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1 P. G.F. Peppermint. 1 Pt. D.O.M.
Champagne. 2 Qte. St. Julion Claret.
1. Martell'e XXX Brandy.
Qta. King George IV Gold Label
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1. Qt. Old Brown Shorry, Black Scal. 1 Qt. Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin
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1. Thial Pomeranian Bitters.
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1 Qt. Martell's XXX Úrandy,
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1 Pt. G.F. Feppermint.
2 Pt. D.O.M.
1 Qta. Superior Rich Old Port.
2 Qta. King Georgo IV Gold Label
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1 Qt. Engmad's XXX Brandy,
1 Qt. Amontillado Shorry.
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2 Qta. Medoc Claret,
1 Phial Pomeranzan Bittors.
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LABOUR'S LOST OPPORTUNITIES.
TORIES' FIRST STEP ON RESUMING POWER.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PARLIAMENTARY- LABOUR PARTY.
GENERAL TALK WITH THE RANK AND FILE.
(THROUGH DEUTENʼN AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 95. LONDON, NOV, 23.
There was an unusually targe Spooking at the Conservativo
Baldwin gathering of Labour members at Council, Mr, Stanley elaimed that the Conservatives wore the special meeting of the Parlis at present the only united party, intentary Labour Party, to-day at
WORLD'S UNEM-
PLOYMENT.
INCREASES REGISTERED
EVERYWHERE.
(THROUGH RUUTER'S Agenor.]
LONDON, Nov. 25.
The record number of 2,235,967
wholly or temporarily unemployed is on the employment registers for Noyember 17, an increase of 24,210
and said that the present Govory.tendoil by Mr. Ramsay, MacDonald, compared with the previous week.
mant was at ite wite' 'end and cons alous that at any moment its doom may sound. (Cheers.). It had wasted an unrivalled oppor- tunity at the Imperial Conference, from which had comerged a single good thing, namely, the decision bo discuss economio matters in Ottana noxt 3ar, and, he added," they will be discussed by our Party!
to leave a "general, talk" with the rank and file.
Increase in Gormany.
BERLIN, Nov. 25, The unemployed on November 15. were estimated at 3,184,000, an in-
Clydesiders were notably absent, fighting a bye-election at East Ron- frew:in defiance of Party headquar-crease of 230,000 since October 31. tors..
Frido in Government Record, According to an official report. Mr. MacDonald expressed concern at the unemployment. figures and said that although they would the progress
The Conservatives first step upon resuming power would be na im modiato amergency tariff on manu- factured goods. Whatever obstacle stands in the way of its abolition,revor be satisfied with dumping shall be removed. The Conservative Party differences were past, and we shall my no more about them."
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Ruabr, Nov. 25. The Conservative leader, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, attended a Porty rocoting to-day when 800 delicates tu the Council of the National Con- servative and Unionist Asaouiations unanimously passed a rosolution expressing grateful appreciation of hia norvices to the Party.
made, yet the Government's record of work was one of which they would be proud. Dissentients to the School Attend.
ance Bill,
Sir Charles Trevelyan, in his sperch, 1sked for the views of the Party in irogard to the compro misos he had reached with Liberais regarding the School Attendance Bill, notably, the one "accepted un- der protest," postponing the opera- tion of it until September, 1032,
The meeting with ten dissentients decided to support Sir Charles Travelyan's efforts to pass the Bill
The meeting postportal the hear
In the course of his spooch, Mr. Baldwin expressed the view that the only good thing to come OUL of the recent Imperial Conferenceing of a statement by Mr. J. H. was the decision to adjourn the discussion of economic subjects to. Ottawa next your. "Inter-Imperial trade will be discussed there, and it will be discussed by our Party,' he said.
The first stop that the Conerva- tives would take when they came into power would be to effect on emergency tariff on manufactured goods.
PREPARATORY DISARMA. MENT COMMISSION. CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS
RECENTLY.
....
Thomas relating to the Imperial Conference.
(DHITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] School-Leaving Age.
Rudny, Nov. 25. The Prime Minister and most members of the Cabinet attended A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party to-day in pursuance, it was explained, of the polioy of maintaining close contact between Mimistors and private Labour mon- bers.
Sir Charles Trevelyan, Educa tion Minister, announced that the Government had decided to post- pone the operation of the Education (URITISH WIRELESS DELVICE}
Bill from April next to September, 1039. Ruany, Nov. 26.
This mehsure extends the Considerable progress was made school-leaving age, from, 14 to 15 during the last few days by the Preparatory Disarmament Commis. sion at Geneva.
This continued yesterday, when it wou decided to close the second reading of the draft Convention, during which several difficult issues
wore surmounted.
The third reading will begin to day on the text of the Convention
years.
Sir Charles Trevelyan explained that ho had been fa negotiation on certain matters affecting the measure with the Libera! Party, which made many demands to which he could not accede, although on others there was room for com. promise.
He wished for the views of the Labour Party on the matter, but A British amendment to Article he was prepared under protest, to accept a postponement of the Bill I publicity of expenditure, was adopted yesterday. It provided to September, 1832, and also cor.
tain that each of the high contracting
suggestions regarding the parties will communicate to the rowers of local authorities in re- Sacratary-General of the League a spot of maintenance granta..
The mocting eventually decided statement showing the actual total with 10 dirsentients to support the
as it now stands.
[REUTER'S AMERIČAN BERVICE] Efect of Immigration in America.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. The effect of immigration on unemployment is being closely watched.
President Hoover' does not favour but referred appreciatively to the. the total suspension of immigration,
stricter onforcement of the 'regula tons. He jointed out that in Octo. ber the immigrants from all sources totalled 6,000, compared with the monthly average of 24,000..
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Rugby, Nov. 28. Lord Kyliant has been granted leave of absence. by "the Court of Directors of the Royal Mail Steam Facket Company and also by tho boards of its associated companies. He is visiting South Africa early in the New Year and will be away several months.
Mr. Walter Bunciman has been appointed deputy chairman of the abipping companies of which Lord Kylsant is Chairman.
Mr. Runciman states that he has no intention of relinquishing his parliamentary duties.
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The Article concerting naval effectives was also accepted. It proposed that tables relating to naval effectives should indicate the total of naval forces in the form
RUGBY, Nov. 25. of aggregate figures for officers,
The passenger capacity of the non-commissioned officers and men Imperial Airways Flest will be together. It is understood that more than doubled in the Spring separate particulars would be by the addition of eight Handley furnished in the annual statement Fage air liners and three Short of the tumber of oficers and men Super Calcutta dying boats, carry- who have completed a certaining 40 passengers each. period to be decided of active service.
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[DRITION WIDKLEE SERVICK]·· RUGUY, Nov. 25. At the second League Conference for concerted economic action to- day after Bir Sydney Chapmer had announced the abolition by January 15 of the British Dyestuffs Safeguarding Act, Germany, France and Poland declared them selves prepared to roview their reservations to the 1923 Convention on export and import prohibitions.
Now units will be available. for the anticipated extension "of the India route to Australia and the opening next year of a servico to, Capetown. They will give the floet a total nommmodation for 727 passengers, which is anuch in excess of any other passenger air fleet in the world.
ITALO-SOVIET BARTERING.
RECENT "CONVERSATIONS" MAINLY ECONOMIC...
(THROUGH BRUTEK'S ADENOY.):
ROME, Nov. 25. It is announced that the "con- varsatione," between Signor Grandi and M. Litvinoff (the Soviet Minis ter) at Milan were mainly economic," as it was hardly likely that Tascists would convert the Bolshevista gr: vice versa. As the outcome of the talk, Russia has agreed to exchange raw material for Italy's manufac tured goods. Thus, Russia will supply Italy with what, oil and timber in exchange for machinery,. ottawa hapon lanai and ships thurata pe Thongsinsdevijuostiam afemenstars. and toured Gambia returned to commitments. It is simply a mat
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