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UNEMPLOYMENT
ASSISTANCE
"Woolworth" Increase
Ridiculed
COMMONS DEBATE CONTINUEL
Lordon, To-day.
Opening the second of the three-days' debate on the unem- ployment assistance regulations
in the House of Commons vester- day, Mr. Neil MacLean (Lab Govan) said that the unemployed | were expected to become enthu- siastic" because 200,000 among them were likely to receive an in- crease of an average of 6d. week{ ly. Amid laughter he referred to the payments as a Woolworth in-j crease from a Woolworth Govern ment
The Secretary for Scotland, Sir Godrey Collins, said that the] Government confidently looked to an unbiassed public opinion, sym- pathetically moved towards the needs of the unemployed, to ap- prove the regulations intended to: give evenhanded justice to all sp-i plicants. Great Britain was treat-! ing her unemployed better than any other nation in the world.
Mr. Dingle Foot (L, Dundee) criticised the regulations, al- though be regarded them as an improvement, on the 1934 draft.
The debate continues-British Wireless Service.
LOCARNO TALKS IN LONDON
Prelude To General Settlement
| ters
London, To-day.
Beavily guarded by police and shackled to his detective escort, Charles “Lucky” Luciano is here shown being led into Sing Sing prison at Ossining, New York, to start serving a 30-year sentence for vice racketeering. Six of his helpers went with him for lesser
terms.
TROUBLE IN PALESTINE
Govt. Commission Of Enquiry
NO SURRENDER TO VIOLENCE
GENERAL MOLA
REPORTED KILLED
IN BATTLE
Questions In House Of Commons
(Continued from Page 1)
Washington: The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, mention- London, To-day.
jed at a press conference yester- Mr. A. W. B. Ormsby-Gere, day the possibility that the "gen- Colonial Secretary. stated in erally uncertain European situa Commons answer yesterday that tion" might impel the United he hoped to announce
the per- States
to re-establish 2 naval sonnel of the Palestine Commis-squadron in European waters- sion and the terms of reference Reuter. A meeting of the Prime Minis-next Wednesday. The Commis-
and Foreign
to Secre- sion obviously could not go taries of Belgium, France and Palestine, where the position, he Great Britain will open .this said, was still serious, *until morning at No. 10, Downing suficient order was restored to en- Street. The conference proceed-jable it to make an investigation. ings, it is anticipated, will not be Replying to another question prolonged, as cordial agreement is Mr. Ormsby-Gore referred to the known to exist between the three suggestion that there should be
London, To-day. Governments as to the scope and temporary suspension of immigra-
The Spanish disorders were the purpose of the meeting, which is tion while the Commission carries subject of a Commons question intended to clear way for what, it out its enquiry, and said that he last evening, in reply to which jis earnestly hoped in London, may was not at present in a position Lord Cranborne, Under-Secretary prove a more successful stage in to make any statement as to the for Foreign Affairs, said that the negotiation of 2 general intentions of the Government, owing to a stoppage of communi- European settlement. British beyond saying that their decision cations from most parts of Spain |
would be taken in due course on it was still very difficult to obtain CHANNELS CLEARED the merits of the case and would reliable information regarding the London: Thanks to the clarifica-not be influenced by violence or position.. He was able to give the| tion of the issue through dipio attempts at intimidation.-British House a list of. British warships matic channels to-day's Locarno Wireless Service.
which had proceeded or were meeting is expected to be little
[proceeding to Spanish ports, with
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more than a formality. Whereas
BRITISH SUBJECTS BEING EVACUATED
it is known that France originally! SAMOA AND NEW view to the evacuation of Bri-
favoured the conversion of the provisional defensive arrange- ments of Britain, France and Bel- gium into a permanent agreement! as long as Germany showed ao! contrition for the occupation of the Rhineland, she has recently
ZEALAND
Greater Co-Operation Sought
acquiesced in the British desire to BANISHED LEADER TO RETURN
avoid action which might be inter- preted as the formation of a has- tile bloc
Auckland.
tish subjects if necessary. These included HMS. Shamrock to Malaga, H.MS. Keppel to Vigo, MS. London and Douglas and
Barcelona, three destroyers to
to HMS. Devonshire
Palma, HMS. Wren to Corunna, HLM.S.
Amphion to Teneriffe, HMS.
Keith to Valencia, H.M.S. Witch to Para and H.M.S. Boadicea to] Alicante.
ALL REPORTED SAFE
O. F. Nelson, formerly head of! Hence the main business of to-the Mau Movement in Samoa, who day's meeting is to frame a com-banished from the territory for Twenty-five British subjects, munique to pave the way for a 10 years in 1933 after a trial, is to together with two American and Sve-Power conference later, pro-be allowed to return to Samos. two French nationals, embarked bably in September.--Reuter.
KING HOLDS A 'COURT"
1,200 At Garden Party
In comment on this decision of yesterday on H.M.S. Shamrock at the New Zealand Government, the Malaga. Eritish subjects had Prime Minister, Mr. Michael J.also been embarked on British Savage, stated that it was in keep-ships at Algeciras. At all other! ing with the record of the Labour places · from which reports had! Party, which had for years been been received from the British opposed to the policy of previous Consular representatives the Bri- Governments in Samoa.
tish subjects were reported to be "Our aim, as it is our job," Mr.{safe. Savage said, is to obtain and! In addition to the ship maintain the co-operation andments mentioned by Lord Cran- HM the King, who yesterday morning received in audience at goodwill of the Samoans. Without borne in the Commons it is an- such co-operation it is impossible nounced that British destroyers Buckingham Palace the Maharajah to go very far in securing a can-are proceeding to San Sebastian, of Mysore, who is on a visit to teabed development of the ter-Bilbao and Gijon. The battleship England, in the afternoon gave the zitory." second of the Garden Parties which are to rank as Courts for
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The newspapers, which print There were 1,200 guests and from Apia stated that there was conflicting reports from various about 50 presentations.-British “great jubilation" among the Man Wireless Service.
adherents at the news of Mr. Nel sources, agree in describing the
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After being 30 years in the con-tó Samoa to make enquiries with a fair to showery, was the forecast fectionery business. Mr. Stone-view to improving relations.. fer to-day, as issued by the Royal BC burgh claims to have perfected a The Government considered. Observatory this morning "new method of making sweets said". Mr. Savage, that Mr.
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Nelson's return would be taken as
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