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CAM VETITRUP TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1930. + BIRDLE BOX 20 DE

THE MILLION POUNDS FRAUD.

CASE WON BY BANK BRITISH STEAMER

OF PORTUGAL.

LOSSES ASSESSED

AT £531,851.

WATERLOWS VICTIMS OF AMAZING COUP.

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EXECUTION STAY.

The first stage of the sen- sational action in which the Bank of Portugal claims £1,115,613 from Messrs. Waterlow and Sons, Ltd.. printers, has come to an end after a protracted hearing, a Reuter message stating that Mr. Justice Wright gave judgment

the in

King's Bench Division yesterday in favour of the Bank of Por- tugal for £531,851.

CAPTURED.

FINE SHIP SAID TO BE RUM RUNNER.

GUNFIRE DAMAGE.

New York, Dec. 18. An International situation may result from the capture of the la test and most magnificent · British rum runner to fall afoul of the United States const guard.

troyers, which are fastest vessels affont.

ABANDONMENT OF BANK CRASH

PRETENCE.

OF NON-VIOLENCE.

INDIAN SITUATION

WORSENS.

VICEROY'S COMMENTS UPON

CONGRESS ACTS.

BENGAL TERRORISTS.

London, Dec. 22.

SENSATION.

BIG PHILADELPHIA FIRM CLOSED.

AND 19 BRANCHES

Philadelphia, Dec. 22.

POLICE OFFICIAL

SENTENCED. A

SENIOR INTERPRETER AT CENTRAL.

MAGISTRATE DECLINES TO

CONSIDER A FINE. -

THE MIDGET GOLF COURSE. in the Front Lounge of LANE, CRAWFORDS RESTAURANT. will be opened to the Publio on Wednesday next, Dao: 24th.

THE NEW DUNLOP GOLF BALL (with Maxmarking) will be used exclusively on thia Course,

The Dunlop Rubber Co.,” (China) Ltd.

Pedder Bullding...- Telophone 24554, -

INQUEST ON PETER WORLD CRISIS

WARLOCK.

JURY UNABLE TO CLEAR~ UP MYSTERY.

COMPOSER'S WORRIES.

London, Dec. 22. At the Inquest at Hammersmith on Peter Warlock, the well-known English componer. (whose proper name was Philip Hesseltine), a pathologist testified that denth was due to gas-poisoning. posers, Van Dieren and Ireland. former said he visited War- lock on the evening before his death and found him sober and normal.

Evidence was given by two com

The vessel was struck and dam. mentions recent outbreaks into withdrawals in the past few licensed hawker, a sum of $30 by Witness testified that she attend-|

maged by the fired, and hove to

to submit to search.

Coast guardsmen boarded the Analain and arrested Captain Me- Kenna and his crew of Newfound- landers on charges of violating the American prohibition laws. Eleven members of the crew were taken in custody.

days.

Boir

A

COULD BE

ENDED IN A MONTH

REMEDY IN HANDS OF BANKS.

SCATHING CRITICISM BY LORD D'ABERNON.

NEW YEAR HOPES.

Intelligent cooperation be tween the world's central banks would largely amelio- rate the economic depression in a month, declares Lord D'Abernon, in the course of a discussion of the prospects of a brighter business Now Year.

The Bankers Trust Company AN APPEAL POSSIBLE. of Philadelphia and its nineteen branches in this city was closed

Sentence of two months', hard to-tlay by order of the State labour, with

a. stay pending Secretary of Banking,

appeal, was imposed by Mr. The bank is one of the most Williams at the Central Police The increasing tendency of prominent financial Institutions in Court this morning on Li Tsun- The cutter Cartigna fired three the Gandhi extremists towards Philadelphin, its nesota totalling pul, senior interpreter at Police shots to-day at the British steamer the use of violence is the main | £11,000,000.

Ireland expressed the opinion The Fresident of the company Headquarters, who appeared on

that Warlock was worried about Anniain, oil-burning vessel whose note of the Government of In- lines resembled those of naval des- dia's review of the internal situa-states that the closing is due to a remand on a charge of having his work with a young woman who to obtain from had lived with him na his wife. the tion up to December 20, which steady seepage" of deposits, due attempted among

false pretences,

ed a dance on the night of War- Bombay and Ahmedabad und a

The President added that the recrudescence of the terroristnetion had been taken in order to that accused informed the hawker morning but was unable to gain The alleged false pretence was lock's death and returned in the

London, Dec, 22. movement in Bengal.

With the new year 1931 bring conserve the assets and for the that he was authorised by Police admission. The couple had not Acts of sabotage have occurred protection of the deposits and Sergeant Thorpe, officer in charge previously quarrelled. but War with it a brighter dawn for in the city of Bombay, followed by stockholders. He declared that of the Hawkers Department, to lock was worried, thinking him- British trade? clashes with the police, which, the Bank is "solvent, but harassed collect $30 on the latter's behalf had three days previously threat-economists and leaders of indus- fallure as a composer. Ho While many writers, noted together with other Incidents, show

and that the payment of this that the resistance to the boycott by the withdrawal of deposits."

The police were aummoned to the mohey would have the effet of encd to commalt suicide.

try declare they see a gleam of. on the part of the cloth dealers

influencing Sergeant Thorpe to The deceased's mother testified hope, a contrary view la expressed The action is a sequel to an

is being followed by an abandon-bank's premises and branches in show partiality towards him in the that her son had long been by Mr. W. Lionel Hichens, the.. Coast guardsmen declared that ment

of non-case crowds gathered. Meanwhile conduct of his business ns amazingly bold coup by an inter-

of the pretence

a separated from his wife. He chairman of Messrs. Cammell, national swindler named Marang, their prize wan equipped with every violence.

measures are being taken to get licensed hawker. He is alleged to wrote witness affectionately on and his associates in crime, but modern nautical device known, and

The increasing tendency towards the situation in hand. The Bank have stated that it was through November 16th, saying he would Laird and Co., Ltd., the famous the case is not finally settled, was by far the handsomest ship the use of force is also shown by

NÆRANIHARARINNAR the help of Sergeant Thorpe that much rather visit her at any time shipbuilders and one time member

the hawker and had his licence but Christmas, which, Reuter adding that Mr. Nor-which they have seen in the illicit the methods employed in the

for him, of the Egyptian Ministry of vigorous no-tax campaign bein MERAPI TRAGEDY,enewed, man Birkett, K.C. representing rum trade.

would be "A season of gloom and Finance, who declares that as Coast guardsmen said they were

melancholy"

long as most of the basle British Messrs. Waterlow, has raised

the entirely in their authority in Aring

After evidence about the state industries' costs and prices are which legal arguments, Judge has decided to hear next upon the vessel, as she was inside the 12-mile limit an specified in

of the gas-pipe in the flat where higher than those of their foreign. the gentlemen's agreement between

Warlock was found, the jury re- rivals, British foreign trade (on turned a verdict that they were which she mainly depends) will Mr. Justice Wright, therefore. Britain and America.

unable to determine whether coninue to dwindle. deferred entering judgment.

Captain McKenna and his men

death was due to an accident or Mr. Stuart Bevan, K.C. in open-will be brought here to face formal Ing the case for the Bank, said charges in United States district that the claim arose out of the court. fact that, in 1926, Messrs. Water-

term.

pursued in the United Provinces.

Press Incitement.

The deterioration in the tone of the native press continues and a mall section in giving direct or Indirect incitement to crimes of violence.

There is nothing communal in the outrages reported. The causes appear to be economie, supplement- ed by the encouragement given to the spirit of lawlessness movement,

and

Coast guardamen said that the low and Sona printed a large quan-British vessel, because of her speed, tity of Bank of Portugal notes probably could have operated for a without any authority from the long time without being apprehend-fostered by the civil disobedience bank. Those banknotes were clred save for chance circumstances number of which brought the patrol boat upon ..culated and a large

It was in res-her in firing range before she could them were met. pect of the money paid against make her getaway. these notes that the bank made their claim.

Bank's Power to Issue Note.

The Banen de Portugal had from

the Portuguese Government the

exclusivo right of issuing bank-

EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A.

EXTENSION.

notes for circulation in Portugual, WORK BEGUN ON KOWLOON Azores, and Madelra.

Another

BUILDING.

Women's Franchise.

Meanwhile the Indian Round Table Conference is continuing its work. In the franchise sub- committee to-day, speeches were delivered by Mrs. Subbarayan and Begum Shah Nawaz, who submitt- ed a memorandum on the position of women under the proposed new Indian Constitution,

The speakers said it was vital that the Round Table Conference should itself define the future position of women as it would be hard to secure a proper examina- tion of the qucation if postponed to future dates, after the Indian Constitution has been reformed and the claims of others to special consideration has been weighed and settled.

DEATH-ROLL MOUNTS TO SEVEN HUNDRED.

NATIVES MAROONED.

Batavia,, Dec. 22. The death-roll resulting from the eruption of. Merapi is now catimated at about seven hundred,

The volcano instill active and all villages in the danger zone have evacuated.

cut

An

army acroplane flying over the stricken zone saw group of seventy-five natives completely

off. An attempt will be made to drop them food by parachute. together with promises of-a- speedy rescue.-Reuter.

JANUARY" INVESTORDIDORTMUNDENIA

had approximately 13,500 deposi- tors, with deposits amounting to G$46,036,592-Reuter's American Service.

More Failures,

Unconvincing Story,

ment of a

His Worship giving judgment this morning, rejected defendant's story that the money was repay- lean, describing it as nost unconvincing. Although he did not necept in its

entirety the avidenco

of the hawker, his War- ship was convinced that defendant had attempted to obtain the $30 by falsely pretending that he had been authorised to do so by Sergeant Thorpe.

In sentencing defendant to two months' hard labour his Worship aaid he bore in mind his lonz record of good service In the Police Department.

Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared for defendant, asked his Worship to grant a stay of execution us ho had received instructions to make the application with a view to appeal.

No Option.

Apart from the appeal, how ever. Mr. Lo asked his Worship to treat the defendant as a first offender and to give him the option

of a fine.

New York, Dec. 22.

Mr. Williams said he did not The closing of four more bank-think he could do that. It was ing institutions is announced from serious offence. He mentioned Florida, Mississippi, Georgia and that there had been a certain

Indiana.

suicide.

The Coroner commented on the 4guro musical world's loss of a prominent both in composition and literature.-Router.

THIEVES RANSACK

GODOWN.

GET AWAY WITH GOODS WORTH $2,500.

The China Electric Company; of No. 12-14, Queen's Road Central,

"Until," he says, "like Austra- lia, we suddenly become awake to the fact that our exports aro in sumcient to pay for our necessary Imports."

Cotton Trade Fenra.

the Mr. Andrew Naesmith, general secretary of the Amal- gamated Weavers Association, de clared to-day that the cotton in- dustry has definitely contracted (presumably referring to the rationalisation proposals) never again to find employment for the same number of operatives.

the

Viscount D'Abernon, former has auffered a big loss through Ambassador in Berlin, and head theft of goods in their godown at of the British Economic Mission 42, Lockhart Road, Wanchai. to the Argentine, describes, the

The theft was discovered yester- present economic crisis as day morning when the fact was "most stupid and *the most made apparent that, profiting from gratuitous in financial history." the inactivity of the week-end, He declares that the world de- thieves had forced their way in by pression continues with all the breaking the lock of the door.

essential circumstances except They removed number of electric torch cases and era of commercial prosperity.

considerable monetary wisdom-favouring an unit cells, the whole being valued.

at over $2,500.

A

A report has been made to the police by the Manager, Mr. S. G. Green.

bank, the Banco National Ultrama. rino, had an exclusive right to With the contract given out, and for circulation in preparatory work already in hand Issue notes Portuguese colonies.

by the contractors, the extension to in 1922 Mesars. Waterlow and the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, -Sons were employed by the bank should be an necomplished fact in to print a large quantity of bank-the near future. This will mean called "Vasco additional accommodation facilities, notes. They, were da Gama" notes, because they had a swimming pool and a large enter

amount of trouble in the Hawkers' a portrait of Vasco da Gama, the tainment bunge. circumnavigator, in the left-hand The extenalen in to consist of four

The most noteworthy Is the fai- Department during recent years. floors to the height of the present

Present Discrepancy,

lure of the City National Bank of

Mr. Lo pointed out that it was 19 "On December 4, 1924," said Mr. building in Salisbury Road, the

The present voting qualification, Miami, with resources of G$7,000,- defendant's first offence in Bevan, "there appeared, out of the first floor to be utilised as a swim-given on equal terms to men and 000 and deposits of nearly G36,-years and he felt that a Magis- blue, a gentleman who has been ming pool the second floor as

on 900,000-Rruter's American Ser-trate in England would take that produced in Actual vice.

fact into consideration and would known as Marang, although he large lounge for entertainment pur-women, and based mainly

not send the prisoner to gaol. was Poses, and the two remaining floors property, n longer

practice a very great discrepancy name which more difficult to pronounce. Hojas living rooms,

between them in voting power as

Sending him to prison would not came to Mosars. Waterlow and The contenelors are Messrs. Lam. the number of women holding

do Society any good. He did not Sons with a letter of Introduction Wop and Co., who erected the Pre property was small.

think the prosecution wore press SEVEN LIVES LOST IN STREET. from a Dutch printer with whom, sent building, and they have made

Ing for imprisonment. apparently, Mesars. Waterlow and an immediate start on the work. Sona had a slight aecquaintance.

corner.

had n

Forgers and Sharps.

DOCTOR'S UNHAPPY

EXPERIENCE.

ATTACKED WITH KNIFE AND PEPPER,

#1

WEIHAIWEI DISLIKES

CUSTOMS.

TRADE OF PORT BEING AFFECTED.

. Polles Attitude.

DEATHS CAUSED BY LONDON FOG.

ACCIDENTS.

Gold Falls.

The explanation of this anomaly is that the machinery for handling and distributing the product of labour has proved quite - frade" quate....and the gold standard, which was adopted with a view to obtaining a stability in world prices, has falled in its main function.

Lord D'Abernon omphasises that gold, to provide stability, must be intelligently and skilfully handled.

"This has not been forthcoming

Concentration on Credit.

They hoped a franchise qualifica- tion would be accepted giving wo- men their due weight in returning

London, Dec. 22. representatives to Legislative

Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Direc-

A dense fog continues to envelope Bodies. They also felt strongly

tor of Criminal Intelligence, who Central London and the southern in many countries and grave William

the necessity for special consi Mr. Marang saw Sir

conducted the prosecution, sald suburbs.

trouble has already occurred. duration of Waterlow, who was at that time

the question of seats

Shanghal, Dec, 22. the offence was a very serious one, Seven deaths aro reported in Still graver troubles threaton, chairman of the defendant com-i

for women the Legislatures. Even A delegation of Chinese mer-There had been a lot of trouble street accidents. Road traffle has both economic and political.” pany. I told a story which, on

with a franchise which produced chants from Weihaiwei hag arrived and corruption among native con- the more statement of it, we sub-

unl voting power with men they here and will give a' recéption to stables from time to timo and the been soverely affected and in some parts omnibus and tram services mit, was an incredible story, and

doubted whether at first a real Chinese newspaper correspondents Police had to prevent it from wero discontinued, while reduced he produced documents then sud

uality of opportunity in the this evening.

reaching the senior Interpreters.

suburban

services were run on the later all, or most, of which not! A native doctor, named Pang political arena would be produced. The delegation is on its way to The defendant "had for years railways. only invited suspicion but shouted Tim-hung, has related, to the police, owing to the force of convention Nanking for the ригрове of acted ай Interpreter to

Croydon aerodrome was out of for it.

an unsual experience with befel and habit.

lodging a complaint regarding the Inspector General of Police and service, but incoming air liners were "It now transpires that he was him last night, when, returning

establishment of the Maritime as such was considered the senior able to land at Lympno, Brigh of international to his residence at No. 106, Nam-

Customs at Weihaiwoi, pointing Interpreter

Headquarters. one of a gang forgors and 'abarps' who lind choang Struct, Shanshuipo, he'

In view of the importance of out that the heavy taxation The fact that the I.G.P. took a ched a plot which was so full was suddenly attacked whilst on the first years of India's now seriously affecting the import and serious view of the

case was of leaka

and holes that it is the staircase by a mani with fe.. it was vital that the voice export trade.

shown by his decision to bring it before the Magistrato Instead of amazing that it met with the suc knife.

Receiving a cul in the forehead.

simply dismissing the defendant, cess which it did. In substance,

with the approval of His Excel- the doctor closed in with his some The the story he told was this.

lancy the Governor, no he had finances of the Portuguese Colony nasailant, Jind succeeded

power to do.

Special Allotment.

BOBBY JONES KEPT

• BUSY.

the

nt

the

His Worship granted a stay of Bontence and increased the ball from $500 to $750,

IMPROVING LATER.

Wireless.

FOKI ROBRED BY

FOOTPADS.

*

He expresses the opinion that there will be no lagting remedy until attention, is concentrated upon currency and credit.

He believes that joint action between the principal gold-using countries in the world would result in an immediate improvement in the situation.

of women on the Legislatures should be heard, and they urged

"Appropriato decisions by the larger central banks could special.. arrangements,

modify the world · écononife small temporarily of Angola, he said are very low. wrenching the weapon away. He proportion of the seats to women.

altuation within a month!” -A RELIEVED OF-380 WHICH A Dutch group of financiers are ww, however, not prepared for

Later, it was agreed, when

HE HAD COLLECTED.

Practically the mmo conclusions going to the rescue of the Govern the change of tactics when his publie was no longer startled by

were reached by Sir Charles Addis mont. Tiere are two contracta assailant drow out a package of the conception of women in public TO GIVE BROADCAST TALKS

Ip Fong, a fold employed by the of the Bank of England, a fow and a power of attorney."

pepper and threw the contents life and had learn to appreciate

WEEKLY.

Sam Woo firm of pig-dealers, 202, days ago, whom he declared it to be into his face.

their presence, such a provisioni

Portland Stroof: Yaumati, has re- the considered opinion of tho Impudent Forgeries.

Discomated, the doctor who should no longer be

necessary

Atlanta, Georgia, Dec. 22,

ported to the police that he was rob- Directors. of the Bank of Intori "Ono contract, which was pur-forced to fres his hold, and the They further suggested that the Bobby Jones has confirmed that

bed by footpads while out collecting tional Settlement that the world ported to be made between the man escaped. The kulia was re- principle that sex should be no ho han contracted to rive, twenjye

from various customers on credit structure, was threatened Governor of Angola and. a Mr. covered and was handed over to disqualification for serving the six weekly broadcast talks on oif The Royal Observatory reports the mainland yesterday, with collapse unless tho cent Reis, acting on behalf of a Dutch the polico.

country should be embodied in the throughout the country on Wednes that the anticyclone has aprend Betting out from the shop at banks devised. In concert, a mies constitution." Ayndicate, provided for the print.

day evenings beginning on January southward and is now central over o'clock in the evening, he said, he of restoring stablilt

the Lower Yangtaxe Valley. had collected about 830 by the time He pointed out that thron

bus at Shamshulpo. of the world's monetary fold for newspapers; practising the 5.5 const of China-and over off at the Bay Street Lockta up in the 1 After a general" discussion that 20:48 extremely busy writing Strong monsoon will prevail along. franchiso committoo discussed law and noting a bank director the North China Sea. "The local function, be was surrounded

In France, fale be forecastcode Northwinds three men who on the pretence of voles In Provincialudægislaturen bali,

ryovercast Wänd

Parrying

ing, by that syndicate, of notes

to the face value of 100,000,000

Basis of Franchise.

Sixty-eight deaths from tuber- oscudes. The other contract pur colosis were reported in the Colony ported to be between the Banco de inst wook. There were also four

and the Governor ·

of cases of typhoid (two deaths) and hone the number of and vice-president of the local base (Continued on Page 9.) two cases of diphtheria (one fatal).

money