GRAND NATIONAL AND
LINCOLNSHIRE
Golden Miller Favourite For Great Steeplechase
London, March 13.
Golden Miller, to be ridden by Danny Morgan, stands favou- rite for the Grand National to be run next. Friday. The trainer says that Ready Cash's leg is improving and the decision whe- ther he will ran will be made on Wednesday, Rimmel will ride De La Chance.
Ormenus is to be scratched from the Lincolnshire Handicap. to be run on Wednesday.
To-day's call over prices follow:
GRAND NATIONAL
9/1 Golden Miller t.. 100/9 Royal Mall t, & o.
100/0 Ego o. 100/8 L.
100/7 Didoric o. 15/1. t.
100/7 Puckabelle o, 15/1 1. 100/6 De La Chance t. & o.
18/1 Don Bradman o. 20/1 t. 25/1 Misdemeanour t. &. o. 25/1 Pencralk o. 28/1 t.. 25/1 De La Neige o, 28/1 t. 33/1 Ready Cash t. & c.
LINCOLNSHIRE
21/2 Monte Sano t. &c. 21/2 Takemy t. & o. 15/1 Laureat t. &.o. 18/1 Nipaway- k. & o. 20/1 Edgehill. t. &o. 20/1 Inchkelth o. 22/1 t,
25/1 Scotch Trout. t. &o.
25/1 Pricket t. & o.
25/1 Straight Deal t., & 0.
25/1 Marmaduke Jinks o. 28/1 t.
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25/1 Voltus o. 28/1 t.
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28/1 Jludo t. 20.
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28/1 Zelmos o. 33/1 t 28/1 Boston West o. 33/1 t. 33/1 Lost Scent t. 8o.
33/1 Fair Play t. & c.
33/1 Overcast t. & o. 40/1 Liscioon 0. 45/1 t. -Reuter
CIVIL LIST TO BE··
DISCUSSED
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No Allowance For Duke Of Windsor
LORD ASTOR AND
THE DERBY
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London, March 15, Early School was scratched from the Derby at 9 am. to-day.
Lord Astor is still represented by Pot Boller and Cash Book, but Early School's leg trouble seems once again to prevent Lord Astor and Gordon Richards winning for the first time the much event.- Henter.
coveted
ALL THE KING'S HORSES
SPANISH WÄR
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,
MARCH 16, 1937.
QUEEN MARIE
OF RUMANIA
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Dangerously Ill
In Bucharest
5.
Belgrade, Maren .14. Queen Mario of Rumania is dan- gerously 111 in Bucharest with post-influenza complications.
Her family has been summoned to the bedside. King Carol, her son, is already present. Reuter.
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DANGERS
French Shipping
Precautions
Paris, March 15.
All French mercantile ships sail- ing within 125 kilometres of the Spanish coast are ordered by the French Ministry, for Trade to dis- play the Tricolour on the stern and the plot bridge. In order to be safe against al: bombardments. -Transptean News Service.
A MISUNDERSTANDING
Marseilles, March 14, "A regrettable misunderstanding, according to the rebel interpreta-. tion; was the cause of the attack. by a Spanish war plane on the French steamer Djebelantar. This was the statement issued to-day by the Naval Command here..
The Governot of Majorca, in response to a protest from the French Consul at Pálma, said the insurgent plane involved in the attack was searching at the time for a Spanish ship resembling the Djebelantar. The ler used his machine-gun and dropped a bomb In order to make the ship show her colours.
The attack ceased the moment "Queen Marie was born in Eng-stated.
the French flag was shown, it is tand, at Eastwell Park. Kent. In Reuter. 1875. being the daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh and grand-
ITALIANS BEATEN BACK child of Queen Victoria. She is
Valencia, March 14. authoress of considerable The Italians attacking the The King has chosen an Irish-ability and also a
Front composer of Guadalajara
met with man to manage his racing stables, some note.
stunning defeat and were ter- states the "Evening Standard."
For many years she was most ribly punished by Government Captain Charles Moore la Ire- unhappy.
to owing
domestic aeroplanes, according to a land's leading authority on breed differences with her son, Carol, munique. It is stated that the Ing, and runs A big stud at but they were reconciled in 1925 Italians in fight suffered hun- Mooresfort, his home in Tipperary when Queen Marie, en route to the dreds of losses-even heavier than His chief breeding success
United States, met Carol in France they did on the previous day.. Zionist, which Anished second to ana became reconciled to him.
Reuter. Manna in the Derby of 1925. He was senior steward of the Irish
was
Turf Club in 1923 and 1929, and was elected to the Jockey Club in 1932.
He was Irish Guards transport officer at the beginning of the way
Like John McCormack, the singer, Captain Moore is a Count of the Holy Roman Empire.
London, Mar. 15.
His knowledge of horses is, said The Civil List, will be presented to be equalled by his knowledge in the Commons for discussion to- of cigars. He is a man of decided morrow during which Mr. Cham-opinions, which he does not he- berlain will read the King's mes- sitate to express, but he has the sage thereanent,
Irishman's knack of making you
A special committee will be ap-like him by disagreeing with you. pointed in which all ex-Chancel- lors of the Exchequer are expected to be members to study the Civil List...
It is understood that there will
be no question of providing an allowance to the Duke of Windsor · from public funds.-
Renter's Bulletin Service,
STEAMER AFIRE IN PACIFIC
INTER-COUNTY CRICKET
Victoria Wine. Sheffield -
Shield
Melbourne, Mar. 15. Victoria won the Shefeld Shield in inter-county cricket to-day by defeating South Australla by nine
Passengers Picked Up By wickets..
U.S. Cruiser
San Francisco, Mar. 15.
The British steamer Buverlarch, which was size in the Pacific, hopes to make Honolulu at dawn to-day..
The passengers were yesterday picked up by the United States cruiser Louisville which was the first vessel to reach the distressed ship.
The crew is aboard the burning vessel which is being escorted by a coastguard 'cutter from Honolu-
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
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SWEDISH MINISTER IN LONDON
Guest Of Government For Four Days
The scores were: Victoria 213 and 49 for one wicket: South Australia 182 and 79.-- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
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SOUTH AFRICAN
BUDGET
Surplus Announced
Captown, March 15.
nounced by ne Finance Minister. A surplus of £5,000,000 was an-
Mr. Havenga. in introducing the budget in the Assembly,
1com-
BRITISH MALT, BRITISH HOPS,
THERE'S NO FAULT IN
ALLSOPP'S
BRITISH TO THE CORE, IT NEVER LOSES
ITS "HEAD".
SOLE AGENTS
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.
MALAYA LABOUR
on
* TROUBLES
Serious Fight With
• Detectives
Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 15. The strike of Chinese labourers INSURGENTS CHECKED
the Selangor rubber estates Madrid, March 14.
culminated -to-day in disorder The Insurgents' progress towards when the strikers recognising that Guadalajaru WAS checked this some of their members were among morning and the Government the strike-breaking pickets assault- troops have now taken the in-ed them, whereupon a force of 70 itiative in recapturing three milles police rescued the pickets and ar- of the Aragon road.-
Neuper.
ATTEMPTED ENTRY
INTO SPAIN
rested some of the strikers.
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The strikers then attempted to rescue their own men and set out on bicycles for Kuala Lumpur for the purpose.
Paris, March 14. Bevsta: arrests were made tu-
On the way they met five Chi- day of persons endeavouring tonese detectives and a fight started, pass the frontier into Spain, by Two of the detectives were injured. French frontier guards.
whereupon the rest opened fire on the demonstrators, seriously injur ing two of them.
This was the first action of its kind since the closing of the fron-
The revised estimate of receipts" for the current year amounted to tier. £42,550,000, an Increase of £4,750,000 compared with the original estimate. On the other hand the revised estimate of expenditure at £37.550,000 repre- sented a saving of £1,000,000.
The new mining taxation scheme produced £9,390,000 and this year the estimate has been raised to £9,500,000,
Mr. Havenga anticipates in- creases of £2,300,000 and £1,250,- 000 in revenue and expenditure. respectively in the coming finan- cial year.
He concluded by pointing out that the present gold mining source of taxationis transient and accompanied by increasing im poverishment of the Union's natural resources. Therefore he urged the use of the present
Ten men of different national ties were stopped as they were making their way through a wood within 100 yards of the frontier. In addition the police at Per- pignan arrested a Spaniard and an Italian- Reuter.
CHINESE MINISTER
TO POLAND
Mr. Ngai Sin-cho, the newly ap- painted Chinese Minister to Po- land, arrived here by the Italian, liner Conte Verde last Sunday. He salled for Europe by the same steamer.
It is stated that Mr. Ngai will Orst visit Belgium to see his son
IN EAST AFRICA favourable position to strengthen before proceeding to Poland to
the country's permanent assets assume his new post- British Wirelran,
Chinese Evening Pres.
شد.
A reinforcement of two hundred police arrived on the scene to put the demonstrators to flight-
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
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Hitler Acts In Church Quarrel
Herr Hitler personally interven- to prepare for this purpose the ed with dramatic suddenness to election of a General Synod and to restore peace in the controversy take the necessary measures.”
a the German. Evangelical Church, states the "Daily Telegraph."
He issued a decree ordering new elections, under perfectly free con-
OPPOSITION ATTITUDE ́ The Confessional Church, cou- sisting of a majority of pastors and laymen who resisted attempts to
NEW GOVERNOR ditions, to a General Synod which "Naslly" the Evangelical churches,
OF BENGAL
Lord 'Brabourne Appointed
will give the Evangelical Church a will now have to decide whether
new Constitution.
The last Synod elections were held in the summer of 1933, a few months after Herr Hitler's advent to power.
to co-operate or not mi the forth-' coming election. Its leaders pre- sumably will wish to satisfy them- delves first of all that the vote will be genuinely free and unintuen. ced-a difficult point in present. day Germany.
Herr Hitler's decree was issued after Herr Kerri Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs, had reported In view of the deep divisions be to him at Berchtesgaden on the tween the various sections of tion of the Reich Church Commit-whether any elective body will be situation created by the resigna-Church opinion, it seems doubtfull
London, Mar, 15. The King has been pleased to approved the appointment of Lard Brabourne, Governor of Bombar.
tee. to succeed Bir John Anderson an Governor of Beagal on November 25 until when the tenure. of Sir
John Anderson has been extend-Reich Church Committee to bring
ed.
able to draw up an agreed Con-
the Evangelical Church for the present.
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The text of the decree is as stitution. The calling of the Synod follows: 2
does not, therefore, appear to bring "In view of the failure of the a final settlement much nearer.
. It is probable that the new Ca about "an agreement' The name of Lord Brabourne's various groups of the German Herr Hitler's decision to avoid tak- among the tholic Church crials contributed to successor will be announced later. Evangelical Church, the Church ng dictatorial measures against
Lord Brabourne, who is forty-shall now give itself a new Con- one, served with distinction in the stitution, and therewith a new or- War. Before becoming Governorganisation, in complete freedom of Bombay he was for a year Par and according to the decision of Hamentary Private Secretary to the church-going community. the Secretary of State for India. When his Governorship began in Each ship. will cost about', '1933, the civil disobedience move- £8,000,000) 'and of this sum 85 per ment was declining and the situ- cent will be spent on wages. De- tion has since steadily improved. livery is to be made in approx- mately three years after the laying of the keels.
Rome, Mar, 15.. The Catholic Church has taken an important step in establishing its authority In East Africa. Whereas, the Catholics in Eastern Africa had hitherto been under the care of the Papal Legate for Egypt, Palestine. Arabla and Transfordania, the Vatican, on de- cision of the recent Council of Admiralty contracts to the gross Cardinals presided by the Pope, value of at least £28,000,000 are to has now. divided Italian East be placed shortly on the Clyde and Africa Into five Vicartes, the the Tyne, writes a correspondent boundaries of which will coincide in the "Daily Telegraph." with the boundaries of the Ita- lian Administrative Provinces.~~ Transocean News Service.
£28,000,000 Navy Contracts
MISS EARHART'S FLIGHT
London, March 15. The Swedish Minister for foreign affairs, M. Sandler, and Madaine Sandler reached Croydon airport this afternoon as guests for four days of the British Government. The Swedish Foreign Minister is returning Mr. Eden's courtesy visit paid to Sweden two years ago and conversations on subjects of mutual concern to the two coun-
Oakland, March 14 Miss Amelia Earhart, the famous tries will take place with the American airwoman, has post- In addition to the talks with poned the start of her flight round
British Ministers.
Departure Postponed
the world owing. to a
When these contracts are re- ceived they will bring the ap- proximate total value of orders in hand on the Clyde and Tyne to £29,200,000 | and £30,850,000 re- spectively.
The Navy Estimates, which are to be Introduced include provision for three battle- ships. As soon as the estimates recelye Parliamentary approval the contracts will be awarded to the
already been accepted. three firms whose tenders have
will build the hull and machinery
John Brown & Co., Clydebank,
Swan, Hunter.
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In the next few days three other important naval contracts will be placed. It is understood that each of the following firms will 'receive an order for a 5,000-ton cruiser of the Dido class, authorised under the 1933 Estimates!''
Hawthorn, Leslie & Co., Heb burn-on-Tyne..
Scott's Shipbuilding Company, Greenock.
Alex. Stephens and Bons, Govan. Each of these ships is estimated to cost £1350.000.
expect to share in the forthcoming Clyde and Tyneside frms also
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In Bengal under Blr John Än- derson, the terrorist outrages once so frequent have virtually censed and his ameliorative policy has been attended with marked suc-
CESS
British Wireless..
STEMMING ONRUSH
London, Mar. 15. The Spanish Government is tak.... ing herole measures to stem the Insurgent onrush. Leut-Colonel Rojo, former Chief of General Chief of the Government's General Miaja's staff, has been appointed
Staff.
The Catalonian President Coma-
the assurance that the Reich au- A semi-official statement gives
thorities will "exercise no influence "I therefore empoter the Reich on the course of the forthcoming Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs | Synod elections."
AMBASSADOR TO
JAPAN · RESIGNS
Nanking, Mar. 15.
Mr. Hsu Shih-ying Ambasador to Japan, has tendered his re- signation on the ground of health.
B
General Chiang Kai-shek has urged him to reconsider this step and suggested that he remain in China' for a short rest- Reuter, MAN
JEWISH SETTLERS
AMBUSHED
Jerusalem, March 14. Three Jewish settlers were the ambushed in the hills In
CAPSIZED DREDGED SENT TO BOTTOM
Menace To Shipping Removed
*London, Mar. 14. The Kantoeng, reputed to be the world's largest tin dredger, which went aground a mile off the Gar- nish coast near Polperro on March 9, has been sunk. The Harbour Master at Fowey, Cornwall, took the responsibility for scuttling her in the interests of shipping and cut 40 holes in her, Bhe went down with a tremendous grinding. of steel girders pat
British porte mohibited the Kan- toeng's entry in a capsized post-
Mr. Baldwin. Mr. Runciman and storm. She will take off on Mon- violent
of one battleship.
contracts for a flotilla leader and Mr. Eden, M. Sandler during the day if conditions improve-
The Fairfeld Ehipbuilding Co. eight destroyers of the 1936 pro full and varied programme will be
Govan, will build the hull and ma-gramme.. Reuter.
panys has ordered the rear guard Tiberias district this morning as tion as there would have been a... received by the King at Bucking-
chinery of the second ship; and During May and June another forces to hand over their rifles im- they were returning home after ham Palace, and by the Lord. A messagé received on the pre- Mayor of London at Mansion vious day was to the effect that Richardson, Wallsend-on-Tyne, will be placed for vessels, other and Madrid has appealed to the district. A fusilade of shots rang and Wigham large batch of Admiralty orders mediately for use in the front line attending a meeting in the Yavbe House, and will visit Oxford and she had decided to take-off, after will build the hull of the third than battleships, of the 1937 pro- Catalonians to assist her with out and one of them dropped Port of London before he leaves a 50-mile test fight, despite un-ship, the machinery being supplied gramme. for Paris, which he is to visit be favourable warnings about the either by the same arm or by the cruisers some of 8,000 and others lerate the formation of a regular wounded and both of them died They include seven men, arms and food and to acce dead. The other two were badly "fore returning to Stockholm. weather conditions in the im- Parsons Marine Steam Turbine of 5.000 tons and a number of army Reuter
mediate vicinity,
later Co., also of Wallsend..
destruyers and submarines,
Reuter,
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grave risk of blocked, harbour en had virtually a draught or 80 feet. trances, Inasmuch as the dredger The Kantoeng, which has a dis cently completed at Schiedam after placement of 3,500 tons, was re
10 months of work—: Neuter