CABLES.
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ITALY'S DICTATOR
THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET TO
THE
PEOPLE
MAYDAY, LABOUR DEMONSTRATIONS
PROHIBITED.
ROME, April 8th, Premier Mussolini's acceptanes of the Popularist Ministers' resignation, men- tioned in a cable. message dated April 24th, has surprised and disappointed the
Catholics all over Italy, and not a little consternation is evident at the Vatican itself. Premier Mussolini has thus shown his displeasure at the vote recorded at the Catholic Popular, Party Congress, held
■ Turin, emphasising the party's inde":
pendence.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, APRIL SOTH, 1935.
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" MOSSAMEDES” DISASTER.
ONLY ONE BOAT REMAINS MISSING.
CAPE Tows, April 28th. All the foamriler boats except one have been picked up, and 97 have been saved out 239 persons aboard..
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER
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GREAT BRITAIN AND
BELGIUM..
BRITISH TRIBUTE TO BELGIUM'S PART IN THE WAR.
BRUSSELS, April 99th. In glorious weather. with aeroplanes droning overhead, the capital was alive with tags, bunting. uniforms, enormous cheering crowds on the occasion of the unveiling of the monument in front of the Palais de Justico, by H.R.E.
And
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WORLD OF SPORT. BOLTON WANDERERS WIN ASSO- CIATION CUP FINAL.
LONDON, April 28th.
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TRANS-ATLANTIC MAILS.
BIG SAKING OF TIME EFFECTED
LONDON, April gath.
At Wembley Stadium, in the As A successful experiment by the ciation Football Cup Final, Bolton Plymouth Chamber of Commerce de- Wanderers beat West Ham United by a
monstrates the possibility of saving time in the delivery of Amerioun mails,
to mil.
AMAZING SCENES AT WEMBLEY.
CROWD BREAK FENCE AND INVADE FITCH.
A launch intercepted the incoming liner at Plymouth and conveyed the test mails ashure. wheme au aeroplane continued
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
(THROUGH EKUTER'A JÕENCY.]
THE FAILURE OF MESSES, REISS BROS.
NO FURTHER UNFAVOURABLE DE VELOPMENT ANTICIPATED,
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LONDON, April 28th.
SETTLEMENT OF THE UOLTMAN CASE.
Cars Town, April 28th. Details of the Hosrameder disaster, as
It is generally believed that the failure given by survivors, show that the vessel the Prince of Wales. The monument has Cup Final West Ham 1. Bolton, which time to catch the Continental air mails, not
Amazing scenes were witnessed at the the journey to Loudon, arriving is ample of Messrs. Reiss Brothers Limited will struck a rock in a dense fog at 2.30 on been presented by, the British in recogas
lead to further unfavourable Tuesday morning. The rough sea prenition of Belginn assistance in war time. Wembley, where there is accommodation while British maily were delivered on
inaugurated at the Stadium, effecting a saving of three of four days, developments. vailing swept the liner further on to the
Enthusiasm reached a climax when the for 136,000 spectators. Albert arrived at the Painis. The Prince ground quickly filled with crowds which MR. BONAR LAWS HEALTH. Prince of Wales, accompanied by King
Friday instead of Monday. When the gutes opened at 11.30 the palled a cord 'releasing the intertwined had been coming to London throughout Union Jack and Belgian flag, revealing
magnificent monument depicting Becharabanes. A thousand broke through the night in specint trains and gian and British soldiers da by side the fences and evaded payment. with folded arms. The Prince of Wales
The police were unable to control a remained at the salute while the massed throng of 10,000 people which vnded which the Prince, in a short address, mounted and foot police, and the per bands played the national anthem after the playing pitch and the efforts of handed over the
monument to King
water en of the power.
rocks, arousing the sleeping passengers. who rushed to the decks panic-stricken. Order was soon restored, however, and the passengers quietly stood on
the deck scanning the horizon for possible rescuers In the meantime the Mornmedes' was slowly sinking by the stern, and distress As further evidency of the present signals were sent out until the invading impregnability of Fascism, Signor Mussolini has prohibited the May Day Labour demonstrations throughout Italy, und abolished the Ministry of Labour, while the Fascist Grand Council has passed a resolution abolishing propor- tionats representation in the election, and substituting therefor gystem under which those on the electoral list securing a majority of votes will be declared elected in entirety. The balance of the thirteen, but seven were drowned.
votes will be distributed among the minority, with the object of consolidating the position of the leading party,
INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK.
ALL SKEWAN OIL REFINERIES
CHIEF OFFICER'S " GALLANT
DEED.
է :
The first three boats were amply provisioned and successfully launched, but the fourth was being let down when the tackle broke, flinging the occupants into the rough sea.
The Chief Officer, dived into the sca from the vessel's deck and rescued
The 319astmedes was abandoned at two
o'clock in the afternoon, and 100 survivors were picked up by a Portuguese gun- boat, 33 by French gunboat, and 84 athers were lauded at Port Alexander.
Up to the present 31 are missing, including the seven who were drowned in the launching of the fourth buat.
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WALVIS BAY, April 27th. Three of the lesseerd bents have arrived -
WORKERS ON STRIKE.
LONDON, April 28th. Sixteen hundred men employed at the Butiona) oil refineries at Skowen, near Swansea have struck in sympathy with the fitters, who have been on strike for the past three weeks against reduc. pants has hitherto not been ascertained. ·
tipus in wages.
complete.
AMERICAN
The strike is now.
WOMEN STRIKE AGAINST PRICE OF SUGAR.
New Yonz, April 28th
A buyers' strike against the dearness of bugar has been organised by the civil federation of women's clubs. has begud in Baltimore.
The strike
at Port Alexander. The number of occu-
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LAUSANNE CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, April 28th.
A RECUPERATIVE VOYAGE. ·
The United States Minister ab Peking bas Loypos, April 27th. Me. Bonar Law, with HM the King's assented to a settlement of the Coltman approval, leaves immediately on s'ebort sea case. The settlement involves an apology, voyage, and will return for the meeting of also an indemnity and the removal of the
will be every prospect of his voice having Parliament after the Whitepntide recess, officers who ordered the firing of the fatal
Albert, who responded warmly, paying succeeded in clearing the pitch after been completely restored. tribute to British tenacity at Yrs and the start had been delaged forty four MR. S. dwelling on the indelible memorien unit- ing the two natibas.
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PRINCE OF WALES UNVEILS A
MONUMENT AT BRUSSELS.
Losvos, April 17th, 1.B.H. the Prince of Wales, accompanied by Field Marshal Lord Haig, and Sir Lionel Halsey, inft Victoria Station this morning for Dover, where ho embarked on the light cruiser Caldon for Zeebrugge en route to Brussels, where he will be the guest of the King. His Royal Highness will hand over to Belgium, a "monument commemorating British gratitude for the generous hospitality of Belgium to British soldiers and prisonors and the wounded during the war.
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PEACE IN IRELAND
DE VALERA'S HIGH-SOUNDING
PROCLAMATION.
Loados, April 29th.. The so-called terms of settlement: laid GOOD PROGRESS: CHESTER CON- | down by the De Valera proclamation are
CESSION NOT DISCUSSED.
LAUSANNE April, 28th.
high-sounding, but in essence they appear to deal with formulae rather than facia It is expected that the Free State Govern- ment will reply immediately. In the meanwhile it is pointed out that no mention is made of the surrender of arus, on which the Free State Govern
ment insist.
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suasion of the players themselves only
minutes.
His Majesty the King arrived at throsi o'clock and was given a splendil ova- tion.
when, bis medical advisers assure him, there
BALDWIN TO LEAD. THE
HOUSE.
LONDON, April 28th. "Daring Mr. Bocar Law's absence, Mr. Baldwin, whose bandling of the budget bas enormously increased his reputation, He has virtually
THE AMRITSAR DISTUR- BANCES.
LTIR The scrocs at Wembley were unpreced-will lead the house. ented in the history of cap finals. | doan so for some days, and has enhanced The earliest arrivals reached the the good opinions regarding his parlia Stadium at sine o'clock last night and mentary capacity. were reinforced throughout the night. There were weird scenes outside the Stadium, groups of people lighting fires to keep warm, while a constant stream of itinerant vendors and musiciany kept swelling the crowd, which the Lancas-! trians, many of whom were fancifully attired, joined at ton in the morning. . The ground was full at two in the
afternoon, and when the gases were closed it is estimated that 80,000 were then out side, including many who had travelled hundreds of miles, and many ticket
holders.
Trains en roule from London were stopped and went back.
The pressure
GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION OF SIKHS' ASSISTANCE.
LAHORE, April 28th. Twelve hundred Sikh prisoners who were convicted in connection with the
shots,
DANGER TO FOREIGNERS IN JEHOL DISTRICT.
PEKING, April 25th. It is understood that Ceneral Wang Huai Ching has requested the diplomatic- corps not to allow foreigners to enter the Jehel district. The reason given is that
there are about.
a number of banditii there
THE OPIUM MONOPOLY.
CHINA'S
REPRESENTATIONS TO HRITISH GOVERNMENT.
PEKING. April 9th.
It understood that the Waichinoph (Chinese Foreign Office) "intends
to
Gurukabagh insidents, are being released instruct the Chinese Charge d'Affaires in recognition of the assistance rendered in London to inform the British Gover to the Punjab Government by the Akalis ment that the Chinese Government bas pending the arrival of troops ab Amritsar, not received representations from Sir F. Aglon, or any from the Japaness in regard to the opium monopoly, regard to the
on the vocasion of the recent Hindu- Moslem disturbances.
6
U.S. RUM RUNNERS.
BY PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, April 28th.
on the terraces were so terrifio that the NAVAL FORCES MAY BE USED authorities had to allow lata comers to take positions on the running track, when they finally awept over the pitch, which was black with people at the time fixed for the kick-off.
A plan which has been worked out to use the navy against the ram-running There was an amazing outburst of fleet off the Atlantic coast, will be applied spontaneous loyalty when H's Majesty if the Department of Justice rules that the King arrived, the multitude baring the President is empowered to declare tho their heads and singing the national existence of an "emergency," justifying anthem most fervently, concluding with the employment of armed forces, threa deafening cheers.
THE WORLD FLIGHT.
Progress has been made by the third committed, which has settled practically all the economic danses of the treaty. The Turks are displaying goodwill, "
The discussion on the artiales dealing with economia concessions has There suspended pending negotiations betwem REPUBLICAN ORDER FOR GENERAL three, and were enlisted by the police to CAPT. MADON MAKES A FORCED
the interested parties and the Turkish Government. For this reason the Chester concession
W33 excluded from the
discussions.
THE SHIPBUILDING LOCKOUT. On the ove of the shipyard lockout the Boilermakers' Society decided to fall ink line with the two other unions. will be a ballot of members during the coming week, and it is anticipated that the cmployers will postpone the lockout notices for a week.
[A cable massage from London, dated April 23rd, stated that the Shipbuilding Employers Foderation had notified a lock out on April 30th of members of the boiler makers', iron and steel shipbuilders', wood. workers' and plumbers' unions unless the nsions previously intimate that they are prepared to accept the national over time and night shift agreement concluded on March 22ad between the Employers Federation and the Federation of En- gineering and Shipbuilding Trades. A later message, dated April 25th, stated that the prospect of averting a shipyard lookout was more favourable as a result
of the decision In the amference of the federation of shipbuilding trades strongly to recommend the thres unions concerned to accept the position. About 30,000 men are directly affected.]
BOLSHEVISM IN ASIA.
EAST BOKHARA COMPLETELY
OVER BUN.
LONDON, April 28th.
been
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LAUSANNE, April 27th, M. Vorowsky, the Russian Soviet re- presentative at Rome and one of the delegates of the former Russian delegtion to lauzanne, has arrived here.
He has notified the Secretary-General that ho is prepared to receive communica to the conference. M. tions with regard Vorowsky is calling on Ismet Pasha, the chief Turkish delegate.
[Rutaia was not invited because the Allies and Turkey had agreed to the terms of the drafit Straits conventions regarding which Russia had been invited proviously.]
THE RUHR.
FRANCE AND GERMANY'S POLICY OF PASSIVE RESISTANCE,
LONDON, April 27th. A message from Duesseldorf, states that the recent recrudescence of sabotage coin- cides with rumours of
to a l'aria
The Timca Peshawar correspondent reparation offers, but according German
states that Central Asian travellers re-i
port that the Bolshevists in February over ran the Inst remaining portion of East Bakkara,
• LENIN'S HEALTH BETTER.
HELSINGFORS, April 28th,
'A' bulletin states that Lenin's general health is somewhat better.
GREENWICK HOSPITAL.
TO BE REMOVED TO SUFFOLK
SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES.
The teams arrived at ten minutes past
assist in clearing the pitch. They gråd. ually forced back the people on "the LONDON, April 27th.
track, and when the game began, even The Irish Republican General Headquarthe goal sets were packed. |ters to-night ordered a general suspension of
hostilities..
LATER.
Irish rebel headquarters have ordered the suspension of offensive operations from April 30th, but have instructed the troops, to remain on the defensive, taking adequate measures to defend themselves, with muni-
tions.
De Valera bas Iswed a separate proclama-
pesce on the basis that the Irish people tion announcing his readiness to negotiato
should decide disputed questions of pediency and policy, and that both parties should submit to the national verdict.
Despite the invasion by outsiders and the breaking of fences, the crowd never lost the good humour characteristic of London assemblages.
Ambulance attendanta attended two hundred casts of minor injuries, mostly sustained in the jostling for scate
The crowd re-encrouched on the pitch nearing the interval, and play was) suspended for twelve minutes.
LANDING.
PARIS, April 28th. The newspapers report that Capt. Madon, Commander of the Bagt Expedi- tim, which is endeavouring to make a world flight, disappeared between Pisa and Rome. It is believed that he has fallen into the sea.
"
Rows, April 23th. Capt. Madon has arrived. Ho reports that he made à forced landing in the country.
SUMMER TIME IN US.
AND CHICAGO..
[So far as this statement relates to the Japanese memorandum, we presume the meaning is that the Chinese Government has not reived the proposal officially. It was presented to the Minister of Finance Ed.].
U.S. MINISTER AT PEKING OX
TOUE
will
PEKING, April 8th. Mr. Schurman U. S. Minister at Peking. proced to Paotingfu on April 30th, where he will tifu with Tao Kuu. He goes to Tsinanfn on May 6th, where he will be entertained by the Tuchun of Shantung. He then goes from Tsinanfu to Shanghai to bid farewell to Mrs Schurman, who is going home.
BANQUE
INDUSTRIELLE
FROSECUTIONS:
COMMITTEE OF FINANCIAL EXPERTS APPOINTED.
Fans, April 28th. The magistrate who is examining the charges against the co-directors of the Banque Industrielle bus appointed a
authorities say that 200,000 people were
An official statement by the exhibition ADOPTED IN THE EASTERN STATES committee of three financial experts, to ex-inside and 30,000 outside, while 100.000
broke in without paying.
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A THOUSAND CASUALTIES"
LONDON, April 28th.
New York, April 29th. Summer time began at two o'clock the morning in 350 cities and towns in the The First Aid detachment at Wembley eastern states, and also in a few cities Stadium report nearly thousand in the middle west, including Chicago. cases, mostly minor injuries, but there
The larger railways will continue to MR. HUGHES ON CRITICISM OF clavicles, serious eyo injuries, and many were" aɛ number of broken legs and
use standard time. BRITISH VOTE:... ·
AMERICA & INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
WABBINOTOS, April 29tb. Mr. Hughes, roferring to the criticism
Đ
bad cases of fits Sixty casualties were sent to the hospital. A number of women were badly crushed against the railings, and one who was taken to
message it is confirmed on high authority that the British Empire had six votes Willaden Hospital is not likely to re- that the French Government is maintain
German her until the German Government judges, declared that the United States ing its determination not to consider any to America's, one in the selection of
policy of passive resistance. has officially and completely renounced its
ought not to object to the increase in
BERLIN, April 7th.
An Allied note to Germany rejects the voting strength of the peoples which had proposals regarding the reorganisation of developed under Anglo-Saxon jurix the German security police, and demands prudence. that the organisation of polico along military
the force lines shall cease, civilian character. On the other hand
really
Paris message states that arrencatsvern-
Dacsseldorf declares the
cover.
ASSOCIATION MATCHES.
LONDON, April 28th. Fallowing are the results of Saturday's League Matobes:-
FIRST LEAGUE.
2. Sheffield United...
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Arsenal...... Sunderland.. Blackburn H.. Birmingham
2 Aston Villa
1 Burnley
0 Chelsea
0
2 Oldham A. cranes
Ο
1
1 Tottenham H
from MR CGHES SUPPORTS PRESIDENT
HARDING.
WSHINGTON, April 7th.
ment persists in its efforts to replace the police expelled from the Ruhr. Two hundred police were recently sent from Berlin to Quenster, and thence to the Recklinghausen Mr. Hughes, the Secretary of State, diatrick Several when arrested admitted addressing the American International Law they were agents provoce laura.
Society, vigorously supported. President Roue, April 27th,
Harding's plen Cabinet, referred to the Ruhr, and discussed Justice, declaring that no plan for peace Signor. Mussolini at a metting of the United St Des for the participation of the in the perteanent Court of the possibility of the receipt of a new Oer could dispones with such a coort. man note which might lead to extensive Farthermore the United States actually Allied diplomatic action.
needed such a tribunal for disposing of its New Yonx, April 27th. own controversies with other nations.
The Senate has biberts rejecteal the Pre sident's efforts to secure America's participa tion in the Court. His opponents assert that it means entry into the League]
LONDON, April 28th. old established Royal Hospital The o School at Greenwich is to be removed to Halbrook, Suffold. The site was given by Mr. G. 8. Reade as a token of admira-Lord Robert Cecil concluding on address on his American tour, said he hoped soms great tion for the Navy's service during Mar Power would ask the League of Nations to
'intervene in the Ruhr. timda
1. Preston NR
Cardiff City Everton Huddersfield T..... Manchester U... Stoke
0 Laverpool West Bromwich A. I Middlesbrough 0 Nesrenatio U..
BOOTTISH LEAGICI
Albion I....... Aberdeen...
Celtic Falkirk..... Hamilton A....... Raith Rovers....... Rangers... St. Mirren
Motherwell 0 Partick T 1 Airdrieonians ...... 0 Kilmarnock
Allos?!?! 1. Morton
3 Heartaates 0 Ayr United... Continued at foot of next column.)
0
j
Summer time will ead September 30th,
OBITUARY.
INTER-UNIVERSITY SPORTS.
ascertain the source of 3,400,000 francs which Andre Berthelot paid to his brother" Philippe. Andre, declares be made this on stock exchange speculations,
CHINESE OFFICIALS AND
BALARIES.
REGARDING NON-PAY-
KENT.
4
THREAT
THRER
Paxina, April 28th.
"A number of Chinese Ministera and Cons have again wired to the Govom
SENATOR KNUTE NELSON.
PHILADEPHIA, April 5th. Senator Kaute Nelson, doyen" of the ment complaining that the promised United States Senate, born 1843, died of funds are net forthcoming, and threaten heart failure in a train en route from ing to return to Chinn if their salaries Washington to Chicago.
are not paid. It is unofficially reported that one Minister and two Consula ars already ca route for China.
PERING-MUKHDEN MISUNDERSTAND. ING CLEARED UP,
PENING, Apr 1-28th. It is semi-officially announerd that Li Chi Chan, the personal delegate from the Premier and Wang Haci Ching, who were ordered to proceed to Mukden, havo Laxson, April 28th.
jointly wired to the Government stating In the acmi-final of the professional billiards championship, played at Holthat the misunderstanding between
Hall the resulta were:Smith
PHILIADLPHIA, April 28th. Oxford wore beaten in the two mile. relay, race by Pennsylvania State, whose time was 7min. 48,4-580cs. They broke
the world's rocord of imin. 50.2-faces. established by the joint Oxford-Com- bridge sido at Philadelphia in 1920. SMITH TO MEET NEWMAN IN EINAL OF BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSÍLF.
0
born
16,000, Falkiner, 8,695. Smith thus meota Mukden and Poking has been cleared up. Nowman in the final.
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