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GREAT POISONING MYSTERY.

A WOMAN DEAD; THREE MEN- TAKEN ILL.

WELL SUSPECTED. Inquiries are being made con- carning a fatal case of poisoning at a farm about five miles from Haverfordwest. The victim was Mrs. Davies, of Granham Farm, Freyetrop, and three man employ ed at the farm are lying ill from the effects of polsoning..

Doctor Brace How, of the Welsh Board of Health, has been inves- tigating the matter, and his report Is being anxiously awaited.

On June 4 Mrs. Davies died from what was diagnosed as acute poisoning, and at the inquest verdict of "Death due to heart failure caused by enteritis con- sequent upon consuming infected food" was returned by the coron- er, Mr. H. J. E. Price, who sat without a jury:

Well Water. Evidence given at the inquest showed that on June 2 Mrs. Davies ate a kipper which had been bought some days before. She be came unwell and a doctor was

called in.

A daughter of Mrs. Davies, who, it is stated, ate two of the kip pers, felt no ill effects, while the three workmen who are ill did not eat any of the fish.

DELAYED DROP BY

PARACHUTE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

ELABORATE HOAX AT PARTY.

FEAT AT AIR PÅGEANT FIRST BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPLE : AND

TIME IN PUBLIC."

"BALKAN" PRINCE

ROYALTY ASSUMED.

BACHELOR JUDGE "AND LADY.”

ERROR THAT BROUGHT CONGRATULATIONS.

JULY 25, 1930.

SECRET MILITARY

RELATIONS.

GERMAN · · REICHSTAG AND

THE SOVIET.

"I am not at all surprised," re- The longest delay parachute

marked Mr. Justice McCardle, "the drop ever seen in public in Eng-

made at the meetingi land was

bachelor Judge," when told in the

THE VEIL . LIFTED: King's Bench Division that a state- held by the Household Brigade

The Council of the South Croy-ment in a newspaper that Mr.

The recent discussions which Flying Club at Heston Aerodrome.

Mr. R. Quilter, of the Grenadier don Liberal Association have Solly Joel had been present at a took place in the German Reich- stag on the Army estimates lifted Guards, who had just previously pleasure in announcing that Their wedding was inaccurate.

"I was announced as having the veil shrouding the secret re- obtained third place in a landing Highness Prince and Princess competition in his own aeroplane, Henry of Bosnia-Hertzgovina, who been present at a very important lations between the Soviets and

happen to be staying with frionda social function," he said. "The the Gorman military circles. went up with Captain Hope,

"Among those Detalls have also been widely in the neighbourhood, have In-announcement was, dicated their intention to be pre-present were Mr. Justice and Lady published of the agreement con- fcCardie. I had accepted the included in 1923 between the Ger sent at the fete at 18, Bramley-vitation for myself, but not for man War Office and the Stoltzen- bill on Saturday, June 21, 1930.

This announcement, which fol-Lady McCardle. (Laughter). As berg factory at Hamburg for the a result, I received innumerable production of poison gas in the lowed an invitation to members congratulations."

town of Trotsk, In the Russian of the South Croydon Liberal As- sociation to attend a garden party this revelation was an application

The mattor which gave rise to province of Samara. in the grounds of "Rosemount," for the postponement of the hear Bramleyhill Croydon, the ring of a detinue action by Mr. silence of Mr. and Mrs. Gurdon Solly Joel against Lord Wemyss Palin, now proves to have been and others. part of an elaborate hoax.

The machine was a cabin mono- plane, and it climbed to about 2,500ft, and then turned into wind and flew across the aerodrome,

Through high-powered glass09 it was possible to see the cabin door open and the white-overalled figure of Mr. Quilter struggling to get out. Suddenly he was clear, and began a sheer fall, which left the spectators breathless. He seemed to fall quite slowly, turn- Ing slowly over as he did so..

When he had fallen 500ft. many of the spectators believed that some mishap had occurred and that the parachute had refused to act. Not a word was spoken as the parachutist hurtled down, still twisting slowly round. He ap- peared to have covered about half the distance between his aeroplane and the earth when there was a flicker of white and the parachute flowed out of the pack he was his wearing to open and arrest fall.

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Mr. Quilter landed in a plough- ed field west of the aerodrome A well on the farm from which after having contributed the most the men drank a quantity of water sensational feat ever seen at an has become suspect. Official in-air pageant in England. structions were given for samples of the water to be taken and sent This has to the public analyst.

How's been done und Dr.. Price investigations, It is understood, by are nearly complete.

Dr. Howard Owen, the medical officer for the district, who is also

concerned in the investigations, has stated that the bacillus was found in the three other cases, as well as in the case of Mrs. Davies, so that it appeared to be a de- finite case of food poisoning. The doctor added that he is not quite satisfied that the water in the well has been contaminated,

Mr. Davies ridiculed a sugges-

tion of foul play in connexion

with the well water.

"That is a thing that could only happen in mediaeral times," he said. "I came to the farm three years ago and since then we have drunk no other water except that

from the well.

Delay parachute drops are casionally done in the Royal Air Force, and heights of as much as 5,000ft, and more have been fallen experimenters before opening their parachutes, but auch feats have never before been seen in public.

some

COLONEL KILLED BY TIGER.

TELLS STORY OF FIGHT

WHILE DYING.

Details of a thrilling battle be- tween an Indian Army officer and

a tiger, in which the former was go terribly mauled that he died after three days of agony, have just been revealed.

The tiger's victim was Col. W. H. Hastings, D.S.O., former Acting Commander of the 10th Jubbulpore (Central Provinces)

Mr. T. W; C. Carthew, on behalf for the reception stated that the affidavit to the effect that Mr. Joel Details of the arrangements of Mr. Joel, sold there was an Prince and Princess would arrive was ill and that if he went into

Please reserve your cheers for the second car.

until recently about the secret ar- Nothing more has been heard

rangements between the Soviet Government and the Reichswehr. Herr Kuenstler was threatened with prosecution on the charge of were taken to prevent further high treason, and evidently, steps

leakage of information. Never-

War Office Approval.

in the second car of the proces-the witness-box in his present cou-theless, there is hardly any doubt dition it might endanger his life. that the intrigua has been going slon, and added:

Mr. Parker (for the defence) on. remarked that two days before the accompanied by a lady-in-waiting appared in the Press to the effect The "Prince and Princess" were affidavit was sworn a statement and an equerry. The "royal" that Mr. Joel had been attending party drove up in a handsome a wedding and had driven his saloon car and were escorted own car. through the house to

a bal-

Mr. Carthew said that the state- cony overlooking the lawn. The ment was inaccurate.. "Prince" was dressed in a blue and gold uniform, with a large star on his left breast.

No One Doubted.

Mr. Justice McCardio-I would not attach much importance to the tatement that anyone in 111-health, had attended a wedding. A wed ding is one of the least exciting of social functions. Attendance at a wedding 1 regard as being a soporific.

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the idea of military alliance be- It is known, for instance, that tween Germany and the Soviets is very popular in certain German: military circles. General 'von Schleicher, one of the permanent officials of the German War Office, publicly stated his full approval of this idea. General von Ham- merstein, Colonel von Bredow, and some other officers of the German General Staff on several oceaalons expressed similar views..

Mr. Palin read the address of welcome on behalf of the Assocla- tion, himself and his wife. When

The German Staff officers vary he mentioned Mr. Gladstone's re- The application for postpone-von Hammerstein, General Tom- often visit Soviet Russia. General gard for the smaller nations, the ment was granted. "Prince" bowed slightly in ae- knowledgment.

His reply to the speech of wel- come was in good English but; with a simulated Balkan accent. lio said he had met England's polítical leaders and expressed the appreciation of "my country" for their good will. A bouquet was presented to the "Princesa."

JEWEL THEFT FOR

WAGER.

GEMS RETURNED IN A

MATCHBOX,

sen, General' Luedwig. · Colonel Kielentahl have been to Russia during the current year. Staff officers of the Red Army also come very often to Germany to attend military manoeuvres. Of course only on very rare occasions the German Press gives information on this subject.

The party took tea in the house and guests were afterwards pre-

Stolen from a Weybridge hotel sented in the grounds. "After on Whit Monday, jewellery valued staying an hour and a half the at £400, the property of an Argen-puty, asked the War Minister whe-

party left in the same ceremonious way as they had arrived.

tine visitor, Senor Alfredo Wesley, has been returned in a match box through the post with the message: "Taken for a wager. Regret inconvenience."

"Nearly all the visitors were

the

at a swimming party on Whit

when Infantry

Monday afternoon 'robbery' took place," said the manageress, Miss Prismall.

"If a pint of sheep dip or any Brigade, and his death occurred at other poison were placed in the Raipur, 180 miles from Jubbulpore, well." he added. "it would be on May 26. washed away almost immediately. As he lay dying he gave an ac- because over a ton of water over-count of the struggle to a friend.

flows from the well every hour."

POSED AS DOCTOR.

"A MENACE TO SOCIETY" CONVICTED.

who gives the facts as follows:

"Col. Hastings had been out shooting about 30 miles from Nag- pur. On May 23 he met a tiger in a ravine and fired at it, wounding it. After breakfasting he tracked it for nearly two miles, having only a servant with him.

"He came to a rocky hill and vil Ingers directed him to the tiger's cave. As he walked towards it the tiger charged, roaring and snarling. Leg Broken.

"Col. Hastings's two shots at four yurds range missed, and he fought with the butt end of his rifle; but the beast got him, biting him over the ankle and below the knee and breaking his leg.

A young dispenser who had poaed as a doctor was sentenced to eight months' hard labour at West London for attempting to ob- tain chloroform and pills by false pretences' from chemists in Lon- dou and obtaining £25 by false pretences from Arthur James Silk, chemist, Goodmayes-road, Ilford.

A solicitor said that the accus- The tiger then sat a few yards ed, Robert Owen Pridgeon (25), away and twice approached, but the of Kilfans-road, Goodmayes, in colonel's servant was standing by January entered the service of Dr. and probably kept it off by his pre- Mackenzie, of Goodmayes, as dis-sence. The servant helped him peuser. He left in May, and an away to a tree from where he could old cheque book was missed. fire shots, but he did not register a

hit.

While working for Dr. Macken- zie Pridgeon made 'the acquain- tance of Mr. Silk, and posing as K. Campbell Mackenzie, F.R.C.S., he told Mr. Silk that he was an obstetric surgeon with a partner in Harley-street, where his uncle, Sir James Mackenzie, was in prae- tice.

When Mrs. Silk was expecting to become a mother Pridgeon offered

"The tiger, after growling and biting stones, went back into its

cave,

cher and carried the colonel

Coolies made a makeshift stret- two miles to the jungle track. No one could drive his car, however, and he had to wait, with no treatment, until the following day.

"Infection had then set in, and

although everything possible was

to examine her professionally, but done, it was of no avail, and he died

she had already engaged a doctor: 72 hours after his struggle with the

so the offer was not accepted. Į animal.

Pridgeon examined Mr. Silk's brother-in-law professionally and wrote a prescription.

Last year Pridgeon was gen- tenced at Brighton for false pre- tences. He was then posing as a clergyman.

In sentencing him the magis- trate sald Pridgeon was a menace to society, possessing himself of drugs and poisons, and posing as

a doctor.

ROYAL GARDEN PARTY.

ATTENDED BY 6,000 GUESTS.

London, July 24,

HARBOUR TRAGEDY

DENIAL.

CHEUNG CHAU FERRY NOT

INVOLVED.

Regarding the incident which occurred in the early hours of

yesterday morning, off Kennedy Town, when a junk was run into and the lives of three children lost- as a consequence, the Secretary of the Hongkong and New Terri- tories Ferry Company "informs us that the craft which collided with the junk could not have been a Cheung Chau ferry-boat, as none was leaving the harbour at the time named.

The junkmaster, in reporting.on the accident, alleged that "It was A-Royal Garden Party, which a Cheung Chau ferry-boat which generally marks the close of the ran into his vessel. This is now social season, was held in the officially denied, and we under grounds of Buckingham Palace to stand that the matter is being

with day, when six thousand guests at taken up

the harbour. authorities. tended-British Wireless.

was

Sitting in Camera. On May 6 of this year Herr Loebe, the Reichstag Socialist de- ther relaffons existing, between the Soviet Government and the Reichswehr were established with cognisance of the Foreign Office. General Groener replied that all facts quoted by Herr Loche 'were correct, and that everything "has been approved by the Cabinet."

When the Army estimates were considered at the Reichstag Bud- get Committee, the Socialist de- puty, Herr Stuecklen raised the saine question again.. It is, how- ever, not known, what the War Minister said, as the reply was given at a sitting of the Commit-

Origin of the Hoax. Mr. Palin, interviewed said that the idea came from "some of those bright young people who want a little fun, but perhaps older people do not look at it from quite the same angle."

The "Prince"

Captain

"The thieves' had apparently Travers Griffin, formerly of the RA.F. the "Princess" being Miss got to Senor Wesley's bedroom Hilda Russell., who played in the from the roof of the hotel. We believed it to be a genuine robbery "Five O'Clock Girl,"

Mias Russell's sister, Miss until Wednesday afternoon, when Patricia Russell, was the "lady-in-a little brown paper parcel arrived, tee held in camera,

The address on waiting," and Mr. James Brent addressed to me.

During the general discussion of was the "equerry."

the outside was written in ink, in the Army estimates, at the plen- capital letters. The parcel con-ary sitting of the Reichstag, Herr tained a large fancy match box, Kuenstler made a long speech, in Joining in an examination of and I was astonished when, on re- the course of which he definitely the course for the great Tourist moving the lid, I found all the stated that secret relations Motor Race in Ulster, in August, missing jewellery Inside, including tween the Reichswehr and the Mr. Davis, a well-known driver, two

enamel watches, several Red Army were maintained up till expressed his pleasure that there diamond rings and a pendant, recently. would be no women competitors. "The wager message was written General Groener was apparent- His objection was, he said, not to in capitals on half a postcard in-ly very much disturbed by Herr the participating of women, but side. The parcel had apparently Kuenstler's speech. He refused to the fact that few had the been posted in Wimpole-street or to supply any information on the necessary experience to qualify Oxford street on Wednesday. We subject, and said only that he to drive in auch a contest Mr. are all puzzled as to who this prac deeply regretted the fact that Herr Davis added that the condition tical joker may be, and so far we Kuenstler touched the subject, of the course was very fine, and have not the slightest clue to his which, ag Herr Kuenstler perfect- that improvements effected would identity, except that the parcel was ly well knew, he (General Groen- be much appreciated.

not registered 1"

er) could not discuss publicly.

"I'm thinking about buying a car, Mike. Know anything about 'em?"

POLICE GUARD A KNIGHT.

AFRAID TO GO OUT EVEN TO LUNCH.

be-

A Hull shipowner, Sir Arthur J. Atkinson, has had to have police protection for the last three years. The fact was referred to at Hull, when Harold Ducker, formerly a Corporation tram conductor, was summoned for alleged breach of an undertaking given on March 21 that he would cease the annoyance. It was stated that Ducker's con- duct had extended over three years, during which time Sir Arthur had sought police protection 625 times. A few days after giving the under taking in March he said to a man: "The next time it happens I shall not molest him; I shall go up to him and crack him on the nat."

Ducker had continued to watch Sir Arthur's office in Parliament- street, and had shadowed him wherever he went-at home, at his office, and when lunching at a hotel restaurant N

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Indeed, when Sir Arthur went to lunch a police escort had to be obtained, and he had to telephone- frequently for detectives to see him safely through the streets.

Ducker denied the allegations, and said he had no intention of in- terfering with Sir Arthur..

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The stipendiary magistrate order. ed Ducker to enter into cognisances of £100 to be of good behaviour for 12 months and to provide two sureties of 250-cach or four of £25 each; in default, three months' imprisonment..

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