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POLICE CHARGE MOBS AS
BRITISH
COTTON
FOR INDIA
Lancashire To Increase Trade.
PIECE GOODS EXPANSION.
London, To-day.
The outcome of the suggestion made by he Maharap of Newa- nagar prior to the Ottawa Con- ference was, an important meet-! ing in Manchester on Monday to! consider a scheme to restore and increase the Lancashire trade in piece goods with India.
It was contended that Lanca-. shire must copy,the policy of the Indian "and Japanese mills and finance such business as that passing between Britain and India through shippers allied to the proposed Anglo-Indo Cor- poration. With limited capital| the general idea is that. Lanca- shire should have. her own agents in India. neting in unity with the Indians who distribute the manufactured goods direct! to the Indian customer, thus
Elections in Germany have been frequent this year and
in ten days' time the German, voters will be called upon to go to the polls for the third time within six months. Police are harassed during election campaigns and the above pic- ture shows a motor-cycle squad outside a political meeting hall.
SEAMAN HELD
FOR ASSAULT
UPON WOMAN
European Lady,
eliminating the heavy overhead Charged With Attacking distribution charges which is now met between the loom-cost! in Lancashire and the cost to the Indian consumer.Reuter.
CHINA SITUATION SEEMS EASIER.
Fighting Reported In
Parliament.
ARRESTED IN HOTEL.
Arrested in the Peninsula Hotel last night, Able Seaman William George Bugler, of H.M.S. Keppel, was brought be fore Mr. H. R. Butters in the Kowloon Magistracy this mori-
tion,
"
H.M.S. Hermes Returns From North
Supreme
Fort DU
OP
Est. 1845.
a class by Itself
PRICE $300 Per Month.
UNEMPLOYED MARCH IN
TRAM BLOCKED
WHEN CHINESE
WALKS ABROAD
Sleepy Pedestrian On Peak Ascent.
CHARGED WITH TRESPASS.
The Peak Tramway service was held up for nearly a quarter of an hour yesterday afternoon, through a Chinese man who strolled along the track from the Peak on his way to town. The incident occurred between May Road and Barker Road, and the 1.50 pm. tram from the Peak had to apply its emergency Brakes to avoid hitting the man. The up-going tram was simul- taneously held up.
RIOTING
QUELLED AT HYDE PARK
MOUNTED MEN CLEAR
MARBLE ARCH AREA
FEW INJURED IN CROWD
LONDON, TO-DAY.
LONDON
PRINCESS HELEN
SENDS HER KING
AN ULTIMATUM
Demands Company Of
Son And A Palace,
20
THREATENS LEGAL ACTION.
Bucharest, To-day.
A twenty per cent, increase in her allowance, permission to spend six months every year
THE UNEMPLOYED HUNGER MARCHERS, WHO HAVE With her son, Prince Michael, and INVADED LONDON, CREATED THE FIRST DISTURBANCE OF
the maintenance of a palace, for her, are said to be the demands THEIR CAMPAIGN YESTERDAY WHEN, WHILE MEETING IN of Princess Helen made
upon HYDE PARK, SMALL GROUPS OF RADICALS COMMENCED King Carol which, if they are THROWING STONES AT POLICE OFFICERS NEAR THE MAB-not granted, she will attempt to
The man, Kung Pun, a cook of BLE ARCH. THERE WERE FEW ARRESTS AND NO MORE secure by legal action. Reuter. 7. Wing Lok Street, was arrested? THAN A HANDFUL OF SLIGHTLY INJURED IN THE CROWD. Princess Helen's demands are and taken to the Gough HA POLICE CHARGE CLEARED THE STREET, MOUNTED MEN believed to be the outcome of Police Station, was charged.and released on bail of $250.
SCATTERING THE MOB.
King Carol's order recalling Crown Prince Michael from his Kung Puri appeared before Mr. Meanwhile, Parliament heard the appeal of Labour members visit to London. Schofield in the Central Police Court for immediate discussion of a measure for relief of the employed. this morning, charged with tresa- pass on the tram track and with A petition is being prepared to obtain the hunger marchers a hear- obstruction. His Worship was in Ing at the bar of the House of Commons, on the suggestion of the formed by Sub-Inspector W. R.. Chester Woods that Mr. O. E. €. 54
Speaker. Marton of Deacons, would be pro- The first disturbances since ing of all assets by those who secuting and the case was adjourn the arrival of the hunger apply for Government assistance led until the afternoon..
The marchers broke out in the West or unemployment relief. The ball, said His Worship, seem: End of London in the vicinity of measure was conceived to prevent The H.M.S. Hermes arrived in jed rather high.
Marble Arch yesterday in conse| abuse of the “dole system.” port to-day.
Inspector Chester-WoodsAs quence of a demonstration in The marchers are converging which matter of fact it is very high. But Hyde Park by 2,000 unemployed upon London from every direc
those were Mr. Marton's instruc- men from various parts of the tion and are arriving daily. tions.
kingdom also walked here in Story In Detall, protest against the Means Test Parties of unemployed, num- and the Government's economies bering about 2,000, who during The principal scene of disorder the last few days have been
American Ships
Coming.
HMS. Bridgewater, was also expected to-day, will not arrive until Monday..
The Army Transport Neuralia, carrying troops from England for Hong Kong, is expected to arrive about 2pm, today
L
,
Mr. Marton stressed three points:
on
on
rests.
(a) That a person, if allemad was at the junction of Edgware marching to London from dinar- The former boy-King went to ing, Detective - Sub Inspectored to arrive in port next Tuesday,
The American warships expect-}
the track, might do damage to Road-and-Oxford-. Street, where ent parts of the country sa a de-England to visit his mother, the
the track by being on. It shopwindows were broken and afmonstration, igailet the Menus Princess, now separateli fir Elston appearing for the prosecu-November 1, are the US.S. Ful-(b) Passengers travelling London, To-day.
huge crowd assumed a hostile Test and economy cuts, to day King. The viste wat ngiber ton and Black Hawk, with ten A statement on the general con-
trams might, suffer serious attitude when police made, ar held a mass meeting in Hyde his father, but when King dition in China was made by
Bugler was charged with an Fleet. They will remain in port destroyers of the U.S. Asistic
inary through damage done
Park. They were given food and perceived the manner of his son Foreign Under-Secretary Capt: alleged assault on a European until November 9.
to the track, or through the
Mounted police charged and accommodation in boroughs on life in London, how he was dogs Anthony Eden in the House of Com-lady, and secondly, with loitering
emergency brake having to be were also kept, very busy dealing the outskirts of London yester ged daily by newspapers and the mons yesterday.
The USS, Houston, flagship of He declared re-
applied.
with minor disorders at other day and to-day their processions sad stories of his family's unfors ports are at hand of hostilities in
Accused was remanded in at Hong Kong Szechuan and Shantung. In Shan- Naval custody till Tuesday, Nov-
of the terrific strain put upon
don thoroughfares and converged illustrated, he recalled his son to in the Park it. It might also be twisted Meanwhile, Left Wing mem in which case it might be bebers of the House of Commons yond repair, and the Company urged the speaker to permit an CHINESE GIRL would incur heavy financial immediate debate on the hunger
at the Peninsula Hotel last night. the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, will arrive (c) Damage to the cable by reason points. Three were arrested else were led by police through Lon-tunate affairs retold and :)
tung, the city of Chefco had chang-ember 1, at 10 am. ed hands, having been occupied without great disturbance by the forces. of General Han Chairman of the Provincial Govern- ment.
Fu-chu.
Fighting continued elsewhere, but no danger to British life or pro- perty was expected.
carrying the Commander-in-Chief.
on November 12,
The new
French flagship, "Primauguet," will arrive from
ENGLISH
Shanghai on November 2. Silver Rises But Dollar Unchanged
BATSMEN MAKE MERRY Some improvement appeared to have been effected in the Com- munist situation in Central and
M.C.C. Score 439 For South China during the past few
Against "Aussie" XI. months and military opera- tione had succeeded in driv- ing the Communist forces to a
Perth, To-day. distance from
The M.C.C. touring eleven, Hankow and in" partially clearing, the
In spite of the sharp rise ‘In-sil-who had scored 359 for the loss Hankow
ver prices, the local dollar remain of three, wickets against the
Pound Declines To $3.28 On New York.
MARKETS ARE TRANQUIL
loss,
(Continued on Page 12.)
where."
Urge: Debate.
marchera' grievances.
The
Mr. Marton asked for a heavy speaker pointed out that it was penalty to be imposed owing to the for the House to decide what gravity of the offence, so that it steps it should take under the should act as a deterrent to others. circumstances:
The unemployed hunger. marchers' greatest grievance is the Means Test, a piece of legis-
|bour Government. Briefly, it consists of á compulsory render-
W NAVAL C-IN-Clation introduced by the late La
APPOINTED.
Fisher.
Valley. Normal conditions had noted unchanged this morning after Combined Australian XI at the Vice Admiral Sir Wi yet been restored along the Peipingits advance to 1/4 A further close of play on Wednesday, add- Hankow Railway, however British Wireless Service.
drop in the pound is reported, |ed 80 runs yesterday. morning When the Stock Markets in Lon before lunch for the loss of B don closed yesterday, the leading further wicket.
London, To-day. British Stocks showed but a slight "Wally" Hammond (37) and
Více-Admiral Sir William changs on the day. The activity Leslie Ames (15) were the over-
night not out batamen after the Fisher left London yesterday for Spot silver, quoted this morning dismissal of Herbert Sutcliffe Malts where he will take over as at 18% shows a rise on yesterday's (169), the Nawab of Pataudi Commander-in-Chief of the Medi- price of while the forward (129) and Leyland (2) Reu- quotation of 18-8/16 shows a rise ter.
SOVIET INFLUENCE IN MANCHURIA,
Japanese Press Makes Accusations.
Harbin, To-day.
was average.
of 5/16 since yesterday.
The Japanese newspaper, Both the New York on London MR. DAVIS CONSULTS
"Harbin Times," alleges that and the London on New York cros shortly before the mutiny at rate were quoted this morning at Manchuli, popular, military re- 8—G48.28, as against yesterday's staurants were opened up there quotations of £--C$5.27 5/8 and —–—– by Chinese immigrants from G88.80% respectively. Russia, and that when the The New York mutiny occurred these immigperienced as rants, together with several only 700,000 Russian
immigrants,
machine-gunners for the.
tineers.
The paper, also aller
political dépai
the
Utilities,
sho
THE PREMIER.
Last Minute Talk Between Statesmen.
terranein Fleet-British Wireless Service.
EMPIRE TRADE
FINE VICTORY
Labour Motion Gets Small Support.
SIGNIFICANT VOTE
(Continued on Pagi 7.).
STIRS ENGLISH
TENNIS CIRCLES
Miss Hoahing's Promise At 10 Years.
A NIECE OF DR. HOAHING OF HONG KONG
Local people will be interested to learn that little Miss Gem Hoahing, a picture of whom ap- peared in yesterday edition of
Bucharest.
King Carol, whose Affec tion has been given to the colour- fal Madame Lupescu, and against whom both his wife, the Princess, and Queen Marie, his mother,
have turned, has 's new domestic
tangle to unravel with the law-
suit threatening.
(Continued on Page 13.)
Princess Ingrid In England
Rumours Of Royal Romance Stirred
BILL ACHIEVES the China Mai Lor winning in the First Round of the Girls Singles Lawn Tennis Championship at
London, To-day Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, Princess Ingrid of Sweden er Sussex, is the niece of Dr. Martha rived in London yesterday after- Hoshing, who has been a practi-noon, having flown from Bel- tioner in Hong Kong for the past glum, where she had been stay- five years
ing to Croydon, in an Imperial Dr. Hoshing in an interview Airways liner with the China Mail said that both her parents are great tem British Empire Prefer enthusiasts, and that on rett measure passed its second to England they had
the House of Commons raised Gem on the tennis yesterday when it was read and In addition to being. following the defeat tle tennis
Vice-Admiral Sir William, Fish-ence jer, K.GB., C.E. C.V.0, M.V.O sta
entered his
et, and became the
London, To-day
hour motion rejecti
Bill was given
The Princess usually visits her ndfather the Duke of Can- oner yearly, the recent rumour ance has been stir-
of Wales and visited Swa