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POLAND'S SAVIOUR
PASSES AT 67.
MARSHAL PILSUDSKI'S UNIQUE CAREER
VIRTUAL DICTATOR
Warsaw, To-day.
Marshal Pilsudski died last night at 9.30 pm. A later message from Warsaw says that Po land has lost its sheet-anchor by the death of the 67-year-old Marshal Pilsudski, virtual dictator, one of the most picturesque figures in Europe and the creator of modern Poland, one of the most powerful workers for Polish liberation before and during the Great War, and the hero of the his- toric putsch in 1926, yesterday being the anni- versary thereof. Since then, although he occu MANOEUVRES pied the titular post of Minister of War he was
in reality the power behind the scenes.
MARSHAL PILSUDSKI
TWO ACCIDENTS
MAR US. NAVAL
COLLISION BETWEEN TWO DESTROYERS
PLANE PLUNGES INTO SEA
New York, To-day. Two accidents marred the... end of the United States naval manoeuvres, the final stage of which was a voyage by 42 warships from San Francisco to ́ Hawan.
Reports of his illness, were current for some time but he was well enough to receive Captain Anthony Eden 'during his recent visit. He was too ill, however, to meet M. Laval, in which connectius it was announced last Thursday that he was suffering from serious uremia.
Poland's Greatest Son
GERMAN TRIBUTE: HITLER'S CONDOLENCES
COD-
Williamsport, Md, was made a town of mourning when a train hit this bus on the grade croning, at Rock- The ville, Md., in the night as high school students were being taken home, from an excursion to Washingtou b-driver failed to see the train, he said, because of the fog. Fourteen Pupils were killed and others were in- jured. The bus-driver and the pupils' teacher escaped injury.
HOLE-IN-ONE AT SHEK O
Eric Mitchell Performs Feat For Second Time
For the second time in his career Eric Mitchell, former Shek-O golf champion and local
Greatest Man In Polish History
NATION IN MOURNING Berlin. To day.
Warsaw, later. Official opinion of the late "By his great labour be Marshal Pilsudski is summed up structed a strong nation; by his loy * German, news agency genius and strength of will he re-interpori cricketer and golfer,
which says that Poland has lost suscitated the Polish State. This jured when two destroyers colher greatest son, while the German is the greatest that our history man people have lost a friend has ever known; let us make fast who understood the "new Ger-the legacy he left us," declares a many."
Reichsfuehrer Hitler has graphed his condolences to
During the voyage a seaman was killed and three were in
lided while patrolling against theoretical submarines, while was killed when a
one man
plane flying from the aircraft carrier Saratoga plunged into the ocean and disappeared without leaving any trace. Renter.
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Moscicki Beuter.
proclamation signed by M. Moscieki, tele-in the course of a broadcast to all parts of the country early rester
Reactions In Berlin
Berlin, To-day.
Marshal Pilsniski's death has greatly shocked political circles..
NO HOME RUNS IN but it is believed that it will not
US. BASEBALL
day.
It is learned from members of the Government who, were. present at Marshal Pilsudski'e bedside at the time of death that he was clear in mind to the last and suffered little The office of the Minister of war
affect Polish-German relations. It has been provisionally taken over is felt that the ten-year pact de by General Kasrzynki. pends on the nature of things rather than individual statesryen.
American League Held Reuter.
Up By Rain
CARDINALS SUCCEED
New York, To-day. Only one baseball game was played in the American League yesterday, the St. Louis Browns recording their first win for se- veral by nosing out the Red Sox. The three other encounters postponed owing to rain.
were
The National League.encounters- were remarkable for the fact that no home-runs were scored in any of the four clashes, the Dodgers overwhelming the Reds by 9 runs to 1, while the Cardinals secured a meritorious win over the Phillies by 10 runs to 8...
Results as cabled by Reuter,
were
National League
Pittsburgh
New York
3
9.
1
-914
Cincinnatti Brooklyn
St. Louis Philadelphis
Chicago Boston
Bastos St. Louis
10 16 2
8 16
4.12 0 17
American League
(Tables on Face. 5)
Anne Tompkins, whose voyaga with her father and mother, Mr. and Mex. Warwick Tompkins, of Boston, have made her among the most widely travelled children · In the world, is leaving on another trip with her father with whom is shows) and mother aboard the Wander Bird F(above) - which will take them around the world - They will be almost the entire
In the meantime the Government has ordered all theatres to be susil pended while the radio station has cancelled its programme--Reuter..
SUCCESSOR APPOINTED
has accomplished a hole in one
Shek-O Playing over the course yesterday he performeð the feat at the second hole (180 The yards) with a bressie. first occasion on "rchich achieved the-goifer's dream was, when aged 18 in England, with an iron shot.
ज्यू
ARTILLERY OFFICER
FOUND SHOT
Tragedy On Stonecutters
Island
Francis Dalgarno Guillot de Berthilleaux of the Royal Artillery Heavy Battery, stationed at Stonecutters Island, was found dead in his quarters in the Officers Mess at 10 p.m. yesterday with gun- shot wounds in the head, be- lieved to have been self-inflict- ed. He was 24 years of age.
Enquiries into the circum- stances are now being made. The deceased who was born in
A later message from Warsaw says that immediately after the death of Marshal Pilsudski, which was due to haemorrhage caused by cancer on the stomach and liver and occurred at his home, Belve- dere Palace, the Cabinet met and announced that General Bydes- migly, one of Marshal Pilsudski's closest collaborators, would sue- ceed him as Inspector-General of 1911, is unmarried- and arrived in the Army.
INVITATION TO POWERS
NEW TREATY
FOR PURPOSE
OF DEFENCE
Welcome Prepared For Laval
-SOVIET JOURNAL SUMS
UP SITUATION
Moscow, To-day. France and the Soviet stand with rifles at their feet and their hands outstretched-invil-" ing all the other interested Powers to join their peaceful efforts, declares the paper Izvestia on the eve of the ar- rival of M. Pierre Laval, French Foreign Master, which, it says, has special significance. because the Franco-Soviet tres- has
ty of mutual assista opened a new phase in the joint struggle of France and the Soviet for peace.
GENERAL CHIANG INtis emphasises that the
YUNNAN
PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE TO BE REORGANISED?
SIGNIFICANT VISIT SEEN
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day.
General Lung Yun is the Chairman of the Provincial Gov-
only purpose of the Franco- Soviet treaty is defence, and adds that France and the So viet are interested in the pre- suryatima of the eviding in- ternational treaties because a treaty creates cruditione for at- tracting to the came of de- fence the maximum number of Stater having no interest in re- leasing the forces of war.
Neither country shuts the door against the inclusin the organisation of peace: any Power' which will repediate ag- gression.—Renter.
Reports were current here on Saturday that the Yunnan Provincial Government would be re- organized, as indicated by the arrival of General Chiang Kai-shek at Yunnanfu. ernment and concurrently the officer commanding the Tenth US. CLEAN SWEEP
IN DAVIS CUP
Cheng And Kho Fail: To Take Set
Route Army. It is likely that a Nanking nominee chairman of the provincial government.
will become
It is reported that General Lung has suggested to General Chiang that the former be appointed director of the Yunnanfu Pacification Headquarters and that Nanking should appropriate $300,000 a month as administrative expenses for Yunnan.
BASLE BANK SHOWS
·BIG PROFIT
Shareholders' Meeting To-morrow
Basle, To-day: The Bank for International Set-:
the Colony on January 6, 1934. He tlements closed its financial year. There is no reason to anticipate came from "Bowlandhurst", Harant, 1934-35; with a profit of £871,000, any instability as the result of the Hampshire,
death of the Marshal, although no ]
important decision was ever reach-
ed without consulting, hím,
His nominee and long-standing PEACE PROPOSALS DRAWN UP
friend Ignace Mosicki is President
of the new constitution just es tablished.. - placing far-reaching powers in the President's hands. The constitution, devised to perpe- tuate the power of the Government. bloc created by Marshal Pilsudski, is a non-party organisation. com- prising all classes.
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RAF. MOTOR CYCLIST HURT
KH D. Forg. of the Royal Air Force, Kai Tak, was taken to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday sul- fering from injuries to the face as the result of a motor cycle acci- dent at the junction of Chatham |Road and Mataukok・ "He collided |with a Chinese, who – was"" also fro taken to hospital":
BY TOLEDO STRIKERS
Conference Lasts 19 Hours
Toledo, To-day. Peace proposals were drawn up yesterday at a conference between representatives of the Chevrolet factory and the execu tive of the workers' senion, after a meeting lasting 19 hours.
The draft proposals, details of which have not been dis- closed, will be submitted to the members of the union to-day Beater.
The
Rajputana is dne here ngapore, with the English
Wednesday at 9 am
Jover half of which will be distri- buted to the shareholders as 26 per cent, dividend,
Over 40 bankers have arrived from Europe, America, and Japan for to-morrow's meeting of the shareholders-Beuter.
FLEET MOVEMENTS
Hermes Leaves For The North
HMS. Hermes left for Wei-Hai- -wei to-day at 19 aim.
HMS. Caletta arrived here to day from Woosung and will leave for Singapore on Wednesday: |_ HMS. Lowestoft will sail for Pagoda Anchorage, Focchow, on Wednesday,
The French sloop Tabure has arrived here from Saigon
General Chiang is said to be considering the proposals.
LAST TWO SINGLES RESULTS
His visit to Yunnanfu at aj
Mexico City, To-day Making her second appearance time when the Reds have been in the Davis Cup contest since deared out of the province is 1924, China was yesterday eliminat- considered to be of great signied by 5 matches to wil in the First ficance. It is believed that the Round of the American zone by visit is largely political rather America's 'new' combination than advisory as to the anti- Donald”. Budge, Gene Mako, and Communist campaign.
Bryan Grant Je
To reassure Japan, concern the American-Fleet manoeuvres in- the Pacific, during this week, Admiral Frank B. Upham (above), commander of the Far Easters Squadron is making a goodwili visit to Yokohams : simulta with the war games of the
ot
China's present team consists of Kho Sin-kie, the China national champion, Guy Cheng, and Garden -Lam. M...
Full scores were as follows: Bryan Grant (US) beat Gay Cheng 4–6, 6–3, 6–—–—–2; 6—3—
Donald Budge (US) beat Kho Sin
| kie, 6-4, 8--6, 6-2
Bulge and Gene Mako (US) beat Cheng and Kho 7-5, 6–2, 6–1
Ви
Badge (US) hext Cheng 6-ky komiky
Grant (U.S.) beat ⠀ Kho 6-1, 6-4,
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WEATHER REPORT.
GA strong anticyclone is centred I to the north-east of Hokkaido and a weak anticyclone covers east China. A depression is situated to the west of the Bonin Islands moving eastward, and pressure is relative- Lly low over south-west China, and Indo-China. The local forecast for to-day, as issued by the Rayal Observatory this morning was east winds, moderate to fresh, cloudy..
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