ATTEMPT TO KILL MR. ROOSEVELT
LUCKY ESCAPE OF AMERICA'S PRESIDENT
ELECT
MAYOR OF CHICAGO IN SERIOUS CONDITION
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MIAMI, February 16.
MR. ROOSEVELT'S assailant Zingara, who is stocky, swarthy black with curly hair, after alleging that some years ago he attempted to kill the King of Italy said: "I am sorry I did not kill, Mr. Roosevelt. I am not a member of any party and have done my own thinking and reached the decision myself."
Zingara told the Police he purchased an old fashioned pistol at a pawnshop in Miami and intended shooting Mr. Hoover, bat on learning that Mr. Roosevelt was visiting Miami, he decided to kill him instead.
of
Newspaper cuttings` found in his possession recounted Mr. Roosevelt's movements. One related to the kasassination President McKinley in 1901.
Another man, Andres Valenti, who lived in the same house as Zingara has been detained on suspicion.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933."
COMMITTEE OF | SHOULD BLOODSHED NINE'S DECISIONS
FULL TEXT OF RECOMMEN. DATIONS PUBLISHED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY]
;
GENEVA, Feb. 18.
RECUR
'SHAMEFUL REFLECTION
TO BRITISH PUBLIC"
WHEN bloodshed recure it will be a chameful reflection to the British public that Chinese and Japanese are killing each other
WAR RISKS. "IN YELLOW SEA
BRITISH UNDERWRITERS
WORRIED
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.);
LONDON, Feb. 18.
Marine Insurance Market are
UNDERWRITERS in the London
with weapons supplied by Britain, saye the Daily Herald when com menting on Mr. Runciman's arms paying attention to the Far East exporta statement.
It urges an | erg situation in connection with agreement whereon the Powers protection against war risks, on conferring to prohibit arms ex-voyages between China and Japan; ports to Bolivia and Paraguay Insurance companies' custoinary should be extended to Chim and period of notice for cancelling Japan, and other actual or poten-normal war risk to cover and its tial holligerents.
replacement at a higher premium by Lloyds and Marine Companies, acting concertedly, is the probable. procedure, in the present situation, but as the usual ten-day notice is sufficiently long to involve under: writers in serious risks there is a novement afoot to shorten the period considerably..
N. MANCHURIA
ORDER AND PEACE, NOT
YET RESTORED
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
THE full text of the Committee of Nine's Recommendations was published today and differ very slightly in the arrangement from those inbled. The text has been padded out by copious quotations.
The Recommendations declare, inter alia, that a solution of the conflict must be with the view of establishing lasting understanding between China and Japan, and conform with the conditions of the Lytton Commission of Enquiry. The Committee recommends the establishment in Manchuria, within a reasonable period of time, an orgnisation under the sovereignty of, and compatible with, the ad- ministrative integrity of China, provding a wide measure of auto- nomy, answering to legal condi- tions, and taking into account the rights and interests of Japan.
GENEVA, Feb 15. Japanese Troops,
DR. W. W. Yen has written to the League denying, the statement The Recommendations declare issued by the Japanese Delegation that as the presence of Japanese on January 20 that the Chinese troops outside the Zono of the Volunteer forens have been sub- South Manchuria Railway is in-mitted, and that order has been compatible with the legal prin- restored in North Manchuria, ciples, which must be complied with
Dr. Yen asserts that for strategic in a settlement of the dispute, the reasons the Volunteers have diffus Assembly recommends the evacua ed their units instead of cancer tion of these troops. The first pur-trating them. Nevertheless, their pose of negotiations recommended efforts to resist the Japanese con- hereinafter should be to organise tinued with increased intensity. this evacuation and determine ite The Assembly recommends the open- conditions, stages and time limit..) ing of negotiations between the two parties in accordance with the methods specified hereinafter. Each of, the parties is invited to inform No explanation for the outrage whether it accepts the settlement the Secretary-General of the League is yet forthcoming. The assailant's recommended by the Assembly, sub- shout seemed to suggest that he isject to the sole condition that the demented. He fired into a group other party also accepta it. at a reception given in honour of Mr. Roosevelt,
"I AM GLAD IT WAS ME INSTEAD
OF YOU
Doctors are of the opinion that Mayor Cermak stands a fifty-fifty chance of recovery. Some of the other five injured stand a similar
luce.
Mr. Roosevelt visited each of the xictims in hospital besides Mayor Cemak who, before submitting to un operation, told Jr. Roosevelt:
1 am gind it was me instead of you."
Mrs. Kruiz, who was standing next to Zingara, twenty-five yards from Mr. Roosevelt, at the time of the shooting recounted to Reuter how she struck up the gunman's hand as he was firing for the fifth time, then a detective and a police man pounced on the sailant sad
tied him to a car amid the orowds
shouta of "kill him."
Zingara was then taken to gaol safe from inot violence.
I
deat-Elect, Mr. Franklin Roose velt, is not expected to live.
The assailant, who was immedi- ately arrested, fixed five shota in all, striking six persons.
Mr. Roosevelt himself had a miraculous escape.
One of his guards, & Secret Service man, close by, was shot in the head.
The wife of the President of the Florida Light Company was also among the wounded.
The President-Elect had
just
returned from a fishing trip to
The negotiations will take place with the assistance of a Committee bly. In case of dificulty, the Com established by the League Assem the Bahamas aboard Mr. Vincent inmittee must report to the Assembly Astor's yacht when the shooting which shall pronounce thereon. It is left to the Assembly to desiguate
occurred.
"
JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE
MEMBERSHIP OF LEAGUE FAVOURED
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
WHILE the question of Japan's
TOKYO,. Feb. 0,
hangs on the balance, there are withdrawal from the League still indications that the majority of and Navy circles favours Japan's aible, though the Army, generally appears to advocate withdraw it retention of membership if pos
the Assembly passes the Committee of Nineleen's recommendationI
INDIA BANK RATE
REDUCED TO 31%
[THMOVOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, Feb. 16. THE India Bank rate was to-day
reduced to 3 per cent,
CARNAGE IN RUMANIA
20 WOMEN INJURED WHEN TROOPS FIRE ON MOB
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
JARDINE AND HIS MERRY MEN REGAIN THE ASHES"
Win Fourth Test Match By Six Wickets
British Premier Sends Telegram Of Congratulation
(TMROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY I
London, February 16,
following cables have been sent to Jardins Heartiest congratulations to you and all your team, We looked forward to hearing of hard fought games with our old rivals on the cricket field and a win för us this tivie is well done,"
J. Ramsay MacDonald, "Bravo, the Ashes' are won but they are secondary in the great fighting spirit and good sportmanship shown by both sides."
J. H. Thomsią,
THE MEN HAVE BEEN SPLENDID
Brisbane, Fab. 16. Mr. Warner in a statement saidr "We are naturally proud and do lighted at recovering the Ashes.' The Australians, true to tradition, fought hard and, the bowling of Ironmonger and O'Reilly was of a highest order. O'Reilly was no good that when Leyland was out left the ground as I could not
bear to see the finale. I heard on the wireless that the score- .WLI 144/4 so I returned.
Our bowling invariably was ex- tremely good and the fielding in- spired. Jardine, managed the bowl- ing extremely well and his placing of our success due to the loyal co- of the field was a marked feature
oporation by the whole team on and off the field,
In the words of Lord Roberts, "the men have been splendid."
BECHAREST, Feb. 18.
Jardine said he was proud of the TWENTY people, mostly women, privilege to lend the side and no were wounded by machine Captain had received, or could ask guns in a clash between troops and for greater sympathy or the utter xympathisers with 4,000 strikers loyalty than has fallen to my lot. who barricaded themelves in
We are proud of our success against the
"The troops hoped that they could remained the 'Ashes,' but I hope we gallant and determined opponents. railway workshops following the arrest of their leader
We are naturally delighted to have force them to surrender from cold
can say with Kipling: Cricketers and hunger, but relatives appear-
can meet triumph and disaster and
Artillery was brought up and Melbourne was the greatest Test in same thought. The second Test at this causing the elash,
mates of which were believed to MC.C. player, but he said their be warmed,
history." trained on the workshops, the in-
Woodfull congratulated. the
defeat had only spurred them on for the 1934 Test matches.
He had intended to take train the menbership of the Committee, opinion both in the Foreign Ofed, bringing blankets and food treat the two, imposters in just the| the task of selection of for New York to-night to renume but suggests that the Signatories of Cabinet, but when Mr. Anton Cer: mak was shot down. he indicated that he would not go to New York, but would stay in hospital with the wounded. Mayor, whose injuries at that time had not been deter-
Italian Bricklayer. Zingars, a 33-year-old Italian bricklayer, in another statement to the Police said:"Fam pour and have always been poor, I hate all kings. presidents and everybody who is rich. I meant to shoot Mr. Roosevelt while he was talking in to the microphone but the crowd wasained. too dense,"
members of the Committee of Nine his the
teen should form the Committee of Nine-Power Treaty, several
Negotiations and an invitation ex tended to the Soviet Government to become a member of this Committee. Within a month after having been two parties, the Secretary-General informed of the acceptance of the
opening of negotiations.
Mr. Roosevelt, in his own car,
Mr. Roosevelt in a statement said. took Mr. Cormak to hospital, crad-shall take all suitable steps for the he was deeply moved by the seri-ling the Mayor's head in his arm. ous injuries inflicted on his friends.
The five injured are Mr. Sinnott, Did Not Aim At Roosevelt.
A New York detective, Mrs. Gill,
and Mrs. Kruiz who were shot in the stomach and hand respectively, a man named Galloway and a five- year-old boy.
Cermak's Condition Improved. Mayor Cermak's condition has considerably improved Mrs. Gill's. condition is serious, but the others are believed to be out of danger.
"Sometimes i ret a big pain in the stomach then I want to kill
these presidents," Zingare told the
Police in the course of examina- tion.
Zingara's stomach bears a big scar which he says is the result of an operation.
An eye-witnas leclares his be-
lief that the assailant did not aim
not been hurt.
the head.
Al
The onlookers seized, the nasail-
Not a Mere Return to "Status·
·Quo."!
The settlement which is recom.
COMMITTEE OF 19'S
DECISIONS
BOUND TO HAVE SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS
[HROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY)
GENEVA, Feb. 16.
A
| Workers in other perta of Rumania have been equally rest- Ices since the beginning of the re- which is declared illegal. cent campaign against Communism,
Strikers Surrender.
BUCHAREST, Feb. 14, The strikers have surrendered following a hot exchange of fire with troops, in which three strikers and nine troops were killed and one striker and 20 of the troops wounded.
A Poor Attendance.
[HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRISBANE, Feb. 16. England won the fourth Test today by six wickets.
The wicket was left unaffected. by rain carly this morning, but only a small crowd witnessed the resump- tion of the English innings at 107 POLITICAL CRISIS IN Ironmonger opened the Austra
for 2 in threatening weather.
BELGIUM
KING REFUSES CABNET'S RESIGNATION
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]
BRUSSELS, Foo, 16.
at Mr. Roosevelt, but at Mr. Cermended differs from a mere return ink. One of the Secret Service to the status quo existing before agents guarding Mr. Roosevelt September, 1931; it also precludes was wounded in together six persons were hit.
the maintenance and recognition The President-Elect on hearing montal principles of the existing
being incompatible with the funda THE Japanese Government can- the shoute of alarm and the general. International obligations and with that the unrealistic theoretical deci not conceal ita apprehension excitement, stood up in his car and the mood of understanding between sion by the Committee of Nineteen waved his arm to show that he had China and Japan, on which peace would make it an extremely diffi- ant and held him without difficulty. that in adopting the present Report such a course is bound to have seri-
in the Far East depends.
cult task for restoring peace and The Committee declares it is clear tranquility in the Far East, since After the examination of Mr. members of the League ought to ous repercussions in that part of Cermak at
the hospital, it was refrain, particularly as regards the the world. announced that the wound is very present régime in Manchuria, from serious and that
note of warning hope for his life.
The little any act likely to prejudice the clusion in a long lap is the on- THE Cabinet have tendered their tered the chest and passed out of of the said Report, or delay their with the League since the drafting by By votes to 72 on a Socialist The bullet on execution of the recommendations ment reviewing the negotiations following the Government's defeat resignations to the King, the back.
Ar he was shooting, the assail not to recognise this régime either
application. They will continué of the December resolution. ant cried out: "I am Joe Zingara, in law or fact. They intend to reese willingness to uphold the munal elections at Hastiere,
motion censuring the Minister of It emphasises throughout Japan- the Interior for cancelling the com- I will kill all Presidents and all their officers."
frain in regard to the situation in League prestige and simultaneous- Manchuria from any isolated action ly aafeguarding vital Japanese to accept the Cabinet's reema The King has, however, refused and to concert their action among interest, and speaks of the Coution. themselves and, if possible, with mittee of Nineteen's precipitate un- NEW YORK, Feb. 16. of the County Jail, Zingara con-
the States concerned which are not warranted action in negotiations nation would be unable to com- "That's great!" cried the wife members of the League, namely the in the race for conciliatory Japin- fessed the crime in broken English. of Mr. Roosevelt when she learned United States and the Soviet Reze action. He declared he wanted to kill all that he had not been injured by public. presidents. When in Italy he the assassin's, bullets, adding: “I In order to facilitate as far as wanted to kill the King, but was suppose you've got to expect these possible the establishment in the unable to approach him.
things
Far East of a situation in cou- Mr. Roosevelt rejoicing in his sented in the present Report, the President Hoover hostwired to formity with the conclusions pre escape."
Secretary-General, is instructed to
The Polite now tend the opinion that Valenti (who was detained on suspicion bootuse he lived in the same house with Zingara) has no connection with the crine.
Crime Confemed,
MIAMI, Feb. 10. Questioned by the police, in
a cell on the twenty-first story
**That's. Great!"
prebend that the fate of the Gov
His Majesty deckares that the
trnment, whose self-imposed dusty was the improvement of the finen cial and economic situation, could depend upon the validity or other
ling attack with O'Reilly, and met with an early success when he had Hammond taken by Bromley at cover point. 118-3-14.
The Gloucestershire bateman had batted stolidly for 71 minutes and his was scored out of 40.
Leyland, who had been playing mgnificent cricket, fell to a catch in the slips off O'Reilly at 138,.his score being 68.
blending caution and aggression in He played a dominating inninga
a masterly manner. During his; stay of 22 minutes he hit a five and nine boundaries.
With-Paynter and Ames together left-hander got O'Reilly away to the runs come quickly. The Lancashire
leg boundary off his first ball and then Ames hit the same bowler for a aix on the 'off side..
Paynter played dashing cricket, and soon got Ironmonger past mid on to the rails to send up 163 as the result of 38 minuter play MUNITIONS FOR
Light rain succeeded in hurrying He added that he went to Miami two months ago for health owing
FAR EAST VILwise of a village election. The mattere, Ames claiming a three to The Prime Minister, Count Dete on off McCabe, and Paynter to stomach pains. He purchased a revolver at a pawnshop for $8. Ho velt have been ordered to be to the States who are not members
The guards around Mr. Roose-communicate a copy of this Report BRITISH FIGURES FOR LAST position.
NORM Brocqueville, has asked for twenty-sored the winning hit off the next four hours in which to consider the bowler for a six to the fine leg ball when he hooked the same deeply regretted his failure to kill doubled immediately, likewise the of the League, but who are signa- Mr. Roosevelt. He approved of police at the White House..
TWO MONTHS
boundary. Bolshevism, but denied that he belongs to any party or organisal about Zingan, the assailant.
No-one appears to know anything tion
French Contratulations.
PARIS, Feb. 18..
President Lebrun has instructed Agents. The protest adds that this the French Ambassador at. Wash-state of affaim is intolerable. ington to congratulate Mr. Roose-
velt on his escape.
Arrest of Machine-Gun!
Mourn Ordered.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.
tories to the Nine-Power Troaty of the Kellogg Pact, informing them of the Assembly's hopes that they will asociate themselves with the views. expressed in the Report and, and their attitude with the mem- if necessary, comoart their action
"bers of the League.
It suggests that Moscow agree to participate in a Joint Frontier Commission to establish the boun MANCHUKUO PROTEST TO dary lines in order to obviate any SOVIET CONSUL-GENERAL possible regrettable incidents.
REJECTION OF JAPANESE AMENDS
The Police Chief has ordered the p arrest of Jack Machine Gun" McGum, a reputed gunman of the Al Capone gang, whom they held but released shortly before the news of the attempt against Mr. Roose volt,
The District Attorney, however, is pot of the opinion that Melara or gangland have any connection with the shooting
Mayor of Chicago Wounded.
MOSAS MIAMI, Feb. 16. Mr. Anton Cermak, the Mayor of Chicago, who was wounded In the on the life of the Prai
LONDON, Feb. 15.
(THROUGH REUTER'S " AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 18 THE supply of arme and am-
munition to Chipa and Jap was tho subject of quetious by Mr. Mander in the House of Co- mons" to-day,
sident of the Board of Trade, said Replying, Me Ranciman, Pe that during December 68,000 millimetro shells, 8,500 machind HARDIN, Feb. 18. gun cartridges and forty machine. According to instructions from guns were exported to Japan, the Manchukuo, the local repre- while twenty machine guns 5 sentative of the, Manchukuo Foreign exported to China. Ministry Innded over a strong pro In the House of Commons to test to the U.S.S.I. Consul General cartridgeported to In January four million rifo night, Sir John Simon, the Foreign here on February 11 pointing out Chine Secretary, formally announced the that Soviet citizens have been rejection by the Committee of Nine ingly crossing over the Manchu teen of the Tapanese amendments to kuo frontiers in the vicini the Braft Resolution and added Manchuli and to t that the drafting of the Report the South of Hing under Paragraph 4 of Article XV, the definitely est therefore, has been actively pursued posta by the Committee who will shortly, submit the dra League Assembly,
Meanwhile, the Liberals, who voted against the Government, are. again prepared to co-operato
ALANA BRUBELLA, Feb. 20,
With deference to the King's wishes, the Cabinet has decided to remain in office,"
THE SINGAPORETM NAVAL BASE.
EXPENDITURE UP TO DATE £3,438,000
THROUGH LEUTER'S AGUMOT,J
the House of Commons to-day, the First Lord of the Admiralty, BBolton Eyrti-Monsell annonne | DELEGA TO GENEVA Crust the total expenditure to date on the Singapore Base, ex- cheding the fasting dock, was £2,438,000.
Btory, Feb. 18. SIE PHILIP BASSOON, Undu To this sum, Malaya, New Zea Secretary for Au, to day lol land and Hong Kong had con- London for Geneva to attend the tributed £2,122,000, leaving a net Disarmament Conference as the expenditure on the Navy Vote of Air Ministry representative
£1,318,000,
VÉ SCORES
The neores are as follows:-
Australia-1st Innings.
W. M. Woodfull, b. Mitchell VY. Richardson, st Ames,
b Hammond 12
D. G. Bradman, b Laz
8 JMoCabe, o
b Allend
WH Ponsfor L Darling
TW. Wall, not out WJ O'Bailly, e Ham-
mood, barwood
2b Hammond
H. Ironmonger, at. Ames,
Extras
Total
340
Fall of the wickets, -1 for. 133; 9 for 2003 for 233; 4 for 264 5 for 967; 8 for 202 7 for 316 8 for 317, 0 for 320: 10 for
Bowling Analysis:
0. M.
Larwood Allen Hammond Mitchell Verity......
*** 31 7. 101
....93361
97 19. 30 England-1st Innings. Sutcliffe, 1.b.w. b O'Reilly, Jardine, Love, b O'Reilly 483 Hammond, b McCabe
Wyatt, Lowe, b Iron-
mongér Leyland, e Bradman, .b.
O'Reilly
Allen, o Love, b Wall Ames; Darling, b Iron-
monger Larwood, b McCabe. Paynter, e Richardson, b
Ironmonger. Verity, not out Mitchell, .b.w., b O'Reilly
Extras
Total
བཙུནལྔ་སླ£a 38°སྐ」
306
Fall of wickets:-1 for 114; s for 158: 3 for 105; 4 for 188; 5 for 196; @ for 216; 7 for 290, 8 for 284; 9 for 353; 10 for 066. Bowling Analysis.
O, MR WA
33 0
Wall
O'Reilly Ironmonger
67:4 26 120
4
43 10 00
McCabe Broinley
93 740
10 4 19
Bradman
Darling
7117
Australia-2nd. Innings.-
W. M. Woodfull. c Ham-
mond, b Mitchell
V. Y. Richardson,
dine, b Verity
Jar
D.. G. Bradman, ċ Mitchell,
b Earwood
W. H. Ponsford, e Lar
wood, b Allen MoCube, b, Verity Bromley, Hammond,
Allan
Darling, run out
Love, l.b.w., b Larwood Wall, e Jardine, 'b'Allen O'Reilly, b Larwood. Ironmonger, not out
Extras
Total'
.175/
Fall of wickets:-1 for 48; 2 for 70; 3 for 814 for 91,5 for 136;6 for 103,7 for 189; for 160; 9 for 171; 10 for 175.2. Bowling Analysis,
Larwood Allen Hammond
Verity... Mitchell
O. M. R. W.
17.3:3 +49 mg 17 @ 44
104 18
108
30
5 0 11
England 2nd Innings, O'Reilly H. W. Sutcliffe, o Darling, D. Jardine, 1.b.w.,
Ironmonger Leyland, McCabe,
O'Reilly Ironmonger Hammond, o Bromley,
Ames, not out. Paynter, not out
Extraa
Total (for 4 wkis)
Fall of wicketa:-1 for 5; for 78; 3 for 118: 4 for 138.
Bowling Analysis.
157
OM. RW. Wall 117 O'Reilly
Ironmong McCabe
2011 05
AUSTRALIA'S NEXT TEST TEAM
TWELVE PROBABLE
PLAYERS
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)
USTRALIA'S next Tert for the match while played at Sydney ou will be selected from the twelve Woodfull, Bradmah, O'Brien, ling Bromley, Oldfield O'Reilly, Ironmonger