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DE VALERA CERTAIN OF CLEAR MAJORITY IN IRISH FREE STATE
NANKING
HOLDS MASS
MEETING
Public Bodies Observe War Anniversary.
RESISTANCE URGED IN RESOLUTIONS
Nanking, To-day. All public bodies in the Chinese capital are holding a mass meeting at 9 o'clock this morning In the National Thea- tre, the occasion being the on-
niversary of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese fighting at Shanghai.
A one-minute silence will be ab served hore at 11.00 in honour of the war dead.
Two, views or Berush life to-day.—At left is shown a party of Members of the House of Lords and of the House of Commons viewing a film "The Bill of Devoirement" for educative purposes. Right.-Luncheon in a mansion for the unemployed. A parly of 30 unemployed were entertain- ed to luncheon by Mrs. J. M. Hanbury, of “Hylands,” near Chelmsford, Essex, who shows, the un-
employed some sort of practical sympathy-(S. & G.)
Among the resolutions to be AN AIR LINE
adopted are:
(1) That a cable be sent to the League, drawing attention to the latest Japanese aggressions in China and urging effective mea- aurea to check further aggressions.
(2) That various cities through- out the country be urged to volun- tarily raise funds for the purchase of fighting aeroplanes for air de fence, at least each hsien contribu-! ting one machine.
That a telegram of encourage thont be sent to the Volunteers in Manchuria and the soldiers and officers at present defending the Shanhaikuan front.'
(4) That telegrams be sent to n}}} Government and Provincial, millia tary authorities, urging the neces alty to prepare for resistance and the recovery of the lost territory;- Reuter.
COLONY FINANCES IN OCTOBER. Expenditpre Exceeds
Revenue.
Asscata, totalling $12,044,319,16, is excess over liubities on Sep- tember 30, last year, are shown in the Financial Statement for the month of October. 1932, published in the Government Gazette to-day.
The revenue from October 1 to October 31 was $2,945,271.26, while
FROM FRANCE
TO HONG KONG
French Company's
Activities.
EXTENSION OF PARIS
SAIGON WINE.
Paris. Proposals for an air line from Paris to China, so that mail from Paris may reach Hong Kong and Canton within 10 or 12 days are now on foot. They follow the latest extension of the Paris-Marseilles-Saigon air line to Hanoi, Capital of Tonkin.
M.
This linking up of east and west is the outcome of a long visit of M. Nogues and M. Briend, of the Air Orient managers company, to Indo China. Nogues made three pioneer lehts between Saigon and Hanoi, with a halfway stop at Lak Sao, 2,100 feet up among the forests.
Wireless stations have been erected at
Hanoi, Vinh, and Lake Sao for, the information of pilots, and the line was officially in augurated on November 20.
BIG INCREASE OF DEPOSITS IN ENGLISH BANKS
Unprecedented Growth of Savings Accounts
London, To-day.
An outstanding feature of the bulance sheets of the five princi- pal English banks, which" bave now been published, is the un- precedented growth in deposits, which now stand at £1,773,278.000 showing an increase of £208,338, 715 on last year.
This increase has been achi-vod in spite of a reduction of £110, 882.166 in the advances, which ordinarily would have involved a similar reduction in deposits Bellish Wirdigen Service
FRENCH CABINET FACES DEFEAT
Extremists Disagree On Finance Bul.
MINISTERIAL SPLIT
Paris, To-day. The Chamber of Deputies, after sitting all night to discuss the Finance Commission's Bill, are at
NEW BRITISH PLAN SIX SEATS
ON DISARMAMENT
CLEARING THE CONFUSION
AT GENEVA
ENTIRE ABOLITION OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT PROPOSED
LONDON, TO-DAY.
NEEDED FROM
29 RETURNS
124 Returns Give Fianna Fail 63 Seats. COSGRAVE LOSES GROUND IN RECORD POLL
Only six more seats are re- quired by President Eamon De Valera's party to ensure their majority in the next Irish. Free State Parliament.
The latest returna show that the Fianna Fail Party hold 63 seats against the Nationalat Party's 37.
IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE WORK OF THE DISARMA- MENTCONFERENCE AT GENEVA AND TO GIVE DIRECTION TO THE DISCUSSIONS NOW PROCEEDING IN THE
The returns are watched with BUREAU OF CONFERENCE, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
great, anxiety in Britain' as Mr. De HAVE DRAWN UP A PROGRAMME OF WORK DESIGNED TO Valera's return means the aboll- `BRING. ORDER OUT OF THE CONFUSION WHICH HAS RE. tion of the Oath of Allegiance and a possible complete split with Brl- `SULTED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF PLANS BY VARIOUS
tain. -POWERS AND THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE BUREAU REGARD-
ING CONTROL OF A DISARMAMENT NOT YET ACHIEVED.
This in no sense represents a new plan. The British proposals were presented in full detall at Geneva on November 17. It has, however, been strongly felt here that early and practical decisions should be taken by the Disarmament Conference.
With this point in view a com
any moment ready to defeat the prehensive programme of work
Government for whom the outlook has been prepared for examina Britain Expedites
or the ultion by the Bureau before the
Is black
The Radicals forming the Right General Commission completes Wing and the Socialleta, forming its work next week, if it is found the Left Wing of the Sinisterial that there is a general agreement majority do not agree on the essen- among the Great Powers in fa- tial points of the Budget compre-vour of such action miga acceptable to the Government.
If the Government puts a
H.K. Wholesale question of copfdence to any
Prices
Decrease. Of 10.4. Per Cent. During 1932.
vital Articles of the Bill, such as the suppression of bearer securities, the reduction of State salaries and the five per cent. Increase in income tax, it will be defeated.
If it refrains, the Government
As measured at the Statistical will be discredited for not practis Office of the Imports and Exports ing its preaching-Reuter. Department wholesale prices in Hong Kong during the year 1932, 1931, an increases of 146 per
The programme invited the Bureau to discuss secur ity' and disarmament simale-- taneously and in a practical way, with the object of fram ing a convention or conven- tions embodying decisions so far as they are ultimately approved..
Disarmament
New Document Issued To Powers.
Geneva, To-day. Britain bag circulated among the Great Powers, a : new disarmament document based on various, plans sub mitted to the Conference and the resolutions adopted by the Five Powers on De- 8 on De cember:19.
Such discussion would probably reveal a general agreement on certain political aspects of the The Opposition motion to refer questions which have been rais back the Finance Commission's ed before the Conference, and Bill was defeated on Thursday by these political matters, which 368 votes to 208, constituting an still award final discussion and early victory for the Government, have a vital bearing on the ques-
armament. cent. as compared with the year as the vote was a matter of con- tion of security, are in the fore.
Adence...
te was a matter o
front of the proposed programme.
The Paris stock-brokers struck a protest against the Socialist taxa- tion, the Stock Exchange being
Then M. Nogues went on to 1931, an dincreases of 146 per the expenditure for the same Canton, where the Chinese au- period was $$3,106,715.16..
thorities worked out with him cent. as compared with 1924, 22.41 A balance of $11,882,875.26 is the basis of an agreement for ani per cent. as compared with 1922
extension of the line to China. (the base period), and 912 per idle on Thursday,The Finance He also reached an agreement cent. as compared with 1918. with the authorities at Hong Kong.
shown.
APPOINTMENTS
GAZETTED..
New Director Of Education,
The appointment of Mr. Norman Lockhart Smith to the
post of
Director of Education in succession
to Mr. G. P. de Martin, BA, who
Gazette.
― Reuter.
KREUGER TOLL CRASH ECHO.
Chief Accountant
Acquitted.
Stockholm. To-day.
is retiring from the Government, Is Mr. Hennig, chief accountant gazetted in today's Government of the Kreuger, Toll Company who was arrested last May, has The appointment of Mr. H. B. L. been acquitted on charges in con Dowbiggin, O.B.E., J.P., and Mr. nection with the irregularities in: 3. Owen Hughes, J.P., as members) the Company's accounts,
of the Licensing Board for a furter.
ther period of three yaara, as from
December 10, is also notißed, -⠀
H. E, the Governor has appoint- DOLLAR AND SILVER
ed the Rev. Father G. Bryne, D. Ph.
to be a Member of tho - Board of Education for a further period of two years, and appointed Dr. Wong" Hok-nin to be Inspector of Schools,) gs from January 24,
POLICE OFFICERS LEAVE
DECLINE.
Pound Value Also Falls.
The local dollar declined
Minister, M. Cheron, has threaten-
There were decreases in each of ed to take action against the au- the four groups in 1982 as com- thors of the demonstration. pared with 1931, Foodstuffs de-
W SHIP CALLS AT
HONG KONG
clining by 12.8 per cent., Textiles NEW by 7.8 per cent., Metals and Min- erala by 9.1.per cent, and Miscel laneous Items by 12.5 per cent.
ANNUAL RACE MEETING.
Traffic Arrangements Notified.
Express Service From U.S. Inaugurated.
In regard to disarmament, subjects for consideration are grouped under adings of ef- fective land war material, Air and Naval Forces. The pro- gramme invites the Bureau to minimum delay in each of these take definito decisions with a
fields.
Special interest attaches to aerial disarmament, and if the British programme of work is adopted, the Bureau would be instructed to con-
stitute a committee of represanta- tives of the principal Air Powers to examine the possibility of the en- tire abolition of military and naval Inaugurating a fast passenger machines and of bombing from the line service from Portland air, combined with effective interna Oregon to the Grient, the 8.8 Hional control of civil aviation. General Pershing, owned by the As a preliminary to the decision States Steamship Company, ar to be taken by the Committee of Air rived here this morning and Powers, the programme recommenda Trafic regulations, which will be berthed at No. 5 Wharf, Kow that the Bureau should at oncer in operation during the coming Anloon,
| (1), Fix à maximum unladen nual Race Meeting at Happy Valley,
The vessel is one of three weight of military and naval nir- Gazetta. The special arrangements own "Great White Fleat"? for (2), Deelde as to the disposal of are published in the Government taken from the internationally craft will be in force from 11 am to 7 this service. Her sister ships are machines exceeding that limit.. p.in.
The document contains no new plan, but is designed to expedite progress simultane- ously on the political and the technical aspects of dis-
Reuter.
CONDITIONS
BETTER IN
BRITAIN
Business Maintained
During Year.
BANKERS OPINION
London, To-day.
Mr. Reginald -- McKenna, Chairman of the Midland Bank, in his address at the shareholders. annual meet- Ing, described the conditions in Britain to-day as being distinctly better than a year Czo, notwithstanding the persistence of the high level of unemployment.
Mr. De Valera.
The election produced a re cord poll, and was carried through without any serious dis- order. Minor clashes gocured; however, when the police made efforts to prevent personation.
A number of arrasta. were made in Dublin and Cork, e Twenty-nine results are still to
come,
London, To-day. The latest returns of Irish Free State election results, show the state of the parties as follows.
Fianna Fall, 531 Nationalists 87;
Labour, 7;
Independent Labour, 1; ..Centre, 8;
Independent 8,
The position of the parties at the
dissolution was: Fianna Fail, 70; Labour, 7; total De Valera vote 77; Cumann, Na Ngaedheal 54; Ind pen dent Labour, 2; total Cosgave, 71 Four seats were vacant pending bye-elections.
RAILS LEADING ON WALL STREET.
A Bullish Trading Sentiment.
New York, To-day. Rails are assuming the leader
| skip. - Their action in the face of
Inconclusive news is encouraging. bullish trading sentiment, report Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Company, "Our national finances are who addWe would follow the the General Grant and the Gen. (8), Fiz the numbers of machines sounder and a marked reduction rail group for the present All vehicles going to the Races eral Lee. It is stated that the not exceeding the unladen weight has been made in the balance of Industrials showed a downward will proceed via Arsenal Street, Hen- service will mark the first one limit which may be allowed to each imports over exports. The vol trend of 80 while rails rose-51. neasy Road, Percival Street, Loigh-class fleet on the Pacifle, making State.
ume of business has been fairly Utilitiea declined 17 while bonds
SIR R. LINDSAY RETURNING
ton Hill Road and round the Happy calls at Orient ports can encha to naval forces, the proposed maintained, new industries have remained unchanged. over Valley via Wong Net-Chong Road to The ports of call Include Yoko programme is consistent with the been established, and though ex- Business dene was below aver the holldars and is quoted at the entrance gates. Vebles will hamu, Kobe, Shanghai, Hong Kong July-resolution aditelng the fire change and other restrictions are age, only $70,000 shares changing 1/83% this morning
return to town via Morison Gap and Manfls. Features of the new main naval Powers to undertake strifling trade with foreign coun: hands-Reuteron Silver prices, spot and forward Road and Queen's Road East service include a 100-mile trip up conve
tries there are signs of steady de- During the absence on leave of declined 1⁄2 opening this morning. There will be one way traffic only the Columbia River, and the thort
ogrammé Submitted
velopment of inter Imperial Sergeant. A. J. Bradsel, who pro- at 17 and 17-1/16 respectively. In Queen's Road East from the routs to the Orient. In the vessels, British programme of work trade," he said, reeded Home aboard the P. & D. The pound value also showed a Monument to Arsenal Street from all rooms are outside and beds are
Disarmament Conference This improvement has not Uner Certhago to-day, Sergeant Pl. decline on Wednesday's: figures, 11 am to 7 pm. The one way traf- furnished throughout place
omitted by the British heen helged by events abroad WH. Went will act as Officer-in- the London on New York cross fie will run from east to wests Veht.
ain Anthony Eden to Hopes arising from the Lawanne charge of Stanley Polica Station. rate being given
wil call at Hong
Itallas, Conference have vanished in the "Other""" officers who left on the day, as arafnet
fegations face of disappointɛlent rega ur Henderson, the pa
3.3814 elen proceeding up Stabha Rose 80%, and proceed – vla Arsedal Sirent,
akmuo liner to-day were Tintetive- the New York on London, rate, at stone – Road, (Old) Pray,
Sergeants -J. Kennedy, and W. E[5-6$0.38, 3 ng Meadows, and Bergeant Sinter | £-G88.89440
with Wanchal Road, Morrison Hil
And Morrison Cap Road.
of war debt
erance. "Ameri he concluded.
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W TO LONDON
Washington. To-day. The British Ambassador
dsey la proce
discuss thes
debts and econ
tween the United Bistar