REICHSTAG TRIAL ENDS
Van Der Lubbe Sentenced To Death
THREE BULGARIANS TO BE DEPORTED: TORGLER ACQUITTED
Leipzig, December 23. The Reichstag fire trial has re- sulted in the pronouncement of the following sentences:
Van Der Lubbe has been senten- ced to death. ·
Torgler has been acquitted.... The Bulgarian trio, Dimitroff, Popoff and Taneft, have also been acquitted.
Van Der Lubbe "sat motionless, with bowed head as he was sen- "tenced to death for high treason in conjunction with an act of in- Incendiarism and surrectionary
an act of simple incendiarism.
Torgler showed neither relief for reaction, though he was very pale. The three Bulgarians were like- wise impassive.--Reuter.
The court-room was crowded at 8 am for the climax of the record 57-day trial. The anxious specia- tors Included Torgler's wife, Dimitroff's mother and sister, and Hanef's financee.
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It had
not been
proved that Torgler and the three Bulgarians had any complicity in the in cendiarism.
As the President concluded, Ditmitroff attempted to rise and make a statement, but was silenced by the President and led, with the others, from" the court-room.
Van der Lubbe, has still a chance for ute, though the best he can hope for is a cominutation of the death sentence, by President von Hindenburg, to penal servitude for life.
Van der It is reported that Lubbe's counsel or the Dutch Gov- ernment will submit such a peti- tion for clemency.
The Court decided that Torgler should remain in the custody of the police as he is an avowed cp- ponent of the present regime..
A new indictment is expected to be ready shortly against Torgler rd Thaelmann and other Com-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1933.
A 4,000, B.C. CEMETERY Expedition For Iraq
London,' December 22. Difficulties connected with proposed new legislation by the Government of Iraq which have delayed pornmal archaeological activities there, have been resol- ved.
It was learned to-day that all problems have been satisfactorily settled and that the joint expedi- tion of the British Museum and the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania are resuming work.
The expedition, under Mr. C. Leonard Woolley, is leaving Eng- land to-morrow.
Digging, it is hoped, will begin on January 5.
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6,000-YEAR-OLD CEMETERY. The main objective of the ex- pedition is the excavation of the cemetery of Jamdet Nasr, of date about 4,000 BC. which is known to le under the Royal Cemetery already excavated.
The work will start on the level of the Nebuchadnezzar buildings and ancient graves are expected to be found at a depth of some Atty feet below these,
Reports on the progress of the work will be published at regular intervals...Reuter-
Outside the court, detachments munist leaders, while the Bul- CHARGE AGAINST
of picked "Storm Troops" and po-garians who were tried! In connec- Nice patrolled the street, ready to on with the Reichstag fire, will repress any demonstration, but the be ejected from the country as un- precaution was unnecessary.
The President, summing-up said that the Court had freed itself from outside influences, though it
destrables-Reuter.
had been necessary for the Court INTERNATIONAL
to refute the lies and slander about
the trial which had been spread abroad
The Court regarded Van der Lubbe's accounts of the three earler fires as probably correct,
ORDERED TO DISTRACT ATTENTION
Though they disbelieved his ac- count of the are in the Plenary Chamber they believed that he was ordered by other Incendiaries to climb into the Reichstag at a given time and lay the trail of fire
order to district the, attention of the Fire Brigade from the main fire which was laid to the Plenary
Chamber,
SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS
New Commandant Appointed
London, December 22.
Lieut. -Colonel Fergus Reginald
Winsford Graham, D.8.0., M.C,
SPYING RING
Woman Leads European Group
Paris, December 23.
A sensational new development in connection with the widespread spying organisation which was re- vealed by the arrest on Wednesday of 18 foreigners by the Paris police, was announced yesterday, when it was learned that the organisation has branches in Japan and the United States as well as through- out, Europe.
It is asserted that one of the arrested group is Lydia Stahi, a Russian
was the who general manager of the European bänd.
woman,
It is further stated that she collected military information to sell to the various national secret services-Reuter,
AIR-MAIL TU SOUTH, AMERICA BEING SPEEDED
Hongkong Connection Next Year
The air mail to South America:
GEN. O'DUFFY
Inciting Murder Of
De Valera
Dublin, Dec. 23. General O'Duffy, leader of the Irish Free State National Guard,
A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY
135 People Killed
ROYAL NAVY
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, December 8. NEPTUNE FOR TRIALS, HMS, Neptune was commission- Portsmouth
When Trains Collide ed for trials at
by Capt. E R. Moore; Laid down, at-Portsmouth in September,
WORST SMASH SINCE 1915 1931, the Neptune is a sister ship
Paris, December, 24.
A hundred people are 10- ported killed as the result of a collision at Lagny, near Parts, between two trains filled with Christmas holiday-makers... Reuter.
It is confirmed a knudred" peope are dead "as ́ a "result of the rallway mash” The many fnjured include two. Deputies.
The Paris-Strasbourg express | was travelling at fifty miles per hour when it crashed Into and telescoped. a. stationary train in a fog-Reuter.
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Lagny, December 24. The Death roll in the Rall- way smash is now 135.
Paris, December 24. Eighty people were injured in the Lagny railway smash.- Renter
The railway smash at Lagny is the worst since May 22, 1915, when 224 were killed and 246 Injured in a collision between a troop train and a passenger train at Gretna.—Reuter.
LATEST CASUALTY LIST
Paris, Latest.
The latest estimate of casualties in the railway smash is 165 dead and over one hun- dred ́injured, but this is not. confirmable at, present many corpses are dismember- ed and unrecognisable.~ So far no English victims have been identified.—Renter.
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has been summoned to face the BILL TO BALANCE military tribunal on January 2. on a charge of inciting the mur- der of the Free State President, Mr. Earbon De Valera.
The Charge arises from a speech which General O'Duffy delivered recently at Ballyshannon.
inter-
General O'Duffy, when' viewed, declared that the report of the speech was incorrect. The re- port apparently contained" very STAVe implications.
FRENCH BUDGET
Passed By
Houses
Both
Paris, December 24. He intended to deal with the dis- The whole Finance Bill to bal- crepancies in his speech last Sun-ance the Bouget was voted on day, which the police banned. early this morning and passed the Therefore, he was unable to re- Senate by 136 votes to 46. pudiate the statements attributed to him-Reuter...
General O'Duffy, who was ar- rested on Sunday last at West- port, for wearing the "Blue Shirt" Was · released from uniform, custody on Thursday by order of the Judge of the Supreme Court, who was satisfied thát his deter- tion was illegal
RELIEF WORK
Yellow River Area
M
Peiping, Deo. 15.
To secure further contributions from the public for 'flood relief work in the Yellow River aren,
of the Orlen and Achilles, said be-
longs to the 1930 programme. She will join the Second Cruiser, Squa- dron in March next-
The Admiralty notified the fol- lowing appointments.
Engr. Cmdr.-A.` F., Kemp, ta Exmouth on relief.
Hutchinson,
Lt. Cmdrs.--Á: 8. to Vindictive, Dec. 27; H. T. An- drew, lent to R.A.N., January 2; and J. G. Farrant, to Queen Eliza
beth, January 5.
Engr. Lt. Cmdr.-H. E. Lewis, to Capetown, December 12.
Lt.-J. R. C. Moultrie, to Broke. J.AS. Brame. December 1; and
lent to RAN. January 3.
LE)-R F. Storrs, to Dal-
THE NEWCHWANG PIRACY
Bandit Chieftain Executed
Newchwing, Dec. 23. "The deputy-chiftain of the gang of outlaws who were involved in the abduction of the tour officers of the China Navigation steamer, Nanchang," while off Newchwang Bar on the night of March 29, has been recognised and arrested by the Manchukuo thorities.
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His execution took place this morning. Three of his companions who were arrested at the same time are being sent to Mukden for
trial.
The men were captured while visiting Newchwang. -Reuter's Pacific Service. "
KILLED
phin, and G. Webster to Cornwall, 600" CHINESE COMMUNISTS December 12; and C. Rothwell, to Pembroke, December 7.
Sub-Lt.-G. R. G. Watkins, to President for study in Spain. De- cember 1.
Cd. Engr.-H. Aspinall; to Dol phin, November 28.
Headmasters.-W.. E. Harvey, to Defiance, January 1 G. Lough, to Fembroke. January 8; T. G Cooke, to Pembroke. January 5: A. G. Betts, to Vernon, January 8: and A. D. Lewis, to St. Vincent.. January 10.
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Beulor Masters.-H. Hurrell, to Osprey and W. C. Cooke, to Vivid for R.NE, January 2.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments were made by the Admiralty,
Lieut.-Cdr.-J. G. Wood, to Ross (Dec. 1).
Burgn. Lt.Cdr.-R. A.. Graft. to Sutton (Dec. 29).
Lleuts.-G. M. Slåden, to "Tita- nla; and O. C. Phillips, to Dol- phn (Dec. 1).
Lieut: (E)-W. Smith, to Active (Dec. 12).
Surgn. Lients.-S. R. G. Pimm, to York. (Dec. 5); and to Presid- ent for course (Dec: 15); "J. E. Davenport, to Malaya (Dec. 28);
U.S.
SILVER POLICY
London Opinion On Roosevelt's Action
London, December. 23. "Caution is the keynote of the Press comments on the United. States silver policy.
Bullion brokers in the City Tear: that the high official prices may stimulate production in or outside. the United States.
It is pointed out that, as the purchases of the American Gov-.. ernment are confined strictly to domestic silver, the high price of 844 cents is a purely domestic price and can have relatively little influence on the world price..
One expert, indeed, opined that. while the price might rise tem- porarily, President Roosevelt's ac tion would be the bear point for silver I the long run.
The **Times
Ottawa corres-
pondent states that silver stocks rose sharply as a result of the anouncement of Roosevelt's policy. It is generally believed that the Canadian Government will "now. ratify the London silver agree- ment and accumulate a silver re- serve.--Reuter Reuter,
Nanking, December 23. The Chinese Government troops claim to have taken Chungan, <a strategic point in north Fukien, after an all-day battle with the MIXED RECEPTION, BY MINERS. Communists on December 21.
New York, December 23. President Six hundred Communists are re-.
Roosevelt's silver ta ported
bave been" killed.-policy has met with a mixed re
ception in United States mining Reuter's Pacific Service.
centres.
GENERALS DEMAND PAYMENT OF SALARIES
Shanghal, Dec. 23
While the policy is generally ac- claimed as providing more employ ment, some of the leading Utah; silver advocates are thoroughly dissatined with the President's action. One important" Mining company characterised the move In a statement to Reuter. this as. disastrous, as the leaders have morning concerning the demand been striving for a 16 to 1 ratio. of the northern Generals for the Senator Thomas has approved- payment of three. months' ar-the, pew polley but holds the rears of salaries, Mr. H. H. Kung, opinion that it is too limited; and the Finance Minister, declared will not help foreign trade much. that, as he assumed office in No-Reuter vember only, he could not be held responsible for an old debt; be- aldes, the Commanders must ap- ply to the Military Council instead of the Finance Ministry.
FULL-TIME MINING
OPERATIONS.
Mexico City, December Anticipating a strong allver mar- ket as the result of America's rati-
He denied that there would be fication of the London Agreement. a general increase in the Cus- it is understood that British min
and G.H.G, Southwell-Sander, Mtoms tariff on January 1, althoughing companies here intend to pro-
increases and reductions would be ceed with full-time operations-
B., to Cornwall (December 30),
Ca, Gunners.-W.A.J. Aldridge, made in the case of certain ar- Reuter. to Courageous (Dec. 4); and W. D. ticies.-Reuter's Paclic Service. Euke, to Curlew (Dec; 8).
Bosn.-H. J. Leathers, to Chal- lengers. (Dec. 41.
Act. Sub-Lt. (E.)~~~J. R. Hart, to rank of Sub-Lt. (E). (seny, Dec.
1).
Cd. Bosn.-G. V. Armstrong, to The Chamber passed the Bull rank of Lt. (seny, of Dec. 1). by 286 votes to 119.-Reuter.
SILVER MARKET
RETIREMENT Lieut.-Cdr. (Retd).-G. V. Stev- ens, replaced on Retd. List (oris inal seny),. of May 15, 1928)
Royal Marines Capts.-C. R. L. Scott "to, Corn- wall; W. A. M. Hanson, to Malaya;
PLANES AND GUNS FOR CHINA
Shanghai, December 24. Li Chung Jen has applied to Nanking for a permit to cover the large shipment of planes and machine-guns which is due from Europe shortly--Reuter.
(From Our Special Correspondent) and C. H. C. Masters, to Glorious CHINA-ENGLAND
London, December 24. - Following are the Silver Quota
Lieut.-R. G. Parks-Smith, to Adventure.
Proby, Li-P. W. H. Ford, to Corn-
tions on the London market to-wall day:
Dec. 24. Dec. 22. Spot
18.13/16. 18.1/16 Forward ......... 187 · 191 The London on New York cross rate to-day closed at 2-U.B. 5.108.
im drive for.
FLOODS
AMERICA
IN
the commanding officer of the and to Indo-China will soon both 1st Batt. Royal Ulster Rifles, has be several days quicker as a re- been appointed Commandant of sult of the success of tests car- the Shanghai Volunteer Defence
ried out by Air France. Corps, in succession to Colonel
Official statistics of the record- Thoms.
breaking flight of the three- "The appointment becomes effec-engined mail plane Emerald from General Huang Fu, Chairman of tive early in 1934.
tho Peiping Political Affairs Read- Paris to Dakar (Senegal). have The new Commandant is 49 Just reached Air France at Croy-justment Committee, gave a recep years of age and has been in the don by 'plane. They confirm pretion to representatives of the var
well army since 1995. He was a cap-vious tests of this new design of its civic organizations as tain at the outbreak of war and machine, and it is proposed to as local notables yesterday. became Brevet-Major in 1917. He introduce the type into the ser- After expressing thanks for their was twice wounded. four times vices to Indo-China
and anthusiasm and South cooperation mentioned in despatches and gain America, and also to replace the connection with the ed the French. Croix de Guerre in motor sloop section of the latter funds, General Huang said that addition to his British honours.
journey between Dakar and Per- while every country is subject to Colonel Thoms, whose popularity | nambuco (Brazil) with an air foods at one time or another, the in Shanghai was marked by a re-plane' service.- markably fine turn-out at a fare- The mail from Paris to Buenos utilise the rivers. In order to con- well parace early this week, had Alres`at present takes nine days. been Commandant in Shanghat, che", new service will take "four since 1931, arriving there in time to carry the Volunteers through The mail from Paris to Indo- the trying period of the "Shanghai
China also takes nine days. The War."-Reuter.
new service will take between ave and six days.'・ "
LIMITATION OF RUBBER GROWING
Encouraging Progress Of Negotiations
London, December 23.
The Amsterdam correspondent of
the rubber restriction discussions
days.
The service to Indo-China is to be extended to Hongkong next
year.
The Emerald's record flight re- veals an average speed of 164 miles an hour, as compared with the present average on the service of
miles an hour..
· GRAND CANAL AT LINTSING
Tainan, Dec. 15,
Plans are being made to build an iron bridge across the Grand-
the Financial Times learns that Canal at Lintsing, near the Shan- in Holland appear to have now tung-Hopei border in north-went-
ern Shantung, as the Shantung
progressed so far that the negotia-authorities desire to improve com- tions as regards Europe are well munication facilities with Hoper
province-Kuo Min
· advanced
A fresh Important meeting will be held in the Dutch East Indies on December 29, under the auspices of the Government and will be attended by interested oficials and representatives of the rubber growers, and probably the leading Malayan rubber planters.
SIR JOHN GOES TO GENOA
Paris, December 24
Sir John Simon left here to-day for Genoa where he will board an seroplane placed at his disposal by It is believed that they will dis- Duce Mussolini, for Capri The cuss certain details now that the French are highly pleased at Sir proposals have assumed a more John's visit because it showed a defalte shape through the negotia-ympathetic understanding of the
French case Reuter
C. Hammill to Victory.
RADIO
Capt. 6. F. Hamm, fure. tom. Communication To
Lt. Cmdr.-R. R. Airey, to Pembroke, Nov. 30: C. W. May, to Vidette in command, Dec. 15: M. to Comet, W. Ewart-Wentworth,
in command, Dec. 27; J. S. Gamon, to Excellent, Dec. 1, J. P. de Wi Kitcat, to Iron Duke, Jan. 3; and
Open On Jan. 1
Nanking, December 24.- Direct radio communications be- tween China and England is to be
NO STABILISATION OP ́ GÖLD
Washington, December 22,
A hint that the United States' is contemplating the-stabilisation" of gold was thrown out to-day by Président Roosevelt in the course of an interview on the sliver pro- clamation,
The President declared that the silver agreement," by neutralising the source of the over-supply, of the white metal, meant that for the first time in the history, of: the world, nations had been able to: "get together on one of the two agreed media of basic cur- rency.
He said he hoped that the same. measures would be extended to the "other media of exchange " In the near future.
New-York, December 24.. That the abandonment of the Warren, Gold Plan is imminent. and Mr. R. Roosevelt is consider- ing another "method of boosting commodities is the contention of a - Washington correspondent to the New York Evening Post..
reliable Reports from other sources in Washington suggest the President is now pursuing a sort bimetallic commodity: of hybrid
G. A. T. Laing, to Barham on inaugurated on January 1, 1934 dollar idea in quest of a higher recommg."
Surgi Ets.-C. N. E Loynt, M.B., to Vivid, for, Plymouth Hospl Dec. 19; J. G. M Nisbett, to Courageous, Dec. 27: A. L. Moorby, to Keppel, Dec: 22: C. H. Egan,. to Bee: and T. F. Miles, to Bt. Vincent, Dec. 28; J. M. McNamara, M.B., to Alecto, Dec. 29; and 14
shicf problem is to control and 5,000 People Render Adams, MB., to Tarantula, Dec
that
"China's vert
Sorrow" ints China's Blessing," he said that funds should be raised "so largeyscale conservancy work may be carried out. He expressed the hope that the people will continue their generous support.
Mr. Chang Yuan-haien, Chief of the Rural Relief Section of the North China War Zone Relief Committee, reported that a sum of $63,000 had been collected up the present, Kuo Min.
ed Homeless
30.
Bab-Lt. (E)-GE Glanville, to Sandburst, Dec. 18.
Wt. Engis-R. T. Jones, Furious, Dec. 11; R. A Collings, to Vidette, Dec 14; H. P. Walter, to Salmon, Dec. 12.
Wt. TelW L. Dum. to Buf folk, Dec. 20,
Seattle, December 24. Twelve perished and over Ave thousand people were rendered homeless and unprecedented damn- age was done by foods, cloud Cars-E. G. E. Bellars, to Vic- bursts and tidal waves which in-tory, Dec. 12, and to Cornwall, on undated scores of cities and towns recoming, amended orders..
Cars, J. P. Johns, in North Idaho, Washington and Engr. West Oregon. Reuter:
Vallant, Dec. 17, and J. G. Pary to Victory to assist the Engr. Rear-Admiral on staff of C.-in-C.. Portsmouth, Dec, 22,
HEIR TO JAPANESE
THRONE
Japan Wild With Enthusiasm
Tokyo, December 23.1
A-son and heir to the throne of Japan was born at the Imperial Palace at 6.39 am to-day. Both mother and child are well.
Remarkable scenes have been witnessed throughout the country in the past week.
Every day and every night for the past few days tens of thou The people of Japan, and part-sands of people have gathered cularly of Tokyo, went almost wild at various Sarides and before the with enthusiasm when the official Imperial Palace and have bowed announcement that a son had their heads in Kent prayer, seek been porn to the Empress wasing Divine Ald for the birth of issued from the Palacean Heir to the Throne
Two long-drawn out blasts from Barely had the siren sirens announced that the fervent heralding the alad news prayers of the nation for an Heir Tokyo before hous to the Throne had at last been triumphantly puttin answered, thus removing the threat of a serious Dynastic crit
the great
ceased through
were dags, in Event
gale
to
Odr. (E)-R. T. Grogan, to Emerald; Dec. 17. -
Lt.Cdr. D. M. L. Neamt, to Vic tory, Dec. 12, and to Cornwall, on recommg amended orders.
Payr. Lt-CarA D. Dickworth, to Victory, Dec. 26.4?
1ts V. G. D: Mansell, O. B. S. Farquhar, H. Day A C. Price, and L. H. Landman, to Osprey for A18 course, Jan. 4.
K
Lts (E)-RK D. G. Cater, to Rodney, and L. R. Humphry, to Vivid for Devonport Yard, Dec. 18.
Pays Bub-Lts, (act.)—J_^~^K | Watkins, to Vivid, Dec. 13
Burg 14-Cmdr. MA Gra- ham-Tooll, Ch B to Adventure, on recommg, Dec. 28
Cd Shipt Q, W Fotter, to Vic tory for M.TE. "Jan"-3.
Cd Engr C. H.Harvey, to Lucia, Dec. 11.
Wt EngrS E. Adams, to Corz- wall, on recomme, Dec. 19, 2
Schoolmast
Ganges, amen
V&W, Phillips, to
Forders Decus
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