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FINAL NIGHT THE EPOS THAT AIDS digestion 320) CuHD iiror nruaiKi il To-morrow's Weather Rather Unsettled Wireless Page 19 PIIM Barrett a TIM Western Counties Creameries Ltd Yeovil Somerset No 34304 LONDON THURSDAY AUGUST 2 1934 ONE PENNY CLOSING CITY PRICES ATM OF HIMDEMBOR Hitler Becomes President and Chancellor 5 BURNED SKULL IN GARDEN From Our Special Correspondent CHELMSFORD Thursday A skull bearing infa of burning has been found buried in a garden at Little Waltham three miles from here Following the discovery the Chelmsford police began a big comb-out in search of missing women The skull was unearthed by Mr Palmer who was digging near a rose-tree in the garden of a house named Runnymede It lay about a foot beneath the surface Mr Palmer told the police and they began to dig Many other bones were then found It is not yet known whether these bones belong to the same body as the skulL WPMAN OF 45 It has been definitely established that the skull is that of a woman between 45 and 50 It had only one tooth Three doctors examined the remains which were afterwards sent to the Royal College of Surgeons for further examination The skull had obviously been buried for some considerable time Police hgve made inquiries in- Little Waltham and in neighbouring villages and statements have been taken from a number of people The Coroner for South-East Essex (Mr Lewis) has been informed of the discovery and it is expected that an inquest will be held later this week JACKIE BROWN: FOUR MONTHS9 HARD LABOUR JACKIE BROWN the fly-weight boxing champion was sentenced to four hard labour at Manchester Quarter Sessions to-day for assault It was alleged that after a quarrel at a Blackpool hotel in which a woman named Blondie was concerned Brown bit a ear severing part of it The charge was brought by Louis Tarchman a Manchester amateur boxer At a police-court hearing it was stated that Tarcliman had been promised £200 from Mr Dave Lumianski acting on behalf on condition that he withdrew the charge but the Public Prosecutor took the case up Tarchman who had his ear still bandaged said that while Brown was biting his ear he was helpless seemed like ages and it was no sudden bite I got away by jerking my head I did not raise my knee and assault him" He denied that he had assaulted pro-(Coatiniied oa PACE FIVE) HITLER'S LAST VISIT TO THE DYING PRESIDENTS A epedel Standard" picture by air showing Hitler leaving von Hindenburg's country house at Neudeck Another striking photograph on the Picture Pages The Message to Son piELD-MARSHAL PAUL VON HINDENBURG died at his country house at Neudeck in East Prussia tonlay He Mas 86 llerr Hitler by Cabinet decree immediately became President as well as Chancellor of Germany Dr Goebbels Minister of Propaganda announced the death in a broadcast message: "German people the Reich President passed into eternity at nine clock this The following telegram has been sent from King George to Major Oscar von Iiindenburg the dead son at Neudeck "I have learned with profound regret of the death of your distinguished father Field-marshal von Iiindenburg President of the Reich whose high qualities both as a soldier and a statesman will ensure an honoured place la the tinah of your country "I offer you my sincere condolences on the great loss which you have sustained "GEORGE RJ" Hitler has sent the following message Still deeply moved by the most unforgettable moment in my life when I was foe the last time allowed to see and speak to our Field-Marshal I received the tragic news United with the whole German nation in deep sorrow I beg you to accept my condolences and that of the whole nation" The cx-Kaiser has telegraphed "The Kaiser and Kalserin mourn with a -sore heart with you and the entire German nation for a life which has been blessed by God and which has now come to an end Crown Prince will pay the last honours to him In Neudeck and bring a last greeting to the hero of Tannenberg who has now gone to his last resting-place WILIIELM Imperator 1 i HOLIDAY PRESCRIPTION 2nd WEEK Law Passed Yesterday All stations stopped for half an hour Then Dr Goebbels broadcast again He announced that the Cabinet yesterday adopted a law merging the offices of President and Chancellor: The terms of this law are as follow (1) The office of Reich President will be united with that of Chan cellor In consequence the previous poVers of the President are transferred to the and Chancellor Adolf Hitler who will appoint a deputy (2) This law becomes effective with the death of President ilmdenburg Drv Goebbels spoke for ten minutes At the end of his statement me orchestra played the German song Had a Army'g QqfA of Loyaliy von Blomberg Minister of War issued a proclamation to the army eeiffu? confidence in Hitler While this was being broadcast soldiers had JoHitler- overy barracks in Germany and were swearing the oath of loyalty swear to God tills holy oath: That 1 will give unqualified iim ience 1116 Fuhrer of the German Reich and German people Adolf Commander-In-Chief of the army and that as a courageous soldier I am ready at any time to place my life at stake for this To Bo unpd at Neudeck Bindenburg will be buried at Neudeck on Tuesday beside his funeral procession at the the Great War which 1 di saviour ox me amenanu fuiwra? will be dedicated by the whole German wxeaUw ami3r have requested the public not to send flowers and it fsk that the monev that would have been spent be given to 6 poor thus carrying out President own wish (Continued on PACE TVO).