SPAIN IN THE THROES OF POLITICAL UNREST
General Strike Proclaimed And Threat Of Civil War
GOVERNMENT TAKE MANY. PRECAUTIONS
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Press"}
(By Telegraph, Copyright. Tele- UGLY SCENES AT
graphic Massages Ordinance, 1804. "Received, March 120 7:56 p.m.)
Madrid, March 12."
The Government are taking steps to have "loud speakers installed in various parts of the city from which latest strike news' will be broadcast. The Govemment also asks the people not to be misled by Tumours created for the purpose of creating unrest.
BOXING MATCH
Crowd Reverse Referee's Decision
A strike of building operatives and metal workers is in full swing, (Special to Hong Kong while in Valencia, port workers
Daily Press") and stevedores have also walked (by Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- "out, but no serious disturbances, graphic Massager Ordinance, 1894-
have been reported as yet.-Trans- Received, March 19, 7.30 p.m.) ocean Kuo Min.
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Madrid, March 12
♫ A general strike throughout Spain has been proclaimed and will start at midnight. The Gov- ernment has declared the strike to be illegal and are taking all precautions to ensure that all public services may hold out against the strikers.
Parts, Marchi 12.
•HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1934.
JAPANESE NAVAL
TRAGEDY
100 Officers And Men Feared Lost
Tokyo, Mar. 12, Mystery surrounds the fate of the torpedo-boat Tomotsu Maru, 527 tons, which was launched in February, and which was found by rescue vessels at. 1 p.m. totally disabled in the vicinity of Shijiki jima island several hours after she suddenly ceased to send wireless | Inessages during exercises. The Navy Office is not divulging the casualties pending investigation, but the Asahi claims the vessel
and capsized
over a hundred cfficers and men aboard are feared all lost-Reuter.
SENSATION IN SHANGHAI
Alleged Attempt To Kill Bogomoloff
Shanghai, Mar. 12, Something in the nature of a sensation was created in journalis- tie circles this evening when the Chinese News Agency circulated Unusual riots occurred at a box-a report appearing in a local ing match which took place on Japanese daily to the effect that Sunday night at Lille, when the an attempt on the life of M. pubile overruled the referee's ver- Bogomoloff WIJ planned for dlet by making a vote and award- February 24 when he was due to ing the fight to the opponent of leave the North Station. It w whom the referee had declared the stated the alleged would-be winner.""
pissassins were Russians. Koreans and Chinese dressed in Japanese clothes whose purpose, it was to aggravate the already strained Russo-Japanese relations by mak- ing it appear that Japanese had killed the ambassador,
Pandemonium broke loose when the referee's decision was an- nounced. the crowd bombarding the ring with bottles, chairs and other missiles and attempting to set are to the platform. „
How true or otherwise this re- port is, is at present not known.
Reuter.
Spain is on the eve of another vast upheaval Socialists leaders announced that preparations for civil war will be made immediately If the Socialist Party 1s banned, Police rushed to the scene and
The Catholic paper,
"Accion succeeded in restoring order, but Popular" has ordered. all young only after the police officer in volunteers mobolised for civil de command had, assured the specta- fense to be at their posts in the tors that a yote would be taken streets at 7 pm. on Tuesday to on the outcome of the fight" The protect the
resulted in a complete re- sale
of newspapers vote when the strike of five thousand
versal of the referee's verdict by
newspapermen begins.
an overwhelming majority.-Trans--|--- Hundreds have been arrested for ocean Kuo Mini. possession of unlicensed re-arms. -Reuter..
MADRID
QUIET
Madrid, Mar, 12. The city was quiet at 2 a.m. It is impossible" yet to estimate the extent in response to a general strike, but the generally tension appears to have considerably re- laxed.-Reuter.
STRIKE INEVITABLE
Madrid, Mar, 12.
FRANCO-GERMAN
او
TRADE TREATY
Extended Till May 20
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press").
The Government is understood (By Telegraph, Copyright, to be ready with a decree for martial law at the first sign of trouble, and its declaration mak- ing illegal a general, strike an-
Tele- graphic, Messages Ordinance, 1894-
Received, March 12, 7.30 p.m.)
Berlin, March 12, The Franco German Treaty of nounced from Barcelona to start Commerce, which has been de- at midnight have nullified for the nounced by the French Govern→ present instructions from Barce- lona, this, coupled with the factment and, therefore, due to expire on March 20, has been prolonged that all trade Union Offices were
until May 20, in, consequence of an closed
on Sunday, probably im- peded the transmission of strike Governments, as it will be impos- exchange of notes between the two orders.
sible for technical reason to con- tions which are now pending in clude at an earlier date negotia-
Franco-German view of the new Little Entente-
economic tions.Transocean Kuo Min.
The Government are making an effort to terminate existing trade conflicts, but the climax in a' gen- eral strike seems inevitable to- morrow.-Reuter.
PRINCE SIXTE OF BOURBON
Suffering From Blood Poisoning
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
CUNARD-WHITE
STAR LTD.·
Main Provisions Of Agreement
C.E.R. TRACK TORN UP
All Traffic Held Up
Harbin, Mar. 12.
A Japanese armoured-car pat-. rolling the CER. discovered 20 miles west of Pogranitchnaya that the track was torn up in three places, two bridges destroyed by fire and telegraph wires cut for three miles.
All traffic has ceased.-Reuter.
ALL AVIATION TO STOP!
Order By U.S.
Air Chief
Washington, March 12. "Major-General Foulois, chief of
HEAVY RAINS IN ENGLAND
Mail News From Canton
KWANGTUNG SILK
THE LATE DR.
SUN
Water Shortage Anxiety Abated
un- and
INDUSTRY
Practical Measures For Improvement
London, March 12. The heavy rains which occurred during the week-end and forecasts indicating a continuance of settled weather with anow sleet in North-East and further rain (From Our Special Correspondent) in the South of England have somewhat lessened the anxiety
Canton, March, 12. regarding water supplies, particu-
Practical measures for the im larly in the rural districts where provement of Chinese silk are em- restrictions have been enforced. boated in a scheme submitted by Thunder storms occurred in many
the Silk Improvement Bureau to parts on Saturday and
Sunday. the
Provincial Department of Summer drought in Britain often Reconstruction. ends in thunderstorms, but it is The scheme which was
YAT SEN
Memorial Service At Canton
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, March 12.
the The ninth anniversary of death of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, found- drawner of the Kuomintang and father unusual for a long spell of drought up by Mr. Llu Hsung Chen, direc- of the Chinese Republic, was ob- In January and February In Eng- tor of the Bureau, calls for estab- served here to-day as well as in land to be followed by thunders-lishment of a special godown for all parts of the country. torms. in March. British Wire- the storage of alik, compulsory To commemorate this event, a Wis proclaimed.' testing of raw silk, the establish- general holiday. ment of a large silk company for Government offices, Kuomintang organs and schools were represent- the purpose of exporting slik, or- ganisation of a silk trade informed, at a memorial service held at ation bureau for the collection of at Sen Memorial Hall. The us- 'clock this morning at the Sun market conditions in foreign
ual review of the great work of countries, and the establishment
the departed leader was made, and of a silk bank
jesa
R.A.F. FLYING FATALITY
Observer Killed
London, March 12. . The first flying fatality in the Royal Air Force this year occurred yesterday in Gloucester when an aircraftsman who was acting as ob- serves was killed when the machine crashed in a field.
The pilot of the aeroplane. rea- lising that the machine was out of control, jumped clear, and as the parachute, opened immediately he landed unhurt.
The machine did not catch fire after crashing. British Wireless.
SILVER MARKET ·
(From Our Special Correspondent)
for-a
DISARMAMENT PROBLEM
France To Reply To British Note
London, Mar. 12. The
attitude of the French Government on the British Memor- andum on Disarmament and the light of Captain Anthony Eden's conversations in Berlin and Rome are to be disclosed in a note. It la unlikely the note will be received before the debate on Disarmament which is to be raised in the House of Common's on Wednesday,
In these circumstances
a tull statement on the results of the Lord Privy Seal's mission is not to be expected, but both the Foreign Secretary, Str John Simon, and- Lord Privy Seal Capt. Eden will take part in the discussion,
Disarmament will also be debated;
in the House of Lords on Thurs
day.
The subject will doubtless be re- debate on the Navy Estimates to ferred to again in the Commons
day and on the Army Estimates on Thursday, although notice has been given that 'many other mat- abide by his teachings' in order to ters connected with these circum, turn China into a united country.starices will be raised-British
Mags were flown at half mast! Wireless.
as a sign of mourning" and sil threatres
For the welfare of silk workers, solemn declaration was made to a plan is proposed to silk co-operative bank which will accept savings from silk workers and advance them loans on fav- ourable terms: Production of in- ferior quality of silk is to be pro- hibited, and silk producing con- cerns are required to turn out silk up to certain standards.
and entertainment re- sorts were closed during the day.
At noon factories and ships in AN ACT OF LESE the siren, while street traffic stop-
the harbour blew three blasts of
ped for three minutes.
MAJESTY
How Nanking Views Pu Yi's Action
Prosperity in Kwangtung de-
After the service at the Memor- pends, in a large measure, on the fal Hall, loyal followers of Dr. Sun export of silk. Silk merchants Yat Sen, high officials, and others here are heartened by the fact others celebrated Arbor Day that the economic conditions in
Lee Yue Kong in the North-east- Europe and America, particularly
ern outskirts of the city. This the United States and England, tree planting ceremony is an an- are making industrial recovery nual afair with the object of and this means they are in a post-growing more trees to absorb the Hon to buy more silk from China. flood and to provdie more lumber
Nanking, Mar, 12. to the public.
The National Government have Three thousand trees were plant-issued a maridate which declares, ed by the Kuomintang South-west Executive Committee, the Provin-
CANTON
ON
TAX RICE
cial Kuomintang and the Munici- pal Kuomintang. Similar plant-
ings were made by students who
was over shortly after noon.
Following are the Suver Quota An Increase Of Cts. 20 enjoyed the outing. The ceremony
London, March 12. ..."
tions of the London' market to- day:-
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Mar. 11 Mar. 1b.
201
Per Picul
Spot Forward 20.13/16 20.9/16 (From Our Special Correspondent) The London on New York cross- rate at the closing to-day was
Canton, March 12. G.85.07.13/16.
Increase in the tax on imported rice, from $1.00 national currency per pleul to $1.20 per picul wil take effect on March 20, and will raise the monthly revenue from
LONDON STOCK $250,000 to over $300,000,
EXCHANGE
Undertone Good
London, March 12. Sterling on New York 6.073, on Paris 77.3/16. ·
On the Stock Exchange this moming the undertone is good. but interest mainly is centred on few a special sections.
British Government stocks are steady, War Loan 103.7/18. Gold 136/10d.-British Wireless.
LONDON CEREMONY
London, Max. 12. In the same room at the Chinese Legation in which the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen was kept prison in 1896 a special Memorial Service was held to-day on the anniver- sary of Sun Yat Sen's death by Mr. Que Tai Chi and his staff. at the Legation.
that Mr. Henry Pu Yi in allowing himself to become head" of " a
"puppet" regime is guilty of lese- majesty, therefore, he is punishable in accordance with the law govern- ing acts of treason against the Republic, while Pu Yi's associates are to be dealt in accordance with the same law and regulations governing the punishment of bandits. Reuter,
FIRE IN CHINESE LEGATION.
—
Slight
however, done.
Berlin, March 12, The Provincial authorities are
The room is now exclusively A fire broke out in the Minister's. increasing revenues in accordance preserved as a memorial to Dr. study in the Chinese Legation but with the Three-Year Plan. They Sun Yat Sen and has, been adorned was put out promptly. And that farign rice
been with portraits and scrolls by Mr. damage was, has coming in without decrease of Que Tai Chi-Reuter. quantity since the rice tax came into force, and accordingly a high- er tax is to be imposed to protect native rice!
the
However, rich merchants in Shakee Road are embarrassed by this additional taxation. They Arst planned to import more Saigon and Slam rice from. 'Hong Kong befofe March 20, but price of this commodity in Hong Kong has gone up owing the un- favourable exchange in Blam and Saigon currency. Rice importers prefer to wait and let the new tax come into efect rather than buy
the Army Air Corps, has ordered NO STORM TROOP such rice at an increase of twenty
the suspension, for two or three days, all Army and Air Mall Bying pending the drafting, for approval; the new modifed schedule in accordance with President Roose- velt's instructions. This step will leave the country without a single line operating.
Under the revised plan which is tentatively approved by Major- the General Foulos, twelve of eighteen routes now traversed by Army planes, including the main trans-continental routes, will maintained when operations resumed. Reuter.
are
ARRESTS
New Order Made In Germany
Berlin, March 12. Herr Goering has forbidden ́all arbitrary arrests by Storm Troo- be pers
and minor Nazi' officials. Henceforth arrests must be ordered by the Becret Police and Provin- cial governors and must be tele- graphed to Herr Goering. Arrests, if not confirmed within a week. become invalid-Reuter.
TOO MANY ACCIDENTS
Washington, Mar. 12. Maj.-General" Foulois" decision for a temporary cessation of al- mails follows Mr. Roosevelt's in- structions, owing to the number of casualties, that all but the most. necessary air-mail fiying should.be eliminated pending the enactment
and
"London, March 12. The main provisions have been (B9 Telegraph, Copyright, Tele-published of the Agreement be graphic Merages Ordinance, 1891. tween the Treasury, the Cunara
Received, March 12, 7-30 p.m.)
Company and the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company for a merger, Paria, March 12,
[the "Cunard-White Star Limited," | Prince' Sixte of Bourbon is re-
which will take over, free from al ported to be in ́s critical state
mortgages, and charges, certain cwing to blood polsoning, and phy- sicians hold out little hope for his Atlantic assets of both companies.
The agreement "is contingent or necessary legislation recovery. Almost his entire family
with legislation passed by Parlia negotiation of new contracts for including his sister are at his bed-
ment and the consant of holders returning air-mails to commercial side and the, latter's eldest son,
of Cunard debentures and securea companies. Reuter. the Archduke. Otto-the pretender creditors of the Oceanic Steamship to the thrones of Austria and Company." Legislation must be Hungary-s also expected to ar-
passed to enable the Treasury to. rive here shortly.
provide three million pounds for the completion of liner No. 534, a further one million five hundrea thousand pounds for working capi- tal and to enable the Treasury to provide another, five million pounds for additional ships"
"
Prince Sixte who is 48 years old is one of a family of twenty ana played an important part in the world war. Transocean Kuo Min
In consideration of the merger, -sixty-two per cent, of the initias capital will be credited to the Cunard Company and thirty-eight Der cent, to the 0.8.NO-Reuter.
CARDINAL BERTRAIN
(Special to Hong Kong Dally Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright, Teis graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, March 18, 7.30 p.m.)
Brealan, March-12. Cardinal Archbishop Bertrain will celebrate his 75th birthday on | 52 Wednesday. Cardinal Bertrain who has been head of the diocese since the autumn of 1914.con- tinues to enjoy excellent health- Transocean Kuo Min.
·SIR A. CADOGAN AT HANKOW
Hankow, Mar, 12. Bir A. Cadogan has arrived hers from Nanking-Reuter,
MR. MELLON'S ANSWER
To U.S. Attorney General
Washington, Mar. 12.
OVERSEAS * MARKETS:
Urgency Of Improving Conditions
"Berlin, March 12,
cents Hong Kong money per picul. On the other hand the tax on grain or paddy remains. 60 cents Mex. per picul. In fact, met- chants are requesting the Provin- cial Department of Finance to re- duce this tax to 20 cents per picul, The matter is under consideration by the authorities and no imme- diate action is likely,
VICEREGAL LODGE AS MUSEUM
Homes In Miniature
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, February 20
The Irish Free State Government has decided to convert the Vicere. ga! Lodge in Phoenix Park, Dublin, into a museum of science and art. The extensive. private grounds of the lodge will be thrown open to the public, and the kitchen gardens will be let to a market gardener.
The lodge has not been occupied since the appointment of Mr. Donald Buckley as Governor-general It. will be used as an extension of the existing Museum of National Science and Art
At the East Asiatic Club dinner in Hamburg, Dr. Schmidt, Minister of Economica, stressed the urgency of improving overseas markets.
He wished the Chinese Govern ment the utmost success in secur
Aran Island House ing the quiet development of the,
This extension will consist of a Interior and hoped that Japan's series of rooms, each designed as relations with Germany will con- réplicas of dwelling-houses in differ- tinue to be friendly to the advantent parts of the country, and con age of both-Reuter
taining examples of the clothing in use, the Industries, and customs pursued 22
!.
Mr. Andrew Mellon in a state-he welcomed on opportunity of A beginning has already been, nent to-day said, "The action of vindicating his character and made by the collection of a complete the Attorney General in politics is pointed out it is nearly two years set of articles of wear and a model of the most crudé sort. All since the authorities decided his of a house in use on the Aran Is intome-tax-ever asserted against income-tax return was incorrect. lands. This will be the qucleus of me has been paid. I have paid They spent three months investi- the museum, AINA more than $20,000,000, in income-gating his financial position and The present Governor-General, tax in the past twenty years.”
ound nothing to enable them to who lives in a private residence, als Mr. Jimmie Walker, who is stay- bring a charge of tax evasion Blackrock, Cainty Unblin, takes no ing with his wife in Bürrey said Reuter.
part in public functiona;).
Reuter.
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