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Italo-German Aims Appear Synchronised
Von Neurath Talks With Mussolini Meeting Promises No Alarms
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PLEADS STRIKERS' CAUSE
Union Chief Talks
To Bus Strike? Investigators Busman's Lot Not. Specially Happy
MAY
1937.
Great Chef Has Secrets For Wives
But His Art Is For Cooks Of N.Y.K.
Has Recipe For
Success
A good cook is born not made in the opinion of M. Paul Boet- (Special to "Telegraph")
tiger, who arrived here from the Europe this morning on London, May 3.. The constantly changing problem N.Y.K. liner Terukuni Maru. of London's traffic, and the over- And M. Boettiger should know, were emphasised by Mr. increasing strain of driving buses, Ernest
for since his early youth he has Bevin,
General Secretary of the spent more hours in kitchens Transport Workers Union, when the than he has anywhere else, with
the London bus
the result that he is now world- Court of Inquiry into strike sat to-day.
famous as ut chof of great art.
Rome, May 3. Baron Konstantin von Neurath, German Foreign Minister, arrived here this morning and in the oven- ing tolked
Signor with
Benllo Mussolini at the Palazzo Venezia for one hour and fifteen minutes during the evening.
According to authoritative circles the statesmen discussed the Ecneral Europreviewed the condition
situation, and it is believed they affairs in Spain and the position of the so-called Rome-Berlin axis.
Mr, Bevin sald the bus industry had Authoritatively it is stated that the meeting will not have any outcome thrown up new and intensified in- dustrial factors. He quoted from the that need alarm anyone.
men's schedules to show the It is believed the Austrian ques-
да lives, considered tlon was also
her larity of their further during the course of the talks, and changes in meal times and uncertain- The physical that it is agreed that no Danublunties of meal rellets. solution con succeed without the full reactions on busmen had presented compileated situation, he declared. Comlevin mentioned Dawson of a discussion participation of both powers, Italy and Germany. This principle, ne
Lord cording to Virginia Gayda, writing in Popolo Romano, official Fascist Penn,
concerned abo organ, will now be embraced by each reactions on busmen, and said Lord
Dawson thought the trouble
blood pressure. Another through He claims, too, that the two powers will follow a common ile with re-suggestion was that the cause of the gard to a Western European pact, trouble was probably carbon mono-
for two xide, and for but added that no solution would be Health Research Board had been in- the Industrial years pressed for until the problem in
vestigating the matter. Spain had been settled.-Reuter
of the two powers.
CROWDS TO
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Special Trains For Coronation Day
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Over 100,090 passengers expected to be carried by the Kow- loon Canton Railway during the Coronation festivities.
for
Extra trains will run between Can- ton and Hongkong almost every hour full week, beginning three days before und ending three days after the Coronation.
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The Union, said Mr. Devin, maln tained that if it were shown that the Intensification of work in London' streets was producing ill-health, there was a bounden duty to do something to find a solution, and the solution was to reduce the intensification by shortening the Reuter Special.
"A good cook must have his heart in his work," anys Bocitiger. "When a pupil comes to me he may be able lo stand the heat, the long hours and the manifold difficulties of the kit- chen, but unless he was born to be a cook he will never become a great artist and he wastes his time in
I myself learning to become a chef. learnt my Arst cooking lessons from my mother in our French
where she did all her own home
.M. Boettiger admits that cooking 30 years is easier to-day than it was 30 ago and that modern improvements In the kitchen have done much to
alleviate the work of a chef, but
machinery has no heart, and there- fore is not # good cook, "We have mixers and mincers and all manner of labour-saving devices in the kit- chen," says M. Boettiger, "but they do not obtain just the same dovour as when everything had to be done by hand,"
M. Boettiger, who is on his way to where he will become,
Yokohama hours of labour.-
KING TO INTERVENE
London, May 3. Indicating a personal effort to set- Be the bus strike, His Majesty tho King received the Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest Brown, ul Buckingham Palace to-day-United Press.
APPEAL IN COMMONS
London, May 3. Mr. Ernest Bevin gave evidence before the Court of inquiry on the Central London bus dispute to-day, on behalf of the Transport Union, and in support of the men's claim for a reduction of hours from cight to seven and half dally, He referred in particular, to the speed- ing up of services and to medical
It is probable that at least seven express trains will be required, on the day before Coronation Day, and nil records are likely to be broken.uspects of the London Busmien's
The Kowloon Canton Railway nl- holds a world's record for the rendy number of passengers carried on 45 single-engined express. This was gained during the Jublice celebra- tions, when the ordinary morning express on Jubilee Day consisted of 12 carriages, and carried. 2,237 passengers!
Accommodation at Chinese hotels and boarding houses is likely to be severely laxed during Coronation week. It will be recalled that many visitors during Jubilee week were forced to camp in open allotments in the vicinity of the Kowloon Railway Station.
UNEMPLOYMENT DIMINISHES
London, May 3.
Nearly
all British industries shared in the Improvement reflected in the unemployment figures for the month ending April 19.
These figures showed a decline in unemployment of 147,000, bringing the total down to 1,454,000,-Reuter Special.
OTHER FIGURES
London, May 3. A marked fall in the numbers of figures unemployed is shown in published to-night. The Ministry of Labour estimates that on April 10 the number of insured persons In employment in Great Britain, exclusive of persons within the agricultural scheme, was approxi mately 11,304,000. This was 152,000 more than the month before and 609,000 more than the year before. At the same date, the numbers .of registered unemployed were 1,454,443, comprising 1,254,646 wholly unemployed, 124.655 temporarily laid off, and 71,142 normally in casual Employment. This Was 148,758 less than on March 15 and 370,787 less than on April, 27, 1930, -British Wireless,
TWO ATTEMPTS
AT SUICIDE
Two further cases of attempted suicide, bringing the total for the past fortnight to over ten, were reported Both to the police this morning. attempts falled, one through the promptness of a scaman aboard a ferry, and the other through medical ald
The first case occurred last night, when Lok Sang, who was travelling as a passenger from Mongkok to Hongkong on the ferry Man Yes, | jumped into the harbour,
He was rescued by Ng Yee, д вел- man employed aboard the ferry. Ng Yee held up the drowning man untii both were lifted back on the forry In the second case, Lam Yuk Iling, of 133 Canton Road, is alleged to have attempted suicide by swallowing a quantity of oplum." He was semi- conscious when found, and was rush- [ed⠀⠀immediately, 'to' (the Kowloon Hospital, where restoratives were Buccessfully 'administered.
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the
conditions, such as the prevalence of gastric complaints and the effects of traffic fumes. His statement of the men's cases took $4 hours, and the Court adjourned till to-morrow,
Reporting to
of Commons the House at question-time on the establishment Court of Inquiry, the Minister of Lab
Labour said the House would share his regret that the men bad. not remained at work whilst the inquiry took place and expressed the hope that in view of the desire- in all quarters that the circumstances of the men's work should be thoroughly examined and a satla factory solution found, they
would reconsider the strike and bring to an end the great inconvenience being caused to the public-British Wire- less.
Goodwill Hop To Britain Now Denied
Army Says Newspaper Story Incorrect
Washington, May 3. The highest Army authorities dis- count the truth of the story published yesterday by the Seattle Times, which alleged that three giant bom- bers, among the largest in the world, were to leave Seattle for the
coast and, eventually, to fy the Atlantic Ocean to Britain in time to take American good wishes to His Majesty
George VI before
King
his Coron Bonaniment officers say
The War nothing of the sort is contemplated.
The Times declared, however, that work on the three planes was being rushed to completion, new fuel tanks installed and tests prepared for and that the crews of the machines were under secret orders.-Reuter.
India-Burma Coronation Contingent
Most Picturesque Of Empire's Troops
London, May 3. The most picturesque of all the Empire's troops taking part in the Coronation celebrations arrived In London to-day from India fellows of magnificent physique. Burmo, 000 strung-great, strapping
and
Over 75 per cent." of them are men who have seen service in the Great War. Several have come direct from the fighting on the North- west frontier, where the Waziristan tribes have been troublesome, 'Reuter: Bulletin Service.
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for two years, the chief instructor in French cooking at the Nippon Yusen Kaishn school for chefs for their makes on art of cooking and hobby of teaching' other people to cook. Ile has held many positions in his 55 years of
of life
He and during that time he has seen a considerable Improvement in the suburban kit- thens of every-day England, "To day in England the average house- wife enolts a far better meal than expert. five years ago," says the This is all to England's good in M. Bactiger's opinion, for He holds with the sage who first advised "Feed the brutel"
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CARE OF THE HUSBAND "When I tench housewives I tell them," said Mr. Boettiger, if you wish to keep your husband you must care for him; not fancy food, but something which will be satisfying. 1 teach them to prepare
joint on of Sunday and six different ways preparing 11 for other days of the week in order that the man may not become 'fed up' coming home every night to the same preparation."
M. Boettiger speaks English well, also, of course, French. And he cin und converse
fluently in German Italian, while his lack of ability to speak Japanese will not hinder him, since all waiters and cooks in the N.Y.K. school must learn to speak. English These chefs may learn from M. Boettiger how to prepare French, German, Italian, Russian and Swiss meals, for the. Frenchman's knowledge is wide. Ho
holds the of
French Government's award I Chevalier du Merite Agricole in re- cognition of his cooking lectures, de- monstrations, etc., while he has also. been giving lectures at the Food As- sociation and Northern Polytechnic School since 1900. His various posi- tions have included chef at the Carl- ton Hotel, Frankfurt, chef Frank- furtenhof, assistant chef
Carlton
Hotel, London, Superintendent chef
Lyons
3.
ons and Company, England, cher at Odenino's, chef Ciro's Club, Lon- don, and ghef Crockford's Clob,
London, a high society club. He Is accompanied on his present trip by Madame Boettiger.
BOSTON SUBDUES GIANTS
Phillies And Tigers
Score Heavily.
New York, May 3. Boston once again tripped the New York Giants and sent them stumbling into the dust when, each team crack- ing out six safetles, the Braves squeezed three runs out of their In- nings. Glants could only score once. Philadelphia went on scoring bee against the Dodgers, though Brooklyn hit lustily. Phillies totalled no less than 21 hits and 14 runs. The Dodgers hit ten and scored eight.
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati could not play in the rain..
AMERICAN LEAGUE- ·
In the American League Detroit was the heavy scoring team, ropping Chicago plteliers for 19 hits and 12 runs. Chicago was not far behind, with 10 hits and nine-counters. The Sox had one error. Greenberg hit a homer for the Tigers.
The Cleveland-St. Louis game was postponed on account of rain. Reuter
KUMAON RIFLES PARADE The 1st Bn., Kumaon Rifles march- ed through the streets of Kowloon this morning en route-from Whitfield Barracks to the Marina Hockey Ground, where they underwent train- Ing for the forthcoming Coronation Review at Happy Valley,
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