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GLASGOW SILK BRITAIN & SILVER OUTLOOK IN INDIA

FIRM FAILURE: FRAUDS ALLEGED.

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PROMINENT CITY MEN. ARRESTED.

FACING VERY GRAVE CHARGES.

PROBLEM.

WON'T BE BACKWARD IF CONFERENCE CALLED.

SNOWDEN'S ATTITUDE.Į

London, Feb. 17.

The silver question was raised in the House of Commons to-day.; when the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer was questioned on the matter by Mr. W. Smithers, Con- Bervative M.P. for the Chislehurst

THIRTEEN IN DOCK.Division of Kent,

Arising out of the failure of Scottish Amalgamated Silks, Limited, thirteen of Glasgow's leading industri- alists were arrested on Mon- day and charged yesterday with fraud and false pre- Grave scandals in tences. connexion with the flotation and conduct of the company are alleged.

London, Feb. 16. Glasgow has been stirred by the sudden arrest of thirteen business men, some of whom are prominent in the public life of the city.

Mr.

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BRIGHTER.

LORD IRWIN TALKS WITH GANDHI.

BRITISH DELEGATION MAY BE SENT.

GUESSES ASTRAY.

SINGAPORE | POLITICAL CRISIS

AIR CRASH.

DOUBLE FATALITY IN R.A.F.

BING COPZ 10 GENTS

IN SPAIN: MADRID NERVOUS.

CONFUSION WORST CONFOUNDED.

PARACHUTE FAILS. TWO ATTEMPTS TO ASSUME

(Our Own Correspondent)

CONTROL FAIL.

"MONARCHICAL UNITY"

Spain is in a political turmoil. be

Singapore, Feb. 17. High hopes prevail regarding

The first Royal Air Force Snowden informest the the outcome of conversatious questioner that he had not received between Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, tragedy since the Air Force any invitation from the American and Mahatma Gandhi, which Base was established at Singa-The situation appears to Government to attend a Confer- opened ઘર્ડ Delhi ence with a view to restoring the Meanwhile, London newspapers

yesterday,pore has cast a gloom over the changing every minute. Senor Alba has definitely refused to price of silver.

town to-day. appear to be making wild guesses There were two victims of the Guerra, former Left Conserva- return to Madrid, Senor Sanchez at the composition of a Parlia- mentary Delegation, which will

tive, has failed in an attempt to probably be sent to India in the

form a government, and another near future.

effort to establish a Military Dictatorship has also collapsed.

Mr. Smithers urged that in view of the worldvide interest in the price of silver.Mr. Snowden ought to take every opportunity to fall in with arrangements being made

in various parts of the warld wo that Britain would not be left out of this Conference,

Mr. Snowden, in reply, said did not think the British Govern- | ment should take the initiative in This matter. He remarked that " should rest with ather coun- tries with far

greater interests than we have in this matter.

Mr. Snowden added that if there

IMPORTANT COURT

Those arrested are connected with the Scottish Amalgamated was an International Conference, Sika, Ltd., which is now in volun-Britain would not be backward.

Reuters tary liquidation. A aum of nearly half a million sterling in involved. Simultaneously with the Glas- gow arrests, a Company promoter has been arrested in Manchester, charged with forming a fraudu lent scheme to obtain money from the public in connexion with the ahove Company. He is being sent to Glasgow for trial.

The Scottish Amalgamated Silks, Ltd., was formed in 1928

RULING.

NATIONAL CITY BANK DOUBLE OBLIGATIONS.

for India. Me

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New Delhi, Feb. 16. Mr. Wedgwood Benn, Secretary J. II. Thomas, Dominions Secretary, and other Parliamentary delegates are pected to arrive here early in March, with constitutional Ex peris. for discussions In India, with a view to the appointment of Indian Committees to work out the details of the proposed new Con

stitution-Reuter

Official Denial,

London, Feb. 16.

disaster,

Flying Officer Davis. Corporal nyce.

Both were attached to the R.A.F. Singapore, and they were killed in the crashing of a big bomber which they had taken up for exer- cines over Singapore.

of

The machine got into difficulties and crashed from a height 6,000 feet.

Flying Officer attempt to escape, jumping out Davis made an

troubles. Republican sentiment, is There is A fear of labour running high among the lenders of the Left, and the situation ap- pears to have moved towards the Right. Important developments are expected in the next day or two.

Paris, Feb. 16.

of the machine on its headlong Liberal leader, has declined the Senor Santiago Alba, the exiled Hight, with his parachute trailing request of King Alfonso to pro- behind. Unfortunately, the para-reed to Madrid for the parvuse chate failed to open and Flying of forming a Cabinet.--Reder, Officer Davis was killed.

Corporal Boyce remained in the

Senor Guerra Invited. that there is no truth in the report machine and was killed

instan- from New Delhi that Mr.. Wedg-taneously when it erashed in a wood Benn and Mr. Thomas are mangrove awamp. shortly proceeding to India,

It is officially stated in London

BRITISH COTTON EXHIBITION.

Reuter euros, however, that there is no reason to believe that the "Government has abandoned the project of sending a delegation. New York, Feb. 16. th India. It is, in fact, consider- Reversing the favourable ing the question of sending out a

astmall body of British politicians QUEEN INTERESTED IN THE

and ofeials to follow up the work of the Round Table Conferenco.

with a capital of nearly two mil-opinion of the lower Court, in tions sterling-Reuter.

Names of the Accused.

London, Feb. 17. The following are the names of the thirteen arrested

men:

Fred Tomlinson.

business

John Morison Rockland. George Stanley Conts, Seton Veltch Coats.

Jureph Johnstone. James Sutherland. Robert Hannay.

Alexander Young.

George Totd.

Duncan Wilkie.

Alexander Rennie,

John Gardner,

Arthur Callender Strachie, James Sutherland, who is as octogenarinn, has been granted ball in a sum of £10,000, owing to ill-health.

Fraud and False Pretences.

Later.

suit brought by Messrs. C. B. Richard and Company to compel the National City Bank to pay the New York rate of 13 cents per rouble, instead of the 4% cents ruling at Leningrad on the de- posits of the National City Rank in Leningrad on September 1st, 1918, the day on which the Bank closed, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York State has ruled that the Bank should not be held liable for the New York value.

CARSO

The decision is important, be

if Involves millions .or dollars for similar transactions.--- Bester's American Service.

MAMMOTH CUNARD

LINER,

MAY BE LAUNCHED NEXT'

FEBRUARY,

London, Feb. 17. The now 70,000-ton Cunarder

DISPLAY.

Madrid, Feb. 16. Senor Sanchez Guerra, the for- mer Left Conservative leader, who was imprisoned in connexión with the abortive rising at Valen- cia in 1929, has been invited to form a Cabinet.

the

so-called

Senor Guerra, who is a lawyer by profcasion, has been promin- ently associated with the Left wing of the Conservative Party. Liberal-Conserva- London, Feb. 16.

tives, for many years. He form- Lord Sankey Cunnut Go.

ed a Cabinet la 1922 which did not Her Majesty the Queen visited last very long. When, in 1926, the the British Cotton Exhibition at Many of the delegates to the the White City to-day. She made. Proposal for a National Assembly Conference party would include Lord Sankey she showed great interest, after-whose friendship he had enjoyed, had hoped that the tour of the exhibits, in which nominated by the Government was and Mr. Wedgwood Beun, but it is wards expressing herself as de- stating that if this "farcical pro- mooted. he wrote to the King. pointed out that special obstacles lighted. prevent the Lord Chancellor from leaving the country.

ject" was carried out, he would feel compelled to sever all rela tions with the Royal House and leave Spain for a time.

Her

Majesty congratulated those associated with the organi- It is, however, not improbable sations and expressed the hope that other members of the Govern- that the exhibition, which is being ment may visit India, though no held in connexion with the British has yet been taken. Industries Fair, would have great decision Lauter.

Success in stimulating trade- British Wireless.

Rumours Speculative.

London, Feb. 16.

MURDER MYSTERY

UNSOLVED.

VERDICT IN BLACKHEATH TRAGEDY.

London, Feb. 17,

Later, he denounced the new it would be merely the Instrument Parliament, on the ground that

of Primo de Rivera, and after making this protest he went inte voluntary exile.

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PLAY IN

UNPRECEDENTED POSITION THE FOURTH TEST.

AT HOME.

EARLY POLLINGS.

London, Feb. 16.

Owing to ill-health, Mr. Hugh Morrison, Conservative M.F. for Salibury, renigned his scat in the House of Commons to-day.

Morrison had a majority of 2,600 At the General Election, Mr. over the Liberal candidato and 11,000 over the Labour nominee,

It is anticipated that at the bye-election new rendered neces- Labour candidates will again con- Hary. Conservative, Liberal and test

the seat.-British Wireless

London, Feb. 17.

GREAT BOWLING BY BOTH TEAMS.

SOUTH AFRICA NEAR WIN AFTER FACING DEFEAT.

EXCITING FINISH.

Johannesburg, Feb. 17. After a most exciting bat- tle for victory, the Fourth. Test Match between South Africa and England WILE drawn to-day. At one or two periods it appeared that England were definitely o top, but some brilliant bowl- ing by Nupen brought about à sensational collapse, and near thing, South Africa requiring only 37 runs to win with three wickets to fall.

was

The country is faced with an almost unprecedented situation in the nature of a miniature General Election. either

Seven bye-elections are progressing or pending. These are as follows:

At East Islington, due to the. donth of Dr. Ethel Bentham (Labour). The candidates are Mrs. Leah Manning (Labour), Misa Thelma Cazalet (Conserva- tive), Major Crawford (Liberal), when South Africa resumed their takes place on Thursday, and all missed by Tate before he had and Brigadier General Critchley innings in hot weather before a (Empire Crusader).

crowd of 3,000, Mitchell was dis Polling parties concede that the contest Catterall failed to settle down, added to his overnight acore, and is likely to be a close one.

being out 18 runs later.

The thrilla began yesterday

At Fareham. due to the rotire- Taylor defended stubbornly and ment of Sir John Davidson (Con- with Viljoen hitting out the posi servative). The candidates here tion had been considerable im are the former Attorney General, proved before the lunch interval Sir Thomas Inskip (Conserva- when the score-board showed 249 tive), Mr. Cross (Liberal), and rums for 5 wickets. Viljoon was Mr. Pearson (Labour). Polling bowled by Voce in the last over takes place on Friday.

hefore lunch.

At Salisbury, owing to the re- tirement of Mr. Hugh Morrison (Conservative).

Peebles Inspired,

Taylor attacked the bowling on At Pontypridd, owing to the resumption, when Peebles had un Cignation of Mr. Mardy Jones remaining five wickets, only 52 inspired spell, and took all the (Labour).

runs being added. Cameron went The other bye-elections are at back. bowled, after making two, St. George's, Westminster Sun-McMillan compiled twelve and derland, Fermanagh and Tyrone, was caught owing to the deaths of the sitting Peebles.

members-Router.

BRITISH TARIFF

PROPOSALS..

REQUESTS MADE TO SEVEN COUNTRIES.

London, Feb 17.

by Hendren off Nupen and Taylor appeared to be making a stand when Taylor playing back to Peebles, knocked his only wicket down.

Peebles took the wickets of his-two-successors-without-any' addition to the score.

Peebles, in fact, took the last three wickets in five balls for

no runs.

Taylor had made 72 by splendid cricket, and Nupen was not out.11. Peebles who had met with little success until he suddenly took Light was thrown on Britain's command of the game after lunch request for tariff reductions by Mr. to-day returned a final analysia, of W. R. Smith, Parliamentary Secre-6 wickets for 63 runs. Voce's one He returned to Spain in 1928tary to the Board of Trade in the wicket cost him 106 runs.

House of Commons to-day. and organised the Valencia rising-

England's Lead. against the Dictatorship. The re-

The Valencia Rising,

Mr. Smith and the British pro-

It is authoritatively stated that no decision has been reached re- garding the despatch of a Parlia- mentary, delegation to India to continue the work of the Round

volt was crushed and Guerra and posuis sent to Austria, Belgium,) England thus gained a lead of Table Conference, and that

his son were arrested. The King France, Germany, Italy, Poland and 147 runs on the first innings and rumours regarding the ultimate

is stated to have urged that Guer-Switzerland embraced articles of provided runs could be made constitution of the delegation are

ra, who had rendered many ser- principal interest to British trade. quickly appeared well set for vic- therefore clearly speculative.

The inquest was held to-day on vices to the Crown, should be par. They must be, regarded as confiden-tory.

Instructions to hit out, however, The thirteen well-known North

Mr. Wedgwood Bonn, Secretary the body of Louisa Maud Steel, andoned, but Primo de Rivera decid-tial at the present stage, but the of England and West Scotland of ready for launch by the for India, stated in the House of 18-year-old servant irl, whose ed that he and his son should be general line followed was request was probably responsible for a business men were formally re-end of next Februars if present Commons to-day that he was un-strangled and mutilated body was tried by court martial. Both were

for the consolidation of existing disastrous start. Three runa had Messrs. John able us yet to make a precise found at Blackheath

duties where they were already low; been scored when Lee was dis manded in custody at the Glasgow Brown, the builders, are realised. statement of the Government's 23rd. under circumstances which opened the case, but the higher and in most cases where they were missed. Wyatt was out leg before

on January acquitted. The Cabinet later re Work both in the Clydeside Yard plans.

substantial a reduction of 25 per at 23 and with the core un- suggested that she had been mur-court confirmed the acquittais.

changed, Hammond was caught by Guerra gave up his cent was requested. Reuter. dered in a motor-car and the body Thereupon în

Mitchell of Catterall. then thrown on to the Heath.

leadership of the Party. The jury's verdiet was one of

After the fall of the Dictator some unknown

more

Sheriff's Court to-day,

They were charged with fraud and false pretences arising from

the Crown investigation of the

expectations

and in the factories and founderies

in various industrial centres progressing rapidly, with day and

Gandhi to Meet Viceroy.

alfairs of the Scottish Amal-night shifts. The transport of formation regarding the attitude murder against

When asked if he had any in- The amount involved is said to special parts from pluces as far of the Congress Parly towards person.Reuter,

Kamated Silka, Ltd.

be £438,000.--Reuter

GERMAN RAILWAY

SHARES.

INTERNATIONAL ACTION

ASSURES SALE.“ ·

Berlin, Feb. 16. By arrangement, n group of International 'bonkers, including the French Government. has nssured the sale of Mka. 300,000,- 000 worth of Gorman railway pre- ference shares at a discount of 6 per cent--Reuter.

NEW PRESIDENT OF FINLAND.

PREMIER ELECTED BY NARROW MARGIN.

Helsingfors, Feb. 16. The Premier, M. Svin Hufvud, has been elected President of Fin land.

He secured 151 votes to 149 enst for Dr. Stahlberg-Reuter.

CAMPBELL.

distant as Darlington creates pro- the blems for which many ingenious Benn said he could add nothing. Conference proposals, Mr. solutions have been found. The rudder, weighing 160 tops, will require a specially-propared vessel to carry it fom Middiestrough to the Clyde. The gigantic size of liner is such that each of the funnels would contain the hulls of four steamers of the first Curiard fleet.--British, Wiveleaa.

to what had appeared in the Press. RETURN OF CAPTAIN

In reply to a further question, Mr. Benn said he understood there was to be an interview between the Viceroy and Gandhi,

the new

TWO MOTOR CARS STOLEN.

.1

TAKEN FROM KOWLOON

PARKING STANDS.

and the promising of a Aberal regime by General Beren- geur, Senor Guerra ́made a sensa. tional speech, last year, in which he declared that the King had lbst the confidence of the nation, Los he was responsible for the es. tablishment of the late Dictator- ship and must be held respon- sible for its misdeeds.

RECENT BENARES

RIOTING.

OVER HUNDRED SENT TO HOSPITAL

Benaros, Feb. 16.

J

the

morn-

Hendren and Leyland pulled things together somewhat and at the close of play yesterday, the board showed 110 for 3 wickets, Hendren being not out 39 and Leyland not out 41. It WOR evident whon game was resumed this ing that

great fight for victory was in prospect.

Nupen bowled with deadly effect, No fewer than 194 people, most-Hendren was caught with his score Questioned regarding the pre-. sont position in respect of the

ly Hindus, have been admitted to at 45, Leyland had gone five runs hospital as a result of the com- before with the total at 120 and his armed rising in Burma, Mr. Benn said the main outbreak had been

"His Majesty," he added, "has munal disturbances which took own contribution 46. dealt with, but there is still a con-

constitutional place on Thursday last, following Captain Malcolm Campbell will dishonoured his

Tale's Brave Iitting. siderable number of rebels in the receive an official welcome on his agreement with the people. I am disturbances which marked

He Tate made a brave aliow forests, who had broken up into return. from creating a new land not a Republican, but the Spanish murder of a Monlem foreign-cloth

was it the wicket for exactly 25 small ganges and were being dealt speed record at Daytona.

people has the right to change its dealer. with a systematically s possible.

Fifteen deaths are reported.minites end scored 88 runs. Four form of government if it wishes,

times he hit the ball out of the It is still uncertain whether the

It must do so, however, in a legal manner."

ground for aixes and his total in- leader, Sayasan, is alive or dead.

cluded two foura. British Wireless,

Two cases have been reported to police of cars having been stolen from parking standa in Kowloon.

In the first case, Lieut. H.M.hi King, R.N., Kai Tack Agrodrome, reports that his Chrysler, valued at $2,000 was stolen the night before last.

Mr. C. Thomson, of 11, Stafford Road, Kowloon Tong, similarly reported that his Willys Knight (No. 1728) vanished from the Tsim Sha Tsui parking ground

the night before lant.

Gandhi Meets. Viceroy.

New Delhi, Feb..17. Lord Irwin and Mahatma Gand-

TO HAVE OFFICIAL WELCOME TO-MORROW.

London, Feb. 16.

Captain Campbell is due to arrive aboard the Mauretania at Southampton on Thursday,

The ceremony, It was announced in the House of Commons to-day, will take place in Westminator Hall.—British Wireless.

A Contitutionalist.

The sequel to this and other speeches was a ban on political moetings-Reuter and 1 B. S.

Guerra's Busy Day.

Madrid, Feb. 16. had a conversation lasting, fourport that Mr. Wedgwood Benn King Alfonso

In the grim Escorial Palace, hours to-day.

spent this after- It is believed to have been of a to India soon as baseless,

and Mr. Thomas were proceeding noon praying at his mother's tomb, satisfactory nature, and is being

while Senor Sanchez Guerra plod resumed to-morrow-Reuter.

The Premter added that no such ded on an uncensing round of decisions had been made. The vialts to potential Ministerial col Government was consulting with longues, several of whom are ac the Viceroy how best to carry on tually behind prison bars. the negotiations begun in London, Count Romanones definitely pro- plying to Mr. Churchill, Mr. Ram- plated.

In the House of Commons, re-and the arrangements, when commised the support of the Liberal .would be announced. Party, but the result of the con- Bay MacDonald-described the ro-Reuter,

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Premier's Denial.

London, Feb. 17.

Reuter

COST OF LIVING AT HOME.

the

RETAIL PRICES STILL GOING DOWN.

Chapman made three, Voce five- and Peebles two, and et this stage 03 for 9 wickets, Nupon having Laken every one of the last als, Chapman declared the innings

elosed:

England undoubtedly contributed largely to their own collapse by London, Feb. 16.

their anxiety to get runs quickly, The Minister of Labour states minutes, and to-day's play lasted The whole innings lasted only 101 that on January 31st, the average only 89 minutos in which 69 runs. level of retail prices was approxi- were scored while 6 wickets fell." mately 52 per cent, above the lovel of July, 1914.

This compares with 58 per cent.

Nupen's Figures.

Until this morning, Napen had

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a month ago and 64 par cent, a not taken a wicket, and... had had year ago. British Wireless.