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ENGLAND

NICHOLSON'S

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12th, 1928.

ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

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only be maintained by intelligent pfopaganda." That included all the arts of living and not merely methods of commerce. One could pot in these days attach too much importance to the subtlety of sug-

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The Incorporated Sales Managers' Association gave

luncheon to Lord Burnham, their retiring Presi dent, at the Connaught Rooms, Londen, last month. Mr. F. W. Goodenough presided.

A dramatic family reunion took place in Bow Street Police Court, London, last month. when Hubert Algar Storeyy aged twenty-one, who Proposing the toads ol. Lord had been arrested on a murder Burnham's health, the Chairman charge on his arrival at Gravesend said that before their guest sailed From Queensland early in Septem-again for. India with the Simon ber, was formally acquitted and dis- discharged.

A cable had been received from the police authorities in Queens- land to the effect that they were satisfied from the inquiries made at

NICHOLSON'S both ends of the world that Mr.

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Commission, the members of the Association desired to express their grateful appreciation of Lord Burn- bam's services to the cause of efficient salesmanship. His year of office would be remembered as that during which the Government set up a Committee to advise upon salesmanship. The increased, ap preciation of the importance and Mr. Storey, who had been in the needs of commerce had led to Brixton Prison since his arrest & unprecedented growth of the asso- week previously, arrived at. Bow ciation and to the establishment of Street in a taxicab. He was de-a new branch in the Midland, to companied by Detective Inspector be followed shortly, they hoped, by

Storey was not the man they want ed, and asking for his immediate release.

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colour. We could not have too much inquiry into scientile methods of spreading the potency of our trade among those races which were half-educated or uneducated, and to whom the appeal must be made through the eye or the ear, in a cruder form than was neces sary to the English-speaking world. Heferring to his mission to India, Lord Bardham" said that wireless broadcasting practically had existence in India to-day, but with the solution of the Inaguage diff culties there was no doubt that it would prove one of the most potent influences Into whose bands was that instrument to pass If it were used as it would undoubted: I be skilfully used-against British interests and against the British connection, there was no doubt how great its effect would be. He hoped, however, that the British people had learned the bessons of the past and that they would grasp the present opportunities with both bands. He could conceive no bet... tet

means of promoting British" trade and responding to the ascending scale of Indian life and Kvelihood than broadcasting, as it had already been developed in this country,

He was about to start for India again on what, to him, was a great adventure. The diff culties of the mission could not be

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the cargo boat Sydic, and his father the north of Scotland. and sister.

Spreading English Culture. There were only a few Court Sir Malcolm Robertson, British officials present when Mr. Storey), Ambassador to Argentina, who was made a formal appearance in the about to leave for Buenos Aires, dock.

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also spoke in appreciation of Lord Burnham's public services. He

else he hoped to contribute some- thing towards maintaining there the name and fame of Great Britain.

an affecting scene said that since he lay addressed EXCITING!

when he stepped out again a free

man.

His sister, Miss Hilda Storey, seized her brother's hands and em. braced him fervently, while the father, Mr. H. V. Storey, who owns the English Book Agency in Highgate Road, N.W.,stood by in

silence, so moved that he was tongue-tied for a few moments."

When interviewed by a Press re- presentative inter Mr. Storey, jun., was obviously overjoyed with hav ing his freedom restored to him..

It has been a most disagreeable experience," he said, "and I hope I shall never have to go through anything like it again,

them, and told them that they did pot know how to sell, things bad improved. It was to salesmanship that they must look for the spread of British trade abroad and for regaining its old position. They could hold that position again, in spite of what pessimists and grou-" eers said. (Cheers) Ho bad no fear of any foreign competition if only British traders would go to foreign countries" and sell their were wanted nowadays. The spirit good. More merchant adventurers of fear that they could not com I must admit, however, that I pee must disappear. Everywhere have been treated admirably by could compete if only he would go British manufacturer abroad the every one. Detective Inspector Humphries and his colleagues who and study the markets. Argentina, arrested me, the governor of Brix with 10,000,000 people, 2,000,000 of ton Prison, and all the other who lived in Buenos Aires, im-

ported enormous quantities officials right down to the lowest rank have done everything possible motor-cara, but 99.5 per to case my anxiety and that of my them were American. It was relatives.

good trying to sell in Argentina motor-cars which did not fit the tramway lines and did not have a standard gauge." During the last 30 years he had had is different posta in 12 different countries, and what had struck him very forcibly was the great effort other countries

A new and novel picture made to extend their knowledge of the language, art, and literature.

which tells of the daring That was done jargely for purposes of commerce.

adventures of a. We had made no euch efforts, but a beginning was reel'camera man. Laughs being made in that direction."

·and romance'too !

COMING TO THE

*Moreover, the rapidity with which they carried out their inves. tigations has undoubtedly hasten

ed my release.

"I never had any real fear that there would be a miscarriage of justice. My conscience was too clear for that.

"Not My Nature." Murder is not in my nature, nor have I ever met the man Walters whose body was found in decomposed statu at Boonjie Camp.

Further, I have never been known as James Maurice Kelly, the name stated in the warra: under which I was arrested. He is supposed to be an Australian, but I

was born and reared at Oxford.

I went out to Queensland about four years ago under the Dread nought emigration scheme. I was only seventeen then, and little in- terest was taken in me so far as employment was concerned. Finally I decided to come home and then join my brother on a farm in Rhodesia.

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Knowledge of the British lan- guage was fundamental. In Buenos Aires a society had been started under his suspices, called the Argentine Society for the Propaga tion of English Culture. Three classes for pupils had already been formed, and he had been trying to raise money to have the work properly started, but he had been unable to get it raised, The City of London would not see that pro- paganda of the English language and art and literature was abso lutely essential to the increase of trade. All be asked for was £100 a month. He hoped that people in I heard that the Syd was short this country would have the in- of a stoker, so I applied for the agination to realize that such pro- job and got it.

"I should have botified the autho-paganda was essential to the ex- pansion of British trade. A bis- rities at Cairns that I was leaving, tory of Argentina was being writ and mentioned this to the engineer ten now, and he was glad to see in the ship who engaged me. There that the City of London had play- was no time to spare, however, and cd up in that matter and that the he assured me that it would be all necessary guarantee. had been right,

forthcoming. The history W&L No doubt it was my hurried being written by Professor Kirk- departure that caused the authe patrick, of Cambridge University. rities to suspect mé.

With our great universities and our great achievements in the world of art, science and literature, surely, we might make ourselves a little better known abroad. people abroad, when it came to art, science and literature, we did "I was bewildered-stupefied? not exist; because the Germans, "I was dirty at the time, and the French, and the Italians weat had not shaved for the last few in for propaganda_everywhere and days of the voyage. When I reflect we did nothing. We must spread markets and on it now I am sure the detectivas knowledge of our must hav thought I was, the man knowledge of our culture. Let the

British industrial and commercial.|| they were after."

community follow the Government's lead by sitting up, taking notice, and getting busy. (Cheers.)

"Chili " Of Arrest.

"I shall never forget the chill that passed through me when a'de tective inspector came on board at Gravesend and told me I was to be arrested for murder.

At this point Mr. Storey, who is fully six feet in height, with a generous crop of fair hair, was gently conducted by his father and sister into taxicab.

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To

Lord Burnham's Support. Lord Burnham, responding, said We were visiting my brother in he did not believe that the busi- Brixton Prison just an hour ago,' ness men of this country were de sail Miss Storey," when word came pressed. They looked forward to. that he was to go to Bow Street at the future of British trade with a

confidence which was amply justi "We wondered what was going to fold. When he was a young man happen next and then Detective the art of salesmanship had no Inspector Humphries arrived and existence, exaggerated reticence re-assured us. All was well,

and marked modesty being the Mother is waiting at home prime virtues. The only slogan anxiously to hear what is happen which counted them was "Good ing. She will be overwhelmed with things soll themselves." We had joy when Hubert walks in with us, suffered from those virtues then, and ours will be the happiest home and we had learned that British in the whole of England to-night trade throughout the world could.

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