1937-03-19 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 19, 1937.

MUSSOLINI

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SENSATION

Amazing Revelations In Chambrun King's

Shooting Incident

Woman's Diary And Photographs

Paris, To-day.

The name of Signor Mussolini has now been linked with that of Madame de Fontange in a most sensational way.

FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF COUNT LOUIS DE CHAMBRUN; FORMER FRENCH AMBASSA- DOR TO ROME, AS HE WAS LEAVING PARIS FOR BRUSSELS,; HAVE LED TO THE MOST UNEXPECTED REVELATIONS.

THE WOULD-BE ASSASSIN, MAGDA DE FONTANGE, WHOSE REAL NAME IS DE LA FERRIERE, DECLARED IN THE COURSE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION BY THE AUTHORI⭑ TIES YESTERDAY THAT DURING HER STAY IN ROME SHE BECAME THE MISTRESS OF “ONE OF THE HIGHEST PER- SONALITIES IN EUROPE.”

Three hundred photographs of

Signor Mussolini, including a HENRY HALL large one autographed by the

Duce, are reported, to have been LEAVING

found in the woman's flat.

The police searched the flat for B. B. C.

two hours yesterday afterno

while outside.

an excited crowd watched

London, To-day.

Henry Hall, the famous leader of the BBC dance orchestra for the past six years, is leaving the B.B.C on September 25.

He is taking his orchestra with him and will be employed on side work

out

Britain's Budget On

April 20

London, To-day.

The Premier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the Budget will be present- ed on April 20.-Reuter.

Battling The Common Cold

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT

London, To-day

Proctor And Mrs. Simpson

London, To-day.

To-day's Cause List has the following entry: Be fore the President, Sir Boyd Merriman, an undefended divorce case, Simpson W. versus Simpson E.A. (appli- cation by the King's Proc- tor for directions).

This unusual application, it is understood, does not represent the King's Proctor's formal in- tervention but is designed to dis- pel certain rumours that are cir- culating

Mr. Ernest Simpson was not informed about the application and was unaware of it until he saw it in the press-Reuter,

-SENSATION CAUSED

London, To-day.

An inquiry was addressed to the Lord President of the Council in the House of Commons regarding the

A sensation was caused here yes- progress of experiment and

reterday by the announcement that an search, assisted by the Medical Re-application, to be made in the search Council, into the prevention divorce suit, Simpson v. Simpson, and cure of the common cold and will be heard to-day in the London infinenza.

Law Courts, although the generally

the

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald said that prevailing-impression was during the past year there had been case was finally disposed of last further confirmation from different October.

that accorong

the

Her private diary, stated to contain references to Signor Mussolini and Count de Cham-

parts of the world that the virus The explanation brun, was also found and plac

originally isolated in 1933 at the to English law, ed under seal

National Institute for Medical Re-first instance on Madame de Fontange's lawyer,

search is the infective agent which ditionally and does M. Floriot, declared that the re- The band will not be replaced by causes an epidemic of influenza and effective until six months later ported relationship of his client the B.B.C. and his orchestra will on this basis measures for preven-viding that in the meantime with a high Italian personage had broadcast frequently when his out-tive action were being devised and jection to grant the div nothing whatever to do with the side engagements permit-Rentersubstantial progress had been ach- been raised. case juridically in France.

The only point with which they were dealing was the attack Count de Chambrum

Count Revealed

Her Past

TREBITSCH LINCOLN

IN SHANGHAI

TOO ALERT FOR A PICKPOCKET

Madame de Fontange also assert- ed during her cross-examination. that Count de Chambrum had arade.

who The Abbot Chao Kung revelations about her past and her character, the result being that her was in lay life Ignatius Trebitsch- "eminent lover broke off the rela-Lincoln, well known on two con- tionship.

timents carries his money in a Last September she attempted to wallet carefully tucked away un- commit suicide by taking 200 der his ecclesiastical robes. On grammes of veronal

eminent Subsequently the personality settled her hotel. bills, her hospital account and other sums ewing by her and paid her the sum of £15,000 "as compensation."?

At the same time, however, asserted, he had her identification papers handed her by the police, intimating that she had to lease the country immediately.. Ocean and Renter

Mr. Anthony Eden

London, To-day. The honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Law will be conferred on the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ar ony Eden, by the University Durham next Ocean.

A Primus Chung Ting, a exploded yesterday clothing on fire.

burns Sanda the Kowlooon

Monday morning, however, when the Abbot was in the Central Post

ieved."

NATURE-UNKNOWN-

There was considerable ground

As a rule an objection. for hoping that 2 satisfactory kind is based on the charge means for producing at least tem- the innocent party in the porary immunity would be evolved in this case Mrs Simpson

He added that the Council was been guilty of conduct not permitted not at the moment supporting any by law.

direct attack upon the common cold Objection in such but the problems were closely re-ed by a special lated and an advance against

one the King disease was likely to assist attacks the application on the other British Wireless.

FENLAND FLOOD ANXIETIES

London, To-day.

The position in the flooded Fen-

The dat not been

eases

as

has

THE NETHERLANDS' FLAG

Office, North Szechuen Boad, land districts remains anxious, The re Shanghai, burying stamps he excit though no further serious breaches been ed the professional interest of two in the dykes holding back the swol Netherd Russian pickpockets and the pair len rivers have occurred.... Humechistely went to work on the

The level of the River Ouse has rown-robed monk

not dropped at all..

Now, one has to get up pretty to put something over on the

The scene of alarms shifted yes

Abbot Chao Kung got suspicions terday to the Prickwillow district, immediately and watched the Rus- where 150 tons of clay have already sians closely, saw one deftly ex-been used to support the banks of tract the wallet and pounced upon the Haw, making an outcry at the same time Post Office guardé

the Little Ouse-Beuter.

Situation Easier

ference to blue flag.

Hague, To-day.

bas

fing

This was announced by the Home Minister in the Second Chamber yesterday.

The old orange flag, however, might still be flown-Trans-Ocean.

were not adequate, the Government would be ready to give any help

to the spot, and while No.

Although the danger of the exten-their got away, No. I was sion of the floods in the Fen area is No request for such assis rested. He was turned still present, the situation general-had been refused.

The main danger spot at pre detectives of the Hongkewly was reported by the Minister of

Agriculture, in the Commons yes- he added, was at later in the day.

with about $15 interday after con to-

Press repo eased. notes and some cards and papers, was returned to the Abbot

It was suggeste ter that the skill and

Pang Yui, aged 52, a hawkez, regimental Engi

the Kowloon Hos called upon, but Mr.

serious condi- the Catchment Boards

razor wound disposal engineers fully a man who deal with their special

were found that

icted.

lam on the

from the localities chief-en- Ouse catchment

ater

as be

levels

parts, stand the sur