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No. 14867

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MONDAY, APRIL

6, 1936,

日五十月三

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H.K. PEOPLE ON BLAZING SHIP

RESCUE WORK HAMPERED

HEAVY SEA WHERE TRICOLOR BURNS

BUT FREIGHTER READY TO SAVE ALL ABOARD

It is learned this morning that four Hongkong people are aboard the motorship Tricolor, afire in mid- Pacific, and that so far efforts by a rescue ship, now standing by, to take off the passengers have been frustrated by the heavy seas and darkness.

One despatch, however, says that the sea is sub- siding and that the fire is not gaining.

The Hongkong passengers aboard are: Mr. and Mrs. Clark Atkinson, returning to Glasgow on retirement; and

Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Andrewes, on long leave.

Mr. Atkinson was formerly connected with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company.

Mr. Andrewes, who was married only a year ago in Singapore, is the Deputy Registrar of the Hongkong Supreme Court. He and his bride planned to motor across America.

Children Aboard

There are four children on the Roosevelt's

Tricolor. They are Americans, from Manlin, travelling with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Conner. Three of the children are girls.

Tree Demand For

New Taxes

Mrs. William Brady, another pos- senger, who is the mother of Mrs. Conner, is the wife of the late Judge Brady, of the law. frm of Messrs. Dewitt, Perkins nd Brudy.

Mrs. Brady is not in robust health. Two other passengers joined the Tricolor at Shanghai, but their names are not known to the local agents for the ship, Messrs. Dodwell! and Company.

Rescuers Reach Tricolor

San Francisco, Apr. 5. The Norwegian motorship. Tricolor, bound for San Fran- cisco from the Philippines, with, sixteen passengers and forty of a crew aboard, sent out an SOS appeal following the outbreak of a dangerous fire in her. hold. Her first distress signals were) picked up this morning.

Protests Innocence

To Death

Hauptmann

Walks Bravely

To Chair

"I'M AT PEACE

WITH GOD'

(Special to "Telegraph"}

(y Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Mape Ordinamer, 1791. Recaived. April 2,71.m.)

Trenton. April 5. Richard Hauptmann left this intement as his dying word:

"I am glad that my life în a— world which has not always understood me has ended. Soon I will be at home with my Lord,

and, as I love my Lord, so I am dying an innocent man.

the purpose of abolishing capital

"Should, however, my death serve

punishment, such punishment being arrived at by means of circumstantial evidence, I feel that my death will not have been in vain. I am at peace with Clod.

my

Sir William Shenton (extremt right) and Miss Yvonne Shenton (accond from loft) snapped aboard the P. and O, liner Ranchi

on their departure for England on Saturday.

Escapes Death And Prison

LAMPSON WILL WRITE ON NEEDED REFORMS

Staff Photographer.

Silver Market Improves

STEADY UNDERTONE

PERCEPTIBLE-

Bombay, April, 5. Messrs. Merwanjee and Sons, In their silver review for ending Friday, write!--

the week

"I repeat that protest

San Jose, Cal. April 5. innocence of the crime of which 1

David A Lamson, free after three Trading during the course of the was convicted. However, I dle with ears imprisonment when the state past week has been narrow. In spite no, malice or hatred in my heart.

dismissed murder charges agains!

him

of the fall in

the up-country off- after four trials had failed to secure take of an average of 150 bars daily.. "The love of Christ has filled my ja vald conviction, indicated to-day a steady undertone is perceptible. hour and I am happy with Him."

he plans to continue a professional mostly as Indian demand in London writing carcer, begun when he was is satisfiable-only-at-a-progressively- Hauptmann's last word, as he walk-in San Quentin prison awaiting higher level.

ནས་ the electric chair, was execution on cherges of murdering. "Innocent."

Bazaar opinion has also reflected his wife, Allene.

the.

The improvement in sentiment and He then wrote the book, "We Who hnd tended to the view that a steady Died Bravely

Are About to Dic."

off-take at even this lower level is The supreme court reversed his suficient to insure against any ap- indifferently, with his thin lips tight-trials ended without a verdict.

Hauptmann died calmly, almost death sentence and three subsequent precluble fall.

up-country ly seated against any confession and Lamson indicated he may write a averaged about 150 bars of sliver a any hint of terror,

book on needed prison reform.÷day, United Press. -k

MUST BALANCE HIS ex

NEXT BUDGET

BUT

CONGRESS OPPOSED

(Special To "Telegraph")

Washington, "Apr. 4. A special memorandum from Prési, dent Roosevelt Lo Congressional Leaders today was interpreted as a proposed now processing taxes to the demand for the restoration of the Tax Bill.

In one paragraph of the note to the Senate majority leader, Sonator Joseph T. Robinson, and the Speaker

to

With him has probably gone the last hope that the truth about the crime. which shocked the world tour years ago...the' abduction and. murder of the baby son of Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh,,, will! ever he known.

Milliona

nuptmann did not commit the are still convinced that

entirely innocent..

belleve him

erime

alone, Some

It is certain that he was the calm

The Tricolor is about 1,000 miles of the House of Representatives, est man in the death chamber. cast of Yokohama and is racing to Representative Joseph W. Byrns, the meet the freighter Yarraville which is President warned that the now Tax reported in her vicinity.

Bill must provide suficient revenue to balance the

ordinary budget.

Among the passengers on the burn- children.

ing vrasci are eight women and five

Yarraville Stands By

before

"Now

He prayed briefly, alone in his cell, the guards came for him. am ready," he told them.

The new processing taxes proposed

He shook hands with these four

in the President's special message men who, presently, were to carry March 3 would cover approximately his body from the death chair to the

commodities and raise an estimat

prison mortuary. The Rov.

30

Mr.

ed $200,000,000 annually for two John Matthieson, who had comforted Late to-day it was learned that the by the House tax sub-committee in as well. Then they walked through

yourn

The proposal was discarded him earlier in the day, shook his hand Yarraville had reached the Tricolor the belief that sufficient revenues the door at the end of the hall, into and was standing by

would be raised otherwise.

The memorandum, like,

the white-walled place of execution

Darkness and the heavy seas have letter to Senator Carter Glass, De-the fatal chair.

a recent where the executioner stood beside

Sea Subsiding

•

Unflinching

so far preventosa transfer of themocrat of Virginia, warned that any

•Tricolor's passengers.

new appropriations must be balanced The Are is Increasing in fury and with now revenue. It was occasioned cannot be controlled.----Reuter.

by

proposals in Congress for largo appropriations. for flood. control and flood relief.

The letter added a new problem to San Francisco, Apr. 5. the Committee's consideration of the A wireless message from the Tri-Tax Bill and an obstacle to the hopes color, afire 1,000 miles from Yoko-of leaders that it could be completed The executioner hamn, says the heavy seas which havt for the consideration of the House guards strap the prisoner whole ayes been running are now subsiding some early next week,

Congressional

Shanghai Passengers

carelessness towards the chair. The Hauptmann walked with a show of

on alene, sat down deliberately, put- guards rolensed his arms and he went: ting his hands on his knees.

watched

..

tho

were fixed on the opposite wall and what and that the fire is not gaining that if the processing taxes are not cutionar's hands trembled and b leaders to-day sald never wavered or flinched. The are United Press.

written into the measure, the Senate fumbled with the death mask, bub wouki most probably add them.

finally adjusted it on Hauptmann's Processing taxes are opposed by head, many Congressmen who believe that The Shanghai pasengers who sailed they would raise food costs. Further, aboard the Tricolor, are Mrs. Allno S. they want to avoid them in election Holes and Mrs. M. J. L. Cunnane-year-United Press. Router.

PURSUING

Shanghai, Apr. 0.

FORGERS

Canton, Apr. 5.. Six more arrests have been made hera in the pursuit of Hongkong bank note forgers, and the trial of four men arrested on April 4, continues to-day Reuter. Special,

SUCCESSFUL OPERATION

Zurich, Apr. 5.

The operation on the eyes of Mr. Eamon do Valora, Chief Executive of the Irish Free State, was very successful.

little wheel which made the contact In a second more he whirled the and Hauptmann shuddered forward. Threo shocks were administered. Dr. Howard Wieslar pressed his stethes- [cope to the chest of the prisoner.

"This man is dend," he said tone- lessly-United Press.

Last Chapter

Now York, Apr. 6. The body of Richard Hauptmann, executed for the murder of the Lind

Sight has been restored, but the burgh baby, has been brought here. eyes will need careful attention for from Trenton and lles at a funeral | some time to coma--Reut

Reuter Special da chapel awalling cremation, Reuters

CADOGAN WILL SEE HIROTA

AMBASSADOR ON WAY TO ENGLAND

Shanghel, Apr. 5..

The

demand has

A forecast on the surplus of silver bars after the April settlement, Is not possible at the present juncture.. Shipments of silver afloat from London to Bombay at this week-end total £8,000.

The Incoming`mall steamer is bringing silver to the value £40,000 from London to Bombay-Reuter.

PEACE QUEST IN EUROPE

LOCARNO POWERS TO MEET AT GENEVA

FRENCH PLAN ENVISAGES NEW BONDS OF UNITY

Paris, Apr. 5.

The British, Belgian and Italian Governments have informed France that they agree to a meeting of the Locarno Treaty signatories at Geneva, where the Committee of Thirteen gathers Wednesday to discuss the Italo-Ethiopian situation.

The meeting of the Locarno powers will probably be held on Thursday.

It is understood that conversations between the British, French and Belgian military staffs will commence in London on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, M. Pierre Flandin, the French Foreign Minister, is engaged in drafting the reply to Germany's counter-proposals to the Locarno powers' peace formula. He worked all to-day with experts on the final details of a plan which, it is believed, will not be entirely uncompromising-Reuter.

PEACE EFFORT DENIED

NO OVERTURES TO ITALY

AIR ATTACK ON DESSIYE

French Suggestion

Parls, Apr. 5, France will submit a awesping plea for the consolidation of the peace of Europe to the meeting of Locarno Powers some time next week, it was' learned to-day.

The plan will embrace every part of Europe, and for France it will be the alternative to a series of alliances by which she will seek strength to guard herself against 'attack" from Germany.

The French proposals, it is learned, will contain the once-shelved schome of the late M. Aristide Brland, former French Prime Minister, for a "United States of Europe." It is a highly ambitious project, entailing political and economic reforms which will sweep away tariffs and all res- trictions to trade and make. European nations work together, instead of Taleprophis against each other.-United Preza

(Special To "Telegraph")

fly Telegraph. Copyright. Mescapes Ordinance, 1994. Received, Apri! d. 7 mm).

Addis Ababa, Apr. 5. Seven Italian aeroplanes bombed] Dessiye this morning. The damage and casualties are unknown.

Empress of Canada yesterday.

Sir Alexander hopes to confer in recently

Sir Alexander Cadogan, until Tokyo with Mr. Koki Hirota,. Prime

British Ambassador to Minister, on Anglo-Japanese relations.raphed his wife "There is nothing Chinn, left for England by the--Reuter,

EX-KING MAY PLEAD

FOR SPAIN'S UNITY

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")

Nice, Apr. 5.

A secret, conference of members of the former Royal Family of Spain, presided over by ex-King Alfonso, is being held in a hotel here.

The conference is being, attended by Prince Juan, the ex-King's: youngest son,. and his wife, formerly Princess Marla Mercedes of Bourbon, Sicily.

Ex-King Alfonso said he was con- sidering an appeal to the Spanish people to unite in the face of the Red

danger.

Опе result of the conference appears to be a reconciliation be- tween the former King and his son, Count Cavadonga, who, it is stated, is oxpected to visit his father In Rome during the next few days. Reuter Special

FIGHTING BOOSEVELT

The Ethiopian Foreign Minister here describes the Italian press re- port that the Emperor had tele-

left for you to do but pray for me" as nothing but. "malicious, lying

propaganda."

The Government also flatly denies that the Emperor intends to abdicate or sue for peace-Reuter Special.

RESUME ADVANCE

Death For Two Embezzlers

RUSSIA TAKES STEPS TO END CRIME

Moscow, April 5. Death sentences have been imposed on two ringleaders of a band found The Italiana resumed thele souththe Eastern Siberian Trading Office gulity of embezzling £20,000 from ward advance yesterday, defeating at Irkutsk.

Rome, Apr. 5.

the remnants of Emperor Holle

Seven others were sentenced to Selassie's army at Lake Aschang varying terms of imprisonment up to capturing several thousand prisoners, ten scores of machine-guns and eight

years,

саппоп.

The severity of the punishment is Italian losses in the day's engage stamp out crimes of this nature, due to the efforts being made to ment were put at about 40 killed and which have been increasing in wounded.-United Press.

Russia recently-Reuter Special.

GRASPING VICTORY

Rome, Apr. 5. and to-day decided to convoke a meet- Fifty thousand of the Fascisting of the Committee of Thirteen for Baillla Avant Gardisti and other next Wednesday or Thursday to sock. young Italians, ranging from sixteen a peaceful means of settlement of the to eighteen years, were reviewed by Italo-Ethiopian war. the Prime Minister, Signor Benito Mussolint, on the eve of the tenth Italy's failure to answer a League

The

meeting may also discuss anniversary of the founding of the question as to whether her troops wore Junior Fascist organisation.

using poison gas in Ethiopia, fn viola Dressed in their grey-green uni- tion of the 1025 Goneva convention. forms, with their.. gas-masks hung United Press.

upon their chesta, they marched alongį the Via del Imperio and afterwards. RUTHLESS ADVANCE listened while Il Duce spoke to them from

the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia

Asmara, Apr. 5.

It is authoritatively stated that Ho told them that their organisa- Quorum is now completely occupied. comprising 5,000,000 sons of by the Italians, who are ruthlessly Holy, an- remnants, niversary was coincident with days Nogus' armies in the vicinity. of redolent glory for the fatherland, Meanwhile, Italian planos are pur at a moment when their big brothers ating the main body of the Ethio were grasping victory in their healthy plan who are fleeing in disorder Asts Reuter Special..

Washington. Apr. 6. Rumours that a $200,000 beat Roosevelt fund to aid a third party had been offered to the Townsend plan landers, were denied to-day by Mr. Sheridan Downey, attorney for Dr. F. E. Townsend.

He said there was

по

offer, and that Dr, Townsend was not interested in taking money from businessUnited Prez

LEAGUE TO ACT.

southwarda

It is stated that during yesterday's battle the Italian Air Force dropped sixty-four tons of explosives and fired

Gonova, Apr. 5. League of Nations leaders have many thousands of me refused an Italian request for delay, roundsReuter &