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DRAMATIC ARRESTS IN PARISIAN SPY SCARE

REICHSTAG-FIRE TRIAL

Judgment To Be Given

On Saturday

The Criminal Division of the Leipzig Supreme Court is deliberating on the Rolch- stag arson caso, for the pur- pose of drawing up the the judgment, which will be rendered on Saturday. The sittings of the Court are being held in camera under the presidency of Herr Bunger, who presided during the trial.

NEW YORK SENSATION

MR. LIVERMORE DISAPPEARS

FEARED VICTIM OF KIDNAPPERS

New York, Dec. 21. Great excitement has been caused in New York Stock Exchange circles by the mysterious disappearance of Mr. Jesse Livermore, one of the best known Exchange operators.

Police investigating the case are working on the theory that Mr. Livermore has been kidnapped.

There is not the slightest reason

to uspect that he has effected a

Eighteen Foreigners and Beautiful French woman in Custody

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SUDDEN SWOOP

BY SURETE

WIRELESS TRANSMITTER AND DOCUMENTS SEIZED

UNITED STATES MAKES ENQUIRIES

Paris, Dec. 21.

Eighteen foreign residents of Paris were taken into custody last night by members of the Surete, who made dramatic simultaneous arrests in different parts of the city.

The police coup is known to have been

A round-up of all war souvenirs has been undertaken in Paris, follow- ing a discovery that many of them are highly dangerous. Photo shows naperte examining a auspicious shell.

Was

made in connexion with a spy scare. A beautiful Dalai

French woman was one of two people of French nationality also detained.

"

Mystery is lent to the affair by the fact that while most of the men arrested were Russian or of Russian origin, the Power direct- ing the alleged espionage, has not been named. although the State Department in Washington has cabled to Paris seeking information.

RUSSIANS AMONG THE ACCUSED

The affair has caused con-to have been found upon the ar- voluntary disappearancs, AR nsiderable sensation among

the rested persons. operator, he has been extremely suc-foreign community in Paris, cessful on the short side.

The present state of the market would not cause him any anxiety. Any suggestion that he has away to avoid commitments is com- pletely discredited.

It is thought that he may have been kidnapped on his way between his home and his office-Per Swan

Culbertson and Fritz,

THE SURRENDER

French official quarters do not

admit that there is any doubt

WIRELESS TRANSMITTER.

Lama Poisoned?

New Delhi, Dec. 20. A rumour emanating from Lhassa that the Dalai Lama of Tibet was poisoned. and, did not die from natural causes, has aroused much speculation here.

FRENCH TAX ON BRITISH GOODS

Withdrawal Prospect Statement

London, Dec. 20. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman will make a state- ment to-morrow in the Commons regarding the - prospects of the withdrawal of the French suportax on British Imports into that country. British Wireless..

CODEX® SINAITICUS

BRITISH MUSEUM TO PURCHASE

SIR KINGSLEY

.

WOOD

IN CABINET

SPEED-UP IN SLUM CLEARANCE?

PROMOTION FOR P.M.G.

London, Dec. 20. The British Museum Trus- tees, with the approval of the Government, have agreed to purchase from the Soviet Government

The Prime Minister has Fourth Century manuscript invited Sir Kingsley Wood, known as "Codex Sinaiti- the Postmaster-General to be

cus.'

the

famous

London, Dec. 21.

a member of the Cabinet.

Wood's work since he

Formerly in the possession of the Czar of Russia. It is one of The invitation is a tribute to Sir the oldest known manuscripts of Kingsley the Bible and is regarded as of paramount importance tp the establishment of its text.

•

The Prime Minister stated in the Hound of Commons that the Government has undertaken to make a special contribution to- wards the purchase price of $1 for evéry. £1 subscribed by the public. The purchase price asked by the Soviet Government is £100,000- British Wireless,

SAFETY FIRST IN FLYING

BRITISH POLICY

OUTLINED

London, Dec. 20.

took offico in the National Governm eit, particularly as the Postmaster- General is vary rarely given Cabinet rank.

Sir Kingsley, in fact, achieves Ca- binet rank for the first time. He will be ono of the younger members. Ho is only 52 years of Ingo. Ho did not enter Parliament Junt.1918.

LC.C.'EXPERT..

The Dalai Lama was reported to LONDON BRIBERY economical working were impor- Acts Committee and later he pre-

have died at Lhassa on December

There had been a long standing i dispute between him and the Pan-

shan Lama,--Reuter,

17. A. secret wireless transmitter that a widespread spying orgaulan was seized, together with a mass tion hat been unearthed by the of incriminating documents in arrests,

many languages, including Investigations have been pro- | Chinese, feeding for some time and it was only when certainty had established in the minds of the directors of the Surete that the

arrests were made.

NATURALISED AMERICANS.

Some of the documents are said to relate to French air and naval defenees and others to commercial espionage.

The name of the country on be half of which the spying organisa- tion is supposed to have been disclosed.

OF SHANHAIKWAN Router atates that the eighteen working has not, however,

Colonel Shibiyama's Assurance

Peking, Dec. 21.

foreigners arrested include two naturalised Americans of Russian origin.

The others include two and several Russians,

Poles

been

STERILISATION OF UNFIT

GERMAN DECREE

ENFORCEMENT

Berlin, Dec. 20.

TRIAL

MILES ON BAIL OF £10,000

Harris and others, with con- due

London, Dec. 20. The protracted hearing of the prosecution's case against Cap tain Brynmoor Eric Miles, Chief Officer of the London Salvage Corps, charged, with Leopold WASHINGTON INTEREST. Reuter's Washington correspon Drastic

spiracy to prevent the will be measures dent says that the State Depart applied throughout Germany course of justice, concluded to- A Frenchman and French woment, on receipt of the news, when a Law aimed at the stamp-

day. man were also detained.

cabled to the American Embassy ing out of hereditary diseases Sensational allegations have that in Paris naking for "complete

Four hundred thousand persona who was recently sentenced to a regular pay of Leopold Harris, Information" in regard to the ar- comes into force on January 1st. been made that Miles was in the rests of the alleged aples.-Reuter.

suffering from hereditary disonsca, the majority of whom are weak term of imprisonment for his part minded, will be subjected to ateri-n the fire-raising conspiracy.

isation. Courts to the number of Milca www remanded until 11,700 will be established to deal January 11, when he will be com-

with such cases.

mitted for trial,

It is stated by the pollee

The prospect of the taking over two Russians who are alleged to

of Shanhaikwan by the Chinese

has been improved by a meeting have, hended the organisation got between the Chinese Retroces; | wind of the police plan and have slon Commissioner and Colonel

vanished. Shibayama, Japanese Military At- tuche, at Tientsin.

of

Colonel Shibayama said that although a definite date had not been net, for the surrender Shanhaikwan, It was pretty cer- tain that it would take place as soon as all Manchukuo organisa- tions within the city had coin- picted their evacuation.-Central News.

TIENTSIN FEARS. TROUBLE

FUKIEN REBEL PLOT

STORY

.

Large sums of money are anid

O'DUFFY WEEKLY

SEIZED

DETECTIVE RAIDS IN DUBLIN

A PROHIBITED ARTICLE

SUICIDE PACT

WOMAN & GIRL

TAKE LYSOL

Two Chiacae women, the con- cubine and eldest daughter of a tenant at No. 3, Slu Wa Fong, West | Point, are dead, as the result of a suicide pact which had a fatal cul- mination at 8.30 this morning.

They drank n quantity of Lysol disinfectant fluid. Discovery came too late to save their lives, and they died shortly after admission to the Government Civil Hospital.

The necessary expenditure en-

He was released on bail of tailed by enforcement of the Law £10,000, An application was made is estimated at 14,000,000 marks.for a reduction in the amount of Reuter.

the ball, but this was refused;

INTERESTING WITNESS.

LERROUX GIVEN VOTE The most Interesting witness

OF CONFIDENCE

before the closure of the prosecu tion's case was Mr. Crocker, the solleitor for Non-Marino Lloyds UnderwriterN.

Mr. Crocker was mainly In- conspiracy..

Clear Majority in the strumental in unravelling the tre

New Cortes

Madrid, Dec. 20.

He made the curious observa- tion, during his evidence, Miles appeared to be

that

Very

an-

The Cortes to-day passed a vote xlous to secure evidence to as Dublin, Dec. 21.

One of the victims was Chan of confidence in the Lerroux conli-plat in the conviction of Harris, City detectives, acting with the Tientaln, Dec. 21.

authorisation of the military tri-Yuk-ting, aged 35, the concubine, tion government by 265 votes to but he did not tell witness that he

was a

friend of Harris-Router. Acting

on Information that bunal, last night seized all copies and the other was Leung Yau-sam, 68-Reuter. agents of the Fukien rebols are of this week's issue of "United aged 32, who was the daughter of organising subversive activities in Ireland," the weekly journal the tenant's principal wife.**** the Japanese Concession in Tient which is the official organ of the sin, the Chinese authorities are Opposition.

exercising

unusual vigilance, guarda being placed at all im-

portant points.

The failure of a huge money-loan

| nasociation, in which both women It is understood that the journaljare said to have been interested to contains the full text of the speech the extent of over $10,000, in dis- which Goneral O'Duffy was unable closed as the likely reason for the to deliver at Westport, County double suicido. Pedestrians entering the Chin- Mayo, on Sunday when he was ar- eno city from the Japanese Con-rested. ccasion are subject to strict Fow loopholes were left for coplea search.

According to Information secur

to get through,

The detectives visited the head-

FINE WEATHER

The Royal Observatory reports

COUNTY RUGBY

HAMPSHIRE · DEFEAT SUSSEX

· London, Dec, 20. Hampshire gained a comfortable win over Sussex in the county rugby champlonship' to-day, scor- remains ing 16 points to seven,

DEATH OF FATHER ROLIZ

DIRECTOR OF MACAO SEMINARY

Macho, Dec. 21,

The death has occurred horo, of ed by the Chinese authorities, the quarters of the United Ireland that the anticyclone

Fathor Antonio Roliz, Professor robel ngonts have recruited plain- Party, the office of the publishers stationary over China and the de- Guys Hospital, entertaining the clothed desperadoos to create dis- and the printing works," seizing pression to the north-east of United Servicos (Portsmouth) and Curriculum Director of the turbances in the Chinese city, every copy that could be found Hokkaido. Local forecast overran the opposition, obtaining local St. Joseph's Seminary-

North-east winds, moderate; no. Itwenty-six-points to nil-Reuter, Our Own Correåpendent,-

Central New8..

Reuter,

-

A lawyer as well as a politician, ho was born in 1881 as the son of the Rev. Arthur Wood, a The attention of the Under- Wesleyan minister. In 1903 he Secretary for Air was called in was admitted a solicitor. His the Commons to-day to the speed public work bogan in 1011 whon of some foreign civil aircraft. bo was elected to the London He pointed out that on the Im-County Council. In 1913, he was perial air routes, safety and made chairman of the Building,

tant considerations, and while sided over the London Old-Age speed was being kept very much Pension Authority and other im In mind, other factors were de-portant bodies. folsive in aircraft for services In 1917, when the war had made intended to operate on a commer- the food problem in Great Britain' etal bagia without subsidy, In a matter of vital importance, he this respect, Britain compared took the first stop which led to Favourably with those of other the regulation that bread could, countries.

only be sold by weight.

He added that the possibilities of night flying as a means of en- suring quicker journeys was the subject of consideration and experiment.-British Wireless.

ORIENT CRASH AT WATFORD

In 1918 he organised a national memorial to the Promler, Mr. Lloyd George, urging the im- mediate formation of a Ministry of Health.

IN PARLIAMENT.

In the same year he was knight- ed and elected Unionist M.P. for W. Woolwick.

over

In a few months his hopes were BEATEN BY SIX CLEAR realised, for a Ministry of Health

was formed to take

from GOALS

other Government departments all powers relating to matters affect- Ing the pubile health.

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London, Dec. 20. Watford climbed out of the Sir Kingsley Wood was appoint- ruck, at the foot of the Third |ed parliamentary private secretary | Division (Southern Section) table to the first Minister of Health. to-day when they trounced Clapton' In the next few years he was in Orient at Watford by six clear troducing an Early Closing Bill, goals.

a Summer Time Bill and

sparkling form running through a

Watford's forwards were in Allotmonts Bill..

Clapton defence that has had a nevere gruelling in playing four In 1924, he was made Parliamen- Cup and League matches in teninry Secretary to the Ministry of daya.--Reuter,

HOUSING WORK.

Health and at once applied him- self with great vigour to further- ing the building of houses, for the artisan classes. He carried

ARCTIC WAVE IN through many big schemes under

EUROPE

"BLUE" DANUBE

TURNS WHITE

The "Blue

the subsidy system which the Govt had adopted to make up for the shortage of houses caused by the suspension of building during the

war.

of

Maxitles Owing to the the post-war housing and ront- Danube" turned restriction laws Wood took the un- white at the beginning of this usual course of holding At wook, following the severe Arctic lomas" at which he solved pro- wave which has Awopt scrossblems for his constituents,

When in 1028 ho was mado a Central Europe, All shipping raffle between Sofla and Bucharest member of the Privy Council a.

non-party gathering of dia- jas been ent off.

The Rhino is also frozen over tingufahed men presented him. with his portrait na mark of na seven-mile expanso, numerous tgamers being Ice-locked.

|appreciation of his great mogini Jand political narvicon to the nation and a tribute to lila ongaging nar While playing with another boy in Konality. In 1020, Mr. Noville Canton Road, Liu Taxo-koung, agod Olamberlain, thon Minister of 18, got into the way of a lorry and Health, prained the help dir was knocked down. He was admitted Kingaley Wood had always given to the Kwong Wah Hospital," "

him and mpaka · of his ominent muitability for high ofloo.. It is A coolio, So Taal, was Injured probably the Government's nium yesterday through a fall in the Chung clearance seliomos which prompted Chung godown at Dolcher's Street, the suggestion that Sir Kingsley He was taken to the Government Wood should foln the Cabinet- Olvil Hospital.

British Wirdiues and Spesial.