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SATURDAY, MAY 1925.

FOUND GUILTY.

OIL LEASE - SCANDAL VERDICT. FRAUD PROVED.

Ex-Cabinet Minister And Magnate Appeal.

After many delays and setbacks the United States Government has secured a verdict in the naval oil land loase scandal,

NULL AND VOID. (Reuter's Servico.)

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TO PAY ALL COSTS.

i

Later.

The Doheny Companies wera Los Angeles, May 20. ordered to pay all costs of the The District Court Federal Judge, suits for the cancellation of the sil Mr. McCormack, found Mr. B. L. leases, but rules were made that the Doheny

of the Pan-American defendants are entitled to be paid Petroleum Transport Co., and or credited with the money they

Edwin B. Denby,

E. L.. Doheny.

have spent on the topstruction of Mr. Albert B. Fall, former Becrestonge facilities or crude oil pro- tary of the Fnterior, guilty of ducts at Pearl Harbour, also the fraud and conspiracy in connection moneys actually spent in drilling with the Elkhill (California) cl for putting on a production basis any leases and contracts and the con- wells drilled under the leases of struction of oil storage plants at May 6 or December 3, 1922. Hawaii in 1922...

It was, stated that Mr. Denby, then Secretary of the Navy signed .agreements under a misapprchen- sion, and the court found for the United States Government, declaring the lenses and contracts null and void.

The defendanta will appeal to the Supreme Court,

STEAMER'S MISHAP.

COLOMBO BREAKWATER

CRASH.

STEM SET BACK 4FT.

(Reuter's Servico.) ....

A message from Colombo states that the steamer City of Durham, from Shanghai to New York, struck the breakwater at The northern entrance.

The stem was set back about four feet on the water lloc.

Divers are ascertaining the

extent of the damage below.

The forepesk is full of water.

THE DAWES PLAN. GERMANY'S GOOD FAITH.

DISARMAMENT DEFAULT.

(Reuter's Service.)

"FATHERLY CARE.

King And Basuto Subjects.

PRINCE'S MESSAGE.

SPEECHES AT GREAT GATHERING.

THE CHINA MAIL.

(Reuter's Service)

Maseru, May 20.

EARLIER CABLES.

AN S.OS. CALL

HOMERIC'S CAPTAIN CRITICISED.

GRAVE CHARGE DENIED.

"We Were Already to Lower the Boats."

Hongkong residents will recall the Reuter cable reporting the London papers just loss of the Japanese steamer Raifuku Marü, received here give, the sequel. •

many

STORM CENTRE.

-NO SIGN OF LIFE. : Then he thought he saw six men clinging to the toprail, but the Aboard the White Star linership lurched and, when they got

what The Prince of Wales and the Homeric this morning I called closer and looked carefully, they they principal, guests were accom-the attention of Captain Roberts ascertained that modated on a special stone stand to statements printed here and thought were men was nothing opposite a similar stand for the doubtless circulated abroad in- but wreckage and other objects. timating that, while 128 passen- From the time the freighter was, chiefs paramount.

The chiefs made speeches wel gers signed a testimonial praising first sighted to the time she cap- coming the Princo and expressing his efforts to aid the Japanese sized with the disappearance of their gratitude to Britain for the freighter Raifuku Maru, certain any vestige of what some passen- blessings of peace and prosperity, other passengers when interview-gers might have taken to be The Prince in reply referred to ed-criticised the failure to rescue human life only twenty minutes the King's "Fatherly care" of the any of the crew of the thirty- Busutos and urged them to listen eight lost when the freighter went off Nova Scotia the to instructors who would help down.

Tuesday, cabled them to educate their children and on

New York correspondent of teach them to make the best use

a London paper. Among those of their land...

who blamed Captain Roberts was Mr. Amos Pinchot, brother of Maseru, May 29. Governor Pinchot of Pennsyl After postponement for a dayvania, one of a group of passen- owing to rain, the greatest Pitso gers, who said they saw or council in the history of Japanese struggling in the raging" Basutoland, attended by 50,000 sé after the ship had disappear- Basutos, including 20,000 horse-ed, and who complained that "no men in addition to 1,000 white herole attempt was made to save visitors from. Johannesburg, the Japanese." Bloemfontein and other large- Captain Roberts, on his arrival towns, opened in brilliant weather at New York, described how this morning

every arrangement was made to Perhaps the most moving and attempt a rescue, if there had most impressive scene of its kind been, anybody clinging to the during the whole tour was when wreckage after the Japanese ship the Basutos streamed in the whole foundered, and how he would have the boats, already of yesterday to a mighty camp ordered out near Maseru from their towering manned and ready to be launched, rugged hill-fastnesses (many off any vestige of life remained, which are 12,000 feet above the although he added: "I doubt sea level), mounted. or afoot whether they could have lived in swinging battle axes and knob- the great sea kicked up by the

Captain Roberts kerries to do homage to the "great gal."

Armed his statement, and add- white chief."

Teeming masses of warriors ed that not only he, but his seven waited all day long clad in bright-officers with him, all holding mariners' certificates, coloured blankets in perfect master formation and when the postpone- agreed implicitly that no sign of ment of the Pitso was announced life was to be seen, and to launch- the vast assembly, moved off with- out the slightest disorder to the hills where they feasted and sang amid a ring of bonfires.

con-

Cat JOHN ROBERTS

Captain John Roberts, skipper of the liner Homeric, found himself a storm centre upon the liner's arrival it New York after a futile dash to save the crew of the Japanese liner Raifuku" Maia, which foundered at

XCL.

Hie contention that he could do nothing to save the victims was sup- parted by some passengers bitterly challenged by others.

and

the boats in the circumstances would not only have risked the Homeric's men, but have served no useful purpose. The weather Eighty-five cattle" were slaugh- was very rough at the time, and tered and 500 bags of meal dis-rapidly getting worse. He men- tributed to the natives who early tioned in passing that the passen- PARIS, Vay 29. "that morning emerged from the gers who thought they saw signs A plenary meeting of the Repara-hills in sections of twenty as far of life in the water used the 12- tions Commission decided that as the eye could see, while thou-diameter glasses, which, unless Germany had faithfully executed sands of riderless horses trotted used in an exceedingly calm sea,

"We were all ready to the Dawes plan,

in saddled and bridled, one man are deceiving-ship's glasses are elapsed. The Conference of Ambassadors

lower the boite," Captain Roberts asked the Commission's Opinion accompanying every 200 of them. 6-diameter."

Captain Roberts stated that continued, and the crews were `on this point as Article 429 of the

when the Homeric arrived near only awaiting the signal arranged Treaty of Versailles requires

enough to see anything in detail in advance, bat no opportunity she was only 200 or 300 yards was provided. We poured oil on away from the Japanese ship.the water and backed as near as

execution of the reparations ly. It only depended on Abdel stipulations as well as fullments Krim. A Communist asked to of the military clauses of the treaty whom the Riff district then be- before the Allied troops will be longed. M. Briand replied that it withdrawn from Cologne.

belonged to Spain. Prior to the adjournment of the meeting the socialist parties decided to abstain from voting.

The conference will now be in a position to inform Germany that she has fulfilled, one condition of the evacuation but Cologne cannot| be handed over until the disarms- ment obligations have been fully carried out?

The Conference will presumably specify the particular points in the

in default. respect on which Germany is still

SITUATION EXPLAINED. (Havas Agency).

Parie, May 29.

In the Chamber of Deputies M. Painleve, discussing the policy of

2.

LABOUR PROBLEMS.

CHINA'S SOCIAL PROGRESS EFFORTS.

(Reuter's Service.)

GENEVA, May 29.

we

safety permitted to the Japanese ship, but, although only about 150 yards away at the time, neither I nor the officers could see any sign of human life. What first thought might be men we re cognised on closer examination as Racks end other wreckage:"

Captain Roberts states that the ship capsized at 11.18 and sank at 11.46, during which time he the government in Morocco, said At to-day's sitting of the Labour stood by manœuvring and watch that the occupation of the rich Conference Mr. Tang Tsai, the ing without ceasing. It was only valley of Wergha was decided by Chinese Government delegate, when he was convinced that there M. Poincaire's ministry in order to reviewed China's efforts at social was no sign of life that the protect the local tribes against progress, locluding prohibition of Homeric left the scene, three of phosphorus in the minutes after midday. He con Riffian raids, and was approved by the use M. Heriot's Cabinet as it would manufacture of matches and the tradicts the statement that some have been by the present govern introduction of a bill dealing with of the passengers and crew volun

the right of association.

teered to go overboard but that He declared China

"

would they were not permitted to General Lyantoy asked for rein-

conven- make the attempt. forcementa owing to the Riffan certainly ratify any

tions adopted by the invasions so that he would be able sent conference as soon as she to bar the road to Fez. The French troops have not fought he was in a position to do so.

Mr. Ben Tillett, British workers' Paria, May 29, yond the boundary of that area. We delegate, dwelt on the anthrax At the conclusion of three days' do not intend to starve the Riffane, problem and hoped efforts to dehate on the Moroccan question, but are disposed to allow them to eradicate the the Chamber of Deputies passed a purchase foodstuffs in Wargha proactively pursued. vote of confidence in the Govern-vided they renounce pillage.

Abdel Krim could have peace at ment by 587 to 29 votes.

MOROCCO FIGHTING.

THREE DAYS' DEBATE RESULT

(Reuter's Service.)

JOVERNMENT VICTORI.

ment.

pro.

evil would be

BOMB PLOTS.

PORTUGAL DEPORTS,

BUSPECTS.

(Reuter's Service.) The Ingeness of the majority any moment but on the condition

Longview, Texas, May 29-

Lisbon, May 29: · was due to the careful phrasing of that he should renounce his, per-

Thirty of the alleged

bomb the resolution, notably to meet the petual raids on the peaceful tribes Four people were killed and. Ave susceptibilities of the Socialiste, under French protection in the injured as a result of the Inter

national Great Northern passenger throwers and members of the "Red who stipulated for the insertion of a French zone.

M.. Briand said that he hoped for train plunging down steep embaok Legion implicated in the recent reference to Pacific policy" re-

The engine and three insurrectionary movement were put cording opposition to colonial ex-prompt French and Spanish accord ment.

with a view to checking the supply coaches rolled to the bottom of on, board the cruiser Carvalho pansion,

to Abdel Krim of arms and the incline-Renter's American Araujo for deportation, to Porti

Service.

guese Guinea. Ammunition.

EARLIER CABLES.

London, May 29. Reports from French quarters in The cargo in the No. 1 and No.Morocco show that the tribesmen sustained. heavy losses in recent Úver one thousand operations. were killed and wounded in the Bibane region on May 25.

2 holds is being partly discharged. The Bank Line Ltd., the local agents of the City Line informed the China Mall upon enquiry this morning that they had received PATIENCE EXHAUSTED. no news of any mishap, but it

Paris, May 29. was quite possible that they would The Chamber of Deputies adjourn- not in any event as they were only ed after lively debate during which faterested in the City of Durham M. Briand vigorously protested when she was on the Far Eastern against the Cominumiat assertion rua. She was nor at present, that the Foreign Office was inactive, so in that respect the message was in regards to French and English Incorrect. The City of Durham, Grms supplying Abdel Krim with so far as the Bank Line knew was - arma in 1929. M. Briand added at present on the India to New that he hoped France and Spain, York service.

would shortly agree on megayres to LATER prevent this crimi

sbssage is thought dazafat jaIMANTAN

to the City of Durban, which of her patience in 1 passed through Hongkong from acted after þaing, Shanghai with little cargo, but ever happeriod ngji wal in proceed from Singapore France Lates fully loaded and was due at

Colombo about this time. There WON NO PRAsetigors abourda

THE LINER WHICH RACED TO THE DOOMED TRAMP.

rie radio from the Captain of the White Starliner Japanese freighter Buitesh Haru whic rin covered, the, intervening seventy. umbers of, the crew whose survival was hop gewend der the eyes of thousands of hi Mekan hip at last suspended herself and plung

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