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MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1931.
LEAGUE'S WORK. GERMANY DUBIOUS AS TO ARMS
REDUCTION.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
THE OTHER EROS.
A PLANET'S STRANGE BEHAVIOUR.
MILES OFF ITS COURSE.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
THE CHINA
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 855 metres:-
MAIL.
BRUTAL MURDER.
NEW
JACK - THE - RIPPER BELIEVED AT LARGE:
POLICE MYSTIFIED.
London, Saturday.
Scotland Yard is puzzled by an-
NATIONAL FORCES.
GENERALS TO COMMAND RAILWAY ZONE.
PRESIDENT'S ORDERS.
Nanking, Saturday, President Chiang Kai-shek has
6-7 p.m.-Chinese Studio Con- other murder which recalls the appointed the following Generals
7 p.m.-Stock Quotations. 7-10.30 p.m.-European gramme of Victor Records.
7-8 p.m. Variety. Hand-
Geneva, Saturday. Astronomers have been thrown At a public session of the into confusion by the mysterious League of Nations Council Mr. behaviour of the little planet Eros, Arthur Henderson said that imme- which approaches nearer to the cert diately he returned to London the earth by many million miles than British Government would start any other planet. Particular at- preparation for the Disarmament tention is now being given to it, Conference. He hoped that every for it is nearer than at any time. member of the League would con- since its discovery in 1898, writes centrate upon it, and said that a "Morning Post" special repre- the framework (namely, the draft sentative. convention) was established, and Eros is important, because the the figures must now be inserted. scale of the entire solar aystem Heer Cartius (Germany) said can be determined from it. But the draft convention, to which Ger- like its namesake, the god of love, many had not agreed should not the planet has belied the experts Le binding, and the question by appearing in an unexpected should be further examined.
position.
Five years ago M. Briand, supporting Mr. Hen-
its movements derson. reminded Herr Curtius were, tabulated, so it was thought, that the work of the Preparatory for all time, and some twenty ob- Committee had occupied five years. [servatories have bean making A maximum agreement had been ready for the expected approach. reached, and any re-opening of To measure the position of Eros the question would jeopardise the elaborate plans were mado Conference.
Herr Curtius, in reply, agreed that all the Powers should go to the conference determined to carry out Article Eight of the League Covenant, which provides that all estions reduce armaments to the lowest figure compatible with security. He added that he had not said that the whole discussion should be reapened, but that there had been certain points as which Germany was unable agree.
for charting with special accuracy the background of stars across which the path of Eros would move. Now it has been found that the planet is 60,000 miles out of its calculated course and no longer in the middle of the starry track which the as- tronomers had prepared.
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terrible Dusseldorf affairs of last to command the Government year in its brutality and apparent forces along the Teinpu, Lunghai, Pro- lack of motive.
Kinhan railways, respectively---
Bells of Saint Malo--Intermezzo
(Rimmer),
Early yesterday morning a work-Wang Chun, Ku Chu-ching, and] man walking across the common at lisu Yuan-chuan. |Blackheath stumbled against tho The orders concerning those ap- body of a girl. He reported the pointments state that in the matter to the Police, who soon event of emergency not only identifled it as that of an eighteen- troops but all railway officials will National Military Band years old local servant girl, named be subject to the orders of these
Louisa Steel. From the marks Generals.-Reuter. found on her neck and throat it
Gladiator's Parowell
(Blankenburg),
{13).
Sung--
Romance (from "Cameo Kirby"),
John Boles, Tenor (22230) Accordion Solo-
Medley of Italian Airs,
Pietro (81710).
was apparent that she had been INVASION OF KANSU strangled. Her body was terribly. mutilated.
Much Traffle. Humorous Song-
There is always a great deal of Some of These Days,
Sophie Tucker (22019). │trafe on the Heath, and the fact Instrumenta! Trio-
that numerous pedestrians must Down in the Forest
havo passed the spot without (Sir Landon Ronald),
noticing the body supports the De Groct Trio (9). Police theory that she was murder- ed in a motor car and then flung onto the Heath.
Chorus-
Singing a Vagabond Song,
The Revellers (22401). Ocarina Solo-
The Canary (Rizzl), The Nightingale (Cibelli),
Fred Brano (31). Humorous Song-
I Like to Do Things For You
(from "King of Jazz"},
Grace Hayes (222) Piano Solo+
Just for To-night (Oscar Gaiger), A Little Kiss Each Morning,
(from "The Vagabond King").
John Kurucz (38). Vocal Duct-
Oh! Baby What a Night.
Billy Murray and Walter Scanlon (22040).
Stars Become Out-Of-Dute. "The discrepancy," Dr. A. C. D. Crommelin, President of the Royal to Astronomical Society, explained to tome, would correspond to about an
inch and a quarter on the largest) photographic plates which are used at Greenwich. This means
that Song roughly
a quarter of the many S'Posin', hundreds of stars chosen for re- ference are now unsuitable for the purpose.
The Gold Question. The second Interim Report of the Gold Delegation on the work- ing of the gold standard is des- cribed as of most. considerable interest and importance." It has been submitted ta the League "There are two alternatives," Council, and will be circulated to Dr. Crommelin added. "Either the both non-members, and members astronomers can use the original of the League.
stars and lose accuracy, or they
Mr. Arthur Henderson, who pre-can take their photographs of Eros sided, said that the Council hop now and determine the requisite ed the Report would advance the number of additional stars at a lucidation of a most difficult pro-later date. It is the second course blem.
Mildred Hunt assisted by the Land Trio (22105). Orchestral-
That Naughty Waltz (Levy),
Victoria Orchestra (30) 8-8.25 p.m.- Sonata in C Miner (Grieg. Op. 45) Sergei Rachmaninoff and Fritz Kreisler (8106). The Merry Widow-Potpourri
8.25-8.50 p.m.--Musical Comedy,
(Franz Lehar), "
Marek Weber & His Orch, (50007).
Marck Weber & His Orchestra (@8905). 8.50-9 p.m.- The Beautifal Galatea-Overture
(Suppe arr. Artok),
which will probably be followed at Dollar Princess-Medley (Leo Fall), Happorteur Mowinckel (Nor-Greenwich. The necessary cal-
Nat Shilkret & His Orchestra way) said that the Repert had culations will however, take several
(50011). not dealt with the problem as to years to complete,"
Feggar Student-Medley whether a relationship existed be
(Milloecker), In spite of these dificulties Dr. tween the present economic de-J. D. Jackson, Sir Frank Dyson'a pression and the gold position. principal assistant at the Royal This was outside the terms of re- Observatory, expressed the opinion ference. The Delegation had con- to me that the distance of Eros ned itself to indicating the prin-would be successfully measured to riples upon which it WAS of within one part in four thousand, opinion the efficient working of aor double the accuracy of the last gold standard most primarily de-measurements. pend.
--Reuter.
The method, he explained, is A further Report may be issu-exactly analogous to that employed ed by summing up the situation. in range-finding Or surveying.
Theoretically, it would be possible! to measure the position of Eros as seen from two different observa-1 tories at the same time and from
HOUSE OF HABSBURG the difference in apparent position
ARCHDUKE OTTO DECLARED
ITS HEAD.
to deduce the distance of the planet.
are
Actually the measurements taken from the same observatory at different times. Between nightfall The young Archduke Otto, eldest and dawn the observatory itself. son of the late Emperor-King Kar! moves with the rotation of the of Austria-Hungary, attained his earth, so that two photographs 18th year on November 20, and taken at 10 p.m. and at 5 am, are under the Habsburg Family Law in effect photographs of the planet became of age.
from different positions. Mcan- Although there is said to be no time the planet itself has also present intention on the part. of the moved, and it is in making allow- Legitimists of trying to place him ance for this facter that most of or the Throne of Hungary-still the complications arise. less of Austria-the event la of con-
siderable European importance.
FRENCH CABINET.
TO BE FORMED BY M. LAVAL.
For Hungary, unlike Austria, is not a Republic, but is ruled by a Regent Admiral Horthy, and the return of the Habsburgs to that throne is not expressly barred by the Treaties made after the war. Moreover, the ex-Empress Zita, the
Paris, Saturday. Archduke's mother, and her ad-
Following the defeat of the herents have expresály declared on
Government and the resignation many occasions that the claim to of M. Steer's cabinet, M. Briand the Crown has never been abandonas neked to form a new Govern-
ex-Empress form-
tent, but refused.
M. Laval, however, has accept- ally notified the Belgian Foreign the invitation of M. Doumergue (President) to constitute a new Labinet. Reuter.
ed.
But the
Once that she did not meditate any attempt to place her son
on the Throne.
The coming of age was celebrated!
at the Chateau of Steenockerzeel, garion Royalists, and the friends near Brussels, the residence of the of the exiled Court were present, ex-Empresa. The festivitica were All Powers. Handed Ovdt. of an intimate family character,
sent.
Ex-Empress's Declaration.
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The ex-Empress, speaking la
though a number of 'Austrian and German, congratulated her son and Hungarian notabilities were pre-emphasised the importance of the role he has henceforth to play as head of the House of Habsburg. The most important event was the added that she handed over to the reading at nine a.m. of a formal him all the powers she had received statement in German by the ex- from the dead King Karl Empress Zita to the gathering of The Archduke replied with emo Austrians and Hungariana. # tion, thanking his mother for all her The statement was to the effect card and affirming his ardent lova' that by reason of having attained of his country. He begged his his majority the Archduke Otto was mother to continue to exercise his. henceforth the sole head of the rights until he had finished his Royal House of Hungary. This studles declaration was signed by all those At night there was a banquet present.
at which the Arohduke Otto preslu- At ten o'clock Mgr. Seydl, Bishop ed. In addition to the ex-Empress of Vienna, celebrated mass in the Zita and the Duchess of Saxe, - his chapel. He then delivered an grandmother, the fifty-two persons address, in which he emphasized present included the Archduke Max the importance of the occasion.a (brother of the late Emperor Kan); expressed the hope of soon hearing Frinces Iavior and Sixte of a "Te Deum” - sung, no longer in Bourbon Farma, the seven brothers exile but -af Budapest, where the and sisters of the young Archduke, Archduke, would be received in à
John of Leichtenstein, and mander, conformable fa: his
Schaumburg.
and his new alenite,
In the afternoon a reception was
Archduke wore rian national costume. There
the
Iŵt wäich-Austrian and Huns were no spe
Berlin State Opera Orchestra directed by Ernst Viebig (69072). 9m-Weather Report, Local Time, etc.
9.05-9.30 p.m.---Concert Kems. Orchestral-
Don Juan-Overture (Mozart),
Concert Orchestra (29) Song
Clair De Lune (The Wistful Moon), Renu Sair,
Mary Garden, Soprano (1439).
WU PEI-FU ACTIVE IN SZECHUAN.
has
Peking. Yesterday. The name of Wu Pel-fu again cropped up in Chinese re- ports from Szechuan, which state that at his headquarters at Sui- ting he is organising all the super- The strange circumstances of fluous troops in Szechuan for an the case suggest that a maniac of invasion of Kansu.
Generals
Hsi-hou Teng the Jack-the-Ripper type la at large.
And in London.
Tien Sung-yuo, whose movements There is at present considerable on the Szechuan-Kansu border agitation in Liberal and Labour have created suspicion for some quarters over the prolonged ab-me, are reported to have pene- sence on the Riviera of Lord Byng, trated Kansu and occupied Pikow. who has not returned to his duties-Router,
ARSON CAMPAIGN.
in spite of the recent death of Ad- miral Sir Charles Royds, the Do puty Commissioner of the Metro- politan Police. This latest murder VAST AREAS OF CANE SUGAR mystery has intensified the clamour for Lord Byng's resigna- j tion and the reorganisation of Scotland Yard.-Reuter.
[Lord Byng frat Viscount of Vimy, was appointed Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1928, and is a sep of the second Earl of Strafford. He was famous for his command of the third Army in France, when the British forces gained a great victory, and for these services he was thank- ed by Parliament and granted £30,000. He was Governor-General of Canada from 1021-26, and is 69 years of ngc.]
Pianoforte Solo-
On the Banks of the Danube,
John Kurucz (12). Song
PremierCaresse (Do Crescenzo), Bois Epals (Sombre Forest),
Enrico Caruso, Tenor (1437). 9.30-10 p.m/From the Studio: Readings from Shakespeare by Members of the A.D.C.
10-10.30 p.m.-Experiment Re- Iay.
10.30 p.m.-Close, Down
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DESTROYED.
Havana, Saturday. Already 1,825,000 lb. of cane sugar have been destroyed by on- other fire, which is still spreading i plantations in Matanzas pro- vince.
Police are investigating, but the suspected. Incendiarists have so far not been traced.-Reu- ter.
[Previous messages indicated an intense incendiarism campaign in the Cuban canefields. Last week more than a million pounds of cane were destroyed in conflagrations in Kavana and Matanzas provinces.]
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