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PRONOUNCEMENT BY GERMANY
In Jacob Case
Special to the "Hong Kong Dalls Press (Copyright).]
Berlin, April 15.
A decisive pronouncement in the highly controversial Berthold as the Salomon, better knowIL Jacob case, which occupied so much attention recently in the. foreign Press because the Swiss Government
the protested to Reich Government against the ileged violation of Swiss sover- eignty,
made.on Was
Monday through a semi-official
news
German agency. This statement deals with the activities of a cer tain German national. Dr. Hans Wasemann upon whose allegations the Swiss charges against Ger- many were based. Wesemann de- clared that he enticed Salomon.
NOTED SPANISH
AUTHOR
Honoured By His Country
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
Wednesday, April 17
Auctions. Leasehold Property Sale, Hughes and Hough's' Sales Room, 3 p.m.; Lammert's Sate of Household Furniture, 526 The Peak, 10 am: 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon, 2.30 p.m..
Cinemas
King's: --"Judge Priest." Queen's "Society Doctor." Central-Jew Buys”
Oriental-Babes In Toyland." World:-"The Fighting Code.".
Of Red Alhambra: “Ruggles"
Gap."
Majestic-"I Belleve In You."
StarBed Of Roses."
Exhibitions.-Paintings, Draw-
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Lectures. Affliated Units BAGS FREE
Nursing Detachment Voluntee Headquarters, 5:03 p.m...
Meetings-Annual, Hong Kong Realty and Trust Co. Lit. Ex- famous change Building, 2nd. foor, noon; from Strassburg to Basle, caused Madrid, April 15-The him to believe that a false pass-Spanish autage, Miguel de Un- Chinese General Chamber of Com- amumo, of Samanca University,merce, Annual General Meeting, port had been procured, enticed him into a motor car and then has been appointed an honorary Chamber's Headquarters, 3:p.m.
Miscellaneour-Claims against carried him across the frontier citizen of Spain for 1935.”—Trans-
oceanKao Min.
the Estate of Sir Frederick Char- into Germany against Salomon's will
les Allen, due; Whist Drive, Sea- men's Institute, 9 p.m.; Ladies' Committee meet in Hong Kong Union Church Hall, 10 m.; Kow- loon Union Church Women's Guild, 10 m
TRANSATLANTIC HOPES
(Special Air Mal Service
London, March 30.
Since the American-owmed Ber-
BAG
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SUIT OR COSTUME
WE
HE SIGN OF PROTECTION:
Moon.-II Moon, 15th Day. Religions, Performance of John DBY- Masefeld's "Good Friday St.. OLBAN geant Murphy on the Grand Na-John's Cathedral, 9 p.m.; Lenten tonal in 19ericans have Mission, Catholic Cathedral B taken almost are uniterent for this pin St. Andrews Church, 6. p.m. : Social Dinner in honour of race than in the Derby,
are Chief Inspector A. R. Clarke, Pria- strongly represented by Mr. J. Hcipal of Police Training School, Whitney and Mr. G. H. Bostwick: Police Club, Happy Valley. 8 p.m.
has long been Mr. Whitney's ambition "to win the National
The German semi-omcial state- ment declares that these asser- tions of Wesemann had been ex:" haustively examined the results revealing no connections direct or indirect between Wesemann and his associations and any Germany official body or authority. What Wesemann's motives for kidnapp ing Salomon may have been are unknown Wesemann himself has lived for years abroad without fixed occupation and directed pro- To-day American owners paganda campaigns" "hostile to Germany. It is supposed that Wesemann's reason for manoeuvr ing Salomon into the hands of the German authorities was either
With Easter Hero and Sir Lind- a private grudge or the belief that say he has in past years had a this would procure him (Wese second and a third. His Thomond mann) forgiveness for many grave | IL's chances of bettering that re- «ffences against the Reich merit- ing-condign punishment,
Sports
Hockey-Medway Officers Hong Kong Hockey Club Senior (King's Park). 5 pm, 17
Lawn Tennis-Open Doubles, S. A. Rumjahn and H. D, Rumjahn v. cord are enhanced by the small-Lee Wai-tong and Paul. Kong. ness of the field.
Sunrise.-6.02 am. Bunset.-8.44 At all events as Salomon again
Only 27 horses are due to go to Pm. came within reach of the German the post-the smallest number
Tides. High at 8.33 and 20.57. Jurisdiction without initiative or since 1920. The largest field since Low at Z16 and 1443. connivance by the official German the war in 1929. Then the 66 horses authorities and as, moreover, that started gave the impression Salomon is a traitor of the most"
of a cavalry charge. reprehensive stamp with a had record, the German Government can do nothing but let the law take its course. This decision has been communicated to the Swiss
Government— Transocean Kuo Min.
ITALIAN KING FIRST
Mussolini Declines French Courtesy
[Special to the Hong Kong, Da'l Press" (Copyright))]
Rome, April 15. During the Stresa conterence, as reported by Transocean, the French and Italian Press rave great prominence to the proposal of the Committee of French and Italian Front veterans who will hold a monster assembly in Rome during Easter week and that Marshal Petain should decorate Mussolint with the highest mill- tary order that the French Re- public confera.
This act Was intended to symbolise the renewal of friend ship between the two Latin peoples that for many years had been estranged and as such had been assumed that the Duce would accept the honour.
Mussolini, however, intimate Lhat he must decline the courtesy since even the King of Ita Commander-in-chief of thế,
has not yet been way, and sit yo
on the Dude'
Cruch a dirt
"A LITTLE LATIN
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, March 30.
I heard a good story about Lord Halifax's mazer after the sale yea terday writes a correspondent. **** "One evening after dinner at Temple Newsam over a century ago the member of the Ingram family who then owned that place produced the bowl and asked his chaplain to translate the Old English "Inscription
Quod wele ware him yat wyste in whome yat he myght tryst
Quotha. Well were hetife knew in whom he might tru The old canon's eyesight was parently not so strong as "the bli port. After much hummins and bawing he laid the mazer on one side, saying: I do not wish to shock the company by giving even paraphrase of these somewhat naughty Latin words.
ALL THE OLD FIRE
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, March 30 A friend telephoning from New castle last night tells me that it was a vigorous and vibrant Mr. Lloyd George who adiressed the crowded meeting in the City Ha writes a correspondent. A
All the old wealth of gesture voice sad humorous
were used, in the
enough
of the New Donk
at the outest:
Thursday, Apell 18 Anniversaries and Holidays.- Maundy Thursday, First Day of Passover: St. Elphege, Archbishop of Canterburyg
Cinemas...
King's The Man Who Reclaim-
ed His 'Head." Queen's-Society, Doctor." Central:-Jew Busa" Oriental: "Chained" World:The Fighting Code."
Amambra:-"Ruggles Of The
Gap.T Majestic: "I"Belleve In You." Star
The Working Man". Lectures-Mr. Wel Tat, BA, Theosophical Society, Hong Kong Club Annexe, 6 pm.
Meetings-Annual Indo-China, Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, Messrs. Jardine Matheson's, Offices, noon; Deacons Court, Hong Kong Union Church Hall, 5.30 p.m.. Committee. H K Lawn Tennis Association, "8. C. M. Post" Board. Room, 5.30 p
Miscellaneous-Claims against
the Estate of Jue Kay Chong of Philadelphia, due, St. Andrew's Club Open Night, Whist Drive, Civil Service Cricket Club, 6.45 p.m.
Moon.III Moon, 16th Day.
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