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WINS' FORTUNE

IN DERBY

London, May 27,

The Aga Khan, Arst owner to win two successive Derby's since 18967- won about £10,000 in the purse at Epson to-day, However it in ca timated that his sweep on first and second places netted him upwards of £30,000, due to the fact that he is a resolute bettor and does not hesitate fo plunge when his chances are good, -United Prose.

GREAT LINER

SAILS

QUEEN MARY OFF FROM CHERBOURG

NOT OUT TO SET RECORD

Cherbourg, May 27.

The Queen Mary arrived at this port from Southampton, on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic.

JAPAN THWARTS

NARCOTIC WAR

HUNDREDS OF DENS IN CHINA CITIES

NANKING'S SPOKESMAN REPORTS TO LEAGUE

Geneva, May 27,

Ninety-seven persons, were sentenced to death and shot in China, during 1935, for violation of the laws prohibiting trading and consumption of manufactured drugs, stated Mr. Victor Hoo, China's representative at the meeting of the League of Nations Opium Committee this afternoon.

Discussing the narcotic situation in China, Mr. Hoo outlined the measures enforced by the Central Political Committee of the Kuomintang.

LEADERS OF THREE NATIONS MEET IN ROME

Picture shows Signor Berito Mussolini, Italian Dictator, with Dr. Kurt Schuschnigo, Austrian Chancellor (extrome right) and Goneral Julius Gombocs, Hungarian Premier (extreme left) at the railway station

in Rome on the oco neion of the welcome extended to the visiting

"The life of the nation depends upon the struggle Additional

against drugs," he declared, "which we must fight to the bitter end.".

Draconian methods adopted hnd res

le was informed, he said, that the

tricted the activities of clandestino factories and trackers in manufac tured narcotics wherever the problem was not complicated by factors out- side the control of the authorities.

Chinese

INSOLUBLE DIFFICULTY

The biggest difficulty. at picient, which was insoluble without the colla boration of other countries, was the netion of certain foreigners who took culvantage of their privileged position to indulge in a trade in drugs on a vast scale, paralysing as far as manu- factured narcotics were concerned, the effects of the Chinese measures. The situation was still very grave, said Mr. Hoo, In certain parts of China; especially in North China.

The British Assessor on the Com millee, Mr. Lyall, stated that the Changli district of the demilitarised

GERMANY'S EMISSARY.

TO LONDON

VON RIBBENTROP

DUE TO-DAY

MISSION NOT DISCLOSED

London, May 27. Herr von Ribbentrop is arriving in zone had 131 opfum shops, The London on Thursday or Friday and Governor and attempted to deal with will spend the Whitsun week-end with this situation, but as a majority of Lord Landonderry at Mount Stewart, His Majesty the King has sent a message to Sir-Edgar Britten,-com-the shops were run by Japanese he in North Ireland,

was removed for being anti-Japanese:

It is expected that Herr von mander of the ocean glant: "All good

Ho Rahl most of the 323 opium dens Ribbentrop will discuss

with Lord wishes for A successful maiden

in Amay and 319 in Foochow were run Londonderry Herr Hitler's reply, to voyage."

by Japanese subjects, nearly all of the British questionnaire. them Formosans.

Sir Edgar replied that he and his ship's company were greatly honoured by the kind message, and that Hix Majesty's good wishes were highly appreciated.--Router,

PUTS TO SEA

Cherbourg, May 28.

At 12.35 a..

the Queen to-day

for New Mary put to sea, bound York-Reuter.

THOUSANDS CHEER

Southampton, May 27.

To the strains of "Rule Britannia" played by a Royal Marine band on the quayside, the Queen Mary' left Southampton at 4.34 p.m. to-day carrying 2,000 passengers and a crew of 1,000, on her maiden voyage to America.

She moved into the main channel gracefully and with the most perfect precision, to the cheering of the greatest crowd that ever thronged n It bade quayside at Southampton. her a tumultuous farewell,

Aeroplanes swooped low over the liner's crowded decks and a quarter of a million people clustered every vantage point on both sides Southampton Water and took up the cheering as the drew slowly abreast

of them.

of

Hundreds of tiny craft, dwarfed by the Iner's looming bulk, rushed around the Queen Mary, their oc cupants waving hats and handker- chlofs. ::

The Winchester roared good wishes.

Castle's siren

CROWDS ON BOARD Throughout the afternoon the decks and saloons of the Queen Mary were like the scothing streets of a great city.

Captain Sir Edgar Britten, intor viewed by Router just before he sailed, --said:

"The question of a record is dificult one for me. The ship has a schedule, and we think if we koop to the schedule we will not break the record."

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Nevertheless, British hopes are centred upon regaining the Blue Riband of the Atlantie from the French liner, Normandie, to do which the Queen Mary must reach Ambrasa. Light before 6 am, Monday--Reuter.

ENGENDERING HATRED

Troops For

Palestine

OFFICIAL LIST OF CASUALTIES

ARAB SNIPERS IN JAFFA

London, May 27.

Black Legion In 15 States

.

INVESTIGATOR ASKS

FEDERAL AID

Detroit, May 27,

Tha investigator of the Black Legion scandal said to-day he had asked federal co-operation, since ha

that Information

the possessal Legion's terroristic activities extend- ed to at least fifteen states.

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He said the society was very active It is learned that the des-in New York and Chicago. patch of another battalion from Egypt to Palestine has been authorised-Reuter.

CASUALTIES

Jerusalem, May 27.

However, he refused to reveal de- tails lo had telegraphed to the At- torney-General, Mr. Homer S. Cum- mings,

slatermen

GIANTS FORGING AHEAD

GAIN MARCH ON CARDINALS

YANKS BEAT BOSTON

New York, May 17. The New York Giants, fighting in second place in the National League, gained on the St. Louis Cardinals to- day when they defeated Brooklyn while the Cardinals were going down

The Glants barely managed to wh The activities of the Legion in- out. Brooklyn hit ten times, equal-

two

errors at a bad time. New York

TRAWLER'S MYSTERY VOYAGE

MASTER ELUDES

CONSUL

SEEKING HIS FORTUNE

London, May 27. The 25-ton Grimsby trawler, | Girl Pat, which has been on a mysterious voyage since April 2, is now believed to be making for Cape Verde for supplies, where- after she will proceed to Cape- town.

The disappearance of the Girl Pat is one of the most romantic stories of modern times. This fast motor trawler left

crow of

six, all sole Grimsby with April 2, pedition into the North Sea.

The master, Captain George had told friend. Osborne, however, had about plans to make a fortune on a long voyage. On April 4 he called at Dover and left his engineer behind. The owners heard nothing moro from him until May 10, when they received a bill for stores shipped and repairs clone at Corcubion, near. Finistero, Spain.

by her skipper, en 2, ostensibly on a fishing ex-

Cape

Lloyds agents throughout the world were Instructed to koop a look- out for the vessel on May 23.

MATE TAKEN ILL,

The Girl Pat turned up at Dakar, where the mate, named Stone, went

hospital.

to

Provisions and water were taken aboard and sho put to seo again last night, and headed south again.

Stone, interviewed here, said the | Girl Pat was strained off Capo Rio de

Oro, and was raided by Spaniarda.

The British Consul boarded the littlo veszek last night and invited the captain take the ship's papers to the Consulate, whereupon the skipper hantlly put to ́sen.—Router Speciil.

Coronation

before the onslaught of the Pirates Announcement Casunities in eo Paicstino distur- cluded the hauling of bodies across ling the winners' total, but committed To-morrow bances since April 19 are reported to state boundary lines, which was a show one European killed and seven-federal offence, Investigator McCrea scored a fifth run to top the Dodgers Leon wounded, including seven British sold. Many serious crimes had been four. police officers, two-soldiers and eight-committed by the Legion outside of.

Michigan, he added United Press. civilians.

There have been 24 Jews and 22

EXAMINATION ADJOURNED Moslems killed, and two Christiana.

The injured are numerous, and in-

Detroit, May 27. 182 Moslems, 105 Jewn, and 44

The examination of the twelve Over 1,200 have been arrested, 969 suspected members of the Black Arabs and 276 Jews, the majority of them accused of breaking the curfew law. Reuter-

Berlin uns,

However, a report from states that the German delegato is not bringing Herr Hitler's reply, but

"If the Chinese people become con- the visit might be connected with the vinced that Japan is chiefly blame- Anglo-German naval agreement, in worthy for the lives wrecked by he-view of the present British negotia- roin, a hatred may be engendered tions with Russia-Reutore Bulletin which will last for generations," he Service.

said.

Mr. Lyall recalled that the Opium War of 1839 had embittered Anglo- Chinese relations for nearly a century. He appealed to Japan not make the same mistake as did the British.

The Japanese delegate to the Com- mittee, Mr. Hatta, stated that the Japanese authorities were not well- informed an the subject. He added that the Japanese Government would make every effort to situation.Reuter,

clear up

ITALIANS PUSHING WESTWARD

the

SABOTAGE INQUIRY FRUITLESS

GUILTY PERSONS NOT DISCOVERED

London, May 27. The formal investigation into the alleged acts of sabotage at Admiralty dockyards has not revealed who was directly responsible for the incidents. This fact was stated by Mr. Oliver Stanley, Parliamentary Under-Secret ary, to the Admiralty, in a written NEWply to a question by Mr. William Gallacher, Communist M.P.

no dis- Mr. Stanley added that ciplinary action would be taken against anyone in connection with the incidents.outor

ESTABLISHING

CUSTOMS POSTS

NEGUS NOW INCOGNITO

Addis Ababa, May 27. Italian officers are leading a Somnil detachment to Lake Sterfanie, on the south-west border of Ethiopia to establish a Customs post there.

This indicates that the Italian authorities

continuing pacification of the more westerly part

are

Autonomy For India In 1937

the LONDON DRAFTING

of Ethiopia, whore remnants of the ORDER-IN-COUNCIL

Ethiopian Government havo establish-

ed themselves at Gotre--Reuter's Bulletin Service.

NO CEREMONIES

London, May 27.

-St-Louis, meanwhile, was only-able DAVENTRY-BROADCAST- to get a pair on ten hits against Pittsburgh. The Pirates on the other OF PROCLAMATION band, ran fifteen hita into eleven runs. St. Louis had two errors.

Philadelphia, at the bottom of the class, beat the Boston Braves, five to one,

only had seven hits Legion on charges of murder has although

Cincinnati defeated the Chicago been adjourned six days at the re- quest of Investigator McCrea for time Cubs bringing the last year's cham- for further investigation. The mon plons down in the League standing. have returned to gaol, despite the The Reds scored five on eleven hits objections of their counsel, Mr. Ber-while the Cubs, assisted by Hack's mrd Cruse.

made three out of eight.

Mr. Cruse caustically asserted: "The Frasecutor, Mr. McCrea, wants the delay so he can look into his own office

YANKEES CAIN

The British Broadcasting Cor- poration announces that the Pro- clamation announcing the date of the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VIII will be broad cast from the Empire stations at. Daventry' to-morrow afternoon.

It is expected that the date will be either Thursday, May 29 or Thursday, May 27.

Daventry's broadcast of the Procla

SNIPING AT JAFFA

Jerusalem, May 27. It is stated officially that guerilla warfare has spread in Jaffa, where Arabs have resumed their sniping at

The New York Yankees gained on their fire.

creased their lead at the top of the Firing has also been reported on self has signed the Legion card." the outskirts of Jewish settlements in

Mr. McCrea retorted: "Anybody League by defeating the Red Sox at ure Emik Valley. Police have found who says I have anything to do with the Yanka scored nine runs, Dimaggio Yankee Stadium. On twelve trito large quantities of arms and ammunt this organisation in

liar." A

hitting a circuit and bringing in the tion in various village raids.

men on bases. Boston got one more hit than the Yankees, and Foxx hit a homer, but they could only muster| eight runs.

police, and the police are returns and determine if anyone besides him-Boston, the second-place team, and in./ Transmission at 4.60 p.m. H.K.T. The

The only casualty of the last twenty-four hours is reported from Lydda, where an Arab constabic accidentally killed an Arab watchman. Oficinis denied that any British soldiers had been killed. They also denied

the Calro report that a horde of armed Arabs had surrounded and braten u British polico patrol near Onza,

Fighting is now confined to Arab resistance of police and troops engaged in mopping up, and swift raids on Jowish settlements-United Press.

SITUATION' IN HAND

Jerusalon, May 27. British police and troops had the situation well da hand today and there were no clashes with the rioters comparable to those of the past fowi burnod days. Incendiaries East, night the crops of settlers in the Telaviv district B Bred .on thosa who st- tempted to extinguish the flames.

property of a

a well-known Amorlean-Jewish banker, Mr. Felix Warburg, who owns a rich orange grove near Telaviv was damaged.

There were a number of attempts last night to destroy railways, but they were frustrated.

The Royal Scots Fusillers assisted the police at Jaffa, after the shoot- April 1, 1937, is the date fixed foring and bombing outrages, and order has been restored without casualties.

the Introduction of provincial autono- The Cameron Highlanders, with

United Press.

THIRTEEN DIE IN RAID

TRAIN PASSENGERS BANDIT VICTIMS

Harbin, May 28.

Thirteen people were killed and ten wounded when a hundred ban- dits attacked and derailed a train on the Muling ne, which is 'n branch of tho Harbin-Pogranit- chnayn Railway.

Among those killed were 'two Japanese Army captains-Reuter.

The Indians scored twelve runs, aided by Trosky's homer, when they played St. Louis. The Browns uit five times to score two. Cleveland had no less than 21 hits.

Detroit nosed out Chicago, three to

two when both teams hit six times and played without error.

The Philadelphia-Washington game was postponed on account of rain- Reuter,

ALLEGED BUDGET LEAKAGE

London, May 27. The Cabinet held a lengthy meeting this afternoon, to discuss the report of the Budget Leakage Tribunal, the findings of which will be published shortly-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

GIRL CAN'T COLLECT

$22,000

DAMAGES

San Francisco, May 27.

Superior Court Judge Elner Robinson nwarded Miss Norina my in India, under the new constitu- British and native police, fought Arab Kompisch, 22-year-old nurse, $22,000 damages—$1,000 for eachTM London, May 27.

tion, and for the separation of Burma snipers in Jerusalem and on the In reply to a question regarding The draft of the Order-in-Courell Neblus road. They fired over 100 of twenty-two knife wounds against Terry Santiago, a Fili- the visit of the Negus to England, will be considered by Parliament be- rounds, but therb were no British plno, formerly an elevator operator. Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, fore Whitsun. It will also provide for casualties Neuter Special. stated in the House of Commons that the distribution of certain reveries between the Central authorities and

the Emperor is maldag the visit on the provinces, and for grants-in-uld to his own roquest and is travelling certain provinces, as recommended in Incognito.

There was, and Mr. Edon, no ques-the recent Niemeyer Report.

tion of a ceremonial reception, such The transition period between the as is socorded to rulers of other present and the new regime will also countries.-Reuter's Bulletin Service. be determined,

TYPHOON WARNING

However, the plaintiff is confront- It la notoworthy that Santiago's

mation will be heard in Hongkong on programme will be relayed by the local broadcasting station.

Sobrequent electrical recordings will be broadcast at 10 p.m.b and 9 a.m. on Saturday morning and morrow night, 1.15 am., 0.20 a.m.

1.15 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

MUSSOLINI

IN BRONZE

GIANT STATUE TO MARK VICTORY,

Rome, May 27. A gigantic bronze statue of Signor Mussolini is to be erected in Bomo to cosomeniorate the conquest of Ethiopia.

The statue will be 250 feet high and the top of the head will be higher than any structure in Rome except the dome of St. Peter's. The hoight from chin to crown will be thirty-alx fest.

Two lifts will run inside the legs. of the statue, emerging into a balcony orected round the shoulders of the atatue, which will give alght-cors a splendid view of the city--Router Special

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HOP AGAIN POSTPONED

FILIPINOS COMING HERE TO-MORROW

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Manila, May 28. The departure of the Filipins

Caleo, for Hongkong, on the first leg ed with the problem of collecting, duo attack.on Miss Komplach, In Februairmen, Antonio Amaiz and Juan de to the fact that Santiago is without aty, aroused an international furor of a projected flight to

when Judge S. Lazarus from the postponed again today. The Was expect to leave to-morrow morning. The Manila Observatory, reporting property and is also likely to spend bench declared: "I once referred to assault Filipinos na eavages. There was

They are engaged in And at 8.10 am. to-day, states that there any yours in prison on

thorough overhaul of their plans Reuter Mindanao, moving W. N. W.

is a typhoon between the Visayas and charges the trial of which he now never a more typical cans justifying

my. Judgment."United Press.

awalls.