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is the
SAFEST
TYRE
BRIBERY CHARGE AGAINST CABINET MINISTER
The new King and Queen of the
Belgians, former Crown
Prince
Leopold and Princess Astrid.
DRAMATIC CHASE
IN AUSTRIA
POLICE PURSUE ON SKIS
SOCIALIST LEADER
CAPTURED
Vienna, Feb, 18.
Koloman Wallish, one of the most picturesque figures in the Socialist revolt in Austria, once reported to have been killed by a traitor in his camp, is reported to have been captured atter a dramatic chase over snow-cover. ed country.
TRAGIC DEATH OF
KING ALBERT
DEEP SENSE OF SHOCK THE WORLD OVER
A GREAT KING AND A GREAT MAN
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Recrived, February 19, 9.16 a.m.)
Brussels, Feb. 18.
All Belgium is grief-stricken by the tragic death of King Albert.
· The official judicial inquiry; holds
large crucifix,
two
into the accident has been handed candelabra of lighted candles and to Minister of Justice, bearing a stoup of holy water. out earlier theories. The report
The city is overwhelmed with declares that the evidence proves grief. The great sorrow that has that the King elimbed to the top struck the nation is particularly of the peak, where apparently he noticeable leaned against a large stone which people, who are not attempting to he presumed to be aufe, but hide their grief-Reuter which gave way.
DAUGHTER UNABLE TO TRAVEL.
among
the poorer
from
One of the last offical-pletures taken of King Albert of the Belgians, during
his recentlour over the new canal from Liogs to Antwerp.
BYRD MASTERS DIFFICULTIES
JACOB RUPPERT IN NEW ZEALAND.
PËRJURY CHARGE
MARRIAGE NOTICE SEQUEL
Pleading guilty to making
The King lost his balance andĮ fell a considerable height on to
Rome, Feb. 18. a ledge, where, says the report.
An unconfirmed report the quantity of blood shows he laid until his death. Afterwards, Naples states that the Crown the body fell another fifty metres, Princess Marie-Jose of Belgium) FOR THE WINTER false declaration in swearing
Princess of Italy (formerly leaving behind 4 trail of spectacles, cap, United Press.
bag and belt will not be able to attend her father's funeral as her medical advisers have forbidden her to travel. It is understood that her naby 'la expected.
CROWN PRINCE ARRIVES.
Brussels, Feb. 18. Wallish, a prominent Left Wing Crwon Prince Leopold and lender, is alleged to have com- Crown Princess Astrid arrived manded a party of four hundred
here at 10.50 p.m. by special traîn Socialists-who-inflicted--honvy- casualties on troops which were from Basis and were greeted on sent to round them up.
WOR
upon
the
the platform by the entire Belgian Cabinet.
The report adds that the Crown Prince, with the King of Italy, will
e' for Brussels to-morrow
Reuter.
“CROWNTM PRINCE umberTO OF ITALY.
of his recent chill.
Later.
overcome the
POLITICAL CRISIS IN TOKYO
FALL OF CABINET FORECAST
DIET ATTACK TO-MORROW
(Special to "Telegraph")"
fly Telegraph. Copyrickt. Telegraphic Mess anges Ordinance. 3474.s teceled, February $8, 9.180.m.)
Tokyo, Feb. 19.
Picture shows Austin Soven car as
A grave political crisis is threatening following fur- ther allegations of corrupit fanded into a nuliah at Waterloo tion against prominent poli-Road on Saturday afternoon after. ticians and the downfall of voiding two cyclists. The driver crashing through the raillings in the Government is regarded of the car was killed and the two in some quarters as inevit- able.
The fate of the Saito Cabinet will probably be decided in the Diet on Tuesday when the Prime Minister and his Government will
meet be required to
д non- confidence vote.
The attack is being launched by
pazengera seriously injured.
GERMANY'S REPLY
the Kokumindomel Party which INDEPENDENCE OF
is demanding a vote of censure on the Government on charges, of corruption and of failing to heed. the agricultural distress,
•AUSTRIA
NOT IMPRESSED BY COMMUNIRE,
MINISTER ACCUSED,
before the Registrar that there Definite charges of corruption Wellington, N.Z. Feb. 18. was no obstacle to his marriage have been made against one mem-
Berlin, Feb. 18. It is learned that the Byrd Ex-with a girl named, Lucy Leong, ber of the Cabinet, Mr. Ichiro pedition ไม่
on October 16, Private James Hatoyama, the Minister of Educa-] The joint declaration issued difficulties attending its arrival in Leslie Bryant, of the Lincolnshire Lion, a member of the Seiyuki by Britain, France and Italy, in
to six Party and a prominent lawyer. Little Americand has now settled Regiment, was sentenced
response to Austria's request. down to the uk mapped out for labour at the Criminal Sessions be handed in soon following dis- mon view regarding the neces months' imprisonment with hard His resignation la expected to stating that they take a com- the members.
Aftor-a-thfteon days---passage
this morning.
closures that he accepted a payment sity-of-maintaining Austria'sTM from the ic-barrier, the Jacob Prisoner was committed from of afty thousand yen
from the Kowloon Ruppert, the lagship of Admiral | the
Magistracy on Saghalien Industrial Company for independence and integrity, has Byrd's Antarctic Expedition has February 8 when Mr. J. A. Fraser, reasons which not been explained, not created a very deep impres arrived at Prt Chalmers, where Assistant Attorney General, stated and also accusations that he was sion in Berlin.
married in involved in a sale of certain bonds that accused was it will stay for the winter.
The Jacol Ruppert will return England in 1926, joining the Army below their par value, collecting to the Antarctic in the Spring subsequently and being drafted to squeeze.
It is believed that Mr. Hato pedition in Little Mr. P Jacks, Registrar of yama's resignation may be follow- Marriages, also gave evidence used by the resignations of the en to the declaration signed by tire Cabinet, including Admiral prisoner and a letter of enquiry Viscount Saito.
PREMIER'S APPEAL.
It seems to be taken more or less as a matter of course by Ger man official quarters, who declare Austrian independence. that Germany is not threatening
A Bruck message stating that his headless body had been picked
The Italian Crown Prince and up
disproved
In view of rumours of a Com- Crown Princess left Naples for collapse of the revolt, when munist demonstration being Rome at 10 a.m. Wallish was seen in Vienna, but planned for the evening, police The Crown Prince will go on when she wil pick up the members Hongkong. made an attempt to escape, with supervision was of the atrictest to Brussels by special train, and of the a large force of, police, on skis in character, only accredited will be accompanied by King America.euter, pursuit. He was captured near journalists being allowed on the Victor-Emmanuel unless the King's
condition of independence is that n They stress, however, that a Liezin in Styrlo.
platform in addition to members doctors advise against it in view
people shall have the government Five Socialists were bayonetted of the Cabinet. and killed to-day by the Heimwehr
they require and state that it As the train stemmed into the It is understood that the Crown Allies throughout the dark years of the received from the Adjutant of
logically follows that Indopendenze who found them digging out a station, the railway employees on Princess will stay with the Queen 'the war and join the Belgian people the 1st Lincolnshire Battalion.
is endangered if and when attempts machine-gun from a manure heapthe platform were overcome with at Quirinal Palace, Rome.-Reuter, in mournin the loss of a: true PRISONER'S STORY. The Heimwehr attacked and over-
The Premier arose from a sick- | are made to provent that-Reuter, whelmed them before they could
SWEDISH MOURNING.
bed in an attempt to adjust the After planding guilty this moru-political difficulties which have 50 draw their arms-Reuter,
PRINCE DISTRESSED. ›
OTIER MESSAGES. Stockholm, Feb. 18.*
ing, prisoner said he had been suddenly arisen. Prince Leopold, who wore a The Court will go into mourn. Messages of sympathy have also going out with the girl for some
He said that he wanted to stay brown suit and a dark overcoating for three weeks in honour of been sent by the Prince of Wales, time and in September she told in office until at least March 4. and was bare-headed, was very the memory of King Albert. The President von Hindenburg, and him she was in trouble and he was when the Budget is due to be sub-
Later, sunburnt. He was apparently too parents of the new Queen, Prince Signor Missolini, who ordered all the person responsible. distressed to speak.
and Princess Carl of Sweden, will flags in Ealy to be flown at half-aho asked him to marry her and mitted to the Diet for approval.
He is ready to resign after that though he had first refused, she leave for Brussels on Tuesday. maat. The Premier, the Conto de
The Crown Prince Gustav Adolf
said that she would dis If he did date if the attacks on the Govern Braqueville, expressed condolences
The Minister of Post and Tele-not marry hor. He accordingly ment continue. funeral--Router.
SEIYUKAI REVOLT.
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emotion.
friend and faily.....
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MR. BIXBY COMING TO to the Prince, who then shoot will represent the King at the graphs i Paris ordered a suspen-went to the Registrar and gave
COLONY
(Special to "Telegraph")
hands with members of the Cabinet and with the famous Burgomaster, M. -Max,
Then
of
LONDON TRIBUTE
SINKIANG CHAOS,
GENERAL LI TU GIVEN DIFFICULT POST
(Special to "Telegraph”) alon of broadcasting for half an notice of the marriage. A news hour to-fight as a sign of mourn item appeared in the Hongkong The imbroglio is having serious
Nanking, Feb. 19. ing, while all items in the radio Telegraph the same day, and on repercussions within the ranks of London, Feb. 18.
It is learned in authoritative the Royal couple re-
programmes which are not in keep seeing this, the girl said she was the Seiyukai Party, where a move quarters that the Nanking Govarn- entered the train and proceeded to nounced the death of King Albert are to be deleted until after the to the Registrar and asked if he the Party leaders,
Sir John Simon personally an- ing with the spirit of mourning satisfied. The next day he wentment has been started to impeachment has decided to appoint Generat Shanghai, Feb. 19.
the private station at the Palace of the Belgians over the wireless funeral Reuters Special Service, could withdraw the notice. He dismissed two members for their against the Japanese in Manchuria, who recently Li Tu, formerly a Volunteer lender Mr. H. M. Bixby, vice-president at Lacken, membera
the this evening, at the same time of the China Aviation Corporation, Cabinet standing on the platfrom paying a warm tribute to the late
this refusal to refrain from airing as Pacification Commissioner in did soon being told that Paris, Feb. 18.
would be in order.
charges of corruption against lead-Sinklang. is sailing for Hongkong for the bareheaded.-Reuter.
King.
It is learned that His Majesty ordered official mourning for of discussing with the
The French Government have
Mr. Fraser said 'there was no ing officials.-United Preas. reason to doubt prisoner's story. King George will probably be re- Hongkong Government, on behalf
In passing sentence, Mr. Justice of the Corporation, detailed ar- The body of King Albert was presented at the funeral of Albert month for King Albert Reuter.
Lindsell, Pulsne Judge, said the rangements for the establishment embalmed to-night in preparation by one of his sons-Reuter. of facilities to enable the Shang- for the
punishment for perjury was a state funeral, by the hai-Canton air service to be ex- King's two doctors with experts!
serious one and he was imposing
light sentence in Hongkong-Contrat | and, a nursing sister.
View prisoner's fine Army record.
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tended News.
to
CHINA & SILVER
LIKELY TO RATIFY
́ ́LONDON PACT
BODY EMBALMED.
The Court Chaplain and two nune are watching the body to- night and prayers for the repose of the King's soul will be offered all through the night,
LYING IN STATE.
Later.
The body of King Albert is ly-
KING GEORGE'S MESSAGE
7
EN KAISER TOUCHED.
Doorn, Feb, 18. The ex-Kaiser was returning from. His morning walk when he was informed of the death of King Albert He turned pale and was deeply touched, retiring to his apartient where he remained for some time In-solitary meditation. Later, he said that the death of King Albert, who was privileged to be popular in his country, means a great beretvenient because his popularity kept together his peo ple and things, which otherwise might have beon; divided. Router. Londin, Feb. 18.
True Friend and Ally
(Spacial to "Telegraph”)
ing in state at the Palaco at Elly Taliomph. Capright. Telegraphis Miss Lacken, dressed In the khaki uni-mor Ordinanas, 1994. Reseford, Febrwary form of A Lieutenant-General. cm.)
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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY
of
COMPLETION LOAN TO BE ISSUED
(Special: to "Telegraph")
SOCIALIST RIOTS IN BRUSSELS
Demonstrations Against Austrian Events
In Sinklang, ho will be in charge of military affairs and take the role of mediator between the contend- ing military groups in the province. Format announcement of this ap-: pointment will be made UN soon un it is approved by the Executivo
Yuan-Central News.
ATTACK ON MRS. HUNTER
SESSIONS TRIAL
ADJOURNED
Brussels, Feb. 18. Several persons were injured in disturbances in Brussels on Satur- day night when shop-windows (Special to "Telegraph")
were broken by Socialist demon- atrators.
A charge of wounding Mirel Nanking, Feb. 19, with the Grand Cordon of the
Shanghai, Feb. 19 The outbreak was staged as Hunter, of No. 66A, Nathan Road, Encouraged by the fact that the Order of Leopold on his breast. United States Government is plan-
His Majesty the King forward- PRES. ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE. meetings, the Anglo-Chinese Com-in Austria.
As the result of a series of mark of protest against the events on November 30, which in pro ning to tako definite action necking face is sorene.
The head is bandaged but the ed a message to the Duke of Bra-
Socialists, despite the cold formerly omntove), at the ferred against a 10-year-old bant (the Crown Prince): It is the rehabilitation of silver, the
Washington, Fob. 18.mittee dealing with the British with the most profound sympathy. President Roosevelt, in a moss. Boxer Indomalty Fund has tragedy of the King's death, were house, was adjourned to February Nanking Foreign Office has recom- The hands are joined round that I and My people have learned age to Queen Elizabeth, says he resolved to fesus bonds to the threatening worse demonstrations 27 when the case was chiled at mended to the Executive Yuan the little ivory crucifix which was of the tragic death of your illus was inoxpressibly shocked to learn amount of 2000,000 to be solely to-night, but the authorities are the Criminal Sessions this morn- ratification of the London Silver made by negroes and given to the trious father. Ihasten to offer of the untimely death Agreement to which China is one King when he visited the Congo my heartfelt sympathy to you and Albert
bonds will be secured by the Fund devoted to the completion" of the|rendy-Router.. King
Canton-Hankow Railway. The loan
Dew boit Swak stated that Mr. E C. the people of Belgium SEND
Macnamara had only wet boen- In expected to hold an early meet The purple coverlet on the bed The British Empire will never
Government and people of and will be redeemable by instal-world tour, arrived at: Colombe on instructed to appear and he would
The Empress of Britain, on har forget the herole siguria Whose the Unlad States condole with ments within a period of thirteen Saturday: She in due bare on March require some little time to prepare
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