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WHITEAWAYS
ARAB UNREST IN PALESTINE: GRAVE RIOTING
Shooting at Jaffa, Haifa, Jerusalem and Nablus
The Lion and Unicorn on the old City Hall building. Its removal is regarded as a bad omen by supor stitious Chinese.
COLONY'S SOUND FINANCES
SURPLUS RISES SHARPLY
JULY REVENUE IMPROVES
A further increase in the sur- plus balances of the Colony is recorded in the financial state- mont for the month of July, showing that revenue exceeded expenditure by four and a half) lakhs.
· Revenue during the month was $2,940,287.24 and expenditure, $2,493,888.67, bringing the balance on the right side to $16,204,801.48, including receipts from the City Hall scheme of $1,257,500.
The ordinary surplus is, how- ever, in excess of $16,000,000,
Revenue appears to have picked: up since the Budget debate. Several important heads of revenue. show an increase in July this year as compared with the figures of the same month last yedir.
RAILWAY RETURN.
Dutics, for instance, yielded $807,200 as against $467,415 last year, while under the heading Licences and Internal Revenue the shortfall is less than $20,000. The net increase (exclusive of land anles) is nearly $100,000.
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It is interesting to note that the total revenue from the Kowloon- Canton Raliway estimated $1,288,850 for the year reached $927,906 in the first sзven months.
LATVIAN NAZI DEMANDS
AN ANTI-JEWISH MOVEMENT
Riga, Oct. 27.
A demand for a roferendum on an amendment of the Constitution based upon Nazi ideas is being made by the. "Groy Shirts" (the Fascist group).
JAFFA GIVES A
SIGNAL
MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED IN GRAVE DISTURBANCES
ARABS DEFY AUTHORITY
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LONDON, OCT, 28.
GRAVE RIOTING OCCURRED IN JAFFA YES- TERDAY AFTERNOON IN WHICH ELEVEN ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AND TWENTY-TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The outbreak occurred when the Arab com munity formed a prohibited procession and clashed with the police.
Scores of arrests were made including a number of important leaders of the Arab Execu tive.
A grave situation threatens as the disturbances threaten to spread throughout other parts of Palestine. Already there have been incidents in Jerusalem, Haifa and Nablus.
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Considerable unrest is noticeable among the Arabs who resent recent increases in Jewish emigration to Palestine.
GRAPHIC OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE
An official communique issued Another threatening. situation by the High Commissioner of developed at Jerusalem where one! Palestine statos that the Arab demonstrator зуля killed and Executive Committtee announced several wounded in an encounter their intention to hold on Octo-between police and Arab demons- ber 27th a political demonstration trators, following the stabbing of In Jaffa similar to that disallow a police officer,
¡ed in Jerusalem on 18th October. The mob launched
NABLUS RIOTS.
an attack
The High Commissioner ro-upon a polico station in Jerusalem ceived the President and the and in overwhelming numbers. members of the Arab Executive on Baton charges were ineffective and October 26th and informed them orders were given to open fire. that no political procession or The crowd then quickly dispersed, demonstration would be allowed in Jaffa but that members, of the Executive would be permitted to
Further disturbances proceed to the District Office and at Nablus, where police were again thero hand in a protest or
compelled to fire on a crowd manifesto to the District Com-attacking the railway station. Here missioner for transmission to His one rister was killed and a number Excellency.
injured.
INJUNCTION IGNORED.
Despite
the High missioner's prohibition
Д
Com-
pro.
coatlon was formed to-day at
occurred
The outlook is ominous-Router: jand British Wireless.
12.30 p.m. in the neighbourhood STOP PRESS
of the Government Office in Jaffa, It began to move and was or-
dered to disperse.
This injunction was disobeyed and the police were assaulted. The police were compelled to make a baton charge to disperso the mob which, however, reformed' and again attacked. the police.
Shots were fired from the
Shanghai, Oct. 28.
The report that T. V. Soong crowd at the police who were tendered his resignation earlier compelled in self-defence to fire a few rounds under control. this wook is confirmed. Reports show that the police The resignation is due to the The demands include the pro- throughout displayed great con- hibition of Jews participating in trol and forbearance. The Mili- mounting financul difficulties of trade or industry acquiring landed | tary were not called upon as the
government. property or marrying Christians.-police had the situation in hand. Reuter.
Ono member of the police force and three rioters
were killed; seven other rioters are reported to have been killed. Two police and twenty rioters suffered serious injuries. A lar him to withdraw his resignation. ge number of arrests have beon
-Reuter. mado. There is complote quot throughout Palestine with the ex-
CHAIRMANSHIP AT
£5,000 A YEAR
New Appointment For coption of Jaffa,
Sir William Ray
HAIFA SHOOTING.
Mr. Peter Cheung and Misa Malale U Olyan, and Mr. John Cheung and Miss Glory Tanz, who, were married at á double marriage ceremony at the English Mathudist Church on Tuesday. The bridgegrooms are the song of Mr. Cheung Kat Shing, managing director, of On Lok Yuen, (Photor King's Studio).
SURPRISE GENEVA
Bus
ANNOUNCEMENT Engine's
Feat
Disarmament Bureau May Meet Earlier
Geneva, Oct. 27.
A surprise announcement was made this afternoon that the Bureau of the Disarmament Conference may be convened on November 3, six days before the date fixed previously.
The reason is not known, but it is possibly due to the formation of a French Cabinet. Reuter.
GOLD HOARDER ARRESTED
BOSTON OFFICIAL
CHARGED
HEAVY PENALTY:
POSSIBLE
PANTER CASE
FURTHER LIGHT ON INCIDENT
ACCUSED SEEN VIN CUSTODY ..
BRITISH CONSUL'S
REQUEST
London, Oct. 27.
The British Consul-General in Munich, Mr. Gainer, who sinca
FORD-ROOSEVELT FEUD
President's Latest Challenge
Washington, Oct. 27. The feud between Presi- dent. Roosevelt and Mr. Henry Ford has boen carried a step further by an announcement to the effect that the President regarded the clause in the National Recovery Act forbidding the Government to purchase products from concerns not under the Act as applicable. to all dealers in Ford cars, whether they display the Blue Eagle or not.---Router,
Tuesday has been denied access TIN QUOTA
to Mr. Noel Panter, the Munich correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph, was to-day permitted to visit him at Munich Police Hend- quarters, where he is held under “protective custody".
Mr. Panter is to bo charged ati Leipzig under Articla 92 of Pennl Code with high treason and espionage.
It is assumed that Mr. Pantor's
AGREED
RAISED TO FORTY PER CENT:
RENEWAL FOR THREE YEARS
London, Oct. 27,
arrest is in connection with his descriptive report reproduced in
The International tin agreement last Monday's Daily Telegraph of will be renewed for three years OVER 100. M.P.H. AT a parade of storm-troops which from January 1, 1934, the quota
the Nazi Chancellor Herr Hitler, being raised to forty per cont. "addressed at Kelbelm on Sunday, The new tin control scheme Article 92 of the Criminal Code does not differ in essentials from. provides for punishment by panal the existing scheme. servitude for not less than two
BROOKLANDS
London, Oct. 28. A car equipped with an ordinary London Omnibus engine made a
years of anyone who deliberately The standard tonnages under
new world's record at Brooklands "communicates to another Govern- the new scheme will be Bolivia, to-day when, in pouring rain, Mr. ment or makes publicly known 40,490 tons, Malay States, 71,940 George Eyeton, the famous racing State secrets or news of which he tone, Dutch East Indies, 36,330 driver, broke the existing record knows that to keep them secret is tong, Nigeria, 10,890 tons. of 100.75 miles por hour for the necessary for the welfare of tho highest speed over achieved by a Diesel-engined vehicle.
Although the high wind and the wetness of the track, necessitating the use of very heavily ribbed instead of racing tyres, tended to
low down the car, Eyston cover- ed the flying mile over two runs at an average speed of 101.983 miles
German Empire or the Federal State as against that other Govern- mont."
GOOD HEALTH,
The Consul General found that Mr. Panter was in good health although pale from his confine- ment. He has been well treated Over a kilometre, his average and allowed to buy what he want- speed was 107.80 miles an hour.od.
an hour.
ARMY TO PLAY NAVY
Siam's flat rate will be 9,800 tons until the quotas of the other participating nations have boon rafsed to sixty-five per cent, when Siam's quota will be increased parri pasau with all further. In- tornational quota increases.
GOVERNMENTS ASSENT.
The Governments of Bolívia, Malay States, Dutch East Indies and Nigeria have accepted the
A maximum speed of 106.047 It is stated that the charge is recommendation of the Interna- milés hourly was attained over the based on "an accumulation of in- tional Committee that these export second run of n kilometro-formation, concerning the Storm quotas be fixed at at least forty British Wirelcan. *
troopers and Hitler'a Guards por cent, of thier standard ton- which was used ao as to convey nages.A the impression that they were In addition, to the ordinary, ex- military formations and that Gerport quotas agreed for 1984 will many was thus violating the be a special quota of four, por Treaty of Versailles."
cont. of the standard tonnages. The committee estimate 'that this special quota will result in the Mr. Panter declared that his export of approximately 300 tons message was sent in the course of a month during 1934. The next carrying on only his ordinary oc meeting will be held in Paris on The man taken into custody wased to represent the Army in a sending ordinary messages.
The following have been select-cupation of, a journalist and In December 7.-Reuter. Mr. Gerald T. Driscoll, an em- cricket match against the Navy
Boston, Oct. 27.
The first arrest under the Gold Hoarding Order was made in Boston to-day.
CRICKET MATCH ATK.C.C.
ORDINARY WORK.
Mr. Gainer
the has asked
ployee of the City Government. at the K.C.C.. on Thursday next, Bavarian Government for per- BIG SHAUKIWAN
He was arrested on An in dictment aworn by the Federal hoarding $10,000 in gold, which it authorities, charging him with
is alleged he withdrow from the Federal Reserve Bank in March.
He has nover, it is alleged in- formed the authorities of his possession of the gold.
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It will be recalled that President Wang Ching-wel and Chiang Rousevelt. in April last, following the abandonment of the gold Kai-shek are now, exchanging standard and the bank crisis, order. telegrams with Soong pressing cd returns of all gold over
hundred dollars held by individuals, The penalty for infringement of the order is fixed at o fine, of ton thousand dollars and ten years' imprisonment.-Rouler.
Chisago, Oct. 27.
TREASURY BILLS
starting at 11 n.m.
Capt. Williams, R.A. (Capt.) Cont. Mitchell, R.A. Lieut. Garthwaite, R.A.\. Lieut. Waring, R.A. Lieut. Walker, R.E. Lteut, Hamilton, S.W.L Lieut. Stocker, S.V.B. Sergt. Taylor, R.A.P.C.. Corpl. Colledge, R.A.M.C. Spr. Tucker, R.E. Pte. Barnsby, 1/Lincoln R. · Reserve:-Licut. Cragg, 1/Lin- coln R. Scorer:-Lieut. Shfolde, R.A. Umpire:-W. O. 1. Jordan, R.E..
DISARMAMENT TALKS
Meeting of Bureau on November 3
Since the issue of the High Com- Mastor of Sompili and two com- missioner's communique the police pantons seriously injured when! London, Oct. 27...
at Halfa found themselves in the exporimontal three-wheeled The Council of the British volved with a disorderly Arab car in which they were travell Electrical Development Associa crowd and were compelled to fire in overturned. Master of Bem- tion have appointed Sir William into the air in order to disperse pill was one of the visiting Ray M.P., loador of the County threatening crowd,
nassengers in the Graf Zoppelin. Council and a well known figure in assembled in the streets on receipt companions, Turnor, died.--Reuter, to-day's tenders for Treasury bills Conference for November 8, in- He will recover but one of his the public life of London, to be its of the nows of the disorders in Executive Chairman at a salary of Jaffa, 25,000 annually-British Wircicas.
The name of the Share and Real Estate Brokers Society of Hongkong 1:as born struck off the Register.
which
The Jowish familles, fearing trouble, are now moving from the outlying, districts of Hoffn Into the central Jewish quarters.
mlssion for a legal adviser to see Mr. Panter. British Wireless.
Router says that Mr. Panter may be charged with treason against the State, the penalty for which may be death or penal servitude for life.
THE HONGKHENG SAFE
EXPECTED HERE TO-NIGHT
It is understood that the se, Hongkong about which some con- cern was felt yesterday is quite
FIRE
BUILDING BURNED
OUT
A serious outbreak of fire, fortunately unattended by any casualty, occurred, at Bhaukiwan shortly before 11.80 last night, resulting in the complete dos- truction of a three-storey building. at No. 216, Malà Street.
Two engines from Wanchal and. one from Central reached the spot to find the building well alight. Within twenty minutes the flames from the ground floor, had pope
safe and is expected to arrive in trated to the roof. It aventually
caved in, bringing the floora down harbour this morning.
with it Sirs was compelled to make a
No difficulty was encountered in INCREASED RATE ON
wide detour to sock sholtor from securing an early and sufficient London, Oct. 27. the typhoon, as was foreseen supply of water from the moins, ALLOTMENTS
Mr. Arthur Henderson, Presl The Hongkong is bringing Home and within half-an-hour, the fire dent-of-the Dlaarmament Con- mali and newspapers and will be was under control and "confined to London, Oct. 27.”
forence, this evening decided to forty-eight hours late by the timothe buildlog in which it originated. The total amount applied for in call a meeting of the Bureau of of hor arrival.
It was however, not until 1.48 that all danger was considered": was £84,610.000. The amount al- atend of November 9, as WAS lotted, in bills at three months was arranged yesterday,
Provisionally and ponding instruc. over, and the firemen withdrew, £45,000,000. The average rate per It is expected that important tions from the Secretary of State for The building is occupied an a Cont. was 16/5.29d as compared conversations will meanwhile have the Colonies, H. E. the Governor has shop and dwelling house. The fire with 16/0.824 per cent. n week taken place at Geneva, British been pleased to recognise Mr. I. His thought to have been caused by Gourley Canful for the United a lighted" joss-candle coming into ago-British Wireitag,
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