1935-02-07 — Page 12

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LOMBARD MORRIS

CHESTER

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY,

FEBRUARY

PIRACY GUARDS

MONETARY REFORM.

"ARSENIC WITCH”

QUESTIONS AŠKED

IN COMMONS

London. Fab, G.

CONFERENCE ALLEGATIONS RECEIVE DENIAL

WHOLESALE SLAYER · TO BE HANGED Debreczen, Hungary, Feb, 0.

1935.

Shanghai. Feb. 5. The sensational trial of Mrs. The Tungehow piracy affair was

Lael week various reporta vere

John Nadi, known as "the Arsenic raised in the House of Commons at being circulated in Shanghal Witch" ended in pandemonium to- question time to-day by Capt. Peter describing an alleged "vitally day when the woman was found Drummond MacDonald (Con.. Iale important conference" convened of Wight).

by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Kulity of being implicated in 16 Capt. MacDonald naked the in the capital, to formulate plans murdors and was sentenced to bo Government to alve further con- for setting in train immediate hanged.

of ex reforma in China's monetary and.

Although Nadi was the principal sideration to the adequacy

figure in the trial," seven women isting arrangements for the pre-financial system. vention of piracles, by having ade-

Reuters who, on January 31, and two peasants were also involved, quate armed guards and defences aboard vessels of any size operating elicited an official denial of these Of these, one woman was sentenced on the highest to life imprisonment, another to 15 in the pirate-infested waters of the reports, learn

authority that not only dla no years imprisonment and the others Chin const. -The First Lord of the Admiralty, auch conference take place, but were acquitted.

As sentence was passed, the Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell, replied that the Monetary Advisory Com that the British naval authorities mittee which has been stated. crowded Court broke into uproar in China had done their utmost to mistakenly, to have been appoint-and could only be cleared after the

result of the alleged gendarmes had been summoned. impress on British shipping com-ed as

Nadi, who in 72 years of, nge, panies the necessity for providing Nanking conference, was decided

upon in Shanghat some months was alleged to have administered dequate guards and defences.

The circumstances connected with go by the Ministry of Finance, personally doses of arsenic, ex- the seizure of the Tungchow would and was no sense the result of tracted from flypaper, to five people, Financo Minister's recent including her little godchlid and be duly investigated In London the

visit to Nanking.

another infant who annoyed her by when information was received.

Interviewed by Reuter in crying. Shanghai Dr. II, H. Kung sald he The trial created a sensation und Capt. MacDonald further asked decided some months ago to ap-attracted numerous American came.

Monetary Advisory ramen and press photographers, If the Navy had to protect all ship point the ping, or should not the shipping Committee in order to create a

Evidence was given that there themselves provide regular and institutional, body to companies

..keep the Minister, of Finance in was enough arsenic in eleven of adequate guards for their ships.

The First Lord of the Admiralty touch with the views of the lead-the sixteen bodies exhumed to kill said that was a different Case. ing bankers in the country. The several elephants-Reuter Special. The British authorities provided Committee which is newly formed guards on the Yangtse, but this was has as yet made no definite re-

Naval Protection

a case of piracy on the High Seas. commendations regarding concrete to be taken in connection "The Guards are there for the action companles to hire," he added. "We with the present financial attua ofton and no schemes for monetary out. only provide guards in caseR

reforms have been worked exceptional service."

Dr. Kung said: "Clearly the importance of the appointment of this Advisory Committee has been

SYNTHETIC GEMS

PERFECT IMITATIONS OF DIAMONDS

London, Feb. 6. Perfect synthetic diamonds are claimed to have been made by

Capt. MacDonald asked if the British Navy did not always go to the rescue and should not BOTUE thing be done to compensate them.

Sir Boiton Eyres Monsell: We greatly exaggerated. Even if at septuagenarian ex-jeweller, after

some later date the Committee 46 years' secret experiments in always go to the rescue and I hope 50

tender advice proposing London laboratory. we always shall.

measures for monetary reform. It

Concerted Acțion

;

does

is quite impossible, at this stage

This claim was made known to

л

to foresee what decision would be day by a West End antique dealer, Mr. Apsley asked the Foreign made by the Chinese Government:Vietor Jounrdo, who stated: "A Stcretary whether he proposer to any such decision would be in-man brought me a diamond which negotiate with China with a view duenced by the situation at the I valued at £4,000.

ed when he told me it was synthetic. to coneirtel action in Far Eastern time."-Reuter. Waters for the suppression of pír-] —————————————

acy.

I was natonish-

I have now bought the sole rights to sell them. Experts can hardly tell from natural diamonds.

Sir John Simon replied that con-operation, "he added," and in view them certed action was at present being of the excellent relations between There are several ingredients, but taken by British naval forces and the British and Chinese navles,' nnd the process is not costly. A natur- Chinese naval and military forces., their co-operation, I do not feel that al diamond worth £100 can bo is called for."-copied exactly for £15 and a £5,000 "Much useful work has already further action

diumun for $70,-Reuter. been accomplished by such co-Reuter,

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