While police to-day insisted that Mr. John Labatt, wealthy brewer, was released by his kidnappers with ut the payment of ransom, relatives of Mr. Labatt said "about $50,000" was paid to secure his liberty. The member of the kidnapping gang, Edward, 25, a resident of Toronto, who was charged with attempted extort tion. "He confessed that it was he who was responsible for the telephone call to Mr. Hugh Labatt, son of Mr. John Labatt, demanding ransom and telling where and how it should be delivered, The kidnapper warned their victim against revealing any of the details or giving a description of ths men under threat of future reprisal.—United Press. slight earth tremor was felt in Scotland over an area extending ropean countries which would ibe aitected by' the Eastern Locarno: ceptance if and when more than two-thirds of the members of the League Assembly vote in favour of an Invitation to Moscow to join the League, it was learned, fleet of Russian membership, rly recognized, would be to strengthen the League's - prestige "would be especiatiy to France, which recently hi fo defend Geneva repeatedly again charges that the League to-day @emonstrably impotent.
Moreover, with the Soviet Union. attending League councils, France feels that she could doubtless count on "a measure of support inher iterated demand that disarmament be effected through the Geneva organization.
'Uppermost in went. with the Soviet Union, is said, has been the realization that the' withdrawal of Germany from the League has removed one obstacle to Russian entry, There is also the surface security which it may give France to coun-nce the new friendliness between Poland and Germany, which the Quai d'Orsay has viewed with manifest, concern, diplomats point out—United Press, Letters purporting to show that James "Jimmy" "Gagney, noted tough guy" of the silver screen, is providing moral and financial support to the Communist Party have been made public by Mr. Neil Me-from Dornoch to Pitlochry, a distances Allister, Prosecuting of about 100 miles, early on Aug. 16. Sacramento County.
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