1929-06-07 — Page 12

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AN INTERNATIONAL LIQUOR SYNDICATE

BIG RAID

BUSINESS TRANSACTED ON GRAND SCALE

ALLEGED "COUNT" AS CHIEF

game

as

New York, Yesterday.

A French "Count," giving his

Maxence Count

de Polignac and 19 other alleged principals-in-an-International Liquor Syndicate with capital amounting to millions of dollars. have been arrested in a series of dramatic raids by a squad of 50 Trobibition agents.

DR. C. HOLLEMAN

HIS ESCAPE FROM FUKIEN BRIGANDS

ON HIS WAY TO SWATOW

Shanghai, Yesterday.

A message from Amoy says a letter has been received from the American missionary, Mr. Holle- man, stating that he has escaped from the brigands who captured him last month, and is trying to make his way to Taipu, apparently. with the intention of reaching Swatow Reuter...

Negotiation Slow

Amoy, June 1. Negotiations seeking the release of Dr. Clarence Holleman, kid- napped medical missionary, are pro- The so-called Count was arrest-ceeding slowly and under handicaps. ed at his luxurious suite in a

Telegraphic communications be- fashionable New York hotel,

Raids were carried out at eight other places and thousands of pounds' worth of liquors were seized at the headquarters of the Syndicate in Fifth Avenue. The officer in charge raiding. said that the syndicate operated like a big business 'con- with salesmen and office staffs and with a complete deli-Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-

terday very system.

cern

of the

The Count is described as the European agent of the Syndicate, and it is officially stated that the Prohibition agents have tried to capture him for years.

The arrested are liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of

Degrees

Température, 10 am, to-

day Temperature, 4. p.m.,

yesterday Humidity, 10 a.m., to-,

80

89

day

90

64

tween Amoy and Lungyenchow are disrupted, and the minimum time required, for a messenger to travel from one city to the other is four

VESUVIUS NOW AT REST

AUTHORITIES WARY

NOT YET AUTHORISING RETURN TO VILLAGES

LAVA'S DESTRUCTION

has

Naples, Yesterday. The activity of Vesuvius decreased but the authorities will probably wait a few days to make sure that the volcano has return) ed to its slumbers before-authoris- ing the villagers to return to their homes.

Lava still surrounds Terzigno now cool- on three sides but is ing rapidly and solidifying.

Thanksgiving services are being held in many villages at the foot of Vesuvius.

Vineyards Destroyed

The eruption destroyed 50 houses in an area of about 50 hectares, which is covered with lava and

is mostly vineyards. The population is gradually re- turning to Terzigno.-Reuter.

EVA BOOTH

RIGHT EYE AFFECTED BY RECENT ACCIDENT

ENGAGEMENTS CANCELLED

Hartsdale, Yesterday. The sight of Commander Eva

G$10,000-Reuter's American Ser- days. It requires five days to reach Booth's right eye has been affect-

vice.

COMING EAST

FRENCH FLYERS EN ROUTE TO CHINA AND JAPAN

NOW AT CALCUTTA

www.

Calcutta, Yesterday. The airmen Arrachart and Rignot have arrived here, having covered 6,060 miles on 55 dying

hours.

They had a forced landing in a Bagdad street.

The airmen have no definite destination but expect to travel to China and Japan, returning via Siberia and Germany-Reuter.

The airmen left Paris on May 25, on a flight to the Far East.]

RUSSIAN UNIONS

PRESIDENT DISMISSED OWING TO CRISIS

MISERABLE RESULTS

L

Riga, Yesterday. .M. Stalin has removed M. Tomaky from the Presidency and member. ship of the Trade Union Central Council, according to the Soviet Press.

This is due to the miserable re- |sults of his management, which per. mitted the persecution of workers who disclosed irregularities in their factories.

The Trade Unions are reported to be infected with bureaucracy, and the mismanagement has creat ed a serious crisis.-Reuter.

THE KING

LATEST OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

London, Yesterday,

Lunting, where Dr. Holleman being held.

ia

The doctor's captors are demand- Ing that the MB50,000 asked by them

ed by her recent motor accident. She is having difficulty in discern ing objects close to her and she has given up reading and writing.

be paid in silver dollars, which is All her engagements have been hard to obtain in Lungyenchow due cancelled-fleuter's American Ser to the exodus of wealthy and in- vice. fluential citizens and to recent de- predations by robbers. Furthermore,

money is not easily transported be- CHINA AND RUSSIA

cause of bandits along the roads.

Although the kidnappers are de manding the immediate payment af the ransom, little fear is now held for Dr, Holleman's safety.

Letter Received

Amoy, June 1.

DR. WANG ON GRAVITY OF SITUATION

Nanking, Yesterday. Interviewed by pressmen this afternoon, Dr. C. T. Wang (Foreign Minister) stated that present Sino- A letter written on May 26 and Russian relations were extremely received from D. Clarence Holle grave and that the matter is being man last night states that his considered by Government captors are demanding $50,000 authorities. ransom for his release. In his let-

the

Indicating that a move of

A

ter Dr. Holleman said he continues very drastic nature may have to to receive good treatment but he be taken by the National Govern- urges that negotiations for his re-ment, the Foreign Minister point- lease be speeded.-Associated Press, ed out that China had broken off

normal relations with Russia, but } Russia still maintained Consul- ates in North China, and China still had diplomatic representa- tives in Russia.

PRESS CHANGES

ASSOCIATED PRESS CHIEF

IN PARIS.

NEW APPOINTMENT

Paris, Yesterday. Mr. Elmer Roberts, chief of the Paris Bureau of the Associated Press, is retiring on July 1, hay- ing reached the age limit, and Mr. Joseph Sharkey, ex-Associat- ed Fress Correspondent in Tokyo, is replacing him.-Reuter.

He added that China has not so far withdrawn her representatives | in Russia-Reuter.

CAPTAIN DEWAR

APPOINTED A.D.C. TO THE KING

London, Yesterday. Captain Dewar (formerly of H.M.S. "Royal Oak") has been up-

Shanghai, Yesterday,-A message pointed a Naval A.D.C. to the King. from Changsha states that accord--Reuter.

[Captain Dewar was also recently ing to the latest census the popula

batthi- command the appointed to tion of Hunan province is cruiser Tiger." He was also award- 31,590,000, the households numbered a good service pension.] ing 6,110,000.--Reuter.

Nanking, Yesterday.The Cen- tral Executive Committee of the Nationalist Party, at a meeting this! morning, decided that the posta

on the "North China Daily News" he lifted-Reuter.

It is officially stated that the King has had a good day-Reu-ban

ter.

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Hours before the ceremony St. Peter's was filled with 70,000 per- sors. Among those present were a number of bishops who came from South America and the United States for the event-Associated Press.

200 PANES STOLEN

That within the last three days, 200 panes of glass had been stolen from a house under construction, was à statement made by a Police officer at the Kowloon Court this morning. He referred to a case in which a Chinese was charged with the theft of 21 pieces of glass. Accused had been arrested in the street after he had disposed of a few pieces at a glass foundry in Shang- hat-street.

Accused, pleading guilty, was eentenced to three months' imprison- ment

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