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FOUNDES MENA
No. 24350
三拜禮號七月二英港香
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY,
1934.
日四十月二十
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PARIS CONVERTED INTO GREAT BATTLEFIELD
Terrible Bloodshed in Most Sensational Outbreak
Since the French Revolution: Thousands Shot By Police
MARY HILSZ AGAIN CHAMBER UNDER
FORCED, DOWN
Aviatrix Unlucky in Flight to Japan
Beyrouts, Feb. 6. Mile. Mary Hilsz, the French avlatrix, who is on another flight from France to Japan, left Aleppo to-day. She experienced bad weather after taking off, and was compelled to land at Doir-ez-Zor,-Reuter,
CABINET MANIFESTO
ATTEMPT AGAINST THE STATE
ALLEGES COUP DE FORCE
Paris, Feb. 7.
An attempted coup de forco against the Republican regime by certain political leagues is M. Daladier's description of the riot- ing, in a message issued to-night| while terrible scenes were still be- ing enacted.
The manifesto says that bands of mon armed with revolvers and knives assaulted the police and the Republican Guards and the Idontity of the arrested proves that it was an armed attempt against the safety of the State.
SIEGE
STREET FIGHTING STILL GOING
ON AT 1.40 A.M.
POLICE PATIENCE AT BREAKING POINT
PARIS, FEB. 7.
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SCENES WERE WITNESSED IN PARIS LAST NIGHT WHICH FEW EYEWITNESSES WILL EVER FORGET. THOUSANDS WERE KILLED AND WOUNDED. ˆ NO ACCURATE ESTIMATE CAN POSSIBLY BE MADE YET. GRAVE RIOTS WERE FEARED, BUT THE REALISATION DREADFULLY EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS.
Rioting began at dusk when crowds utterly beyond control overwhelmed the police station- ed in the Place de la Concorde and wrecked kiosks and tobacco shops and set afire motor buses and private cars.
HE. The Governor at yesterday's inspection of the St. John Ambulance.
Brigade. (Photos A Fong).
BRITAIN'S ARMS WARNING
AN EARLY AGREEMENT
ESSENTIAL
GERMAN EQUALITY
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894 Received, February 7, 0.49a.m.)
-LONDON, FEB. 6.
A VEILED WARNING THAT BRITANN MAY BE FORCED TO STRENGTHEN HER ARMAMENTS "IF A SATISFACTORY ‘AGREEMENT CANNOT BE REACHED," WAS GIVEN BY SIR JOHN SIMON DURING THE DEBATE ON THE BRITISH DIS- ARMAMENT MEMORANDUM IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-NIGHT.
CHAMBER PRESENTATION TO ments," he said, "which stand on a level that must be
SCENE
FISTICUFFS AT OUTSET
DALADIER SCORES VICTORY
(Special to "Telegraph”)
sagen Ontisance, 1894, Received, February
MR. D. GOW
"We have to face the question of our own arma-
re-examined if we are going to live in a world of un- limited armaments.-United Press.
KOWLOON DOCK STAFF KEEN DEBATE IN THE COMMONS
SHOW APPRECIATION
EDEN'S TOUR.
Last night, the members of the { Kowloon Dock Staff entertained The House of Commonswas | that British proposals constituted
were thany really sorious advance.
The next step, ho, said, was to Mr. and Mrs. David Gow in the crowded and there Kowloon Dock Recreation Club on members of the Diplomatic Corps. the occasion of their impending present when Sir John Simon ensure that the British Memoran- retirement from the Colony.
dum was completely-understood initiated the debato.
At the outset, the Foreign abroad and that Britain fully After dinner, Mr. J. B. Sturgeon, Secretary declared that the situs grasps the difficulties of other who presided over the gathering. tion and developed importantly countries. (By Telegraph. Conwright, Telegraphic Merthero vers speeches in the same ful discussion, as four important eulogised Mr. Gow following which since December 21, permitting use- strain by Mr. E. Cock, Mr. R. documents had been issued, by the The British Government there The police exercised every restraint in the early
Paris, Feb. 6. Lapaley and Mr. W. J. Rattey.
British, French, Italian and Ger- fore intended to arrange for the
· Ôn behalf of all concerned, Mr. stages of the combat, during which one woman was shot After one of the most Gow was presented with a black- man Governments."
Lord Privy Scal, Mr. Anthony Eden, Although serious differences to visit Parle, Rome, Berlin, as soon dead when the police were compelled to fire inflicting dramatic sessions in the his-wood salver inlaid with silver and still existed, he declared, therans possible to explain the British heavy casualties on the rioters, who forced their way tory of the Chamber, the sit-handsome drawing-room carpet has been sufficiently greater ap: viewpoint and to learn, the views
rugs to match. right to the railings of the Chamber of Deputies, where ting having to be suspended Mr. Gow made sultable response proach to common ground and of the other governments.
suficient encouragement to justify on the British Memorandum, the Government was virtually in a state of siege. No-early on, the Daladier Gov-and, in the course of his secch, a new effort at, reconciliation by Mr. Eden would have left im- made reference to his early days Britain, hence the Memorandum mediately, said the Foreign body was allowed to leave the building, although a ernment secured its vote of from 1894 and conditions then ap- of January 31. the
pertaining at the Kowloon Docks. confidence.
During the evening, Miss Parkes Even the Chamber staged its entertained the company with
other appropriate. little riot. There was a brief but Scottish and brisk bout of fisticuffs between songs and, Inter, dancing took Socialist Deputies and Rightist De-place, Mr. W. J. K. Mackle play puties just before the chairman ing the pipes for the Eightseme Reels and Mr. H. Duncan being Afterwards the debate grew very responsible for the other music. heated, but the deputies kept to their seats.
"Thanks to the courage and aangfroid of the defenders, objectives of the trouble-makers were not attained.
"The Government la rosolved to assure by all legal means the se curity of the population and the Independence of the Republican Regime and counts on the col- laboration of the French nation." -Reuter.
number of wounded were taken in
HUNDREDS SHOT DOWN
As the night wore on, so the rioters were rapidly reinforced and a grim battle ensued, with the police finally firing with their revolvers right and left, hun-ordered the suspension. dreds falling before their bullets..
Cafes were wrecked In historic polico, who were stationed on the streets, for example, the Faubourg Concorde Bridge and were ordered
M. Daladler was able to complete his declaration of policy.. being occasional ells.United Press.
STOP PRESS St. Honore, which was littered with when the constant pressure of the interrupted only by
to open firo with their revolvers
wounded people and missles, torn mobs back to force them into re-
treat. and bloodstained clothing.
Fierce hand to hand fighting The trouble Grat began outside continues in the Place Concorde. the Hotel de Ville (the Town Hall) Paris, Feb. 7.
where demonstrators assembled Demonstrations and minor dis- turbances are reported from all and shouted: "Down with the publican Guards took place within confidence in the Daladier Govern- over France, including Marseilles, Government," "Down with Chiap- Lyons, Lille, Nancy, Nantes, Caen, ¦ po." and Rouen.
Six charges by mounted Re-]
half an hour
PACK OF DEMONS.
Reuter's correspondent counted The cafe proprietors, alarmed, at least fifteen guards with their removed their chairs and tables, heads split open by the mob, which while their shopkeepers put up was using sticks and stones. their shutters and removed possible
The erched was fighting like a pack M. Daladler hold a Council of missiles. This was early in the War at the Ministry of the In-evening. Later, their places were of demons, returning to the attack terior at 1.30 a.m. with M. Frot invaded and wrecked, and crowds every time they were driven back. and other members of the Cabinet, in all parts of the city committed
M. Frot, in an address of thanks to the police said: "To-morrow
various acts of incendiarism.
EX-SERVICE MEN IN FRAY.
83. MAJORITY.
Paris, Feb. 6. The Chamber passed a vote of
ment by 300 votes to 217.-Reuter.
ROCHDALE LOSE
A SOLITARY GOAL DECIDES
: London, Feb. 6. Rochdale were defeated before their own supporters in the Third The rioting mob set fire to the Fighting during the later part of Division (North) to-day, Carlisle Ministry of Marine, but fire-fight-the riot was chiefly between ex-acoring the only goal of the ing extinguished the blaze in half Servicemen and the Republican match-Reuter. an hour.
Un-
Guard.
up a
The ex-Servicemen did not ap-head, the sounds of blows given On account of the seriousness of still more effective means will be
Every- the casualties, the Cabinet has de- pear on the scene until 9.40 p.m. and exchanged, there rose. placed at your diapoant.
instituto elded to
proceedings but they went straight into the strange hissing sound, caused by thing necessary, will be done,
combat as if a plan of campaign and against persons known
Lator. known on charges of provocation to was being followed, with their
The Platé Concorde was empty murder and plotting against the flag flying at the head of their at midnight having boon cleared
"battallons."
at the revolver point by over accurity of the State,
Fforce hand to hand · fighting a thousand police, who are driv Two battalions. of Infantry
in horizon blue were broke out Immediately.
Ing the crowds along the Champs
Chamber of Do-
The Place Concorde was quiet dressed fighting in the Rue Royale, and front of the Fauborg St. Honore.-Reuter.
which were threatening to develop attackers refused to be driven into à mand chaos.
back. At elevon p.m. they were given
PHONE TALKS WITH LONDON
FRESH SHANGHAI EXPERIMENTS
Secretary, but his visit to Paris The key to disarmament, he had to be delayed on account of went on, was accommodation be- the French political situation, tween the viewpoints of France which necessitated canalderation and Germany.
of the French Government's con- venience.
ļ
BRITAIN'S DUTY.
GERMANY'S CLAIM,''
Germany's claim to equal rights in armaments could not be and
It was Britain's duty, he con- ought not to bo resisted because cluded, to give a further lend as there was little likelihood of world she had already offered the most pence If one attempted to place a striking proof of her good faith great country and
under by voluntarily translating her
desire superior jurisdiction.
for disarmament
from On the other hand, no drastic words into deeds. solution could be found on che basis of all nations immediately abandoning all weapons denied to
Germany.
race
BOON
Britain was resolved to do
ovarything possible, despite the dimeulties, to bring about an
International agreement and to Sir John Simon said, that if a
strengthen every possible and prompt agreement was not reached, Britain would have toture of the world and so deliver practicable way the peace struc- consider her armament position. (Spacial to "Telegraph")
If she was to five in a world of unlimited armaments, the whole Shanghai, Feb. 7.
quoation of hor defensive strength Encouraged by the successful would have to be reconsidered.
working of ordinary radio
com-
munication between Shanghai and
London.
ourselves and others from the burdens that dangers and the would follow. a final failure to secure an agreement.
TOO LATEI
SPIRIT OF REALISM. London, experiments aro being
Major Attlee, the Labour Party Emphasising that the British started on radiophone talks with Memorandum was not submitted leader, who rose in reply, entered of the If this is found successful too, as some ideal plan without regard up a general criticism commercial traffic will be intro to the needs and claims and an methods employed in so-called
xleties of others, ho declared that peace and disarmament efforts. duced in this branch
It was presented in a spirit of He said that German couality munication.-Central News,
roalism. Time was running had been conceded too late. Fur against tho friends of dianrma thermore, it was not 'conceded to ment and the British plan at-right but to force. tompted to provide a basis for a prompt agreement.
of
com-
SHANGHAI GOLD BAR MARKET
AGREEMENT NOW. REPORTED
(Special to "Talagraph")
Shanghai, Feb. 7.
The police of the League of Na- tions, he declared, had encouraged Roferring to the re-armament of nations to leave the League, to talk Germany, the Foreign Secretary of war and to get concessions. said that any convention must [face some re-armament by that. country, but the British Govern- Imont would view with ropugnance. a settlement which provided for equality of rights without any dis armament in any quarter.pdmo Meanwhile... Britain w WAS":
Japan had been made a model for the treatment of the rest of the world. The whole iden, of security went when the world failed to assert itself, in the Sino-Japanese dispute.
The Labour Party," he said.
mont
The British Plan provided no approach to that objective for ion. years
NOT SURRENDER.
at 1.40 am. but the mob was still drafted into the city and stationed Two fire hoses were brought in-Elysees, firing as they go,
Tho square, which is in_gom- As the result of protracted dis-entering into any new commit action In Ignorance of circum- puties after acones of grave rioting to play by the defenders, but the plate, darkness owing to tho,lamps cussions between the local Stockments in the sense of repressive wanted security and total disarma-
having been put out, is lit up Exchange and the Gold Bar Ex stances. repeatedly by stabs of red light as change, an agreement has been OBLIGATIONS. revolvers are fired.
roached concerning the proponed BUSES BURNING.
Hundreds of wounded are tying amalgamation of the gold bar de We should do our utmost faith about.
partment of the Stock Exchance fully to full any obligations into Two motor-buses are still burn-
Sir Herbert Samuel, Liberal The police had showed great ro- with the Gold Bar Exchange. The which we entored. ing in the Place Concorde, which la atraint, but the last violent as offres of the new Gold Bar Market Having emphasised the obliga- Opposition loader, declared that the covered with hats and clothing, sault on the Concorde Bridge by will be accommodated in the axial tion of the signatories to net in British proposals had aroused no shops, broken glass, while amidst a huge mob, some of the members ing premises of the Gold Bar Ex- concart to prevent the violation of enthusiastuhough he welcomed The main task of repelling the the shouting and the clatter of of which were uning revolvers, change, and will be opened in the the provoser Disarmament Convon the agreement with Italy in regard mob attacks Toll, however, upon the hoofs, the thud of weapon on was too much Reuter-
middle of March-Central Newstion, Sir John Simon stressed that (Continued on Page 7.)
An exclusive United Press storyrations and evidently it was intend- of the Paris riots kopt out by ed that they should remain at their pressure of time and space will posts throughout the night, appear in our final edition:
POLICE FIRE.