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AN EMPEROR'S

£1,000,000 LOST TREASURE

Sunken Liner's Secret

THE wreck of the liner Merida, which sank in 1911 off the coast of Virginia, U.S.A., with the £1,000,000 for- tune of the ill-fated Emperor Maximilian of Mexico aboard, has been located by the Italian salvago ship Falco.

When the Falco steamed into Newport News, Virginia, recently, after a few days in the troubled waters off Vir- ginia Capes, her officers reported that they had found the liner within 24 hours of starting their search:

Divers, they added, had been down to the wreck and had re- covered two anchors lost in a previous salvage expedition.

The Paleo is suing agnus shortly

fo resume salvaging operation

SHOT IN BARRACK SQUARE

So the world again hear of the Merida story us romantic as any thing lust lans happened this century

The Merida, an American

was sunk in 2011 in a million but the story was back to 1803 back

to unfortunate Hapsburg Archduke Ferdinand

Joseph Maxin for

brother of Austrian Empire

Joseph, who in that year, ata kan help of Napoleon 111. of France, wat proefalined Emperm Maxmukaan Mexico

f

When the French deserted hin in 1866 jxxr Maximilian1 court-martialled by order of rebel leader Benito Juarez, and shat a barrack square,

His priceless collection of Hope, burg jewels, booted from the temple in Blume, on this nexternil: century, and www cursed by their custotum, the Priest of Roma, was seized and placed

the Mexienn treascy

* Tray

The tragedy of her husband's fate drove his wife, the Emparsa Uling lotte, mad,

ESCAPE WITH JEWELS

Then in 1876 there arose in alex enl another ruler Jose de la Cruz Perej Ario Diaz. 1′′ +11 Mexico City und

sident. terms.

was

old an

Jumping to Varsity

It was the resecte a condition pre- cedent to the taking of entrance esaminatrapps 1 all German universities that studetus shall pat in physical fitness test. They must saya Berlin Correspondent-

Be able to ran two miles in

13 minutes.

Jump 13 Gin.

Throw 16' lb, weight over eight yards.

Swim 54 yards. breaststroke, in 60 seconds.

In datan, they must show etthetenes on the parallel bars, the vaulting hose and other gynnas Tal apparatus and in boxing

Man "Dead"

for the Week-end

̧ By U. F. Wilson

"SO in officially dead,

eh? Well, that's the best joke I've heard for years."

Seventy-year-old James AL elected pre-tfred Doidhift made this remark

He held the office for eight as he sat up in bed at his lig

ings in Hamilton-street, Camdeni

In April 1915, when Blaz was 40. Town, N., and lit

the tide turned again. A new, more virile ruler, Matkero, hud urlsen.

a

cigarette

chefore telling how an undertaker!

But plaz had sensed what was hod called for him the day be! happening: he collected the State fore--to find him reading about bullion. the Emperor's Jewels, the Test match.

chartered the crack nineteen-knot twin-screw Iner Merida, and sent. it all to New York.

At midnight on May 11, 1911, thei Merida, with 360 passengers aboard and its curga of 21 tons of bar silver,i kegs of gold coins, Jewellery, copper, and lead from Mexican mines-and, above all, an Emperor's crown jewels, was lurching through heavy

scas.

EIGHT BELLS

Eight bells clanged through the ship: the watch officer rubbed his hands, shivered.

Whic

death certificate

was belog prepared and arrange- ments for his funeral made he wns enjoying a walk in Regent', Park.

Officially he wil remain "deurl" until to-day when the records enter- ed will be crossed out,

Let Mrs. Martha Brabben, Mrs. Douthitt's landlady, reveal how the mistake rage:

"Mr. Douthitt had been rather

two. He had seen his for a day doctor on Friday, and was taking a bottle of medicine for chest pains,

In the evening he looked so queer

At that moment there was a rend that I told him to keep his light on

ing crash which pitched him to the all night, in case he became sudden

deck and brought passengers run-

The

ning up from their cabins. Admiral Farragut, of the American Mail Steamship Line, hnd ramuned the Merida monidships. shearing

hole in her side.

The

ill

"SEEMED SO STILL"

"I preped into his room at about 5 o'clock the next morning to switch " off the light. He seemed very still the and I could not see his breathing.

"I peeped in again at 6 o'clock, Each time he was the I was certala he was denci. I ran out to tell a doctor, and eventually got a death certiflente. Taking to the fast bout, they Which the doctor told me to take to

go down into the registrar at St. Merida

passengers safely off ship, the captain and the chief officer tried to save the treasure, and at eight. but the purser, who alone knew sane—so

the strong-room combination, was In one of the lifeboats.

watched the

2001L of water. Not a

woman

was lost-only

worth of treasure.

Ball.

man or

£1,000,000}

Four expeditions have tried to re-

gain the treasure without success.

"42317.

Paneras

Town

"From there I was sent to the

Everybody Was Happy

Except Young Bert

Charlie Boy Newman drove prize. winning donkey at the Costers' and Street Traders' Show at Ken- sington Palace Field, Young Bert (above) presented a bouquet to the

Lord Mayor's daughter,

relieving office and was told ar- rangements would be made there with the undertaker,

"it was about three o'clock when I returned 1 were to Mr. Douthitt's room--and there he was sitting up in bed reading. Before 1 had covered from the shock the under- taker called, with everything ready to take him away."

LITVINOFFS: ARREST

WEDDING, RUMOURS DENIED

FUNERAL

To keep a wedding and a funeral separate, Mains- forth Hall, Durham, home of Lady Surtees, was "di- vided" recently.

The wedding was that of Miss Emily Harrison, Lady Surtees' cook, to Mr. Lancelot Reed, of East Boldon, a railway worker.

A few hours later Mrs. Roine, wife of Lady Surtees' gardener, was buried.

Both services took place in the ancient parish church at Bishop Middlehain.

RUMOURS that Stalin had placed M. Litvinoff, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, under the supervision of Dimitroff, secretary of the Comintern, and that his wife had been ar- rested were denied in Moscow recently.

Mrs. J. A. Herbert, mother of Mrs. Litvinoff (formerly Miss Ivy Low) said in an interview:

"I have received direct assurances from the Soviet Embassy that there

truth in the rumours of ing son-in-law's detention or arrest.

"I have had a letter from my daughter, who is leaching English fa Sverdlovsk University, in the Urals. It was dated June 0 and was written In her usual happy style."

VITAL SECRETS

Vital secrets of Russia's military aims and strength in the Far East Lady Surtees lant two of her care are reported to have been revealed for the wedding.

to the Japanese by General Lushkov, Afterwards the white ribbons were who fled into Manchukuo to avoid inken off and the cars formed part being arrested na ringleader of an of Mrn. Raine's funeral procession. anti-Stalin plot,

"It is unfortunato that the

two Although Moscow denies the gen- ceremonies hind to be held on the leral bas left Soviet territory, a state- same day." Lady Surtees told the meat alleged to have been signed by Sunday Dispatch, "There was no him last night was published later in possibility of altering the arrange-Tokyo, where he is reported to be menta.'

under guard (says Reuter).

"I am a traitor to Stalin, bat nover to the Fatherland," runs the statement which contains a bitter attack on Stalin 'and do- clares that popular dissaitafdc- tion is widespread in Soviet Russla

Mayor Wins 14 Times

West Plains, Mo.

"Silin's aim," it continues, "is to Mayor J. C. Harlin, glected for his deal Japan a crushing blow by land 1413 consecutivo term, has been and ac in the ovent of her boing mayor here for 20 years.

{ exhausted by the Chinese war,

-

'PLANES AND SUBMARINES "The Soviet army concentrated to the east of Lake Balkal was 400,000 strong in addition to 20 'sharp- shooter' divisions. There were also 2,000 warplanes and over 90 sub- marines standing by at Vladivostok, Nahoda, and Olga."

The general was Far Eastern Com- missar of Internal Affairs and Chlef of the State Political Department.

A graphile story of how he

King Carol Seeking Big British Loan

KING CAROL of Rumania in going to London within

ERADIO BROADCAST

Prue Lewis & L. A. Lafford In Old English Recital MAX BRUCH CONCERTO

Radio Programme Brondienst by ZBW on a Frequency of 815 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 and B-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's, per second.

R.K.T. (C-).

12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe- dral,

12.30 London Palladion Orches- tra and Florence Desmond.

Marche Symphonique. (Savino),

Carnival Japanese

(Andre de Basque)... Orchestra: Vivienne (Finck), Longing (Haydn Wood).... Orchestra; Publle Sweetheart No

(From 'Seeing Stars'), In Love Again (From 'Seeing Stars')....Florence Desmond (Comedienne); Amina (Lucke), Anunal Anties -Novelty tatermezzo (Warki

Orchestra: Lightning Switch (Alford)

chestra.

Or-

1.0 Local Tame Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 Songs by

Meine Partiell

(Tenor).

4 Boheme Che Gelado Manina You Tmy

As iland Is Froz sing in Flon On Wings Of Song'), Purlez-Mor D'Amian (A sung in Film She uterits Her Boss', You Are My Love Song (From Lifac Domino'); My Heart Will Be Danringt

From Lalar Domitio')

1.18 Al Bollington At The Organ. "Rally, Irene And Mary". Selre- thom, Intro 1 could use a dream: Half Moon: on the Hudson, Sweet as a song: "Swing, Teacher Swing" Selection; Intre -How'd ja like to love me; I fall in love with you every Monents Tite this. Anton day. and the Paranount Theatre Orches- Al Bollington at wa, London,

the Organ; Medley Of Paso-Dobles; latru-A Spanish

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the next two months. With Marquena; Castillana, (Pana); The Girl from Madrid, (Porschman); him he will bring his son, the free Matcher, (am) ANDERSON Crown Prince Michael, and Jmnita. (Fernandez): A girl ke they will stay with the King you, (Richarde)....Anton and The and Queen as

their official Paramount Theatre Orchestra. Lon- guests at Buckingham Palace, on, with Al Bollington at the Organ. 1.30 Reuter Arki Rugby Press, Reports are being spread in Ruma Weather Forecast and Announce-

|ments.

al that the object of the visit is to riiscuss

Played by Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon tonald.

a possible reconeiltation of King Carol with Princess Helene, and 1.40 Max Bruch-Concerto No. 1 the "pensioning off” of Madame In G Minor, Op. 26. Lupescu. Jake red-haired Jewess friend, says the Sunday Chronicle.

That matter will certainly be dis- russed, but Carol's visit is with the main object ul negotiating much wider and more important matters to Britalu and the future of South- East Europe.

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He wants British money

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White

Little Mayfair

215 Clone Down.

For The Children.

Nursery Tunes. With which to develop the Rumanian Orchestra; Singing Games-1 Dree, 1 oli-felds, industries and farms, Dree, I Dropped 1 (Arr. Chalmers Twenty million pounds is spoken Wood); The Farmer's In His Den.... Wood's Orchestra with of as the minimum necessary to Chulmers carry out his plan,

vocal refrain; From the Studio- And in return Britain will be offer- Serial Story-"Seeing The

Empire;" And ed a Balkon bulwork against German "Snow

The Seven penetration into South-Eastern Eu- Dwarfs Selection: Intro:-Whistle while you work; Someday my Prince BLOW TO HITLER

will come; I'm wishing; Heigh-ho, With a smile and Coupled with the dominant post-

a song: Dwarfs Lion which Britain has just secured Yodel Song....Reginald Foort at the in Turkey, the plan would strike a B.R.C. Theatre Organ. severe blew at Hitler's ambitions,

6.30 Dance Music (Recorded). ile

obtained has already

Gotta Take Fox-Trots-You've authority in Bulgarin by providing capital for the development of local Your Pick And Swing (From "Let's Industries, and Rumania is now be make a night of It'), When My Heart ing faced with similar overtures from Says Sing (From 'Let's make a night unro and s Germany.

of it)....Ronnie Munro King Carol, however, would preter Orchestra with vocal refrain; to have nothing to do with German Rumbia-The Lady Likes To Love, money in the development of his No Name Rag. Harry Roy and country, and to be able to declare His Orchestra; Slow Fox-Trot-It's himself independent of Germany In Wonderful, Swing Step--Tears Iu

My Heart...Sid

..Sid Millward and His is bis alm in turning

to Band with vocal trio; Vocal-Cheek Britain.

Hat To Cheek (From fro Preliminary negotiations have ul- Piccolino ready taken place between King Ca- Ginger Rogers with Victor Young rot's Anancial advisers, the British d His Orchestra; Fox-Trots Government and the Bank of Eng- Trusting My, Luck (From 'Sailing Along'), Souvenir Of Love (From It is belleved that there are very 'Salling Along Fox and Hlu

the event of a war.

lund.

few difficulties in the way of auch an Orchestra with agreement as he will propose.

Saved Town, Lost His Life

snuggled himself into Manchukuo Heroism On Wedding territory is told in the Japanese Press,

The

Hat')...

Виски

The

refrain; Waltz Three Green Bonnets: Fox-Trots

The Daughter Of The Old Grey She's

and Donovan More....Dan Music with vocal refrain; Yodelling

Ziller Duct-In The Zi

Valley Gallthaler March (Koschat). Baldout Brothers wtih Zither and Vagabond, Tango-Cupre Guitar; Waltz The Moon Of Manakoora Hurricane')....Mario (From "The De Plotro and His Estudiantina with vocal refrain; Banjo Solo St. Louis Blues (Handy), Some Of These Days Lushkov, it is stated, realised he

Peabody Brooks)....Eddie in danger

LBERT Victor North, aged 27, n (S. when Marshal Blucher, Commander-in-Chief of the

A brilliant young gas engineer, (Banjo); Quickstep-In The Still Of Far Eastern Red Army, returned flung his life away to save a whole The Night (From 'Rosalie'), Waltz from Moscow and reprimanded him town from disaster. After an explo Dearest Love (From 'Operetic'). for the unsatisfactory work of the slon at the Dudley gas works, North Victor Silvester and His Ballroom secret police.

roalised that there would be a mam- Orchestra: moth disaster unless the gas supply 7.30 Closing local Stock Quala- to the town was cut off.

Bons, Through a shattered and burning building he crawled over the mains and cut the town supply in time, al-Barlione) and Boston Promenade Or- though badly injured already. All chestra,

was

KISS SIGNAL He sent his wife, Ena, to Moscow, which she left later for Poland.

After his wife's departure ho left Habaroyak on, a tour" of "Inspection of the frontier

He was at Changling-iso when lo received a telegram from her reading! "Herewith receive my kingtho

_prearranged' 'signal Informing him that sha had into- cessfully escaped from Russia. Lushkov immediately crossed the border and gave himself up to Japanese officials.

Anniversary

7.32 Peter DAWSON (325-

his clothing was burned off by the Entry Of The Boyards-March time ho was rescued and ruslied to] (Halvorsen)....Orchestra; A Word, hospital whero he died 48 hours

Inter

At the inquest his father, a retired

Me! ("Pagilace("— Leon-

A Song Of Tender Mem'rica

"Leoncavallo).... Poter

police ofeer, gave evidence and sint-Dawson; "Alda" Grond March, Act ed that it was exactly one year, al-2 (Verdi)....Orchestra; Now Your most to the hour, since his son was Days Of Philandering Are Over married and signed the reglater. The("The Marriage of Figaro"-Mozart) fuquest was adjourned,

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8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Miliza Korjus (Soprano) and Orchestra Mascotte.

ExultationWaltz (W. Lautensch- lager)... Orchestra Mascotte; Noc- turno, Op. 8, No. 2 (Chopin, arr. Points of view by travellers from Seidler-Winider)

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