THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 31, 1939
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EX-KING AND ATTEMPTED
COUP D'ETAT IN BANGKOK
Cairo, To-day.
Ex-King Prajadhipok of Siam, told by Reuter yes- terday of the reported plot against the Siamese Government, said it was the first he had heard of it.
HITLER GOES FOR EDEN AND COMPANY
Berlin, To-day.
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"I am accustomed to hear reports of plots against safety of the Reich," he declared,
the present regime almost every fortnight," the former King told Reuter.
FOUR-YEAR PLAN TO BE RENEWED
Berlin, To-day.
Hitler spoke for two hours and
a quarter, after which Field-
*"The present news, therefore, does not astonish me, but since I am not in touch with present poli- tics, I am unable to offer any opinion.
"I can say, however, that the reason for the periodic attempts at rebellion is that the present regime does not allow formation of political parties, through which the public can air their grievances.
NOT YET BEEN ASKED
"The Premier, who is backed by Marshal Goering thanked him for the Army, is the all he had done in the past six Siam."
In the course of his Reichstag speech last night, Hitler' said it was necessary to realise that the spreaders of rumours about Ger- many in the Democracies might themselves one day be in power. "We owe it to the
"to enlighten the German people in good time about the true char- actor of such men as Mr. Duff- Cooper, Mr. Eden, Mr. Winston Churchill and Mr. Harold Ickes. "The German people feel no hatred
the towards England, United States or France, but I consider it necessary that from now on the warmongers be im- mediately answered: The German people must know who are those men who under any circumstances desire to start a war."-Trans- Ocean.
ALLEGED THEFT OF TYPEWRITER
CASE AGAINST INSURANCE CO. CONTINUES
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS-INSTI- TUTED BY CHEONG SHING HONG, MARINE PRODUCE DEALERS, OF NO. 31, BONHAM STRAND WEST, AGAINST THE CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMIT- ED, FOR $80,906.23, BEING THE RATEABLE PROPORTION OF |LOSS AND DAMAGE TO GOODS SUFFERED IN A FIRE WHICH OCCURRED IN PLAINTIFF FIRM'S GODOWN ON JANUARY 7, 1938, CONTINUED BEFORE THE CHIEF
SIR JUSTICE, ATHOLL MACGREGOR, AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS MORN- ING.
Messrs. Eldon, Potter K. C, and H. C. MacNamara, instructed by Mr. E. Davidson, appear for plain- tiff firm, while the Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada, junior, and Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instructed by Mr. O. E. C. Marton, are for defendants.
in- Plaintiff firm's goods were real ruler of Before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at sured against loss and damage by with defendant the Central Magistracy this morn-fire, by policies ing, Mak Chuen, aged 20, unemploy- company and other insurance com- Asked if he would be willing to ed, was charged with burglary at panies to a total of $150,000.
the Kingship, ex-King No. 100 Gloucester Road on January On January 7, 1938, goods stored Field-Marshal Goering concluded resume
in plaintiff's godown at No. 103, with the cry "Sieg Heil," and the Prajadhipok replied: "I have not | 24.
It was alleged
defendant Connaught Road West were damag- Deputies then sang "Deutschland yet been approached.”
An official broadcast in Bangkok, broke into the ground floor of the ed by fire. Uber Alles", and the Horst Wessel
the Siamese capital, yesterday an-premises at about 10.30 p.m. and Song.
nounced the discovery of a plot stole a typewriter, valued at about
of the ex- $30. aiming at restoration be
King.
years.
It was announced that a short version of the speech will broadcast in English, French and Italian.
Before Hitler spoke, Dr. Frick, Minister
announced of Interior,
that
not
:
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MISTAKES IN BOOKS →
Defendant pleaded
guilty, This morning Mr. Potter continu- the saying that his cousin took theed explaining the mistakes in TWO DEAD
and books which the defence alleged typewriter out of the house
were concocted and fraudulent for Two deaths occurred in Bang- asked him to carry it.
The case was remanded till Thurs-the purpose of obtaining more than
Detective-Ser-plaintiff was entitled to. that the Four-Year Plan for self-kck, one a suicide and the other, sufficiency would be renewed for a retired army officer, being shot day, at 11.30 a.m.
geant Hutchinson is in charge of dead while attempting to escape.' another four years.
the case..
abdicated
Field-Marshal Goering was un- Ex-King Prajadhipok animously elected President of in 1935 in favour of his 10-year- the Reichstag. Reuter.
old nephew, Ananda,
Reuter.
The case continues this noon.
after-
PORTUGUESE BROKER CHARGED
Faust Leonard Marcal, a Portu- gese broker, was brought before Mr. R. Edwards on remand, when he was charged with receiving two
C.E.C. SESSION ADJOURNS
Chungking, To-day.
The organisation of a Supreme
boxes of silk, stolen from the Bri-National Defence Council was de-
tannia Silk Store, at Queen's Road Central.
cided upon at the plenary session
Bail was reduced from $15,000 of the Fifth Kuomintang Central
to $2,000. Mr. M. A. da Silva ap- Executive Committee which ad MORLEY KNITWEAR peared for complaint's firm while journed yesterday after a ten-day Detective Sergeant H. B. Dewar is in charge of the case for the police. The hearing of the case was fix- ed for February 2, at 2.30 p.m.'
BRAZIL-U.S. CO-OPERATION
New York, To-day. The Brazilian Foreign Minister left Rio de Janeiro yesterday for the United States.
session.
Other important resolutions in- clude:
Promotion and control of pro- ductive
in the reconstruction South-west;
Improvement of the conscription system;
Financial and currency scheme for the second stage of the war of resistance;
conver-
Encouragement of the sion of gold and silver and in- crease of gold production;
Encouragement of handicraft industries;
In Washington he will see Presi÷]: Regulation of local finances;
discuss Consolidation of the economic dent Roosevelt, and will measures for closer relations be-system at the front;
tween the two countries.
One of the items to be consider- ed will be increased purchases, by Brazil of American goods.
Improvement of the export trade and exchange procedure; and":
Advancement of co-operative en- terprises, Central News.
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