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No. 28,588 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1933,
MAY ASK LITVINOFF FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN RUSSIA
BUILDING
CARING FOR JOBLESS
BRITAIN
IMPROVES
SYSTEM
Better Financing And !
More Benefits.
NEW UNEMPLOYMENT BILL PRESENTED
London, To-day
STIFF PRISON SENTENCES FOR
GERMAN COMMUNISTS
VATICAN'S HOPES
Sequel To Attack On Naxi SOVIET ENVOY
Tavern in Hamburg
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Hamburg, To-day, Sentences ranging from 15 to nine years hard labour were pass- ed yesterday on seven Communiata for partielpating in an attack on
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Nazi tavern, in which the own was alightly injured. Sixteen other Communist
ZAQİNDA
re
smaller sentences.--Reuter.
The new Employment Bill was DUBLIN RAID ON
the most important Government measure in the first part of the
was de present session which
bated in the House of Commons
yesterday.
11 makes drastic amendments in
PROGRAMME the previous Unemployment
surance
Acts. establishes
Iri- the
No Need For Concern,olvency of the Insurance Fund!
Says Envoy.
UNDERSTANDING WITH BRITISH PEOPLE
provides outside unemployment in.
sons, and extends the benefit,
period
of
OK
BLUE SHIRTS"
Documents And Arms Seized.
YOUNG IRELAND PARTY IS
"REVOLUTIONARY"
Dublin, To-day, The Irish Free State police
TO INTERVIEW
MUSSOLINI
ITALIAN FRIENDSHIP WITH SOVIET.
IL DUCE'S PLANS FOR A "COME-BACK"
morrow.
"Not Used For War Material"
F.A. CUP REPLAYS
PETERSEN BEATEN LEN HARVEY
WINS BRITISH
BOXING TITLE New Champion Floored In First Minute.
CLOSE BUT DESERVING DECISION
London, To-day.
Participating in his first big fight since he was seriously injured in his title bout with Jack Doyle, Jack Petersen lost his British Heavy- weight Boxing title last night, when he was out-pointed by Len Harvey, former middleweight champion. over 15 rounds at the Albert Hall. Harvey, displaying splendid ring-craft out-fought and out generalled his heavier opponent.
Newport And Torquay He allowed Peterson to do moest
Qualify,
DULWICH HAMI ET AND MARGATE BEATEN
Rome; To-day. The Soviet Commissar
The first of the two German trans-Atlantic flying boats which of Foreign Affairs, M.
are to make commercial flying hi story by starting the German trans-Atlantic air service, after she had been swept into a float- ✓ing bridge in the River Itchen, at Southampton. The machins was Maxim Litvinoff, is due to land at Naples to-
only slightly damaged. (S. & G.), He will go straight to Rome and JAPAN'S BIG will stay at the Soviet!
PURCHASES OF Embassy. He will later
U.S. COTTON surance for assisting and promot:
attend a reception at the ing the welfare of able-bodied per yesterday raided the residences American Embassy
of General O'Duffy, leader of the "Blue Shirts," and Mr. Ernest Wireless messages from the ship Clauses dealing with young per Blythe, former Minister of Fin-indicate that M. Litvinoff very London. To-day.
|sons reduce the minimum age of et ance, and also offices of the Farm- reserved regarding the subjects to
Insurance to school.
ers' and Ratepayers' League and be discussed in Rome, but the men A reassuring statement on the try into
naval building race leaving age and increase the mem the headquarters of the "Blue threat of a
bers of the Soviet delegation to Junior Instructional Cen-
Shirts," Numerous documenta was read by Mr. R. W. Bingham. ber of
other clauser But up were seized.
Washington say that he cannot but United States Ambassador ta tren, while
and Advisory the Assistance Boards Britain. when speaking at
The matter was raised in the receive favourably any profioral
for effective Disarmament a thie, Thanksgiving Day dinner of the Committees, to determine the per, Dail in the evening.
to whom and the circum- American Society in London yes-sons
improvement in the relation be Lerday.
stances in which allowances may Dealing with the Untied be granted from the unemploy States naval building “acté s¦ment assistance fund, vity, he expressed an opt- ion that there was not the slightest cause for uneasiness these in connection with naval programmes if only the British and the American peoples each realising their own situation. realised each other's.
In moving the second reading, the "Minister of Labour, Sir Henry Belterton, described the Bill as one of most comprehensive pieces social legislation introduced over a generation.
of
for
It represented, he said, the logi-
The Minister. for Local Government, Mr. Patrick J.
Reuter
Rutt'edge, declared that theween the European Power.→→→ documents seized during the raids proved
conclusively
that the aims of the Young were Ireland Organisation revolutionary, and added that arms and ammunition were also seized. He asserted
that the "Blue"
were
without
Rome, To-day.
It is belleved that the Vatican may endeavour to make an overture, during the vit of M. Litvinoff, in favau of, religious freedom. In Riasta.
HIGH GRADE MATERIAL ~ BOUGHT FOR CLOTHING"
· SPECIAL TO CHINA NAIL..
(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegr Massagen, Ordinanas, 1881 E
Decembar 1, 83 BM)
Washington, To-day.
- Mr. Oscar Johnson, A.A.Ay. cotton expert, on the basis of four months' exports of of cotton, 3,500,000 bales forecasts an export of 10.000,000 bales this season. This would be the second largest figure in history.
The United States Department,
The relations between the of Agriculture yesterday an- any Vatican and the Soviet are most nounced that the early season ex-
of the loading and then slipped into close quartern where he dealt out heavy puniebnsent to his opponent's body, dekla
Harvey had several narrow escapes, : being floored by a right to the chin fr the first minute.
He
London, To-day. Newport County and Torquay United have qualified for the Second Round of the F.A. Cup,
At Newport yesterday Dulwich sent feing into the tape of the Hamlet, the amateur team, lost by ringsiders in the fourth round-
was then forced to his knees by a left to the chin in the third round, while his win almost
After this, however, he was
6.gals to 2 after sharing four Koals in their home match on magnificent, mapping »Petersen's >
strength with telling short-arm Saturday.
jolla in the cinches, Fronta
Torquay triumphed at Mary .. gate by two clear goals after being held to a draw of one goal-all in their home game on Saturday.
cal development of the policy pur-Shirts" despite the ban, sued by every party in Great Bri-continuing work "In the anxious world the tain during the last 30 years. It change in their objects and tar strained but many in Vatican ports to Japan set a new high re-in the Second Round, and Torquay greatest cause for thanksgiving is, was significant that people in other Lies. Reuter. the fact that the great demo-countries
had previously who
circles believe that the moment is cord. tripe for an Improvement in view
Newport will visit Workington |
will travel to Northampton-Ren-
Mr. Johnson said that the ter.
of Russia's present conciliatory Japanese cotton purchases were DEFENCE
ESTIMATE?
cracies of the Brit'sh Common derided the British system were SINGLE wealth and the United Stater, nas, in their bewliderment and seek only peace, with no hostility perplexity, bastily improvising an towards, or designs upon. any imitation of it. other nation," he declared.- Reuter.
NO EXCHANGE FUND IN AMERICA.
Mr. Bingham Puzzles Washington.
LONDON SATIRE AT DEPRECIATION.
Washington, To-day. Mr. R. W. Bingham's statement at the Thanksgiving Day dinner of the American Society in London, that an Exchange Equalisation Fund existed in America, had puzzled officials here, who inter- pret it as a reference to the Necon- struction Finance Corporation's account for the U.S.$50,000,000 purchase of newly-mined gold.
They declare that it is the only fand remontely resembling the Bri-
The present Bill was based on Co-Ordination Of Three
the fundamental principle that on the une hund there should be a contributory insurance scheme covering as much of the field as possible, and on the other haud an outside body assuming general re- aponalbility for the relief of the able-bodied unemployed.
based were:
be
Fighting Services.
MR.
MACDONALD EVADES DIRECT QUESTION
London, To-day. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram-
attitude.
almost entirely of the high
If religious grade used in the manufacture o
For this reason he dis- counted the suggestion that the cotton was bought for war purposes. Munitions em- play low grades of cotton. ho explained. United Press, per S. C. Gold Bar Co.
freedom 1 a clothing. granted, many of Bra
the opinion that the desire tion of the Greek Ortho- dox Church in Russia opens a great now field for ton.
versions.
NAZI RELIGIOUS TROUBLES.
Bishop Mueller Opposed.
The broad principles on which say MacDonald, was asked in the the insurance part of the Bill war House of Commons yesterday]
The overtures might be made whether any Government or:
direct or through the good offices Firstly, that the scheme should other body was charged with co of the Italian Government, but
financed by contributions ordinating the annual estimatesį from employers, workers and the of the three fighting Services official statement is yet ob-
tainable. Reuter. with a view to allotting the avail- able funds in accordance with the defensive value of each Service desire to stage a "comeback" for
to. Italy is attributed to II Dice's | CONFLICT_WITH ORTHODOX Mr. MacDonald replied that Soviet Russia into the comity of the estimates were examined by European nations, possibly with
State.
(Continued on Page 0).
BRITISH MINISTER LEAVING CHINA. Farewell To Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.
味
The visit of the Soviet statesman
Italian policy.
CLERICS.
Berlin, To-day.
TEA PRODUCTION. RESTRICTION.
Reduction From 15 To 12 Per Cent.
2
Harvey won a close, but deserving, decisions, being -awarded seven rounds to Petersen's six, with two de- clared even. — Reuter, ........
(Continued on page 18)
LINDBERGHS LAND AT BATHURST. Survey Of Atlantic
Air Route.*.
London, To-day. Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, who are returning to the United States by easy stages after completing their survey of the London. To-day. North Atlantic air route, for the The International Tea Committee Pan-American' airways' arrived announced In Amsterdam yester Bathurst, British Guinea, yester day that the restriction of 15 per day, having flown from the Cape cent. on tea production had been Verde Islands. reduced to 12 per cent. for the year beginning April 1 next.
This means that approximate- ly an additional 20,000,000 pounds weight of tea will be British come expertable. -Wireless, Service. -
YOUNG PRINCES MURDER
Henry VII Absolved By Inquest."
the Chancellor of the Exchequer participation in future confer The contemplated Installation. in consultation with his col-1 leagues in charge of the defentence of the Powers envisaged by next Sunday, of Bishop Mueller. as Primato of the United Ger. departments. The final decision
Other subjects likely to be disman Evangelical Church, han on the main lines of policy restcussed are the increasing tepsion been postponed owing to the re- led with the Cabinet.
between Soviet and Japan, over signation of all the members of Naturally, the criterion alluded which Signor Mussolini is perturb the Church's Ecclesiastical Minis TOWER OF LONDON TRAGEDY tish fund, but it is so dissimilar in Sir Miles Lampson, the retiring both size and object that it can British Minister to Chins, will ly to to in the question was at allied, and Improved Russo-Italian try after a conflict between the hardly bear comparison,
Nanchang on Monday to bid. fare times carefully borne in mind, he trade relations, by which Russia extreme Nazi "German Chris The London Financial Times de- well to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, said. - British Wireless Service would take more of Italy's textiles, hans, led by Bishop Hossen- clarce that Mr. Bingham's state- and from Nanchang will fly to
Peking, To-day.
INVESTIGATED
London, To-day..
•
21
The Lindberghs arrived in Ide bon last month after completing a tour of Europe, and from there flew to Horta, in the Azores, on Novem bar 21, making the trip in 8 hours, 51 minutes-British Wireless Ser vice.
U.S. STEEL MAGNATE COMPLETES TASK.
Reorganises Finances Of Hugh Corporation.
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phic Magee Ordinance, 1871, Re colved December 1, 243 206)/A
New York, To-day. The United States Steel Corpora-
ment that American fund worked Shanghai via Nanking-Central DEATH. OF GENERAT: Possibly, in exchange for petroleum. felder, and the more orthodox An academic.inquest on the tion yesterday announced that Mr.
satisfactorily docs not seem to be News Agency.
borne out by events, "unless the
fund is given a wrong name and meant to be an Exchange Depre ciation Fund."-Reuter,
and
BRITISH DESTROYERS FOR AUSTRALIATM
I
SIR A. CURRIE.
COMMUNISTS IN PEKING.
Famous Canadian Soldier.
London, To-day.
*(Continued on Page 1), clerics, Reuter.
Roosevelt Faces Growing
bones of the young Princes who Myron C. Taylor has retired from were murdered" Is "the Tower of the Finance Committee. He will, Londas in July, 1488, Edward the however, continue to be Chairman Fifth and the Duke of York, has of the Board of Directors and the confimed the traditional account, Company's chief executive officer
murder at the hands of their unei port as-fadicating that Mr. Taylor cle, King Richard” the Third
bas, completed the re-organisation: The death occurred in Montreal SPECIAL TO CHINA MAILARAS growing dis-satisfaction with the has completely absolved Kia of the Company's financial strat ture and that he will now concen yesterday of General Bir Arthur "(By Talegraph. Copyright, Talverni Currie, aged 58 who commanded able, Metsapes Ordinensis), monetary policy. Henry, the seventh,
Parker, Roosevelt requests an addition to his antiquaries, has revealed that. Pro Press, par BG, Gold Bar Co. the Canadian Corps during some ofceived December 1, 635 cm.) It is anticipated that if President paper read to the Society of trata on other problems--Unites
Washington, To-day.g powers it would occasion double femmor William Wright, Dean of severest battles on Western Front.
Observers feel that the United barred Congressional attack on the the London Hospital, authorised States: Administr tion's bilateral monetary and commercial policies by the Dean of Westminster, open convened in ed the urn for apatomical investi: rga ning policy faces en Con-
nited Press, per 8.C. gallon.
(Continued on" Page 9).
“Congress-Dissatisfaction which dels denied, chele-Wall-Strechinterprets the
Over 100 Arrested.
Faking, To-day, H.M.S. Stuart, Flotila Leader. At least 100 persons suspected ut R.M. Destroyers Vampire, being concerned in Commugiat as Waterben, Vendetta and Voyager, tivities have been rounded up by which have bean commissioned for the Peking, authorities in the last service with the Royal Australian few days,
and Vise Most of them have been convict, war became» Prin Navy, arrived at Singapore on
Universit November 28 from Colombo, and ed, and more important ones, will Chancellor left for Port Darwin yesterday, he sent to Nanking for further state the local Naval authorities.
Central Nows Agency,
General Currie began his career
schoolmaster
with the Gold Bar Co,
Donald Payne, aged right, living
16 Lock Bonds Howloon was bitten by Chow dog, owned by Mr. B. pl-Stets in Tack Hing Street yesterday and was taken to the Kowloon Homplidi for treatment.