1933-03-30 — Page 7

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1933.

FINANCIERS"

FRAUD TRIAL

IN LONDON!

SENSATION IN CITY

(Continued from Pape 1.)

Emil Georgen Changent, 56. married, of Bartholomew Road, St. Pancras, N.W.

was that of-

NEW YORK MARKET THE PROBLEM

STILL UNSTEADY

·Cotton And Wheat Irregular.

GOOD TONE. IN SILVER MARKET

THE

CHINA MAIL.

To-Day's Short Story.

OF

FIRES ON LUXURY LINERS

Decorators Object To Steel Interiors.

WOOD SUBSTITUTE · WANTED

London.

THE

LAST

KINDNESS

ANNOUNCING

By Frank Harris.

THE

TN the early days of the war The lieutenant walked on for a IN Nw York, To-day.

two men were walking casual-few yards in silence. The son of La Belfast solicitor, he had been An uncertain trend still rules

The number of spectacularly along the streets of Boulogne brought up a strict Presbyterinn. the New York Stock Market, and;

mis- The charge against the four men business yesterday was again on fires in passenger liners recently towards the jetty, evidently to but on reaching the years

named of discretion, with his law- the small side, only 640,000 shares has brought home the necessity of meet the Folkestone mail boat.

yer's mind he had refused to ad- Boulogne had already assumed mit the supernatural; he had care- careful investigation of the causes) Between November 10, 1980, being dealt in.

Messrs. E. A. Pierce and Com-

the aspect of an English town con- fully weighed the Christian faith, August 31, 1932, unlawfully con-pany, through their local corres-and chance of fire at sea.

Asia Lands, spiring together and with other pondents, Messrs.

Actually, the total number of taining a few French inhabitants. studied its proofs and the argu- such fires in 1932 was only 314 Khaki was the prevailing colour, ments against it, the benefits and disadvantages it had brought in "The market yesterday was most compared with 877 the previous rain the, most familiar element. All its train, weighed it all carefully,

· persons unknown to cheat and de- Ltd., state:- fraud such persons as then were

shareholder in Chosen Corporo-disappointing through its backing. year, but claims on the insurance the larger hotels had been convert-jand found it wanting. He there-

clerk.

ment.

were opened there was a scramble ter

for sents. This was kept in check

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's story will be “August Heat," by W. F. Harvey.

He had the aggressive persis- tence of the disbeliever, with none of the usual Celtic tact. It is not

and filling is not significant. As companies and underwriters were ed to military service, and the ns-fore rejected it root and branch. tion, Ltd.

yet there is little use in trying to very much greater by reason of ||

We may be sorry for him and his ual atmosphere of an important out-

like; we do not blame them; belief Mr. Harman, once known as the anticipate the trend. Wheat open-the series of destructive

is not a matter of will. But John "Uncrowned King of Lundy Island."jed strong but later encountered breaks in so-called luxury ships. war-base prevailed.

selling on continual bad damage

Our two friends, both clad in Milligan did not stop at disbelief. Passenger liner fires have, inkhaki, the one an army chaplain He insisted on discussing ticklish bas had a spectacular career in the

reports. Cotton ruled irregular, City after starting lifu as a junior and closed with a downward ten-fact, become problems in them-1

and the other a lieutenant in the questions at all times and on all selves because of the often con-Welsh Fusiliers, did not therefore occasions, appropriate or inappro dency.

Silver displayed a good tone on flicting demands of the marine

arouse even * passing interest.priate, whenever he found himself Staring Crowds.

commission houses buying, and architect, whose aim must always Mr. G.-D. Roberts represented the closed on the "up side."

be safety first, and the decorating They were deep in argument. One, with a disputant.

the lieutenant, a small wiry man of Industrials, rails, utilities and and furnishing speelalist, whose about thirty, with clear

eyes of Public Prosecutor to-day. For the

[stee] Mr. F. J. de bonds showed a downward move-jobject is to provide the maximum.

prominent and a bulging, accused, men were

Industrials and rails comfort and attraction.

forehead, did most of the talking, Verteuil and Mr. Gurney Beagley.

elined 1.11 and .69 to 56.81 and These aims may be capable of and emphasised his words with for- The case was beard by Alderman Sir 27.14 respectively, while utilities;

reconciliation, but the present cible and impatient geatures. He Stephen Killik.

and bonds dropped .57 and 24 to

made He neither saw nor cared what the various fings, often As soon as the doors of the court 20.41 and 74.93 respectively-Ren- Cut-throat competition between possessed the gift of concentration. acnte by State aid on one side or weni on around him; his mind was the other. has brought about a occupied to the exelusion of every- EXPORT OF ARMS TO tendency for the specialist to run thing else with the subject under

FAR EAST.

a certain amount of risk in pur-discussion.

His companion, on the other suit of his purpose.

hand, said very little.

He often surprising that he was not popu

Har in his regiment. Englishmen The question of draught fun-shook his head, and Bometimes

don't talk much about religion, nels well illustrates the problem smiled tolerantly. He did

but they usually cherish some as between the architect and the agree with what his friend decorator.

saying, but listened patiently all faith, and they resent attacks on jit profoundly. The padre was the in the regiment who The problem of the export of

passenger nowa the time.

thirty years old, he only man arms in relation to the present days

the utmost Also about

& certain could stand Milligan's conversa- Sightseers stared at them as they conditions in the Far East is be-space, the cabins have to be pack wore his uniform with

"Do you mean to say," Milligan ing examined at Geneva by a suh, ed closely, and long, straight al- dapper air, as if he preferred the tion for long.

of account Jooked Persisted. "that on committee of the League of Naleyways, running the whole length military tonie to the surplice. His

sonie obscure and unnatural or su- tions, and an Advisory Committee of the accommodation have been good-humoured Irish eyes

pernatural precept of your religion İvelopments of the Sino-Japanese the needed economy of design.

say," he said at length; "that, of you would refuse to a fellow crea- They are also most convenient-

tore a simply kindness that you dispute.

know already. Int

would not deny to any dog, or eat, Capt. Anthony Eden. Under for the passengers and for the course, you

not good at argument, though per Secretary of State, stated in the working of the ship.

haps 1 ought to be. Still, 1 hope or horse?"

The chaplain looked at him in- But these alleyways, flanked confidently that you will see your House of Commons that members of the Committee have agreed to consult their Governments on the on at least one side by wooden mistake now that we are about to quiringly. "Of course, if an anim- to al, a dog, a cat, or a horse, as you to grips with life, s0 specific questions of principle and bulkheads, form the worst kind come

of draught funnel, and even when speak. These things are better say, were so wounded that there But was not the least hope of his re- they are divided by a number of realised in times of danger.

by the police, who made each specta=! tor file simply into the crowded room.

ready

The nerusert men arrived nortly before the proceedings were due fo begin. They had apparently walk- ed from the office of the Chasen Cor- poration in Angel-court.

made their way row doorway.

through the Bar-

SPECTACULAR CAREER

Continued frum Payr 1.)

They are concerned with fu ance, oil, gold mining, artificial silk, rubber, public services, and other activities.

In February, 1980, following dif. ferences of opinion, he resigned. from the chairmanship of Messrs.. John Hetherington and Sons, the Manchester firm of textile machin ists.

Law Suit Damages. A little over a year ago My. Har. man was one of three defendants to an action brought by Messrs. Mor- rls and Jones Ltd., wholesale gro cers, of Liverpool, alleging breach of trust in applying moneys of the company in the purchase of shares and Debentures in other compan ies. The 'company claimed £150,- 000 damages.

Problem Examined At Geneva.

London, To-day.

I

With every

demanding

not

WHA

has been sel up to follow the de- found the best means of securing all about him, missing nothing.

"I do not agree with a word you

the execution placed before"

them in connection with disputes fre-proof doors which are nor. 'come along; you stand still so often covering, yet if allowed to live it

He added that that sub-commit-mally kept open the rapidity with that we shall miss your brother."

In another part of the world.

tee might be in possession of es sential facts as soon as possible. British Wireless Service.

WAR AGAINST LOCUSTS

Poisonous Gas From Aeroplane.

which the outbreaks spread in the Georges Philippar and At- lantique shows that there is al-

ways a chance of it proving im- ROUGH METHODS BY passible to cut off the draught in time to be effective.

TRIAD MEMBERS,

Recalcitrant Villager Brutally Treated..

jany man would put the poor brute might linger on for days in agony,

out of his suffering in some pain- less way."

16

"Naturally." replied the lieuten- ant. "Yet you would not do much for u human being ""

"Certainly not."

"Why 7"

"Well, the mas might recover— the resources of surgery-"

Milligan broke in:

no chance of re-

He was

Then there is the question of materials. At present the bulk-i heads between the cabins are al- most invariably of wood. Alter- natives suggested are that the Three members of the Trind So- "You are deliberately begging! wood might be fire-proofed, that clety, Including Cheung Shing-lee, the question. My supposltion was some fire-proof material having who was arrested, brutally assault-that there was London, Today. The hearing occupied eighteen

Experintents are being conducted the qualities of wood might be ed Chan Cho-lak, a sampan mas-covery, all the ductors being agreed days, and Mr. Justice Clauson found against Mr. Harman and one in England into the possibilities of substituted, or that steel bulk-ter, at Aberdeen Village, last night,

heads only should be used.

because he refused to join their Argument was not the kindly of his co-directors for £145,563 and loenat control by means of subject-

The decorator objects to steel club. The affair ended with Chan chaplain's strong point. n cloud of

and other metals because they being pushed over the sea-wall, painfully conscious are "cold" and not susceptible to where he fractured his skull and weakness. treatment from the decorative received injuries on the rocks. view, and would undoubtedly The two other men implicated in to his statement of affairs, his Cunliffe Lister, says that it is to be unpopular with passengers, the affair are being sought by the liabilities totalled £006.544, of which curly yet to predict whether the pro- Similarly, it is not considered police. £568,684 was expected to rank. greas of these experiments will per- The assels were £30,636. Against mit of practical measures in East feasible to fire-proof wood which the order adjudicating hin Africa during 1933-British Wire-has to undergo a high finish for bankrupt he successfully appealed, fless Service. but last month the order of adjudi-i

costs. Mr. Horman unsucessfully ing flying swarms to

poisonous material discharged from

appealed.

Subsequently a receiving order an aeroplane. was made against him.

.cation was restored.

According The Colonial Secretary Sir Philip

Mr. Harman is, stated in the latest issue of the Directory of

WRECKAGE OF AIR LINER BEING REMOVED

Directors (1932) to be chairman of (Continued from Page 1)

the following companies:

decorative work purposes.

"

FATAL TRAIN · ACCIDENT.

Coolie Killed At Taipo.

of his own

"I am sure," he said, "that you yourself would not act upon your theories. An immortal soul may rise to higher heights through suf- fering, and no one has a right to commit murder."

"Bosh!" cried Milligan. "I hove: I may never be put to the proof. But if it was anyone I really loved. 1 should force myself to act in the best interest of my friend and do to him what I'd wish him to do toi me."

Further argument was not pas-

What is wanted is a substitute! that will take paint, be sound-j proof, provide the feeling of warmth and do everything else that is necessary. When we have found that we shall have taken a ways, the deplorable air accident, big step towards eliminating the Aurochs Investment Co.; Bran- in which 15 lives were lost, is risk of fire at sea. The alterna- A fatal accident occurred at Tulsible, as they had arrived at the ston Artificial Sille C.; British great blow and the shock, is tive is for passengers to be con- po when Lui Wong, a male water-landing stage. The boat was al- Bank for Foreign Trade: Central greater owing to the pride they tent with less "luxury." -Reu-works coolle, was knocked down by fready in, and the Paris passengers, Oil, Mining and Chemicals Trust; took in their nine years' record, iter. Chosen Corporation; - Colonjal during which 10,600,000 miles have! Proprietary Co.; Gas, Water and been flown.**

General Investment Trust; Lon As official inquiries are being don Irisis Trust; New African 'conducted, it is undesirable to Co. Oceana Consolidated • ́¡hazard a guess as to the cause of Rock Investment Co.: Textil; Jn-the disaster, but every possible:as- dustrial Trust Co.

sistance will be given by the Com- An Island Home.

pany to ascertain it and to take 'Lendy, an island in the Bristol all possible precautions to prevent Channel, is owned by Mr. Harman, further necidents.,

and there he established for himself | In their grief at the bereave-

a comfortable retreat, sheltered in ments suffered, the Company find

a cove from the fierce Atlantic some consolation in the confidence

GIFTS TO NATION TO BE SOLD.

51 Lots For London Auction.

London, Jewels given to the British Chan- winds, where he could find relaxa shown on all afdes and in the fact cellor of the Exchequer for the tion from the stress of business. that passengers who had applied benefit of the nation are to be sald Among his Intimuter he is often for reservations yesterday, on in London. There will be 51 lots.

One "lot", consists of some 25 spoken of as "The King of Lundy some of their services, exceed the Island." He issued to the in-accommodation available. British articles, Including silver buckles, habitants copper coins, made in Bir-Wireless Service. mingham, and bearing a represents-

the No. 6 Down train at 10,50 a.m.stepping off the gangway, were be ing hurried over the railway lines yesterday.

Customs house. Every He was walking along the rail-into the way line towards Talpo from the body, seemed to be talking at direction of Talpo' Market and was once. Porters, burdened with hand that the train was ap-luggage, were pushing and shout- proaching him from behind.

unware

ing at each other. French soldiers, lining the route, tried to regulate the stream of hurrying travellers. Milligan caught sight of a tall, DEATH OF MRS. S. C. lm figure in khaki, leaning over

ISMAIL.

Popular Indian Resident.

the rail of the boat waving to him A change seemed to come over him. Ho thawed and softened percept!- bly. He was no longer the tire some, argumentative fanatic, but the most devoted of brothers.

Poor Milligan had many faults, After a lingering Illness, lasting but one redeeming feature, the love chains, silver hair-combe, and hat over ten years, Mrs. S. O lamall, he cherished for his brother, five pins, and another. Includes tle-pinn passed away last night at the Yeung years his junior, Motherloss from. and brooches.

Wo Nursing Home, at the age of 51 boyhood, Walter, had only his There is an amber necklace of 09 years. Death was due to en- brother to lean on for that help and Cairo:oval beads, and gold articles, which docarditis and cardiac failure, guidance- fathers so often, neglect and was withdrawn. The normal A new sphinx is reported to have include a heavy bracelet weighing. The late Mr. Ismall leaves two or forget, He had been given a population of Lundy is said to be been unearthed by Professor Selim aliout a quarter of a pound. Gold sons, Mr. A. K. Lemail of the Ameri- commission in the same regiment about forty or fifty, and they are in Hassan on site Doar the second coins and watches are also to be sold, can Express and Mr. Farid Ismail as air brother, but ill health had

Efforts have been made to classify of the Royal Naval Yard. Ale prevented him leaving Eng the happy position of having to pay pyramid.”

ha; others did. He had al neither reta nor taxes,

Twelve Markabus (ancient Egypt-the feels so that each donor will The funeral will take place at 5'80 who died in li Mr. Harman's wife, who died inlian tomboyler also reported to have know the amount his gift, has pim. this evening, at the Moham- ways been delicatenin khaki he

readed Reuter,

medan cemetery.

sued on Page 20) July 1981, is buried on the land. been discovered. Beater

tion of a puffin on one side and his A NEW SPHINX FOUND?

own head on the other. The issue:

was held by the Courts to be illegal'

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