GERMAN UPHEAVAL
HUNDREDS OF “REDS” ARRESTED
ELECTIONS ON SUNDAY
Berlin, Mar. 1.
The ruthless suppression af all Communistic activities prior to Sunday's elections continues throughout Germany.
Over two hundred and sixty prominent Communists have been arrested in Berlin and elsewhere the number arrested runs into sev- eral hundreds.
An acute air of tension prevails but the rigorous measures taken have prevented serious disorder.
A fresh Presidential Detres is- sued to day provides the death penalty for the betrayal of mili- tary secrets and for capionage on "behalf of a foreign government.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 2,
3. Launded by in, orviewers, Mr. Shaw is seen above in tas garden of Mme. Sun" in "ren's pome' telling Shanghai what he thinks of the world's prae..ng pioniems and expounding his political and reli- gious philosophy, Mme. Sun Yat sen is seen in the left foreground
at with hard abour up to ten BROUGHT FAMILY THE FRENCH LETICIA DISPUTE
ment
years for offering information to
a foreign government.
CENTRE PARTY ATTITUDE.
In the course of a speech at Cologne to-day, the leader of the Centre Party, Herr Kaas, intimated
that the Centre Party was prepar-
WITH HER
WOMAN SEEKS TO
IMPRESS COURT
"I wish you would not allow
ed to co-operate with the present the whole tribe to be brought in: government after the election. I only want the defendant," said
was addressing Herr Kans audience of over ten thousand.
an Mr. Wynne-Jones to the prosecut- ing Revenue Office when a Chinese woman càme before him this morning on a charge of posses-
sion of dutiable Chinese wine.
The woman had her youngest
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EMBASSY
M. DE FLEURIAU RETIRING
M. CORBIN GOING TO LONDON
Paris, Mar. 1.
M. Joseph de Fleuriau, who
child strapped to her back, while has been French Ambassador
LEAGUE'S PLAN OF
}
SETTLEMENT".
·
London, Mar. 1. The Irish Free State delegate, Mr. Sean Lester, presented to the League Council to-day the proposals of the Leticia Committees for the
settlement of the Colombia-Peru dispute.
1933.
RADIO BROADCAST
PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC
From Z. B. W., on wave length of 355 metres (845⋅k/c).
5-8 p..
European programme.
5-5.30 p.m. Band and Orchestral Music
(a) The Orange and the Black,
(b) Old Nassau (arr. Wear). The Princeton Football. Medley
(arr. Weaver).
Princeton University
Band. 20326, Aloha Sunset Land (Kaweka). Chanson Bohemienie (Boldi),
Victor Salon Orchestra. 20556 The Black Horse Troep (Sausa).
National Game. (Sousa), The
Sousa's Band. 10741. Masked Ball-Selection (Verdi,
arr. Creatore).
5.30-6 p.m..
Creatore's Band, $6006.
A relay of the 1st three items of the Gilbert and Sullivan Concert arranged by Mrs. Snowden-Jones and Mrs. N. Matheison from the Helena May Institute by courtesy of the Committee.
6.8.56 p.m.
Variety.
Vocal Trio-Sweet Georgia Brown. Vocal Trio-San
"The Pickens Sisters. 24025, Fox Trot-Cupid's Holiday. Waltz-Poor Little. Gigolette
Cole McElroy's Spanish
Ballroom Orchestra. 22850. Chorus-Gems from "Blackbirds
of 1928"
Warren Mills and His Blue
Serenaders. 85942. Chorus--St. Louis Blues A
Warren Mills and His Blue
Serenaders. 35962, Vocal Duct-II I Had a Girl Like
+
You
Vocal Duet-Keep Your Skirts
Down Mary Ann ..
Alleen Stanley and Billy
Murray. 10795.
"
The report proposes that, pend- Fox Trot-Round my Heart ing negotiations for a final settle Fox Trot-I Want to Go Home
Coon-Sanders Orchestra. 22072. ment, the Peruvian force will
Song By the Fireside national Commission be constitut- evacuate Leticia and an Inter-Song--Goodnight, My Love
Donald Novis (Tenor), 24020.
BRITISH ANXIETY. The British Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, was aaked in the day whether his attention had been she led another child by the hand. in London since December, 1924, ed to supervise the zone and main- Fox Trot-Downhearted House of Commons in London to drawn to the serious situation in In its turn, this child was leading is shortly to retire, and he will tain order, with the aid of Co- Fox TrotMy Mom Germany, whether he was satisfed a third. A fourth child appeare be succeeded by M. Charles Cor-lombian troops. with regard to the security of in the offing.
bin, Ambassador to Brussels. The Committee has been in con. British lives and property in The charge involved a Hery
Born in 1870, stant touch with the United States M. de Fleuriau and Brazil. Both nations approve Germany, and whether he propos- ed to make any representations to
tudied law and the proposals.-British Wireless. the German Government.
made his debut
Sir John. Simon replied:-"I re ceive, of course, frequent reports from His Majesty's Ambassador in Berlin on the situation. There is no specific fact to add to the mat ters of fact already reported in the press.
NO REPRESENTATIONS." "As regards the safety of British lives and property, I must assume the German Government will con- tinue to discharge their respon- sibility in reference to British subjects and interesta in Germany, and I therefore have no ground for making any representations to the German Government."-Reuter and British Wireless.
SAXONY PROTESTS.
Berlin, Mar. 2.
small quantity of dutiable inquor, and the woman was anxious to put her family circumstances for ward for consideration.
Arrested once before, 'she was released with a warning by Revenue Officer. It was on
the second time of being detected at the same offence that the decision was taken to bring her be ore the Magistrate.
In recording a conviction with out a penalty, his Worship gave the woman to understand that he was giving her another chance, but warned her against repetition of
⚫ the offence.
LATEST FRENCH
CHANGES
DIPLOMATIC POST
· RESHUFFLED.
Paria, Mar. 1.
Herr Schicck, the Premier of Saxony, has strongly protested to Herr Frick, Relch Minister of the It is announced that M. de la Interior that the Saxon Govern- Boulaye of the Foreign Office, la ment was not consulted before the to succeed M. Claudel as Ambas- ban was placed on Communist endor to Washington, while M. meetings and periodicals, which Alphand. Minister to Dublin, will applies to all States.
succeed Count de Jean at Moscow, The Saxon Minister of the In-Reuter. terior intimates that he will not impose, the ban though it is open to the Federal Government to in- tervene. Reuter.
MOTOR LORRY RACE
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HOME FOOTBALL
BRIGHTON DEFEAT
SENSATION
London, Mar. 1.
English postponed
in the diplomatie service as Third; Secretary to the Cegation in Can- stantinople. In 1899 he was pro-i moted. to the rank of First Se- cretary and was attached to the Embassy in Lon- League matches were played off don. He was Secretary to the to-day. Location in Peking from 1921 to. In the First Division, Middies- brough defeated Chelsen by two A man of charming personality goals to one. and a brilliant conversationalist, In the Third Division (South), he has done much, by his tact, Swindon and Southend shared four
whild Bristol
Rovers foresight and profound knowledge goals,
M. Fleuriau.
1924.
Several
of English life, to strengthen the brought off a sensational victory bonds of Anglo-French friendship, at Brighton, where they won by
three goals to mil. THE NEW AMBASSADOR.
In the Northern section, M. Charles Corbin, the new Am-Wrexham defeated Rotherham by bassador to London, was born in five goals to one.-Reuter. 1881. The greater part of his ser- vice up to 1930 performed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His first appointment was that of at- tache, followed by promotion to Secretary of Embassy at Rome under M. Barrere.
In 1912, however, he was
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
THE PEOPLE'S HATE IS DEATH, THEIR LOVE A FABSING BREATH,
During February, only 6.20-inch of rain was registered at the Botanic Gardens, this being spread over four days.
NEW BATTALION FOR H.K.
the 2nd.
from B
LANCASHIRES FROM SHANGHAI Hongkong is to have a change The wedding will shortly take in the garrison.battalion next year place between Mr. Kwok Wing the 2nd. Bn. East Lancashire
coming here chaun, dental surgeon, of 9, Belfran Regiment
from Read, and Miss Gertrude Lo, 29, Con-Shanghai, to which centre the 1st.
En. South Wales Border dult Road,
Hongkong and The management of the Peninsula Worcestershire Regiment from Hotel announce that owing to the Malta will go.
The 2nd. Bn. Argyll and Suther, ed to arrive in Singapore on March 7morrow for the S.P.C.A. dance, the land Highlanders will proceed
H.M. submarine Rainbow is expact-reservation of the Rose Room to- usual dinner dance will not take an and to sail on March 10 en passage that date.
from Shanghai,to India, to Hongkong. Two contestants in motor
Yesterday, a coolie lorry race along Hennessy Road were brought before Mr. Schofield Sheungshui was killed by a full whilst at the Central Police Court this carrying a load of bricks at the Mok morning and charged with dan- Feo Brick Works.
driving, gerous guilty.
FINES IMPOSED ON DRIVERS
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both pleading
etern,
woman at
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"date
K.
George Olsen, and Eis
Music. 22967. Song-Taught me Now to Play
the Second Fiddle Song-Fm a Specialist
Frank Crumit. 92859. 6.56-7.15 p.m.
Quartet in F Major, (Dvorak,
Op."96)
"Budapest String"
ist
Quartet. 9069/9071. Movement Allegro
troppo
2nd Movement-Lento
Srd Movement-Molte vizace
(Scherzo)
non
4th Movement Vivace ma on
troppo (Finale)
7.15 B.
„P-13.
Closing Local Stock Quotations, Selected London & New York Stock Quotations, etc.
7.30-8 pm. A Concert. Simfonietta-Gossips (Dubensky) Philadelphia Chamber String
Simfonietta. 4186. of Thee I'm Fondly Linley-Hall)
Song The
(Furber-Adams)
Frances Alda (Soprano). 1170. 'Cello Solo-Serenats Napoletana
(Sgambati)
'Cello Solo-Intermezzo
(Vivaldi)
Pablo Casals. 1542. Song-All Through the Night
(arr. Maynard)
Song-Beautiful Isle of Some-
where (Pounds-Feuris)
Richard Crocks (Tenor). 1558, Violin Solo-Lotus Land (Scott) Violin Solo-Hungarian Dance No. 17 (Brahms-Kreisler)
Fritz Kreisler.
€700. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
83-10-30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con- 10.30 pm. Rugby Mid-day Press
10.35 p.m. Close Down
cert.
News.
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SPURIOUS COIN PROBLEM
SIX MONTES' FOR POSSESSION
пеш
The Bishop of Victoria will give his first Lenten discussion for women at called to Paris where he did excel- Bureau, especially during the war, the Helena May Institute to-morrow lent work as chief of the Press at 10.30 am.; subject, "Is there mean- ing in evil?" This meeting is open, He remained at headquarters until the end of 1929 with a short in- Whilst moored to a buoy off Fen- and all women are welcome.
terval in 1923-4 when he acted wick Street, Wanchai, the moter boat Sub-Inspector Saunders said as Dayspring was struck in a collision The management of the Hongkong as Counsellor of Embassy and he was in a taxi in Hennessy with a junk and some little damage Hotel advises that owing to the re Charge D'affaires at Madrid. After
servation of the Roof Garden for the Road yesterday morning going, from was done to its
St. John Ambulance charity bali on his term in the Spanish canital he
The serious position of the west to cast, the defendants, each
Colony being flooded with counter- driving a lorry, passed at a fast Knocked down by a lorry in Water Saturday next, the usual dinner dance held the post of Assistant Director speed. Witness endeavoured to loo Road, Daisy Chan, a school girl will be held in the Grill Boom on that of European Affairs.
At the end of 1927, when Mau-felt currency, was stressed by the stop them before they had passed, living at 25, Mongkok Road, was yes
rice de Beaumarchais replaced police when Ho Taze, a but his signal to them was ignored, terday injured in both legs, being
afterwards admitted to the Kowloon Passengers who left by the Em- Rene de Beaumarchais as Ambas- arrival from Canton, was charged The two lorries raced along the Hospital.
press of Japan to-day included Mr. andor at Rome, M. Corbin succeed. before Mr. Wynne-Jones this morn- road, the leading vehicle, keeping.
and Mira. R. J. B. Clark, Miss J. to the centre while the lorry in the
Mr. Van der Lely, living at 361. Horneli, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lambert, ed the former as Director of Poli-ing with the possession of 250 rear attempted to pass and in doing Laichikok Itond, has informed the Mr, A. G. Mossop, Mr. F. A.. Pollock, tical and Commercial Affairs at counterfeit ten-cent pieces.
Sir Victor Sassoon and Mr. D. Ethe Quai d'Orsay under M. Berthe- In putting the case before Mr. BO went on its extreme right hand police that his ear, while parked in
lot with M. Leger, formerly head Wynne-Jones, Det. Sergt. Mac- side of the road.
Leighton Hill Road, opposite the
of the Aviatic Department, as his donald ́said that advanced in- Cricket The second lorry managed to Craigengewer
Club, last
formation led to the arrest of the overtake the leading, vehicle and it night, was struck by another car when Seven cases of small-pox, one case assistant.
-defendant on his arrival here on the. was not until Bowrington Canal it swerved to avoid collision with of typhoid and one of moningitis were
third car.
Mt. Van der Lely's car reported to the health authorities on
8.4; Kwanguni. The prisoner was had been reached that witness war. damaged.
Tuesday. Of the smoll-pox, cares,
In Dec. 1329, the death of Munencumbered by any luggage, was able to overtake the lorries.
three were from Victoria, two from He could not look at his speadomie. In connexion with the local estate Kowloon and one each from Aberdeen Herbette, the Ambassador at Brus-while it was also a significant fact
sels, led to a number of diplomatic that he had no other money. tor as it required all his skill to of the late Mr. Cecil Neave, formerly and the New Territory.
changes.. M. Peretti de la Rocca The police officer naked for an- keep control of the wheel of the of "Kingerth," Cheviot View, Ponte taxi. He estimated the spend of land, Northumberland, and late costs
Alterations are being made to the was transferred from Madrid to exemplary sentonce in view of "a the lorries to be about 35 miles clerk employed by the Hongkong and block of buildings within the naval the Belgian capital and M. Corbin tremendous amount of such false * Dork Co., application for 'dockyard, facing Queen's Road; Anwas sent to Spain as Ambassador. 10-cent pieces which have been as hour.
The first defendant, who had a
a scaled certified copy of other storey is being added to the of administration has been chaplain's room, and the scaffolding He was inter appointed to Brus-circulated in the Colony." previas conviction for speeding pranted to Mr. Pete MacKay Neave in now in the caarse, of erection. The seln. M. Corbin is one of the most His Worship I agree. We have was fined $25, while the second, and Mrs. Annie Neave, administrator new floor will accomodate the naval brilliant of France's younger di- had far too many of these cases who had three previous convictions, and administratrix to the estate surgery, Mr. O. A. G. Bt. J. Kneller, plomats-clear-headed an indefatiately.
under Superintending Civil Engineer, is in rable worker and a man, of exauf- Sentence of six months' hard kawasan fined $40 and his licence The local estate in sworn
astlinned to be cancelled,$0,000.
charge of the work.
site courtesy-Reuter and I.B.S. labour was inficted.
Snegoon..
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