HINDENBURG FUNERAL
SCENES
Crowds Await Opportunity For Last Look
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Tannenberg, Aug. 7.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9. 1934.
MONUMENT TO PIŁSUDSKI
Hill of Honour"
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(By Talegraph, · Copyright, Tela- graphic Meringer Dedinance,
1894. Bscrivad, August 8, 4.30 p.m.)
Cracow, August &
The "Hill of Honour" to Märshal MINOR CEREMONIES
Pilsudski began on the mount of The most impressive and gran-
Berlin. Aug. 7.
the public park here on Tuesday on the twentieth anniversary of diose funeral ceremonies ever held Germany's capital bade farewell the day the Polish legion marched by the German nation in honour to the Field Marshal-President on out here on its long trail which of a national hero reached its final Tuesday in countless minor cere was to end in the creation of a climax on Tuesday afternoon when monies and one all-embracing modern, Poland. after Hitler's funeral oration, eight minute total silence when the officers lifted the coffin containing metropolitan trame clattered to a Hindenburg's mortal remains from ( halt and the pedestrians simul- the catafalque in the centre arch.taneously stopped with bared heads ed ring of the Tannenberg monu- and bells began their mournful ment, and amid the thundering of tolling from every beitry in Ber the last salute of 101 guns, boren.
it to the "Tower of the Comman- In schools here, as throughout der where the body will lle in the nation, the children assembled state for two weeks and be the to listen to the broadcasting of the goal of pigrimage of hundreds of State funeral rites in Tannenberg. thousands of Germans from all Throughout the day, thousands parts of the Reich, anxious to pay a fled through the auditorium of parting tribute to the dead Presi-the town hall where hangs u dent-Field Marshal, While the monumental portrait depicting officers were carrying the cotin Hindenburg assuming his presiden- slowly towards the tower, the band tlai dignities.
played the march of the Third Huge crowds gathered in many Guard Regiment in which Hin-public squares to hear of the denburg for many years served as Tannenberg ceremonies broadcast Colonel,
AT THE TOWER
After the coffin had been placed on the catafalque in the tower, the members of Hindenburg's family accompanied by Hitler.
Field Marshal von Mackensen, Reichs- wehr Minister von Blomberg, and
many other high officera entered and remained for some minutes in silence before the sarcophagus. The guests of honour then slowly filed through the tower whose base had been transformed into a crypt, and subsequently the vast crowd of mourners who bad, at
by giant loudspeakers, stationed there. A sixty-second pause of public mourning was observed as well as throughout the entire Reich while abroad every German vessel in port or at sea, funeral services will be held at the hour of Hindenburg's burial.-Trans- ocean Kuo Min. Transocean Kuo Min.
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Vienna, August 8.
An impressive service for
1894
MARSHAL JOZEF PILSUDSKI
The unique monument is being erected in shovelfuls of earth from every section of Poland, As the first shovelful of soil was deposited 12,000 carrier pigeons were released bearing a message to all parts of the country.--Transocean Euo Min.
tended the ceremony outside the many's dead Field Marshal-Pres TROOPS ENTER
walls of the monument were given dent was held at the Protestant permission to enter to bid the dead | Church here on Tuesday, and was leader last farewell.
It is estimated that more than 200,000 people witnessed the cere- mony but since only 4,000 could be accomodated within the walls of the monument, the overfow crowds" were stationed outside, most of them in the adjoining Hindenburg stadium where every detail of the funeral rites was transmitted to them by means of
attended by the entire Government headed by Chanceller Schuschnigg. President Miklas, high oficers, civil servants and representatives of the foreign diplomatic corps were also Kuo Min.
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KASHGAR
Consulate Anxiety Relieved
Simia, Aug. 8. Four hundred Chinese and two thousand Moslem troops entered Kashgar, commanded by General Kung Chen-han, head of the peace
loud speakers while at the same graphic Massager Ordinance, 1894-commission from Urumchi.
time the ceremony was broadcast Received, August 8, 4.30 p.m.) |
all over the world. All the space within the wails of the monument
Rome. August B With all public buildings flying
Oli
Their arrival brought much re- Hef to the British Carisulate which, owing to the depredations of the what precarious position since the defeat of the Tungan, rebels
was taken up by the guests of hon-ags at half-mast in honour of marauding bands was in a some- our who included all leading per- Germany's departed soldier-states- sonalities of the Reichs Govern-man, Government leaders and the ment, many high officers of the diplomatie corps assembled at the old Imperial army as well as the German Evangelical Church present day Reichswehr and the Tuesday at the special services for Navy, the diplomatic corps and the
Hindenburg. Signor Matteoli as special delegates of the Foreign States, representatives of the Ger- man States, leading cities, chur- ches and various veterans of other organisations, many leaders of the Stormtroop formations and others,
KALEIDOSCOPIC SCENE
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The civilians appeared in 'full dress to whose sombre black, the vari-coloured uniforms of army officers and the Stormtroopers as well as the gold embroidered gals.
the representative" of King of the Foreign Ministry as well as Emanuel, Under-Secretary Suvich the under-secretaries of the three of the Chamber and the Senate defence ministries, the Presidents attended
the.
Other White Russian troops are reported to have arrived at Aksu. Masalbashi aeroplanes" are expect- ed to reach Kashgar shortly and small garrisons are being posted by the Chinese in the direction of' Yarkand
DROUGHT HAVOC IN
AMA
Intolerable Suffering By Man And Beast
Washington, Aug. 8. The Federal authorities opine Havoc and distress wrought "by that at least ten per cent of the the prolonged and widespread families will need to migrate, to drought constituted by far the most pressing and serious problem to have a chance to regain their more fertile regions if they are confronting according to Mr. Lawrence West-
the Administration, economic independence. brook, Assistant. Federal Relief Administration
The Federal Emergency Relief Administrator,,who gave President setting up organisations in twenty at present Roosevelt a grave and tragic ac-states to assist farmers to move to count of the situation during the better land, while, Federal Land President's homeward Journey Banks are affording liberal credits across America,
to farmers.
Mr. Westbrook told President Roosevelt that the damage had increased fourfold since Congress adjourned in the middle of June. Over sixty per cent. of the agricul tural sections of the country are now officially tabulated as acutely drought-stricken, while twenty-six million people are victims of the calamity, nearly four hundred thousand families receiving Federal Rellet in twenty States,
are
Mr. Westbrook estimated that between seven to ten million head of cattle will need to be killed in the drought-stricken areas.
The new heat wave is causing intolerable suffering to man and beast at Wayside Station where President Roosevelt addressed farmers from an artifically cooled carriage. The temperature in the shade touched 113 degrees.--- Reuter.
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THE HEART OF A GOOD COCKTAIL
INSURGENTS ON FRENCHMEN IMPRISONED SOVIET PLANES
TRIAL
Soldier Hanged In Austria
Vienna, Aug. 8. of death on Ernst Feike, a soldier, A Court Martial passed sentence for participation in the seizure of the Chancellery.
As the sentence
was passed Felke raised his hand in a Hitler salute and cried. "Hell Hitler."
The prisoner was led out and hanged.
IN COAL MINE
Half A Mile Below
The Surface
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Ordinance, 1884.
Paris, August 8. The eleven French miners who for a day and a half were impri- soned half a mile below the sur- face of a coal mine in Escarpelle near Lens by 164 Polish miners, have been released late on Tuesday The Military Court at Kagen-night.
The French authorities furt which is trying the ring-lead- have promised to take no action ers of the Nazi rising in Carinthie, against the mutineers. Two Poles sentenced a Nazt named Kasteling who had caused all the trouble and to death. Another pineteen year on whose behalf this singular pro old, Naal was sentenced to twelve test had been staged, have been years' imprisonment, the charge arrested and further arrests are to against him being one of high follow.. treason.
The populace are greatly agitat A petition for clemency on behaired at this unusual kind of sabotage, of Kasteling was sent to the pre- The Imprisoned miners declared
were not sident who commuted the death they
maltreated by sentence to one of afteen years' their
Polish fellow miners. Imprisonment.-
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SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
.. London, August 8. London silver prices to-day were up one-eighth for "spot" and one- sixteenth forward, as follow:
August 7 August 8 Spot............20.13/16 20.15/16 Forward......20.15/18 20 The London
New on
York
Strong evidence of persistent transpires from the fact that the Soviet support for the Chinese ceremony along Russian Consul-General was the cross-rate at 2. p.m. to-day was
the
with sixty officers of regiments stationed in Rome. Transocean Kuo Min.
-HINDENBURG'S BIRTHPLACE
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(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tels 1874.
uniforms of the diplomats formed graphic Messages Ordinance. a striking contrast. The brillant Received, August 8, 4-30 p.m.) apots of colour in the kaleidoscopic
scene were the English General,
Warsaw, August 8. In Poznan. the former German
after the defeat of the Tungana, Intermediary in the negotiations
and furthermore that General Ma "Chung-ybig" was subsequently es- corted across the Russian Frontier by Russian Consular Guards- Reuter.
JEWISH MOSLEM
RIOTS
Twenty Seven Killed
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| 5,06-3/16, compared with 5.06-3/8
at closing yesterday.
FRAU DOLLFUSS
Pension. Granted Under Conditions
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PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY
Government Powers To Interfere
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(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tula yraphic Messages Ordinance, 180). Beceived, August 8, 7.30 p.m.)
Vienna, August. §. According to an official an- nouncement, the Cabinet decided on Tuesday to pass a law defining the powers of the General State Commissioner respecting private economy.
The law. empowers the Commis sioner to proceed against both em-t ployers and employees who attempt to sabotage the work of the Government. The employer may Bir Ian Hamilton, in a scarlet City of Posen, where Hindenburg
(Special to Hong Kong find his business shut and em uniform of the Highlanders, the was born in 1847 as the son of a
Daily Prem") "ployees discharged from their Austrian General in bright green Prussian
(By Talagraph Copyright, Tele positions which will be taken over tricorns, the Egyptian Ministers military barracks were set at half- officer-flage on the
graphic Messages" Ordinance, 1884. by workers known to be loyal richly embroidered on the mantle mast on Tuesday in honour of the
Beceived, August 7-30 p.m.) towards the Covernment," "and" - topped by blood red Fez, the sump-Reichpresident's burial but other
Vienna, August 8 The Government, however, em- tuous diplomatic uniforms of the wise the city took little notice of
The official organ Wiener phasises that this measure was not Chinese officials, and the Hanga the event. The German consulate
Zeitung" published on Wednesday intended as an interference with rian Minister, von Masrevich, who was closed its members having
Paris, Aug. ?.
the text of a law passed by the the independence of private busi- appeared in a resplendent historical
Twenty-seven persons including Cabinet on August 3, granting the ness direction but will be used only costume of a Hungarian magnate.funeralTM
gone to Tannenberg to attend the twenty-three Jews and four natives widow of Chancellor Dollfusa, a where urgent reasons make it ceremonies. German- were killed and twenty wounded Penalon equivalent to her husnessary in the interests of safety Following the final rites the Flag owned business houses and facin the course of Sunday's and band's salary as long as she re-to the Company bearing the Regimental tories gave their employers an Monday's disorders in the Algerian mains unmarried plus the usual Min. colours of all units participating opportunity of listening to the town of Constantine, according to supplementary sums for each child. in the battle of Tannenberg was broadcasting of the rites in Tan- an official report issued here on Should Frau Dollfuss remarry the first to make the exit from the denburg was born and which is The report states that the loting vide half the widow's pension
nerberg.
The house where Hin Tuesday by the Home Minister. her pension lapses but the chil- great stone circle monument.
dren, insofar as unprovided for, situated in the old quarter of the As the guesta of honour began city has been the object of interest Jews and natives in Constantine
was limited to fighting between until the youngest child reaches to stream out of the western gates, of many visitors since the Pres- and some nearby villages, no for the age of 21-Transocean Kuo a multitude which were unable to dent's death but it still stands, eignars having been molested. The gain earlier admittance began to simple and unchanged, no tablet Constantine garrison has been enter from the east patiently to indicating that his great pubile reinforced by two battalions and await the opportunity to bestow a career had its beginning here glance and last wishes on the great soldier resting in the base of
the "commander tower,"
Blace the mass of these vialtors
was estimated to be near 200,000,
it is expected that at least two
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TANNENBERG ANNIVERSARY
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Berlin,
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Berlin, August 8. The Fuehrer and Chancellor, work no longer Adolf Hitler returned here from log East Prussia by seroplane and was Moni given a great ovation
memories aroused, the Reichs emonies Government has decided that on
to the plebiscite will be nenberg, August 26, the anniversary of the The great campaign preparator
days will pass before the tive character of the mighty stream ceaselessly aling that took place in the Into the Marshal's death cham-memorial in connertion with the battle of Tannenberg, no omcial ber, will diminish. -----
national mourning for the death memorial celebrations will be held. of Hindenburg and the and Transocean Kuo Min.
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IN FRANCE
Courtesy Visit
NON-STOP FLIGHT TO BAGHDAD
Attempt By Canadians
Toronto, Aug. 8. The Canadian airmen, Captains Reld and Ayling, started for Bagh- the world's non-stop record. dad at 5.12 a.m. in an attempt on
Paris, Aug. 7.-. Painted green, with scarlet pro- pellers, and carrying crews smart- ly uniformed in khaki, three giant which has been renamed the "Sea- They are using the machine Soviet aeroplanes landed at Le Bourget aerodrome to-day wither" and in which the Mollisons the Soviet military air mission
new the Atlantic. from Moscow, headed by M. Un Router schlicht, to return the visit prid last year by M. Pierre Cot, former French Air Minister.
General Denain, French Minister, greeted the mission, and Air an Air Force detachment formed a guard of honour, ́.
cordial speeches exchanged.
The Soviet flag was flown and
Reuter,
KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM
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Budapest, August & The King and Queen of Biany. who during their stay in Germany CALL IN ITALY
have gathered a wealth of techni cal knowledge, have arrived here. Rome, Aug. 70 A squadron of Soviet military the station by Admiral and The Royal couple were received st aeroplanes landed at Clampino aerodrome this evening to return cabinet-Transocean Kuo Min.
Madame Horthy and the entire the visit of the Italian military aeroplanes to Russia.
They were received by the Rustry, and a number of Italian - sian Ambassador to Rome, repre- ing officers.-- sentatives of the Italian Air Minis- | Reuter.
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