MONARCHIST REVOLT IN SPAIN
GOVERNMENT REPORTED TO BE MASTERS OF SITUATION
REPERCUSSIONS IN PROVINCES
FEARED
WARRANT ISSUED FOR
ARREST OF
EX-KING 'ALFONSO
(THROUGH ATUTER'S AGENCY.]
MADRID. August 10.
A Monarchist revolt, supported by a brigade of artillery, broke out at 5 ..
It is stated that so far three have been killed and Afty Arrests have been made,
The Government appear to be masters of the situation.
The rebels attacked Police Headquarters and Government buildings, but the police repulsed the rebels after an exchange of hundreds of shots and drove out the attackers, some of whom were entrenched in the Ministry of Communications.
Those arrested include retired generals and members of the nobility.
The Capital resembles an armed camp. All strategic centres
the Government belag occupied by troops which
hastily
summabed.
1
Communications abroad were temporarily interrupted but are now resumed.
It is feated that there will be repercussions in the provinces. Warrants were Issued this morning for the arrest of ex-King Alfonso, a British contractor, allegedly named Solms, and several Spanish ex-Oficiala.
PREMIER DIRECTS OPERATIONS
LATER.
A regiment of cavalry stationed twenty miles from the capital joined the insurgents, whose movements were well planned by a group of Monarchist army officers and civilians.
Although the Government clahos complete success and the police obtained full information of the revolt after the arrest, Inst night, of eight Monarchists, whe were conspiring in a private house, thousands of demonstrators, carrying Republican Flags, paraded later in the day in front of the Military Club protesting against the rebel casualties, so far placed at four killed and twelve injured.
Eighty persons have been arrested.
The Chief of the Madrid Polier, armed with a rifle, led the Government forces comprising of armed police and Civil Guards.
Meanwhile, the Premier, Soffor Azana, sat quietly at the Ministry of War directing operations.
Que storming party, consisting of sixty aimed men led by an ex-chauffeur of Primo de Rivera and a son of the Duke of Infan tado surrendered without resistance.
POLITICAL UNREST | BELGIAN MINERS'
IN GERMANY
DRASTIC NEW DECREE PUBLISHED
ĮTAKOCON KEUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRELIN, Aug. 9.
DEMAND
REFUSED BY LARGE ORGANISATION
[TROCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRUSSELS, Aug. 0. THE long-expected Presidential
decree designed to enable the THE demand of the Miners' Con gres for a general strike has Authorities to suppress the out- break of lawlessones and violence been rejected by the National Com-
which is reaping a heavy daily toll mittes of the Commission Syndicale of casualtics among political onemies, has been published.
Belgique, to which twenty-six ·
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1932.
HARD FACTS AT OTTAWA
OPTIMISM BEING DAMPENED
(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.]
OTTAWA, Aug. 10. THE hard reality of facts is con-
siderably dampening the opti-{ mism which pervaded in Dominions circles during the opening week of
the Ottawa Conference.
CREASELESS
COTTON NOW
ON MARKET
A
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
REVEALED
(THROUGH REUTER AND BRITISH WIRKLI¿S.]
LONDON, Aug..0.
DISCOVERY of constuurnal and revolutionary importance
to the cattan industry was announc. ed at Manchester w-ouy, wash it
There is little doubt, however, that an agreement will be reached between the United Kingdom and was stated that a new process bod been discovered to take the crease the various Dominions, but is out of conton goods. most unlikely that Dominion representatives will go home fully satisfied.
The Anglo-Canadian Agreement, which was originally thought to bo the most easy to achieve and which was expected to furnish model for the rest of the Dominions," is proving the most difficult nut to crack, as the Canadian proposals have shuttled for the last several days between the United Kingdom's and the Canadians' process and continues. Both sides ropudiate the intention of haggling,
Tootal,
CHINA'S POLITICAL KING RECEIVES QUO VOLUNTEER TROOPS
CRISIS
TẠI CHỈ
ATTACK MUKDEN
FOREIGN INTERPRETATION INTRODUCED BY SIR JOHN JAPANESE GUARDING
OF RESIGNATIONS
#THROUGH ANUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Aug 10. The resignations from the Nan king Government are generally in terpreted, in well-informed sirdea, ne due to n resolve to strengthen the Chinese Cabinet in view of the forthcoming monicatous de
bates at Genova
Mr. Quo Tai Chi has created a most favourable impression and is already a popular figure.
The process is the result of two years' research and the expendi
The Press has informed Reuter elaborate that IIM, the King showed the 10 of £75,000 on
greatest intercat in Quo Tai Chia vestigations by Messrs Broadhurst, Les and Company, account of the Chinese army and expressed surprise that it should be possible in China to be
arshal while still under thirty, contrasting with British marshals who are generally scangenarians.
applicable
a
the well-known Manchester firm.
It is understood to consist of working synthetic resins into the fibre of the cotton and success has also been achieved in getting the
The Daily Express Washington resin into the substance of dye. The process 18 cheap and 10 suks, arcadicial silks anu shoddy, correspondent declares that the The discovery is described as of Lytton Report indicts Japan for deliberately precipitating the Man- Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who suffer. equal importance to the cotton in churian War and he understands ed in Britain for years under the dustry as was the mercerised Pro that Mr. Stimsons speech defond- accusation of being too easy" cess, and was announced by the when he arranged the debt settle. chairman of Footais at their meeting the Kellogg Pact was timed prior to the publication of the ment with Amerion, is, however, uning in Manchester to-day.
He said that materials had been Lytton Report in order to give likely to play into the hands of his
American opinion time to solidify political enemies by over-lightly made which were absolutely crease, Bacrificing the free importation on less and these gouds were already in detence of the Pact. basic products like wheat, and meat being placed on the market. and thus incur the obloquy not only of Labourites and Liberals but also of British
of holders £1,000,000,000 investments in the South American countries whos export trade to Britain would pe correspondingly restricted.
over
British Imposts From Russia.
OTTAWA, LATER.
Canada is particularly sensitive
LOCAL EXPERTS NOT IMPRESSED
Interviewed by a Daily Prest representative, several experts of the leading piece goods import houses expressed surprise at hear ing of this discovery, but thought it would be of no major import
on the subject of British importance, or have any direct hearing tion from Russia and request strict
on the trade in this Colony control regarding the import of timber as no preference is sufficient to enable Canada to compete against the Russian product.
The Monetary Committee has proved practically abortive and is not expected to formulate specific proposals, but will largely confine itself to recommending interna tional action in order to secure the raising of price levels.
FOOD CARRIAGE INVESTIGATION
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ISSUED
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]··
Ruory, Aug. Đ
As one expert said, "a discovery of this nature would be of great interest to the home trade perhaps, bat out here, the European popula tion are quite content to change their light clothes at least once a day, and as the additional price of the improved material would be prohibitive to the Chinese, there would be no real demand for the product.
Technical opinion, further, was sceptical as to whether the discovery would really amount to anything of any great importance.
If it was of revolutionary im. portance, we most certainly would have heard of it as soon as any body," said another leading im porter.
EXPERIMENTS for the preserva In Hong Kong
tion of the flavour, freshness | and vitamin value of food under refrigeration, and their importance to the United Kingdom, whose im ports of food still cost one millioz pounds daily, are dealt with in the report for 1931 of the Food Investi- gation Board of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
The work is being aided by a consultative group of the repre- sentatives of the Dominions, Indin, the Colonial Office, the Empire Marketing Board and shipping in-
terests.
£50,000 yearly, equivalent to the cost of one hour's imports of food- stuffs to the United Kingdom, is being spent on the research work which covers fruit, meat, fish, dairy products, and canning.
Transport Problem.. Experiments show that the transport to the United Kingdom
The decree impuses the death unions are affiliated with half a of unsmoked mild cured bacon penalty upon anyone unpremedi-million membership.
tatingly killing a political appon-
or
ent, causing death by arson other criminal method, or for kil ling a soldier or a policeman.
Special Uourt,
Anyone seriously injuring soldier or a policeman, or parti-i cipating in disorders shall be liable to at least ten years' penal servi- tude.
Anyone injuring ሲ political opponent with a weapon or injur ing a policeman in a political brawl is liable to hard Labour.
Special District Courts are to be formed against whose decision there will be no appeal.
MRS. BRUCE TRIES AGAIN
TO BREAK ENDURANCE
FLIGHT RECORD-
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Aug. 9.
BRUCE, the MRS. VICTOR
famous airwoman, began hor third attempt to create a new re DOUBLE CROSSING Ford for endurance re-fueling fight
OF ATLANTIC
She took off to-day from Porta- mouth in her tri-engined amphibian plans and proceeded to Ipswich, MOLLISON OFF ON FIRST. [where the fight will be continued,
STAGE
[TBROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.).
in the hope that the more favour- able weather conditions in this re-
from Australia and New Zealand is impracticable under existing commerical conditions, but frozen pork can be successfully shipped and used as pork or for the manu- facture of bacon.
It is anticipated that imports from the Dominions to the United Kingdom of animal tissues for the preparation of medical products can be largely increased.
Experiments are being conductesi with the new methods of gas stor age, already successful with apples, and for the prevention of mould growths on orange by the introduc. Lion of ammoniura bicarbonate ery- stals into the storage chamber.
LATEST PHONE SERVICE
gion will give Mrs. Bruce a bet-Pretoria and Johannesburg was in-
To-Day
FAIR GENERALLY
'YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, PORECAST AND NEMARKS, ISSUED NY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 5:08 P.M., STATED:~-
HIGHEST
PRESSURE HEMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF JAPAN AND RELATIVELY LOW OVEN CHINA THE TYPHOON IS AP- PROACHING S. JAPAN ON A NORTH- ERLY TRACK.
LOCAL FORECAST:~S. WINDB, MODERATE FAIR GENRIALŁY.
TYPHOON WARNING. The following typhoon warn ing has been received by the American Consulate General from Manila Observatory:
Manila, August 10, 3 p.m.- Typhoon in about 130deg. Long, E. 30deg. Lat. N. inclining northward.
THEIR MAJESTIES LEAVE LONDON
SHORT VISIT - TO......:
SANDRINGHAM
(BRITISH WIRELESS, SERVICE]
Ruaar, Aug, 0.
THE King and Queen to-day left Sandringham, London, for Norfolk, whore they will stay for A few days before proceeding north for their annual visit to Balmoral.
CRUISERS TO ATTEND DANISH FAIR UNDER PATRONAGE OF -TWO-PRINCES-
The Herald in a leading article snys: There will be faction at Geneva, whose main purpose will The to keep the field clear for the Japan, observing that in Spring the small powers made a gallant fight against faction.
BRIAND-KELLOGG PACT
INTERPRETED AS IMPLYING CONSULTATION
ORITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
RUGBY, Aug. 0. A PROFOUND impression has been created by a speech by Mr. H. L. Stimson, the United States Secretary of State, in Now York last night.
SIMON
{THROUGH REUTER'S AORNOY.}
LONDON, Aug. D..
STRATEGIC POSITIONS
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Aug, 10.
A massage from Paiping states MR. QUO TAI CHI, the now
Chinese Minister in London, that serious fires have broke out was received in audience by His in many places in Mukden City Majesty the King at Buckingham and subnube, presumably the work Palace, being introduced by Sir of "Volunteer plain clothes mos. Chinose reports state that John Simon and the Marshal of the Diplomatie Corps.
Japanese tanks
guarding In an interview with Reuter strategie positions in Mukden and "Volunteers," later, Mr. Qua Tai Chi declared are engaging the himself delighted with his recep who are sticking from all direo tion. His Majesty was charming tions.
about The Chinese claim that the and very well-informed Chinese affairs)
TO
commanding places in the hills. In the course of their talk, the around Mukden have been oo King recalled that he visited cupied.
The
arrested He
Japanca have of suspected persons in Shanghai aurae fifty years ago. was very interested to hear that scores conditions there were returning to Mukden. normal and that the general polític GENERAL ATTACK IN
S. MANCHURIA al situation in Chion was settling down.
National Policy.
Aware
routes.
The general attack by Volun tear" troops in S. Manchuria is Mr. Quo stated he was not sur prised at the resignation of the stated to be divided in to seven Chinese Cabinet. He was that Mr. Wang Ching Wei could not sympathian with the passive! policy of the northern military receiving bribes from street hawk- leaders in regard to Manchuria, but ers. They were each sentenced to a he was sure that no effort would year's hard be spared to urge Mr. Wang to re- main in office and to harmonise his national policy with the measures to be taken in Northern China,
FROM CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.
A despatch from Tientsin states
continue to arrive in Tientsin. The that Manchurian postal employees local Government proposes to raise funds for the maintainence of these people who already number not lese
than 1400.
Reporta from Tientsin state that the Japanese are digging trenches and constructing aerodromes neat:
A protest has Shanhnikwan. been despatched by the Chinese Government to the Japanese au
The Presa welcome the statementthorities. he made that the Briand-Kellogg necessarily carries with it Paot, an implication of consultation" between the signatories faced with the threat of violation.
*
A telegram from Taiyuanfu states that over twenty villages have been flooded and there has been much loes of life. Over 15,000 people are homeless.
It is reported from Peiping that the recent rainfall has flooded a distance of over twenty miles along the Paiping-Tientsin Railway. Re pair work has been put in band and the service will resumo this work.
This implication, Mr. Stimson said, has not been fully appreciated by thoso anxious to see the pact supplemented by a formal provi. slun for consultation, and added that this interpretation would be come one of the great permanent policies of the United States.
Acceptance of Mr. Stimson's in terpretation of the pact muss con- stitute a valuable strengthening of the world's security and the inter-fore the Canton magistrate with national architecture of peace.
WANG CHING WEI'S
RESIGNATION.
CANTON NOT SURPRISED
WITH NEWS.
(From Our Own Correspondent,)
Canton, Aug. 0. News of the resignation of 31r Wang Ching Wei, President of the Executive Yuan, though given due prominence in the Press, has been calmly received in Canton official circles.
It is generally believed here that the true cause for Mr. Wang's uction lies farther than mere dis- satisfaction with General Chang Hsueh Liang's policy of non-resis- tance. There has been circulated. here for some time reports of in- evitable friction between Mr. Wang and General Chiang Kai Shek, the recent co-operation of the two na- tional leaders having all along been looked upon with disfavour by the Canton authorities Mr. Wang's resignation is, therefore, inter- preted as being the manifesta- tion of his rupture with the Nam king generalissimo, who is alleged to be returning to his reign of
dictatorship."
Mr. Chow Lu, Chancellor of the Sun Yat Sen University, who has on numerous occasions acted as the LONDON AND CENTRAL
alficial spokesman of the Bouth SOUTH AFRICA LINKED
West Government, commented on the event at the Government week- (TUNOUGH BEUTER'S AGENOT.]
ly memorial meeting on Monday, Ho sympathised with the resigning RDOBY, Aug.”‚9.”
"Prime Minister" for his pitiable TELEPHONE service between
- [BRITISH... WIRELEAS SERVICE). plight in having to abandon bis London and districts around
position because of dissatisfaction Roday, Aug. . with an erring general, instead of augurated today, when the Post- master General, Bir Kingsley THE Admiralty announces that exercising his powers to have him
the British cruisers "Dorset justly reprimanded. Wood, exchanged greetings with General Hortzog, Prime Minister shire," " York" and "* Exter," A meeting was also called. on LONDON, Aug. 9.
of the Union of South Africa. from the Second Cruiser Squadron, Monday of the various members of Mrs. Bruce made her first attempt The charge for the new service attached to the Home Fleet, will the Kuomintang Central Executive MR. J. A. MOLLISON, the noted
dior, left Stag Lane Aerodroms on August 1 but was obliged to is the same as that from London visit Copenhagen for the Industrial Committee resident in Canton to shortly before 8.30 this evening for descend the same day. On August to Cape Town-six pounds for the Exhibition to be held there from discuss the matter. A docision was Portmarnock, whence he will taks 5, she again took the air, this time first three minutes and two pounds Boptember 24 to October under reached to demand Nanking official- off on his attempt to make the first with Lieut. Pugh and Flight Ser for each additional minute the patronage of the Prince of ly for the dismissal of General double crossing of the Atlantic. geant McCleary instead of her hus The calls are carried by land- Wales and the Crown. Prince of Chang Hsueh Liang in view of the His wife (formerly Miss Amy band, but was forced down by a line to Rugby Wireless Station and Danmark. The exhibition is being charges of misappropriation of "Johnson) is. escorting him as for leaky petrol feed, In addition, from there to Cape Town, where arranged by Danish industries in military funds and of extortion now collaboration with the Federation from the Government, as alleged by as Dublin, Aying her Jason Four I stormy, weather, made re-fueling in they are conveyed to the
of British Industrice.
Mr. Wang Ching Wai. machine:
the air extremely dangerous. terminal points by landline
ter chance of achieving her ambi tion" of "remaining aloft for a month.
Three policemen were charged be.
-Quntinued om utpå Untumn.}
labour.
The Wuchow Water Authorities have issued $100,000 bonds for the contruction of a now water system.
The Canton Government line sent an urgent telegram to Nanking asking the Government to accept Marshal Chang Haush Liang's ro signation and demanding the early return of Mr. Wang Ching Was to the Executive Yuan,
*
A report from Canton states that the manager of the Canton-Hankow Railway has been detained by a number of railway workers. Ac cording to the workers story four months' wages due to them have not beer paid.
+
A sum of $1,000,000 has been assigned by the Cantón Govern- ment to the foundation of a University in Canton,
*
W
General Wong Kwong Yui, Com. mander-in-Chief of the Canton Air Force, hag organised a new Aerial Machine Gun. Corpa.
#
The appointment of General Chen Ming Bhu as Chairman of the Fukien Provincial Governme
denied. has been officially
of
Owing to the fall in value Government Bonds, owing
to the resignation of Mr. Wang Ching Wai, a tele. gram has been despatched by the Finance Ministry at Nanking to the Shanghai Chinees bankers arging
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