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U.S. MINISTER IN FIST FIGHT
Incident In Sofia Cafe With German Civilian Develops From
BEDROOM SLAYING "Tipperary" MYSTERY
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") EXCITEMENT has been caused in diplo- matic circles in Sofia by the revelation yes- Well-Known terday that the United States Minister to Bul- Chinesecouple saria, Mr. George Earle, participated in a fist
fight with an unidentified German civilian A sensation has been who hurled a champagne bottle at Mr. Earle caused in local Chinese in the fashionable Maxim Restaurant on social and sporting circles Saturday night. by a tragic affair involv-|
ing Mr. Fung Kwok-wah,
Mr. Earle, a former Governor of Pennsyl- the well-known amateur vonia, according to witnesses, requested the jockey, star water-polo orchestra to play "Tipperary." player and compradore of the Green Island Cement Company.
Mrs. Fung Kwok-wah is deat having been found with severe head and throat wounds, which proved fatal, and which were al- legedly inflicted on her with chopper by her husband.
Mr. Fung, is now lying in the Kowloon Hospitai in a critica! condition as a result of a dose of Lysol.
The body of his wife has been sent to the Kowloon Mortuary,
Ex-King
Alfonso Not Dead
Reports of the death of It is learned that the couple ex-King Alfonso of Spain
friendly
t seems
and nothing unusual
occurred to have
The German then hurled a bottle, which Mr. Earle warded off.
1
EXACTLY
A MILLION
The sale of tickets
in "The Big. Sweep" was stopped at 12.15 to-day when exactly 1,000,000 tickets had been sold.'
BALKAN CRISIS NEAR
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
Molotov Purge Prophecy
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
Mr. Martin Dies, Chair- man of the House of Re- presentatives Committee which investigated un- American activities, pre- dicted yesterday that Stalin will shortly purge M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Commissar.
Mr. Dies revealed a two-year- old secret memorandum in the Committee's files which explains' the recent purge of M. Molotov's wife and M. Litvinov.
HE SAID THE MEMORANDUM INDICATES THAT JUSTIFICA.
FOR
EVENTUAL THE PURGE OF M. MOLOTOV WAS
MR EARLE CROSSED THE AN ROOM AND THERE WAS:
The London "Daily Ex-TION ALTERCATION, IT APPEARS
press" reported. yesterday ARTFULLY ESTABLISHED BY THAT THE'GERMAN, WHO WAS IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES, TRIED that the Germans have STALIN IN WASHINGTON IN 1939 "THROUGH A FANTASTIC TO STRIKE MR. EARLE, WHO THEN STRUCK THE GERMAN occupied four Sofia rail- PIECE OF SOVIET-AMERICAN IN THE FACE, AFTER WHICH way stations and have re- INTRIGUE," AS STALIN FORE. THERE WAS A SHORT EX-
BOTH quisitioned hundreds of FOR A PURGE. CHANGE OF BLOWS. MEN LEAVING BEFORE THE Villas in preparation for POLICE ARRIVED,
Mr. Earle raid later: "Resent
ing the playing of "Tipperary' the German threw a bottle. warded it off and retaliated.
ine."
I went hiking yesterday starting
from their bungalow on the Clear appear to be premature. Water Bay Road.
A Reuter despatch from Screams Heard Rome this morning states They appeared to be very that Cardinal Maglione,|
“The incident is regrettable but until Papal Secretary of State. I saw no other course open to International News Ser- about 7 pm, last night, when visited the former mon- vices. } gardeners were attracted
couple's bed-arch yesterday afternoon and talked with him for Unable to obtain admission after knocking, the servants some minutes. forced the door open and enter- Alfonso, who received his vist- Ing the bedroom, found Mrs. tor sitting in an armchair, con- Fung lying on the floor. Shaversed with perfect lucidity but
screams from the
room.
by
anxiety.
was bleeding profusely from his condition continues to cause throat and head wounds. Mr. Fung was also on the floor and appeared to be in great pain
The police were immediately notified but on arrival found that Mrs. Fung had already succumbed to her injuries.
Mr. Fung was sent to the Kow-
loon Hospital where he was found to be suffering from Lysol poisoning.
The Police found an empty bot- tle of Lysol and a chopper.
FRENCH WARSHIPS
PUT TO SEA
Meanwhile, the Duke of Alba, Spanish Ambassador to Britain, was expected at Lisbon yester- AC. day on his way to Rome,
JAPANESE REPORTS •RE- cording to a Lisbon despatch to the Havas agency.
CEIVED IN TOKYO FROM SAI- The Duke of Alba is un intimate! GON THIS MORNING ALLEGE friend of Alfonso, and was stated to be hurrying to his bedside. Reuter,
Little Hope Held Out ACID TEST
It was later learned that Mr.
Fung, when admitted to hospital, was also suffering from wounds on the throaty ba
Very little hopu for his recovery,
at picsent held out."
MR. SAYRE TAKEN BY SURPRISE
COMING
THAT FOLLOWING AN EXTRA- ORDINARY FRENCH WAR OF COUNCIL ALL WARSHIPS THE FRENCH FAR EASTERN]] FLEET, INCLUDING THE FLAG- SHIP, THE 7,000-TON CRUISER LAMOTTE PIQUET, HAVE SAILED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GULF OF BIAM.
IT 18 ALSO ALLEGED THAT THE INDO-CHINA PAUTHORI (SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL") | TIE! HAVE CANCELLED "THE|
SENATOR CARROLL, ONE OF | LEAVE OF ALL OFFICERS AND THE US BENATOR'S BITTER, MEN "AND HAVE ORDERED EST OPPONENTS ~ OF THE THEM TO RETURN TO THEIR. LEASE AND LEND BILK, CON- REGIMENTS, KAM CÈDED YESTERDAY THAT THE PPPOSITION HAVE NO CHANCE OF BLOCKING"PASS AGE OF THE MEASURE. <
THESE STEPS ARE SAID TO HAVE SEEN TAKEN IN VIEW OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE He said they would concentrate INDO-CHINEBE-THAI. ARMIS- on amendments to curb the Pre-TICE TO-MORROW (TUBEDAY).
VA REUTER."
Commenting on the reports of his impending transfer to Wash "ington, the "Amèrican High Com- missioner in the Phillipines. Mr. Francis Sayre, said to Internation.sident's powers.
nl News, "It is all news to me." A major test looms over an
It was earlier reported that Mr. Sayre's services were required at the U.S. State, Department. International News Service,
www
amendment moved by Senator Walsh prohibiting the further.
transfer of naval units to Britain, WEATHER FORECAST:
at News Berviec International
Inde
SAW
THE EVENTUAL NEED
German General the imminent arrival of officers of the masses of troops in Bul-Staff have entered Sofia.
Traffic in the Bulgarian capital was halted early yesterday morn- garia.
| ing. IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT
HAVE DIPLOMATIC QUARTERS THAT GERMANY GERMAN SIGN-POSTS BEEN SET UP THROUGHOUT PREDICT BULGARIA. - INTERNATION~ | WILL STRIKE WITHIN A FEW AL NEWS SERVICE.
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