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NAZI PARTY RECORD SWEEPING VICTORY IN DANZIG ELECTIONS
RODOSTO
SCRATCHED
FROM DERBY
Princess Owner Makes Decision.
BIG DISAPPOINTMENT
London, To-day.
Princess de Faucigny Lucinge en- try Rodosto, one of the favourites for the Epsom Derby to be run on Wednesday, will not be startling.
It was decided after a veterinary examination yesterday afternoon that Rodosta was not fit enough to run.-Reuter,
1
PRİNCESS EXPLAINS THE
REASON
Paris, To-day.
The decision to scratch Rodosto from the Derby
was
The ex-Crown Prince of Ger many who has lately been in the public eye a good deal in Germany. (S. & G.)
made by Princess de Faucigny LAWN TENNIS Lueinge. the owner, before the
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trainer's departure for England ALL-BRITISH
this morning.
The Princess said to Reuter:
"There is nothing else to do, for
a Derby horse must not have
the slightest thing wrong with
him.
FINAL FOR THE
FRENCH TITLE
"Rodosio is stiff and has, Hughes And Perry Beat
strained a muscle, I do not know how badly. I shall
have him brought back in a
day or two and vetted at
Chantilly.
"It is a pity as it was a chance
of a life time. Rodosto's pace
Cochet And Merlin.
MCGRATH'S SURPRISING--
DEFEAT
Paris, To-day!
would have given him a great ad- G. P. Hughes and Fred Perry, the vantage and I am sure he could British Davis Cup pair, entered the
have stood the course." Reu-
ter.
LOCHIEL LAME.
London, Saturday.
Final of the French Doubles Chain-
pionship at Auteuil yesterday when they beat Heari Cocket and Andre Merlin, the French pair in four sets It is officially announced that-6-3, 3-6, 86, 64. Lochiel, another candidate for the
Hughes and Perry will meet Ad- Derby, pulled up slightly lame this rian Quist and Vivian McGrath, the morning. Reuter.
Australian Davis Cupper, in the Final.
Strange Rumours About Rodosto.
KING SALMON FANCIED
FOR WEDNESDAY
London, Saturday.
A sensation was provided in the Second Round of the Singles when Hebda, the Polish champion elim inated McGrath, the 17-year-old Australian prodigy, by scores of 8-6, 6-2, 7-9, 7-5. ·
GAIN CLEAR
MAJORITY IN
PARLIAMENT
Hitler's Followers Treble Votes.
NEW ADMINISTRATION FOR
FREE CITY:
No Disturbances
Danzig, To-day, Returned with a dear majority of 38 seats out of a total of 72, the Nazis have gained a notable triumph in yesterday's elections in the Free City of Danzig. Hitler's followers have recorded an amazing advance, having trebled their vote at the last elections, in 1930.
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Final Results.
GERMANY RETALIATES AGAINST AUSTRIA
1,000 Marka Fe Imposed On
Tourists Visas -
Berlin, Today
The Austrian Minister to Berlin, Kerr Tauschitz, left here for Vienna yesterday morning, to re- port to his Government on the situation created by the German Government's action in Imposing
1,000 marks fee on visas for all Germans visiting Austria,
The measure is in retaliation, following the repressive measures" of the Dolfuss Government against the Nazis.Reuter,
SUMMER RAINS
COMMENCE
Welcome, Heavy Fall To-day.
CRITICAL STATE OF LOCAL WATER SUPPLY
Danzig: Later. The final results of the Danzig election are as follows:-
Nazi Party ..... 38 seats. Social Democrat Party 13 seats.
At a critical stage of Hang Centre Party
10 seats. Kong's water supply problem the Communist Party ....
summer rains, appeared to have ar- Government Party
Polish Party
The figures show a gain seats for the Nazi Party.
5 seats. 4. Beats." 2 seats, rived, and to-day's fall, it is antici
of 25
The pated, will result in an appreciable
Scottish pipers leading the teams on to the field for the ladics' international hockey match between England and Scot- land. The game was played at Merton Abbey, London, and re- sulted in a win for. Scotland by two goale to one.-(S. & G.)
ROOSEVELT'S WAR DEBT MESSAGE
TO BE SENT TO CONGRESS BEFORE JUNE 10
election passed off without any gain in storage. JAPANESE DELEGATE'S
disturbances. Reuter.
An Early Lead Established.
Last year the rainy season, “of- ficially commenced early da JuBO| the fall from January, 1:to May 28] for 1982 being 6455, Inches, against 6.805-for the correspond- ing period of 1933,
Danzig, Earlier. The Nazis have captured 35 out of a total of 72 seats.
Until yesterday, the storage their votes totalling 107,319
figures for the Colony for 1983 out of a total of 215,132, thus
showed a slight advantage over the trebling their 1930 figures,
figures at this time, last year, "ne- Other results are as followe:cording to Mr. A. M..Purves, main tenance engineer of the Water works department, but yesterday's Fronts.storm added but little, to the re-
Social Democrats, 38,210 votes. Centre Party, 31,504 votes. Communista, 14,800 votes. Black, White and Red 13,601 votes-Reuter.
First Reports Of Voting.
49 PER CENT. PREDICTED.
Dandg, Earlier.
The Nazis have won a de- cisive victroy in the elections" held here, yesterday, and are expected to gain about 49 per cent. of the whole elec. torale.
McGrath is the exponent of the Early reports to-day stated that two-handed backhand shot.. He Princess Faucigny Lucinge's entry, has in his brief career beaten both Rodosto, one of the best fancied Ellsworth Vines and Wilmur All- Out of 361 districts, 350 have horses, had pulled up lame during son, America's Davis Cup singles been counted, giving: 202,737 this morning's gallops, but later re players, and Jack Crawford, Aus-votes, of which the Nazis obtain- ports discredited the statement. tralia's No. 1 ranking player. ed 101,577, RE
The head boy of the stable completely denied the rumour, which he attributes to the fact that Rodosto always walka with an apparent limp. This, he states, has obviously misled the watchers.
The 1933 Derby is regarded as one of the most"open races within memory. The following are the opinions of owners and trainers.
Princess Faucigny Lucinge, own of. Rodosto has a good chance. (Continued on Page 8.)
LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES.
Silver Prices Remain Steady.
The local dollar has advanced from 1/4 on Saturday, to 1/4 this morning's quotation.MA
The triumph of the young Aasi
Hitler's Appeal To Voters.
BROADCAST BY GERMAN CHANCELLOR
The Social Democrat Party tralian stars, who have emerged rank second highest with 36,000 from a big entry which included votes. such partnerships as Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon (France), Von Cramm and Nourney (Ger- many) and Morpergo and Stefani (Italy), augurs well for their pro- gress both in the Davis Cup and at Wimbledon, The British Davis Cup pair, by reason of their longer experience in international tennis Jand their sound understanding, will commence favourites against the (Australians to-day.
TENNIS LEAGUE GAMES OFF.
Official Opening Is Postponed.
GERMAN
AIRWOMAN'S
FATAL CRASH
Attempted Flight To Australia.
DEFECTIVE LANDING ‘AT ALEPPO
Aleppo, To-day.
Fraulein Marga Von Etzdorf, the well-known German airwoman, died here last night, as the result of in- juries received when her aeroplane crashed at 6.17 p.m. yesterday evening.
Fraulein Etzdorf took off unexpectedly from Berlin on. Saturday; on an attempt to fly to Australia via Siam. A. small gathering of Aleppo re- sidents were awaiting at the serodrome to welcome, the aviatrix.
There was no indication of the impending tragedy as the plane circled the aero» drome, but a few seconds- later the knot of spectators were shocked to see the ma chine bit the ground with a. terrific impact in landing.
Officials, and others rushed for ward-and safely extricated the |woman pilot, but she died later.” Onlookers declare the Frau-
IDEA TO lein Etadarf, misjudged her land-
END CHINA'S BOYCOTT.
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.:** PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS PLANNED TO DELIVER HIS WAR DEBT MESSAGE TO CONGRESS BEFORE ITS AD- DAYS BEFORE THE OPENING OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC JOURNMENT, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10, TWO CONFERENCE IN LONDON.
ing. Reuter,
THE PROMINENT
PIRACY
Two Police Launches
Patrol Mirs Bảy
Senator Robinson, the Democrat House Leader, anadenced, NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS after a talk at the White House, that the President expects to submit to Congress a resolution authorizing him to revise tariff rates.
Reuter,
New York, To-day.
servoirs, owing to the parched
-Viscount K. Ishii, the Japanese delegate to the Washington con- state of the ground, only 295 versation, arrived here from Washington, yesterday. inches of rain falling during the
24 hours ending 9.30 am. to-day.
merly
The Chief Detective Inspector stated this morning that no further developments had taken place in Не the Prominent piracy case. stated that several of the officer At a press conference he indicated that he would present, at the believed that the pirates had for The rainfall for the whole of World Economic Conference, a plan to meet the Chinese policy of ex-way been employed on beard the last week added, at the most, one clusion against Japan. Viscount Ishii classed the Chinese Boycott as The Water. Police state that the day's supply for the Colony. the foremost trade obstacle, and said that he had an idea of how to No. 4 Police launch left harbour
The weather forecast issued overcome it.IN
this morning, to take up her patrol from the Royal: Observatory this HE SAW THE BOYCOTT AS A THREAT TO THE-EN-in Mirs Bay, where she spent all morning, predicts further rain, TIRA WORLD, AND ADDED THAT IF HIS IDEA 18 SUF-day yesterday, The No. 1 Police with moderate east or variable| FICIENTLY DEVELOPED, HE MAY PROPOSE IT AT THE launch is also patrolling Mirs Bay. winds.
WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE. — REUTER.
SPORTSMEN caught YESTERDAY.
Forming with remarkable speed,
HUGE PROFITS OF MORGAN & CO.
$18,284,908 By Sales
Of
Securities.
"UNTABULATED MILLIONS”
Members of the Police from the No. 4 Police launch which pursued
Hull Opens Up Attack the pirates on the night of May 26, [followed them ashore for some Upon Tariff Wall.
distance inland and fired several shots.
ISOLATION IS DANGER TO
WORLD PEACE.
Washington.
an-
thousands of picnickers and sports yesterday's thunderstorm caught
Though the Captain denies that the Prominent attempted to ram the men unawares. Motorists on tho
Police launch, the Water Police Island and mainland roads were
reiterate their former statement. Been hurriedly erecting the recal-
The Secretary of State, Mr. The Police state that none of the citrant hoods on their cars, with
Cordell Hull, told the American truck the Prominent,
three-pounder shells fired by them their södden flannels clinging tens-
section of the International Cham HMS. Wishart, had been ciously to their person, while golf- ers and tennis enthusiasts had
Washington, To-day- ber of Commerce to-day that the chored at the scene of the pirates! scarcely time to gain the shelter of
Further sensational disclosures United States must lead the world landing on the night of May 25, but their clubhouses., 1
were made to-day when the Senate back to moderation In
on May 26 the was an patrol and tariff did not arrive on the scene until Berlin, Saturday, Yachtsmen, who at 280 p.m. investigation of the affairs of the
about 8.30 am. · The Chancellor, Herr. Hifler, were making excellent headway world-famous private:
policies. banking
(Continued on. Page 7) speaking from the Brown House at under a stiff breeze, found them house of J. P. Morgan and Com Mr. Hull, champion of recl- Munich to-day, broadcast an appeal selves becalmed, with sodden sails, pany was resumed.......
resumed
to the Danzig population to remain a few minutes later. Suck are the Washington, To-day. loyal to the German people.
vagaries of Hong Kong's summer.
In his address, the Chancellor weather. [declared - that national socialism, «
knew no policy where frontier A PLACE TO SLEEP. changes were made at the cost of other people.
"National Socialism does not want war for the purpose of In corporating into Germany those people who do not desire to become
Chinese Selects Hospital As A Dormitory.
Chan Kwan, Chinese unemploy The heavy rain this morning has caused the official opening of the Germans, and who cannot be Gered male, was this morning fined $20, in default one month's hard {{postponed.
Mr. I. P. Morgan, the inter national banker and financier, reported that his firm had made gross profits of. G$18,284,908 from sales of securities alone in the years
1927 to 1981, in addition to untabulated millions, derived from other operations Reu-
The Investigation has already
ter.
procity, asserted extremo isolation
constituted the greatest danger tol world peace.":
Pointing out the huge suma [owed the United States, amounting. to nearly twelve. billion dollars, Secretary Hull asserted that America's policy since the world war han ignored the fact that these obligations can be paid "only In gold, services or favourable trade. |balances, in effect hitting, at the
Silver prices advanced X/8, spot Lawn Tennis League to-day to be mans, he declared labour, by Mr. W. Schofield at the had repercussions throughout the high tariff policies of the Repub-
antry, and the connection of Mrican administrations of the fast
twelve years. with privileged ck has caused. Sena-
closing at 18% on Saturday, and The five "A" Division datures, fully limited those who belong to Central Magistracy, for trespassing
Be Therefore we Naris have care- ́forward silver at 18 15/16, 2:
Cross rates were this morning, scheduled for to-day, will now be us-these who are our blood, and in the Government Civil Hospital Woodin's
buying of erday morning, G38.98, and G83.974, for the decided on Monday, July 81.
those who aper bur","language" at 4 am:"
For add Benter London on New York, and New The "B" Division, matches will thự. Cha
Accused, said he formerly work for Borah York" on London rates, org now, open the official-seasoh
hospital after the gene against him caused on theted:
signation of He had fof the elections" by A zamon apectively, as compared with morrow afternoon. The "C" "Divi;} GM.96%, for the London on New 6.00 opena: on Thursday and the subsequi
sospital yäktentay sto. And
York rate on „Baturday.
Mixed Doubles League on Friday,
de that sed on Pure 1)?
GEN. FENG CALMS DOWN
No Desire To Create Difficulties.
Peking, To-day. General Feng Yu-hsiang, has now-condescended to explain his recent masumption of the leadership of the “anti-Japan- ese Allied Army,” Chinese sources report that he told a close riend he had raised the
standard be Japanese wanted to
For Reasonable Rate. launch a campaign He referred to the new Demo- cane demanding, hirocratic administration's the post of Becretary one of "reasonable," "moc
decent, tarlad, not no
pr Page 11.) Jeven a low-terit.”