NAVAL CONFERENCE VOTE OF CENSURE
PREMIER STILL CONFIDENT.
ATTEMPT AT FRANCO- ITALIAN RAPPROCHEMENT
[TONOCOM REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 13. There were many private talk. between the heads of the naval delegations to-day, and the atmés- phere this afternoon was slightly "mare optimistic. The British spokesman admitted that the situs tion was difficult and said that those conversant with international conferences did not share the pes simism of certain sections of the Preak
DEFEATED.
MR. SNOWDEN REPLIES TO CRITICS,
A DELIBERATE", CONSPIRACY."
[TRNOVOK REVIER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 13.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1930.
OIL TRUCE ENDS.
PRICE CUTTING WAR, STARTS.
SHELL ». SOCONY.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, March 13, Another petrol price war between the world's leading companies is
In the House of Commons yeater-probable. The old argument over day, in moving a vote of censure
the supply of Russian oil has again of the Government, Mr. Stanley brought the Standard Oil Company Baldwin urged that the depressed of New York and the Royal Dutch- industries needed a tariff stimulus.
Shell interests into confict. Mereover, unless, something could be constructed aiming ak the
A French delegate told Renter this afternoon that the political disonomic unity of the Empire, cassions had not ended, but those anticipating the funeral of the con- ference would be much mistaken: He concluded by saying: "pessi miam is stupid."
there was risk of the Imperial threads breaking. He concluded by saying that the Government might win to-night but, as the rain wash ed away the corn laws, so unem- ployment would wash away this Government.
There were intensive conversa tions to-day, as the result of which Mr. Ramsay MacDonald stated that he was greatly encouraged." It is understood that he directed
Ambiguity Denied, his efforts to effect a French and
Mr. Philip Snowden deplored the Italian rapprochement to reconcile M. "Briand's demand that Italy" deliberate conspiracy" to dis should submit a concrete percent ase figure with the Italian attitude. insisting on parity with France without specifying a programme.
The French Viewpoint.
The troubie arose, it is reported, as a result of a new contract made
by the Standard Oil Company for the purchase of a million tons of refined petroleum products from the Soviet Naptha Syndicate.
The new contract is said to cover a period of five years, and to involve a total of G.823,000,000.
According to oil circles in New York, the truce which ended hostin- ties between the companies in 1928 has been definitely broken.
credit the Government, and denied Lower Prices in East Indies, that there was any ambiguity about
Bath companies, through their the Government's intentions, which were, Bratly not to consider a lur-subsidiaries, have already cut their ther application for safeguarding; price for refined oil products by a secondly, that the existing duties dollar a barrel in the East Indies. would expire on the appointed day, and thirdly, that the Budget policy would be declared at the right time and not before, for fifty votes of
PARIS, March 13. The diplomatic correspondent of the Harus Agency, in elucidating the present situation in regard to the Naval Conference, says that owing to Great Britain and the United States having refused a subscribe to
the security pact,
The Conservative vote of censure France is unable to reduce her means of naval defence below that was defeated by 308 votes to 233.
which she considers to be the neces sary level; that, no Japanese and American agreement is yet in sight; that Italy confines herself to a de- mand of parity with France; that the
United States and Japan equally oppose a three party agree. ment and that Mr. MacDonald has not succeeded in persuading the Foreign Minister, Signor Grandi. to produce figures indicating Italy's needs.
censure.
Vote Defeated.
LATER.
GOVERNMENT LOAN..
RECENT SUCCESSFUL ISSUE.
[THHOUGH BRUTER & AGENCY.
LONDON, March 13. In the House of Commons' to-day, Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the Signor Grandi's refusal is at result of the 4 per cent. Conver- tributed to the fact that Italy obsion Lona floated recently. tained, theoretical parity with The total issued for cash was France for light vessels and sub- £60,900,000, while £32,000,000 had marines at the Washington Con- been issued in exchange for five ference, (without having actually and a half per cent, Treasury attained parity), and the delega. Bands." He regarded this as most tion are afraid to weaken their satisfactory. position by continuing the discus- sion on a technical basis.
It is taken for granted that the price-cutting will be extended to other markets, and the fight is expected to show its next develop
ment in India
"..
NEW YORK SCANDAL.
MAGISTRATE REMOVED FROM BENCH.
A LOAN FROM DRUG.“ KING."
[REJTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, March 13. .. One of the most sensational scandals in the New York public service has culvinated in the Ap neal Division of the State Supreme Court ordering the renoval from the City Magistrates" bench of Mr. A. H. Vitale, for borrowing $20,000 from the notorious gambler and drug-ring "king," Arnold Roth- atcin, whose murder a year ago the New York police have not yet. cleared up.
Arrest of a Mayor,
The correspondent says that Mr. DR. COOK FREE FROM Anthony M. Ruffa, has been arrest
MacDonald finally told Signor
Grand yesterday after consulting with the Admiralty experts that
the British would not support the
Italian demand for parity.
Situation Bill Grave,
LONDON, March 13. The position of the Naval Con ference Inst night was that the difa- culties were still very grave, but As a result of the day's conversa tiong these appeared less formid. able than in the morning.
Great importance is attached to the return of M. Tardieu to-mor- row, when he will confer with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.
FRENCH FLYING TRAGEDY.
AIRMAN'S BODIES FOUND IN
BELGIAN CONGO. ·
́{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRUSSELS, March 14,
The bodies of the French airmen
PRISON.
"1 DID REACH THE NORTH POLE."
[UNITED PRESS.]
NEW YORK, March 9.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, just re- leased from the federal peniteu. tiary at Washington through a parole action terminating more than five years' imprisonment" for use of the mails in a fraudulent oil scheme, met Press representatives at a down-town hotel here to-day and said that he fonncially
broke."
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The man whose claims to have reached the North Pole first were subsequently discredited by "the" man who actually got there told the reporters that he is prepared to make a new start in life.
He will depart for Chicago where he is to live with a friend, Dr. F. P. Thompson, and devote his time
The Mayor of Atlantic City, Mr.
ed on fourteen charges arising out. of the recent investigation into the alleged conditions of vice prevail- ing there.
U.S. MAIL CONTRACT.
{PECTER'S
'6 AMERICAN SERVICE]
· WASHINGTON, March 13. The Post Master General bas awarded the contract for carrying mails between New York and Southampton to the United States Lines Incorporated.
The contract requires the con- struction of two vessels, costing at least 260,000,000, equal in size and spced to Any vessel
at present operating the trans-Atlantic ser vice.
NEW PLANET DISCOVERED.
[TAKOTGR REUTER'S AGENCY.
CAMBRIDGE (Mass.), March 13. Professor Harlow Shapley. Direc
Roux, Caillos and Dodemont, who to scientific research. He expects disappeared while returning to to utilize his observations into the tor of Harvard University Observa France in January after success-psychology and pathology of history, has announced that the Lowell ful fight to Madagascar, have erstwhile fellow prisoners been found with the aeroplane in Leavenworth. the Essai Ferest in the Belgian Congo.
INTERNATIONAL LAW
CODES.
at
Dr. Cook also plans a speaking tour in Europe, in which he will discuss the question of whether he ever reached the North Pole, as he still declares he did.
Mentioning the ill-fated Nobile Aretic expedition which resulted in
se while searching for Nobile and | his party, Dr. Cook said:
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE AT the disappearance of Raold Amund-
GENEVA.
[THROUGH RRUTZR'S AGENCY.]. ··
THE HAGUE, March 13. The conference for the codifica tion of international law opened to-day, 43 States being represented by 400 delegates. The Soviet seat an observer.
Stul Hope for Amundsen. "I feel there is no assurance that Amandsen is not still alive. In deed, "I think there is ample room for hope that he is still alive and will survive.
If he landed from his searching
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Observatory at Flagstaff, Arizona, has discovered a new planet, which is situated bercad. Neptune.
The new planet is larger than the earth, but smaller than Uranus,
FEDERAL BANK RATE REDUCED.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New Youx, March 13. The Federal Reserve Bank bas reduced the rediscount rate from 4 to 31 per cent,
The Secretary General of the Lenaeroplane flight in north-eastern tentiary reported him to be a kind. gue of Nations described the confer Greenland he would not find humanly patient man, who was good to
life.
He would, however, find the sick and suffering. He won tor ence as one of the most important musk oxen and seals. Amundsen himself the name of "Smiling Doc' ever convoked by the League of knows how to survive almost in Nations.
HINDENBURG SIGNS YOUNG PLAN. WITH HEAVY BUT STAUNCE
HEART."
[THROUGH BESTER'S AGEFOY.I'
"BERLIN; March 13, President Hindenburg has sign ed the Young Plan. Bill, “with a heavy but staunch heart.
He is convinced that, despite its heavy burdens, it is an improve
definitely in that country.
Observations by Admiral Rich ard. E. Byrd and by Amundsen in the North verify again the reports I made of what I found. The North Pole I believed that... I.
in the prison where he went under sentence of 14 years nine months for misuse of the mails.
Years before he was sentenced and before the North Pole triumph and subsequent scandal. Dr. Cook was discredited for a fake ascent of Mount McKinley.
located with my instruments may have been some miles from the The air of martyrdom which, ho actual pole.
There will, however, assumed when he first entered the never be absolute proof of attein penitentiary gradually disappeared. ment to the Pole,
Ele was simply one of the inmates with thousands of others. Liber- ties taken from the prison popula tion after trouble or note; were taken from him also,
“I only wish to send those who doubt me back to the records I left and those that Admiral Robert E. Peary left.
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Gray-Haired d. But 4 Active; ment on the Daves Plan and signi Dr. Cook is gray-haired and
fies political and economic pro-worn but he seems in good health, gress towards the liberation and Warden T. B. White of the peni- (Continued at foot of next column), reconstruction of Germany.
Dr. Cook's literary and ex plorative bent was exhausted by writing of the advantages of a polar bear farm which he conceiv ed. He edited the prison per in addition to duties in the infirmary.
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GANDHI'S MARCH CONTINUES.
VILLAGE HEADMEN AND
POLICE RESIGN.
THE ARREST OF MAYOR OF CALCUTTA.
[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ARMEDADAD, March 14, Gandhi and his followers at aix o'clock in the morning left Nawa. gaon and reached Vaana, where they are halting until this after- досл. The party will spend the night at Matar addressing jour nalists. This morning Gandhi ap- pealed to them to be patriotic and, support the country's cause."
Speaking to villagers at Nawa- gaon last night Gandhi congratu- Iated eight headmen who have resigned their posta as a protest against Vallabhai Patel's impri- sonment and exhorted the villagers to manufacture and wear khaddar (horospur) and to volanteer as civil disobedience workers.
Gandhi's exhortations resulted in the resignations of police and head- men of the villages of Yasna and Mahalal, The villagers vowed in the presence of Gandhi not to all the vacancies.
"Fair Name of Bangal."
it
Calcutta, March 14. Large crowds gathered to witness. .the departure under arrest of Sengupta, the Mayor of Calcutta, to Kangoon. A motor-car procès- sion accompanied him to the out- skirts of Ramgbat where he em- barked aboard a ship for Barma... Sengupta was profusely garlanded, and his forehead was painted with vermilion marks for the occasion of today's Hindu festival.
Sengupta, in a parting message, said: Dissolve
the present Bengal Executive and form one whose members believe in Gandhi's leadership, and will not let the fair name of Beagal be sullied."
"A War Council" in Poona.
POONA, March 14. "A war council" of eleven mem- berg has been appointed to cr ganise passive resistance in the Poona district. A hundred volun- teera have enrolled, and have re- polved to match to a suburb of Bombay on the sea coast to manu- facture, salt,
OUR NEW GOVERNOR,
AUDIENCE WITH THE KING,
{THROCK REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON. March 13.
Sir William. Peel and an audience of His Majesty the King and kissed hands on his appointment as Governor of Hong Kong.
DEBATE ON INDIAN TARIFFS.
A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE.
(THROUGH "RESTER'S AGENCY.]
NEW DELHI, March 13. The Legislative Assembly opened the debate on the Tariff Bill on, an azerdment introduced by Mr. Chetty, a non-Motainmedan, the effect of which is to protect Indian mill cloth against Lancashire in "respect of plain grey-goods.
Sir George "Schuster acknow- ledged the friendliness and moder- ateness of the debate, but stressed the fact that nil the Dominions had given Preference to British goods and the Government felt that their proposals offered a practical way. out of the difficulty.
The debate was adjourned until Monday,
'WORLD'S BIGGEST SHIP.
CUNARD TO BUILD NEW LINER.
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVIOR}'
RUGBY, March 13: The Cunard Line to-day officially stated that they are in communica- tian with certain shipbuilders re- garding the building of B steamer for their Atlantic expresa service, !.
The
It is understood that they have" scut out preliminary inquiries and specifications for the now "liner which is believed will be the biggest ship afloat. The largest verse) in the world as present is the White Star liner Majestic, of 60,531 tons.
NEW BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 14. Senor Julio Prestes has been -elected President.
KWANGSI CAMPAIGN.
RUMOURED REVERSE FOR
CANTONESE.
CHIANG SENDING REIN- FORCEMENTS.
According to an 'anconfirmed re- port from Wuchow, fighting has broken out between Mongkiang and Pingnam on the West River, and river traffic has been held up. The Cantonese troops are reported to have suffered a reverse. Na parti culars are available,
Rumours are current in Wuchow that Chiang Kai Shek is dispatch ing Ho Ying Ching, his right-hand man and a division under Chiang Ting Wen to assist the Canton ree,
A Canton report says that 300,000 rounds of ammunition, assigned to the Nanking contingent in Kwangi by Chiang Kai Sher, arrived in Canton by a China Merchants' boat on Thursday, and have been taken to Kwongsi by gunboat,⠀
IN THE NORTH.
ANOTHER KUOMINCHUN
OFFENSIVE?
WARLORDS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR YEN.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEPING, March 14. Reports from Taiyuanfu state that all the Shausi Generals who had gone to Taiyuanfu for a con ference with Yen Hsi Shan have returned to their commands, and it ir feared that hostilities way break out shortly, as Shih Yu San con- tinues to march northward, and Nanking" troops continue to arrive in Teinanfu. A further 1,500 ar
rived there yesterday.
Shih Ya San is advancing from Chengchow to Hopei, while the Kuominchun forces are advancing from Tangkwan to Cheagehow, It anticipated as Taiyuanfu that they intend to occupy Cheagehow, thus forcing Shih Yu San's band.
Lu Chung Lin and other Kuonin chua Generals have telegraphed Yen Hsi Shan expressing astonish ment at his resignation, and urging him to remain and to strive night and day for the party and the nation, pledging their support to the end,
SINGAPORE-JAVA AIR SERVICE,
SINGAPORE WELCOMES FIRST MACHINE.
SIR C. CLEMENTI'S INTEN. TION TO FLY TO JAVA,'
Singapore: The official in- Auguration ceremony of the "air" servico "between
Singapore and Batavia took place at the Seletar Air Base recently. The large ban- gar, with the immenso Fokker monoplane in the foreground, pro- vided a fitting setting for the oc- casion, at which H.E. the Governor (Sif Cecil Clementi) was present, accompanied by Vico-Admiral Sir A. K. Waistell, and Capt. F. G. Sillice, A.D.C.
On the arrival of the Dutch
machine His Excelency was the first to welcome the passengers and pilot and congratulate them on their safe arrival. Mr. Nieuwenhuis, managing director of the Royal Dutch East Indies Airways, then addressed the gathering: This inauguration fills us with great joy, he said," not only because it is a consequenes of the success of our company in Java, but chiefly because it is a re- cognition of the great importance of this modern quick means of transport, and because it is the re- sült of co-operation,
co+ "I emphatically mention operation because without it world air trafic would be añable to exist. For international air traffic * country is dependent on its neigh- bours
A Commercial Proposition. "True to old tradition, the Netherlanders consider internation-
Hunan's Intermittent Loyalty, According to a Chinese telegram from Nanking, Chiang Kai Shek recently sent Liu Wen Tao, the Mayor of Harkow, to Changsha to urge Ho Chien, the Hunan Gover nor, bo attack Kwangsi It will be remembered that the Hunan Gover- nor received a large sum of money from Nanking on condition that his troops would invade Kwangai soute time ago, and he declared that he would capture Kweilin in ten days. When Yen Hai Shan and other
Yen "to Carry On. anti-Nanking lenders declared against Nanking. Ho gave" orders }. :
(Fah Ti: Fat: Pas.), to his troops in the southern border.
PEPING, March 14. of Human to put off the attack A military conference of Com upon Kwangsi, "Now that the anti-manders of the Shansi troops and Nacking movement has failed. Ho representatives of the various anti- has again declared his loyalty to Nanking troops was recently held Nanking, and announced that his at Taiyuan, when it was decided troops are pressing upon Kweilin. to support Yen Esi Shan in.ör-
A wire has been received in Non-ganising a provisional governmental air traffic, in the first place, king from Liu that He has dis- in Taiyuan or Peping. It was also
from commercial point of view. patched three divisions of the resolved to unite all anti-Nanking The opening of the connection bet- Hunan troops to attack Kwangsi. troops in order to declare war
ween the Netherlands East Indies and this great business city, situat against the Nanking forces.
Yen Hai Sian, in view of the ed as it is on a most important determination of his troops, has junction, is proof of this. We esti- decided to cancel his intention to
mated the commercial value of this leave China. The report that Yenair line so highly that it has been is ready to go abroad is denied in organised not later than, but at Taiyuan.
the same time as our airways in The Shadisi Generals have re- In spite of the present prepara
the Netherlands Indies.. tions by the Canton Higher Com-quested Yen to proceed to Shih- mand for the capture of Sunchow
chrachuang to encourage the and Kwalhsien
the upper
troops." reaches of the West River, there are still rumours of peace between the warring factions in Kwangsi, and it is reported that Cantor has again proposed peace to the Kwangsi" Ironside " coalition.
MORE RUMOURS" OF PEACE:
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
CANTON, March 140
On
MANCHU STATESMAN AND
CANTON,
BELGIAN CONCESSION IN
TIENTSIN.
TO BE HANDED BACK.
[THOOGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)
NANKING, March 14. The agreement in regard to the rendition of the Belgian Concession MOST PROGRESSIVE CITY IN at Tientsin has been approved" by
CHINA
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
CANTON, March 14. Mr. Sun Po Chi, former Premier during the last days of the Manchu dynasty, who came to Canton a week ago on a visit, will leave here to-morrow for Hong Kong on his way back to Shanghai. The dis- tinguished visitor has been lavishly entertained by General Chen Ming Shu and other high officials of the Canton regime.. He is well-known in foreign diplomatic circles,
onid.
the Belgian Government, and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affaire has been notified to make arrange ments for the return of the conces sion to China, · ·
DANISH PRINCE IN NANKING.
ENTERTAINED BY CHIANG KAI SHER
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"I have the honour to express to Your Excellency our most p7C- found gratitude for your presence and for all the nssistance, that we have received from the British and Straita Governments through their different departments, and especial ly for the permission to land on this splendid ground and use this excellent aerodrome.
"I sincerely hope that the new sir service may contribute in a mo dest way towards the growth, and welfare of this great commercial city, Singapore" (Applause).
H.E.'s Congratulations. His Excellency the Governor in reply said:
It has been a very great plea.. sure for me to be bere this after. noon and see the arrival of the Dutch air mail. I congratulate tha pilot on a most successful flight and I congratulate the passengers on,baving been able to reach Singa- pore from Batavia within so very short a space of time. I attach the utmost importance to facilitating your service between Singapore and'. the Dutch East Indies.
You have anid, Mr. Niruwen- huis, that this service depends upon co-operation and I can assure you that the Goveremeat of the Dutch East Indies will have the full co- operation of the Government of the Straits Settlements in this matter: I hope myself, before long, to avail myself of your service and to pay His Excellency, the Governor-Gen- eral of the Dutch East Indies, a flying visit, with your help."
In an interview with local press-
NANKING, March 14. The Crown Prince of Denmark men. Mr. Sun said that this was and party arrived here from Shang the first time he had heen in Cachai yesterday, and were saluted by tou, and he was greatly impressed Chinese and foreign gunboats. The by
the material progress and Prince was greeted by Dr. C. T. medernity of the city. This is Wang, the mister of Foreign the most progressive and up-to- date city in whole of China," he fairs, Mr. Liu Cai Wen, the Mayor of Nanking and some other prominent officials,
Upon arrival, the royal party UPPER YANGTSZE PILOTS visited Dr. Sun Yat Sen's tomb, Hii Excellency then proposed
and then attended a dinner party the toast of the Royal Dutch Air-" STRIKE,
given by Chiang Kat Shck. In the ways, and this "was cordially afternoon, the Prince gave a ten honoured. party on board with Chiang Kai Shek as the principal guest, and in the evening, he was entertained by Dr. C. T. Wang. Many foreign diplomatic olicials were invited..
LIKELIHOOD OF SETTLE- MENT.
་
[NAVAL WIRELESS,) There is a likelihood of the strike of Upper Yangtzo Pilots being settled by the firms conceding to the principal demanda as regarda pay
ment.
KAYE DON AT DAYTONA BEACH.
SILVER BULLET" TRIALS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.)
AMERICAN WHEAT FOR CHINA
SCHEME.
BERLIN'S UNEMPLOYMENT
DAY.
POLICE TACT WITH RIGTERS,
Berlin, March 7.The press gen- erally congratulato the Berlin au- WIDE SUPPORT FOR RELIEF which they met all possible danger thoritize on the effective way with
threatening from the ranks of the Communists on Unemployment Day which was celebrated last Thursday. Though the Communists, thanks to their perfect organization and their surprise moves, in various quarters succeeded in staging large open-air demonstrations, order was quickly restored wherever the police appear ed. The casualities in the capital
[UNITED: PRESS.]
Washington, March 7.-Wide in terest has been aroused among farmers and politicians by the MeMaster Bill proposing to spend DAYTONA BEACH, March 14. Talkie cinematographers from all G.$23,000,000 for American wheat to parts of the country are crowding be distributed to famine relief the famous racing beach for the sufferers in China, and indications amount to one dead and 40 wound- film christening ceremony of Mr.
are that a considerable number of ad, among whom there are 13 police.. Kaye Don's giant car the Silver proponents of the measure will men. The 296 arrested include 17 Bullet to-day by Don's sister. appear for the next hearing by the Communist town-councillors." Mr. Rita Livesay, after which a Scuate Agricultural Committee to As regards the other cities in preliminary test will be run of give testimony contradicting the Germany, the police in most places immediately.com will be in of unfavourable views voiced yesterday sucoseded in preventing demonstra Mr. Kaye Don has not yet driven by John Van A, MacMurray, formations being held. More serious in- the car a foot, and intends to limiter Minister, to China, and John Bar sidente, however, occurred at a few the speed to 140 miles per hour, ton Payne, chairman of the Ameri- towns, notably Goettingen, Zittau, preparatory to his attempt on the can Red Cross.
where three policemen were serious world record when the tide on the Mr. MacMurray and Mr. Payne ly wounded, and Cologne where 300 beach is suitable which will prob that ralief is needed but of the be berge and Dresden the demonstra express themselves as admitting people were arrested. At Witter ably be early next week.
Mr. Rare Don is very satisfied lief that adequate distribution of with the mechanical perfection of grain is impossible.
the car which is theoretically cap- Senator W. H. McMaster said able of 950 to 260 miles per hour, to-day that he is optimistic over and declares :-" My only concern the prospects for passage of the
bill: now is a perfect beach.
tions lasted till inte into the night denite efforts by the police to quell them. Finally at the town of Lubect the authorities at the last minute permitted the demonstration which passed off quietly.