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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1933.

VETERAN WAR CHIEF

VON KROBATIN'S DEATH

FAMOUS AUSTRIAN FIELD-MARSHAL

SALESMAN ROBS COOK

GETS MONTH'S HARD LABOUR

Tang Chi, aged 21 years, em

CHINESE ADMIRAL'S DEATH

PNEUMONIA

FORMER PREMIER

ployed as salesman at the Wing SUDDEN ATTACK OF On Company, was sentenced to one month's hard labour by Mr. Balfour in the Central Police Court this morning, for stealing. 865, the property of Lo Ki, cooki Vichina, Dec, 28..at the firm's mess. Field-Marshal Alexander It was stated that defendant von Krobatin, veteran Aus-pany for four years and his wages Hai-kuel, the former Premier had boen employed by the Com- It is learned that Admiral Tu tro-Hungarian military lead-were $9 a month. About 7.30 am.

F

Shanghai, Dec. 29.

er, who was War Minister in on December 27, the complainant and ex-Minister of the Chinese the Dual Monarchy for the shortly after found that $66 had sudden attack of pneumonia on missed the key to his box and Navy Department, died from a greater part of the Great been taken. The watchman found War, passed away to-day.".

the key and the complainant Wednesday afternoon at hia suspected the defendant, Ques- Shanghai residence.

BOLD LEADER.

F

He was fifty-eight years of age. Ile la survived by his wife, three RUNE and five daughters, three of whom are married.

ti

ago

He served Austria actively Intioned, the defendant admitted the military sphere for nearly stealing, and when searched $64 fifty years without a break. lie was found on him. He had stolen was commander of the Austrin the key in the Arst place, Tonth Army at the end of the war even although he was then 69 did successful work when he be- years of age.

"camo chief of a section in 1904... Admiral Tu Hai-kuoi arrived in

Next year he was made "Held Shanghai only a few weeks Born at Olmutz in

1849, he marshal Heutenant," while in 1910 from Mamol, the Fukieneso port, passed through the Artilleryho succeeded General Pottorek as where he was Superintendent

of Academy and joined the garrison Master of the Ordnance,

the Chinese Naval College. He artillery as a lieutenant in 1869.j

left when the rebellion occurred, Later ho took the higher artillery course and In 1873 be- Field-Marshal Krobatin became

It was in December, 1912, that with the Fukien declaration of in- came a member of the Army War

¡dependence. Technical Committee. From 1874

Minister of the Dunl Admiral Tu was native of to 1870 he studied at the Vienna Auffonborg, holding this onerous career in the days of the Monarchy. Monarchy in succession to Foochow, and entered upon a naval Technical College, after which he post throughout the greater part He proved, however, a keen was made lecturer on chemistry of the war. Ho supported

Re- to artillery and engineer oficers. army in the field by bold and commander-in-chief

thepublican and was appointed com- He was given the "Von" In 1881.

1921. He prehensive measure.

was promoted Admiral in 1924 When he resigned in April 1917, and became Navy Minister and he was made a Freihorr and was acting Premier in 1926. Its next important post was appointed to the command of the that of commandant of

the 10th Army, operating against the Mamoi Naval College In July, He was appointed principal of Artillery Cadets' School at Italy on the Carinthian and Vienna, to which he was appoint Tyrolese fronts. He retained this 1931, and had held the post ever ted in 1800. He was made head position until the collapse of the since.--Reuter. of a department in the War Empire. Ofco, in 1896 and was promoted Since then the veteran soldier,. major-general in 1900. Krobatin who was was recognised

IN WAR OFFICE.

a sound with his sister at Vienna-Reuter returned to the Colony from Manila technical expert in munitions and and Special.

a bachelor, had Ilved]

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