1937-03-10 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 10, 1937.

MORE ADMIRALTY PRECAUTIONS

Shipping

Convoy

Expert

Recalled

To Duty

LONDON, TO-DAY.

TWO APPOINTMENTS OF GREAT INTEREST AND CON- NECTED WITH GREAT BRI- TAIN'S REARMAMENT. PRO- GRAMME, WERE ANNOUNC- ED YESTERDAY.

Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble has been appointed chief of the supplies and transport depart- ment of the Admiralty,

Sir

- Rear - Admiral Paymaster Herry Manisty (Retired) has been appointed to his former post of Paymaster Director-General at the Admiralty.

During the Great War, Rear- Admiral Manisty organised the con- voy system for protection of Bri-

Infuriated strike pickets made an assault on Chevrolet Plant No. 9 and brake the windows shown above.. Police, with a barrage of tear gas, cleared the sidewalks. This picture from Pathe News shows the tear gas, hanging low over the street, and the last of the strikers fleeing.

Man Who Escaped CHEVROLET

From Canarias

tain's supply ships, which finally JUMPED FROM MAR CANTABRICO:

broke the back of the German sub marine campaign.

He will now, states Mr. Hector Bywater, naval correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," co-operate with the Government in devising - new

WAS PICKED UP BY FISHERMEN

Arcachon, To-day. "The ship changed her name to the /

Adda of

means of protecting Britain's mari- Newcastle, for the sake of prudence, but the rebel cruiser Canarias was not deceived and began to bombard us."

time commerce in time of war. Trans-Ocean.

CLARKSON ARSON CHARGES

JURY'S FINDING

London, To-day.

SIT-DOWN

INVASION

NINE FACTORIES OCCUPIED

HOPE OF AN EARLY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

A BODY OF 10,000 STAY-IN STRIKERS YESTERDAY OC- CUPIED EIGHT CHRYSLER

THIS WAS PART OF THE DRAMATIC STORY TOLD BY A SEAMAN OF THE SPANISH ARMS RUNNER, "MAR CANTA-FACTORIES IN THE DETROIT BRICO," SHELLED AND SUNK BY THE "CANARIAS” IN THE BAY OF BISCAY.

The seaman was picked up by

2 French fishing smack which | mmmmm has just returned to Arcachon.

Describing the bombardment, the seaman said that the fire on board the gun runner was started by a shell which plunged into the hold.

"We sent out an S.O.S. using the Adda's call signal, and the Can- arias put out boats and boarded us, taking off the crew.”

The jury yesterday found both insurance claims fraudulent in the JUMPED OVERBOARD

The sailor revealed that he had

over-

Clarkson arson case, but disagreed escaped capture by jumpin on the issue of alleged incendiar-board and clinging to some wreck- isma

Judgment was postponed pend- ing legal arguments.

age.

There were seventeen passengers on the ill-fated "Mar Cantabrico,” he revealed.

A number of Lloyds underwrit-The ship carried a crew of 150, ers claimed the return of £25,000 as well as seventeen passengers, who paid in connexion with fires at the included five Italians, five Mexicans Wardour Street premises of the and two Americans. Reuter late Mr. Willie Clarkson, the thea Trans-Ocean... trical costumier.

Clarkson's administrators denied the allegations made and counter- claimed for £36,000 which the in- surers refused to pay following a fire in a store in Ramillies Place.

Sensational evidence was

MRS. SIMPSON AT TOURSEE

Toursee, To-day

and

Mra Wally Simpson, accom-

Soviet Refuses Visa To Diplomat

Moscow, To-day. The Soviet and Japanese au thorities are at loggerheads Govern- owing to the Soviet ment having refused to visa the passport of a Japanese offi cial attached to the Japanese Embassy at Moscow.

The Soviet alleges that the "Japanese official, who wishes to enter Russia, has been in con- tact with "undesirable"

per- sons-Reuter.

DOOM OF THE GYPSIES IN GERMANY

Berlin, To-day.

panied by Mr. and Mrs. Heiman Dark days are in store for Rogers, whose guest she has been gypsies in Germany as far as their by Leopold Harris, undergoing sen- at Cannes since the events of last traditional romantic roving life is

ned December, arrived at the Chateau

AREA. COMPLETELY SUS PENDING OPERATIONS.

The action was a sequel to the Chrysler Corporation's rejection of the claim of the union of au- tomobile workers for recognition as the sole bargaining agency.

Mr. Frank Murphy Governor of Michigan, flew back from his holi- day in case the situation becomes threatening, but all at present is quiet and negotiations have been resumed between the Chrysler Cor- poration and the union.

In the meantime the leaders of the committee for industrial or ganisation have decided to post- pone unionisation of the oil field workers and to concentrate on im- mediate enlistment of one million workers in the textile industry.

AKRON SIT DOWN ~

A series of sit-down strikes oc- curred last night at the Goodrich Tyre Company's factory at Akron, Ohio.

Wall Street is of the opinion that the, Detroit strike will be settled- speedily, though sporadic labou troubles are expected to continue all over the country for some time.

-Reuter.

Their traditional fortune telling, poaching and beg- tence for a previous fire conviction. Harris stated that de Cande, nine miles from here A scheme has been worked out ging will have to be renou the Wardour Street fire was due yesterday.

to arson and that the insured re Mrs. Simpson and Mr. and Mrs.

£25,000-on damage the Ro extent of £5,000. Beater.

guests

Mrs. Charles E. Becaux-Reuter,

will also gypsies will be forced to All Germans

"Tess liberal”” permanently domiciled instructed to be settlements in the vicinity of wards the Romany tribes

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