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GANGSTER SHOT DEAD.

JACK DIAMOND'S CAREER AT AN END.

Albany, Dec. 18. The gangster Icader Jack Diamond has been shot dead,

It was after a party to celebrate his acquittal on a charge of kid- napping a lorry driver, that the

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931.

JAPANESE ORDER COUNTERMANDED.

TOKYO RAISES BAN ON TROOPS ADVANCE.

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Tokyo, Dec. 18, While offcial circles continue to the hope that Chang express

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF MRS. R. T. MATHESON.

Much regret will be expressed by a wide circle at the death of Mrs. Lilian Matheson, widow of the late Mr. R. T. Matheson. Mrs. Matheson had been ill only a fow

notorious gangster was shot dead | Hauch-Hang will withdraw the malaria, but complications set

by two unidentified gangsters, who burst into Diamond's room, nót far from the Capitol. and sent three bullets straight through his brain. Wife Detained.

Chinchow garrison and forestall

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days, suffering from a severe bout in and she passed away

Athe the possibility of a head-on col-Matilda Hospital at 11 o'clock last liston, it is learned authoritative night. Mrs. Matheson lost her hus

who was 11 ly that the orders to the Japanese band,

well-known troops not to advance westward of broker in Hongkong, some years Later. the Liao River, which were issued ago, and started the boarding house known as "Huntington," in His violent death at the hands after the operations of November Stubbs Road, moving recently to a of rival gangsters, has justified 27, have been countermanded.--- | place a little nearer town on the the fears felt by Diamond whleb Reuter.

sume road. gave the gangster an anxiour time, and sent him to Europe last year in an unsuccessful quest for sanc- tuary.

ties

The murder occurred in a board- ing house whose proprietress, Mra, Wood, has been detained. She Asserts that the Diamond festivi- proceeded all night long, being interrupted in the early morning by a crash of shots. The guests scampered off, and Dia mond was subsequently discovered

dead.

The police have also detained Mro. Diamond, who smoked cigarettes continually throughout her examination, moaning "I didn't do it."Reuter's American Service.

The Acquittal,

Troy, New York, Dec. 18. Jack Diamond. the gangster known as "Legn" Diamond, has been nequitted here on a charge of kidnapping and torturing lorry driver named Grover Parks In April.

Diamond BOW hos B record of 26 arrests and only two convic- tions. Reuter's American Service.

EXIT STUDENTS.

AN IGNOMINOUS END TO AGITATION.

Nanking, Dec. 18. Between 6,000 And 7,000 students from Shanghai, Peking and other cities were surprised at "our o'clock this morning by thou- sands of troops, who rounded them up and escorted them trains with steam up ready to start for Shanghai and Peking.

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By 10 am. all the students were homeward bound,

They had been quartered in the compound of the Central Univer- sity, and when surrounded ap peared submissive, probably owing to the grim, business-like attitude of the troops.-Reuter.

GIALDINI'S APPEAL.

RESULTS IN REDUCTION OF HIS SENTENCE,

Milan. Dec. 18. The Appeal Court has reduced Glaldini's sentence from 5 years and 10 months to 3 years, 2 months and 26 days.—Reuter,

Cialdini, the Italian associate of Hatry, charged with offences similar to those which resulted in A sentence of fourteen years' penal servitude on Clarence Hatry, was found guilty last June after a trial Insting six days, and sentenced to imprisonment for five years and ten months and a fine of 10,000 lire.]

PERSIAN EXECUTION.

JEWISH EX-MEMBER OF

PARLIAMENT SHOT.

Teherun, Dec. 18. A Jowish ex-member of the Persian Parliament and high officer, who was found guilty of high trea- eon, has been shot.

Several others convicted of being accomplices have been sentenced to periods of imprisonment ranging from six years to ten years.--Reu- ter'a Special Service.

SALESMAN SAM

Lengue Perturbed.

Paris, Dec. 18.

It is understood that the decens. ed lady, who land been many years In the Colony and at Canton, was an Australian. She had a wide Anxiety has been caused here circle of friends, and their deep by the Tokyo report of the coun-sympathy will go out to the only termanding of orders prohibiting daughter, Miss Matheson, in her weathercavement. It is particularly Japanese troops advancing ward of the Liao.

League officials point out that neutral observers are still in the district, and their report is neces- estimate the menace caused by the aary before the League is able to "fawlean elements" mentioned by Mr. Yoshizawa at the concluding will probably be leaving on Decem Council meeting. Mr. Yoshizawa bor 28 or 29 for Tokyo to take up his new post, travelling Siberia.

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Japanese circles observe that the countermanding order should not be regarded as a serious de- velopment, and hope that Chang Haueh-liang will withdraw his troops, thus averting a possible |clash-Reuter,

American Interest.

and that Miss Matheson is herself suffering from malaria and an in- fate of the Matilda Hospital, and is believed to be seriously it. Matheron is to take place this afternoon, passing the Monument about 6 o'clock.

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The funeral of the late Mrs.

CHILD WELFARE.

HEPORT OF LOCAL SOCIETY.

The second annual report of the activities of the Hongkong Society for the Protection of Chil- dren states that 33 cases were dealt with during the period between November 16, 1930 and Washington, Doc. 18. October 31 last. In these caRCS The Senate has passed a resolu. the welfare of 562 children was

affected. Mr. Singson to tion requesting tablo all Governmental notes ex- changed on the Manchurian out- break.--Reuter's Special Service.

CANON STREETER'S

ADDRESS.

SCIENCE'S GREAT NEED OF RELIGION.

In a masterly address, delivered In the Cathedral Hall yesterday, Canon B.

D.D., H. Streeter, the relationship of explain selence to religion, when he took for fs subject "The bearing on Selentife Religion of Thought."

Recent

In the course of his speech he referred to the appeal to the imagination as the strong point of materialism, Lut added that to-day it was recognised that materialism click not explain mintter.

The most outstanding fact gleaned from the year's experi- ence is the extreme poverty in which many of the community are living, enys the roport, a poverty for which there is no organised relief.

Speaking af begging children, the report suys that these are not always the children of the very poor many of the children of People carning decent wages talen to begging.

The most effective means of putting a stop to the practice. adds the report, would be for all to refrain from giving anything to these children.

NEW YEAR MAILS.

KINGSFORD SMITH FOR AUSTRALIA.

London, Dec. 18. Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, who reached London on Wednesday In his ultimate conclusions, with the Christmas mails from Canon Streetor spoke of the Australia, will leave on his return danger of superstition to religion journey in the same machine on and snil that Kumanity, in an age Tuesday, with mails which will be of selence, had an even greater distributed in Australia during the need of religion, as science had first days of the New Year. immense powers which could be An experimental air ferry be- used for the destruction of civili- tween Bristol and Cardiff will be as well as for its enrich- | started next month, with Avro sation ment.

X monoplanes.--British Wireless.

Dean Swann, who took the chair, at the conclusion of the address ex- pressed to Canon Streater the HINT FOR HONGKONG? gratitude and appreciation of the audience. Among these present were the Bishop of Victoria, Sir Henry and Lady Pollock, Mr. G. R. Sayer and many others.

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London. Dec. 18. The City of London Corporation

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BRITAIN DECLINES TO DIS- CUSS NEW MEASURES.

Berlin, Dec. 18. The British Government has de- clined to open discussions with Germany on the subject of the British customs duty, on the ground that discussion is useless, Is Britain is determined not te modify the new measures.-Reuter.

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