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MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1920.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail)

IME CRIAL PRESS CONFERENCE,

MONTREAL August 3th

WHEAT MARKET ENIGMA

SUSPICION OF INTERNATIONAL

TRICKERY.

The remarkable reversal, of vieys Lord Athelstan dined with the Imperial regarding the world's food supplies for Pres Conference Delegates. The company the forthcoming year has aroused great included the Lieut. Governor and Premier

WALL STREET PLOT..

THEFT OF SECURITIES IN NEW YORK.

A MASTER MIND.

Evidence, adduced in secret hear

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE EQUITABLE STAIRS.

FORTY-SEVEN STORIES IN.

`NINE MINUTES.

We do not know where the follow. ing originated; we found it in the Ceylon Observer :—Forty sevin stories -climbing, not telling, them in less than ten minutes is the record

THE MAD FOREIGNER..

EIGHT MILLION · CIGARITIIS DESTROYED

COOLIES SEIZE FRES SMOKES.

It has long been an established face that the average Chinese coolie holds

mounting all the 940 steps in the exactly insane, at least not quite right way, New York, on a wager that he Footung thick at present that all Equitable Building, No. 120. Eroad in the head, but the coolies at could reach the roof in forty minutes foreigners in general and the BAT. added $4,100 to ar bank account. and Customs people in particular, We give the story as told in the are stark, raving mad American janguage in the New York opinion is easy to assign, and from a World, leaving our readers to trans late for themselves.

The cause for their forming this

ef Quebec and other prominent peran interest among those who are officiallyings of bankruptcy proceedings i established by Howard Le C. Room the opinion that the majority of the gathering marked a fresh epoch ia rualling of the Island, says the Ceylon (Nicky") Arnstelf, alleged to be, A masage from the King said that or privately concerned with the vibrought against the estate of Jales former Yale half, back, who, by foreigners in Shanghai are, if not the history of journalism and it was a most Observer of July 6. important development of the first Con course, one of the greatest.controlling to steal securities of the value of a Wheat is, of the master mind in a criminal plot ference held in 1900. He hoped its efforts

ld be crowned with success and lead to factors in the food market, and when million sterling, is said to involve at some days ago, a world wide wheat least 15 persons, including a number beneficent resales,

Mr. Lloyd George in a rage believed shortage was forecasted there were of Montreal brokers, whose part was that the Conference weeld prove a power general fears of a famine during next to help in disposing of the stolen ful factor for the continued welfare and

year, Some authorities" did not securities. prosperity of the Empin, Lord Milner

the United hesitate to refer to "starving popula- Other evidence now in the posses

very rough knowledge of their men in a greeting rejoiced that States newspaper representatives would rions throughout the world." Yester- sion of the Prosecutor, which is pro-

While not a victim of embonpoint,tality, easily understandable. meet the Empire delegates, Lords North- day the satisfactory news was received mised to prove of a sensational Mr. Roome, it may be mentioned in Some time ago the British-Ameri- iffe, and Riddell she sent messages, the that so far from there being famine in nature, sheds light on the murder passing, is not as agile as he was the United States a consignment of can Tobacco Company shipped to former saying:

We have more and

prospect all the wheat exporting coun- last August of Benjamin Binkowitz, fifteen years ago, when be achieved cheaper and direct. communication,

Lord Burnham, the Chairman of the fries had surpluses, and that the crop a pugilist and a former messenger of faine as half back on the Yale team. cigarettes, the total number running Delegation, expressed gratifcation at the forecasts were generally favourable, prince of publishers and eliters from the "With a view to seeing if a solution disappeared with securities valued at somewhat on a generous style of it was found that through some cause

a firm of Wall Street brokers, who Not exactly portly, he is fashioned into many millions

On arrival of the goods in America - Cited States,

Mr. Ward Jacken, of the Randing could be had locally of this contradic. £35,000, and was found three days pulchritude

South or state of affairs a representative later stabbed to death on a lonely) Mr. Roome had not mentioned his or other, the cigarettes were not in Hail, replying to the cost of Africake of the ties linking Canada of the Ceylon Observer called on Mr. turnpike near Milford (Connecticut.) potential ability as a stair climber in good condition, having become more with South Airies. He reterrel hopefullyHancox. the Depury Food Controller, that the bankruptcy proceedings the remark casually, like a man kiss-fused to accept them and promptly It has been known for some weeks any vanoting spirit. He had murder les damp, so the consignees re to the future of South Africa and said that at the Chalmers Granaries. the duty of the press was to exercise its ouset Mr. Hancox said he had never against Arnstein brought by a coming his sister. J. Ford Johnson, ir.. shipped them back to Shanghai.

The B. A. T. Company to avoid pany which insured brokerage honses broker, with C. D. Barney and Co., Immania 21 large

At the

power for the benefit of the Empire and faced credence in the alarmist repons against theft by messenger had led No. 15-Broad Street, opined that Mr. | Payment of the import duty.. that !

ensieretten.

Land Ailebian believed that the con, regarding a world shortage of wheat, fering would develop into a creat world one of his suspicions being that there to the investigation of the Binkowitz Roome was affected by the exuber would necessarily have to be paid if The Land Siz guests had been an international attempt to produced evidence that the men in led to another, and all words led to a facilitate their recovery of the export murder. It is said that the inquiry" ance of his own verbosity. One word the goods were brought back, to happily replied to the seast of the visitors jerrymander the market. So far as the plot were associated with Aras wager that the former Yale athlete duty paid when the cigarettes were From ther

OTTICA, August 6th.

Ceylon was concerned the food post- tein and "Nicky" Cohen, whose could not negotiate the ascent in the exported, and to avoid the great Forally inaugurating the second miret- tion was absolutely sale.

I method of operations was to engage prescribed time..

amount of work and expense that ing of the Press Conference, in the pre- Questioned as to the wheat import; dishonest messengers to deliver stoleb Mace of prominent Canadian and the into Ceylon. Mr. Hancox said that securities to them, which they in which covered a check of like amount examined carefully to sort out the Broker Johnson posted $1,000, would be entailed if the goods were ferent and the hoped that the during the export by licence period in turn sold to unscrupulous brokers for on which Mr. Roome linned his damaged cigarettes from the undam

the Opposition leaders, the me during their visit will we some posed by the Indian Government the sums amounting frequently to less John Hancock. By the terms of the aged cres, decided to destroy the thing of yirit which, and war. Island had been receiving a total of than a quarter of their face value. wager Mr. Roote was to receive from whole consignment, and obtained placed teada in her proud esition. He about 2.000 tons of wheat flost per Binkowitz is understood, have Broker Johnson W, 600 for troch permission to make use of the Cus begal hat the tour will convite the dele month. There were no four mills in been, murdered because he declined mipate under the forty nominated in tomas' opium furnaces at Pooting for gales » Fanada's capacity to talnably Ceylon. The total was made up. to deliver securities stolen by him for the agreement.

this purpose. contribute to the supply of paper. | Hr was concined that the Pren of the roughly, of 750 tons from Bombay, a the paltry sum offered. Empire will meet their responsibilities in like amount from Karachi and 500 tons preparing the way for brighter times. from Calcutta. In addition to this

Th Premier had the Leader of the

here were the Australian supplies, and eir was his personal view that the island

Opposition endorsed the timents of the

Governor-General.

An afternoon was the time set

According to the evidence, Bink- for Mr. Roome's ankle excursion owitz, after gaining possession of the up the equitable steps. The press securities, was enticed to Milford by had been notified and forthwith other members of the gang, and agreed to take a liberal interest in the

One hundred and fifty cases, cach containing on an average fifty thou sand cigarettes, were consigned to destruction.

"COOLIES - MAKE RAID." The sight of millions of apparently

the same manner as confiscated opinn was too much for the Pooting coolies and they made a more or less organised raid on the enclosure containing the four opium furnaces.

After the Roke of Dovna-hire's speech was receiving as much four as it need, there was plied with liquor, introduc- proceedings. A newspaper man, with good cigarettes being dealt with in] and the reply of Lord Burnham, the "Cam" ed. Australian flour some time ago ference propeder with the business,

Mr. Rober: Donald move a relation nging the arresity for the increase of cable

Tartes message

ed to female accomplices, the wives of was a drug on the market, and re-members of the gang, and lured into railers had to sell at a lower price than a motor car, which was driven along

a lonely turnpike, where he was kill mmself and the securities, which he had sewn in the lining of his coat.

communications på reduce the Hat or "that scheduled under the control sys-ied after a desperate fight to save Chloride de

tem.

Bombay Hour was mainly in of demand locally, it being much prefer red to that from Calcutta or Karachi. The reason did not appear obvious to

Sir Roderick J. Chairman Reuter Lupported the resolution. and recommended the appointment a small committee to take up in London with the cable companies and the authorities the question of extended cable faciliti and rednerd rates,

him.

The local flour market. proceeded Mr. Hancox, was very difficult of After farther disfusion, it was decided, derstanding. It was very irregular. to redraft the solution in the terms of and so far from our being a glut on the various motions submitted for

the market just now, he believed that sideration at to-morrow's session.

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General Sir Arthur Currie, príncipal,

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a paid up life membership in the automat, Eastened down to the marble halls of the Equitable at 3.30 and, passing a wild onion panetela of the Clendennin McSwat, Seventh Assist. ant Elevator Starter, inquired wher have been fugitives for three months

Arnstein and his associate Cohen the climb was to begin.

"There's the bunch, waitin' for successfully eluding scores of police. 'em now," said Clendennin, pointing and private detectives, although the wearity toward the information desk, latter declare that the pair have not after the fashion of a man who bad been far away from New York City been doing the same thing" for the It is stated that the arrest of both is last ninety years. expected. Detectives are convinced

At that time the only person on the spot with any semblance of authority was a Customs official who was checking the numbers of cases of cigarettes being burned, and naturally he could de but little to stem the tide of invasion, with the result that many thousands of cigarettes that were intended for the furnaces are, presumably, now being destroyed at their friends.

much slower rate by the raiders and

The reporter sauntered over to a Mr. Crosbie Rohs, of Caglen. presented transactions in it would be a good that Arnstein and Cohen are not so group of his confreres. Counting and the world should be provided with the walled by the Food Controlier, but the indictments charging them with were present probably forty ress a resolution; declaring that the Empire speculation. The prices were con- much concerned at returning to face reporters and photographers, there advantages of the wireles telegraphic and little could be done owing to the rapid theft of the securities as about the paper persons. Out of town papers

"GUARDED BY SOLDIERS." telephonic communication.

Mr. W-Makepeace, of Singapore sup. Ructuations, and there was also the latest turn which the investigation were represented. A man was there It was obvious from this occur ported the motion, which was unanimously exchange difficulty to be faced. Prices has taken.

in a Corse Payton sombrero from the rence that some steps would have to adopted.

might at any time fluctuate a rupee It is understood that the authorities Breeders' Journal. Representatives be taken to avoid a recurrence of MONTREAL August 5th."

per bag on each side of a given figure. have evidence that a well-known were on hand from the Island Grocer, these incidents, with result that the The orreczens of conferring the degree bi Doctor of Laws (Honoris l'ausa) of the formation as to whether India intends friend of Arnstein's came to New tings. Erie Echoes, Railroad Rumbles. fames are now guarded by soldiers Mr. Hancox has as yet received no Cleveland gambler, known" to be a Lather and Brush, Brookside Gree cigarettes when consigned to the Megill University on Lurd Burnham, Sir Harry writtain, Mr. Ward Jackson, and to relax the export by Hcence system.

York two days before, the Einkowitz and Lingerie News. One woman

with rifles and fixed bayonets, and olber was performed at a public Convoon-

murder, returning to Cleveland the reporter was present. She said she river police. day after and taking with him secur came from the Gospel Banner and

To judge from appearance of presiding, said that it was prcaliarly fitting. A HOODWINKED KAISER. owitz's body. These securities, now on How They Climbed in the furnaces they are in quite passable ities worth £10,000 taken from Bink-wanted to add the story to her series the cigarettes being put into the

in possession of the Prosecutor, were" | World."

condition, so the anxiety of the recovered from a Cleveland broker, At 3.50 o'clock Mr. Roome des native population of Pootung for with whom the gambler is said to cended into the bowels of the free smokes is hardly to be wonder- have pledged them, and have been Equitable Building, doffed his coat, ed at. identified as part of those stolen by and waistcoat, shed his hat, and

The method of destruction as ad- Binkowitz from his employers. additional feature of the investiga flagpole. Eight minutes and fifty case is carried to near the door of a An started for the base of Equitable opted is quite sure and complete. A greets cathusiastically the imperial press book. An English Wife in Berlin."tion is the evidence given by David, two seconds later he stood on furnace and broken open, the cigar- of associating in its efforts and aims For Published by Constable, is in this sen W. Sullivan, a broker in New York the roof of the

altes being first thrown followed by the development of character and the pre- "I sometimes feel fairly rent and Washington, who is said to have permitting a zephyr from Cape the cases themselves. per conception of citizenship within the in two, berveen love of my family confessed that he obtained securities Sabine to play an interlude across

About 350 cases a day are being Empire.

and native land and love and loyalty last year worth more than £100,000 the back-of-bis-neck.

| dealt with and it will take two or Lord Barnham said that the universities to my husband and his country for his in-day were raising the ideals of mankind. sake.

"Are you tired?" asked a reporter three days more for the work of des- It is H. hoped they would raise the Heals to

with thin legs and an inquiring truction to be completed. national and impérial, planè ax real things ↑ In August 1914 Prince and Princess

mind.

estimated that between seven and which guanted today, He hoped our Bluecher were in England.

"Hell, no,” replied Mr. Roome. feight millious of cigarettes are being universities would lead the various nations the declaration of war they travelled

"Why should I be tired?"?

thus destroyed-Shanghai Guzette. and the British Empire in the path of with the German Ambassador to Ger- progress. "It was to the universities that we must trust for light and leading for many and stayed there throughout the

that the McGill should be the first univer- site in Canada to recognise the value of the Empire Pres in that particular way, be cause by the nature of its position it had come to be recognised as probably the most imperial" university in the dominions ororeas, and its students were drawn from quarters of the globe. The university

TREATED AS A NONENTITY BY HIS WAR STAFF.

The

keynote of Princess Bluecher's

sad scizes the opportunity thus afforded

tence.

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the future, which we feel sure is in "store

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from Arnstein, paying about a quar

ter of the value because of his know ledge that they had been stolen.

The chain of evidence of the plot to amass a volume of stolen securities is being slowly forged by confessions from four former messengers, now under arrest, who were captured by

sky

scraper,

Those who thought Mr. Roome would be breathing like the exhaust of a bath tub when he hit the roof were slightly off the trial. The for mer Yale athlete was scarcely panting

TWICE SHIPWRECKED.

AMERICAN BAILÕES BEACH

HONOLULU..

for the Empire with the gradual advance She reports that the wife of the man detectives at the point of their pistols of the men and wottes of the British who invented poison gas-herself a when they met in the lobby of the Domains, so that they may reach the doctor of chemistry-committed sui-Woolworth Building to discuss their From the sub cellar to the base of highest plane of knowledge and efficienc, as citizens of what is destined to be, with the tide when she saw what use was being plans. It was this capture for the flagstaff Mr. Roome climbed forty glories of the great war behind us, the made of their inventions.

months ago that led to Arnstein's seven stories, countifig the three sub greatest commonwealth of .free nations the in May 1916: To our great as flight, and at that time one cellars and the doors atop the roof Five American sailors, haggard and] world baserer known."

tonishment we have heen asked to of the boys involved told the level. As there are also twenty steps weakened by privations consequent undertake a little peace movement on police that a prominent Tammany in each flight of Equitable stairs, he on two shipwrecks, recently arrived politician, who was to have shared covered a total of 940 steps, or 14/5 at Honolulu and were sent to San Our own account... In answer to

the spoils, had guaranteed them pro- steps per second. For this demons Francisco by Mr. Malcolm A. Frank-

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

GATTO (Queensland). August 3th. The Prince of Wales left Brisbane for Syriney amid the most fervent enthusiasm.

TESTERFIELD, N.S.V. Augi 5. The Prince of Wales has crossed the border into New South Wales, 'thus completing official visits to all the States. Queensland vied with the. other States in the cordiality of its welcome, the unanimity and enthy- siasm of which has been a revelation even to Australians. The tour has brought out a wonderful manifestation of feeling of citizenship in the Empire and loyalty to its head as the connect- jag link between the great component Dominions.

The Interport swimming team to represent Shanghai against Kobe Jeft on Saturday by the N.Y.KS. [Chikago Maru,” · and consist of Messrs. J. B. Brown, R. W. MacCabe, T. R. Macdonald, HO. Wallin, and T. W. R. Wilson, from the Shanghai Rowing Club; Messrs. E. F. Mears, C. Encarnação and C. E. Ozorio, frum the International Swimming Club: and Mr. J. Worwood, from the Police. Recreation Club. It seems a fairly good all-round learn, but it is to be regretted that such able swimmers as R. A. Berthert, E V. Fetherstory,

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deputy shipping commissioner there.

The five men belonged to the ship's company of the American schooner Defender," which was wrecked in April with four days of sailing for her destication Levuka, Fiji.

my objection ther my letter would tection against arrest. At first the tration of speed he will collect some lia, collector of customs, who is sor, they replied that it would not go but three months in prison cells with- probably never pass the English cen- boys refused to divulge. his name, thing like $4,400. Good work, say we by post ar all, but by special messen out any indication of the politician ger, and that I could see the very coming to their relief served to man who would personally place my weaken them. It is understood that letter on any writing-table in London. one group has now revealed the They actually seem to have name of the individual, whose in- succeeded, moreover, "for" after 1 addictment is expected to follow, al with considerable qualms of conscience though it is not expected that he committed myself to, the lefter, a reply will prove an influential person, as reached me in due course which I will the boys were led to believe. not quote."

On February 1919: "A friend came in to spend the evening with us and had come straight from Amerongen, where he had spent two

hours with the Emperor..

He

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complained most bitterly that he was A general of one of the fighting other Java ports:. The first steamer pieces of rigging from dark until deceived and lied to from the outset factions applied to a foreign Station to sail from Canada will be the daylight, when natives rescued them. of his reign, and especially throughout master the other day for a special Katuna at the end of July and the

His Ministers never told train when the following conversation regular service will be run more or in canoma, hin the truth, his military authorities took place

less on the same plan as the Eller the "Defender's" twice-wrecked crew

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A Japanese, trading schooner took

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