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FRENCH RAILWAY
DISASTER
OVER 200 KILLED: HUNDREDS
INJURED
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
LORDS GOLD
DECISION
Likely To Have Pro- found Effect in U.S.A.
New York, Dec. 17. Leading financiers here bellera that the action of the British House of Lords in sustaining the gold clause in the case of the Bel-
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1933.
KING'S XMAS MESSAGE
Sober Recovery During 1933
London, December. 26. The every-day application of goodwill in outlook and policy which had been rendered possible by the march of modern science,
Worst Accident Since 1915 gian Utility Co would have a pro- had been a most significant de
Paris, December 26.
The Oficial death roll in the French train smash which occurred at Lagny, less than 15 miles from Paris, on Christmas Eve, is 217,
hundreds while
hospital.
lle injured in
ROYAL AIR FORCE
ROYAL NAVY"
China Station Cruisers
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, Dec. 8. HMS. Cornwall, which, return- ed to Portsmouth in October to reft, is ordered to recommission there on December 19 for further' service on the China Station. As her present ship's company Jom- ed on February 12, 1931, their ser found effect on any related dect velopment of the past year, as- vice in this cruiser has extended Bion in the Calted States, they serted His Majesty the King in for four months over the normal of his course United Press to-day the
world-wide 24-year period. Captain R. told the
Christmas Day broadcast from Davies, V.C. D.SO. AFC 19 United Fress,
Sandringham.
reappointed in command for the "Science brings home to us
new commission. The Cornwall that there is neither time nor will leave for China on January room
for old habits of thought 13. and action. But science's. gifts are useless without the exercise of sanity, patience and "goodwill - by
GOOD-WILL TOUR TO
EUROPEAN CAPITALS ·.
."
disaster is the worst since Staff College Navy Sir John Simon Still Intends all my peoples." Els Majesty de-
May 23, 1915, when 224 soldiers were killed and 246 injured at Gretna.
The crash occurred in a dense fog, the heavily laden Strasbourg express, travelling at 65 m.p.h, to jost time, crashing ¿ make
through six coaches of the station- ary Paris express' before coming to a standstill.
קנן •
Students
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, December The two RN., officers who will uitend the next course at the RAF. Staff College are both new to air work, but have graduated Staff Collcge, and one of them has also attended a course at Camberley.
To Await Events
London, December 14. Reports of Sir John Simon's forthcoming "good will tour to European capitals are considered somewhat premature in informed circles where it is pointed out that, while the foreign Secretary will leave here on Thursday next week for Paris where he will stay for two days to confer with "M. Commander A. E. M. Cunning- Paul Boncour before proceeding name-Graham recently returned to Capri for his holidays, no ar-
A second disaster was narrowly averted, when the duplicate Stras-at the RN. bourg express having passed the danger signals" at full speed, was brought to a stop only 100 yards from the wreckage of the earlier
traini
With the exception of the Ameri- can and several central Euro- peans, the victims are all French
cause
Many of the bodies are mutilated beyond recognition.
certainly Fog and frost were
of the catastrophe, the stated the Director of the Com- pagnie de L'est to Reuter yester- day. "Both the driver and the fireman have been arrested.
The Bishop of Meaux, with tears in his eyes, spent the night among the dead and wounded.
Apparently, an even more ter- rible accident was only just averted as another express from Meaux, bound for Paris pulled up 100 yards from the mass of wreckage, after its driver had already passed red danger signals, which, in the thick for, he mistook for 'green.
Only a presentiment that all was not well caused him to glance back. He then saw that the lights were "red and crammed on the
brakes.
"LINE OPEN" SIGNALLED TO « DRIVER..
All the victims of the disaster are French apart from one Ameri- can and several people from Cen- tral Europe.
Mayor of Verdun.
..
Early yesterday morning, the Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris arrived at Gare de L'est and gave benediction to, 150 corpses, men, women and children, which were lald in long rows at the station where a constant stream of frantic relatives was seen.
The trains involved, both the Paris and the Strasbourg expresses were running in duplicate.
borne in 1905. was sub-lieutenant
.
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from the Africa Station, where rangements have been made he was executive officer of the yet for his meeting Italian Pre- flagship Cardiff. He entered Os-mier Mussolin
It is however added that such a meeting would suggest itself in view of the present critical inter- national situation. For the time being, official quarters are content
in the Royal Yacht when the Fleet mobilized for the War, dar ing which he served as lieutenant and in the battleship Agincourt
at
as Flag Lieutenant" to Rear-Ad- giving the impression, that Sir miral Douglas Nicholson in FMS. John. Is undertaking this journey Colossus, After the War he was in a purely private capacity.
Sir John Simon is expected to Fleet Signal Officer in the Medi- terranean. He gradusted return to London during the first Greenwich in 1929 and was at week of January and, while no. Camberley during 1930. "
thing has transpired as yet con- Commander T. M. Smith enter-cerning his alleged intentions to ed Osborne in 1907, was midship- visit Berlin, it is considered quite. man of the St. Vincent when the possible that this plan may take War began, and from March, shape after British Ambassador to 1915, served as sub-lieutenant Berlin Sir Eric Phipps, who arriv- had made and lieutenant in the destroyers ed here this evening, Redpole. Rattlesnake, Torch, and Vivien. After a gunnery course at Greenwich in 1921-22 he was appointed to the cruiser Carlisle in China, and qualified at the staff College in 1926-27. He later commanded the destroyer Water ben in the Mediterranean, and was staff officer for operations with the Rear-Admiral (D) there when promoted to commander in He has since December, 1930. served in the submarine ship Medway in China.
Replying
Soon.
to
clared.
The past year, he said. had shown sober if unspectacular pro- gress towards recovery.
RESIGNATION OF CHIANG KAI SHEK IMPERATIVE
Outery Against Butchering Of Civilians
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, December 26. At the meeting of the South-1 west Political Council, yesterday, the members of the Central Exe- Bcutive Committee held a lengthy discussion on the Fukien report from Generals Id Tsai Sum, Chen Ming Shu, Chiang Kwang Nal Nanking's air raids on the towns and Tsai Ting Kal regarding
of Chuenchow." Changchow and Foochow.
The King concluded with ex- tending Christmas greetings, es- pecially for the children, “and ‚á heartfelt "God bless you."Reutersion is due to the shortage or per-
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Special Correspondent)
London, December 24. Following are the Silver Quota- tions on the London market to- day:
Spot Forward
Dec, 24. Dec. 22.
18.13/16 19.1/16 187 191
The next cruiser due to return for recommissioning is the flagship Kent. When she leaves the station the dag of
Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer will be transferred to the Suffolk, as was done when the Kent last returned home in the spring of 1931. The necessity for bringing these large cruisers so many miles home to recommia-
sonnel, which leaves practically "no margin for "crossing reliefs.
It is essential to bring home, the old ship's company before the new one can take its place. In addi- tion, there are no cruisers in re- serve of a type which could be utilized to convey relief crews to China, as was the custom before the War.
of Captain. He The London on, New York cross at £ US. rate to-day closed 5.101
SALVAGE CORPS CHIEF
bis report, to the British Foreign Alleged Association
With Harris
Secretary.
One fact emerging from the wel- ter of conflicting opinions and reports appears to be that Great Britain is determined to maintain for the present a policy of watch- ful waiting. Transocean.
- C.E.R: SERVICE MAY.
DISCONTINUE
Dispute. Over Question Of
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INTERNAL UNITY NECESSARY
Nanking, 'December 201 Chang Chi and Wang Lu`YI re- turned to Nanking this morning. Chang Chi declared the mission was successful since. the South-
west leaders realise the import
ance of internal unity at a time of external aggression and Com- muiist disturbance." According to the Fukien report,
Chang Chi stated Hu Han Min the Nanking air raids have in-offered much criticism.. but the cleted heavy casualties among the delegation was deeply impressed civilians in Fukien and condemns by his sincerity and genuine General Chiang Kai Shek. the anxiety of the nation's welfare. chairman of the Nanking Military The delegation is submitting a Council, for utilising military report to the Government on ' planes which were contributed by cember 28-Reuter.
NAVAL BATTLE IMMINENTEN the people for the purpose of na- tional defence in butchering in-
Nanking, December. 26.5%) nocent people In Fukten. The re-
Admiral Chan Shao-kuan “de- port also stated that the
clared that major hostilities: be- king navy has blockaded the Fu-tween the Nanding Naval Forces. kien coast and the Min River, and and the Fukien Rebels were ex- urged the support of the military pected at any moment following leaders Kwangst.
in
Nan-
and Kwangtung
It is learned that the meeting of the South-west Political Coun- ell did not come to any defnile that conclusion, and it is stated the meeting will be continued to- Morrow."
have
the former's recapture of Mamot: and the Changmen Forts, leaving open to Foochow from the way the Sea--Reuter,
* PEACE DELEGATES
Shanghai, December., 25... Mr. Chang Chi and the three. other Nanking peace, envoys who have been on a visit to Canton
the ascertaining
altitude and Nanning for the purpose of Kwangtung and Kwangst to the Hong Kong this morning. Fukien revolt. returned here from
of
CAPTAIN. RATSEY RETIRED The retirement is gazetted at his own request of Commander the rank Franklin Ratsey, with
entered
as a
The Elder Statemen here are cadet in 1901, and throughout the War was a watch-keeper and optimistic towards the new trend in political development In Fu- physical training officer in the
kien as Generals Li Tsai Sum battleships Marlborough and Re- venge, flagships of Admirals Sir and Chen Ming Shu, the leaders Cecil Burney and Sir Charles Mad- of the Fukten government den, who held the post of Second-signified their intention to aban- In a joint statement they as in-Command. Promoted to Com- don their new regime and to join sert that the Southern leaders are
anxious to effect unify with Nan mander in 1922 after commanding the South-west to effect the destroyer Tower, he has since downfall of General Chiang Kaiking. and that none approve of commanded the destroyer Shikari; Shek. It is stated that the lead-the Fukien movement.
The envoys will leave for Nati ers of the Fukien faction support has been executive officer of the China; haa commanded the sloop been on the staff at Portsmouth Dockyard, where he was relieved in April last.
Titania, submarine depot-ship in Clematis in the Red Sea; and has
the
Han Min in demanding the com-
the recent declaration of Mr. Hu king to-morrow morning-Reuter plete reorganisation of the politi- REDS CAPTURE
According to Mr. Hu's CATHOLIC PRIEST
cal systems in the Central Gov ernment.
declaration, the resignations of General Chiang Kai Shek and Mr. Wang Ching Wel, the president of the Executive Yuan at Nan- king, are imperative.
Fifth Father Now
On ship of the Senior the contrary. If General Held by Communists
Two
Alun
ä
Pelping, December 26. An Italian Vincentian mission-
Confidence
DEVONPORT RESERVE HMS Comus is to pay off, into London, Dec. 8.
at Devonport, dockyard control NEW DISARMAMINT FLANI.
There was a further development about December 18. The Caledon Geneva, December 13. The London "correspondent of of the charges against Captain will become Journal de Geneve" claims au- Bryamot Eric Miles, the chief officer, Reserve Fleet, Devonport, Chiang. Kai Shek and Mr. Wang
London that officer of the
Salvage from the same date. Captain C. Ching Wel refuse to relinquish depot-thority for the statement
dra Corps, at How Street Police Court N. Reyne, A.D.C., and other cancer their respective posts, the leaders Premier MacDonald 13.8 R.AF. IN FAR EAST up a new disarmament plan and yesterday, when he surrendered to will transter to the Caledon. The of the Bouth-western provinces, ary Father Giacome Anselmo was "The Deputy, M. Schielter, who
Captain Balfour that Sir John Simon, who expects his "bail to answer the original Comus, completed in May, 1915, is including Kwangtung, Kwangsi captured by Communists when was among the victims, was one of
to spend his holidays at the Cote charge of having conspired with the oldest cruiser on the effective Fukle, and Kwelchow will hold the important town of Linklang. the popular representatives of the Isle of Thanet, U.) Sir P. Bas-
Under-Secretary · for Air d'Azur, will during his stay in Leopold Louis Harris to perver Est of the Royal Navy.
new Klangsi, south of Nanchang, fel Chamber of Deputies and was (Hythe, U.), said it was not pro- Paris take the opportunity to ac- the due administration of justice. others, the Castor and Champion, a conference to produce
Independent government in the into the hands of "Reds" on De Mr. Boland Oliver, K., for the have now attained the age of 18 Government posed at present to raise the sta- quaint the French
ther Anselmo makes the fifth Ca- The driver and stoker of the tus of the Royal Air Force Com-with the aims of the new scheme prosecution, stated that since his years. Six more have reached 17 South to oppose the Nanking. re-cember 24 The captured of Fa- tholic priest to be held by Com- Strasbourg express were question-mand in the Far East. The pre- which is to be submitted to the last appearance in Court Captain years of age the Cambrian, Can-sime.
minists or bandits at present. ed by the Magistrate and affirmed sent grading of the officer com- main committee of the Disarma Miles had been further charged terbury, Constance, Brisbane Cen-
Some of the priest have been that the automatic signal behind manding was junior to that of ment Conference when it meets with conspiring to infringe the taur, and Concord: some of use the Nancy train signified" "Line the corresponding ranks of the ❘ in January next.
provisions of the Prevention of are already paid off into dock 23 he served in the office of the held as long as two years ---Reu-
control. Another six are Second Sea Lord;; and for the ter. open."
senior naval and military officers." The report is received with some Corruption Act, 1906, and with spe- yard
now 16 years old the limit of age next two years was in HMS. AIR' DISPLAYS IN INDIA suspicion in League of Nation's cific acts of bribery. BENEDICTION TO 150, CORPSES.
Captain O. D. Barnard left Hes- circles, although it is admitted Course then made an opening adopted in the London Naval Hood, which period she served as
LADY CARLISLE on the whole of the Treaty of 1930. They are the flagship of the Special Service M. Paul Morel, former Under-ton Aerodrome on Saturday for that the presentaation of the new statement Secretary of State. Senator Ila-a six months' tour of India with plan may lead out of the diglen-charges, and after some evidence Caledon, Calypso, Caradoc, Ceres, Squadron which made a world
'cruise. He was afterwards. Flag Leaving Hospital To-day. chette and a Deputy, M. Schlelter, his "flying circus". The "circus" les created by the fact that the had been called in support Captain Curlew, and Cardiff.
Captain and Chief Staff Officer in were killed in the disaster. Three of eight aeroplanes will visit be- concessions made to France by Miles was remanded, again on bail,
"COMMAND. OF THE FLINDERS
the Australian Squadron, and, in
Shanghai, December 26. other Deputies were
Lieutenant--Commander seriously tween 60 and 70 different centres. the Simon-Flan announced. Octo- till Monday week, December 11:
1929-31 served on the staff of the Lady Carlisle who was injured in Mr. Oliver said that the outline Jones is to assume comind to- injured.
"We shall be giving displays of ber 14 are blocking & return to
War College. Before going to the a plane crash on November, 25, is
Rew fying to the original MacDonald Plan of the case was that since 1930 Cap day of the Flinders, surveying ves-London Captain Goolden will at leaving hospital to-morrow. Two hundred dead and injured formation and stunt
tain Miles, was alleged to have been were taken to Paris and 80 sent to over a million people who have Transocean.
sei, in succession to Lieutenant tend a senior officers' course.ter the hospital at Lágny.
never seen such a thing before,"
in the pay of Leopold Harris for Commander Christopher Simpson, Barnard stated.Joy
the purpose of showing favours to who goes to the Admiralty as Naval Captain
him in his business as an assess Assistant to the Hydrographer. rides will be offered to people at
and generally to betray the trust Ta is Lieutenant Commander a small charge. "One of the ob- Jects of the tour is to create a
which he owed to his employers Jones's first command. He re- The second part of the case alleged cently completed 21 years as first spirit of airmindedness in In-
that when the prosecution of the lieutenant of the surveying ship dia." He hopes to do the Journey
fire conepiracy gung became immin- Heraid in China, and had former- out in about 10 days. Captain Barnard is accompanied in his
ent about September or October, ly held similar positions in the 1982. Captain Miles was deep in the Kellets and the Endeavour." He "Spider" by six people, including
confidence of the persons having joined the Navy as a special entry his wife, Mr, J. Mackay, second pilot, a parachutist, an engineer,.
charge of those proceedings, and cadet from Friar' School, Hangor, and a foud-speaker announcer.
that at a time when secrecy was in September, 1917, and from Fe- paramount be betrayed the plans bruary, 1918, served as midship and designs of the advisers to the man of the Bellerophon in the insurance companies for money re- Grand Fleet. In 1920-21 he served onived from Leopold Harris, as sub-lieutenant of the destroyer Goal on hand is sufficient. for only
Counsel said that Harris would Tumult and it was in 1922, after two weeks, Manchouluo officials give evidence that arrangements his promotion to lieutenant that hold that the coal should be pur- were made that Harris and Co. he took up surveying work. chased at Harbin while Soviet off should pay Miles £25 a month COMMAND OF THE LONDON cials insist on buying the fuel in as a standing wage and extra Russia as provided for in the con- sums for special services From On the return of HM.B. London tract of 1928
that time £85 a month was paid: from Malts about mid-February Mr. Li Shan-keng, Manchoukuc According to Leopold Harris there to rent and recommission Captain chairman of the C.E.R., has notified were fairly regular, intimate, secret. H. Harwood, OBE, will be suc M. Bandura, Soviet vice-chairman. Basociations with Captain Miles, ceeded in command, and as Flag that the Soviet officials will be held Among other places they met in a Captain and Chlef Staff Officer to strictly responsible if service is private room at Frascati's and Rear Admiral Kim Thum discontinued United Press Miles had also visited Harris C.B. CMG CBE, by Captain home in Mapestry Road, Crickle. H. W. Goolden, now Director of wood
the Operations Division, Naval Shortly after Miss M'Cormick The manager of the Chinese East- Counsel also alleged that Captain Stan. Ten years ~ 250
Captain suspended her plea for seperate ern Railway, M. Rudy, has des- Miles told Harris that Mr. Cap Admiral Im Thurn and maintainance and Prince Berge sus-patched a representative to Buhedu soni had revealed the salivities of Goolden were together th_HM8. pended his opposite sult for dive station to investigate the alleged Leopold Harris and Jatris, and Bood, as ring, Captain and ex agents there, as well as the beating advised him to flee the country.
they were also colleagues at the of a Boviet citizen named Mar The witnesses called yesterday Admiralty hen Rear Admiral im kovskih by a Japanese adviser were Mr Herbert Lewis general Thurn was Her lawyer stated that the "de named Sato.
manager of the Commercial Umon Naval cree had been granted on an
M. Bandura has handed a written Insurance Company and chairman Captain Coolden, who went amended complaint, seeking out protest to Mr Li Bhao-keng de- of the London Salvage Corps Come right divorce instead of separate manding the immediate convocation mittee, Mr. James Sinclair Anderserved thre maintenance, as in the original of a meeting of the directors of the son, assistant secretary, at the Lon- RMB. Iron Duke fagship of and suit. He also said that a property OER. to deal with arbitrary ac don office of the Scottish. Union and miral Jellicoe in
and settlement satisfactory to both tons on the pary of Marchoukuo National Insurance Company Wal- afterwards a private sho sides had been made out of court officials as well as demanding that took and Inspector Coolsturn, of was her grat lieutenant comm The heaviness of the casunities Hardly was the granting of a Mr. Saty should be held to account and Tard: The Taoctor der during 1918, and was promoted is attributed to the fact that the divorce made known before Miss for his activities. Taas,
stated that when formally charged commander in
that year. His next Nancy express was composed of M'Cormick had a rumoured "mer-
yesterday on the
training, cruiser wooden coaches, whereas the Stras-riage plan to contradict
under the Prevention
which Captain Gordo bourg express, which was made of She denied reports that she was
ALCI Was in com steel carriages, escaped almost contemplating marriage with husband of And Harding the film Act Contain Miles
Harry Bannister, the divorced scatheless.Reuter.
The Paris express had been stationary for 'several minutes in
for signal ย
answer
The
Strastmurs express was travelling $1,000,000 Claim For
at 65 miles an hour to recover lost time.
The driver did not see the in- uminated signals or hear the fog signals, until his engine was crash- ing through six passenger coaches. -Reuter.
- WORSE THAN SAAR WAR SIGHTS."
London, December 26.. overshadowed Grief has
the Christmas festival in two European countries. France is in National mourning over the Lagny disaster, while Spain mourns the death of Colonel Macia, the Grand Old Man of Catalonia.
The Lagny death-roll continues
"Face-Slapping"
MISS MCCORMICK SUED
Miss Mary M'Cormick, the noted singer, talking to a reporter at Los Angeles of the first two years of her married life with Prince Serge Mdivani, whom she has now divorced, declared:
It was a noble experiment, but it did not work out?
Goal Supply
Operation of the Chinese Eastern Railway may be discontinued within a month unless Manchoukue and Soviet officials of the railway come to an agreement over the purchase of coal for the locomotives.
A SOVIET CITIZEN BEATEN
to mount and is now certain to ice, came the announcement that illegal actions of Manchoukuo after receiving money from Harri, écutive Koncert respectively, and
exceed 200, while 200 to 300 of those injured are in very serious condition.
150.coffins He in the Chapelle Ardente-Ger-de-L'est, which Presi- dent Lebrun visited this morning.
A Cabinet Minister who visited the wreckage sold that it surpass ed the worst war sights of the
Saar.
a divorce had been granted to Miss M'Cormick
SETTLEMENT REACHED
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stant Chief of the
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