TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1932.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Gangsters Fire On Foe's QUEER FACTS ABOUT RHODES LECTURER ON
Family
Victim Determined To Exact Vengeance
DAUGHTER WOUNDED
BUT FATHER WON'T DIVULGE
ASSAILANTS' IDENTITY,
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THE EMPIRE. BREAKDOWN OF GOLD
Falkland Islands Are "Healthiest."
WILDERNESS POST OFFICE.
World Heading For A Catastrophe.
Debt Position Varies In APPALLING LACK OF INSIGHT.”
Two Hemispheres.
Professor Gustav Cassel, in the Where is the healthiest part of last of his Rhodes, memorial lec- the British Empire? The Falkland; Islands The death rate there per
tures, at Oxford, dealt with the thousand, according to the latest breakdown of the gold standard. official figures, in 1930 was only
United From 1929, he said, the 8.4 Australia and New Zealand ran States and France began to draw gold to themselves to a quite dis-
It close with 8.6 each.
Then came the Cayman Islands proportional extent, with the re with 9.0 and South Africa with sult of an extraordinary maldistri- 9.7. The United Kingdom and bution of the world's monetary Canada have little between them, gold reserves.
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New York, July 19. Charles "Vannle" Higgins, one of the most notorious figures in New York's underworld, is lying in a Methodist hospital in Brooklyn with bullet wounds in the back and abdomen from which the physi- the former having a death rate of The payment or war debts in
11.7 and Canada a rate of 11.0.
conjunction with the unwillingness Calves' Head & Fort cians say he has only a slight chance of recovering.
to He had always taken care Higgins, who admitted that he,
The unhealthiest place was Mau- to receive payment in the normal Matton Chop knew the identity of his assailants, shield his family from the danger ritius with a death rate per thou- form of goods led to unreasonable voiced his determination to "pull his underworld power involved, selsands of 35.4. The birth trade in demands on the world's monetary on his dom going out with them; and, when Mauritius was only 31.5. The Cay-gold stocks and the claimants failed through" to exact vengeance attackers, who in their desire to he did, he kept his movements man Islands, on the other hand to use in a proper way the gold Pig's Chitlings
had over three times as many births that they had accumulated. "put him on the spot" inflicted a secret. alight wound on his seven-year-old |
"The fact that France and the An attempt to reach him by tele-8 deaths per thousand daughter Jean and endangered bis phone during the recital had failed. In most of the constituent parts United States have drawn diapro- wife and mother-in-law.
but by it the rival gangsters had of the British Empire the birth rate portionate quantities of gold to Higgins and his family were apparently made certain he was in was down as compared with 1924. themselves," he continued, "is leaving the Brooklyn Elks
Club the building, and lay in wait until The lowest rate was 15.5 in the certainly very disquieting, but the early this morning after attending a he left.
Zanzibar Protectorate. Then came defence that is offered for this dancing-school recital in which Jean
Jersey with 16.9", and Never Imprisoned. ...
the United behaviour is 'st: more appalling Pork Chop We have constantly been told, even had participated, when two motor-
Kingdom with 16.8.
Basutoland Banking
by containing eight gangsters Although frequently arrested for
authors whom the largest arising from his pulled up to the kerb and a voiley various crimes
A compendious production called American, banks have chosen rumrunning operations Higgins Statistical Abstract of the British their authorities, that America has Sheep's Head & Fort of rifle shots followed.
never imprisoned, and the Empire," got out by the Board of no superfluity of gold, but really "Higgins, who was walking with was his daughter, pushed her back to- charges, ranging from simple thefts Trade, gives these figures and a requires all she has got as cover wards the women and ran down the and assaults to homicide, were in very great deal more information for her means of payment, and that pavement, apparently trying to draw variably dropped after a few days about the countries and peoples it is only natural that the Ameri- Sucking Pigs, to order
His only defeats in his batites and trade of the British Common can stock of gold should increase Sust, Heat the fire away, from them,
occurred in New wealth. with the law Shot Through Ear.
in proportion to the deposits of In the confusion Jean ran for the Jersey, where last year he was twice!
If even tells you, If you care, to American banks, family car and gucceeded in getting fined, one for disturbing the peace look it up, how much the depositors, inside, although a bullet pierced one and on the other occasion for drly- of Swaziland and Basutoland have
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international 'gold") had run nearly 50 yards, pursued by He bore numerous scars
I did look it up, and discovered future of the the assailants cars, before he fell encounters with rival gangsters, in that in 1980 there were 538 de standard system is dark indeed."
In the excitement no one thought cluding severe knife wounds inflict-positors in Swaziland with £2,438. to take the numbers of the cars, ed in a night club last year. When in the bank.. But they withdrew which sped away as Higgins fell. In 1928 he was arrested for carry-£2,068 during the year.
France's Plea,''
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Banque de France was emphatical-Cuttle Fish ly rejected. A closer examination Dab
whole family. When the police told fastest rum-running boat in New The Post Office Javings Bank, or him he had only one chance in a York waters, as well as a seaplane, a Government Savings Bank exists hundred of recovering, he still re-lorries, taxi-cabs, and night clubs in every part of the Empire-and fused to give any information, say He was indicted with seventeen does good business. ing, "The rats tried to wipe out others, including a police chief at
them."
Public Debts
of the defence offered for the Dace French accumulation of gold shows, Dog Fish however, that to a great extent it Eels, Conger
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my whole family," adding, when the Long Beach, Long Island, for con- The total public debts of the the existing monetary laws and question persisted, "Never raind, spiring to smuggle, liquor, but, with United Kingdom and Canada have organisation as an excuse for the Frogs
the country's Gardupa I'll get out of this and attend to most of the other defendants, was shown a steady decline since 1924, shortcomings in
acquitted.
The U.K. debt from £7,646,371,788 to monetary policy. £7,529,872,466, and that of Canada If France. accustomed herself to from £579,269,230 to £536,554,616.look upon her present gold reserves Labrus The debt of the Australian Com-as corresponding to a normal need, Loach monwealth increased from £950,- and if such holdings should come 287,356 to £1,100,697,198. Nearly to be regarded as a standard for £140,000,000 of that increase was other countries, the gold supplies Mackerel incurred by the individas! States. of the world would be uttarly in Monk Fish
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This fact should be made the start probable effect of this Equalisation fag-point for a policy by which the Fund was that British resources paper countries should control, in would be used for supporting the Baraboo, Wis., July 20. their common Interest, the com dollar.rather risky undertaking Three weeks after BA Heitzman modity value of their aurrenciaso, piwhich might easily lead to con- had taken a cat, away from her
siderable los885. Naturally, Great Britain, should kittens and presented it to a friend take the load in such a co-operation At the same time there was in living at White Creek, 85 miles between the paper countries, In-England, as in other paper coun- away, the cat returned voluntarily,
England had no choice in tries a strong, desire to keep the to the Heitzman home,
this matter
exchange value of the currancy, 20 low in comparison with its internal as to secure for the country an advantage Insits, international
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king deavours for esta
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TURNED GREEN.
Judge In Dilemma Fixing Damages.
London, July 1.
ly maltreated
Mrs. Laura James, who claimed £50 ̊ damages," said she went to a hairdresser's to have her hair waved and dyed to two shades darker than ash blonde.
Her husband said when he saw. her in the park after she had been to the hairdresser's her hair was green and black with red patches.
It remained unalghtly for several months. She would not go out for take her hat off. Instead of hay- A women who complained that ing a seaside holiday they retired her hair turned green after she to the quiet of a country cottage.
Miss Margaret Harker said Mrs. had it dyed at a hairdressers was James was in her service as house- awarded £27 damages and costs by keeper. The hair turned green all udge Dumas at. Clerkenwell over at first and later it had red patches. She took Mra. James piz County Court.
serving at table and answering the
The judge, making his award door. said it was dificult
amage to a woman's
in these
defence was that the
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that any daf
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