1934-07-30

STARHEMBERG

AUSTRIA'S VICE

CHANCELLOR

Barely 35 When He Stepped Into Breach.

REGENCY RUMOURS

Barely 35 years old, Prince Ernst Rudiger von Starhemberg who

is Vice-Chancellor in the new Austrian Cabinet, became the youngest head of a European government when he succeeded! to the leadership of the Austrian | government. following the assus sination of Chancellor Engelbert) Dollfuss.

For the upkeep of the Heimwehr, the Fascist military organisation, which has been the main support of] the Dollfusa government, the tall young aristocrat has spent a huge, fortune. He is the heal of the or- ganisation, which numbers 250,000.

sume

It was the Heimwehr, who are more often led by Major Emil Fey, Prince

chief von Starhemberg's Lieutenant, who crushed the So- cialist revolt in Viennu in February. Starhemberg was born in 1899 in Не Upper Austria.

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• Efferding, studied at the Universities of Inns- bruck and Munich, fought us youngster in the post-war clashes in Upper Silesia, and for some years was close to the Hitler movement.

Opponent To Hitler.

In recent Austrian history he has #gured, as now, as a bitter opponent of Hitler, but because of his carlier uttitude and, because of the general trend of the Heimwehr movement, rumours have arisen in the past that he and the Nazis had reached an agreement.

Now he is directing the fight to

prevent Nazi control of Austrla, and

Finnish peasantį

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 30, 1934.

Finland that astounded Americans by paying promptly its share of war debts when most of the world defaulted, has been dolag startling things for decades. It maintained its national life for centuries while a subject nation. After it declared its independence from Russia in 1917 and set up a republle, Finland, relatively a poor land, has built up a flourishing national wealth through the ex- port of vast quantities of paper pulp and lamber. Like the United States. Finland experienced a disastrous time with national pro- hibition until wiser counsel terminated the experiment two years

ago.

CHINA HOTTEST

SPELL

is credited with close sympathy with Drought And Burned

Italy's Fascism.

Other rumours that have been hard to suppress are those in which Starhemberg figures as the forth- coming regent of Austria, regent of a kingless kingdom which some day. may again become a Hapsburg monarchy.

was

Up Crops.

FAMINE SPECTRE

Shanghai.

POLICE RESERVE.

Orders for the Current Week.

Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector General

Police.

To-day's Short Story.

BLIND

By Douglas Boyd.

the village of Peverel livedjsong-thrush, Matthew? His wings

He had been blind since his yellow breast is covered with little youth, and had grown so fami- dark brown spots. He is a sweet liar with the village and ite sur little bird, and one of our finest roundings that he had never felt singers." Or: "Do you hear that, a desire to live elsewhere; and Matthew? That's a bullfinch. he had become so accustomed to has a head like velvet, a deep rich his blindness, also, that often he black.. He lives among the trees, had been heard to say that it but when the fruit trees in the gar made no difference to him at all. dens and in the orchards begin, to It appeared that his affliction show flower-buds he comes out and never troubled him. He went up feats them? and down the street with a curious

And Matthew would say: "Really, sliding tread that gave no percepti- Jonathan, it's marvellous how you ble jerk to his erect body, and he can tell." Sometimes, it is true, he had a certainty of movement that wondered if Jonathan, hadn't made amazed those who knew little about a mistake, after all; if it wasn't him. He never walked lato an ob really a yellow-hammer, who has a stacle; and if anyone turned aside bright yellow head, and whose song to get out of his way, he would consists of only two notes: the first shake his stick and say, with a loud repeated many times, and the other, laugh: "Now, then, I see you-I see you—” and would step off the path | out of their way, and they would look after him and wonder.

.TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be Return," by

"Derrick's sure.of

Gouverneur Morris,

a little lower,' uttered only once-

He had a companion, one Matthew Blanch, who also was blind. Mat- thew, however, wasn't so himself. But that didn't matter, wald Jonathan Flynn, because he could see-ha! yes, he could see for [both of them; and he would walk up to Matthew's cottage and say: "Coming out for a walk. Matthew? much different from the bullfinch's And Matthew would answer "Yes, clear, piping call. Jonathan"; and together they would He would not dare to say so-the stroll along the narrow, leafy lanes, suggestion that he might be wrong bordered on both sides with haw- always annoyed Jonathan, who thorn hedges and oak and ash and would puff himself out with pride elm trees, and where it was so cool and boast to Matthew that there!

and so quiet; or walk over the green was nothing he did not know or fields with the sun warm upon. their could not see, although he was as sightless faces.

blind as a bat. He would boast all When they heard a sparrow sing: the way home. C.ing on the boughs of the trees or Matthew would stumble up the fluttering in the hedges, Jonathan path to the door of his cottage and fumble for the latch. Jonathan. "Listen, Matthew. That's

with an accuracy which made him song-thrush. Do you know the chuckle, would strike with his stick

Constables R37 Hon Pak Chung, R83 Young Shou Te and R78 James Ko.

would say:

97 SILVER INGOTS UNMANIFESTED,

Under Seaman's Bunk.

on board the ss. Hai

at a dog as it brushed against his legs, Anding pleasure in hearing it] scamper to the other side of the road. With his body erect, his head held slightly forward, his stick awinging gently sidewards, like a

pendulum, in front of him, he walk-

Chinese Company Strength. The following have The past weeks have brought been taken on the strength of the the hottest weather China has ex- Chinese Company, as from 11th Sat In Parliament, perienced in more years than hard-July, 1934:- Although Starhemberg has devot-ly anybody, in this scorched na- ed his energy to the destruction of tion knows. ' parliamentary government, he once The Catholic mission observa- sat in parliament and for three tory here which does most of the Kwing Kong has resumed duty in Leave. Sub-Insnestor R Tani: months in 1930 was Minister of In-weather recording for this part of charge of No. 1 Platoon, as from

ed down the street without making terior before Dollfuss became Pre the world says its records go back 11th July, 1934.

A fine of $100, in default two one false step, loudly proclaiming mier.

months' hard labour, was imposed his knowledge of the whereabouts for more than 60 years and at no His mother, Princess Starhem-time during that long period has and Crown Sergeant R87 Wong seaman

Sub-Inspector (R). David Loie on Sze Wai-min, a 44-year-old of everything and everybody. berg, was still an executive of the the temperature reached that re- Chung have been granted 10. days' Sang, by Mr. W. M. Thomson, at it seemed, some family connection Christian Socialist (Dollfuss) party corded in various parts of China leave, as from 24th July, 1934,

But everyone in the village had,

when her tall, impetuous son

the Central Magistracy this morn-with someone else in every other during June and July.

During the absence on leave of ing, for importing 97 silver ingots, village in the neighbourhood, and his succeeding in his efforts to throw all

Sian, capital of Shansi province, Lance Sergeant R30 Thong Po Hing, valued at $1,500, unmanifested in reputation for being able to see political parties into the historical

reported 112 degrees in the shade Lance Sergeant R39 Ta'o Huk On to the Colony.. ashcan.

In casual conversation the Prince from 128 to 110 degrees for similar of No. 8 Squad in addition to his stated that the boat came, to Hone/Bither and thither like a falling leaf) other places varied has been appointed to take charge Revenue-Officer A. W. Grimmitt things he could not see was tossed exhibits a boyish, friendly shy per-readings. Shanghai, never exact-ordinary duties, as from 17th July, Kong from Taingtao and that the came a byword, not only among in a boisterous wind. His name be sonality, just the type of youngly a summer resort, set up a read-1934 until further notice. aristocrat who appeals to democrats.

silver was discovered under ac Yet he was a relentless foe of the

ing of 104.4, which the Catholic Training Course-Part II.

those with whom he was, acquainted, The cused's bunk. democratic administration of So-for this locality as far as

weather experts said was a record following members have been passed

but also among those of whom he cialist Vienna.

they out as efficient in Part II of Train-

bad never heard; and it so happen- knew.

Ing Course (Knowledge of Police

led that one day he met a man who Temperatures on Shanghai Duty and Regulation):-

not only could see, but who, being Mr. Truman Bailey, Oriental thus gifted, felt it incumbent on DERELICT JUNK China cities went as high as 140 Luke Ho, R3 Luke Ying Chei and partment Store, San Francisco, tune.

streets and on those of many other Constables R1 Harry Lau, R2 research buyer for the Gumps De-him to let others share his good for- degrees above zero. The Catholic R19 Joseph C. K. Wong.

arrived in Hong Kong on business weather men, however, said those All recruits of the Chinese Com-by the a.a. President Cleveland to distant hills. All day it had shone The sun was falling behind the could not be considered "official." pany will attend at the Chinese Com-day. Winter Suffering Ahead pany Headquarters on Tuesday, July More serious than the causing 131 at 17.30 hours for instruction. discomfort that this is Chinese and

OFF DEAL

Tragedy Revealed On

English Coast. ·

OWNERSHIP MYSTERY

while many

Indian Company

Personal Pars

The path, which was

upon the parched land, burning up the freshness of the grass, leaving Making a business trip to Hong it so coarse and dry that the sheep Kong and South China, Mr. A. M. lined the hedgerowa, where the foreigners alike in Shanghai is the Strength. Constable R240 Ghu-Simpson, manager of the Honolulu ground was sheltered and the grass toll in human life that is being lam Hussian has been taken on the Iron Works in Manila, arrived here more green. Deal.

taken in the Interior and the strength of the Indian Company, as by the s.s. President Cleveland to brown, and hard, threaded its way A tragedy of the sea is be-economic loss. Rains have been from 18th July, 1984.

day.

through the fields until. It climbed lieved to be revealed by the dis-few and far between. The result Constable R240 E. Sohan Singh

the sudden steepness of 'Calloway | covery of an empty boat, built is drought and burned up crops. has been permitted to resign from Mr. D. C. Edmondston, of the Hill, where It twisted and turned on the lines of a Chinese Junk, Behind these loom the spectre of the Indian Company, as from 18th Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking like a brown snake among the scat- which was found waterlogged famine and more suffering and July, 1984.

Corporation, accompanied by Mrs. tored gorse.

and badly damaged in Sandwich death during the coming winter. Constable R298. S. L. M. Salahu Edmonston, returned to Hong The hedges, their withered leaves Bay, near the mouth of the Crops have been reduced to but Din is dismissed from the Indian Kong by the s.. President Cleve- as crisp as paper, were like dark, Stour, on June 29,

a fraction of their normal yield. Company, as from 18th July, 1934. and to-day after a short business uneven walls Tall nettles grew The boat, named Shul Ting, Foodstuffs have jumped in price Training Course-Part II All trip to the Philippines,

against them, hiding the ditches and parts of the wreckage, bear beyond the reach of the peasant recruits of the Indian Company re-

which were choked with sere wood Chinese inscriptions.

and in many

localities there is alding at Kowloon will attend 4

Mr. Thomas M. Pile and Miss and the dead, brown leaves of the No boat by the name has been simply no grain to be had at any Chi Woo Street, Kowloon on Wed Jean T. Nicol will be married at last autumn. peported missing, but a report price. How these folk will fare nesday, August 1 at 17.30 houra for St. Andrew's Church on Thursday, "I hear someone coming", sald was received at the coastguard when the cold winds begin to

instruction.

September & The reception will Matthew, station on June 30 that some sweep China's great inland plains. All recruits of the Indian Com- be held at the Chins Light and A voice was singing cheerfully French sailors had seen a vessel later in the year does not con-pany residing at Hong Kong will Power Recreation Club, King's behind them, but as he spoke it of a similar type in mid-Channel stitute a pleasant picture.

attend Chinese Company Headquar- Park.

stopped, and nothing was heard but! the day before.

While the greater part of theters, 17, Queen's Road Central on

the sound of feet upon the path. From this it is presumed that country this summer suffered heat Thursday, August 2 at 17.80 hours Misa Shiela M: Jeffries, daughter "I do not know that volce. He is an attempt was being made by the and drought the northwest provin

for instruction.

of the Director of the Royal Oba stranger" said Jonathan occupants to cross the Channel ces experienced losses from floods.

Flying Squad

servatory, Hong Kong, has been know every one of the nine hundred secretly, but falling further con- coming from the mountains still Training Course Part II Con-appointed mistress with the Hong voices in the village," he added. firmation of that theory the find-further west on the continent stable R825 Cheung King Chor has Kong Education Department. They went on slowly and in ing of the boat and its ownership Associated Press.

been passed out as efficient in Part

aflence towards the next gate, and remain a mystery.

It la possible that it may have

been cut adrift from a pleasure

esa vessel.

II of Training Course (Knowledge Mr. Chang Yum-man, Chief of as they reached it again the voice of Police Duty and Regulation), the General Staff of the Fourth broke upon their ears, but this time

Emergency Unit Reservo Kwangtung Provincial Group loudly:"

General Meeting A General Amy, arrived in the Colony list"Allow me to open the gate for

alght.

Matthew turned with smile, and

Glad to be of

[born to: help

boat or have been lost in or the British Film Distributing Meeting for members of the Emer

Chin The petition for the winding up

Paintd white, it is about 16 ft. Company Ltd., which was schedu-gency Unit Reserve will be held a long, and will accommodate er led to be heard before the Court No. 2 Police Station on Friday, The 8.8. Tilawe will leave Amoy wald: Thank you very much. people. The stern is missing, and, to-day, was adjourned by the Chief August 9 at 17.30 hours. All mem on Wednesday and arrive here on apart from the name, there are no Justice Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor at bers will attend. D.S.P. (R) will be Thursday, afternoon"

other marks of I Identification. the Supreme Court this morning, present.

It was first seen by two Deal owing to the Criminal Sessions,

anglars who were hing in the The petition will be heard on

Wednesday morning

C. CHAMPKIN, Acting, D. §. P. (R), day aft

Hong Kong, Monday, July 30, 1984

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