The Archive · 1931

Crisis Arises in Spain

Madrid, July 6.

Technical troops have been rushed te the capital to replace. the "tele phone and telegraph operators who went out on strike this morning and prevent. a complete breakdown of Communications. Meanwhile the Strike fever is running like wildfire over the country and towards even-{ng the situation in the capital was becoming increasingly serious.

Aa in the day of the monarchist xégime, the streets are once more being patrolled by troops while tanks and machine guns have been stationed at all strategical points. Serious loting is reported from Oviedo and Lerida where angry crowds attempted to storm the telephone exchanges fant independ Hawes, Senator Pit Sergio Osmena, and Speaker Manuel Roxas were amo reviewing stand a speeches. urging the Filipinos to unite in their campaign for independence, The festivities were marred by an incident at the A: my and Navy Club, one of the most exclusive clubs in Manila, when about 300 paraders invaded the club premises and grounds where scores of men and omen were swimming in the pool. The crowd, angered by attempts at lout of the promis London, July 10.

The King and Queen visited Glas-Jgow to-day and had a great welcome from tens of thousands of people who lined the streets along which they drove from Central [Station to Bridge Wharf. They proceeded by steamer down the {Clyde to Shieldball where they declared open a new dock completed Jat a cost of two million pounds, They passed the yards where the Jgiant new Cunarder is under construction. In his speech the King paid tribute to the courage and enterprise of Glasgow development [schemes and said that since his frst visit tonnage using the port had For a century Glasgow ships had Isailed every ocean and there were few corners in the world where they could not find a Glasgow engineer, iit was a great record not yet ended, [He believed that those who had faith in the future of the nation would reap the full reward of their foresight.

Referring to the Prince of Wales's visit'to South America His Majesty said the southern half of the Ameri-Jean continent would one day be bound to Britain with even closer Jcommercial ties—Wireless through Reuter.

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