THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1934.
GRAVE ANTI-FASCIST
BRITAIN WANTS
22 MORE
CRUISERS
RIOTS
THROUGHOUT FRANCE
DONOGHUE WINS GRAND PRIX
RIDES ADMIRAL
DEMAND IN NAVAL DRAKE TO VICTORY
CONVERSATIONS
AMERICA URGES POSTPONEMENT
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agen Ordinance, 1894. Received
$12.450m.)
Washington, June 24. American opinion that a 1985 naval conference would be a disastrous failure ap- pears to be crystallised in influential quarters.
It is alleged that Britain is demanding a huge increase In the number of cruisers allotted her for policing Empire trade routes, Japan demands parity and nothing short of parity.
EASTON BEATEN INTO THIRD PLACE
Paris, June 24.
LORIENT BATTLE
FURIOUS MOB CHARGES
MOUNTED POLICE
SITUATION OUT OF CONTROL
Paris, June 24. Increasing tension between Steve Donoghue, veteran the Fascist organisations and jockey of the English Turf, the anti-Fascists in France riots during the week-end in was illustrated by a series of various parts of France.
rode M. Leon Volterra's
Admiral Drake to victory in the French Grand Prix to day.
Race-goers were undisturbed by the serious riots of Saturday and there was an enormous crowd at Longchamps racecourse to the race, the French counterpart!
see
of the Derby.
Admiral Drake's victory wna a
brilliant performance, although it was hardly expected as the horse finished inst in the Epsom Derby, He proved his ability to stay, however, and over the longer dla European political manoeuvring|tance (the Grand Prix is over 1; now threatens to become an Im- mile, 7 furlongs) he came through portant factor, with Russia and with a rush and won comfortably, } France linked up together on the one side and Germany and Italy on the other.
HUBBARD INTERVIEW.
Mr. Nathaniel Hubbard, the retiring President of the American Navy League, in an exclusive interview to-day with the United
EASTON THIRD.
Foulaubin was second, and Lord Woolavington's Easton, ridden by Gordon Richards, which finished second in the Two Thousand Guineas and second in the Derby, occupied third place to-day-
Seventeen ran. Admiral Drake Press, declared: "Nelther political won by a length and a half, the nor economic conditions at the same distance separating present time favour the holding and third. of the 1935 naval conference.
"The objectives of every naval power, with the exception of the United States, is to increase in stead of decrease their national naval defence.
"In the interest of world peace: and the future of naval arma-i ments limitations. It is hoped that the preliminary conversations recently opened in London may develop into such a altuation that it will induce the naval powers to effect an adjournment of the 1935 naval conference to. a more pro-) pitious time."
STATUS QUO.
second
The parl-mutuel betting to a Ave-franc stake
was: Admiral Drake, Fr. 29.50 win; Fr. "24.50 place: Fouinable, Fr. 53.50 place; Easton, Fr. 10.50 place.-Rentur,
DANASCOT HAS A
ROUGH TRIP
RETURN TO SHANGHAI FROM NAGASAKI
Shanghai, June 24. In the meantime," said Mr. The Shanghai yacht, Danuscot, Hubbard, "the nations would have arrived back from Nagasaki last upon maintaining the night after a rough passage which status quo under the Washington Occupied Ave days. and London Treaties."
tongree
Captain Jorgensen stated that he was very tired after continu-
of
in nearly every ease, the dis- turbances
wore the result attempts to break up meetings organised by the Fascist groups clashes with the police. and many heads were split in
The most serious of a score of riotous episodes occurred at Lorient, one of the coast ports in Brittany, where over a hundred were seriously injured in a wild day of fighting."
PITCHED BATTLE.
Band, and the
DELAY IN SHIP'S SAILING
POLICE FAIL' IN PROSECUTION
COAL BUNKERING
A prosecution against Capt. J. Beck, muster of the China Navigation Company's steamer Hunan, who was summoned, before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- tion Regulations, for sailing at ing, under the Piracy Preven- time not previously approved by the Hon. I.G.F. on June 1. left the harbour at 6.15 p.m. in- was dismissed.
It was alleged that the Hunian
stead of at 4 1.m. A defendant had previously notified.
Defendant anld the ship's de parture was delayed because the enolles who bunkers took
were working the
a long time over their job.
Sergeant Baker said he was on board the ship at 2 p.m. and after he had conducted a search, de- fendant told him, at 3.50 p.nt. that the ship would not sail until 6 p.m. Sergeant Baker pointed out that after searching the ahip his duty was to remain on board until she left.
Most of the casualties occurred;
COAL NOT LOADED. in a pitched battle between a mob, His Worship (to defendant)----| numbering well over two thou-Were you in a position to say at 2 mounted police. p.m. that the ship could not wall The mob reversed the usual roles until 6.16 p.m. and charged the police, attack- Defendant-No, sir. We had lag them with poles, stones and to load 125 tons of bunker, and boltics.
the coolles should have finished nessed in the ensuing battle. Cafe actually they took from 12.15 to Remarkable scenes were wkt-at 2.30 or at the latest 3 p.m. But
chairs were seized and over the hends of opponents and.
smashed G.15. when the fre brigade's assistance that everything clac
Defendant further explained was ready. was sought in an effort to damp] All the passengers were on board, the ardour of the mob, the crowds the cargo had been loaded, but ripped the hoses to shreds.
the most essential thing, coal, had not been loaded. His ship usually arrived from Canton in the morning and left again in the always a rush regarding the load- afternoon, he said. There was ing of the bunkers, but it just was a slip somewhere, The cinema was completely wreck-ntrol over the actual bunkering His Worship:-Have you any ed when the combatants had been;
of the coal? dispersed.
Unionist A prominent Trades was arrested brandishing a sword which he had seized from wounded lieutenant of the Guards Mobile.
One-policemus had his ose gouged out and twenty-eight other policemen were seriously injured. -Reuter.
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CINEMA WRECKED.
They then invaded a cinema where the Croix de Feu, an ex Servicemen's organisation
with Fascist tendencies, was holding a meeting and brought the gather happened in this case, that there Shepherd Fennel's Danco (Gurdiner).
ing to 117)
abrupt termination.į
It is pointed out that the 1935 eusly being at helm in strongly MR. H. H. KUNG IN
Naval Conference was
five years ago, when it was im-arrived earlier but the fates and possible to foresee either the the weather were against him and
arranged running seas. He would have
world political stresses of the dny.
trade collapse or the his companion.
present
Postponement in the cir
They were becalmed for some cumstances, especially as it can be time and to make matters worse, foreseen that an agreement without their auxiliary engine all-round increases is impossible, trouble.-Router.
Is the obvious course.
BRITISH CRUISER NEEDS.
Mr. Hubbard disclosed that the British Admiralty is making a cinim for an increase in the number of first-class cruisers allotted to her from 50 to 72, this Jatter figure being submitted asi the minimum necessary for
Have
RUBBER PRICES
LATEST SINGAPORE
QUOTATIONS
PEKING
Sleeping Beauty Panorama (Tchal-
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kovaky).
Eugen Onegin-Waltz (Tehalkovsky). Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden,
Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent OFFICE RESPONSIBLE.
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(Elgar). Engineer to the Engineer Super-
(Elgar). intendent and then on to the
London Symphony Orchestra, office. Tho-office-makes-the-arVale Triste (Sibelius) rangements.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 9.27-9.45 p.m. Scottish Selections, Fantasia on Scottish Aira (arr.
Mulder). Harry Lauder Voen! Gems (arr. De Groot and His Orchestra. Byng).
Scottish Male Voice Singer. 9.45-10 p.m. The International Novelty Quartet.
DISCUSSING TAX AND OTHER ISSUES
His Worship: The position then this: You order the coal and the Company makes some arrangement outside of your con- trol?—Yes.
Ila Worship:-It seems to me that Capt. Beck is not responsible in this case. I' discharge him.
Inspector Rozenkwy: Your: Worship, Capt. Beck has received wamings from the police about this type of offence. We insuo warnings before we take out sum- monses.
Peking, June 26. After passing through Tientsin and Tianfu on his tour of the
COMPANY'S FAULT. northern provinces, Mr. H. H.
His Worship:-But I still can't Kung, the Finance Minister, seo how he can be held respon- arrived here yesterday afternoonsible for the delay in the bunker- In the company of General Yu Ing. It is the Company's fault. Hsich-zung, garrison commander
Inspector Rozeskwy: Still, ho of Feking and Tientsin.
can be held responsible. He re- The Chinese Chamber of Com presents the Company. merce has presented
a petition have asking the abolition of twelve
special tax on cattle.
In the evening, the Finance Mine inter discussed various problems with General Ho Ying-ching and other members of the Political Cont mission.
adequately carrying out the tanks received the following. Straits cur miscellaneous taxes, including the
Messrs, Benjamin and Potts of the British Navy,
rency quotations (buyers) from This demand, said Mr. Hubbard, Singapore to-day for raw rubber!--
Spot
21
off 3/16 eta.
22M 27% 241
11
3
11
*
Market Quiet.
together with the Japanese parity July/Sept demand, and the French and Italian | Oct/Dec battleship and battle cruiser con- Jan/Mch struction programmes eliminate the possibility of substantial sacrifices,
NEW PROBLEMS.
Hlso foreshadowed a French
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF demand for Russian participation AFFAIRS IS THE ONE THING THAT to the health authorities on Friday.,
"LACK OF INTEREST IN PUBLIC One case of typhold was reported In, the 1035 conference and an Italian demand for German partici-CAN GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO THE pation, both of which would in- DEMAGOGUE." crense the obvious United Prest.
dimculties.
SHUNTIEN PIRATE
GANG
STILL ELUDE THE CHINESE FORCES
The P. and O. liner Ranchi is dus here from Singapore with the English Kwan Hing, 45, steward, was mails at 0 a.m, on Wednesday, fined $10 by Mr. Macfadyen ta morning, for cruelty to four pigeons.
reellon.
His Worship:-The essence of his defence is that he was bunker- ing. He admits that if it was a question of cargo, he would have been responsible, but he cannot go to sea without coal.
Inspector Rozeskwy:-But he could have given the police auf- ficient notice.
The Love Dance (Roselinn), The Mosquitoes Parade (Whitney). Dream of the Ocean (Gung), Pan and the wood Goblins (Rathke). Watermelon Fete (Thurban). 10 p.m. Close Down.
MONGKOK FERRY STRUGGLE
PASSENGER AND A MEMBER OF CREW
An employee aboard the Mong- kok ferry launch, Man Chee, was charged before Mr. Macfadyen this morning for assaulting Hung Shu, a cook,
S. 1. Mist said that complainant Defendant: did not know I travelled from Mongkok to Hong- could not sait at the notided hour kong and sented himself in the until 3.50. It would have taken bow. Defendant told him to move, half an hour to notify everybody plainant could be seated, defend- me half an hour to go ahore, and when asked where com- of the delay, and another half an Ant went away and came back hour for me to get back to the with a stick. An Indian watch- ship: By that time the ship would man stopped the struggle, The have been ready to sall,
defendant was fined $5 or seven days and ordered to pay $3 to complainant.
His Worship:Yee. I am in-
The pigeons legs and wings were tied The speaker at to-morrow's meeting clined to accept defendant's ex- so they could not move in any di. of the Rotary Club will be Muse in this case, on the ground not sall without Weighton, who will take as his sub-that he could Joct "Some Animal Diseases: Their
coal. Control and Treatment"
Inspector Rozeskwy: Your Worship, they could have started has been indisposed for a few days, Inspector Stimson made an appli-bankoring in the morning, in- la making good progress, and is ox-ention for confiscation of 00 packages stead of waiting until the last peeted to return to duty this week. of salt which he found on board the moment.
The Very Rev. Dean A. Swann who
Hourihan, when
Chan
CHIANG GOING TO HANGCHOW
Ho has not found it necessary to stemnor On Lee on June 22 before. to hospital, but is being nursed at Mr.
PROBABLE TALK WITH Humilion,
Con nt the
NOT ENOUGH POLICET homa Shanghai, June 24.
tral Magistracy this morning. *Defendant:—I admit that tho
HUANG FU Attempts to round up the
Tho salt зуда not claimed
a hard time "Shuntien" pirates or force them
"Ile wont there to play with the by anyone and was not put on the police officers have
Shanghai, Juno 25. to surrender the Chinese hostages Indian Policemen slated Inspector manifest. Mr. Hamilton granted the searching the ships in harbour. have been unsuccessful in spite of charged before Mr. Hamilton, at the
"Although they have a big stafṛ, Th Was application.
Chiang Kai-shok is leaving : I still think it is not big enough Nanking to-day for langchow 'continued pressure by military and Central Magistracy this morning, naval forces.
Private Thomas Henry Constantine, to go round.
where he will inspect the Central with trosparsing within the grounds of the South Wales Borderors, who
His
Worship: It is n matter Aviation Academy. To-day, a large party of Chinese of the West Point Police Station, was recently court-martiniled for which I cannot discuss with you. manines landed at the mouth of Three others, Ng Mau, Lo Rin-fuk stealing two photographs and two You are discharged, Will you re- the Yellow Hiver and thoroughly and Lau Yat-sing, ware also charged, pleces of glass from a stall at the port my compliments to the Com-will meet Huang Fu at Hangchow It is highly probable that lo combed the count with an aeroplane but they stated they had one te upper terminus of the Peak Tramway pany and say that I think it was for a consultation. Huang Fu loft. from a Chinose cruiser guiding to the charge, Chan Bm sented he had days' datention. The sentence was their fault that the ship could not Shanghai for Hangehow this mor thoir movements,
Another attempt will be made aned him $2, and bound the
gone there to play. Mr. Hamilton confrmed by II.E, the G.0.0. Major anil at the notified time in this ning, while Mr. Wang Ching-
other General "0. C. Berrett, and 28 days case? Bo-morrow-Coutral Nois,
wai arrived in Shanghai from three defendants over in $0 each. were remitted.
Defendaut:-Yes, sir.
Nanking-Reuter.
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