The Archive · 1932

Church Scandal Found in Canada

"Copenhagen, Sept 12

Word has just been soctved that the travlon Lard" Paibot ha Iecated the Hoteninson family a they are alive—Reater London, Sept. 1% graphic account of the discover Tong. missing "ying fami" tthe "Hutchinsons and, of the failure of fist attempts to res2a? ikcin from their haven of refue The fast of the rocky clits Thersuak Fjord mas wielessel ib: the United Press to-day by Captain Watson, master of the British trawler Lord Talbot, Dodging about between icebergs and ice foes off the bleak coast of Greenland, life boats from the Lord Talbot have found the seas t09 touch {fo remove Mr, and Mrs, Hutchinson, their two daughters, eight, snd six Years old, and the crew of four.

"We noticed a distress signal set ap by the marooned tiers at 1 Stlock this morning." Captain Watson radioed the United Press. "The signal appeared to be about eight miles away.

Using a blinker light rigged up on the bridge of the Lord Talbot, We signalled them and received Teply. from Hutchinson that all were tell? the message continued, "We immediately Ieunched a 1 beat after running. close in to the mouth of Tkersuak Bjord. After an four of anxious, waiting, the life boat returned to the ship, the mate fend Mr. Hutchinson having decided That there was too much swell effec a Seca the work beng made fspeciily ficult by numerous ieee bergs., We have decided to_awai daylight before taking Sette" the radio concluded United Press.

Copenhagen, Sept. 13, for their safety ed, wireless ages from Greenland announced family" and their four companions to-day, that, the "flying Hutchinson

fad. been rescued bythe British trawler Lord Talbot and had safely teached Angmagualik, Groetand at 330 this afternoon.~"Rewter, Winnipeg, Sept. 13.

many leading' figure in educational and respected as a religious citoles in Canada, John Machray, a sexagenarian lawyer, is: inow the centre of a grave scandal, facing charges of having embezzled '$900,000 from the trust funds of the University of Manitoba, Mz, IMachray is also alleged to Ihave been involved in the disappear-lance of upwards of a million della from funds belonging to the Angl jean Church in the diocese of Rupert's Land. batechrayr the Premier of Manttabe, "AS a sequel to the charges against

Mee Joke Bracken, announced to: ay that a Royal Commission would "appointed. to make a searching nauiny into he disappearance of money from the trust funds of the University of Manitoba. 'The loss was sustained during Machray's a ministration of the funds, The Committee of the Anglican' Church also arranging an exhaustive in-

'Asa consequence of the' pearance of the church funds, the lection of a bishop to fil the vacant [See of Athabacea has had postponed indefinitely, as it is. now Ympossible to guarantee the salary Jof "anyone who may be appointe Machray, besides being chairman lot the Boutd or Governara and bur the University of Manitoba, tras also chancellor of the Anglican aco in Ruperte Lands fe was too ill to appear in. cou when, "th came on and granted bait-im the sum of $50,000, Sept 18.

John Machray is suffering from cancer, He is not expected to live more than a few months.

The Anglican authorities have not yet. prosecuted him in connection

missing. withthe church' funds said to be Sept. 18.

The authorities concerned de not propose to prosecute John Machray.

He is, however, still under indictment for the alleged theft, of ove: $900,000. from the trust funds of the "University of Manitoba—Reuter, The Brit bacon natracted, return from Angwageslik' in order to. brin marooned. Hutchinson Alying family" to England—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.

Berlin, Sept. 17.

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