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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1934. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

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"LAW AND ORDER TO

ARMY, NAVY AND MARINE READY FRANCE'S

The Colonial Secretary, Bir Thomas Southorn, arriving at the American Club for the reception given on the occasion, of Inde. pendence Day.—(King's 'Bludlo).

·PIRACY CAPTIVES

IN HONG KONG

Copyright Of Story Sold.

STRIKERS ATTACKED BY VOMITING GAS

34 TRUCKS OPERATED HOURLY AND 75 CARS HANDLED

RIOTERS FIRE CITY

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Messages. Ordinance, 1894,

Received July 6, 9.14 a.m.)

SAN FRANCISCO, TO-DAY.

NAVY

CAPITAL UNIT TO BE LAID DOWN

ITALIAN EXAMPLE

FOLLOWED.

Paris, To-day.

The French Senate, by 218 votes to 22, yesterday passed the Naval Construction Bill - already adopted by the Chamber of Deputies, pro- |viding for a second ship of the Dunkerque class, 26,500 tons, a

VIOLENT RIOTING BROKE OUT HERE YESTERDAY- destroyer and two submarines, WHEN THE BELTLINE RAILROAD MOVED FREIGHT CARS INTO THE MATSON LINE PIER. DISORDERS ARE TINUING IN MANY PLACES IN THE CITY.

Sixteen were shot and wounded and more than a score of tal others, have been sent to hospital,

The Minister of Marine, M. CON-Francois Pietki, bas an- nounced that another capi- unit will be laid down before the 1935 Naval Con

He was unable to say (ference.

whether it would be of the Dun- kerque class, or a 35,000 ship, but he hoped it would not be the latter.

The strikers set fire to the grass on Rincon HII, emperilling warehouses and dwellings, but firemen extinguished the fames before serious damage was done.

The Industrial Association, however, are operating an average of 34 trucks an hour on the Belt Line, and handling 75 cars.

ton

The announcement was pre-

cent decision to lay down two

A message from Sacramento states that the Governor has form-sumably influenced by Italy's re- ally called out the National Guard to maintain law and order in San new 35,000 ton capital ships. Francisco.

Colonel Mittelstaedt, Commander of the 250th. Coast Artillery of the California National guard has announced that his troops have been ordered to the San Francisco waterfront.

Interviewed by the China Mail on

COL. MITTELSTAEDT SAID: "WE HAVE 4,000 ADDITIONAL NA- board H.M. Submarine Qawald this TIONAL GUARDSMEN BEHIND US AND, SHOULD THIS NUMBER. morning, Lieut. P. L. Field, who was PROVE INSUFFICIENT, WE CAN CALL THE REGULAR ARMY, LAW AND ORDER WILL BE MAINTAINED held captive by the pirates who NAVY AND MARINE. looted the B. and S. s.s. Shuntien, AT ANY COST."-UNITED PRESS, PER 8. E. LEVY & COMPANY.

stated that the copyright of his story had been sold to a firm in Shanghai, and that he was therefore unable to say anything to the local press.

Lieut. J. D. Luce, he stated. was in a similar position.

The Shuntien" was pirated

near

the mouth of the Yellow River be

Communist Incident

tween Tangku and Chefoo on June SEVEN WOUNDED IN

19. Six foreigners were taken cap.

tive, including the two British Naval!

officers, Mr. Nicholl, the Shanghai!

AMSTERDAM.

Manager of the Manufacturers' Life POLICE MOTOR CYCLE CHARGE Insurance Company, and Mr. Yama- moto a Japanese.

BRITAIN'S AIR DEFENCE

Significant Stall By Mr. Baldwin.

EARLY INCREASE INDICATED

London, To-day.

DISPERSES MOB

Amsterdam, To-day. Seven persons were wounded, some seriously, when the police fired on a mob of Communists de- monstrating against a reduction in unemployment pay. The demon strators erected barricades in the streets in the east end of the city against police béton charges.

A police motor-cycle charge

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Reuter.

FREEMAN SECURES 100 WICKETS

Good Bowling But >>

Kent Beaten,

PAYNTER'S CENTURY ON EVE.

OF TEST MATCH. Z

F

San Francisco Later. After daylong battles, in which 20 persons were shot, one fatally. and many others injured. the po- lice were victorious. The Na-l

London, To-day. tional Guard were ordered to the For the third season in succes- waterfront to protect State pro-alon Tich Freeman, Kent slow perly. - Reuter.

POLICE TRIUMPHANT

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL,

WE PRESENT A

Gorgeous Display

Gowns.

AND OUR PRICES: ARE - RIGHT.

PAUL RENNET * CIE

188-190 NATHAN ROAD KOWLOON

IN FRISCO AT ANY COST"

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A scene outside the Hall of Mirrois in the Presidential Palace at Havana, an the American Ambassador, Mr. Jefferson__Caffery (rigffi) and President Carlos Mendieta of 'Caba shake hands to seal the signing of the treaty that abrogater the Platt Amendment and lifta from America's shoulders the responsibility for preserving a atable government in the "World's Sugarbow1,"

CHINESE RAILWAY CONTRACTS

FOR BRITISH FIRMS

$240,000 For 30,000 Tons Of Rails For Canton-Hankow Lide

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL (By_Telegraph, Copyrighi, Telagra phid Memages Ordinance, 1894, E {ceived July 4, 0.15 am.)

London, To-day.

It is announced that the Chinese Purchasing Commission has placed contracts valued at £240,000 for 38,000 tons of rails for the Canton Hankow Railway, to be deliver- ed In November, United, Prens. per 3. E. Lovy and Company.

bowler, has won the race for, a 100 wickets. Yesterday he secured 3 for .63 against Kent, the Bret wicket enabling him to reach ce three figures."

Though Freeman had 8 for 92

“BODY LINE"

(ly Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra in the match, Derbyshire beat LANCASHIRE BREAK

ohse Mesnapes Ordinance, 180. Ra-Kent in a game that saw 86 wic ceived July 6, 2.00 p.m.)

San Francisco Today, Rioting here apparently ended for the day when the police at 5.30 p.m. yesterday broke up the atrik- ers' concentration points. I

National Guardamen are atill being mobilized and have not yet arrived at the. Embarcadero. United Press, per 8. E. Levy and Company.

CITY CHANGES HANDS

San Francisco, To-day. Three strikers are dying and many lle injured in hospitals here as the result of clashes with the po lice yesterday evening, when, the eight-week old strike of longahore The casuallfed in the rioting men assumed a very ugly charae hitherto here, so far, are one dead ter.

In the House of Commons. yes finally dispersed the rioters, terday Mr. Stanley Baldwin TC- fused to give assurance that an increase in the Royal Air Force would not be decided upon before the Disarmament Conference had broken down.

Amsterdam, Later.

He was asked in a supplemen-and eight seriously wounded. tary question, firstly, whether It The disturbance apread, carly was not a fact that if the Air this morning, to four more work- Force were strengthened Britaining class districts, Streets were would have been given the oppor-plunged into darkness and hun- tunity of obtaining a Disarma-dreds of windows in abops and ment convention, and, secondly, houses were smashed.. whether he would arrange that

The police, have been order-

Britain's forces should be equal to ed to use their revolvers with- the fulfilment of his obligations un-i der the League Covenant,

Replying to the second of their Mr. Baldwin cold,

questions

out waiting to charge or use batona. Von MA

..

A huge crowd bombarded the police with bricks forcing A battle the police to fire. ensued for the industrial quar-` fer of the city, which changed hands several times, the strikers setting fire to in- flammable objecta to covET" their retreats.

The Governor

kets fall for only 489 runs..,

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WITH NOTTS.

Scores as cabled by Reuter (NO 1935 FIXTURES ARRANGED

were:

At Tunbridge Wells, Derby beat Kent by 4 wickets.

Kent: 114 (Copson 5 for 36) and, 120. Derby: 92 (Freeman 5 for. 20).

143 for 4. (Freeman 3 for 63). At Nottingham, Notts beat Mid- [dlesex by 6 wickets.

Middlesex: 218 and 118 (Voce 7 for

62).

Notts: 158 and 174 for 2.

At Blackburn, Lancashire beat Northants by an Innings and 74

uns Lancashire: 409 for 6 dec. (Iddon 117,

Paynter 120' not out). Northants: 243 and 182.

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SIAM ROYALTY IN BERLIN

London, To-day. - As a sequel to the 'Lan- cashire objections La leg- theory bowling it's learned

the on good authority that cricket fixture between Lan- cashire and Notta, which hea existed for 60 years, will not be arranged for next season.

Reuter.

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GERMAN MORATORIUM

WIMBLEDON SURPRISE

AMERICAN

WIGHTMAN CUP

PAIR BEATEN

FRENCH RIVALS TRIUMPH.

TURNBULL AND McGRATH LOSE KEEN MATCH

London, To-day.

. A major upset was provided yes- terday at Wimbledon when Helen | Jacobu and Sarah Palfrey, trimm

phant American Wightman Cap pair, were beaten by Mile, Andras and Mile. Hearotin, the French contenders, in the quarter finals of the Women's Doubles Cham- pionship.

Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugaon, Men's Doubles holders, entered the Semi-Final Round by beating R. N. Williams, non- playing American Davis Cup

FLOOD TRAGEDY captain, and Sidney Wood in

IN INDIA Villages Wiped Out By Raging Rivers. MANY PERISH IN LANDSLIDE

Peshawar, To-day.

Ninety persons, and over. 1.000 cattle have perished in floods which swept through three villages in Northern Afghanistan.

The village of Chakarkash Kalak was buried in boulders loosened from the hillside by torrential rains. Only three people survived out of the

Reuter,

total population. Two Villages Washed Away.

Lahore, To-day.

The River Indus, the River Sutlel, and the River Chenab are in flood. Two villages in the Ludhiana district' have been washed away. Many are feared drowned-Reuter.

CASTLE PEAK MURDER

Two Suspects

straight sets.

George Lott and Lester Stoef- fen, considered in many quarters as the likely winners, were taken to 24 games in the second sef of their match against Denker and Henkel.

Harry Hopman. Australian Davis Cup player, and David Prenn, former. German national champion, caused a minor sensa- Lion by beating Don Turnbull and Vivian McGrath, the Australian Davis Cup players, after a thrill- ing four set match that went to 48 games:

Scores, as cabled by Reuter were:

MEN'S DOUBLES THIRD ROUND·· J. V. Kirby and R. Miki beit Koop. man and H. Timmer (Holland) 6-1, }8-6, 6-2.

QUARTER-FINALS..

G. M. Lolt and L.. Bloeffen (U.8.) beat Denker and Henkel 6-1, 13×11, 16.3.

J. Borotra and J, Brugnor (France) beat R. N. Willama

Food and 8. }(U.8.) 8-6, 6-2, 6-1.

L. G. Collina and F. II. D. Wilde (Britian) beat Kirby and MiKI 6-2, 17-5, 6-2.

H. O. Hopman' and D. Prena_brat [D. P. Turabull and V. M. McGrath

(Australia) 4-4, 10-8; 6-4, 6-4,

WOMEN'S DOUBLES QUARTER FINALS,

Mrs. Godfree and Miss ́ Scrivens (Britain) beat Ming: Harlock and Miss Kirk (Britain) 3-2, 6-4. ArrestedMe. Andras and Mile. Heurotin

9 Miles From Scene.

DECEASED'S WIFE CAUSE OF TROUBLE

(France) beat Misc. Facobs, and ·Ming" Palfrey (U.S.) 6-1, 1-6,,6-3,

Mile. Payot and Miss Thomas beat, Miss Dearman and Minu Lyle (Britain)

MIXED DOUBLES-QUARTER FINALS.

- 1

Washington, To-day... · Department officials have indicat- ed that the United States wil

Mok Ting-kwan and Mok Kam- Berlin, To-day. strongly protest to Germany unless Their Majesties the King and American holders of German bonds hing, the suspected murderers.

British Chan Man, who was found battered (Britain) beat 1.. Brugues and, Miss Queen of Siam yesterday lunch-are treated the same

of H. G. N. Læs and

ed with President von Hinden holders-United Presa, per 8. E. to death in his hut at Heung Che Howard 4-6, 8-6, 6-4, -- burg, at Neudeck. — Reuter, Levy and Company

ordered 5,000 Fine Weather and Good Wicket

troops, armed with the new vomit-

at 1.80 Ing gas, which disables victims for

two days, to stand by-Reuter.

The Military Police, "That is of course the very, gravem., cleared the Jordan, district. Little resistance WAL offered. responsibilty that rests at any time on the British. Government." Searchlights were employed to en- -British Wireless Service.

MARSHAL CHIANG TO SEE GENERAL HO CHIEN TO-DAY

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DISORDERA CONTINUE SPECIAL, TO CHINA MAIL.

for Third Test at Manchester To-day

Mise

James

Village at 11 am. yesterday, were UMPIRING AGAIN

arrested nine miles from the scene

of the outrage by Chief Inspector

F. E. Booker, Inspector Dorling and

CRITICISED.

a Chinese detective, on the Castle Mme. Mathieu's Unlucky

Peak Road, бetween 2.80 p.m. andj

8 p.m. yesterday....... klo

The cause of the murder appears

Experience.

London, To-day case any late eventualities may With each side having gained make his assistance desirable to to have been deceased's wife, Fa, Dolby Round, finalist last who was alleged to have been en-year, and Helen Jacobs, world's able them to operate-Beuter.

one victory, great interest is be England

meet in the Final of the Women's ing shown in the third of the It is expected that Australia's tied away by Mok Kam-hing, the No. 1 ranking woman player, will

Singles Championship at Win NO KNOWLEDGE OF HOAXES

(Continued on Page 12). (Ng Telegraph, Copyright, Telmora series of five Test Matches which batting strength will be increas- younger prisoner.

bledon on Saturday, pu phu Messages Ordinance, 1894 Re begins at the Old Trafford ed by the inclusion of WH

Yesterday in stiding heat In reply to enquiries this esived July 6, 11:26 am.).

ground. Manchester, to-day, The Ponsford, who was absent from

DESTROYERS LEAVE COLONI MIKE Round, the British hope afternoon Lt.Cdr. A. L. Besant,

Ban Francisco, To-day, weather promises to remain fino the last Test through fllness,

British Wireless Service.

who played in an exhibition Nanking, To-day, Naval Intelligence Staff Officer, The strike disorders are contin and dry.

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Two_destroyers, HMS White match in Hong Kong lost Novem Marshal Chiang Kai-shek who stated that his department knew uing in many sections of the city. The teams will be finally

hall and H.M.S. Wishart, left Hong bor, best me, Binthieu, protége arrived here last night, is expected nothing of the cumours regardTwenty one people have been selected to day, but several Eng

WEATHER FORECAST Kong this morning Zor Wei-helswel, of Suzanne Langien," by 6-4, 6-7, to stay here for two or three days ing two naval officers who are al-shot and three are dead, United fish players who had been ask

where they will join the China Fisch:[6.2, while Miss Jacobs, succesSOT leged to have been responsible Press, spar BE Levy and Gomed to hold themselves in readiness

oderate HMS., Berwick for: "Sings to "Helen Wills-Moody, vanquish, mather porn at 4 gun,

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arrive ilan champion, by 6-2, 6-2, Singapore^oK/

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