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CHOES OF STAVISKY

SCANDAL

Did Prince Commit

Suicide?

Special to the Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)】

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Paris, Sept. 21;

purces to give false testimony. The family of Prince stated that they contemplate the publication of a report of their own refuting Guillenume's accusations. Transocean Kuo Min.

MADRID REPORTS

Paris, Sept. 22.

The publication of the report drawn up by the capital's leading detect.ve commissar, Guilleaume, On the death of Judge Prince whose body was found on Februa- ary 20 on the railroad truck near Dijon on the day before he was to have given testimony in the

the murderer of Judge Prince has Stavisky scandal, proved a dis-surrendered to the police and con appointment

those who fessed to the crime. are naturally expected it to throw new light on causing some stir here but at the

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1934.

Dr. John R. Mott, President for the World Association of Y.M.C.A., who by about 200 leading personalities

Proposed as winner of the Nobel peace prize for 1934

The reports from Madrid that from different countries has been

WREXHAM COAL MINE DISASTER

Workers Entombed In Early Morning Explosion

London, Sept. 23.

edtion and members of the rescue One of the worst coal pit dis parties who returned were able to asters that has ever taken place in give little hope of those miners who had been at work in the at- Britain occurred this morning at Gresford Colliery, near' Wrexham,fected district. North Wales. It is feared that the British. Wireless. death roll will reach a total of at least 100 men.

PIT TO BE SEALED

"London, Sept, 22. It appears that the explosion There was a big explosion in the took place in what is known as early worning at the Gresford the Dennis district of the mine colliery in Wrexham Six charred about 2 a.m. when a shift of about bodies have been brought to the 400 to 300 men wete down the pit. surface, but a ferce Are is render- About 200 of these were in an area Ing progress by the rescuers - apart from that in which the ex-possible. The worst fears are en- tertained tha: 160 miners are sul entrapped. Doctors and nurses have been rushed to the scene "A large and very anxious crowd is gathered at the pithead.

he question of whether Prince same time are also meeting with ROYAL WEDDING losion occurred and these feach-

committed suicide or met with a violent death. "From what leaked out of the contents. It appears that the report leaves the impres- alon that death may have been suicide. The Teport deals a heavy blow to those who ridiculed Prince

as the martyr to justice.

"Figaro."

of

much scepticism. It appears from

FIXED

Prince Of Wales "Best Man"

ed surface safely.

From the first only faint hopes were entertained for the majority of those remaining below. Rescue partles were quickly at work in conditions of great danger since violence of explosion had losenad great masses of roof which con- tinued to fall in the main roads underground and one of the first bodies brought to the surface was that of a volunteer rescuer." Great quantities of stone dust were sent

extinguish the Raries

Laten The Are is being subdued steadily. Herole labours of volun- teers working in relays formed a human chain in the underground furnace passing along sacks and 'sand to smother the flames. If the Are can be extinguished within twelve hours, there is hope that some of the 102 entombed miners will be found alive.

report telegraphed by the French Ambassador in Madrid that a Frenchman named Marlus Com- bes gave himself up to the Span- Ish police in the Frontier town of Viella asserting that some Paris politicians had hired him to as- which 11221 yessasinate Prince by promising him terday, had demanded the scalp 200.000 francs but so far he had

the

Minister of Justice, Į received only 25,000. Affer com-

London, Sept. 22. Cheron, for refusing to authorize mitting the deed, so Combea al-

The marriage of Prince George the publication of the report, now leges. he fled to Spain where he and Princess Marina will take turns completely around and spent some months in Barcelona. place on November 29 at West- voices

The French police authorities minster Abbey. A further cere- grave disapproval at the publication of the document.

are inclined to believe that Com-mony will afterwards" take place destitute.according to rites of the Greek

At the pitside scores of doctors, The husband of a woman wit bes., who is entirely

It is now feared that 100 miners nurses and volunteers, ready are dead. There is little hope of ness cited by the report and "confessed" merely to obtain free Church. The date chosen for the to France,wedding is the day before Princess

equipped to go below, waited rescue parties saving the men. The whose testimony appears to sup- transportation back

mak- Marina's 28th birthday according

among the great crowd of miners port the suicide theory, writes to Some papers. however. "are

management contemplate sealing and relatives. Throughout the up the pit to allow the fire to burn the newspaper "Lejour denouncing most of the story, playing it to the old Greek calendar.

morning The details of the ceremony

a few bodies, scorched out more quickly. Sixteen bodies up as the "latest sensational de- ing bis

unworthy of spouse as bellet and insinuating she might velopments in the Prince case." have not yet been finally settled,

and coal-blackened were brought have been recovered. have been induced

to the surface to await indenti- | Neuter, by some Transocean Kuo Min.

but probably the Archbishops both of Canterbury and York will take Part in the Abbey service.

HAUPTMAN'S CAREER

Investigations In Germany

Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

Press" (Copyright,}]

Berlin, Sept. 21. The sensational developments in the American police authorities' png drawn out and tenacions hunt for the kidnapper of the Lind- bergh baby are being followed here with the keenest interest, New York dispatches giving full details of the case being featured by the entire German Press.

A semi-official German news agency has investigated the ayafl- able records concerning the past career of the alleged kidnapper Richard Hauptmann who was born thirty-four years ago in the Saxonian town of Kamenz where his aged mother is still living The investigations show the ar- rested man's mother existing ou the dole,in a tiny room in the poorest section of the city. His father died in 1917 and two bro- thers lost their lives in the war. Hauptmann is alleged to have been given a prison sentence while still only a boy but escaped on parole. When involved again in a

U.S. STRIKE OVER London that day will see three

processions to the Abbey.

The

King and Queen (with an escort of Household Cavalry will proceed

Labour Pleased With in full state to Westminster from

Gains

Washington, Sept. 22. The textile strike has ended. The United Textile Workers Union has ordered all strikers to returni to work on Monday.

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The strike leader, Mr. Francis Gorman and the Labour leader, Mr. William Green

a joint statement said:

"We have gained every substantial thing we gain from this strike which has torn apart the whole of the unjust structure of the N.R.A, Ufting the load from the shoulders of all

can

labour as well as from ourselves. -Reiter.

NO WEAKENING

New York, Sept. 21. While the Textile Union chiefs are gathered at Washington to consider peace proposals, the tex- tile strike is being continued up- abated. Strike leaders claim that there has been no weakening of the strike since yesterday and that additional mills are closed.

Threats of a general strike ir the textiles unsuccessful were made by Mr, Fuller, Educational Director of the United Textile Workers Union, in an address at Macon, Georgia-

Bota strikers and mill-owners in and South Carolina have another offensive for

Buckingham Palace. Prince George. accompanied by his "best man" in the person of the Prince of Wales will drive separately to the Abbey. The third procession will be that of the bride and her parents, Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece.

It' is probable that the bridegroom's litle nieca. Princess Elizabeth, will be one of bridesmaids.- British Wireleu,

ASSYRIANS IN IRAQ

Finding Land For

Settlement:

to down

TRAFFIC IN WOMEN

Conference In The Orient

Geneva, Sept. 22.

-The Assembly of the Fifth Com- mittee resolved to favour an in- ternational the

'conference in the Orient under League auspices to deal with measures to prevent traffic in women and children,

London, Sept. 22.

In October 1933 a committee.of the League Council was set up to examine the question of the set- tlement of Assyrians in Iraq, out- Elde their country. The Arst possibility consideded was settle- ment in Brazil. but at a Council meeting last June. It was decided that this scheme was not prac- ticable. The committee Was Instructed to examine other pos- sibilities and they appealed to about 12 other foreign govern- ments

enquiring if they could offer any assistance.

The British Government have

criminal offence at the age of North twenty-three and confined to the prepared Kamenz gaol, Hauptmann made Monday. good his escape from the old-

The police scattered 500 pickets been examining the possibility of fashioned building before he could at Clifton Heights, Philadelphia, finding a suitable area in British be transferred to the State prison. and arrested 20, while strikers Guiana and preliminary investiga- From this time on Hauptmann dis- seized the fire station at Hunting-tions show there is an area of appeared and his whereabouts don, Philadelphia. Another crowd about 30,000 square miles, which were unknown even to his mother.stormed the local mill.

gansocean Kua Hin.

EVIDENCE ON ARMS DEALS

Information To Be Disclosed

Washington, Sept. 22.

The situation in the north comparatively quiet.

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appears to offer some of the cons

is

ditions required. The Assyrians are

pastoral and agricultural

COMFORT FOR RICKSHAW. PULLERS

people who need land where they can graze cattle and raise crops. The committee will meet again in Geneva Monday and the British Government are informing them of the position.

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Meanwhile the Government of British Guiana have obtained an Canton, Sept. 23,

option on an area of between 1,200 It is reported that the Canton and 2,000 square miles, but further Municipal Authorities have decid-investigations will be necessary ed upon the following changes for before the land in British Gulana the betterment of the lot of rick-can be pronounced definitely sha-pullers:-

suitable and the committee will no doubt continue examination possible areas in other parts of the world.

The willingness of the Assyrians themselves and of the Iraq Government and the question of finance must be considered before any scheme becomes at all de-

1. Ricksha-pullers to be forbid- fares from The Senate Munitions Commit-den to extort extra tee announced that they would customers.

of

CHINA'S DEFENCE

Mr. Victor Hoo before the same committee defended the Chinese attitude in the drug traffic and argued that large quantities of cocaine of European manufacture were seized in Chinese territory, This gave Chins grounds for com- plaint against Europe. He alluded to strict measures they were tak- ing in China to restrict the growth- Q1" poppy.- Rester,

SOVIET CONTRIBUTION TO THE LEAGUE

STUDENTS FROM CHINA

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Twenty Six Arrive In London

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London, Sept. 22. Adequate arrangements have been made for the care and ac- commodation of twenty six Chinese students including two girls. who arrived in London under The Boxer Indemnity remission scheme. The girls will stay in the China Institute and the men in a private hotel nearby, pending a settlement with the universities throughout the country.

A special reception is being held in London on Wednesday- Keuter.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent) “

London, Sept. 22.. London Silver prices to-day were unchanged, as follow:-

Thoroughly Reliable

The

**Blash #・ White" on a bottle of whisky in na abacdure « parantee as the hand- much on mivat. It ömmumichat nudicio difaranor in favour and quality which datinguishes thin whisky from all others. It gmeunens shar valy the land materiala barva, barn mand and that {sleeya everywhere the quality is the same.

BUCHANAN'S

"BLACK & WHITE"

SCOTCH WHISKY WORLD-RENOWNED FOR AGE AND QUALITY

NON-STOP TO

INDIA

Plane Forced Down At Malta

Malta, Sept. 23. Hopes of the British aviators. Cobham and Helmore to set a new England to India record were

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dashed to the ground on Saturday' night when their plane was forced down near here owing to engine trouble. With the huge machine which is the regular type of six passenger commercial airplane, the flyers hoped to reduce the time from Portsmouth to Karachi forty-two hours.— Transocean Kuo Min.

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"BLACK & WHITE

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MR. SOPWITH'S PROTEST

Rainbows Alleged Infractions

London, Sept. 23. It is learned that Mr. Sopwith. has filed either, two protests or a protest on two counts in connec- tion with the America's Cup race on Saturday. One protest is based on the allegation that the "Eal- bow failed to meet Endeavour's luff after turning the Arst mark The other is based on, the alleged failure of the defender to respect the challenger's right of way be- fore the start. Each intractaci involves a different racing rule,

Mr. Sopwith's action will prob-.. ably be considered by the Com mittee as two different protests.

ANOTHER MISHAP

London, Sept. 22. Sit Alan Cobham and Squadron- | Reuter. Loader Helmore took off from. Portsmouth at 6.32 am to-day on 1 their attempted nan-stop fight to India

Their plane, was not fully load- ed with Detroi" when they took off, but they planned to take on more Tuel from an air tanker off Selsey Bill This would give sufficient petrol to reach Malta.

The air liner which fuelled Bir Alan Cobham's plane crashed into a field in Buckinghamshire and its four occupants were inciner-

Sept. 21 Sept. 22 8pct...........21-7/8 21-7/8 ated.- Forward....21-15/16 21-15/18 | Reuter, London on New York cross rate at closing to-day was 4.99-7/16 compared with 4.99-3/8 at closing

Moscow, Sept. 23. The Soviet Union's annual con- tribution to the League of Nations exchequer has been, fixed at £225,- 000, according to Press reports yesterday. here on Saturday. -Transocean Kuo Min.

NAVAL LIMITATION

CONFERENCE

Anglo-Japanese Parley In October

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

(By. Telegraph, Copyright, Tate. raphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Beceived, September 22, 1-80 p.m.)

here

to an ad-

conférence preliminaries is not finally determined, the informa- tion trickling through" from var→ fous recent Cabinet sessions show- ing the standpoints of various Government members to be widely divergent,

London, Sept. 22. The curtain will go ap on the "dress rehearsal" of next April'e under the influence of the Ad- The Conservative party. directly world Naval Limitation Conference miralty, favouts early publishing on October 15 when the of an extensive new naval con- Japanese delegation is scheduled struction programme in order to to arrive, according

have a preliminary contest of na- nouncement made, here on Friday tional interests. Other Cabinet night.

members, among whom was the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald. counsel a policy of mo tlations, preliminary discussions deration, opposing the publication will also begin in London with the of any plans whatsoever so lang representatives of Italy. France as the fate of the Conference is and the United States.

undecided.

Simultaneously with the open-

give foreign Ambassadors and 2. Owners of rickshas to supply Ministers full details of evidence each puller with a hat and rain before the committee, involving coat as a protection against sum high" placed nationals of their and rain, met wi countries in allegedly questionable 3. The Municipal Authorities to finite The British Governmenting of the Anglo-Japanese nego munitions deals

build a public depot for ricksha-have already announced, willing They said they had received no pullera as a protection against theness to pay their normal share as request from China, but Informa-hardship of exposure to the ele a League Power to any league tion will be furnished if requested; menta:-.

expenses involved -Reuter

British Wireless,

Nam Wah Tal Po;'

The British attitude of these (Transoccan Kuo Min.

(Earlier cables and report" on race appears on page 7)

U.S. ARMS ENQUIRY ADJOURNED

Washington, Sept. 21.. The United States Senate Muni- tions Inquiry Committee has ad journed until the end of Novem- ber, though the Chairman, Sena- tor Gerald F. Nye, said that the committee has only yet scratched the surface. Heuter.

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