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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 24, 1939.
Queen Mary Injured In Motor Accident
ROYAL
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
LONDON, May 23.
A BULLETIN Insund from Marlborough House, signed by Dr. Stanley Iowett and Lord Dawson of Penn states;
"Queen Mary is suffering from bruising and shock as a result of an accident in which fler
Majesty's car overturned. Though the bruising is coll siderable, and will; need kame days of complete rest, Her Majesty's general condition this evening is satisfactory."
The car in which Queen Mary was travelling overturned. ́al the Junction of Wimbledon Park Road and Westhilli Rond. Pulney.
Queen Mary, accompanied by Lord Claud Hamilton and Lady Constance Mllnes-Gaskell, was returning to Marlborough
Blouse from the Royal Horticul- tural Rociety's gardens at WI. ley, Surrey,
Lord Claud Hamilton receiv ed cuts on the hand, and Lady Constance Milnes-Gaskell find an arm grazed.
They and the chauffeur auf- fered from shock.
Eye-witnesses of the accident state that Queen Mary was quite calm dliroughout. One of the men who assisted her out of the car sald Her Majesty was smiling, and made
* remark about the accident-Router Special.
CAR SOMERSAULTS
DOWN EMBANKMENT
LONDON, May 23.
QUEEN MARY, who celebrates her seventy- second birthday on Friday, miraculously escaped with a slightly bruised back when the Royal car collided with a truck in Wimbledon to-day.
was.
Ex-
The Royal car overturned [ment made at Marlborough House. after the collision and rolled Mary was travelling overturned, and The motor car in which Queen down a slope.
although Her Majesty was badly Her Majesty
shaken, she was not hurt, und after resting for some time in a local tricated by some house doctor's surgery, she drove away in painters who were working
another royal car,
When
the accident occurred, a near the scene of the acci-painter working nearby hurried to dent. She emerged very
the overturned ear and placed his door. By this much'shaken but walked to
а
nearby doctor's house where she was examined.
After a brief rest she again appeared, smiled at a cheering crowd which had gathered out alde the doctor's house and went home in a second Royal car which had been sent for,
ladder against the means the Queen was assisted out of
the car.
When Queen Mary drove away from the doctor's house later, u lurg crowd outside recognised
gave her a cheer,
her and
Queen Mary, who appeared to be badly shaken, raised a smile and acknowledged the crowd's salutation. royal car was involved in a collision According to an eye-witness, the
with a lorry.
Ordered Complete Rest
Queen Mary was accompanied by Lady Constance Milne- Gaskell who sustained a cut arm, A lady-in-waiting who was travell and Lord Claude Hamilton,ng with Queen Mary also appeared whose hand was cut. United to be badly shaken.
It is stated in Court circles that there
13 no CALISU BADLY SHAKEN
whatever for anxiety, but the doctors wish Queen LONDON, May 23.-Her Majesty Mary to have a complete rest for 12 was not hurt, according to a state-hours before ranking a further state-
Press.
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All the Queen's Immediate engage- ments have been cancelled, and she. will not drive to Epsem for the Derby with other members of the royal tomily she intended,
After Queen Mary had rested in a nearby doctor's house following the accident, she said: "I am going to have a cup of tea and that is all want."
Royal Train Stopped The news of the accident was flashed to Canada and the royal train was stopped on the King, and Queen being Informed of the accident and of Queen Mary's condition.
Their Majesties received news of the accident to Queen Mary through n press bulletin delivered to them when the royal train reached the lown of Jackfish, a short journey from Schreibers, Ontario.
The King told a member of the Schreiber's reception committee that he was ad to say the injury to Queen Mary was quite sight and "nothing at all to be worried about," has telephoned to London.
It is not known whether the King has telephoned to London,
Their Majesties were en route to the Great Lake city of Port Arthur, where they were due at 11pm. B.S.T. They encountered freezing tempera- tures at White River, Ontario, after their Brst night of sleeping in a train.
-Reuter.
Heard By Radio
Turkey To. Gain Sanjak
Outcome Of New Pacts
of
BEIRUT, May 23. CONCENTRATION Turkish troops along the north Syrian frontier was reported to-day by the newspaper "Alyom”.
The concentration is believed tiations now going on in Ankara to be in connection with nego- between Turkey and Great Britain.
TURKEY
CYPRUS (Brit)
EGYPT
ALEXANDRETTA
SYRIA
•HOMS BEIRUT www.sous
Jerusalem
SAUDI- "TRANS- ARABIA JORDAN
Syrian political circles believe that the British Government is now will- concluded ing to go beyond the secret treaty Turkey.
some years ago with
Under the terms of this trealy the Sanjak of Alexandretta was promised to Turkey. London is now prepared, in full agreement with Paris, to consent to the cession of Aleppo to Turkey-Traus-Oceau,
Britain Holds
Czech Assets
No Release Until Obligations Met
LONDON, May 23.
A QUESTION concerning the release of Czech assets held-in Port Arthur, May 23.
England was again raised in the King George and Queen Elizabeth House of Commons, when Sir received the first
word
of Queen John Simon said there would be Mary's accident by radio..
A cablegram from Buckingham no general release until the Palace later reached them at Schrei-financial obligations due from ber, Ontario, and claimed their Czecho -Slovakia to British unxiety.
holders had been satisfactorily arranged.
Their Majesties immediately sent the Queen Mother a cable of sym- pathy and hopes for her speedy. recovery. United Press,
Germans Leave Spain
BERLIN, May 23-The German volunteers in Spain to-day left Leon for Vigo, where they will embark in five ships for Germany.
25.
The last batch will leave on May It is understood that the volunteers will parade in Berlin on June 6 Reuter Special.
Sir John Simon emphasised that the assets of the Bank of Interna- tional Settlements were immune from every form of international restriction.--Reuter,
League Drafts Reply To Koo
GENEVA, May 23.--The com- the text of the resolution in mittee given the task of drafting
answer to Dr. Wellington Koo's appeal to the Council yesterday, met to-day.
to
The resolution will re-affirm the recommendation of the League GENEVA, May 23-Lord Hankey Member States to give what assis- has been appointed the British mem-tance is practicable to China in her ber of the League Permanent Man-¡struggle.. dates Commission, in succession to Britain, France, Russia and Latvia Lord. Hailey, who resigned in March. are among the countries represented -Reuter Special.
on the committee.-Reuter.
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