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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 14, 1937.

MADRID POLICE

ALHAMBRA INSPECTOR

ADH

"DAILY AT 7:301320

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

ACTION! SPECTACLE!ME THRILLS!!

The First "MUST" Picture Since “THE INFORMER”.

JANOSIK

flust AMIGHTY

EUROPEAN ALL STAR

CAST

TO-MORROW

20th Century Fox-Picture

The Jones Family in “EDUCATING FATHER”

Jed Prouty & Others.

with Shirley Deane

INQUEST ON LATE MR. C.E. WATSON

TWO SHIPPING

FIRMS FINED.

For Incorrect Passenger

Lists

IMPORTANT TA ANGLO-U.S.

TALKS CONDEMNED TO

DEATH

SEVILLE, TO-DAY. SENTENCE OF DEATH BY STRANGULATION WAS PASS- ED ON GARCIA ATHERDELL, FORMER POLICE INSPECTOR OF MADRID, BY AN INSUR- GENT MILITARY TRIBUNAL HERE YESTERDAY.

Accused was alleged to have been responsible for numerous murders during the first months

Spanish conflict of the

According to evidence before the court, he was leader of the Spanish Social-Democratic Party, and, as po- lice inspector organised a Spanish Cheka, which carried out a campaign of murder and torture, the cellars of a luxurious Madrid club being, turned into an execution and tor- ture chamber.

Women, children and old men were alleged to have been among his victims.

London, To-day.. Semi-official circles re- iterate Britain's close, co- operation with the United States in the present North China crisis, and declare that important - opinions were exchanged by Mr. Eden and the American charge d'affaires in their. Trans- meeting yesterday. Ocean.

PEACE POSSIBLE IN HOTEL STRIKE

Paris. To-day. It is believed that an agreement patching up the restaurant and hotel dispute will be reached with- in a day or two, following negotia- tions between the Premier, M. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE

Camille Chautemps, hotel owners When the situation in Madrid be- and employees. came more critical last November,|. More equitable distribution he is said to have attempted to working hours will probably be one escape to France with a large quant- of the classes of the agreement.--

He hoped Trans-Ocean. ity of stolen valuables. eventually to reach South America. He was discovered at Las Palmas, hawever, when an aeroplane in which he was escaping was forced to land He was

:

lowing to engine te

Two shipping companies, the arrested and brought Mitsui Busan Kaisha and

the

An appeal has been made to the

ereum- [Chuen On Steamship Company, Supreme Court. Trans-Ocean.

Mr.

An enquiry into the stances of the death of C. E. Watson, who was killed as the result of a fall from a window the second floor of No. 26 Carnarvon Road in the early hours of June 28, will be held at the Kowloon Magistracy on Wednes- day, July 21.

on

death of

The enquiry into the Mrs. M. S. Dillion, wife of Mr Dillion employed at the Police stores, who was found, dead hang- ing from the banisters of her resi- dence in Causeway Bay on June 16 will be held at the Central Magis- tracy to-morrow afternoon.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of £2.10/- per share, subject to de- duction of Income Tax, has beer declared for the HALF YEAR ending. 30th June 1937 at rate of 1/2.5/8 per Dollar.

THE DIVIDEND will be able" on and after 9th August 1937 at the offices of the

tion, where Shareholders

quested to apply for

THE REGISTER OF

of the Corporation will be

from 26th JULY to 7th AUGUST (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board

Directors.

iE s

M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manag Hong Kong 18th July, 1937.

ASIATIC ART MUSEUM

Hamburg, To-day

GERMANY'S FOUR YEAR PLAN

Berlin, To-day.

were summoned for failing to

Stimulation of foreign trade, lies behind the creation by General furnish correct lists of the arrivals different dates.

Hermann Goering, administrator of of passengers on

art was Germany's Four-Year Plan, of au- A museum for Asiatic The Japanese firm was, fined $20. It was stated that in this case the only passenger was an employee of opened here yesterday at a special tonomous business groups for for- the Company and it was thought ceremony, during which the former eign trade and for iron and steel.

German Minister to China, Herr The iron and steel industries, that notification was unnecessary.

Captain Brown, of the Chuen Reoretzsch, founder of the collec- which have hitherto been included which constitutes the prin- in the raw materials distribution Chow, appeared in the second case. tion There were three summons for cipal contents of the museum, made group, will henceforth form an "in-

dependent groupTrans-Ocean... different dates and related to aa short speech-Trans-Ocean. Japanese passenger who had been travelling on all the occasions. Captain Brown admitted the sum-

mons

but said that it was not negligence and the ommision was made owing to racial similarity.

Sub-Inspector Edwards said that the passenger reported on each oc- casion and while he may have been mistaken for a Chinese he could not speak of a word of Chinese. The Compradore was apparently at fault. The firm was fined a total of $30 on the three summons.

LIEUT. SMART PROMOTED

Leaving For Japan On Short Holiday

French Community Celebrate Bastille Day

Bastille Day, the 14th of July, (erous hospitality of our hosts. To- cele day's function gives us an opportun France's National Day, was brated in traditional manner this ity of welcoming M. Cadol and his morning when two very pleasant wife and expressing our hopes that functions took place at the residence their stay here will be a very háp- of the

for py one. He will I am 1 sure forgive Consul-General new France, Mons A. Cadol, who was me if I say that none of us can "At Home" to a large and distin-quite forget that his predecessor guished gathering at. No., 13 Peak was here with us only 24 hours ago. Road.

HELENE M. Leurquin and his charming wife

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Before he welcomed his guests, had become such a vital part of the which included H.E. the Officer Ad-social life of the Colony that I fear ministering the Government, Mr. our chief feeling to day must be N. L. Smith, Mrs. Smith and Miss one of bereavement which will take Judith Smith, and H.E. the General a little time, to heal. The heartiness Officer Commanding the Troops, of our "Vive le Roi," so to Cabled news has been received Major General A. W. Bartholomew is still a little clouded by the sad

our “Le Roi est mort, Lieut R. D. Smart, Royal and Mrs. Bartholomew, the Consul-ness of

On an occasion like this it would has been

promoted General for France decorated Mr. will be

over A. J. R. Moss with the insignia of be improper for me to say anything Hong an officer of the Dragon of Annam, about politics. We have been asked during for memorable services rendered to to join in a birthday party and on he and the French Government at Kai Tak a birthday the guests must forget

family differ leasete Aerodrome., “si

In the les ten thousand

be on- gopa which

the month Mrs Smart-

Hon.

Japan. Lieut. J. AM. Rice-Evans, The Consul General then welcom-

Excellency the O.A.G. in R.W.F. will act as Hon. Treasurer ed His

short speech, to which Mr. N. during this period.

Smith, in replying stated:-

Four fresh cases of dysentery, I consider it a great honour

two two

of cérebro-spinal fever and of enteric fever were reported Ito the health officer yesterday.

that

itles:

es it all the easier celebrate here with a full

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you

have been asked to propose

the the toast of the President of the health to-day and to express thanks of everyone here for the gen- French Republic.

P