1931-03-03 — Page 7

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1931.

TREASURES OF THE CHANCES FOR THE

PRESIDENCY

DEEP.

Gold in the Egypt May Still Be Recovered.

Possible Nominees for 1932 Election.

Brest, Franec, Jan. 6. Whether Mr. Hoover's chunces of The $5,000,000 gold ingots which renomination for the Presidency He ander the ocean near here in

the wreek of the British finer Egypt are gone owing to the vicissitules may not be ket after all, as was which began with his induction into feared after the recent explosion of office it is too early to say, though the salvage tug Artiglio. The

some wise men are saying it, writes Rostro, sister ship of the Artiglio,the New York correspondent of the Is being equipped to resume the

At least sixteen Daily Telegraph. salvage attempt,

For the past two years the Rostro months remain before the nominnt-

ELECTRICITY IN

BRITAIN.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEW

SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.

Unemployment Reduced COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

By New Scheme.

IN CHINA MAIL.

Social Functiona To-day--Tex Dance

Nowcastle, Eng., Jan. 3. Many thousands

Kong Hotel. of men, kave

been taken off the unemployed register as the result of the Govern ment pushing forward the £10,000,- 000 north-east England electrical development scheme.

at

Hong

To-night-Dinner Dances at Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels.

Regalia Thursday R.A.0.3, Dance, Garrison Lecture Hall.

March 20-Yorkshiro Society Dinner.

both skilled and unskilled labourers - A great number of these on,

Entertainments, To-day - Queen's will be regularly-employed for 'twe"Let Us Be Gay." or three years. The scheme Is the

To-day ---Central standardisation of frequency of "King of Jazz." and Artiglio, both belonging to an ing convention, and that is long over nr. area of 5,049 square miles. Italian company, searched amidet

To-day Majestic the war-time wrecks off the coast to enough to reverse the present an-taking in the counties of North "Let's Go Native."

Star And the Egypt, sunk in 70 fathoms questionably unfavourable

of water.

When

ition.

that

the achome

To-day www "If Winter Comes."

To-day-World

"Protection."

PENINSULA HOTEL.

THE

ROOF GARDEN. having been reserved for THE

S. P. C. A. BALL on FRIDAY, March 13, and for

THE

Theatra ST. PATRICK'S BALL

Theatre

Theatre;

Theatre.

Theatre,

situa-umberland, Durham, and the North

Riding of Yorkshire.

Several prominent electrical firma the Artiglio blew If a day of miracles does not on the River Tyne who were faced ប}}, 12 of her crew Jost their lives, and the principal plans come Mr. Coolidge will be into the with a bad winter are now working!

March 7, 10, 13, 14—"Art & He has not de-at fuli pressure and in some cases Mrs. Bottle" by A.D.C., Theatre showing the position of the Egypt foreground again. and giving minute details of theclared that he does not "choose to have inaugurated night shifts in Royal, 9.15 p.m. best manner to reach the treasure run" in 1932, and if he should have who were working short hours are order to cope with the work. Men

Home Maila were lost. Happily, however, seven

To-day-Inward from Europo via men ved from the explosion have changed his attitude since the last now foing full time and it is Siberia (Chenonceaux). been able to reconstruct from me- campaign and "choose," he could be estimated

To-morrow-Outward for Europe mory a now plan, bn which the beaten neither for the nomination develop work will be provided for via Siberia (Chichibu Maru), 8.30

10,000 killed men who would other-a.m. nor for election. The only otherwise have had a miserable winter. Republican How in sight is the The wage bill for these workers ja] Vice-President, Mr. Curtis, and he estimated at £5,000,000 the majority

of which will go into the pockets of. is not taken very seriously.

mon in northeastern England.

One of the principal items of the at Icast 1 baker'e dozen) of scheme is a great power station to Democrats blush, self-consciously if he built at Dunston-on-Tyne at a they hear a query as to the identity cost of £2,000,000-United Press.

Rostro will work.

Salvage Gear.

Since

By contrast multitudes (that is,

All the valuable salvage gear of the Artiglo has been lost, but the Rostra has

gone back to Milan and been equipped with similar apparatu The Rostro's divers will be able to descend to great.depths thanks to the new of their party's probable nomince.

The Artiglio's crack apparning.

Mr. Roosevelt, Governor of New diver, Franceschi, one of the vic: York State, would lead were doubts

of the explosion, broke all;

of his health removed. Mr. Alfred world records for deep-sea diving Smith, who has thrived in business when he descended 71 fathoms

since he left New York State seeking the Egypt.

Capitol after his defeat by Presi- dent Hoover, remains a potential, or

tims

The Rost will resume

in

the

undersea gold hunt in the Spring

when the Winter gales from the Atlantic will have subsided tides will not be, so strong.

and The

seven survivors of the Artiglio will

then he among the crew of the Rostro, to give them benefit of

Pedlar:

White House.

CRUEL HUSBAND.

TWO YEARS' PRISON FOR CUTTING OFF WIFE'S NOSE.

con-

Sports.

See Diary on page 8.

Meetings. Thursday-I.K, Canton, Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.. Queen's Building, 11 am.

March 11-Hong Kong Tele- phone Cd., Ltd., Exchange Build- ing (2nd floor), 11.30 a.m.

March 18-Green Island Cement |Co., Exchange Building, 11.30 a.m.

Miscellaneous.

To-morrow-Miss Capell's pupil's dancing display, Theatre Royal, 5.30

p.m.

on TUESDAY, March 17, The Management beg to inform their Patrons that there will be

NO DINNER DANCE

оп

FRIDAY, March 13, fund

TUESDAY, March 17.

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View from Wednesday,

On Thursday Concert, Helena May March 4, 1931. Institute, 5.30 p.m.

WAR ON GANGSTER.

BRAVE WORDS BY CANDIDATE FOR CHICAGO MAYORALTY.

The sessions judge, Mandalay nial, candidate of Democracy. But orders on January 21 on the ap- perhaps more accurately a puren" (Mr. W. Alan Wright), passed

the party managers in the last elec-peal of Murtaza, who was tion found it hard to induce the victed by the western sub-divi- South to vote for a Rowan Catholls sional magistrate (U Kin-hlaing) His supporters re for causing grievous hurt to his port the discovery of cracks in this wife, Amina Bi Bl, to wit, cutting prejudice, and hope for its her nose, and sentenced to suffer According to a Daily Express disintegration, but. the party two years' rigorous imprisonment correspondent in Chicago Judge managers fear Protestant intcler-and twenty-five strokes.

John H. Lyle, the man who has ance in the region where the Ku In the course of his orders the dared the vengeance of Chicago's Klux-Klan was born and atill sessions judge said.There is underworld by threatening to send thrives. Many students di the only one point for decision, and "Scarface" Al Capone to the elec situation, therefore, doubt if "the that is whether there are reason-tric chair if the gangster is ever sidewalks of New York," Mr.Jable grounds for holding that the brought before him, has now an- Smith's personal anthem, wil be accused found Mustafa sleeping|nounced his intention of running the democratic campaign' song in with his wife. The accused, in against Mayor "Big Bill" Thomp the next presidential campaign.

Politics and Drought Relief:

"Pencils, pens, string

refused to grant him three-fifths

Diner: "If you don't go, I will call the manager."

Pedlar: "I have a whistle call' him with."-

to

Buen Humor, Madrid.

By

Terma-Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, March 2, 1931.

DUPED BY TWO WOMEN.

Court Sequel to Man's Kindly Action.

The story of how Newcastia his examination in Court, said that son, the anti-British political "boss" | man was duped by two women he went home to his house at of Chicago, in the mayoralty con- posing as mother and daughter about 4.80 a.m. and found the door test.

· was told at Newcastle. Quarter

Cross-examined, Mr. Dauvergne denied that he posed as a single man and tried to pass off his wife as his mother. He also denied attempting to kiss the younger woman while his wife was out.

Mrs. Dauvergne said that next morning she found the door open, the lights on, and the women and the contents of her wardrobe miss

Senator Robinson, of Arkangas, closed. On pushing the door The judge launched his candida-Sensions recently when Louise and Governor Ritchie, of Mary open, he found Mustafa, an in- ture for the Republican nomination Brown, aged 38, and Elizabeth land, are even competitors next innate of the house lying down of mayor with a promise. if elected, Small, aged 18, were charged with line. Senator Robinson cleverly close to his wife, He saw to rid Chicago of its gangster stealing clothing valued £42.. became spokesman of the demand Mastofa get up and run away, menace.

It was stated for the prosecu- for £5,000,000 for the purchase of and he thereupon cut his wife's "My first step," he said, "will be tion that Mr. Frank Dauvergne, a food for sufferers from he drought noje.

to appoint the right kind of civil man of Independent means, of immediately after the President had

Hum Kun Singh, who was a service cómmission, and then a Cavendish Road, Jesmond, was ac- police station officer in Mandalay, police chief who will make it so costed by the two women carrying of that sum for the same purpose. said that at about 5.20 a.m. the hot for the under-world crooks that suitcases who said that they were It was magnificent advertising, for accused came to him, surrendered they will leave the town."

stranded and asked if he could when the Arkansan's proposed gift himself, and said that he had cut! He pointed out that Chicago assist them to find hotel accom to the sufferers was denied a place his wife's nose, because he found spends £4,000,000 a year to main-modation. He agreed, and they in the Relief Bill, endeavours were Mustafa sleeping with his wife, tain a law enforcement machine, visited several hotels, none of at once made to append it like The defence does not 'gain any consisting of ninety-eight Judges, which was suitable, and then he kite to the tail of the Agricultural support from any of the other pro- 1,500 bailiffe, clerks, deputy offered to take them home. His the valuable experience they ac-

Supply Bill.

|secution witnesses.

sheriffs, and court attaches, as well wife reluctantly consented to put quired.

Mr. Hoover, however, had his eye To rebut the defence there was as 6,000 policemen and added: them up for the night. Two other salvage tugs will

As Democratie floor leader, the statement of the prosecution "It is ridiculous to assume that be on it, assigned to resist the Rostro, the Senator Robinson believed he could witnesses to the effect that the these officers of the law cannot sup Raflio and the Arpione.

prevent a vote upon this necessary accused was all the night in the press and almost totally annihilate The divers undismayed by the measure if the President does not house with his wife, and that the little bands of skulking, coward accident to the Artiglio, believe yield, thus forcing an extra session, there was no intimacy of any ly assassins headed by Al Capone, they should complete their task against which every corpuscle of kind between Mustafa and the ac-Bugs' Moran, Larry Druggan, and before the Summer is out.

Hut cused's wife. the Hooverian blood revülts.

Amina B Bl, the Frank McErlane. that time they hope to have the the President promised to veto the accused's wife, stated that on the

"Crush Capone." huge hoard of gold raised high Robinson plan, if it were adopted, night in question, her husband, "These gangsters and racketeers and dry from the ocean's bed and expressing his willingness to risk the accused, came back about 11 have carried on a ruthless, arrog- safely shipped to its owners

in an extra session to prevent the p.m. and slept with her. About ant, and unchecked reign of terror. ing. London. The amount promised to Federal Governinent from feeding 5 a.m. her husband got up and damaging business at home and

Detective Sergeant Winterburn the divers if they succeed in bring the needy while the Red Cross is getting hold of her head, cut her terrorising prospective visitors to said that the women had commit- ing the treasure aloft is not reveal ready to do so,

Chicago..

ted 26 offences all over the coun ed, but it is known to be excep-

After dealing with other evi- Great Expectations.

"Such hoodlums as Capone and try. Brown was the wife of a dence, the orders continued.-The his underworld semi-political allies medical man with two children, tionally big, the largest sum, in

Unquestionably the New Year above evidence appears to me to should be annihilated. fact, ever offered for deep-sea has brought some slight economis establish that the accused rotura-

and her downfall was attributed diving. United Press.

gains. The public expects a revival,ed to his house at about 11 p.m. evor, to divorce crime from politics, been convicted in many places.

"It will first be necessary, how-to a craving for brandy. She had which means it will get 1. Apthing and that he slept the night with for my experience in trying 50,000 Brown was sentenced to three promises much improvement in ear his wife.

cases in the criminal courts has years penal servitude, and, Small, ployment, bat last year cleared the

For the reasons which I have convinced me beyond doubt that who was found guilty of receiving rubbish from foundations upon given above I hold that the con- the reputed connection between only, was bound over for twolve which conservative business is now viction, of the accused should be crime and politics is not a myth, months. apparently building with Intel supported. The crime was ligence, despite the handicap of the very cruel one and has disfigured reality."

nor a mere suspicion, but a postive new turiff and a quarrelsome Con- Amina Bi Bi for life. In the cir

Vast appropriations for cumstance I agree that a sabatan- gress, Chicago gambling and drought relief and public works will tial sentence is called for, and I liquor ring, headed by "Buge" soon be putting money into circula- do not think that the sentence Moran, is reported to be raising atlon, after which it is expected that passed upon the appellant by the fund of £20,000 for the defence recovery, at present admittedly irial magistrate is, in any way, of Leo Brothers, the gangster who slow, will be reasonably accelerated. | excessive. was arrested recently.

£20,000 FOR DEFENCE.

Gangsters Raise Fund For

Gangster.

The

nose.

Commodity prices remain down, The appeal is dismissed. It is believed by the Chicago but employment gains; cold weather police that he is the murderer of stimulates retall trade, though I the Chiengo journalist, Alfred makes the bread lines shiver. „Lingle, who was killed on June 9

Money, promising work, is being last. and it is alleged that freely appropriated. Even the

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The notorious "cat" burglar, for.. Certain allegations of the United whose arrest the police have offer States Follec with regard to the daroward, last night carried trafe la narcotics are causing pre-entered the room.

out a daring escapade when be of Miss Betty tests to be made here. The director Long, in an upper flat, of 3, Gar- [of the chemical company aimed at

has stated:All our operations are den Road, the residence of Mr. always effected legally and in con- Slaney Smith, Divisional Superin-

Brothers' confessed to a detective Congressional drive for haval ex-ve employed by the State Attorney panelon la partly economic in origin, that he had committed the crime, and the Army'a2 £9,000,000 * for: The Soviet Minister to Sweden, formity with the lawn and decrees tendent, South Indian Railway, The police state that he received rivers and harbours and food cou- Mme. Kolontay, has loft and is now of France. The agency which for while a party were playing bridge £120 for "putting Lingle on the trol is almost entirely emergency in Moscow, to give an account of warded the cases seized at New in the room below.

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spot.!!

alleged expenditure. ~The ́ Administration her. stewardship, deta

it is also reported that the ring has reported favourably on naval Well informed dircles maintain ally only with recognised clients, flashing a torchlight in her bed- is trying to secure for the defence building to treaty limits in five that certain ultra-Red Bolsheviks Last Suramer, however, a personage room and rummaging among the Mr. Clarence Darrow, the criminal years, and the vote for 55,000,000 have denounced Mine. Kolontay for who said he was American gave us articles on her dressing-table, lawyer, who was prominent in the for general modernisation was not taking part in a Red Front an order to forward to him ten She screamed and the Intrudes “Monkey_"Trial" at Daytona, Ten- Gually carried. Industrial plants meeting to which she had been in cases of glassware via Antwerp dashed towards a window and slid nessee, in 1925,

throughout the nation are spoedlog vited, and also for dressing too well we advised him to send from France to the ground down, water-pine. Detectives claim that they ob- up their, outpat, though as yet con- and living life the bourgeolele. by French companies, but on his Mr. Smith and other members of Lained, important evidence in a servatively. The funds raised by It is Bruly belleved that Mme. Insistence we drew up the papers the bridge party, hearing Miss rald at dawn on the apartment titles and countles within a hundred Kolostay will not return to Stock and sent the goods, as anal under "formerly, occupied by Brothers, days for providing employment holm, and that a more serious the responsibility of the shipper

They have also removed Asveral total between $150,000 and £200,- minister will repincer her after the headquarters for a 000, mostly to be expended on public meeting of the Executive) Com-

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