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- WAPAKXWG MONDAY, MAY 28, 1934.
日六十月四
CENTE
All that is known about tyre making is embodied in
DUNLOP
TYRES
GAS-MASKED TROOPS FIGHT GREAT HEATH FIRE
BIG WIGS ARRIVE SEVEN MILES LONG
AT GENEVA
Norman Davis's Talk
With Henderson
Genova, May 28,
Mr. Anthony Eden. Mr. Norman Davis and M. Maxim Litvinoff have arrived for the Disarmament Conference-
Mr. Davis and Mr. Hugn Wilson, the United States observer at Geneva, had a lengthy interview with M:. Arthur Henderson, at which the procedure to be follow- ed was discussed.—Router.
SUNNOVEREENKARENHENDIUJARANGAYUR
PARIS TO SAN DIEGO
ATLANTIC STAGE
COMPLETED
CODOS & ROSSI GOING WELL
(Special to "Telegraph")
(By Thisgraph, Copyriaki, Tekorapilo Hes- Marti Ordinan Tris. Exceived Max 28, 1.20 p.m.)
New York, May 27.
M. Codos and M. Rossi, famous
AND FIVE WIDE
DISASTROUS
OUTBREAK
NEAR ALDERSHOT ··
TWO R. A. F. PLANES DIRECT BATTLE
London, May 28.
Miles and miles of countryside in Hampshire, near the great military camp at Blackdown, were destroyed yesterday in a disastrous heath and forest fire which
raged for hours against the combined resources of the military authorities and the fire brigades for miles around.
The devastating sweep of the outbreak was undoubtedly due
BOMB IN A to the drought which has been
CEMETERY
AN ANTI-FASCIST OUTRAGE ?
MONUMENT TO ITALIANS
(Special to "Telegraph") (By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic les
Rebelved May 35, sata.m.)
French airmen endeavouring to 1997 Ordinance.
break the world nonstop flight! record by a 6,000 mile journey
The Atlantic crossing has nearly
Paris, May 27. Anti-Fascist organisations
from Paris to San Diego, are are supposed to have been scaring the end of the most trea- responsible for an outrage cherous part of the flight.
at Pere la Chaise cemetery been accomplished, and they should this morning. be sighted round about midnight. A bomb
At 1.60 p.m. Eastern Standard Timo-to-day-they were-seen-about 800 miles off the Newfoundland const.
SAFELY OVER.
in the
particularly severe in this parti of the country and threatens a repetition of the series of heath fires which ruined huge areas of the southern counties last sum-
mer.
A series of fires appear to have developed at different points and combined to make one great sheet of flame, devouring everything in its path as it was steadily fanned by the breeze.
RAF. CO-OPERATION.
Two Royal Air Force aeroplanes | and hundreds of soldiers Co-
operated with the firemen in fight- riders were kept constantly busy ing the great fire, while despatch carrying messages from one part
of the affected area to another.
Within an hour of the initial warning, the Bames covered an jaren seven miles long and five
exploded cemetery just before the arrival miles wide.
of a group of well-known "peraon-1 ages, including General Gourand,
1914.
GUARDS REGIMENTS OUT.
Vicens, the way, ready for squalls. Photo shows machine guns and stacked arms in this beart of the city during the recont Socialist disorders, a rasumption of which may be threatening.
SOCIALIST DISQUIET IN AUSTRIA
PEACEFUL SUNDAY
TOLEDO RIOTERS
"LAY OFF"
TROOPS STILL GUARD FACTORY
DISORDERS IN CAPITAL
TROOPS RUSHED TO PROVINCES
BOMB OUTRAGE AVERTED
Vienna, May 28.
The Austrian Government is again faced with threats of vio- lent disturbances, as the result of Received, May Socialist resistance to the acts
(Special to "Telograph"}
(By Telegraph. Cepuriakt. Telegraphia Mas
Ordinance. 2294. 23.231.2)
the Fascist regime.
The recent announcement
fuss", were raised
to
of
of
TURKISH CHALLENGE
NO
DARDANELLES CONTROL
LONGER BOUND
BY TREATY
Geneva, May 27.
CHARABANC BLAZE
THIRTEEN TOURISTS
INCINERATED
TRAGIC FRENCH
MISHAP
Bordeaux, May 17. Terrible tragedy overtook a party of Spanish tourists travel- ling by motor-coach through eastern France to-day.
Thirteen persons in the party are reported to have been barned to death and four others seriously injured when the motor-cosch- ran at the road and crashed into a telegraph pola.
The charabane immediately caught fire and within & minutes the whole vehicle was a few mass of fanies. Several escaped without hurt, but thiiven,, gos sibly injured In the collision, were incinerated.
near
The mishap occurred Liposther, in the Department of Landes, roughly half-way between Biarritz and Bordeaux.
It fa understood that all the victims were Spanish tourists.
FOREST ABLAZE. Telegraphic communication with Bordonax las since boer inter- rupted as a result of the accident, the blazing coach having set fro to the forest, according to reports. -Reuter.
The Fate of Missing Dogs
YAUMATI RAID DISCOVERY
A Turkish challenge is predicted when the Disarma- Tuesday, which may have of missing dogs resulted from a ment Commission meets on! serious repercussions, Reclamation
A possible clue as to the fate. New York, May 28.
raid carried out on premiacs in the famous Military Governor of The whole of the battalion of Although high tension the extension of the powers of the Paris, M: Rivellet, the Minister the 2nd West Kents were ordered continues at Toledo, Ohio, Summary Courts led to big-scale likely.
Street. though it is not considered where a dog was found wearing Yaumati, Three and a half hours intet, of Pensions, and Madame Joffre, out as soon as the peril became wireless message was picked up the widow of Marshal Jeffre.
the collar of another animal which Ruown, but they were helpless to scene of several grave en-ing in the working class district, well-informed source that Tewfik ment was on a table served for n Socialist demonstrations last even- from Rosal, announcing that they
It is learned from a usually had been missing from Kowloon had then reached a point about 400
Accompanying the Larty were check the flames and contingents counters
City since March 26. Cooked dog- miles from Cupe Race, still going Embassy and members
representativos of the Italian of the Welsh Guards,
last week, the Schelmz. the Cold-
Rushdi Bey, the Turkish Foreign strong, although they were ap Garibaldi Association.
of the stream Guards and the Life Guards, Sabbath Day passed with- Cries of "Live Freedom. Down Minister, will take an early oppor-meal, and another dog already cut proaching cold and foggy weather
who were under canvas in the jout disorder.
With Tyranny. Down With Dell-tunity to make a very important up for cooking was discovered, over Newfoundland.—United Press, for the ceremonial unveiling of a assist in the combat, which the They were visiting the cemetery distrlet were hastily rushed to
statement at the meeting of the There was a sequel to the raid The mob of strikers that has is reported and shooting General Commission in regard to at the Kowloon Magistracy this monument to the Italian volun- planes, able to survey the whole been meuncing the Autolite Works been received..
have occurred, the Dardanelles Straits and although no confirmation has yet Sea of Bosphorua.
the morning when a veman named teers who fought for France in scene from overhead, directed for four days refrained from fur-
Leung Lin, of 496, Reclamation operations by wireless.
It la understood that Tewik Street, was charged with stealing spectacle as owing to the dense The soldiers presented a weird
TROOPS SENT TO PROVINCES. Rushdi Bey wil Indicate that finding a dog collar and keep- ther attacks.
Turkey no longer conalderes hering a dog without a licenco, The troops, however, did not
The police and military auself bound by the demilitarisation In her defence on the frat thorities have taken they were relax precautions, going through precautions against a repetition of acrid smoke Tumes
strong clause in the Treaty of Lausanne. charge, the woman said she found compelled to wear gas masks.
their routine duties and main-the disorders.
the collar on the foreshore at Sing LAUSANNE PROVISION. Wong-Tol, Kowloon City. taining their defence lines, EXPLODING BULLETS.
Further grave trouble in Im-
special convention in the She was sentenced to one month's Reporta from San Francisco perlling peace in the provinces. Treaty roferred to demilitarined imprisonment, and fined $10, or la Exploding bullets presumably are not encouraging. The long-It is understood that troops have
zones On either side of the days, on the second charge. dropped by soldiers during train-shoremen strikers and the em- been sent to Styria and Carinthin Bosphorus and the Sea of Mar- ing exercises over the heath added ployers were in Conference to-where troubles have broken out. mora and lays down rules for to the danger.
gether for some hours yesterday,
preserving the freedom of the BOMB DISCOVERED.
Straits during peace and war. but reliable reports state that no progress has been made.
These rules are at present applied During yesterday morning, the under the auspices of the police discovered a bomb outside of Nations by an
League the Stock Exchange building in Commission composed of the re- International the heart of Vienna, which also presentatives of Turkey, France, contains the offices of the official Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Bul- Austrian news agency, as well asgaria, Greece, Rumania, Kuasin those of Routers and other world and Yago-Sinvia.-Reuter. news agencies.
Paris, May 28.
Two grave-diggers were injured Codos and Rossi sent a wireless by the bomb explosion and were mesange at 11 p.m. Nova Scotia faken to hospital. Summer Time, announcing: "We The ceremony was carried out are flying over Nova Scotia. Fly-Renter Special.
in accordance with arrangements, Ing is very difficult, with visibility nil. All is going well.-Reuter,
B. A. T. STRIKE IN SHANGHAI
POLICE OFFER $500 REWARD
Towards
A reward of $500 has been offered by the police nuthorities for information leading to the was got under control, but the afternoon, the Are arrest and conviction of the man soldiers were put into temporary There Were several minor or men who shot Special Police encampments near the scene as cinskes between strikera STEVEDORES ACT IN Guard, Mohamed Din, through the precautionary measure, ready to strike-breakers in the
course of head with his own revolver, at awing into action as the first sign the day-United Press. Bowen Road last week.
of a recurrence.--Router.
SYMPATHY
Shanghai, May 28.
The B.A.T. strike is spreading
to the local stevedores who are
refusing to load sud unload goods.
DIPLOMATIC JUGGLERY
for the B.A.T. 88 n measure in HOW BRITAIN WAS FORCED INTO INVITING
support of the BAT, strikers.
General Chiang Kai-shek has
ordered the Municipality to take)
immediate steps to end the strike)
in accordance with the recently
PRELIMINARY NAVAL TALKS
(Special to "Telegraph")
promulgated labour rules which fly Teleprawn. Copyriant, Tulsoraphia M.
DALER Ordinanes,
2014.
discussions, but declined to make. the first move. The United States also sheered off when it came to, extending invitations.
BINGHAM'S LUCK
and
FOREIGN SERVICE U.S. ARMY
FOR
New Scheme to Come Into
Operation Shortly
(Special to "Tolograph")
The bomb is said to have con-
A
tained four and a half pounds of NEW C.-IN-C. EAST dynamile and to have been timed
to explode at 6 pm, the hour when the official ROWS agency begins work on Sunday-Reuter.
FATAL RAILWAY
MISHAP
DOWN
(By Tettorepa. Copyitost, Telaovenkie Man- CATTLE-BOY KNOCKED
Han
Ordinad,
1394. Receiv
INDIES
REAR-ADMIRAL F. F. ROSE APPOINTED
(Special to "Talegraph”)
or
{lly Telegraph. Copyright. Feliraphie šiem Ordinance, 2293. Received 3. 4.15 .m.)
London, May 27. The Admiralty has announced the appointment of Rear-Admiral F. F. Itoso, commanding the des
require strict discipline and co-arm.
May operation in all production enter- prises throughout the country.
Washington, May 27. A strange reluctance by the General Chiang
urgca the three principal Powers to ac- -strikers to resume work tem-knowledge the "honour" of hav It was a perhaps incautions porarily pending the settlement of ing initiated the conversations verbal suggestion that Sir John
Washington, May 28.
A fatal mishap occurred on the troyer flotillas of the Mediter the dispute.-Central Nows,
which are to be undertaken as a Simon made to Mr. Bingham, the In A War Department statement, Kowloon-Canton Railway yestor rancan Floot, to succeed Vice- preliminary to the 1935 naval American Ambassador, to theIt is estimated that 2,000 ofleers day, when a young Chinese, was Admiral. conference, has led to an effort effect that this might be an and 80,000 men will be affected knocked down by a train, receiving Naamith, commander-in-chief East Mariin E. Dunbar- to trace the initiation to its opportune time to initiate con by the now. Two-Year Foreign injuries from which he died after Indies Station, as, from October 20
versations, that Чудн accepted Service law,
admission to the Kowloon Hospital, noxt,
· Pressure is moderately high over Unofficial circles are reported unickly by the United States ha North China and Japan, and to be checking how Britain was an invitation, leaving Britain affected will not be able to leave a cattle-boy at Lo Wu village. A won the V.C. in 1916 while in It le anticipated that those The victim, Yuen Chi-yick, was Vico-Admiral Dunbar-Nasraith relatively low in a trough extending invelgled or forced into the with no choice but to invite their present poate until July at water-buffalo is supposed to have command of the submarino E11, in from Indo-Chins across Formosa initiation of the movement for Japan, France and Italy.. and Luzon to. the Pacific. Local preliminary conversations.
the earilost, as orders must be wandered on the lines and in going which he passed through the. Why this diplomatie jugglory issued individuals and transfers aftor it, the boy was struck by an Dardanelles to the Son of Marmora forecast:-East winds, moderate; It appears that Japan was very should be necessary is not clear. must await the arrival of re-up-train passing the locality at and cloudy,
anxious that there should be early-United Press.
sank 11 Turkish ships. placementa-United Press,
4.20 p.m.
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