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POUNDT, IM 四井戚號五十月二英港香 THURSDAY,

FEBRUARY

15, 1934. 日二月正 $16.00 FIE ANNUM

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REVOLT SMASHED AFTER DESPERATE FIGHTING

The late Mr. R. G. Showan,

TRAGIC DEATH OF MR. R. G. SHEWAN

ON ANNIVERSARY OF ARRIVAL

53 YEARS IN THE COLONY

It is with the deepest regret that we have to chronicle the death of Mr. Robert Gordon Shewan, head of the well-known firm of Shewan, Tomes and Co., which occurred under tragic cir cumstances yesterday morning, when he fell from the window of No. 2, Conduit Road, where he was staying, receiving injuries to which he quickly succumbed.

Immediately the mishap became} known, Mr. Shewan was rushed to the Government Civil Hospital, but he had already passed away before arrival thera. He was 75 years _of_age_

The funeral takes place this evening, passing the Monument at 5.30 p.m. By request, there will be no flowera.

FINE CHARACTER. By his death, the Colony loses one of its-oldest and most highly respected residents, a man

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CDR. KENWORTHY A PEER

FATHER DIES · AT AGE OF 81

London, Feb. 13. Commander Kenworthy, former Labour M.P. for Central Hill, be- comes a Peer as a result of death to-day of his father, Lord Strabolgi, aged 81.

the

Wes

The Inte Baron Strabolgi the ninth holder of the title, which

was created In 1318, but it

was

only in 1916 that he established his

Socialists Defy Ruthless Government Efforts to Dislodge -POIGNANT.

Them For Two Days: Huge Apartment Houses As Fortresses

OVER THOUSAND WHAT NEXT

KILLED

TWO ULTIMATUMS ISSUED BY

GOVERNMENT

VIVID SPECIAL "WAR" DESPATCHES

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 189). Received, February 15, 5.30 a.m.)

VIENNA, FEB. 15.

IN AUSTRIA?

ATTEMPT TO SMASH THE NAZIS PREDICTED

INTERVENTION

BY POWERS?

(Our Own Correspondent).

{lly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Mes Ordinance, 1894. Received, February 13, .40 .x.)

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London, Feb. 16. What next for Austria is the general question??

With the smashing of "Rod THE SOCIALIST REVOLT HAS BEEN Vienna," Dr. Dollfuss's efforts to SMASHED AFTER THREE DAYS OF DESPER-create a balance between the anti- ATE FIGHTINg accompaNIED BY A TER- RIBLE LOSS OF LIFE, THE FULL EXTENT OF WHICH CANNOT YET BE ESTIMATED.

Many of the most modern buildings in Vienna have been virtually destroyed by shell-fire, having been employed by the Socialists as "fortresses" against the Government forces, which now have the situation under control, although fighting increased in the late afternoon yesterday.

The Government announces that all Social- ists who surrender before noon to-day will be pardoned, except the ringleaders. No pardons will be granted to those who resist after noon to-day.

Catholic Socialists and the Catho lie peasants, who are the backbone of the Heimwehr, has been finally achieved.

It appears inevitable that hoj must submit to the demands of Prince von Starhemberg and Major Fey.

It is, reported that the Nazis have offered to cooperate with Dollfuss on condition that they are given the portfolios of the Interior and Public Safety.

NAZIS NEXT?

It is probable that they hope thereby to force a generat élection and secure a sweeping victory.

The crushing of the Socialists,

It is estimated that the casualties in Vienna alone, however, is much more likely to include:

ARMY AND POLICE.

Killed

131

Missing

200.

Seriously Wounded

200

SOCIALISTS.

.at least 1,000 .2,000

Killed Wounded

Between twenty and twenty-five women were slain during the fighting.

The first Socialist, Franz Munichreiter, to be executed was hanged at five o'clock yesterday afternoon -United Press.

be the prelude to, à Fascist on- the Nazis, to which slaught on recent events have clearly been showing the trend.

Many of the Austrian Fascist

·leaders

the belong to

old aristocracy of the Empire, imbued with the traditional Hapsburg contempt for Prussian methods."

Furthermore, the defeated Socialists are likely to swing towards the Nazis, who at least profess some Socialist idens. The basis of all the trouble ia economic, Austria's adverse trade balance and distress among the) peasants.

INTERVENTION?

A vivid story of the sensational events of the last two days, partly provided by Reuter, but mainly by spe centred upon the recent visit to cial despatches to the "Telegraph" will be found in chronological sequence below.

claim thereto. He was the son of Ruthless Methods By published to-day and they limit

the late Rev, Josoph Kenworthy, M.A., Rector of Ackworth, Ponte fract; was educated at Rossall and Pembroke College, Cambridge;

Government

Vienna, Feb. 13, 12.20 p.m. The Socialist insurgents aro

and was very fond of travel trapped in huge blocks of ultra- British Wireless,

modern fata, but they are fighting desperately with their backs to the wall, armed with bombs, machine-

ANGLO-SOVIET TRADE

"AGREEMENT

Signatures Expected To-morrow

guns and rifles, defending, with the utmost valour. Socialism's fifteen years of hegemony in Vienna.

In the meantime, they are losing lives steadily. The Governmental forces are ruthlessly employing all the devices of destructive war- fare.

of wounded into thousands. Only four morning papers were

themselves to meagre official nc. counts of the uprising.

Although the situation is ex- tremely tense, the curfew order has been modified already and theatres will be allowed to open to-night.

All Vienna had to walk to work to-day, but many workshops were closed.

The Nazis have been strictly enjoined by their leaders to abstain from participation. The Government is winning in the engagement at Linz and only. a dew pointa are held by the Socialists at Graz, where over is proccoding in the Ottakring fifty wero killed and hundreds (Dy Telegrajh, Copprisht. Telegraphic Men-quarter, while in the Helllgenstadt wounded in the fighting. Graz is nepia, Ordinama, 1815.. Received, Februars quartor, a giant block of flats now believed to be quiet apart:

called the Karlmarxhof (Karl from scuffles.-Router.

(Special to "Telegraph”)

IF. R.BI DOM.j

London, Feb. 14.

ARTILLERY FIRE. - Stpadily advancing artillery fire

In the House of Commons to Marx House) sofforing the night, Major Colville, Secretary of stoutest resistance to the troops, the Department of Oversons who have tried In vain to rush and аго now Trade, announced that an Angio: the entrances, Soviet Trade Agreement had been machine-gunning the windows. concluded. It was hoped that the The Heimwehr have occupied signatures would be appended on the tramcar electricity works and ard endeavouring to start the Friday-Reuter.

dynamoes and resume the service.

the Dougian steamer Haining was --successfully-refloated at high tide on Jesday #morning, reports received aga ka that atho was making na arabiny" She is expected to return to

ong shortly.

It Is Impossible to guess

at the casualties in the grim, Aghting. It la belleved that the into hundreds and the number

ULTIMATUM · · ·BY GOVERNMENT

Great hopes, therefore, are

Budapest of Dr. Dollfuss. ↑ Anj economic reunion-of Austria and

ITALIAN TROOPS ONFRONTIER

Two Army Corps Concentrated

(Special to "Telegraph”)

fly Telegraph Copyright. Telegraphio He gen Ordinenes, 1184. Reostved, February 15, 8.68 m)

Rome, Feb. '15.

Two army corps from Bolzano and Udino have boon concentrated on the Italian-Austrian frontier.as

a precauționary measure.

An authoritative state- mont explains that the ac- c tion is Warranted by the dovolopments in Vionna...---- United Press.

Major. Foy, Vice-Chancellor and strong man of Austria, who has issued a warning that there will be dozens and perhaps scores of bangings during the next few days.

AID

FOR AUSTRIAN. SOCIALISTS

International Trade

Unions Meet.

Paris, Feb. 15. The International Federa- tion of Trade Unions at a meeting held here late last night, decided to take all necessary measures to give. practical proof of working class solidarity to the Aus- trian proletariat, whatever the outcome of the present struggle.-Reuter.

PEACE IN THE PACIFIC

MR. SAITO AT THE WHITE HOUSE

ASSURANCES OF GOOD WILL

Washington, Feb. 13.

BYRD

SUICIDE PACT

ELDERLY COUPLE DIE TOGETHER

SHANGHAI AFFAIR SEQUEL

(Special to "Telegraph"}

(By Telepraph. Copyright, Teterophie mesauss Ordinance. 1851. Recolved, Febṛuary

New York, Feb. 14. A poignant tragedy was revealed when the police en- tered the home of Mr. Emil Philippson and his wife Marie in New York to-day and found the elderly couple Idead.

They were the parents of Mrs. William Grooch, who, will her two children, crashed to death from the roof of an apartment house in Shanghai on January 19 and they were heart-broken by the shocking death of their daughter and grandchildren.

for

They had not been seen two days and the police entered

IN TROUBLE their home in response to requests

DOCTOR NOW TAKEN SERIOUSLY ILL

"DISCOVERY" TO

HELP

Wellington, N.Z., Feb. 13.

News of the progress of

by worried neighbours.

IN EACH OTHER'S ARMS

Mr. and Mrs. Philippson, both of them 72 years of age, were found dead clasped in other's arms.

Cach

The police quickly enma to the

conclusion that they were victims.

of a suicide puct and the doctor called in declared that they had been dead for two days.

Neighbours attributed the double suicide to the grief of the couple ht the deathe-of-their-daughter-and. grandchildren, and this was con-

the Byrd Antarctic Expedi-firmed by a note which the Philipp- tion continues to be very

sparse.

It was reported a fortnight ago that forty-four members of the ex- pedition were marooned in the Bay of Whales, and that efforts by the flagship, Jacob Ruppert, to lend them assistance had been unavail- ing owing to the rapidity of the break-up of the ice, which had made it impossible to berth,

sons left behind them, stating:

"We cannot stand the pain, nny longer."-United Press.

AMERICAN BREWER'S

SUICIDE

August Busch, Sr. Found Shot Dead

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Latest news is that the expedi- ton-has been further handicap- ped by the serious illness of Dr. Shirley, who is being brought back here aboard the Jacob Rup- pert. The British research ship, Dis messages Ordinance. 1131, lisosived, February (By Telegraph, Gopyright, Telegraphic covery, has interrupted her own. .10, . programme and has put to sea with

a local medico, Dr. Pataka, who will

St. Louis, Feb. 14. Mr. August Busch Sr, the head

bo exchanged midway for Dr. Shir- of the Anhuser Busch Brewery A further declaration of Japley, the latter to return here for Company, committed suicide last

Bure

treatment.-Reuter.

caused by heart trouble and gout. -United Press. :

night at hle Home In St. Louis. an's pacific policy was mada to-

He was found dead with a bullot day by Mr. Saito, the new Am-

New York, Feb. 13. bassador to America, when, in

Admiral Byrd has sailed east-wound through the heart, evidently

solf-inflicted. presenting his credentials to Prewards from his base camp in Little

He was sixty-eight years of age. sident Roosevelt, he said he was America aboard the barquentine He had been greatly depressed that whatever question Bear of Oakland, the expedition's following a month of severe pain arose in the future, it could and base-ahip.-Router. would be amicably composed.

President Roosevelt emphasised the that he was still devoted to principle of maintaining peace in the Pacific region and elsewhere.

"It is our constant desire," he said, "that by the co-operation of all countries, the Pacific region may continue to enjoy penco and attain abounding prosperity."

Mr. Saito mentioned the question of Manchuria, saying the peace of Enstern Asin. had been, and over would be, the genuine alm and abiding aspiration of the Japanesa nation,

SILVER PREMIUMS

NEW METHODS OF REHABILITATION

Washington, Feb. 13.

STOP PRESS

Vienna, Feb. 15. Herr Welset, Socialist Comman- Forlador! Fire dant of the Brigado, who with alxty-firemen, The United States Govern-machine-gunned the Government ment will take action to- forces, was sentenced to death last, With reference to trade, the naw

Final attack at dawn planned Ambassador expressed the opinion wards the rehabilitation of evening and hanged at 12.46 .. that the United States and Japan silver within thirty days, against the remaining Socialist could profitably unite their efforts

positions at Simmering, Moldling In a common struggle against the according to Mr. Henry south of the city, and a line some dopression-Router.

Morgenthau, Secretary of miles in length between Kagran the Treasury.

and Stadtlau, where the Boafallate are about 2,000 strong, with many The methods to be employed machine-guna.-Reuter, have not yet boon decided, but

(fly Teleorach. Conurishi, Taisgraphis Mess | Hungary would be an immenso mass Ordinance, 1881. Bereived, February rollef to both countries,

1. p.m.

Pário says that Austria's future Nova

HOME FOOTBALL

London, Feb. 14, Mr. Morgenthau has revealed that

A run has started on the Central Vienna, Feb. 18, 2 pm. An ultimatum has been issued transcendingardisarmament

Is now a question for Europe, far In the Northern Section, Divi- the Administration is seriously,

slon Three, to-day Hartlepools considering a proposal to accept Savings Bank in Vienna, the by the Govoramenta domaniing may becom y necessary for England, dafönted tNo4w Brighton bý two nilvor atyn premium in payment crowds being kept by trìops with

fixed bayonete Reuler Special that all further resistance by the Tanned aidelial to insarvene to goals to one-Router,

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of, surplus agricultural exports. Renter