1936-12-10 — Page 9

MILITARY EVACUATION OF MADRID URGED

FIFTEENTH CENTURY PALACE DESTROYED

London, December 8. Russian experts now charge Madrid's defences to urge mili- lary evacuation of the city, says Percival Phillips writing from Gibraltar in the Daily Telegraph" on authority from "usually reliable sources in Valencia." The Russians argue" that the tem- porary loss of Madrid already half destroyed, has no affect on the ultimate consequences of the campaign."

They advise the MBitia to retire to strong positions now being pre- pared south eastwards of the city to await Russian reinforcements, then launch an offensive on the insurgents right flank Madrid's Government. now well suppiled with heavy artillery is rendering

AIR RAIDS CONTINUE IN MADRID

Madrid, Dec. B. Quiet conditions still prevail on all fronts around Madrid, except that the bombardment of the capital continues. Insurgent planes carried out a number of raids to- day.

It reported that well- equipped Government column is harassing Toledo.

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An aeroplane in the service "of the French Embassy was shot be- tween Madrid and Toulouse, at Pastrana, and two newspaper cor. respondents were injured and a Red Cross representative wound- ed- Reuter's Bulletin Service. TROOPS FROM MOROCCO

Gibraltar, Dec. 8

It is reported that three French steamers are en route for Alicante carrying troops for the insurgents

from Morocco.—

Reuters Bulletin Servate,

LEAGUE COUNCIL

MEETING

London, DC J... The British delegation to attend to-morrow's meeting of the League of Nations Council called at the request of the Spanish Govern- ment will leave London this after- roon for Geneva under Lord Cranborne, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden is unable to leave London-British Wireless.

ABSENTEES

London, Dec. 9. It is understood that the French Foreign Minister, Delbos.

is not

the insurgents position at Univer- elty City precarious. It's learnt that Sunday's air raid destroyed the 15th century Palacio Del In- tantado. It had a matchless gilded cedarwood celling and was a unique example of Mudejar art.- Reuter

SOVIET STEAMER CAPTURED

Lisbon, Dec. 9,

A radio message from Corunda says that the Insurgent fleet oft Gibraltar captured

*Soviet steamer

which had

refused to when fred

.ON. The and was

heave to

steamet was damaged taken to Cadis.-- Reuter,

NORWEGIAN SHIP BOMBED

Oslo. Dec. 9.

It is reported that a Norwegian steamer anchored in Seville bas hit by a bomb from an insurgent plane:

One Norwegian sailor was killed and six wounded.- Reuter.

VISIT TO MADRID

London... Dec. 8.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1936. ·

CROYDON

TRAGEDY

Air Liner Crashes In Fog

TWELVE KILLED

London, Dec. 9.

A KLM. air liner crashed in flames at Croydon to-day. It is belleved that all 15 occupants perished. At the time of the mishap the iner was proceeding towards Amsterdam.-- Reuter,

THE PASSENGERS

The passenger list of the Dutch air liner includes the autogiro expert Lacierva, a Swedish Ad- miral, ex-Premier Lindman, five Germans, two British,

a Pole, a South African, a Dutch. a Finnish and another Swede. The disaster occurred in fog the visibility being very short. The plane crashed on a house.

It is officially stated that 12 were killed and five injured thres of whom are expected to recover. There were only three survivors of the air disaster. German passenger the wireless engineer and the stewardess Reuter-

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BENEFACTION TO UNIVERSITY

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London, Dec. 8.

Two benefactions are announced to-day in the Midlands., Mr. Frank Parkins on Chairman of Crompton Parkinson Ltd. has given £200,000 to Leeds University for new build- ings. Mr. Parkinson, who is an old student of Leeds University, re- cently instituted a special scholar- ship fund with a gift of £50,000 for the cause of education in York- shire. A new gift of £200,000 will Six members of Parliament re-be used to build central block to presenting all parties who have provide the main architectural recently returned from Spain were feature of the whole of the univer- received by the Foreign Secretarysity bullding scheme. In Birming- this morning. They reported to ham, an offer has been received him upon their visit to Madrid.-

British Wireless..

from the chocolate firm of Cad- bury" to provide. £20,000 towards an estimated cost of £34,000 for a scheme to provide open spaces in that city-.

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attending the League Council meeting on Thursday. It is also stated that the Russian Foreign Minister will be absent. Mr. Jordan. New Zealand High Com- missioner for London left England to-day for Geneva to attend the meeting.--

Brutes.

NO NEWS OF TRANS- ATLANTIC FLIER

PARIS TO TOKYO FLOOD DISASTER Trans-Atlantic fier. Jean Mermez.

FLIGHT

Peraud And Denis Set Fast Pace

Turis, Dec. 8. On a sky-trall few have flown, which leads them from Paris to Tokyo, Jean Peraud and Gilbert Denle, two brilliant French pilots, arrived here from Paris to-day. having completed, this first leg of their long fight in something less than seven hours.

Starting from Paris at 8.30 a.m., they landed at Tunis at 3.15 pm:

the same day.

They are attempting to lower the record for the fight and thus qually for the prize of 400,000 franes which the Ministry of Transport is offering..

The daring young aviator, Japy,

Over

300 Perish

at

Istanbul. Dec. 8. Over 300 persons, have been drowned in a food disaster Odana, South Anatolia, thousands are injured and 50.000 homeless

The survivors are suffering from cold and starvation, and are won- dering aimlessly, about, practical- ly unclothed.

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once

The

Whole of the cotton and orange, plantations of the fertile, area are destroyed. Reuters Bulletin Service,

FRENCH PLANE

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BROUGHT DOWN

Madrid, Dec. 9.

occu-

Paris, Dec. 9. ' No news has been heard of the who left Dakar yesterday for Part Natal. Steamers and aeroplanes are searching in the south Atlan- He for the airman whose last wireless message stated that one of the engines of his machine had stopped but weather conditions were excellent Reuters

SHIPPING STRIKE Signs Of Progress

MARIA WENDT CONVICTED

Smuggling Of Narcotics

SENTENCE

TO-MORROW

Los Angeles, Dec. 9. Maria Wendt, pretty Eurasian girl, was to-day convicted "by a Federal Jury on charges of con- cealing $100,000 worth of nar- coles and smuggling them from China to the United States. Con- viction carries a maximum penalty of $10,000 and 20 years' prison. Maria Wendt suffering from a spinal ailment was brought into Court on a wheel-chair.

Defence counsel described her as a victim of a nefarious con- spiracy: a tool for a smuggling ring."

Sentence will be pronounced on Friday.--- Kruter.

FULL STORY

Last summer, Miss Marta Wendt, a beautful Eurasian, passenger on board the liner, Het Yo Maru, was arrested in her cabin when the vessel arrived from the Far East at Ban Pedro, California.

Federal agents found in the rounded corners of her two trunks pounds of heroin and the woman made a confession.

Agent of Polish smuggler named Brandstatter, she said her job was to deliver the drugs to him in America.

Brandstatter, she said, preceded her to the States.

Miss Wendt was lodged by the agents in a Los Angeles hotel, but she flitted, and took a 'plane to New York. Detectives were waiting for her, however, and she was again arrested, just а was about to board the liner. Deutschland, for Europe. She made as though to jump from the dock side into the water, but was prevented by the officers,

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A ROUNDABOUT JOURNEY

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CONSTITUTIONAL

The Duke of Kent returned to Fort Belvedere at one o'clock this morning and remained there for the night. Mr. Walter Monckton, Attorney General for the Duchy of Cornwall also spent the night at the King's Country house. This morning, about one hour before the Cabinet met the Home Secre- tary, Sir John Simon, visited 10, Downing Street. Soon afterwards Mr. Menekton arrived. Sir Edward Peacock, Receiver General of the Duchy also called at 10, Downing Street this morning. Artoth Wirećem.

LABOUR PARTY'S APPROVAL

London, Dec. 9.

A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party was held last night to consider the situation arising out

vote was taken. Newspapers state of the King's marriage project. No

that the approval of the Govern- ment's action so far in the matter was expressed by a great majority of those present- British Wireless.

London, Dec. 9. The usual weekly meeting of the Cabinet was held at 11 am. No announcement. on the Constitu; tional question is expected before the meeting of the House of Com- mons this afternoon. Prior to the Cabinet meeting Mr. Monckton conferred with Mr. Baldwin.--- Heuter.

statement has

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CRISIS

While the pilot and wireless, cil meeting at Geneva, on Thurs- operator of the plane remained at day and Great Britain will be re- the airport, the three passengers presented by Lord Cranborne.- drove to Maraelites proper by taxi. Reuter. The plane is remaining, at the air- port until to-morrow.

the

an-

The three passengers of plane from Croydon, it was nounced later, after dining at a local hotel, left by motor car for Cannes,~ heuter.

MBS, SIMPSON WELL

Cannes, Dec. & Lord Brownlow, who is Lord-in- Waiting to His Majesty the King. and who yesterday issued on Mrs. Ernest Simpson's behalf a state- ment which has been interpreted in the London press as a renuncia- tion of that lady's love for His Majesty, to-day lasted a further announcement, Mrs. Simpson, he said, would remain at Cannes over Christmas."

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He added that Mrs. Simpson was keeping well.-

Reuter

SOLICITOR ARRIVES

LENGTHY CONVERSATIONS

London, Dec. 8. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley with King Edward to-day. Baldwin, conferred at great length spent several hours at Fort Bel- He

vedere and apparently dined there while the King weighed his pro- blem.

il.

The Duke of York is believed to have been present at the conversa- tions, as his car was seen to enter the grounds by the rear entrance.

The King's tragic romance is apparently swiftly approaching a elimax. It has been authoritative- ly suggested that a decision will be reached to-morrow night, Other "sources sald It might

night.

come to

ABDICATION WOULD BE TRAGEDY

London, Dec. 9 Cannes, Dec. 8.

"The more Lard Brownlow stated this even- ing that Mrs. Simpson's solicitor from a decision which entailed ab- one considers the consequences which will follow who has arrived at Marseilles by aeroplane, is coming to Cannes at the sadness into which this coun- dication, the more one realises his own suggestion to discuss de- tails with regard to the disposal of

try and the Dominions would be. Mrs. Simpson's town house, as she plunged," declares the "Daily Tele- has no intention of returning to graph" "to-day. London for a considerable time.--quality of personal leadership and

The King has a Reuter,

venues.

It is understood that Bir Eric Mieville, the Duke of York's pri- vate secretary, was also present.

His Majesty for some time when The Duke of Kent had been with the Duke of York's car entered the back gates of Fort Belvedere at 6.30 p.m. with an unidentified occupant.

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the Dominions and India have been eagerly looking forward to welcoming him once more among them as their sovereign. If the whole programme had to everywhere be undertaken changed, the adjusting task would with great reluctance:

be

with the general desire, while the King's Ministers who have felt bound by their sense of moral and political duty to refuse his request will rejoice most of all

INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS London. Dec. 8. Informal consultations were con-

IMPORTANT TALKS AT tinued to-day both at Downing

BELVEDERE - Street and at Fort Belvedere in

London, Dec, 8. connection with situation arising

Important discussions are appar- from the question of the King'sently proceeding at Fort Belvedere, marriage, but no

the King's residence, where Mr. been made, and the Prime Minister

Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Min- has not attended the House

ister, arrived by motor car at 5:30 of Commons. In his

"We are convinced that the gen- absence, the

p.m., accompanied by M. W. T.

eral feeling throughout the Empire- Home Secretary replied this after-

Monckton, KC, financial adviser will be one of profound relief and noon to a enquiry by Mr. Attlee.

to the Duchy of Cornwall whence the King is entitled to draw re-alon proves to be in accordance thankfulness.. if the King's deci- Bir John Simon said: "The Prime Minister has asked me to express his regret at not being able to re- ply in person. He has however nothing to add, to the statement, which he made yesterday." Mr While this hunt for Miss Wendt Attlee then asked, "Can the right had been going on, other inquiries honourable gentlemen give an in revealed that Brandstatter

dication as to when House will re- not reached the Btates

ecive any further information. Sir Taking a roundabout route, on Simon replied, No, Sir, I must which he touched Rome, Barce-leave the Prime Minister to lona and Cuba. he got into

do that." Mexico. His hope was to cross the This morning Sir John Simon American border, but Mexico sent and Sir Samuel Hoare were with hdm back to Cuba.

Mr. Baldwin at No. 10, Down- His odyssey, however; ended at ing Street for nearly two hours, New York, where his vessel touch- ed en route

In afternoon Lord Halifax called to Cuba. Federal and later Mr. Baldwin left by car agents, who went aboard, found for Fort Belvedere accompanied Having learned of Miss Wendr'sal to the Duchy of Cornwall, and he had forestalled them by Mr. Monckton, Attorney Gener arrest, he hanged himself.

Sir, Eric Hieville, Secretary to the Confronted with this news, Migs Wendt confessed further to

Duke of York. When they arrived. the police that she and Brandstatter at Fort Belvedere before lunch had the Duke of Kent who had called were employees of an adventurer not yet left. named Al Stey: pharmacist at the French hospital at Shanghal.

out

had

Through his job, Stey had ob- tained the drugs for unlawful export

French authorities at Shanghai were then called in on the case. DYING MAN IN AGONY

Stey, however, had disappeared.

After dining with the King, the Duke of York and the Duke of vedere at 10.15 p.m. Kent, Mr. Baldwin left Fort Bel-

To No. 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's official home. The Home Secretary arrived be- came Sir John Simon, at 11.30 pm.

fore the Prime Minister and wait- ed for him.

After dinner. ays another Downing Street from Fort Belve- Hource, Mr. Baldwin returned to dere, and there will be no further meetings to-night.

An ordinary meeting of the Ca- binet will be held at 11 o'clock to- morrow morning.

A general exchange of views on the constitutional question took

Meanwhile, Major place at meeting of Parliamentary Hardinge, Private Secretary to the Alexander Labour party at House Commons King, drove to Lambeth Palace to-day. There was full attendance. from Buckingham Palace during while no resolution was submitted the evening to see the Archbishop and no official statement made it of Canterbury.

is understood party decided at this stage to do nothing that would in

OPENS ROAD OF HOPE Mrs. Ernest Simpson's proferzed abandonment "of any action or proposal that would hurt or damage His Majesty or his Throne" changes the whole poal- tion, suggests the "Daily Mail." It opens a way to a speedy end to this grave and disquieting crisis. Mrs. Simpson has rendered it" possible for the King to continue upon his throne, and thus relieves the country and Empire of the heart-breaking loss his abdication would have involved.

press" adds. "The crisis has pased "We can rejoice," the "Daily Ex- into history and the King is still with us. No question of the Crown over-riding the Cabinet has arisen, nor have the Ministers imposed surrender upon the King in a

enter highly personal issue."

ROYALTY RETURN

London. Dec. 8. The Duke and Duchess of Yozk turned to their residence at 145 EDEN REMAINS

Piccadilly this morning Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign spending the week-end at Royal after

tend the League of Nations Coun--

Weeks went by without a word any way embarrass Government in Secretary, has decided not to at-Lodge, Windsor Great Park--

present situation.-

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New York. Dec. 8. There are signs of progress to- wards a settlement of the Pacifc about him until early one morning Coast shipping strike.

a coolle made a report to Coastal ship owners and union police. representatives have agreed to a public discussion of points at Issue.

FROST IN LONDON

A Government broadcast states that the French Embassy plane

There are indications of a break which was brought down yester-

in the strike, according to Mr. F. day was attacked by an insurgent of Labour, chief negotiator-

W. McGrady, of the Department who arrived at Hong Kong re-plane which machine-gunned the Heuter. cently on his Ul-fated race to machine injuring all the Tokyo from Le Bourget, was alone pants No news has been report- on his adventure. He scarcely ed of the big insurgent offensive slept at all during his fight which is expected to be launched which probably accounted for the

very shortly. fact of his flying into a mountain- side when nearing his goal in Japan Eut Peraud and Derds are both competent at the controls. and while one rests the other can still drive their roaring plane along the course prescribed Reitter.

RETJENING TO PARIS

Tunis, Dec. 9. Perraud and Denis left at 8.35 a.m. returning to, Paris owing to bad weather.- Reuter.

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BRITISH LEGATION AT ADDIS ABABA

London, Dec. 8. The question of, a possible trans- formation of the British Legation at Addis Ababa into a Consulate General is being discussed at pre- sent with the French Government, according to an announcement from reliable sources. But no de- Enle decision has been reached- Transocian News Dervice.

A message from Lisbon states the insurgent Burgos has transferred

Government at

to Bala- manca Reuter,

SPECIAL AREAS ACT AMENDMENT

London, Dec. 9.

many

On a plot of waste land the native had come acros& а man writhing in agony in a jungle of weeds.

The man was Stey. 'He didn't get a chance to talk his agony was so great. He died the same night in the hospital where he had worked.

Medical men found that some unusual polson had been forced between his teeth" Els assailants, the police found, were Chinese.

TOUR OF SOUTH.

WALES

MYSTERY FLIGHT

London, Dec. 8.

here regarding a mysterious aero- Much curiosity is being exhibited

plane which left Croydon this morning for Cannes. After an bour's delay, owing to bad wea- ther conditions, the aeroplane flew on from Le Bourget, Paris, despite the storm, which was still undi- minished.

The occupants are atated to be three men. One report says they are Home Office officials.

A cordon of gendarmes guarded the aerodromes, both at Le Bour- get and at Lyons, where the plane was expected to refuel, Nobody was allowed to approach the land- Ing Belds.--

London, Dec. 8. A serious dislocation of early morning trafic, occurred in all parts of greater London as the re- sult of a sharp frost following the rain, Conductor rails were frozen, preventing operation of electric- train service on several routes. Road traffic was brought to a stand

London, Dec. 9. Bir George Gillet, recently up- night the Government agreed, to both ends of steep hills-and there

The House of Commons last all in many places-especially at pointed Special Areas Commis- Reuter. limiting the operation of the were

sloner, concluded a two days.tour minor accidents. | days tour of South Wales yester- Special Areas Act under which Pedestrians also found the footwaye day. He announced that he in- measures for assisting depressed almost unusable and hundreds of tends appointing to his London areas of Britain are undertaken cases of Injuries from falls, were 1938. Mr. Ernest Brown, Minister to May 31 of next year instead of treated in hospitals

British Wireless. of Labour, assured the House that the new amending Biti promised by the Chancellor of the Exche- quer would be brought in early after the Christmas recess to make such amendments in the Act as might be found necessary. He added that the Government

would put special areas, in the forefront among factors to be taken into account in locating new enterprises British Wireless,

NEW APPOINTMENT

IN RUSSIA

Moscow, Dec. 9.

OFF FOR MARSEILLES

Lyons, Dec. '8 The mystery plane from Croy- office highly qualified men to look don, en route to Cannes, departed out for new industries for the or Marseilles after refueling here. special areas. Having visited-Beuter. Crateshead, Jarrow and other "black spots" of the North or England, Bir George said, that Merthyr seemed about as dimeuit a problem as any districts he had

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Rak Himovitch has been apting from the revival in trade

In the north they were benefit pointed the People's Coxnmdasar connected with the expenditure for Defence Industries. The office was created under the new Soviet receiving no advantage of that on armaments bat Merthyr was Constitution

End-to British. Wireless.

Reuter

PASSENGERS IDENTIFIED

Marseilles, Dec. 8.

A Diane from Croydon, England. carrying three passengers, landed here to-day. Its occupants are

morrow. Marseilles is only 90 expected to remain here until to miles from Cannew by road..

be a Dr. Kirkwood, Mr. Theodore The passengers are reported to

Godard, Mrs. Ernest Bimpson's solicitor, and a clers,

British Wireless

AUTOMATIC COOKING.

DEMONSTRATION UNDER

LOCK AND KEY.

On Tuesday, December 8th, a full three course meal was prepared and placed in the "Regulo": Controlled Gas Cooker, which was, then chained and padlocked. The food was left to cook in the correct "Regulo" way, and on completion it was found to be perfectly done. The cost of cooking this meal was 20 Cents,

This demonstration will be repeated from time to time during the next few weeks at the Cookery Classes which are now being held daily at Room 1st floor, Gloucester Building,

K BY GAS

COOK

HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.

Gloucester Building.

246 Nathan Road,