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SUICIDE OF FAMOUS JAPANESE TENNIS STAR
Jiro Satoh, shown on the courts at Wimbledon, during » match in walch he was beaten by Jack Crawford.
WANCHAI CRASH TRAGEDY
YOUNG EUROPEAN WOMAN KILLED
THROWN FROM
SIDECAR
Mrs. Hanna Scott, a young woman who arrived in the Colony from Shanghai about four months ago, was killed last night in a motor-cycle accident in Wanchai.
Mrs. Scott was riding In the side-car of a matur-cycle combina ton driven by Mr. E. Mitford, of B, Dragon Terrace, safatant) engineer in the Hongkong Tram-i ways Company, at about 11.30 p.m. when the mishap occurred.
Jiro Satoh Disappears From Hakone Maru While At Sea
TRAGIC RESULT OF ILLNESS
SEVEN-HOUR SEARCH
FRUITLESS
LETTER INDICATES
INTENTION
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT),
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1804. Received April 6, 12.29 11.m.)
CUBAN PURCHASE KING
OF SILVER
Loan Authorised
in America
Washington, Apr. 5.
The Reconstruction Fin ance Corporation has au- thorised a loan of $6,000,- 000 to the new export and Import bank for Cuba to enable it to finance the pur- chase of $8,000,000 worth of silver, which will be re- sold to the Cuban Govern- ment.
Y
The silver will be minted and issued as currency by the Cuban Government. Reuter.
KISSES
THE BRIDE
RECONCILED TO GRANDSON
"COMMONER" WEDDING ECHO
(Special to "Tolagraph") -
(Teleproph. Copyrighi. Telegrankie Mem sages Ordinance, 14. Received April 4. 8.34 ..}
Cannes, Apr. 5.
"It is permitted to suppose that
"Mr. and Mrs. Bernadotte".
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION
[TEXACO LAUNCH
SUNK
HARBOUR MISHAP
A mysterious explosion aboard #2) the Texaco Oil Company's motor launch "Texaco" practically barst the vessel abaft at noon to-day and caused her to sink immedi. ately in the harbour just off West Point.
The crow wore thrown into the water and a passing steamboat, belleved to be the "Milku," picked them up with, as far as can be jascertained, no other casunities than burna sustained by the cook. The strange part about the in-
yot failed to discover that any thing of an explosive nature was being carried at the time and the possibility of tracing it to the engine is ruled out by the fact that the explosion occurred at the.
the King kissed the bride and U. S. LABOUR sidont le that the police have as
NEWSPAPER shook hands with the bridegroom,
ROMANCE
and that bygones are bygones."
Thus quaintly does an official
Aboard s.s. Hakone Maru, Apr. 6.. JIRO SATOH, CAPTAIN OF JAPAN'S DAVIS CUP TEAM, DISAPPEARED FROM THE SHIP LAST NIGHT AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT HE JUMPED OVERBOARD-COM- ROY HOWARD'S SON Sweden with Prince Sigvard, MITTING SUICIDE..
The tragedy which has terribly shocked his team- mates, is attributed to ill-health and depression. He has not been well since leaving Hongkong and appeared to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
WEDDED
(Special "Talograph")
(Telegraph, Coverjuht, Tekarephio Mom Ordinance, 40%. Beceled April
Satoh recognised the seriousness of his contenido. dition and when the Hakone Maru arrived in Singapore, he expressed a desire to return to Japan. He was, however, persuaded to continue in the be lief that the sea-voyage would quickly, restore him to normal health.
CHANGED DECISION TO RETURN
It is learned that Mr. Mitford
Immediately Satoh's absence burn in Tokyo In 1908 and was was-turning the combination from from the ship was discovered educated at the Waseda University Arsenal Streat into Johnston Road) after a fruitloss search from atem Ho took up lawn tennis when
and to stern, it was realised that he a youth
played for his when the cycle suddenly
must have jumped or fullen over-university team with considerable turned.
Going to Europe for the first
over-
board.
SEVEN-HOUR SEARCH.
Яuccess.
Balfe.
UNREST
Swedish Court Circular refer to MOTOR WORKERS AGAIN stern of the vessel.
the reconciliation of King Gustav
who less than n'month
ago for- feited his Royal rights for love of a commoner.
THREATENING
RESULTS
The Prince was married at Cax- BOARD FAILS OF Lon all register office, West- minster, to Miss Erika Patzek, daughter of a wealthy Berlin busi- nens man, and they left shortly afterwards for the honeymoon in Italy.
PRINCESS INGRID'S PART.
Washington, April 5. New York, Apr, G.
Labour trouble is again threa- Jack Howard, the son of Mr.
tening to break out in the motor, Roy Howard, the famous Director
manufacturing industry, owing of the Howard Scripps News- paper Syndicate, both of whom are Ingrid, granddaughter of the Duke
It is believed that Princess to the failure of negotiations sub- well-known in the Far East, was of Connaught and sister of Prince sequent to President Roosevelt's married yesterday to Miss Barbara Sigvard, usted as mediator in the intervention to achieve results
reconciliation. Miss Balfe is n daughter of Mr.
satisfactory to the workers. The King of Sweden met his and Mrs. Thomas W. Balfe, Newgrandson and daughter-in-law, now
General Hugh Johnson is striving York social leaders.
known ne Mr. and Mrs. Bernadotte to avert a breakdown and has sent Mr. and Mrs. Jack Howard at Cannes to-day and relations be his chief Labour Assistant, Mr. afterwards left on their honeymoon tween the Prince and his family O'Grady, to Detroit to which is being spent in the were restored as in the case of his the situation. Caribbean.
cousin, Prince Lennart, who mar- It appears that the workers aro 1032-Reuter's Spccial Service. rled a Swedish girl in London in becoming restive at the delay ex- perfenced by, the special Labour Board formed by President Roose- | volt in effecting in settlement the disputed lesues.
On his return, the bridegroom will go to work on the Indianapolis Times, one of his father's leading newspapers.
HEAVILY THROWN.
time in 1931, he made a great He was recently in the Far some time, The occupant of the side-car was
The Hakone Maru was turned impression by his cool, but East, working for thrown out heavily, recolving fatal round and circled about its pan-pionships. He took the first two Advertiser and the
vigorous play in the French cham-gaining experience, on the Tokyo Shanghai injuries to her head and back.
Post and Mercury- Everything possible was done, butage over more than seven houre sets against Gestion 6-0, 6-1 and Evening the victim died before reaching the before hope of rescue was aban-stood up well to Borotra, but was United Press, Government Civil Hospital.
It is understood that Mrs. Scott, who came to Hongkong just before Christmas, has parents in Shanghal. She had been employed at the Alexandra Beauty Parlour and was living at 5, Morrison Gap Rond. She was twenty-six years of age, according to a brief report of the mishap made to the police early this morning.
The furoral takes place at the Jewish Cemetery at about four o'clock this afternoon.
CAUSE OF HUMAN WELFARE
ZAMORA'S APPEAL TO SCIENTISTS
(Special to "Telegraph")
(Dy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphía Mem Bangsa Ordinager, 1997. Nazaired Aprit
doned.
No trace whatever was seen of
the missing tennis player, who was one of the most striking per- sonalities in the game.
now
eventually beaten.
POKER-FACE.
He differed from Western players in the total absence of expression The Hakone Maru fx arriving at Penang, hours overdue. on his face. Whether winning or
Our Own Correspondent.
losing, he gave not the least sign of emotion--a fact which
HONGKONG TALK.
DEATH OF MRS. ELBERT GARY
sometimes overawęd opponents One of Wealthiest Women
of
used to seeing indications. Jiro Satoh was not looking too pleasure or despondency on the well when he was in Hongkong, other side
His of the net, although no-one dreamed that method was to move about at the there was anything seriously the back of the court playing good-
| matter.
in ал Interview with Telegraph representative, he
LETTER LEFT IN CABIN
length medium-paced shots tire- alessly until a short ball came over. in- then hitting it a tremendous blow and going up to the net in flash.
Singapore, April 0. A letter found in Satoh's cabin after his disappearance has been noticed, Indleates that he com- mitted suicido,
Much sorrow is expressed in local Japanese circles that Satoh's original Intention to return to Japan from here was not carried out-Reuter.
Mem
of United States
(Special to "Telegraph")
Ordinance.
FLOOD DISASTER IN AMERICA
NINETEEN DEAD AND SCORE MISSING
(Special to "Talograph")
(Dy Telegraph, Ongyright, Telegraphic Mes-
4, 10.43 am96. )
Ordinance. 249. Received April
Chicago, April 5. Wisconsin and Oklahoma have been severely hit by torrential rains, causing disastrous flooding all over the States.
(By Talegraph. Copyright, felegraphic Menį missing.
ANDA Received April The damage is already estimated
to be in excess of U.S. $2,000,000.- United Press.
$ 10.53 0.196.)
Crossing to England, he won the
Neir York, April 6. South of England championship Mrs. Elbert Gary, one of Ameri- and twelve successive tournaments,en's wealthiest women, passed boing undefeated in singles.
deal with
| VATICAN AT “WAR” WITH NAZIS
RELATIONS BADLY
STRAINED
Vatican City, Apr. 5. rowspaper, Osservatore Romano, A pronouncement in the Cathoile shows that relations betwe, the Vatican and Germany
trained as ever they were
are
The pronouncement deales tho Vatican ever agreed to the dis- solution, at Nazi dictation, of the Catholic Centre Party in Germany. Addressing three hundred Ger-
U.S. REVOLUTION PLOT INQUIRY
in Professor Wirt Called
To Give Evidence
Mr. O'Grady hopes to be Detroit in time to attend meetings of the workers to be held on Friday to discuss what steps are to be taken.Houter.
GOVERNOR AND LADY PEEL
LEAVE FOR HOLIDAY
IN JAPAN
His Excellency the Governor and Lady Peel left by the Canadian
has
:
Washington, Apr., 5.
Professor William Wirt been summoned to
testify on Tuesday before a Congressional Investigation Committee regarding his sensational allegation that Brains
. members of the
Trust are plotting revolu... · tion in the United States. --Reuter.
diamati z ZA CITY KARA
At least nineteen' are known to Pacife liner Empress of Japan
man Catholic youths to-day, His be dead, with a score
more are to-day for a brief holiday in Japan, Hollness the Pope alluded to the They are due to return by the sufferings of many Catholic Empress of Canada, which arrives youths, which recalled the faith of in Hongkong on the 27th instant.
martyrs. The Hon. Sir Thomas Southorn His Holiness promised to do his In at 12.30 pm atmost to defend them against to-day as Officer Administering the persecution-Router, ON Government during Sir William
Satoh spent the winter of 1931 home.
away to-day at her Fifth Avenue MARYSE HILTZ in Australia where he played Jack
THE WAY
She was the widow of the late
Crawford three tinton and beat Elbert Gary, chairman and chief
him once.
WIMBLEDON SEMI-FINALIST.
Returning to England in 1982 to study economica, he allowed him self time to play at Wimbledon Madrid, April 6.
where his extraordinary range of ground strokes and crisp volleys Selentlets from all parts of the
and his highly effective ovorhend world are attending the Interna
stroken arouned general ad. tional Congress of Pure and
miration. After beating the Applied Chemistry which WOR opened to-day by President Zamora, dicated that he was looking for American, Sidney Wood, he be ward with the keenest anticipa-came the first Japanese semi-finalist The Spanish President appealed tion to their Davis Cup clash with since his compariot, Shimiůzu, to scientists not to provide Govern- Australia, although he realised brilliancy. He was beaten, how- instonlehed Wimbledon by hin ments with materials to destroy that the Japanese team were con- ever, by Il. W. Austin 7-5, 6-2, peoples, but to devote their Inborn-fronted by n big proposition. torles to the cause of human
Ha expressed complete conil- welfare.-Router's Special Service,
Lnst year after defeating dence in the ability of -his col-Austin for the right of entry Into leagues and himself to make the the semi-final, Satoh lost in four Australiana fight every inch of the sets to Jack Crawford, the oventunt RAIN, PREDICTED ·
way for victory,
winner. The antieylone has extended He was only twenty-six years of} outhward and has weakened. age. Pressure in relatively low to the south-east of the Loochoos, Local | |*** forochet:-N.E. winds, moderate; Jiro Satoh, the most ominent Tennis
loudy generally; some rain. of Japaneso tennis-players, was
JAPAN'S LEADING PLAYER.
|6-1.
executive oficer, until his death, of the United States Steel Corpora- tion, one of the biggest magnates of his day-United Press,
GENERAL CALLES. GRAVELY ILL
4
FORMER PRESIDENT OF MEXICO
(Special to "Telegraph")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphia Man
Ordinance,jarj Revived Aprű |6, 10,83, mam).
EXPECTED HERE AT ABOUT 5 P.M.
Nanking, April 6.. Mile, Maryse Hitz hopped off at st nine o'clock this morning for Hongkong in beautiful weather.
She should arrive at about five o'clock this afternoon.—Router,,
GOLD MOUNTAIN
MORE GOES INTO U.S. VAULTS
was aworn
Peal's absence.
The Hon. Mr. D. W. Tratman will act as Colonial Secretary.
100
DEATHS FROM MENINGITIS
HOTEN EPIDEMIC
SUBSIDES
Swatow, Apr. 3.
GLIDER TOWED BY PLANE
YOUNG AIRWOMAN
CROSSES CHANNEL
London, Apr. 5.
· Miss Joan Meakin, the young London airwoman, crossed the Channel to-day in a glider towed
after
With the coming of the rain, by an aeroplane. She left Ostond the meningitis epidemic at Roten early this afternoon and made a hna subsided. It caused over a safe landing at Lympne, hundred deaths. Except for the wards proceeding to Heaton. last two or three, everyone attack series of beautiful loops over the
Before alighting, she made ed by the discase succumbed, causing the people to call it the aerodromo-British Wireless. "Hammor Disease." New York, April 5. Hoten's present trouble. is the
Ip Yau, unemployed, pleaded guilty The Fodoral Reserve Bank of appearance of a marauding tigor, before Kir. Hamilton, in the Central Moxico City, Aprli 5. New York Issues a statement show-fond of pig-Our Own Correspon Magistracy yesterday to n General Plutarco Calles, former ing imports of $4,039,100 in gold dent.
concerning, the thaft of a mult-case J. L. T. A. SHOCKED,
President of Mexico, is very sori- from England and India and no ex-
containing a dress suit, collar, tic, links and gludā, from a car in Jack- ously I, suffering from malarin, ports. Tokyo, April 6,
The opening ceremony of the now on Road, the property of the Puisne. There is no change in the amount Omcials of the Japanese LawnHe is sixty-four years of age and
8ikh Temple Hall is to be performed Judge, Mr. Justice Lindnoli, on Janu- Association have beon considerable fanxiety la feltof gold stock earmarked for forelyn By Hon. Bir. E. D. C. Welfe, C, M, G., ary 10 and was sentenced to six (Continued on Page 7)..
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