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AUSTRIAN VISIT TO PARIS

PURELY A MATTER

OF COURTESY

Discussions To Clarify Present Situation

Paris, May 21.

The Quay d'Orsay characterises the visit of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Austria, Dr. Guido Schmidt, as purely a matter of courtesy, intended merely to emphasise the excellent relations existing between the two countries. The dis- cussions between M. Delbox and Dr. Schmidt, however, are re- garded" as necessary to clarly the situation In Central Europe.

It is stated that France fully realises the difficulties of Chan- cellor Schuschnigs to keep the balance between Berlin and Rome, without endangering the trade relations of Austria with her two neighbours.

It is also thought that the rap- proachement between Vienna and Budapest and Prague can best be dealt with in the League of Na- tions. and France and Britain. signatories to the Three-Power de-

claration regarding the mainten-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1937.

KUNG HOLDING CONFERENCE

Meeting Ministers And Financiers

London, May 20.. Dr. H. H. Kung Chinese Finance Minister, is holding a series of im- portant meetings with leading Bri. tish Ministers and financiers.

He was entertained at luncheon to-day by Lord Rothschild after lengthy conferences with Mr. "An- thony Eden and Sir John Simon, To-morrow he sees Mr. Neville Chamberlain.. Yesterday he was a guest at a luncheon given by the directors of the Chartered Bank. He also had a lengthy interview with Sir. Cunliffe Owen. Nothing has, yet been divulged regarding the tendency of the conversationa

Sir Frederick Maze sees Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England to-morrow.

Dr. Kung visits the Overseas China Club at the East End this afternoon. To-night he has little

FLYING BOAT CAPSIZES

Three Men Killed

Antibes, May 19. Three men were killed to-day when a French long-distance fly- ing-boat capsized here while carry- ing out its trials.

The others aboard were injured.

"Watchers ashore saw the machine overturn when struck by a big wave just as it was taking off at high speed. There was a terrific explo- sion and then the plane burst into flames,

The pilot, who held a number of International height records, was among the killed.

The plane was specially con- structed for nights across the South Atlantic.- Reuter.

FINAL COUNT

Paris. May 20-Five dead and two seriously injured is the final count in the terrible French alr disaster which took place when' a

HUNGARY PAYS relaxation. He dines with Mr. Ar- new sea plane landed at Antibes

TRIBUTE

ance of Austrian Independence, will Italy's Help At Sad

guard it against any

pressure

brought upon from outside forces.

It is stated that the moral sup- port of France and Britain that Austria possesses is extremely Im- portant, since in it Hes a certain guarantee to Austrian indepen- dence.-

Transocean Wews Service.

FRENCH DEFENCE

COMMITTEE

Disarmament Questions Discussed At Meeting

Paris. May 20. The French Permanent Defence Committee held meeting оп Wednesday under the chairman- ship of the National Defence Minister Daladier. Premier Blum and Foreign Minister Ivon Delbos were miso present. IL 15 nounced that the questions to be submitted to "the Disarmament Bureau at Geneva were discussed.

-Traninerna News Service.

BRITISH PAPERS

READMITTED

Back Numbers Flow Into Italy

an-

Rome, May 20.. British newspapers which have been banned since May & were quietly readmitted to-day. Sub- scribers received an avalanche of back numbers dating from last Friday, though they did not get the eagerly awaited Thursday'a Coronation ́edition.- Bruter's Bullesin Service.

BRITISH PRISONERS IN SPAIN

London, May 19, Official Information has been re- ceived by the British Government from the Spanish Government, and also from General Franco that no British subjects had been taken prisoners by the Spanish Govern- ment and that the number of Bri- tish prisoners taken by Franco's forces is 25. These, to- gether with two

General

Period After War

Budapest May 20. Admiral Horty Regent of Hungary, commented

Italo- German friendship with his coun- try at a luncheon given in honour of the King and Queen of Italy who are at present visiting Hungary.

The Regent added that the nation will never forget that at the saddest period of its history after the war. Italy extended the hand of friendship to assist in the country's rehabilitation.

Admiral Horty expressed the hope that Italy, Germany and Hungary will establish a friendship which will bring real and lasting peace- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

ever-

DUKE OF WINDSOR SIGNS CONTRACT

To Marry On June 3

Tours, May 19. The Duke of Windsor and Miss Wallis Warfield have signed a mar- riage contract under “the separa- tion de biens" clause in French law. which specifies that each partner shall retain control of his or her own property.

Mr. Herman Rogers. the host of the Duke and his fiancee, an- nounced to-day that his two guests would leave the Chateau de Cande immediately after the wedding on June 3, but he was unable to say where the couple would go- Reuter,

TWENTY INVITED

Paris, May 20It is reported that the marriage contract be- tween the Duke of Windsor and Miss Wallis Warleld was signed at Tours before the Notary Public The contract provides for separation of the property; le. that each party retains "control over the Individual property,

a

Cande that 20 persons will be in- vited for the wedding and that the couple will depart for an un-

destination Irish prisoners,

Immediately

are all being well looked after. No British prisoners have been shot. The case of the prisoners is being examined with a view to securing their release.

British Wireless.

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London, May 19. It is now known that 26 English- men and two Irishmen are among the prisoners in General Franco's power, The British Government is at present studying the possibility of effecting their release. Transocean News' Bervice.

NÓ POISON GÁS }}

London, May 10. General Francisco Franco, the Insurgent commander-in-chief, re- plying to the secretary of the Anti- Poison Gas Association, states that It has never entered his. or his army's mind to use poison gases. He intends "to see the war pursued in the most humanitarian manner possible."

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chibald Rose and goes to the on Wednesday. The remaining theatre for the colourful operettanve passengers are in a critical Baitlalka-d

Reuter.

ENGINEERS FOR

THE NAVY

New Scheme For Officers

DIRECT ENTRY FROM

UNIVERSITIES."

condition - Transocean News Service.

TROTSKY'S LIFE IN MEXICO

New Book Nearly Ready

STUDENTS WIN ·

THEIR POINT

Free Transportation

For 400

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

TIME TABLE

Un and after May 1st, 1817, until Further Notios.

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Taipo Market. here yesterday, won a signat vic-

Dep. 7.08 Fanling Dep. 7.10 tory when the railway authorities

aheungahni gave in to their demands.

The students, who demanded free rail transportation to Nanking. where they intend to present eight demands to the Government, were folled yesterday by the refusal of the railway authorities to comply with their wishes.

Later, however, the authorities provided them with a special traia, and 400 of them left late yesterday afternoon for the capital

The students' demands include retention of Marshal Chang Hsueh- lang as Chancellor of the North- Eastern University, abandonment of the plan to remove the institu- tion to Kaffeng and restoration of Nanking's monthly grant of $25,000.

Reuter

ROYAL VISIT TO SANDHURST

Memorial Chapel Dedicated

The King, accoinpanied by the Queen Queen Mary, the Duke and Leon Trotsky is at present work | Duchess of Gloucester, the Prin- ing twelve hours a day on his nèw cess Royal and the Earl of Hare- book... "The Crimes of Stalin,"wood, Attended the dedication which he hopes to finish very shortly. It is his reply to Stalin

He is now a voluntary prisoner and lives like a recluse in the sim- ply appointed house of the artist. Diego Rivera. This house is in Coyoacan,

A new scheme for the direct en- try of engineer officers into the Navy from the universities was an- nounced in the House of Commons by Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of the Admiralty. These additional Sfficers are needed because of the expansion of the Fleet, and Itle | suburb. understood that they will be on the same footing and have the "same prospects as officers entered through the ordinary channels. The minimum age is 21, or about the age at which officers begin their sea service after training at the R.N. Engineering College, Key ham.

ships.

University entrants will undergo a two months' course in naval routine and discipline in the R.N. barracks and will then be avali- able for appointments to The new scheme opens up a fifth channel of entry to the Engineer Branch, for young officers. The others are by the entry of cadets at Dartmouth at 131 years, and from the public schools at 171 years; by the selection of certata artificer apprentices for appoint ment as midshipmen (E); and by the promotion of a few artificer ratings from the lower deck as sub-lieutenants (E).

TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT The text of the Admiralty an- nouncement is, as follows:-

picturesque local

Since he came here Trotsky has only left the place three times, cach time for a brief outing, al- ways in a motor car, accompanied by either one or both of his male secretaries.

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ceremony of the Memorial Chapel of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, states the Times."

Including the gentlemen cadets. in residence, about 5,000 people met in the grounds to welcome the Royal party. In the chapel there were some 1.300 people, and seats were provided for over 2.000 in enclosures to which the pro- ceedings were relayed.

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CORONATION REVIEW OF THE FLEET

ON THE SOLENT

26.000 ton battleship Dunkerque, is the newest and most powerful of the visiting craft.

Ten British admirals and six foreign will fly their flags.

London, May 19. The centre of interest in the Coronation festivities has shifted to the Solent, where hundreds of thousands of people are gathering along the coast of Hampshire and There will be at least 50 big the Isle of Wight for to-morrow's yachts in the pleasure fleet which review of the Fleet by His Majesty will visit the Solent for this occe- the Kin. This will be one of the ston. greatest sea pageants in British

The memorial takes the form of a new west end to the old chapel, which was built by the Royal En- gineers in 1860. The whole in- He is always followed by anterior has been renewed in white armed guard. Indeed, the house marble and oak panelling. On the where he lives somewhat resembles marble

and oak panels are a military police barrack. There

inscribed the names of all those are eight uniformed and heavily

who had received their military armed constables en constant duty training at Sindhurst and who the door. while twelve plain made the supreme sacrifice in the clothes policemen, armed, are always in the neigh- panel

also heavily

Great War. Each regiment has its panels, and every bourhood of the house. Every-

regiment in the British and Indian body and everything that BD- [proaches

Amies is represented with the exception of the Royal Engineers

Before leaving and the Royal Artillery. their history.

Buckingham

officers all being trained at the

Palace for Portsmouth, His Ma Royal Military Academy, Wool-Portsmouth

Their Majesties will arrive at jcsty received Prince Chichion of

to-night and will wich. Black marble has been used board the royal yacht. Victoria Japan, who, with his Princess, is a distinguished delegate to the Coro- and Albert, which "to-morrow will nation. Prince Chichibu present- pass between eight Unes of fight-

ed the King with the Supreme ing ships from Spithead in the Order of the Chrysanthemum and East to Cowes in the West. Over to the Queen presented the First 150 warships will be assembled, Class Order of the Precious Crown, including several representatives on behalf of the Emperor. of foreign powers.

the establishment is scrutinised, and only those who are well-known to the guards or mem bers of the household or whose credentials are authentic, are ad- mitted Very few of the limited number of callers are able to see Trotsky personally. He only sees a few visitors-mostly journalists and authors, and practically all of them foreigners

A number of commissions as engineer officers in the Royal Navy

Trotsky's new book deals with the recent Moscow trials and will will be in future offered to univer-

be about 100,000 words long. He f sity graduates each half-year.

a rapid worker. He dictates every- Twenty such commissions will be "offered next September." Detailed thing first and then goes over it regulations and entry forms may very carefully. The secretaries

Efties.

then have to translate it into the

be obtained from the Secretary, It is reported from Chateau de Admiralty, London, S.W.1, of the various languages in which he de-

authorities of the following universires the production to appear.

Trotsky takes no exercise, un- Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, less an occasional stroll in the gar- Durham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, den can be called exercise. Manchester.

But Oxford, Sheffield, he keeps remarkably fit and seems Aberdeen, Edinburgh,' Glasgow, St. to have adjusted himself to Mexico Andrews, Wales, and Belfast. City's altitude of 1,450 ft.

known

after the ceremony. It is however, known that the Duke has rented the castle of Count Muenster at Carinthia

Transocean Nemi Servico.

BASQUE CHILDREN

REFUGEES

London, May 19. Four thousand Basque children refugees from Bilbag are expected to arrive at Southampton on Ba- turday. Arrangements for their embarkation are in the hands of the representative, in Bilbao, of the British National joint Commit- tee for Spanish Relief -- British Wirelesi.

STUDEBAKER WORKS

CLOSE DOWN:

Southbend, Indiana, May 19..

An applicant must ("a") have, attained the age of 21 and not have attained the age of 25 on recognized Dominion university January 1 for appointment in the will be allowed); (f) produce following February, or July 1 for satisfactory evidence that he has appointment in the following Sep- heen regularly trained in me. tember; ("b") be unmarried; ("")chanical engineering and has sum- be a British subject of pure Euro- cient practical experience; and pean descent and the son of "g") possess AU engineering parents who are British subjects at degree (mechanical or electrical) the time of the candidate's entry; which is accepted by the Institute ("d") have undergone a course of pf Mechanical Engineers as ex not less than three academic years empting from parts A and B of as an internal student fin certala the examination : for associats circumstances the first year at a

membership.

Diamond Theft Sequel In Shanghai

Shanghai, May 20.

As the steamer Prominent was

night, the police arrested Ivan

It is reported that most of the about to sail for Tsingtao at 'mid-

General Franco says he will only use poison gas if the enemy does so first. The Spanish Government has already assured the British result of the strike by several Government that it will not be the thousands of employees who are first to use gas in the civil war members of the UAW-AN

use, s Reuter

Reuter.

Préviously a gypty named Vish- nevskaya alias Petrova was strest- ed in the French Concession. The

departments in the Studebaker motor works have been closed as a Akiflev, 40 years old and Eva trio allegedly stole the diamonds Shear, 23, who are suspected of while examining them in the guise implication in the theft of $3.960- 000 worth of diamonds from a of would be purchasers: Nanking Road Jewellery store,

•Reuter

for the steps leading to the altar, and one of these was presented by the United States academy at West Point

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HIGH EXAMPLE

whose

military

"

In the course of his address. Dr. Lang said that there was still strife. complexity, and dimculty, the legacy of that terrible convul- alon which devastated the whole battle-cruisers, fifteen cruisers, ve ardent desire to maintain and names aircraft carriers, 59 flotilla leaders strengthen the traditional ties of world, but those were commemorated around them and destroyers and 22 submarines, amity between the two countries. His Majesty, in reply, said those were far removed from that tur-The greatest ship will be 10,000 rioll. He hoped their names ton HMS. Hood and the smallest | words would find a ready echo in would ever he an inspiration to vessel present will be Estonia's 800 Britain. "It will be my constant ..those who came to the Royalton submarine.

endeavour to maintain and deve- Military College. Certainly no one The Argentine sent the largest lop these friendly, relations in could read those long Usts without foreign warship to the review in every way within my power," he a sense of deep emotion and a 28,000 ton Moreno, a battleship of told Prince. Chichibu.--- feeling that they had indeed set a considerable power, while France's Reuter.

At the same time Prince Chi- The British ships in the review

expressed the Emperor's comprises nine battleships, two chibu

high example. But there Was rising a generation who knew nething of that awful time. Men who knew and survived that ter-

rible ordeal spoke little about it except perhaps to most intimate

comrades.

was

· PLAGUE TOLL IN

FUKIEN

Amoy, May 20.

LLOYD'S AND THE WAR

The Spanish civil war has creat-

It is reported that plague is ed a curious situation at Lloyd's, Of one thing there could be no prevalent in the Wing Ting dis-states the "Evening Standard.” doubt, and that was that in the let of Fukien Province and that During the last three weeks, in- War period there

a strong there have been over ten deaths. surance rátes for ships bourid - to tide of service and self-sacrifice_ On the 18th and 17th instant and from Spanish ports and flying throughout the whole country cases were reported in the Lung the British fag have risen from-1 which ited the nation to Ngan. Tit Shek and Yeung Heung per cent. to 5 per cent. Casualties higher level than had ever before villages. In the Chuen Chow and and losses have been negligible. or since been reached. To those wat on districts, over sixty deaths The business has therefore been whoce names were inscribed in the have been reported.

profitable. chapel, it was also a call of duty,Chinese Evening Press but those who came straight from school, the office, shop, et factory, long before there was any question of compulsory service, were moved They by some deep instinet quietly rose and went, knowing that there might well be no return.

After the service in the chapel their Majesties made an inspection of some of the buildings, and then the King inspected the Battalion of Gentlemen Cadets, After the Inspection the battalion marched past. At the end of the parade the... Cadets gave thres, rousing cheers for the King,

WAGES AND HOURS

There is, however, a large in- surance business for ships of other. nationalities, more particularly for Spanish Swedish and Norwegian from ships carrying oranges Spanish ports.

Washington, May 19. President Franklin Roosevelt is Many of these have been con- expected to send a message to Con- fiscated by General Franco's navy, gress next week dealing with the and, although for these foreign question of minimum wages and ships the insurance rate is 25 per maximum hours, and the elimina- cent, losses have been heavy. tion of child labour, f

Despite General de Llano's Latinta According to Mr. Connery, Chair- the moral would seem to be that man of the Representatives Labour ships which have no navy to prd- Committee, measures providing for tect them run great risks and that such legislation are ready in the thode which have a stronte zá process of being drawn-up/-

behind them are comparatitIR. Heuter.

immune from interference.