THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 30, 1937.
JOURNALISTS'
Duke Of Windsor's New Abode
Vienna, To_day.
The Duke of Windsor left Enzesfeld Castle yesterday morning after residing there since his abdication in De cember, for St. Wolfgang, in Salzkammergut, in the Up- per Austrian lake district.
The Duke has taken a villa at Appesbach, a large house between St. Wolfgang and Strobl for a short period..
Sir Godfrey Thomas accom- panied him from Enzesfeld on the journey, which was made by car.
Villagers at Enzesfeld marched in a torchlight procession to the Gastle, where they accorded Duke a popular farewell
His Highness acknowledged valedictory act in German..
THE AUDIENCE
the
the
Nine frozen British and Ameri- can journalists, carefully she- pherded by six local detectives, comthe
whole audience
when
Duke of Windsor arrived at Hausappesback after an eight- hours journey from Enzesfeld, the latter part of which was made through a blinding snowstorm.
The populace of the surrounding district are eagerly looking for- ward to the Duke's sojourn, for he made himself very popular daring his visit to the neighbourhood in 1935.
To ensure privacy, however, the local authorities had announced that the Duke was arriving on Tuesday, and he was already safely installed in the villa before news of his arrival had spread.-Reuter.
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'QUAKE SHOCKS FELT
IN SHANTUNG
Two distinct earthquake shocks were felt at Hwanghsien, Shat tung, at about 5 o'clock one morn- ing recently by residents. în the vicinity.
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COLD VIGIL
The Duke of Windsor has changed his place of residence, preparatory, it is believed, to his marriage with Mrs. Simpson. The Duke and Mrs. Simpson are shown together above, taken together at a race meeting last year.
NEW ARMS FACTORIES
FOR SPECIAL AREAS GOVERNMENTS PROGRAMME OF
REHABILITATION
Arms factories to cost about £15,000,000; inducements to new light industries; "site companies" to build factories for letting these are disclosed as among the Government's plans for the Black Areas. Among the provisions are:--
LOTTERY TICKET
IMPORTS
Banned By Chinese Government
Importation of lottery or sweep- stakes tickets into China has been forbidden, according to a Chinese Maritime Customs notification issued under the signature of Mr. Chu Chang-nien, Superintendent of Customs. The notice states:
"The public is hereby notified that in accordance with Govern- ment instructions all lottery and sweepstake tickets issued abroad (including sweepstake tickets issued on races, etc.), the sale of which in China has not been au- thorised by the Government, forbidden importation."
RELATIONS WITH
EX-ENEMIES A
Report Of British Legion
are
The annual report of the British Legion for 1936 opens with an ap- preciation" of the înterest taken in the welfare of ex-Service men by the Duke of Windsor when Prince of Wales and later when he became King Edward VIII.
An outstanding item in the policy. programme of the Legion during the year, the report states, was the progress made in its relationship with ex-Service...........organizations
in. ex-enemy countries. Visits were made by representatives of the | Legion to Bulgaria, and return visits to. Great Britain were made by re- presentatives of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Bulgaria. · Invita- tions to the annual conference were also extended to the representatives of the Allied countries. In this way, the report adds, there has been in- stigated a close reciprocal inter- course among those who had fought against each other on every front during the Great War.
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Larger Membership The total number of branches on Some reported that their beds SCOTLAND: Explosives factor depressed districts not actually in increase of 77 over
September 30, 1936, was 4,207, an were shaken enough to awaken and ies to cost £6,000,000; extension of the Special Areas.
the previous to nauseate theim The shocks Admiralty works to employ 600
year, and the membership of the These companies will build facLegion during the year had increas- seemed to run in a north to south more men.
tories to be let to the new indus-led by 17,949. New oversea direction.
bran- NORTH-EAST: Government mu-tries, and up to £2,000,000 is pro- ches were established during the The dormitory buildings of the nition factory (understood to be vided. Bible School here were shaken, ac-at Birtley) to be re-opened and en- cording to some of the students,larged at a cost of £400,000; Arm No damage of any kind was re-strong Whitworth's Scotswood fac- ported. Many people did not even tory to be equipped for munition awaken and knew, nothing about it making, giving work to thousands until spoken to by others.
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CIRCUS SNOWED UP
more men. ́·
“DEMOCRACY LOSING
ITS GRIP"
year at Cyprus, Rochester (N.Y.), Rouen, and in the Rhineland.
In connection with its work of finding employnient for members the Legion filled 49,745 vacancies dur- "Democracy is losing its grip," ing the year. This was a slight said Mr. Oliver Stanley, President decrease as compared with the pre- It seems that this area was on LANCASHIRE: Filling factory of the Board of Education, when vious year because the Ministry of the outer edge of a greater shock to cost £6,200,000 will be establish presenting the prizes at Westmins Labour had absorbed the majority somewhere else, for the shocks ed between two areas of severe ter City School. were only slight.
unemployment.
of unemployed skilled men through- "Politically," he said, "you are out Britain for employment under → SOUTH WALES: Explosives or going into a world where de- the defence plans. filling factories worth several mill-mocracy is.not spreading triumph cies filled, 14,740 were permanent, Of the vacan- lions will be built; a new R. A. Fantly, but is losing its grip. Cer 22,118 temporary, and 12,887 casual. A Sopron paper prints a message depot; a naval mine depot.
tainty is replaced by doubt You The report states that there was of gratitude to the inhabitants of] Apart from the benefits of the have not liberty versus authority, a considerable increase in the the village of Lovo, Hungary, from defence scheme, Government policy but under the new form you have number of applicants seeking ad- the owner of a circus which was is largely directed towards attract liberty and insecurity versus au- vice or assistance in connection with snowed up in the village · · for
ing new industries to all hard-hit thority and security.
claims for compensation month.
arising areas, not only those labelled as "You are going to find that a lot from service, disablement, or death. “special”
of the old beliefs and standards "These claims," it is added, “cover- The circus comprised thirty-six
The Government proposes to con- are being challenged. At the worst ed a variety of subjects, but it is horses, four bears, eighteen mon- tinue the Special Areas Develop they are being discarded because worthy of note that although it is, keys, two wolves, and five lions, one ment and Improvement Act to they are too troublesome to live up now 18 years since the Armistice, of which gave birth to two cubs on March 31, 1939,
to, and interfere with the divine over 70 per cent, of the cases sub- the day of arrival în the village.
right of self-expression." Owing to the generous patronage
mitted arose directly as a result of of the villagers, who crowded to
service in the Great War. the daily performance and provided the animals with free fodder, the performers and the beasts were saved from starvation.
They are authorised to contri- bufe for not more than five years towards income tax and rates and also towards the rent pay- able by new undertakings. Site companies are to be set up to provide financial aid for certain
Plans are stated to be under discus- sion for the establishment of a new shipping line under the Italian flag be. The appointment of M. Carl Thure a possible extension to Italian East to involve recognition by Sweden of tween Hamburg and Italian ports, with as Swedish Minister in Italy is believed Africa.
Italy's conquest of Abyssinia.