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No 14263
THE RI#AZXWF THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1934.
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GALE SWEEPS GREAT FIRE THROUGH HAKODATE
“GOERING" BOMB INCIDENT
NOT INTENDED FOR
NAZI AIDE
ATTACK ON AN AUSTRIAN JEW
Berlin, Mar. 21.
It is now stated that the bomb thrown in the Unter den Linden this afternoon was not, as was first suspect- ed, designed to bring about the death of General Goer- ing.
The bomb was intended for David Oliver, an Austrian Jew and the owner of a chain of
· Berlin cinemaë,
He was travelling in n taxi and the would-be murderer's aim was fairly accurate. The taxi was completely .wrecked and the chauffeur was badly Injured.
The intended vlelim, however,} was practically unscathed.
The police have offered a reward of five thousand marka ·for in formation that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the bomb thrower. Reuter:
BRITISH TRADE
PARLEYS
Four-Fifths of Famous Japanese Port Already Devoured
By Flames: Entire Population Flees for Life
"CITY A LIVING
HELL"
REFUGEES SWIM TO SHIPS IN THE HARBOUR
STILL BURNING AFTER FIFTEEN HOURS
TOKYO, MAR. 22.
HALF THE CITY OF HAKODATE, THE GATEWAY TO HOKKAIDO, HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY A DISASTROUS FIRE WHICH HAS BEEN RAGING SINCE SEVEN O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT AND IS STILL BURNING FURIOUSLY.
The catastrophe is chiefly the work of a seventy- miles-an-hour vernal equinox gale, which caught hold of an outbreak on one side of the port and swept it through the city of closely-packed houses like wildfire.. Half the population is already homeless and it is feared that practically the whole city will be devoured by the flames.
Little is known regarding the fate of the inhabi- tants in the outbreak, but up to the present no report of any loss of life has reached Tokyo, though it seems MANY IN HAND AND difficult to believe that the fire
PENDING
disaster has not been accom. panied_by_tragedy...
London, Mar. 21.**** The Latvian Trade Delegation trade Row Regulakting a new agreement with Great Britain will return to Loucon on Maren 23rd to resume tuo .scussions, and, it Is hoped, conclude all agreement. Trade discussions with "Batnoniz are still proceouing in London, and hugot.acions with Poland the Bane ooject are expecled to open in London about the middle of April. Negotiations are also in progress with Lithuania, delegation has now returned home 10 consult its Government. anticipated that trade negotia- tions with Uruguay will open next month.—isritish Wireless.
whose
IL 19
NEW CHINA POLICY
Mr. Ariyoshi's Proposals to Tokyo
(Special to "Telegraph”)
Shanghai, March 22.
An Idea of the extent of thei blaze may be gathered from the fact that eye-witnesses estimate that of thirty-eight thousand buildings In this city of roughly 200,000 population, over 20,000 are already involved.
The fire started at seven o'clock last night, soon after the gale had
sudden gust car sprung up, SÅ rled away a small chimney, set- |ting fire to the house concerned and scattering hot conls over a wide area.
LIGHTS VANISH.
Within a very few minutes, the electric power falled and all lights In the city went out, in- creasing the confusion.
change became involved in the
troyed.
MEAGRE DETAILS. ·
Hakodate is
one
A general view of the city of Hakodata, a large area of which has been practically destroyed by fire, which broke out last night and is atill raging.
COMMUNISTS FACE
TRIAL
J
Tom Mann and Harry Pollitt
London, Mar. 22. Tom Mann, at the Pontypridd Police Court yesterday, was committed for trial at the next Glamor- gan Assizes on a charge of uttering seditious speeches, He was released on bail of £200.
The hearing of the case against Harry Pollitt was adjourned fif April 10 on the same bail.-Rcüter.
LANCASHIRE M.PAIR MENACE
ATTACKS COLLEAGUES
AN UNMITIGATED NUISANCE
AGITATION IN COMMONS
STAYS
INTERNATIONAL CONTROL IMPOSSIBLE
BRITAIN GIVES UP HOPE
examined. A
GUNBOAT BADLY DAMAGED
H.M.S. ROBIN HOLED; DURING GALE
SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSIES
U.S. LABOUR Planned for Paris And
UNREST
SIXTY STRIKES IN PROGRESS
PRESIDENT'S
ACTIVITY"
CONFERENCES AT WHITE HOUSE
(Special to "Telegraph")
(By Talegraph. Copyright, Telepraskie Bia weges Ovdimano 1895. Baovived Harsh £i. 1,25 a.m.JA
Washington, Mar. 21. Growing labour
Berlin
Capetown, Mar, 21. General Hertzog told the Senate to-day that the Government intends to establish Embassies in Paris and Berlin.
The South African Premier said that nothing. could exceed the readiness of the British Embassies to serve Union interests, but their hands were full Reuter
IMPERIAL
DEFENCE
unrest CO-OPERATION BETWEEN
continues to thrust all other
problems
ground.
into
the back
SERVICES
DEFENDED
London, Mar. 21.
More than sixty strikó PRESENT SYSTEM are already in progress; though they do not involve more than 35,000 persons. JUST LAUNCHED
Several thousand taxi drivers in Considerable damage was done New York are among them, while during the galo yesterday morn-six thousand shoc workers in Lng to_H.M.S. Kob.n, the
Musschusetts have downed tools. West River gunboat, which was | Sharp words occurred in Con- launched at Taikoo Dockyard re-, gress to-day over the situation. cently.
Dow
The Robin was lying alongside the dockyard wall when the gale sprang up and received a severe buoting on the starboard side. A number.of hér plates were.bont during repeated impact with the wall, and she sprang a leak.
Over three feet of water rushed in and there was danger of her sinking. Sho WAS, however. taken round to the slipway Imme- diately and hauled up.
The damage will take some time completion will be delayed prob- to repair and we understand her
ably for two months.
SIX LIVES LOST.
Mr.
Senator Borsh blamed greedy industrial combines for the labour unrest and demanded action by the Government to bring a halt to monopolistic practices.
A comprehensive review of the incans whereby co-ordination and co-operation between the three defence services in effected was mada to-day in the Commons by the Prime Minister, who defend ed the existing practice in a de- bate raised by Major Attlee (Labour).
Major Attlee urged that there. should be, a division between general policy and departmental administration,-and-that-to-deal- DEMANDS REDUCED,”
with the formor a Dafenge Mials- Meanwhile, there is hope that would be a Miniator of high au ter should be appointed, who the threat of an workers strike will be averted. sutomobile
thority above the Service Minia- The
American Federation of ters. Labour has agreed to restrict their
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, roply- immediate demands to a plon foring, sald that in the traditional the election of the workers' own period through which the whole the employers, together with the representatives to bargain with of methods of defence word pass
establishment of a Grlovances Board.
President Roosevelt, after con- tinued offort to solve the railway controversy, met the automobile manufacturers in the first of a series of cruolal conferences.
In his efforts to avert the strikes
recovery pro
Press,
Washington, Mar..21. President Roosevelt will lean
do the
(Continued on Págo 7.)
ANGLO-SOVIET TRADE
London, Mar. 21. Ratifications were exchanged in Moscow to-day between Lord Chilston, British Ambassador, and the Soviet Commissariat commercial agreement between the Foreign Affairs, of the temporary for
United Kingdom and the Soviet Government, recently signed in London, British Wirelcas..
TAI MING AGROUND. During the gale, the s.s, Tat Ming, bound for Hongkong from Wuchow, wont ashore a few miles above Shluking on the West River London, Mar. 22. but she was re-floated after an London, Mar. 22. The view that it is impos-w. Vinson Lee, of Shanghai, and threatening his
bour under her own steam. Accusing the Government sible completely to remove Mr. Taong Chi-sun, manager of gramme, the President indicate of attempting to avoid fac- the menace of air attack by the Hongkong branch of the Bank that he is prepared to use all possi: At 8.40 p.m., the telephone ex-ing the issue, Mr. E., A. means of a system of inter-aboard the steamer, returning
of Kwangsi, were passengers ble influence and power-United outbreak and was rapidly des- Bailey (Con. Gorton) voiced national control of civil avia-from business trips in Kwangsl. CRYPTIC STATEMENT.
The train service was suspended Lancashire's dissatisfaction tion was expressed by Mr. soon afterwards because the rail with the result of the Anglo-Stanley Baldwin in the asters, with the loss of six lives, At least three other Junk dis-
ROOSEVELT EMISSARY: way station was in the fire zone. Japanese textile negotia-House of Commons to-night. In addition to those already re-back in his chair and let the motor The broadcasting station has also
London, Mar. 21. been burned down.
tions, on a motion for the Mr. Baldwin was winding up Forte, were caused by the gate, manufacturers
Mr. Washburn Child, special talking The 90-pical locally registered when, accompanied by General emissary of President Roosevelt, adjournment of the House the debate in the House on Brijunk, No. 3169, was
tain's problems of defence and he wrecked when it was caught by case
completely Hugh Johnson, they present their who has come to Eurces to study against recognition of economic conditions, will see Sir recalled his speech of two years the sudden visitation when sailing ordinary labour unions inte this John Simon at the Foreign Office of the five of Commons. Mr. Ariyoshi, Japanese Minister oldest, open corts in Japan and la: Mr. Bailey sald that the pre-age when he suggested that off Foo Toi Island, immediately afternoon.
|te-morrow,—British Wireless. to China is reported to have sugamous as the base of exceeding-blema must be faced realistically solution could be found by inter-south of Stanley. All of the crew. The only hint of the President's gosted to the Japanese Foreign ly rich offico a new China policy, to break waters. The world-famous Nichiro favoured-nation clause and that said, the Government had the the exception of Chan Kam-sing what cryptic statement was minde selection of the employees' ropro-"
fisheries in northern He urged the abolition of the most-national control.
Immediately afterwards,
he clinging to the wreckage were attitude was given at the Press
rescued inter in the morning with Conference to-day when the some of their unions, and the immediate the existing deadlock. The Arly Fisheries Company has its can- the whole Empire be asked to do
closely Subject likewise. oshi proposals, it is stated, lay ning works in the town,
scheme was actually worked out, and Chan Kam-ho, who are be that the only rufe prevailing was sentatives for collective bar greatest emphasis on economic and The population numbered 210,- Sir Nairne Sandeman, another examined and altered, and re-
Heved to have been drowned. trade development in all directions 000 in the 1982 census,
Lancashire member, agreed with examined; after all this work, In-
All four children of a junk-want and lacked food, the Govern
that when people were in dire gaining In chinn-Central News.
Further details of the Mr. Bailey's sentiments, but urged velving a great deal of time and mistress perished when their craft ment was going to try to keep them catastrophe are anxiously awaited | patience. He WAR
certainly trouble over many months, he was the woman and a boat hand were
capsized near Fa Tau Moon, but from starving. In Tokyo, where Information is against the abolition of the M.F.N.not satisfled that a satisfactory rescued by a junk which passed
Later, President Roosevelt to-morrow The motor conference at the LEAGUE FOOTBALL mengre on account of the break clause.
matho could be found, down of communications.
the spot lator in the morning-meets the representatives of White House broke up without Not a single country had sub- The grief-stricken mother, with thirteen separate melor unions and any announcement beyond the mitted anything that was workablo Mr. Austen Hopkinson (Ind. or of the faintest practical use in the foki, returned to Hongkong thien, having heard both sides, statement that the manufacturers Mossley, Lancaster) told the mem-solving the problem into which wore Informed of
the afternoon when police will exert his personal influence. canvassed the eltuation from the
the tragedy.
employers" "side and that the. bora who raised the matter that the British Government had put
If that falla, drastic powors President sought Information on. the Lancashire cotton Industry re-so much work without success-
DARING RESCUE.
under the National Recovery Act many points. garded them as an unmitigated Router.
A aingular rescue was effected remain.
There will be a similar meeting News from Hakodate is now nuisance.
by Waglan Lighthouse people
to-morrow afternoon, at which tho reaching the outside world vin the
representatives of the workers will wireless of the ships in the harpanded on maintaining a court-he right direction regarding selves and brought out two young an
effective, but it Indicated that the when they dived into the water The negotiations, he said, de- Japanese Government was moving with considerable risk to them-
It is, howover, gonerally folt that
be present.
Government loadors are said to undisclosed proposal which cous attitude towards Japan. He the complaints of infringements children who were being wathed Mr. Roosevelt is keeping up his be hopeful of obtaining a solu The mayer of the town has told the House that people now wirelessed his superiors in aways called any successful com trade marko.
ashore, It is not known to what alcove will avert imore drastic tion of the dispute. Reuters Tokyo: "The city is a living hell, petition unfair.
Regarding the breakdown of the boat they belonged, but
It is action. textile negotiations, the Governmossible that they may have come
RAILWAY SITUATION. Refugees aro fleeing through the darkness from death to
In the meantime, Mr. William H. GOVERNMENT REPLY.S ment did not intend to stand with from the same junk reported
folded arms and allow matters to earllar na having capsized off the Groon, President of the Federation
weto Washington, Mar. 21 safely
The railway workers have re of Labour, has urged the motor fected President Roosevelt's wage bour.
Colonel Colville, replying for take a coured detrimental to Bri- lighthouse. the Government, alladed to the tish interests, but it would not be The two youngsters, who are union labour leaders to narrow recommendation, prosorvin the Eighty per cent of the flourish-Japanese Government Bill to deal wise to make pronouncement aged 11 and 12 respectively, auf down their demands, to the cran status quo for six months, but have Crawford' on Tuesday, 3rd. April, ing port has already been destroy with unfair trade competition, Ho while the two governments were ered considerably from exposure, tion of a neutral Review Board to accepted his offer of arbitrato comment at 9 pm. Admission is od Including every important hud not soon the text and did not reviewinwitha grave questions In- but are being well looked after adjudicate in charges of dis- in the dimuto by of arbitration
public building-Reuter..
know whether it would be volvod.---Reuter,"
at the Kowloon Hospital.
crimination against the members the Railway Coordinator-Resiter.
It In feared that the entire city CUP FINALISTS DROP may be dostroyed. Reuter.
POINT AT HOME
Lendon, Mar. 21. Manchester City and Newcastle United shared points in a league match at Manchester to-day, each alde scoring once.
In Glasgow, the Rangers madei further progress towards another championship' by defeating Third Lanark by the only goal scored. Router.
The members of the Sergeanta' Menn, 14f Bm the South Wales Bor- derers, will hold n dance in Lano,
by invitation.
bour,
EVERY PUBLIC BUILDING DESTROYED.
Later:
on vessels in the har
A NUISANCE.
of
in
A TRUMP CARD?
NO DISCLOSURES......