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Haiq

SCOTCH WHISKY

JOHN HAIG & Co. Ltd.

1kg Mag & Haig, Ltd.J MARKINCH, SCOTLAND.

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SHANGHAI" MESSENGER KOBBED OF 346,000

IN NOTES.

HAIL, COLUMBUS!

HONG KONG'S. LARGEST

VISITOR.

At seven o'clock this morning the M.D. steamer Columbus (32,500 A well-planned coup resulted in

tons gross) is due in part from the escape of five men who robbed

Manila on 11 royage round the a Bank messenger pl. $40,000 in world." The Columbus ranka eleventh Shanghai lass werk, as the latter among the world's largest merchant together with an armed guard, wnships, and will be the largest vessel enter the Commercial to call at this port. She will stay Bank of China, on The Bund, after here for three days and leave for having safely brought his charge to the North on March the dongs of his distinction.

about to

Entering an alleyway off Foochow Road, says the 3.6. Daily News, and then turning off into another, which lead to the side entrance of the Commercial Bank of China, the messenger and his guard were sud. denly stopped by three men, one at least thought to be armed, and the former's large bag which con tained $15,000 in Commercial Bank notes and $1,000 in Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank notes, was taken from him. The guard, it WILN stated, did not have an earthly hance to draw, and the men got into a waiting motor-car from the

Wayside Garage. The chauffeur who had brought them there, was turned out and one of the, gang took the wheel and drove off."

The motor-car came to a brief stop at Canton Road where a Sikh policeman was at point duty, and started off as soon as it had the right of way. A few moments later, the breathless chauffeur told him what had happened but it was too ate as the ear was well on its way taking a south direction.

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Columbus. Belgenland.

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$7,139 Columbus One of the Big Three."

19, 1930.

BREATH-SMELLING AT FORD WORKS,

MAGNATE'S ATTACK ON FINANCIAL INTERESTS AND THE NEWSPAPERS.

[UNITED PRESS.}

New York, March 11.-A.dispatch from Detroit, published by the New York World to-day quotes Henry Ford as saying that New York Arc aiding financial interests in the financing of bootleggers, while "wet" intereste control the newspapers.

Mr. Ford declared that liquor was brought right into the Ford plant here. We take the bottles away from them. They are foreign bottles, of a kind not mado in the United States.” “

Drinkers cannot work in the Ford plants, according to Mr. Ford.

"We watch them as they come The Columbus is one of the fast in," said he as quoted by the liners which, together with the World. We smell their breaths,

"The World-declared that liquor Bremen and the Eurona-to be commissioned in Marchformais sold alinast openly in hundreds trio operating an express service of homes and commercial establish The Northments- in Dearborn, Michigan. across the Atlantic.

investigator found 14 German Lloyd has maintained a home of the great Ford plants. A last service between Bremen and World

For the apeak-easies" in a single block New York for 30 years. third time the Company has not there, it was stated. only succeeded in shortening the distance between East and West and West and East, but also aug- cuted considerably the comfort of ocean travel by commissioning Erst class ships.

"

The first practical results of these endeavours were hitained in the eighties after placing into service a Rest of eleven fast liners from the Elbe (1891) to the Spree (1986). In the middle of the nineties this fast service could well have been kept up with the ships then avail- able, hut as trafic was constantly growing hetween Europe and America, there was need for in- erzase in the number and speed of ships, and a demand for up-to-date equipment and decoration. In con quence orders for larger, faster, and artistically furnished ships. were placed and four large fast liners were commissioned: Kaiser Grosse, Kronprinz Wilhelm der Wilhelm, Kaiser Wibelim II. and The ton- Kronprinzessin Cecilier

age of these ships ran up to 19,000 register tons gross, and their speed was from 2 to 234 knots, the jour

Xew ney from Southampton to York being operated in a days.

Rebuilding the Fleet,

Republican Club Vote. New York, March 11.-Following hours of bitter debate, the National Republican Club to-day voted by 481 to 315 in favour of a resolution calling upon Republican Repre sentatives and Senators at Wash ington to vote in favour of the repeal of the Eighteenth Prohibi- tion) Amendment on the ground. that it violated the states rights

to control their own alaire,

Many of those who opposed the resolation did so on the argument that they did not favour putting the club on record in this connee- tion.

Women" Supporting the "Dry Case.

Washington, March 12-Under the leadership of Airs. John Sippel, agup of 33 women appeared here today to testify at the pre- sent prohibition hearings before the. Senate Judiciary committee.

Sixteen testified in rapid succes- sion. favouring continuation of prohibition as constituting a moral and economic benefit to the nation.

The women declared that they re- present 14,500 women's clubs throughout the United States

Mrs. Clarence Busch of Miami, appearing before the committee, de clared that the native citizens of Florida did not drink.

Mrs. Henry Ford and Mrs. With comparatively modest means Thomas A. Edison sent messages the North German Lloyd began emphatically supporting the Eigh after the Peace Treaty (which deteenth Amendment. prived the company of almost all its fleet) to rebuilt its flect, us soon After as circumstances allowed. having nequired the necessary shipa for taking up services to the prin cipal import and export countries, the North German Lloyd in 1925 placed an order for two giant ex- press-liners.

The Bremea and Europa were built in the dockyard of the Des chimag, Bremen, and Blohia and Voss, Hamburg respectively. The Bremen 1,636 register tons gross, in service since July 1929, crossed the ocean on her maiden trip in 1 days, 18 hours, thus being the fastest liner on the Atlantic. Ierl |zistership, the Europa, will be om. missioned this month and together with these two giant liners, the Columbus (built in 1921 and recent ly rebuilt and fitted with new en gines to increase her speed) will form a trio of ships that will oper. ate sa express service across the Atlantic.

"Whatever drinking there is in Florida," she asserted, "is due to tourists."

Union League Olab. Against

Prohibition.

New York, March 12.-It was re liably reported to-day that the po werful and conservative Chion League Club has conducted poll withip its membership, show- ing that the members are decisively opposed to prohibition

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Following yesterday's National Republican Club vote that New York Republican Representatives and Senators at Washington should favour repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, this newa' indicates that two Republican mainstays in New York are lined up against the dry law and important politica! repercussions are expected to follow Owing to the fact that the Colum- at once. bus has been chartered for this, It is understood that several world cruise by the Raymond state Republican leaders will start Whitegomb. Co., the Norddeutschera movement scon to obtain nomina- Lloyd (Agents: Melchers & Co.) tion of a "wet" Republican can regret to be unable to issue any didate for the governorship to op- permits for inspection of this grey-

pose the present Democratis in- hound.

cumbent, Franklin D. Roosevelt..

THE PROHIBITION, ISSUE.

COMPLAINT THAT "WETS

ARE WASTING TIME.

[UNITED PRESE.]

COURT REFUSED 'FOR MISS NUTHALL. FAMOUS CLUB'S BAN ON SUNDAY PLAY.

An old but rigid rule of the Washington, March 7 Dry" proponents, who are now having Queen's Club, Kensington," which their innings before the House prohibits women playing on the club's covered tennis courts on Sun- judiciary committee which is con- sidering prohibition bills and which days prevented Miss Botty Nuthall recently completed its hearing of from playing a practies match last the "wet" side of the argument,

month. wete to-day complained that the are wasting time in questioning their testimony.

Representative .George Scott Graham of Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee, announced that all the dry witnesses will be heard regardless of the time which may be required.

Meanwhile, it was announced that next Wednesday and Thureday have been designated as "ladies' days"

Miss Nuthall, like all the other leading lawn tennis players, is already in hard training for the forthcoming season, and drove with friend, Dr. P. D. B. Spence, in ber motor-car from Richmond to the Dulwich covered courts for a Sun- Dr. day morning "knock up.' Spence is too busy to play on week days.

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PROGRAMME.

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11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial News. 12.30 to 1.20 p..-Bemonstration

programme. 1.30 p.m.-Weather report.

5 to 6 p.m.-Programme of Victor dance records supplied by Messrs. Tang Fook Piano Co.: "Hittin' The Ceiling-Fox Trot"

(Gottler-Mitchell-Conrad)

and

Sing Little Love Song- Fox Trot". (Gottler-Mitchell- Conrad). Xa: Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra.

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"Song Of The Moonbeams-Fox and Harry (Charles Trot Tobias-Vicent Rose) and If In Me-Fox You Believed Trot" (L. Wolfe Gilbert-Abel Baer), George Olsen and His Music:

Tip-Top Thru The Tulips With Me (Al Duhin-Joe Burke) anil ** Chant Of The Jungle " Herb Freed - Kacio (Arthur" Browa), Jesse Crawford played on the Wurlitzer Organ. "After The Clouds Roll By-Fox Clare-Oscar (Sidney . Trot "

Levant) and "How Am I To (Dorothy Know Fox Trot

Victor King), Parker Jack Aden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra. Mother Machree" (Young-Olcott. Bali) and A Little Bit Of Heaven (Brendan-Ball), The Silver-Masked Tenor. "Shepherd's Serenade Waltz " (Clifford Grey-Herbert Stot. Charming-Fox hart) and Trot" (Clifford Grey-Herbert Stothart), Leo Reismen and His Orchestra." Wild Bose-Fox Trot". (Clifford Grey-Jerome Kern) and Look

Gavotte in F Major" (Beethoven- Bauer), Harold Bauer, Piano Solo. Noraia-Ah Del Tebro (Naughty Roman!)" (Act 4) (Bellini) and Faust-Le Vesu D'or (Call of Gold)" (Act 1) (Gounod), Ezio Pinza, Basso with Metro- politan Opera Chorus and Metropolitan Opera House O- chestra, Giulia Betti, Conduc

tor.

Courante" (Bach) and "Sona- tina in A Major" (Torreba), Abdres Segovia, Guitar Solo. "Russian. Nightingale Song" Alexander Alabieff) and "1. Clavelitoa (Carnations); 2 Estrellita (Little Star)," Ameli- ta Gallo-Curci, Soprano with Piano,

"Pagliacco-Fantasy" (Leoncaval- lo, arr. Tavan), Mirek Weber and His Orchestra. "Pesca D'Amore (Love's An-

(Roberto gling)" Richard Barthelemy) and "Ce Steva No Vota (Raccuntino)" (V. de Crescenzo), Tite Schopa, Tenor with Orchestra,

Bracec-

"Country Dance No. 1" (Edward Gernian) and "Pastoral Dance No. 2; The Merrymakers' Dance No. 4 (Edward Ger- inan), St. Louis Symphony Or-. chestra under the direction of Rudolph Ganz.

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"Socuta in G Major" (Beethoven, Op. 30. No. 3), Sergei Rach- maninoff-Frifz Kreisler, Violin und Piano.

10.30 p.m.-Close down.

STRUGGLE ON- CHURCH ROOF.

POLICEMAN INJURED IN A MIDNIGHT HUNT.

A thrilling fight on a church roof

at midnight between a policeman And an alleged shopbreaker was For The Silver Lining-Fox described at Liverpool Police Court when Frederick Harold Roberts, Trot" (P G. Wodehouse- Jerome Kern), The High Hat-aged twenty-five, of no fixed ad- ters conducted by Leonard Joy, dress, was remanded accused of To Be Forgotten-Waltz (Irving shopbreaking and causing grievous Herlin) and All That I'm bodily harm to Police Constable Asking Is Sympathy-Waltz Seddon. (Joe Burke-Benny Davis), Ted. Weems and His Orchestra, "Sally Fox Trot" (Al Dubin-Joe

Seddon stated that he saw "Ro- berts step from a wall at the rear of a tool shop. He collected half.

Burke) and "If I'm Dreaming-a dozen pedestrians and posted. them round the premises and then. Waltz (Al Dubin-Joe Burke)

went after Roberta. Wayne King and His Orchestra

6 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme. »

gramme.

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"I found that he had climbed on

7 to 9 p.m.-Experimental pro- the roof of the German church.

which adjoins the shop," said Sed- The Dulwich courts were al! 9 to 10.30 p.m.-European pro- den, so I took off my overcoat gramme of Victor records sup- and followed. He was on the top engaged, and Dr. Spence telephoned

plied by Mesers. Tsang Fook of a sliding roof, and when I scrambled up this he struck me on Piano Company :-- "Phedre--Ovorture" (Massenet), the forehead with a piece of wood San Francisco Symphony Orch. and I alid down the slates again. "Oh Dry Those Tears" (Teresa "I climbed up a second time and Del Riego) and "Forgotten" he then pounced on me like a lion. (Flora Walschner Eugene We had a desperate struggle and Cewles), Richard Crooks... eventually I secured him and Moonlight Sonata" (Beethoven, brought him down to the ground.""" Op. 27, No. 2), Harold Bauer, The magistrate complimented the Piano Solo.

policeman on his pluck.

at the hearings. Women: leaders of to Queen's Club to engage a covered the prohibition movement are call-court, but was informed that women ing prominent women to testily. were not permitted, under an old Among those due to appear are rule, to play there on Sundays. Commander Evangeline Booth of Both Miss Nuthall and Dr. Spence, the Salvation Army. "Miss Booth eager for a game, were exasperated

at the experience recently gave the Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission the results of an intensive survey of conditions of men under care of the Salvation Army.

It, is understood that representa- tions wil be made to the committee of Queen's Club on the question of women's play on Sunday...