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SHANGHAI FERRY

RIOTS.

MILL GIRLS SEIZE POLICE LAUNCH.

CONSTABLE BEATEN.

Shanghai, July 30. As the result of an effort yen- terday morning on the part of the River Police to stop overcrowding on native ferry launches plying hetween the Wayside Jetty and the Pootung Ferry Wh

ry Wharf, a mob of over 300 Chinese girl mill. workers, augmented by

number and coolies, of grown women attacked and severely injured native River Palice Constable. temporarily captured the pulle launch Carlson, and finally emeri the permanent suspension of the Chinese cross-river ferry service at this point.

But for the timely intervention of Foreign Police Constable C. E. Petrin of the River Service the native offer. No. 8, possibly would have been beaten to death by bis audiants, who had the Chinese constable underlust un the decs of one of the Terries and were heating him with bambon sticks. The man was rushed tu local hospital for treatment and while nu arrests were made al the tamu. the Shanghai Municipal Polleo are en-operating with the river authorities in An effort to locate some of the meu resport- sible

the attack. for

These roulies fled, abandoning 11ck women, before the palke returned In Coree.

Start of the Trouble.

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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1931.

ROUND THE WORLD FLIERS IN ENGLAND.

Above, the Winnie Mae is seen taking off for Berlin. They landed at Tempelhof aerodroma. Danctly 24 hours and 1 minute after insting Newfoundland, this including their atop at Chester

And Hanover.

PEAK MOSQUITO NUISANCE.

BAMBOO POLES AS BREEDING PLACE.

· CASE IN COURT,

A

Open ende af bamboo poles were found to be breeding places For The Brouble atarted shortly mosquitoes, according to an offeind after yesterday morning when view which led to the summoning

6.30 several members of the native of Fang Yan-iine, a contractor. before Mr. Scholleld at the Central River Police asked the assistaner of River Police Constaisle No. 78, Mugishuary

morning. for who is attached to the Foreign alleged on imp ance with a River Police detail, to niti them in previous order made by the Court, stopping overcrowding 011 thr Sanitary Inspector Strange, who Wayside Jetty- -Postung Terry inspected the scaffolding around launches. Investigation disclosed No. 15 Peak Road, where that 104 passengers, mostly girl struction work was being carried, workers, were ing

carried out by the defendant, reported across to the Shanghai side of the that he found larvie in the hollow river

on a bunch liccmed to cherylaterings of the bamboo poles, but 48. Two other small craft, The Court, in whom the case was similarly overcrowded, followed recently brought, made an order In the wake of the first launch, that the open ends be titled up! none of which were equipped with with coment mortar within 24

hoats or other life hours. life saving

Sculling alongside the first craft

<--

The visit of Past and Gatty to Chester, in Cheshire, was a sur- prise, but officers of the Royal Air Force gave them a hearty welcome and breakfast. The fliere ara seen discussing their prospects on the flying hold,

It was alleged that the order was not fully complied with, and in his sumpan. Constable No. 78 the contractor

summoned SMALL BOYS' IDEA ordered the launch to return 10

non-compliance with

OF FUN.

the Pootung side and syntbark oriter.

The pas

mills,

and

WWIIH

this

it-

PLACING OBJECTS ON

TRAM TRACKS.

DANGEROUS PRACTICE

"It appears that a great number

VIENNA SHOOTING

SENSATION.

WIDOW OF VICTIM QUESTIONED.

Vienna, July 28, The mysterious foreigner who, presumably under orders from the Moscow Ogpu, shot and killed the former Soviet agent Semmelmann,

the extra passengers.

Mr. Horace Lo, appearing for sengers immediately commenced the defendant, put it to witness an uproar, claiming they all would that it was an impossibility, t be late for work at the mil feast not unattended with danger. refused to allow the launch Ingdal to reach some of the slender poles. to put about. When the native is ellent believed that these afficer next demanded the passen-slender poles could not be breed- ker Heence of the launch he was

ing places for mosquitoes. immediately attacked lv the

faspector Strange agreed that coalies aboard and soon struck to

Rome the deck with blows from bamboo accessible. Pressed, he said he

were of the poles clubs.

did not inspect these poles, for the of small boys see recreation in has been identified as a Yugo- same reason. that they were in-placing all kinds of objects on the Slavian national by name of Alex- accessible.

tram tracks to see what shape they ander Piklovich. over them," declared Inspector G. will take after the tram has run

It is has also transpired that Stimson at the Central Magistraey Piklovich arrived In Vienna two this morning, when he prosecuted days before the murder, toking Leung Chok-pui, an 18-year-old ap. lodgings in a hotel close to the

apartment; prentice at the Tsang Fook Piano Semmelmann Factory, for having wilfully places seems to have come straight from

In the meanwhile Foreign Con- stable C. E. Petrie of the steam fatinch Carlson was signalled and, advised of the riot, rushing to the scene at full speed. He found the native officer, profusely leerling from hend wounds, being kicked and beaten with

of the some coolies shouting suggestions. tu throw their own countryman over- board.

launch Bringing his alongside the ferry craft. Con stable, Petrie soreceded in drag- king the native officer away from hi assailants and signalled Customs launch for further help.

Girls Sworm Aboard,

Mr. florace 1, was alinirol for The case, on an application from

a week.

THIRD PARTY MOTOR INSURANCE.

STRAITS AND F.M.S. TO ACT.

an obstruction on a tram track at Moscow, travelling on a Shaukiwan Rond yesterday.

passport.

he

Swiss

"The Trantway Company has sent | Piklovich is held for murder Mr. Mitford to represent them here junder a coroner's warrant, and the this morning." went on the Ins-trial is expected to take place at Kuala Lumpur. July 28. pector," and 1 understand from the end of next month.

The wife The request made by the Hon.him that the Company has many of the assassinated man,

Hilda Mr. J. S. Arter, in the Federal reports of this kind of thing, all Semmelmann, when questioned by Overaved by the presence of Council some time ago, and sub-sorts of objects including bottles, the police to-day, admitted that un- the foreign officer, the coelies de-sequently taken up by the motor- lumps of iron, wooden elogs and til recently her husband had re- aisted from further attack buting associations, that insurancetins being found on the line. Aceived regular payments from a urging on the girls and women, against third party risks should favourite spot is the down slype foreign legation here and that, swarmed over the police bont.be made compulsory for

owners from the East Gale, und as trims when these payments were stopped, |

that point, the he sought a market for his There they were joined immediate-of motor vehicles has been grant-proceed fast at

practice is rather dangerous,*

cuge

of Communist secrets, ly by passengers from the othered.

The Selangor Automobile -

These endeavours must have be ferries which came alongside dur

The Indian constable who ar ing the melee. With the small sociation announces that it has police boat crowded with severn! been informed by the Under rested the boy said he saw him knows to Semmelmann's for- hundred excited Chinese men and Secretary to

that place a milk tin on the down line.er associates, sealing his doom.

The boy, who pleaded not guilty, women, all demanding payment draft legislation to this end has dented this, and said that he ac

hey been prepared by both the Straitsfeldentally kicked it on the ne of $2 wages euch which claimed they had lost through the and F.M.C. Governments, and that, and picked it up and threw it on police making them late for work, in order to secure as much

auimity as possible between the

Constable Pelrin was afraid operate the craft, especially as it was liating dangerously threatening to capsize should the

and

mob centre on one side.

Consequently, transferring the Injured Chinese constable Le the Customs launch, which had been hovering near by, Constable Petrie rushed the man to a neighbouring landing where an ambulance was same time Bummoned. At the Chief Inspector N. J. Bournes of the River Pellee and Acting In- sepetor Zorlovsky were notified of the trouble.

Government.

As-

two administrations, the Legal)

FRANCO-GERMAN RAPPROCHEMENT.

un-the foreshore.

Mr. Schofield adjourned the Adviser and the Commissioner of hearing for 24 hours to enable WAR VETERANS MEET Police, F.M.S., are in conference further enquiries to be made. with the Attorney-General and of Police, Inspector-General Straits Settlements,

Similar legislation has been in force in England since the begin- ning of this your.

R.M.S.P. CO. FACING BREAK UP.

U.S. FACING GRAVE PROBLEM.

war

ver

AT MAGDEBURG.

Magdeburg, Aug. 4. French and German terans met here on Monday and ex changed assurances of goodwill.

The French

the delegation to THREAT OF UNEMPLOYMENT|Prague Congress of International

LOOMS LARGE.

Federation of war wounded and war veterans stopped over on their return home at the invitation of Mr. William Green, President of the German Republican organisa- the American Federation of Labour, tion "Reichsbanner" which has its estimated to-day that next winter its headquarters at Magdoburg and London, July 29. there will be 7,000,000 unemployed gave the French viellors a rousing The possibility of a break up of persona In the United States. Pre- reception at the station. the biggest shipping combine evar sident Hoover has moved to or-

The President of the German formed is foreshadowed by a Day ganize relief measures in advance.

Governor

DIRECTORS TO CONSIDER OFFERS FOR FLEET,

Washington, July 29.

Even when other police craft ar- rived on the scene and found the mix-up of ferries, sampans and police launch drifting about the river, the passengers still refused to disembark and continued to de- mand payment of their daily wage. Exprcas announcement that the It is generally admitted that the organisation form in his peech The result was that other police voting trukket Controlling end of this year and the early part that the Reichsbanner would hold bonts removed some of the passen. Steam Packet Company are willtog of next year will see a "hard a meeting next Sunday and parade gers from the dangerously over to consider satisfactory offers for winter."

nt Coblenz on the Rhine in order loaded Carison and brought the the disposal of their ficats. crowd to the Customs pontoon at

There are no indications that a to show France the strength of the Customs Jatty. There, under the girls and women continued revival in business is immediately Republican Germany. a strong guard of both River and to voice their demands but finally, in sight and President Hoover Is The French leader emphasised Municipal Polico, the passengers being unable to force the police represented as desiring to take all in reply that the much used word disembark and into compliance, gave up the effort measures possible to alleviate auffor- rapprochement was limited and were forced to were found to number exactly 351. and drifted away in launches sent ing caused by prolonged unemploy there should be real friendship be

twoon the two nations SAZEN For several hours after landing for them.

inert

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC, To-day's radio programme to be broadcast by Z. I. W. on a wavelength of 1455 metres:

6.00-7.00 p.m.

Chinese Programme. 6.00-0.30 p.m. Chinese Children's Programnie,

7.00-10.30 pm. European Pro- gramme of Columbia Records kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

7.00 pen. Mail Notice, ele. 7.00-7.25 pm. Operatic. Frederica-Selections (Lekar).

London Theatre Orchestra, DX132. Sanson and Dellub-Fair Spring in Returning (Saint-Saens). Ciara Serena (Contruito). DX246. The Barber of Sevillo-Dawn With

Her Rony Mantle (Rossini)

Heddle Nash (Tonar). DX18. 8.00 p.m. (Local Time and Wen- ther Report).

7.20-.8.20 p.m. Musical Comedy. Bitter Sweet-Yucal Gems,

Columbia Light Opera Company. JU00, The Song of the Drum-Selection. Herman Finck and His Orch. DX233. Drury Lane Memories (Published

by Chappell).

Regal Cinema Orchestra. DX27. Fully to be Wise Selection. Percival Mackey & His Band. DX219. White Horse Inn-Vocal Gema, Columbia Light Opera Go. Nippy-Selection.

Debray Somers Band.

8.20-8.17 p.m.

Octeźn.

A Venetian Barcarollo

(Willoughby).

DX261.

DX 167.

Traume (Wagner are. Willoughby). Albambinti (Wagner arr.

Willoughby).

Memories of Johnan Strauss (arr.

Willoughby),

J. 1. Squire Celeste Ortet. DX211, DX20, and DX203,

60268.

8.47-0.15 pm. Orchestral. Dance of the Hours (Ponchielli).

Columbia Symphony Orch. Summer Days Suite (Contes);

Now Queen's Hall Light Orchestra. 9369-9970.

Wood Nymphe (Coatex). New Queen's Hall Light Orch. 9370.

9.15-10.27 p.nt A Concert. Song-The Songs my Mother Sang

(arr. Grimshaw).

Song The Kerry Danco (Molloy).

Doris Vane (Soprano). DX157. Piano Solo-impromptu No. 2 in A

Flat (9chubert). Piano Solo-Impromptu No. 4 in F

Minor (Schubort).

Ethel Leginako. 9478. Song The Powder Monkey (Watson). Song-The Midship-Mite

(Weatherly and Adams).

Norman Allin (Bass). DX106, Violin Solo-Concerto in G Minor

(Hubay).

Efrem Zimbalist. 50297. Chorus-Studies In Imitation, Chorus-Loch Lomond (arr. Voughan

Williams). Barclay's Bank Mulo Voice Choir (Unaccompanied). 9801.

'Cello Solo-Tarantello (Popper). 'Cello Solo.Adagietto (Rizot).

W. II. Squire. 12371. Song-She Wandered Down the

Mountain Sido (Stephenson and Clay). Song-Solveig's Song (Dickinson and.

Grieg).

Dora Labbette (Soprano). 9677. Piano Solo-Prelude in C Sharp Minor

(Rachmaninoff).

Plano Solo-Prelude in G Minor

(Rachmaninoff).

Willam Murdoch. DX244. 10.27 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

News.

10.30 p.m. Close Down

HEAT WAVE STRIKES CALIFORNIA.

DEÁTH-ROLL IN IMPERIAL VALLEY MOUNTS TO 70.

Brawley, Cal., July 28. Fervent prayers for rain are as-

from cending

Imperial Valley, where crowds have gathered to In- voke divine aid against the terrors of an unprecedented heat wave.

The temperature is 108 degrees Fahrenheit and people are drop- ping dead in the streets and in the parks where they congregate, in the hope of the cool breezes.

The death-roll at present hus reached 70.

Roads leading to the ocean and to the mountains are blocked with standard cars whose engines have jammed owing to the oil thinning to the consistency of water.

F.O. CHIEF'S WEDDING.

SIR ROBERT VANSITTART

MARRIES.

London, July 29, The marriage took place to-day of Sir Robert Vansittart, the per- manent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Private S Allairs, formerly the

to the

the Prime Minister whom he

he accompanied to America. Robert, first wie the daughter or when 1-1 C. Heppenholmer of the U.S.A.. died in 1928, was educated at Ebon and entered the Foreign Omeo an attachi in 1902. He served in Faris. Teheran, Cairo, Stockholm And, again, I Paris before being. Secretary, to Earl Curzon from 1920-24 His marriage to-day wES to Lady Barclay the widow of Bir. Colville Barolas, who was

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