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SATURDAY, OCTOBER

6, 1934.

日八十月八

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RED TIDE OF REVOLT SWEEPS ACROSS SPAIN

BRITISH

SHIP

ASHORE

New Republic Expected

Expected Soon To Be Proclaimed By Azana's Rebel Followers In

In Barcelona

H.M.S. SUFFOLK ARMY OF MINERS

TO RESCUE

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CITY OF CAMBRIDGE ON PRATAS REEF The s.s. City of Cambridge went ashore on Pratas reef early this morning and salvage tug from Taikoo is steaming to her rescue. H.M.S. Suffolk has been ordered to stand by in readiness to lend assistance.

A typhoon creeping up from the South may menace the vessel but so far there is no immediate danger: No!! passengers are aboard.

Advice was received by the Bank Line carly this morning that the City of Cambridge had piled up on

reef but that salvage toga are) being dispatched and there is hope of getting the ship off early, pro- vided that there is no interference from the typhoon.

The vessel is carrying a general cargo from the United States and was due here yesterday on her way to north China:

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She is commanded by Capt. Teague and is manned by a British und Lascar crew. Built in 1921 by Clark & Co., Ltd., of Belfast, the City of Cambridge has a tonnage of 7,058 and is registered at the Bort of Glasgow.

The agents stated this morning that as far as was known H.M.S. Suffolk might be despatched to sland by.

Inter. for the

HI, M. S. Suffolk 1.ft cene-shortly-after-11-o'clock...!

ALL MATCHES CANCELLED. All naval football league matches for the week-end have! been

to the cancelled wing "stand" by" order in councetion. with the City of Cambridge.

Typhoon Moving Slowly

HONGKONG LIKELY

TO ESCAPE

SHIPS REPORT

FIGHT POLICE

HEAVY LOss of life IN. OVIEDO

THREAT OF FAMINE APPEARS

IN POPULOUS VALENCIA

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9.25 J.) 1984. Received, Oct. 0,

MADRID, OCT. 5.

THE RED TIDE OF REVOLUTION IS SPREADING THROUGHOUT SPAIN. HAS BEEN A HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE. IN

Barcelona li again the acons of serious rioting Picture shows military guards in the streets of the city during earlier disturbances whilat

search is being made in a manhols for bombs,

THERE SEPARATIST

CLASHES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY MOVE IN

BETWEEN POLICE AND STRIKERS.

IN

BARCELONA, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST BARCELONA

REPORTS, A SEPARATIST MOVEMENT IS AFOOT AND A NEW REPUBLIC WILL BE DECLARED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE NOTED REVOLUTIONARY, MANUEL AZANA.

To the earlier list of twelve known dead must now be added another five victims of the disorders in Oviedo. Miners, well armed and wearing red arm-bands, are in conflict with Government troops and police. The situation grows steadily worse.

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Latest reports state that the death roll is already 100 and some 400 persons have been wounded. Oviedo has fallen into the hands of Government troops after a five-hour battle with rebels. There were heavy casualties.

NEW REPUBLIC TO BE FORMED

AZANA ÁT HEAD

adges

OF STATE.

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Madrid, Oct. 5.

The declaration of 3

third Spanish Republic in Barcelona, with Senor Azana, former Pre- mier, as its President, is immin ent, according to a report un-

THREE HURT IN BRAWL

A

AMERICAN SEAMEN'S YAMAUTI Fight

NON-UNION MEN ATTACKED

CHAMPION WINS

WAY TO FINALS:

Thrilling Match In U.S. Women's Golf

Philadelphia, Oct. 5. Miss Virginia Van Wie. U.S. women's golf champion. met the determined chat- lenge of her 'old rival, Mrs. Collett Vare, in the semi- final round of the title match to-day, with a calm which nothing

assurance

could shake. She eliminated the former title-holder, who is attempting a come-back, by three and two.

won

Miss Dorothy Traung, youthful challenger, her way to this position by beating Mrs. Hill by the same, score as the Van Wie. Vare match produced.— Reuter,

KING'S CONSENT TO MARRIAGE

PRINCES ATTEND PRIVY COUNCIL

DOMINIONS. REPRESENTED

London, Oct.-S. H.M. the King held a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace to-day, at which His Majesty gave his formal_consent to the marriage of Prince George to Princess Marina.

The Council WOH one of the most representative held in recent years. Two members of the Royal Family; the Prince of Wales and. the Duke of Connaught, wore pre- aent and the Counen was the first State function in which the Prime Minister had participated singe his return from his health tour in Cannda.

By a Tortunate obcurrence, three statesman who hold er have hold the office of Prime Minister In Dominion Governments were also In London and attended the Coun cil. They were Mr. R. B. Bennett, Prime Minister of Canada; Gon-

JAPAN MARKET erai Smuts, Minister of Justice

THREATENED

DUTCH INDIES TO

BUY BRITISH ? ·

The Hague, Oct. 5, Herr Spanjaard, the official Dutch As a result of the brawl which representative at the Japan-Dutch occurred at Young's Cafe, Tau- negotiations at Batavia, returned. mati, Inet evening between two here to-day and declared that there groups of firemen from the Prest-was little hope of an agreement Harry between the two countries respect- dent Grant, three men, Westrup, Casper Appell and Henrying-trade allotments or quotas in

Injured. the East Indies. were badly Barney

Ho added that it may be found Westrup received lacerations on the left side of the head, Appell necessary to curtail Japanese textile severe bruises on the left arh and exports to the Dutch East Indies in inceration of the scalp, while favour of British and German pro-

arner was indly cut under the darts-Renter. left eye and also sustained bad bruises on the forehead,

The Telegraph learns

this

CIVIL GUARDS BARRACKS RAIDED confirmed in official sources, but morning that an Englishman,

A general, railway strike has been declared throughout Spalp, necording to the latest reports.

The situation at Oviedo is most serious, miners armed with rifles und wearing red bands on their

HEAVY WEATHER leves are still in frequent con-

It appears as if Hongkong williet with police.

once again be fortunate in escap- Already five bodies have bean ing the serious effects of a typhoon which yesterday appear brought into the hospital there, ed to be heading in this direction, while six police and six strikers

The Royal Observatory, repurt-have been seriously wounded.. ing at 10.20 this morning, states

that the typhoon is situate about

It is rumoured that-the-Civil

200 miles SS.E. of Hongkong and Guards barracks have been attack- is stationary or moving slowly, ed at Lugones and Hoyonlego and wostward.

The typhoon is of considerable other town5,

area and intensity, and its slow; VALENCIA'S PLIGHT. movement is due to the increase of

pressure over China. This in-

The city of Valencia is in an

erensed pressure ins caused the extremity. It has neither water, establishment of strong monsoon

nor electrity. There is a along the coast; and ships are re-gas

growing fear of famine, for com- porting heavy wostner in directions from Hongkong.

modities are running very short.

Up to the present, Hongkong in that the has been fortunate weather has remained generaly the

It is rumoured in Madrid that: situation in the Banque

BARCELONA TENSION.

fair. Force 7 (moderate gale) la province in becoming more neute. reported from Gap Rock, and it is "expected that the wind will-in- crease and that rainfall will com- mence in Hongkong before this evening.

FIRE DESTROYS SCHOOL OUTBRFÄ” AT WEST POINT

HEAVY LOSS

OF LIFE

Five Hundred Casualties

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Madrid, Oct.. 5. Incomplete and unofficial estimates state that 100 have been. killed and 400 more seriously injured during. the fighting throughout. Spain.

or

The heaviest loss of life

Is at Oviedo, The Covernor of the city telegraphed for aeroplanes to assist_him_in_ suppressing the rebels.-- United Pres.

The streets of Barcelona' are now being patrolled by armed' polleo and troops with Axedi bayonets. Over 3,000 rilles and revolvers have been commandered been won over by the rebels. by Government forces owing to fears that the gunsmiths shops railway stoppage in the country

complete, they add. might be raided and robbed..

THREE HUNDRED ARRESTS.

seemingly authoritative.

who introduced himself to the injured men as Capt.. Anderson,! Barcelona would be the tempor- of the R.A.M.C., was knocked un- ary seat of the new Government, it conscious on the side-walk dur. in added.

fing the brawl.

Senor Azana; who may hind à now Spanish Republić said to be in prodess of establishment at

Barcelona.

ANTI-MONARCHIST.

Senor Manuel Azana, who may head the new Republic of

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and formerly Prime Minister of the Union of South Afrien; und Mr. Bruce, High Commissioner for Australia, and formerly Prime Minister, of the Commonwealth.

Others present wore the Lord Freelilent of the Council, Mr. Baldwin; the Lord Chancellor, Lord Sankey; the Foreign Soere

SI John Simon" the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, and the Archbishop of Canterbury..

The document approving Prince George's marriage, engrossed on parchment, was prepared and the great real of England affixed,

The King and Queen Inter en- tertained members of the Council to lencheon, Prince George also being present.--Brilial Wirelins.

DETROIT HUMBLED IN THIRD GAME

The disturbance was a sequel to ST. LOUIS TAKES LEAD

The recent waterfront strike

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ne American Pacific Coast. It appears that some of the firemen

h the President Grant joined the

ship as strike-breakers" and re- mined their jobs after the strike

་་

IN WORLD SERIES

ad been declared out. Il-feeling ERRORS AGAIN PROVE COSTLY

Jetween union and,non-union men and been evident throughout the present trip and tension snapped Last evening.

Detroit, Oct. 5. The St. Louis Cardinals have gone back into the lead in the World Series with the Detroit Tigers. The The Police discounted the story ut fighting took place on the third game of their three-day meeting here ended dis- wharisido. The only disturbance)

astrously for the home nine when the St. Louis big guns far as they khew (occurred at They Loung's Cafe, Yaumatl

opened up in the fifth inning and scored two runs. were informed of this by telephone

Thereafter. although Detroit! Jut when a squad arrived on the switched, pitchers, there was no scene they merely saw one or two holding the Cardinals. Further: sailor walking around the street. more, the Detroit team slipped on

No arrests have been made and two plays, and the errors, were the Police state that tho matter costly. would probably be dealt with by ne Captain of the President Grant,

The box score read: St. Louis

Detroit .....1..

Tommy Bridges, opened for! Detroit and lasted five innings.

Barcelond, which is expected to be YELLOW RIVER STILL Then he blow up: The Cardinals

formed as a result of the latest

| Spanish crisis, was born in 1880, -studied-law-and then became a

Lolitical publicist.

In 1930 he was elected Presi dent of the Ateneo, famous club of advanced political thinkers, | and under hin this group became Then centre for the anti-monarchist

is movement. He was so skilful in

RISES

Floods Spreading In Hopei

SUBMARINE'S MISHAP

CUTS JUNK IN HALVES

Rammed by H.M.S. Orpheus

unknown

with such force that it was com pletely cut in two, an cargo boat sank in sensational cir |cumstances" in the Harbour “early”

yesterday morning.

The junk, which was in charge of Cheung. Lee, was proceeding to Yaumati.when the incident oc- curred, just as dawn was breaking.

The Orpheus was proceeding to an Admiralty buoy in the harbour, following the holsting of the No. 1 typhoon signal.,

hit him hard and scored twice.

Elon Hogsett, Tigers' opening Inuirlor in the first encounter,-trica to atom the Hide, but his team let him down with two orrors in a. the Cards. critical, moment. and went further ahead.

Although Detroit hit safely sight times, they could only manage one run. Their scoring Tientsin, Oct. G.

efforts were scattered, while St. The Hopel Frovincial Govern Louls bunched their hits in the bin handling of affairs that he ment has received an alarming refifth and seventh innings. was never arrested.

port from the southern quarter of

Paul

Dean, brother of the templing-to-quell-disturbances in Whon, as

as a result of the the province to the effect that the various parts of the province, were whelniing republican vete, King food situation is being aggravated as Dizzy pitched a strong the funk, the latter was cut com

crow clung precariously to, each compelled to retreat towards the Alfonso left Spain, Azana became by a further rising of the Yellow me, for the Cardinals and rover plately in two, and members of the BRO school;'

St. Louis now loads by two section, War Minister in Senor Zamora's River, which has gained three feet let them got out of hand. Cabinet.

within two days: The promises were completely

games to one, and the teams go to Police launch. No B., In charge A report from Eibar states that The Rovolutionary Committee of Rutted. The origin of the out-

Three newly repaired dykes have St Louis for: the next round of of Inspector Hughes, ....... was break and details of the property the strikers issued a bulletin later Government troops after a force

In that same year he formed collapsed causing widespread floods the series. Two more wins for St. fortunately in the vicinity,;, and Destroyed have not yet been claiming that all the Civil Guards battle recaptured an arms factory one of the short-lived cabinets of in the surrounding villages Gen-Louis will give them the "world's rescued all the crew. Efforts were

In the barracks of Asturias had (Continued on Page ́§.)... ̧· ascertained.

the time.

aleo made to salvage the junk.«

A fre broke out at 17:15 fast

night on the third floor of 76. Des Three hundred persone have Vooux Rand West, used as a Chin- already been arrested in Barcelona

alone.

In North Asturias, police at-

Capital.

tral News:

championship."-Reuter.

When the submarino rammed