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NO. 257

LEVIATHAN MAIL ROBBERY.

END BL#AXRUF WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1928. A+MAI

SENSATIONAL MURDER HAS IMPORTANT CONNEXION?

|BROADWAY SHOOTING.

New York, June 20,-

The Police and postal authorities are inclined to think that the sen sational robbery of the Leviathan mails, is connected with the my-

INDUSTRIAL PEACE WET WEATHER FOR IS AN INVOICE A

MOVEMENT.

`IMPORTANT DECISION

OF.T. U. C.

SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY IN

FAVOUR.

WIMBLEDON,

FOREIGNERS WINNING ALL. MATCHES.

|LADIES MATCHES OPEN

· London, June 26. In contrast to yesterday's glorious sunshine, Wimbledon opened to-day in overcast weather,

CHIANG GOES NORTH.sterious murder of a notorious DEFINITE STEP OPEN, while driving ratu showers delny-

underworld character, Edwin Jerge,

ed a number of matches. Barely five hundred people were present

"RECEIPT?

AN IMPORTANT LEGAL POINT RAISED.

ARGUMENT IN STAMP DUTY PROSECUTION,

1935 PRE ANNUM 'D' SINGLE COPY 10:OUNTS

BUICK 1928

Down to the smallest" detail of construc- tion, wherever refinements could be made, Buick has made them. Again Buick has improved upon Buick Again the stan- dard for the year is set,

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone-C-1248-55 Wong Nal Chung Road. Taliphona C-3500–33 Das Voeux Road Central,

U.S. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

AMUSING SCENES MARK THE OPENING.

"GREY MARE!-BAND.

"Houston, June 26.11 The National Democratic Prosi dential Convention opened hero to-day in a huge hall, specially seating 16,000 people. bullt for the occasion, capable of

PROLIFIC SCORING AT BRIGHTON.

CAMBRIDGE'S BRIGHT

·DISPLAY.

VARSITY CENTURIANS TOP LIST OF THIRTEEN.

Tientsin, June 26.' who was shot dead in a motor-car A Northern armoured-train in Brondwny, New York's most steamed into Tientsin yesterday famous street, the day after the and surrendered to the Nation-Leviathan sailed from New York. alists,

The Police who have been investi- It appears that the Chinese crew gating the two remarkable casCH mutinied yesterday morning, over-ara of the opinion that Jerge was murdered because he knew too powered the Russian crew, and left, in the vicinity of Tangku, much, or because there was some the peace-in-industry discussion triumphs to-day, -Tilden, Lott, and i was taken by Mr. R. E. Lindsell.

quarrel over the division of the

ing decision was made at a special when the first match commenced. morning, on behalf of two delivery poles wera dotted all over the were scored in county čricket

lost.

London, June 26. A highly important and gratify-

the attendance improved meeting of the General Council of but the Trades Union Congress held rapidly later on.

Foreignera continued their to-day, when Mr. George Hicks moved n résolution to terminate

with a group of employers on the ground that the discussions have

The ceiling was.a mass of high powered electric lights, Inters- persed with decorativé trumpata and hundreds of megaphones.

Hundreds of electric fans were

The most remarkable match was at Coventry where the Notts buts-" men claimed four centuries and. Warwick's two.

In the meat prolific scoring match Cambridge University gained a splendid victory over

are also in strong, form,. the Varsily match this season pro- mising to be one of the greatest struggles since the war.

Jergo was a known specialist in reached the limit of their useful. The most interesting match of the respect of which the defendant used to counteract the stifling Sussex, and as Oxford. University

ness.

Cochet gaining easy victories. with the Russians as prisoners.

Another armoured-train, obser

day, was that between Lacoste ving the light, gave chase, but was unable to keep up the pursuit. mail robberies, and he was an as-

The resolution was defeated by (France) and Hawkes, the Austra- The Russian sorgeant in charge soclate of several adepts in that of the train, whose alleged ill-branch of crime, including the 15 votes to G. a substantial mu- lian, but the Frenchman won cam- treatment of the Chinese crew fenotorious Isidore Rosenberg, an injority which was quite unexpected.fortably after losing the second

ternational crook, who was sent to

hent.

Over a thousand journalists are attending the Convention.

CASH SALE QUESTION.

SEVERAL SURPRISES.

The Convention Hall provided a In spite of interruption by rain, Mr.-11. L. Denny's appeared this striking spectacle. Placards on to fewer than thirteen centuries coolies employed by the Wing auditorium, showing the location matches concluded yesterday." On Company, who were sum of the delegates from the various, money for Issuing receipts States. without affixing the nieces- Bary revenue stamp. The case

Mr. Dennys, at the outset, told his Worship that the documents in

were summoned were not receipts by the firm, but only a form of in- voice.

His Worship sold that a similar point had been raised before and alleged to have caused the mutiny, prison for three years in 1922 for

that it was decided that in an in- was executed this morning. The robbing malls on board the 5.5.

volen of the form similar to the fate of the other prisoners is un- Minnekahda, and was subsequently

present case, if the word "received" known.

was on it, then it became a receipt The Chinese crew were well re-again imprisoned for a similar rob-

bery on board the s.8, George Wash

within the meaning of the The principal results were? ceived by the Nationalists-ington

Ordinance. He said that the last Router.

The New York police are now cll is ratified by the full conferw. T. Tilden defeated H. Fisher and the Crown Solicitor agreed that Men's Singles: second round: case he had was in August last year, Sinklang Governor Is Superseded. searching for Isidore Rosenberg, ence of employers, which is meet-

in form the documents amounted who only recently was released from ing on July 4th, a very definite (Britain) 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Peking, Juno 26. prison. The Leviathan theft is e-step will have been taken towards Lester (Britain, the former Cam- was on it.

Geo, Lott (U.S.A.) beat H. K.to receipts if the word" "received" A special telegram from Nan-timated at £100,000 and it seems the promotion of industrial peace,bridge University captain) 6-1, 7-5, king states that the Nationalist certain that it took place before the and the accomplishment will be

Not a Receipt, Government has appointed the mails were placed on

7-6. board.-a great tribute to those concern- Mahommedan General Ma Fu-Reuter. halang as Pacification Commis- stoner for Sinklang..

that

This apparently means General Yang Taeng-hein, who has been Governor since 1911, will be superseded, despite the fact that he has holsted the Nationalist flag-Reuter.

Feng Troup Dispositions.

Naval wireless messages received:

in Hongkong to-day, "show that

GRIM MARSEILLES DISCOVERY.

Great Accomplishment. Observers are extremely pleased with the favourable attitude adopted by the T.U.C. and are of opinion that if the proposal to

create a National Industrial Coun-

ed.

Nothing of the kind has been attempted since the failure of the Industrial Council project initiat ed by Mr. Lloyd George's Govern- ment, and hitherto, the main crl- Licism has been that the employers participating in the discussions

ganisations or industry,

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set.

The Ladies' Singles opened to- day, the one match of Importance involving the defeat of Mrs. Lycett by Senorita D'Alvarez.

H. Cochet (France) beat Hop- man (Australia) 6-1, 6-4, 7-5.

G. L. Patterson (Australia) beat Kleinschroth (Germany) 6-0, 6-2, 6-1,

Ohta (Japan) defeated Zerlendi (Greece) 6-1, 8-6, 6-3.

R. Lacoste (France) defeated

THREE MURDERED WOMEN IN are not representative of any or-Tawkes (Australia) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3,

HOUSE.

Marseilles, Juno 26.

there is less tension in the Tong-NEW “LANDRU AFFAIR” .shan district and give the disposi

tion of Feng's forces in Chihli pro- vince. His main force is under- stood to be north of Hokien, while A sensational serles of murders other contingents are stationed on is now engaging the attention of the railway at Lanfang. There are the Marseilles Police, the case about 29,000 troops in the Tientsin district under Marshal Yen Hi having every appearance of an- shan, 11,000 of these having turned other "Landry Affair." over from the Northern armies,

The body of a woman was found Disorganised Chihli-Shantung strangled in a Villa, and suspicions forces hold the railway from Tong- ku to Lan-how. These troops have having been aroused by several thirty troop trains and six armour-mysterious disappearances of late, the Police made a close search of the house and discovered two other murdered women,

ed cars on the sector.

the

house.

..

Sir Alfred Mond's Initiative.

The first meeting' was held as long as January 12th,

whan under the chairmanship of Sir Alfred Mond, now Lord Melchelt, a group of leading Industrialists and the General Council of the T.U.C. held a joint conference on, co-operation..

The area of exploration was fald down n "The entire field of in- dustrial reorganisation and in- dustrial relations."

6-4.

Ladies' Singles: Senorita D'ÀI varez (Spain) defeated Mrs. R. Lycett (Britain) 6-2, 6-2,~~~Reuter.

AIR LINE PROJECTS.

FRANCE HOPES THEY WILI.

BE INTERNATIONAL

Paria, June 26. President Doumergue presided over a dinner given in honour of personages directing the Colonial Administrations of various Euro- pean countries. Several Minis- ters were prosent,

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that even if the word "received". Mr. Dennys said that his plea was appeared on the form, it did not make It

receipt within the

mean of the Ordin- ance. He then proceeded to deal with one of the receipts in question and said that it was

Much amusement was caused when Houston's famous "Grey Mare" Band, formed at the time the Texas Continent went to war, paraded the hall.

The leadership is not affected,.. Kant gaining first innings points against Yorkshire, while Lan- cashire and Notts were compelled Ito share points with their.

The band was led by the mare opponents, herself, ridden by a beautiful gir! groom dressed in a red tunic. and followed by a small negro

While the "delegates. were assembling, the band played Democratic airs and impromptu dance tunes to while away the time-Reuter's American Service.

FORTUNE FOR U.S. MARINE.

at $16.80 per dozen $42-received on a form of Wing On's the word- LEAVING SHANGHAI TO TAKE ing being "30 Gramaphone records

by Fong Kam.”

ол

the

OVER HUGE CONCERN.

INTERESTING STORY.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE. Derbyshire defeated. Worcester by an innings and ten runs. Cambridge University defeated

Sussex by 71 rüne. Surrey won on firat innings V.

Somerset.

Essex v. Oxford University.

Drawn...

Könt won on first inninga v

Yorkshire.

Leicester won on the first in-

ninga v, Glamorgan, Hampshire defeated Middlesex

by an Janings and 5 runs. Notts v. Warwickshire, Drawn. Lancashire v. Gleicester:

Drawn,

THIRTEEN CENTURIES The principal individuņi" por- formances were as follows:

Batting

Mr. Dennys explained that that was a cash sale. Instead of taking over at the counter, some people liked goods delivered at their own

Shanghai, June 27. houses. An invoice in triplicate

An interesting story was reveal- was made out in such instance, and ed to-day when it was announced tho coollo entrusted with that Corporal Nelson, of the A. M. Crawley (Oxford U.) delivering the goods would, American Corps stationed in Shang-E. T. Killick (Cambridge U)

give hai, is returning to the United O'Connor (Essex) handing them over,

customer.

States to take over the control of a Gunn (Notts) the triplicate, which was merely an invoice for the $1,000,000 estate, which he fn-Walker (Notts) purpose of the book-keeping..

herited on his 25th birthday. Barratt (Nolls) The handling of the estate was Bowley (Sussex) Continuing, Mr. Dennys said held over until his 26th birthday Bell (Glamorgan) that the Company did not issue a in accordance with the will of his A, L. Hosle (Hants)

R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwick) receipt for a cash sale and the father, a wealthy Seattle man, who colle entrusted with the delivery bequeathed to his son cash, stocks, Mitchell (Yorks) Whysall (Notts). of any goods had no authority securities and real estate, including Smith (Warwick) whatever to issue a receipt. The the mammoth Seattle department • Not Out instructions of the Company are store, Messrs. Frederick and Nel + were to be accepted unless on their perfectly plain-that no receipts son.

Bowling.

authorised person.

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The store is the equivalent insinter (Derby) patted form and signed an Sentile of Messrs Selfridge's in Macdonald Lancashire)'

London.

Mr. Lindsell: You say that these forms were in this instance signed by the delivery coolies?

Corporal Nelson told your cor- respondent that he intends to com-

167

181

157

148. 146

-182

132

7 for 40

6 for 40

Monda

SLATER'S TRIUMPH.

Highly successful as the first some agitation in the T.U.C. headed by meeting was there was Mr. A. J. Cook, but the General Tongshan Disturbances.

Council decided to continue the discussions and authorised Messrs. With regard to the Tongshan

M. Jaspar, the Belgian Prime One had been buried in the cel- Ben Turner, J. H. Thomas, and district, where trouble developed

the lar, while the other was buried Will Thorne to confer with a com- Minister and Minister for the ever the week-end when disbander under the floor of the chicken-mittee appointed by the employera. Colonies, and Dr. Koningsberger, threat of destroying

At to-day's meeting of the Netherlands Minister for the Co- mines, there are about 15,000 The Police belleve that other T.U.C., the question of continuance linies, were the guests of honour. troops in the district, these bodies will be revealed shortly.

being definitely decided upon, the M. Marsal, President of the spreading down to Lutal which

Council by 18 votes to 4 adopted French Colonial Union, in the The man wanted in connexion the report of the Industrial Com-course of a speech, praised the has been looted. Lutai is about with the ghastly crimes is alleged mittee, composed of the three mem- Dutch Colonial Administration. twenty miles north west of Tien-to have been engaged in marriage bers mentioned above, drawn up He referred to the Dutch Chamber domer paying for his woods in the better liking for Shanghai. Our season, shone in both departmenta Mr. DennysInstead of a cus-San Diego and Guam, but expresses a feature of Derby cricket this" The Kailan Mining Administra-swindling. Ho is known to have as the result of its meeting with having passed a grant for a re-shop and walking out, they were Own Correspondent. tion officials have been feeding the had five affairs in Maraeilles alone, the sub-committee of the employ-gular commercial air line to the delivered at his house. It is pure- troops in order to prevent further and all five women have disappearers group. looting. Chang Tsung Chang's ed ander mysterious circum- subordinate at Tongshan has been stances-Reuter. paid large sums by the Chamber of Commerce.

taln.

Yen Hel-shan to Fight.

Satisfactory arangements have now been made between General Wang and the Kailan Mining Ad- ministration. Chang's force seems likely to remain in the area until threatened, by'a Nationalist ad- vance. Yen Sbl-shan is reported to have decided on this although Nan-

National Industrial Council, The report provides for the establishment of a National In-

REMARKABLE CASE IN dústrial Council,

U.S. COURT.

TO COMPEL TREASURY TO BUY SILVER.

Washington, June 26,

!

The employers' representatives, on the council. will be nominated by the. National Federation of British Industries, while the General Council of the Trade Union Congress will represent the Trade Unions.

One of the functions of the In- The Supreme Court to-day reject-dustrial Council will be to king is opposed to the plan. The ed an application by the American establish conciliation boards to railway sector between Lanchow and Mukden is occupied by Feng- Silver Producers' Association to investigate any trade disputes re- tlen troops. The men are dis- compel the United States Treasury ciplined and not hostile to foreign to purchase 14,590,000 ounces of ers. Part of the force has reached silver at a dollar per ounce.

Mukden although

the greater part is now at Shanhaikwan.

Chiang Leaves Nanking.

Shanghai, Juno 27.

It is reported from Nanking.

If the application had succeeded, the cost to the Government would have been nearly $7,000,000, as the market price of silver to-day in 57 cents an ounce.

The application was based on the that Marshal Chiang and his party, interpretation of the Pittman Law. Including Maasra. Chang Ching-| Reuter, kiang, Wu Chi-fai, Shiu La-chi, and Madamo Chiang Kai-shek, with

an escort of 800 bodyguards, left'

for Hankow on board four Nation-

alist gunboats at noon yesterday.

OCCASIONAL RAIN.

ferred to them by parties before lockout or strike is declared. The machinery will be entirely voluntary-Reuter.

AIRSHIP LINE ACROSS ATLANTIC.

DEFINITE PLANS FOR

ARGENTINE SYSTEM.

A Cash Sale.

Far East, and expressed the hope ly a cash eale, and if a man aaked that the air lines now being dis- for a receipt he would have got one cussed by various Governments would be "common to several na-

on a form which has a space for tions, instead of purely Imperial."

'a stamp.

-Reuter,

KELLOGG ANTI-WAR

TREATY.

JAPANESE PRESS FŮLLY

APPROVES,

Continuing, Mr. Dennys said that when an invoice was made out, one was kept by the Salen Department at Wing On's, one by the Cash Department and one was given to the coolfe who carried out the delivery.

Mr. Lindsell:-But when money le paid to the coolie, he than

endorses one cony.

plete his enlistment period, and it Big Part in Derbyshire's Victory. is possible that he may re-enlist,

He hus served in the Marines In

THE BRITISH SUGAR DUTIES.

Slater, whose bowling has been.

of the game against Worcester and

took a large share of the credit for

a victory by an innings and ten

runs.

Slater was top scorer for Derby, and when Worcester went in a second time 127 runs hi arrears, he bowled with devastating · effect. HOUSE OF COMMONS GIVES taking seven wickets at small cost.

The scores were?

APPROVAL.

London, June 26,

Worcester: 227 and 117, Derby: 354 for 9 wickets

(decd.)

The House of Commons, by 259

The Worcester effort was not votes to 126, passed the clause in the Finance Bill dealing with the poor in the circumstances, but the sugar duties. Mr. Dennys said that on the

total was passed on Monday, Mr. Winston Churchill, Chan- thanks to steady batting. Slater present invoice were the words cellor of the Exchequer, said since with 74 was top scorer.

received by Fong," but one might the Budget was introduced the read into that either the receipt of amount of sugar handled by lapse was largely attributable to Worceser's second huníngs col- the money or the goods. coolie received the goods and later Router.

The Britain had largely increased fine howling by Slater, who took 7 handed the money to the Company. The memo was merely a matter of book-keeping.

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Tokyo, June 27. Mr. Kellogg's latest proposals for the Treaty for the outlawing of war, occupies the attention of the lending newspapers, which express their unanimous approval..

They are fully satisfied that it will reinforce and not supplant the existing Pacts and provisions for words "received by Fon were

Mr. Lindsell enquired when the DISAPPEARANCE OF A

BRITISH OFFICER, the prevention of war,

placed on the invoice.

SEARCHER.

The Treaty's recognition of the Mr. Dennys replied that they. SPAIN-French and other reservations end were put on after the delivery of O.B.E. AWARDED TO GALLANT

the inclusion of small countries the goods, but that did not con among the participants, it is constitute a recofpt by the Company. Aldered will increase its practicabil- New York, June 20. The Fox Brothers Internationality and effectiveness-Reuter. Corporation has been awarded a

Valueless Receipt.

wickets for 40 runs

E. T. KILLICK, 101.

|High Scoring Match at Brighton.

E. T. Killick followed up his century against Surrey with a bril lant 161 against Sussex. at Brighton. It was an unusually high scoring match in riaw of the unsettled weather, 1,218 runs. London, June 20.

being scored. A The award of the Order of the Mr. Lindsell: A receipt is any British Empire is gazetted to day Sussex faced with the formid- DUTCH ROYAL TOUR.

note or memo whereby any money for the gallantry of Lieut. Col. able task of scoring. 387 runs in is acknowledged. or expressed to James Ernest Stewart, formerly of the fourth innings to win, made a Stockholm, June 26. Dennys then argued that to trace the whereabouts of Lieuten-

have been received or paid. the Royal Engineers, in attempting great affort but fell short by 71

runs. The

The scores were: Zeppelins are to be operated be- Queen_Wilhelmina of Holland one could not have a receipt which ant T. S. Knowles, of the East tween Seville and Buenos Aires, and Princess Juliana bave left was of no value to the person Yorkshire Regiment, in the moun where a similar aerodrome will be for Norway after spending a week receiving it.

tainous regions to the north-west of tuilt-Reuter's American Service. lat Abisko, in Lepland-Reuter.

(Continued on Page 14)- Peking Reuter

It is understood that Marshal Chiang will leave for the North by states: Pressure is still highest to struction of an aerodrome at To-day's Observatory report G.$5,000,000 contract for the con special train at Hankow after the east of the Bonins. A depres having consulted with General IA sion covers China. Another has Seville, which will serve as a base Chung-yen.

developed over the south-west of for a Transatlantic air, line. The first detachment of Mar Jamn. The forecast up to noon to shai Chiang's bodyguards is co-morrow la:--South winds, moder

Continued on Page 14) ate; generally cloudy, occasional rain.

Cambridge U.: 392 and 311 for 8 wickets (decd.). Epssex: 256 and 318.

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