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100,000 MINERS STRIKE
MANY INDUSTRIES MAY BE AFFECTED
CRISIS IN BELGIUM
Brussels, June 15, According to a Socialist estimate over 100,000 coal-miners are striking, and the movement is spreading to the engineering and electrical Industries and public services of Belgium.
The stellters are maintaining the strietest discipline and there is no sign of emulating the French stay-In methods.
There has been no need for the Committee of. National Order to intervene hitherlo.-Reuter Special.
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the
The strike situation has Government to mobilise the reserves against possible emergencies. The strike threatens to spread to other Industries, besides the coal miners', unions having ordered a tentative walk-out of quarrymen,
The major disturbances are centred In Halnut, Province of Llege.
Antwerp diamond cutters have re- turned to work-United Press.
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REPRESENTS BRITAIN
Sir Samuel Hoare will represent Britain at the meeting of powers signatory to the treaty which domili tarised the Dardanelics, which will consider Turkey's request for per- mission to re-fortify the Straits.
PATRON SAINT HONOURED
RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL IN MACAO
Mucao, June 14. The annual festivity in honour of St. Anthony, the Prtron Saint of Portugal, was observed in a display of religious fervour in Macao this
British imports for May."execeded evening, when a long procession qf £69,000,000,
Exports amounted to £35,600,000. Both theures exceeded the April total by an aggregate of £500,000,- Bruter Special,
FIFTY YEARS IN
CANTON
Catholics wendled its way from the Church of St. Anthony at the entrance of Camoens Gardens through, several of the adfuerit Boroughfares past the ruin of St. Paul's and fondly returned to the Church.
JUNE 16, 1938.
TROOPS QUELL. RIOTING
FOREIGN LEGION
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Algiers, June 15, Disorders to-day reached such pitch at Sidi bel Abbes that detach- ments of the French Foreign Legion, with police and mobile guards, were ordered make several charges and forty-five persons were injured in the struggle...
The disturbances occurred during the celebrations of the Popular Front victory in the French elections, and for hours there was continuous street fighting between political adversaries, during which twenty shops were sacked.
Tear gas bombs were thrown into the Popular Front procession.
Armed farmers repulsed strange agitators who invaded the estates at Sidit Moussa and attempted 'o In- duce the agriculturists to strike.- Reuter.
LEGION INTERVENES
Sidi bel Abbes, Jund 15. Police appealed to the Foreign Legion. for assistance following riols here to-day in which zealots nitucked Left Wing Rupporters who celebrating the result of the French
elections.
were
Forty-five were injured, including seven police and four Legionnaires The demonstrations were strongly anti-Semitic-United Press.
CONGRESS SOON TO ADJOURN
ONLY TWO "BILLS TO KEEP SESSION
Washington, June 15.
Congress is The adjournment of Among the participants in the
expected by the end of the week, procession were girls from the con- vent schools, a group of small chil- The Tax and Relief Bills are the only dren dressed in delicate stules of measures sure to pass; white, a company of boy scouts from the Catholic
It is expected that the Tax Bill wit be compromised and that it will large-
PRESENTATION TO MR.it many other adherents. A largely follow, the Senate Bill, except that
H.S. KAVARANA
The British community gathered in full force at the Canton Club, Sha- #icen, yesterday, when a reception was hold in honour of Mr. H. S. Hovarana, of a Parece merchant, on completion his fty years' residence In Canton. Mr. M. A. Annet, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, presided.
Mr. Herbert Phillips, C.M.C., Oall. Eng British Consul General, paid a warm tribute to Mr. Kavarana's public services in Shameen and also referred te this invaluable assistance to the British Consulate in all matters con- erning Indian affaire.
On behalf of the British community, Mr. Phillips presented Mr. Kavarana with a beautiful silver salver and a cheque. The recipient appropriately replied.
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HITLER ATTENDS
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Copenhagen, June 15 Herr Adolf Hitler and General von Blomberg hayo arrived aboard the yacht Grille, in the Skagerak, near the town of Skagen, to Inspect the German Navy.
manoeuvrea
The Navy is carrying out its firat:
tha Skagerak In since the Great War-Router. Service.
DORADO LEAVES
PENANG
DUE HERE THIS AFTERNOON
R.BL.A.
The Imperial Airways.
Penang Dorado left
4 IL.IT). (Malayan time) this morning and was due to arrive in Saigon at 9.10 an. Providing the weather is fine, the trip will be completed in one day and the machino is expected to arrive at Kal Tack Aerodrome between 4.30 6.30 p.m.
and
TRUST COMPANY CLOSES DOORS
REPORTED DEFICIT OF $4,000,000
Shanghai, Juno 10. The Tung Yig Trust Company has closed its doors.
It is reported that the firm faces a dofleit of $4,000,000 and its nasets are unknown.--Router.
TWO FILOTS KILLED
Rome, June 15. Licutönant' Manlio Zuff and Socor Lloutenant Paolo Tonello were killed in separate accidents when pursuit planes they were driving crashed into
a mountain-side.-United Press,
company of the faithful, many from Hongkong, toflower! the procession. Ilis Lordship the Bishop of Macao, D. Jose da Costa Nunes, took part as many as well in the ceremony
Own clerical functionarles. Our Correspondent,
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the tax on undistributed earnings will be higher than the rate specified in the Senate Bill
The Democratic Party platform is expected to be reassuring, mere conservative and playing up recovery. It is expected to parallel the Republican Party platform on many issues.-Stom, Culbertson' and Frită,
SWEDISH CABINET FALLS
The unticyclone is stationary in the
Stockholm, June 15. Pacific to the east of Japan, and
Premier Hansson's Cabinet has re pressure is relatively low over China
A depression mny generally.
busigned following the defeat of a bill -over Mongolia. Local to increase Old Age Pensions, in developing forecast: South winds, moderate; both · Chambers of the Riksdag--
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