1934-10-09 — Page 9

SPANISH REVOLT UNDER

CONTROL

Youth Movement Leaders Caught In Studio

(Special to Hong Kong

Dally Press")

(By Telegraph,

Copyright,

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Received, October 8.4.30 p.m.)

Tala

199$

Barcelona. Oct..

The leaders of the abortive Ca-

ASTURIA ANXIETY [Special to the “Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)]

Madrid, Oct. 1. That the situation in Asturia 13 still giving

for cause

much seems evident by anxiety the decision reached at ដ

Cabinet special

meeting on Sunday afternoon to dispatch six more infantry regiments to the Northern provinces where, accord- lag to the latest reports, the in- surgents are still holding sway in various regions, It is understood that Premier "Lerroux intends to request the Cortes next Tuesday to sanction the emergency decree in- troducing the death penalty which was abolished in Spain under the Republic. Owing to the still un- settled, situation in many parts of Spain, the Government issued" a decree on Sunday closing all Apan-

talan coup de etat were not taken to Madrid as first reports had it, but will have to stand trial before a court martial which will sit on board the steamer. Uraguay here on Monday. Although the death penalty has been abolished by the Spanish Constitution, the death 'sentence may nevertheless be im- posed under Articles of War, so that it is not impossible that the former Catalan President and Re- paratist leader. Companys, and his associates, may have to pay the supreme penalty. Companys de- clared after his arrest that he was assuming full responsibility for everything which took place in the palace of the Generalitat whilesh frontlers, thus preventing even the former Mayor of Barcelona, who is also under arrest stated that he alone was responsible for what had happened in the town- hall. Military dictatorship, has been temporarily established in Catalonia, an army Colonel having been appointed to conduct the affairs of the Generalitat, while a Major has been entrusted with the administration of the city of Barce- lona.

A total of upwards of 600 arrests have been made.

In view of the fact that the troops who took the chief part in suppressing the revolt have been continually on duty since Saturday evening. and consequently are

Ten trusted citizens have been over-fatigued, General Batet has sent an urgent request for rein-appointed to take over the city's

foreign travellers with valld pass- ports leaving the country unless provided with special passes.

All the same, the Government broadcast an optimistic statement on Sunday, announcing that it would be the master of the situa tion in Catalonia within a few days and that martial

law which has

been publicly proclaimed in the streets, according to old military custom, has been greeted with great enthusiasm by the population. The capital's municipal council which

is chiefly composed of Marxists has been deposed by order of the Gov- ernment.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1934.

THUNDER TRIAL

FIXED

Charges of Fraud

CESAREWITCH STAKES

BETTING

Solar Boy Offered At

Ten To One

London, Oct. 8. Shining Cloud

22/1 t. and o. 22/1 o, 40/1 t. 40/1 t, and o. 40/1 o. 50/1 t

Peiping, Oct. 8. The trial of Eric Dudley Thun-" der, it is understood, will take place on October 22 in the British Supreme Court. Tentäin. He was committed for trial on October 1

The following is to-day's callPenny A Liner ...... after a short hearing.--

over for the Cesarewitch Stakes toWatertight .......... Following bankruptcy proceed-be run at Newmarket on OctoberSoliman's Feast `- ings, "Thunder was arrested on 17:-

India Rubber ......... 45/1.0, 50/1 t. conversion Solar Boy............ charges of fraudulent

10/1 0, 100/9/t.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE relating firstly to bearer bonds to Spring Morning 15/1 t. and o. To be run at Newmarket on a face value of $1,000 (one thou- Endeld

15/1 o, 100/8 October, 31: sand pounds), secondly to bearer Folly Stephens Lirds to a face value of $15 cu. Hands off and thirdly to bearer bonds to a Donasöl face value of $10,100, on a war fant issued by His Majesty's Cou- sular Court. The public examina- tion disclosed that Thunder trad- ing as Harvey Clark and Company, exchange and share brokers, had liabilities amounting" to $233,000

while assets amounted to $29,000. Reuter.

U.S. SILVER

POLICY

"Financial News" Comment

Rol de Paris Coton Easter Negro

Lady Clodagh White Plains

IL

100/6 o.Wychwood Abbot ... 100/8 t. and 0. 18/1 t. and 0.8pend A Penny

20/1 0. 18/1 o, 20/1 t.Statesman

22/1-t, and 0.

....................... 20/10aymanas

22/1 o, 25/1 t.

23/1 t. and 0.Solfatara ......................................... 25/1 o, 28/1 t.

25/1 o, 33/1 t.Mary Tudor

25/1 Buckland .... 28/1 o. 33/1t.Reuser,

ELECTIONS IN

FRANCE

28/1

33/1 t. and o

A MILITANT STRIKE

Doumergue Policy U.S. Marine Workers'

"Favoured

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Paris, Oct. 7.. Gains by the Right and Left

Wing Socialists were Centre, at the expense of the Left the chief feature

of early returns in the Provincial Council elections held to-day throughout France...

This trend is regarded in proliti- cal circles as a favourable reaction in the electorate to M. Doumer- gue's national recovery policy.

The incomplete results are, of course, favourable to the present Government, which M Dobmergué heads.-- Beuter,

London, Oct. 8. The "Financial News" suggests in part that the United States Treasury's claim for its allver policy, which was made very soon after China's protest, may have to be discounted as being merely an oblique answer to the two Chinese notes. adding that the protest caused a flutter in the Washington dovecots and whatever answer was made seemed likely to upset either relations of powerful foreign domestic interests.

It has been known that Mr. Cordell Hull has been fully oc cupled drafting a reply during the Traffic has resumed on a limited past week and had not yet finish scale under the protection of the ed the task. Therefore the paper police and military. Late on Sun- surmises that yesterday's state- day. afternoon the civil Government may have been ment of Madrid issued an appeal though, oblique answer to China.- and a success for M. Doumergue.— Severe fighting is also re-requesting all striking civil ser- lieuter ported from other parts of Cata- vants and workers employed by lonia, especially in Lerida, and Gerona, where the insurgents have put up a stout resistance. Al- though no figures are given out as yet, it is feared that the abor- tive and fill-considered undertaking by the Catalan Separatists has taken a heavy toll of lives. -- Transcein Küo Men.

administration, forcements. Marines have been

Sporadic dring from roof tops by Marxist, snipers landed from warships in harbour and two battalions of infantry as

continued throughout Sunday es- well as a squadron of military air-pecially in working class quarters. planes are on the way here. Fir- ing is still going on in some of the city's outlying districts but there is little doubt that the Gov- ernment forces control the situa- tion.

REVOLT ENDED The Spanish insurrection is now considered ended. Apart from sporadic fighting in Barcelona, the disturbances have subsided in all

of the country. parts everywhere remained loyal to the

Troops

the Government to return to work on Monday morning at the latest, under the penalty of losing their Jobs as well as pensions.— Transocéan Kuo Min.

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FINAL RESULTS!

Paris, Oct. 8. The final results of the elections" reveal very ittle change In the position of the parties. The general press opinion on the elections is real | advantageous to the Government

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London; Oct. 8. SEVERE DISTURBANCES

London Silver prices to-day were. up 1/4, as follow:- Special to the "Hong Kong Dalls

Oct. 8 Oct. 8 Press" (Copyright.)]

Spot

22-5/8 22-7/8 Forward Madrid, Oct 7,

23 ........... 22-3/4 Further reports of severe distur-

London on New York Cross rate bances are still pouring in from at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.91-0/16 the provinces. In Tarazona in the compared with 4.92-1/2 at closing province of Albacete, armed stri- on Saturday. kers took the town hall by force,

Government, which is taking mea-severely wounding the burgomaster

sures to facilitate the resumption of the country's normal life to-

morrow.

In the meantime, the troops are alert to prevent further trouble.

Citizens are requested to

remain

in their homes to-night: but every- body who ventures outside must keep their hands up in order to disarm suspicion.

and killing three civil guards. Reinforcements were rushed to Tarazona and after desperate fight- ing succeeded in crushing the re- volt. In Robledo, also in the same

province as Tarazona, insurgents likewise occupied the town hall but were thrown out subsequently by troops after severe hand to hand struggle in which many were kill- It is reported that the revolu-ed and wounded. Reports from Bil- tionary leader, Manuel Azana, was arrested near Barcelona while at tempting to board a vessel bound

for France,- Heuter.

bao state that in many places in the Basque provinces, sanguinary en- counters occurred between strikers and separatists and Government forces. The whereabouts of ex Premier Azana who was named the head of the short-lived."Federal Government" set up in Barcelona on Saturday evening, are still un-į

LEADERS ARRESTED

Madrid, Oct. 8. Fighting was renewed in Madrid and Barcelona late last night, but quiet has now been restored. Insur-known and it is believed, he suc- gents in Madrid unsuccessfully at tacked police stations and also the Montana barracks.

The police arrested five members of the Revolutionary Committee who were directing rebel activities outside Catalonia, Reuter.

ceeded in crossing the frontier into France.- Transocean Kuo Min.

CATALAN COLLAPSE [Special to the "Hong Kour Dally Press" (Copyright.)3

The

SOCIALISTS ARRESTED

Barcelona, Oct. 7. Madrid, Oct. 8.

sudden and surprising The Revolutionary Committee of capitulation of Companys' Catalan of the Socialist Youth movement Government is due to not having were surprised in a painter's studio reckoned with the presence of where they had been hiding for 10,000 Government troops station four days and directing operations. ed in Barcelona and with the fact " Many were arrested including three that the majority of these were not Bocialist deputies.

AUTHORITY DEFIED

· IN RUSSIA

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Reuter.

BRITISH MINISTER'S TOUR TO SOUTH

31

To Visit Canton And

Hong Kong

Threat

New York, Oct. 7. Demanding a basic rate of $75 per month as wages, for an eight- hour day, a thirty-three per cent. increase in crew strength and the right to join any union, a mass meeting of the Marine Workers Industrial Union to-day voted for "a militant strike," to commence to-morrow.

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The strike is designed to call out the crews of American ships sailing from North Atlantic and Gulf ports.

Gordon's

SPECIAL

OLD TOM

NO COLOURING MATTER

NO INJURIOUS INCREDIENTS

WHITEST

PUREST

BEST

The Largest Gin Distillers in the World

KACHEK NOTES

It is possible that the strike may Contractor Put Into With Reds cutting polás and wings

spread to the Pacifle.. Reuter.

AMALGAMATION OF TRADE UNIONS

Prison

so often, it did not pay to use good material. The Telephone Service Bureau has now completed the new linë as far as Kachek': The weather has been very wet

and are going on south to Vang- for the last fortnight.

neng with it, and ultimately to An in-

Leng-tui. The poles are imported cipient typhoon occurred Septem- ber 8th, and what is apparently regulation size, with base, top [Special to "Hong Kong

and crossbars treated with car.. the tall of a big storm has beer, Daily Press")

blowing during September 27th-bolineum or some similar preser Paris, Oct. $.

28th. We in Hainan are not

vative. The line has been. The common Red front French proud of the all-too-frequent straightened, new wire put .p, the Trade Unions seen assured after mention of the island in the poles have proper guy wire where Socialist proposals for an Hong Kong papers, in the phrase, wires, and the whole job makes a necessary and frequent ground amalagamation between Socialists "The blow missed the colony and and Communists. Trade Unions is headed south, probably striking main time goes by way of, Ul-diok very creditable appearance. The has been accepted on principle, the coast in the vicinity of late Sunday night by the Executive Hainar-publicity we could glad following the main auto road and Deng-ang city, with a branch. Council of the Communist tradely, do without Rice has grown unions. It is not without signi- unusually well this season and if

from Ui-diok to Khou-lai and Vun-xio. ficance that the Communist leader heavy winds do not lay it so low' Mon. Mousseau, organising mana in the watery fields that the ger of the Communists trade grains mould or sprout in the union, who had just returned head, crop prospects are excellent. from Moscow, evidently brough Upland rice is also a fine

The farmers say it

the

Peiping, Oct. 8. The British Minister to China, Sir Alexander Cadogan will leave Pelping on October 22 for Foochow, amoy and Swatow on his first off cial visit to the south, after which fresh instructions with him. The this season. he will proceed to Canton and | delegates of both trade unions and ❘ is as luxuriant as water-field rice, Hong Kong some time in Novem federations will meet next Tues-than which no higher praise could ber, returning to Peiping in the day to discuss detalls of the pro-be given. middle of December-

posed fusion. The text of the re- Beuter.

GERMAN STUDENT PLAY DISCARDED

(Spect to "Hong Kont Daily Press"} (Telegraph, Copyright, Tele- raphic Meranges Ordinance, 1894- Received, October 8, 4-30 p.m.)

Hanover, Oct. 8. ""Alt Heidleberg."

the world famous romantic play, of German student life has been struck ont from the programme of the Muni- pal Theatre here following a

Moscow, October 8. Flagrant defiance of authority of the Soviet Central Executive is openly displayed by thirty` agri- cultural collectives and numerous state farms in Eastern Siberia in refusing to deliver up the grain quota demanded by Government. A special commission has been

in appointed

Novosibirsk to compel

collec- compliance by Lives and

large $

number of party. functionaries as well a.s the leaders of the collec-protest made by the leader of the tives have been removed from National Socialist Technical High and placed under School, who published a statement saying "That the play is a hash- up of vapid rubbishy motives from the artificial past, and plays of this description open the old wounds of class distinction, and wantonly damage

their posta arrest. Transocean Evo Min

TRANSFER OF CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY

Agreement Reached On Basic Principles

Tokyo, Oct: B.. It is understood that an agree Catalans, which explains the loyment has been irtually reached Severe fighting has taken place alty in carrying out the energetic between Mr. Hirota and the Soviet at Villa Robledo following an at-action ordered by the commander- Ambassador regarding the basic tempt to establish a Soviet organt-in-chief, General Batet. Still

principles for the transfer of the sation. Six were killed and 25 more tinexpected and finally seal-

Chinese Eastern Railway- wounded. Insurgents burned aing the fate of Companys and the

Reuter.TM church and the Agrarian head-members of the Provisional - Gov- quarters.

ernment was the cool attitude of

organisation

A mob seized a village in Caro- the population, especially the lina and set fire to the house. of Socialist military the radical leader. Four civil which left the cabinet, completely guarde and officers were wounded in the lurch despite repeated calig Police reinforcements rushed to the for assistance although it had pre- scene, using hand grenades, dis-viously been enthusiastic in its lodged the rebels from, the trade promises of cupport.

*

Considerable building is going on. The yamén at Kheng-dong. City is сгор

being repaired, and the district magistrate, will soon' move back there from Kathek. The soldiers' barracks are progressing. They had put up one ten-room building and then went to Mr. Ui Kl-nin, a wealthy man of this region, just recently back from the South Seas, to see if he would

solution expressing the COM- Times are still hard and busi- munists' assent to the socialist ness

poor. Recently we were proposals is not yet published, but making some purchases at

business was.

the

A

it is stated that the Communists, longest-established book store loan money to help. He refused who are generally uncompromis- the market, and in the course of

but said he would put up another ing, if nothing else, are meeting conversation asked the proprietor ten-room building at his own their Socialist comrades half way how

"Business?"expense, which he has done. and have made a number of im-he echoed, "Where is there any pagoda in his honour has been

ortant concessions.—

business?, and it is the attitude erected in the barracks grounds. Transocean Kão Min.

of many of the shop-keepers. Two of the larger department

Just a mile or so northeast of stores are having sales to move

Kachek is the large village of goods. They 827 they have

Doa sui-fo, stretching out in bought almost no new stock for long rambling letter 8 form, with three years as there is so little stretches of fields and groups of buying being done. Certainly can men, say there is almost no freight section maintained the village, houses. For years the northern

coming in from Hofhow. Only

school in an old temple, some- four or five curs are now making times with 40 or 50 pupis Last the daily Helhow trip, principally year the typhoons did so mach carrying passengers,

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FIRING INCIDENT IN SMYRNA

Turkish Government To Investigate

• (Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press").

* {By_Telegraph, Copyright, Tale- Received, October 8. 4.30 p.m.) graphic Massages Ordinancs, 1894.

Last year when we made a trip.

damage to the building it was hati usable, and the school patrona: would not shoulder the respon.. sibility for repairing it. The of Kachek, we were thrilled at the people in the southern section an An unfavourable atmosphere sight of the beautiful new tenhall in their region and started the village fixed up an ancestral

Istanbul, October B.

to Yang-neng, the district south

has been created for the official apén concrete bridge across the the patient.

visit arranged to be made here by river at Llang-Fun the largest and most modern had occasion to cross this river en section to action. They ap- Recently we school this autumn with about 30 pupils. This rorted the north-

educational work done by the new state:" Transocean Kuð Min.

LITHUANIAN MINISTER

IMPRISONED

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Prea" (Copyright.)] -.

French destroyers Guepard and again, and had to cross by ferry. Cassard, by a serious incident me foods of the last typhoon inproached the Mr. Ul mentioned. which is alleged to have occurred 1933 were too much for the care

above and secured from him on Sunday at Smyrna. Reports less construction of the contrac-$100,00-in: help in repairing" the which still lack official confirmator. The piers settled and in temple. When things were ready tion state that two Trench wart places the spans are sunk

ened school, but could ships were fired upon by the down to water level. The conmuster less than ten pupils Bo Turkish shore attempting to enter the Harbour these piers down to bed rock. He trate and secured an injunction

batteries when tractor evidently had not driven they went to

district magia-

of Smyrna on a visit. The is now doing penance in the against

school forcing Kovno, Oct. 7.

French vessels replied to the freiungchow prison, it might be to close.

is too bad t The former Lithuanian minister but withdrew anally. It is point possible with proper machinery to WAY

from the AMBASSADOR RESIGNS „ for many years in Berlin and ed out here that no arrangements raise the spans back to their othe

now Special to the "Hong Kong Dall subsequently in London, was sen have been made for the warships original level without cracking

hay "Press" (Copyright.11. tenced to six months imprison visit to Smyrna, which is a naval them. In the meantime the the

Berlin, Oct. 7ment and bound over for three port to which entrance to foreign bridge stands as a sad monument The Spanish Ambassador to years on a charge of having misap-vessels is strictly forbidden. The

so the all-too-frequent attempt to Berlin, Benor Luls de Zulueta has propriated funds to the amount of Turkish Government has ordered make extra prout out of publie handed in his resignation, owing eighty-eight thousand marks which strict investigation of this regret

he had received during his term | table incident but it is considered of office in Germany through ap- highly problematical whether the pointing foreigners to be honorary intended rench naval visit Lithuanian-Consulz,--

now be made

N Transfcean" "Kuo Minn ver Fransocean "Xed: in:

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union building after hours of night- On being arrested, Companys to his inability to approve of the ing in which two rebels were kill-is reported to have said "What a actions of the Lerroux Govern ed and eight wounded. Quantities pity, it was such a splendid ep-ment, according to reliable in of explosives were seized.

portunity.

formation here on Sunday. Reuter*

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