SERIOUS RIOTS IN MADRID PROVINCE
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ENGLISH STUDENT KILLED
FIVE PEOPLE INJURED
Gil Robles Spain's Coming
Leader
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")
(By Triegropt
Copyright, Telegraphic Messager Ordinance,
Received, April 28. 7.30 p.m.)
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1894.
FIOLES DOLLAR VALUE
Madrid, April 23. The 24-hour strike created by
Syndicalists as the against the monster meeting of, the Catnout youth at Escorial on Sunday, has been marked by con- siderable violence.
IMPROVES
But Devaluation Rumours Continue
A number of bombs were exploded by extremist elements who made. the best of the situation for their own purposes, and two persons were killed and eleven gravely injured in various clashes between demonstrators and police. The most serious of these the great on Occurred clashes thoroughfare, Puerta del Sol, where one English student was killed and five passers-by wounded in the course of a shooting affray be-dollar terms tween the police and the tremista
In one of the capital's suburbs, "the anarchists attempted to burn a nunnery but the fire brigade succeeded in putting out the blaze before much damage was done.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1934.
COPPER
SIGNED
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To Be Effective From April 26
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Washington, April 22. General Johnson has signed the.. copper code which is effective from April 26 and provides frstly, a fortyhours week.
Secondly, minimum wages rang- ing from 30 to 47 cents per hour by districts.
Thirdly, sales quotas,of each of the primary producers to be based on an annual productive capacity totalling 20,500 tons monthly, in addition to 2.500 tons for second- ary producers.-Reuter,
SUVICH NOW ON PILGRIMAGE
London Talks On Disarmament
London, April 23. Following Capt. Eden's disarming
SCHMELING NOW THE DERBY CALL
FIT
To Train Again At Barcelona
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press"}, (By Talegraph, Copyright, Tala- 1894. graphic Meriager Ordinance, Received, April 23, 7.30 p.m.)
Berlin, Aprü 23.
The famous heavyweight cham- pion, Max Schmeling, accompanied by his wife, the famous film star Anny Ondra, left here on Monday for Barcelona to resume his train- ing for the fight against Paulino which is now scheduled for May 13.
Schmeling's injury to the thumb which had caused the postpone- ment of the fight some months ago has completely healed, and the ex- champion is stated to be on top form for the encounter.
Press reports from America state that Schmeling will probably meet the American heavyweight, Steva Hama, who beat him last year, in a return match on July 1 at The Hague. Transocean Kuo Min..
OVER
Colombo Made Favourite
London, April 23. -The result of the Derby call-over follows:-
Colombo, 8/4 t and o.
Medieval Knight. 100/12 0. Umidvar, 9/1 0.
Lozingaro, 100/80- Winsor Lad, 20/1 o. Valerius, 23/10 33/1 t.
CITY AND SUBURBAN
London, April 23," The call-over on the, City and Suburban resulted as follows:-
Montrose, 9/2 t and o
Alluvial, 115/20 and o Play On, 100/6 o 13/2 t Abbots Worthy, 100/11 o 19/2 t. Nitsichin, 100/9 a 100/8 1. Light Sussex, 100/8 t and e. Galapas, 100/8 t`and 0. Highlander, 100/t and o Pammame, 100/7 t and o. Beneficial, 100/7 t and o. Young Native, 20/1 t, and St. Oswald, 28/1 t and o. Unlikely, 28/1 c. Mate, 33/1 0.
pilgrimage to European capitals M. 66
"NO IDEA HOW TO DEAL
deadlock does not precipitate his visit, the three days talk will be mainly devoted to save the utmost from the wreck of disarmament.
M. Suvich is demonstrating how closely akin are the Mussolini and MacDonald plans.
The British Cabinet sub-com- mittee la also meeting,
Suvich, the Italian Under Secre- London, April 23.
the Administra-tary för Foreign Affairs, arrived in Expression of
M. statesmen. tion's willingness to export gold, London for å few days' consulta- when the dollar is under export tion with British polnis, caused an improvement in Suvich declined to interview the to sterling to-day, Press, but the general opinion is disarmament though the devaluation that nevertheless " dollar rumours continue to excite wide- interest. The opinion is aprend
Mr. Roosevelt is, un- given that likely to reduce the gold content in view of the" fact that stocks of commodities had not improved up to April 21, which is the first time the dollar was below parity. Also the dollar is reduced to fifty
Recent utterances by British cents his last card will be played.
statesmen seemed to convey pat- Congress members, owing to the
ience at the conciliatoriness about nearness of elections and who de-
the outturn, and the line has come sire a popular ticket are continuing
for others to show their initiative, to urge silver legislation.
Owing to the Presdent's objec-or Britain will strengthen her de- tion to mandatory powers of a fences.. Since the gas and the electrical silver imposition on silver export workers also joined the strike, a ja bonus is regarded as the most
city
was likely compromise as conciliating greater part of the
temporarily in- plunged into complete darkness on silver advocates. Sunday night. By Monday morn- ing the city, however, had taken on a normal aspect with street cars running and shops and restaurants open for business, but there was
All trafic services were paralysed throughout on Sunday, while re- staurants and coffee-honses were closed owing to the strike, as were most of the bakeries, so that the majority of the population had to
bread. without
In go bakerles, work went on heavy police guard.
some undër
creasng the purchasing power in some export markets. Reuter.
"still tense political atmosphere NEW CHARCOAL
with sentiment running high both
in the Maxist and Nationalist camps.
The Catholic mass meeting pass- ed off on Sunday in complete order. The Catholic leader, G
Robles whom many consider as Spain's coming man, declared in an address that his party was ready to take over the Government since it was the only one capable of steming the tide of revolution, but, so Robles added, "We will take over power when we want to and We not when others want us to.
reins of might have "assumed power before this, but we declined avold because we intended, to failure. To-morrow, however, all Spain will look to us and then we will triumph." The words were generally interpreted as meaning that the Catholic Party was press-
of the ing for reconstruction Cabinet with military dictatorship as the alternative. Transocean Kuo Min.
TRAMS AND BUSES CEASE
RUNNING
anti-
GAS
Invention Of Canton
Resident
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, April 28.
WITH CHINESE”.
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR SAITO
Washington, April 22.- Japan would regard it as ani unfriendly act if Foreign countries in with
Interests commercial China ignored Japan's request that she be consulted before trans- are concluded. declared actions Ambassador Saito in an interview with the Washington Star, adding that Foreign nations have not the remotest idea of how to deal with the Chinese.
Mr. Baldwin in an article in to- Paris financial journal, 'day's
Agence Economique, declares that no nation likely to endanger our
Salto mentioned a French group coasts will be allowed a larger air-
are floating a force than Britain. That was the of bankers who unanimous opinion of the Cabinet, China loan on the European mar- but he advocated equalising air-ket which has "considerably wor- forces of all nations.
ried his Government." "
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Meantime there is no sign that
If Foreign business represents. France will regret having cut the tives ignored Japan's request, the
fall
the painter or fear of drifting in isola-responsibility will tion. M. Barthou has gone to War- Chinese Government.
canvas the When asked whether Japan saw and Prague to approval of Poland and the Little might be co-operated with other Buence France might have lost, by Saito replied that such co-opera- Entente, and to retrieve what in Powers in the control of China, the German Polish Non-Aggression tion was possible sometime ago, but Fact. Reuter.
not since the Manchukuo, crisis- Reuter.
INTERVIEW DENIED
Mr. Baldwin has repudiated the so-called interview will be Agence Economique, which is apparently a Motor business in Canton is Uke-write up based on his recent speech ly to become more popular follow-in the House of Commons.-Reuter.
of Mr. Tang ing the mvention Chung Ming of a certain kind of charcoal gas which can be used instead of gasoline.
Mr. Lin Yun Kai, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Govern- ment is very much interested in and has Mr. Tang's invention
bought it for $10,000. A box or boiler is necessary to hold the char- coal, which is to be burnt to pro- duce motive power to the motor. vehicle.
the A plant to manufacture charcoal apparatus is under con- struction at East Parade Ground; the cost being $26,000. It will be completed in one month, when this new apparatus will be in the course of manufacture. It is said that many motor car owners are in- terested in this scheme and have appiled in advance for the new
Madrid, April 23. Trams and buses ceased running, and cafes and bars, were closed in consequence of the proclamation of the twenty-four hour Fascist general strike.
Clashes, in which two police-installation.
Mr. Tang Chung Ming's inven- men are reported to have been killed occurred,
but the
demon- tion is to place the charcoal box or barrel at the back of the car. strations arranged by the Catholic Popular Action Party, which was This is deemed inconvenient and
the the immediate reason for ugly, and efforts are being made strike, passed off quietly in the to put it somewhere under the presence of thirty thousand people.burnet ör hood. The burning of The Minister of the Interior the charcoal produces smoke, which states that there is no cause for has to be eliminated. alarm. The Government will take whatever measures are required to preserve order.
FIVE KILLED
One person was killed and five seriously wounded during anti- Fascist rioting in Madrid to-day.
Kwantung spends 815,000,000 on petrol annually, Canton's share being 81,100,000, The charcoal process will require only twenty
of this amount, per cent
It is
sald
Over one hundred and twenty SAINT
arrests were made.
The
casualties include: Allan
Deller, a London youth, winner of
a travelling scholarship. He had been in Madrid for a fortnight- studying the language.
GEORGE'S DAY
He was Roses Distributed To
shot in the head and chest by stray bullets.
A convent was set on fire and`a' bomb was thrown into one of the principal hotels.
The nerves of the police are Jumpy
They have been subjected to. ambushes of all sorts and to firing from the roots of houses, and as
Troops At Home
London, April 23, Saint George's Society to-day distributed roses to the Navy, Army and Airforce.
FRANCO-POLISH RELATIONS
M. Barthou Visits
Warsaw
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") "(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telo Ordinance, 1891 graphic Messages Received, April 23, 7.30 p.m.)
Warsaw, April 23. The French and Pollsh Foreign Ministers exchanged toasts at a banquet given in M. Barthou's
LEAVE JAPAN
ALONE"
London, April 23. Leave Japan alone, says the "Daily Mail in an editorial this morning.
STOP PRESS
Shanghai, April 23.
A mysterious plane crashed on Saturday at Minghong, a short distance from Shanghai, the pilot of which is believed Efforts to, have been killed. at identification have proved fruitless The" machine is bad- iy smashed.-Reuter.
Nanking, April 23.
The Foreign Office General Staff is shortly sending" offi- cials to Yunnan to inspect the frontier situation, preliminary to the institution of negotia- tions with Britain" for fixing the Yunnan-Burma border- Reuter.
CANTON DAY BY DAY
FOREIGN FIRMS TO BE TAXED
Shameen Businessmen
Surprised
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, April 23.
Surprise is felt to-day song
foreign firms in Spaween that the AIR-MAIL HELD
Provincial Department of Finance is attempting to impose on them the business tax, although it has. been payable by Chinese .mer chants for the past two years and yields good figures to the Chinese authoritica
UP
Imperial Airways "Plane Bogged"
Inspectors of the business tax offices were looking round Sha- meen this morning in an effort to find out the volume of business done in each company or partner-} ship and its capital. It is believed: that very little can be achieved, 15. this way. After "statistics" of aerodrome this kind have been made, the of Provincial Department of Finance route between Singapore and Lon- will notify the Consuls in Sha- don was attended by a somewhat meen that their nationals must alarming, though, fortunately, not ·
serious, mishap. pay business tax,
The inauguration on April of the Kuala Lumpur a regular port call on the
alr Empire
an
While
This is the third attempt by the The Arethusa, the Imperial Air- Kwangtung Provincial Government ways plaze, left Singapore round
early time schedule from about to collect business tax foreign firms. About a year ago, Sunday morning, and, arriving at a collection was actually attempt Kuala Lumpur at seven o'clock, ed but without avall Then the made a perfect landing. Provincial Department of Finance she was taxi-ing across the aero- announced that special regula-drome her wheels sank into tha tions would be made in collecting ground above what is believed to this tax from foreign frids. have been a filled-in mine-hole, and it was not until five o'clock that she could be extricated and resume her flight.
After some months of delibera- tion, it is now announced that the schedule of the tax is the same for Chinese as for foreign mer- chants. In other words, foreign companies will be asked to pay business tax according to their capital The usual rate is one or two per cent of the registered capital on a yearly estimate, «
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Passengers' All Day Wait. At Bangkok
The accident caused annoyance to the party of passengers who walted all day at the Bangkok aerodrome for the plane.
It is difficult to see how the finance authorities can find out
The first news of the mishap to the capital of a foreign company
reach Singapore was contained in by indirect means, sinice
a message which stated that the foreign commercial house" has re- gistered the amount of its capital Arethusa, after making a perfect landing, was taxi-ing near the with the Provincial Department of club house when her front wheels Finance because of extra-ter-1 ritorial privileges. No date has yet been fixed for the collection of this impost.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Special Correspondent)
'London, April -23. London silver prices to-day were up three-sixteenths as follows:-
Spot Forward
April 21 April 23 19.11/16 191
197 19.15/10 The London on New York cross rate at 3 p.m. to-day was 5.147. Compared with 5.167 at closing on Saturday.
Japan is performing in Manchu- (From Ou Special Correspondent) FRENCH
kuo, the same offices as Britain in
Egypt and India, the United States in Panama and Haiti, and France in Morocco.
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Canton, April 23.
The cement works at Sal Chuen and Honam suburbs turned out It would be a benefit to the whole 733,416 bales of cement for the civilised world, and not least to 1 year 1933 in addition to 140.370 China herself, if Japan exerts her barreis, according to figures made. Influence to end an era of anarchy public by the sales department. and civil war.
All
construction Government There is a great deal," says the works use cement produced by "Cally Mall," "in the Japanese
these two plants which are owned contentions about loans to China."
and operated by the Provincial Sir Charles Cayzer is asking, inDepartment of Reconstruction. the. House of Commons «tö-day.
Japan from whether the Government has re- celved "notification that she intends to claim a con- trolling voice in China's foreign policy-Reuter.
dipped and sank into the ground. so that the fuselage was almost touching the ground,
Among the passengers on the
Iruke of.. were the Arethusa Northumberland and Captain Sir, Bernard. Eckstein
„Kuala Lumpur, April 14. The PMB. Government has re- cognized the importance of posses-? sing an aerodrome at the Federal capital and recently the-Kusia Lumper Flying Club serodrome was gazetted as a State airport and will thenceforth be maintain- ed by the FMS. administration.
The Kuala Lumpur Club is one of the most cosmopolitan of its kind in the world. Its membership
British includes
Americans, French, Germans, Dutch, Danes, and Italiana, Chinese, Indians, one Malay.
FRENCH DEFLATIONARY
A
MEASURES
Defended By Minister Of Finance
honour by the Government here on MINERS STRIKE Gen: Chien Tsai Tong, Commander depreciation of currency or adjust
Sunday night.
Foreign Minister Beck welcomed his French colleague as a veteran advocate of Franco-Polish alliance, adding, however, that the alliance did not exclude other means of promoting peace and that Poland was determined to remain inde- pendent.
IN AMERICA
Roosevelt Appeals. To Workers
Their products are widely used by contractors in private construc-
Paris, April 23. flon owing to their high quality and
the defence of reasoned reasonable price.
deflationary mea. Foreign cement is to be tested Government's before it can be imported. All aures Issued by the Minister of standard brands are admitted, but Finance points out that short of Japanese cement is losing ground. default the Government has three
Gen. Chen's Economy Plan
possible courses; namely, loans, in-Chief of the First Group Army,ment of expenditure to revenue. has after careful consideration, Depreciation is rejected as dis- mapped out an economy plan as guised bankruptcy, while loans are and inadmissable, since the rate, at regards marriage, birthday funeral ceremonies. After revision, which France is able to borrow is the: General will submit his plan 6% compared with 21% by Britain. to the Bouth-west Political Coun- The Minister claims the Govern- ell with a view to adoption:
ment's policy will increase the According to this retrenchment purchasing power, "bringing into plan, a ceremonial feast should circulation vast sums now hoarde not cost more than five dollara, ed owing to the uncertainty of and the total expenses for a happy or the outlook-Reuter. sad occasion should not exceed $100, The plan limits gifts among high officials to be under five dollars,
M. Barhou, replying, stressed that France did not wish to attack or
Washington, April 23. menace anyone, and respected all
Mr. Roosevelt has appealed to legitimate claims. The League of Nations, he continued, must-how-ty-thousand-miners at present. ever remain as guarantor of gen- on strike throughout the country "eral security.-Transocean Ku to return to work, following action
by the NRA revising the present the fact that many people for the wage scale by restoring, in part, sake of "face" spend more money the difference in rates between than they should. Under present northern and southern coal-fields.
Min.
BOMBAY MILL WORKERS
Official Strike Begins
in order to allow for the difference in the cost of living-Reuter.
U.S. MOTOR INDUSTRY
PIONEER OF MOTOR TRADE
Monument Erected To G. Daimler
(Special to "Hong Korg Daily Press"} (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tale- graphic Messages: Ordinance, 1894-
Stuttgart, April 23. Ecceived, April 25, 7.30 pm.j
A monument to the famous pioneer of the automobile industry. Gottlieb Daimler has been unveil
General Chen is impressed by A MODIFIED DIES «d on the occasion of the center
conditions. people in Kwangtung" should be as thrifty as possible.
BILL
ary of his birthday in the great inventor's birth place, Schorndorf. The ceremony which was perform ed by the Governor of Wuerttem berg, Murr, was attended on he
GRAND OLD MAN RETURNING A Gleam Of Hope On half of the Releh-Government by
Mr. Halao Fu Chen, "grand old man of the South-west Political Council, is said to be returning here from Bangkor early next month so as to give his counsel in connection with saving the country from perdition."
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Silver Question
Washington, April 22,
the Minister of Communications, Eltz von Ruebenach,
It will be recalled, that dearly Afty years ago, Daimler patented the high-speed internal combustion engine which was generally credit with revolutionizing a moto A strong effort is expected to be ea made-to-morrow, Monday, at a transport. Transocean Kno Min. meeting of the members of the k "Congress sliver bloc, to discover a
Bombay, April 23 Four Thousand Men of the status of trade unions, way of overcoming the President's landa
Lord Queenborough presides at to-night's banquet when Bir A general strike of mill workers in Bombay officially began, to-day,
a result have been opening fire at Austen Chamberlain will propose the slightest suspicious movement.
The situation is still grave. There
the toast of England.
were special
services
It la feared that President yesterday at Chatham aboard the Zamora may refuse to sign the ferry-boats Royal Iris and Royal Amnesty Bill, which is certain to Daffodil, which participated in the cause a Cabinet crisia Reuter. Zeebrugge rald-Reuter
but tmly workers of four from forty milla have completely ceased.
Twelve mills are on holiday to- day, the remainder working with reduced complements. Police are patrolling the area. Reuter.
On Strike
Washington, April 23.
industry has arisen, on the question Renewed trouble in the motor
Four thousand men are on strike In Detroit and Toledo, while seven thousand at Cleveland have been ordered to strike to day to support the demand of the Union for re
Reuter. cognition and higher wages
making remonetisati
opposition to mandatory legislation mandatory. for the remonétisation of the metal. Senator Thomas, who has
The silver advocates see a gicam the meeting, points out that of hope in the compromise offer monetisation is not the sole objte. by President Roosevelt that he tive. The whole movement is to might accept a modifed Dies: Bill help the country by the time? including the striking out of the liver," be declared Reiter