The Archive · 1930

Serious Riots in Manila

Manila, Mar. 16.

Two serious riots broke out in Manila to-day. The first occurred when 30 sailors of tite United States Navy, indulging in a game wf Sunday baseball, were attacked iby a group of 50 gangsters after a speech in tagalog by a Filipino 'Seven of the sailors were me Sured, one, seriously, while a Filipino policeman was' clubbed by he gangsters. Among those in-Sured was Chief Machinist Mate Edward 0. Meeklemburg, of the U.S, Parrott, who was removed hospital with three broken ribs.

The second riot occurred near a police station, when two sailors Who are reported to have been shasing two Filipinos, were ate tacked by a mob, The police, however, managed to prevent a general have been put in gaol. The naval men have been role ated after being questioned.

Extra police guards are now! patrolling the waterfront. 'They have len instructed to ensure the: afe conduct of sailors returning' to their ships.

The Naval authorities have issu-

¢d_instructions to the sailors to avoid trouble and severe punishment is threatened for any who attack Filipinos—Reuter, Loxvon, Mar.

Lindsay, the new British Ambassador! 40 the United States, accompanied by Lady Lindsay, " sailed from Southampton inthe' str. Aquitania "to-day to take.up his post.—Wirdlese through Reuter,

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