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三拜疆號八十月七英港香 WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1934.
日七月六
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China Building.
Hongkong Telegraph.
SINGLE.COPT 10 CENTI)
$35.00 PER ANNUM,
DUNLOP
is the
SAFEST TYRE
SAN FRANCISCO UNIONS OFFER TO ARBITRATE
HOPES OF PEACEF
GROWING
STRIKES BREAK OUT IN
OTHER CENTRES
200 REDS ARRESTED
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphio Mekinger Ordinance, 1894. Received July 13, 10.48 a.m.)
SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 17. THE GENERAL STRIKE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL TO END ALL STRIKES HERE IF THE EMPLOYERS AGREE TO UNLIMITED ARBITRATION ON ALL DIFFERENCES.
IT IS INDICATED THAT THE MEDIATION BOARD IS PROGRESSING IN ITS EFFORTS TO SETTLE THE SHIPPING STRIKE WHICH PRECIPITATED THE GENERAL STRIKE. .
The Union representatives are willing to arbitrate immediately, but the employers first insist on the election of select workers' representatives.
It is understood that the workers have acquiesced in a proposal to negotiate with individual companies in stead of a single Shipowners' Association representing the entire coast.
CENTRES
Police and Militiamen, the STRIKES IN MANY latter armed with machine-gang, to-day and raounted trucks
Communist meeting in rulded a Jackson Street.
As a result, no fewer than 200 What National Survey
arrests were made. No realst- ance was offered. The whole of thoso arrested were charged with vagrancy and offered bail of $1,000 each.
The police also raided alleged headquarters
the
the
of. Marine Workers' Industrial Union and seized considerable quantities of literature, as well as red flags.
United Press8.
San Francisco, July 17, Widespread rellef is felt here
at signs of imminent peace parleys, The Labour leaders have held a long conference, and have draft- ed a resolution on the subject of arbitration.
Hopes have been further in. creased by the statement of a member of the Federal Labour Disputes Board, who has revealed that definite proposals are being considered to end the whole con- troversy, Reuter..
KEN
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The British Government bas procured sloven eine ina vans which are to tour the country-showing-films illustrating the work of the National Administration fa various apboras. Our picture showa Mr. Ramany Mas- Donald, Sir John. Simon and. Mr. Baldwin inspecting one of tho vans before it set out in its tour.
COAL PRICE CUTTING
THE ONLY REMEDY
FOR PROBLEM.
INTERNATIONAL
· AGREEMENTS
KENT'S LATEST DISTINCTON.
WONDERFUL CRICKET WIN AGAINST SURREY,
The distinction" of "gaining une of the most Brilliant vic- tories of the cricket season, fell to Kents yesterday, when on the historic Rectory Field at Blackheath, they defeateri Surrey, after being met 416 to win, and batting in the fourth innings. A century by Frank' Woolley, graceful left-hander, paved the way to success by four wickets.
Other features of first-class cricket were Yorkshire's per:
London, July 17. The Secretary for Mines, Mr. Ernest Brown, referred in the Commons to-day to the serious effect of the price-cut- Reveals
ting campaign in foreign coun- tries and said the Mines De New York, July 17. A Countrywide survey of the partment believed that the onlyformance in holding the. Aus-
permanent solution was to be strike situation reveals the fol
found in international agree lowing facts:
San Francisco,Ą hundred
ments between coal producers thousand Union men on strike.
about markets and prices. Portland (Oregon). Fifteen On his Department's initiative, hundred longshoremen and scamen discussions had been opened be- out;
general walk-out tween conlowners of Great Britain threatened.
and Poland.
Minneapolis. Seven thousand With regard to the French mag-
tralians to a draw, and the re-:· tention of the championship leadership by Sussex, who won ngain with ease. Full detalls on page 8.
lorry-drivers out. Several bat ket, agreement had been reached THE KING
terles of the National Guard assuring Britain of a fair share of the trade. Representationa have been ordered to stand by.
Seattle-Two thousand four were also being made to the hundred longshoremen and other Belgian Government with the same, murine workers out.
object. Huntsville (Alabama).-Ten The reduction of coal exports thousand textile workers out to Italy was attributable to loss Renter.
ON NEED OF CIVIC
of orders, for the state railways SPIRIT
ARCTIC EXPEDITION
UNDERGRADS TO EXPLORE
ACROSS GLACIERS
BY SLEDGE
London, July 17.
SAMOS ISLAND
DRAMA
ENGLISH AND TURKISH VERSIONS CONFLICT
GRAVITY OF INCIDENTS
STRESSED
ON learning of the incident in which Turkish soldiers fired on a sailing boat from H.M.S. Devonshire, killing one officer and wounding another, Sir John. Simon sent for the Turkish Ambassador and stressed the gravity of the matter
WHILST the Turkish version of the affair
states that-the-shooting was done by a Customs officer after the officers had landed on the beach, the British Admiralty statement is to the effect that a number of soldiers did the firing whilst the boat was a hundred yards from the shore.
IT is further stated that the boat immediately went about
when waved away, but nevertheless the occupants. were fired on. This conflicts with the Turkish version that a warning shot was fired over the heads of the officers, who did not heed it.
London, July 17..
In the House of Commons to- [day, Sir John Simon was naked it. ho could state the circumstances in which a party of British naval officers bathing off the laland of Samos wore fired on by Turkish soldiers, one British officer being killed
of
The Foreign Secretary said that according to reports received by An expedition, consisting of the Admiralty, the boat In ques members of the Oxford Exploration was a skiff belonging to H.M.S. "Devenshire," which was tion Club, to-day sailed from lying off the Greek Island London in the 100-tons gross Samos: The skiff had approached Norwegian sealer. "Signalhorn" under sail to within 100 yards of in which they are proceeding to the Turkish mainland-when some Ellesmere island in the Cana-ton soldiers appeared, and, ac dian Arctic.
cording to reports received by the The party, which is led by Dr.British naval authorities, waved Noel Humphreys, will attempt the boat away, first a sledge journey acrose glaciors into Grantland, the un- explored aren' to the North.
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY.
SIGNAL OBEYED.
SUPPRESSING SLAVE TRAFFIC
BRITISH NAVY TO THE RESCUE
FASTEST SHIPS USED
(Special to "Talegraph")
(By Telegraph, Copricht. Teisuraphie Wes-
*** Ordisaner,
TEL. Escrita, This
London, July 17: The fact that some of the The boat, immediately want fastest destroyers in the British about, but the soldiers opened Navy were recently sent to the fire, killing Surgeon Lieutenant
the
A geographical survey will be Robinson and slightly wounding Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to made and scientific data will be Lieutenant, Maunsell, in
assist in the suppression of the established about 500 miles from shoulder. The search was being slave traffic was revealed by Sir the Polo.
continued for Surgeon Lieutenant Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First The expedition has been or- Robinson's body,
Lord of the Admiralty, at a ganised by the son of Sir Ernest On hearing of these events, Sir luncheon held to-day in London Shackleton, the famous explorer, John Simon said he immediately to celebrate the centenary of and is being financially helped by asked the Turkish Ambassador to the emancipation of slaves the Royal Geographical Society, come to see him, and, after detail. throughout the British Empire. Oxford University, and the Cana-Ing the circumstances to him an
The First Lord said. fourteen dian Government.
far as he knew them, drew atten- ships were constantly engaged in t London, July 17: In recent years, the Oxford tion to the gravity of this occur the suppression of the slave trade The King and Queen were Exploration Club, which is an un-rence Boy undertook to telo in that part of the world...
welcomed by dergraduate, organisation. has pod to 58 millions in the corres- Youth Leader ponding period of 1932. Last great crowds when they visited sont, expedition to many parts of graph immediately to His Govern- the latest returns, those for the new central Morary which accom-Lay. Uganda-British Wireless.
Catholic
Later Shot Dead
The Strike Committee has offer- ed to effect a settlement by arbitration.-Renter,
TINNED FOODS FOR BREAKFAST.
San Francisco, July. 17. The National Guards here are prepared for any emergency. They conimand the five and half miles of waterfront,
To-day most people had to be content with tinned foods for their breakfasts, as fresh foods are unobtainable. City magnates were seen going to their ofices with lonfes of bread under their arms and their pockets lled with
ins and Jars-Renter.
APPEALS TO PRESIDENT.
GERMAN SECRET. POLICE ACT
(Spacin) to "Telegraph")
16, KURA MANJ
( Talegraph, Copyright. Teleprophic Kees
Ordinance, 1991. Received Justy
Cologne, July 17. Masses were held in the Catho- lic churches at Dunnl to-day for forr Probst, the popular lender of the Catholic Youth,
It transpires that Horr Probati was shot dead by the secret police last week. but the
fact has only been officially admitted
to-
Washington. July 17: day. The White House announcoa In explanation of the incident,! that several requcate have been the police have issued a circular received from Chambers of Com»jstating that Herr. Probat was marce and other bodies for resi-shot "while in light."Reuter. sidential intervention, and "that these have been forwarded to Mr. Roosevelt.
There is an yet no indication whether the President will curtail his holiday.-Router.
Pun Yip-yu, of 147, Halchang Rond, who was bitten yesterday by a dog. was sent to the Kowloon Hlapimi for treatment, and the animal despatched to Mataukok for observation..
and this was one of the subjects
at present being discussed.
The Minister said British Mines
76 million tons in the last; ex wonths of 1929 and this drop-
six
first six months of this year, showed an increase of about half a million tons on the correspond ing period of last years.-British Wireless,
enthusiastically
2
Faster ships had boen sent in
year, it was 52.5 million tone, and Manchester to-day to open the the world, including Spitzbergen, mont, and the British Ambassador consequence of a horrible rumour the Pacific Isles and Bri- in Turkey had also been instruct that some of the ships were too modates one milion volumes and tish
ed take the matter ap with the slow and that dhows engaged In Turkish Government on similar the slave trade had been able to cost £125,000 to build,
tle stones to the alaves" legs, and nolinos, The building, for which Mr. Authority, and remarked:—“At no Vincent Harris was the architect, time were demands upon the civic
cast them overboard.
The employment of fastor 1 constructed on a circular spirit of local communities greater
Sir John added that he under-ships, however, showed that the deaign, and embodies many than they are, today, and in no.
department of our national life stood the Turkish Ambassador rumour was unfounded.--Router. II.M.S. Tomar, the depot ship of structural Innovations.
In porfortaing the opening is the spirit of public service more tion, and had communicated it to had now reveivod some Informa: the China Fleet, will into deck for
SYMPATHY OF HOUSE.
re-fit on Monday. In consequence ceremony, the King mentioned clearly manifestod than in the the Foreign Office this morning. WA Arnold, an unemployed:
but he could not yet give any European living at the Bailors' Home, further details. Ife was
Bure was found in a semi-conscious condi
there will be no 9 pm. gun fired for that the library was the largest sphere of local Government." a fortnight.
in Britain provided by local British Wireless, μ
Shocking Flood Disaster In
South
Poland
120, MOSTLY CHILDREN, KILLED
** (Špecial to "Telegraph": (villagos and huge outlying areas [regiments of cavalry to the (Dy Televrush, Copyright, Telegraphie him to be inundated, 2-
stricken area for relief work. anger, Ordinemou, *. £288. -Rasstoel - - Fiy 12, 104 a.m.):
the House would join with the tion in Gluncaster Road yesterday by Government in regretting this Mr. Cox, and was sent to the Govern- unhappy incident, and in expressment Civil Hospital.
ing deep sympathy with the rela tivos.
are
It is understood that the Cap- tuin of H.MS. "Devonshire" has had an Interview with the local Turkish nuthorities, who collaborating in the search for the body of the dead officer.—Bri- tish Wireless.
HILLMAN MINX
made even better:
Superstitious peasants in the The Minister for the Interior STOP PRESS In every detail of design
San Francisco, July 177 up The General Strike; Committee,
Warsaw, Puly 17. villages, were left panic-stricken, broke his vacation, and together It is estimated that as many balleving it to be the Second World with other members of the as 120 have been drowned as a Flood,
Cabluot rushed to the affected result of one of the greatest It is estimated that 18,000 square area. They found their progress floods in the history of South kilometres are now under water very difficult, being considerably The smallest rivulets became hampered by the foods which had Poland.. The victims aro children, who were trapped by hours. H.MS. Kent, flagship of the Chin Radio operators on ships from Floet, le due hero from Singapore the water in panie stricken Paoifle ports will be called upon on Sunday. She left England for the villages. to strike as soon as their ships Far East in June, after re-fit and dock hore-Router,.......
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RADIO MEN TO COME OUT.
Now York, July 17. -
construction, the Hille has been steadily devel the utmost pitch of Its roominess
any light car, and at is the finest ya
mainly roaring torrenta within a few dest bridges and torn up by 207 volds to 180, voted to and history
CABINET RUSHES TO SCENE Bridges and
Government has Cloudbursts and incessant enin three regiments of i for nearly two days caused-whole, regiments" of engine
probably be days before all the labour disputes to arbitra-
the extent of the disaster will be tion, thus reportedly ending the fully known as incat of the Kozeral atriko,United Press. villages are without communica- tions:i-United @Prane
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