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GENERAL STRIKE AT

AN END

City Returning To Normal

San Francisco, July 19. ! Thousand of strikers have. re- turned to work, and conditions in the city are rapidly returning to normal. The municipal trams are nów working without escort. Dur- ing the past 24 hours they car- ried 300,000 passengers, which is a record for a single day."

The food blockade has been raised and countless lorries, laden with supplies have arrived in the the strike area. It is regarded as a good sign of the temper prevall- ing that none of these lorries, al- though unescorted, were molested, "Labour Union have voted to end the General Strike.

FLOODS IN POLAND

River Vistula Rising

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

Warsaw, July 20, The gale is slowly subsiding. The river. Vistula is now begin- COMMITTEE DECISIONS ning to rise rapidly, threatening The General Strike Committee the flooding of the Polish capital by 101 votes to 174 adopiled a Water has already reached the motion to recommend workers to Afteen foot watermark, threaten- end the strike. This may affecting to overflow its banks. only sympathy strikes, leaving authorities are taking precaution longshoremen as before.

ary measures.—Transocean Kuo

The General Strike Committee | Min. has passed a further resolution requesting, in the interests of peace and goodwill, that the State troops should be withdrawn from

all cities for an indefinite period. It was also decided that the Committee shall not be dissolved until the President, decides.

PUBLIC OPINION PRESSURE It is generally conceded that the strike was ended by force of public opinion as the citizen revolted. against taking orders. from self-constituted authorities.

The labour leaders apparently

HOMELESS FAMILIES

The

Warsaw, July 19.. Filey thousand families are destitute as a result of the foods, declared the Premier, M. Koz towski, after a voyage of Inspec- tion along the Vistula-Retter.

NO QUOTAS FOR "CEYLON?

saw their power weakening on all Ministers Decline

sides, by the growing public re- sentment, aroused by discomforts and annoyances attendant on the strike.

Practically a stampede to work broke out after the news that the strike was over, while citizena ex- "uberantly discussed the good news,

-Reuter.

BIOT, PRECAUTION

To Act".

Colombo. July 20. The Board of Ministers declined to introduce an anti-Japanese quota system because it would Praise the cost of clothing for the

poorer inhabitants.

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Portland, July 19.

They informed the Governor The Governor of Oregon has that Sir Phillip Cunline-Lister ordered the mobilisation of the Inaista on the quota, he must take National Guard for the ptection the responsibility for using his of life and property in the event | powers to carry it to legislation.

-Reuter.

of a strike riot.

The Governor stated that he had notified the waterfront em- ployers that he intends to proceed with wholesale loading of vessels and the opening of the port to commerce.

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NO SURPRISE News of the Ceylon Board's re- luctance to Japanese Quota did not surprise enforce the Anti-

government circles in London as recent indications foreshadowed auch development. It is at present too early to

say what steps the Government will take but "Reuter" understand that the

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The Mayor' and other anthorities have informed the Governor they are unable to cope with the situa- tion which will be produced by an attempt to resume forcibly, the Gożernor of Ceylon could, if loading and discharging of cargo

necessary, assume power to en- in strike-bound water-Reuter.

force the quota.-Reuter.

MARITIME UNIONS

San Francisco, July 19. An official communique issued "by the Secretary-General of the Strike Committee Indicates that President Roosevelt's National Longshoremen's Board has under- taken that the Maritime Unions shall be fully considered in the arbitration, and that it was as a result of this undertaking that the general strike has been called

off.

GAMBLING TAX ABOLITION

Loss in Canton Finance

The General Strike Committee (From Our Special Correspondent).

now pledges every resource, finan- cial and moral, towards the termination of the waterfront

strike.Reuter,

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GERMANY BANS WORKS OF UPTON SINCLAIR

Berlin, July 18.." The works of the American author, Upton Sinclair, have been banned in Germany and all avail- able copies confiscated-Reuter.

EARTHQUAKE AT TAIYUAN

Peking. July, 20. Chinese reports atate that an earthquake shook Taiyuan yester- day afternoon, but no casualties have been reported-Reuter.

EGYPT'S AIR FLEET

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

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Alexandria, July 20. The Egyplan, government has decided to increase its air feet.. An order has been placed for ten planes with British firms. It has also been decided to increase, the Ocean Kuo-Min.

Canton, July 20.

The Provincial Department of Finance will face a monthly loss of $295,784.20 after the abolition of the gambling taxes in Shun Tek district and 16 other counties, and of 19 miscellaneous and oppressive taxes. Such taxes will be can- celled from August 1.

Proceeds from the' sugar mono- poly will be used to refund the lax farmers of their cash deposits. The deficit as a result of this abolition is also to be made good from proceeds or profits of the mnopoly.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1934.

TARDIEU'S RECRIMINATIONS

ANDRE TARDIEU

At Stavisky Enquiry

[Special to the Hong Kong Dally

From" (Copyright.}]

Paris, July 19.

A meeting of the French Cham- ber was convened on Friday by the Deputy Cabinet Chief, Che- ron, to consider Tardieu's re- criminations against Chautempa before the Stavisky enquiry, Chau- temps refused to come to Paris but approved of Cheron's action which was prompted by the de-. mands of the Radical-Socialist Party. It is stated that all Cabi- net ministers disapproved of Tar- dien's attacka

Tardieu's chief accusation was that Chautemps knew about the

A STRONG PLEA Stavisky affair for years and when

For Avoidance of Fixed Ratios

"London, July 20

He became Premier did everything possible to hush the matter up... Fransocean Kuo Min,

.. STORM DIES DOWN

Paris, July 19.

The storm raised 'among the Ra- dical-Socialists by Tardieu's attack before the Stavisky enquiry on the party leader, Chautemps, has al- ready died down. For the time be- ing there is no possibility of con- vening a meeting of the Central

Committee because the Chairman,

A strong plea recommending the avoidance of demands for a fixed ratio between gold and silver, a Axed currency price of liver or a fixed quantity of ativer in "actual circulation, and demanding the reversal of several policies and Acts until an adequate price for Meanwhile the Stavisky enquiry sliver is reached, was made by the has decided to continue the exa- Monetary Committee of the mination of witnesses called by Federation of Master Cotton Spin-Parliamentarians. Thus in a few ners in support of the саде of days time, a clear picture of the raising the price of silver in significance of Tardieu's accusa- order to assist the cotton indus-

tions will be obtainable in any try.

It is stated that whenever the Cotton industry and world trade recovers, the price of silver will be high and the trend of silver on the way to recovery will be upwards.

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The committee is fully alive to the fact that the first and fore- most consideration is trade covery, the revival of purchasing power and absorption of the un- employed, the price of silver baly being a means or index, but they contended that the price and trend of silver have been reliable indexes of the condition

and prospects of the cotton trade as well as all the world's basic in- dustries. Reuter.

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Cowpondent.)

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GIANT FRENCH LINER

Work On The Normandie

¡Special to the Hong Kong Daily

From" (Copyright),]"/

Paris, July 20. Normandie, will be completed by The new French ocean liner,

BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SHANGHAI

One Killed And Seven Injured

Shanghai, July 20.

A Chinese woman was killed and seven seriously injured in the col- lapse of a shop and tron works at 130 this afternoon in the Hong- kew district of the International Settlement.

The collapse was due to un- authorised alterations.

All the victimes from the debris Brigade.Reuter.

were dugout by the Fire

SINO-JAPANESE

MEETING

Exchange of Views

Shanghai, July 20. Mesars Tang Yu Jen, Arino, Ying Tung and Li Tae Yi met this morning at Mr. Tang's residence

TURK SHOOTING and exchanged views on the Stno-

INCIDENT

Friendly Decision Reached

Istanbul, July 19. There is no fridication of malice communique issued by the Turkish on either side, states an cincial Foreign Ministry, in reference to the Bamos Incident.

Herriot who is in Lyons, is indis-April 1995, if the plans now being posed.

put into effect are successfully carried out.

The two governments have The construction of this 72,030-reached a friendly decision to hold was retarded by difficulties neces- Lieutenant Robinson over the ton liner, the largest in the world. B funeral service for Surgeon sitating an interruption of work, scene of the incident, A continuation is being made with the help of substantial govern- ment subsidies.

case.

Although the Left Wing Radical-Compagnie Transatlantique, at a The board of directors of the Socialist Party demands the pro- new meeting, decided to put one clamation of, the end of parila-thousand new workmen on the job mentary truce, and the withdrawal in order to complete It-Trans- of the Radical Socialist Ministers ocean Kuo Min. from the Cabinet, it is believed that no such drastic step will be taken anti Parliament reassem- bles in Autumn.-Transocean Kuo Min.

CHAMBER'S DISSOLUTION

URGED

Faria, July 20. Socialist Party, deiled its attitude The executive committee of the

towards

Tardieu's declarations

during the Stavisky frauds. I

demands the immediate dissolution of the Chamber and new elections.

-Transocean Kuo Min. -

"WAIT AND SEE" ATTITUDE

ISLAND POLICE STATIONS

Rumoured Macao Action

(From Our Special Correspondent)

Canton, July 20. »Portuguese authorities in Macas art stated to have established pol Ice stations at the three islands opposite that "Colony but within the jurisdiction of the Chungshan Model County. The three islands known as Wang Kam, Chang Ba four

Paris, July 20. While the French Socialiste de- mand the immediate dissolution of the Chamber and joint action. Lan, and Kow Chow, are London, July 20.

with the Communists, at the same miles away from Macko. time throwing down the gauntet According to a report from the-

Tardieu whom they accuse of three islands. the Portuguese Goy- the intention of tunning for a ernment at Macao has established Fascist Party, more cautious ele-police petrol there and installed ments within the Radical Socialist street lights and built highways. Party are adopting a "wait and These islands are cald to be strate- see" attitude.

gic approaches to the Pearl Riv-

July 19

20.7/16 20.9/16

London silver prices to-day were unchanged, as follow:-

July 20 20.7/16 Forward

20.3/18 The London on New York cross- at 2.00 p.m. to-day was 5.04-3/16, compared with 3.04-5/8 at closing yesterday.

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TILLY LOSCH

TO PAY

"Charges Without Foundation"

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, July

must pay the costs of the cruelty. Miss Tilly Losch, the dancer,

charge made against her husband

the divorce proceedings which ended yesterday.

Those costs will be set off against the costs to which she is entitled under the order of securi t

The new tariff of July I reduces the rate on imported sugar, tut the monopoly will not be affected,

Cartellation of exorbitant "and This decision was a lounced to- misc 'aneous taxes is called for day by Sir Boyd Merriman, the undes be Three-Year plan, li is President of the Divorce Division, now possible to let go these levies, since more revenue is com-

who granted Mr. Edward James, Miss Losch's husband, a ing in through new taxes or mono- nist yesterday. polles

JAPAN AND MANCHUKUO DIRECT TELEPHONE ·

Ready In Augusť“

Tokyo, July 20.1 Direct wireless telephone service between Japan and the so-called Manctioukuo will be Inaugurated on August 1.2.

The toll fs seven yen for tires

gezond minutes-Router.

At the request of Herriot, the Radical Sociallst. Party headquar ters, resolved to "reserve their ultimate decision, pending the up- shot of this afternoon's Cabinet Council, which is to review the "situation created by Tardieu's at-

tacks on Chautemps,

While the Radical Socialists were up in arms over Tardieu's attacks, more moderate elements to-day advise caution, and now advance argument that Tardieu did not at tack Chautemps personally, but only in his capacty as party mem ber-Trans-Ocean Kuo-Min.

DOUMERGUE ON HOLIDAY

er.

Foreign Leases Vold

County magistrates are notified by the Executive Yuan in Nan- ting that no foreigners, except missionaries, are allowed to",pur- chase or lease land in the interior of Kwangtung, or any other pro- vince. The order, issued through the. Kwangtung Provincial Govern ment, states that foreigners can buy or lease land only in the treaty porta.

In some cases," foreigners secur- ed titles to land by using Chinese buyers as dummies. Such transfer of real property is illegal and must be cancelled. The order points out that some magistrates did not Interfere with such dealings or in- structs them to be more alert from how on

Paris, July 20 The Cabinet Coudell was Bum-

The Executive Yuan also noti moned to-day to discuss the "duel"

fles the county governments nat between Tardieu, and Chautemps to allow foreign marines to land before the Stavisky Commission, in the interior river towns which Tardien accused Chautemps of are not open to foreign trade. For- hushing up the Stavisky scandal eign gunboats sometimes moored since 1932. The question. is can six near those towns, and marines radical ministers remain 'with | went ashore 'for sightseeing or re- Tariou in the Cabinet,

connoltring...

Doumergue declined ́tä return from his holiday from which it ap

VIOLENT EXPLOSION decree pears he counts on a settlement

of the affair, but it must be borne: in mind that a cabinet crisis at

(Special to the "Hong Kong Datis the present möment will mean dis-

Prem” (Copyriaki.}} | solution with probably heavy At 3 o'clock on Monday the Innabruck, July 20..

In announcing his décision air Boyd anld:

In my opinion the charges of cruelty as a whole were made without the slightest foundation.

"If I were to say all that I think about it I should have some difficulty in restraining my langu age."

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Prince Serge Obolensky, the co- respondent, was ordered to pay the costs of the petition. But in mak ing this order Bir Boyd Merriman expected the extent to which those costs had been increased by the fecue of cruelly.

casualties in the radical ranks.—-—- Reuter.

GENERAL HO CHIEN

Hankow July 20.

Hankow from Kukiang Yestern

General Ho Chien aizlrod in

after conferences Chiang Kai-shek and proceeded to Changsha

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Railway Station at Hagelekar near Innsbruck was damaged. The ex- plosion was so violent that the people of Innsbruck were awaken- ed, from their sleep. A bomb ex- ploded at Lustenau af. the gym-. nasium building at midnight on Wednesday: As a result of these outrages it is expected that the Government will pronounce the death penalty in all cases in which those connected are arrested; Reuter,Transocean Kuo 105.

ticipate in the ceremony, after. "A Turkish battleship will per-

which the regrettable incident will be regarded as closed."-Reuter.

ESTATE OF HARRY PAYNE WHITNEY

Decline Owing To Depression

Japanese situation in North China, "Interviewed, Mr, Arino” said that the meeting was only a friendly one, and with reference to the reported abolition of the Tangku agreement. he said that is will be: taken

the Japanese Kwangtung Army. The Japanese Government was not directly con- cerbed-Renter.

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DR. RAICHMANN'S REPORT

Considered By League Committee

League this adhes Rajchmann's account" sion in the Far East.

Mr. Y. C. Koo, the Chinese Government representative, gate... the Committee supplementary in formation on the economic situs- tion in China and on the methods that have been adopted to improta It.-Reuter

MUSSOLINE-DOLLFUSS. MEETING

New York, July 19. "Owing to the depression, it is estimated that the estate of the late Harry Payne Whitney, the millionaire banker and racehorse owner, which was valued #62,808,000 net. and $72,740,000 gross at the time of his death, has shrunk by 30 per cent. as the (Spedal to the "Hong Kong Dally result of the decline in vaine of Press" (Copyright.}} securities valued at $64,155,000.

Faris, July 20 The chief beneficiaries are his Well informed quarters consider widow, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whit-it likely that the meeting between

and cy

his threa children, 31 Duce and Dollfuss,” Austrian Cornellus, Flora and Barbara Chancellor, will take place at Rie Reuter.

"TYPHOON WARNING The following telegram was received by the American American Consulate from the Manila Observatory:

Manila, July 20, 10 am. Typhoon in about 120 degress Long. E. and 28 degrees Lat, N." mooving W.N.W.

clone on July 28-29. It is not be- Heved, however, that any impor tant political decision will be reached-Transocean Kuo Min.

GERMAN · ECONOMIC LIFE LEADER

Berlin, July 19. Count von der Golds is the new leader of Germany's economic lite in succession" to Dr. Kessler. Renter.

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