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Hongkong Telegraph.

Tel. 20269.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 14001

O WALE TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1933.

AIMEE MCPHERSON SUED

FOR DIVORCE

HOAX OVER BIRTH

OF BABY

ALLEGATION BY HUSBAND

MENTAL CRUELTY

Los Angeles, July 17% Aimee McPherson's third "romance" is broken and is to end in the divorce court.

A suit for divorce has already been filed by her husband, Mr., David Hutton,, who has presented his plea on the ground of mental cruelty.

He alleges that Aimee made his married life ridiculous by per- petrating a hoax with regard to the birth of a baby.

Aimee McPherson, the titian- haired hot, gospeller" married Mr. Hutton in September, 1931. He was then acting as vocal in- structor at her Angelus Temple) in Los Angeles.

The wedding came as a surprise

Aimee McPherson.

SIMPSON CASE

CONSUL-GENERAL UPHELD

BRITISH RIGHTS

London, July 17.

The case of Mr. Lenox Simp-

to Aimee's converts. Subsequent-son, the British journalist invol-

woman.

ACTION AGAINST MELLON FAILS

A CLAIM FOR $220,000,0001

New York, July 17. The civil suit for G.$220.000,- 000 against Mr. Andrew Mellon, and other former U. S. Treasury officials, hus been dismissed by the District Columbia Suprere Court.

The suit was brought by Mr. David Olson, ex-investigator of the Senate Stock Market, inquiry commiitee who alleged conniv-

STRIKING APPEAL

BY ROOSEVELT

Something for Nothing Brigade Condemned

New York, July 17.

In a striking broadcast message to-night, President Roosevelt declared that too many Americans were seck-' ing to gain money with the least possible Work..

He urged all to cast away self-destroying and national- destroying efforts to get somethings for nothing and to appreciate the truth that satisfying and safe reward comes. only through honest work."-Reuter.

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ance with certain foreign steam-PRESIDENT'S SON

ship companies whose identities were not disclosed.-Reuter.

Unwounded

Veteran Killed

UNTIMELY END.

frague.

DIVORCED

INCOMPATIBILITY PLEADED

WIFE SUCCEEDS

New York, July 17. Mr. Elliott Roosevelt, second son of the President, and his wife, were divorced at Minden, Nevada, to-day.

ly, her husband was sued for ved in trouble with the authori-front line throughout the World A Russian who served in the breach of promise by another

ties in Harbin, was again raised War and was never even slightly The decree was awarded to Mrs. wounded has been killed by a Elliott Roosevelt on. her cross- AIMEE'S ADVENTURES. in the House of Commons to-day Russian shell he found in a field petition charging her husband

by Mr. Thomas Williams, Aimee is now 43 years of age

with "extrome cruelty." near his house. She has been married three times, Replying to questions submitted, He was Puter Bartko, a Russian The court sat in comora and first to Robert Semple, a boiler Captain Anthony Eden, Under blacksmith. On finding the sholl Mr. Elliatt Rougevalt as not pre maker, who went to China as a Secretary for Foreign Affairs, rein the field, he carried it home sont, her testimony balay read buried in ferred to his reply of July 12, when and threw it into the fire. Its from a deposition which arrived missionary and was Hongkong, leaving her with he said he believed that appropriate explosion killed him and severely by air-mall from Philadelphia' in daughter.

action has been taken.

wounded three others.-Router. the morning.

NAZI "TRAITOR" MURDERED

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GARRISON SCHOOLS PRIZE GIVINGS

日六廿月五街

BINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

$36.00 PER ANNUM

WHITEAWAYS

"EXCELSIOR”

tland Baby Wool

A beak, ally soft-wool for making child arments. In white and

NEW PRICE

75 Cts.

Ball of 1-oz.

COAL-PETROL INDUSTRY

STALEMATE IN INDIA

VICEROY REFUSES TO

SEE GANDHI

REPLY TO SECOND REQUEST

Poona, July 17. The Mahatma Gandhi, apparently not discouraged by the refusal of the Viceroy to grant him an interview, has renewed his request.

Gandhi says he thinks he can show that the recent conference of the Congress Party was calculated to bring about an honourable peace.

The Viceroy's view is that an interview would be purposeless ns the Government is not prepared to bargain uniosa elvil dis- obedience is withdrawn on Con-

gresa's own initiative. It is ex- pected that he will refuse Gandhi's second request also.

VICEROY'S ATTITUDE.

Later. The Viceroy'a reply to Gandhi's second message has been received.

FOR BRITAIN

HARRIMAN AGAIN

DISAPPEARS

New York Banker Flees From Hospital

New York, July 17. It is reported that Mr. Joseph Harriman, the well- known banker, who recent- ly attempted suicide when sought by the police, has again disappeared from the nursing home where he was undergoing treatment for heart and nervous troubles..

Beuter.

FLIGHT DISASTER

MECHANIC ALIVE IN. NEW YORK

GUARANTEE GIVEN

ACTIVE SUPPORT BY GOVERNMENT

RAPID PROGRESS EXPECTED

London, July 17.

The Prime Minister made a dramatic announcement to-night. in the House of Commons when le said that a resolution would be introduced in the autumn to give effect to a proposal which the Government believed would en- sure an immediate progress in the manufacture of home-pro- daced motor spirit.

The proposal would take the form [of a guaranteed proference of four-

pencé per gallon in respect of light . hydrocarbon oils manufactured in this country from indigenous coal. Tho guarantee would be for ten [years from 1st April next, subject to an arrangement, the effect of which would be to vary the period of the guarantee according to the actual preference diffence between the customs duty and the excise: duty.

VARYING GUARANTEE.

TWO. VICTIMS: ONLY

It states once again that there

Berlin, July 7. Following the reports that the can be no question of the govern- ment holding conversation with third body found under the the representative of an associa wreckage of the Lithuanica was If the preference remained at its tion which is not abandoned that of Yesclaitas, it is announ-gallon, the period of the guarantee present level of eightpence por the civil disobedience movement, ced from New York that Y19-would be four and a half years. which is intended to coerce the claitas is alive and well.

If reduced to fourpence per Sument by means of unlawful ** activities.

Yescialtas was the mechanic gallon, the period would be nine who accompanied the ill-fated years and an intermediate rate of Lithuanian sirmen, Darius and preference would vary the period assist them la preparing their ma-100,000 tons er 30,000,000, gallons Girenas, to the United States, to of the guarantee proportionately

Under the plan in view, about chine for the flight which ended of patrol annually would be pro- so tragically when the airmen duced, consuming 360,000 tons of

·CONGRESS RIFT?

It

It is understood that Mrs. be regarded as having failed.

Gandhi's efforts may, therefore, Roosevelt based her plea upon is now regarded as possible that

DRAMATIC 3 AM differences in temperamont which Mr. Aucy, the President of Conwere almost in sight of their goal coal and giving employment to over.

ARRESTS

FORGED NOTE PLANT IN COLONY?

"made it Impossible for us to con- tinue living together."

Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt were married less than two years ago-There-is-one-child-of-the- marriage.-Reuter.

DEATH OF MR. A· B. LOWSON

gross will resign, as he is opposed to the resumption of civil dis- obedience. Renter.

No explanation for the tragic a thousand miners. mishap after the completion of a In addition, there was employ-. magnificent Atlantic crossing is ment connexion with plant. The COMMONS-STATEMENT.yet forthcoming, although Ger cost to the Treasury would be very

in referring to the subject in man experts have been examining small-British Wirclees. the House of Commons, Sir Samuel the wreckage. Hoare said the reply had the full The experts are now satisfied) · concurrence of the Government. that only two men were in the WHAT 1d OFF BEER

General support of law and or wrecked plane when it crashed, der in India waa, he said. daily stating that the error was due to! being increased and summaries of that fact that the bodies were badly the Indian preas indicated a strong mutilated-Reuter,“ feeling among the rank and die

of Congress against the continu-

HAS DONE

RE-EMPLOYMENT FOR 70,000 PEOPLE

London... Beer has been in the news over

She married Harold McPherson, Mr. Simpson has neensed of a grocery wholesale firm sales-fostering Communism and his ex-

From Manchuria man, on her return

to America, pulsica after which she started here threatened. He thereupon took re- markable crusades as an evange-fuge in the British Consulate. list, crowded meetings attending eise ground for the British Consul- Captain Eden said that the pre- her wherever she went.

General's protest against the ut - She-settled-in-Los-Angeles--in- tempi lo expel Mr. Simpson was 1918 and built the Angelus that no charge had been brought Temple Church of the Four-

against him in the Consular Square Gospel a few years later.

Court. In 1931, weddings became the

It was, therefore, clearly fashion in the family.

ini- Her

At about three o'clock this morn- daughter was wedded on a world General (Mr. Garstin) to discuss car drew up alongside a well-dressed possible for the British Consul-ling, a Police motorcycle and side. tour, her mother was married, with

Lise Harbin and Aimee followed her example, whether their complaints against woman in a street

authorities and bobbed-kair young Chinese running away with David Hatton. Mr. Simpson were justified or not. The woman was accompanied by a at ShaukiwaLTY. -Reuter.

-Reuter.

man, and bath were put under ar- FORMER MANAGER OF rast by a Chinese detective who alighted from the side-car as soon

H.K. & S. BANK ance of an unlawful and uncon-House of Commons, Sir Samuel stitutional programme. There was Hoare, Secretary for India, took a as the cycle stopped,

The death is announced in Lon-only one course open to the Gov-cheerful view of the general out- On the persons of the two sus-don of Mr. A. B. Lowson, former-erament. There could be no ques- look. He said the questions in-ince the budget announcement of peets were found ten $10 Chartered by manager of the Shanghai branch tion of making a bargain with teresting the administrators in a reduction of a penny on the pint. Bank notes, believed to be excellent of the Hongkong and forgeries.

statisticians have Shanghai Congress as a condition to their indin to-day were not so much. Now the

accorting the ordinary obligations questions connected with civil dis will mean. Thoy say that

worked out what that reduction The arrests may lead to in.. teresting revelations regarding the ness life only recently, after serving

Mr. Lowson retired from busi- of law-adlying citizens.

obedience and law and order but

More than with the general field of admini-several different trades wilt find existence of a local plant for the with the Hongkong and Shanghai

70,000 people in LORD WILLINGDON'S REPLY. ~ manufacture of spurious notes on Bank in the Far East for a number

stration, particularly questions of re-employment. a large scale.

Lord Willingdon's reply to importance in social and economici of years)

About £50,000,000 will be spent Whilst in Shanghai he took a

Gandhi states that, "If the cir- rates, than in the political field. In Increased employment and cumstances were different His] That was keen interest in local affairs and Excellency would gladly have seen change for the better. Thanks to More than 50,000 more acres of

a very significant business; was a member of the Shanghai you, but it would seem that you the efforts of great body of land will be cultivated for new Municipal Council.

are opposed to the withdrawing of officials in India, British and In- barley crops becauso of the com- civil disobedience except on con- dian, and backed in recent months pulsory increase in strength. ditions, and that the interview you by a growing body of public The teetotalers, of course, think. seck would be for the purpose of opinion expressing itself in pro- that Mr. Chamberlain would have Initiating negotiations with the vincial councils, civil disobedienco done botter to knock a 'penny off Government regarding these con- had now become a matter alto-the pound of tea.-Reuter, ditions. It also appears to have gether of secondary. Importance. been decided that unless Congress PORTUGAL AGREES TO reached a settlement with, the Government as rosult of such a discussion, civil disobedience will be resumed on August lat.

BODY RIDDLED WITH

BULLETS

Berlin, July 17, The body of a "traitor" has been found on the railway line at Frankfort-on-Main, riddled with

bullets.

He was an ex-Nazi who in 1932 produced documents purporting to reveal what the Nazia would do to their opponents when they obtained power.

He was takon into custody recently, for his own protection, but was relensed-Renter,

MEMORIAL FOR ASSASSINS

ERECTED ON- SITÉ

OF SUICIDE

Borlin, July 17.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK

The annual prize givings in con- nexion with the Garrison Child-| ren's Schools will take place as followAt Hongkong on Thursday, July 27, at the Volunteer Drili Hall at 10.30 a.m.; and Kowloon on the following day at the Gun Club Hill Barracks at 10.30 am. The prizes will be distributed by

.E. The G.0.C.. Major General O.C. Borrett.

LORRY CHARGES

PAVEMENT

WOMAN

FATALLY

INJURED

The oflicers Commanding and staffs of the schools will welcome the presence of parents of the Terrible injuries were received children and their friends, and by Cheng Sze, a female hawke, staff and regimental officers and Third Street, West Point, yester their families,

day morning, when a heavily loaded motor lorry skidded and charged Into the side walk adjoining the new Market.

'LAST JOURNEY

ENGLAND'S WEALTHIEST MAN DEAD

London, July 17. The body of Sir John Ellerman,! who died last night at the ago of The two ex-officers who murder-171, will be taken from Dieppe to

London by ship to-night.

Banking Corporation.

U.S. SEEKING NEW TRADE TREATY

NEGOTIATE

Washington July 17. Portugal has agreed to enter The woman died on the way to States with a view to concluding Into negotiations with the United Hospital. Two other Chiucso the pavement had narrow escapes. [countrles-Reuter.

a trade treaty between the two

on

CHINA AND THE LEAGUE

CONFERENCE OPENING IN PARIS

TO-DAY

;

The position of the Govern- ment is that civil disobedienco is wholly unconstitutional that there can be no compro- -miso with it, and that tho Government cannot enter into any negotiations for its with- drawal.

GRAVE INJURY.

of India

FINE RECORD,

tion, and was not hold up by fi tervention of political boycotts. Referring to the very fine re- Dealing with the financial cord in regard to health admini-position, he said the Govern stration, Sir Samuel Hoaro-men-ment tioned that a now drug had boon back with

might look satisfaction deba discovered, which, as fi as his the improvement brought about medical advisors could judge would although it had excited high taxa- bo most effective in proyguting tion. Government securities had: rolapsos that for years had been risen and borrowing had been the result of an attack of malaria affected at declining rates. apidemia. Still further advantga

PRESENT POSITION.

had been made in irrigation 'add]

work was being continued on vari Regarding law and order, ho ous projects, four of which, at aald the general state of feeling If Congress desires to resume prosent in hand, covered arena of towards the Government was ed Dr. Rathenat, the Foreign

its position as a constitutional more than one million acros. By shown in the particular way. In Minister in 1922, and then com- Sir John was the hend of the

party and to put an end to a move the time they were completed the which the contral and provincini mitted suicide in order to avoid great Ellerman shipping Interest -expture,

ment which has brought grave in total aron irrigated would be legislatures had passed legisla have had Д tablot and was chairman of numerous

jury and suffering to the country, 40,000,000 acres.

Cena to replace ordinances. Fur erected in their memory.

Industrial companies.

dvidence was the lack of in- Paris, July 17, chairman, Senor Najera (Moxleo); the way, is opon to it as, it alThe crops, last season word attakonin the civil disobed The tablet is to be found on He was reputed to be the Eight countries will be repre- the acting President of the Longue ways has been. It is within the antisfactory na were prospected the spot where they died, wealthiest. man in England.sented upon the committee recent Council.

power of Congress to restore peaca by landlords and tenants.

lehed movement which had fallen Reuter,

British Wireless.

ly appointed by the League of

by withdrawing on its own int

to such a low sbb that suspension. Nations, to coordinate technical Soong will be present; will review movement. "As, however, Congress Regarding prices, trade reports tical difference There Wa

The meating, at which Mr TV tintivo, the civil disobedience ENCOURAGING TRADE REPORTS, of it at berlining of Mr. Ganuni's Carrying two fars of hydrochlorid

cooperation between the League the work of the League parts: "anot willing to take that netion, was becoming amicuuraglig, dile mid of the of

And rodent fast made little or no prac The G-year-old son of Sergeant Hor and Chien, which halda, ita deale coolfe at West Point yesterday, slipp-Regiment, was bitten by a dog belong-mecting here to-morrow.

interview would be to no pur- and soveral of the commodities in of two years ed. One of the fars was smashed and ing to Bergt. Platt The Ind was The eight countries are Britain, appol

lio contents were spilled on the ear given treatment at the Military Hos: France, Italy, Germany, Norway, hot

which India was interested,"hid of the rier, who was sent to Hospital suffer-pital. The dog was secured and in Czechoslovakia, Spain and China, twa

rised. Trade-In India', wall, in- though the na fromarique burns: being placed under observation

celva:

CHEERFUL OUTLOOK.