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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 1933.

FRENCH TRAIN DISASTER A TRAGIC

CHRISTMAS

President Attends Memorial Inordinate Number

Service

FATALITIES NOW NUMBER 203

Paris, December 27. .

The president of the Republic, members of the Government and over six hundred relatives were present at the memorial service of the victims in the Lagny dis-

aster.

· The Central Hall of the Gare de l'Est was trans- formed into a Chapelle Ardente.

Three magnificent wreaths, one from the Govern- ment, one from M. Sarraut, the ex-Premier who is at present Minister of Marine, and one from the Railway" Company stood against a black draped cenotaph, the top. of which bore a flame of reiaembrance.

Further deaths have increased the number of fatali ties to 203.

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The official inquiry has not yet finished but, accord- ing to some accounts, the automatic register on, the engine shows the signal was not against the Strasbourg express and the fog detonator did not explode. Mean- while, the driver and fireman of the express who were de- tained have been set at liberty.-Reuter.

A NARROW

Salzburg. Dec. 27,

ESCAPE!

disaster.

Of Disasters

London, Dec. 27. Christmastide was marked by an inordinate number of disasters all over the world.

Thirty were trampled to death on "Christmas Eve at a service in the village of Tunauan, Philippine Islands. when the congregation, think- ing the Church was on fire when a fireworks sparkler was used to illuminate the altar, stampeded in terror.

Seventeen were killed and rendered homeless, while much damage was caused, when the Bulusan volcano in the Philippines erupted, a flood of sulphurous water sweeping away many houses.

many

Another eruption on the island of Kuchinoeraba, Japan, resulted in four being killed and thirty injured when scores of houses were buried beneath the ashes.

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A blind woman and her in- fant daughter were burned to death at Battle Creek, Michi- gan, when straw spread on the

He booked a seat floor caught fire. The The famous theatrical im- in the Paris-Strasbourg ex-woman's husband, who was pressario, Max Reinhardt who press and was extremely angry has just arrived from Paris, when he was crowded out and tells how narrowly, he escaped forced to obtain another con being a victim in the Lagny nection.-Reuter:

PERSIA AND RUSSIA

Trade Agreement Signed

Moscow, December 18.

It is officially announced from Teheran that the trade-agreement reached between the Soviet repre-

sentative in Persia M. Schoftsk and director of the Persian Trade

Administration M., Bachman, sol- ved to mutual satisfaction a num- ber of knotty commercial problems

attending a party in the neigh bourhood, rushed to the scene and was also burnt to death while trying to rescue his family.

180 DEATHS IN U.S...

Deaths over Christmas in the United States exceeded

which for a long time were dis-80, ost of them resulting

cussed in writing.

This puts an end to the long period of differences of opinion

between the two countries which

brought about the downfall of the caighty court-official Timur Tash and necessitated a personal visit of Karakhan to the Persian capl- tal.

The chief difficulty now settled is the method of valuating the merchandise and fixing the quota of Soviet goods permitted to enter Persia, as Russian exports Trans occan.

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Five died from cold when snowbound in the Middle West, while a 19-year old girl shot herself dead at a party in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The Aleutian Islands suffer. ed much damage when severe gales swept away dwellings and up-rooted telegraph poles. Reuter.

KING'S XMAS MESSAGE

Transmitted Throughout The Empire

London, December 27. The King's messages to his

greetings

MUST DIE FOR REICHSTAG FIRE

Van der Lubbe Given Death Penalty

sets.

The prosecution urged the death sentence for van der Lubbe and Torgler, and acquittal-for the. other three, hence, Torgler's "ac-

quittal was a victory for the de-

fense...

SUN FO WARNS PHILIPPINES Against Japanese

Penetration

NANKING REPORT

DISCREDITED

Fall Of Foochow Not Imminent

ACCORDING TO IMPORTANT

CANTON OFFICIAL

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, December 27. Oncial circles here, discredit the

FALL OF FOOCHÓW FORECASTED

CA

Nanking, December 27. Chinese newspapers give · pro- minence to a report that Govern- ment forces are advancing Yeaping from Klenow, and opti mistically forecast the capture of Foochow within a week-Renter.

Berlin, December. 23.

Manila, December 25. The German supreme court to

Dr. Sun" To, son of the Tafe Dr. day found Marinus van der Lubbe, Sun Yet Ben, and president of the 34, Dutchman and stonemason, legislative Tuan of China who sT=" guilty of setting fire to the Fel-rived here Saturday to spend the chstag, buliding on the night of Christmas holidays, warned against February 27, and sentenced him to economie, penetration by Japan in death.

the eventuality of independence. The other four defendants in The same drama that was staged the trial were acquitted

In Manchuria will be unfolded Those who won their freedom here as Japan has her eyes on were Ernst Torgler, 40, for many, the Philippines, Sun Fo declared. years whip of the Communist Dr. Sun arrived on the s.: Pre- Reichstag party George Dimi-sident Hoover accompanied by his troff, 51, a writer; Blagol Popoff, family, Dr. H. L-Huang, former Nanking report that the forces of 31, student, and Wassil Taneff, minister of finance of the Chinese the Central Government will cap- 38, shoemaker by profession. The government, and K. F. Chang, air ture Foochow within two weeks, as latter three were Bulgarian ci chief of China and their respec- It is believed by many that this tive secretaries and families.report is purely propaganda from While here they will visit Baguio the Capital.

An important local official de- and some of the provinces.

In a press interview Dr. Sun declared that General Chlang Kal clared the China is faced by two tick, chairman of the Nanking

banditry and

Military Council, has no available petty problems Jealousy between military chief- forces he could dispatch to attack Fukien 25 his personal" "troops Torgler had his own counsel, Al-tains who seek to gain complete could not move one inch from their fons Sack, noted Nazi lawyer who control. These two problems, he garrison posts since they have to made a name for himself as an indicated, are the basis for the excellent defense counsel in var- constant civil warș in China”...... In the northern provinces. fous, big trials. He defended 'the "The 'cause of our internal "dis-

Referring to the recent Nanking three young Reichsweher oficers at orders is the extreme. backward- aerial raids on Fukien he intimat- the famous trial before the supre-ness of the social and economic ed that Clovernment circles at me court at Leipsic in October, structure of the country "which | Canton are greatly enraged by 1930, when Adolf Hitler, as a wit give rise to movements aiming at General Chiang Kai Shek's ruth- ness,, swore that, he was trying to the over throw of our existing poless bombardment on Foochow and attain power by legal means, but, litical system," Dr. Sun Fo declar- other leading cities in that "pro- also predicted that "heads will ed. "China's greatest problem is vince. He added that General roll in the sand" when he attain-organized, banditry. The com- Chiang Kai Shek did not have the ed it.

Torgler bimself selected munist movement is just a phase courage to employ the air arms in Back for his defense.

of the many dangers the country fighting against the Japanese in- Van der Lubbe was defended by is facing.

vasion in Shanghal and Manchuria-

Moscow, December 26. Commenting on reports fromE ELT official defense counsel. Dr.

but is bold enough to utilise the Seuffert..

air forces of the nation to exter- Changchun indicating that the

opinion held by the Manchurian...... minate the Fukien secessionists

In the opinion of this spokes- administration that Russiais man, Nanking's unscrupulous tac- Fukely to strengthen her anti- ties in adopting aerial warfare | Japanese policy. Pravda says that against Fukien would only stir up this may be ascribed to those who nation-wide hatred and antipathy are trying by all means to violate of the people towards the Central the peace of the Far East. " Government. Such drastic action on the part of Nanking towards Fuklen would drive the sentiment and sympathy of the people to- wards the Frikien cause, he pointed

1.

Van der Lubbe was arrested at an exit of the Reichstag building flames. He was turned over to po- as "Aremen appeared to fight the

lice. clad only in trousers and shoes, having discarded his coat and shirt, he said, after they had caught fre..

SILVER MARKET (From Our Special Correspondent)

London. December 27. Following are the Silver Quota- tions on the London market to- day:-

Dec. 27 Dec. 24 Spot

2183. #18.13/18 Forward

18.13/16 18 2 The London on New York cross rate to-day closed at £U.S.. 5.12).

He confessed to the firing of the building "is a gesture against international capitalism.

He claimed that he was affillat- ed with no party. The prosecution

sald be gained admittance to the Reichstag bolding on a pass ob-

tained from Communists, which

was the reason why Torgler was accused of implication.-

The fire destroyed the plenary

"From the military point of view the government at Nanking is sufficiently able to wage a suc- cessful military campaign against this campaign will not result in the bandits. But the success of the absolute solution of nation's problem. The government is present trying to educate the peo- ple how to rule themselves.

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From the standpoint of econo mica, China is not poor. She 13 not poor in resources: she is not poor in man power. She is poor only in economic organization, In technical skill. China has not yet achieved unity but her great hopes lle in the spread of communica tion facilities.”

THE CODEX SINAITICUS

On View In London

Now

keep an eye on the "grey" generals SOVIET POLICY IN

out.

AN IMPORTANT LETTER.”

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, December 27, The authorities here have re- ceived an important letter from General Chen Ming Shu, the leader of the People's Revolutionary Gov- ernment at Foochow, requesting General Chen Teal Tong, the Commander-in-Chief of the

MANCHUKUO

Japanese Rumours Ridiculed

The Changchun suggestion is that the Soviet, by strengthening an anti-Japanese attitude would thereby achieve more friendly re- lations with the United Stated and with China.

Pravda observes that only the most reactionary Japanese, mili- a possible tary circles may fear rapprochement between the 80- viet, the United States and China on questions of Far East policy.

Investim commenting on a Changchun report published in the Asahi alleging that the Soviet " has agreed to rent Sakhallen, to the United States for a period of thirty years, ridicules the credence alleged to have been given, to the story in Japan. Reuter

Group Army in Kwangtung, to continue to remit the monthly subsidy of military funds to the Nineteenth Route Army from Kwangtung as in previous months.

General Chen also requests the Canton military leader to permit century manuscript of the Bible the resident officers of the his ORDERS WORTH £1,000,000 AT MOTOR-CYCLE SHOW

London, December. 27. The Codex Sinaiticus a fourth

army to enlist recruits to join the bought from the Soviet Govern- ment for the British museum for 19th Route Army and to restore £10,000 was brought from Russia all the recruiting offices that had. during the week-end by a courier been ordered to close down in this and it is being placed on view in city. Moreover, the Fukien leader asks for a loan of $1,000,000 from the Museum to-day

Many substantial donationa have Kwangtung Assign of good The case proved to be one of ex- the opening of a fund for the Chen Ming Shu and the leaders mana of the 19th Route Army Invite purchase of this famous

hall, restaurant; several conference

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London Dec.

[rooms and a large section of the bear received in anticipation of faith and friendliness General Manufacturers exhibiting at the

Cycle and Motor-Cycle Show a Olympis predict that orders in

corridors, lobbles and cloakrooms.

the Empire; and beyond, on Christ cause of charges made outside the society known as "Friends of military observers to various strate booked. by the time the show closes. peoples was broadcast throughout treme international interest be-script. They include, £500 from General Chen Chal Tong to send excess of £1,000,000 will have beeg mas Day, following an exchange of Germany that the Nazis instigatNational Libraries," as a first dona-gle "points in Fukien so that they to-night, Buyers from 27 overses:

westward round the ed the fire to give themselves an

military movement in Fukien to tion during the week. It is sti- Best from London via Dublin, excuse to dissolve the commuation. Lord Wakefield has son can despatch regular reports on the countries have visifed the exhibi cheque for £1,000-Eritish Wire-the headquarters of the First mated that the foreign business Ottawa. Wellington, ist party.

less.

done amounts to nearly £300,000. Sydney, Bombay, Capetown. and An infernational committee

Group Army at Canton, back to London. When this chain headed by Professor Albert ... Ein-¦¦

Bermunda,

was completed in a quarter of an steln produced evidence that Tors- A HAPPY EVENT

hour the King spoke into a micro, ler was innocent, and claime phone in his room at Sandringham that van der Lubbe had come in and his message was transmitted touch with the Nazis.United to nearly every part of Empire Press, which was concerted into sfamily. party.-British, Wireless

BRITISH' PRESS COMMENT

KING ALFONSO IN under the heading of An

LAW SUIT

Action by Bank

Emperor Of Japan Congratulated

- London, December 27, ....... Liost newspapera comment on the verdict in the Reichstag "Fire

London: December 27 The King sent the following Upright Verdict

message to the Emperor of Japan The Times says no message on the occasion of the birth of am could have been more seasonable heir to the Throne HM the or more welcome to lovers of Queen and I rejoice at the happy justice throughout the world. The news of the birth of an heir to "Times" in a leading article con your Imperial House and I hasten cludes, by reaching the only to send to your Imperial Majesty verdict consonant with honour our warmest · congratulations."-- and justice the Court has struck British Wireless way a blow for humanity and has pre- served the high respect, which London, December 8 German Judiciary has commanded Securities stated to form part of the private fortune of King Alfonso of Spain, which are valued at about £11,000, are to be the sübject of an action which, it is expected, will be heard at the Law Courts before Christmas. The case appears in the list as Bando de Vizcaya v. De Bourbon De Bour-

(Special Air-Mail Service)

hitherto,

The Manchester Gus the Court has had gex to pers form its duty of considering the evidence on its metita British "Wireless”

SALE OF MANUS STAMP COLLECTION

(Special Air-Mail Service)

The

ben is the family name of the A ROYAL XMAS lasted for nearly

King

The securities are held by the

Westminster Bank, and are claim-

ed by the Bank of Vizcaya" under- a decree of the Spanish Republi "can"Government.

Three Generations

Represented

London, Dec. 27313

King Alfonso claims the securl- tles as part of his personal · for-

The distribution of gifts from tune,

the plant Christmas tree in the The Westminster Bank, who | ball-room at Sandringham was the held the securities to the order of central feature of the Royal Family the Spanish Bank, are taking no Christmas festiv With the part in the present action, it have exception of the Princess Royal ing already been decided by the who is at her Yorkshire home, Li Court that they are to deliver the the children of the King and securities to the successful party Queen

hristmas with their in the suit,

Darent

and the third gen

Stamps were those Empire collected Mai

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