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THE TURMOIL IN GREECE.
STRIKE SPRÉADS.
FLEET REPORTED MUTINIED.
SEVERAL FATALITIES.
Athens, Yesterday.
The tobacco workers strike has
taken a yet more serious
NOBILE SEES 'PLANE.
PASSES OVER.
LACK OF NEWS OF THE PARTY.
FOG IMPEDING.
Rome, Sunday.
Some little apprehension is
ASKS PERMISSION TO RETIRE.
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
MR. WHITLEY LEAVING AFTER 21 YEARS.
PREMIER PAYS TRIBUTE.
London, Yesterday.
The Increasing burden of the turn felt at an entire lack of news from speakership was emphasised by Mr.
the survivors of the "Italia" dis- following the riots last week,nster, no wireless messages hav-Whitley at the conclusion of ques- when a striker was killed and ajing been received at the base by tion time in the Commons when he number wounded by the Police. the "Citta di Milano" all day yes-rose and asked the House to allow
terday.
him to retire from the chair tomór It has now spread to Dedea-
Meanwhile, a thick fog is pre-row. He recalled that he held the gatch and Grevena, and bakers' venting the Norwegian pilots, omce for 21 years. assistants have. come out in sym-Larsen and Holm, from recon- pathy in Salonika, where the noitring aerially. strikers have damaged the Water- works.
$
The authorities are protecting the Power House and other publie services. in view of the threat of a general strike.
Belgrade, Yesterday. The newspaper "Pravda" pub- lishes a report from Salonika stating that the First Squadron
'Plane Sighted.
Mr. Baldwin expressed the pro- found regret of the House and gave notice of a motion of thanks and Oslo, Yesterday.
appreciation of Mr. Whitley's ser- The "Italia's" base-ship, "Citta víces, also of a motion praying His di Milano," has telegraphed to Majesty to confer on Mr. Whitley the Italian Legation that Riiser signal mark of royal favour. Larsen flew over the position Messrs. Ramsay MacDonald and where General Nobile was sup- Lloyd George joined in the tribute. posed to be but saw nothing.
-Reuter. Simultaneously Nobile wire-j lessed that he saw the aeroplane. The relief ship "Hobby" is re-
of the Greek Fleet at Mytilene turning to Norway. The search has thrown in its lot with the for the "Italia" is being pursued strikers.
by the steamer "Braganza" with two aeroplanes and two seaplanes.
Reuter.
Collisions have occurred be tween the strikers and the Police in Salonika, Drama, and the Rolice in Salonika, Drama, and the Piraeus.
Several have been killed and many injured at Drama-Reuter. A Denial.
London, Yesterday. The Greek Legation denies the Belgrade report that a section of the Greek Navy is supporting the tobacco strikers, etc. Reuter.
TRAFFIC CASES.
BIG BATCH AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY TO-DAY.
LADY'S INJURIES.
MOTOR DRIVER BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
ANOTHER CASE PENDING.
Before Major C. Willson, O.B.E., at the Central Magistracy, yester- day afternoon, the case was resum- ed in which the driver of public Major C. Willson, O.B.E., had a heavy list of traffic case before him motor car No. 422 was summoned for alleged dangerous and negli- at the Central Magistracy this morning but, with one exception, gent driving, as a result of which all the defendants concerned were Mrs. Nowell White was injured.
Mr. F. E. Nash appeared for Chinese.
the defendant and asked for Mr. G. E. Johnson admitted a adjournment, observing
that it A noisy meeting of lower grade summons for the dangerous driving
all parties that Mrs. White should civil servants, in support of the of motor car No. 684 in Caine-road was desirable in the interests of tobacco strikers, this evening, re-at 1.45 p.m. on June 12, solved to send a resolution to the followed the defendant on
Sergeant Saunders said that he be present, as he would like to on. evidence cross-examine her his Premier giving the Government
An "Ultimatum."
Athens, Yesterday.
two days in which to accept the motor cycle, and the speed of the demands of the civil servants, in-leading vehicle alternated between
25 and 30 miles per hour. cluding an increase of salaries and the repeal of the law relating to the strike and civil servants.- Reuter.
A fine of $10 was imposed. Mr. Peter Tao was summoned for driving public motor car No. 492, in a reckless manner in Queen's road East at 2.30 p.m. on June 12, H.M.S." CORNWALL." and admitted the offence.
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which had previously been given. He also said that the summons involved another Case in the Supreme Court where a claim was pending against the owner of the car for. damages, arising out of the same accident.
Mr. D. L. Strellett said that hel was representing Mrs. White, the Injured lady. He mentioned that 25 to 30 Miles! Sergeant Saunders said that he civil proceedings in a claim for followed the defendant from Gar-damages were being instituted at! den-road to Arsenal-street, and the the Supreme Court in which he was defendant's speed was between 25 appearing for Mrs. White. and 30 miles per hour.
After the writ had been issued
His Worship Imposed fine of for some time, it was learned that
$15.
as
Buenos Aires, Yesterday,
the driver had again turned up. The president of the Republic
The Chinese driver of motor Now that the proceedings were and the Ministers of Foreign Af
that he again resumed, the questions lorry No. 1819 admitted fairs, Marine and War inspected had failed to keep to the left of arose as to whether it was right
"Cornwall," the cruiaer H.M.S. which is visiting South America the road whilst driving the vehicle to adjourn the summons, so
in Connaught-road Central at 1115 not to prejudice the other pro- en route to China.-Reuter's Ameri-1a.m., on May 31. He was fined $6. ceedings, in the Supreme Court, ca Service.
Two charges were brought by or vice versa. From his experl- Sub-Inspector Alexander against ence of auch mattera, be thought it the Chinese driver of public motor was the usual procedure to, take car No. 355, who was accused of the police court proceedings first, dangerous driving at 2.05 p.m., on and on completion to carry on TRAVELLING INCOGNITO ON June 6, and of failing to report an with the Supreme Court action.
DUTCH ROYALTY.
HOLIDAY.
Stockholm, Yesterday.
accident.
The Inspector told the Magis- trate that the accident was a "mild
car
Major Willson, after considering the point, agreed to take the sum- mans first, Axing Monday for the hearing.
The Queen of the Netherlands affair."
Mr. Fung Kut-yin, said that the and Princess Juliana have arrived here. They are travelling In-defendant collided, with his
from behind, but very slight dam- In view of the fact that certain cognito. Reuter.
army commanders are incroporating age was caused.
Fines of $10 and $4 respective- former soldiers of the Northern ly, were imposed.
armies into their forces, petitions For driving on the wrong side are being sent to Nanking opposing
ON WRONG SIDE.
"I have just come from Canton of the road at Deep Water-bay on this practice and saying that, and do not know the laws of Hong June 11, the Chinese driver of instead of being increased, steps Kong". Thus pleaded a Chinese public motor car No. 190 was fined should be taken to reduce the
strength of the army. youth at the Kowloon Magistracy, 88.
before Mr. Schofield, this morning The driver of private motor car whon charged
with
unlawfully No. 206 was fined $15 for speeding Mr. Roy Davis, the American riding on the wrong side of the and failing to keep to the left of mediator in the boundary dispate road, to the danger of traffic in the road when turning a corner in between Honduras and Guatemala, general. A Chinese traffic sergeant Leighton Hill-road at 10.40 am, on which dates back over a century, is said that the defendant was seen June 9. He pleaded guilty.
now on his way to Washington to
on the wrong side of Nathan-road For failing to notify his change study certain documents there and yesterday afternoon. He was told of address, and cessation of em- confer with the State Department. to go on the right side, but took ployment, the driver of motor car He is hopeful of reaching a satis- no notice of the warning, accelerat-No. 76 was fined $5 on each of the!
factory settlement.
Chak Sang Tjimanoek THURSDAY, JUNE 21..
10.80 a.m.
2.30
p.m.
10.80 a.m. 2.80.p.m.
ing his pace.
arrested,
5 p.m.
imposed.
He was chased and two counts.
Four drivers of public motor care A fine of $6 was
were summoned for causing ob-
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structions, two in Pedder-street and regulations. He had not yet had a two in Chater-road, and
chance of making any money since he came out of jail.
Approximately 1,000 Nationalist
The Pedder-street cars were Nos. troops who were disarmed and taken prisoners by the Japanese during 220 and 421, and the drivers were the Teinan affair arrived in Shang-each fined $10. The cars obstruct hat during the week-end from ing in Chater-road were Noe. 401 Tsingtao. They are being dis- and 64. banded by Gen. Chlen Ta-chun, the local Garrison Commissioner.
were
The Magistrate decided to find the defendant $5, and gave him a week in which to pay the money.
The driver of bar No. 291, a 5- The latter was fined $10, whilst seater Overland Whippet, was sum- in the case of the driver of the moned for carrying three passen- former, Inspector Alexander aald gers in excess on Morrison' Hill- For hawking without licences, 10 that the defendant had only been road on June 12. Police evidence hawkers had fines of $1 to $5 im out of fall two days, having done 14 was that the car contained fivo posed upon them at the Kowloon days because he was unable to pay adults and four children, Magistracy this morning:6
a fine for another breach of traffic A fine of $10 was imposed.
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