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TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1934.

日三十月六

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NEW STOCKS

OF

BOY SCOUT

HATS AND BELTS

AT

WHITEAWAYS

COPPER MINE STRIKERS RESORT TO VIOLENCE

SOCIALIST PLOT

IN AUSTRIA

Dollfuss Gets Blow

the

In First

Vienna, July 23. A Socialist plot against Dollfuss Covernment

has been discovered. At least thousand arrests

2

have been made. The prisons, are hopelessly over- crowded and a special con- centration camp is being established.-Brutm.

now

HUGE DRUG

HAUL

ON SUI TAI

DISAPPEARANCE OF FIREMEN

ENTIRE STAFF

DISAPPEARS

It has been disclosed that an enormous haul of contra- band opiunt was secured by .the authorities on board the

s.s. Sui Tai yesterday.

Upon the arrival from Macao, the bont was bounded and search

ed by a parts of Preventive and

Police Omeera.

Illicit opium, of which the exact quantity was not stated. except that there was enough of it to fill the four kerosene ins in which it was packed, was found hidden, it is indicated, in the coal

bunkers,

Prior to this, the imminence of discovery appears to have been -sensed-for-it was discovered later that the whole staff of fremen, comprising it is stated 15 indivi- uals, had disappeared from the beal.

An investigation is proceeding.

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BUILDINGS

BLOWN

UP:

SET ON FIRE

SUDDEN

FLARE-UP

AFTER MONTHS OF QUIET

GENERAL STRIKE THREAT

(Special to "Telegraph")

(By Talspresh. Copyright. Telegraphis Mess wagen Ordinance. 1. Received July 21., 10.35 am1)

New York, July 23. Savage violence flared up to-day unexpectedly in the township of Butte, in Mon- tana, where many casualties! occurred.

The disturbances were an out- come of the walk-out of 5,000] workers of the Union Copper Mining Company, but it has not braen nacertained what exactly gave the spark to the smouldering| unrest among the miners.

The "Diana," a de Havilland machine designed for the Singapore- Australia section of the Empire air route, which will be extended to Australia in two or three months. The plane cruises at'145 m.p.h, and

has a top speed of 175 m.p.h. It has vonly for eight påssengers.

SHANGHAI

INVESTMENT

SENSATION

£44,000 OF SHARES SAID TO BE

MISSING

WOMAN DRESSED IN RED

DILLINGER BETRAYAL

REVELATIONS

HANDKERCHIEF AS

SIGNAL

ན

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

ITALY ACCEPTS INVITATION

Preliminary Naval Conversations

Rome, July 23.. The Italian Government has accepted the British Invitation to preliminary naval conversations and is sending a delegation to London in the early autumn.--Reuter, “.

JAPAN'S

NAVAL

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, DEMANDS

1894. Recrived, July 24, 1.24 pan.)

Chicago, July 23,

J

John "The Killer” Dillinger was betrayed into police hands by a jealous woman, one of his former "flames."

This much has at least been officially admitted by the Federal Agent, after the city had been flooded with rumours about a Judas betrayal.

The police will not talk about the circumstances,

MCLURE ESTATE CASE IN COURT but the United Press has learned all the important facts.

A girl clad in red was responsible for the certainty of police identification of Dillinger as he came out of the cinema.

Shanghai, July 24. blame attached to Messrs. Seth, Serious allegations involves were entrusted to the deceased Mancell and MëLure as the securi... The strike has already been drag. xing on sluggishly for three ing the late Mr. Alexander personally.

She was walking just behind the months without disorder.

The Court granted an applica-notorious outlaw, following almost; McLure, head of

a noted

tion for the appointment of Mr. within a touch of him firm of accountants in Hardman. of Merers. Lowe, Bing-strolled unsuspectingly into the

and Matthews, as co-street. ham Administrator of the

SUDDEN ERUPTION.

To-day, it erupted suddenly in a Shanghai (Seth, Marcell and series of explosions and stoniegs. McLure) were made in the estate

MeLure

it is believed to have developed course of proceedings in the HOPELESSLY INSOLVENT. from firing on strikers,'who repliedį

to the fire and who also retaliated British Court.

by a campaign of Incendiariam,-

A number of buildings were set on fire and wrecked by explosions. The enuse of the violence seems afso to have enlisted the sympathy of other workers in the efty and a [general strike. Is threatened.

It was stated in Court that the Mr. McLure died following an estate is hopelessly insolvent and attack of heat stroke on July 3. that the estimated assets are two

It was stated that investigations lakhs.

The late Dr. MeLure

as

he

́OFFICER

As soon as she sighted a police SPY STORY

officer she knew, the girl raised bandkerchier. pointed to Dillinger and disappeared.

чак

NOT SEEN AGAIN.

After the shooting: ~ she of his affairs revealed that his

never seen again, although it is was stated that she immediately went holding of shares of the Shanghai general manager of both the Inter-to the hotel residence of a Federal Electric Construction Company, national Investment Company and agent and attempted to claim the Ltd. on behalf of the Internationalthe Yangtsze Finance Company. Investment Trust Company, and His wife and Bon have just

the Yangtze Finance Company recently left Shanghal for home.

S. F. NEARLY NORMAL. ' In San Francisco, meantime, things are practically back to normality. Only the longshore. Counsel on behalf of the Inter-

showed a shortage of 16,350 shares-Reuter (market value 55/- a share).

Finance

IN AUSTRIA

men's troubles remain to be settligt az since Company, told THE TERROR e and it is expected that they the Court that they have reason will vote for arbitration to-morrow to believe that the securities had |(Tuesday) by a large majority.

been dealt with by the deceased Practically the whole of the for his own account. Pacific roast is how back PLAYING FIELDS? normal.-United Press.

AERODROME OR

JAPANESE WORK IN TIENTSIN AREA

Tientsin, July 24.

A dispute over the alleged building of an aerodrome near Nan Kal University by Japanese is going on between the local Chinese and Japanese authorities, The municipal authorities lodged

U.S. ARMY AİR CORPS

MAJOR

protest with the Japanese Cons

DOOLITTLE'S

CHALLENGE

(Special to "Telegraph")

aul, Mr. Tanaka, yesterday and 14. 10.40 am. demanded that work

on the acrodromo immediately cease.

ta

[lly Telegraph. Copyright, Talographie Mon

1893. Ordinance.

Herstved July Washington, July 23. The Baker Committee, which] The Japanese, however, deny made the special inquiry into that the work is intended for anthe needs for reorganization of the acrodrome. The Consul averred Army Air Corps ignored dirigibles

PERSONAL TRUST.

Meanwhile, in a circular to their shareholders, both companies con- | cerned state that as a firm

ROOSEVELT

na

NEARS

HONOLULU

STUDIES PROBLEMS BEFORE LANDING (Special to, "Telegraph") (By Talegraph, Gapright, Telegraphle Ken

Ordinaner,

24. 2.25 pim.)

GROWING FEELING OF TENSION

AN APPEAL TO LEAGUE?

REICH ACCUSED

July over Aboard the U.S.S.

ffouston, July 23,

B

reward.

Mr. Melvin I'urvis, the chief

woman

U.S. PREPARING

A COUNTER

NAVAL BASES IN PACIFIC

(Special to "Totograph"} (ly Telegraph. Copyright. Tekorophio Mea

Ordinance, 149). Recalmed the hið pon

anges

Washington, July 23.

It seems more than like ly that any strongly pressed demand by Japan for naval parity will be countered by an announcement of the in- tention of the United States to increase her naval forti-

INCIDENT fications and bases in the

KWANTUNG ARMY INCENSED

Pacific.

No silicial indication has been given of such a polley, but thore. are many pointers indicating that the proposal is being considered. Authoritative quarters are known Harbin, July 24, to have unomcially suggested that Federal Agent for Chicago, ndmitt-has-elapsed-since--publica-would artes, in order to have the Although nearly a month the Navy Department undertake a Berions study of the problems that ed when the known facts were re- tion, a serious incident scheme cut and dried as a bargain Jated to him that betrayed Dillinger and said that:

threatens over the report of counter in the event of persistence she would be secretly rewarded. an attempt by a high Japan-in Japan's naval equality claims.

ese military officer to steal

DUTCH HARBOUR.. Soviet documents.

The demands would include the The Kwantung Army is highly Dutch Harbour, which is only 700

development of a naval base at: incensed at the charge levelled miles from the Asiatic mainland: against Captain Miyazaki, who is

It is recalled that the United well-known on the staff of the States agreed at the Washington Army, and independent action has Naval Conference, the agreement already been taken.

being inserted into the Treaty, to It is learned that a representa relinquish all further naval base. TO BE PROTECTED. tive of the Kwantung Army.called developments in the Pacific sub- Countless efforts have been upon M. Stavutsky, the Soviet made to secure a statement, but Consul-General in Harbin to-day ect to Japan's acceptance of the it is emphasised that in the in- and demanded a worldwide 16-5-3 ratio.

-TÜ- terest of the Informer the source traction of the Soviet report.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL POINTS.. of the "tip" must be protected.

The naval serial and submarine It is, however, understood that ment of the originators of the re-expeditions to Dutch Harbour, five Chicago police officers who nort and a guarantee that there plus the U.S. Army Air Corps

- INQUEST VERDICT.

The inquest proecedings on the body of the desperado were brief and formal. The Coroner record cil a verdict of "Justifiable homicide by Federal officers"

[United Presa.

He also demanded the panish-

participated in the final trap will will be no repetition.

receive a share. The Federal

NATION BREATHES MORE FREELY

Vienna, July 24. agents engaged, however, aro The Government's sur-ineligible.

Dillinger'a aged father hus prise swoop last night, when

arrived in Chicago and intends to thousand alleged claim the body after the Coroner's Socialist plotters were inquest.-United Press. that a recreation ground is being as an important factor in military: President Roosevelt within sight rounded up and held for trial, laid out by private Japanese in-faviation.

The Committee did, however, re-ing, spent several hours with extension in Austria.

of the Hawatian Islands this morn follows the steady growth of terests-Central News,

commend experimental non-rigid perts studying the problems of

Hawaii, preparatory to his tour of The feeling of tension has been A minority report, signed by inspection On landing. United becoming rapidly more pronounced Major James Doolittle, the famous Press..

in the last few days. speed pilot, urged the removal of the Army Air Corps from the domination of the General Staff.- United Press,

DOLLAR SWEEP POPULAR

QUARTER ALREADY

SOLD

The special dollar sweep on the Picnic Bay Stakes, to be run at the September Meeting of the Hong. kong Jockey Club, la proving Im- mensely popular.

Already no fewer than 25,000. tickets have been disposed of out of a proposed total allotment of 100,000.

balloons,

PROFESSOR ROGERS IN TOKYO

LONG TALK WITH FINANCE MINISTER

MOTOR OWNERS

WARNED

UNLICENSED 'CARS

Hardly a day has gone by with, Lout a series of bombings and acts Juf sabotage; attributed by the Under-Secretary for Publie Security to Communists and Socialists,

Morbid Throngs Round Morgue

Chiengo, July 23. The killing of Dillinger after so much dramatica is universally agreed to be one of the most atupendous blown ever dealt at organised crime.

It is alleged that these agents of According to the police, there are disorder have received their The entire nation, particularly. a large number of motor-cams lu orders and rewards from the Nazi the Middle West, ja to-day Hongkong in respect of which organisation, which in turn is breathing more freely. licences have not been taken out.morally and materially Inspired by

Curious throngs hung round the

A warning is now lasted that the Reich and German circles in morgue where the body of the owners will be prosecuted without Munich. further warning if their vehicles. are found unlicensed on the roads.

killer is lying in the hope of obtaining a view, while showmen at the World's Fair are scrambling) for mementoes.

flight to Alaska, plus the prospects CONSUL'S STAND.

of American fleet manoeuvres In Alaskan waters in 1935, circum The Soviet Consul General re-tantially support the view that the fused to accept the demands and Navy Department is thinking Its Informed the Japanese officer en-jover-United Press. voy that he was unable to inves- tigate the matter.

It will be recalled that an x-Saturday, it was stated that Elizabeth In our Pictorial Supplement on traordinary story was circulated Pollock won intermediate honours in alleging that Captain Miyazaki the Trinity College of Muste Examina- attempted to purloin secret docution. Actually, she obtained a pass. ments while the guest of the Soviet Consul-General at Taheiho,

on the Manchurian border, near Repulse Bay Hotei to-morrow night. There will be a dinner dance at the Blagovestchansk-Reuter.

Che Antedonians Band will be in at

endance..

BLIZZARD IN THE

ANTARCTIC

PREVENTS RELIEF REACHING BYRD (Special to "Tolagraph")

· (By Tálssysph, Copyright. Telegraphlo klasi

pm. Ordinaner,

· Received Judy

migea

Littlo America, July 24. A tractor which was attempt- ing to reach Rear-Admiral Byrd's camp in the Antarctic anaWS WAA forced to turn back to-day owing. to a blizzard--United Press.

GREAT SECRECY. Tokyo, July 24. Professor Rogers, a member of

Last night's arresta, in connec- President Roosevelt's Brain-Trust,

tion New York, July 23.

with which the greatest who has been in the Far East for FAIR TO SHOWERY

China continues to be a de secrecy in being observed, word

HUNT FOR gang. some months studying the silver pressing influonco Pressure is highest

o London made on the problem. called on the Japanese silver prices. over

suspicion that the Socialists were cooperating with "Bring them in Dead or Alive," Federal officers under orders to Pacific to the cast of the Bontna, Ministry of Finance last evening and relatively low over S. W. and talked for several hours with small buyer in London

The Treasury was apparently the Nazis.

have now launched a campaign in China. The typhoon is crossing Mr. Fujii concerning economic decline, also buying for apot in transferred to Armbruster. House, It is learned that the gangster brother and a local newspaper pro

the All those arrested have been search of Dillinger's henchmen. undertaker, the outlaw's half- Central Japan on an E. N. E. track, problems. He is expected to stay New York. The Treasury, how where many Socialists have been will be buried in the cometary at prietor, have left Mooresville, Local forecast: S. E. winds, here for a week or so before re-ever, was not an aggressive buyer. Imprisoned since the February Indianapolls alongside his mother. Indians, for Chicago in a hearse modemte; fair to showory.

turning home-Central News, --Sican, Culbertson and Fritz.

(Continued on Page 11.) He father, accompanied by and to claim the body-Reuter. Pall

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