GENERAL GABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 33, 7 February 1913, Page 6

GENERAL GABLES.

A HUGE EMBEZZLEMENT. London, February G. Francis Grey, a clerk of the Denniston Cross Company, bankers, has been sentenced to eighteen months’ bard labor for frauds aggregating £42,000. The prisoner controlled securities valued at £750,000. BRITISH AMBASSADOR. (Received 11.00 a.m.) New York, February 0. The Right Hon. James Bryce continues as Ambassador until the Panama controversy has been settled. A DESERTED BARQUE. (Received 11.30 a.m.) Now York, February G. Captain Claridge, of the steamer Ron mania, reports the loss of the Norwegian barque Remittent. He states that he found the Remittent with all sails set and undamaged in mid-Atlan-tic, but there was no trace of a Single soul aboard, although the vessel had evidently been vacated only a few hours previously. Captain Claridge took the Remittent, in tow, but lost her during a terrific gale. It is not known whether she foundered. Claridge’s story was disbelieved at first, but was afterwards substantiated. A CUSTOMS FRAUD. (Received 12.20 p.m.) New York, February 6. At San Francisco Western Fuel Co.’s officials have been arrested charged with customs frauds. They were overcharged, with the connivance of Customs officials; on the duties on Australian coal in order to enable the company to get a larger refund allowed when the coal was used on American ships.

A BANKRUPT ESTATE. (Received 9.5 a.in.) London, February 6. Creditors in the bankrupt estate of the Marquis of Hertford have agreed to accept- 7s 6d in the pound. The liabilities total £20,740, of which' £lB,000 was due to money lenders. LIVING WITH A SKELETON. The police entered a house at Wimborne and found a cloth-covered skeleton of an old woman in bed. She is believed to have been dead several years. An old woman, the deceased’s companion, had shared the house for ten years. COLLAPSE OF SIX-POWER LOAN. The Chinese Government officially state that the six Power loan finally collapsed through French and Russian opposition. China can now negotiate with .-ether bankers. ' ’ A FAMILY ASPHYXIATED. Vienna, February 6. A restaurant keeper at Holleschowitz, in a fit of despair, committed suicide by inhaling gas. His wife and five chiklreh also perished.

A SURGICAL TRIUMPH. New York, February 6. A dog’s brain was inserted to replace a portion of the brain removed from W. Smith, of Kalamazoo, who was dying of an abscess. Ho is expected to recover. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Berlin, February 6. Prince Eitel’s train, in Transydvania collided with another train. A petroleum tank was set afire. The guard was killed, and several passengers burnt. Prince Eitel was not hurt, and assisted in removing the injured. A GERMAN CENTENARY. Berlin, February 6. The Kaiser and Crown Prince attended the opening celebrations on the centenary 7 of the War of Liberation. The Kaiser recalled inspiring memories of 1813, which showed that prosperity lay not in warlike laurels but in the moral force, which ensured a nation’s fate and future. r lhe univarsal military service given to the Fatherland in its present prosperity would, if necessary, be extended. The people would be prepared to make further sacrifices. KNIGHT’S PLOT. London, February 6. Knight’s life was insured for £SOO. Sir J. W. Taverner (Agent-General) states that Knight left £3OO to he forwarded, payable to the Treasury in Melbourne. Miss,Suffell, a friend of Miss Grimes, states that Knight told her that he proposed a sham death some time ago. A SENSATIONAL HOAX. Berlin, February 6. A telegram was received at Strasburg, stating that the Kaiser was arriving at midday to • witness a test alarm parade of the garrison. The Commander-in-Chief mustered the troops on the drill-ground, including Prince Joachim, of Prussia. The town was decorated, and great crowds waited for four hours, when a 'fi-e----phonic enquiry revealed that the message was a hoax. It has since been found that Keller, formerly of the paymaster’s department, and recently courtmartialled and dismissed from the service as not responsible for his actions, had, in order to demonstrate that he was in full possession of his faculties, disguised himself as a postal official and delivered the telegram. Ho has been arrested on a charge of lese majeste.