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No. 14350

KAD U+ZAŁA FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1934.

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SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL STHKE COLLAPSES

STARTLING HITLER CHINA'S DOWNFALL RUMOUR BUDGET

VON PAPEN IN CONTROL!

NEW YORK SCARE YARNS

HIT MARKETS

OFFICIAL DENIAL

Startling rumours of a fresh crop of sensational

were given wide publicity in

'POLAND'S FLOOD

DISASTER

Fifty Thousand Families, Destitute

Warsaw, July, 19.

Fifty thousand families are dostitute as a result of the floods, declared the Premier. M. Kozłowski, after a voyage of inspection along the Vistula-Reuter,

developments in Germany $30,000,000 the United States yesterday. Lost In

It was stated. that Hitler,

while remaining as the vir Five Years

tual head of the govern-

ment, had been overthrown U.S. MILLIONAIRE'S and that Von Papen was in

real control.

Another startling story boosted | the number of deaths since the

ESTATE

New York, July 19. The late Mr. Harry Payne night of June 30 to over 2,000, Whitney, millionaire banker and it was suggested that the re-and race-horse owner, left| volt had not been terminated but!

APPROVED

ESTIMATES STRIKE A BALANCE

Nanking, July 20. The Central Political Council has approved the national budget for the next financial year com- mencing from July, showing an estimated exact. balance between expenditure and revenue, at a: total of about $777,000,000,

or the estimated receipts, customs revanuca are expected to total $300,413,791, while the

Upton Sinclair

revenues derived from special Banned

tobacco and wine taxes are about $23,104,873.

On the expenditure side, ex- penses for the maintenance of the Army, Navy and Air Forces claim the biggest share, namely, $307,760,910.

external loats are $257,030,231,

In

Germany

Charges on internal and UPTON SINCLAIR being somewhat less than in ON THE "INDEX" (the previous year.—Central Newa, ;

POLICE FIRE AT FUGITIVE

SEQUEL TO ALLEGED THEFT

Berlin, July 19. Upton Sinclair's works have been banned throughout Ger- many on the orders of Dr. Goebbels, the Minister of Pro- paganda.

All available copies within the: Reich are being confiscated.

No officit explanation is forth-

gross estate valued at The police ware compelled to coming, but it is assumed that was still causing grave anxiety | $72,740,000, over £14,000,-revealerday, it is stated Such recent strictures of the

to the Germah Government.

Nowe of these alleged fresh difficulties in Germany, which have not been confirmed, caused a serious adverse effect on the

the

com-

stock exchange and modity markets, particularly whent, although they rallied when an official denial was issued,

ECHOES OF JUNE 30

CHANGE IN NAZI

000.

The nut personalty is valued at $62,808,000.

Owing to the business and is dustrial depression throughout the United States in the last five yours, the estate has shrunk, it is estimat- ed, by at least thirty per cent, as the result of the decline in the value of certain securities which were valued at $64,155,000.

Chinese was toan FUS picious circumstances in a Shatin' iron mine,

The mun, Foo Yau, & villager of Taipo Ku, was disabled by a gunshot wound when attempting, it is alleged, to make his escape with an article which he had stolen from the mine.

Previously, a warning shot was fired into the air but was not heeded by the fugitive. He was conveyed to the Kowloon Hospital and is being detained in a police

The chief beneficiaries under the will of the famous banker are the widow, Mrs. Gertrude Vanderbilt ward, Whitney, also a keen race-owner; and their three children, Cornelius, Flora and Barbara,-Reuter.

SUDDEN DEATH OF

LABOUR REFORM IN INDIA

:

Upton Sineme responsible. series of vigorous Socialisile

Office.

CALED OFF BY COMMITTEE

SMALL MAJORITY AFTER HEAED DEBATE

JAN FRANCISCO, JULY 19. THE GENERAL ARIKE APPEARS TO HAVE COL- LAPSED, DEPITE THE EFFORTS OF THE RADICAL LADUR WING TO PERSUADE THE LESS MILITAT GROUPS TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT.

A fierce battle of weds occurred at to-day's meeting of the General Strle Committee and at the conclusion the verdict in lavour of calling off the general strike was a me seventeen, votes, 191 to 174. A turnover of nin would have upset a favourable decision

This hardly affects the attitude of the men themselves, who have one bak to work, in many cases, on the run, metaphoricaly.

First reports suggested that the Labour Unions had voted to end the strike. This was interpreted to mean that the lugshoremen were going back also, but it was later closed that the Strike Committee had merely recommended workers to return, which probably will affed, only the sympathy strikes, leaving the longshoremen as before."

STRIKE ORGANISERS'

unique.

COMMUNIQUE

CERTAIN GROUPS STILL ON STRIKE

Maritime Workers And Teamsters

(Special to "Talograph”)

GENERAL ELECTION ›AT HOME TALK

Described As Rubbish By Premier

Quebec, July, 19. Talk of a general election in Great Britain as an early likelihood is rubbish, de- clared Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald when he arrived this afternoon with Miss Ishbel MacDonald, for a seven "weeks", holiday in Canada. He had an hour's talk with the Canadian Promier before- leaving for Nova Scotia.- Router.

ANOTHER FIGHT BREWING

FORCIBLE OPENING OF OREGON

NATIONAL GUARD. CALLED IN

Portland, July 19. Another test of strength between strikers and' mili- tary forces threatens to develop in Portland, Oregon

It is indicated that the Governor has ordered the mobileation of the National Guard "for the protection. of life and property in the event of “a strike" riòt,”.......

novels, saidfing in lurid colours by the Secretary-General of the not directly concerned but affected the vice, lawlessness and corrup

rious

the paralysis. tion that parte many are of Strike Committee indicates that brougharently. 18- The Governor of the State has

cussed the good news in life in the United Statea.

Roosevelt's National Streets.--Router.

the decided to Prezident

support forcible His books have been banned on Longshoremen's Board hos under-

measures for the opening, of the many occasions in the United

port States. His frat, sensational ex- taken that the Maritime Unions posures of the conditions in the shall be fully considered in the Chicago meatyards, "The Jungle," arbitration, and that it was as a failed to find a publisher and was denied transmission by the Post result of this undertaking that the general strike has been called The Boston Police banned his off. 1927 book "Oil" dealing with

The General Strike Committee the scandals of the Harding Ad-| ministration. Sinclair countered now pledges every resource, by selling the book openly in the financial and moral, towards the streets of Boston, but the police termination of the waterfront

strike. refused to arrest him.

He is standing this year for the RETURNING TO NORMAL.

Thousands of sympathy strikera have already returned to work and conditions in the city are the teamsters are continuing the the loading and discharging of

a normal ap strike.

cargo in the strikebound waters of Portland Reuter.

ECONOMIC POLICY MR. C.W.F. BOOKER| HOURS REDUCED BY Governorship of California.---Res-

STRASSER'S SONS AND HITLER

Berlin, July 19. An important change in Nazi administration was announced to-day.

Count von Dergold is the new leader of Germany's economic life in succession do Dr. Kesslor.

tions

FATAL COLLAPSE. IN

ROOM

Many residents will hear with deep regret of the death of Mr. C.

NEW ACT

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Cily Telegraph, Comright, Telegraphic Mua, Ordinance, 1891. Received JKIN 20. 8.38 m.)

Simla, July 19. The weekly hours of adult!

ter.

"

FOREIGN LENDING BY rapidly assuming

BRITAIN

workers employed in non-seasonal Mr. Neville Chamberlain factories in British India are re-j duced from sixty per week to Indicates Concession

afty four, by the new Factories Legislative Bill, which was passed by the

Assembly to-day- Reuter Special.

FLOOD HAVOC IN MANCHURIA

London, July 19.

pearance.

The municipal tramvaya now working without escorts.

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphic Mem Ordinance. 22. Received July 29, 11:01 am)

It is stated that the Governor was notified by the waterfront emplowers that they intend to pro ceed with the wholesale loading of vessels and with the forcible open- Ing of the port for commerco,

The Mayor and other authorities" Informed the Government that they San Francisco, July 19.

will be unable to cope with the All the maritime workers and by any attempt forcibly to resume situation" which will be produced

aro

The members of the American Federation of Labour Union em-

It is a strange thing that in ployed by the Market Street Rail- the past twenty-four hours they way are also on strike.

have carried 300,000 passengers--

in record for a single day't

in the

FOOD BLOCKADE RAISED.

The food blockade has also In the course of a statement been raised completely. made in response to a question as Countless lorries Inden with to whether he would consider re-supplies have arrived Flaxing the present restrictions on strike area and it is regarded as foreign lending the Chancellor of a good sign of the temper pre- the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Cham-vailing that none of these lorries, berlain, paid that the actual although moving without escorts, amount of foreign lending at the has been molested. present time would, in no circum-

TROOP WITHDRAWAL REQUESTED.

The Market Street company union members are operating the trolleys-United Press.

U. K.-LATVIA COMMERCE

NEW

AGREEMENT

IN FORCE

London, July 19.

ECONOMIC REFORMS FOR CHINA

Dr. Rajchmann Gives Views to League

Geneva, July 19: The Economic Committee of the League this afternoon heard Dr. Rajchmann's account of his mission in the Far East.“

w. F. Booker, manager of Messrs. Bishop and Lacey. Ltd.. Exchange Building, which occurred suddenly nt the Gloucester Building in the early hours of this morning.

The late Mr. Booker had been a resident of Gloucester Building It may be recalled that Herr for about a month, and had latterly been in different health. Yestor- Hitler has been struggling with Big day he consplained of feciing very Business recently following objecil, and it is thought that his condi

to the trend of the Nazi tion was aggravated by the heat. economic policy under Dr. Kessler's direction.

In the early hours of this morn- ing, a night boy on duty saw Mr. Meanwhile, small black are Booker go to the lavatory and Inter containing the ashes of the late heard a sound from his room as if Nazi leader, Gregor Strasser, at he had collapsed. The

manager REFUGEES ARRIVE AT stances, be great and that it was

Mr. Y, C. Koo, the Chineso Hitler's

easy to form exaggerated vlows 48 the

Government représentative, gava was called and friends, has been luded to

HARBIN

to the effect of the embargo.

The new United Kingdom and the being entered Mr. Booker WB

Committee supplementary The General 'Strike Committee Latvia commercial agreement, the information on the economic situa widow, but not the

As regards the future, he was (found lying on the floor in a state gold ring he

entisfied that it would not be in have issued a further resolution text of which is issued to-night, tion in China and on the methods Harbin, July 20. the fateful night of June 30, wor

of Floods are now spread over a the public interest that the exist-requesting, in the interests other possessions.

A naval doctor resident in the great Drea along the Chinese ing restrictions should be removed peace and good will, that all State comes into force ten days after the that have been adopted to Improve His sons have now returned to building, and others, rendored as- Enatern Railway, including at present, but even under present Troops should he withdrawn from cons of ratifications and will it. Reuter.

continue until December 81, 1926, Herr Hitler the gold witches which sistance but despite all that could Taltsihar and Andachen, causing conditions, the Government would all cities for an indefinite period.

It was also resolved that the denunciation at six months' notice after which it will be subject to Hitler, ns their godfather, had be done, Mr. Booker succumbed. hivoe to thousands of acres of be ready to consider

particular given them--Reuter.

falling Committee will not be dissolved on either alde. The Into Mr. Booker, who was a crops.

cases, especially those bachelor, came to

Eight thousand refugees have under the following heads: Hongkong in.

Firstly sterling lasuca by a coun- 1931 from Manchester na a plece-arrived at Harbin from the flooded

arca. They are being temporarily try within the sterling bloc, where goute expert to Join Mesare accommodated in matsheds outside the Joan was required to increase Steger and Co. Later he was for a brief time with Mesara, John the city. Contral News.

tho sterling assets of that country Manners and Co.,-but he left them

and so to minimise fluctuations in exchanges, to become manager of Messrs. |

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DAIREN CONFERENCE

RUMOURS

Dairan, July 10.

shop and Lacey.

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room

During his residence in the Colony, Mr. Booker' mado many friends, who will deeply deplore his donth. He was a member of the Strict secrecy surrounds a con- Royal Hongkong Golf Club, being ference hero under the presidency an enthusiastic playor, and had of General Hishikari, Commander-figured in many competitions: In-Chief of the Kwantung Army

SILVER MARKET

L

$

LONDON AND NEW YORK QUIET

New York, July 19. The London and New York and Japanese Ambassador to Man-

markets were dull, with small chukuo. It is rumoured that the

Was Victim of a chopper attack, Cheung markets, China

reported conference la considering cortain Chu, living at 63 Yeung Chel Street, selling in London again. reforms in the Manchukuo ad-Shamalulpo, was admitted to hospital There was no significant nows ministrative

system. Central yesterday with a severe scalp wound, and no trading Interest, Sioan, Nowa

assailant has eluded arrest. Culbertson - and Fritz.

Later.

until the President of the Com- mitteo decides,

PUBLIC OPINION...

Generally, the agreement pro-| vides for the maintenance of most- favoured-nation treatment to Latvin, particularly in the matter It is generally, conceded that of agricultural produce, and in the strike has been brought to an return, Latvia end by the force of public opinion, facilities for importa from the provides now Secondly, sterling issues on be no the citizens of San Francisco United Kingdom British. Wire- half of any borrower where the revolted against taking orders less. proceeds were calculated mainly from self-constituted authorities. to produce a direct benefit to Brí- tish industry.

The Labour leaders apparently

saw their power weakening on all The St. Georgo's Riding Academy sides and were impressed by the is holding, next month, a competition growing public resentment tournament for the benefit of ite THE TYPHOON

aroused by the discomforts and Pupils, the prins to consist of silver oupe and trophies. The event should attendant on nunoyances

the The typhoon of which warnings striko.

proven great attraction. Included have been issued during the gast

in the competitión)! are;kwośę gamos invented by lieut.«Celi" D. G. Kozl- STAMPEDE TO WORK. fow days is now in the Formosa,

kla, BaR-play" and "Polo-Golf". Channel, thellsing In a more northerly direction. It is situated

Practically a stampede to work The gamos are an exciting to watch as they are thrilling for the rider, to about sixty miles from the coast, broke out after the nows that the play There will Also be the popular

strike was over, while the people game of "Fox-play,” opposite Foschow

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