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FURIOUS

MOB ATTACK IN THE SAAR

Sequel To A Motor Car Accident

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the affair is fully cleared up, the Saarbrucken, Dec. 16. Ah official communique in

police officer English

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lleved of his official duties."---- which a British officer of the In-Transocean Kuo Min.

ternational Police Force was in- volved, says that the officer was reversing

his car in the street and the car mounted the pave- ment and injured a person.

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PRESS REPORTS (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press”), (By Telegraph, Copyright, graphis Messages Ordinance.

Recaived, December 17, 7-30 p.m.) 1 hostile attitude towards the

Berlin, Dec. 17: three occupants of the car, par- The regrettable incident at Saar- ticularly against the officer. The brucken, when an English policr reasons have not yet been definite-officer named Justice, who was ly established.

A crowd' guthered and adopted

A fight broke out, and several shots were red, one person being wounded in the stomach. The police officer was injured by blows and sent to hospital.

The result of the police en- quiries will be communicated to a competent tribunal. The police have been specially ordered to carry out investigations with all severity and to proteed against all persons regardless of their position.

The police officer has been re- lleved of his functions pending a final investigation.

Lord Aylesford was also in the car with the police officer, Cap- tain Justice. Lord Aylesford. who was on a private visit to the Saar,

was knocked down and received

a black eye- Reuter.

GERMAN. FRONT PROTEST

Berlia. Dec. 16. Herr Nietmann, Deputy-Leader of the German Front in the Saar. ls reported to have protested to the Plebiscite Commission and to have demanded the punish ment of the police officer con- cerned.- Reuter.

OFFICIAL VERSION

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

Saarbruecken, Dec. 18. Concerning the incident on Sun- day morning when an English police officer, driving a motor car. ran down a group of persons at a street crossing, the Fresident of the Saar Governing Commission has issued the following official statement: "On the night of Dec. 16, 1934, a police officer attempted to turn his motor car in Goeben-

formerly a member of the South West African Police knocked over some persons. and fired, several shots into a crowd, is fully report. ed in the German Press. The a- pers here, refer to the account in the British papers which have it that prior to the incident. Justice and his young companion, Lord Aylesford, who was privately stay- ing in the Saar, were the principal actors in a cafe house scene at Saarbrucken, where they are sald to have incurred the displeasure of other gusta,

A few

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1934.

YOUNG COUPLE

KILLED

Motor Car Plunges Into River

Tientsin, Dec." 17. The community in Tlentain is appalled by the tragedy last night which took the lives of two most popular young Britons, Mr. Ronald Tipper and Miss Crookshank.

Apparently they were returning home after midnight and mistook a turning in the road owing to the fog and proceeded straight to the Bund where the car, a closed Ford, leaped into the river.

The car was found this morning at a depth of fifteen feet at Halho. Later the body of Mr. Tipper was recovered. Except for a handbag which was found in the car, there was no trace of Miss Crookshank, who is believed to have leapt from the car when It plunged into the river- Reuter.

NAVAL TALKS TO ADJOURN

Announcement To Be Made

London, Dec. 17.

Z is anticipated that in an- nouncement will shortly be made notifying the adjournment of the naval conversations which have been proceeding in London for the

NEW ZEALAND'S FRANCE

LOYALTY

Duke To Deliver Two Messages

London, Dec. 17. When the Duke of Gloucester to-day laid the foundation stone of the new Central Railway

Wellington, Station ne

New Zealand, the Premier, Mr. Forbes, asked him to deliver two messages when he returned to England. The arst was a very firm assurance of affectionate loyalty to King George and the second was to

"Kinsfolk in the Homeland."

Mr. Forbes said. "We are proud of our British descent and still prouder of our British traditions of fair play and goodwill to all We value most highly our membership of the British Commonwealth of Nations and we will stand shoulder to shoulder with the British people for good or 1, better or worse in all things and for all time.” British Wireless.

SOMALILAND INCIDENT

Italy's Reply To Accusation

ITALY

Misgivings About Concessions

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Paris. Dec. 16.

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Strong misgivings about the concessions of the French Govern- ment which were reported to have Itailan negotiations were uttered been made during the Franco-

by the French Press. Above all the African questions were garded as very delicate, Several papers publishëd- Saturday what was believed to be French proposals for regulating the Franco-Itallati differences 17 North Africa. Quai d'orsay retort- ed that an agreement had not yet been reached and would in any case be made dependent upon the attainment of the settlement in the much more far reaching and more

problems in Europe itself, above all, that of the Austrian independence and the relaxation of the tension between

Italy and the Little Entente.

"Figaro" and other papers de-- clare that M. Laval must above all insist that the strained re- lations between Rome and Bel- grade, be improved before going to Rome but that up till now the prospect of such agreement ́ was not in sight.

significant

"Oeuvre" emphasies that France could make far reaching conces→ sions in the nationality question of Tunis and in Axing the fron- tiers of Somaliland bat not in North Africa because these ter-

TERRIFIC STRUGGLE IN MID-ATLANTIC

Story Of Great Heroism. Revealed

London, Dec. 17.

A story of great heroism is re- vealed in fuller detalls now avail- able regarding the efforts made to save the crew of the British steamer Usworth in mid-Atlantic" last week.

scue of the survivors of the British cargo steamer, Usworth; which was disabled in the Atlantic, was given in a wireless message from the Captain of the Ascania.

He says that be received the Usworth's 8.0.8, at midnight on Friday when 100 miles away.”

The Cunard-White: Star liner Ascania was 100 milles distant He rushed through the moun when she received a distress call tainous seas and arrived at the and reced at 16 knots through a spot at 7 a.m. on Saturday, and heavy northwest gale and hurri- found the Belgian steamer, Jeani cane squalis to the help of the Jadot, standing by. Usworth. Anding the Belgian The Usworth was listing beavi→ steamer Jean Jadot standing byly, all her boats had been washed :: of mountainous seas. but uriable to do anything because away, her bulkheads and hatches..

bad been stove in, and heavy seas Both vessels steamed round the were sweeping over the vessel. Usworth releasing all and at- A boat from the Jean Jadot...... tempting to get an empty boat managed to take off 14 men, but over by means of rocket. These it cupsized and 12 of the Usworth's efforts failed and the Jean Jadot crew and two rescuers were drown- launched a lifeboat in such sheltered.

as the Ascania could provide. A boat from the Ascanis, after.. After a terrine struggle fourteen an epic struggle, took off the re- men were taken off, but while mainder of the Usworth's crew, but these were being picked up by the three were drowned in jumping - Jean Jadot the bost capsized and overboard and trying to reach the two of the Belgians were drawn-boat. ed.

A seaman of the Ascania -had- The Ascania then sent a boat his leg broken by a survivor jump....... and took off the remaining twelve, ing into the boat and landing on.. men, including the Captain, who the limb. Joined hands

and jumped to gether! These were all saved, but three men who jumped overboard too soon were

The drowned: Ascanis

the managed to get

crew aboard, although one of latter had a broken thigh.

The German papers in order to give, both sides of the matter carry also the statement from Fresident Knox as well as the story which Justice himself, told. Justice who

Rome, Dec. 16. Italy has sent a reply to the was not seriously injured in the

cuffle but only received

last two months, and it is consecretary of the League of Nations, scratches and bruises, declared sidered likely that arrangements denying the Abyssinian Govern-ritories are the natural roadways rescued men and lifeboats and that the affair started when his will also have been agreed upon men's accusation in regard to the linking car leaped over the corner of a Providing for their resumption at nghting at Vainal on December 6.1 Africa. pavement and passed over the feet some future date. of a woman. She was not seriously said he also Injured; knocked over a man but he was not hurt. Be had only touched him. Everything went quite well with the victims of the incident

Justice

The subject is understood to

Iosses to the Italian

The Italian Government in a

Europe and Central

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STILL IN CAPTIVITY

Peiping, Dec. 17.

has received a letter from Mr. The British Consul at Changsha

Hayman written on

December 7 fom Tarung stating that his fellow

The Italian reply alleges that the Abyssinians attacked first and have been discussed by Sir John fired on Italian outposts, causing Simon, Mr. Norman Davis and serious Admiral Standley of the Ameri-Somalliand force. can naval delegation and the Japanese Ambassador Matsudaira note sent to Addis Abeba, demand- when they played golf together ated an apology and homage to the when a crowd began to collect and took up a threatening attitude. "Walton Heath on Saturday-

Italian flag. punishment of the re- British Wireless.

sponsible officials, and indentity for the dead and wounded.

miselönary Mr. Bosshard and him- In the note sent to the Abya- self are being reasonably well sinian Legation in Rome in reply treated by the bandits.

drew my revolver "and

someone

from the crowd gave me a blow on the head from behind. In order to intimidate the crowd, I fred a shbt into the air. Several persona attempted to snatch my revolver and in the struggle that ensued the revolver went off again a sec pid time. One person was slight ly injured. The crowd now attack. ed me severely and knocked me unconscious. The police then ap- peared on the spet and restored order. I am now in hospital and am doing quite well."

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Reports from the Saar, however,

strasse whereby the car mounted allege that Justice was strongly the footpath and injured one per-under the influence of alcohol and son standing there. This led to a knocked

down and injured four

crowd to collect. The public, for persons.-- reasons which have not yet been Transocean Kuo Min. fully ascertained, took up

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ALLEGED DISTORTION

threatening attitude towards the occupants of the car besides the

Berlin, Dec. 17. police officer---there were two The newspaper "Bzammittag" others but more especially against states that reports from Saar- the police officer. A scuffle ensued brucken indicate that the popula- whereupon several shots were dis- tion's indignation over the inci- charged when one person received dent has not as yet died down. The skin wound in the region of the paper says that the report issued abdomen. The, police officer him- by the Saar Police distorts the self was also injured by blows and facts. Justice's car speeded into a had to be admitted to hospital. group and knocked down four per- facts had been sons The English officer, so the . When all the

ascertained by the police, a report paper further reports, after the ac- will be handed over to a competent cident, immediately tried to take court of law. The police had been off again. When asked by the given special instructions for crowd to wait for the police he treatment in this case and in all drew a revolver and tried to com- investigations which will proceed pensate his victims with a fifty with the extremne strictness against franc note. Justice fred both all at fault regardless of who the shots.-

persons concerned may be. Until 7'ransocean Kuo Min.

SAAR POLICE

FORCE

FREEDOM OF

"THE SEAS

British Contingent U. S. Policy In Case

On The Move

Of War

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Spot

London, Dec. 17.

London silver prices to-day were 3/16 down as follow:-

Dec. 16 Dec. 17 ...24-7/18 24-1/4 Forward.....24-9/16 24-3/3 Londori on New York cross rate at 2.00 p.m. to-day was 4.94-1/2 compared with 4.95 at closing on Saturday.

KIROFF'S ASSASSIN

(Special to "Hong Kong DailyTM Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tala

1892- graphic Messages Ordinance, Received, December 17, 4.30 p.m.)

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Moscow, Dec. 17...

That the murderer of Kiro⠀ is

follower

Moscow

to, the Abyssiniar request for arbitration under the Italo Ethiopian treaty of August 2, 1928, that the details of the events of the Italian Government stated

December 8 were so clear that there was no question for abitra-

tion. Reuter.

DEPORTATION OF HUNGARIANS

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press")

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(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Megger Ordinance; 1994. Received, December 17, 7.30 p.m.) Budapest, Dec. 17. Further deportations of Hun- garians from Yugoslavia have been reported since by the semi- official Hungarian news agency which or member of the

states that every day Sinovjeff group is evidenced by several familles of deported Hun- the two resolutions passed separ- garians are arriving at the ately by

and the Leningrad

On Sunday there ar

contain strong attacks

party branches which rived at Szeged a larger group

eight the comprising sinovjeff group in connection with families

Hungarian totalling 31 persons. the murder of Kiron. These re- Among those deported Was solutions serve to confirm the couple with six small children. rumours, current long ago, that Transactan Kuo Min. Kiroff's assassin, Nikolajeff, is not acounter-revolutionary, but a member of the Binovjeff group, which was particularly strong" at Leningrad, and Kirof, as Stalin's close confidant, was often made the target of attack at a time when the group opposed Stalin- Transocean Kùo Min.

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MORE EXECUTIONS IN. MOSCOW

(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press") `

GERMAN INDUSTRY

- LEADERSHIP

Von Krupp Feels Burden Too Heavy

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Berlin, Dec. 11. Herr von Krupp has resigned the leadership of German industry in order to devote himself to the task of Germany's rearmament which (Bp Telegraph, Copyright, Tata has placed an additional burden on traphic Massages Ordinanca.

his shoulders. Dr. Schacht has re- Received, December 17, 7.30 pm).

quested Herr Ewald Hector of the Moscow, Dec. 17..

Reich Economic. Chamber to take Four other persons have been over the leadership of German sentenced to death and executed industry

by shooting in the village of Karchirino for the slaying of two

Washington, Dec. 18, The policy of the United States in regard to the freedom of the seas may shortly be modified. | young Communist girls. The mur The State Department are to sub- dezers are all farmers according mit to President Roosevelt, a com- to official reports

Reuter,

AGREEMENT REACHED

London, Dec. 17. The movement of units of the British contingent of the Baar International Force began yester- day and is continuing to-day..

The Supply Detachment and 20 lorries crossed to Calals yesterday the revision of traditional policies. and the Signal Companies

and This refers to the insistence of the Government transport are following. Part of

neutral in war, involving the free United States on her rights, as a American ships venturing into a ached between the French

dom of the seas.

these will entrain to-morrow for

Saarbrucken.

The mad column will leave Calals on Wednesday, proceeding towards Lille and by roads parallel with the old trenches

prehensive study recommending 7'ransocean Hua Mis

It is expected that Congress will be asked to confer wide dis cretionary powers on the Prest

protection from

Moscow, Dec. 18, The ometal organ of the Com- munist Party "Pravda" reports on Bunday that an agreement was zone of conflict in war time in Socialist party on the one order to thereby eliminate any side and the Communist Party on possible cause of friction the other that the solidarity of Department, which must natural Communist and socialists should The present study of the State sympathy proclamations for the

dent to decide the course to be ly receive the President's assent

The Swedish, contingent num taken by the United States in the before it is reported to Congress, Berlinerent of war between others not connected with the naval at theiations, Parki

bering 260 WHI

and Frankfort

Bear on Baturday Britu Wiralézi.

discussion in London, it is point

It is reported that some quar- ed out tern favouT move to withdraw

amster

be held in all places close to Ge man, Saar, and Spanish frontiers.

A special commission will be an- trusted with this task The first demonstration will take place this

Reuter.

The Captain of the Ascania pays high tribute to all who volunteered for Hfeboats saying they unquestionably, took their lives in their hands,

The Usworth had, to be aban- doned, but was still aflost and a danger, to navigation.

The Ascania is due at Halifax, Nova Scotia, to-morrow... British Wireless."

ANOTHER`ACCOUNT

New York, Dec. 18.

A graphic description of the re-

Reuter.

AMERICAN AIR FORCE

INCREASE --

Building Plan Urged By War Secretary

New York, Dec. 18 The recommendation that over

·600 new · aeroplanes be completed. within the next three years is 1 contained in the annual report of the United States Secretary

of War, George ·H2 Dern, which en-s dorses the proposal that the air corps should, bave a minimum of 2,320 serviceable, modern aero- planes- Reuter.

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