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‘GIB' COURT MARTIAL.

The Inquiry Into The "Royal Oak" Incident.

PROSECUTION'S CASE.

Allegations Of Anger Against Rear-Admiral

Nothing fresh is to hand with reference to the Court Martial

MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1928.

PETROL PRICE.

Further Reduction In

Great Britain.

NOW 11. 1/2d. PER GALLON.

Latest Reduction Of One Penny Announced.

London, Yesterday. The reduction of a penny per

at Gibraltar on the incidents gallon on petrol brings the price alleged recently to have occur of the best spirit throughout red aboard H.M.S. "Royal Great Britain 18. d. per gallon. Oak." The story, so far, indicates -Reuter. that the, whole affair was of à more or less trivial character and that the references to "mutiny" and such like expressions were gross exaggerations.

Gibraltar, Saturday.

The court martial of Comdr. Danfel opened with impressive scenes. As the captains forming the Court, dressed in frock coats, epaulettes, cocked hata and gold laced sword belts left their ships to arrive on H.M.S. "Eagle” Teach was piped aboard.

OUTLAWING WAR.

M. BRIAND AGAIN EXPRESSES HIS VIEWS.

"MUST BE UNIVERSAL.”

Paris, Yesterday.

The French reply to the Ameri- can proposal of a multi-lateral pact to outlaw war has been handed to Mr. Kellogg. It agrees to join with the United States in communicät-

corres-

SOVIET LOAN.

Raising Money For So- Called Peasant Loan,

"PROPAGANDA" METHODS.

Peasants Refuse Help And Complain To Government,

Riga, To-day,

The methods employed by the local authorities-in Soviet Russia to obtain money for the so-called Pensant Loan is by forcing the peasants to take part payment in produce and in loan bonds.

This has led the peasants to re- fuse to help and to complain to the Government. ...

As a result M. Rykoff haa Ins atructed the local authorities to: cease such practices and to use propaganda and persuasion, in- stead-Reater.

BERLIN SCANDAL.

· FINANCIAL SPECULATORS

SENTENCED.

Berlin, March 31. The corruption and bribery trial which has been proceeding for over

Comdr. Daniel, frock-coated and cocked-hatted, arrived at nine in the morning accompanieding to the German, British, Italian BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION. by his "friend," the American and Japanese Governments the barrister, Mr. Daykimball, fol- whole Franco-American lowed shortly by Captain Dewar pondence on this subject, accom- and then Rear-Admiral Collard panied by a draft pact. who was an impressive figure M. Brland, in waiving the limita- a year at Berlin, in which the chief with a row of decorations as he tion scope of the pact to wars of accused were two financial specula- mounted the gangway of the aggression, stipulates that the pact tors, the brothers Julius and Henry Julius was "Eagle," at the foot of which the must be universal. If one signatory Barmat, has ended. photographers were very busy.does not keep faith all the others sentenced to fifteen months, and

Comdr. Daniel's Letter.

are released from their engagement Henry to six months' imprisonment.

while several other accused re- Captain Burges Watson "presid- towards the breaking of the pact.

Renunciation of war shall not ex-ceived minor sentences or were ed at the Court Martial consisting

of eight captains. The proceed- clude the signatories from the right fined or acquitted.

The Barmats were alleged to ings opened with the deputy Judge of legitimate defence. The pact Advocate reading the warrant shall not replace nor detract from have bribed many business men, convening the

and then anterior obligations such as the politicians and officials, including

court

the charges, to which Comdr. League Covenant, Locarno Agree the late Minister of Posts, Herr Daniel pleaded. "nót guilty."

ments and Neutrality Guarantee Hoefle.

The Prussian State Bank lost The public seats were occupied Treaties. chiefly by uniformed officers. No

The pact shall not operate until heavily as a result of the Barmat women were present,

universally accepted, unless the manipulation. The trial cost the The Judge Advocate quoted from participants otherwise agree, pro State 250,000 marks-Reuter. a letter to Capt. Dewar in connec-viding the abstaining states tion with which Comdr. Daniel la not exposed to the possibility of charged and which describes the political conflict with any of the circumstances of Admiral Collard's contracting states.-Reuter. landing at Malta from the "Royal

:

Oak."

The letter referred to a “great|

are

LADY BAILEY.

FLYING IN FIERCE GALE AT WADY HALFA.

CROSSES THE SUDAN.

London, March 31,

ONE OF THE BIGGEST productions of the year 1-The hero of "The Big Parade", in his finest role !

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FLESH AND THE DEVIL

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THE COMEDY of an ardent lover who had to capture the wild- est lion in Africa to win the girl of his heart!—

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Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation as follows:- Ships at Sea, Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Islands, Dutch

on the quarterdeck duce of Rear-Admiral Collard was East Indies, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo-China, Province of commotion Yunnan, British North Borneo, Siam, Canton, Swatow, Kwongchowan, Fort owing to the Admiral's anger" and subversive to discipline and con- He added Bayard, Tchekam, Hoihow, Amoy, Foochow, and Wuchow, etc.

alleged that Admiral Collard de-trary to regulations. It is notified for information that the via Wireless rate to Europe haeclared he was tied up with the that on March 10 Comdr. Daniel Lady Bailey, flying from London been reduced to $1.85 per word.

assembled the officers in the to Capetown in n Moth plane, en- Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Counter, 1st ship."

Comdr. Daniel in the letter ex-Wardroom, and informed them countered a violent thunderstorm Floor, Government Building.

Telegraphic Addresses--Persons and firms having correspondents in the pressed the opinion that "the morale that a court of enquiry would be when crossing into the Sudan, She places named above should in order to avoid delay to telegrams received by of the ship suffered and discipline held. He read in the Wardroom a arrived safely at Wady Halfa des- radio register their telegraphic address immediately.

was endangered by the incidents" letter, which he said Capt. Dewar pite the fierce gale. From Khar- and added "all the officers are had written regarding Heartoum she will be escorted by air YOU NEVER KNOW WOMEN

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deeply resentful of the humiliation Admiral Collard's conduct.

craft since the Sudan authorities

to which their ship and captain asked who could give evidence to consider it dangerous for her to fiv are subjected," declaring "apologies, substantiate the charges in it, and alone over that region.-British

Wireless Service.

would serve no useful purpose." then read his own letter.

The letter concluded by saying Rear-Admiral: Collard gave that Comdr. Daniel himself had not evidence that he took ashore the suffered but considered it would be letter from Comdr. Daniel which cowardice not to report the mat accompanied the letter from

Capt. Dewar and handed them to pressed his regret. He told Capt. Iter.

Dewar, it was disgraceful to have the Vice Admiral B

Basis of the Charges.

London, Yesterday.

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NEW YORK'S BUSY SHARE MARKET.

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New York; Saturday.

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY.

Continuous 2.60 to 11.15.

FRENCH "REDS”.

FÜRTHER SENTÉNCES ON WELL-KNOWN. DEPUTIES."

ALLEGED FOCH INTERVIEW.

Paris, Testerday,

In cross-examination he said he a lot of ladies sitting out the read the letter carefully and dances and Comdr. Daniel had got The reading by the prosecution of Comdr. Daniel's letter to Capt. agreed that it was a serious mat to do his job about it.

Capt. Dewar's letter also said Dewar, which is the basis of the ter concerning him personally. Capt. Dewar's Letter. charges, showed that when. Rear- "Irrelevant. But Admissible."

that the band was unreasonably Admiral Collard required a boat The Judge Advocate disallowed dismissed. This jazz band was to leave the "Royal Oak" on the question by Mr. Kimball on summoned despite Capt. Dewar's March 5, Comdr. Daniel ordered the ground' that Admiral protest, and the Admiral said the the starboard accommodation lad-Collard's conduct was irrelevant bandmaster must be sent home. der to be prepared. He had pre- to the charges against: Comdr. The mandmaster the next day viously enquired and ascertained Daniel Mr. Kimball said that the asked to be permitted o resign that there was no choice of sides, Court Martial had granted the re- from the Service and sacrifice his owing to the roughness of the sea quest of Comdr. Daniel, but its pension in an effort to restore the and Rear-Admiral Collard's wish whole purpose would be defecated Admiral's prestige, There was another gala day on that the barge should not be dem- If such questions were disallowed. This succeded until the incidnt the stock market owing to the un- The Communist deputies, Murty, The court decided that Admiral on March 5. Whn Rear-Admiral expectedly small increase in brok- Duclos, and Clamamus, were Ben- [aged,

ped. A "Furlous" Admiral, Collard's conduct was irrelevant Collard deturned to the ship oners' loans. Speculative securities tenced to four years, three

Comdr. Daniel was summoned but admissible. March 6, he studiously insulted again startlingly forged ahead with and two years' imprisonment res to the Admiral's presence and The Judge Advocate read Capt. him in the presence of numerous a huge turnover, in radio shares.pectively. Two contributore found him furious because the Dewar's letter in which he ex-officers and men.

General Motors closed at 102. The "Le Humanité" were fined in Lengthy Cross-Examination. port accommodation ladder was pressed extreme reluctance to

rest of the market was strong nection with anti-militar Rear Admiral Collard in his owing to the volume of breas cles appearing in that newsp not ready. He ordered Comdr, criticise a superior but felt it his Daniel to see to it himself duty when discipline was under-evidence said that he told the the tape machine was forty

The disembarkation was effect mined. He referred to a remark bandmaster that he must imminutes late at the close, ed without damage and Comdr. of Admiral Collard regarding the prove matters, and subsequently Daniel subsequently learned that ship's band to the effect that he told Comdr. Daniel that the hand- the Admiral told Capt. Dewar in a never heard such a bloody band master would have to go, but he rude volce in the presence of hes and described the bandmaster in never used the alleged epithet to The stock market broke all Satur. wh men that he was led up with the the most opprobious terms his face. The matter was subse day trading records, over 2,500,000 form ship. The letter complained that quently thrashed out, and settled shares changing hande

Comdr. Daniel in a letter dwelt Admiral Collard remarked that to the general satisfaction

bullish opening, followed He denied the accuracy of the swift reaction, in which – mos on the serious: harm of such in the "Royal Oak" was not fit to be cidents, adding that on a previous an Admiral's flagship he was account given by Capt. Dewar the early gains were wiped out occasion great pains were neces treated worse than a midshipman with reference to the disembarka-converted into losses from one sary to restore respect for the and couldt get his bloody ordera tion incident on March 5. He re Admiral Comdr. Daniel felt that obeyed.

the Admiral's unfairness and, in- ault before nearly 100 officers and men on - March 5 had-, a serious

effect on discipline and mor

Comdr. Daniel" said an ance was urgent)

discipline must not be undern

lin this way.

The Ph

Band's Abominable Playing.

buked Capt. Dewar on that ocea ¡sion out anybody's hear

and dul

luted the qua on his return the following day--whi

xamination lasted

passe

Bullish Opening

New York, Yesterday

Marty is already

Duclos, who

ing him. The articles,

was charg