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FORTY EIGHT LIVES

Employees And Families In Fatal Joy Ride

END OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST PLANE

Stunt Flier Collides With Maxim Gorky

Moscow, May 18.

"Forty eight persons, comprising the crew of eleven and thirty six passengers, were killed when the Maxim Gorky, the world's largest geroplane, crashed near the Moscow airport after colliding with a smaller machine to-day.

The official account says that the Maxim Gorky was Aying over the central aerodrome at 12.45 p.m. with thirty-six employees of the Central Aerodynamic Insti- tute as passengers, accompanied by an instructional. machine belonging to the Institute and piloted by M. Binguin.

Despite stringent orders, M. Blaguin started stunting close to the Maxim Gorky at a height of 2,250 feet," and he was just finishing the loop when his plane struck the wing of the Maxim Corky, which was immediately plunged into a bad crash to earth,

The

passengers comprise-en-

gineers, technicians and members! U. S. MISSION MEMBERS of the working men's institute and several members of their familles.

The dead will be given a state funeral on Monday. Familles of the victims will be compensated by the Government,

¦ "FREE DAY” JOY RIDE The Maxim Gorky's passengers were 107-riding on the occasion of the Soviet "Free Day."

An eyewitness said that he saw the small plane strike the pro- pellor of one of the Maxim Gorky's eight engines. The plots tried to glide down to earth, but the ma- chine fell in pieces, the debris covering a wide area.

It was a most pitiable spectacle with the multilated bodies, amash- ed engines, twisted metal work and torn fabric strewn all over the place. One wing "crashed on the roof of a house where a tea party was being held "Heater.

ANOTHER REPORT (Special to the "Hong Kong Daly Prer"}

(Hy Telegraph, Copyright, Tets graphic. Berrager" Ordinance, 1894 Beceiced, May 19, 7.30 pm)

Moscow, May 18.

IN AIR CRASH

Five Occupants „Safe

Shanghai, May 18: An airliner of the Chiņa Na- sional Aviation. Corporation, while taking off for Hankow with two members of the American Econo- mic Mission aboard, crashed into the Whangpoo River near Lung- hwa and sank rapidly, but all Eve occupants were saved by the Riv

er Police.

The two members of the Mis- sion were Professor C. E. Remer. who was slightly injured, and Mr. Leighton Rogers, who W06 not hurt.

Mr, Leighton Rogers, who 1 Vice-President of the Aeronaut cal Chamber of Commerce of Washington, D. C.. was seat to hospital with a broken arm ·and cuts.

Mr. Remmer. who escaped wita scratches, said: "While, turning. the wing touched the water and the plane nosed into the river. Water poured in and we climbed out and stood in the water to our waists until we were taken oft a police boat.”

LATER MESSAGE

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The Maxim Gorky, which is the It now transpires that Mr. Brol- largest airplane in the world, les has not broken his arm, but crashed near Moscow nying field is suffering from cuts on the nose to-day. Detalis of the accident and lip. and the number of lives lost are

The occupants were taken of not yet disclosed by the Soviet in à C.N.A.C. sampan and not by authorites, but so far as is known

a police boat. the disaster was caused by a coll ion in mid-air with another ma- chine.

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The amphibian had risen 100 feet, but Mr. Brolles decided to return on account of the dimin ishing revolutions of the engine. He circled and alighted while the plane was still banking. with the result that the right wing tlp touched the water.

The two pilots

The wingspan of the Maxim Gorki was nearly 220 feet, the giant plane being fitted with eight motors with a total of 8,000 horse power and providing room for 40 passengers besides a crew number-Broiles, who received, cuts in the ing 23. In addition to the cus-face, and Mr. Y. Kwong The tomary radio apparatus, the ma-third passenger was Mr. R. C. chine Was also equipped with Brown, an American-

a photographic laboratory and a Reuter.

printing plant.—

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LATER DETAILS

Moscow, May 19. Forty-eight persons consisting

of the pilot, eleven of the crew and thirty six passengers perished in the calastrophe of the giant pro- paganda plane Maxim Gorky.

It is now officially stated that the catastrophe was solely due to the recklessness of the trick fler Saschin who, in a fast pursuit

despite

plane, performed stunts official directions in the immediate

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VICTOR ADAMS ARRESTED

Suspected High Treason

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(Special to the "Hong Kong,

Daily Press") (By Telegraph. : C'opyright, vicinity of the other machine short-graphic Musayes Ordinanew, 1994. ly after its departure from the Received, May 19, 7:30 pm). Moscow dying" feld.

Saschin's plane raramed' the Maxim Gorky' with such force that the giant airplane turned several notwithstanding its somersaults enormous weight, the left wing breaking off and the machine bursting into flames. The pursuit plane also crashed, Baschin him- self being killed.

The Soviet Government have decided to give all the victims of the terible disaster a state funer- al and grant pensions to their bereaved relatives →→ Transpeeds Aww Mía.......

Vienna, May 19. Further details concerning the Adams on Friday are now ublish- arrest of the Britisher, Victor ed in the semi-ocial organ, Poli- tische Korrespondenz

HONG KONG DAILY

PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1935.

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LOST IN AEROPLANE CRASH

MEMEL DEATH | LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

SENTENCES

Appeal Dismissed

Kanumas, May 17.

The appeals of four Nazis di Memel, charged with plotting to averthrow the power of the au- thorities there and to place the city and its environs under Nazi control, and who were sentenced to death, have been dismissed by

the Supreme Court.

PASSES AWAY

Mother Still Unaware Of The Tragedy

London, May 19.,

BROTHER'S STATEMENT

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Lawrence of Arabia (Aircrafts-

It is understood that the funeral ed to sink in the early morning.church man Shaw) is dead. He continu- take place in the village his heart weakening and, conges

Moreton where Simultaneously, the appeals of tion of the lung increasing until about eighty others, sentenced to the beating of his pulse became varying terms of imprisonment.very faint and breathing most

difficult.

were also dismissed.

The Supreme Court yesterday refused to allow the exercising of the right of petition to the Presid- ent of Lithuania or demency.

It is understood. however, that the Minister for War has the right to appeal on their behalf, while the President can commute the death sentences on his own initia- tive.-

Reuler.

At 7 o'clock in the morning artificial respiration was resorted to as a desperate effort. but he died in the same state of uncon- sciousness he had been in since his motor cycle crash a 'hundred and forty two hours earlier.- Reuter.

• FLORAL GIFTS"

London, May 19. Gifts of flowers from all parts of the country streamed in yester- day to Bovington Camp Military Hospital at Dorset where Lawrence or Arabia was dying. The staff Inundated with telephone enquiries.

When the Memel Nazis were sentenced there was an outcry in Germany and gravely disturbing demonstrations against the little East European state which, how-| was ever, defled the German Reich to Interfere in iis affairs. Patriots of both countries talked loudly of the necessity for armed intervention; the Germans to sav the Memel Nazis and the Lithuanians to pre- vent any recurrence of Nazi plot- ting within their borders.

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

Kovno, May 18. The death sentences passed on four German Memellanders for alleged conspiracy against Lithuanian Government and which were confirmed by the Lithuanian Supreme Court on Friday, have been commuted to life-long im- prisonment by the President of the Republic on Saturday.- Transocean Kuo Min.

FEELING NOT PACIFTED

Sir Farquhar Buzzard and other specialists from London hurried to the hospital yesterday, but their efforts were unavailing. Lawrence's' pulse was almost gone at 7 o'clock in the morning. He died shortly after eight

ac-

Accompanying the bulletin an- nouncing the death was a special message stating that " cordance with the destre Lawrence ала his family no flowers be sent and only friends

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attend the funeral which will be

very simple in nature.

THE SILVER ·

JUBILEE

Drive Of Royalty.. Through London

Berlin, May 18. The commutation of the deatr, sentences of the Germans In Merel has not pacified feeling feeling here. A unanimous de- mand that the Powers that guar-

London. May 8. anteed the "Memel Statute

"use

Their Majesties the King and their influence to re-establish law Queen this afternoon made the and order so that a re-trial of in-second of their four Jubilee drives nocent/Germans can be held" is through London Boroughs. On made by the German Press.

this occasion they followed the long route through South London. The King wore full dress uniform and Their Majesties were attend- ed by an escort of Life Guards. Great crowds cheered their pro- gress and special provision had been made to allow many thou- sands of school chlidren to have a good view of the procession. A halt was made at Camberwell, where Their Majesties alighted and received the Mayors of seven South London Boroughs,

The "Lokalanzeiger" says that the Germans demand Justice, not" grace, and declares that trial for a judicial crime and execution of death sentence would have been. murder.

Three persons were reported to have been arrested at Koenigsberg

connection with smashing win dows of the Lithuanian Consulate General during demonstrations last night against the Kaunas ver- alet- Reuter.

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(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Pres”), (Telegraph, Copyright, Tew graphic Messager Ordinanes, JB04 Received, May 10, 4.30 m.)

Berlin, May 18. With the approval of the Minis- ter of Interior, the Berlin Police President has renamed the street hitherto called "Lithuania Street into "Lasdehuer Street."— Transocmaz Kuo Min.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, May 18. London silver prices to-day were unchanged as follow:- ""

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Lawrence Lived.

His brother revealed when he left the hospital after maintain- Lng a night long vigli at the bed. side that Lawrence's brain" was irreparably damaged and it would have been a ragedy if he had lived, adding that Lawrence's mother was steaming down the Yangtse stil

unaware tragedy. Reuter,

of the

EARLY NEWS

London, May 17 Colonel T. E. Lawrence, the man who won the Arabs to the British cause during the Great War, and who deliberately wrecked his mo- torcycle 72 hours ago in an &&- tempt to avoid a collision with a boy bicyclist, has been unconscious ever since his accident,

At 10 o'clock to-night he was still in a 'very critical condition. Artificial feeding has been resort- ed to in an endeavour to give him strength

He has held his own throughout the day and his condition is un- 'changed.

Rumours

that Colonel Law- rence's injuries were due to an at- tempt upon his We are declared to be baseless.— Reuter,

ITALIAN BOMB TESTS

Chemical Warfare As Weapon

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Rome, May 18. Mussolini himself threw ve bombs of various patterns in order to test their effect in the course of large scale manoeuvres carried out at Centocelle flying held on Saturday. The manoeuvres took the form of a gas attack on a tract of land traversed by infan- try tanks, yellow cross pnphor- ous incendiary smoke bombs s well as flame throwers being em- ployed.

The interest of the Duce was specially aroused by the demon-

LORD MAYOR'S VISIT The Lord Mayor of London,stration of small thermit bombs who by virtue Of his once which, developing a heat of 3,000 13 Admiral of the Port of degrees centigrade, ate their way London, accompanied by Sheriffs, į through steel plate 28 if they visited the fagship' H.M.S. Nelson were butter." to-day as guest of Admiral Lord Cork. Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, a large part of which is now. visiting London River in connection with the Jubilee eele- brations.

The Lord Mayor's state sword and mace, were carried before him as insignia of his office" and he was piped aboard. British Wireless.

MORE TROOPS FOR AFRICA

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Naples, May 18. 'Five thousand troops and 1,300 skilled workers left here on Fri- day, abbard four large trans- oceanic Liners for North-East

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London on New York cross rate Africa- at closing to-day was 49212 com- pared with 4.9238 at closing yes- terday,

GRAF, ZEPPELIN VOYAGE.

In addition to the Italian Gen aral Staff the gas battle was at tended by many military at- tacbees of foreign Powers.

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GOERING AND LAVAL

Important Meeting At Cracow

Queen's Building.

ELECTIONS IN YUGOSLAVIA

Heavy Opposition Poll Recorded

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press")

[By Talagraph, Copyright, Telp graphic Messages Ordinance, · 1894. Received May 19, 4.30 5.m.)

Belgrade, May 1805.

A surprisingly heavy opposition 1,301,000 votes

Cracow, May 19. Fremier Goering and M. Laval had an interview last.. evening in Marshal Petain's room. It is rumoured that armaments played a considerable part in the disci sions. It is thought that Premier Goering gave M. Laval some ac- count of the nеw German Air poll totalling Force, but for the most part the against the Government party's discussions are thought to have 1,551,000 is the feature of the surveyed the general lines on which final results now published of the French visit to Berlin" might be | elections held on May 5 at Yugo- possible.

slavia. It is likely that Premier Goering In fact of this unexpected suc- has given M, Laval a general sketch cess of the opposition block, it is: for Chancellor's attitude towards reported that Prince Regent Paul current European problems, Diplo is making every endeavour to matic visitors' here describe Cracow effect a reconciliation of the two as the "Second Thoiry," referring hostile camps. It is with this to the famous informal meeting of purpose that he has repeatedly M. Briand and Dr. Stresemann at received the present Financé Lake Geneva which led to an im- Minister, Stoyadinovitch in aud provement in Franco-German re- fence in the past few days, the lations after the war-

Regent being credited with the Reuter.

intention of entrusting Stoyadino- vitch with the formation of a new Government.

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ELECTION

Stormy Scenes In Paris

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Daily Press") .

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ROYALTY VISIT SWEDEN

Princess Ingrid's Marriage

Special to "Hong Kon Dally Press")

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Masinges Ordinance. 1894

Stockholm, May 18,

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Message Ordinance. 1894. Beceived, May 18, 700 pm.)

Paris, May 19: Stormy scenes marked the elec. | graphic A high officer of the General tion of Elisabeth Pitz in a beauty Received, May 19. 4-80a.m.) Staff stated that Italy is devoting competition here, to the much- great attention to equipping the whole army with all means of defensive and offensive chemical warfare in order to bring pres- sure on anyone "Infringing the international regulations exclud- ing the use of chemical war ma- terials,"

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WINTRY WEATHER IN BRITAIN

coveted distinction of being this year's "Miss France,"

The King and Queen of Belgium arrived here on Saturday as the Miss Fitz is a native of the Saar firs as well as the most distin- territory, who voted in the recent guished guests in the forthcoming plebiscite, and a storm of protest marriage of the Swedish Princess broke out in the hall when the Ingrid with the Crown Prince of Judging committee announced Denmark in Stockholm. their decision.

The Belgian Royal couple who This was apparently caused not

were making their first oficial so much by the doubts of Miss visit to Sweden were met on the Pltz's physical charms as by her platform by the King of Sweden being a native of the Baar and it and all the members of the Royal needed the solemn assurance on the part of the committee that Royal Palace in a gala procession fams, proceeding then to the despite her German origin Miss escorted by mounted bodyguards. Pitz. had always given evidence of her loyatly to her adopted country" London, May 18:

before the excited Although milder

spectators were appeased. weather

Transocean Kuo Min. forecast, Britain is still experiezi- cing a cold spell which is said to be the most severe in any May for 100 years. Yesterday morn-

Heavy Falls Of Snow

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tata ing's disastrous frost of 16 degrees in most of the chlef garden pro- graphic Manager Ordinamos-1894-duce districts caused many thou- Beceived, May 10,730 pm)"

sands of pounds damage to grow- ers "of fruit and early vegetables.

·Heavy falls of snow in various districts between Cornwall and Scotland were in some parts of southwest the first snow seen for

was not accepted by the German It is alleged that Adams was er- authorities who, according to the.

Friedrichshafen, May 19. sted in Balzburg on his returnPositische Korrespondenz found re- from Germany because numer ferences to Adams being a party to-day on

The Graf Zeppelin left at 5 am. her regular trip to ons National-Socialist periodicals, member" in some of his letters. South America. The start which pamphlets as well as letters from Criminal proceedings, on charge was scheduled to take place on political refugees, addressed to of suspected high treason: have Saturday night was postponed on their relatives in Austris, were been instigated against Adams account of stormy weather in the over year. Several main roads found in his luggage,

who at present is imprisoned at South of France. Among the Das- but also in Devonshire and train were blocked, mostly in the porth, sengers is the well-known German and bus services were disorganis-

Adams's declaration that he had merely undertaken to convey the articles only as a favour to friends

Graz where he had been lecturing on English at the university- Transocean, Kuo Min: ""

actor, Werner Krause- Transocean Kuð Min,

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British Wireles

PEASANTS KILLED IN ITALY

More than, social interest is at tached to this visit since the For- eign Minister, van Zeeland, ac- panied the Belgian Sovereigns to Stockholm where it is understood, he will hold conversations with the Swedish Foreign Minister on ques tions affecting the mutual interest or both countries. Träntos

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- Daily Fream"). 3. {By | Telegraph, "Copyright, graphic Massages Ordinance, 1893 ment of the local leader of the who, dissatisfied with the appoint- Received, May 18, 7-30 p.m.)

Rome, May 18."

fifteen wounded in a clash with to.

Three peasants were killed and hall,

Carabinieri in the town of Tricase in the South Italian province, Lecce, where a crowd of peasants

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apted to storm the town The Carabinieri were able the attack only after the crowd with dire re-

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