TURBULENT PARIS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21082, 6 February 1934, Page 9

TURBULENT PARIS

MILITARY IN COMMAND WOT RESULTS IN MANY ARRESTS SEQUEL TO CABINET CRISIS (r.vnr.D i-i:i:ss association—Br elictiuc TKLEGK.U'U— L'OPYiUOUT.) (Received February 5, 7.40 p.m.) PARIS, February 5. The city of Paris is virtually under martial law. It is not the police but the military who command the position. Troops of the garrison have been called out and despatched to various points with instructions to protect buildings usually entrusted to the police.

There were 75 arrests at the Place de l'Opera, where a riot began, one section of the crowd cheering M. Chiappe (Prefect of Police; and another a rival. There was also a demonstration acclaiming M. Daladier and M. Frot, Minister for the Interior. DEMONSTRATION BEING ORGANISED TANKS TO BE RUSHED TO THE CITY (Received February 6, 1.4.5 a.m.) PARIS, February 5. The royalist newspaper, "L'Action Francaise," is organising a demonstration to be held when Parliament meets on Tuesday. M. Frot has ordered several tanks to be rushed to the city. A whole garrison has been mobilised and two regiments have been brought from other garrisons. M. DALADIER'S STRONG STAND DETERMINATION TO UNRAVEL STAVISKY TANGLE (Received February 5, 11.25 p.m.) PARIS, February 5. M. Daladier bluntly refused to answer pungent press criticism regarding the dismissal of M. Chiappe, and declared that his sole duty was to France. He would allow nothing to stop him from throwing complete light on the Stavisky affair, precluding the repetition of past weak-

ncsses. The Government has replaced M. ncriard, the civil governor of Paris, M. Chiappe's close associate, by M. Vi'llety, Prefect of the Rhone. Many believe that the Drusqucness of M. Chiappe's dismissal was due to the Government's fear of a police demonstration. MINISTRY CHANGES POSITION OF PREFECT OF POLICE PARIS, February 4. M. Joseph Paul-Boncour and M. Paul Marchandeau have accepted the respective portfolios of Colonel Jean Fabry, Minister for War, and M. Francois Pietri, Minister for the Colonies, who have resigned. The Conservative press almost entirely supports M. Chiappe, Prefect of Police, who has been offered the residency generalship of Morocco, though the socialist papers are delighted with his removal, calling him a plotter against the Government. His refusal of the position in Morocco is due to his regarding it as a declaration of lack of confi-

denco According to a London message, the "Sunday Graphic' says M. Chiappe is one of the most feared men in France. His enemies say he has been aiming at a political dictatorship, fostering street demonstrations in the interests of his own Government is perturbed by the turn of events, and has called out the Republican Guards to ensure order. DEFENCE AGAINST POISON GAS USE OF AIR CURRENTS GERMAN DISCOVERY REPORTED IN BRUSSELS (Received February 5, 8.10 p.m.) BRUSSELS, February 5. "La Nation Beige" publishes messages from Berlin stating that the Germans have discovered a protection against poison gas. Masks will therefore be discarded. The principle of the discovery is the use of air currents which pitvent the gases from reaching me objectives. THE OILS THAT CLIMB. "Upper-end" lubrication is.MM achieved with "Germ" Oils because they have the property ot climbing ana penetrating to all surfaces requiring lubrication Last year total coraump tion diminished, yet "Germ O 1 increased 22 per cent, bales corvire climbing. All Garages ami Service Stations can supply. Distributor. Na tional Mortgage and Agency CQ■ " N.Z., Ltd., and John Burns and 00, Ltd.