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SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1925.

HOMEWARD BOUND,

KING AND QUEEN IN PARIS.

HONOUR FOR PREMIER.

President's Distinguished Luncheon Party,

After cruising in the Mediterranean in the Royal yacht Albert and Victoria for His Majesty to recover his health, the King,and "Queen are now on their way back to England.

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PAINLEVE DECORATED.

(Reuter's Service.)

Paris April 24.

and Mme. Joffre, Marshal Foch. M. Franchet d'Esperey, M. Jules Camben, and M. Martel Prevost were also present.

MINERS TRAPPED.

Another Terrible Disaster.

ALL HOPE GONE.

SEVENTEEN MEN BEYOND RESCUE.

(Reuter's American Service,)'

......

THE CHINA MAIL.

MISSING BACILLI:

SENSATIONAL MURDER CHARGES.

A MILLIONAIRE'S DEATH.

An Anonymous Letter to the Police.

New York.

The death of William McClintock, the young "millionaire orphan" WALLACE, IDAHO, April 24.

of Chicago, last December, had a sensational sequel, when Dr. Charles Seventeen miners have been aiman, the proprietor of the School of Bacterialogy. Identified trapped at the 3,000 foot level of William Shepherd, McClintock's guardian, as a former pupil...and (The Earl of Crewe is British the Becla mine.

charged him with stealing three test tubes filled with typhus bacilli, Anibgestufor 11 France.

All hope of rescue has been. M. Herric is President of the Sen-abandoned as the rescuers who McClintock died of phoid during his illness, and that, hav- 'with the Grand Cruss of the Vic-ate. M. Briand is Minister of brought up three men alive from fever. Shepherd stoutly denies ing obtained a marriage Fence. Foreign Affairs, M. Poincare is the 1,000 foot level yesterday, all the charges, but consonted she determined to marry him as a firmers Premier. Marshals report that below that level the to remain in the custody soon as he recovered conscious-

The King has decrated, the

Premier of France, M. Painlevé,

torian Order,

M. PAUL PAINLEVE.

[M. Pout Painleve, who was Prime Minister of France from September to Novenderlin. 1917, bermanpe Primary again ruly a few werke ago Followingstite fall of M. Herrn ging terhe financid crisis. Painleve is. dis-}

French sandsman.

The and of a lithographies artist, he student sujetice and published a book when 21 years of age. He Berane Prefessor at the Felty of Heppers, Lille, and seven years litery but to the Sorbonne.

is the Poungest member of the Acadeng de la raments, matinves muticiau oni scienti-1]

Paris. April 24, The King and Queen leche with thus Prosion. Der at the Kiy-P The Kart and

[M.G.DOUMERĠUE.

War

Joffer al-Fach are great

enters, and M. Bambou is a for- Emer Ambassador to Brifkin.].

EARLIER CABLES,

Paris. April 24. Their Majesties the King and Canech. proceeding homeward. arrived here this morning. They were recieved by the Marquess of Crewe

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The newspapers -printed lengthy articles, warmly wel- coming the visit and congratulate the King on his recovery.

Their Majesties are staying in Paris incognito at their own res) quest and consequently no repre- sentative of the French Govern- ment wies present at the station.

The crowd was mostly British whe cheered their Majesties arrival at the British Embassy from where they drove to the Eigen

The King is in excellent health. He lait a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Suidier at the Are de Triomphs, this afternoon.

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.

(Reuter's Service.)

MOSCOW, April 24 TEP Executive Committee of the Red International Trade Unions the results of the recent Anglo has passed a resolution welcoming Russian conference in London, appealing for world-wide support for an aim at international Trade Union unity. The Rosta Agency states a decree has been issued taci'itting the engaging of ogriquitural workers, by farmers and permitting the non-observance of the eight-hour day in certain seasons Furthermore the Gov ernment. has "prepared a bill per miting the opening of private industrial enterprises, employing no more than twenty people upon notice being given to the author

es. Enterprises with no more than 200 workers will be allowed to open, subject to permission from the district authorities But those em playing more people must obtain a specal Government concession.

BELGIUM'S POLINCS.

(Reuter's Service.)..

BRUSSELS, April 24. Countess of Crewe, M. and Mme. M. Van Drvelde has informed Herriot, M., Painleve, M. Briand. the King that he is unable to form M. and Mme. Poincare, Marshal 'a Cabinet,

PORTUGAL'S PRESIDENT RESIGNS.

According to a Reuter cable from Lisbon to-day the President of Portugal, Senhor Mangel Texeira Gomez, G.B.E., bas resigned. Senhor Gomez assumed office on October 6, 1928. His resignation may possibly be due to the recent political troubles which culminated in an abortive attempt to overthrow the Government.

mine is full of poisonous gases.

it BACK TO GOLD? STERLING'S NOTABLE RISE

HIGHEST SINCE. 1915.

(Reuter's Service,)

NEW YORK, April 24 Sterling has risen to 4805% the highest since 1915.

This is due to heavy buying in anticipation that Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will announce Britain's return to the gold standard in the Budget speech on April 28,

A report is currèạt that the Bank with the New York Federal Re- of England has reached agreement serve Bank under which the latter will extend the open market for operations to purchase sterling bills whenever called upon, thus enabling the Bank of England to self sterling bills on the, local market instead of shipping gold whenever the exchange has tem porarily moved against England.

SHOT DEAD.

ANOTHER CONSPIRATOR

KILLED.

COMMUNIST TROUBLES

(Reuter's Service.)

of the "Public Prosecutor for ness. The Public Prosecutor dis- further questioning after the continued the investigation for State Attorney had threatened to lack of evidence, but the doctor's orest him ona charge of murder story has reopened the ease. if he demanded freedom pending According to Dr. Falman, Shep- an action by grand jury. herd"wrote a year ago inquiring anonymous letter,ceived by the logy Subsequently Shephard, Following McClintock's death anthe terins for a course in bacterio- police caused them to exhume the according to Dr. Faiman, attend-

MCCLINTOCK DEATH INQUIRY.

MRY JG DAVIDSON, ANT STATES ATTY LEIZY & MISS BABE ČEET

Mr. Jumes G. Davidson and Miss Ruby Peel, acquaintances of Mr. and Mr. William D. Shepherd, the former under indictment for turder in connection with the mysterious douth of William N. McClintock, the "millionaire orphan," whose estate Shepherd inheritesi.. wer questioned in "Chicago by State's Attorney Harry, Lovy, regard" ing titi nosledge of circumstances leading up to the illness and death of young 'MeClintock.

SOFIA April 24. Ivan Manoff, a member of the secret committee' of the Bulgarian communist Party refused to sur render to the police and was shot body for a post-mortem examina ed the school, representing him- dead.

[General Rousseff, Minister for tion, but the autopsy corroborated self to be a lawyer seeking a the Interior, told a party of Foreign the death certificate that the course in what he termed criminal Newspaper correspondents

that young millionaire died of typhoid, bacteriology, During the four evidence in the possession of the Public interest was aroused by days he studied under Dr. Faiman, Government showed that Com- stories that Miss Isabelle Pope, the doctor said Shepherd made munist societies in Moscow and McClintock's fiancée, had been inquiries how typhoid germa others places were in close touch kept from McClintock's bedside could be administered to a living with organised bands all over

person without leaving a trace of Bulgaria, the members of which

the manner in which it was done. were drawing a monthly subsidy

After Shepherd left, Dr. Faimao. From, their taskmasters of the

declared, he missed his tubes of Kremlin, with a bonus for each

germs, and when he accused crime committed. The total num-

Shepherd of the theft he alleges⚫ ber of arrests had not. exceeded

the latter laughed and replied, 1500. The struggle against anarchy

"You'll be taken care of." Later would be carried on unitedly. Bul- Raria desired peace but was forced

according to Dr. Faiman, Shep- to fight the spectre of Communism,

herd requested that his letter He appealed to the civilised world

of application be taken from Dr. for moral support in the hour of

Faiman's files and returned to trial and suffering.]"

him, and this was done for a con- sideration: of £10. Shepherd denies ever seeing Dr. Feiman prior to two weeks ago. Under McClintock's will Shepherd receives an estate valued approxi- | miately at £200,000..

GERMAN ELECTION,

VIRULENT CAMPAIGN

CONCLUDED.

REMARKABLE INCIDENT.

(Reuter's Service.)

BERLIN, April 24, The extraordinarily virulent Pre- sidential campaign which is very likely to produce the closest voting on April 26 concluded with broadcast speeches" by Dr. Marr and Marshal Hindenburg. The former emphasised the need for democracy and peaceful develop. ment in Europe.

The Marshal, who has taken little personal part in

the campaign, strongly. appealed to Nationalist Sentiment. He pro- mised to recognise that Germany. 'oit the war and must bear the consequences thereof, but must not remain slaves forever.

Monarchist and Republican flags were equally

Berlin.

evident in

RUM ROW EVIL.

(Reuter's American Service.)

PHILADELPHIA. April 24, The St. George's Day dinner provided the British Ambassador with an ooportunity of correcting misconceptions in America in con- nection with the British attitude towards run runnlag and the drug questions. Sir Esme. Howard said

FRANCE'S NAVY..

(Reuter's Service,).

PARIS, April 24. The Chamber of Deputies voted a credit of 34,000,000 francs as the first Instalment for building a light cruiser, three destroyers, four. torpedo boats and a number of small craft, the keels of which were laid down in 1925.

The ships form part of a pro gramme the Government shortly submits to Parliament. The work is being pushed on to avoid un- employment in the shipyards and arsenals.

Warsaw, April 24-The political Police of the eastern borderlands have arrested several hundred com munists on a charge of planning

was also seized, together with large sums of foreign currency, alleged to emanate from Soviet emissarles, several of whom have also been arrested-Reuter,

Sir Eame Howard. that every decent minded man and Fifty excited meetings were the man of responsibility in Eng-terrorist outrages on May Day, A held in the capital yesterday.. land deplored the abuse of the considerable quantity of explosives

Herr Ebert, son of the late British flag for the purpose of President, had the temerity to call violating the liquor laws of the oat"Long live the Republic!" at a United States He added that Monarchist meeting

though some, arrests had been He was promptly arrested by made, which he was of opinion the police who inflicted the usual were not quite within the terms of truncheoning before releasing the Liquor Treaty, the British Port Said, April 24-The 8.8. him.

Government had refrained from Rhesus, which collided with the protesting in view of the nature of M. V. Canton on April 19 has the offences. In connection with decided to reload her cargo dis- the uplum trade, Str. Esma-guid it charged at Port Sald and is nOW. Warsaw. April 24-The three was absurd to say that the Goverde proceeding to Alexandria whers, agreements between Folaod and ment of India, was actuated by the will discharge sufficient card Czecho Slovakia, namely Com financial considerations. The to easD'S

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