MAY DAY OBSERVANCE

Northern Advocate, 3 May 1934, Page 5

MAY DAY OBSERVANCE

COMMUNISTS PROMINENT GENERAL QUIETUDE ' HAVANA AN EXCEPTION. ; SNIPER STARTS GUN BATTLE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) ~ (Received 9 a.m.} ; ; NEW YORK, May .L In practically all the large-cities-in the Western Hemisphere the Radical Labour element observed May Day. j With the exception of a ,gnn battle-in 1 Havana, Cuba, no soriousrd-isorders arc I reported, ' , In New York, Socialists and Communists held separate parades,' the police keeping them apart. The trouble in Havana started when a sniper from the top of a building fired on a parade of 10,000 Communist workmen, some of whom returned’the fire. Thereupon troops dispersed the mob witli machine guns and gAs bombs. Many people were injured. PARIS TURBULENCE. POLICE SURROUND BLOCK. , READY FOR STORMING... ' (Received 9 a.m.) ’ • • PARIS, May 2. Two thousand policemen, reinforced by mobile guards, isolated a largo block of houses in the working class district of Paris, whence stones lirtd been thrown and shots fired. One officer was Avounded. Preparations Avere being made at 1.30 a.m. today to storm the buildings. Police fbced searchlights, and a special equad Avearing' steel " helmets' was ready. The officer ’ in charge is now awaiting the authority of the Minister of the Interior-to begin Jhe. assault, . AUGSBURY HALL . BURNED. BOLSHEVIKS BLAMED. V (Received 9; a.m.) . .. : ~L. .. LONDON, .May: 2. ' " The Munich correspondent.* of “ Tlio Times” reports that the concert hall in Augsburg, where the - Hitler "Youth Organisation should haA ; e met ■ ; todar, Avas burned to the ground - after •'mid* ■night. __ ' : ’ Nazi loaders telegraphed to Herr Hitler alleging that Bolshevik incendiaries were responsible. . They- have offered a reAvard of £SOO for the discovery of the culprit and haA’e “protectively arrested” 70 persons. ~ SYDNEY. PROCESSION. . QUITE' ORDERLY. ■ * ' . (RcceiA T ed;.9 a.nf.) ; r .. SYDNEY,- Mffy 2. • The May Ddy procession .in Sydney, In which 2000 people marched, - carrying numerous banners, red predominating, gaA*e the police no trouble. The demonstrations terminated in the Domain, With speeches and resolutions protesting against capitalism, .“wage slavery” and “AA-armongery, ” Minor gatherings Avere held at Newcastle and -Woolongohg. They passed without incident.