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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, MARCHI 1934.

HUGE UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE

TRAFFIC

POLICE RESERVE

BLOCKED ORDERS FOR CURRENT

FOR HOURS

WEEK

Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Woife. C.M.G., Inspector General

FRUIT AND CRACKERS of Polley, state:

THROWN AT POLICE

:

MINOR SCUFFLES

(Special to "Telegraph")

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SAFL. Flaccired

March

Chinese Company.

Training Course: Part II—All recruits will attend at the Chinese Company Hendquarters on Tuesday. March 6th, at 17.30 hours for instruc-

of

Inspection Parade-All ranka- the Chinese Company will parade at Thursday, Central Police Station March 8th. under Sub-Inspector R. J. Hunt for n general inspection of equipment etc. by the Company Com- mander. Fall in at 17.30 hours. Dress-Blue Uniformi, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brave, Armlet with

London, Mar. 4. Badge, Pocket Policeman" and note- Twenty thousand unem-book to be carried. The Equipment TOMeer will make it a point of being ployed demonstrators, in present. Recruits will attend. cluding the two thousand so-called hunger marchers,

Indian Company.

Tralaing Course! Part II.-All re-

jammed Trafalgar Square cruits of the Indian Company resid- this afternoon, completely paralysing traffic in the area for several hours.

ing in Kowloon will attend 3, Chi Woo Street, Kowloon on Wednesday, March

7th. at 17.40 hours for Instruction.

All recruits of the Indian Company The hangor-marchers began to railing at Hongkong, will attend Rather in the square from one Chinese Company Headquarters, 17,, 'clock onwards and the affair hnd Queen's Road Central, on Thursday, March 8th at 17.30 hours for in-1 developed into a large demonstrastruction. tion by 2.45 p.m. with severni among the huge hundred men crowd waving red fings.

(Sgd.) D. L. Kina,

D. S. P. (R)|

On soveral occasions, Incidents necurred which would have been MEDIATION USELESS. certain to have provoked grave rioting had the police and the crowds been in less good humour, though the police needed all their restraint on several occasions when they were pelted with rotten fruit.

ISOLATED SCUFFLES.

GERMANY GIVES BLUNT HINT TO BRITAIN

Berlin, Mar. 4.

A blunt hint that it will be use less for Great Britain to make fur- There were also some isolated ther efforts at mediation in the scuffles when the mobs threw re-disarmament impasse is contained crackera at the mounted police in a statement, from an official who were attempting to clear

The passage for motor-cars. horses pranced and reared danger-j

source.

Photo taken in North-Eastern Spain, where an Aretin apell was balog experienced at the end of last month, showing a band of hastily gathered volunteers for Government service as the result of a

disturbance in the district.

SENOR LERROUX GIVES WARNING OF DRASTIC GOVERNMENT ACTION

CHINESE MERCHANT

CHARGED

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON CONSTABLE

An alleged assault on a Chinese on the afternoon of constable February 24, at Wong Nel Chúng Rond, hai n sequel in the Central Police Court this morning when Mr. Hamilton

heard evidence

SHOOTING SCENE AT VALLADOLID

BARCELONA GROWS

RESTIVE

Madrid, Mar. 5. Political nerves are keyed

ounty, but one or two quick arrests and equality cannot be fulfilled, against Won Hing-cheung, a mer-up and there is serious ap-

chant, charged with having prehension of disorders, assaulted Tsoi Fun, P.C. 155.

Already, several incidents) A counter-charge of assault was put in by the defendant against have occurred, the constable.

Germany's demand for security

chiefly owing to the position taken restored the altuation.

further The actual marchers were quite up by France, and any orderly throughout. Such Incid-mediation from whatever sido can ents as occurred were the con-only be directed towards Paris, be- sequence of activities by London's cause it is there that the difficulties own disorderly elements, who, of reaching an agreement fie.- however, found no encouragement Reuter:

in their offorts to create a disturb

ance.

DISPERSE QUIETLY. “

ARBITRATION ISSUE

APPEAL FOR AN UPSET

OF AWARD

LONG STANDING DISPUTE

CHINESE SHIPPERS

PROSECUTED

CARGO SAID TO BE UNMANIFESTED

CANTON NOTES

ST. GEORGE'S BALL HELD

Canton, Mur. 4. St. George's Ball was held on Remand of 48 hours in police Saturday night in the Canton Club custody was granted by Mr. Bal Theatre, which was decorated with four, at the Central Police Court flaga; the pillars being ornamented this morning, In a case in which with red and white crops paper. Lui Chi-chlu, 33, manager, Li Sam The Cheero Band, numbering. 37, shop coolic, Ng Sam, 39, tully-kong for the occasion.

twelve strong, came up from Hong- man, Pau Tong 61, third compra- The Bali was fairly wall attend- dore, and Chan Shu-pal, 31, stated, but many people left before to be second compradore, wore the dancing Buished. Miss Phi charged with attempting to export lips, the daughter of the British. unmanifested cargo aboard the Consul, who has recently come to .. Sandviken. The complaluant Shameen, looked very sweet In was Mr. Stevenson, of Messrs.;

ii . white satin evening gown. Jardine. Matheson and Co., Ltd. Madame Servanin, as usual, look A white and sliver The cargo constated of one bag ed very chic in

of dress with в спре ornamented of British dyes, 27 bundles elastic, two bags of fish mawa, with pink ospreys. Supper four woollen blankets, two bags of served in the lounge about half- shark fins and 14 bags of artificial way through the dancing. No

silk yarn.

speeches of any kind were made, beyond a vote of thanks to the band by Mr. K. Neckelmann. The ball on the whole was not such a cheery party na it has been in former years;: •

Mr. J. B. Prentis appeared for the prosecution while Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Jung, represented, the

first and second accused,

were

WAR

Mr. Prentis applied for 48 hours

A novel golf match will shortly ramand in police custody. There take place at the Tangshan Ra prospects of more serious creation Club golf courge in charges being brought, he stated. Tungahan. The best six lady First defendant applied for players are to compete agafast bali explaining his reason for so the worst six men players. It is expected that the men will be doing was that there was no one

beaten-Our Own Correspondent. in charge of the shop.

caso

I.LD. Certificates.

Mr. Prentis-I am instructed that there are five partners in this shop. The penalty in this

Of the Societe Internationale de is ten thousand dollars or one Placementa, Baale (Switzerland), local agents Messrs. A. Goeke & year.

I ask for ball of $10,000. His Worship decided to remand Co. To-day's official quotation in the first defendant along with Basle, excluding dividends accru- the others in police custody,

ad. is £3 3. Od.

The MIRACLE PICTURE

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Three previous attempts

A Bettlement having Three demonstrators were in-arrive at Mr. Peter Sin appeared for the fared in a disturbance, in which failed, Hang Shan and Co., cool | defendant, Inspector McBellan!

revolvers were brought into play, merchants, of Hongkong and Can- conducted the proseration, and Mr W. R. Scott, Superintendant just prior to a ceremony at Vallaton, are again in court in an attempt At dusk, the crowds dispersed of Police, watched the proced-dolid in which the two Fascist to upset an award made against

Parties

were celebrating their them in favour of S. Latif Husian

and Arnhold & Co., Ltd. The demonstrators occupied quietly and in very orderly fashion ings on behalf of the polien. Trafalgar Square until sun-down, at their own will, marching to Complainant, in evidence, said fusion.

a procession of their respective quarters in the he was on special duty about 3 Barcelona la extremely restive. Mr. D. McNeill, instructed by harangued by speakers who fiercely attacked Mr. suburbs headed by bands and pm. on February 21 at Wong Nel The centre of the Syndicaliste, Mr. H. J. Armstrong of Messrs. Ramsay MacDonald's unemploy officials carrying banners-United Chung Road. It was during the Barcelona is likely to sec grave Deacons, represented Hang Shun mont policy,

Races. He saw a crowd of people trouble if the political aitantion & Co., in the motion to set aside !un award by Mr. T. E. Pearce standing by the parapet wall, results in au explosion. ang snouted to them in Cantonese Today, three, gunmen, for no (the umpire in place of Mr. A. L. whereby Husain and to move off. Defendant was apparent reason, fired on a tram-Shields)

with some friends. Hear in the elly and seriously Arnhold. & Co. received $68,000 asked defendant whether he unwounded the conductor, who is not damages for breach of a contract

I made in 1929. derstood his order. Defendant, expreted to live. seemed to be annoyed, and anked him what right he hid to ask him:

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Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., nnd Mr. H.-G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. Meanwhile, Senor Lerroux, at #C. H. Blake, of Messrs. Wilkinson Defendunt. said: "Do you, lanquet in honour of his birthday, & Grist, appeared for the respon- know who I am? if you want to declared that he intends to be in-dents. drive me away. I have the right exorable in the measures he, will! to put you on report. He then take against all extremists, how- insked defendant for his name and jever highly pacell may be, who are

Before entering upon the, lega Inddress. Defendnut seemed re-shown to have provoked disorders. sentful, and moved away a pace. All disturbances will be sternly argument, counsel for the movers and then struck him a blow on; suppressed, even if the measure of said he had no doubt that if the ble laer. He had not attempted suppression any, involve" Glood-award could possibly be uphold, to arrest defendant, nor did the shed.-Beuter,

ean to arrest him. He intended

to take oat a summons against defendant. He did not abusive language to defendant. i although he had shouted out his order because there was a crowd there,

Ife did not adopt a threatening attitude towards defendant when

LONDON PLAYERS

+

Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, Chief Justice, heard the case.

bis Lordship would be loth to gat uside. I might oven seem that his clients were committing a mispropriety in reviving a dispute which began in 1928 and which both parties had thought settled. Before the matter came into the NEW COMPANY· COMING TO

hands of Mr. Pearce, it had al- THE COLONY.

ready been settled. by an umpire and two arbitrators, of whom, two Residents of Hongkong who saw were in favour of his clients, and production of "Journey's End" that they were not putting forward three years ago, will welcome the this motion as "disturbers of the information that Mr. Anderson Is peace." bringing bla own Company to Hongkong.

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uor did he draw his truncheon out before he was struck. He attempted to draw his truncheon after he was struck, but another man snatched it away from him and threw it on the grounel.

UMPIRE'S AWARD.

The Company has just conclud-

Mr. McNeill then proceeded to In reply to Mr. Sin, witnessed a successful season in India.

was that the umpire. Mr. agreed that during her days and is now on tour in the Federat argue on the point of appeal which cople always gathered by theed Malay States. It la anticipat- Pearce, from a recital in the award. wasted that it will open its Hongkong believed that the parties had parapet wall. Defendant with five other men and a lady season before the end of March agreed not to require him to de Included in the Company is Mr. cide any of the questions sub- He did not push the lady or any- one of them. Defendant did not Anderson's sister, Miss Lona An-mitted except as to the question ask him not to push. He did not derson, who is well-known to Lon of damages, and he accordingly this point. give defendant a sinp. It was not don theatre-goers. Miss Ander limited his award to true that defendant accidentally son has had a wide stage. ex In fact, the movers contended, no neratched his eyebrow with his perience, playing the principal such agreement was mado. long Anger-nail when attempting roles in such well-known produc to evade the slap.

tions as "The Ghost Train," "The Mr. Potter, in reply to this argu- The hearing was then ad- First Mrs. Fraser," "The Improper ment submitted an answer on two journed unt this afternoon. Duchess," "Rookery Nook and points:-that the Umpire actually

many others. In addition she did decide the question of breach played the role of Mary Turner in alternatively that the umpire did Li Kwai, unemployed, was sentenced "Within the Law," while in Lon- not decide the question because it to one month's imprisonment by Mr. don she has played with Irene was withdrawn from him by the Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy Vamburgh and Robert Lorraine at conduct of the parties in arguing only the question of damages in this morning, for the theft by bailee the Embassy Theatre: of a mah jongg set, the property of The Company will open its the final hearing, Cheng Sla-ming, shop keeper of No. Hongkong

242,

lt for repairs.

Beason with "While

His Lordship announced that ho Queen's Road West, Inspector Parents Sleep," now approaching a week a time.

would give his decision in about Hourihan sald defendant hired the sot on February 27 and had not re-te 800th performance in London. by the turned it. He was discovered taking This will be followed...

Late Christopher

now rule

Alighting from a motor bus in mo- ning at the St James Theatre,

The Spot. Edgar Wallace's tion in Nathan Road, a Chinese wo- avastest turlar and It's A Boy" man received injurien. which nocas- Mok Sun, of 148 Lockhart Road, was removed to the Government Civil the Alm version of which was into sitated her removal to the Kowloon After a Hongkong season the by a motor car in Shaukiwan Road West, a girl, Sun Yun, agod." sovan THE ICE HOUSE TOBACCONISTS, 9, Ice House St., Hongkong Hospital during the work and suffer ly filmed at the King's Theatre. Hospital for treatment Knocked downl

ing from a cut over the loft aye, alleged to have been inflcted by Company will proceed to Shang years. was sent to the Government

**Civil Hospital, coal coolis, who has ines absconded, hal,

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