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No. 29,558 HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 1937 PRICE $3.00 per Munth

CORONATION PROGRAMME

OF CELEBRATIONS

Pope Now Giving Audiences

Vatican City. To-day.

and

His Holiness the Pope again spent several hours yesterday in a wheeled arm-chair after hearing Mass was wheel- ed into a large apartment where he nono giver audiences.

The Pope received Cardinal” Pacelli and other officiels and experienced a fairly good day through sufering from octa- sional pains in the right-leg --Reuter

DUKE OF NORFOLK'S PLANS

APPROVED

STATE BANQUET

FOR

EMPIRE VISITORS

London, To-day.

The programme of events in connection with the forthcom- ing Coronation celebrations in

HITLER'S FOUR May has been completed by

YEAR

the Dake of Norfolk

The

begin

celebrations - will with a Court on May 5, to be fol-

MANDATE ENDS lowed by a State Banquet on May

REIGSTAG NOW TO MEET

FOR AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

Berlin, To-day.

10, at which the presentation of an address of loyalty by ministers and representatives of the Domin- ions and Colonies will take place.

On Coronation Day, May 12, the Programme will conclade officially with an Empire Broadcast by His Majesty the King

This will be followed by a State Banquet on May 13 and a dinner It is how regarded as practi-to Their Majesties at the Foreign cally certain that the Reich-Office on May 14. followed by a stag will be convoked for ses-Court Ball at Buckingham Palace. sion at the Kroll opera-house Their Majesties will lunch Here, on January 30 at noon.

The caly point on the agenda will probably be a declaration by the Government. It is expected that Chancellor Hitler will make

the Guildhall on May 19, and will attend a service at St. Paul's Cat- hedral on May 23,

REVIEW OF EX-SERVICE MEN

The Prime Minister, Mr. Stan-

On

ley Baldwin will dine with their an exhaustive statement in which Majesties at Downing Street he will render an account of the May 25 and other Court events National Socialist regime and the will include a review of ex-Ser- accomplishments as a result of icemen.

the mandate which he had, on as- Their Majesties the King and.

:

A new picture of King George VL. Full plans have

now been drawn up for the Coronation ceremonies.

LIMITATION

CALIBRES

suming power, asked to be given Queen will go to Scotland on June OF NAVAL GUN him for the completing of the first 5 and the final event scheduled is! Four Year Plan of national rea Garden Party at Buckingham construction.

Palace on July 22 It is not expected, however, that The procession to Westminster the Reichstag during its coming Abbey on the Coronation Day will session will enact any legislation follow a long and circular route. since legislative powers have been through the chief West End tho-) transferred by parliament to the roughfares. Cabinet which will likewise meet

on January 30.

Decorations will remain in place until May 27, and for a buildings in

It is believed in informed quar-fortnight certain ters here, that all the laws con-London will be flood-lit-Reuter. cerning the internal political re- form of the Reich, will be passed by the Cabinet-Trans-Ocean.

ATTEMPTED

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FRAUD

WOMAN APPLIES AT

BANK

Oslo, To-day.

An attempted frand in

connec-

tion with the payment of the No- bel Peace Prize to a representative of Karl von Ossictzky is reported

NEWLY WEDS, TO ATTEND

The Hague, To-day.

ITALY PREPARED

TO CONSENT

JAPAN ALONE IN HESITANCY

London, To-day. Information has reached the

ARTENSTREINATES LENSLERINESCALIERLOTMENTS CARLO French Bill On Volunteers

Paris, To-day. The Chamber of Deputies has unanimously adopted the Bill prohibiting French sub- jects from rojunteering for ser- vice in Spain. Fine hundred and ninety one deputies parti- cipated in the vote--Reuter:

AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER.

UNITED IRELAND PLAN DENIED

ULSTER'S

BOUNDARY

MUST REMAIN

Lord Craigavon

MR. MACDONALD MAKES SITUATION

CLEAR IN COMMUNIQUE“.

LONDON, TO-DAY.

RAILWAY DISASTER IN SILESIA

MANY CASUALTIES IN BAD CRASH

Carlowits, To-day.

A locomotive, the Inggage- van and two passenger

SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT riages were completely wrecked DENYING THAT PRESIDENT EAMON DE VALERA, OFT that occurred early yesterday in a serious railway. collision IRISH FREE STATE, AND MR. MALCOLM MACDONALD, THE SECRETARY FOR THE DOMINIONS, HAD DISCUSSED

morning just before Myslowits Bailway Station, in eastern Upper Silesia.

Nine persons were killed, and 30 injured many of the latter so

A SCHEME FOR A UNITED IRELAND, LORD CRAIGAVON IN A SPEECH FROM BELFAST SAID THAT A DUAL AD-seriously that their recovery is MINISTRATION WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP SUCH A unlikely. PARTITION AS THAT WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN NOE WAY AND SWEDEN YEARS AGO, AN OPERATION WHICH

IS ALMOST FORGOTTEN.

Ulster and South Ireland were half-way through that period and another 16 years should see both parties settled under their own administrations,

a

The cause of the disaster was goods train which should have been shunted on to a siding bat had been left on the main line.

The passenger train rushed into this at top speed in the uncertain light of the early morning.

Most of the persons travelling on the passenger train were work- men going to their jobs in the

The Ulster boundary must remain intact that was the neighbouring industrial Estrict answer to all who threatened and cajolet-Rewžer. :

London, To-day.

There is no truth in the sug gestion that a scheme for a United Ireland was discussed between the President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, Mr. de Valera, and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald.

There are a number of questions outstanding between the Irish, Free State and Great Britain and yesterday's conversations ranged over a number of these.

MOTOR STRIKE NEARING END

LABOUR LEADERS

SATISFIED

All trans over the fue has been stopped while salvage work is in progre

Trans-Ocean.

CANTON STIRRED BY DIVORCE Daughter Of Late Mr. Hu Han-min

Detroit, To-day. The truce declared in the General Motors Corporation | Local society has been stirred

Canta, To-day.

As the communique issued at strike was termed by Johnby newer of the impending divorce the close of the conversations stat- Cewis as "eminently satisfae of Mrs. Lim Hanim, formerly ed, the discussion was purely in-tary."

Miss Hu Muk-lan, only child of the formal

No negotiations are proceeding. ministers exchanged The two Iviews and the talks were of an ex-

ploratory nature only. British

Wireless.

veteran

He added that obviously the late Mr. Ha Han-min.

would Kuomintang leader. ensuing negotiations

It is stated that Mr. Ho Kwan- bring forth collective bargain- 18 and an agreement between ah, a barrister-at-law is Canton, is both sides.

undertaking the cam, and that a The Trade Union leaders have of the divores agreement has

MR. DE VALERA LEAVES Foreign Office that Italy is THE STOCKHOLM Crown Prince Juliana and ready to give an assurance that LEGATION Prince Bernhard of the Nether she will not mount gans above! lands will attend the Coronation 3 14-inch calibre

on capital COMEDY

of His Majesty King George VI ships provided that all the in- Princess Juliana will represent portant naval powers accept Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. — Reuter.

AMERICAN SALES

OF AIRCRAFT

China Far Largest Purchaser

Washington, To-day.

tiis limitation.

"REBEL" ENVOY IN TWO SENSES

Stockholm, To-day.

in

London, To-day. agreed with the sit-down strikers been taken by a special messenger Following the second confer to evacuate the factories next to Kaling for Mr. Lim to sign ence between the Minister for the Monday and the General Motors

Miss Lim Wo-sen, the 6-year old Dominions, Mr. Malcolm Macdon-Corporation

returu

have daughter of the marriage will be in ald, and Mr. de Valers, an offcial pledged themselves not to resume the custody of Miss He Mak-lan statement was published in which production in the closed plants after the divorce. Om Oun Cor it was declared that the Minister: Production on a limited scale respondent. 47 This announcement has caused

for the Dominions had held an un- will be resumed in the factories particular satisfaction in London

restricted conference with Presi-not closed by the strike and the because it means that, with the

dent de Valera during which a negotiations will continue at the exception of Japan, all the prin- The Governor of Stockholm(number of questions pertaining toịmaximum for a fortnight,—Ben- cipal naval powers as well as a has ordered the former Span-both countries were mentioned tex. number of powers with smaller ish Minister, Senor Fiscovitch, and more detailed information navies, have specifically accepted who is now acting as the re will not be forthcoming. ? the 14-inch gun, thus lessening presentative of the Burgos Gov. Mr. Macdonald declared that "LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

to hand over the the conference - concluded "onl

the risk of an upward race in the ernment,

The Royal Observatory forecast for the Hong Kong area is: East lwinds, fresh, fair.

Rigid Control System

size of ships and guns-Reuter, Legation premises within 10 Thursday night. President de Ya- The Japanese Government still days to the accredited diploma-Jera returned to Dublin yesterday. bere. The Oslo Kreditkasse Bank China were the biggest par- have the question under con- tic emissary of the Valencia --Trans-Ocean. states that yesterday morning, &chaser of aeronautic products from sideration and it is hoped they Government, Madame Palen- lady named Krenzberger appeared the United States in 1936. buying will signify their intention to cia to claim the money, but payment $6,872,000 worth as compared with give a similar assurance.

Senhor Fiscovitch is, bow-} was refused since the Bank had $2,293,000 in 1935.

Article four of the Naval ever, entitled to bring an ap- reason to doubt the genuineness of

The Commercial Department an-Treaty signed in London last year peal against this decision before the alleged authority from

nounced that the total United States provides that no capital ship shall the Law Courts-Trans-Ocean. Ossietzky to collect the money, pre-shipments of aircraft equipment sented by the lady.

gun with a calibre ex-{ to foreign markets last year It is now assumed that a trick amounted to $19,572,000,

ceeding 14 inches unless any off CANTON INCOME the parties to Washington Naval! was attempted since no

TAX PROTEST Mr. T. L. Soong Flies To Shanghai

application has been made.

ΟΙ

CEITY

further increase of 45 per cent as com-Treaty fails to enter Inta agree-

Some pared with 1995-Reuter.

whe-

the

time ago, von Ossietzky asked ther his wife could receive money on his behalf-Trans-Ocean.

INVITATION ACCEPTED

London, To-day,

The British Government intends

ment to conform to this provision by 1st April next.

In the Iatter" event, the calibre of guns for

To Tour Unemployed capital ships is fixed at 16 inches.

DUKE OF KENT

Centres

London, To-day,

-British Wireless

RECEPTION FOR GOERING

CRASH OF COPING STONE Woman Badly Burt In Queen's Road

The crash of a huge piece of coping stone from rear the roof of the BAO.C. Depot on Queen's Road East this morning caused serious injury to a woman who was working below.

The depot is at present under is surrounded by scaffolding. The overhanging coping collapsed and crashed London, To-day. Jout further examinations and re without warning A Chinese The control plan which will be port all ships which have passed coolie woman was struck un the submitted to the nonintervention through the control port to their head and taken to the G.C.Ein committee next week will provide, respective goverments and to the according to the "Daily Herald," non-intervention committee. - that all ships bound for Spain must first call at a nearby port On land, states the paper,

intended to establish frontier-sup- where their cargoes will be er

ervision om Spaniar territory.

Should the belligerents not agree

Planned For Spanish Warr., and

They will received no papers en-

an unconscious-condition:

is

HAROLD SAM JEL PASSES

London, To-day

Canton, To-day Owing to the strength of mer-amined. chant objection to the new - Busi~

Mr. Harold Sampel, noted com- ness Income Tax, Mr. T. L.. Soong, abling them to continue their voy to this plan it is proposed to carry to accept the Czechoslovaïcian Gov The Duke of Kent is making a

Commissioner of Finance for ages will it has been established out this supervision on other poser and pianist, famous for his ́ernment's invitation to send a Mi- tour on Tuesday of the various Fone, Today Signor Mussolini Kwagting, Sew to Shanghai yes without doubt that they are carry-side of the frontier in ne zhbour-playing of Bach died fo-day in litary Attache from their Prager centres in Greater London organ-held a large reception on Thurs- terday en route to Nanking is seeking neither contraband nor volm- ing countries but it is considered London aged 67. Be was taken very doubtful whether Portugal ill recently on his return from s Legation to investigate the Gerised by the National Council of day evening at the Palazzo Venezia the Instructions of Dr. H. King, there man allegations mentioned yester Social Service for the unemploy-in honour of General. Goering. She Finance Minister. -- Our Own In Spanish porta, an interna- would agree to this propočal, professional tour of South Africa. dayBeater

-British Wireless. led British Wireless,"

Correspondent.

tional control commission will carry Tiana-Ocean.