they rend 24 hours before?" well for it to be reconsidered.
"They were not given for that purpose," replied the Inspector.
Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., do- fending, asked the Inspector: "You took a statement on October 19.
Judge's Questions Inspector Vince was questioned on the subject by Mr. Justics Hum phreys.
Cologne, Feb. 15, The Judge asked-Do you give The Nazi grip on the Rhine-empien to the defence? land has been strengthened by Capt. Goering's post as Minister of the interior.
a pro-
The Inspector-We would not supply them..
Herr von Heidekamps,
The Judge-Why did you take minent Nazi, will be in command the trouble to give copica to the of the whole of the rolice force of witnesses in this case?-It is ra- the two Provinces of Rhineland and Westphalia until after the election.
Not only the Stato, but the Municipal police has been placed under Heidekamps' orders.
The Governor of the Rhineland has suspended the Socialist daily. Racinescher Zeitung, on the ground: of insulting Hitler and other members of cabinet-Renter.
LONDON'S TRAFFIC
COMMONS PASSES NEW BILL OF CONTROL
London, Feb. 15.
hing of Commons The House passed the third reading by 232 to 46 of the London Passenger Trans port Bill, establishing a Transport Bourd which will take over and co- ordinate control of all the London passenger transport, including un derground and suburban railways, The Bill now uses and trams.
goes to the House of Lords- Reuter's Special.
වුට
You did not even give a copy of that to the defending solicitor until the prosecution was in all Awing?
Inspector Vince---No,
Mr. Birkett-Do you think that
is right or just?Certainly they "Then I will leave it at that," did not get them. said Mr. Birkett.
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