THE BRADFORD MURDER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19203, 20 June 1924, Page 5

THE BRADFORD MURDER

WAEDELL PAYS THE PENALTY

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, June 18. Wardell was hanged at Leeds. He pro tested his innocence to the last, and do dared that he was meeting death tearlensiy. —Reuter. Mrs Gosling (or Keany) was found dead in a house at Bradford, with her head battered. Will iam Wardell, an engineer, was arrested, and a charge of murder preferred against him. ttc was found guilts and sentenced to death. °

Discussing tire rumours alxmt a war be tv. ecu America and Japan, Mr v\ ilium s..m that ooyoi.U l-ue a. UcimuicL m.. l>) Japan upon Ui.ina there were sevc. secret clauses, vi iiitii conui.i.ed a strongt. u.am.iuim Uiau the Austrian one vuiicn caused the woria vVav in into. iiic secret clauses would nave ended the hide pcudence and integruy ol (Anna. Amenc.. was largely respunsuie, luieiwards wu,. •a.. Lam and iuaiicC, lur exposing liics. seven secret entusts. ‘this action ol America, lie said, "will never oe an given by Japan, and ii war is deolaiou Japan it may try to mai,e the public nelicve that tne exclusion laws ox Amenc. aio me cause, but tins will not deceive those who know me real leason tor tnc hatred.” These were the seven seem clauses which japan would have forced on China, and actuary did loice oh China, bin- lor America s action; 1. The Chinese Covernment shall employ influential Japanese advisors in political, nnanciai, and military altaiis. 2 Japanese Hospitals, churcnes, auu schools m the interior ol China slum be granted the right ot owning land. 6. inasmuch as mo Japanese Covernmont and tne Chinese tjovernment have hail many cases ol dispute between Japanese and Cmnesc police, the settle mem oi uhich caused no little misunder standing, it i-3 lur tins reason necessary that the Fohce impairments ot nnpor taut places in Chma shall be jointly administered by oupancse and Chinese, or that the Police Departments of sum places shall employ numerous Japanese, so that they may at the same time help to make plans lor the improvement Oi the Cniuese police service. 4. China shall purchase from Japan a fixed amount of munitions oi war isay, 50 per cent, or more, or what is needed by the Chinese Government), and thou shall bo established in China a Sinodapaneso operated arsenal. Japanese technical experts, are to be employed and Japanese material is to be purchased. 5. China agrees to grant Japan the right of constructing a railway connecting Wu-chang with Kiukiang, another line between Nanchang and Hanchow, and a third between Nanchang and Chaochou. 6. If China needs foreign capital to work mines, build railways, and construct harbour works (including dockyards) in the province of inihkicn, Japan shall bo first consulted. 7. China agrees that Japanese subjects shall have the right of missionary propaganda in China. And since the smashing of this masterstroke of Japan a new understanding had been entered into between China and Japan for common military and naval defence., which new agreement provides for Chino-Jn.pan.ese military co-operation, standardisation of war plans, transportcommunication, and military codes, and thus places Japan in control of the entire land forces of the Chinese Republic. Mr Wilford we at on to refer with regret to the abandonment of the project to establish a naval base at, Singapore and to show that the criticism of the scheme was to a largo extent based on ignorance. Rotarian Hutchison expressed the thanks of the club to Mr Wilford for his informative address.