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REVOLVER BATTLE IN GRAVE BELFAST RIOTS Ugly Scenes in City: Curfew Order: Armoured Car Patrol
FRENCH SHIPPING STRIKE OVER
SEAMEN'S DEMANDS
SATISFIED.
Marseilles, Oct. 11.
The strike of scamen employed by the Messagerien Maritimes Company has ended, all the sea. men's demands having been com- pletely satisfied.
The four M.M. Uners involved, the Explorateur. Grandidier. Champollion and La Maritime. will xnil to-morrow,-Reuter.
TROOP TRAIN MINED
UNEMPLOYED OUT
OF CONTROL
DAY'S ORGY OF FIGHTING OF LOOTING
WOMEN AND RIOTERS
BLOWN UP NEAR OVER
HARBIN
CASUALTY LIST WITHHELD
Harbin, Oct. 12.
A huge land mine was blown up under a Japanese troop-train travelling on the Hu-Hai Railway yesterday afternoon and there is reason to fear a heavy loss of life.
The bare facts of the disaster are admitted by the Japanese authorities, who are, however, withholding details concerning! the casualties.
The explosion occurred between Suthwn and Hulon and the train was loaded with reinforcements when the train blew up.
C.E.R. CHAOS,
The Chinese Eastern Railway i authorities learn, meanwhile, that
a force of bandits raided and loot-
Hengtaohotze ed
once
again.
Twelve employees of the railway i were kidnapped.
Telegraphic communtention be tween Harbin and Tsitsihar been
restored, but the
bas
truin
service to the west of Tienisaokan is impossible owing to the con- centration of large forces of Volunteers in the vicinity of Andachan.--Renter.
TATE TO GO TO AUSTRALIA
NOW CONSIDERED
QUITE FIT
London, Oct. 11.
London, Oct. 12.
TWO THOUSAND POLICE
The magnificent Belfeet City Hall,
ROYALIST PLOT
BY GERMAN LEADERS
STORY REVIVED BY LEADING PAPER
QUICK DENIAL
Hear which serious incidents occurred VORWAERTS CLAIMS TO
in yesterday's rioting.
OFFICERS ARE PATROLLING THE THE COST OF
CITY OF BELFAST,
BY ASSISTED
NUMEROUS ARMOURED CARS, A COR- DON HAS BEEN DRAWN ROUND THE
PEACE
OUTSKIRTS AND ENTRANCE HAS BEEN MACHINERY
FORBIDDEN UNTIL DAYBREAK.
THESE EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENTS ARE A SEQUEL TO AN ORGY OF RIOTING AND LOOTING WHICH REACHED SUCH SERIOUS DIMENSIONS THAT THE POLICE WERE DEFINITELY IN DANGER, AT ONE
STAGE, OF BEING OVERPOWERED.
EFFORT TO REDUCE
LEAGUE BUDGET
(Our Own Correspondent).
HAVE PROOF
Berlin, Oct. 11. What is described as an "extraordinary story" of a
Goverment plot to restore
|is related in the well-known
journal, Vorwearts.
The writer declares that he can prove that the ex-Crown Prince told friends that he, Pre- sident Hindenburg, the Chancel
The ex-Crown Prince at his home near Potsdam. He is seen with
Field-Marshal von Mackensen and the ex-Crown Princess.
BRITAIN'S STOCK HIGH
TREASURY BOND. ISSUE SEQUEL
London, Oct. 11. Success had been expected for Londort, Oct. 11. lor (Captain Franz von Papen) the issue of £150,000,000 worth According to a message from and the chief of the Reichswehr of two per cent. Treasury bonds Members of the mobs were armed; the police were Genova, the abolition of the (General von Schleicher) were 1935/38, but the closing of the fired upon and replied to the fire. It was the free use of League of Nation's branch united in the policy to be lists almost immediately after
office in London, Paris, Berlin jadopted. weapons as the result of this grave incident that finally and Rome was urged to-day at a
**Hindenburg, It is stated, is enabled the police to gain control of the situation.
meeting of the Fourth Com-1
to resign at a suitable mo
ment. The mittee, which deals with the
He will nominate the ex-Crown Princo as League's budget,
Regent. whole city is in a ferment. The rioters, consisting chief- The suggestion was put for The Crown Prince will be backed by the Reichswehr ly of unemployed, with paid agitators probably in the ward by the Norwegian, New
(the Army), the Bavarians background, are in an ugly mood and the return of day- Zealand and British representa-
and four hundred thousand light is being awaited by the authorities with no little tives, in the interests of economy.
armed men of the Steel Hel. met organisation apprehension.
The peril is not, however, by any means over.
The Committee, however, decid- ed to refer the subject to the Supervisory Committee, and to
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INSULL LIBERATED
RECEIVER'S SHARE-DEAL
REVELATIONS
QUICK PROFITS
New York, Oct. 11. Some exceedingly interest- ing revelations regarding the share-broking methods of Insull Utilities, Incorpora- ted, now bankrupt are made by the Receiver, who is handling the affairs of the
concern.
of
Ho has published the name seven syndicates, comprising one thousand, three hundred in- dividuals and companies, all of whom were given preferred op- portunities of underwriting var- lous issues of Middle West utilit- ies stocks, amounting to |G$200,000,000,
of
over
the
Meanwhile, a message from Athena states that Mr. Samuel Insoll, the former president of all Utilities Corpora tion, who was arrested at the Instance of the American Authorities, has been liberat- ed by the Greek police. The Grock authorities decided that there was no legal warrant they been opened this morning, for detaining him as the Instru-. had a stimulating effect on Briments of ratification, tish gilt-edged securities general-Graeco-American extradition area- ly.
fty have not yet been exchanged. There were sharp rises among RENEWED PRESSURE.
fluctuations Ithone, although the
The State Department In caused by the natural sequel of
Washington announces that it is profit-taking occurred during
renewing its efforts to secure busy day.
foull's return from At the close, the gains in Bri-Samuel Greece: tish funds were general, ranging
The numes published by the from 8/8 to 1% with War Loan Assented finishing well, under Receiver for Iusull Utilities have
excited widespread comment. Although the cash applications.
MAYOR AND FINANCIER. bonds for the Treasury's now reached a very big figure despite The list of subscribers includes the the fact that the 2 per cent. rate Mr. Cermak, the present Mayor of ofis the lowest offered on British Chicago, who exercised the special to the memory of the City, the issue tune of G$100,000, and Mr. Owen really represents conversion opera-D. Young, former Chairman of tion with a preference given to the Federal Reserve Board, author the holders of £140,000,000 4% of the Young Reparations Plan, per cent. Treasury Bonds due for and a world-famous financier, who repayment on December 1st, altook G$500,000 shares under the bonus of ten shillings per £100 nystem.
The originators of the plan are
It becomes necessary.
.
BAVARIA'S "KING".
One man was shot dead in the course of the rioting.submit a report on the matter to said to be determined to fight its best, at 101%. Three members of the police force are among those next year's Assembly meeting.
The League's budget for 1933 sent to hospital as a result of the fighting in the streets. shows that the revised estimate) Enormous damage to property was done by the rioters for new buildings is 25,577,150 in the course of their mad uprising against authority. gold france, as against 23,633,150
franca, as estimated by the 10th Crown A curfew order was imposed last night, commencing at Assembly. The bulk of this sum Bavaria has agreed to the plan Government security within the privileges granted him 11 p.m. and terminating at five o'clock this morning. has, of course, been already con- Anyone on the streets between those hours is liable to tributed by League members. arrest.
GUERILLA WARFARE: FIRES STARTED
Although The unemployment strators collected in a dozen points riots were the most serious demon-at once and converged on the stration in recent British history centre of the city. probably, the serious casualties
POLICE SNIPED.
were not very heavy: Fifteen of
to In Ball's Road, the police found the rioters had to be sent hospital. One was killed. Numer-men armed with revolvers sniping ous others, including innocent at them. They replied to the fire Maurice Tate, Sussex and Eng-victims of the rioters, received and one man was killed. Several other ristera were shot during the lund fast-medium bowler, has now less serious injuries.
The trouble had been develop-evening when shops were lonted. been declared re-
lng for some little time.. One or their windows shattered. covered from hi recent breakdown.
two unpleasant incidents recently The Committer of
caused the Chief of Police to issue an order placing a ban on all un-! the M. C. C. have
employed processions. To-day, at- approved Tate's request to be per-l mitted to join thej M. C. C. side in Australia, and he
will be leaving by
the first available
boat.
It will be re-i
called that Tate
Tram-car and omnibuses were ntlacked And their drivers and conductors injur ed.
LIFE POST FOR EINSTEIN
TO HEAD SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS
It is further "revealed" that
Prince Rupprecht
(Our Own Correspondent).
London, Oct. 11.
York A message from New
that Professor Albert Einstein, the noted scientist, has accepted a life appointment as the and will become Head of the School of Mathematics Danubian kingdom on
states
Gen. von Schleicher.
hend of the
being given to the holders of such Employees of Insull Company, Limited, of London, subscribed
stock who convert.
It is calculated that, as far as for G$1,000,000 of stock, and Bri- Hydro-Electric Securities the 4 per cent. Treasury Bonds tinh
jare concerned, about £3,750,000 Limited, G$5,000,000.
will be saved on the service off the National Debt. The recent
QUICK SALES.
conversion of 6 per cent. War Loan! Most of these syndicates, the effected a saving of over £30,000.-Receiver states, liquidated 1000-British Wirelesa.
their
holdings within two months of the date of the subscriptions, with à handsome profit to the subscriber.
the day THE NORTH-EAST Router. PASSAGE
at the Institute of Advanced Study, that the ex-Crown Prince becomes which is to open in the autumn at Regent. Princeton.
The famous scientist, who will! lecture on mathematics, theoretical
tempts were made at demonstra-| Repeated charges, by the police physics and the like, will visit Ger- tions and numerous clashes behand only a temporary effect. The many every year. tween the police and unemployed mob was dispersed but immedinte- occurred, culminating in the firing
of shots at the polico, who repliedly collected again. Women threw scattoring the mob.
In their lot with the rioters In arge numbers and joined in the terrific onslaught of stones and other missiles.
POLICE PULL THROUGH.
COTTON STRIKE
The Government decinre the story to be a pure figment of imagination.
The story is not entirely now, howovor. It gained currency Im-
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ACHIEVEMENT BY SOVIET. SHIP
Moscow, Oct. 11. mediately it became known that The "North-East Passage" from General von Schleicher had be the White Sea to the Pacific has come Minister of Defence, giving been made in one summer for the [him control of the Reichswehr.
H.M.S. HAWKINS AS FLAGSHIP
FOR THE EAST INDIES STATION
London. Oct. 11. H.M.S. Hawkins left Portsmouth first time in history.
to-day for service as flagship of The feat was accomplished by the East Indies Squadron, in place the Soviet ice-breaker Sibiriakov, of H.M.S. Engham.
She is due at Bombay on No-
THREAT REGULAR ORGY.
ONE STORY FALSIFIED. GOVERNMENT AGAIN Soon afterwards, the first in-
It was even stated, quito open-which, after losing her propellor, INTERVENES broke down on the eve of the cident developed into a regular
ly, that the date
of President finished the voyage to the Behringvember 10th-British Wireless, departure of the M.C.C. team, orgy of looting and rioting which
The police appeared to be on He made a partial recovery and insted all day long, winding up the point of being overpowered,
London, Oct. 11. Hindenburg's rosignation was to Straits under sail, escorted by à but with the assistance of armour- The Minister of Labour has in-be October 2, on his 86th birth- tug-Reutor. was to have joined his colleagues with incendiariat attempts. at Toulon when a further break-
Dissatisfaction with the rates ed cars, the rioters wore gradual-tervoned in the dispute in the day. It has passed without the
the Suffering from the effecta of an down occurred and it was thought
paid to men employed on specially forced off the main streets into spinning section of the Lancashire retirement eventuating and that he would be unable to go.
cotton industry.
story has been revived with, pre-overdose of opium, taken in an relief schemes by the City side-strech and alleys. His presence with the side is
The Minister has asked the sumably, a much later date set for attempt to commit suicide, a married authorities is the real origin of
von Schlel-woman, Lal Yuen-fong, of 64, Yeo Kuk necessary in rendored the more
Streat the trouble.
parties to meet at Manchester on the culmination of
was taken to the Kowloon consequence of tho Inability of
Thursday, October 13, under the cher's "plans." Demonstrations bogan early in R.W.V. Robins to make the trip.
presidency of representative of Those who foster the belief that Hospital yesterday.
Germany la headed for a return The Secretary of the M.C.C, the morning. The authorities re-
the Ministry. Ph
The employers are, demanding a to monarchy
announcing the verdict of
theplied with the issue of warning will and the mobilising of hundreds of
A sort of guerilla warfare ensued, the men and women continuing to show fight at all points and shouting "We Must Have Broad." After
rioters nightfall, the
now
express the
specialist, said that, Tato leave England on Thursday join- police, armed with batons and re-started a widespread looting cam-wage cut of 15% per cent. The opinion that the coup will be of paign and considerable losses operatives are prepared to conoode rected before the coming elections. ing the English team at Mel-volvers.
Ja out of 7% por cont, The notice given by the employers expires on bourne-Reuter and British Wire-
Monday.-Router. B
kaa.
THREATENING ASPECT.
were suffered by shopkeepers.
The demonstrátora, finding their intentions thwarted, responded by
emphatically that the von:
not Papen Government is "warming chairs" for any one and that it intends to hold office until thrown out.
STOP PRESS
Peking, Oct. 12. : Prospects of an early settlement of the Shantung disputa hayo boon considerably darkened by the do claration of General · Han Fu-chu
THE REAL POWER:
Nearly every shop in the
There is, of course, no question Novertheless, the story perafsts. Hankill Road area was fan-
that Goneral van Schlotcher is In view of the many political com that he will not rest for a single sacked from top to bottom searchlights as most of the street the real power in Germany to-day, plications and sooming contradic-day until he has removed General He has the full confidence of Pretions, it is impossible now to tell Liu Chon-nton from Shantung.- before the police could offer an effective challenge.
lamps have both smashod,
An epidemic of incendiariam sidont Hindenburg, le a friend of what the immediate future holds
store for Germany, Von Reuter. Finally, the police regained the started at 10.30 pm. All five the old nobility, an admitted
the hand. Armoured cars, appliances were ordered out to Royalist and a close intimate of Schleicher probably knows.
answer-but he will not toll- and over the Northern China Sea. the poorer class districts, the upper
Ho has, however, stated Local forecast: N.E. winds, fresh trouble soon assumed a very early this morning, were cruising deal with outbreaker from four or Germany's great industrialists.
Router and Special- threatening aspect. The demon about the streets using their five contres-Renter.
The Royal Observatory reports that stoning the police who were busy the anticyclone appears to be moving all day long dispersing prohibited eastwards towards Bouth Japan. Freeb monsoon will continue along the gatherings."
China Coast to the south of Fuochow,
Rapidly spreading, throughout