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INSULL TRIAL CHARGE

MILLIONS MADE. FOR COMPANY

FORMER EXECUTIVE- ON STAND

Chicago, Oct. 10, Evidence that within a few weeks of the formation of the Corporation Securities Company, one of the insull organisations,

stock. pur- chased by the company for $16,407,000 was written up to $45,500,000, was given at the trial of the former

utilities magnate, Samuel Insull, to-day.

He and sixteen associates, in- eluding his son, are charged with a vast series of frauds,

Lament, former con- Mr. Van troller of the Balsey, Stuart Com- pany, the issuing house which acted for the Insull concern, gave evidence that 557,000 shares of the Middle West Utilities Company had been purchased for $13,000,000 and written up to $39,000,000.

The Bame witness also testifled that at the time the Company was solling its stock to investors for $76 a share, purchases were being made on behalf of the Company itself at prices ranging from $80 10 $100 a share,--Rèuter.

TIN COMMITTEE

ADVISERS

PANEL TO FUNCTION

VERY SOON

BRITAIN TO BE REPRESENTED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

This is the latest picture of Princés Marina of Grease (left), who recently became engaged to Prince George, now created the Duke of Kent. With her in London is Princess Paul of Jugo Slavia, whose husband was influential in areanging the royal match,

SPANISH REVOLT SIMMERS

ANOTHER CLASH NEAR OVIEDO

LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR BOSCH

Madrid, Oct. 10. Eleven rebels were killed and 300 captured in a clash Boar Oviedo, following the disembark- of of additional forces ment Moroccan legionaries at Cijon.

There are 10,000 troops at pre- sent drawing a cordon around the rebels who have congregated at London, Oct. 10. | Oviedo.—Reuter. The International Tin Com-

REBEL SENTENCED. mittee announces that participat-

Barcelona, Oct. 10. ing countries in the tin production

A sentence of life imprison- restriction scheme have unanim-

retired against Jaime Moseli, # ously agreed to the advisability ofment was passed at a court-martial forming an advisory panel repre major, who was charged with her! Fenting

the chief consuming ing a ring-leader in the Catalan | countries.

revolt.

The advisory body would attend all Committee neelings at which subjects directly concerning their interests were to be discussed.

The panel will shortly be con- stituted,

the

The United States and United Kingdom as the largest consumers of the commodity will,

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BISHOP UNDER SURVEILLANCE

Iron Rule of Nazi Church

(Special to "Tolograph")

THURSDAY,

BRITAIN'S MONETARY OUTLOOK

KEEPING PACE WITH RIVALS

GOLD, BLOC STRAINED

Washington, Oct. 10. British financial gossip believes that gold will ultimately reach 170 shillings and the U.S. dollar will be cut to 50 cents.

Lorden's double objective. Is dollars 486 to the pound and 1 Lao shilling yen, the United States and Japan being Britain's two major competitors,

If the international demand for gold continues and there is any extru deflationary effect on prices thla will be used as a major argu- ment for international exchange ktablization,

OCTOBER 11, 1934.

E RADIO BROADCAST

European Children's Studio Concert.

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME. From Z.B.W, on a wavelength of 365 metres.

5-6 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong the Hotel Dance Orchestra from

(by Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden courtesy of the Management),

6-6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- cort.

6.30-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the (by Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden courtesy of the Management).

pm. Closing Local Stock Quota- tions, London and New York and Com- modity Quotations.

7.08-7.18 p.m. The Virtuoso String Quartet.

1. Gavette ("Mignon") (Thomas). 2. Molly on the Shore (Grainger), 3. Tambourin (arr. Sharpe), 7,18-43 p.m. Scenes do Ballet, Op. 52 (Glazounow).

New Symphony Orchestra con- The resumption of dollar pur-

ducted by Eugene Goossens.

Scherzine; 8. 1. Preamble; 4 chases by the British Exchange Equalization Fund is probable. Polonaise; 2. Marionettes; 6. Danse Belgium news is highly un-Orientale: 7. Valse; 3. Mazurka; 5. satisfactory, with expectation of Pas d'action. similar untoward development in Holland and Switzerland as pound depreciation is bleeding "Ball at the Savoy." the Gold Bloc through effects on Musical Comedy Marches-Medley. Belgium.

.7.43-8 p.m. Musical Comedy.

Vocal Gems, from

Light Opera Company.

Light Opera Company.

The Gold Bloc Conference in 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Brussels scheduled for October 19

is important as indicating whether France will give active support to Belgium.

to drive rubber No attempt above seven penco la expected un- til

im- consumption statistics

prop, Copyright. Telegraphio-Mes. Prove.

October Grifinance, 1791. firevived,

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to

Berlin, Oct. 10

of

Stern measures have been taken to force the dissident Evangelical pastors to sub-

the orders Reichsbishop Mueller.

Bishop Wurm of Wurtem- berg, for instance, has been deprived of his personal liberty and Secret Police agents occupy his house. There is a police guard post- ed even at his bed-room door. Renter Special.

UZAKLARI KEKKONALIZATION:RELORY_KITDANNIISALKANMAAKON

After sentence had been passed Interesting

in eumer, Bosch embraceil hin two sons, who are officers in the 'army and who fought against the men their father led-Reuter.

Helena May

of necessity, be represented on Institute

this panel. Reuter.

F.B.I. MISSION

Burglary

AT CHANGCHUN MANY WARDROBES

TO EXAMINE TRADE POSSIBILITIES

LOOTED

Coincidence

At The Races!

NATIONAL DAY'S

VICTORY

Nothing more appropriate than the finish of the fourth race could

have occurred at Happy Valley meeting yesterday.

The US dollar is expected-to- course of world determine the currencies-Swan, Culbertson and

Frile,

LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Report.

8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Coneert.

9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.

10.35 p.m. Close Down.

2.E.K. PROGRAMME,

8.30.10 p.m. European Recorded Programme from .E.K. on a fre quency of 840 kllocycles.

8.30-8.50 p.m. Excerpts from "The Mikado" (Gilbert and Bullivan) by the Columbia Light Opera Company. (a) Chorus of Men-If you want to

know who we are;

(b) Chorus of Girls-Comes & Train

of Little Ladies; (c) Song-A Wandering Minstrel I.

Dan Jones (Tenor). (d) Song-Behold the Lord High

Executioner.

Appleton Moore (Baritone). PRINCE'S PRAISE FOR (9) Trio Three Little Maids from

School are we,

PAST PROGRESS

London, Oct. 10. Prince George made his first public appearance as the Duke of Kent this afternoon, when he opened the new home of the Lon- don Chamber of Commerce, which has been built entirely of Empire materials.

Congratulations on his betrothal were extended to the Duke 'in an address of welcome, and, in his reply, after suitably acknowledg- ing the expression of good wishes, the Duke referred to the fact that which London Chamber, sprang from a very modest begin- ning, had risen with remarkable! rapidity into its present promin- ent position.

the

Its Council, in which 47 affiliated Associations are represented, The event, the Kwantung Handi-speaks for 60,000 firms and com- panies and is the largest Chambor A burglar visited the Helena

night while cap. was won by Dr. 8. N. Chau's of Commerce in any capital city May Institute Inst most of the inmates were at home National Day, the race being part in the world..

The Duke expressed the hope He took two or three kandbags, of the special Double Tenth meet- Changchun, Oct. 11. the Matron's of af Hugs, paneling to celebrate China's National that the completion of its new headquarters would mark a fur- dustries mission to Manchukuo ing, wrapped them up in a sheet Norman Deitz, which won by a neck of useful public services. British

and departed.

from King's Parade. The coin- | Wireless. it will be recalled that the A polleeman raw him leave the mission's purpose is to investi-institule. Cross the law, and cidence was not lost on the crowd of gate the avenues of trade through disappear from sight. He gave race-goers who vociferously cheer- which Britain can approach Manchase, but the fugitive eludeded the winner.

The Federation of British In-selection of underwear and cloth-Day,

The pony was ridden by Mr.ther advance along the path

arrived here this morning.

chukun and possibly to lay the him. foundation for an agreement of

some sort.Reuter;

ROYAL AUDIENCE.

The V.B.I. mission was given on audience before the Emperor

* day.---Reuter,

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AIR RACE TO AUSTRALIA

POSSIBLY ONLY 25 COMPETITORS

start.

London, Oct. 10.

The Matron. Miss Taylor, los two hands and the

to

keys; the Secretary, Mas Burnell, has lost a few odds and ends, *** several others find their ward- rohes upevtmelodie doodlajar.

EN ROUTE TO EUROPE

the

Shanghai, Oct. 11. Dr. Wang Chung-lai. Chinese jurist, member of the

The House Committee meets Permanent Court at the Hague, this morning to discuss the burg-left

for Hongkong yesterday

DOLLAR STILL RISING

LOCAL MARKET VERY FIRM TO-DAY The Hongkong dollar continues

Alice Lilley, Joan Cross and Nellie Walker. (1) Duct-Were you not to Koko

Plighted?

Alice Lilley and Dan Jones, (g) Trio-I'm so Proud

Appleton Moore, Randall Jackson, Robert Carr. 8.00-9.03 pm. Suramer Days Suito (Erie Coates).

New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra:

conducted by Eric Coates.

In a Country Lane.

On the Edge of the Lake,

1.

2.

3.

At the Dance.

9.03-9.30 p.m. Variety, Song--Love for Sale--"The Vagabond

King".

Norah Blaney (Soprano),

Own

Piano Solos Billy Mayerl's

Selection.

Billy Mayerl. Song-One Morning in May.

Derickeon and Brown. Vocal-Shuffle off to Buffalo. Vocal-You're Getting to be a-Habit

with me.

tion.

The Four Musketeers.

Organ Solos-Broadway Thru' a Key-

hole-Selection. Organ Solos-Take a Chance-Selec-

Terance Casey. 9.30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.

9.33-10 p.m. Band Music. Marche Slav (Tschaikowsky).

The Regimental Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards.

| Zampa-Overture (Herold, arr. God-

frey),

The Band of H. M. Coldstream

Guards.. Poet and Peasant-Overture (Suppe,

arr. Retford).

The Band of J. M. Coldstream Guards.

10 p.m. Close Down.

lary which had been reported to aboard the s.s. Conte Verde to appreciate in terms of sterling DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES. the police.

Reuter

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF THE LUST OF DOMINION BURNS.. The Empress of Japan arrived at

WITH A FLAME SO FIERCE AS TO Vancouver on the 9th inst. at 5 p.m. OVERPOWER ALL OTHER AFFECTIONS OF THE HUMAN BREAST-Tacitus.

that Maior

the opening rate of is. 7d, this morning showing an advance of a farthing on the last quotation.

Radio Play of South Africa On All Transmissions.

The market locally in very firm. inter-bank business having been done this morning as high as 18. night 8.3/32d. Shanghai also reports a firm market.

Daventry programmes will be broadcast 10.

follow!!

TRANSMISSION

Call Sign

Frequency Wavelength

GAN

180

· 17,70

G&F

-21,470 + 10. KC. 10,160 %.

18.97 metres 18.36 metres 19.23 petree

"

ASE

GSD

11,750 k.e.

13.005 4.0. 23.28 metra

28.53 metrem

7 pm. Time Slanal from Ble Dan. The Pump Room Orchestra, conducted

by Edward Dunn, relayed from, the Pump Room, Bath

Twn of the following frequencls, and ware- lengths will be used staritaneously, but the Silver rose one-eighth in Lon-retangths may be changed in the course of day's transmissions. Announcements den yesterday for the spot quota-ch Of the original 64 entries for

C. C. Fowkes, Staff Captain attached tion, reaching 23.3/8. India and ill be made at ferquent Intervals the England-Australia air race, it

now regarded as improbable Charged before Mr. E. I. Wynne- to the China Command, has been ad- speculators bought and China that more than 25 competitors will Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this mitted to Bowen Hond Hospital suffer. again sold on a steady market.

morning with irospassing at Stone ing from dysentery. During his ill- The Royal Aero Club, who are cutters Island yesterday, Wa Fung, ness the duties of Staff Captain will organising the race, are however, chap, 85, an earth-coolic, was fined be carried out by Lieut. H, Drury, of

hps Encashire Regiment. still without definite information ze, $10 or 14 days. garding several of the entrants.

The blowing of police whistles Six months' hard labour with four Only 14 official cancellations-havo been received, but Information strokes of the birch was the sentence frustrated an attempt by four Chin-

· RESUMPTION from other sources indicates that passed by Mr. Hamilton in the Cen-ese to commit a robbery at an un numbered house in the Wa Hop Shek iral Police Court this morning at least 20 others will not start.

Wong Ping, 22, unemployed, who was Vinge. Sheung Shui district.

DISCUSSIONS England will be represented by charged with stealing a jade bangle premies were occupied by Chan vegetable gardener, several machines, of which three from the child of Ho Chun, a married Hung-shin, a

London, Oct. 10, are. De Havilland Comets, one of woman, in Des Voeux Road West near Nothing was stolen. One of the rob

bers was believed to have been armed Trade negotiations between them being piloted by Mr. and Eastom Street.

with a revolver.

Poland and the United Kingdom Mrs. Mollison-British Wireless.

on

The

ANGLO-POLISH TRADE

OF

7.40 p.m. Platte Hilp.radio play ef Baula, Africa, by Philip Wader: 'produced by William MacLurga (Time Signal from Greenwich at

zoon).

1.30 p.m.

and Bewire and Naw Victoria Orchestra, directed by Norman Austin, relayed from the New Victoria Cinema, Edinbutyli 9 p.m. A recital of gramophone recorda

by Christopher Stone. 8.46 p.m. New Delletin.

TRANSMISSION L

Two of the fallowing Ursquancies und wavO- Wavelength may-by-changed-in-the- OREPSA-

Announcement

ENG

..CKT

GSE

: gab

ORO GST

Frequenes Wavelength 17,790 k.. 10.00 metrem 15. Co k... 10.32 metrON 11,865 k.e. 26.18 matrem 15,65 metres 11,780. k.. $.536' k..

$5.30 metres 40,810.2.0...

Li Sum, 21, was brought before Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at tho Kowloon Fung Yuen, charged with stealing were resumed to-day at-the-Board the will be used simtitanmensly, but the Magistracy this morning on a charge and So Wai, charged with receiving a of Trade, when Colonel Colvillo of such faye transmitais, WINDING UP. AFFAIRS

of stealing a watch, from the pocket purse containing $2.40 In Hongkong received the Polish delegatione made at frequent intervals fo of Chin Kamui at 5.45 p... on currency, and $7 in Singapore money, under the leadership of Monsicura October 9, Complainant. It was the property of Chap Mo, a vegetable Sokolowski, Shanghai, Oct. 11.

A general survey was made of Mr. Lo Wen-kan, retiring minis stated,was standing in. Bute Street gardener, were sentenced to three ter; arrived here yesterday morn when he felt a tug at his pocket... He months' hard labour each by Mr the various subjects covered by ing. It is believed he is winding then felt his pocket and found hin Macfadyen in the Central Police Court the negotiations, and arrange

On turning this morning. It was stated that do

wore shadowed by two monts were made for a resumption up his official affairs and personal bo nilsaing.

1, he saw defendant with hisendants business before returning home to watch and had him arrested. Sen-Chinese detectives. The complainant of the discussions.-British, Wire-

toes. Kwangtung-Router.

tence of four months was passed. recently returned from Panang.

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$1.55 nail 4,050. 19.30 metre

10.15 pm. Time Bignal from the Ban. Thị B.3.C., Dance Orchestra, direlad by Henry Hall,

18.15 p.m. A recital for,.two pianoforte

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A

BAYER

by Geraldine and Mary Poppin. 11.16 p. Piatta Klip, Aradle play

Bauth Africa by Pallip Wade, produced by William MacLarg.

As The Bignal from Greenwich,

A leht orchestral concert.

Cathedral, 'Coventry -..--New Bulletin- 1.16-1.46 2. The Victor Olot Bestel

TRANSMISSION 4;..

"Two of the festowing frequencies and wardi langtha will be mand simulianiosoly, 'bat the cha wavelengths may be chastgod in the courpe

"day's "trenamtosioms." Anneeme

(Continued on Page

11 L. A light 'progrEDIESS, 12.41, .m. As organ recital by Alan') exch

the Blephensen, refazed. · from

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