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No. 14002

# t WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1933.

LATEST ADVENTURES OF

FAMOUS BANKER

TWICE JUMPS INTO RIVER

TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY TAXI-DRIVER

MARCH CRISIS ECHOES

New York, July 18. Mr. Joseph Harriman, the

WILEY POST AT

IRKUTSK

Uneventful Six-Hour

Flight

Moscow, July 18. Wiley Post, the Ameri- can airman. landed at Trkutsk from Novosibirsk, at 3.35 p.m. local time, after an uneventful flight of some six and a half hours. His next step will be Habarovsk-Reuter,

New York banker, provided AIR ARMADA

1

fresh sensation to-day

when he voluntarily return- ed to the nursing home from which he disappeared yester- day.

Just previously an application had been made in court for the issue of a warrant for his arrest, while his bail of $25,000 was ordered to be forfelted.

Mr. Harriman returned to the sanatorium Ja à taxi-cab.

FOR

NEW YORK

GREAT WELCOME PLANNED

New York, July, 18. A great welcome is being pre- pared in New York for the Ital- Questioned by the police, the jian air armada, which will take driver of the Taxi, said that Har-off from Chicago for New York riman hailed him in the street, in massed formation at eight near the Hudson River and him that he had just climbed out o'clock to-morrow morning. of the river.

SOAKING WET.

told

The giant dirigible, Macon, will fbe in the air to greet them.

A crowded programme for Gen-

The banker's clothier were soakeral Balbo and the crews of the

ing wet, confirming his own story.

He asked the driver to take him

in the sanatorium and to hurry,

The police, making enquiries, received further information to the effect that Harriman twice tried to commit suicide by jump- ing into the river, but each time he appeared to change his mind' after finding himself struggling in the water.

It will be recalled-that-in-May last, following his arrest in March for alleged false entries in his books intended to deceive the Comptroller of Currencies, Mr.

Some of the craft of the Italian

Harriman, who was in hospital air armada resting on the water at for heart and

troubles, nervous made his escape and was sub.

Londonderry,

sequently found in an hotel, where flyingboats will begin with a dinner he had registered in an assumed given by Admiral Sterling and nt- name, with a stab wound in the fended by the Governor of New body.

York State and the Mayor of New York City:

Four hundred and forty thou- The banker rose spectacularly to sand Italians in the city are grow-

SPECTACULAR. CAREER.

China's New Mentor

APPOINTMENT OF DR. RAJCHMANN

Mr. James Walker, ex-Mayor of

wife, visitors to the World Economic Conference.

NANKING PLAN OF New York, and Betty Cumpston, his

DEVELOPMENT

Paris, July 18.

Dr. L. L. Rajchmann, the Director of the League of Nations

Health Department expects to

leave Paria for China within a

weeks or so, possibly accompanied by Mr. T. V. Soong.

His task is to coordinate the technical and advisory work being carried out in China under the. League of Nations' auspices, the appointment having been made nt to-day's meeting of the League Sub-Committee.

The Committee decided that Dr. Rajchmann's Tunctions would be (1) to supply information both ways, from Nanking to Geneva and vice versa, to send frequent Interim reports and detailed quar- tarly reports to the Secretary-Gen- oral of the League;

(2) to assist the Chinese Gov- ernment and the National Econo-

DICTATORS UNLIMITED

GANDHI'S PLAN FOR INDIA

DISOBEDIENCE SUSPENDED.

London, July 18. Mr. Gandhi, in an inter- view with the press in Bom- bay criticised the Viceroy's refusal to grant him an interview.

Questioned as to

the attitude which Congress would assume, he said that ile Acting President, Mr. Aney, would as a statement ad- mic Council to coordinate the activising, for the time. being, the tities of League of Nations advi sory experts in China.

APPOINTED FOR YEAR.

.

Dr. Rajchnun's appointment la for the period of a year. The Chinese Government will pay his salary and expenses.

It is emphasised that his powers are technical and not political and that he will have his head- quarters in Nanking.

Dr. Rajchmann is not stranger to China. He has visited the Far East frequently in the course of work on behalf of the League in the past ten years.

REGULAR MEETINGS,

The League Committee respon- sible for making the appointment: will meet regularly at Geneva, probably on the receipt of each quarterly report from Mr. Rajch-

mann.

Mr. T. V. Sonog, who was pre-

prominence in the financial world ing increasingly excited. awaiting sent at the moeting with Dr. the arrival of their compatriots.Wellington Koo, expressed satia-

of the United States.

Nephew of the famous railway Renter magnate, E. H. Harriman, at the age of 16 he began as a bank

clerk and at 35 was a vice-presid- A SHIP WITHOUT

of

ent of the Merchants' National. In 1902 he entered the firm Harriman and Company, founded by his brother and father and also became President of the Night and Day Bank. In 1911 the Night and Day Bank became the Harri man National, with J. W. Harri- man still President.

UNUSUAL ACTIONS.

AN OWNER

CAPT. GOING'S AMOY

ADVENTURES

Captain Philip Going, master of the .s. Asin, is in rather an un- fortunate plight in Amoy.

The Asia arrived in Amoy from Some unusual actions are cre-Maulla on December 9 last year dited to Harriman, In 1923 he and since then has never put to horrified Wall street and clated sea, the owner having apparently the working class by lending gone bankrupt. $100,000 to the United Mine Work- The ship was sold by auction on ers. Commenting on this action, June 21, but the new owner seems the American Labour Taper, The to have got into trouble with the

Federationist American

said American and Japanese Consulates "There are constructive minds and disappeared, although Captain

faction at the League's readiness to assist in the reorganisation of China.

Mr. Theodore Mariner, Chan- cellor of the U.S. Embassy was present as an observer, in accord- ance with the committee's invi- tation to America to co-operate in the work.

KOO LUNCHEON.

Mr. Soong was subsequently the guest of honour at a luncheon given by Dr. Wellington Koo, at which all the members of the committee, M. Avenol, the League Secretary-General, and the Chin- ese Ministers to Holland, Spain and Switzerland ware present.- Reuter.

suspension of mass civil disobedì-- ence and of the activities of Con- gress organisations and the direct

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A POSER FOR SANITARY

NO EMPIRE CURRENCY

THE STERLING STANDARD

ONLY CANADA NOT IN LINE

London, July 18. Replying to a question in Par- liament, Mr. Hore Belisha, for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that no further proposals for an Empire currency or for the stabilisation of currency in the Empire were under consi- deration.

He recalled that at Ottawa the importance of maintaining the stability of exchange rates by countries within the Common- Awealth whose currencies were linked with sterling was fully re- cognised.

Π

Answering question as to

questions

supplementary

DEPARTMENT

FENG CUTS THE RAILWAY

Troops Drive Off Repair Gang

Peking. July 19.. It is officially stated that last night, Feng Yu-hslang's troops cut the Sulyuan Railway by destroying Iron Bridge 104, a little to the Peking side of Suanhua.

A railway repair gang visited the scene and attempted to effect repairs, but were driven off by troops. Reuter,

RESS

C.E.R. SALE

TUSSLE

DEATH OF CIRCUS ELEPHANT

A 3,300 POUND CARCASE

DISPOSAL OF THE BODY

Social circles in the animal world were in mourning yesterday, and gloom over- hung a large section of the entertainment-loving public.

It was in the early hours of Tuesday morning that. Fally, the crack clophant of the Great Chi- nese Cireus contingent, broathed her gallant Inst and laid down in the modest glory of hor 1,860 lbs. for a long undisturbed sleep.

Tears were shed by the manage- ment too, for Fally had cost a thousand dollars and had depart- ed for the happy hunting grounds of her forefathers at the early

whether these COUNT UCHIDA ASKED age of 3%1⁄2 years.

would receive con- Bideration while the Empire atatesmen were in London for the World Conference, Mr. Hore Be lisha said the best answer that since

WOS

TO ASSIST

Fally hailed from far Rangoon but she 'naver got acclimatised. She just got sicker and sicker un- til she got to Wanchal and there disgust at the futility of life.

DISPOSAL OF THE BODY,

Ottawa, South Africa BUT REFUSES TO she packed in her chips in sheex

'has come on to the sterling atan- dard, leaving Canada the only important part of the Empire not on sterling-British Wireless,

INDIRECT

MEDIATE

Tokyo, July 19.

She made a no corpse as Bhe The conference supposed to be lay stretched out with her soul engaged in negotiations for the already speeding back to the mists sale of the Chinese Eastern Rail- of the Rangoon jungles but after way by Russia to Manchukuo is a time the beauty of it was rathor

Up to the present, it is gathered, didn't come from Fally.

They pretended at first that it the discussions have centred

A 1ao aclean beast if ever there was one. most entirely upon the question

methods whereby they functioned, PROTECTION making no noticeable headway. spoilt by a queerish sort of smell,

but permitting individual dis- obedience as from August 1st.

He added that it was proposed to appoint an "All-Indià Dictator" with dictators in each province.

He would not himself assume the role of the "All-Indin Dicta-

for:"

He would not commit any act of elvil disobedience without pre- viously warning the Government and certainly not before July 31st.

British Wireless.

BRITISH COAL PETROL

STATEMENT BY COMPANY

CREATING NEW EMPLOYMENT

London, July 18.

BREAK UP OF THE CONFERENCE.

MONETARY SNAGS-

of ownership, upon which the But they had to ring up the viewpoints of the Manchukuo de-Sanitary Department in the end legates and those of the Soviet and they came along with a great are widely divergent.

lorry to take poor Fally away. Manchukuo denies Soviet owner-

CREMATION.. ship as far na it concerns the chief assets, of the CER.

..

SPARRING?

The management were sorry to let her go and they said so. Fally. must have heard them for they had to got a bigger lorry before they could accommodate her. Then

London, July 18, The proposal that the Council of

It is possible, of course, the League of Nations should, at its next session, fix the date of an In-this is morely preliminary apar-it took scores of coolies and stocks ternational Diplomatic Conference ring and that it may eventually

that

of all importing and exporting lead to the main tussle on the of bamboo poles, and lots of fine countries concerned, was approved question of price.

words before she consented to lie this afternoon by the Sub-Comunis-

down flat and good on the floor. sion of the World Economic Con- It is reported that M. Yureneff, The disposal of the body creat ference on indirect protectionism. the principal Russian delegate, od 冠 little problem In itself, The proposal is being submitted to approached Count Uchida, Japan- Three thousand pounds of cle- ese Foreign Minister, and asked phant is rather awkward on the

the Bureau.

re-

The Sub-Commission on subsidies him to assist the conference hands. They couldn't bury Fally. aud bounties also adopted its draft-reaching a solution. He was told. It would hardly have been decont. ing committees report which sum-however, that the time for media-

tion had not yet arrived.-Reutera marises the discussions and cords the view points upon the question of direct and indirect sub- sidies, and particularly shipping subsidios.

The Report makes it clear that the prospects of reaching useful conclusions were largely affected by The plant for the production of the opinion of many delogates that oil from coal will give direct em-such must be conditional upon a ployment to over 2,500 miners and monetary atabillaation-British other workers, as well as much Wirctcas. indirect employment.

It will be operated by the Im- perial Cliomical Industries Ltd, at Billingham on Teen In Durham.

Sir Harry McGowan, Chairman of the Company, states that new capital of about £2,500,000 would be furnished from the company's own resources.

FINAL MEETINGS.

A full plenary meeting of the Eoconomic Commission of the World Economic Conference will bu held on Friday, and of the Mone- tary Commission on Monday.

The Bureau will meet on Tuesday The Company have conducted and the final session of the full con- when six research on the hydrogenation of ference on Thursday,

members of the leading delegations six years and in view of the under- taking given in the House of Com-future of the conference.-British mons, the directors have authorised the erection of a large commercia! plant

and honourable characters in all Going is hopeful that this latest HARBOUR SERVICE coal tar and other material for will speak on the results and the

walks of life."

The

difficulty will soon be overcomo,

He has now boon tied up in . In 1924 ho rotired from Harri- man and Company; in 1927 he Amoy for over soven months with- erected a now building for his out salary and with a crow of 73 bank on Fifth Avenue. The Har-to look after. riman Estate retired from tho

crow recently paraded bank and Joseph Wright Harri-through the streets with banners man became the Harriman of and lngs to draw attention to their Harriman National. In July of position, without any tangible re- 1982 he was elected chairman of sult. At the moment, to all ap the Bank's directora.

roarances, the ship is without an

WAY

BANK CRI915,

owner,

The downfall came in tlie bank maintain the price of his bank'a ing crisis in March.

stock. He actually succeeded in The warrant on which Harriman maintaining the price in the vici-

arrested accused him

"of |nity of $1,850 until Apell, 1932. misappropriating over $800,000 "“About that time the U. 8. At- Hirka Teanaltors-funds. The tornay bazan "bla inginstigations, "Charter, as developed by-the-un fruit of which was the charge

ed States Attorney, outsined a for Harriman had used $1,601,170.01 her story that following the the $20,000,000 of deposits in the flock Smarket orash of 1829, Herri- bank to maintain the price of the

that

MOTOR' BOAT FARES REDUCED

To the many people who have occasion to use motor boats, the nows that fares of the important servico have boon reduced will be welcome.

An advertisement alsowhere. In this issue on behalf of tho Hung Tak Motor Boat Company, an- nounces cheaper fares on. nc. count of the reduction In tho price of korosono. This Com- „pany's bonts ply from the Pottin-

von Strand Wharf.

Wireless.

AIR LINE

LINDBERGHS. MAP LABRADOR

Tokyo, July 18. Japanese reports reaching Harbin from felho, a amaÏÏ town on the Amur River, state that a squad of Soviet Frontier Guards recently in- vaded Manchukuo territory, murdered four persons and cartled off a quantity of loot. The Russians are alleged to have crossed the frontier from Kolsakov, 100 . miles North of Heiho, and to have fallen upon a number of the Inhabitants of the district, killing four of them. They whatever provisions and valu- then proceeded to collect

ables were to be had, and car ried them away.

Their booty is sald to have

worth Yen 40,000,

been

Reuter,

W.E.C. DELEGATES ENTERTAINED

An Initial output of 100,000 tons AMERICA-ENGLAND annually of firstgrado petrol is nimed at by: A process using 400 tons of coal dally and using altogether about 1,000 tona dally. The construction of the plant is

LUNCHEON WITH THE estimated to take about one and a -half years and will call for much

KING AND QUEEN: activity in the Iron and steel and heavy Industries, Pa

New York, July 18.

London, July 18. Soven thousand mon will · frið Operating from Cartwright. The British Empire delegates to direct employment during this Labrador, na a base Colonel and the World Economic Conference period and it is expected that there Mrs. Lindbergh to-day made a four- were entertained by the King, and will be indirect employment for a hour aerial mapping tour in con- Queen at a luncheon in the Stato further 6,000, mon British Wire noxion with the proposed northern Dining Room at Buckingham Pal

nguy

this Port on the 18th Instant at 8 pm.

„Tho... as-Somali left Shanghai-for The RM9Empress of Russia

((for Manila) leaves hore at 8.00 pm/ and a due here on the 21st instant mito day furtead of C100km., an: previ

infrmalandingssångeringrulan:bai násle

woonginglund, Canada, and thu gay There, ward hirty-yuesti United States

borg of the Royal family Persistent fog is at present prosed the Prince of Walessand venting the Linberghs from going Duke and Duchess-

Finally they decided to give her real classy cremation at Kon. nedy Town and now there's no- thing left of hor but a cinder or two.

It was a pity they had to burm her a bit at a time. She wouldn't have liked that for she was al- ways one to keep herself to her self.

FARMER STABBED IN NECK

ARMED ROBBERY AT SHAUKIWAN

Lam Pul, 30, a farmer at Chal

Village. Shaukiwan, በብ

WIB stabbed in the neck when: reslat ing men armed with daggers who entered his but for the purpose of. committing a robbery, shortly after one o'clock this morning.

Five men forced their way in and surprised the former and another man in their sleep. An The hut was searched-

and money and some jewellery of a total value of $27 were stolen.

PRESIDENT'S SON IN LONDON

MR. F. ROOSEVELT! FLIES FRON PARISE-