END OF DASHING CAREER
Stavisky Writes "Finis" To Life Story With Pistol
FATHER ALSO A SUICIDE
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934.
FRENCH CABINET CHANGES
ROYALTY IN GERMANY
MORE OPPOSITION FOR JAPAN In The Cotton Industry
Since The War
Herriot May Be Next Largest Gathering
Minister
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]
London, January 9.
A special meeting of the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce bas been convened for January 29 to consider more vigorous op- position to Japanese Cotton com- petition.".
an
Paris, Jan. 9.
Munich, Jan. 9. Dalimler who has been ousted Chamonix," January 9.
from the post of Minister for the The largest Royal gathering seen
The special committee Serge Stavisky, wanted in con- nection with the Bayonne bond Coloples will probably be succeed-in Germany since the War is con-
ed by the Minister of Labour, gregating here for the wedding of Japanese Competition has issued Paris; January 8.
frauds, committed suicide bv
Count Toerring and Princess, Eliza a statement declaring that Indian The enterprising swindler Stav!- shooting
Lamoureux, according to Press re- the police enter-
Greece which will take mill owners and Lancashire cot- perts, which add that in this case beth of sky wrote Anis." to his story booked the villa where he was stay-
on Wednesday. Ex-King ton circles may feel that the Raj than It is expected that the Minister place
more generotis career on Monday with his own
ing yesterday.
really warranted hand but with trembling Angers
The police have been engaging of Marine will probably succeed George of Greece, Prince Nicholas has been and with none of the grandiose in an intensive search and traced Lamoureux, and that the Under- of Greece, Prince Peter of Greece, i circumstances
secretary to the Minister of the Franz Paul.of, Jugoslavia have al- in the terms given to Japan es- his actions from December 28. interior, Bertrand, will be pro-ready arrived, while King Carol of pecially the fifty per cent. reduc-
German Crown of Mercantile Roumania, the Marine. The "Parisien" envisages Princess. Cecilie and the
Crown The the possibility of further changes Prince are expected to-day. in the Cabinet and mentions Her- inhabitants of the Bavarian capi-
witness had hoped to riot as the next Foreign Minister. tal
spectacle of brilliant uniforms re- Transocean Kuo Min.
miniscent of former times but will be disappointed as the mar- at the rtage will be celebrated
flourish expected when he pumped
n revolver bullet through his brain
as police batons began to resound
on the door of his rented villa in Chamonix. A decisive clue was stumbled on in a famous winter sports centre on Sunday by the premier Parisien criminologist but the foxy Stavisky was not definite- ly run to ground until Monday
noon.
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After a cordon had been thrown round the small and secluded chalet, the Paris Police Commis- sioner announced his presence by the, ordinary door knock. Muffled pistol shots were the sole answer. Smashing in the door, officials found the late mulcter of millions stretched on the floor and a smok- ing revolver at his side. He was thought dead until a hastily sum- moned physician pronounced him still breathing but gave him only a few hours to live,
when he stayed at Servoz, in the Haute Savole, till January 2." He then left with a friend by motar- car for Megeve.-Reuter.
FORGOT TO PAY FOR DRINKS
Bayonne, January 9, The city is stupified by the ar- rest of M. Garat, member of the
moted to Minister
Chamber of Deputies and May SOVIET MILITARY village of Seefeld, winess Soppas of
Prefect
of the town.
It is reported that the had tears in his eyes when he ar- rested Garat, who was an intim- ate friend of the magistrates who examined him.
One of the latter said. "It is a sad day for us. but friendship cannot be allowed to stand in the way of duty."
די
Amazing scenes were witnessed in Bayonne last night. The streets were filled with crowds shouting "Garat has been, arrested." "Garat is in prison."
The customers in the principal cafe became so excited that they smashed the glasses, and forgot to pay for their drinks. Reuter,
FORCES Urgent Increase Emphasised
groom's mother, Pricess .Sophie Bavaria, is residing.-Transocean puo Min.
WOOLWORTHS HUGE PROFITS
Record Returns For 1933
Riga, January §. The Military Conterence in the Moscow District is repoted to have demanded reinforcement for the Red Army. M. Gamarnik, Deputy Chairman of the Military Council was stormily applauded for his
London, January” §. speech which emphasised that the
Reichsbank has invited The
.to very acute situation in the Far
foreign creditors
meet East necessitated this measure.
The resolution was passed in Berlin on January 22. In conse-
The Starisky affair meanwhile has continued to raise louder and louder echoes at home.. The Na- tional Union of taxpayers have roused by the Stavisky been scandal, and presented one more ultimatum to the Government on Monday, "complaining of the "deep! crisis in morals and national hon-DOWN WITH THE THIEVES favour of the fulfilment with or-quence of the Swiss and Dutch
our" in demanding that every ac- complice and beneficiary in the Gargentuan swindle be made to disgorge. The proclamation closes with the promise that millions of members of the Union will be in- structed to withhold payment bi all future taxes if the Govern- ment does not take the most thorough measures to apprehend the guilty parties and recover a
of the funds major portion Transocean Kuo Min.
TOYING WITH PISTOL.
Paris, Jan. 9. Le Matin reveals that the Em- on June manuel Stavisky, who 8. 1926, committed suicide by shoot- ing in the Forest of Fontainebleau was Serge Stavisky's father.
Emmanuel Stavisky preferred death to answering a summons to give evidence against his son.
It appears that he followed a de- termination expresed a week ago. The fact that he intended suicide
rather than be caught was told to
the
Examining
Magistrate
at
Bayonne by an ex-member of the
Paris, January“ 0. As a result of the Stavisky scandal the Government are faced with an anxious time suppresing
gangsters.
Banners inscribed with words
demanding their resignation were Goverment carried against the
by demonstrators at the Palaise de Justice last night. The police and a very strong guard have been
the Chamber..
for
in
ders for Voroshiloff, Chairman of Governtments (who, other credi- the Military Council,
the tors complain, have received un- sub- urgent Increase in Soviet Military fairly generous treatment),
mitting proposals for a separate forces-Reuter."
agreement regarding payments.— Reuter.
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MOB CRUSH "AT KYOTO
placed in the neighbourhood of Seventy-Six People
Killed
i... To-day 3 royalist movement action called by Camelots Durol demonstrated in front of the with
Tokyo, January 9. Chamber, shouting "down
Nine were killed and over 100 the thieves, we demand justice and
excited honour."
injured last night when Meanwhile the Government crowds stumbled over cach other have drafted a Bill providing for when seeing of newly-enlisted Police and other reforms. Reuter.naval recruits at Kyoto railway
BOMB OUTRAGE
staff of the newspaper "Voionte AT CHITTAGONG
with which Bravisky was connect-
ed
The journalist sald he saw Assailants Shot By
Stavisky soon after the hunt be- Kari.
He looked
exhausted and
was toying with a revolver, mut- tering They won't get me alive." POLICE REFORM
Armed Guards
Chittagong, January.9. Details of the bomb outrage As a result of the Bayonne bond
rocked which occurred during a cricket, which "swindle
match here on Sunday, show that even the stability of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister, M. Chautemps, Mr. M. F. Cleary, the Superinten- dent of Police, who was slightly who is also. Minister of the In- terior, has anounced revolution-wounded, ducked as the bomb was
thrown at him. ary police re-organisation,
The control of the police forces will be throughout the country centralised in the hands of the dead. Burete Generale.
The Paris Prefecture of Police,
of which M. Chiappe is the head, will cease to be a separate entity and become of secondary import- ance.
SHOCK FOR PARIS.
The move will be a very great surprise for the Parisians, who do not love the Suretë, while they idolise M. Chiappe.
He grappled with his assailant. whom Mr. Cleary's chauffeur shot The bullet wounded Mr. Cleary in the hand,
An armed guard chased and
SILVER MARKET
tion in the duty, while the maxi- for the mum quantities allowed much influenced by the abnormal conditions of the last year or two. & Renter.
CANTON PLANE MYSTERY Cleared Up By
CANTON LEADERS URGE Amicable Settlement of Fukien Nanking Trouble
CHEN CHI
TANG "SOUNDS” KWANGSI'S ATTITUDE
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, Jan. 9.
General Chen Chi Tang, com- MR. OU FONG POO
mander-in-chief of the First Group Army, sent a special envoy in the person of Mr. Lim Yick Chung on a secret mission to Kwangsi to confer with General Li Chung Jen and General Pel Chung Hai, mill- tary leaders in Kwangal on the present political development in
Fuklen.
Reviews Canton's Finances
Canton, Jan. 9.
At yesterday's memorial service, of the Mr. "Ou Fong-poor, head provincial department of finance.. in the course of his report on the recent financial condition of this. province, emphasised the follow- from: ing points:
General Chen is stated to be very anxious to sound. the true at- titude of the Kwangsi military authorities in regard. to the recent Nanking Fukien conflict. Accord- ing to
reports emanating well-informed circles here, the The budget for last year -- the Kwangst military heads planned to national revenue was estimated at.
and telegram in the | $47,743,685.50, issue a circular
expenditure name of the First and Fourth $68,185.417.60. The deficit of $18,- Group Armies to the Central Gov-441,732.00 was offset by the excess. ernment and the leaders in Fukien of the provincial income. The provincial revenue as well as ex- of hostile action between both penditure were estimated at $48,-
Message From Pilot urging the immediate cessation
parties.
992.218.00.
New taxes.--In order to promote our home industry two kinds of taxes have been levied, one on im- Dorted kerosene and the other or on imported rice.
taxes. Abolition of "excessive twelve kinds excessive taxes in
C
Shanghai. January 9.
They suggested that the Fukien The mystery of the missing China National Aviation Com-problem should be dealt with at pany's aeroplane which disappear- the meeting of the Fourth Plen
case General Session. In
·ary ed on December 31. last, while on Canton
Chiang Kai Shek refuses to sub- a light to Yunnan from
question to the is now cleared up by a telegram mit the Fukien from the pilot, Capt. E. M. Alli- Session and pursues his military Lekchang county and over hun- son, saying that the machine is action in annihilating the Nine-dred kinds in other counties have of the Southwest should take lightening the burden on the part. being detained by the authorities teenth Routh Army, the authorities been abolished. For the sake of In Caobang. French Indo-China,
in demanding of the people, more taxes will pro- drastic
?
SHUIKOV OCCUPIED
Nanking, January 9. Confirmation has been received
measures
for the resignation of the Gener-bably be abolished after investiga-
alissimo.
tion.
Detalls are not available but it appears that the plane landed in account of
The redemption of banknotes.--- bad weather. Capt. Allison, who It is learned that these proposals French territory on was accompanied by two Chinese. from Kwangsi have been inter-"For maintaining the government Wang Pao-yen and Kin Yit, are preted to the leaders of the South-credit, the provincial authorities at present in Hanol. trying to west by General Chang Yam Wen, made a great effort during the last of the Fourth few months in assisting the pro-.. ofcer a staff negotiate for the release of the
personal vincial bank to redeem the $1.35, and the machine. Reuter.
Group Army, delegate of General Li Chung Jen. $50 and $100 notes, formerly issued It is stated that the leaders hereby the Central Bank, and steps to considered that these proposals be adopted for the redemption of have important bearings upon the 810 notes issued by the same bank were also discussed. But due to -political situation, and that these
the Fukien revolt and business de- vital issues should be decided upon
of the $10 Central Bank note was impossible, but also the $10 Pro- to be It was on account of the serious vincial Bank notes had ness of the Kwangsi proposals that suspended owing to the borrowers an important military conference being unable to refund the money was held yesterday at the Head-to the Provincial Bank. However, quarters of the First Group Army the, Provincial authorities will try in which all the leading command-their best to assist the Provincial ers in Canton participated, but the Bank to redeem the 810 Provincial. of suspension expires, and there will certainly be no further post- result of the meeting was not dis- Bank notes as soon as the period.
ponement.
(From Our Special Correspondent) that Shulkow. on the Min River without further delay in view of pression not only the redemptior:
a post 40 miles to the north-west London, January 1. | of Foodhow, has been occupied by Following are the Silver Quota Government troops, since January tions on the London market to-. The capture presages the doom day:-
It
Jan. 9. Jan. 8. Spot.......19:1/16 194 Forward........... 19 19.3/16 The London on New York cross rates to-day closed at £0.8. 5.097. station.
Sixty of the injured are in a serious condition."
Tokyo, Later. The fatalities in last night's Kyoto tragedy are. variously re- ported by the vernacular papers as between seventy and eighty. The actual figure given by "Renga" is 76.
Crowds numbering several thou- sands were surging over a narrow bridge crossing the lines to the platform to see off the recruits, when a man stumbled at the foot of the steps.
Others coming down the steps behind him tripped over his pros trate body, and in a minute or two a huge struggling plie hundreds of persons were tramp- ling each other to death.
BRITISH EXPORTS TO FRANCE
London, January. 8:
of Foochow.
to
to
It was announced that Mr. W. W. Yen, Chinese Ambassador Moscow. will be returning China in the middle of January.
-Reuter.
the grave situation in Fukien.
closed.
GOVERNMENT IN FOOCHOW THREATENED
KWANGTUNG
The examination of the prob- Several Measures
able effects an' British Overseas trade of the recent alterations in the French import quotas has now been completed,
It reveals that the arrangements made will involve an immediate reduction of 75 per cent. in the United Kingdom exports to France of a wide range of goods which are already, subject to quota restric-
of tiens.
In addition, it will bring under similar restriction articles which Many were smothered. being at present are not subject to unable to resist the pressure of quotas. the crowds behind-Reuter.
overpowered another assailant FRENCH LINER after firing at him...
Meanwhile, two more bombs were thrown at other Europeans, in the crowd at which one of the assailants Bred. He was, however, captured with his weapon.
A fourth assailant tried to escape but was wounded and is now de- tained in custody.
Many Hindu terrorists respon- sible for that, incident are still at Jarge.Reuter.
One of the assailants has been Other far-reaching reforms are
as Krishnachoudhury, also proposed. Savings banks identined will be given greater protection who is alleged to have been im- and the Magistracy will be subject pilcated in the Chittagong armoury to stricter control in order to raid, in April, 1930. avoid the repeated, adjournment of cases and other abuses brought to light by the Bayonne, scandal,
NOT INSTANTANEOUS DEATH
It is learned that Stavisky did not die of his self-inflicted' wound
He was however, THE LOT OF A CAMERA immediately, obviously in a critical condition and the
in BM- doctors called nounced that they did not expect him to survivė.
He died
to-day at 3.50 am. (Tuesday). TAKEN OUT ON A STRETCHER
Chamonix, Jan. 9, Following the police raid, Stavia- ky was seen by a "Reuter corres- pondent taken up to the villa on
a stretcher which was rushed up from a mile away.
He was motionless and bleeding from the head:
He had two or three days growth of beard, but was dressed imma culately,
The bullet entered above the right temple and came out high up on the left temple.
All the doctors at Chamonix were on the spot, but the nearest surgeon was 40 miles distant. The doctors gave Stavisky two hours to live-Reuter.
MAN
And Over-Anxiety To Secure Picture
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dilly
DISASTER
Officials Charged With Homicide
Paris, January 9,
It is anticipated that represen tations regarding the effect of the revised quotas will in the imme- diate future be made to the French Government by Lord. Tyrell, the
in Paris. British Ambassador British Wireless Service.
.
Canton
"Interest
Shanghai, January 9.
It is officially announced that
A committee for new establish- ment. In order to stabilize the market and make equal the supply and demand of commodities, a committee is to be formed for in- vestigation of commercial condi- tion:
No business license will be issued without the approval of the com- mittee.
Of Government troops have reached a point on the Min River, only 25 miles from Foochow, the capture
• Issuance of commerciál rates. ut which is now only a matter of
In order to have more working days!!
capital for the business concerns, It is reported that the Rebel the Chamber of Commerce is in-
to fled
structed to issue commercial leaders have already Changchow, leaving General Tsal security notes. Any business con- to defend Foochow cern has the privilege of taking" Ting-kai where the population are panicky. these notes as currency from the shops have been closed and bus- Chamber of Commerce by pledging stand its property, as security--Central.
January 9.-In con- tinuing a part of the "Three-Year Plan" of Kwongtung, the Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry has drawn out its new works for this year.
Among the many proposals, six districts will be erected for the improvement of rice planting, model fruits gardens will be locat ed in certain parts of the province and the directions to improve the hog raising will be offered through- out the province by the Bureau.— Central Press.
Canton. January 9-The Fire Department under the Bureau of Public Safety of Canton has de- cided to build a new river fire sup- pression building at the Bund in
C.E.R. ACTIVITIES order to take care of the suppres
Manchuli, January 4
ness is completely still-Reuter.
2t
а
Press.
Keep your eyes open!
Your health is at stake!
sion work in the local river along g the city
Some engines and apparatus
All international trains operat-have been ordered from abroad and
As a sequel to the "Georgesing on the western section of the by 100 Manchoukuo Philippar" disaster in May, 1932, Chinese Eastern Railway will be seven persons have been charged guarded with homicide by negligence by soldiers officered by Japanese; it
was announced to-day. failure to observe regulations.
The troops will accompany the They include M. Falcoz, chief engineer of the Messageries Marl-tains to protect them against the of bandits increasing times, and M. Mutinot, Director that infest the railway zone. The General of the Loire shipyards.
first train thus protected left here. at Paris.
January 1-United Press.
Other charges are expected to follow-Reuter.
TATARESCU FORMS CABINET
Press" (Copyright.) M. Titulescu Accepts Portfolio
In New Ministry
Munich, January 8.
of a world news weekly missed a A new Rumanian Cabinet was
A hitherto infallible cameraman: most exciting event on the Olym pic skating race track on a moun tain lake nearby on Monday, para- doxically, by being too close to it. As the complete sound appara- tus mounted on special truck was brought on the race course on Staffelsee near Munau, the ice, suddenly gave way plunging the entire machanism into forty feet of ice water. The cameramen saved their lives but lost their pic tures. Transocean Kuo Mini
Bucharest, Jan. 6. formed to-day with M. George Tatarescu as Fremier.
M. Titulescu, the "stormy petre?" of the agitated Rumanian political waters, former Minister to London, Delegate to the League of Nations and one-time Foreign Minister im- der the Vayda Cabinet, has ac cepted appointment in the new Cabinet
The Premier will hold the post of Minister of Commerce concur rentlyUnited Press.
numbers
Harbin, Jan. 5 The strained relations between Boviet Russia and Manchoukuo in connection with the Chinese East- ́ern" Raliway have 7 improved and negotiations in Tokyo for the sale of the railway will be resumed. high Japanese officials stated here to-day. Negotiations may even be resumed before the end of Janu ary-United Press.
a new fire boat will be bought from Hong Kong for the Berivce-Cen- tral Press.
Canton, January 9-According to the latest report from the Bureau of Utilities, number of automobiles registered in the city amounted to 1,833 and rickshas 5,719 in the year 1933. --
the As
ricksha coolies need taking care for their living con- dition, the Bureau has planned to build a large dormitory for them in which modern accommodations will be provided in order to better their living.
The Bureau is now also under- taking the test of different coals (sultable for the gas plant. It is city is going to be built as soon as possible. Central. Press,
Canton. January „B-A report from Lieutenant-General ́Huang' Changchun, Jan. 5. Tin Wen, Commander of the First The Manchoukuo Department of Kwangtung Independent Division,
has announced states that about 700 Communist Communications that it had decided to build three bandits in Wu-yan; 40 11 north of new railway lines at a total cost Wu-ping, Central Kinngsi, were of about 76,900,000 yuan. The con- suppressed by his troops on the 5th tract for their construction will inst., after half day's fighting. A be granted to the South Manchuria bogus CoL Mok Chig Bang and Railway Co. The projected lines about hundred men were killed, are the Tumen-Mutanchlang, the more than fifty captured. The Felan-Frhehang Hines Rengo his troop pursuing Central Press. Koupelyingtau-Lingyuan and the rest of the bandite retreat with
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