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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1931.

WAS PRESIDENT · WILSON POISONED?

AMAZING THEORY OF “PLOT

BY THE ALLIES.”

The Incredible suggestion that President Wilson of America may possibly have been poisoned by the Allies is put forward by Major Herbert O. Yardley, who was in charge of the code and cipher section of the military intelligence branch of the American General Staff during the war.

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Major Yardley makes amazing insinuation in an tonishing book recently publish ed, "The American Black Cham- ber."

SHARE PRICES GIVE WAY.

Still Influenced by Exchange.

A FEW EXCEPTIONS..

The official summary issued by the Stock Exchange to-day states:

The market is still being Influenc- ed by the rise in exchange and prices have given way along the entire list with ono

or two captions

Banks were on offer at $1,650. Unions, after såles at $420 and

$425, had sellers at the close at

$425.

China Underwriters, which were put through at $5.10 and 85.15, clos- called with buyers at $5.

this t "The report stated that if his attitude at the conference did not satisfy the English Government they would use this woman to embarrass our Commissioner." In other words, blackmail! In this book Major Yardley There was another report that discloses that his department a certain woman-let tapped the secret diplomatic | her Mme. X-was in Paris in messages passing between Gov- the employ of one of the Allies ernments and their Ambas for the purpose of influencing sadors both during and after the the decision of another of our war, and he alleges that the peace commissioners." great Powers, all maintain "black chambers" for this purpose.

All Becret code cablegrams sent by Governments and Ambas- sadors seem, according to this American expert, to be an open book to all the other Govern- |ments.

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This was perhaps merely case of 'vämping in high life for a consideration!

Now Major Yardley comes to the climax.

Deciphered Telogram. "If," he says, "I was unpre- pared for the sort of espionage that engages women to influence the decisions of our peace com- misstoners (though one should

Douglases were offering at $221⁄41⁄2. Wharves were done at $1521⁄4%. Whampoa Docks were in demand at $80%.

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Providenta (old), which were done at $51⁄4, closed with buyers 'at! $5, but sellers were asking $5.30. The (new) stures, which changed hands at $2.40, had buyere bidding

$2.20 at the close.

Hotels (old) were in the market at $15.

H.K. Lands could have been ob- tained at $82.

Private Code. Major Yardley was in Paris

Realties were on offer at $18.40. for the Peace. Conference, and

Ewos had sellers at T16.20, and he says that his work was en-never be amazed at what occurs Shanghai Cotton at 391. livened with exciting moments. either during a war or at the Zoong Sings were wanted He goes on:-

division of the spoils), the read-12%.

Star Ferries were obtainable at $92.

"Extremely important tele-er may well appreciate the shock Trams, after being done at $213⁄41⁄4% grams dealing with espionage I received as I declphered a tele- and $21.90, closed with sellers at came through my own private gram which reported an Entente $22. code, and I was obliged to de-plot to assassinate President cipher them personally. There Wilson, either by administering were many such telegrams, for a slow poison, or by giving him Paris swarmed with Allied and influenza in ice. Entente apies....

China Lights were on sale at $284. "Our informant, in whom we Electrics, after being sold at $77, had the greatest confidence, beg-closed with buyers at $76. ged the authorities for God's sake to warn the President."

Major Yardley then adds this comment:

:

"Though I had presupposed that there would be marked cards .... my heart skipped several beats as I slowly de- ciphered a telegram which gave information to the effect that a "I have no way of knowing certain woman associated with whether this plot had any truth one of our peace commissioners in fact, and, if it had. whether before his marriage, was in it succeeded. But there are England under pay from the these undesirable facts. Pre- British Government of twenty-sident Wilson's first aign of ill- five thousand pounds sterling nese occurred while he was in for services until the end of the Paris, and he was soon to die a Peace Conference.

lingering death.”

TELEVISION.

German Firm's Success On 7-Metres Tests.

WHITE STAR LINE RUMOUR,

London, Yesterday. Great Interest has been aroused In the City at reports that the big

A revolutionary system of broad-American shipping concerns were casting la shortly to be tested in Germany. It is believed that it attempting to soture control of the may solve the problem of interfer- White Star Line-Reuter: ence between stations and conges- tion of the ether, and at the same. time provide the most perfect tele vision service yet devised..

Telephones (part paid) were on offer at $274,

Cements (combined), which were put through at $20, closed at this rate with buyera.

Dairy Farme were offering at $294, ns were also Watson at $16.

Sinceres were wanted at $15. Constructions (old), after being sold at $6.15, closed with buyers at 80.10, and the new shares were wanted at $2.

H.K... Government Loan Was wanted at $2 per cent..ex interest.

ARMAMENT TRUCE.

Britain's Note of Acceptance.

Rugby, Yesterday. The British, Government has addressed a note to the Secre-

A man who died with a pipe Intary-General of the League of his mouth suffered. from heart de generation, and had been warned ho was smoking too much..

Nations notifying him that as they are convinced the Disarma- ment Conference "will be greatly promoted by a general undertak- ing by all invited States not to increase their armaments for one year from November 1, 1981, they are prepared to accept the Armament Truce proposed by the Twelfth Assembly.

Under, this system there will be local' or municipal broadcasting on a wave-length of seven, metres. For several months the Gorman All German stations relayed the Post Office and the Telefunken chief speeches at the League of Company have been carrying out Nations' meeting at Geneva. The testa on these extremely short proceedings were of the utmost im- waves. The results have been so portance to German listeners, as the satisfactory that the company is findings of The Hague International now manufacturing transmitting Court of Justice on the proposed and receiving sets with a view to customs union between Austria and placing the system at the service Germany were debated. Malaya is such as are more likely to arise of the public.

not a little.. Interested in the in the case of countries having Television will be an important¦ Geneva deliberations, but any hopes responsibilities. overseas, the part of the service, which is expect of local listeners picking up relays British Government, should it be ed to start this year at Leipzig. It are dashed to the ground until compelled to suspend operation Is highly probably that the system Government comes to realise the of this undertaking, will imme- will be applied to the broadcasting growing. Importance of radio in diately notify the League....... of talking pictures.

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British Wireless Service.

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