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COMMUNIST AGITATION
IN FRANCE
Government Urged To Take Drastic Measures
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press")
(Hy Telegraph. Copyright; Tejeginphic Messages Ordinance, 1891. Received, August 9, 2430 p.m.)
Paris, August 0.
An urgent appeal to the French Government suppress Com- munist agitation in France has been made by "Le Matin." which emphatically demands definite prohibition of the revolutionary cam- paign and the restoration of order. The whole country, says the paper, putling forward this demand and it is the Government's duty to act accordingly,
The public funds, so the baper continues, are not there 10 pay for destructive work by mutineers, plundeers and bandits. who invariably are being regarded by Moscow as thestorm battalions of the Communist revolution.
No merey should be shown to the ringleades, declares the paper, which adds that the entire country is against "the Russian impactors" who are responsible for the French iots.
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of march but recipitated a rist in which severe were injured, No shots were free- Reuter.
Rioting of an extremely grave dered to chare a procession of character occurred at the naval extemists. The broke up the line port of Toulon late on Thursday evening where five were killed and at least 50, including 20 men of the government forces, were in- jured n violent clashes between the police and the striking" dock workers
The seriousness of the situation 1s Indicated by the semi-official French news agency's report which speaks of "real mutiny"
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The victims of the rioting in- clude the Deputy Mayor of Toulon,. who was attacked and knocked down, receiving injuries of such a grave character that it feared be may die.
The rioters attempted to storm the gas works but were driven back by à detachment of Senegal Rifle-
men.
Since the majority of the street lamps have been smashed by the r.oting crowds. the clearing action was fought under the glare, of searchlights placed at the disposal of the authorities by the Navy,
STUBBORN DEFENCE The mutineers erected numerous barricades which were defended with extreme stubbornness and they smashed numerous shop win- dows and plundered many grocery stores.
"NO OVETIME PAY
Paris, Aug. 8. The Minister Marine, M. Pietri, has informed he strikers'' dele-. gates that thepay.cut prescribed by Governmen decrce must apply to their wagesbut he has agreed to consider vth sympathy the men's point the at present they work overtime without extra re- muneration.*** Reuter.
DOCK ENDS STRIKE
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Toulon, Aug. 8. The naval d'kyard workers here downed their ools this afternoon and declared strike. Their ac- tion was the ght to the powder chain which to death and dis- order in the rening.
The first orders followed a combined depnstration by dock and naval munitions
workers makers.
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Police mad repeated charges when 3,000 aenal workers com- mented riotingduring the evening. Many revolvi snots were changed. Seval were seriously, The troops and police whose wounded and ores were arrested work had been made exceedingly | The rioting ontinued for two difficult through the prevailing hours. darkness were fired at and bum- barded with missiles of all sorts from roots and buldings.
After the arrest of some 50 rioters, amongst whom were one
Italian and several labourers from North Africa, order, was finally restored at about two o'clock on Friday morning.--- Pranzorèar Kuo Ain
TROOPS CALLED
Toulon, August 9. The worst trouble of the present crisis occurred in the neighbour hood of the Maritime Prefecture last night when a mob tore down Scaffolding for barriers and a bat- tallon of Senegalese sharp-shooters was ordered to clear the narrow streets.
Searching-Mghts swept the roots and windows from which rioters were salping at police with mis- cellaneous projectiles. The rioters in the streets flung the covers of martholes or drain-piping or any- thing else they could lay hands
upon.
Two hundred artilleryinen from Dragüinan barracks were summon- ed as a result of a conference of high military and civilian authori- ties, held after midnight,
At 1 o'clock a few rioters were still holding out.
It is now stated that two have
been killed and one dangerously, wounded, a police inspector, who
has a bullet through the stomach. Eighteen have been severely in Jured and 44 arrested.
At 1.20 am to-day the Minister 01 the Interior desued a statement from his office in Paris saying that the police were the situation at Toulon.--- Reuter.
masters of
THREE KILLED
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Naval buildgs are now pre- tec.ed by arm guards.- Beuter
NY LAWS
Paris, Aug. 9. No fewer an 83 new decree Jaws were ued last evening. These compte four categories dealing (1) h protection of in- vestors; (2)economic recovery. chiefly by speeding up of public works;3) reduction of the cost of liv as the result of agreements ween the Govern- ment and Tresentatives of the provision chants; and
(4) modification d elucidation of the decree laws July 17.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1935.
SEARCH FOR
JONES
Information From
Two Sources
Pelping, August 9. Deânite news about Mr. Gareth Jones, the British Journalist" kid- napped by bandita, was heard from two sources to-day.
Morning telegrams from Jehol city stated that Mr. Jones waa on Jeho territory. Hs whereabouts
had been located and contact was being made by the Japanese mill- tary authorities.
An
CONCERN OVER AFFAIRS
OF GOVERNMENT
Wang Ching Wei Decides To Resign
Shanghai, Aug 9. Wei's resignation. It is generally
It is officially learnt from Taing-believed that the Government tao that Mr. Wang Ching Wel has leaders will urge Mr. Wang to telegraphed to Nanking relinquian-withdraw his resignation. The ing the chairmanship of the Exe- Generalissimo's reaction is anxi cative Yuan and the position of ously awaited. Foreign Minister "so that the affairs of the State may not be further inconventenced in their execution."
Mr. Wang Ching Wel's telegram was entirely unexpected since Mr. Yeh Chu Tsang, Secretary Gener- al of the Central Kuomintang, only left yesterday by train to Tsing- tao to visit Mr. Wang and discuss political affairs. It is expected that Mr. Yet as soon as he arrives
evening message received from Kalgar stated that the Chs- har Government emissary made a report to Kalgan that he saw Mr. Jones alive and well on Thursday
The report says that while Mr. evening some miles, south-east of
Wang's immediate ailment has Kuyuan, which appears to place shown signs of recovery, his main him on the Chahar-Jehol border.
liness, which during the past few If the Kalgan report is well years has given him no little phy-in Tsingtao will urge Mr. Wang founded, this is the first direct sical suffering, still requires treat- to withdraw his resignation. news about the captive since Dr.ment which will probably take a Mueller parted company with him. considerable time. -Reuter.
STRIKERS RETURN
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Le Havre, Aug. 9. The French Line strikers have resumed work. The liner Cham- rlain sails this afternoon and the La Fayette in the evening. Reuter.
MINISTERS CONFER
the
Paris, Aug 8. In view of the agitated state of the working population in French Atlantic ports, the minis-. ters held a preliminary session, on Thursday forenoon under the chairmanship of M. Laval when measures for coping with the situa-
lon were discussed.
The deliberations continued till 1.20 pm, and resumed at 2.45 p.. so that the cabinet session conven- ed for 5 p.m. had to be postponed.
Among the other"matters dispos- ed ot, was a decree for the protec- tion of public, savings, measures for the lowering of the cost of Ilving and the invigorating" el economic affairs.
Consideration of various propos- als in this connection are still go- ing on. The situation at. Brest and Toulon was discussed but steps for the maintaining of public order were left to the local authorities Trungcean Aur Min."
WORKER'S FUNERAL
Paris, August .8. Several thousand workers fol- lowed the funeral procession at Brest on Thursday afternoon the striker who was killed in the course of the rioting on Tuesday, Although the trade union func- tionaries undertook to see that order was maintained, the autho- rities took extensive precautions, while Ave detachments of the "Garde Mobile" have now been drafted at Brest...
the
turbance has been surrounded by The centre of Wednesday's dis-
dense cordons of Gendarmes, and the Garde Mobile while only per- sons living in this district are allowed to pass in and out. As M. Laval, Premier, told the a result of these measures, com- Press that decrees of July 17 plete order prevalled throughout had restor the badgetary equilibrium saved the franc, shops began to open their shut- city on Thursday and the while the it decrees will preters and resume business again. pare the w for economic re- Six hundred workers етед recovery, wh is the Govern- turned up for work at the ship- ment's essent sim
yard, which however, remained Simultaneay they will com- closed in view of the fact that the plete the mares already taken majority of the workers were at- for lowering rtain consumption tending the funeral of their dead Prices, thus asing more fully comrade. the people's idens and sacrifices. Among the fifty strikers injur
Unemployat, said M. Laval, ed in the course of fighting with would be fort by the spending the troops and now lying in hos- of a milliardines on roads, level pital, two have fractured skulls asings anti-flood defences, and are not expected to live, also other pp; works financed by The total number of arrests loans, and threation of an anti-made by the Police is forty, Unemployme Committee to au- Tranacean Euo Min. pervise imitan of the number
of foreign ans, the protection
of French wers, and the sup- pression cf öume- Reuter.
VESS DELAYED
CHERBOURG" STRIKE
Paris, Aug 8.
Mr. Wang is quoted as saying. "I resign my post not so much be- cause of my worry over my health importance, but because of my concern over the affairs of the Government."
which is of no
Router.
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NO DECISION
KUNG AS SUCCESSOR
Although it is not impossible that the entire, government will follow Mr. Wang Ching Wel's ex- Cabinet resume 19 ample, the likely to be deferred until Septem- ber 20 when the Kuomintang Na- tional Congress meets in Nanking.
In the meantime Dr. H. H."Kung. the Finance Minister, will be ap- Nanking. Aug. 9. pointed to succeed Mr. Wang Ching The Government has not yet. Wel and remain acting Foreign made a decision as to whether to | Minister.- accept or reject Mr. Wang Ching | Reuter.
INCREASE IN TIN QUOTA
Surprise Caused In CityTM Circles
London, Aug. "9,
HOME EXPERT'S
MISSION
Object Of Visit To Tokyo
Decide aright
SAY
"BLACK
& WHITE"
SOLE AGENTS:-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
SABOTAGE SUSPECTED BY ITALY
In The Cairo Plane Crash
Cairo, Aug, 8.
A glant Italian military plane has crashed on a flight from Cairo to some point in Eritrea,, and the Italian: Minister for Public Works. two other passengers and a crew of four, have been killed.
The plane had earlier been re- 1 ported missing since yesterday morning, when it left Cairo; and
a
loss involved the loss of valuable lives.
Sabotage is suspected by the Italian authorities, since the plane. 13 said to have left, Ca ro in perfect order and under perfect flying con- ditions.
guter
London, August 9.
SAFETY OF FOREIGNERS People in very close touch with
Addis Ababa, August 9. The International Tin Commit-Far Eastern affairs emphasise that was found to-day by British Air
British missionaries as well, as tee's decision, to increase the quota sir Frederick Leith-Ross' visit to Force searchers twelve miles west Scandinavian missionaries under by 15 per cent. to 65 per cent. re- Tokyo is only designed to ascertain of Heliopolis. The occupants all British protection have been ad- trospective to July 1 has caused the Japanese view just as he has appeared to have been killed in-vised by the British Legation to considerable surprise in the city been recently interviewing all per-
stantly.
send abroad their families as far where the mosa optmistic forecast
sons in London so as to be well) Signor Raimondo Franchetti, the as this is possible. Although no has been a 10 per cent. increase. Laformed on conditions in China. well-known Italian explorer, was pressure will be exerted and no and "moreover there had been His visit to Tokyo, which will last another of the victims.
time limit has been set for carrying: doubts of such an increase being only a few days, in no wise involves
The machlue was
three-out this precautionary measure, made retrospective.
Nevertheless direct
consultations with the engined Savola Marchetti mono-
the missionaries have been in- the Committee's decision is most Japanese Government or proposal plane, piloted by Major Raffaele structed to congregate in the coun- welcome as conferring a real bene- alike. at to
of any scheme. He will be keeping Boetani, and was en route from try of ten principal cities in the consumers producers and
an entirely open minu.
event of hostilities or other trouble. Those conversant with Japanese Speculation is rite on the Metal affairs hold the view that Japan decided on such a large increase, Exchange as to why the Committee is ready to discuss the Far Eastern many believing the action to be due
situation with Great Britain with to a desire to reader the scheme more, popular among producers and criginal signatories. Others are of opinion that America urged the piles in view of the growing scarcity Committee to release further sup-
of tin in America.
A Committee meeting will be held at Brussels on September 11 when a decision on the next quota will be reached.- Reuter.
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Rome to Massawa.
SIGNOR RAZZA.
Rome, Aug. 8. Signor Luigi Razza, Minister of Public Works, was en route to in-
a view to constructive action, but spect the works proceeding there dislikes any idea of an internation- when he was killed in the Savola operations by other Powers.- al conference involving.complicated Marchetti plane which crashed
near Heliopolis yesterday. Reuter.
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The measure has been expressly approved by Negus who promised to place caravans and armed ́escorts. at the fugitives' disposal
REVOLT DENIED Reports published in various for eign newspapers alleging that the Crown Prince of Abyssinia, who is He was formerly editor of the at present staying at Dessich. TOKYO DENTAL »,
newspaper "Popolo d'Italia" and a started a revolt against his father pioneer of Fascism. Tokyo, August 9.
He was one and that the Abyssinian War Minis- "A Foreign Office
of the Italian delegates to the Inter had proceeded to Dessich in spokesman
ternational Labour Office.
order to suppress the uprising, are- dentes the reports in the Japanese" Press that Mr. Matsudaira had any known explorer, is an authority which declares that the War Minis Signor Franchetti, the well-denied in an official announcement proposal from Britain to convey to Tokyo as to the advisablilty of going to Eritrea in an
en East African affairs, and he was ter is still in Addis Ababa and does. an Anglo-Japanese conference on
advisory not intend to leave the capital. naval and East Asia issues.
capacity to the Italian Army. In The foreign press representatives' The spokesman added that the
1910-12 he was on an expedition in in Addis Ababa, whose number is: The International Tin Commit-Foreign Office had no information Sudan in 1912-14.
Indo-China and Annam and in the dally increasing, have formed tee has increased the tin output confer with Japanese officials when
that Sir Frederick Leith-Ross will several expeditions into Abyssinia. Abyssinian Government has created He has made foreign press association, while the quota by 15 per cent. to 65 per passing through to Shanghai-
press bureau which has been Peuter. cent., retrospective to Ju'y": Reuter.
placed under the directorship of a
COMMITTEE DEISION
Paris, Aug. 9.
SILVER MARKET
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, August 9. Londen silver prices to-day were unchanged as follow:- Aug 8.
Aug. 9, 5.......... 30-3/16 30-3/16
30-1/4
"
Spot...
Forward.........30-1/4
London on New York cross rate Workers in Cherbourg downed at 2. p.m. to-day was 4.9643 com- tools on Thursday afternoon when pared with. 4.9638. at closing yes the strike became general, However, terday..
that
All workers at the Mourllion Arsenal struck on Thursday as an expression of sympathy on
the
be untoward incidents occurred. Two thousand workers of the pow- Paris, Aug 8.
der factory at Toulon Arsenal A deputatiof the striking sea- men from arre was received suddenly stopped work and tried to force their way into the town on Thursdasternoon by the. Toulon, Aug. 8.
but were checked by the mobile Three persons have been killed Minister of Te, M. Bertrand and and 50 wounded in clashes here in the course the negotiations
guards. between police and strikers, follow- | the deputat promised ing riots instigated by dock la- the strikers resume work in- bourers, naval munition plant mediately. workers and others, in protest against the economy pay cuts in-plain rejoinshe ship again in strated by the Laval Government. the morning a number are still
The situation is admittedly be-on strike and vented the depar-j Coming very serious.
ture of the bowhich is now sche- Shots were exchanged between duled to salljore Friday at the police and rioters on several occal | garllest. sions and already 100 men have been arrested.
Att Brest, where the arst rota broke out two days ago, there has
been further trouble. Mobile guards, armed with rifles, were or-
U.S. STRIKE THREAT
Jy
BETTER TIMES AHEAD
ANOTHER REPORT
Rome, August 8, The Italian Minister for publicative of the Italian colony in works, Signor Luigi Razza, was Eritrea who was formerly secretary killed on Thursday night when to the Italian Government there.
Transoce in Kuo Min.
the airplane in which he WAS travelling to East Africa crashed at about nine miles after passing Cairo.
Three other passengers and the THE DEATH ROLL
crew
of four were also killed.
Prosperity Returns Signor Raza was going out to
inspect the progress of the road making in Eritrea and was ac- London, Aug. 8. companied by the well-known The greater prosperity of the Italian scientist, Signor Raimondo country is reflected in the holl-Francheti.-
has
day expenditure this year, which Transocean Rus Mon which there are
reached higher levels, of various Indica-
tions
GENERAL BALBO TO HOLD
INQUIRY.
In rallway trafe returns, for General Peligrini, second in
Rome, Aug 8. example, the total receipts of the four main line railways
command to General Balbo on the for the week ended August 3
famous massed flight by Italian were 23,-
Army planes across the Atlantic. 944,000. an increase of £13,300 orand now a high official in the Air 3.5 per cent compared with the Ministry, accompanied by other corresponding week last year, The increase on passenger receipts. Is
experts, left for Cairo-day vo 5.0 per cent.
inqu're into the disaster which overtook the military plane whose
The Bank of England return is-
Part of threw of the Cham. Occasion of the burial of the com- throughout this city, possibly at- sued to-day shows a rise in note,
The passen were again oblig-
rađe killed at Brest Transocean Kuo Min
U.S. PROTECTION
MOUNTS
Many Die In Floods
Manila, Aug. 2 which have devastated North and. The death-roll in the floods Central Luzon, is now pup at. 180, while thousands of people have been rendered homeless, extensive damage has been caused to public works, and incalculable havoc has been done to crops.
A new d'saster is reported from: Northern Luzon, where Afty, Filipinos have been buried in a landslide in the mountain region.
New York, Aug. 8. A general strike of all workers on Administration build'ng projects fecting 100,000 workers, is scheduled circulation of £3,500,000 to a new to start to-day...
record of £411,800,000 following and returning confidence. This im- | Keuter. The strike a protest against a similar expansion last week of provement is further Illustrated
LATER ESTIMATE the Government's wage scale of nearly £7,500,000. The record by the growth of new capital is
Manila, Aug. 9 $93.50 for a three-week month for circulation, attained last Christ-sues. The total of 269,900,000 in The latest death roll as a result skilled workers.
mas, which is usually the peak of July, brought issues of new capital of foods in Central and North the annual curve of note circula during the first seven months of Luzon now to als 203, including the tion, was £106,261,857 www the year 139 900.000, as com 50 killed when an entire village. While chiefly accounted for Dr pared with £55,000,000 and £75,- hear Bon or was wiped out by the hellday expenditure, the underly 300.000 respectively in the carts-most most disastrous landslide one ing tendency of note cir ation, to ponding ds of 1834 and 1933, record- expand emphasises Frecovery: Britüh
Washington, Aug. 8. The Senate to-day passed the ed to obtainir meals at hotels Bill closing the courts to gold
six
General Hugh Johrison, former bead of the NRA has broadcast an impassioned appeal for com- promise in a last-minute effort to avert the walk-out Reuter
'n Le Haven Thursday for clanse suits against the Govern- though thers resumed their ment after expiration of work there no waiters Transocean
Mini
months-
Reuter.
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