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Queen Marie Of Rumania Seriously Ill
But Her Country's Papers Cannot Print Story
Bucharest, July 13.
of The Dowager Queen Marle Rumania is reported to be critically ill at Welsser Hirsch, near Dresden, to where she was taken from Meron some weeks ago to enter the world- famed sanatorium.
WEDNESDAY, ·JULY 18, 1988.
STOP PRESS
PARACELS
PROBLEM DISCUSSED
Tokyo,, July 13.
Shanghai St. Divans Very Numerous
Distributing Point Discovered
"It's not worth it. You know what happens to people who are caught! at this beastly trade," commented Mr. K. M. A, Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when Mak King-Inu, 30, admitted that he was pald 50 cents a day to look after n heroin divan in Shanghai Street.
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Despite specialist treatment at the Welsser
Hirsch sanatorium, the Commenting on the French occupo-pled Dowager Queen, who has suffered tlon of the Paracel Islands, the Asahi Street, on the night of July 5. The from a severe liver complaint for Shimbun, lending Tokyo dally, says place was a distributing depot for over two years, is reported to be that Japan is now asking that the heroin pills as well, 4,010 pllis being
rights of those Japanese now working found in
in Mak'a posnesalon. Twenty- growing worse,
It is stated in Bucharest that the on the Islands may be respected, bid three smokers had been caught.
that this question is of secondary lin- Sentence of 12 months hard labour, Dresden specialists refused to necept
Anc together with
$2,000 or a the res
responsibility of removing Queen portance only. Maric from the sanatorium tà: The paper points out that the main further six months was passed.
France Bucharest, and King Carol has ac- Issue lies in the fact that
Another divan keeper, Li Pun, 31, | TO - MORROW cordingly made all preparations to carried out her occupation of the was sentenced to nine months and
A Paramount Islands illegally, and contrary to the fined $170 of three months for the to his mother's sick-bed in the
Picture burry
French Ambassador's notification of possession of 354 pilis at a near-by event of extreme emergency
The Council Ministers
of
met September 10 last year which stated, flat. This was the third time a divan
his address. the Paracel (had been found occupation times yesterday, and has Islands would be attempted before several
Chan Ying-won, 41, was fined $160 taken all the requisite steps to pro- the dispute between France and the or six months, and sentenced to an vide for a representative of the King National Government of China had additional four months for the posses- during his absence from the country.
been settled.
sion of 70 pills and two mace of A strict censorship is being im
The French occupation of the oplum at another divan In Shanghal posed on all Rumanian newspapers, which are not allowed to mention the Paracel Islands, therefore, the Asahi Street.
Before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen in Dowuger Queen's fliness.--Trans-considers, may be regarded as an
ignoring on the part of France of the the first court, Lam Hing, 22, was Japanese suspension of traffle along sentenced to six months and Sned the China const, which suspension. $725 or six months for the possession ibe Asahi points out, has been in of 725 pills at a place in Shanghai force since August of last year.- Street. Domel.
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REPORTS DISCOUNTED
Desden, July 13, Alarming reports regarding the critical state of Dowager Queen Marie's health are somewhat dis- counter here with the issue of o statement by Queen Marie's physi-! clans, stating that the Queen is in no serious danger.
The statement Queen Marie wos Tuesday to minke car to Dresden.
fbat continues well enough) De trip by notor
that no
of
Flood Toll In Japan
Kobe, July 13.
The police report to-day pineta the number of dentis in the recent flouds in Hyogu Preferture at 451, of which i number 378 are from Kobe.
When the course of treatment at the Weisser Hirsch sanatorium Is
completed, Queen Marie Intends to The Injureri DOW total 4.907. return to Bucharest and will then wherent 4,455 are from Kobe; and proveed to her suminer residence at the missing total 218.-Domel. Sina-Trans-Occan.
Roosevelt As Mediator
Washington, July 12.
President Roosevelt hns accepted
JURY OUT IN PEAK MURDER TRIAL
the invitation of Senor Jose Cantilo,
The Jury in the trial of Lam Chun, President of the Gran Chaco Peace charged with the murder of Mrs. Conference, to arbitrate between Sybil Challinor, retired at a (ew Bellvin and Paraguay regarding the] minutes after 3 p.m. to-day. boundaries of the disputed Chaco Mr. Justice Lindsell, neting Chlef region.
Justice, had completed his summing
The two South American reprbties ur in half an hour. fought a bloody war for possession of the swampy Chaco strip without reaching any conclusion before, both exhausted by the long drawn-out war, may signed an Armistice. Over two since the have intervened years Armistice was signed and they are no nearer a settlement,
Owing to
duties. his many other President Roosevelt has delegated the task of arbitrating between the two nations to Mr. Spruille Braden, the U.S. Minister lo Columbia.-- United Press.
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Mr. Atkins reported the loss of a number of trophies and a clock, valued at $120, late last night,
Most of the trophies were recovered this morning when a man named Ho Tak was arrested. He will be charged in connection with the theft.
FRANCE PLANS NEW LOAN
Paris, July 12.
A short term loan, the amount of which has not yet been disclosed; will be floated shortly by the French Government to cover the current of several year's Budget defrit milliard franes.
The loan will be Issued in the form
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It is anticipated that the greater part of the issue will be allocated to the Bank of France.-Trans-Ocean,"
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London, July 12,
Permanent Office To Aid Refugees
Evian, July 12.
It is understood that the Inter- has
It is officially announced that the Duchess of Gloucester, after a very busy year of many engagements, has been advised to take a complete rest. The Dulce and Duchess will shortly leave for Kenya. They are expected
England curly in national Refuges Conference to return to
reached a provisional agreement to Reuter
permanent Prior to her marriage to the Duke establish in London
spent inter-Governmental organisation to of Gloucester, the Duchess most of her time in Kenya, where deal with problem of refugees from her uncle, Lt. Col. Lord Francis Germany. Scott, farms extensively.
November.
The organisation will probably hold The Duchess, who is 37 years of is first meeting in London on August age, is a well-known sportswoman, a
lover of horses and a clever artist., A draft resolution drawn up by She has done a good deal of paint-Great Britain, France and the United ing, the majority of her subjects States, dealing with the composition having Kenya as a background.
MEMORIAL TO
LATE KING
London, July 12.
A Memorial window was unveiled
of the organisation, will be sub- mitted to the delegations by Mr. Myron Taylor, the American Chair- man of the Conference.
Delegates are referring the resolu tion to thier respective Governments, and it is hoped that it will be ready for adoption at the concluding
to-day at Winchester Cathedral by session on July 15-Reuter. Mr. Joseph B, Kennedy, U.S. Ambas- sador to Great Britain, in memory of the late King George, V.
window was
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land.
American citizens rosiding in
RESIGNING FROM LEAGUE
Geneva, July, 12- Venezuela has omcially informed The Américan Ambassador said the Secretary of the League of that King George V had a very warm Nations that she will restan mem- and special place in the hearts of the bership from the League United American peopic Router f
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