1937-04-21 — Page 24

M. DALADIER'S VISIT

INVESTED WITH

MYSTERY

Important Talks Predicted

London, To-day,

The French Minister of Defence, M. Edouard Daladier, is scheduled to arrive in London to-day.

Although his visit is officially stated to be merely acceptance of an invitation to address the Anglo- French Society's dinner in Man- chester, rumours are spreading that there is some deeper significance behind the trip.

The "Evening Standard" learns that M. Daladier's presence will be made the occasion for conducting important conversations.

He will dine in London this even- ing, the paper says, with Lord Hali- fax (Lord Privy Seal), Mr. A. Duff Cooper (Secretary for War) and Field Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell,

PERFECTLY

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 21, 1937,

EQUIPPED

HEROIN FACTORY

Rearmament In

Denmark

Copenhagen, To-day. Denmark to spend the

of 45,000,000 kroner as tional expenditure every on national defence.

+

sum addi-

Year

A Bill to this effect was pass- ed by the Landsting yesterday. -Trans-Ocean.

Battersea Disaster Inquest

London, To-day.

MAN SENT TO

A PRISON

FOR FIVE YEARS

“THOUGHT PILLS WERE MEDICINE”

Located in one of the most popu- lar residential areas on the main- land, the heroin factory was de- scribed as the most perfectly equip- ped and operated on almost the largest scale he had yet seen by Senior Revenue Officer A. W. Grim- mit this morning at the Criminal Sessions, when a 26-year-old unem- ployed, Chin Po, was sentenced to five years' hard labour by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, for unlawful possession of 161,53′′ heroin pills, 14 ounces of heroin and another. two ounces of pink paste containing heroin on the ground floor of No. 49, Kimberley Road..

Chief of the Imperial General Staff. It is believed that a signal- The accused, who was represent-

To-morrow (Thursday), M. Dala- {man's error caused the Battersea ed by the Honourable Mr.

Leo dier will lunch with the Foreign train smash on April 2, according D'Almada, junior, pleaded not Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden.- to the Coroner's verdict at the guilty, and the following jury were Trans-Ocean.

inquest on the victims yesterday.

The verdict stated that the col lision occurred owing to the train being wrongly admitted to an oc- cupied section of the line.

PARIS CROOKS HARASSED Disturbing Police

Campaign

Paris, To-day.

It was the signalman's first day in sole charge of the box. He thought the apparatus was out of order and broke the seal of the box and manipulated the slides by hand.

Acting along the lines adopted He inadvertently gave the signal by Scotland Yard, who are "listing" to the next box that the line was all known criminals in London be-clear when it was not.

empanelled: Messrs. A. H. Silva (Foreman), Tang Ying-loong, U Wing-kee, Tsu Ho-tseung, A. Crestejo, L. Jack and R. Kant. Mr. M. J. Abbott, Assistant Crown So- licitor, prosecuted.

:

HANDS STAINED PINK According to the prosecution, when the raid was made the Re- venue Officers were greeted with the smell of heroin pills being dried. Looking through a fanlight, Revenue Officer Stephens saw the accused crouching against the wall. The officer jumped through the fan-

fore the Coronation influx, the The Coroner also emphasised the light and arrested the accused. The Paris Surete are rounding up efficiency of the Southern Railway's | door was then forced open by thieves and pickpockets in the signalling system and stated the Senior Revenue Officer Grimmit as capital's underworld before the opinion that the Company was not there was no key to be obtained. opening of the Paris Exhibition, to be held to blame.-Reuter

During the past six weeks, numerous police raids have been carried out in the Montmartre and Bastille quarters.

· Over 1,000 persons have been held for investigation and 283 notorious underworld characters arrested.

When examined, the accused's hands were found to be stained pink and encrusted with pink paste. The key of the room was later dis- covered in the course of searching the servants' quarters. It was hid- den behind some bowls on a shelf.

In answer to the charge at the Police Station the accused replied "I did not know that it was agains

the law."

PITCAIRN ISLAND AND CROWN

Delegate Sent To The

Coronation One paper reports that so un- comfortable has the situation be-

London, To-day. come for the Paris crook that large

“MEDICINE” PILLS numbers of criminals have migrat-all over the British Empire

Among the representatives from

-The evidence given by Crown ed to other towns.-Trans-Ocean,

are flocking to London

witnesses revealed that besides the Coronation is a delegate from Pit- drug, on the premises were found cairn Island, the lonely colony in 15,000 envelopes, which were suf- ficient to pack seven and a half mil- the Pacific populated by descendants

equipment for of Fletcher Christian and the muti-lion pills. The

manufacturing the pills was th neers of the "Bounty"

SCANDINAVIAN ALLIANCE

Conference Begins In Finland

Helsinki, To-day. The Foreign Ministers of Sweden, Denmark and Norway arrived here yesterday morning for the purpose of initiating a series of talks with the Finnish Foreign Minister.

who for the

STOP PRESS

TEL. 20022 or 33993

Hitler's Birthday In The Country

unex-

Munich, To-day. Herr Hitler arrived here pectedly by plane from Berlin yes- terday to spend his birthday in his quite country house retreat.

He was met at the aerodrome by Herr Rudolf Hess, his deputy.— Trans-Ocean.

Rain Anticipated

The Royal Observatory reports that the anti-cyclone in the Pacific to to the east of Japan continues

another He is David Young, a great-grand-most complete yet to be discovered decrease in intensity and child of Cadet Edward Young, one

by Revenue Officers.

has developed over Mongolia. In the witness box, accused testi-pressions are situated over Indo- of Christian's closest friends.

fied that he had only been in the China and the mouth of the Yang- Colony for five days before his ar- tse. rest. He was introduced to the man

Ocean.

Gustaf Of Sweden

In Paris

Paris, To-day.

The talks will deal with the King Gustaf of Sweden, who is question of pursuing a joint spending a short holiday in Paris, Scandinavian foreign policy within was host to President. Albert Le- the ambit of European politics. brun at a luncheon party at the Trans-Ocean.

ST. GEORGE'S DAY CELEBRATIONS

Swedish Legation yesterday.

Among the French Ministers pre- sent were M. Leon Blum and M. Yvon Delbos-Trans-Ocean.

Lau Chau, aged 68, the left leg by a

De-

who rented the premises, and work-freshening from N.E.; cloudy gen- Forecast:- S. E. winds, moderate,

ed for him at $5 a month. His mas-erally, rain later. ter came to the premises for a few hours every day to make the pills

accused which,

was told, medicine pills.

were

RADIO “PIRATES” FINED

supported by on, the President, Mr. Davis, of No as bitten on Voeux Road, Shui Kwai-hong, of No.

Friday is St. George's Day and at 12 o'clock

DEATH

GREAVES.-Rose, dearly beloved wife of Mr. A. P. Greaves, and mother of Mr. Alec Greaves, passed away at her residence, 67. Robinson Road, at 1,85 am. this morning after a long ill- ness. Aged 49 years. Funeral will pass the Monument at 5.30 p.m. to-day. Shanghai, Hankow and English papers please copy.

Lam Yan-tong of No. 84, Des

belonging to 2 Yui Wah Street, and F. S. Tong, 7, Bay View of No. 24, King Kong Street, were Past-Presidents and Mansions, yesterday morning. The fined $20 each by Mr. W. Schofield at Members of the General Committee, man was treated at the G.C.H. and the Central Magistracy this morn-. will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph. the dog sent to Kennedy Town. ing for having radio sets without Printed and Published for the Pro- licences. Miss Constance Lam, re-prietors, The Newspaper Enterprise The President hopes members of the Society generally will attend. The_R.M.S, “Empress of Russia" siding at No. 8, Tin Hau Temple Ltd., by Gordon Cade Burnett, at SA, Wyndham Street, Victoria, Hong Jarrived at Vancouver yesterday. Road, was fined $25.

Kong.

this ceremony."