1935-08-23 — Page 10

10.

SEX-PRESIDENT”

OF GREECE DIES

AT AGE OF 81

SEQUEL TO LONG ILLNESS

MAN WHO TWICE DEFEATED TURKISH FLEET

– CHINÁ MAIL ~ SPECIAL

Athens, To-day.

Adiniral Paul Coundouriotis ex-President, of Greece, passed i away here yesterday.

He played a.conspicuous part in Greek affairs, having defeated the Turkish

twice in -fleet

the Dardanelles in the years 1912 and 1913. Later he was a member of the Venizelos Govern-i ment in Saloniks and during the World War he advocated the en- try of Greece into the confict on the side of the Entente. He was also Viceroy and several times: State President.

Admiral Coundouriotis, who had suffered from illness for a long time past, was 81 years of will be inter The veteran are. red on the island of Hydra, where he was born-Trans-Ocean Ser- vice.

DISTINGUISHED CAREER

THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, AUGUST

All of his friends and acquaintances came in to congratulate Abraham Starr, unemployed New York foundry worker on relief. when the news arrived that an uncle he had not seen or heard of in 35 years had, willed him, his sister and four brothers a $17,-

·000,000 fortune amassed in the South

to his wife (inset) to Starr says he will give the inheritance spread among their seven children and friends

Admiral Paul Coundouriotis, GERMAN

the first President of the Greek; Republic, and the Grand Old Man

on!

of Greek politics, was born the island of Hydra in 1855, of a family which had given to Greece many national heroes and states- men of note...

the Aca-

In 1874, he entered demy of Naval Warfare, and soon after was appointed to his first ship. In 1886, he became famous for his adventures in command of the two armed sloops, withi which he attacked and bombard-1.

STATEMENT

ON OLYMPIAD

No Discrimination Against Jews.

REICH SPORTS LEADER ANSWERS CRITICS

·CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Berlin, To-day-

African diamond fields.,

JEWISH CULTURE IN GERMANY

Association Officers Elected

~CHINA MAIL.” SPECIAL

Berlin. To-day-

the With the approval of Secret State Police, the Reich Ministry for Public Enlighten- ment and Propaganda has COD- sented to the appointment of the ed the Turkish fort of Prevesa, Respecting the reports cur ex-Intendant Dr. Kurt Singer as escaping with the loss of only arent in foreign countries that the responsible leader of the is discriminating Reich Federation of Jewish Cul- few men, right under the bows Germany

touie Associations, and Dr. Werner against Jews with regard of the Turkish fleet.

next year's Levie 17. ex-journalist In 1897, as captain of a small participation in armed schooner, the Alphios, he Olympic Games. Trans-Ocean economic affairs, to be general the office of the secretary of these Jewish organi- was sent on a mission to Crete learns from

sations. and when threatened that his Reich sports leader that

(1) Germany will receive all ship would be sunk beneath him,

ders of his Government.

in

PLAYGROUND

CONDITIONS

IN KOWLOON

QUESTIONS BY HON. MR. J.P. BRAGA

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

CEDING

MAD BROTHER MURDERED

Sisters Guilty, But Insane

LOVING DEVOTION TO

· HAPLESS" BEING”.

Catherine Gertrude Walsh,

of the 39, single, and her sister, Mrs. At yestembril meeting Legislative Council the Hon. Mr. Evelyn Constance Alexander. J. P. Braga, pursuant to notice, 35, both of Hodson-street. Bam- asked the following questions to ber Bridge, near Preston: wept which the Hon. Mr. R. M. Herder in the dock at Manchester Assizes recently when ther son replieds

Has the attention of the were charged with murdering Government been attracted by cer- their imbecile brother. George tain recent letters in the local Sylvester Walsh

After an absence of ten English newspapers concerning the unsatisfactory condition of the minutes the jury returned children's playground at the june verdict of guilty but insane in tion of Middle and Chatham Roads both cases Walsh and Alexan der were ordered to be detained in Kowloon?

1-No, but the matter was sub- sequently brought to the notice of the Government by the Kowloon Residents Association.

a criminal lunatic asylum during his Majesty's pleasure

Greaves-Lord Mr. Justice said he was pot going to say

What steps, if any, has the anything to add to the trials Government taken to remedy the they had gone through. conditions complained of?

2-Two additional

watchmen

Constant Watch

Mr. Sandbach, prosecuting.

are now employed, making three in all. These are under the supervi- sion of the Custodian grounds and who in addition to daily duty also pays surprise visits brother. in the evenings.

of Play Said that the two sisters bad lived with their imbecile

Although his exist

the

ence was suspected by some of left 3. Will the Government effect the neighbours, he never

the house from one year's end immediate improvements in

to the other, and his mental directions of-

condition was such that one or other of the sisters had to watch over him incessantly.

(a) rendering the. play- ground free from the objection able features specified in the let- ters referred to in Question 1;

There was a conversation be tween accused and neighbours! (b) providing hygienic a in the street, and one of the pliances for drinking water

neighbours was alleged to have! (c) more effective guarding threatened to have the brother of the grounds to prevent its use removed.. A quatre followed by loiterers and others whose in which Mrs. Alexander presence on the ground might be hit on the head. Subsequently! open to objection;

the brother was found, on his (d) the provision of trees in bed with a rug over his head. suitable places on the ground to A tube led from a gas bracket supply shade in the hot summer to a position near his head months;

was

Promise To Dying Mother. When the police arrived onlWalsh, it was alleged, said: “

(e) the exclusive use of the playground by children

"I did it with these." -and

3.-A drinking fountain is being produced a bottle of tablets-

with their attendants?

of

supplied at each ground.

"I wanted to get him past

It will be remembered that by he declared that that would be the nations, and their sports September 15 all Jewish associa-

At Cox's Road orders have been human aid,” she added, “and I of little importance, for the ship teams with like friendliness, with tions engaged in any form

All artistic or cultural activity must was a small one, and that any-out distinction as to race

most important thing the international events hitherto have registered as members of given for a concrete post and wire did not want a doctor." She way the was that he had fulfilled the or-organised by Germany have pass the Reich Federation, the only ex-fence, in addition to the existing also said: "We gassed him "

have said: "We did it for love ed off without the least friction ceptions being Jewish religious, bamboo fence which is being re- Alexander was alleged to We promised. land with the greatest cordiality-school and cultural congregations. paired

Additional attention is being of my brother- of the (2) Jews living in Germany-Trans-Ocean Service.

Ipaid to keeping the grounds tidy. mother we would do it." In 1901, in command

Walsh also produced a razor, training ship Miaoulis, he sailed have fall opportunity to join ex-

The regulations made under Section 2 of the Public Places Re- and said: "My mother gave me to America with the cadets of isting Jewish sports clubs or

gulation Ordinances of 1870, and this and told me to use it in the Naval Academy, and in 1910 found new ones.

set forth in Government Notifica case nothing else, could be tion No. 700 published in the done."

VISIT TO AMERICA ··

to

he was sent to England to take! (3) No barrier has been put by command of the cruiser Averoff the State in the way of German which was later to become fam-clubs, receiving Jews ous under his command..

bers.

as mem

JEWISH INTERESTS IN PALESTINE

Impressive Figures Gazette of 6th November, 1931

Quoted

apply to the children's playgrounds at Chatham Road and Middle Road. Kowloon.

· Answer To Charge

Charged with murder, Walsh said: "Not with malice afore- a burden, but because 1 could thought Not to rid myself of

(4) Jewish clubs have the op On December 3, 1912, and ont January 5, 1913, the Greek fleet, portunity to train on their own under his command, were victor-or on rented sports grounds. ious in the two famous battles of (5) Special Olympic prepara- for Jewish sports- the Hellespont. During the first tory courses of these engagements, Admiral men have been arranged by the the Zionist Congress. yesterday, compliance with these regulations go on no further. I had lived

kish forts.

He took part in all the naval now-Trans-Ocean Service. engagements during the war with

'.

The Inspector General of Police will take steps to enforce stricter

the

**** CHINA MAIL ~ SPECIAL

Lucerne, To-day. According to statements made in

4. Will the Government coa for him and I lived him 10,000 persons immigrated into.

Alexander, in reply to Coundouriotis left the main body; Reich sports leadership.

(6) The exclusion of Jews from Palestine in 1932, 30,000 in 1933, sider favourably the innovation of of the fleet with the Averoff and

selective contests and 42,000 in 1934, while during inviting written suggestions for charge, said: "The thing we advanced to the attack right the Olympic

grounds at Kowloon, from mothers a duty, but a promise to a dying der the cross fire from the Tur has not taken place: such con- the first seven months of 1935 some the improvement of the play have done has not only been

tests have not been held until 35,000 had already arrived

The Jews up to now have con- for the benefit of whose children mother. It was loving devo- tion for a hapless and helpless tributed about $10,000,000 (Pale-the grounds are maintained? stine) to develop agriculture. It is proposed to amend the being" Bulgaria in 1913, and was con- LORD ASTOR'S SONile the capital invested in indus-regulations with a view to prohibi- Mrs. Mary Hibbert, a sister of

FINED

try is estimated at £7,000,000, some hiting any adult not in charge of the accused, giving evidence, Mrs Alexander blamed herself to some extent The Finance Committee will be for her brother's mental condi- There Person being employed a child from entering the play said that

Last year Japan sold to Pales-asked to approve a supplementary tion. She had let him fall when

a child. as Prime Minister, had urged a The Hon William Waldorf policy of unreserved support of Astor. eldest son of Viscount tine merchandise valued at $600,000 vote for the provision of trees. the Allies. But it was not until Astor. of 4. St. James'-square, without having bought anything in the establishment of a Provision- Westminster, was fined £1. and exchange-Trans-Ocean Service.

spicuous at the occupation of Cavalia

SUPPORT OF ALLIES

Throughout, the first two years Exceeded Speed Limit

of the Great War, M. Venizelos.

al Government at Salonica under his licence was endorsed at

The revenue for the Government grounds. in 1934-35 was over £5,000,000.00

OLD EPSOM HAND'S RETIREMENT

Mr. John Hatch, who during

The Government is at all times ready to consider any suggestions

which may be addressed to it by "DICK” SHEPPARD

responsible persons.

NEXT MASS WEDDING

M. Venizelos, Admiral Coundour Greenwich recently for exceed iotis and General Danglis, in ing the 30 mph speed limit. open revolt against King Con- It was stated that Mr. Astor's stantine's Government in Athens. speed in Lewisham High-road

The Chinese YMCA in Tien- that Greece, represented by the was 44 miles an hour. Venizelists, entered the War on Mr. L A. Byrne, counsel for his 45 year's service with the tsin has started the registration the side of the Allies.

the defendant, said Mr. Astor Epsom Grandstand Association, of couples who have accepted. the was had a perfectly clean motoring was twenty years foreman on invitation to be married at the Minister for War until 1919, and record and he was very anxions Epsom Downs, has retired on a next mass wedding to be held in after the death of King Alexan-to retain it in its unsullied

pension.

• Admiral Coundouriotis

der, as the result of a monkey state

bite, he was Regent until the

General Elections of November

1920 which resulted in the

NEW SWIMMING POOL

Tientsin.

“Lido Lady" To Be At

ON WAR

“Suicidal, Futile And Damnable

CHURCHES LACK OF COURAGE

Canon H R. L Sheppard, addressing 7,000 men at a peace demonstration in the Albert Hall last month, said that war was not merely suicidal, futile,

turn of King Constantine. The More than 500 Japanese re- hostility to the presence of Kingsidents of Shanghai crowded the George, who succeeded following newly-built swimming pool at the the death of Constantine at Pa Japanese Girls High School re- lermo, in January 1923, increas-cently when it was open to the for the ed, and, on the charge of having public for the first time, accord- beach and tea-room at Repulse with a blue hand, it will look very blasphemous betrayal of the

Repulse Bay To-morrow and damnable, but at all times

favoured the Metaxist zising, being to a Japane

was forced to leave Greece in

Admiral Coundour-lived pangalos

fotis was again appointed Be-was

PROVISIONAL PRE

fined

+report.·

"Lido Lady" is not a new name in length and 20 feet wide. Paint and in all circumstances com fens who grace the ed entirely of white, and encircled trary to the mind of God and a

Bay but only the tille cently construc ctatorship, he will be towed

August 1926 moero

De

Never in re Colony have bathe

28

ttractive when it reaches its future of

Serings.

spend

The older he got, he said, the astounded he became, not

the lack of moral. the so-called leading men; hurch and State, but at their

and abyginal

of what was going for

conscienc

LEA& PERRINS'

Lab PERRIK

NORCESTER, EMSŤANS NNNNA

SAUCE

The original

and genuine

Worcestershire

TASTE

the Difference

It's

Better!...

Because It's RICHER!

DAIRY FARM ICE CREAM

It's a Pleasure!

THE rich, creamy goodness of Dairy Farm Ice Cream appeals to all. Serve it at dinner or at your next bridge party or social affair. Dairy Farm Ice Cream never varies from its high standard- you can always depend on it!

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE

CO., LTD.

PLEASURE FLIGHTS

AROUND THE COLONY

ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF HONG KONG AND ITS BUSY HARBOUR FROM THE COMFORT OF A MODERN BRITISH AIRCRAFT FLOWN. BY QUALI FIED BRITISH PILOTS

Flights from $5.00

Kai Tak

FARNERS THROW PRO