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大英六月十一、 熊拜四 中華民國辛未年四月廿六日

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1931.

LAST HOURS OF AN no looting of shops or destruction WILD NIGHT AT THE

EPOCH.

of property, nor up to the time when left Madrid had there been any loss of life.

Since 1521, with a short interval

How the Republic Was of the six years 1868-74, there has

Born.

SPANISH REVOLUTION.

were

I was in Madrid when the results of the Municipal elections becoming known, writes Major Ralph Glyn, M.P., in a Home paper. The general feeling was one of stupefaction; nobody expected se extraordinary a result. Everything was quiet, and perfect order was maintained until noon on Tuesday, when crowds of people began to parade the streets decorated with Republican and Socialist budges, and carrying flags.

The police warned shopkeepers to elose their shutters and hourly the crowds grew larger, and the excite ment worked up to fever pitch. By three o'clock Socialist orators at every street corner were haranguing the people; and lorrtos-crowded with workmen, students and Bone soldiers, crying "Vivi la Republica" began to make their appearance.

Meantime the wildest rumours began to spread, but there was no sign from the Palace, and nobody knew what the next moment would bring forth. The feeling of tension and the extraordinary "herd in stinct" produced an atmosphere of suspense and uncertainty, yet, on the whole, the temper of the crowd was good, and there were no colli- sions with the police or the Civil

Guard,, who, it appeared, had orders to take no action that might lead to strife..

Republican Flags, Shortly after four o'clock in the Puerta del Sol 1 saw from the midst of the crowd the Republican banner displayed on the balcony of the Ministry of the Interior and the Republic was proclaimed. Imme- diately afterwards the General Post Office and other Government build- Lings ran up the Republican tricolour of yellow, red, and purple in hori- zontal bands. These flags Were obviously all in readiness, for at once those colours were also display ed by the crowd on tramcars, taxis, and private motor-care. It was at this time that the troops broke out of barracks and put up the red rosette.

been a monarchy in Spain, and that monarchy has now far a second time-disappeared in a few hours without a shot being fired. The People believe that under a new régime all their troubles will be ended, and that there will be a new each era of prosperity in which Spaniard will have a larger share.

Sovlet Emissaries,

Disillusionment will probably fol-

ALBERT HALL

Pandemonium at Soviet

Protest Meeting.

GALLERY ROW.

of men And women Hundredá

struggling madly in the top the thud of gallery blows... shouting screaming... fireworks fall- ing into the body of the holl.

Such was the scene at the Albert low quickly. The Provisional Gov-Hall a moment after Lord. Brent ernment's Proclamation that order ford had risen to open the Trade must be maintained and that there Defence Unlon demonstration of should be no change in the normal protest against "brutalism" in mode of life, that properly must be Russian prison camps. respected and That nothing will be sequestrated without compensation has already damped the ardour of the more extreme elements. I saw the Hammer and Sickle displayed on an increasing number of red flags, and meetings were being held in every quarter of the city by agita tors openly prefessing the creed of the Bolsheviks.

It is certain that emissaries of the Russian Soviet have been busy and will be still more so and since the Provisional Government have released all political prisoners from the gaols, there will be a sufficient wild clement to make the professed policy of the present. Republican Government incapable of fulfilment,

It was Interesting to see a modern Revolution In progress. The wire less played a great part; revolution Ary tuned like the "Marseillaise" were booming from countless loud speakers erected in many of the cafes, and in between pronounce menta were made by leaders of the Revolution. Thus instantaneously, the whole of Spain was knit to gether by this form of propaganda, and places far distant from the capital found themselves borne along on the tide of wild excitement.

A Youthful Movement.

A significant feature WDA the absence of older people from the streets, and the fusion of students, workmen and girls, shouting, yell- Ing, dancing, marching and riding

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As the ex-Home Secretary left! his chair, a crowd of men in the topmost tier of the hall, rose simultaneously, yelling "Long live the Soviet!"

Pandemonium broke out immedi ately. Hundreds of stewards- young men who had volunteered their services-seemed to spring

from nowhere.

They bore down on the inter- rapters in a mass, and goon a series' of fierce hand-to-hand fights was in progress.

Several of the interruptera wero |

frog marched downstairs and thrown into the street,

Lord Brentford walted until the

first "attack" had subsided and

then he uttered a warning. “I can. assure all in the building that wo have ample means of dealing with any persons who attempt to break up this meeting," he said. "We Infènd to carry it through."

Mr. Winston Churchill, who sat on the right of the chairman, was stern and thoughtful as he watch ed the bodies of struggling men away in the misty distance.

Lord Brentford attempted to re- sume his speech, but he had only uttered a few sentences when the uproar broke out afresh.

Some of the interruptors wero women, and as they were bundled out they kicked and screamed. Clothing was torn off both inter- rupters and electors.

When Mr. Winston Churchill ' ; rose to speak someone called "liar"; on crowded. tramcars, motor-cars, and another man urged Mr. Chur- lorries, taxia, and producing a chill to "go back to the Dar- hubbub and confusion that no danelles." Others called "Bravo normal civil, power could control. Winston."

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Meanwhile, at the Palace the King, after consulting his Cabinet, sent for some of the Socialist lend-

Two men and two women behind It took me a long time to drive to Mr. Churchill were carried from era-Don Jose Sanchez Guerrs, Miguel Villanueva, and Francisco the railway station, which

besieged by a frantic crowd, tens their seats. Mr. Churchill, stood Bergamin. They advised the King of thousands strong, with red flaga./ silent while the hubbub continued, that, in view of the election results model gallows, and insignia of and then said smilingly. "Surely and the fact that the soldiers could skulls and crossbones. They were not be rafted on, it was imperative

to recognise the Provisional Gov-perfectly friendly and civil to us foreigners, and had gone there to ernment. Then the nows came from Barcelona that the Catalonian meet Major Franco, the exiled lead-

Ìer of a recent military revalt. Republic had been declared, and | from other centres of Spain that the authorities had gone over to the Republicans,

The train in which I went to the frontier was joined at Escorial Station by the Queen, the Royal members of the Spanish Court. Somebody had put sand in the axle-boxes, and conse- quently the Royal saloon caught Aro and the Royal party had to pass into the other part of the train,

It become clear that the situation | Family, and was completely out of hand in Madrid, and that if civil war was to be avoided the King must leave the country.

Threat to the Palace.

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The fact that His Majesty had gone was not known to the public

Queen Ena's Courage. until Wednesday' morning. Од Never have I seen greater cour Tuesday night hostile demonstrange or dignity than was, displayed tions took place in front of the by that British Royal lady as the Royal Palace, where poaters of the train proceeded to the frontier. most blood-thirsty kind were dis-Vast crowds thronged each station played. Towards 3 a.m. on Wednes- at which the train halted-crowde, day a deliberate attempt to atorm quiet, orderly, but mostly sullen, the Palace was only frustrated by and looking, I thought, somewhat the action of some of the Republican ashamed of themselves. There were, leaders; the crowd also throw down of course, exceptions, as at Avilla all the statues commemorating past where the crowd was enthusiastical Sovereigns of Spain and destroyedly shouting "Viva el Reina!" and the street labels which named also at Bourgos and San Sebastien, thoroughfares after King Alfonso at which latter place Hor Majesty and his predecessore and in their was given a rousing cheer. placa diaplayed the names of Repub licans who had been executed.

we have a right to protest. This His-still-our-own-country

There was a roar of protest and other men and women had to be efected, Mr. Churchill turned round, and speaking above the noise, as he pointed at the people being thrown out, said: "They are miserable hirelings, poor wratched people paid with roubles for mak- ing trouble; brought here, and forced to do their bit or they do not get their cash,

They get bonus for being thrown out”

Free fights began again, and Mr. Churchill, with clenched fists, ex- claimed: "Can't you'see from this carefully staged demonstration that there is force, guile, violence and money behind the position?

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displayed when, on her first appear. ance in Madrid, she marvellously. escaped unharmed from an anarch lot bomb, greatly endeared her to: the Spanish people. Whatever the future may hold for Don Alfonso and his Queen all the world knows that they are both of undaunted courage, who willingly gave all it was be twenty-five years next their time and labour for the bonoft month since Princess Ens became of the Spanish people and the safety

As far as I could see, there was Queen of Spain, and the courage she of Spain.

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