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120,900 BELIEVED INVOLVED IN COUNTRY-WIDE STRIKE IN AMERICA
Fritz Grisaible, described as a German citizen and u lender in..
the pro-fierman activities in
United States, shown as he festly fied before the flouse committee investigating Nazi propaganda in America. He testified that funds solicited in the United States aid- cd Chancellor Hitler in his struggle for dictatorship.
NEWSPAPERS
WARNED BY
CHEN CHI-TANG DIVULGING SECRETS OF DEFENCE.
"A GREAT MISTAKE”
From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, To-day.
For fear that military' secrets may become known to the enemy, General Chen Chi-tang, Comman- der-in-Chief of the First Group Army, issued a warning last night
TIN FOOD BREAKFAST STRIKE
IN SAN FRANCISCO
CITY MAGNATES CARRY
STORES TO OFFICES
PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION
REQUESTED
New York, To-day.
ENDS?
All Disputes for Arbitration
OUTBURST BY N.R.A. HEAD.
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SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. Bu Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra Messages Ordinanes, 1895. Ba ceived July 18, 1.32 p.m.).
Radio operators on ships arriving from Pa- cific ports will be called on to strike as the ships phic dock at New York.
A country-wide survey of the strike situation includes:-
SAN FRANCISCO-100,000 UNIONISTS STRIKING. PORTLAND, OREGON 1,500 LONGSHOREMEN AND SEAMEN OUT AND A GENERAL WALKOUT THREATENED.
MINNEAPOLIS-7,000 LORRY.DRIVERS OUT AND SEVERAL BATTERIES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD ORDERED TO STAND BY,
SEATTLE,—2,400 LONGSHOREMEN AND OTHER MARINE WORKERS OUT..
San Francisco, To-day. The General Strike Committee, by 207 votes to 180, have voted to send all the labour disputes for arbitration. The Committee is re- ported to have ended the general strike.
Mr. Harry Bridges, leader of the longshoremen, charged that the conservatives "railroaded through a phoney vote?"
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA—10,000 TEXTILE WORKERS OUT.
San, Francisco, To-day. National Guards at San Francisco are prepared for any-emer- gency, and command-5%1⁄2 miles of waterfront. The city yester The Committee states that it ad- day breakfasted from fins, as fresh foods were unobtainable. vises the maritime employees and City magnates were seen going to their offices with loaves of employers to submit to immediate bread under their arms and their pockets filled with ting and jars, and unconditional arbitration, all agreeing to accept the arbitration findings,
A Washington message states that the White House announces that several requests from Chambers of Commerce and other bodies for Presidential intervention have been forwarded to President Roosevelt, but as yet there is no indication as to whether the Presi dent will curtail his holiday.-Reuter.
Bay Region Strikers
Total 75,000.
A spokesman said that the employers must accept the ar- bitration proposal before the general Strike ends?" which seems likely. Committee
Attired in ancient ceremonial roben, Prince Tauneyoshi Takeda, who stands high in the Japanese Imperial court, is shown with kin bride, the former Mlas Mitsuko Sanjo, daughter of Prince Sanje, after their marriage at the Imperial Shinto shrine in Tokyo. Note the elaborate coiffure of the bride, and, hilt of the ancient Samerl sword in the bridegroom's sleeve.
GIGANTIC CANTON FRAUD
..
GOVERNMENT
men said that the FIRST OF FOUR PROPELLORS OFFICIALS AMONG Unionists Willing To individual maritime: unions must FOR NO. 534 NOW ON BOARD,
Arbitrate.
GUARDSMEN PATROL OAKLAND PEACE PROPOSED CONSIDERED
WATERFRONT
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra to the vernacular press not to pu-phic Messages Orditance, 1874, Re blish any information concerning ceived July 18, 1.15 a.m.) military intelligence,
San Francisco, To-day.
Oakland and
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
ratify the proposal which obser- vers believed doubtful.
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CIVIL WAR WARNING General Hugh Johnson, in speech at Berkeley, laid the res- (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra ponsibility for the strike on the phie Messages Ordinance, 1891, Reshipping companier' denial to la- ceived July 18, 10.18 am
bour of the right of collective bargaining.
San Francisco, To-day.
It is indicated that the media. tion board is progressing in its efforts to settle the strike. It is also indicated that the unionista are willing to arbitrate immed
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Terrorist Menace At Oakland.
340 ARRESTS MADE
At 8 a.m. yesterday, 20,000 un "Any information concerning ion workers from military defence should not be other cities east of the Bay, joined published," admonished General
in the strike, bringing the Bay re-iately, but the employers first in- Chen "Publication of news region total to approximately 75,000-gist on an election to select the garding military constrution and! defence works by newspapers in least 75.000 other
It is estimated, so far, that at workers' representatives, Canton and Hong Kong is a
The workers, it is believed, have jobless due to the shutdown. great mistake. Whether true or
acquiesced to negotiate with indi- Anticipating the strike east not, anything concerning na-
vidual companies instead of with tional defence should not be made
the single Shipowners Associa-curred at Oakland yesterday, tion representing the entire coast. despatched to the waterfront where machine-gunners were public.
San Francisco, Later.
area following reports that bands
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"If newspaper men understandi the duties of citizenship, they will not 'scoop' military stories which prove useful to spies. therefore hope reporters and correspondents will be very care- ful in military coverage when they prepare their copy.".
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£25,000 APPEAL FAILS
M.-G.-M. RASPUTIN PICTURE SEQUEL.
CASE MAY GO TO LORDS
London, To-day. The Court of Appeal has dis- missed the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer appeal against the recent award of £25,000 damages to Princess Youssonoff, in connec tion with the film. "Rasputin, The Mad Monk"
workers are
of
the Bay, National guardsmen were placed on the Oakland waterfront.
The first dent in the food blockade since last Thursday, occurred yesterday morning. when a truckload from Stock- ton entered the San Francisco produce 'district,
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San Francisco, To-day. A number of minor riots oc-
The General Strike Committee is of terrorists were attempting to
considering a proposal to end all wreck shops and intimidate the strikes here if the employers clerks. agree to unlimited arbitration of
事
A band of vigilantes (citizens.
heavily all the differences-United Press, who have taken the law into their
guarded by military men.
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Atlantic Coast Will Not Be Effected.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MA11.
New York, To-day. The President of the Inter- national Labour Association, Mr. Ryan, said that there will not be a longshoremen's strike on the Atlantic coast as long 48 the I.L.A. controls the workers, despite the fact that the Marine Workers" Industrial Union and others are agitat- ing for strike.--United Press, per S. E. Levy and Com pany.
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The Court will grant a stay of CHINESE "RAILWAY MINISTER -execution-on-condition that the
defendants pay the Princess an
additional 5,000 and, that notice,
ON VACATION TRIP
Peking, To-day.
of appeal in the House of Lords Mr. Ku Meng-yu, Minister of
is entered within three months. Railways, arrived here at mid-
-Reuter.
WEATHER FORECAST
night by special train from Tang
ku where he landed from the 8.5. Shuntlep.
per S. E. Levy and Company.
ALABAMA TEXTILE STRIKE-
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra
phic Memagen Ordinance, 1896, Rm. ceived July 18, 10.40 am.)
Huntsville, Alabama, To-day.
own hands) has underaken a ser- ea of attacks on Communist strongholds.
Three hundred and forty gus- pected agitators have been arrest- Ted by the police and literature nd- in-vocating a revolution, confiscated.
-Reuter.
A Statewide textile strike, volving 22,000 workers was ordered for 10 a.m. yesterday.
A
message from Minneapolis
atates that 6,000 teamsters yester
Has Four Blades, Weighs 35 Tons
And Costs £7,000 -
London, To-day.
The first of the four propellers designed for the great new Cunar.. der No. 534 was taken from Lon- don, docks by steamer yesterday to be fitted to the liner at Clydeside. It weighed 85 tons, had 118 square feat of surface, four blades, and cost $7,000. The propeller was lifted on the steamer by & floating
crane British Wireless Service.
The No. 634, which will be christered Britannia by Her Majesty the Queen, is to be launched in "September.
OUTLOOK
BRIGHT
UNIFICATION IN CHINA
Huang Shao Hsiung. In Shanghai.
Shanghai, To-day, The Minister of Interior, Mr. Huang Shao-hslung, ar rived here this morning
day ratified a mid-night walkout STOP PRESS from Hong Kong aboard the
United Press per S. E. Levy and Company,
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UNEMPLOYED EUROPEAN
•FOUND SEMI-CONSCIOUS
W. A. Arnold, unemployed, of the Sullore and Soldiers Home, was found by a Mr. Cox in a semi- concious condition in Gloucester Road yesterday, at 12.30 p.m.
He was admitted to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital, and detained.
LOCAL RAINFALL
The local rainfall recorded at the Royal Observatory for, the 24 hours The Minister, who la accompan-ended 10.30 am to-day was 0.01 Generally fair, with moderate fed by his familly, is proceeding to inch, bringing the total since Janus south-west winds, was the weather the Western Hills for a fortnight's ary 1 to 43,08 Inches as compared forecast fasued by the Royal Obser- rest after which he will return with a normal ave
vatory this morning:
iking, Reuter.
fnchés.
15:88
Vilgilante Outrages.
8.8. Chenonceaux.
In an interview with Reuter, Mr. Huang declared that. his trip to the south was entirely personal and no Government mission was attached to his meet ing with General Chen Chi-tang, Mr., Hu Han-min, Mr. Li Toung- fen and Mr. Pai Chung-hel,
San Francisco, To-day. Vigilante armed with clubs and baseball bate con- tinue to dash around the city Mr. Huang added that much in fast cars, attacking alleged progress had been made in Communist hot spots and Kwangtung and Kwangsi-in re holly, puraned by police who ent years, particularly on the always arrive too late to pre-economic side. vent destruction, tre
The Vigilantes have smash- ed windows and furniture. and tom" "down", parititions, forcing resisting, defenders to
The offices:
"THE 12 ARRESTED
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
[From Our Own Correspondent)
CANTON, TO-DAY, FOUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE INCLUDED AMONG THE 22 MEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORGERY OF FALSE TITLE DEEDS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE TIN РО REAL ESTATE COMPANY AT TAI HONG ROAD.
was!
TURKS IN WRONG DEVONSHIRE.
BOAT TURNS. WHEN ORDERED
VIGOROUS PROTEST
LODGED.
LATEST INFORMATION FROM SAMOS NOT DIVULGED
London, To-day. Questioned in the House of Com mons yesterday regarding the fir- ing on British naval officers on the island of Samos, on Monday, re- sulting in the death of one officer and the wounding of another, the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, said that he had no information beyond what the Admiralty ismed on Monday.
He emphasised the fact that the Turkish soldiers waved the boat away. The boat turned, but the soldiers opened fire.
Learning of the incident, Sir John sent for the Turkish Am bassador to whom he detailed the circumstances and stressed the gravity of the incident. The Ambassador promised to. report to his Government.
The British Ambassador to.. Turkey, Sir Percy Loraine, had been instructed to approach the Turkish Government.
Sir John Simon was sure that the House would join the Gov- Ternment in regretting the un- happy incident and in expressing deep sympathy with the rela tives. Reuter
The defendants were brought. twice before Mr. Au Fang-po, Provincial Commissioner of Fin- ance, for examination. Appar- ently a prima facie case found, and the prisoners were committed for trial at the crimin- al session of the Kwangtung High Court..
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One of the officials under
in-
dictment is sick, and has aaked permission to enter a hospital.
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OXFORD EXPLORERS LEAVE LONDON
CANADIAN ARCTIC DESTINY.
|SCIENTIFIC_DATA TO BE MADE 500 MILES FROM POLE
London, To-day- The expedition, consisting of members of the Oxford EX-
·ploration Club, sailed yester- day from London" in the 100- ton Norwegian sealer "Signal- horn," in which they are pro- ceeding to Ellesmere land. in the Canadian Arctic!
The party, which is led by Dr. will attempt
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Owing to his connection with the Noel Humphreys, case and the seriousness of the first a sledge journey across the charge permission is not yet glaciers into the Grantland granted..
A explored area to the North. geographical survey will be made, land scientific data will be exe
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the pole.
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PIRATES TAKEN tablished at about 500 miles from
AS SOLDIERS
Amicable End To Shuntien Piracy.
Peking, To-day. The 16 remaining Chinese captives, who were taken from the ss. Shuntien when. the ship was pirated off the mouth of the Yellow River, on June 17, have now been released and escorted to safe ty, according to telegrams from Tainan...
FOREIGN MAIL CONTRACTS Investigation Planned In America.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.
___ (By Telegraph. Copyright, Telapro- phis Messages: Ordinance. 18962: Re- ceived July 18, 1049 )
Washington, To-day. -President Roosevelt has directed the Postmanter-General, Mr. James
To gain their release, it is Falley, to investigate foreign sir Perfect understanding, he stated that General, Han Fu-chumail and ocean mail contracts sald, exists between the Gov-promised to incorporate the pir-made before June 16, 1993, and to ernment and the southern ates in the regular forces.hold public hearings and make re- leaders, and the outlook for. Reuter. national unification is “tx- tremely bright."
commendations regarding modifica- Altogether, 20 Chinese captives tion and cancellation-United Press, were taken from the boat, in addi-per S. E. Levy and Company. ⠀ *Mr. Huang will leave for Nan- tion toʻAve Britons and one Japan- Nelly—— king shortly, and will go to Nanese The foreign hostages were re Marshal Tan Chital, former Pre- chang to report the result of his leased after a plane from U.M.B. aldent) of the Chinese Republic, left frip to Marshal Chiang Kai Eagle located the pirate Junke and Shangat last evening by boat for shek
| Lushen, where he
spend his dropped warning bombs.
Iyacation,