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BOXER MONEY.

Not Likely To Be Used To Pay Compensation.

London, May 19:

MISSING AIRMEN.

BRITISH WARSHIP'S FRUITLESS SEARCH.

BOTTLE MESSAGE SEQUEL.

London, May 19,

HUSBAND'S DEATH.

MURDERERS SENTENCED TO

DEATH.

New York, May 13.

Mrs. Ruth Snyder and her para-

mour, Henry Judd Gray, who were convicted last Monday of murder-

A destroyer has left Queenstowning Mrs. Snyder's husband, Albert

to search the, sen. west of Cape Snyder, urt director of the maga-

yesterday Reuter.

In the House of Commons, re- Clear in consequence of the report-zino "Motor Boating" were sentenc plying to Capt. G. K. Peto (Con-exi finding of the bottle mentioned ed to death to-day. They are to die servative), Mr. G. Locker Lampson, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said £11,750,000 stood at the credit of the China Indemnity Fund:

that

French Dou':ta,

Paris, May 19, The story of the finding of

A

by electrocution at Sing Sing prl- son during the week of June 20. Neither showed emotion when the Laentence was announced. Appeal from the sentence, which is com-

It was very doubtful whether bottle message from Captala Nun-pulsory under the law, is expected.

the fund could be applied to pay-

ing compensation to British na- tionals who had suffered losses at the hands of the Chinese Southern | forces. It was also contrary to the tenour of the Advisory Committee's recommendations. Reuter.

MR. CHEN'S REPLY,

Hankow Presumably a Model Government.

Rugby, May 19.

In his reply to the Note in which was announced the with- drawal from Hankow of Mr. Basil Newton as representative there of the British Minister in Peking,

CAPTCHARLES"NUNGESSER

It would require about six months for the court of appeals to rule in the ense. This automatically stays the execution for the present.

WAR

Gray was a corset salesman and has a wife and young daughter in East Orange, N. J., his home, Mrs. Snyder before her marriage her husband's stenographer. *It was charged she and her lover con- apfred to kill her husband. · That they got him intoxicated at a party and after he had retired chloro- formed him, beat him to death and tied his body to the bed with wire.

TO END IT ALL.

Mr. Eugene Chen, the Hankow Kesser is regarded here as very im- the harbour. At the station she Foreign Minister, repels the probable.-Reuter. allegation that those for whom he speaks have failed to make good

Search Fruitless.

Later.

Believed to be insane, a Chircse woman was arrested yesterday when she attempted to jump into collapsed after telling a pitiful story about having no means of supporting her six children. Con- sequently she said she had decid- She was re- moved to the hospital.

their claim to govern.in accord- The destroyer which has been ance with the standards of re-searching for Captain Nungessered to end it all. sponsible government. Wireless Service.

The Old Bogey.

British

has returned to Queenstown and has reported that it saw no sign of the missing airmen Reuter.

Shanghai, May 20. Str. Eugene Cher, replying to Mr. Basil Newton's letter says that however sincere the British Government's appreciation Chinese ideals may be it is only by statesmanship born of know- Falmouth. ledge and wisdom that it will be

of

Lloyd's correspondent at the Lizard reported that a mysterious message had been picked up in a bottle, purporting to be signed by the missing French trans-Atlantic was picked up at Forthkerris, near airman, Captain Nungesser. it The message sald: "Landed 75 miles latitude off Ire

able to meet Chinese aspirations. land with engine trouble.”

Mr. Chen proceeds to insinuate Kumsung, Automedon, Suiyang, President Cleveland, Kiung-Defence Force at Shanghai is re- that the presence of the British chow, Tjikembang. Chaksang, Van Huetse, Tenn, Tonkin, Honghwa,sponsible for all that has occurred Kaying. Seangbee. Songbo, Kronviken, Kotsu Maru, Altai Maru, in the Yangtse arca.-Reuter. Tango Max..

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tional war law.

ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.

Going out of his depth while Bathing at Kennedy Town yes- terday, a Chinese youth had a narrow escape from drowning. He was rescued with difficulty by his companions and was taken to the hospital;

"WITCH DOCTOR'S" ARREST.

Described as a witch doctor, a Chinėse has been arrested by the police on a charge of larceny of $290 by a trick. The victim is said to be a widow who had con- sulted the accused. The money has been recovered by the police.

[Mr. Basi) Newton, the British Minister's representative at Han- kow, addressed valedictory letter to Mr. Eugene Chen in which he reviewed the British

Berlin, May 19. Government's continued

"Frightfulness" unrestricted was deavours to meet the aspirations justified according to the Reich- which Mr. Chen claimed to voice, atax Committee whose report has hoping for a response in a spirit been issued after a seven year en- of sincerity and statesmanship, quiry into breaches of interna- The letter concluded by stating that while

U-boat warfare was justified as | KOWLOON HIGHWAY ROBBERY, there has been no change in the British policy to-reprisal for the "illegal" British blockade"; gas also was legal and wards the legitimate aspirations ir-raids on London defended on by three highway men in Austin A Chinese woman was attacked of the Chinese people, it was clear the ground that arsenals are sitan- Road last night and relieved of that those for whom Mr. Chen ted there and in the vicinity. More money and jewellery worth $125. spoke, had failed to make good ovar they "accurred on Sundays or, their claim to govern in accord- night-time when the city was ance with standards of respon-empty of its population." sible modern government. There- The Committee is of the opinion fore the British Government had that the policy of reprisala was been "forced to the conclusion mainly responsible for the viola- that the retention of the Minis- tions of international law. Prison-

ers of war were not treated by any route to Washington from Kelly A Government airplane en ter's representative at the seat of army in accordance with law. a regime so totally incapable of

The Committee is divided in re-Field, near San Antonio, Texas, discharging the responsibilities of gards to the deportation of 70,000 suddenly burst into flames near a civilised government was both Belgian workers but finds that here to-day while in midair. useless and undesirable."1.

armed resistance on the part of Lieutenant George S. Finch, a Earlier Hankow News.

Belgian civilians did not with the Hague Convention.

passenger, parachuted to safety. Shanghai, May 19. Another Committee is examining Pilot David M. Gosey brought A wireless message from Han- the violation of Belginn Neutrality. the blazing plane to a safe land- kow, dated the 19th inst., reports-Reuter.

ing and also escaped. continued uneasiness among the Chinese, who are crowding in with luggage to the foreign districts.

Anti-Red troops are concentrated

at the Chinese racecourse just

accord

PLANE BURNS IN THE AIR.

Jackson, Miss., May 18,

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

outside the City. Clashes with Bookbinders,

2.30 p.m. the "Reds" are expected at any 2.80 p.m. time. Other anti-Red troops are! 2.30 p.m. 20 miles off from Hankow.

General Chiang Kai-shek.

Shanghai, May 19.

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