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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1936
TRAGIC TRAIN
ACCIDENT
11-Year-Old Boy Killed
NEPHEW OF GREEK. FOREIGN MINISTER
“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Vienna Today.
A tragic accident on Satur day resulted in the death of the nephew of the Greek Foreign Minister, a boy of 11 years of age.
OBITUARY
MR. GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON
DEATH FROM HEART FAILURE
Landon, To-daý. The death has occurred of Mr. Gilbert Keith Chesterton, the well-known British writer and
poet.
COMING OLYMPIC GAMES
Elaborate Schemes Of Preparation
EVERY FACILITY FOR VISITORS
"CHINA MAIL". SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day. With a few exceptions the events at the Olympiad will be performed before full houses. "Finis" to
Of the 4,500,000, ad- mission tickets printed, 3,000,- 000, have already been sold. Three weeks before the box of-1
was open for advance book-
more than 100,000 applica-s
He died of heart-failure at his home in Beaconsfield. Only two months ago he wrote his autobiography, on which hel was working for six months. While the train carrying the He was taken ill shortly after) boy was passing between Grasling his return, a month ago from a fice on which ing and Rossenbach through a tuimel motor-tour of France, near the Yugoslav frontier, the he was accompanied by his wife. tions had been received, and the boy was passing along the corri-Reuter. dor in the dark when the train
opening ceremony has been 25 times over-subscribed. Foreign
Igave jolt and threw him against Mr. A. Shelton-Hooper quotas have, with the exception of
COMPANY
and
a few countries, been nearly as
Dr. Krause, manager of the Olympic Press Bureau, has
once
is door which was unsecurely fas ¡tened.
This opened and dropped FIRST SECRETARY OF LOCAL heavily subscribed sa Germany. the boy op to the rails, where the body was cut to pieces, and car- ried half a mile by the train from
the comprehen- We were informed by Mr. O, more announced the spot where the accident occur Eager, secretary of the Hong
sive preparations that have been made for reporters. Telephone. red. The boy, accompanied by a
Land Kong
Investment
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ing that news had been received services have been so organised from England, over the week- that the whole world will be kept end, of the death of Mr. A. Shel-informed of the progress of
Games. The system which is to -Hooper, who was the first se connect all competition grounds Mr. Shelton-Hooper, who retire July 1, so that no failure can oc-
his uncle.-Trans-Ocean Service.
NORTH ATLANTIC MAIL SERVICE Forthcoming Trips Of "Hindenburg"
- CHINA NAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day.
The next trip to North America of the airship Hindenburg begins
on June 19, when both ordinary
and registered letters of all kinds as well as ordinary parcels will be
scheduled for June 29.
(cretary of the Company.
ed in 1919, was a member of the
Hong Kong Club and also a very
prominent Freemason.
H.K.L.B.A. AT THE CROSS-ROADS
(Continued from Page 1.)
must
the
with one another is to be tested on
cur-Trans-Ocean Service.
DR. SCHACHT IN GREECE
VISIT MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Athens, To-day.
Dr. Schacht's two-day visit to
carried The following trip is ers have a right to stop play, is, as Mr. Jones states, a matter of German business has begun to opinion; I can see no rule or reckon on this fast service as al-justification for such action, and the Greek capital is declared to have been mutually satisfactory. ready an integral part of inter- it is a practice which national communications, although be stamped out firmly. The preYesterday morning Dr. Schacht in reality the service, as far as sent appears to be an admirable had a lengthy conversation with the Governor of the Greek note the. North Atlantic is concerned, opportunity for the Association to is still in the nominally experi-prove that they are not governed issue Bank and the directorate on the subject of trade development mental stage-Trans-Ocean Ser-by individual players.
between the two countries.
vice.
UNDERGRADUATE FOUND HANGED
Tragedy Disclosed At Cambridge
No Complaint Was Lodged
At a lunch given in Dr. Schacht's honour by the German Charge d'Affaires, Herr Pistor, the Premier, General Metaxas, Was Now let me deal with another present, and also, the Minister for the Minister of point in connection with this un-Economics, fortunate affair; namely, what Finance and other leading figures Last evening the action the players took to have the in public life. defect remedied. Apparently they President of the note issue Bank did nothing in the matter. On gave a reception in Dr. Schacht's a previous occasion, a complaint honour.
Dr. ANXIETY AT EXAMINATION
against the green was very simply King George conferred on
Con-Schacht the Grand Cross of the met by asking the Green
St. George.-Trans- Cambridge-A Cambridge un-
vener to allot another rink which Order of dergraduate, Mr. M. J. M. Hiles was immediately done. Had a Ocean Service. aged 21, was found banged in a similar complaint been lodged by bathroom at Clare College last Mr. Jones (in his official capacity) concerned in the protest was also month.
as soon as it was found that the open to criticism, although as the A tutor at the college stated rink was not true, I am sure that other members voted unanimously, that Mr. Hiley was shortly to have Mr. Russell, as he states in his his solitary vote would not have sat for a degree examination. letter to the Sunday Herald, would affected the situation.
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1936
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"I think the examination and have given them another rink. The absence of the umpire Mr. his career were matters of anxiety To have complained under these R. P. Phillips, Mr. Hyde-Lay and
"Be to him," the tutor added,
circumstances was neither courte-the Greens convener of the Foot- was hoping for an appointment ons to the Club on whose ground ball Club, all of whom should have in the Royal Air Force..
the game was being played, nor been asked to givé evidence, also The Rev. W. Telfer, Dean of was it quite fair to the Green appears to be a vital omission. Clare College, said that Hiley was Ranger concerned. It must The facts given to the very anxious to do well in his
remembered that the Association Committee were those of only one have no right to any green and it of the parties interested in the Passed in Languages is only by general courtesy of the match, which was weak in "He had already passed in clubs that these games are played ciple to say the least of it. French and German in his first very often to the inconvenience! It will year," he added: "He was a good of their own members. student and there was no reason-be noted that the Football Club| able grounds for anxiety, Un-very generously allowed two fortunately these young men get matches to be played on their
It is still not too late for action! keyed up rather unreasonably at green on the day in question..
The circumstances under which The Sub-Committee, is, of course, examination time.
"Hiley as high-spirited and the protest was heard also leaves under the control of the General Committee of the HKLBA had beer under discipline for grounds for criticism. In the first some minor breach of college re-place, as the matter was of grave (Rule 9 of the Association's rules) gulations, but the matter was so importance, I contend that the so the General Committee can, if they wish, call a meeting to consi- trivial that it could have bad po President of the Lawn Bowls ider the findings of their bearing on this unfortunate oc- Association should have been pre committee and, if they think fit, Currence. If he had been worry" sent.
jcan over-ride the resolution. ing it was quite unnecessary.”
Such action would no doubt be
Mr. Hiley was the son of Dr.
Been Held Up
..
Not Too Late For Action
sub-
Meeting Should Have both drastic and distasteful, but Reginald Melville Hiley, of the
would at least show the general Lodge, Radyr, near Cardiff, a
body of bowlers in the Colony that specialist, în tuberculosis, who is connected with the Welsh Board I have no doubt that it was not they realise a mistake has been were doing of Health.
convenient for him to attend on made and that they His grandfather is the Rev. D. Friday evening, but the meeting their best to rectify it.
As a last resort, of course, an TO-MORROW TALES OF TWO CITIES Ronald Colman J. Hiley, a leading figure in the should have been held at a time to
Baptist Movement, who retired suit him. It was not of such extraordinary general meeting some years ago, His last pas-argency that the meeting had to could be convened on the written It is up torate was at Muswell Hill, Lon-be held last Friday evening, and request of three Clubs. don.
could easily have been delayed for to members, if they are not satis- a few days. With his long ex-fed with the way things are be perience of Lawn Bowls matters ing done, to get their own com- and rules, his advice and guidance mittees to call on the Association would have helped the Sub-to convene such a meeting to dis- sta-Committee to arrive at a decision cuss this matter, and have it In conclusion I may say that Mr. of Japan; pressure is relatively one more likely to be in line with low over China generally. South the general concenes of opinion Jones' objection to my remark winds, moderate; clouds, local amongst the lawn bowlers of last Friday has left me umored. showers, was the forecast for to- Hong Kong. day, issued by the Royal Ob- The presence
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