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GRAVE STREET FIGHTING NEAR WHITE HOUSE

IRELAND'S

CRISIS

BLACK WINTER

FORESEEN

DE VALERA'S TOUR OF

ENCOURAGEMENT

Dublin, July 28. The growing uneasiness in reland at recent develop- hents and of the possible re- percussions, are indicated by the fact that property to the value of over £1,000,000 has been insured in the last few! days against the risk of riot and civil commotion in the coming winter.

It is also significent that the premiums in many Instances have been doubled.

A deputation of thirty-nine re presentatives of the gas industry valled upon the Free State Govern ment to-day and appealed to be coal

- allowed to import British

in the

duty free, or there would be no alternative to an increase price of gaA.

DUTIES REMITTED.

The Government spokesman promised consideration of the appeal and in the meantime, thei Government has remitter all the! duties upon British coat itaported up to midnight yesterday.

BONUS ARMY IN WASHINGTON:

most of the trouble has occurred.

SHANGHAI SENSATION

AMERICAN EDITOR

THREATENED.

LOSS OF EXTRALITY PRIVILEGES

Shanghai, Judy 29.

A drastic threat by the American Foreign Oflice, the State Department, affecting the An audience of ten Gousand on editor of a well-known weekly College Green, Dublin, gave an publication, who, has been exceedingly warm welcome to Mr. strong critic of Chinese politics, de Valera at the opening of his has antsed a sensation in Shang proposed country-wide campaige hal. lo secure a solid backing for his; policies and to advise the people how to behave during the "crisis."

DE VALERA'S APPEAL.

Tar facts are published in the Ching Press this morning, the journal announcing that extrality. privileges will be withdrawn the American authorities from Mr. de Valera said. for example, Mr. Harold £t. launes, the Ameri

not enn editor and publisher of the) that the Irish people must

* local radical xive way to panic or alarm what-China Forum. ever happens. They must spend weekly, unless he changes his; their money wisely, luxuries and meet their promptly.

eschewpoljes amusements, and financial obligations

ATTACKS ON KUOMINTANG.

The ruling has come from the He warned the farmers that State Department, following the failure to pay the land annuities transmission to Washington by!

Andrew Cunningham, thi to the State would be followed by Mr.

Consul-General in American

protests Shanghai. of Chinese against the China Furam, which

a host of evils that would hit the farmers more heavily than anyone olse.

CRISIS TO END CRISES.

PAY HONUS

• VETERANS BONUS MARCH WASHINGTON

ON 10

Photo on left shows a group of of the bonus marches "parkad" on the steps of the Capitol, round which Right shows the Bonus Army marching in force through the strente during one of their demonstrations.

WRECKED

BONUS BATTLE IN DOPE RING

WASHINGTON

POLICE LOSE CONTROL

OF SITUATION

LEADERS OF CAIRO GANG GAOLED

YEARS. OF WAITING BY POLICE

Plain Facts FRONTIER PERIL

About

IN INDIA

Preferences FAKIR OF ALINGAR'S

British Statement

at Ottawa

STRIKING ANALYSIS

London, July 28.

The United Kingdom delega- tion at Ottawa has presented to

AMBITION

BRITISH OUTPOST THREATENED

Chakdara, outpost on

Delhi, July 28,

A remote British the North-West Frontier, is threatened by a fana-

tical leader, and steps are being taken for its defence.

Mr. R. B. Bennett, as President The evi yenius behind the of the Imperial Economic Con-trouble is the Fakir of Alingar. ference, a supplementary state- whose great ambition is to invade ment containing trade. figures British territory. between Britain and the Do- He will first have to deal, how- minions and India, with observa-ever, with the Nawab of Dir, who tions thereon which it is hoped is loyal to the British Raj, and will assist the work of the Con-wh in the Spring pulled down the ference.

bridge over the Panchkora River, The statement contains a

thus preventing the passage of the tistical table which shows how Fakir's tribal levy through his preference for Empire products territory.

sta-

has been increased by the recent The Fakir is now collecting new tariff legislation and points out levies and is demanding the recon that the proportion of Dominion struction of the bridge to enable exports still enjoying free entry him to launch his attack on the in some cases exceeds 90 per cent. British outpost. and only falls appreciably below,

The Nawab had refused and up

in the case of British India. The to the present his forces have suc fact that 37 per cent. of the imceeded in holding out against the ports from India are dutiable is fanatical tribesmen.--Reuter.", accounted for by the duty on tea,

n which India enjoys valuable preference.

A CONTRAST.

11 vory

By way of contrast, since Bri- tain's change of fisent policy only 30 per cent. of her foreign im-1 ports are admitted free. In the

TROOPS CALLED OUT eling gangen has been broken Dominions, there is to-day prac

LATE NEWS.

VETERAN SHOT DEAD

GRIM

STORY OF BONUS BATTLE

(Kouter's Special Service).

Cairo, July 28. One of the hashish Kingdom into the four principal

ense of imports from the United SHOT

up as a result of the trial and con- tically no free entry, and duty Washington, July 28.

viction of sixteen persons, includ or tax is charged on almost all ing the notorious Mohamed Abdul goods. The preference accorded TANKS, CAVALRYMEN AND INFANTRY EQUIP. el Sucisse, each of whom has been by the United Kingdom is in the PED WITH MACHINE-GUNS AND TEAR-GAS sentenced to five years' imprison- form of total remission of duties BOMBS WERE, SAYS REUTER, ORDERED OUT

ment and fined £1,000.

payable by foreign goods, Two othera received lesser THIS AFTERNOON TO DEAL WITH AN UGLY

Washington, July 29. - A further table in the statement. while some wore

shows that the visible trade

Fierce fighting occurred during SITUATION ARISING FROM A SERIOUS CLASH

balance in favour of the Do- which a barrage of the gas bomba BETWEEN THE "BONUS ARMY" AND THE The hashish in respect of which minions is nearly £100,000,000, had to be used before the stub- POLICE.

the accused were charged was and that during 1930 imports into born Bonus Marchers were finally brought over the desert from the Dominions from foreign coun- Syrin, sent through Palestine and tries were nearly £360,000,000. driven from the Government Sint to Suez, and thence to Mo-

REASONABLE CHANCE.

gardens and buildings where they gattam Mills, where it was divided

had encamped. into small parcels.

Regarding preferences it- It was then hidden in tombs in corded by the Dominions, the taken up their position near the Immediately the troops bad statement

arges htat if pre-white louse, infantry, wearing ference is to The ringleaders of the gang had assistance, the

be of material

The Bonus veterans got out of control when, for some reason, the police opened fire. Immediately, men who were in favour of pacific measures became incensed and a fierce battle developed.

punishment. acquitted.

Squadrons of cavalry were rushed across the P'o-cemeteries round Cairo. tomac River in the direction of the White House and found the police engaged in a desperate struggle to res- as been bitterly dewuncing the train the rioters. At the moment, the situation is

critical.

Kuomintang.

If the threatened aytion against "Our attitude," he declared. is less retaliation against Bri- Mr. Isaacs is taken, it will be the tain than a constructive efforts case of its kind involving an to effect an economic that will

remove all feur

change of

citizen American Broter,

future crises,”.

The aim and object of the present Free State Government is to. secare new markets for Irish! products and so render economic pressure

the country, j upon through her dependence upon Britain, impossible in the future. -Reuter.

UNREST ALONG THE C.E.R.

RUSSIANS WANT OWN

DEFENCE FORCE

A

("Telegraph" Special).

its China.

HUGE RANSOM

ASKED

RAILWAY WORKERS

SEIZED

("Telegraph" Special).

Harbin, July 29.

It has been disclosed that bandits;

kidnapped three employees of the South Manchurin Railway and, two

dollars.--Router.

Two hundred cavalrymen, machine-gunhers, live tanks and a battalion of infantry are at present con- centrated near the White House. They have been ordered to clear the affected area, where disturbances are continuing, without delay.

Later.

the!

Later.

rate of duty tin-helmets and with fixed bay- for many years defied the efforts elarged should be so graduated as oncts, advanced at the double and of the police to catch them, owing to give to United Kingdom pro- drove back the band of Bonus to the efficiency of their own secret ducts a reasonable chance of con-

[service.

POLICE DUTY HOURS

SOME ADVANTAGES STRESSED

Regarding the changes in the

After using tear-gas bombs, the regular troops, have succeeded in clearing the area occupied by the hours of police patrol duty, some Bonus Marchers.

FOREWARNINGS OF TROUBLE

to be:

re-

by

peting on even terms, and that the duties against United King- dom products should be fixed for protective purposes higher than is necessary to give reason- ally efficient industry in the Do-) minions a fair chance.

Attention

called to the favourable tarif treatment which Britain had hitherto necorded to Dominions imports competing with goods which she her- self produces.

אן

Father James Cox, one of the

Bonus Army.

anarling and shouting masa.

PRECIPITATE FLIGHT.

[of the disadvantages of which DAMAGE TO MARKETS.

were mentioned yesterday, we

That over half of Britain's ex- learn from a prominent official ports go to foreign countries, that leaders, addressing a group of the at Headquarters that there are she is highly industrialised, and compensations offsetting these that she has 233 millioni un- The advantages under the new

Marchers to the accompaniment of employed are facts used to em- scheme were stated by this official phasise the point that anything catcalls from the rioters. Strangely enough, these grave ultimatum to the Army that they

tending to check Britain's foreign One of the groups was driven in of the Hu-lai Railway at Sungpo, Į developments followed almost must leave, or be forcibly

The men will get three days off exports must Jessen the purchas-a 'compact mass and refused to an intimation moved, from opposite Harbin, on Monday last, immediately upon

Washington

duty in the month, instead of two ing and saving power of her move further. The infantry then The five men are still in captivi- by the leaders of the "Bonus August 4. This gave rise to ex- as heretofore.

people, and so damage the market donned gas masks and hurled tent- ty, the bandits demanding ransom Army" that they proposed to with- pressions of determined defiance, Once in a month, they will get on which the Dominions so large-gas bombs into the midst of the totalling one and a half million draw the alege of the capital and further demonstrations and vigor-what is termed a “atand-off" of 28ly depend.

would-depart quietly, although the ous defence mensuren in the hours in the interval between signs of the past fortnight have vicinity of the White House. change of dutics. all suggested that serious dis.

While doing FUND LAPSES.

An eight-hour Harbin, July 20.

orders were to be feared.

strotch of patrol duty, the men The situation on the eastern

FIRST TROUBLE.

Meanwhile, the availability of will enjoy à respite of three quar section of the Chinese Eastern

the $100,000 fun, passed by Con-ters of an hour for lunch. The frat sign of Railway, which has been in

troublegreas and approved by President It is further emphasised by the state of unrest since April, shows

revented itself on July 16 when foover, for transporting the official that short of conceding the no signs of improvement.

MERGING IN BIG the Veterans were involved in Bonus Army personnel to their six-hour duty petitioned for, the

series of scuffles with the police home States, expired officially on eight-hour duties The

bandita, incursions of

DEPRESSION

coming into and a noisy demonstration was July 29. Large numbers took the force on Monday are the best that coupled with the willtary activit

According to the Royal Obser-staged outside the White House. opportunity presented and left can be arranged after careful con- les of the opposing forces, are!

vatory morning report, the typhoon Thousands camped on the lawn Washington, but thousands remain-sideration of the men's needs. aggravating the conditions.

moved very slowly yesterday, of the Capital, orders were given od nnd, under the torms of the As a result, Russian residents

violent grant, they are no longer entitled mainly on a N.W, track, and has to disperse them, and have petitioned Mr. Pu Yi, Generalow entered the coast to the South fighting appeared to be imminent to these transport facilities. Honjo and others for permission of Amoy.

when the police got hold of Waltor

TYPHOON ENTERS

COAST

to organise a Defence Force 10,- It will probably merge with the Waters, the "Commander-in-Chief 009 strong, with Colonel Tzicheff depression over Tongking, forming of the War Bonus Army" and hold as the Officer Commanding. Thoy an extensivo depression over South him 15 hostage, the veterana? declare that their only desiro in to China.

agreeing to go to their camp upon ( "live and protect themselves." The local forecast is:-S, W. his release. Reuter.

winds, fresh; cloudy; squally; rain,] On July 21, the police issued an

Convicted at Kowloon on a chargo

EMPIRE INVESTMENTS. The statement expresses autis-) faction that proforential access (Continued on Page 7.)

GERMAN NAVAL

A blug haze of gas rose from the stronghold of the veterans causing their precipitato light from the gas zone.

An extended line of infantry followed by tanks then moved through the buildings and inex- from orably drove the veterans the last corners.

The fire brigade had to be call-

from the ing up

temporary

ed out to deal with flames shoot-

shacks,

DISASTER

KING GEORGE SENDS SYMPATHY

of theft of 64 gunny bags, a coolle

London, July 28. It is estimated that about was sentenced to 14 day's hard labour. H.M. the King has sent to Prosi. 10,000 still remain in the capital. It was stated that a Chinese detective dont Hindenburg a mésange, of and with the forcible removal saw defendant tying up the gunny-condolonce on the loss of life in one Benua Marcher shot dead and The casualties are reported to be threatened if they have not de-baga yesterday morning in Tai Na the disaster to the Gorman train-six wounded. Three police and partod voluntarily by Thursday Street, and questioned him, but not

(Continued on Page 7.)

Jalm arrested.

THE CASUALTIES

gotting a satisfactory answer, had ng naval ship Niobe.-British ยาง soldier. were wounded.--.

Wireless,

Reuter,