Colonel Precup Deprived
Of Uniform
ALLEGED TO HAVE "PLOTTED
AGAINST KING"
(Special to "Hong Kong
Dally Press")
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1934.
THE FRENCH
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POLICE
C.ID. To Be Reorganised
(By Telegraph, Copyright, TH NEW HOME FOR Generale graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, May 6. 40 a.m.)
Bucharest, May 5.
A highly dramatic scene mark- ed the degradation on Asturday
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of Colonel Freeup and seven other Corner Stone Laid By
Roumanian officers who-together with vé civilians--were recently sentenced to ten years imprison- each for having plotted against the King. The act of degradation took place in the artillery bar- racks of Malmaison in the pre- sence of several Pressmer, and de-. tachments from all Bucharest re- giments as well as from all Rou- manian military schools. The eight officers were brought in and liped up unden strong police guard, "Colonel Precup-who once was one of King Carol's closest friends and piloted the airplane in which Carol made his dramätic return to Rou-
mania in June 1930-and some of
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Daily Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic
Massages. Ordinance, 1594- Received, May 6,4.80 a.m.)
Berlin, May 5.
The corner stone to the huge new Reichsbank building on the shore of the River Spree opposite the old Imperial Castle was laid on Saturday by the Reichsbank President, Dr. Schacht in the pre- sence of Chancellor Hitler and be fore a large stand filled with the
Parla, May 6.
The Cabinet this morning adopt- ed the Minister of the Interior's plan to re-organisation the Burete the (French Scotland Yard), as a sequel to the Stavisky scandal "revelations. A decree en forcing the plan was later signed by the President.-Reuter.
BANDITS WRECK
TRAIN.
LARGE ORDER
FOR PLANES
POLICE STATION BOMBED
British Products Popular
Two Constables Injured
Calcutta, May 6. (Special to “Hong Kong Dally Press")'
Five bombs were thrown in quick (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele-succession at the Shibpore Police
Messages graphic
Ordinance, 1894. Station at 3 am, seven miles from Received, May 6, 4.50.a.m.)
Calcutta by two young Bengalls London, May 5. Two Bengalls constables were in- The Finnish Covernment has jured. The assailants were can- placed an order for airplanes of tured-Reuter." the W.F. type with 600 h.p. eng- inea. A special clause included states that they are to be the same as those used by several squadrons. of the Royal Air Force and sald to be capable of doing over 300 kilometres an hour. The Austra- Ian Government has also placed an order for war planes with Messrs. Vickers. Armstrong, the
Number Of Casualties total cost of which is placed at
Not Known
Harbin, May 6. Bandits pulled up the track of the CER. thirteen miles east of Imlenpo, wrecked, heavily fusillad-
Capital's diplomatic corps, foreigned and pillaged a west bound visitors and employer labour dele- freighter. The casualties are not
his fellow conspirators malıtain- ed a defident attitude while othersations. According to an age old known-Reuter. seemed near collapse.
custom a series of objects repre- sentative of the contemporary After the commander of the sec- and army corps. General Jonescu spirit rere cemented into a cavity
In the corner-stone. Ṭtems
illustrated preserved included an
had read the verdict and declared that all eight had broken their
have
into
officers oath by attempting to force their will upon the King even at the price of committing a hein ous crime which would plunged the whole country chaos. the chief of the office of military prosecutor advanced and with the words "You are worthy to wear the uniform of his Majesty's officer" began to rip off the shoulder straps, the other in- signia of officers' rank and break their swords.
not
At the same moment the con- demned officers pulled out black masks which they put before their faces shouting."These are all lies. this is a farce and you are scound- tels all of you." Some even offer- ed physical resistance" and had to be subdued by force before their Insignia could be taken away. The melo-dramatic scene was repeated as each individual act of degrada-
tion was performed and in the end the eight officers violently had
history of the Reichsbank from the
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day 169 years ago when Frederick- the Great founded the Relchsbank's forerunner on the same spot, copy of the National-Socialist cen- tral Organ Voelkischer Beobach- ter." and a sample of every type of German coin now in circulation.
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GENERAL DEBENY
Full Pay In Retirement
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
(By Telegraph, Copyright," The graphic Messages Ordinance, · 1895- Received, May 6, 4.10 a.m.)
Paris, May 5. The French Government has directed that the extraordinary
to be dragged and carried to the member of the Supreme Council, police-van which took them prison. Transocean. Kuo Min.
CRAWFORD BEATEN
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Fred Perry Plays Superbly
DOROTHY ROUND·
EXTENDED
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Dally Press"}
to
Lonon, May 5. This year's important tennis tournament, the British Hard Court championship at Bourne- mouth in which
the most of
world's class players were partak- ing ended with a triumph of the
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General Debeny, who retired Saturday on attaining the age of 70, should receive full salary for the rest of his life in recognition of his services during and after the War, and for his services as director-General of the French General Staff for many years. He has received the best décora- tonst France can bestow-Trans- ocean' uko "Min.
THE HONOURA- BLE WAY OUT
Goemboes' Challenge To A Duel
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THE LEAGUE AND CHINA
M. Avenol Denies Rumours
London, May 6. The "Sunday Times" Bays that for the first time for years the League Secretariat has issued a denial of a published statement. It says that after a talk with the Becretary General, M. Avenol, Yokoyama told the fournalist he had been assured that the pro- Jected League assistance to China would concern itself only with schools and hygienic measures. M. Avenol declares this matter was not. mentioned, and as far as he is aware the League will discuss the report on assistance to China without any reservations what
ever-Reuter.
£345.000.-Transocean Kuo Min.
“A DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
Another Dillinger Affair
been
COTTON WAGE AGREEMENTS
Draft Outline Approved
London, May 5.
The text of a Government bill to enable statutory effect to be given to wage agreements in the cotton manufacturing Industry has been issued." Its provisions cor- respond closely to the draft out- line which was unanimously en-
EXCLUSIVE CABLE
NEWS
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Telegraph, Gopyright, Telegraphic," Messages Ordinance, 1894- Received, May 8, 4.30 a.m.)
Istanbul, May 5. The Greek, War Minister, General Kondyll and staff arrived here on Saturday where military questions are to be discussed.-Transocean Kuo Min.
London, May 5, Ibr Saud's representative in London in an interview with the "Daily Telegraph" stated that in the event of the Yemen State be- coming a part of the British pro- tectorate operated through Aden, it would provide fewer formalities than
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Berlin, May 5.
The latest despatches state that a large section of the Yemen's troops, have been defeated and Ibn Saud is makinig a successful advance and has captured many prisoners-Transocean Kuo Min.
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The Little
Bucharest, May 5. Entente conference
fraternal contacts of their labour- ing hours even during, vacations.
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Paris, May,
The report of the vice president- of the Parliamentary committee of Investigation into the Stavisky scandal для now appeared. It would seem, that Slavisky had fifty bank accounts. The collection of cheque butts discovered by Detec tive Inspectir Butt is incomplete. but it is believed that the missing butts referred to payments to per- sonalities concerned with the press. --Transocean Kuo Min.
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Warsaw, May 6. On May 8, the Polish Foreign Minister Beck at the invitation of · the Roumanian Government will visit Bucharest to return the visit of the Roumanian foreign minister"" who visited Warsaw last year. Transocean Kuo Min.
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dorsed by a joint deputation of originally scheduled to take place RUSSIA AND THE
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Berlin, May 5.
employers and operatives which bere in the middle of Máy has waited
upon the Minister of been postponed.--Transocean Kuö Labour last. month. The B1 is Min. expertinental and 'representя a new New York, May 5. An audacious daylight bank departure in Industrial legislation robbery, believed to bave
in England. It provides that if The Ambasador Naga! and the staff of the Japanese Embassy as engineered and led by John Du-joint application, is made by or- linger, the elusive desperado" who" anisations of employers and work well as many prominent people ranks as America's Public Enemy people to the Minister he must ap- attended a farewell tea party at No. 1. was successfully carried out point a board to consider applica-which the retiring Japanese mili- tion and to decide whether it is tary attache, Colonel Banzas was at Fostoria, Ohio, to-day.
entertained by his friends yester After the coup, the bandits expedient that an order with res-
day. Banzas who for two years escaped with US$18,000 worth pect to this agreement" should be
made. Such order is to be a term."acted as military attache is leav- of contract of employment, and ing Germany within the nert few notice setting out rates of wages days he was previously in London payable under the order must be exhibited on premises to which it npplies-British Wireless.
of cash bonds, under å hall of bul-
lets from police guns. Five people were wounded during the raid.
Two men, with machine-guns concealed by coats, carried out the
actual robbery. They entered the bank and held up the stak, forcing | them to hand over the bonds. Be- fore leaving the building, they com- felled a girl book-keeper and the assistant cashier to walk in front of them as a shield against police bullets.
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The booty was packed into waiting motor-car. which drove off with the two hostages standing on the running-board. Despite a Berce inter-change of fire in which" the police, desperadoes, and bank employees exchanged 100 shots, the gang made their escape,
The hostages were released when the car was out of range of police
DANGER OF bullets.
MILITARISM
Mr. Cordell Hull's Warning
Washington, May 6.
A warning to the danger of militarism which is sweeping down
in many parts of the world might lead to war unless it is. curbed by international co-operation to promote peace, understanding and friendship was uttered by Mr. Cordell Hull when addressing the Fellow Alumni at the Cumberland University. He said that numer- ous nations to-day were feverish-
Ten thousand Federal agents are now combing the States of Ohio and Indiana in search of the thleves. Reuter,
REPORTED ON WAY TO
·BELFAST. "
London, Máy B.
A new Dillinger sensation bas been created by the Belfast report that the local police have been instructed to search the Canadian Pacific liner, Duchess of York, when she arrives at Belfast at midnight, from Canada, as it is possible that Dillinger may be aboard her,
It appears that the United States Department of Justice asked the C.PS. officials at Halifax, from where the liner left on Monday to investigate on the liner.
The possibility however, is be-
English ace Perry-second world's graphic Meanages Ordinance,, 1894 | ly arming, overtaxing clizens and Heved to be remote.
ranking player who in the men's final beat Crawford-No. 1 in the
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Received, May 6, $.30 a.m.)
It has just become known that Premier Goemboes' has challenged two
Marona vegeoum Fallavicini
In many ways developing a mili- tary spirit. While there were no signs of immediate war anywhere, world's ranking
seriously volcanic conditions exist straight sets, 8-8, 7-5, 6-2.
days ago to a duel because of a ed in many parts and it would be Miss Round won the ladies' sin- speech made by Pallavicini at a #gles by beating Miss Scriven after recent banquet when he made
a terrific struggle of 6-2, 2-6, 8-6.
disparaging remarks about a num- The final of the men's doubles
ber of general starr officers, sub- was an all-Australian affair, Craw-sequently admitting that he was
both a blunder and' crime if civilised peoples fail much longer to notice the present dangerous tendencies. Mr. Hull said the U.S. could render valuable service in
Meanwhile, a big new drive for cago; in which of the crack shots Dillinger has been started at Chi- of the police are participating Reuter."
DILLINGER NOT ON LINER On the arrival of the Duchess of York at Greenock, the Captain told Reuter that the ship had been searched and no trace of Dillinger had been found.-Reuter..
ford and MacGrath defeating their chiefly referring to Cloemboęs. this connection. She would con- countrymen, Quist and Turnball
The Hungarian Premier imme-tinue, as in recent months, to offer diately demanded" an apology for wise, sound and efficient leader- insult and defamation, at the ship with suitable programmés for member of the Upper Chamber of same time députing von Koz, a political, economic, social and mor- NEW Parliament to arrange an honour- able settlement of the insult by a duel. Transocean. Kuo Min.
in four sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
Japan got a share in the day's honours when Miki paired with Miss Round won the Mixed dou- bles by beating Malfroy and Miss Stammers, B-8, · 6-8, 6-2.--Trans- ocean Kuo Min.
O'REILLY IN FINE FORM
Plays Havoc With
Leicester
London, May 5 The match between the Austra- lians and Leicester was featured by some excellent bowling by. O'Reily, who, in taking 7 wickets for 39 duns, twice took two wickets with successive balls.
LEGISLATION URGE TO PRESIDENT
Senate Silver Bloc At White House
al rehabilitation-Reuter.
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SILVER MARKET (From Our Own Correspondent).
London, May 5. London silver prices to-day were up id. for "spot" and up 3/16 for forward, as follow:-
May 4 May5 Spot
181 182 Forward ......... 18.11/18 187 The London on New York cross rate at closing to-day was 5:11. compared with 5.12 at closing yesterday.
PIANO SAVES CHILD
Many Killed As School
House Collapses
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Press")" (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tala- graphic Messages Keceived, Móy 6, 4.30 am.).
Ordinance,
1894.
-Stuttgart, May 6. One school teacher and seven children were killed and seventeen children injured, some fatally, when the old school house in the wuerttemberg collapsed on Friday village
during class hours. One hundred and twenty children and thres teachers were in the building when the walls began to creak but most
or Winterbach,
Central
of them had reached the street the ground, burying these strag- when the house suddenly sank into
zling behind.
The entire village rushed to the scene, working frantically to ex- tricate the children from, the wreckage, but the heap of tangled ruins yielded up only the dead bodies of five little boys and two girls, all between 10 and 12 years of age. One lucky child was dug out alive from where he had hid- dén under the school plano as the calling fell In The Forty-.
Enrolled On Saturday year old head teacher was knock-
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ed to the floor while on duty and Four Girl Guides were officially afterwards extricated with two enrolled by Mrs. Bird. captain of small pupils in her arms. The the 4th Kowloon Company at the blame of the disaster is placed Central British School on Satur- on the recent canalisation work day when 25 Guides of the 4th nearby which appears to have. Kowloon Company (The Victoria caused the ground beneath the tertained by the 1st Kowloon Comably-Transocean Kuo Mn. pany (The Central British School) The new 'Guides, who have joined the 1st Kowloon Company, are the Misses Iris Hallet, Elleen Hallet. Elale Lane and Marjorie Godwin.
Won By Cavalcade Home and Orphanage) were en- school building to sink consider-
Louis Ville, May 6 The Kentucky Derby, 1 mile over Churchill Downs' was won by MIS. 1. D. Sloane's Cavalcade. Al- fred Vanderbilt's Discovery 2nd and Mr. Frank Jhelier's Agrarian
Washington, May 5. The leaders of the United States Senate sliver bloc have decided to 3rd visit the White House this morning
Games and singing were includ-
50,000 MORE JOBS IN BRITAIN
London, May 4.
It is anticipated that there was
ed in the afternoon's programme, & further reduction, of approxim-
Thirteen horses ran. The race tea being provided during the In- ately 50,000 in the number of re- "with an open mind, hoping to was won by three lengths, four terval, Moses (Captain, 1st Kow-gistered unemployed in Great Bri- The county batted first but have a frank and full conference lengths separating second and loon Company), Miss J. Lakeman - tain in the month of April as com- against O'Reilly's onslaught, they with President Roosevelt regarding third. The winner was favourite (Lt. 1st Kowloon Company), Mrs, pared with the March figure, totalled only 152 runs. At "the legislation for silver to be enacted and was ridden by Mack Garnier. Bird Captain, 4th Kowloon Com- close of play the tourists had before Congress adjourns," accord- Betting:-8/5 Cavalcade;/12/1 pany), and Miss W. Robinson scored 61. for 1-Reuter.
ing to Senator King--Reuter, Discovery, 15/1 Agratian-Reuter.. (Lieut. 4th Kowloon Company). /"
The official returns for April will be issued on Monday-British Wireless Service,
where he was viery popular.- Transocean Kuo Min..
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Geneva, May 5. Leon. Nicole, Socialist Governor
LEAGUE
Statement By Dr.. Benesch
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(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press") (By Talegraph, Copyright, Taly graphic Massages Ordinance 180 Received, May 5, 1.30 a.m.).
Paris, May 5. The Czecho-Slovakian Foreign Minister, Dr. statement to Press representatives Benesch made a
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to the erect that Czecho-Solova-
kia welcomed
every attempt a co-operation in the Danube terri- negotiating with. Austria and Hun- tory, and was herself at present
gary in the affair.
Prague, said" Dr. Benesch, had no objection to Italy taking, the I precedence to it in. this spliere
of a Canton near Geneva has been officially prohibited from speak- ing within the bounds of bath neighbouring cantons Berne and Wallis, thus setting a precedent.
Nicole's reputation was besmir-Providing that Italian innuence ched since his conviction for ques- in no way injured the interests of be kept within, certain limits and tioning Geneva rights in Novem ber, 1932 following which he was the Little Entente. He added that sentenced to six months' impri
In the event of Russia's entry to the League, the Little Entente. sonment.
would also demand a permanent seat on the Council because they represented a total population of
This is the first time in Swiss history that one of the canton's Government officials has opposed the right of another Governor in making a speech.-Transocean Kuo Min
47,000,000.
· Dr. Benesch himself advocated. the abolition of discriminative categories of nations, and, instead
the extend Berlin, May 5. would
permanent sixteen or The workers of one of Berlin's council to
eighteen greatest factories cheered loudly seats held by nations or groups of. to hear that the entire plant would
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shortly be shut down. The huge
TOWN PLANNING IN ENGLAND
London, May 5...
of Knorr Airbrake, manufacturers employing 3,400 men will close its doors for a week, to enable the entire staff to take an eight-day vacation together. An enormous A scheme has been prepared for excursion into the Northern Bavar- an air survey of 16,000,000 acres lan mountains will be arranged by | of town planning areas of Eng the
Labour land and Wales in order to pre- special amusement, division which pare up to date plans required by has chartered five entire trains the Ministry of Health under the and a dozen hotels in an effort Town Planning Act.-British Wire- to enable fellow-workers to retain¦ less.
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