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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1937.

PRIEST AS HERO OF FRENCH TRAIN CRASH

Scene Of The Accident Showing Wrecked Carriages

Encouraged Injured AMAZING HISTORY OF

To Say Prayers

DEATH ROLL OF THIRTY

Paris, July 30.

A FRENCH priest is hailed

to-day as the here of the WOOD.

French train disaster near

Villeneuve St. George's, which COACHES

took the lives of 30 people.

His name is Father Rouchon. For three hours he refused first ald for bis burned face and bleeding head. while he helped in rescuing the dying.

To-day he told the story of the horrors through which he and his fellow passengers had passed.

CONDUCTED 130 PILGRIMS

TELESCOPED

AWFUL SCENES OF HAVOC

VICAR OF STIFFKEY

Tragic Death Recalls A

Famous Trial

It was early in 1932 that Mr.

Harold Davidson, whose death

occurred on July 30, was accused Alien

under the Clergy Discipline Act

of 1892. At that time he was

the Rector of Stiffkey, in Nor-f folk.

He conduct

with immoral was charged

with different girls in

Refugee Blackmailed

RADIO BROADCAST

Vocal Recital From

The Studio TCHAIKOWSKY SYMPHONY

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (45 k.c's.), 31.49 metres (9.52 m.c's.).

II.K.T.

12.30 Continental Orchestras,

Lea Saltimbanques - Overture (Louis Ganne). Orchestre Sympho nique Du Luletin Wagrom directed by Fernand Heurteury Gounod In Vienna (arr. G. Walter). Orchestre Inymonde; Serenade (0. Metro); De Plepus Au Palala D'Angkor (V. Mar- ceau).

Goldstein: Orchestre

Ruby

A Frangesa! (Mario Costa); Souvenir Andoit). De Pausilippe (Godfroy Orchestre Napolitaine; The Tango Of The Mula A Garden Of illusion-

Waltz (Pelny--Canaro).

Tipica Francisco Canaro,

1.00 Time and Weather,

Orquesta

1.03 Glazounow: Seches Do Bal- lat, Op. 52.

Symphony Played by the New Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens.

1.28 Reuter and Rugby Weather and Announcements.

Press:

1.37 Lucienne Boyer (Soprano). Mon Petit Lit D'Enfunt: Depart. (Delettre and Aubret); L'Hotel Du anu De Lune. Clair

(Simanot Gerard); Le Tango Des Filles.. (Delettre and Dayle).

1.50 Dance Music.

Fox Trot-Let's Put Our Heads Together; Fox Trot-W Plenty Of (Film 'Gold Dig- Money and You.

Aurs of 1037). Roy Fox and His Orchestra; Fox Trot-Swing High,

(Film Swing Low,

Swing high Swing low): Waltz-Will You Remem- ber (Film Maytime"). Louis Levy and His Gaumont-British Symphony; Fox Trot-With A Twinkle In Your Eye; Fox Trot-That Song In My Heart. (Film. The Gang Show"); Jack Hylton and His Orchestra; Wellz-My Heart's In Old Killarney: Weather Fox Trot-Speak Of The (Film. Gold Diggers of 1937) George Elliott and His Sweet Music Makers.

2.15 205 Close Down.

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7,00 - Dance Music.

Slow

re- (Film

Fox

Trot-Sweet Leilani German

'Waikiki Wedding'); Fox London, and Consistory Court. FOR blackmailing a

fugee a "nian without a coun-Trot-Love and Learn (Film "That Paris, July 30. erlied by the Bishop of Norwich at try"-Reginald Olto Bruno List, 20, Girl from Paris') Roy Fox and His Thirty people lost their Ilves, the Law Courts, heard the charges. was sentenced at the Old Bailey to rel

Orchestra: Waltz-Oh, Mr. Man in The Moon:

Quick-step-1 Wasn't and about 50 were injured when a

After hearing evidence for 25 days 18 months' hard labour.

Said French

Lying When I train, expres

crowded

Love You with His Correct with holiday-makers, was derailed the court adjourned. The verdict of

"guilty" on all charges was given Street, E., had pleaded not guilty to Sing and wrecked during the night.

List, described as of Cambridge Henry Jacques

Dance Tempo Orchestra; Fox The tenin left the Gare de Lyon, later. The Rev. Harold Davidson I was conducting 130 pilgrims from Paris, at 10,35 p.m. last night, and

| demanding the money with menaces from Dave and Anno Yaskich, of Lisieux (a Catholic religious centre when Dear Villeneuve St. Georges, 12 was unirocked.

"It was the most horrible moment of my life." he said, "the most tragic hours I have known.

"With Father Monniott and Raffin

similar to Lourdes).

cannot believe it is true.

miles from Paris, shortly after 11 Then Mr. Davidson announced Mile End Road, Stopney.

was rounding a

5that he would return to the stage.

p.in..

curve

nt

"Both of them were killed. I still when the engine jumped, the Theatrical people protested, and he that Yaskiel, & Jew, came to

points.

The engine rolled on its side, abandoned the idea. taking with it two all-metal coaches.

"We were all sitting in the earringe so peacefully. I had just finished the evening paper and was preparing to sleep in my corner.

"The train was rattling over the points outside Paris when there was a sudden lurch.

"The carriage seemed to rise in the

air.

"It hesitated for a moment that seemed an eternity, Then it crashed to one side. I was thrown head first against the compartment wall and knocked unconscious,

CRAWLED OUT OF WRECKAGE

Two third-class wooden couches

SITTING IN A BARREL

Mr. L. A. Byrne, prosecuting, suid this country in 1933. He had a book- He had been an entertainer be-selling business In which he

em followed, and these were cut into fore he entered the Church.

ployed List.

In 1935 he "I supported myself for nine years! German nationality and became ilc obtained IL Home As the noise of the crash subsided, by giving humorous recitals in the Stateless. the shricks and groans of the injured manner of George Grossmith, Cor-Offee permit to remain here until and cries of survivors were heard, ney Grain and Clifford Harrison," March of this year. In April he was and

of uptilted opened, and people began to clamber

by the metal coaches behind them. whleh fore their woodwork.

DUL.

doors

Way

NO BRITISH DEAD

inlo

Use

carriages Mr. Davidson once said.

The line was littered with wreck age, and at one point of the train

was deprived of

'I

Sing Me A Swing Sont; Fox 0

A Little Bit Later On. Chick Webb and His Orchestra; Fox Trot--When April Comes Again; Fox Trot-With All My Heart (Film. Her Master's Voice'). Jack Payne and His Band; Waltz Dancing In The Firelight; Fox Trot-I Found A Rosary. Henry

with Hls Jacques

Correct Dance Tempo Orchestra.

7.30 Stock Quotations and Hong- kong Exchange Market.

his

7.35 New Light Symphony chestra.

arrested, und remained in Brixton Prison until May 27.

AN INTERMEDIARY

"In those days I earned nearly £1,000 a year and paid for my University education at Oxford; und While he was in prison List

Or-

A Life On The Ocean (Nautical (Binding): Intermezzo Selection) (Coleridge-Taylor); Prelude (Haydn Benedictus (MacKenzie); Serenade Mauresque, Op. 10, No. 2. (Elgar); The Waltzing Doll (Poldinl).

0.00 3.00 Time, Weather and An- tele-nouncements.

8.03 Vocal Recital from the Studio. Elizabeth Donaldson accompanied by Nura Kanis,

I kept up my stage appearances un-phoned to Yaskiel's wife, saying that

"The next remember, when regained conscluusness was hearing groans and screams mingled with a. The work of removing the dead and

injured from the wreckage went un j confused crackling noise.

all night. Twenty-five bodies were "crawled out of the wreckage of found, and five of the injured died in my compartment.

hospital to-day.

a small fire broke out, but fortunate-til I war ordained.”

y did not spread, and was easily draft with.

"It was in comparatively good order compared with the next for ward, which was completely smashed, "I staggered towards a front com- partment to see if my fellow priests were safe. They were not to hel found.

"Afterwards I was told they were

dead.

"Coaches were piled up on the rail- way, outlined by the lurid glow of the Blaming woodwork,

*With other uninjured passengers and motorists. I did my best to rescue the Injured id comfort those who were phned beneath the debris.

He had toured from 1894

1903 giving his recitals.

he was the cause of her husband be- ing in prison, and that he was the until only person who could get him out of trouble by retracting a statement he had previously made to Scotland Yard.

Soon after he had been unfrocked he appeared in Blackpool, sitting in

barrel in a sideshow.

Only seven of the 25 who wereį There were police court prosecu killed at once have been identifled, i tions and threats of rolling him in but It was stated to-day that all his barrel into the sea.

there French, Apparently

are

were

no British among dead or SUICIDE ATTEMPT CHARGE injured.

Bie wanted to appear in a glass Two priests, two boys, two men, and a woman have been identified,

Hecksaws and oxy-acetylene fares were used to extricate the victims. A large number of children's toys were picked up. They had belonged to little holidaymakeri.

The enuse of the recident has now

9.20

Bach Preludes (Plano). Prelude No. 8 In E Flat Minor; Prelude and Fugue No. 9 In E Major: No. 8 In E Flat Minor, Cohen at Piano.

8.33 Variety Programme. Waltz-Gypsy.

For this he required £500 or he would make it worse for her hus-

Russian Novelty band. List

Orchestra: Waltz-Leben Ohne Liebe. #1 approached

Lillan Harvey (Soprano) with Or- numed Speevack to act as inter-chesten; Fox TrotIch Lass Mir mediary. Mrs. Yaskiel refused to Meinen Korper Schwarz Bepinsela. part with any money.

Willy Fritsch (Tenor) with Orches tra Fox Trot-September In The

When Yaskiel was released from Rain; Fox Trot--A Melody For Two case et Manchester in a 21-day prison List telephoned to him ask(Film A Melody for Two') Jack starving act, but he was prevented. ing him for money, saying that if fylton and His Orchestra: Comme- At Blackpool, where he did begin n Yasklel were sent back to Germany dienne-The Girl I Knew. Far Away starving act, he was charged with he would be executed. attempting to commit suicide.

Immediately he issued FO writ!

"A HEAD SHORTER"

A

In Shanty Town. Elisabeth Welch Yaskiel complained to the police. Orchestra; Clarinet and Piano (0) accom. by the Drury Lane Theatre He and his daughter Pamela had and arrangement WHE made for a Truro Maggolt (Philip Drowne); appeared there in glass cases, SIGNALMEN CHARGED

meeting at his home at which police (b) Gigue (Lloyd); Clarinet and AL Preston Quarter Sessions he offers were concented. List repeat- Piano Largo and Allegro Ciccoso; About a dozen of the victims were was found not guilty of attempting ed his demand, and was arrested. women, and a nine-months-old baby to commit suicide.

Frederick Thurston (Clarinet) Myers was kilter.

Foggin (Piano): Slow Fox Trot—In The Sweet Long Ago; Fox Tro- been definitely attributed by the pre-gainst Blackpool Corporation for Yoskiel, giving evidence, said that Choir Boy. Roy Fox and His Or-

minary inquiry to the faulty setting false imprisonment and malicious List told him: You

know if you chestra; Tenor and Soprano Love ས་ encouraged thin

and returned Viliencurve st. prosecution.

the should be sent back to Germany you Never Comes Too Late; Nobody Could sideshows.

From prayers and remain cam. I asked | George.

would be a head shorter." List add-Love You More. them to belleve In God's aid.

In his action at Manchester Assizes £1,000."

et that he wanted "something ke Paganini (Lchor and

Richard Tauber and Evelyn "Then I said a few prayers over train (No. 511) was announced, and he was awarded £107 special damn-

Plano Duct Foust Waltz Variations, the bodies which were fald side by the points set to let it pass, when ages and £275 personal damages. List also suid, according to Yas- Carmen-Selection. Rawicz side along the railway?"*

Paris suddenly sent the warning that the train actually on its way was TOLD TO PAY IN IS DAYS, OR £200 they will put me on the spat." Fox-Trul-Rhythm In My Nursery kiel: "It I do not give the police Landauer; Tango Fox-Trot-Marilou; Eye-witnesses praised Father train, number 1017.

Mr. Davidson was again in the Rouchon's courage and cool-headed-

The signalman tried to alter the public eye last year when he was that he had been acting on the in-

List declared, in the witness-box Rhymes, Roy Fox and His Orches- points, but was too late.

Police Court structions of Speevack.

9.30 Relay London-News Two signalmen were charged toned at Westminster day with "Involuntary homicide."

ness.

10

Bay

TWO SIGNALMEN ACCUSED Two signalmen have been arrested and accused of manslaughter. They protest that they received a algnal to open the way for a train to Corbell. It is alleged that the accident was caused by wrongly set points.

Anxious fathers and mothers, many weeping, gathered at the hospital to- day to know if their children were among the injured or dead.

were

A room in a kindergarten school has been turned into a mortuary -chapel.

Among the dcad

three chlidren bound for a holiday camp.

Many children were also among the injured believed to number about 189.

Dr. Rene Quenonille stated: "In the wreckage 1 found an 11-

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points at

It appears that the arrival of one

PREMIER'S COMMENT

for trespassing

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and

and

9.55 Tchaikowsky Symphony No.

Played by the New Symphony Or-

He was Announcements. at Victoria Station. asked by Speevack If he could not It was stated that he appr hed two do something for Yasklel on account & In E Minor, Op. 64. young

women and offered them of his young wife and child and was M. Chautemps, the Prime Minis- the suggestion.

"iest" us leading ladies. He denied told that he would be paid for his chestra conducted by Sir Landon

services..

Ronald.

ter and M. Marx Dormoy, the Minis-

ter of the Interior, motored to, the

He was fined because he refused to

scene from Paris. M. Queitic, the teave the station when told to do so, Minister for Public Works, was not having a ticket in his possession. niready there before they arrived.

M. Chautemps, told the detalla of the smash, commented: "Always the wooden coaches!”--Router.

month-old baby. It apparently died of shocke

"The three children dead had super- fetal head wounds so they too must

have died of shock.

.

another statement,

At Speevack's request he made

10.45 Ballads. Love's Old Sweet Song (Molloy). Dame Clara Butt (Contralto): Only Afterwards he became suspicious My Love For You (Lockton-Geebl); The fine was £ with £50s, costs, of Speevack and telephoned to Mrs. When The Children Say Their but he did not pay.

While he was Yaskiel. appearing in the lions' den at Skeg-

Prayers (Stanley-Russell). Frank neas recently a warrant for his ar-

Forest, (Tenor) with Orchestra; When he telephoned to Mr. Yas-Floral Dance (Moss); Sally Horner rest was issued,

kiel he thought that he had hnd (Traditional). Brian Lawrence with Police officers went on July 2 to lease, and that he was to get £500

something to do with Yaskiel's re- Fred Hartley and his Quintet. the tens den. Mr. Davidson told for his services.

11.00 Close Down. them to arrest him inside the den, but they declined.

"Some of the injured had badly: He mangled bodies, however. We found to

appeared at Westminster explain why he had not the steker of the train half buried in paid the fine, and was told to pay

the cool, but he is still alive."

within 15 days or go to prison.

List denied that he ever threatened Mr. or Mr. Yaskiel.

After, List had been found gulity Dot.-Inspr Summers said that he had hitherto burne à good character.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES The following wave-lengths and fre quencies are used by Daventry:

Frequency Wavelength 6.000 ke. 49.30 metros 9.510 k.. 31.55 metres

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