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MISAPPROPRIATION OF CLIENTS' MONEY

EXTRAVAGANT LIVING

The trial of Harold Montague Lloyd, 51, of Cardiff, one of the best known solicitors in South Wales; on charges of converting to his own tise sums amounting to £1,237 entrusted to him by clients,

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opened before Mr Justice Humphreys at the Old Bailey.

Ing arbitration, £208 was paid into: the keeping of Lloyd. That money he also used for his own purposes.

On the application of Mr. Davies a warrant was issued for Lloyd's arrest. He was not seen in Cardiff after May 20. At midnight.on June 27 he walked into the Centrali Police-station at Cardiff and told an officer that he, understood there was a warrant for him. He was de- tained.

Evidence was called.

Mr. James said that he had received two sums of £15 12s. Gd.. as interest on the bonds,

Mr. H. D. Roome and Mr. Kirk

He denied in cross-examination house Jenkins prosecuted on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecu- that he had agreed to land Lloyd tions, and Lloyd was defended by the £625, and that the interest he received was interest on A loan. Mr. Trevor Hunter, K.C., and Mr. He agreed that Lloyd did not send O. Temple Morris.

There were ten counts in the in-him any bill of costa, although de dictment, to which the accused tendant had said about £50 to his pleaded not guilty.

Mr. Rooine said that the trans- actions covered by the indictment extended over a period of eighteen months up to the middle of last May. Lloyd enjoyed a substantial and apparently prosperous pric- tice. "Had he been satisfied to live within his professional Income, which could not have been a small one, there was no reason why he should ever have found himself in the most embarrassing financial position which will be disclosed to

wife's solicitors.

One

" THE ASHRS”

ENGLISH TEST PROSPECTS CRITICIZED

"UNWIELDY" TEAM

Melbourne.-W. H. Ponsford, in an article in the "Melbourne Herald," entitled "Can Australia regain the Ashes," replies in the affirmative, and gives three reasons for his belief.

He says firstly that "cleven of the seventeen Englehmen are new to Australian wickets and conditions. That a player can be a champion in England and yet a fallure in Aus- tralla has been proved time and again," he adds.

"Take the ex- ample of Sandham, one of the best batsmen in England.

heart.

pro.

As in the case of so many Englishmen, Sand- Cheque Presented 15 Times

ham was simply unable to change. Mr. Frank Chambers, joint man-kia atyle to suit the Australian ager of the National Provincial wickets." Bank, Cardiff Docks, said that a

Ponsford goes on to say that the number of Lloyd's cheques, ranging English team contains too "many' The ideal travelling team from 10a. to £100, were dishonoured players, between October, 1926, and May, should number 14, the more numer 1928, owing to insufficient funds in ous the players the greater his account, to meet them.

bability there is of disorganisation. cheque for £25, payable to a lady,

The players get discontented, was presented lifteen times.

A witness, giving evidence in the neglect practice and generally lose Several members of the Hagley case, agreed, in cross- examination, that Lloyd was hold-last English team to visit Australia, "Throughout that period he was ing the money pending the settle-he states, complained that their 10 heavily in debt, not only to his own ment of a dispute as to the owner was unwieldy. How much more so bankers, but to numbers of money-ship of the money. Defendant had will the present 17 be? lenders, who were pressing him, never rendered a bill for his ser obtaining judgments against him, rices, which included taking coun- and issuing bankruptcy notices, sel's opinion. His affairs appear to have been so desperate that, in order to pay off moneylenders and other pressing liabilities, he quite deliberately, in breach of his plain duty as a solici- tor, converted to his own use the money of clients in a humble walk of life, who had handed him their money for investment.

you.

"Overdrawn By £5,023" Mr. Roome first dealt with a sun of £625 which Mr. E. J. James, a Fretired pilot, of Barry, had entrust-

ed to Lloyd for investment in bearer

bonds in January of last year.

About that time Lloyd's banking

The hearing was adjourned.

SILK MOVEMENT

Silk forwarded from here by "Empress of Canada" on October 3 arrived in New York (St. John's Park) on October 24 having been 21 days in 'transit.

STOPS INDIGESTION

Thirdly, Ponsford asserts, Eng- land is placing too much reliance upon Tate to get the Australians out.

DEATH IN CRUSH

EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE

TRAGEDY

"I shall not make any comment upon the state of affairs at the Labour Exchange. That is a matter for the Home Office people," said the coroner at Burnley at the in-

48, a weaver, who

quest on Mrs. Elizabeth Byson, aged

collapsed and

WHERE IT STARTS.died following an exciting crash in front of the local Employment Ex- change.

account was overdrawn to the ex- tent of £5,023. Mr. James's cheque was cashed in Treasury and bank It's a ne thing to get up from a A huge crowd of men and women notes, some of which went to a firm hearty meal knowing that the food cotton mill operatives besieged the of moneylenders who had obtained which you have enjoyed will be easily exchange, it was stated, following digested, without pain or any stomach the temporary closing of local wenv- judgment against Lloyd, thus suffering. Yet it's the easiest thing in ing sheds. Several women fainted rendering him liable to be made the world to avoid indigestion or, if bankrupt. The result of the trans-you are an habitual sufferer, to stop and had to be taken home in an action was that Mr. James parted it and put the stomach into perfect ambulance.

The husband said that a year ago Just a little 'Bisurated: Mag- with his £625 and never got a bond heat in water, or two or three tablets his wife was struck on the hand by of any gert.

a shuttle whilst at work, but she The second case referred to £358

..

taken after

eating.

instantly, neu-

insurance money, which Lloyd retralines: the excoas acids which cause recovered from the accident, and

the trouble, prevents fermentation, ceived on behalf of Mr. Abraham and soothes, heals and strengthens the since then had only once complained inflamed stomach lining. Bisurated of headache. On leaving home to Hagley, an old man

living Magnesio, which is sold by all chem go to the Labour Exchange she was Devonshire. The money became jate, ia the remedy which is recom- due to Mr. Hagley on the death of mended by doctors, used in hospital in a normal state of health. Four his son, who died intestate, but and by thousands of one-time suffer hours later she was brought home Lloyd used it for his own purposes. ers, who have proved again and again in an ambulance and died without

The third and last case referred that it is a certain reliever of all acid regaining consciousness. to Mr. Stanley Thomas Davies, a caused digestive troubles. Cardiff fitter, who invested £254.in partnership with Mr, Howells in a laundry business. Soon afterwards Mr. Davies became dissatisfied and consulted Lloyd. The latter said, "Take my advice." Get out at once. You are in the hands of crooks. I know them." it was arranged that the partner- ship should be dissolved, and, pend-

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"No doubt," said the ceroner, "the woman's death was duo to excite- ment. Only a short space of time appears to have elapsed from her leaving the mill and leaving home again. Probably she hurried over her meal, and the crowd at the ex- change brought about the condition of affairs which caused her death."

A verdict of death from natural causes was returned.

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