1937-05-26 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 26, 1937.

LONDON BUS STRIKE TO

HOSPITAL PATIENTS ON STRIKE

PIQUANT SCENE AT VERSAILLES

Paris, To-day.

A strike which was probably unique took place at the Versail- les Sanatorium yesterday.

Three hundred invàlids rose from their sick-beds and dragged them- selves to the Town Hall, where they declared they refused to return to bed unless they were given^a-de- finite promise of better food condi- tions and longer visiting hours..

The authorities were obliged to surrender and the patients return- ed to the sanatorium and to bed. Trans-Ocean.

ARMY LORRY

PLUNGES INTO NULLAH

Sappers Have Narrow

Escape

Mr. Arthur P. Blunt- Divorced

A decree nisi was granted in London last month in the case of Mrs. Winifred Grace Blunt, of Victoria-road, Eastbourne, v. Mr. Arthur P. Blunt, who was in the British Government ser-. vice, stationed in China” after the marriage. Mrs. Blunt learn- ed her husband stayed with a woman at a London hotel.

THREE NATIONS DISCUSS WAR GRAVES

BRITAIN, FRANCE & GERMANY

MEETINGS IN BERLIN

A meeting was held in Berlin of

CONTINUE

Men's Decision At Special Meeting

Union Executive Active

London, To-day.

"The Council concluded that extension of the dispute to the trams and trolley-bus services would not achieve the desired end of shortening the dis- pute."

So declared Mr. Ernest Bevin, the busmen's leader, at the conclusion of a two-hour meeting of the Executive Council of the Transport Workers Union which discussed the bus strike.

MR. BEVIN ADDED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD DECIDED the Anglo-German-French Commit- TO RESUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR FURTHER CONDUCT OF tee for the care of British war THE DISPUTE AND NEGOTIATIONS CONNECTED WITH IT." graves in Germany and of German

war graves in British territory and Meanwhile the Council re-

in British cemeteries in France.

of a final court of investigation and appeal on any matter where ordin- ary methods of ́ ́negotiation

have

U.S. GANGSTERS

: WEAR OLD

SCHOOL TIES

VICE LORD WITH R.A.F. COLOURS

If you regard that Old School Tie with the reverence it deserves, don't read this...

The Committee was formed under quests members to remain stead- fast until otherwise instructed an international agreement on Dec. 20, 19854There were present in by the Council.

The final report of the court of Two British soldiers, Sapper Mc-addition to the official members, the enquiry into the dispute, now issued, Inervey and Sapper Portman, at- following honorary members: Vice-

agree- tached to the Royal Army Ordnance Adml. von Trotha, who was Chief suggests establishment by

ment between the Union and the Corps, Wellington Barracks, had a of Staff to Vice-Adml. von Scheer, London Passenger Transport Board narrow escape from death on Monthe German commander during the day morning, when the army motor Battle of Jutland; the French Am- vehicle, in which they were travel-bassador in Berlin, M. Francois- ling, left the road and fell 20 feet Poncet; and the British Charge failed. into a nullah on the Castle Peak d'Affaires, Mr. Ogilvie Forbes. Road.

Adml. von Trotha welcomed the The incident occurred at about members of the Committee, and in 10.45 a.m., when the soldiers were particular Major-Gen. Sir Fabian It is understood the busmen's de- returning to the Barracks. Sapper Ware, to whose initiative the formá- legate conference voted by 40 to 9 McInervey was at the driving tion of the Committee was due, and in favour of continuing the strike. wheel

the Chief of the French War Graves The decision of the Union execu-

In a New York restaurant was The men escaped with only very Services, Intendant-General Vincen- tive to take control of the dispute noticed a lawyer famous for his slight scra

sini

apparently, means that the next gangster clients, flaunting the red- There were also present Lt.-Gen. step will be an approach to the striped blue tie of King's College, Sir George MacDonogh, Mr. J. J. Ministry of Labour by the execu- University of London. Lawson, M.P., Major H. F. Chettle, tive in view of reopening negotia-

PARIS THEATRE STRIKE

By Variety Artistes And Musicians

Paris, To-day.

T

BUSMEN'S DECISION.

Secretary-General, and four Ger- tions for settlement. — Reuter.

man members; Dr. Gous, Geheimrat Sethe, Geheimrat Horning. Director of the German Official War Graves Service, and Dr. Eulen.

war

Wreaths For War Memorial Wreaths were laid at the memorial in Unter den Linden and at the British plots in Stahnsdorf

Variety artistes and musicians in Cemetery. the capital have decided to begin a general, strike on week

This decision was

A special message from Herr Saturday this Hitler, the citing a was forward

receive the

at a ed by Dr. Meissner, Head of the musicians Chancellery.

meeting of artistesken

which lasted for several hours.

Admi. von Trotha said that the

COLONY'S VITAL STATISTICS

Meningitis Cases In Kowloon

one of

Two cases of smallpox, diphtheria, one of measles and one of dysentery were reported to the

Health Department yesterday.

Last week's figures reveal four cases of typhoid, three of measles (one death), five of meningitis, all fatal, and five of dysentery, of

Four of the meningitis cases were from Kowloon.

They hope by their action to force Commission would remember with the Government to rescind its de gratitude the fact that they were which two were fatal. cision of May 14, by which up to received by the King when they met 40 per cent, of the musicians en-in London for the first time last gaged in France may be foreigners, year. He expressed great satisfac- It is thought possible that stage action at the erection of gravestones borg may join the

Transon German graves in British ceme- Ocean.

teries on France.

At Hildesheim, near Hanover, 11 sons found guilty of témaking (pi tions for high treason" were ser to terms of penal- servitude from two to eight yearse

Gansters, thugs, hoodlums and all other kinds of “rank outsiders”. ¡ are buying and wearing the ties of British public schools, universities and regiments.

Next day, on Fifth-avenue, was seen a wonderful selection of uni versity, school and regimental ties of Britain being offered for sale

When this was mentioned to an esteemed member of New York's British Club, he replied:

"It's appalling. All kinds of fel- lows buy those ties because they think it's smart to wear them.

"Ive seen all kinds of low characters swanking about in them. Someone told me that "Lucky Luciano (New York vice lord, now in gaol) used to wear a Royal Air Force tie.

Over here a fellow's tie means

absolutely nothing."

(Shame!)

GERMAN, PROTEST TO VATICAN

Against U.S. Cardinal's Outburst

Scrap Iron Thefts

Mr. Francois-Poncet recalled the

For stealing a quantity of scrap words of the French philosopher, iron from the Hong Kong Electric Comte: "Les vivants seront de plus Company at North Point, Yiu Chak, en plus gouvernes par les mortes" coolie, was fined $50, or six weeks'

"The living will be increasingly imprisonment, by Mr. W. Schofield The German Minister to the at the Central Police Court this Vatican, Herr von Bergen, yester overned by the dead.”

day made representations regarding If this were true, he added, the morning.... peace of the world was assured.

the recent speech by the American Cardinal Mandelein.dog

Berlin, To-day.

The speech, the Minister said,

Under orders from the Government of India. Gen. Sir John Coleridge,

The B. L. Steam Ship Sirdhana General Officer Commanding in Chief, A bomb which exploded in front of will leave for Amoy, Shanghai, was “insulting to the Reich and the Northern Command, has assumed polf the Cathedral of St. Pierre, Montpellier, Moji, Kobe and Osaka on Thursday German Chief of State." rans- tical control in Waziristan and the did considerable damage, but no one tribal rea

Injured.

e at 6 am...

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