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No. 14247
一拜禮號二十月三英港香
AY
MARCH 12, 1934.
日七廿月正
China Bullding.
BINGLE DOPY 11' CHITE $34.00 PER ANNUM
DUNLOP
is the
SAFEST TYRE
SPAIN ON EVE OF ANOTHER VAST UPHEAVAL
ITALY
ABANDONS
JOINT EFFORTS
HINTS OF NEW
POLICY
THREE POWER PARLEY
(Special to "Telograph")
illy Telegraph, depright, Telegraphie lies 1244. Nuerived March
Ordinapos, 19 a.m.)
Rome, Mar. H.
Some anxiety is noted in diplo matic circles relative to the forth- coming conference in Rome be- tween Signor Mussolini, Dr. Doll- fuss and Dr. Gomboes.
The activity of the Italian Fremier la generally interpreted to mean that Italy's. netive operation in international efforts' to achieve stability, either in the
Co-
economic or political spheres, is
not to be expected.
Italy, it is hinted bigh Italian quarters IB convinced of the uselessness of International, con- ferences and will attend. further conferences of all the Powers only an observer.
SEEKING HER OWN WAY,
The attitude reflects the official ly announced decision regarding Italy' future association with the League of Nations.
three-power The forthcoming meeting of Italy, Austria and Hungary is regarded as a warn ing signal that Italy has abandon=" ed hopes of international (1)- operation and is now seeking to establish her own economie and political alignment.-United Press,
DEATH OF KOWLOON RESIDENT
Mrs.
Sager of Juliette Beauty Saloon
For four years a well-known and highly respected member of the
Socialist Party Leaders Prepare for Civil
GENERAL STRIKE
PROCLAIMED
FASCISTS
MOBILISE
GOVERNMENT TAKING UP CHALLENGE
Madrid, Mar. 11. Spain is on the eve of Another vast upheaval, al- most certain to lead to seri-
ENGLAND'S
RUGGER XV
CALCUTTA CUP TEAM CHOSEN
:
London, Mar. 11. Few changes have been
ous bloodshed, according to made in the England rugger competent observers of high-fifteen for the Calcutta Cup critical political situation. match at Scotland to be play-
ed at Twickenham day.
A clash between the Govern- ̧- ment and the Trade Unionists seems inevitable,
on
Satur
R. A. Gerrard (Bath), the former |Hongkong boy, who has been capped nearly every international A general strike throughout for Spain has been proclaimed by the match in the last three seasons, re- Itains his position in the three-quar-| Labour leaders. The strike ister line as do Cranmer and Meikle. ordered to start at midnight. The response of the Government has been to declare the ordar illegal.
All steps are being taken by the authorities to ensure the public services, which means clashes be tween the strikers and "black- legs."
Civil war threat is definitely in the air.
SOCIALIST THREAT.
H. G. Owen-Smith, the South African and Oxford University cricketer, is confirmed at full back respite his daring individuallam which has been criticised by ex- perta
The 'tehg has been chosent 15 follows.
I. GOwen-Smith (St. Mary'
Booth (Headingley), |Hospital)
Oxford Univeralty), Cranmer Gerrard (Bath). Meikla (Water- Siow (Leicester), Gadney Row (Blackitenth), Gregory (Bristol).
Longland
100gter)
There is a suspicion that the (Northamplon), Forrest (United Services), Dicks (Northampton), Lady Ashley, against whom her Government's first step in its Fry (Liverpool). Kendrew (Leice husband has filed petition for divorce, naming. Douglas Fairbanks effort to break the general drike ter), Weston (Northampton) - as the co-respondent. The hearing will be to proscribe the Sociallat Reuter,
is expected early next month.
CHINA FLEET CLUB
NEW BUILDING SOON TO BE OPENED
Party. The Socialist tenders have!
announced that preparations for CHINA'S ATTITUDE TO
MANCHUKUO
1
Statement Issued By Nanking
War
H. M. 5. Adventure, Dritain's solitary cruiser-type minėlayar, which has been attached to the China Squadron and arrived in Hongkong'. yesterday.
FIRE AT CHINESE LEGATION
Slight Damage In Berlin
Berlin, Mar. 11.
A fire which broke out to-night in the Chinese Legation here was quickly under control,
The outbreak started in The the Minister's study.
damage done was slight.-
Reuter.
SUICIDE PACT
MAN AND WOMAN FOUND DEAD
A suleide pact is thought to have been disclosed by the dis- covery of the bodies of a Chín- ese man and woman yesterday in a Wanchai flat.
U.S. AIR MAIL TRAGEDIES
ALL SERVICES SUSPENDED
READJUSTMENT OF ROUTES
Washington, Mar. 11. Major-General'' Foulois, the chief of the Army Air Corps, following the series of flying mis-
PRINCE SIXTE DYING
SECRET PEACE
EMISSARY ·
WAR MISSION RECALLED
("Telegraph" Special)
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March
Paris, Mar. 11. Prince Sixte of Bourbon- Parma, brother of the ex- Empress Zita of Austria and secret emissary of the Emperor Karl during the War, is dying in Paris from septic endocarditis.
The Prince is 48 years of age
and onc
nineteen of the children of the lato Duke Robert of Bourbon-Farma.
While his oldor half-brother, Prince Ellas, was in the Austrian service, Prince Sixte himself, who was living in Paris where he took. his degree in law, Joined the Belgian army after the outbreak of the war as an artillery officer.
PEACE BID.
When the Emperor Karl came to the throne. in November, 1916, he deformined to put an end to the world-war, if possible. In this attitude, he was confirmed by Zita, her another, and her brothers, Sixte
and Xavier, On December 12, 1916, the pence haps which have cost many lives, offer of the Central Powers was, has ordered the temporary sus published, but it fans not accepta-. pension of the air-mail carrying ble to the Allies. Then on March services now being operated by sixte, who had gone to Switzerland, 21, 1917, Karl empowered Prince the Army..
to
and
1o act na mediator and to tell 31.
to The stop will leave the United Poinenre that in order
obtain States without a single-air-mail peace he would make every effort line operating.
of support the "just claim The suspension will continue France to Alsace-Lorraine" pending the drafting and approval to have justice done to Belgium, of a new modified flying schedulo but no offer was made to cedo Aus
Italy In accordance with President trian territory to I Roosevelt's instructions.
Count Czernin, the
Foreign Minister, was aware of this move, Under the revised plan, which but did not see the letter. has been tentatively approved by It soon became clear that Prince Major-General Foulots, twelve of Sixte's secret negotiations would the eighteen routes now being lead to the results, desired by the traversed by army planes, includ Emperor Kark for Italy desired ing the main trans-Continental the cession of Austrian territory. routes, will be maintained when nikd
to this Kark would not con- operations are resumed. Router. sent. His letter to Prince Sixte was made public by M. Clemenceau SAFE FLYING.
in April, 1918, and this led to between Austria and Medical examination proved The United Press says that re-trouble
Germany culminating in the re- the services that both had died from the sumption of effects of a virulent poison, bo is believed that the number of
generally expected on Tuesday. It signation of Count Czernin.
Nanking, Mar. 12. lieved to be an acid.
trips will be greatly curtalled and
In June, 1927, the Neuca Wiener:
the
of the organ Tho Nanking Government issued The man has since been identi-that flying will only be permitted Journal,
when the weather conditions are Legitimista.
gave a version of a message last evening outlining
Manchurian Empire.
woman is Wong Ah-ml. She wus Telegraph Special..
which the Emperor Karl sought to win over the ex-Kaiser to the have Recounting China's efforts at re-his concubine. They had been
idea of peace by negotiation and thesistance to the Japanese armed living on a floor at No. 101, Lock-
to The building. located
Prince Sixte being employed. Karl's
got him to agree eventually Praya East reclamation, is an im- possession of unlicensed fire-arms. occupation of Bianchuria, the mess-Hart Rond. posing structure, five storeys high, covering a ground area of nearly 20,000 square feet, and it will nil a long-felt need.
civil war will be made immediately if their Party is banned.
The Catholic Action Popular (largely a Fascist organisation) is already taking active measures to meet the threat of disturbances.
YOUNG FASCISTS MOBILISED. The China Fleet Club, replacing The Party has ordered the what may be known as the Royal mobilisation of young volunteers Naval, Canteen, Wanchai, has just for civil defence. They are to been completed and is shortly to be at their posts in the streets at LmL on Tuesday to protect thei be opened.
The provisional date for the open-sale of newspapers when the strike Wednesday, March 21, and will be due to begin. performed by Commodore Frank Elliott.
(Special to "Telegraph”)
is
LATER VERSION.:
Kowloon community, Mrs. Juliang ceremony has been fixed forlof five thousand newspapermen is its attitude toward the so-called fied as Tai King-wing, and the regarded to be completely safe. Sixto's secret mission, according to
Sager, proprietress of the Juliette Beauty Saloon, Hankow Road, passed away early this morning at the Kowloon Hospital, after n brief illness,
Hundreds of
persons arrested for
on the already been
Reuter,
Mrs. Suger, who was born in Rochestor, Minnesota, 13 years ago,
The foundation-stone was laid ag came to the Far East in 1928. She recently us January 11, 1933, by was nearly a year in Shanghai, Admiral Sir Howard Kelly and its and then came to Hongkong where completion is in itself a noteworthy she opened her popular beauty par-achievement. There is, however, lour in Hankow Road.
still a debt of something like $450,- Sho enjoyed the respect and aftec-000 on the building. tion of a large circle of friends, and her untimely death due to double pneumonia will be deeply regretted.
The funeral cortege passes the Monument this afternoon at o'clock.
CHECK ON NAZI ENTHUSIASTS
ARBITRARY
ARRESTS
SPACIOUS THEATRE.
The Club consists of five floors,
GERMANY AND FAR EAST
CABINET MINISTER'S
SPEECH
Berlin, Mar. 11. -
ne sintes that following the
Domestic trouble is believed to Mukden Incident, the National Gor- ernment, renlining the seriousness be behind the double suicide; of the affair, considered It useless to resort to diplomatic means to settle it and, therefore, proceeded
to appeal to the League of Nations. MR. HU. HAN-MIN
The League finally adopted a
series of resolutions reasserting:
MOOTED
its demand for the preservation RETURN TO NANKING of China's territorial Integrity, and the non-recognition of the Puppet State.
Regarding the military aspect of one wing being devoted for the use The Minister of Economics, Dr. the struggle, the message points of the Chief and Petty Officers and Schmitt, was the principal out that China sacrificed many the other for lower ratings. Thore speaker at the dinner in Ham-lives in batties with the Japanese Is also a spacious theatre which was burg given to-night by the East at Shanghai, Johol and along the
Great Wall. thrown open for use some time ago
NOTED MUSICIAN PASSES AWAY
plan is said to have been welcomed by the German Crown Prince.
The Austrian Emperor sub- mitted a draft of his letter MR. HERMAN KLEIN to Prince Sixte which obtained.
Wilhelm's approval, but the text was later modified and it was thus possible for Berlin, to declare that the letter had been written and
(Special to "Telegraph")
(De Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphis Me sent behind the back of Germany. 10042 Ortinanon,
12, X.10.1.m.)
£283, Kovalvek
March
Prince Sixto in 1919 married Mi Hedwigo de la Rochfoucauld. In London, Mar. 11. July, 1926, he denied n rumour that he had boon adopted by the (Spacial to "Telegraph”)
The death has occurred, at Polish monarchists na pretender to the age of 77 years of Herman the throne of Poland.-Router's Shanghai, March 12. Klein, the well-known musical Special Service, Talk of the possibility of Mr. critic, author and teacher of Although China was unable to Central Government fold is in the
Hu Han-min returning to the singing. and in which the Hongkong A.D.C. Asiatic Club.
Born at Norwich, Klein studied WALKED 100 MILES Dr. Schmitt stressed the recover the lost land through arm-| has already staged a production.
UNDERGRADUATE The ground and first floors are urgency of the improvement of ed force, which only meant the air. It is believed that ho may be singing under Manuel Garcia and in the near future. Never was chor at the Guildhall School of taken up with bars, reading rooms, Germany's oversens markets, and pitting of man-power against high-persuaded to return to Nanking was for thirteen years vocal ten-
in London. He trained WINS, £50 BET billiard rooms, dining rooms, and wlahed the Chinese Governmently mechanised military weapons there greater urgency than at Music
Chinese Government had
of several well-known public singers
Mr. John Lubbington, an under- the higher floors are devoted to the utmost success in their pro-the
grammo for securing the quiet issued orders for the arrest and all statesmen in sacking the sal and began his career as a musical graduate of Jesus College, Cam-
present for the co-oporation siceping accommodation.
punishment of, the traitors who
bridgo, won a bot of 250 from a vation of the country, said an Journalist in 1875, There are altogether $15 beds, development of the interior, divided into dormitories,
For many years he was musical follow undergraduato yesterday on the In a brief reference to Japan, created the so-called Manchukuo oficial spokoman to-day. second and third floors, and 109 he expressed the hops that Japan's State under the Japanese protec
21 hours. Berlin, Mar. 11. cubicles on the top floor. Each relations with Gormany would tion, in accordance with the High Mr. Ha Shi-ching, a member of correspondent of the Manchester by walking to London and back mittoo, called on Mr. Sun Fo last for some time critle of the Satur He left Cambridge at seven floor has a wide verandah on the continue to be friendly, to the Treason Law promulgated by the tho Central Kuomintang Com- Guardian and the Scotsman, and in
National Government General Goering has forbidden north and east siden which will advantage of both-Reuter.
National
Government evening in connection with this day Review. From 1999 to 1909 ho o'clock on Tuesday morning, ar- Tho
rosided in America. He was the rived at Finchley-road at night, arbitrary arrests by Nazi Storm provide alry accommodation during
earnestly streases the need for matter, men Troopers or by minor Nazl the summer months. Entirely new officials..
The French sloop Durment de national, unity in present in Mr. Yang Toh-chao, General Inventor of the phono-vocal method and then sot off on the return beds and bedding have been in Urville arrived here this morning.
cumstances and urged everyono Chan Chai-tong's representative, of learning singing with the old journey, which he completed at
four o'clock yesterday morning, In future arrests must be or-stalled throughout.
to contribute his share to the anys that complete agreement of a gramophone. dored by the Secret Polico.. Two lifts serve the various floors,
The author of numerous books. The distance from Cambridge, to Disiurbed while effecting an entry salvation of the country ---Central between Nanking and Canton has must one in each wing of the building.
been reached on all outstanding dealing with musical matters, he London and back is about 100 miles. Six Cambridge undergraduates Into No. 232 Des Voeux Road, a w04-1
problems particularly concern was also the translator of several nected thief, leaped from the first y floor in a panic, and was found by theke bil-ho, of Yaumati, was injured Ing the anti-Red campaign, as a operas, including "Carmen," and attempted the walk for a wager of There are two rending rooms for police lying in the street, injured on youterday, when alighting from a mov. result of General Chiang Ting-the poems of over seventy lleder by £100 to $2 in December. All falled,
#Router's Special Service.
miles
of the $100 befors giving up, lower ratings on the ground Saturday night. He conveyed tour in Shanghal Strost. She was won's visits to Canton Central Bchubert Schuman and Brahms, but one of them got within fivo
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Provincial Governors
telegraph to General Goering details of any arrests made. If "they are not confirmed within - a
wock) they will become invalid.the Router:
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