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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1924 BSTAAFPX®*=={}
PARLIAMENT IS PROROGUED.
PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
HOPEFUL TONE OF KING'S SPEECH.
MINISTERS' CONSTRUCTIVE POLICY.
HOPES FOR BUILDING PROGRAMME.
(Reuter's Service.) ";
LONDON, October prorogued..
Parliament has been ur
TEXT OF KING'S SPEECH. His Majesty the King, in his speech on the prorogation of Parliament, believes that the Dawes Settlement will largely contribute to the restoration of international commerce.
He hopes the disarmament security protocol, adopted by the Assembly of the League of Nations, which will be lafil before Parliament as early as possible, will lead to the first practical measures for lightening the heavy burdens of the nation.
TREATIES WITH RUSSIA.
The speech refers to the Anglo-Russian Treaties as a decessary element in the general pacification and economic reconstruction of Europe.
EGYPTIAN NEGOTIATIONS.
The speech ragrets the failure of the informal discussions with the Prime Minister of Egypt.
Steps are being taken, the speech.continues, in conjunction with the governments of the Dominions for the more efficient marketing of food in this country.
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SEVERE INDUSTRIAL DEPRESSION.
Though there are signs of distinct improve ment in industry, severe depression continties. My Ministers have been actively engaged in the development of a constructive policy to stimulate industry and encourage trade, as the only means of dealing fundamentally with unemployment.
Meanwhile, the provision for the benefit of increased unemployment has lightened the burdens of the ratepayers and alleviated the sufferings of Innocent victims of industrial'depression. Ajak,
The King hopes measures will be taken for a fifteen years bulding programme, effectively to remedy the serious overcrowding.
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The speech concludes" by referring to the measures taken to assist agriculture, regulate the wages of agricultural labourers, take a new census of production and free educational development from recent restrictions.
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IRISH, BILL..
PASSES BOTH HOUSES.
ROYAL ASSENT GIVEN.
(Reuter's 'Service.)
LONDON, October 9. In the debate on the Irish Bill, in the House of Lords.to-day, Lord Carson moved, but subsequently withdraw, an amendment that the Ulster Parliament should be consulted equally with the Free State before the act was enforced.?”:
The Bill was read a third time, and thus has passed both Houses unamended."-
The declaratory amendment, mentioned last evening, not being incorporated, the Bill will receive Royal assent this evening
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Royal assent has been given to the Irish Bill, Parliament has been prorogued.
EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
GOVERNMENT AND GUARANTEE.
(Router's Service,)
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Replying to a question fo' the House of Com- mons, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said he believed the proposal: to "Increase the British Government's guarantee to the Empire Exhibition from £100,000 to £600,000, had not yet been passed.
It could be carried out administratively, but the matter was being investigated:
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HOME ELECTIONS.
POLLING DAY OCTOBER 29.
KING CONSENTS TO DISSOLUTION.
PREMIER REGRETS OPPOSITION ACTION:
(Reuter's Service.)
LONDON, October, 9.
Mp Ramsay MacDonald, the Premier, an- nounced in the House of Commons, that the elections would be held on October 29.
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE,
announced in the House of Commons, that last Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister for the Colontes, evenings happenings would not interfere with Government proceeding with the proposed Imperial Conference.
THE PREMIER'S REGRETS.
Mr. MacDonald regretted that the action of the Opposition. Parties, last evening, had rendered an amidst cheers from the ministerial benches, had election inevitable. His Majesty, he announced consented to the dissolution of Parliament..
Government, he continued, were anxious to prevent the general election clashing with the municipal elections in November. He proposed that Parliament should prorogue to-night, nomina- tions should take place on October 18 and the elections be held on October 29 (Ministerial Cheers).
The date of the elections was dependent on the Irish Bill being finally passed to-day, but he under stood there would be no difficulty in the House of Lords to-day and dissolution would occur to-night. Parliament would meet a week or two, after
October 29. CAUSE OF GOVERNMENT'S DOWNFALL.
The Labour Government having come 14 grief over the Workers' Weekly" issue, in which the opposition charge that undue ministerial pressure was brought to bear on the Allomey-General, the following brief history of the "Workers' Weekly" case is of especial interest. It follows:
ed an extract from the Workets' Weekly, the offfeldi
Op Friday, July 25, the "Morning Post" publish organ of the Communist Party of Great Britain, in which soldiers, sailors, and airmen were advised to form a committee with a view to refusing to go to war or to shoot divilians during industrial conficts. Some days later Mr. John Ross Campbell, the Editor, was arrested and charged, under the Incitement to Mutiny Act of 1797, with having feloniously, and advisedly endeavoured to seduce divers persons unknown, then serving in bis Majesty's Navy, Army, and Air Force, from their allegiance to his Majesty." It was alleged in a statement published last night that the War Office had taken note of the article; that Irwas brought to the notice of the Home Secretary, who is alleged to have consulted, the Attorney-General, Sir Patrick Hastings, and the prosecution followed. It was. a serious charge.. The accused was remanded for a week, but when the case came up again Mr.. Traver Humphreys, for the Director of m Public Prosecutions, withdrew, the charge on the had been represented to, the authorities. He ground that an innocent interpretation of the article did not specify from whom the representation " had come
Party published a statement immediately after the
The Political Bureau of the Communist,. withdrawal of the cang, boasted that Mr. Campbell.. pared to plead justification, and that the withdrawal had made no such representation, but had been press was made on the sole responsibility of the Labour... Government. It was added that he had intended. to subpoena various members of the Cabinet and of the Goverment."
'LADIES' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
HOLDER REACHES FINAL.
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PADA LONDON, October
On the Coodenbeach courie, in the Englis Ladies Golf Championship, Miss Wethered,” the holder, defeated Miss: Caci Leltch in the sixth round by 4up three to play, suggested)
-In the semifinal she beat Lady Criist By'6' and Sto play. She meets Miss Fowler in the final
to-morrow.
Inquiries are being made poa germing all women who have been reported missing to the police.
BONES ON COMMON. bottom portion of the right leg is missing. • It was a woman's right leg which was found on Wimbledon Combion in April.
The discovery was made by a The foot of the left leg found at bay, Fred Farr, aged 15 of Mauve Thames Ditton had beste hacked off Cottage, Weston Green, Thamek and the knee cap had been cat Ditton. He said: I was playing through. The bottom portion of the common with two friends, the right leg had been removed when it cameron to rain, and we discovery whichRootafid and the police have definitely took shelter Innder to the bush, Yard detectives consider may catablished that the work was done Under the bush I found del throw freal light on the mystery of by someone who had no knowledge which was rotting away and was opan at the top/f opened the mach woman's leg found, wrapped in of amputation. SE
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