HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1933.
MR. J.
J. H. THOMAS WARNS DE
VALERA
Developments In
In Irish Free State
MEET WITH STRONG
|
DISAPPROVAL
London, November 14.
An important statement was made by the Secretary for the Dominions, Mr. J. H Thomas, in the House of Commons to- day on the position of the United Kingdom with regard to the most recent developments in the Irish Free State,
BRITAIN'S
STAND REPUBLIC
the Free
He referred in particular to the three bills now before the Irish Free State Parliament for amendment of the Irish State constitution.
Mr. Thomas said; "We are ad- vised that this legislation con- flicts in important respects with the Treaty of 1921 and its pass age therefore involves
2 further repudiation of the obligations en-. tered into by the Irish Free State
under that treaty.
AGAINST
to
Mr. de Valera, President of the Irish Free State
DE VALERA'S ANSWER
What Will Settle The Matter
U. S. DOLLAR® STILL DECLINING
Little Likelihood Of Improvement
London, Nov. Gold was to-day quoted at 129/01d. or Fres. 81.87, a premium of eight pence, for £420,000 sterling, presum- obly for the Continent..
There was American buying of gold currencies and sterling. The Continent also buying sterling.
LOTTERY CASE
HEARING
Duke of Atholl Faces Magistrate
London, Nov, 14.
The Chief Magistrate at Bow Street reserved his decision in the
case against the Duke of Atholi, lottery." summoned for selling tickets in a
..:
The Luke attempted to outwit the Lottery Law by inviting any shillings for nothing, receiving in return a cancelled ticket, contain- ing no reference to a lottery or to prizes.
one interested to send him ten
There was some criticism of the
On the market the senti
A good deal of money was sub ment is that the dollar is unscribed and an announcement was likely to strengthen appre of money sent to certain persons.
made liiter outlining the free gifts ciably unless Mr. Roosevelt, becoming alarmed at the de cline, decides to intervene.
A BASELESS REPORT
New York, Nov. 15. The report crediting Britain' with the intention to combat any rate above 5.25 appears to be baseless as the rate is. London, Nov. 15. now. 5.36, but the reaction on State to eliminate the Crown from
The seeming intent of the Free the exchange rate. yesterday the Free State Constitution is
afternoon is attributed to in- situation to a crisis. rapidly bringing the "Anglo-Irish
ternational banking quarters, It is assum-not to intervention, by the ed consequences must inevitably' follow if she persists in her pre-
British Equalisation Fund. sent intentions,
Dublin, Nov. 15.
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Our conception of membership of the British Commonwealth is something entirely different.
The Irish Free State, as mem- ber of that Commonwealth is, as Mr. De Valera himself. must have now learned, completely free to order her own affairs. »
confers great advantages which by Membership of the Commonwealth
We have already
her own action the Irish Free made per State is fectly clear the
tending lose the view which privileges of common citizenship, take of this kind. Quite apart economic advantages from any question of legality we with the rest of the Empire, op- in trading look upon it as a repudiation of portunity of powerful influence io cd, said his answer to Mr. Thomas Mr. De Valera, when interview- an honourable settlement.
international affairs in concert is that the Irish unmistakably de- with the other members of the cided in 1918, Those who agreed Commonwealth in the cause of to the, 1921 Treaty abandoned a world peace.
republic as an alternative to an immediate terrible war threatened by Lloyd George, The British Government never ceased .to threaten if the Irish exercised their fundamental right to choose their own governmental ̈ institu- tions and it would be regarded as a hostile act and made an excuse for aggressive action,
"No modification of the Treaty can properly, be made except by agreement between the two coun- tries.
"But that is not the only aspect of the matter. The real signiac- ance of the Bills is that they clearly indicate an intention gra- dually to eliminate the Crown from the constitution of the Irish Free States.
"These privileges carry with them responsibilities, respect for the Crown, loyal observance of engagements, a spirit of frlead- ship and co-operation with the other members of the British Commonwealth.
by the
A clear declaration claration of a republic would not British to the effect that a de- be made an excuse for aggressive
Mr. De Valera has fold us, as "It is our desire to see the I said in the House of Commons Irish Free State taking her on 17th June 1932, that his ulti- share as a member of the Cominon- full mate aim is the recognition of a wealth. not grudgingly, but of her united Ireland as a Republic with own free will. accepting her re- some form of association with thesponsibilities, and enjoying privi-hostility would settle the matter.- British Commonwealth in some leges: It she., renounce the one, circumstances, and for some rea- she can not hope to enjoy the
Sons,
and recognition of. the other."*. King as the head of the associa- tion.
UNACCEPTABLE Any such proposals would be totally unacceptable to His Ma jesty's Government in the United Kingdom.
the Mr.
Reuter...
VIOLENT HANDLING OF U.S. STRIKE
!
Asked if he proposed to take any steps in consultation with the Dominions to emphasise policy he had indicated, Thomas sald the dispute affected Unarmed Pickets Shot Down Great Britain and the Irish Free State alone and they did not in- Our view can be clearly stated, tend to drag the Dominions into The declaration of the Imperial it.-British Wireless Conference of 1926 as to the re- lationship of Great Britain and the Dominions under the Crown must be accepted as the "basis of
the Constitutional position of the New Post For Capt.
Irish Free State within the Em- pire.
Von Papen
That declaration is clearly in- consistent with a state of things under which the Irish Free State would be a member of the British
Berlin, Nov. 15. Commonwealth of Nations fol The Cabinet has appointed some purposes and not for all, and Captain von Papen to be Relch would cease to be united with | Commissioner for the Saar, au- Great Britain and the Dominions thorised to deal with all questions common allegiance to the connected, with the Región Reu-
Iter.
by
Crown
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Lordoo, Oct. 25, One of the most brutal episodes in America's unpleasant history of industrial strife is dramatically
recorded in the new issue of Pathe
News Reel, which will be released. on Monday.
The scene is Ambridge, near Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania. A group of strikers, perhaps seventy in all, with sticks in their bands, are standing idly in front of their works
deputies (the number is stated). Then comes the sheriff, with 200 armed with double-barrelled shot- guns and sub-machine-guns of the type so often seen on the screen in bands of gangsters.
The sheriff calls on the pickets to disperse. There is a chorus of shouts from the strikers, and ther the hubbab, dies down A pirkot who stands in front of the others allows himself to be deprived of. his stick, and joins the others, and all begin to move away.
SHOOTING UNARMED MEN Up to this point the dmeanour of the strikera has been perfectly normal. It is the sort of situation doren English policemen habitual ly and good-humouredly dispose of in ten minutes.
But as the strikers go the "de- puties begin to belabour them with clubs and stacks. In this fashion the group moves perhaps tea or fifteen yards, the pickets offering. no resistance. Then on the left, where the deputies are striking. hardest, there comes a halt: cb- viously somebody who has been struck has turned on his armed aggressor.
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The scene that follows would be incredible to people in this country. if it were not onneted, before their eyer, No sooner has a scuffle be gun, with 200 men available settle it by making arresta, than the deputies begin shooting.
to
The strikers run, Between the 'deputies and their targets one. can hardly call them opponente is a clear space of at least thirty yards. And yet the 200 not only fire on the unarmed seventy, but back away down the road as they do so
GOLD PURCHASES
According to the New York Times the total of all gold purchases abroad hitherto has amounted to six million dol lars. At the same time a decree restricting foreign money orders to a maximum of 100 dollars with sterling quoted at 5.20, issued by the Post Office, comes into force to-day. Some uneasiness is felt in Government circles at the renewed slump in Govern. ment Bonds.
It is officially asserted that if a choice has to be made be-
T
tween raising the price of commodities by the gold method and maintaining the price of Government securi ties, the decision will un- doubtedly be in favour of abandoning the gold plan, but it is not time for this yet.
Reuter.
SILVER MARKET
scheme on account of the high ex- penses involved in commission to
agents.
Counsel for the defence to-day decided to call no evidence on the ground that he had no case to answer..
The Magistrate disagreed, but legal aspect of the case-Reuter did not indicate his decision an the
Baillie-Stewart Spy Case
London Nov. 14.- An Interesting revelation was made in the House of Commons to-day, when a" questioner-urged an inquiry into the conviction of last on a charge of espionage, with a view to establishing his deut Baillie-Stewart in April
innocence,
Duft-Cooper, Financial, Secretary Replying to the question, Mr. to the War Office, announced that Lieut. Baillie-Stewart made a full confession of his guilt soon after his conviction.-Reuter.
BRITAIN FORCED TO REARM Announcement By First Lord Of Admiralty
REVISION OF 1933 PROGRAMME
London, November 14. The First Lord of the Admir- alty, Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell, an- had with much regret, decided to nounced that the Government revise the 1933 Naval programme.
He recalled that the original- 1933 programme had included one ship of the Leander class of cruis ers of 7,250 tons., and three of the Arethusa of 5,400 tons, each armed with eight and sir" inch guns respectively. tje
י.
The policy of building cruisers of comparatively small tonnage had been adopted in the hope that other nations would follow lead.
REDUCTION IN NUMBERS
If, on the other hand, they weze with those vessels, they must re- to build any cruisers comparable duce the number from four to three.
be accepted and,
The Arst alternative could not after most anxious, considera- accordingly, tion, and with much regret, they proposed to revise the 1933 pro- grammme so as to include two cruisers of a new type of about 9,000 tons, with increased arms- Arethusa type of about 5,200 tona. ments, and one cruiser of the
This alteration, the First Lord Also in July 1932. the United Pointed out, would. not involve Klagdom delegation at
any increase in the cost of 1933 Cleneva put forward proposals for a reduction in its cost was expected programme-indeed some sznall
duction of future cruisers to 7,000 tons with a maximum gun-calibre of 6.1, in the hope that this would be generally accepted.
hopes had been raised.
Unfortunately, neither of these
น
cruisers of 8,500 tons reputed to In 1931, Japan laid down two
mount 13 six-inch guns..
wad
to result.
the
Ee added that the United States and Japan, under terms of the London Naval Treaty, were fully entitled to build ships of the size they contemplated.
Nevertheless, it would be the continued. policy of the British Government to endeavour, by' NEW JAPANESE, SHIPS common. agreement, both to re- strict the number of vessel. of It was learned that she same dimensions and that
the larger-size as much as possible, now laying down two more of the and also to reduce the maximum construction of yet another two,
the size of cruisers to be constructed making six in all, was projected.
In the future-British Wireless, The United States also has al- Feady announced her intention of building four critisers of
10,000 tons with 15 six-inch guns.
I, therefore, the British "pro-
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SWEDEN
Famous Picture
were
to be carried out, the new cruis- ers would definitely be inferior to those being developed by other
Powers.
As was known, Britain's total cruiser tonnage was limited by the London Naval Treaty.
And the result was that they
LOCAL HOCKEY
Club Beat Suffolk In Friendly Game
first eleven met H.M.S. Suffolk in s The Hong Kong Hockey Club friendly hockey match. yesterday" affair, the Club winning by 8 goals which turned out to be a one-sided to nil
their opponents, the Club soon drew Playing a much better game than
Stolen in Stockholm had been placed on the horns of Brst blood when Divett beat the
a very serious dilemma.
sailor's goalie with a fast drive If they proceeded with the orig-and just before half-time Reed Stockholm, Nov. 14 A sensation has been caused in the cruisers they would be build-
inal programme of cruisers, all scored the Club's second goal. Stockholm, which will
In the second half the Club. through the art world, by the certain of the cruisers which were managed to add another goal to echo ing would be definitely inferior to dominated play but they only thefts ever committed in Sweden. Powers: revelaiton of one of the biggest being built by the other Naval their score, Divett again finding.
Rembrandt's famous picture
the net. "Jeremiah Mourning Over the Destruction of Jerusalem' figures in the robbery, which involved a number of other valuable paint- ings.
PATU
The owner, a well-known collector, refused an offer of six
(From Our Special Correspondent) hundred thousand kroner for the
Rembrandt picture when it formed London, Nov. 15.
part of the collection of Dutch Following are the Sliver Quota-exhibition in 1928-Reuter.
masterpieces at the Royal Academy tions on the London market to- day-
'Nov. 15 Nov. 14 184 18.9/16
Spot Forward The London on New York cross rate to-day closed at £U.S. 5.351.
......184 1811/18 SIR FREDERICK
BRITAIN TO FIGHT DOLLAR?
New York, Nov 14. Britain is reported to have de above 5.25 to the pound. cided to combat any dollar rate
The reaction in the exchange to the intervention of the British rate this afternoon is attributed Equalisation Fund-Reuter.
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· POLICE CLUB ANNUAL MEETING
Accounts Show Successful
Year
MAZE
Work Appreciated by Norway
The Order of Saint Olav has
Shanghal, Nov. 14. been conferred upon Sir Frederick Maze, the Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritimes Customs
the Shanghai Club yesterday by The presentation was made at
Aan the Norwegian Charge D'Affairea. Th
In conferring the Order, Mr. Aall mentioned that Norway rank- ed only second to Great Britain in trade among the non-Eastern nations trading with China Reuter.
The annual meeting the Police FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY Club was held yesterday after- noon in the clubhouse, Happy Valley, The Hon. Mr. Wolfe, In- spector General of Folice and Pre- sident of the club presided and reports read showed the organi zation to be in sound position in every way.
Mr. A. Clarke was chosen chairs lowing the election of officers. the man for the ensuing year and fol- President presented prizes won by
Paris, Nov. 15. debate
At the conclusion of the long Chamber late last night passed a on foreign policy, the vote of confidence in the Barraut Government by 395 votes to 184 Reuter
the members in different tourna- BRITISH FINANCES SOUND ments and competitions held dur- Ing the 1932-1033 season
London, Nov. 14. pickets to disperss, they called him show that ordinary revenue for The latest Treasury returns many naines, and the law must be the current financial year up to uphold.
£348,099,774. At the correspond 11th November amounted to. ing date of last year, the amounts stood at £334,487,286.......
Upton Sinclair and others have repeatedly stated that sherds and others concerned with law enforce
A flash shows one of the strikers lying dead, and another flash a body (whether of the same man I do not know) being carried off Boross a striker's shoulder. These sequences have been cut from the version that will be publicly ex- Hibited, on the ground that the ment in the United States regular- Ordinary expenditure to date whole truth would be too painfully hire gunmen with ariminal, refer the current year
The film ends with a speech by cords to muppress strikes, The 451,178,695, as compared the sheriff defending his action on charge is certainly supported by £486284 198
the grounds that he ordered the
this Pathé news reel,
date of fastages:
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