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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 1,

ATTACK ON GERMAN STEEL STRIKE

WARSHIP

SENSATION CAUSED IN

FRANCE.

Press Comment On Incident

Paris, May 31. News of the attack on the Deutschland by two Spanish Bolshevist, planes caused a sensation here, this being reflected in the lengthy Press reports of the incident.

The decision of the German Government, as to what steps will be taken in reply to the attack, is awaited with great Interest in political circles where the hope is expressed that Ger- many will not lose control of bør nerves.

FULL CABINET MEETING Berlin: A full Cabinet meeting. presided over by Herr Hitler is presently. considering the Tbiza bombing incident."

"Le Journal' states that the Eituation is all the more strained since the German Government re- gards the attack as a slight against the Reich, while the "Ouevre" states that the incident could give. A communique, which will be rise to a debate on International oroadcast, will be issued after the Law if it had not raised the ques-tul Cabinet meeting presided over tion of prestige, thereby threaten by Herr Hitler who was at Munich ing to transform the, Spanish war when the news of the bombing was into a general European conflict. received. He immediately confer- red with Baron von Neurath who was also at Munich and Admiral Raeder who flew from Berlin. `After a conference the three flew to Berlin for the Cabinet meeting. Reuter.

GREATEST INDIGNATION"

The paper goes on to state that the incident should urge the other. powers to immediate action while the Right Wing journal, "Le Jour" writes that it is not at all sur- prising that the Valencia govern- ment, in view of its democratic position, should seek to kindle the

Berlin: It is understood in poli- Spanish flame into a general con-

tical quarters that all present at fict since such a polley would also

the Cabinet meeting expressed the be in harmony with the plans of

greatest indignation. The nature the Moscow wire-pullera." **

of the measures Germany will take The journal concludes by saying that the British and French Gov-will probably be announced to-day.

ernments are now faced, with a grave responsibility since silence on their part would amount to tacit approval of the matter.

LONDON COMMENT

London: Commenting on the affair, thế "Times" states that the Valencia "Governinent's assertion that the Deutschland was bombed after It had opened fire on the air- planes entirely lacks confirmation from independent sources.

The paper adds that the main

RIOT

Another Battle With Police

Chicago, May 31, After a battle here involving the police and steel strikers', pickets in which eighteen strikers and one policeman were left in- Jured in the street it ia reported that two of the injured died in hospital

LONDON MONEY MARKET

More Gold Changes. Hands

London, May 31. The latest developments in the Spanish embroglio had little mea- surable effect on the Stock Ex- change which is already burdened" with existing troubles in the shape of the national defence contribu- tlon and gold scare uncertainties,”

A crowd numbering one thou each of which on its own merits sond marched towards the. Res suficient to cause a general" public Steel Company's factory and marking down to which prices clashed with a hundred police who were subjected to-day. fest used riot clubs and. Ared pistols in the air, then into the mob, At least two hundred shots were fred. Five prison vans were driven into the crowd in an attempt to force the demonstrators back.

The police also stated that they hurled broken paving stones before the crowd was dispersed.

Though international affairs may provide buyers with a further ex- cuse for holding off there is a com- plete absence of panic and the local selling pressure is negligible.

Meanwhile gold" hoarders con-" tinue to fling the metal on the market and gold valued at £1,165. changed hands at. Axing to-day, In the confusion the police de- all except a negligible amount be- clared they were unable to eing bought by the authorities, the timate the number of those club- price showing a discount of two bed and shot.-

and a half pence under American Renter

parity.-- Reuter.

STRIKERS CLASH WITH POLICE

Chicago. May 30. Four men have died of injuries received in the battle between steel mill strikers and police fare.

There are 83 strikers and 23 policemen in hospital with serious Injuries."

Before the battle in the street, non-striking workers in the Re- public Steel Corporation's South Chicago plant, although closely The German navy has been order-besieged by pickets, played base- ed to fly all dogs at halfmast. The ball and attended religious service newspapers publish news of the conducted by a clergyman who bombing on the front pages with was brought into the factory.

black borders and state that the

"STRIKE OR STARVE"

NATIONAL DEFENCE

CONTRIBUTION

Strong Opposition".

London, May 31.

A meeting of the Conservative Party to elect Mr. Neville Cham- berlain as leader in succession to

Mr. Stanley Baldwin was held at

noon to-day and the new Prime Minister will meet the House of Commons this afternoon as headi of the new administration.

The first duty of the new Chan- cellor of the Exchequer Sir John Simon, will be to move the second reading of the Finance Bill and the debate on this motion will be continued at to-morrow's session.

1937.

POM MERY

POMMERY

ET GRENO

CHAMPAGNE

THE KING OF WINES

il..

THE WINE OF KINGS

SOLE AGENTS --

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.

TO TRY AGAIN

Mrs. Putman Plans World Flight

Miami, May 30,

Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam, famous trans-ocean aviatrix, plans to take off early this week on her second attempt to fly around the world.

Spanish assertion that the wurship The union's policy of "strike or had fired on the planes proved un-starve." which the pickets are at- true by eye witnesses and also the tempting to enforce, has received Chief interest in the debate cen- she intends to fly from West to fact that the crew were in unpro- indirect assistance from the Govtres in the attitude of the Con-East, following roughly the line. tected quarters-Reuter.

erntment. The authorities have re-servative members towards "the of the Equator, a total distance of She will start as fused, as irregular, to carry food in" proposal for the national defence 28,000 miles.

contribution which is provided for soon as the weather permits. the mails addressed to the non-

Mrs. Putnam explains that the strikers. It had been hoped that in the Bill. Strong opposition, to

the proposal despite the modifica change of the direction of her the Government would force a way through the picket lines to

OFFICIAL FIGURES Berlin; It is now officially stated that twenty-three were killed in the Deuschland bombing affair, committee of the Non-Interven 19 seriously injured and 64 slightly tion Committee will discuss pos- sible measures for protection of the British, Italian and French neets at its next sitting.— Transocean News Service.

· THE DEUTSCHLAND INCIDENT

Berlin, May 30. Latest reports received here tell of the bombing of a German war- -ship off Ibiza and it is understood that the casualties number at least twenty.

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AERIAL BOMBING

German cruiser Gibraltar: The Deutschland arrived here from the Spanish coast with its fag half- masted Twenty-two members of

the crew are dead and 60 wounded. It is understood as the result of

serial bomb explosions.

As the Deutschland entered the Admiralty Harbour, all British and loreign warships in port half- masted their flags... Keuter.

OFFICAL ANNOUNCEMENT " Berlin: The Government an- nounces that 20 were killed and 73

injured as a result of the bombing of the Deutschland not the Ad- miral Scheer as reported earlier), The Government; has decided · to take certain measures which will have to be communicated to the Non-Intervention Committee- Reuter.

:

NO RASH "ACTION Berlin: It is stated by the Navy Office that not the Admiral Scheer

injured,

“CRIMINAL ASSAULT"

A Government. communique stated all those killed and injured

aboard the Deutschland were in the crew's unprotected "quarters, which was hit by one bomb. The second bomb slightly damaged the side and deck of the vessel. The ship did not fire a shot, and .com- pletely retained its Aghting ability and the power to move.

"She' proceeded to Gibraltar in order to disembark her injured,” the communique adds.

After the Red Valencia Govern ment had been warned by the Committee of Nen-Intervention and the German Government against making further-attacks

gel the mailed food the workers.

The strike has caused a drop at 17 per cent, in the national weekly production of steel. It will cost management and workers $3.000,-

000 a week.

Reuter..

AIR CRASHES. IN LONDON

Death Roll Now 17

London, May 30.

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SURVEY PARTY RESCUED

Sydney. May 30.

LLEWELLYN FORCED

DOWN

tions recently announced continues flight is due to the advance of

the be expressed by Influential summer and

consequent commercial and industrial inter-change of weather conditions, es- ests and it is probable that during pecially in Africa. the debate the Chancellor will be Her first hop will be from Miami urged to set up a departmental to San Juan, Porto committee to work but a simpler tance of 1,033 miles. scheme to be introduced as a 58-

SAHARA CROSSING

a record fight from parate measure at a later stage.-- Mrs. Putnam wilj fly, the Atlan-sert, an aerial-survey party, head-Capetown to London, was forced British Wireless.

tic to Dakar, and from that ported by Sir Herbert Creep, geological | to land near Serowe, due to petrol hopes to attempt the Sahara De- expert to the Commonwealth. Goy- | tank trouble.

IMPERIAL

CONFERENCE

sert crossing, with Aden, her des- tination.

She will again be accompanied by Captain Fred Noonan, ber na- vigator, who is also an excellent amateur pilot

London, May 31. Heads of the delegations to the The death roll in week-end air Imperial Conference had a further crashes has now reached 17.

Her Lockheed, monoplane, "The meeting this morning to hear and air-discuss a statement on the econo-Flying Laboratory," has been re- two mic situation in the Colonial En-built since she crashed it in Hono- at pire delivered by the Colonial ulu on the last round-the-world Alght attempt. At that time she Secretary, Mr. Ormsby-Gore. series of these surveys on various flew from San Francisco" and In- matters as foreign affairs, defence direction. aspects of polley in regard to such tended circling the globe in that

An aircraftsman. and an gunner were killed when RA.F.⠀ machines callided Odiham, Hampshire to-day. "Both pilots escaped in parachutes.

A

After being marooned for nine days in the central Australian de-

ernment, was relieved to-day, when

Bulawayo, May 30. Captain Llewellyn, who is at- tempting

The aeroplane

struck an ant a motor transport, sent out to give heap as it landed and was bad- assistance, reached the explorers. ly damaged.

The party'a plane came down | Captain Llewellyn,

who was

in a wild spot 800 miles south of wedged in his seat, had to be ex- Darwin on May 21, and was locat- į tricated, by natives.

"

ed four days later. A relief wagon He is expected to arrive at Bul- was despatched last Tuesday, and awayo by train on Monday in the meantime planes dropped Reuter supplies to the marooned party. with whom constant wireless com- munication was maintained.

A run-way is now being cleared to permit the stranded plane to

ou ships engaged in international control patrols, this new criminal assault on a German ship compels us to take' measures which will be plane crash at Martlesham, Suf- and Empire trade have now been - Except for a few spare parts, take-off.

communicated immediately to the Non-Intervention Committee."

The communique adds that after the bombing attack on the Italian harbour of Majorca German ves- sels have been forbidden to call at this port.

"The "Deutschland was lying m, the Ibiza roadatead when the bombing attack occurred.-- Reuler.

a

an artcraftsman were killed in a Flying Officer P. C. Vickery and

folk, and Reginald Good; à soil- tor, was fatally injured when a plane crashed into a mountain at Cowicklow. Reuter.

HEADING FOR REVOLUTION?

laid before the conference and a stage has been reached for detail ed consideration of the problems ratsed by the heads of the delega- tions in the opening speeches on May 14.

no cargo

carries Mrs. Putnam. whatever. but there is a bag of 8,000 stamp covers in her machine.

Reuter.

Meanwhile the various commit TWO VOLCANOES

tees of the conference are making good progress with the examination of questions assigned to them and five of these committees are in session to-day.— British Wireless.

• DEATH OF U.S. BANKER

IN ERUPTION

Tidal Wave Causes Much Damage

Madras, May. 30. GERMANYS STATEMENT · ́... The All-India Congress Party

London, May 31.

has been piling up successive dif- The meeting of the Chairman's culties in the way of its being anb-committee of the Non-Inter- able to accept office, declared Bir vention Committee called for this K. Reddinayadu, Chief Minister afternoon has been cancelled and to the Madras Government, in a

Brisbane, May 31. in response to the request of the speech at Pulla.

representative, German

asked: "Is

Two volcanoes, erupted on the full The Chief Minister

island of Rabaul off New Guinea, - but her sistership, the Deutschland, meeting of the committee has been it a baseless suspicion that Con-

causing a tidal wave, which did which was involved in the bombing summoned to hear a statement ingress Party members are simply

considerable damage to property incident in Ibiza and only two regard to the bombing of the evading the task of governing the bombs and not four struck the Deutschland on behalf of the Ger- province; their indwelling purpose

and capital, but there were no being the creation of militant dis-

was casualties. ship. It is rumoured that Aftern man Government-

affection which won't cease with operated on for peritonitis in mid- The inhabitants numbering 5,000 members of the crew were killed British Wirden.

the mere wrecking of the Constitu- ocean on Wednesday aboard his including 700 whites have evacuat tion Act, but will plunge the coun-yacht the Viking, which is now ined to a neighbouring village, try in revolution?” Reuter

or injured. Official quarters stress

the seriousness of the situation and

It is undertood that it is presently decided that no rash step" will be taken and that Germany may first refer the matter to the Non-Inter- vention Committee.

UNHEARD OF PROVOCATION.

Berlin: Those killed were all naval ratings. General Cipering, who was at Weimar to-day, rushed

to Berlin for the Ministers' con- ference. The German News Agency communique ou the subject of the bombing 'states that the German

SUBMARINE

ATTACKS.

Valencia, May 30. A... KUDIRBTING of unknown nationality appeared outside of

the harbour. KARAVAA

MORE EXECUTIONS

IN MOSCOW

Moscow, May 31.

to

Mr. George F. Baker.

New York, May 30 The death is announced of Mr. George Fisher Baker, well-known New York banker,

flonòtulu." AM AL

who

Mr. George Fisher Baret was born at New York on March 19, 1878, and obtained this BA degree at Harvard,

Food is running short and sup- plies at present are being rushed from Brisbane. Other supplies are being sent, from Thursday Island and if necessary additional relief He was chairman of the first will be sent by planes National Bank, New York, Director. Reuter's Bulletin Service. of the American Telephone and

Reuter,

SIR ALEXANDER GRANT'S WILL

London. May 31..

RETURN TO LONDON

Capetown, May 31. The airman will return to Lon don by an Imperial Airways liner.

Reuters

MORE CASUALTIES AT WAZIRISTAN

Bimla, May 31,.. One British officer of the Gurkha Rifles, one Gurkha officer and Under the will of the late Sir three soldiers were killed and Alexander Grant, who was a fe- several wounded in the attack by long friend of the former Prime hostile tribesmen at Waziristan Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. the trustees are directed to set aside for the testator's grandson a sum of £40,000 and to pay in come to Mr. MacDonald during his life. British Wireless.

DEATH OF

yesterday.

The First, Second and Bannu Brigades are at present engaged in driving the tribesmen from the Khaisora Valley where they were attacked by a hundred tribesmen.- Reuter's Bulletin Service.

I Samset, captured by Communista MISSIONARY on June 5, 1936, died in February in the Lishan district, Hupeh, Shanghai, May 31.. about 70 miles from Hanków, ac- Following a lengthy illness, the cording to a reliable report- Norwegian missionary, the Rev. K. Zeuter.

Tokyo Cabinet Resigns

Tokyo, May 31": to dissentions which have arisen General Hayashi, the Premier, between the Government and has tendered the resignation of his political parties Cabinet to the Throne.

General Minami, Governor-Gen- The resignation of the Cabinet" eral of Korea, is most favoured for

the Barcelona harbour to-day Eleven alleged Trotskyists were Telegraph Co., the General Electric and launched a number of tax-executed at Kharbarovak. They i Co., U.S. Steel Corporation, Gene FATAL TRAIN SMASH is attributed to the withdrawal of the Premiership and then Prince pedoes against shipping close to were accused of espionage and Iral Motors Corporation and many.

the Army's support because Arstly Konoye, Baron Hiranuma, the wrecking railways on behalf of other important businesses.

of irritation over Premier Hayashi's former Premier Mirota, Admiral London, May 30. The steamer, Cuidad de Barcelona, Japan.

“tactlessness" with the political | Ostmal, Admiral Nagano `and He was a Trustee of the New was sunk, but the loss of life is This brings the number of

One woman was killed and six parties, secondly, his failure to General Honjo, York Public Library and the persons seriously injured in an ex- carry out the constructive legiats. The resignation followed two Government will know how to give unknown. The Government mer-Trotzkyists executed in the past American Museum of National Hatraordinary railway accident. near tion, demanded by the Army al- [ meetings of the

fortnight on similar charges

binet, one in a proper answer to this unheard chant ship, Zarroza was also hit.

tory. In 1917 he was head of the Wakefield to-day, though he formed numerous com- the morning sixty six

American Red Cross Commission The last coach of an excursion mittees for national renovation, afternoon. There was Reuter.

to Italy and held the rank of train apparently fouled the points thirdly, apprehension of the finansultation in the interv Ident-Colonel Sup

and after being derailed, 288 cial situation becoming worse, and General". Hayashi - an dragged for 200 yards along the fourthly, pressure of the campaign Hrabums, President of track before striking the signal on wages by the political parties. Council, who is reported gantry when it overturned. --- General Hayashi in a statement power behind the Cabinet Reuter,

said that his resignation was due feuter.

of provocation of the Spanish criminalsway

Gibraltar: The Deutschland injured were rushed to, hospital and arrangements are being made for a funeral service here on Mon- day.

A government seaplane attacked the submarine and dropped a number of bomba on it-Reuter

NO PASSENGERS

Marseilles, May 31

It is stated here that there were no passengers aboard the Cuidad

de Barcelona. ^ The vessel, left. Margellies on Saturday with a crew of a hundred Spaniarda. Reuter.

He was known as a Republican and a Unitarian aid was a mem- ber of many social and sporting -clubs Reuter

other in the

also con

betwee