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Berlin-Another most amazing financial swindle is engaging pub- He attention here.

CONQUERING TTHE CHANNEL.

EFFORTS OF SOME WOMEN

ASPIRANTS.

A Determined-Attempt." Miss Gertrude Ederle, only 17. It was in September, 1920, that August, but had to give up soyon years of age, made an attempt. In Mrs. Arthur Hamilton made a de-miles from the const. Miss Ederle termined attempt, and she got holds seven world's amatour ro within nine miles of her goal, Mrs. cords in the free style of swim- Willing failed in the same summing Miss Mercedes Gleitze was mer. Mrs.Hamilton did much bet-seized with cramp when she tried

In one of Ella Thorneycroft ter in August 1921, and was only on August 30.

three milos from Deal when shej It is of the nature of a Super Fowler's novels much is made to had to give up. In the following Matthew Wobb was the first man Koepenickind. In it no fewer than depend on the simultaneous drown-year Miss M. Gletze made an atto swim the Channel, the deed be. 23 of the most prominent in ing of a husband and wife,

In tempt:

In 1928 three ladies-ing done on August 24-25, 1875, dustrial concerns of the country the disposal of property this ques Miss D. Hine-were all folled after 27 years old, and lost his life eight Mrs. Corson, Miss Z. Hills, and in 21 hours 45 minutes. "He, was. are concerned.

The hero of this almost unbe- tion has more than once, engaged gallant efforts. Mrs. Corson has years later in an attempt to swim lievable tale, in Herr Iwan the Law Courts in deciding who just arrived in England to try the rapids below Niagara Falls.

again. Kutisker, who recently was would be the survivor. I be- sentonced to five years' ponal

Miss Lilian Harrison was twice

servitude and to a fine of 4,000,000lieve the probability of a man sur-insuccessful in August 1924, the

marks for a swindle whereby the Prussian State Bank lost nearly 14,500,000 marks.

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The judge described Katisker as "a person of greater duplicity than any awindler, known in Western Europe for a century and a half.

At the time when his name was before the public. In connection with this case, and when his dark deeds were

coming to light, Kutisker actually had the nerve to set up a concern which he call ed "Sales Organisation for Ger- man Industry, Limited."

Its object was represented to be to assist German firms in doing business with Russia.

The Hidden, Name.

He set up a "man of straw" as head of this firm, and entered into negotiations. with 60 or 70 in- dustrial concerns throughout the country

With 22 of them he entered into agreements for the supply of enormous quantities of goods for Russin.

Kutisker for a while kept his hame secret, alleging that he oc- cuppied such a high postion that such concealment was necessary.

Agreements which he concluded were for periods of five years, and The charged commissiqns, varying from, 3 to 5 per cent not merely on the total amounts, but also on business which any of these firma. might do independently of his firm. These charges he justified on the ground that it was necessary to bribe heavily certain members of Soviet commercial delegation in Berlin, and also some prominent Bolshevist authorities in Moscow.

He managed to obtain a consi- derable portion of these commis- sions; and also he persuaded various firms to give him full particulars of their business do- ings.

This information he utilised in order to multe highly lucrative coups on the Stock Exchange.

The Name Blabbed.

One day, however, a representa tive of a certain firm called on Kutisker-who was then still pre- serving his incognito.

During their tall a clerk entered the room and said, "Herr Kutisker, you are wanted on the telephone. So the great secret was out. The visitor was naturally as- tounded that he had to deal with such a notorious, person, aud boldly said that the whole business was a fraud.,

Soviet's Clean Hands.

Kutisker endeavoured to put n bold face on the situation, and produced agreements as signed by many of the foremost German firms.

The visitor knew, however, that- one of these firms was doing its. Russian business on its own "as- count; so he went to the Soviet Commercial Delegation to make inquiries."

There he learned that the delega- tion knew absolutely nothing of the whole affair and that it must therefore be a swindle.

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To-day the Soviet délégation haa issued a statement revealing the full nature of the fraud and prov- ing that the delegation has had nothing whatever to do with Kutisker."

It is known what sums are actu- ally involved in this affair, but the avening papers state they must run into many millions of marks.

It is declared that the State Attorney will take the matter up,. and Kutisker will be charged with fraud against more than a score" of firms.

At Bournemouth, Henry, George Mutchings, aged 57, secretary of two courts of the Ancient Order of Foresters, and former High Chief Ranger of the Order, was sentenced to six months' imprison- ment on charges of stealing and embezzling gums amounting ito £750, the property of Courts WI- berforce and Robin, Hood..

Thomas Burgess.

Thos. Wm. Burgess, who is now viving a woman under those cir-tides being too strong for her. sixty years old, was unsuccessful cumstances, if only for a few The next year she, managed to get in his efforts to swim the Chan-- ainutes, is the principle which within eight miles of Dover. Mite nel on fifteen occasions between Jane Sion, swimming from the 1904 and 1911. But on September guides lawyers..!

French coast, had the cruel dis-5-6, 1911, ho accomplished the tent considered as "the weaker vessel," appointment of having to surren- in 22 hours 36 minutes. It wag writes David Williamson in the der only one and a quarter miles calculated that he awam about Dally Chronicle.

from the coast. The following sixty miles, including the drifting day Colonel Freyberg, C.V., gave caused by currents.

The woman is

His advice,

If a man contested with a woman up only a quarter of a mile from and training have been sought by the swimming of the Channel it the shore. He is crudited with more than one competitor since. is probable the woman would show determination to try again this his success. signs of exhaustion earlier. the last six years the endurance' of women swimmers has been test*]

In year.

ed in several attempts to equal the fent accomplished by Webb, Bur gess and others.

Miss, Ederle's First Effort.

Jaboz Wolfe was the most de- termined swimmer in attempting

| the Channel. Twenty times be-, In 1925-the year when the jubi- tweon 1906 and 1914 he made lee of Matthew Webb's triumph splendid efforts, once getting with over the Channel was celebrated in a quarter of a mile of the shore.

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