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ASSASSIN'S MOVEMENTS

INVESTIGATED

Important Discoveries By The Police

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press").

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tela graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894.

Received, October 11, $50 p.m.)

Paris. October 11.

In attempting to trace the Mar- seilles murderer's movements prior to the dastardly outrage, the police made some highly important dis- coveries.

the other two spent the forenoon in the room studying all avail- able papers and subsequently took luncheon at the hotel and ther left, Schalny returning in the eve- ning to pay the bill and get the luggage, explaining that they had to leave in a hurry for reasons of business.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1934.

FOREIGNERS IN FRANCE

Accusations Of Laxity,

Paris. Oct. 10.

The assassination in Marseilles by a Croat following the "murder of M. Doumer by a Russlan, have given fresh Impetus to a campaign against the laxity of the authorl- ties in sifting foreigners who are permitted to reside in France and

also to the demand for drastic re- forms in the police force.

Demonstrators this evening mar- ched down the boulevards shout-

matter of reforms.

The police are now concentrating invectives against the police ing their efforts op tracing the and several deputies intend to in- assassin's two companions. There terpellate the Government in the It has been ascertained that the appears to be little doubt that assassin had arrived in Paris on, Kalernen was a member of a re- September 13 in the company of yolutionary gang which had care- another Yugoslavian, both stop-fully planned the crime. ping at a small hotel in the Rue Mazagram where they registered as Rudolf Buk. born in

at Trieste and Vladislav Benesh born In 1903 at Zara in Dalmatia.

1899

or

the

The question of possible changes in the Cabluct is being held in abeyance pending the funeral of The gang evidently had consider-

M. Barthou, but it appears that able funds at their disposal for there are two possibilities in the pistol with which Kalemen

matter of reorganisation Firstly, committed the deed was the so- Premier Domergue may hand called su8-machinegun type costing over the Foreign Minister's port- two thousand francs, while an-

Herriot follo to M. It has been definitely establish-

another minister and thus keep the Ca- ea that Suk is identical with Kale- other revolver found on the mur-

also Buk and Benesh shared one derer's body was a hyper-binet intact, or, secondy, he may and received daily

drop M. Cheron and M. Sarraut, visita modern expensive weapon. ' from another Yugoslavian named The police made domiciliary who were recently bitterly attack- Nikomir Malls who has a police visits to the flats of various memed owing to the shortcomings record and is known as a suspic-1 bers in the Parts colony of Yugo- the judiciary and police force. ious character and dangerous re- ' slavian revolutionaries and arrest-Reuter. volutionary.

led four including Vladimir Ra-

men.

room

All three subsequently proceeded I ditch, the son of well-known to Aix-en-Provence in Southern Croatian leader who was shot dead France where they put up. at the three years ago, during the sitting hotel Moderne whose. proprietor of the Yugoslavian Parliament. indication immediately recognised the picture There is, however, no

the Marseilles murderer as that of one of his former guests who had given their names as Sylvester Schalny and his two bro- thers Kramer, Kelemen allas Suk appearing here' us one of the Kra-

of

mer brothers.

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While one of the trio left the hotel early last Monday morning,

AFTERMATH OF THE CRIME

A Touching Reunion

Paris, Oct. 11. There was, a pathetic reunion between mother and son at the Yugoslav Legation this morning when the Queen of Yugoslavia em- braced the Boy King shortly after her arrival from Marseilles. The only spectators of the tragic scene, were Queen Marie of Roumania Princess leana and her husband. Archduke Anton. The Legation was strongly guarded, the Prefect of Police personally superintending the arrangements.

Travelling in the same trathi as the Queen of Roumania from Marseilles were President Lebrun and other Ministers. They had hardly alighted when a second train arrived bringing the body of M. Barthou which was received with full honours.--- Reuter.

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as yet that the arrested men had any connection with the Marseilles outraga

A great quantity of documents were seized in the course of the domiciliary visits and these are now being thoroughly examined in the State Prosecutor's office. Transocean Kun Min.

BOY RULER

Belgrade, October 10. It is very doubtful if King Peter, boy ruler of Yugo-Slavia, will return to school in England, as according to the Constitütion of his "country the kings must permanently reside within their native borders.

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CABLE NEWS FROM

THE NORTH

NATIONAL DAY OBSERVED

NEW DOLPHIN

Service Held

Capital

At

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]

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Nanking. October 11. "An unostentatious service was held yesterday at Government House under the joint auspices of the Central Party Headquarters and the National Government to commemorate National Day. In consideration of the emergency,

national the reception diplomatic representatives and the military review were not held...

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SEAPLANE

Satisfactory Test Results

Special' to the "Hong Kong Daily Fress" (Copyright.)Į

Shanghal, Oct. 11.

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A test flight of one of the new Dolphin seaplanes was held this morning at the Langhwa aero- drome, The plane carried passengers, pilot and co-pilot, and fully

came up to expectations. The passengers were enthusiastic over the smoothiness of the flight. quick ascent and ease in landing. It will be placed or service be tween Shanghai and Canton at the end of the month by the Na- tional China Aviation Company.

The service was attended by over a thousand of the higher Party and Government officials including President Lin Sen. Messrs.

The two newly-arrived Dolphins Wang Ching Wel, Chu Cheng. Sun Fo, Tai Chi Tao and USA. Government but started to were originally meant for the ministerial heads.

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and

Although celebrations were not held, a general holiday was de- ofclared. All schools, Party

Government organs and factories in the capital were bedecked with national flags and a festive at- Dallymosphere prévalled.

POLICE DEFENDED [Special to the "Hong Kong

Press" (Copyright.)]

Paris. Oct. 11. Replying to the Press attacks about the inadequacy

police measures for the protections or life and the prevention of out- rages the Home Minister publish- ed a statement designed to prove that the supervision of suspected persons of foreign origin. was not less strict than a year ago but

more so.

Whereas the first six months of 1933 the police expatriated 3,930

A mass meeting was held at the Kuo Min Theatre under the auspices of the Nanking City Party Headquarters and also a review of Boy Scouts In the First Public Park where speeches were delivered by Mr. Shih Ying, Mayor of Nariking and Mr. Chu Chia Hua Minister of Communica- tions.--

China United Press,

undesirables, the, number expelled GATHERING OF

in the corresponding period of 1934 whole of 1933 numbered 5,335 whereas in the first nine months of 1934 the numbers refused entry were 6,728

Transocean Kwo Mtn.

The regency of Yugo-Slavia BLOW TO PEACE

will attempt to-morrow to form & strong government with wide support and popular personnel.

There is no outstanding paliti- clan among the regents which is. a point in their favour. They are free from petty political intrigues. There is strong anti-French feeling among the people at the

time, present

owing to the belief that the death of King Alexander was largely due to the ineficiency of the French police.

Reuler.

OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

Belgrade, October 11. The Regency Council took, the oath of allegiance to King Peter this morning at a Joint meeting of the Senate and Lower House. It is believed that the policy of the new rulers will be pro-British as Prince Paul, who is expected to be a leading member of the Regency, was educated at Oxford and favours democratic govern- ment on London October 10.

British model.--- Reuter. The bereaved Queen arrived at Marsellies early this morning and was conducted to the prefecture where the body of her husband -lay covered with the Yugo-Slavia'

flag.

· KING'S BODY

This evening Her Majesty was escorted to Parts by Monsieur Tardieu and other members of the French Government to receive King Peter.

The body of King Alexander was placed on the Yugo-Slavia destroyer. Dubrovnik which this afternoon left Marseilles, escorted by French warships, for Blavia.

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FORGED PASSPORT

Prague, October 10. The police have arrested a

unemployed young

тап, J. Vavrina, former owner of a pass- port which had the same number as that possessed by Kelemen, murderer of King Alexander and M. Barthou.

Vavrina declares he lost the passport, but it is suggested that he may have sold it to a forgers' organisation.

IN EUROPE

Home Secretary's Statement

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London, October 10. The deaths of King Alexander and M. Barthou are a severe blow to the maintenance of peace in Europe, declared the British Rome Secretary, Sir John Gilmour, in a speech at Gravesend, dealing with European problema.

Bir John Gilmour stressed that

was

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His Majesty's Government anything but warlike, but knowing all the circumstances. the Government was impelled at present to make certain replace- ments in armaments, it was en titled to recall that it had set an example to the world in Disarma- ment since the Armistice,

The Government, he said, was conferring with the Japanese naval delegates next week.

The livelihood of many people

in Britain depended on trade with

China.

"It is essential that we have an adequate naval force in those waters," he stated-Reuter,

DOUMERGUE CABINET TO RESIGN?"

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press"),

Мелкад Yugo

MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY Among many callers at the Ritz Hotel this morning to express sympathy with Queen Marle of Roumania: were the Duke of Kent and Duke of Connaught.

The police announced later that Vavrina's passport is now in the hands of the authorities, thus establishing his innocence" and proving that Kelemen's passport was a forgery.—Reuter,

FILMB SEIZED (Special to the Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)] A personal message of sympathy

Paris, Oct. 11. been sent has

to the widowed Seven films taken by American Queen Marie by the

Prince of cameramen of the late King Wales.

Alexander's entrance into Mar- The following telegram has selles, have been seized by the been addressed to the Yugo-Slavia | police as documentary evidence at Minister for Foreign Affairs the moment when the Alme were "His Majesty's Government in the about to be taken on board the United Kingdom has received with express steamer which left early consternation перв of the Wednesday morning, according to assassination of His Majesty the the "Petit Journal" (which also "King" of "Yugo-Blavia, and desire claims that the film taken of the to express their abhorrence of actual shooting by French New- this crime and their deep by sreel cameramen have turned out pathy with the Government and to be of little value since the people of Yugoslavia their great cameras were not focussed correct- national loss.”—----- British. Wirdest tre

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[ Telegraph, Copyright, Tala graphio

Ordinance. 1891- Received, October 11, 7.30 p.m.)

Paris, October fl. The collective resignation of the Doumetgue Cabinet is anticipated

ATHLETES

Stadium Formally Opened

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daly

Press" (Copyright.)]

China because of the desire of the National China Aviation Com- pany and the Pan American Air- way to reopen the Canton line. A plane exactly the same and luxuri- ously furnished, it is said, bau just been delivered to President Roose- velt.-

China United Press.

RED FORCES DEFEATED

Strategic Line Taken

Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]

GORDON'S DRY GIN

DISTILLE

LONDO

if it's

Gordon's

GIN

you know what you're drinking

NO COLOURING MATTER

NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

WHITEST

PUREST

&-BEST

The Largest Gin Distillers in the World

RISE IN SILVER

Some Theories Advanced

REVOLT IN SPAIN

Life Imprisonment

For Leader

Barcelona, Oct. 18. Sentence For We imprisonment was passed by a court martial to- day on Jaime Bosch, Major, who was charged with be

-&-· retirod

ing the ringleader in the Catalan revolt

After the sentence, in "camera," Bosch embraced his two sons who are Army officers and who fought against the rebels.

London, Oct. 11. To-day's jump in silver was main- ly attributed to the shortage of supplies of the metal in the Lon- don market, coupled with heavy Foochow, October 11, speculative orders instructing brok- The fall of Hotlen; second ers to buy at the best prices, strategic defence line of the Red Chinese and Indian speculators stronghold. Changting. on Sunday being especially prominent. la confirmed, the first line being A leading broker interviewed by Chungwotsun taken on. September Reuter tated that there was no 29. The attack was directed per-news of the cause of this rush of sonally by General Li Yen Nien speculative buying and he pre- The Ninth Red Army Corps and sumes that speculators bought in the Fourth and Twenty-fourth order to forestall official American Tientsin, Oct. 11."

Red divisions, were defeated after purchases.. Ideal weather marked yesterday's

a twelve hours' ferce engagement. All circles unite in pointing out opening of the eighteenth Nörth

Vanguards of the Government that the market is most uncertain, China track and field meeting and

units are pursuing the marauders some" ever describing it as dangering the disembarkment of addition=" simultaneously the inauguration of

who are reported to be reaching ous.

al Moroccan Legionaries at Gijon the new Hopel Province stadium.

Tsalfang and Thetlen, westwards China sold at the rise but there The ceremony was presided over

Ten thousand troops are at pre- of Hotten, ten miles from were no signs of official American | sent drawing a cordon round they by General Yuh Bueh Chung, Chairman of the Hope! Provincial China United Freu

the walled city of Changting.—| buying.— ..

rebels congregated at Oviedo, Government, over a thousand re-

Reuter, presentative athletes being pre- sent and a" crowd of 100,000. The formal opening of the stadium was performed by Madame Yu, wife of the Hopel Chairman- China United Press.

PROFESSOR'S TOUR IN

CHINA

Lectures On Various Subjects

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]

Tientsin, October 11. At the request of General Lit Sung Jen,

Professor Sherwood Eddy, who is now giving a series of lectures In China, has decided to pay a brief visit to Kiangst for a lectúre..

Professor Eddy, is at present in Taiyuan and shortly will proceed to Central China to speak on various subjects— China United; Prest.

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

DECORATIONS

Awarded To Ministers

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Pres" (Copyright-}]

Nanking, October 11. The National Government au- thorised the conferment of de- corations to the Government's diplomatic reprezentatives in re- cognition of their services.

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Mr. W. W. Yen, Ambassador to Moscow, was awarded the Order of the Brilliant Jade, First Class, and to Mr. Chiang Tro Ping. Minister to Tokyo, Mr. Quo Tai to London. Dr. Chi, Minister Wellington Koo, Minister to Paris, and Dr. Alfred Sze, Minister to Washington, and Mr. Liu Wen Tso Minister to Rome, Becond CILLES...

China United Prem.

GEN. HISHIKARI LUNG NGAN AERODROME

RESIGNS

in political circles here from the Ambassadorship At

Manchukuo

Canton, Oct. 10.

The site of the aerodrome at Lung Ngan is being reconstruct- ed and enlarged: Work was com- menced early in September-last and over 8,000 labourers are being | employed besides a large number of "sappers."

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beginning of next week since the Premier will not only have to replace the murdered Foreign Minister Barthou. but also must probably part with the Home

Over ten thousand men are at Tokyo, October 11. Minister Barraut whom public Cenerat Hishikari, Japanese work daily, and it is expected that opinion holds chiefly responsible Ambassador to the so-called Man the new aerodrome will be com for the French Police authorities choukuo has tendered his resigna-pleted by the end of this month.. failure to prevent the Marsellles tion. which is reported to have Quite recently, a number of outrage.-

been tentatively accepted.

serodromes have been built in Transocean Kuo Min.

Fuklen Province, costing about $100,000 each, and taking a few months to construct.

PLANS FOR ROYAL HONEYMOON

London, Oct. 10.

It is believed that General Jiro Minami former Minister for War, will be recommended as his suc- cessor-Reuter.

The Ling Ngan Aercurome, how ever, has only taken rbout two months' time to construct, costing the Government about $300,000. King and Queen for Christmas at The area of this new serodrome w Sandringham..

It is understod that the Duke of

200,000 square feet; and is cons Kent and Princess Marins will

They will probably go abroad for, dered to be the biggest spend the first part of their honey some time early in the New Year South East moon in England, and will join the I British

Nam Wah Tat Po.

Reuter.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent) London, October 11. London Silver prices to-day were up 1-1/8 for "Spot" and 1-3/18 forward, as follow:-

Spot ..... Forward

Oct. 10

Oct. 11 23-3/8 24-1/2 23-7/18.24-5/8 London on New York Cross Rate at "2 D.m. to-day

was

4.88-15/16 compared with 490-3/8 at closing yesterday.

A Madrid message states that 12 rebels were killed, and 300 cap tured in a clash near Oviedo follow-

COAL MINE EXPLOSION

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Press" (Copyright.)]

Lyons, October 15.

when

of thes who were

coal-gas?

It is feared that all thirty-two miners underground explosion occurred in the Batht Pierre Le Palud Mine near here! on Wednesday have been killed. Seventeen dead bodies have

| far been recovered.—

Transocean Kuo Kın.

ASPIRIN

BY FAR UNSURPASSED

AS THE BEST REMEDY

| AGAINST HEADACHE!

COLD AND PAINS

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS

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