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Hands that had
Hands that
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now!
Divorced from a
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remontied to
Provider
ddan went:
cheater.
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SPECIALTY THEFT A MONTH'S
WOMAN REPEATS ACT BUT IS CAUGHT
The defendant specializes in this kind of theft, and was con-
victed for a similar offence under exactly the same circumstances in Sub- January last", remarked Inspoelor Nolloth when prosecut- ing Loung Lin, a widow, for the larcony of a handbag containing n powder box anu a pocket knie,
RESPITE
DISARMAMENT PARLEY ADJOURNS
1
BRITAIN URGES ACTION
London, Oct. 26. The General Commission of!
SOVIET'S TRADE WITH BRITAIN
EFFECT OF RECOGNI-
TION BY U.S.A
London, Oct. 23. Speculation is rife in industrial circles in London regarding the probable effect of the rapproche. ment, between Soviet Russia and the United States on trade ́ ba twoon Britain and Russin,
Rusala has been importing con-
England; particularly machinery and rubber -
the property of Cheung Wai-fan, a the. Disarmament Conference alderable quantities of goods from married woman, at 205, Johnston decided at Genova, to-day to Road.
•
adjourn until December 4.7
It is pointed out that Germany's Mr. Schofield sentenced de- In putting forward a proposal fendant to six weeks hard labour, to this offect, the Chairman, Mr. exports to Russia have fallon con- emphasised siderably in the last year or two. and an additional one month for Arthur Henderson, having broken her bond, the sen- that the Conference must continue In 1931 these amounted to 481,000,- tences to run consecutively. ite work to arrive at a convention 000 roubles. In 1932 to only 824,- the British draft, linlf of 1933 to under 59,000,000 000,000 roubles and for the first founded on
which would Matisfy public roubles,
Lopinion.
If the Conference falled it would
.
a new
Sub-Inspector Nolloth said that yesterady morning defendant went
Russions in London point out to complainant's house at 205, Johnstone Road, on the proténca
Anglo-Russian- trade...- agreemont that she wanted to rent a cubicle, be a disaster for the whole world, that Britain's denunciation of the Ho reculled that the Bureau Inst April has been the chief ob She Anw the principal tenant, and wns allowed to look round. When favoured an adjournment until stacle to her trade with Russin opposite complainant's cubicle, the December 4 in order to give time but they say that when child she was carrying, acting on to smooth out the existing diver- agreement is concluded Britain's proximity and the lower labour her instruction, drored. some gencies of opinion.
The Britian Under-Secretary for costs compared with those pre- money and defendant, on the pre- tence of picking it up, walked into Foreign Affairs, "Captain Anthony valling in the United States the cubicle and took the bag. She Eden, expressed approval of the should give her a fair share of the then said she was not satisfled proposed short adjournment and Soviet's purchases.
Washington experts are said to with the cubicle and walked out. remarked that while it was quito
cloor that the withdrawal of the calculate that future American The complainant did not suspect Gorman delegation could not be sales to Russia should be at least anything for the moment, but two without effect on the proceedings £70,000,000 a year. minutes later when she went into of the Conference, the view of the Russia's debt to the United cubicle to get a cigaratio, she British Government was that how-States is conservatively estimated found the bag missing. She ran evor much that event was sincerely at £100,000,000, down the stairs and caught defon-doplored, it could not stop their No loan Jesues between Russia dant, who denied the theft. Com-work.
and America are generally ex- plainant then took her to the No. He urged that the delegations pected although Rusela recently 2, Police Station. She still denied must not waste time in contempla- was seeking credits in America the theft, but when searched, the tion of the past but must deal with for about $30,000,000 for pur powder box was found in the the future and should not be dis-chases of machinery-Reuter. umbrella she was carrying. She Itracted from the object of the
then admitted the offence and Confererco.
sold she had thrown the bag,on The most effective method must air. Henderson's proposal. It re- the stairway of 205, Johnston be chosen and that was the maing for the Bureau to draw up Road. The police later found a ¡Bureau's task.-
a programme of work to be follow- school teacher had recovered the Representatives of several othered during the General Commission's bag.
'nations also expressed approval of adjournment-British Wireless. ·
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