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EFFORT TO PROLONG

THE STRIKE

Heated Meeting Of The Committee

San Francisco. July 19.

A heated meeting of the strike committee was twice decisively defeated by a "majority vote on the motion of Mr. Harry Bridges. the Australian leader of the ex- tremist section, for reconsidera

tion of the arbitration recommen dation with a view to prolonging the general strike.

Raids on Communist centres have resulted in about thre hun- dred arrests.

DEPORTATION OF ALIENS The District Attorney has asked for all trials to be delayed until the Federal officials investigate the citizenship of each Redical or Communist with a view to possible deportation of aliens.

instructed

As a result of the Governor of California's appeal to President Roosevelt for action against allen agitators. Miss Perkins, Secretary for Labour, has

the District Immigration Officer at San Francisco to act promptly in iny deportation case in which the Immigration Law has been vio- lated.-Reuter.

A NARROW ESCAPE

Portland, Oregon, July 19.. Bullets, said to be from guns ol the Special Guards paid by the waterfront employers. Imperilled the safety of the waterfront strike Investigating Committee, includ- ing Senator Wagner, of New York. Nobody was bit, But a bullet Just missed the head of Mr. E. B. Marsh, mediator from the United States Labour Department.

Three Guards have been arrest- ed.---Reuter.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

San Francisco, July 19. The shipping employers have opened a conference to consider the strike Committee's proposal

for arbitration.

A Washington message states that it is unlikely that President Roosevelt wil turn back from his holiday in the Pacific on the cruis- er Houston, but the President has sent a wireless message to the Secretary for Labour, Miss Per- kins, expressing confidence in her common sense to evolve an early agreement. Reuter,

The

UNAUTHORISED STRIKE

Chicago, July 19. Labour President, Mr. Green, asserts that the strike at San Francisco has not been au- thorised by the Federation and has no national labour signineance.- Reuter

CESSATION URGED

Board advocates cessation of the strike submission of the dispute to arbitration.

FISHING OFF NORWAY

Britain

Sends Cruiser

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Vremence, ·

London, July 19. The British Government have desaptched

en armed fishing cruiser to Norwegian waters where

will join a Norwegian fishing Cruiser, which will make a joint trip to the fishing grounds with the aim of solving the present conflict between English and Nor- wegian Kuo Min

fishermen, Transocean

NORWAY'S REPLY

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London. July 18. Two communications from the Norwegian Government in reply to the British note calling attention to cases of interference with Bri- tish trawlers

engaged in Ashing some miles off the Norwegian coast are at present undergoing careful examination in London where it is felt that certain points still re- main in need of further elucida-

on.

A general

desire is expressed here that a mutually satisfactory agreement be reached without un- due delay.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 20; 1934.

MERSEY TUNNEL

OPENED

Longest Underwater Roadway

London July 18.

Over 120,000 people were present. at the ceremony in Liverpool to- day when H,M. the King, by press- ing a golden switch, formally opened the Mersey Tunnel, which is the longest underwater roadway in the world and one of the greatest engineering achievements of modern times.

The tuxnel 19 to be called "Queensway", in honour of Her Majesty. It cost £8,000,000 and 13 ane largest enterprise" ever undertaken by a single Munich- pality,

will

In his speech at the ceremony. the King referred to the tunnel as "This "miracle," and, in striking passaga. said:"Who can reffect without awe that" the

and power of men which in our time have created the noble bridge of the Thames, the Forth," the Hud- son and Sydney Harbour can drive

also tünnels such as this, in which many streams of wheeled traffic may run in light and safety below deep waters bearing ships of the world."

When the King pressed the switch, green and golden curtains rolled back revealing the entrance to the tunnel,

In the place of honour at the ceremony, close to the Royal Dals, was a company of

workmen of

every trade who had been engaged

on the tunnel. They were in their working kit-dungarees and blue skins and oilskin "caps. shirts, carpenters' overalls, oil- Bix fore- men were presented to the King. Their Majesties afterwards drove

SEVERE FLOODS IN

POLAND

Thousands Of School

Children Marooned

Warsaw, July 19,

The worst floods of the century

dred victims in Southern Poland have already claimed over a hun-GRAVE DROUGHT and causing speedy devastation with the increasing area of the

waters

The River Vistula is already 16 feet above the summer level

. Troops are evacuating. The in-. habitants at Crakow and Tarnow are trying desperately to reach the thousands of school children who are marooned.

In one of the worst affected areas, two hundred Boy Scouts have been living

trees for three days-Reuter.

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EXPERT STOCK FORGERS

Caught in Paris

*And Milan

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CALAMITY

Suffering In Kansas

Kansas City, July 18. With shade temperatures reach- ing 117 degrees, coupled with the absence of rain for 37 daya. 10 Middle West States are facing a grave drought calamity.

Industry. In many parts paralysed and property destroy- ed. Mankind and cattle are en- during untold suffering owing to the abnormal heat.

The Kansas

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City stockyards

are experiencing the greatest rush In history as farmers are hurrying their cattle to slaughter.

Six hundred head of cattle were shot dead at Oklahama City in order to end their suffering.

Water has been drastically rationed in many places. Five Kansas City, where business deaths occurred from the heat, at

retarded and schools closed. Many deaths are reported elsewhere.--

EARTHQUAKES IN PANAMA

Paris, July 18. national counterfeiters was finally The long-sought band of inter-

run to earth on Wednesday by the combined action of the French and Italian. secret services. The Reuter. final success is the culmination of a three months' chase by the best through the two mile long tunnel, detectives of both countries over which has soft diffused lighting.

the tangled trail leading all over It is 44 feet in diameter and bolds southern Europe. Six members of four lines

af traffic.

the gang of expert stock forgers Their Majesties

remarked upon

the were caught red-handed. two be- freshness of its air, which comes ing captured in Paris and four in through special ventilation shafta Milan. able to deliver 5,000,000 cubic feet of air a minute.

The King during the day, whichficates of the Parts Underground was marked by exceptional. en-

Railways. Lens Mining Corpora- thusiasm of the crowds. also tion, and Suegeranal Corporation. opened the £3,000,000 East Lan- and had succeeded fr selling off Captain Fraser will get in touch cashire Road and the 130-acre such to the amount of several mil with the Commander of the Ner-Walton Hall Park-British Wire-lion francs-Transocean Kyo. Min. wegian fishery patrol with a view less.

Meanwhile, the British fishery patrol vessel, Harebell. will shortly proceed to the fishing grounds so that her

Captain Commander. Fraser, who is rewiy appointed. may make himself familiar with conditions there.

to the inspection of the fishing grounds. British Wireless.

TRUNK MURDER

CRIME

Waiter Pleads Not Guilty

San Francisco, July 18.

London, July 18. The Federal Labour Disputes

At the

Brighton Police Court the immediate to-day, Jack Notyre was charged and the with the murder of Miss Violette Kaye, whose mutilated body was found in a large trunk in a Brighton boarding house on Mon- day night.

The Board declares that the waterfront employees have agreed to accept the employees offer of arbitration.

Mr. Harry Bridges, the millant leader of the longshoremen, has declared that the general strike is over. but he says the longshore- men are not beaten.

The leader adds that the action

⚫ of the General Strike Committee

in authorising full reopening of the petrol stations, union restaur-

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SUBMERGED WARSHIP

Rises and Sinks Again

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press” (Copyright).]

#London, July 18 An extremely curious occurrence. probably without parallel, was re- ported from Scapenow on Wednes- day where the salvage work on the German battleship "Bayern" surik in 1919, is going on. The accused, who is a waiter, amazement of the salvage 'crews To the gave the name of Manzini when and divers, the vessel arrested, but the police later dis-lying in the depth of 40 metres which is covered that his real name was 125 feet suddenly rose to the sur- Jack Notyre.

face, Roated for over half an hour "Not and then sank slowly to the bot- Guilty," and was remanded intom. The reason for this strange custody for eight days-Reuter.

Occurrence is unknown-Trans" Ocean Kuo Min.

Notyre to-day pleaded

ants and meat markets had PROPOSED NEW

thwarted the objective of the gen- eral strike..

General Hugh Johnson, who has been appointed spokesman of the President's National Long- shoremen's" Board." has declared that he would recommend the withdrawal of the National Guard if the general strike was termin- ated.-Reuter

GENERAL STRIKE WEAKENING

San Francisco, July 19. While Mr. Harry Bridges now denies he declared that the 'gen- eral, strike was over, the gradual resumption of public services and arrival of fresh food indicate that the general strike is weakening steadily.

PACT?

Guarantee By Russia

London, July 19.

CHINA-JAPAN CONFERENCE

Chinese Denial

Shanghal, July 19. Mr. Tang Yu Jen has arrived here from Nanking.

Japanese delegates were holding a He denied that Chinese and

conference at Dairen to discuss North China aflags

The Soviet Ambassador in Loni don, M. Maisky saw the permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Af- Foreign Office to-day, in regard to fairs Bir Robert Vansittart, at the

the proposed mutual guarantee pact and a his resignation-Reuter.

Eastern European nounced on behalf of his Govern- ment that they were prepared to give a two-fold guarantee to Ger- many and to France in the same way as the French Government were prepared to give guarantee to. Germany and to Russia-Bri- tish Wireless.

He said that the Government hoped Haang Fu will withdraw

Armed with everything from shot guns to pickaxes and hand- les, the citizens of Oakland. Ber- keley, and other communities con- veyed the essential supplies to the city in 200 lorries, reaching Oak land in defiance of the strikers. STEAMERS WORK OWN CREWS

Steamers calling at Ban Fran-

HEAVY LOSS cisco are loading and unloading The estimated loss sustained freight with the own crews by San Francisco during the though a numb shilps scedul- seventy two days of the longshore ed on customary call and tourist men's strike so far amounts to traffle is virtually suspended.

$100,000,000.-Reuter.

NO GOLD STANDARD FOR BRITAIN

Geneva, July 18. There is no chance of Britain returning to the gold standard in the near future.

It has already been proved 'that | the band had forged share certi-

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Dorrespondent.)

London, July 19. "London silver prices to-day were down one-eighth, as follow:-

July 18 July 19 20.9/16 20.7/16 20.11/18 20.8/16 The London on New York cross- rate at 2.00

p.m. to-day WAS 5.04-16, compared with 5.03-7/8 at closing yesterday.

Spot. Forward

MR. NORMAN'S TRIP TO US.

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Travelling Under

Assumed Name

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London, July 18.

Little Damage Reported

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Panama, July 19. "A series of severe earthquake shocks was experienced through- out the Isthmus yesterday, but, so far, little, damage is reported..

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CATALAN LAND NATIVE RUBBER

LAW

Dispute Now Settled

Madrid, July 19.

A solution of the Catalan land dispute, which at

tale one threatened to lead to the pro- clamation of a Catalan Republic. has been reached following an exchange of notes between Madrid: and Barcelona.

"

Senor Samper has received a telegram from Senor Luts Com- panys, the Premier of Catalonia, A number of buildings, including assuring him that the rules for the Post Office, were wrecked at application of the land will respect David, the capital of Chiriqui ¦ the Constitution and the Catalan Province, where four persons were Statute. seriously injured,

Thus the modification requested Aeroplanes have been despatch-by- the Madrid. Government will be ed to David with medical supplies. introduced through the rules ap- -Reuter.

SOLDIER KILLED

plication.

The land law, as previously passed by the Catalan, Parliament, nulled all contracts with land- lords whereby farmers undertook to pay the land faxes and other

Panama, Later. " Two American soldiers Jumped from a window of the barracks at Fort Davis during the earthquake, One was killed and the other dues. broke his leg-Reuter.

EXPORTS

Dutch Indies Fix Duty

Batavia, July 19. The Government has fixed the export duty on native rubber on. the basis of ten cents per half kilogram of dry rubber as com- pared with eight cents previously.

The duty will come into force for exports of wet rubber on August 1 and. for, dry rubber on September 18.-Reuter,

BRITAIN'S AIR.

FORCE

Programme for Expansion

London, July 18.. The Cabines, it is understood;....... The law was recently referred: to-day finally approved the pro- to the Central Government" Tri- gramme for the expansion of the bunal which declared the measure | Royal Air Force, whereby it is null and void, upon which thirty- belleved about 50 squadrons, or

TURK SHOOTING six deputies from Catalonia, the 600 machines, will be added dur

INCIDENT

Expression of Regret

Istanbul, July 19,

The Governor of the Bank of The British Ambassador, Sir England, Mr. Montagu Norman, Percy Loraine had a frank and "accompanied by his wife took friendly discussion with the passage in the North German Turkish Foreign Minister, Tewak Lloyd steamer "Europa" on Wed- Rushdi Bey, who has expressed nesday In order to travel in com- great regret at the Bamos. Incident pany with Mr. Harrison, Governor and suggested that a mixed com- of the New York Federal Reserve mission of enquiry would establish Bank now returning from Basle. that neither party. concerned had Mr. Norman proposes to spend his acted in bad faith.-Reuter. summer vacation on the coast of the State Mine.

Contrary to his usual practice Mr. Norman has assumed the pseudonym "Professor Skinner" with which, he is accustomed to give the impression that his visit to the United States is solely con- cerned with holiday-making. Hence it is believed that the talks with Harrison have considerable bust- ness importance-Transocean Kup

Min.

BRITONS AF FUNING NOW SAFE

Peking, July 19. Latest advices indicate that all the British missionaries who were This was the statement made by considered to be in danger when Bir Frederick Leith Ross, Chief Communist bandits Economic Adviser to the British Funing (Satpu) yesterday, have besieged Government, when addressing the escaped from the city, and have League's Economic Committee to arrived safely at Foochow day. Reuter,

Reuter.

GENERAL MA SENT TO TASHKENT

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.))

Moscow, July 18. Chung Yen, who escaped across to The fugitive rebel, General Ma

the Soviet frontier on Monday just ahead of the pursuing Chinese cavalry was at first. interned but од Wednesday transferred to Tashkent. The defeated general and his bodyguard of 70 crack horsemen are expected to ask the Soviet Government" for release in order to make their journey to Europe for the United States,

The Chinese Government, how-

the Soviet Government give up the ever. have already demanded that

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Catalan Federalists, the Socialistsing a series of years. and the Basque Nationalists," "walk- ed out of the Cortes declaring that they would not return unless the Central Government modified its

attitude-Reuter.

The Air Force strength at pre- sext is 800 first line aircraft, or 910, with the additions, already arranged in the present financial yearReuter.

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