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四拜禮 MATALAWE THURSDAY, JU 19, 1934.

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SAN FRANCISCO SITUATION STILL TENSE

BOTH SIDES STILL STUBBORN

1894.

POSSIBILITY OF MARTIAL LAW REVIVED

CLASH IN SEATTLE

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphio Messages Ordinance,

Received July 10, 11.20 amia)

SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 18. THE "CALL-BULLETIN" PUBLISHED EXTRAS TO-DAY CARRYING HEADLINES SAY- ING THE GENERAL STRIKE WAS ENDED.

Edward Vandeleur, the President of the Central Labour Council, denied this in a statement to the United Press, saying "There is not the slighest truth in the story; we are not even considering abandoning the

strike."

"Vandeleur added: “We are now making efforts to improve the food and gasolene situations for the benefit of the Republic."

submission of the dispute to arbitration.

Marysville, July 18. Governor Merriam, in the course of a statement, declared thir: hel was ready to declare martial law The Bourd In San Francisco whenever das Gr Rosai made the request.

He said he had Doen informed that the Mayor's Committee of 500 hnd unanimously voted in favour of martial Inw, and for this reason) he (the Governor) had asked Mayor losst to make a formal re- quest whenever he thought fit United Press.

EMPLOYERS HEDGING.

San Francisco, July 18.

declares that the waterfront employers have agreed to accept the employees' offer of arbitration,

NOT BEATEN YET.

Mr. Bridges, the militant leader, of the longshoremen, has declared that the general strike is over, but he says the longshoremen are not beaten.

SEVERE

NO GOLD STANDARD

DROUGH

FOR BRITAIN.

AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT CALAMITY

BY GOVT. ADVISER.

Geneva, July 18. There is no chance of Britain returning to the gold standard in the near future.

This was the statement made by Sir Frederick Lolth Ross, Chief Economic Adviser to the British Government, when address- ing the League's Economic Committee to-day.-Reuter,

TREERIMINE STERLINICALJERT

The McAdoo Divorce

JUDGE DISSATISFIED WITH PROCEDURE

MIDDLE VEST FACES PLIHT

MUCH SUFFRING

Karisas City, ly 18. With shade temeratures reaching 117 degree coupled with an absence of rain for twenty-seven days, ti Middle West States are facin grave drought calamity.

Is

Industry in many arta paralysed and much prerty has been destroyed, while makind and cattle are undergoing uold suf fering dwing to the abnepal heat.

The

The glast Conard liner is now near- Ing complation at Clyde, and will be

ar Kalas City launched on September 25. Here is the gruest rush picture taken recently. Yesterday in history, with farmers urrying the ship's four propellers arrived at their cattle to be slaughted,

the dockyard.

Six hundred head of cle have bean shot dead in Oldaba City. In order to end their suffings. Water is being drastic ly

in

11-

Technical Aspects To tiond many place. Five

Be Investigated

(Special to "Telegraph").

(ầy Talagraph, Copyright, Telegraphie Mino

Ordinance. 1991 Received July

·

Mr. Frank Collier, presiding Justice of the Supreme Court, has stated that he intends - to, investigate the technical aspects, or the McAdoo divorce procced- Ings which had been concluded with such speed.

deaths from heat have ocurred in Kansas City, where busnest is retarded and all the schols are closed.

Many deaths have also been re ported from other catres- Benter.

POLISH FLOOD VICTIMS

OFFICAL DEATH ROLL OF 118

Ordinance,

Los Angeles, July 18. He said that he would make no attempt to declare the decree void. (Special to "Telegraph") However, he intends learning thei

(Bly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Man The disgruntied leader adds exact procedure whereby a decree

Received July Some of the employers are not that the action. of the General was obtained within a few minutes | 19, 164: 429) enthusiastic over the Strike Com-Strike Committee in authorising after filing the suit.

Warsaw, July 18. millee's arbitration proposala.

It-is-officially stated that 118 of the petrol It is believed that the majority full reopening

Eleanor-Wilson McAdoo, daugh-bodies have been found in the of the shipowners will refuse to stations, Union restaurants and ter of the late President Wilson, Dooded area of South Poland, but comply with it until elections have ment markets had thwarted the obtained a divorce from her hus- it is feared that the death roll will been held to determine who are to objective of the general atrike. band after an instant hearing, on later 'increase. the hot fide spokesmen for the

the grounds of crucity. The case At present 400 are reported maritime workers.

General Hugh Jolineon, who has took only five minutes, the Superior missing, including a number of It is understood that until the been appointed spokesman of the Court making the decree, at the soldiers who passibly perished in Marine Unions formally pass upon President's National Longshore same time approving of the proper-performing rescue work. the proposal, the general strike

The flood head is expected to will continue. However, itsmen's Board, has declared that he settlement, which has not been

granted Mrs. reach Cracow during the night | made public, and predicted that rejection would lead would recommend the withdrawal McAdoo custody of the children.- United Press. other Unions to sover their re- of the National Guard if the gen-Reuter, lations with the movement and cral strike thus end the strike.

Meanwhile, the food storlage is

casing up.

The police have resumed their attacks on the Communists. To- day they raided a seaboard hotel; on the Embarcadero and arrested) seven people.

MEDIATORS', DEMANDS.

President Roosevelľa mediators, in the baldly-worded · statement

Reuter,

was

terminated.--- |

WOMAN'S SKULL FRACTURED

Strange Affair At Sham Shui Po

Her skull fractured, a young) following a meeting with General Chinese woman wan found yester

BRITISH AERIAL EXPANSION

CABINET APPROVES

PROGRAMME

London, July 18.

COMPENSATION FOR WAR VICTIMS

Switzerland Appeals To The League

(Special to "Telegraph")

expansion of the Royal Air Force 1 Hind day in an unconscious state on

The Cabinet is understood to have finally approved large-scalej

to-day.

Ordinance,

Received July

UP TO FULL STRENGTH

AMERICAN NAVY PROGRAMME

COMPLETION IN FOUR YEARS

EUROPEAN LEAPS TO DEATH

FORMER HONGKONG JOURNALIST

ASKS WIFE'S FORGIVENESS

IN LAST LETTER

“PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I WANT TO BE CREMATED AND MY ASHES SENT TO YOU.”. THIS WAS THE BRIEF MESSAGE ADDRESSED TO HIS WIFE WHICH MR. W. L. PLEW LEFT BEHIND AFTER HE HAD JUMPED TO HIS DEATH FROM THE TOP, FLOOR OF GLOUCES- TER BUILDING THIS MORNING.

The message, which was addressed to "Edith" and signed "Lewis," was contained in an envelope, and at its foot was Mrs. Plew's address in Edinburgh. Mrs, Plew is at present on her way home.

The tragedy occurred at about 10.30 this morning and attracted large crowds to the vicinity of the Ex- change Building when the body dashed down on to the pavement.

The tragedy was witnessed by the manner in which the body quite a number of people who hup- descended it was evident that the pened to be in the street and in act was deliberate. nearby stores at the time.

Mr. Harry Heng Sling happened Mr. C. 3. Triggs, resident to be on the top floor

of the 10 o'clock, engineer of the Shanghai Hotels, Longkong and Gloucester at about

answering was enter where he saw 'n man Ang Exchange Building when the to the description of the deceased body came hurtling down from the sitting in a chair reading a news- also:loor of the Gloucester. His paper. His actions did not seem

attention was first attracted by in any way abnormal.

...{By:Tisenisph; Copyright,, Telegraphic" Mys Ordinance. 1471. Received

*200*

Washington, July-18. Mr. Claude Swanson, Boerotary of the Navy, to-day reiterated the Administration's intention

to

bring the United States fleet up to Treaty strength by 1939.

moving shadow on the ground, A watchman on duty outside lle immediately looked up and saw Lane, Crawford's was one of the feet of the falling man strike several who saw the body descend- the corner of the canopy over the ing, and be shouted a warning to entrance to Exchange Building.. passers-by

TERRIBLE THUD.

WIFE ON WAY HOME. He said that the Navy will pro-

The deceased leaves à wiko, who ceed with their programme im-

The body, says Mr. Triggs, then is at present on her way Home, mediately adding maintain turned a complete somersault and and who was formerly Mias that we should have a treaty landed with a terrible thud. on Bain, at ong time a nursing sister Navy, second to none, and I see no

Its back, on the pavement.

in the Hongkong Government Medi A European lady who happened cal Department. After reason at present to change that to be passing at the time had a

leaving view".-United Press.

narrow escape from being hit by the Government service, she was the falling body. She was only time as matron for the Hongkong employed for some considerable two feet from the spot where It fell. She immediately rushed into and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., and Lane, Crawford's and after point matron of one of the military had recently been engaged na ing outside to the spot where the

Infant welfare centre. body fell she collapsed.

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BRIGHTON TRUNK

MURDER

Accused Waiter Pleads "Not Guilty"

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Mr. Plow was recently an inmate. of the Matilda Hospital, and le DRINKS ORDERED.

said to have been much depressed Enquiries made at the Glouce of late. He had latterly resided ster Building show that the victim at the Hotel Cecil.

who was of the tragedy went to the lounge The late Mr. Plew, London, July 18.

on the eighth floor at about 8 native of Peebles, and aged 38 At the Bridghton Police Court o'clock this morning and ordered yeara, was for many years a to-day, Jack Notyre was charged a drink. This was supplied, and commerical traveller, and he later with the murder of Miss Violette later two other drinks were or became for a time manager of the Kaye, whose mutilated body was dered,

St. Francis Hotel. He leaves two found in a large trunk in a Brigh The man then ordered a packet sons by a former wife, both of ton boarding house on Monday of cigarettes, and later went into whom are living in Scotland. night;

the lavatory. Shortly afterwards, The funeral takes placed to- The accused, who is a waiter, he entered the small private dining morrow (Friday), passing the gave the name of Mancin! when room facing Exchange Building. Monument at: 5.30 p.m. Arrested, but the police later dis- After that, no-one knows precisely covered that his real name was

his movements. Jack Notyre.

DELIBERATE ACT. Notyro to-day pleaded. "Not No-one actually saw the deceas

was remanded Infod fall or jump from the top custody for eight days.-Renter. verandah of the building, but from

Johnson, declared that all the strikes abould be ended immediato- the pavement outside a house at

(By Volagraph, Covericki. Telegraphie Mon They asserted that the In-Tainan Street, Shamshuipo. ternational Longshoremen's As-

Geneva, July. 18. sociation should submit to She died before reaching tho

Switzerland has decided to appeal Gulity" and The programme, it is bellevad, arbitration immediately and In-Hospital.

to the Lengue Council against Ger- involves adding about Arty sisted that the waterfront em-

or six hundred many, France, Italy, and Britain: ployera should also accept The woman has Aince been squadrons, arbitration as well as the seamen's identified as Wong Fong, aged 25, machinea, to the Force during as a result of non-payment of com- Swiss citizens who series of years.

ponention to demands for collective bargaining, living at 84 Nam Cheong Street.

sustained damage to their terri At the present time, the Air tories during the World War.-

strength comprises 890 United Press,

The

at Tai Nam man

mediators subsequently The Police learned that she had Force Insisted that they were unable to do anything until the general called on a strike was ended and all talk of Street, and that later was involved rat-line aircraft, or 910 if the martial law dispelled.

In a quarrel with him. It is sup- "If the general atrike is calledposed that she was pushed or fell off and the threat of martial law down the stairs.

removed," they added, "we can The man has disappeared, settle this thing in twenty-four hours. We are prepared to back

a mottlement to the limit of our powers."-United Press.

GRIM BATTLE.

The police to-day ind a grim battle with a thousand strikers at Smith Cove.

The strikers wore eventually successful in restoring their

MISSIONARIES SAFE

FUNING FUGITIVES

IN TOOCHOW

Peking, July 19. Latest advices state that all the

additions already arranged for in the present fluancial year are taken into account.-Ronteri.

SILVER MARKET

OUTLOOK

SMALL BUYING BY CHINA

MORE AMERICAN COTTON

CONSIGNMENT

REACHES SHANGHAI

Catalan Land Dispute Settled

PROCLAMATION OF NA REPUBLIC

AVOIDED BY AGREEMENT".

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Madrid, July 18. introduced through the rules ap A solution of the Catalan land plication. Shanghai, July 19. dispute, which at ohe timo The land law, as previously Another consignment of cotton, threatened to lead to the pro- passed by the Catalan Parliament, under the US. Loan agreement, alamation of a Catalan Republic, nullified all contracts with land- consisting of 28,000 balos, arrived has been reached following an ex-lorda whereby farmers undertook hero last evening.

change of Notos between Madrid to pay the land taxes and other New York, July 18..

dues. This consignment is expect d to and Barcelona.

The law was recently reforred Senor Sampor las received a Small buying by China, instead command a better market price in; former picket lines facing Pier 41, British missionaries have escaped of the usual selling, was largely view of the poor cotton crops this telegram from Senor Louls Com to the Central Government Tri- after which the battle ended. from Funing (Saipu) which is sur-responsible for the improvement season. Contral Neils.”

panys, the Premier of Catalonia, bunal which declared the measure United Press,

rounded by communist bandits. In the London ailver markat to

assuring him that the rules for null and vold, upon which thirty Two English missionaries, today.

application of the land will respect six doputies from Catalonia, the Rother with some Roman Catholic

the Constitution and the Catalan Catalan Federalists, the Socialists Statale. S

and the Basque Nationaliste, walk- ed out of the Cortés declaring that REQUEST RESPECTED they would not return unless the Thus the modification requested Contral Government modified its by the Madrid Government will be attitudo.-Reuter,

POSITION NOT CLEAR.

́RAIN LATER

San Francisco, July 18.

Fathers and Sisters were lying in Evidence of Treasury bids ap- The typhoon le crossing Formosa The Federal Labour Disputes Funing, but made good their parently acted as a deterrent to In Latitude 24 N. on a westerly Board advocates the Immediate escape, and have arrived at Foo- any liquidation here--Swan, Cul- track. Local forecast:-8. W. cessation of the strike and the chow.—Router.-

bertson and Fritz,

winds, fresh; cloudy, rain later.

TWO TYPHOONS

Warnings were issued at 10.30 this morning by the Manila Obser- vatory in respect of two typhoons. One near or over Northern For- mona is moving W.NAV, or N.W, while the other is situate east of Northorn Luzon more than 300 milca distant, moving W.N.W.

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