GEN. KONDYLIS
Restoration Of Greek
Monarchy
||
London, Feb. 1. General Kondylis, whose death is announced was chiefly responsible Tor the restoration of King George For II to the Throne of Greece. many years he had been one of the outstanding figures in Greek politics, and his activities had earned for him the nickname of "The Thunderbolt."
Kondy's who Was born at Proussos, in Southern Eurytania, in 1879, throughout his life had his own rules to govern his personal allegiance for the time being, as
he was in turn a supporter of re-
bellion, of revolution, of constitut- 1 Venizelist, a
ed authority:
Republican stalwart, An anti- Venizelist, & moderate Royalist, and at list became "plus royaliste que le Rol."
Were
2013
Full of patriotic ardour, at the
the nge of 17 he joined
Cretan Insurgents who
in against the Turks in 1898. As a private soldier he served in the Greek Army in Thessaly in the unsuccessful War against the Turks in 1897, and fought at the Battle of Velestino. When peace
was restored he was for a time a schoolmaster and helped the cause of Greece with his pen; but soon decided that
THE CAR WITH THE CRUMPLED GUARDS
Amused Crowd In The City
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1936..
ROYAL NAVY
Command Of The 20th Flotilla
London, Jan. 31. Captain C, M. Blackman, D.8.0., has been selected to command 'the 20th- Destroyer Flotilla sa Captain (D) in H, MS. MONTROSE, in sucession to Captain E. R. Archer. This is ope London, Feb. 4.
of the supplementary flotillas of the A motor-ear which was said to have Home Fleet, organized from reserve amused a crowd in the City was men- units, while the regular fotillas are tioned at the Mansion House yester-away on detached duty in the Mediter
arthur Boothby, of Gabriel-streat, Forest Hill, was summoned for a batch of motoring offences.
'Obstruction,
i
Using a motor vehicle that was a danger
to the public reflecting mirror.
Driving a car without wings or
Not guilty to everything," replied Mr. Boothby, when the Clerk hat rent out the charges.
ranean, Very shortly the new flotilla leader GRENVILLE, completing at the Yarrow works on the Clyde, will replace the MONTUOSE, and Captain Blackman will then transfer to her.
Ho
Captain Blackman commanded de stroyers all through the War, including Baltic service after the Armistic. was in the FAME, DERWENT, LAWTOAD, and OSTBI, and was awarded the DS.O. After graduating at the Staff College he was lent in 1828 for duty with the Permanent Advisory Com mittee of the League of Nations, and P.-c. Jack Culpin said that on Jan.in January, 1829, was appointed ex- 14 he saw Mr. Boothby's car unattend 'ecutive officer of the QUEEN ELIZABETH, ed on Dowgate hill. It was surround Mediterranean flagship. As a captain, ed by a crowd. He found that the
to which rank he was promoted in 1931, he has served at the Disarma ment Conference and has commanded the sloop FoLESTONE in Chins.
A
CAR BROKEN UP
Mudguards were crampled, rusted, and presented jagged ends that might tear the clothes off a passer-by.
Steering wheel was so loose on the column that a half-turn produced ne result.
Wings afforded no protection from scattered mud and water.
Driving mirror the portion that remained - was so blurred that nothing
could be seen in it.
Sir Percy Vincent, the Lord Mayor (eagerly): I should like to see this car.
Pc. Cuipin: I am afraid it has been abroken up (Laughter.) a the sword, was mure useful weapon in the Balkans. and from 1905 to 1908 took part
in the ferocious band-warfare in Macedonia, then a Turkish pro- vince, as a Patriarchist "komitaji" against the Bulgarian-Exarchists. Fortified with this useful ex- perience he became A non-com- missioned officer in the Greek Army in 1909, and served subaltern in the First and Second Balkan Wars in 1912 and 1913.
GALLANTRY RECALLED
25
ณ
in
Mr. W. Thoday (the Clerk): Was it the Old Crocks' race! (Laughter.) P.-c. Culpin: I can't any. After a 00. minute interval, Mr. Boothby carne to the car, and when I told him the offences for which he would be sum moned, he said, "Can't you make it a bit harder?" (Laughter.) The car was towed into a garage. The only thing about it that was efficient was its braking apparatus:
"JUDGING BY LOOKS" An amusing description of the car was given by Mr. Arthur Wollacott, J.P. It was such a derelict-looking arrangement, he observed. It seem
from every conceivable angle. (Laugh ter.) In parts it was crumpled up like a concertina. (Laughter.) The car war a disgrace and a danger to the roads."
CANADIAN CRUISES
to
In the course of their Spring cruises, the four destroyers of the Canadian Navy are visiting various places in the The Eastern Atlantic and Pacific. Sub-Division (SAGUENAY and CHAMF- LAIN) has arrived at Montego Bay, Jamaica, and to-morrow vill leave visit Belize, British Honduras, from February 3 w 7. The Western Sub Division (SKEENA and VANCOUVER) has visited San Diego, California. To-day the VANCOUVER is expected at Man- zanillo for fuel, after which she will rejoin the SERENA at Acapulco to- morrow. The sub-divisions are to join up at Kingston, Jamaica, on February 20, the will be in company for a month from that date.
COMMAND OF THE HERALD Commander N. AC. Hardy, who has been on special duty at Malta since September Inst, is to return to the command of H. M. S. HERALD, survey- ing vessel, which he commanded in The HERALD employed 1931-33. on the China Station. Commander Hardy was Superintendent of Charta ip
I
18
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
~L
NOTE—Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.
Across
"That handkerchief Othello
told Desdemona "D'd an-te my mother give" (8)
8-One sees quile an alteration
in this, getting old -(7) 9-Unexpected money for the
Chancellor (10)
Down
I-Solve this and you'l salve all
the rest (8)
2-A Federal soldier in the Amer-
Ican Civil War (6)
The result of the swing of the pendulum (8)
4-Old people are the this (4)
must be in
10-This tough fellow, hard to get 5-People at this
out if he wants to stay in (5) 12-evidently went in to score!
(6)
3.
agreement (3)
One of the best harbours in Spain (4)
13-One has to let out a fancy 7-is made to stop in the middle
dress for this (4)
of a stave... (4) 14-Going to the this is the road
8-A word of bitter meaning (5) entry to run (3)
10-One way to make an 16-We may see this
(a). let
1-This can hold a lot of liquor! wreath of Bowers (4)
(8) Isn't much disparity 13-Take a chance for this (3) this and muscularity 14-A commonplace clue (5)
15-To go away suddenly (8) 19-A wild animal, but it can be
17-There
'twixt
16)
18-One who is taken this gets a
surprise! (5)
from a balcony 22-Moving t
might have "a bad result" (anagram) (10) 23-and possibly injurious (7) 24-Fearless (8)
domesticated (4) 20-The company
gets board ship (4) 21-This service may be good or
bad (4) 22-The last clue very nearly
all this! (3)
one
On
1s
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION
The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle:
Across
Down
In 1918 he adhered to the Pro-ed to have been run into and smashed the Hydrographic Department in visional Government under the Triumvirate set up by M. Venizelos, with Allled assistance, in Salonika In opposition to King Constantine, and was promated major for gal- lantry in the field. Next year he promoted Heutenant-colonel, and served at the head of the 3rd Infantry Regiment against tho Bolshevists in Southern Russia in 1919. Later in that year he served with distinction against the Turks in Anatolia.
1. Bedlam; 8, Aerate: 10, Conj 1, Boas-ty 2, D-rake: 9. Acids; 1935. He came into the Navy a sign; 11. Adagio; 12, Utmost; 13. 4. Moor; 5, Is-13; 0. Ague; 7. Entry special-entry cadet from Woodbridge School in September, 1914, and from Dresser: 16, Tress: 17. Y-ode-1: 18.8 Aloud: 9 Extol: 14. Ewers; 15. 1915, served at вса na Belay; 19. Twang: 22, ̈ Venal: 25, &-can-t; 19, Tutts; 20. Allor; 21.
22, (in)-Verne-(55); 23
Mr. Boothby: You are judging ary of the MARLBOROUGH Rosette: 29. Fl-ip: 30. Origin: 31, | Grill;
wis
(Laughter.) At all and sub-liqutenant of the destroyer Lex-i-cor: 32, 8-nails; 33. Tested Nigh-t; 24. Lined; 26, Opes; 27. by its looks." events I know how to manage, and am METEOR. He took up surveying work
Eric; 28 Toot... used to the steering wheel being like in 1920, that. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor: Why did you send it to the breakers if, as you say, it was all right-apart from its lookal
Mr. Boothby: Because the police object to it. (Laughter.)
'PRINCESS' WAS A THIEF
"And how long have you been "driv; | Five ing this antique?was the Lord Mayor's last question. The reply was: "About three years, and I have got used to its ways."
Mr. Boothby was fined 10s on each ammot8-42 altogether.
Years For The "Last Of
The Romanoffs"
London, Feb. '7.
Olga Harding. aged forty-three, cic med to be a daughter of the late Tsar, and styled herself "The Last of the Romanos."
Yesterday both were scft. tu penal servitude for five years for defrauding people of €44.000: £30,000 from one old ady now in trail health,
After the all of M... Venizels and the Restoration of King Con- stantine in December, 1920, he resigned his commission and re- tired to Constantinople, where he became a leading figure in the "National Defence" organized by the supporters of M. Venizelos formation of a Balkan federation among the Greeks o Turkey, The weakness of the new coalition, She lived th her husband. When the campaign against the however, moved the indignation John Kay Harding, aged." Anty- Turks in Anatolia began to fall be of "Keraunos," and early to May two, an engineer." at Dawlish returned to the front; but Jett he called his National Republicahs | Devon. Anatolia after the 'dethronement together again and re-entered of King Constantine In September. politica. When M. Venizelos form- 1922, and was given the commanded his fifth Cabinet'in July, 1928. of a division in Thrace. In July. -Kondylis did not join it, but be 1923, he again resigned his com- came Minister for War' under his mission; but when Generals rival M. Tsaldaris, a theoretical Metaxas,
Leonardopoulos. and Royalist, in November, 1932. This Gargolides started an insurrection Cabinet fell in January, 1933, and against the Revolutionary Govern- M. Venizelos returned to office ment in October, 1923. he took only to be turned out by General agination and ingenious inven- command of a division at Kilkish | Plastiras, who wis Dictator tion which one is almost cal ed in Macedonia and won the nick- for 14 hours name of "Keraunos," the Thunder-1933. On March 10 M. Tsaldarls Mrs. Harding, counse: said, pro- bolt, by the rapidity and effective- returned to power with Kondylis duced a marriage certificate dated ness of his action in crushing that as his Minister for War. and it August 19, 1924, in which she was revolt. Thereafter he became an
WEB In that capacity that he described as the divorced wife of ardent Republican, helped to de- showed such energy and decision Count Carveski, and in which her
King George II, and took in crushing the Venizelist revolt termer name posu
was given a Olga office in March, 1924, as Minister of March, 1935, in which he took Romanoff. for War under M. Papanastassiou the field in Macedonia and seat-
1.
Couns told an extraordinary story "of their frauds.
He called them "a feat of im
March 6, upon to admire."
Kamenos, whose plans had been greatly hampered by the loyalty and skill of General Panaglotakis in Salonika.
in the first Cabinet of the Republic | tered the insurgents under General with the support of a party of his OWI, the National Republicans He resigned, however, in June as a protest against what he described as the Cabinet's weakness in deal- ing with strikes and Communist agitation, only to return to office as Minister of the Interior under M. Michalakopoulos in October.
"Actually her real name Vampler, and she a native of Laxton, Nottinghamshire."
Не described
how, disguised, she went into Buasta after the
and succeeded
of
ir
83
hk:
General Kondylis was hailed as revolution, the "Saviour of Greece," and soon smuggling out the country announced that the Republie had documents which proved her 'title failed and that the only hope of to estates in Lulworth. (Dorset). restoring domestic peace and Eude, and at Athens. She ob- national unity lay in a restorationtained money --- her in de MADE A PRISONER
of the constitutional Monarchy.fiaying the legal costs of When General Pangalos made. He became Deputy Prime Minister, action to recover the estates. himself Dictator in June, 1925, he worked hard for the Royalist cause, With the consent of the Judge, protested vigorously against his and, finding that his chief, M. the "aged and frail lady's" name violation of the Constitution and Tsaldaris, was too much bound by Was withheld. Mrs. Harding. was sent as a prisoner to Santorin Parliamentary and political tradi- said counsel, obtained a pecu'lar In February, 1926. Released under tions, made yet another "coup influence over her, and led her. an amnesty in April he returned d'Etat", on October 10, 1935, Az atr belleve that a milonaire re-
wind up to Athens and brought-off a highly result of this he became Prime quired capital to successful and bloodless coup Minister for the second time, pro- estate, and when this was done. d'Etat" on August 22, which over- claimed himself Regent, and in he would come to England and threw the dictatorship and restored November effected the restoration marry her.. Admiral Koundouriotis to the of King George II. He had hoped The woman handed over £30, Presidency, with himself as Prime to be appointed the first Prime 000. Minister. To the surprise of his Minister of the restored Monarchy. enemies and many others he but publicly admitted the King's prisoners handed over the administration wisdom in preferring to set up a counsel. after the General Election of neutral Cabinet, and refrained from Passing sentence, Mr. Justice" November, 1926, to M. Zaimis, any forcible action to enforce his Charles said: "Bome £44.000 18 involved. Of that £30,000 has been dissolved pie National Republicar own claima. Party, and retired from politics in played an active part in the recent obtained from an old, trail woman accordance with a promise given General Election and might have approaching seventy years of age. in October a few days after he had been a very important factor in with no words of mine can I ex- publicly advocated the burial of politica, us be had a fairly large press the contempt that I feel for the feud with Bulgaria and the following in the new Chamber,
you both."
He had, however,
גן
"After they had obtained 14
dropped
her,"
sald
11
Veuve
Chiquiat
Chiquet
Quick,Sure Relief from INDIGESTION and STOMACH TROUBLES
Get your stomach right; don't waste time and money get "Bisurated Magnesia without delay. For over 20 years this remarkable stomach remedy has been bringing relief to thousands of sufferers. Even in chronic cases it works like à charm:
Prescribed by doctors for stomach sufferers
BISMAG
SEE THIS SIGN ON EVERY PACKET
Bisurated
Magnesia
"THE WORLD'S STOMACH REMEDY
DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE
OF
CHINA, JAPAN, MALAYA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
1/
INDO-CHINA. NETHERLANDS' INDIA, ETC."
1936
NOW
ON SALE
EDITION
1936
EDITION
PUBLISHED SINCE 1862. REVISED AND ENLARGED ANNUALLY,
AN ESSENTIAL REFERENCE BOOK FOR ALL BUSINESSMEN,
00
$12.00 A COPY
ORDER FORM
TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LAD,
11, ICE HOUSE ST. HONG KONG,
DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE OF CHINA, JAPAN, ETU,
1936 EDITION -$12.00 PER COPY (PACKING & POSTAGE EXTRA)
COPIES OF THE 1936 EDITION
PROPIA
PLEASE SEND US