1939-09-22 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 22, 1939-

ASSASSINATION OF

RUMANIA'S

PREMIER

Hit By Fourteen Bullets In Fascist Ambush STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN COUNTRY: NAZI REVOLT PLOT EXPOSE

Paris, To-day.

M. CÁLINESCU, RUMANIAN Prime Minister, was assassinated yesterday by a group of Fascist Iron Guards, states the Havas correspondent in Bucharest.

M. Calinescu was returning home by car at the time. His car was blocked by a cart. Another car

MME. KUNG'S

GRANT

Sir,--A news items appeared in the

local press some days ago announcing

a loan of $100,000 by Madame H. H. Kung to the gold mining work of the Chinese Industrial Co-operatives. It

RED ARMY SETTING UP LOCAL SOVIETS

Bucharest, To-day, Polish officials in territory co- cupled by the Red Army are bo- Ing turned out of office.

The Russians are setting up lo- cal Soviets of White Russland and Ukrainian peasants.—Router.

drove into it, then two other cars drove up, one will be of more than local interest to SCORCHED on either side, and a group of young men arm-state here her real and ultimate in- ed with pistols jumped out and opened fire on M. Calinescu, who was hit by 11 bullets, three

in the head.

The police official accompanying him was also kili-

ed and the chauffeur seriously injured.

tentions for this loan and others,

which she has already made and is planning to make, is for the develop-

ment of China's' industries.

EARTH IN

develop CHUNG SHAN

First, like many others, she does not

believe in out-and-out charity

over

Macao, To-day. The "Scorched Earth Po- given freely of her purse to relief ac-licy" will be pursued by the

long periods of time, although she has

tivities and the support of charitable

The assassins then drove to the instituted a campaign against the Iron institutions, etc. Madame Kung's real Chungshan authorities, ac- Bucharest Radio Station, shot and Guard, the Rumanian Nazi organisa-interest lies in assisting the masses to cording to

wounded the doorkeeper, seized the tion. microphone and announced what had happened.

the fullest measure of economic se-

The Iron Guard, it will be recall-curity through self-help. ed, murdered the last liberal Prem- ler, Dr. Duca.-Reuter.

STATE OF EMERGENCY

London, To-day.

A state of emergency has been de- clared throughout Rumania, and the police are arresting suspected mem- bers of the Iron Guard.

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Already plans are in the making to establish model factories, the profits of which are to be divided among the workers as shares, so that, in time, the workers will become the owners. As owners, the workers will repay their capital loan, which will be im- mediately re-loaned to other

Since the Chinese Industrial

enter-

an official nouncement last evening.

an-

All bridges not yet destroyed by the Chinese military are being dyna- mited, and will be blown up if threa- tened by a Japanese invasion.

Sandbag barricades have been erect- ed throughout Shek-kl at all street and road junctions in preparation for engaging the Japanese in street fights. TENSE ATMOSPHERE Police and military patrols are on Co-duty day and night to preserve order in the city, and since yesterday when the atmosphere became intensified by consistent" shelling and bombing by the Japanese, compulsory evacuation of all civilians was ordered by Gen- eral, Cheung Wai-cheung.

They wero overpowered 10 minutes later and then the An- nouncer atated that the program-- me had been interrupted through "an unfortunate Incident" but would continuo, but Immediately all communication with Bucharept was cut off.

All important buildings in Buchar-prises of a similar nature. Prompt police and military mea est are heavily guarded, and motor- sures followed the crime. It was ists and pedestrians are being search-operatives have a real interest in do- known that members of

ing this work also, and since Madame the Iron ed for arms. Guard were rounded up immediately.

Kung has made such generous contri- King Carol immediately summoned

butions to the Movement, I feel that the public will be interested to learn the Cabinet.

of the far-sighted project of one of China's leaders in creating a revolving fund for the capital loans so that both workers and their industries will achieve the maximum. benefits to- gether.

M. Calinescu, as Minister of the Interior, was largely responsible for smashing the Iron Guard organisa- tion last year.

RUMANIAN EXCITEMENT

Later.

been The whole of Rumania has thrown into a state of extreme ex- citement by the murder yesterday of the Premier, M. Calinescu.

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M. Calinescu was assassinated one of the main streets of Bucharest as he was driving in a motorcar.

One report says that just before the shooting, another car drove up along- side the vehicle in which M. Calinescu was driving.

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The Rumanian Legation Budapest says that Radio Buchar- eat suddenly coased transmitting at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon after several minutes of confused shouting which was plainly heard by listeners.

The Legation in the Hungarian capital says it has not been able to contact the Foreign Office in Bucharest.

NAZI PLOT

Efforts from other points outside Rumania to contact Bucharest have also falled.

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General G. Argoseano, who was War Minister in the Cabinet of Dr. Christos, has been appointed Promler to succeed M. Calinescu. A Rumanian Government communi- que declares that Iron Guard mem- bers were responsible for the murder, and describes how M. Calinescu was ambushed in the street, and struck by 14 bullets.

TWO SUICIDEB Of the eight men arrested, two have committed suicide.

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On Wednesday and · Thursday. the Rumanian police were Busy arresting Germans In Rumania, who are said to 'have plotted a revolt if German troops reached the Pollsh-Rumanian frontier. Instructions were found near the Polish frontier to Germans resident in

Rumania.

THEODORE HERMAN,, Executive Secretary, Hong Kong Committee, C.I.C.

Many buses and motor vehicles. have been commandeered by the au- thorities for evacuation purposes.

Buses were running between Macao midnight. Our and Shek-kl up to Own Correspondent:

AUXILIARY MOVEMENTS NURSING OF A WARD SERVICE

Appearing before Mr. T. J. Houston this morning, Leung Sim, 50, a mar- ried woman,, was charged with fall ing to notify a change of address as Meanwhile, the Nazi radio in Ber- custodian of a ward, Fong Ying, 17, Un has broadcast an allegation that and failing to report, the Intended the assassination of M. Calinescu was | marriage of the ward. the work of Polish and British agents! -Reuter.

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MR. OKAZAKI FOR

HONG KONG

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An examination in Home Nursing was, held at the Queen Mary Hospital on September 8.

The Medical Examiner was Dr. Annie Sydenham, and the Nurse Ex- aminers were Mrs. Mary King, Mrs. B. N. Bond and Mrs. M. C. Court.

Mr. H. W. Fraser, of the S.C.A.,

The following ladies satisfied the said the girl, Fong Ying, was found in a brothel in Kowloon. She told examiners and will be awarded the the S.C.A. that she had practiced St. John Ambulance Association Cer-. prostitution for some time. The girl tificates in Home Nursing in due course: Slater M. Amata, Miss M. was later sent to Po Leung Kuk, and was then restored to defendant on a Cheung, Miss J. Didsbury, Sister M. bond of $250. Defendant was given Eucharista, Miss Ruby Mow Fung, Miss Elizabeth H. Paton, Miss M. instructions to bring the girl to the Smith, Mina D. M. Shilton, Miss A. M. S.C.A. every month.

Upsdell, Miss E. Williamson, Miss*D. Wise, Miss Winnie Yu.

On Wednesday, a lady Inspector visited No. 3, Water Street, but found The Rumanian. Legation

Canton, To-day:

the girl had moved to No. 17, Lai On:|: Washington says that a message re-

QUARTER OF ceived by wireless reports that the Mr. Katsuo Okazaki, Japanese Con- Iron Guard, the Nazl-financed Rusul-General in Canton since the occu-

Defendant told the Inspector that POPULATION re-vation, has been appointed Consul- the girl. had been marrie manian opposition group, were.

General in Hong Kong. sponsible for the murder.

This is confirmed in a Havas agency despatch.-

Eight arrests, it is understood, have

* been made-in-Bucharest,

SINCE MARCH

Mr. Okazaki is leaving for Hong Kong on October 2 to take up his new post-Reuter

Lane.

since

September last year.

Defendant was fined $100 or six weeks' hard labour.

Mr. J. Scott, of No. 43, Hillwood The typhoon which came in from Road, summoned before Mr. R. A. D. the Pacific towards Hong Kong has Forrest this morning, for allowing his * ¡M.• Calinescu had been Premier of now definitely recurved" and " is now | car to remain longer than necessary situated about 300 miles to the west at Des Voeux Road Central car park, of the Bonins, moving North or N.N.E. was fined $10.

Rumania since March this year, when with the approval of King Garol, he

VOLUNTEERS

'Londan, To-day. *: total of 120,000 "Jewish men and women ---- a quarter of the population of Palestine have registered in the local defence organisations and auxi- lattes of the British Army,

The voluntary service' register in Palestine was opened on Sunday and closed yesterday—Router.