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六拜禮 號十月三英港香
SATURDAY, ·MARCH 10,
1934.
日三廿月正
BINGLE COPT. 17 VENTE B44.00 PER ANNUM
No. 14240
POLICE CHIEF'S
CHIEF'S CHARGES
QUEEN
AGAINST MINISTER
OF SHEBA'S
LOST
CAPITAL
FRENCH EXPLORER'S CLAIMS
TEMPLE TOWERS
STANDING
(Special to "Talegraph”)
(By Tatamash. Czpyright, Telegraphia Mon
Delimanos, its. Beled
Hope
10, 998 ami).
Morth
Paris, Mar. 9.
The mysterious practically un-
trodden paths of the Arabian deserts have yielded up another secret of immense interest to
M. Chiappe, accompanied by his wife, leaving the Prefecture of Polico in Paria.
NO RISKS
PARIS RED COUP
M. CHIAPPE FACES M. DALADIER
EX-PREMIER
DENIES STORY
Paris, Mar. 9.
The idea of a "Red Plot" which is the newspaper in- terpretation of the extraor dinary story related by M. Chiappe, the former Paris police chief, accusing M. Trot of conspiracy, was scouted to-day by M. Daladier, who was Premier during the crisis of early February.
archaeologists by the use of the FOR FRANCE Chiappe's statement that he was
aeroplane, according to a des patch from the noted French novelist and explorer, M. Andre Malraux.
M. Malraux claims to have discovered the lost capital, of the Queen of Sheba.
The explorer recently left secret- ly with the object of exploring the Arabian Desort by air and in a message sent to Paris immediately after be had arrived in Djibouti,] he states that he has found the legendary city of Saba (Shebn).
Kalraux says that the site! of the biblical city is near the edge of the famous Roubaelknall, which has seldom been crossed by white
теп.
He states that twenty towers of the temple are still stand- ing.
2,200-YEAR-OLD DISASTER.
The existence of the ancient city of Saba is recorded by Arabic writers, according to whom founder bunt & great dum in the immediate neighbourhood
the
SPECIAL DEFENCE
SCHEME
£27,000,000 PROGRAMME
Paris, Mar. 9. Important further steps for the strengthening of France's military defence
He declared that, despite M.
given warning,, there was never any question of a plot by M. Frot. Chiappe mentioned that M. Frot intended to form a government | himself, but thut, said M. Daladier,
was a legitimate ambition.
CHIAPPE'S DISMISSAL..
Dealing with the circumstances of M. Chiappe's romoval from the Prefecture of Police, M. Daladier aaid that after a study of the Stavisky dossier, he found nothing that could smirch M. Chioppe's
personal probity, but he appea
inck of activity which would have:
1
WHITEAWAYS
JUST UNPACKED
Large Assortment
FLAPJACKS
Now Designs. $4.95 to $7.50.
CALL AND INSPECT,
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
IN HONGKONG
Picture shows' 'a blaxing bus, eat afire by viotere, in the Pinco de In
Concorde Paris, during the recent disturbances.
CUBA IN SILVER MARKET
U.S. Financing Bank Created
Washington, Mar. 9. President Roosevelt, has issued an executive order creating an export and im port bank to finance silver purchases by the Cuban Government-Reuter.
ENGLISHWOMEN ARRESTED
C.E.R. FIRE DISASTER
JAPANESE TROOPS ACCUSED
'BANDIT FIGHTING AN EXCUSE
(Special to
"Telegraph">
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Teligraphia Mess Ordinance. 1214. Rezelve March
Moscow, Mar. 9.
GOVERNMENT AND
PUBLIC OPINION
KOWLOON READER'S
SUGGESTIONS
PETITION TO WHITEHALL ·
The urgent need for some man- ner of constitutional reform in Hongkong to enable the Govern- ment to keep in closer harmony with pablic opinion is, in the com- munication below, again lightly touched upon by the author of last week's challenging letter on the vandalism commenced among Kowloon's troca.
Sir. The ready and willing
RASPUTIN FILM LIBEL
M.G.M. Lodge Appeal in London
London, Mar. 9. The Metro-Goldwyn. Mayer. Corporation have lodged an appeal in the Rasputin film libel case in. which Princess Youssoupoff was awarded £25,000 damages.-Reuter.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL
POWER
response of Government to the NEWFOUND LABOUR protests against the felling of the trees in Nathan Rood proves con- clusively that, in the first in- stance, some-one: acted either
without due reflection or in com- MR. MORRISON'S plete ignorance of the true feel- ing of Kowloon residents.
From it one can gather, the powor-tnt-be either ignored or forgot that the trees were apared eight years, age a result of
public protents.
08
AN EYE TO THE FUTURE. If this is correct, what is to prevent some official taking down another 19 trees in say 1936 or An official roport has reached 1937 and so on until the whole the Soviet Government from avenue is destroyed? So far as 1 Habarovsk declaring that Japan:ean 800 nothing except definite ese troops in Manchuria, while, instructions from the Secretary
permitted the arrest of Staviaky COUSIN OF EARL OF fighting Chinese bandits, set of State that the trees shall not
are being submitted for ap-1933, and he came to the con- proval to the Chamber.
was giving!
that
L
HAREWOOD
_OF_MERCY_
Krewed March
ASSURANCE
London, Mar. 9. The final results or the London County Counc CACCIATORS
were declared to-pay. 'The Labour Farcy bas secured a inajority of 14 over the municipal resormers, which is the only diner party ro- presented on the new Council.
This is the first time Labour. have been in a majority, in the County Council. Too finni Agures
üre:
Labour...
GU 56
in 1931 or in any event curly in
clusion that the Profecture was in} need of fresh blood. The Government proposes to
M. Daladier,who evidence before the Commission of VIENNA ERRAND launch upon an extensive organisation and re-equipment Enquiry into the recent grave programme for its defence forces riots, waa-aubsequently drama- under a sheme which will cost tically confronted with M. Chiappe, about £27,000,000, for which awho maintained that he told M.
of destroying the conccasion, the I therefore suggest that one of (Special to "Telegraph") has Daladior, then the Prime Minister, special expenditure account
encounter with bandits serving as the recognised leaders of Kowloon been laid on the table.
that M. Frot was building up a
an excuse-United Press.
proparo for signatures o'suitable (By Terraph: Copyright, Talegraphic Mom personal party.
Reuter messages from Moscow petition to the Secretary of State, and Under the plan, the Minister of Daladier replied that he had un-10, 28 a
M.ange Ordinonce, to re-war will be authorised to spend limited confidence in M. Frot and
state that information from Har- asking that the matter may be ceive the water from the moun over £14,000,000 on the completion knew already what he (Chiappe)
Vienna, Mar. 9.bin shows that houses and busi- enquired Into with a view to of the frontier defence-works had told him:
The Earl of Harewood's second neas premises belonging to the getting such an assurance. The story goes that the dam during 1934/35, while the Minister
cousin, Mrs. C. C. Waddington C.E.R. were destroyed as well as
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC. burst its banks and carried away of Marine will devote £1,560,000
(nee Lascelles) and a friend, Mis much valuable timber. E. Leacock, were detained by the The Tass Ageney report alleges the greater part of the flourishing to the construction of liquid fuel city, together with neighbouring depots for coastal defences.
police in Vienna this afternoon. that the fire was started by the Japanese troops on a pure pretext villages and people. The disaster The Air Ministry is allotted
They were taken into custody. is supposed to have occurred in the £11,626,000 for the equipment of
when they were found to be dis- enter combat with bandits
Reuter. third century before the Christian the Air Force on the principle of
tributing money in the Florisdorf ern, in which case, it would apquality rather than of quantity
district, scene of very severe fight-| pear, from an account by Strabo, and a Arst-liac air fleet ready for Chlappy that M. Frat was prepar- recent Socialist upheaval.
He had the impression from Ming and much bloodshed in the PHILIPPINES BILL that the Sabacana had recovered much of their prosperity of the action at any moment will being a Ministerial team, not a teum
Municipal Reformers ... fire to a valuable Chinese East-be touched until a public meeting
has been held to consider the "Labour gains number 35, and“ ern Railway timber concession,
mattor. To my mind, the greater losses uno. The Municipal Re- A loss of many thousands of should include the less, as I learn. formera gained one sent upd lost gold roubles was suffered that it is proposed to spoil the re- 20. The Liberals last six souts.. result, all attempts to extinguish maining trees by taking off their Of the electorato 82.8 per cent. the blaze belag ineffectual. ."
branches should the flat go forth voted. At the 1931 election 27.8 It is alleged that the fire was that-the-trees-thomselves-are-to per cent-polled, deliberately started with the idea ba saved,
tring.
times of the Queen of Sheba,
QUEEN OF SHEBA.
built.-Renter.
It is now generally accepted that HITLER AGENTS'
the famed Queen of Sheba who
visite King Solomon (1 Kings x.1)
came from this part of Arabia
(now known as Yemen) and not
THREATS
from Ethiopia as Jurephus related. LORD MARLEY'S TOUR
Saba or Shaba is mentioned several times in the Old Testament.
Router.
U.S. SUBMARINE EXPLOSION
SEVEN INJURED OFF SAN DIEGO
(Special to "Talograph")
the Telegraph. Copyright. Teromphis Mees
Ordinan LIBS. Reposved.
30% 10.8) 10.)
March
San Diego, Mar. 9.
A serious accident occurred aboard the American submarine Nautilus to-day, a series of ex plosions occurring in the engine-|
OF AMERICA
London, March 9.
Hitler agents in New York
twice threstoned to plug me if i
addressed meetings," declared
DALADIER'S POSITION.
M, Daladier retorted that he ad never heard Chiappe speak of Frot's activities having exceeded his political and parliamentary Aphere,
of men determined to bring off station under detention for three They were kept at the police in coup by force..
hours and then released
upon
M. Chiappe maintained that giving a satisfactory explanation wealthy member of the Cabinet
was approached to provide funda to arm the Communist forces,
M. Daladler replied that he did not remember Chiappe mentioning
| it.-Neuter.
BRITISH TRADE REVIVAL
Lord Marley on his return to NEW
London to-day from a tour of over oight thousand miles in the United" Statca.
of their objective.
SENATE COMMITTEE
APPROVES
("Telegraph" Special)
3
REAL CHANGES COMING.
The leader of the Labour Party fin London, Mr. -Herbert. Morrison, a statement to the press, naid real changes of policy, would in- evitably take place, and he was anxious that the direction of the Council's polley should be clear- cut. "He" was confident that the The effect of such petition integrity of its administration would be this It may save the would be fully safeguarded under trees and, maybe, would prove to Labour control, and that the the Secretary of State that the Council would be animated by the public of Hongkong and the highest spirit of pubile responsi» Government of Hongkong wore bility and public service. growing further and further apart He indicated that a large-scale (which is a fact), and would pave programme of housing, and slum the way to further representations clearance would
the engage as to the best form of Govern-
carllent attention of the Council.. ment for Hongkong, which willBritish Wireless. have to be made sooner or later.
My attention has just been called to the fact that Mr. Baldwin has declared that no Dictator would flourish in England,
DICTATORSHIP.
Mrs. Waddington, it is learned, had been furnished with a list of
10y Telegraph. Copyright, Telepraskla Mas- people whom she wished to help, and she called at the house of ages Ordinance. 1494. Revived March police official in error. The 10.5 0.9)
bellove Hongkong would ofcin! was responsible for their
Washington, Mar. 9,
flourish under a Dictator, who was temporary detention. Mrs. Wad- The Senate Committee on Inaulur allowed to develop a sound and dington explained that her pur- Affairs has reported favourably on wise system of government which pose was entirely non-party and the Tyding-McDue Philippines provided proper constitutionai she was allowed to go.--Renter: BillUnited Press.
ZEALAND GIVES CLOUDS OF REVOLUTION
A HAND
(Special to "Telegraph"}
ffle Telegraph. Copyright. Talagrazile Man
Ordino Rod, J. Rocawod Mart
Ho addressed no fower than eighty meetings, chiefly on behalf of the victims of Hitlorism in Germany, and collected $250,000,0 for the settlement of the refugees in the Jewish Republic which la being established in Birobidjan in Russia.-Router,
ALIEN SEAMEN
FOREIGN PROTESTS TO U.S.A.
Washington, Mar. 9. Owing to protests by Great
London, Mar. 9.
don for New Zealand, Sir James The High Commissioner in Lon-
tor,
OVER SPAIN
STORM NOT YET BROKEN: GENERAL STRIKE THREAT
Madrid, Mar. 9.
OBSTRUCTION POLICY.
KOWLOON LAD MISSING
LA SALLE COLLEGE ́STUDENT
George Goldin, the 14-year-old Anfeguarda-provided auch son of Mr. M. Goldin, of 9 Lock Dictator was wise enough to Road, Kowloon, is missing accord ascertain the well-informed opin- ing to a polico report this mor- ion of local residents. But we ning.
are not likely to get such a Dicta- The father states that the lúd tor, and without one our only con- has boon missing from La Salle stitutional safeguard is a free College since noon yesterday. Prose and the right, which is disused, but which, I suggest, bo revived, of presenting potitions to the Secretary of State.
I hope to deal with other aspects of Government and Public Opin- ion at a later date.
PARISH PUMP
NEW YORK
LICENCES EXTENDED
on Monday, but Madrid's bread Parr, in a speech to-day revealel The revolutionary storm which supply is assured. The master that British shipyneds are at has been threatening to break bakora havo declared that they present building ten ships for the over Spain for a wook still holds will hold themselves responsible. GOLD DEALINGS IN Now Zealand trade and that New off. Zeninud has just signed a $100,000 Over thirty newspapers were contract with British Arma for the suspended to-day, a clear indica The Socialists are adopting a supply of railway permanent way tion of the state of tension, and policy of obstruction in the materials for New Zealand.--Reu- there is no doubt that there is Cortes, demanding" ́a quorum, much restlessnoss in certain parts namely, an absolute majority for
TILL-MAY of the country where the soclal tho
Pasaing of non-political The Nautilus was carrying out!
US, COTTON ACREAGE:
measures and authority for an in- conflict exists.
The Home Secretary admitted eroase of 1,000 men in the Civil
Washington, March 9. power run about 150 miles off Britain, Canada and certain
Washington, March 9. that the situation is difficult, but Guard.
the Me Morgenthau has extended, ahoro whom the explosions oc- European countries, the Stato The Farm Administration re-declared that the country as-a A #tir has been created by the from March 15 to May 1, tho offoc
Department : s opposing the ports that preliminary tabulations whole was satisfactory.
reported drafting of a hundred tiveness of the licenses for dealing The victims have been brought private members' Blil now before of the cotton reduction campaign The day passed quietly although Civil Guards and a hundred Cora in gold which were issued under to Ban Diego by the destroyer Congress dealing with the do- Indientes that 15.124,000 seros has there are many thousands of binlers to the Huesen District, the provisional regulations in Barry. They are all expected to purtation of allon scamen. Res so far been offered for rental in workers on strike.
centro of the revolt of 1930----| President Roosevelt's gold order of (hecover-United Press.
| ter.
033,000 contracta-Router A A general strike is, threatened Reuter.
August 28 list—Beuter.
Seven ratings were injured, four of them seriously.
curred.
...
STOP PRESS
The sliver ordor issued from the White House authorises a bank' for the Cuban trade with $2,500,- |000 of préferied stock and 250,000 - common shares to be acquired by. tho>R.F.C3=
The Bank will extend to Cuba aumclent credit for sliver pur chases on a big scale for expand. Ing Cuban currency circulation- Reuter.