KING OTTO OF AUSTRIA?
Idea "Carefully Mooted " In Italy
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By Tatagraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messagez Orviinance, † 1894 Received, August 18, 7.50 p.m.)
Rome, August 12.
The idea of "Archduke Otto von Hapsburg becoming king of Austria is mooted carefully here. Prince Starnemberg," head of the Heimwehr, had a prolonged discussion with 11 Duce and „ although no statement was issued, indications are that it is pro- bable that the Italian Legation in Austria and the Austrian Legation in Italy will be raised to the standard of Embassies.
From an official source. It is learned that a national mogu- ment will be erected to the memory of the late Austrían Chan- cellor, Dr. Dollfuss, in the capital. The expenses, it is learned, will be met by a public subscription, Transocean Kuo Min.
AUSTRIA'S INDEPENDENCE (Special to the "Hong Kong
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(By Telegraph, Copyright, Zela graphic. Messager · Ordinance, 1894. Received, August 19, 7.30 p.m.)
Rome, Aug. 12. The question of Austria's inde pendence is still widely discussed, both in political and
domestic quarters and the latest informa- tion gleaned from the "official discussions" is to the effect that both Italy and Austria are deter- mined in maintaining that inde- pendence,
It is understood that 50,000 troops are concentrated near the frontier waiting for the arrival of von Papen in Vienna before taking any action in conjunction with Prince von Starhemberg.-- 1: Transocean Kuo Min. ⠀
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1934.
POLISH MINERS
LEAVE
Expelled From France
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Daily Press") (ByTelegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages Ordinance, 1801 Received, August 18, 4.30a.m.).
Paris, August 11.
The eighty Polish coal minera expelled by the French Govern” ment for having participated in a strike in the Escarpelle mines in the North of France, left for their native land in a special train on Saturday accompanied by thetr comrades and members of the familles. The possibility of a last- minute demonstration was ruled out by the strong battalions of police who effectively mingled with The Heimwehr leader and vite-the crowd at the station platform. chancellar characterised the re-
The exodus numbered many who storation as "no question of the
were not included in the expulsion moment even though the majority orders. of the Austrian population are in
the new measures to be taken for the safety of the state."
favour of the. Hapsburg return, this is not purely an Austrian matter. he said and might receive opposition from neighbouring states."
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OTTO'S LOVE AFFAIRS
According to the Parts Midi" the administration of the Escar- pelle mines has granted all the discharged miners, 300 francs apiece despite the lack of legal claim for damages and provided free transportion in a special traid to their homes in Poland.-
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A FREE HONEYMOON
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Copenhagen, Aug ist "11.
Paris. August 12 Matrimonial considerations are Two hundred thousand Polish reported to be taking place by the men, women
and children have von
Hapsburg. been deported from France owing Archduke Ottö
the paper "Ekator- according to
to Tuesday's Polish Miners' Strike abladet," which in a Stockholm near Lens when some French despatch declares that Otto is miners were held hostages by looking for a suitable spouse. the Poles two thousand feet un- The Royal lover, It is reported.derground and the mine gear will meet' a beautiful Swedish prin- smashed, cess at Grid in Sweden.
It is even rumoured that the Archduke is engaged already to the fair princess but confirmation is still lacking.-
A TWO-SIDED DECLARATION [Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Fress" (Copyright,)]
Vienna, August 11. A strikingly two-sided declara- tion on the question of the Haps- burg restoration was given by Prince Starhemberg at a Press Conference called here to announce Transocean Kuo Min.
STARHEMBERG
IN ITALY
Closeted In A Tent
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(By Telegraph, Copyright, "Teto graphic
Mesager Ordinance, 1894 Received, August 12, 7.30 p.m.)
Rome, August 12. Signor Mussolini to-day inspected two hundred inmates of the
SWEDISH PRESS COMMENT
German Protest
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Ordinance. 1994. Received, August 12, 7.30 p.m.)
Stockholm, August 12: The well-known Swedish news-
paper, "Aftonbladet" in an article Austrian Youth organisation who hended, "The German Protest" de-
Their furniture was sold by auction and each miner received three hundred francs and a free railway ticket. One couple were
M. HERRIOTS MISSION
A Three-Power Alliance?
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Paris, Aug 11. M. Herriot will leave on Sunday for the much-discussed
visit to Kovno where he will endeavour to enlist Lithuania's whole-hearted support for the proposed East Lo carno Pact.
M. Edouard Herriot, France's representative on important missions
Herriot's mission is causing much speculation in diplomatic circles here where it is widely believed the Minister will broach the question of an eventual alliance between France, Soviet Russia, and Lithu- ania, and the granting of a large loan will be one of the induce- ments offered to the Lithuanian
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married this morning and the de- portation afforded them, a honey-Government- moon. Beuter
Fi
A DANGEROUS BOMB
Found In Paris Tube
- Station
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Paria, August 12. The second dangerous bomb to
placed in the Paris tube system within a fortnight was discovered
are camping at the Ostia Lido.clares that the strong protest the on the heavily travelled steps of
von
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LEAP FROM THE CLOUDS
Russian Woman's Daring Feats
Moscow, Aug. 12, A claim was twice broken in the world's record for women's
prolonged parachute jump by the feats of Mlle. Bushers, collabora- tor of the Research Institute of the Soviet Air Fleet.'"
thirty seconds and the parachute was not opened until she was 1,900 feet from the ground. She re peated this feat on Saturday from
Censer Daubenton Station on Saturday. The railway officials. the
Mille, Busheva in her first at
fellow-worker who unwrapped the feet. well warned by last week's explo-tempt last Thursday jumped from ston which terribly mangled a
an aeroplane at a height of 6,500 She dropped 5,200 feet in package found on the underground the discovery of a suspiciously platform, informed the police on heavy object wrapped in a news- paper. After scientifically putting police unbound the package and the bomb out of commission, the
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No ar- made-
TELEGRAPH OFFICE FRAUDS
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a very much higher altitude, 3,100
feet, and the parachute opened at 1,600 feet from the ground Reuter.
STORK BRINGS TROUBLE
Transmission "Cut Off At Warsaw Radio Station
Warsay, Aug. 11,
CERTIFICATES FOR SILVER
U.S. Treasury Statement
Washington Aug. 11. The United States Treasury has announced that certificates are being printed against sliver held in the General Fund on the basis of the full monetary value of $1.29 per ounce.
Approximately 63.000,000 ounces, costing about $46,900,000 are al- fected by the programme.".
A formal statement added that the face value of the certificates Issued, against them will be ap- proximately $80,000,000, instead of to the value of the cost price of the metal
Silver certificates will also be issued against 'metal acquired un-- der the Silver Purchase Act, in- cluding nationalisation, at the full 81.29 per ounce, although at pre- sent they are issued only to the amount equal to the cost of the metal- Reutet.
"TIMES" FORECAST"
London, Aug. 11. The Times," in a message from Washington foreshadows the even tual summoning of an internation. al monetary conference and states that meanwhile it is probable that the statutory gold content of the dollar will soon be again reduced by Presidential decree... Reuter
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
London, Aug. 11.
from Washington understands that A "Daily Telegraph" message
tion, the administration is to re- as a sequel to the silver proclama. gume unofficial talks with foreign countries with a view to the early assembly of an international con- ference to discuss financial stabi- lisation, the chief aim being an agreement on a stabilised stan- dard monetary value for both gold and silver- Beuter.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Aug. 11. London silver prices to-day were up 1/8d. for "spot" and 1/16d forward, as follow:-
SCOTCH WHISKY
"BLACK & WHITE"
MERA MEDIT GIO XING
سارها
Appreciated Everywhere
The name “High #. White" on a bottic of whisky is no slechte a juerunder at the hell. mark na dvor. Ez nemarns that subtle fremmes
in Herner uni quiky whiel' distinguisher this wilekce from all odors. It poenakem zhat only the Berm materich have'kono wand and that always greysbare the quality in the sma
"BUCHANAN'S
1 -
"BLACK & WHITE"
SCOTCH WHISKY WORLD-RENOWNED FOR AGE AND QUALITY
TOO MANY CHANGES
President Doumergue Interviewed
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RIVER
TOO NARROWTM
For Giant Cunarder
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Frese")
are
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894- (Bg Telegraph, Copyright, Tole Received, August 19. 7.30 p.m.). graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894.
Edinburgh, "Angust 12. Received, August 19, 7.30 p.m.)
Work on the giant Cunarder, Paris, August 12. 4534" Is proceeding so rapidly that It was announced here to-day plans for the launching ceremony that President Doumergue will take by. Her Majesty the Queen a short holiday "almost immediate already under consideration. The 17." Interviewed, the President liner will be launched at Renfrew. said that he had been giving. the but it is feared that there will be affairs of the country very close some trouble, owing to the narrow- attention, more especially in regardness at the point where she wALL to politics. He added that he is "take water." To overcome this, Forward .......
going to put a stop to the "frequent however, It is planned to widen the 21.3/8
21.7/16 changes in the Government."-river and also dredge it consider- The London
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Spot
Aug. 10 21.7/18
Aug. 11 21.9/16
TRAIN SMASH IN FRANCE
Avignon Station. Incident
Avignon, August 12. Beveral, were killed and a num- ber injured in a railway accident at the Avignon Station, "No fur-
Prince. von Starhemberg who ac-
German Legation transmitted to companied 11 Duce, delivered an the Swedish Government on address stressing once again Aus- tria's firm desire to maintain their of the German Government by the occasion of an insult to members
independence at any cast. He Swedish Press, 19 E regrettable eulogised Italy and Il Duce! affair not devoid of gravity. The Signor Mussolini, Suvich, Italian paper goes on to say that one cap Under-Secretary of State
and not conceal the fact that relations Prince von Starhemberg then with between Germany and Sweden drew to a tent where they remain threaten to become seriously dis ed closeted for over an hour, Om-turbed, and that the blame for cial Italian circles while admitting this is attached to the tactless that Prince Starhemberg's section of the Swedish papers visit is not exactly of a private namely those banned by the Ger nature, stress that on the other man Government. hand there is no political signi- Acance attached to the Prince's Swedish public opinion is not in
It is unfortunately true visit. The Austrian Chancellor's agreement with these papers. The forthcoming visit" is unaffected avowedly hostile spirit manifested thereby.Transocean Kuo Min... by these papers is not only direct-
SURPRISE AIR DASH'
ed against the leadership of the Fome, August 12. German Reich, but also against Signor Mussolini and Prince Germany, as such direct assertion Starheinberg conferred for over an of dishonourable atrocities are sald (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- hour in a tent at the Ostia Lido to have been committed by the graphic Massager Ordinance, 1894 but no indication was given as to German leaders.
Received, August 18, 7.30 p.m.) ous birds created havoc in the the purpose of the meeting though .Bystematic insinuations of every
Moscow, August 12.“
Warsaw "radio station, cutting off it is believed that they discussed political
'Avignon, Aug. 12. the security of Austria with part-transgress the bounds of natural assistant have been sentenced by volt powerline serta lightning mentioned earlier.
The Chief of the Telegraph all transmission, for several hours. of Germany far
The casualties are now sír dead Office at Chabarovsk and his After a short circuit; the 35,000 and 35 injured in the train smasĪT cular reference to the decision to opposition of the democratie con- make the Heimwehr, of which ception, vis-a-vis allen dictator.
a Court to seven and three years' clap crashing through the serial Prince Starhemberg is the leader, ship, and far exceeds the borders imprisonment in a concentration and disabled the sending station of the coaches of the Geneva- The accident occurred when one into the Internal Security Police. of Swedish politica. As far as this camp, respectively, on charges of The operators dashed to the roof Ventimiglia express became derail- Beveral Heimwebr officers were agitation is having effect. Swedish
large frauds. The drst accused and discovered stork lying moed as the train was entering the present at the discussion.
people must pay for it for these and his assistant had periodically tionless, badly singed on the roof station. Prince Starhemberg's surprise papers will not be able to pay for telegrams even those addressed ing to alight had down between left the rails and struck the goods destroyed a number of important The unfortunate bird in attempt- The four succeeding coaches also, hours after Dr. Schuschnigg had. It le quite obvious that these to the authorities and to the milli-two high tension wires, touching train. returned to Vienna from Budapest papers by their attitude do not try quarters. Moreover, 890 im- both simultaneously with caused much speculation.
serve the Swedish interests portant telegrams had disappeared thrashing winga Two hours These two visits and the com- and that they have no Swedish in the arst part of July alone-strenuous repair work sufficed to ing visit of Da Schaschnigg to commission for such a policy--- Rome indicates that there is 'con-Transocean Kuo Min.
put the dislocation going" - agafa siderable diplomatic activity
hat the stork was beyond ald— the part of the new Austrian Gov- crnment.
FRENCH TREASURY LOAN OVER-SUBSCRIBED
air dash from Vienna only a few It.
on
Prince Starhemberg is living in atent for two or three days with two hundred boys of the Austrian Youth Organisation who are camp- ing at the Ostia, Eddo- "Reuter.
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DR. RINTELEN ON WAY TO RECOVERY.
HINDENBURG MUSEUM
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A stock brought a new kind of ther details are available at pre- trouble here on Saturday when the | sent.——— careless arrival of one of the fam Beuter,
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BLX KILLED
GERMAN-BELGIAN COAL COAL
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Daily Prese" {{By:"Telegraph, ... Copyright, Tela graphic · Massages - Ordinance, 1894. Received, August 13, 7:30 p.m.). //
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Daily Freak") By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. (By- Telegraph, Copyright, Trie, graphic, Mariages Ordinance, 1894. Beceived, August 12, 1:30 ¤.m.) + graphic Messages | Ordinance," A1894
Brussels, August 12, Received, August 12, 1:30 am:).
Vienna, August 11...
Received, August 11/ 7:80 p.m.)"
The German-Belgian coal" diam ROYAL VISIT ENDS
Hanover, August 11. The condition of Dr. Riteter
~ Paris, August 11. cussions have been suspended for The municipal administration of who is believed to have been deep- The Finance Ministry announces the time being in order to afford London, August 11. the city of Hanover is planning to ly involved in the abortive uprising omelally that the subscription lists the two governments an oppor Their Majesties the King and establish a Hindenburg museum in on July 25 and who attempted of 4 per cent. Treasury loan has tunity to reconsider the whole Queen will conclude their two the house where the late Field suicide following his arrest the definitely closed, applications hay range of issues which have been weeks' visit to Cowes on Monday Marshal lived in retirement follow-next day, took a turn for the better ing been received for five dealt with at the discussions In when they will return by Royal ing the Great War and until bis on Saturday and his physicians are milliard France, that is_two_point, quotas had formed the train from Portsmouth to London assumption to the Relehpresidency now hopeful of a full recovery”; milllard" more than required-tumbling block to the discussions. British Wireleit....
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Saarbruecken, August -11..
DR. VALLETE APPOINTED TO BATAVIA
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On the plea that it would inter-
Berlin, August 12 fere with the preparatiots for the Councillor Dr. Vallete of the plebiscite, the Governing Commis- German foreign office has been ator informed all authorities appointed Consul-General in Bats concerned that in principle it via while the German Minister forbids the visit to the Saar by to Luxembourg, Barón → Vonow groups of travellers intending to Wachendorf has been transferred take part in public assemblies.to Calcutta as Conmal-General-- Transocean Kuo Min.
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