HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1934.
ROYALTY DRIVES A RAILWAY TRAIN CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF
PROMPT RESCUE BY KING BORIS
Fire Incident In Engine
Tender
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Soda, Oct. 31.
The reports appearing in some sections of the foreign Press that the Are which broke out in the engine tender of the Royal train in which King Boris of Bulgaria was travelling has been caused by an explosion of an infernal me- chine concealed under the coal, And little credence here. It is pointed out that the incident was of a harmlesss nature. ·
The King was travelling in a. special car attached to an ordinary passenger train bound for Varna
RETURN FLIGHT
TO ENGLAND
Cathcart Jones . At Athens
(Special to "Hong Kong
Dally Press)...
when suddenly, while the train was passing Straziċa station, are broke out in the engine tender. The train was brought to a halt, and the King, who is a passionate engine driver, rushed to the locomotive and noticed that the driver's clothes had caught are. The King tore the burning clothes of the driver's body and put him into a bed of his saloon car. The driver sustained serious injuries but he appears to be safe. The King then mounted the locomotive and per- sonally drove the train to Warna,
It is declared that all the reports to the effect that an attempt had been made on the King's life, were entirely devoid of foundation.-- 'ransocean Kuo "Min
INCREASE OF ARMAMENTS
Peaceful Intentions Under Suspicion
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'Jones and Waller landed
Two important speeches, one by Karachi on Tuesday at 12.50, leav-
the French War Minister, Marshal ing for Baghdad the same evening: Petain and the other by the They are now on their last stage British Premier, Mr. Ramsay Mac- -of-the attempt..to break the record. Donald, announcing steps for the
of Scott and Black. Their plan is
increase of armaments in their to make a non-stop night fight respective countries, have prompt- from Baghdad to London, arriving
semi-official "Deutsche at the destination on Wednesday Diplomatisch Politische "Korres- afternoon or night. If all goes pondenz" to recall the fact that well the probability is that they although the disarmament con- will succeed in establishing the reference is officially still going on, cord attempted. If so this will be many countries in the world are in a large measure due to the feverishly increasing their arma sporting spirit shown by the Molliments, the equipment
sons.
Jones and Waller are dying a Havilland Comet machine same as that of the Motllsons. When Jones and Waller reached Allahabad on Tuesday they found the motor de- fective. The Mollison couple, who are still in Allahabad, immediately offered to change, the defective cylinder for one out of their own machine. After a delay of nine hours, Jones and Waller continued their flight- Transocean Kve Min.
AT ATHENS
Athens, Oct. 31. Cathcart Jones arrived here from Baghdad at 1.26 p.m. (G.M. T.) and will be leaving to-morrow. Reuter.
MELROSE SUCCEEDS
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Unpyright.)]
"London, Oct. 31.
The young Australian, Melrose, is
Melbourne..
FLIGHT ABANDONED
being Walle
already far above normal. this is going on, the very same countries protest against Ger- many's demand for equality of rights.
has
speech Petain's
aroused great uneasiness in Germany be- cause the reports give only vague reasons for the necessity of in- creasing expenditure. Petain is alleged to have said that the increase of armaments. in other "countries made it judicious for France to content' itself with an increase in the number of men under arms but requires also in accelerated accumulation of re- serve stores and modernisation of material. The War Minister then
KING BORIS
MR. BICKERTON'S CASE
Special Air Mail Service)..
London, Oct. 13. The case of Mr. Bickerton bas not been dropped. The "British and Japanese Governments are in communication
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By: Telegraph Paperight, Telegraphic Maraugs Ordinance, Received, October 31, 4-30 p.m.)
Berlin, Oct. 31:
This year's commemoration of Schiller's 375th 'birthday will cul- minate on November 10 and 11 in
1874.
PRINCESS SIBYLLA"
Stockholm, Oct. 31. Princess Sibylla. consort of a big celebration arranged and Prince Gustav Adolf. eldest son of broadcast to the four corpers of the Swedish Crown Prince has the earth in honour of the great given birth to a daughter. Both poet's genius by the German Ra-mother and child are doing well. dto Compang. The celebration Princess Sibylla is the eldest will consist of, recitations from daughter of the Duke Sachsen of Schiller's famous works to be de-Coburg Gotha
the matter, on
NEWSPAPER MERGER
livered by Germany's leading ac- Transocean Kuo Hin.. tors and actresses as well as ar impressive musical programme to be performed by the broadcasting company's orchestra and chorus under the direction of distinguish- ed conductors. The entire pro-. gramme will be relayed by a short wave directional transmitter to Asia on November 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. on DJA- Transocean Kuo Min.
M. DOUMERGUE AND HERRIOT AGREE
Paris, Oct. 31.
Pariz. Oct. 31. The American dailles, appearing here, the New York Herald and the Chicago Tribune will merge into one single paper as from Des cember 1. the New York Herald taking over the Chicago Tribune, according to an announcement. Transocean. Kuo Min. -
`AUSTRIAN LOAN CONVERSION
A complete agreement has been Mr. Bickerton, it will be remem-reached between Doumergue and: bered, is a British subject who was Herriot in the course of their talk
Vienna, Oct. 31. arrested in Japan some time ago. on Tuesday in the proposed con-
Anglo-Austrian negotiationis con- He was severely maltreated in pri- stitutional reforms expecially on cerning the proposed conversion son and was not at first allowed to the mooted question of the disco- of the Austrian loar of 1923 were communicate with his Consul. lution of the Chamber," according brought to a successful conclusion This is a test case in so far as to rumours current in parliameron Tuesday, according to an an- the right of British subjects in tary sircles here late on Tuesday police custody abroad to communi- fëvening... eate with the representatives of "ransocean Kuo Min. the home Government may be established more clearly than it was before.
Mr.
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Bickerton himself is longer in Japan and there can be no question of his extradition in cise the Japanese authorities should desire to take proceedings against him. Extradition is only possible between countries that have signed a mutual extradition treaty, and there is no such treaty between Great Britain and Japan.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, Oct. 31. London Silver prices to-day were down 3/16 for Spot na 1/4 FDI, werd, as follow:-
Oct. 30 Oct. 31 23-9/16 23-3/8 Forward
23-11/16 23-7/18 London on New York cross rate at 2 pp. to-day was 4.98-1/2 com- pared with 4.98-1/2 at closing yes- terday.
Spot
WINTER TIME TABLE OF
GERMAN AIRWAYS
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Frees").
Berlin, Oct. 31.
.' . .
HUNGARY'S PROPOSAL TO AUSTRIA
nouncement made here by the Finance Minister, Buresch. The Austrian delegation will now pro- teed from Loddon to Paris and subsequently to Rome in order to conquet similar negotiations with other guaranitors of the loan which. amounts to 24.3 million sterling and of which the British share is 14 millions- Transocean Kuo Min,
LABOUR FRONT MASS DEMONSTRATION
Vienna, Oct. 31. A "cultural pact" on the general lines similar to the pact recently concluded between Germany and Poland, has been proposed to Aus- tria by Hungary, according to Press reports here on Wednesday, The suggested pact is stated to comprise of three points, namely,
Berlin, Oct. 31 promotion of historical research
Three hundred and sixty thou- with special regard to
the ties sari
manual and professional connecting the two countries: faci-workers of the German capital as- iltation of the exchange of un-sembled on Tuesday in the spac- versity professors and students; tous square of Lustgarten, situated and furtherance of translation in opposite the old Imperial Palace literary and scientific, works-- Transocean Kuo Mingg
STRAUSS WEEK
Hamburg. Oct. 31.
for a mass demonstration to make the occasion of granting of the constitutional charter to the Lab our Front organisation by Hitler. Dr. Ley. chief of the Labour Front and Matthias Engel, Berlin dis-
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SHARP FALL IN RUBBER
The Agreement Defficulty
London; Oct. 31. `. Rubber fell sharply to-day on the announcement that the re- gulating Committee has adjourned and this led to nervous selling The market is unsettled and an xiously awaiting the date when the Committee will meet again,
This city is preparing the Rich-trict leader, delivered speeches in but all circles are confident that ard Strauss's week for November the course of which they pointed some agrement will be reached 18 to 24 and the composer will out that the German Labour Front unanimously. They are of the conduct bis Arabella and Frau had grown to be the world's larg-opinion that the adjournament "is Ohne Schatten" on November 19 est, organisation which has due to the dificulty of reconciling and 24th respectively.
equal in any other country.
the Dutch and other interests' Transocean Kuo Min.
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ideas about cats,
MYSTERIOUS RUSSIAN
CRUISER
(Special to the “Hong Kong Daily Press").
Budapest; Oct. 31."
and
MUTUAL GUARANTEE
PACT
London, Oct. 31.
no
In the House of Commons, the Lord "Privy Seal, Mr. Anthony
The "Times" gives the opinion that the fallure of the Committee in reaching agreement was due to the difficulties experienced in some countries making restriction exec- tive. 4
The "Financial News” states it is inevitable that some discussion will
NAVAL TALKS IN LONDON
Critical Stage Reached
London, October 31. The naval discussions have reached a critical stage and it is hoped that to-day's meeting be tween the Japanese and American delegates may break the deadlock and become the turning point, to wards a compromine. "
Both the Americans and the Japanese are fally informed on. their respective viewpoints and the delegates are now exploring the situation with a view to find- ing a basis for future discussions..
The Japanese standpoint, is While strongly non committal. they are prepared not to achieve parity immediately if conceded by Britain and America, she wistics to attain parity over a period of years.
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The British and American de- legates expressed a fm desire to
In announcing that the wir ter time table of the German air-··· ways comes into force on Thurs-
A powerful Soviet Russian cruis-Eden, in reply to a question, said arise regarding the possibilities of day, the German Airhansa points et, believed by experts to have
both the Germian and Polish Goy-
a breakdown in the international
adhere to the 5-5-3 ratio and
referred to "foreign political dis-
ernments
proposed had indicated to the agreement, but such a contingency thus the
gradual out that instead of the service, been the Komintern" suddenly ap-French Government, and it was culties especially in connection
is too remate to be given g·men
achievement of parity is likely to being reduced as usual, through- ptared on Wednesday in Rouman- understood, also with the Saar plebiscite." In the out the winter, it will actually be lan waters, steamed twice up and
to the Soviet ment's thought and it is dificult
meet with opposition as involving absence of the full text of Petain's extended, proving that aviation down the Roumazian coast
Government, certain difficulties to believe that an agreement will
a departure from the ratio.'......... speech, it is difficult to see what has gained mastery over the ele- then disappeared. The Roumanian
which they saw to the conclusion not be reached and that in a short: The present position, máy the plebiscite of the peaceful Saarments. The total number of air authorities sent out
of a Mutual Quarantes Pact on time...
described as a breathing space- population can have to do with
Beuter way lines services in the Reich and and two hydroplanes, to follow the lines proposed last summer by Reuter... French armaments.
foreign countries is 24. The num- but all of them were outstripped, the French and Soviet Govern- ber in large cities served Is 44 It is assumed that the Soviet Fleet ments, as amended at the sugges
tion of the British Government. what action it any the French and They had not been informed
When, in addition, Mr. Mac-
agunboat
separated and lost her bearings- Transocean Huo Min.
the latest competitor to arrive in Donald urges the rapid streng- instead of "41. The number of is now manoeuvring in the Black, thening of British armaments, kilometres down dally is 24,000 in- Bea and that the cruiser became Belgium extends her military pro- stead of 21,000- gramme, Czechoslovakia returns Transocean Kuo Min. Col, Fitzmaurice has indefinitely to two years' compulsory military postponed his flight to Australia as training, Yugoslavia increases her his plane is unit for high speed defence forces, the time seems long-distance hop. Fitzmaurice will past when any nation can rely ship his plane to America and entirely on the peaceful in- have it overhauled and altered in tentions of its neighbours. the American factory where it was | Transocean Kuo Min.
built.--
Transocean Kuo Mia.
THE MOLLISONS
Calcutta, Oct. 30.
Capt. and Mrs. Mollison are entraining at Calcutta to-night on their way to Allahabad from which "point they will fly for England-to- morrow. providing the repairs to their plane have been effected.
They sportingly agreed to let Cathcart Jones take a cylinder out of their machine, to assist his ex- pedlilous return to England.---- Reuter.
AIR RACE PROGRESS
Melbourne, Oct. 31.
C. J. Melrose arrived at 11:15 p.m.. having left Charleville at 1.25 B.m. with an excellent chance th the handicap event...
UNEMPLOYED IN
FRANCE
(Special to "Hong Kong.
Daily Press").
(By : Telegraph, Copyright, Tole, graphic" Messages Ordinance, 1804 Received, October 31, 7.30 p.m.)
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Wychwood Abbot Wins At
Nine To One
London, Oct. 31. Rentenmark.... The Cambridgeshire Stakes run Boitataraj at Newmarket to-day resulted as Celadon follows:
Wychwood Abbot (Perryman) Commander III (E. Beasley) Highlander (Weston)
Young Native
1 Buckland
Paris. Oct. 31- The unemployed in France who are drawing relief have increased from 334.051 on October 13 toting odds of 9 to 1, won by half Almond Hilt
2 Mary Tudor I 3 Bondsman Wychwood Abbot, carrying bet-Spirituelle
339,832 on October 20, according to official statistics. Transocean Kub Min.
J. D. Hewett and C. E. Kay are held up at Cloncurry owing to a mishap as they were attempting to
a length, while Commander Lilium. II.... (40 to 1) beat Highlander (22 to 1) Spend A Penny by a short head in a field of 33 Eleda.. starters.
British Quota
The following were the other Adriatic starters:
Denbigh
∙Mate.....
Lieut. M Hansen arrived at Cloncurry in the dark and is spend leave the aerodrome. They are Caymanas ing the night there. He exhausted
likely to be held up for two days
Mossaro
his petrol en route and his reserve but they will not be profudiced in Light Sussex tank pump was not working, but any way as they are at a checking Flamenco .... -he descended and managed to re- | point
fuel, his main tank. ""
•Reuter,
Statesman Grand Rounds
Poker.. Nevett Tobasco IV Childs The Blue Boy, *Ray Celestial City Nicol Badruddin
Pat Beasley Grindleton Harry Wragg Mistor
C. Bmirke Hot Bun
Ryan Reuter.
Soviet Governments propose to take in response to these observa- tions from Berlin and Warsaw. “British Wirelui.
SHIELDS TO APPEAR ON THE SCREEN-
New York, Oct. 31, Frank X. #8hields," the famous American Davis. Cup player, has signed a "seven year film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer and |will arrive in Hollywood on Nov-
ember 15, MALA
In view of the fact that the con- Johnstone tract does not require him" to play Jones tennis on the screen his amateur Graves status will not be impaired Cliff Richards | Reuter,
A. W. Wragg Steve Donoghue,
Beary Sibbritt,
Sam Wragg
.. Lane
E; Smith
Birett
SOCIALIST INFLUENCE
IN SPAIN
(Special to the "Hong Kong
· Dally Prem"),ján
Paris, Oct. 31.4 Barber
The leader of the Spanish Mar- Richardson xists, Priestor arrived on-
Tuesday Lynch night at Paris where he declared Payee that the fallure of the Insurrec Gordon Richards tion had not weakened the Social- Gethin ist forces in Spain. As before the Fox Socialist is the best organised Herbert party Priesto deples that any Wrickaby foreigners took part in the ins
Badgrove surroction
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SPEED UP THE
BREAKFAST
A recent cookery research, carried out by the staff ·
of the Good Housekeeping Institute under the
- supervision" of the Director, has proved that.
Breakfast is 30 per cent. fuster- by gas than by any other means.
Where gas takes 5. minsitësto boil water, the next quick fuel takes 8 minutes.
a word the use of gas means punctual brea fascs—no grumbles—no delɛys. Gas
the speediest service.
And spead is what it wanted in prepar meals--breakfast in particular.
ers give
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