OBITUARY Former Prime Minister as he had not n majority, he dis-
Of Rumania
MARSHAL AVERESCU
Bucharest, Oct. 3. The Rumanian military lender and statesmen, Marshal Alexander Averesen, died on Sunday aged 78- Trans-Ocean..
Alexander Averescu, son of a pearant, was born In Beasarabla ing 1003. He entered the Rumanian,
a private, but attracted army an notice by his ability and received ai commission, after which he was sent at the expense of the State to the military academy at Turin.
As a major he was for a time military attache in Derlia and later was several times Minister for War. Before the entry of Rumania Info the war he commanded an army corps at Craiova. During the campaign he made a name for himself and be- came extraordinarlly popular, After fighting a losing battle against heavy odds when the Germans overwhelm-
was
el Rumania In 1910, he broke their frost in July, 1917, and gained 10 miles. His chances of real success were dissipated by the
the mass deser- tions among his Russian allies, but he stopped the German advance. At the beginning of 1910 he in command of the Rumanian army which was fighting against the Bolsheviks, when as a sequel to the fall of Bratiano on February 9 he was asked to form » Government and on March 5, 1918, he concluded the treaty with the Central Powers, afterwards resigning.
Averescu was Minister of the In- terior, but resigned in 1019. In 1020, he was asked to form a Cabinet and,
solved Parliament, securing at the elections 210 supporters against 127 Opposition members. The con- solidation of Rumania at first made Hitle promess. Averescu brought forward land and fiscal reforms witch met with scant approval. In 1921, he was turned out by the National Democrats under Jonescu whose regime did not last long. Later he led the Opposition against Broliono who had ngain become Premier in 1022,
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was made by the Opposition because LOVERS' QUARRELS
they fenred that the general Intended to bring about a coup d'etat and make
OCTOBER
TALK BY MISS UTLEY
1938.
himself dictator ofter, Ferdinand's Girl Allegedly Pushed pices of the Hongkong League of In Front of Lorry
when
FRENCH NAVAL PARTY
Hazardous Journey By Train from Hankow
French naval party reached Hongkong yesterday by train from liankow. The journey had taken them nearly a fortnight.
TOLERABLE SNOBS
A publle meeting, under the aus- (Continued from Page 6.) Nations Society, will be held at the goes far to demonstrate the snob's Helena May Institute on Thursday | naivete. next, October 6, at 6.30 pm
But when your snob, combines a Miss Freda Utley, author of "Jopan's certain subtiety with his naivete, the Feet of Clay and special correspon- fun has really begun. He will assure dent for the News Chronicie, the you that he is a man among men, a New Staterman and Nation and bluft, hearty, back-alapping fellow, Reynolds, will speak on her recent and that his own beginnings were When the party, with several Brl- poor but honest. He will almost visits to the Chinese front lines.
(Further references to Miss Utley certainly aver that there is no such ish naval men, originally left Han- kow, the journey was halled owing thing as class, and he will follow that to an attack by Japanese planes on. on page 2).
remark by one of sludied negligence the track
and train. They were to the effect that he and some in- taken back to Hankow and had to
death. This, however, he denied.
Prince Stirbey, Bratiano's brother- In-law, formed a Government of National Concentration, but it resign- A series of quarrels and disagree ed in June and was succeeded by a ments which led up to the defendant Liberal Ministry under Bratiano, allegedly pushing his fances in Elections held early in July gave front of a passing motor lorry at the him 322 seats, while Averescu's Kennedy Town Praya on August 29 People's party had not a single re was related before Mr. H. Rt. Butters presentative, Bratiano having "made at the Central Biagistracy yesterday, the election."
On July 20 the King died and there when Cheng Shuel-wah, aliaz Cheng were rumours na to the return of Chup, 23, unemployed appeared on Carol. When
grievous bodily Manollescu, Carol's charges of causing Formed Ministry
on a charge of harm to Yung Wal-ping, 20, with in- to break off their engagement. Chengduential personage are close friends. wait for another train in which they envoy. was tried
reached Kowloon yesterday. the young King tent to maim, diafigure and disable, consented to do this, but said that The Bratlano Government resign- plotting against ed in 1930.
Averescu Gen. Averescu then Michael,
and, alternatively, maliciously caus- after he had written 11, he would "A Decent Sort" defended him,
The train bore the French flag formed a Ministry which was not a A plan to overthrow the Liberaling grievous bodily harm to Yung. commit suicide by jumping over the
verandah.
If you permit un to believe that on the roof of their carriage. coalition of the Opposition parties Goverrument was mooted by Jorga The case was for committal.
Yung told him not to do such a the very thought of the rarefled
"At one time, beyond Canton, we but was recruited solely from the of the National party in November
Delective-Sergeant J. Allen, People's party. The Government and Averescu was said to be ready
thing, and suggested that they go atmosphere in which he moves causer had to get out of the train because made drastle increases in the Import to
Join him, but Maniu. of the Sisted by Detective-Sergeant R. Mac and see Cheng's father in Kowloon. you to become quite goggled-eyed, the Japanese were bombing the area,"
to Vey, prosecuted.
is your friend for life. Cheng agreed, and both left theIt is useless to be irritated by the "When we alighted, we found our- tariff and announced the abolition Peasant party, was unwilling of export taxes as early as possible. work with the general whose follow-
Street, they Outlining the case, and the events house. From Belchers the differences of opinion over the ing was stated to be dwindling. The which led up to the alleged crime, turned into the Praya, walking east shob, because when he is in good selves right next to a Chinese anu- dynastie question, the King's illness sidden death of Brattano later in Sergeant Allen said that Cheng Arst Cheng was nearer the side channel bottom he is rather a decent sort.
form he is a host in himself; atzo at aircraft post which the Japanese and the collapse of the currency
proceeded to machine-gun systema- abreast girl was walking inade Avereset's term of office a rival from Averescu's þatlı, y trying one and, when the King re- fused to ship, the bill abolishing the export duties in order to stimulate) trade, he resigned.
The elections had been fixed for May and under the new law any party which obtained 40 per cent. of to 75 per the voles was entitled cent of the seats.
a reign
steed by his opponents to have Averescu was inaugurated
of terror in order to assure himself of a majority, He duly secured 202 seats out of 387. His policy in addition to measures to rehabilitate the finances included the improvement of the Tallways and of the national defences
November removed
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DR. FONG FOO-SEC
Former President of Shanghal Rotary Club
Shanghai, Oct. 3. Dr. Fong Foo-see, former English:
And the
met the girl about four years ago in 121
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year
Apparently the French party was
sibilities. He
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Nam Ping village, Chungshan dis-about three feet from him. As they must needs be different.
Your tactics with the literary snob tically," he said. trict, and became engaged £1 ear were passing by the junction of the Jater, when he gave her a ring. Both Praya and Collison Street, a motor of fun must he in shocklag; his enught in the thick of the fight and
particularly Cheng and the girl came to Hong-lorry, driven by a man named Libilit kong about January 0 this year, and Plug-fat, came towards them, pro- interested in people as is the social had to flee for cover until the planes
anob. He may even dress like a disappeared, lived with Chung's married sister acceding west.
tramp and wear his hair much longer No. 209 Temple Street, second floor.
than is necessary. Whenever ho
Soon after their arrival in the
front of
The Alleged Incident The road was clear in an active Rotaclan, died this morn- and asked the girl to live with her girl walking towards him. As he was Editor of the Commercial Press and Colony, the girl's mother visited her the lorry, and Li saw Cheng and the
education
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her in front
that
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young wiseucre who has
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Shanghai, Oct. 3,
tional Communism written by some Three Hour Blaze In man eye and ask you if you have FIRE IN SHANGHAI
ing in hospital after a brief Hliness, ni Cateblek Street, Kennedy Town passing them, it was alleged at the age of 60. He is survived by The girl expressed her willingness Cheng gave the girl a push, sending worked a ten-hour day in his ver a wife und five children, of which to go, as she thought she could find her front of the lorry. The m You will entirely lose the fun of one la Mrs. Philip Ho, of Singapore. work the Hongkong Rubber
ubber pact caused damage to the lorry's the game if you obediently gallop Born la Toshan, Kwangtung, Dr. Manufactory, which was in the same nearside mudguard and headlamp. off and borrow it from a library.
received his Fong
area. Cheng objected to this, and LI immediately stopped his vehicle, Your best defente
the assumption America and became a Rotarian in
they
A huge are that blazed for threa quarrelled and the girl left and caught hold of Cheng. The police of a
thing outside a thriller. But you the Los Angeles convention. During her mother's place, Yung returned conveyed to hospital.
must be very artiesO his Rotary career he attended many to live with Cheng's sister, and white
about this. portion of the Brat door and badly conventions.
Sergeant T. G. Mackay, police Drop bricks ns often as you like upon damaged the roof of the press pack- there, she again quarrelled with
having the poor literary snob's toes, but doing plant of the Ewa cotton mila photographer, testified lorry, copies of which were produced strewing dowers about, In Court, while Mr. G. H. Gandy Work Of Succour Works land surveyor of the Publle
produced coples Department, plans of the locally of the crime.
left the nud rigorous economy in state ex-1 1022 when he acted as delegate to Temple Street, After a few days it were summoned and the girl was widespread ignorance of any hours this morning gutted a large
to
After the war Averescu army us the sequel to a violent penditure, in July he had already quarrel with Bratiuno. Turning his made five changes in his Cub.nel. attention to polites, he formed a Averescu and Bratiano formed an new People's Party as a counter-alliance to combat my move to Dr. Fong was responsible for the then, who wanted her to wash husaken photographs of the damaged with the charming air of a child in the Settlement. weight to the Liberals under Bru- bring back Prince Carol. On April first translation of the hotary Code Shirt, and she refused.
FC5- tiano, The new party was hekt 3. 1927, Averescu resigned follow into Chinese. He was highly together by Averescu's
personal ing his refusal to agree to the pected in Chinese and foreign com- popularity and
most zoulous formation of a national Cabinet in-munities in Shanghal and at one adherents
demobilised cluding all were
parties. This demand time was President of the Rotary reservists. In the Vaida Cabinet, which was supported by the King| Club-Reuter,
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Firemen were on the scene soon after the flames were noticed at Threat To Break Engagement
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engines had arrived. the disastrous blaze had spread almost over the work at the rubber factory, but left after 13 days because Cheng
Dr. T. K. Lien, of the Queen Mary Eclentious, will not give you up; he entire Orst floor. The building was
is out to save Intellects. He will jected to her working there on ne- Hospital, said he examined Yung
immediately cordoned off and the count of the large number of male after her admission to hospital, and Proceed to educate you along the are fighters, by hacking down un- employees. He
proper lines, and if you keep your leiding doorposts and walls, got also threatened to found bruises over her left eye and head, the course of lessons, will not the flames under control only after break off their engagement.
left forehead, and lacerations near merely give you a glimpse into the her left ear and on the outer side of mind of a completely humourless a stiff battle. Sometime after this, Cheng and her left ankle. During the first the girl returned to the country, but after admission, the girl completes i theorist, bui It will cause a glow of The Are was the biggest Shanghal and rectitude In the snob's | nad seen for several months.-Reuter. came back to Hongkong shortly of
shortly of headaches and giddiness, but these bosom; and all of us like to glow
the zeal after. The girl continued with Cheng's sister, but Cheng lived symptoms passed away after 10 days. righteously on occasion.
and she was discharged on Septem-
can only achieve this happy result with friends elsewhere. One day heber 24. In his opinion, the had suf- if you make no pretensions to an sights, sounds, and types of people called for Yung accused her offered no permanent injury, although intellect of your own,
we love most. Never lay theso being too friendly with his brother- the scars over the left forehead and
but in-law, and another quarrel started. left ankle were likely to be per- fellow seriously, you will find your-enter into his atmosphere, and you
If you fail there and take the poor before the eyes of the snob, The girl then left Temple Street, minent.
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and After the girl had given evidence, arguing about freedom, the Iron Law knowledge. The men and went to live at No. 54 Belehers Street, accond floor. On August 20, defendant said he had not intention of Wages, and Marxian philosophy in
who are still lively and shrewd in Cheng visited her there, and told her ally pushed her in front of the lorry, a manner that will leave you much the later years of life know that he was returning to the coun- The road was wet, as it was drizzling the worse for wear,
Having lived longest, they have try, and could give no definite date at the time, and the girl slipped and
It is trite but true to say that it seen most; and being old and wise, regarding his return. The girl then fell in front of the lorry, he alleged. takes all sorts to make 11 world. they can understand und tolerate the usked him to give her a definite The hearing was adjourned to this Each of us has a secret, Invisible snob.
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