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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1930.

U.S. "MILLIONAIRE'S THE ADVENTURES SEQUEL TO HAGUE

MARRIAGE.

WEDS THE MOTHER OF HIS SON'S WIFE.

ау

BIG PHILANTHROPIST.

Philadelphia, Jan, E. Mr. Julius Roosenwald, the well- known Chicago millionaire and philanthropist, who is 67 years of nge, hua married the mother of his

OF AN ENVOY.

FLIGHT FROM SOVIET EMBASSY IN PÄRIS.

BESSEDOWSKY NOW CHARGED "IN ABSTENTIA.

"BREEZE.”

SPIRITED PROTEST BY THE

GERMAN DELEGATION.

FRÁNCE CLIMBS DOWN.

The Hague, Jun. 8."' Yesterday's Flanco-German clash at the meeting of the Reparations Committee which is dealing with Germany's commit- ments had a serious sequel to-day,

Bon's wife.--Router's American Ser- MOSCOW'S BRUTALITY. which a member of the German

vice.

Mr. Rosenwald has contributed largely of his time and money to civic, philanthropic and educational enterprises. On his 50th birthday, he gave over G.$700,000 to the Uni versity of Chiengo and other in- stitutions.

He limulated the construction and contributed part of the total cost of thirteen coloured Y.M.C.A. and two Y.W.C.A. buildings in thir- teen cities with negro populations totalling a million, was responsible for the construction and gave G.$1,- 500,000 toward the cost of negro rural public schools In the South) gave G.$500,000 towards the es- tablisment of the University of Chicago Medical School, and G.$1.- 000,000 for war relief in Eastern Europe in 1917.

Mr. Rosenwald is President of the Jewish Charities of Chicago, Chair. man of the Chicago Bureau of Pub- Fic Efficiency, and a Trustee of the | Rockefeller Foundation,

In 1916, he was appointed by the late President Wilson a member of the Advisory Commission of the Chwell of National Defence, und | Chairman of the Committee of Sup- plies. Two years later, he went on a special mission to France on be- half of the Secretary of Way,

THE DOLLAR STILL SLIDING.

Coatisined from Page 1.1 buying and are getting in their money in readiness for their coming New Year. A good many of them who give credit to Chinese inland have been unable to secure their money, and this: must make our own position, even. worse.

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To all intents and purposes, the volume of business within this Colony has practically ceased The rate of exchange is such that the man remitting money relatives af Home has little money with which to indulge himself locally, and helice

retail market must fall off. Added to this, our dealers are faced with the realisation that they will now have to pay an additions) 20 per cent. n gauds imported to the Colony, and consequently prices

must rise.

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The Wage Earner. "As to the ordinary wage- earner, he will without doubt be

Muscow, Jan. 8.

delegation demanded that M. Tardieu, the French Premier, should explain the "offensiva statement published' by French newspapers adversely reflecting on German goodwill.

M. Tardieu apologised, and declared that the statement had

The sensational incident at the Russian Embassy in Paris in Oc- teber last when M. Gregoire Bessedowsky, the First Coun- sellor of the Embassy, drama-been misquoted. tically escaped arrest by a Cheka agent and claimed protection for his family from the French police, had a sequel, here to-day when the trial of Bessedowsky, in absentin, was opened.

em-

The charge against M. Bessedowsky is that of bezzling 15,270 dollars" of the funds of the Embassy.

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The Gurman delegation, while accepting the apology, demanded that M. Tartizu should issue a public statement repudiating the offending passages, or "take the rohanquences"--a cryptic expres. slan interpreted to mean that Franco-German "negotiations may be broken off.

Later.

The France-Gërman incident

has been satisfactorily settled by the issuing of a French.com- munique, instigated by the Ger- The Soviet Government recently

man delegates, declaring that passed a special law permitting yesterday's meeting "was entirely action to be taken in cases in this cordial from beginning to kind in the absence of the accused.and that there was no incident-

Reuter.

Significant Aflair,

A special correspondent, writ- lux from Paris, regarding the affair,

says that French approval of its diploma-

tie recogni tion of the Soviet Govern

ment has been shaken by the indi- ident, which is signifi cant if it is also.

of any kind."

end.

An optimistic feeling now pre- vails that all is well-Reuter,

FIREMAN' ATTEMPTS

SUICIDE.

NAVAL TUG MAN CUTS HIS- THROAT.

Police reports issued thi, mora- ing, refer to a case of attempted suickle by a Chinese, fireman sa- ployed on a naval tug.

It was stated that Lam Kan-sa, nged 48, who was employed aga fireman on 'naval tug, cut his throat "early - yesterday morning humorous. Besssedowsky.

with a razor. He inflicted a vat The French police are now | which wus, however, not considers scrutinizing Communist activities, on to be very serious. and Investigating allegations that the Cheka, the dreaded Soviet he was removed by the naval au- Upon discovery of ins condition, sekret police, maintains a big force | thorities' to the Government. Cicil In France to keep their comrades Hospital. "potically pure."

Armed Guards, kn Relating the story of the recent venta, our contributor says that the family quarrel broke dramatf- cally when Gregoire Beanedowsky, who was temporarily in charge of the Embassy, received an unexpected visitor, one Ruinen- -mann, alleged to be'n representa-

tive of the Cheka,

din-

There was a long und -stormy a very big sufferer as a result of interview between, Roigenmana the drop in exchange. If he is and Bessedowsky, following which remitting money to relatives in the latter tried to leave the sterling countries, his position, as Embassy but was prevented at the I have indicated, will become a door, he said, by two Russian most unhappy one. On the other guards armed with revolvers. hand, can you imagine the firms)

here. The Russian Communist, colony in Paris is all ngog.

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"The French police want the Soviet Embassy to explain how it happened that ́M. Roisenmann came to Paris with u diplomatic pnesport which was not, måde out in his correct name and diso what his true diplomatic statu might be.

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The Frinel police, It is under- stood, will also ask other delicate

result, of 31.1 questions as Bonaćdowsky's flight. He returned to his apartment, "Roisenman accused me at criticizing the Soviet government,” Bessedowsky said, "In the "pres- ence of non-partisan collaborators, and even in my conversations with 1oreigners. He said I was ruining- the prestige of the Soviet govern- ment and that that was an het of high trenson.

which are already hard hit by the and at the first opportunity made prevalent depression, paying out a dash out of the back door, bigger wages to balance the fall? | vaulted two walls, broke a window "I am afraid," he continued, in a neighbouring house to gain "that nothing whatever can be admittance and finally made his done, save by very big and wealthy way to the nearest police station, frms to assist the wage-earner.. There he waived all diplomatic "would very much like to be rights, asked for protection and some silver lining appealed to the police to rescue his able to see Dhrough the black, clouds," con- wife, and 10-year-old son from the tinued unr informant, "but I regret Embassy. that I cannot do so.

"You have possibly heard that 1930 cannot be as bad for the Colony as the year, 1925, "but I cannot agree that that is the case, In the first place, the trouble then did not start until after the middle of the year, when most of the buying business had been com pleted. To-day we find ourselves facing the buying season without a prospect of any improvement in our rate of exchange, and with business practically at a standstill. "We are in for a lean year," he concluded. And I can only trust that 1931 will see an improve.

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"You are right,' I told him, “I bave criticised and will still criti cise the Soviet government. I ac- qured this right to do so by shed- ding my blood for the proletariat. I have never shirked dangerous Bessedowsky afterwards told a missions but if I became a revolu thrilling Mtory. "Roisenmun

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