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Wild Two-Day Scenes Of Rioting In Johannesburg Troops Object To Beards Of The Ossewabrandwag

WILD SCENES WERE WITNESSED IN JOHANNESBURG DURING THE WEEK-END WHEN THOUSANDS OF POLIVE, CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS WERE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS RIOTS; 140 MOSTLY SOLDIERS, HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL UP TO THE PRESENT.

Armoured cars tou ed the streets yesterday morning but the city is now quiet.

Hundreds of sightseers, however, congrc- gated outside the offices of the "Vaderland" General Hertzog's newspaper and the offices of the "Transvaler" newspaper supporting a Republican policy. Both offices were damaged.

WIDLER

a Nationalist CASE ECHO

The trouble originated on Friday night, when Dr. van Rensburg, former Free State Administrator and now leader of the Ossewabrandwag, addressed a cultural meeting.

The Ossewabrandwag LS organisation of an publican nature.

extreme

an Re-

Dr. van Rensburg'a meeting was not political and was gen. erally orderly. Clashes, how. ever, occurred In the streeta when the meeting was conclud. ed.

Soldiers and civilians were in volved, some of the latter wearing beards, which are Javoured by members of the Ossewabrandwag

Soldiers Resentful

SOUTH HONAN COUNTER-ATTACKS

In connection with the

Elly Wilder case, involving the remov- al of approximately 500 tons of copper in coins and ingots estim ated to be worth $20,000,000 from the Commerc.al Express and Stor- age Company, a Shanghai dispatch states that the American Trading Company, (Fed, Inc.) owners uf of the copper, have filed suit with the U.S. Court against the Com- mercial Express and Storage Coni- pany.

The American Trading Com- pany demands US. $155,077.69 as

Chinese troops in south Honan Compensation for damage.

launching heavy attacks

Japanese aga nst the

both case DOTY banks of the Hung River in south Honan

The U.S. Court will hear the DI February 11. Central

News.

RUBBISH DUMPER

FINED

After mopping up at Shahotien, the Chinese continue to advance.

Fighting in the Tahu Lake re- gions is developing favourably A he of $20, or one month's Following a series of counter-at-imprisonment, was to-day imposed lacks, the Chinese have recaptur-by Commander J. Jolly, Harbour Police intervened and the sul-

ed Tangtuchen, (south of Thing), Master, on Chan Kwan, steersmun diers appeared to resent accepting Szechichuen, (north of Chang-of a trading junk, for depositing orders from. policemen not wear-hing). Huakikino, (west of quantities of rubbish into the ing orange shoulder "flashes." Changhing). and

Nantienkian harbour, cast of Stonecutters

Island, without permission,

These flaches indicate that (southwest of Changhing),

the wearers volunteered for duty

in any part of Africa-both po

Nice and soldiers are entitled to

wear them.

Trouble again

broke

out on

Saturday night and continued yes- | terday morning, when the police used tear gas and made several baton charges to disperse the crowds.

Autemobiles were wrecked and

a police van set ablaze.

were and

Police reinforcements sent from outlying towns the First National Volunteer Brigade was called out.

and

Troops summoned from military camps assisted the military police to maintain order.

“Bearded Man

On Saturdays Johannesburg

ANTONESCU'S

WARNING TO IRON GUARD REBELS

A BAND OF REBEL Iron Guards who massa- cred 32 people in the Forest of Jalava, near Buchar- est, on January 21, have been arrested, says a Bu- charest despatch this morning. They will appear before a military tribunal.

is An official communique issued in Bucharest yes- usually crowded with soldiers on terday states that all is now quiet in the country.

leave and trouble started when

some of them saw a bearded man

in a tramcar which they attack- eri. Many shop windows were

broken.

Soldiers attempted to reach the offices of the Ossewabrand wag popularly supposed to be

S.M.C. ELECTIONS

man anti-British organisation=- A Shanghai message which is in the Transvaler" states that the Shanghai Municipal Council has fixed April 10 and 11 for this year's election of Councillors.

building but failed. They then ran round the back of the building, breaking the plate-glass windows of the "Vater land," where printing machinery was damaged,,ng.

are

The authorities, it adds, still seeking out and arresting "those responsible for the trouble,” and a large quantity of materials and merchandise stolen by rebels has been seized.

"In future i will be Implac- able and will not tolerate any disorder," 'declared Gèneral. An- tonescu, the Rumanian Dictator- Premier, Insa press Interview yesterday:

Nobody would dare repeat the recent attempt to overthrow the The streets were, in consider-

established order, he added, say- With the approach of the clea-ing: "I swear nobody in the world able turmoil and audiences from tion, the Japanese are preparing will hinder me from defending

nemas and theatres were added to renew their attempt to increase

"the" crowds when the distur- their representation on the Coun- the honour, rights and peace of

tes were at their worst-Reu- ch.

Boers Blamed

(BRECIAL" TO "CHINA MAIL")

Rumanians,"

Keen competition is expected

Appeal To Youth but competent observers believe the British and Americans will

Addressing Rumania's youth be maintain" "their" position.

naked them to "examine · their Meanwhile, the Shanghal Muni- consciences, give up thoughts of elpal Council is inking strict pre-violence against the State and At least 140 were wounded and cautions regarding the next rate-collaborate in the reconstruction of sent to hospital in riots in Jóhan-payers' meeting Central News. the country," nesburg over the week-end,

Heavily reinforced bodies of troops and armoured cars are now patrolling the streets,

Rumarilans to take as their ex-

WEATHER REPORT He concluded by asking ..all The Royal 'Observatory reports ample the great struggles and The authorities blame Boer that the anticyclone has decreased | magnificent sacrifices of the Republican extremists and the considerably in intensity, but re- Fuehrer and Duce and the Na- German element for the trouble, mains stationary over China, In- -tional-Sociallat- and Fascist

International Service. News. pan and the neighbouring seas, volutions."Reuter,

· Field-Marshal Lord Milne, Colonel Commandant of the

Pioneer Corps, during a tour of Inspection of Pioneers at work

alearing the debris in London. (Copyright, Fox).

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