1937-06-21 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 21, 1937.

CHEFOO BATHING TRAGEDY

British Resident Drowned Trying To Save Son

Pu Yi Rumours Persist

Shanghai, To-day.

that Mr. Rumours persist Henry Pu Yi, Emperor of Man- chukuo, was seriously stabbed last week, and that one of three assailants, who were Manchuri- ans, was arrested. Our Correspondent.

Governor's Arrival In Ceylon

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Sir Andrew Caldecott Going Via Cape

Sir Andrew Caldecott will arrive in Colombo, it is learned, in the middle of October, travelling via the Cape from England where he is at present spending a holiday.

Sir Edward Stubbs, as previous- ly announced, leaves Ceylon about the end of this month.

According to earlier arrange- ments Sir Andrew Caldecott was to have arrived in Ceylon towards the end of the year but he may cut short his holiday in England so as to take up his new appoint- ment in October.

No official intimation has yet been received of the date of his successor's arrival in Hong Kong.

Queen

Mary

WIFE

RESCUED BY CUTTER

Chefoo, To-day.

Gloom has been cast over the holiday resort of Chefoo by the tragic death by drowning of a Briton, E. P. Railton, and his eight-year-old son yesterday.

Mr. Railton met his death when he a picnic dived into the sea froin

younger motor-boat to rescue his son, Eric, whe had falled overboard and disappeared.

Mrs. Railton, who had jumped in before her husband, was picked up by a boat from the U.S.S. warship Pecos.

from the Seaplanes and boats

Fleet searched American Asiatic vainly for the bodies of Mr. Railton and his son.

Mr. Railton was an assistant in the firm of H. E. Railton and Co., of Chefoo.-Reuter.

FLYING FAMILY ARRIVE

His Eminence the Pope, who has called a special ecclesiastical con- that the It is believed gress. gathering is deliberating upon the policy to be pursued in Germany.

NEW "RECORD" FOR AIR MAIL LETTER

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A postal packet sent by air mail to Hong Kong from San Francisco by the first through Clipper ser- vice arrived at its destination Saturday nearly two months after its despatch.

Explanation for this bid for a is believed to be new "record”. that the package was missorted and sent back..in error among philatelist dealers' mail, and made three trans-Pacific journeys as a result.

SECRET CATHOLIC CONCLAVE

Rome, To-day.

The greatest interest attaches to the meeting of the Congress for extraordinary ecclesiastical affairs which is being held at the Pope's villa at Castelgrandolfo, at which, it is understood, relations between the Vatican and Ger- many will be discussed.

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While no official announcement has been made the semi-official Vatican press bureau says the meeting must be of extraordinary importance, since it is extremely exceptional for the Pope to preside at a Congress meeting.

It is expected the decision will be officially revealed shortly. Reuter.

GOLD COINS URGED IN S. AFRICA

Johannesburg, To-day.

"I firmly believe that · stabilisa- tion in the Union on the basis of 140/- an ounce for gold will restore the world's confidence in the future of the metal and might prove example to be followed at a distant date by the world's financial powers."

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not chief

This declaration is made by Sir Mr. and Mrs. Harry McEvoy,

Ernest Oppenheimer, Chairman of left

De Beers Consolidated Mines, in their sons and daughter, who

a letter to the "Rand Daily Mail.” |Sydney in their Dragonfly machine, of

Sir Henry suggests that Govern- on May 27 with the intention

by making a flying tour in the East,

The J.C.J.L. s.s. Tjibadak is sail- ment makes its position clear

on minting new gold coins and putting hoping to make Hong Kong one of ing for Amoy and Shanghai

them in circulation. Reuter, their principal stops, arrived here Thursday at 10 a.m. by train on Saturday.

They flew as far as Hanoi, where

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At Aldershot they found themselves held up by

Tattoo

London, Yesterday.

Queen Mary attended the mili- tary tattoo at Aldershot last night and took the salute from the Royal Box. Attendances at this year's tattoo have been exceptionally large.

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About 70,000 people

were pre- total to date exceeds half million. British Wireless.

sent last night and the

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CABINET CRISIS

lack of permission to fly over China and came on to Hong Kong, using a commercial plane between Hanoi and Canton.

SUMMER TRAINING FOR OFFICERS

Huang Shao-Hung In Control

Canton, To-day. General Huang Shao-hung, Gov- Fernor of Hupei, has been appoint- ed Chief Commander of military All summer training at Kuling. divisional commanders and high military officers of the country will be under his command during this Own Cor- special training.-Our respondent.

PROVINCES MUST BALANCE. BUDGETS

Kuling, Yesterday.

IN LEBANON · Minister's Death May Bring Issue To Head Jerusalem, To-day. A Cabinet crisis which has been brewing in the Lebanon - Republic for some time is expected to come to a head as the result of the death to-day from heart failure of the Minister for Home and Foreign Affairs, Michel Zaccour.

· Reorganisation of the Cabinet, however, is not expected to take place before the President has re-Pacification Commissioner of Leach turned from Paris, where he is now conferring with French state smen.-Trans-Ocean.

In order to ensure balanced bud- gets in the different provincial governments, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Mili- tary Affairs Commission, has is- sued a decree designed to cut down military expenses and to close all The unnecessary military offices.

province is to be held responsible for carrying out the decree. Our Own Correspondent,

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