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No. 1441

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FRIDAY,

JULY

6, 1934.

日五廿月五

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DESPERATE RIOTS IN FRISCO AND AMSTERDAM

TELEPHONE Dutch Occupy and Barricade Jordan District:

HOAX

RUMOURS

TWO NAVAL OFFICERS SUSPECTED

TRICKS STILL BEING PLAYED

In the efforts being made to track down the origin of the telephone hoaxes which have been causing so much annoyance during the past few days, suspicion is said to have fallen upon two naval officers. -

It is stated that enquiries led in: their direction following a specific incident, involving a high official of the Government, and it was rum- oured, though naval intelligence quarters stated that they had no knowledge of it, that in

inquiry was being held this morning on board H. M. S. Berwick.

The Berwick is due to wall for England this afternoon.

ARREST RUMOUR.

fact.

a rumour

There was, in current this morning that two ar-) rests had been made. This was later shown to be incorrect. It may possibly have arisen from the re port that two paval officers were Buspected.

Meanwhile, telephone hoaxers have not ceased their activities.

Two members of the Telegraph staff received telephone messages from the Peninsula Hotel Garage this morning asking where they wished the ears which they had ordered for 12.45 p.m. to-day to be sent. Both orders were bogus.

ACCIDENT TO MR.

F.E. LAMMERT

Thrown From Pony And Shoulder Dislocated

His many friends will regret

to hear of an accident which

Communists

R. A. F.

Five Thousand Troops.

Troops Under Orders in San Francisco EXPANSION

HONGKONG PIRACY. CASE ISSUE

Privy Council Lords

Reserve Judgment ̧

London, July 5.

Five Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, headed by the Lord Chancellor, decided, after three days of arguments by Government lawyers. to ponder

of the problem whether robbery is essen- tial to conviction for piracy. They will publish their answer later-Router.

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DESPERATE -STREET

FIGHTING

LONGSHOREMEN IN UGLY MOOD

FIRES TO COVER RETREAT

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San Francisco, July 5. The most desperate street fighting in the history of San Francisco occurred to-day when the conflict arising from the forcible opening of

THRILLS AT the port flared up into scenes

HENLEY

www.

LEANDER'S GREAT EFFORT

YALE VICTORY BY

THREE FEET

(Special to "Tolegraph") (By Talagrash, Copyright, Telegraphia Mag-

Ordinner, 1371. Harvived July { zaves 4, 4.37 a.m.)

reminiscent of real warfare.

For some considerable timo, tho situation was completely out of control. The strikers fought for hours, despite the superior equip ment of the forces ranged against them.

Riots ramminiscent of the February outbreak in Paris occurred' yesterday in Amsterdam, where the Communiata have seized, contral of the Jorden district. Photo gives an impression, of the disturbance.

Fine And

Dry For Third Test

Three strikers are dying and many have been seriously injured' as the result of cinshes with the police this evening, when the eight-week old strike of the long shoremen assumed an exceedingly KEENEST INTEREST ugly character.

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FIGHT FOR DISTRICT. ·

A huge crowd bombarded - the

ót the

AROUSED

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HUPEH DROUGHT MENACE

Outbreak of Cholora

At Hankow

Hankow, July 6. Serious drought in Central China has affected two- It is fear- thirds of Hupch.

ed that the cotton and rice crops of all Hupeh will be ruined.

Adverse climatic condi- tions are blamed for the out- break of cholera in Hanków,

London, July London, July 5. police with bricks, to which the With each side having The Leander Club eight police replied by opening fire

with revolvers.

gained one victory, great A fierce battle then ensued for interest is sensationally defeated thej

being shown holders of the Grand Chal- the industrial quarters lenge Cup, the London Row-city, which changed bands several in the third of the series of course of violent five Test matches which ing Club, in the first heat of charges and counter-attacks. begins on the Old Trafford the event at Henley to-day.

BONFIRES LIGHTED. ground at Manchester to- savo The strikers not great bonfires morrow. Henley Regatta for many yeare.alight, throwing on all inflammable

Touch and go throughout, it was

one of the finest races seen in the

Limes in the

The weather promises to remain

At one stage, London led by objects in order to cover their refine and dry. length, but they were brilliantly treats overhauled by Leander.

Leander incidentally broke the

course record, rowing over in 6 mins, 45 seconds.

VARSITY BOAT.

Their shell was the bout used by

befell Mr. F. E. W. Lammert last Oxford University in the Varsity evening, while doing riding prac Race this year, and the crew con- tice at the Polo Ground at Causesisted of four Cantabs and four way Bay..

Oxonians. Even with these asute, on their victory over London was

most unexpected.

Mr. Lammert was mounted Tom Cobley, the famous Fooling cross-country steeplechaser, when the animal slipped and throw its rider heavily.

and

The teams will not be finally

untit to-morrow, The Governor of the State, Mr-selected Merriman, has ordered five thou-several English players asked to hold themselves in readiness, are

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and troops, armed with the new

KILLED; 80 GRAVELY

INJURED

San Francisco, July 5. It is officially admitted

the that

casualtios

in to-day's fighting were three killed and eighty seriously injured.-Reuter,

London led nearly all the way, boing actually a length ahead at Fawley, but they seemed to falter 31r. Lammert fell on his at the Mile Post and Leander made shoulder and dislocated it. He a well-judged spurt and first drew

and then gradually forged vomiting gas to the rea. The had the bone set at the French level

Landon made Hospital, and is now progressing ahead.

laat new gas disables the victims for favourably, Tom Cobley escaped desperate challenge, but Leander two diye. without injury,

shot the winning post with day- The troups have not yet been light just showing between the ordered into action, but are stand-

ing by.

DROUGHT HAVOC

IN CHEKIANG

IMMENSE AREAS "BURNED" UP

honts.

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YALE VICTORY: Another great race was witnesa-i

TWENTY SHOT DOWN.

Later.

suffering from injuries which make them unfit.

To-day, Paynter, the Lancashire

left-handed batsman, was asked to

be at Manichestor in case any inte eventualities may make his assist- ance desirable to England,

It is expected that. Australia's batting, strength will be increased by the inclusion of W. H. Ponsford, who was absent from the second Teat through illness-British Wire- Hesa.

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POLICE FORCED TO RETREAT

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CORDON ROUND STORM CENTRE

SCHEME

PROMISE TO WAIT FOR GENEVA REFUSED

DISARMAMENT: DEBATE

London, July 5.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Baldwin re- fused to give an assurance that an increxic in the Air

- Amsterdam, July 5. Communists have seized Force would not be decided control of the working-class upon before the Disarma- district of Jordan, in Amster.ment Conference had broken dam, and have barricaded down.

He was asked in a supplementary themselves in after a day of

question, frstly, whether it was not rioting almost unprecedented a fact that if the Air Force were strengthened, Britain would have in Holland.

been given an opportunity of ob Police out in full force were taining a Disarmament Convention, powerless against the overwhelm- and, secondly, whether he would ing force of the rioters, and, for arrange that Britain's forces should be equal to the fulfilment of our

tho the presents they have contented obligations under

League themselves by throwing a cordon Covenant.

Replying to the second of those round the storm-centre.

questions, Mr. Baldwin anld;-- The outbreak developed serious-That is, of course, a very grave ly from a demonstration by the responsibility that rests at any, Communists, who were protesting time on the British Government”. against the recently announced reduction In unemployment pay.

SECURITY.ISSUE,

SEVEN SHOT DOWN,

Some pointed comments on the upon aratamente situation and Police tried to disperse the the problem of security were made demonstrators and in the face of to-day by the Lord Privy Scal, Mr. amenacing situation, opened fire Anthony Eden, who expressed his into the ranks of the Communists, conviction that if a Disarmament Convention was to be reached, it shooting down seven.

The demonstrators then erected could only be reached on the basis the British memorandum, barrieades in the streets of the of East End, against the police baton (which, he emphasised, was

acheme of disarmament. charges.

Paris, July 5. The Senate by 281 votes: to 22 passed the Naval Con- struction Bill to-night.

The Bill has already been adopt. ed by the Chamber of Deputics and will now go to the President for signature.

He did not accept the vłow It was thought at one time that the rioters had been finally dia- sometimes, compressed that if only persed when the police carried the British Government would be out a motor-cycle charge and more forthcoming on the ques- scattered them in all directions. tion of security, and would offer to do more to meet the anxieties (Continued on Page 7.)

OPEN REVOLT7

The huge crowd reassembled, however, and the situation grew

gradually worse as the evening SILVER EMBARGO

wore on, taking on the aspect of ад open resolt.

The pressure of hundreds of infuriated men, armed with sticks and stones, forced the police to retire from the district of Jordan, where all the street lamps were

mashed and shops looted.

The retiring police were stoned the windows of the houses

as they beat a hasty retreat..

BURGOMASTER'S WARNING.

IN AMERICA

THE REGULATIONS PUBLISHED

Washington, July 5. The sliver embargo regulations

have been formally published by

the Treasury Department..

No licence is necessary for the. export of articles fabricated from The whole police force has sur-silver, of foreign allver coins or rounded the Jordan area which metala containing relatively small

amounts of silver. has prepared itself for siego.

H.M.S. Wishart and H.M.B: White- hall left for Weihelwoi this morning.

PROBLEM

At midnight; the Burgomaster In the case of coin, an affidavit The programme provides for the

fled before export- RUBBER CONTROL IN construction of a second ship of issued a proclamation warning muat bo

the Dunkerque, class (26,500 tons the populace of other areas not Reuter. DUTCH INDIES -the French answer to the Ger- to go into the Jordan district, nor

man pocket-battleship), a destroyer to impede the police.-Reuter- London, July 6.

and two submarines.

the Minister of The Amsterdam correspondent M. Pietri.

is ed when the Yale University crew After airemous fighting which of the Financial Times says

Marine, announced that another will be added to defeated Tabor Academy in a thrilling all-American host in the ice trughout the day, the reported that the carrying out of capital-ship

police appear to have emerged the rubber regulation scheme still the French fleet, to be laid down

in the Thames Cup.

with difficulties Francisco meets

before the 1935 naval conference, victorious in the San

Dutch East Indies.

but he was not able to say, for the Twenty persons are in hospital street war.

The natives in several districts

other ship of the Dunkerque class, bullet wounds.

One of are continuing to tap "all out, moment, whether it would be an

It would be

a larger whathur with

and the attitude of several Chinese them died of his injuries.

of 36,000 tons. type. Scares

of others, including small-holders, who "now wish

He expressed the hope that it native, have

ocensioned many policemen, were badly In- cinssified as estate owners, not

intricato problem-Reuter. Jured.

First one boat and thon the other gained a slight advantage, and Hangchow, July 6. Long absence of rain in Che-there was a terrific light at the Yale winning by exactly kiang Province has created wide-nish,

nx-threo feut! Immense spread distress.

The time was equal to the record panses of rice fields have turned to Ho much cracked hard ground for the Thames Cup, Yale com- covered with burned and withered pleting the course in 7 minutes, plants,

The sluices of the West Lako have been opened in order to assist in irrigating the rice folds in the Aurrounding area, But there is

not enough water to BAVC the situation-Central News.)

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The National. Guard has now! been ordered to the waterfront to protect Stato Property-Reuter.

ANOTHER DOG BITE

CHINESE REPORT TO POLICE

NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA

Jor

t:

an would not be necessary to author

ise a 35,000 tons ship.

JAPANESE HOTEL BURNED OUT

HONGKONG PEOPLE

INVOLVED

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the Colony yesterday afternoon, in a

Nows has been received in the Colony that Mr. Alfred Morris, who recently left by the Empress of Japan, arrived at Southampton yea- terday.

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