The Berlin Rioting

Evening Star, Issue 20167, 6 May 1929, Page 6

The Berlin Rioting

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Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ~ - ' BERLIN, May 4. Among those who were killed in last night’s rioting was Mr Charles E. Mackay, a New Zealander, and formerly Mayor of Wanganui, who was recently' doing journalistic work. Ap' parently' he disregarded the police warning, and strolled unconcernedly in the streets in the Nenkoelln quarter during the thick of the disturbances. The police found the body lying in the .street with a bullet wound in the breast. Tie was rushed to hospital, but • died on the way.— Australian Press Association.

A CHEQUERED CAREER. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Ainy 4. The ‘Sunday Express,’ in expressing regret at having to announce the death of Mr Maekay, says he was its assistant correspondent at Berlin, Die paper publishes a cable from Mr Sefton Deliner, tho'chief correspondent of the ‘Daily Express’ and the ‘Sunday Express,’ saying “Maekay was one of my best friends, and one of the most brilliant men 1 have over met.’’ He describes how they together toured districts on Friday n':’ t till TI.3U, when Delnier went to cable to London, while Maekay went to Nenkoolln district with instructions to ascertain from the police whether the 'disturbances were being continued. Maekay had no intention of entering the danger zone, and if he did it was by accident. “ Maekay wore next to Ids chess an innnlet of green jade which was given him by a Maori chief, but if this exercised any influence at all it brought only bitter sorrow and disappointment. Maekay was in Lon lon last year and engaged in a business venture, ill which ho put all his money. The business failed, and Maekay went to Berlin nine months ago. .Mackay s grandfather was an officer in xht Maori War.” —Australian I’rcr.-y Association.

THE RIOTING QUELLED. . NUMEROUS DEATHS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright BERLIN, May -I. The Neukoclln district is quiet. 'J he casualties as a jesult of three day.of Communist rioting are between twenty-five, and thirty-six dead and several injured.—Australian I'less Association.