HOTEL CRIME

Evening Star, Issue 17920, 16 March 1922, Page 5

HOTEL CRIME

LADY WHITE SERIOUSLY INJURED,

Preaa Asaociation—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, March 14. Lady White, widow of Sir Edward White (late chairman of the London County Council), was the victim of a murderous attack at a West End hotel. A chambermaid going to awaken her found her insensible with a fractured skull She is not expected to recover. The police are unable to trace the miscreant.—A. and N.Z. Cable. DIES FROM INJURIES. LONDON, March 15. (Received March 16, at 9.45 a,m.) Lady White succumbed to her injuries. —A. and N.Z. Cable. COMMERCIAL Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. WHEAT CARGOES.

LONDON, March 14. (Received March 15, at 10.20 p.m.)

Cargoes are inactive. The only business reported was tho sale of 2,000 tons ex Rigi at 68s. Parcels declined fully Is. Australian parcels, loading, 675. Parcels aboard the Kalian sold at Liverpool at 55s.—A. and N.Z. Cable. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, March 14. (Received March 15, at 10.20 p.m.) At the wool sales there were large offerings of merinos, -inhere was good French German, and Yorkshire competition at full late rates. There was a poor selection of cross-bred, which was unchanged. Slipea woro unchanged.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BRISBANE WOOI. SALES.

BRISBANE, March 15,

At the wool sales prices were good, fleece being 15 per coni, medium and inferior 10 to 15 per cent., good skirtings 5 per cent., and medium skirtings per cent, lower than at the last sales. LOAN OFFERED. NEW YORK, jVJaTOIi 15. (Received March 16, at 9.30 a.m.) A syndicate headed by the Guaranty Company offered 40,000,060 dollars to the Dutch East Indies,, forty years external sinking fund, 5 per cent, gold bonds. The price of the issue is 04| plus interest. The loan will not be redeemable before ten years.— A. and N.Z( Cable,