POLITICAL UPHEAVAL IN IRELAND
Events Moving Rapidly
BLUE SHIRT LEADER ARRESTED
London, December 10.
Events are moving rapidly in the Free State where the" Dublin Police have seized the United Ireland Headquarters, Morrison Square, following last night's proclamation banning: "Blue Shirts."
The party's printers are forbidden to print party, literature on pain of prosecution.
The police have also closed the Young Ireland Association's the National Cronin, Commandant Dublin premises. while Secretary of Young Irish. Men has been dained at Bunderan, Co. Donegal, pending instructions from Dublin,
It is understood this followed the wearing of a blue shirt at
a meeting last evening.-Reuter
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O'DUFFY'S PARTY PROSCRIBED
Dublin December. 8.
Stronger measures toward curb-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1933.
CIVIL FLYING IN BRITAIN
Prince of Wales on Present Needs
ANTI-AIRCRAFT CHAMBERLAIN ON
PRECAUTIONS
BRITISH TRADE
Put In Force At Foochow
Will Not StandTM Unfair Treatment
Foochow. December. 9. London, Dec. 8. Anti-aircraft precautions for The Prince of Wales urged a for-the public order have been issued. to civil At a cannon signal all vehicles are ward policy in regard aviation at a conference in Lon to stop and all people are to enter At night-time" ati don called to stimulate the move-
their houses. ment for equipping more English lights are to be "extinguished. towns as airporta
HM. Destroyer Verity has ar rived, replacing the Whitehall, both of the Eighth Destoryer Flotilla-Reuter
The use of the aeroplane, sald the Prince, who is an enthusiastic airman, should be at the disposal of all instead of only a few.
The development of regular air transport in the British Isles had made sudden and remarkable strides during the present year, but they must look ahead."
Britain had a great aircraft in- dustry and some of the best air- craft in the world but they must row think of a cruising speed, not of 100 miles an hour but of 230 miles an hour. Such speeds would suddenly. But when not arrive they came larger dromes would be needed. Aeroplanes were evolved,
ing the activities of the opposi LONGER DRINK-et vente.
tion have been taken by Mr. de- Valera in a proclamation declar. ing the Young Ireland Associa- tion to be unlawful under the Public Safety, Act.
that It was recently" alleged raids on the residence of General O'Duffy and other premises dis- closed that the Young Ireland Association had been formed for l "revolutionary" purposes.
Members of the organisation may now be arrested upon the alightest provocation, leading to their trial by Military Tribunal with powers to inflict unrestricted penalties including flogging or death on a wide range of political offences..
O'DUFFY'S PROTEST Generai O'Duffy, on learning of pressed considerable surprise and said the organisation would
ING HOURS
Lively Debate in Commons:
London, December
.
A Private Member's Bill to standardise the opening hours on week days for the sale of intoxi- eating Liquor, which was introduced in the House of Commons to-day caused an animated debate.
Mr. John Lockwood, Conserva- tive Member for Central Hack- rey, Who introduced the Bill argued that there was no evid- ence that the extra hout, proposed
'MORE. LANDING GROUNDS Immediate need, he said, was for more landing grounds so that aeroplanes could alight where they wished
NO JAPANESE LOAN SOUGHT. BY FUKIEN,"
Foochow, December. 9. General Tsai Ting-kal declared to-day that if the 19th Route Army had sought a Japanese loan or other assistance he would drown himself and his army as an app- 10gy to China
London, Dec. 8. Referring to Britain's trading re- lations with other countries, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, dr. N. Chamberlain in speech at Bir- mingham, last night, stated it is not fully realized that we in Great Britain are no longer unable to de- fond ourselves if we are unfairly discriminated against where that unfair discrimination takes the form of subsidies, or quotas, or special taxes directed against our goods which are not imposed on the goods of other countries. In the past we have had to put up with the consequences of that sort of action because our hands were To-day our backs. tied behind they are not tied any langer, and it is time it was fully realised that The people would easily deter- we are not prepared to sit down mine, he said, who was really and see our vital intereste jeopar- conspiring with Japan for the sell-dised by unfair discrimination of For instance, a great and kind. ing of China-National Press,
SHORTAGE OF MONEY MAY deni of attention has been directed large lately to the practice of a number of countries of subsidizing their shipping in competiition with ours. I am not for moment saying what action we might take but we are not going to see British ships in one way or another we mean to set off the face of the ocean and defend ourselves.--British Wireless
GOVERNMENT ACTION
CAUSE COLLAPSE. A
Fobchow, December.-9. Reuter reports that Mr. Eugene Chen, Foreign Secretary of the
Fukien Governement; has announ-
Government.
The average monthly" receipts at Foochow are $225,000.
The new regime is already feel-
Sixteen local authorities in Eng-ced that the Customs receipts of land. Scotland and Wales. had Fukien will be retained by the new provided modern aerodromes and six other local authorities had ac- quired airport sites. But they could not resp the full rewards for their enterprise because their leading a financial pinch. The tax on oil and gasoline has been in- had not been followed,
creased while a tax on imported rice is to be imposed at the same rate as in Canton,
Fast, frequent and regular air services would only come about if aircraft, air routes and air parts planned afmultaneously.--- were British Wireless.
the issue of the proclamation, ex- would result in increased drunken- ECONOMIES IN
proceed.
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He described the proclamation as 3 monstrous illegal act of political persecution, without shadow of moral Justification Reuter.
MR. THOMAS SOUNDS WARNING
London, December. B In a speech at Retford, the Do-
ness.
Dr. Alfred Salter, Labour Member for West Bermondsey, described the Bull as one of the most imi- pudent proposals ever put for ward and alleged that the Bill was engineered by the drink trade," which Mr. Lockwood denied.
The Bill was given a second reading by 101 votes to 67-Reuter.
minions Secretary, Mr.ACTION
Thomas referred to Britain's rela-
AGAINST
tions with the Irish Free State, MR. A. MELLON
saying that: long range speaking would not effect a settlement of this unforunate dispute.
Mr. Mclntce. speaking as a re- sponsible Free State Minister, had recently said that the Irish peo ple wanted friendly co-operation.
"We too want friendly co-opera- tion. If I were tempted to utter a warning, it would be such that the Irish Free State people would realise how this economic strife is, gradually accustoming people in this country to present conditions and how there is a very real dan- ger of permanent makets being lost.
DANGER OF DISPUTE. People become accustomed to changed circumstances and adapt themselves accordingly. I am not unmindful that that can be as truly said about the Irish Free
AVIATION
Increasing SpeedsTM
The progress made in aviation during the past few years in most spectacularly demonstrated by the increased speed, size, reliability, and general efficiency of present day air-
craft. In all these ways there are
Amazing improvement apon
the
Dismissed by Colum-economies effected in upkeep and
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machines of a few years ago. Another direction in which progress has been made and to which attention has been drawn recently is in regard to the general attention. During the past ten years the cost of maintaining each first. line abroplane in the Royal Air Force has been reduced by approximately one half. In 1932 the number of man Washington, Dec. 10.
needed to keep each seroplane in the "The action against Mr. Andrew air was 90; to-day only 43 men are re- Mellow, Mr. Ogden Mills and other quired. Ten years ago each first line ex-Treasury officials for the e-machine cost approximately £44,000 a present figure is covery, of 822.000,000 income-tax year, while the refunds was dismissed to-day by £22,500.
District Columbia Supreme the
Court.
Senate
This tendency is not confined only to British aircraft, of course. Other nations are also getting much better value for their money, and in this con- nexion
of expenditure comparison is interesting Since 1926 Great on her
Foreign observers belive that financial difficulties will be 13 powerful an influence as military action in the collapse of the se paratists.
RED VICTORIES DENIED.
Foochow. December. 9.
PROMISED
London, Dec. 9. A pledge of Government action to save British shipping from the un- discrimination of foreign countries was given by Mr. Neville fair Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking to-day at Birmingham.
Mr. Chamberlain said he was not going to see, British shipping swept off the face of the ocean "One way or another, we must defend our- selves."
Mr. Chamberlain, however, did
The reports stating that the clt- ies of Yeaping and Shahsien have no reveal what form the defence been occupied by Communist would take.-Reuter,
troops are absolutely groundless and purely notions of the Chinese press-Reuter, ·.·
CHEN'S REPORT ON FUKIEN AFFAIRS
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Canton Dec. 10.
According to Press report from Fuochow, received here to- day, Mr. Eugene Chen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Revolutionary Government at Foochow, has authorised the pub- Ucation of the following reply to a list of questioris submitted to him by a foreign news agents who is reporting on the situation in Puklen.
STOCK
LONDON
MARKET
Government Stocks Irregular
London. December. 9. Sterling on New York 5.15 on Paris 831.
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POLITICAL CRISIS IN SPAIN
ANARCHISTS ANNOUNCE
REVOLUTION
TROOPS CONFINED TO BARRACKS: POLICE TAKE PRECAUTIONS
Madrid. December 10.
The majority of anarchist centres and headquarters of the National Labour Federation have closed down throughout Spain. a precautionary measure. Many arrests have been effected as The day passed on quietly at Barcelona, apart from isolated bombing and shooting in which two were killed,
-Shock-troops continue to patrol the restive districts general strike is believed to be imminent. Reuter.
CONVICTS IN STATE OF REVOLT
Barcelona December, 9: The Spanish anarchists have issued a manifesto announcing a revolution to day. The situation is most grave. Police patrols have been doubled and troops are com
ned to barracks
U.S. BANKING SYSTEM
How R.F.C. May Gain Entire Control
The convicts in the prisons are in a state of revolt and orders are point Several bomb outrages are from the suburbs -
New York, Det 8. given by the warders at pistol reported Reuter
The proposal made by the Na Barcelona, Later, tonal City Bank for the sale of Following the issue of the Anar-850,000,000 at its preferred stock the Reconstruction Finance chist manifesto serious fighting has broken out in the village of Corportation in the opinion of Hopitalet, Catalonia, where a mob experts might be the precursor of marching on Barcelona tried to a socialised banking system by the burn a factory with inflammable Reconstruction Finance. Corpora Hquid.
The Civic Guards fred on the mob, which fed towards Barceloff. Bomb and shooting outrages throughout the city are reported including the bombing of a church in the Pueblo Nuevo district, where other bombs-exploded one blow- ing up a gasometer, with great damage.
دمیر
It is reported from Madrid that at least three have been killed in a night-long street battle at Lot grono, "where firing is continuing. The Bilbao express has been de railed Babotage is suspected. It is believed that many people, were killed and injured..
The Folice, however, state that the situation is under control throughout the country-Reuter.
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A circular letter to the National City Bank shareholders reveals for the first time the regulations to. which banks entering President Roosevelt's plan to build up their with R.F.C. capital structures money, preparatory to credit ex- pansion, must subscribe.
The most important regulation. provides that, if two preferred dividends are in arrears, the pre- ferred stockholders are empower-
twice the voting" ed to vote with strengh of holders of the common the stock for the removal of bank's directors and officers, the And the election of successors fixation of salaries.
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The effect of passing two pre- ferred dividends is to give the Re- construction Finance Corporation full direction and control of the
MARY PICKFORD business-Renter
SEEKS DIVORCE
WALL STREET'S VIEW
New York, Dec. 10. With regard to the R.F.C. pur- chase of preferred shares of the
Gold decreased to 128/6d with Suit Filed Against National City Bank; while the
8d premium.
Block markets are quiet, Inter- nationals steady but kaffira are irregular.
German Bonds and French is sues are uncertain.
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Asked what is the agricultural with policy of the Government, special reference to ownership of land and agricultural credit, Mr. British shipping securities re- Chen said that he thinks that it main firm, and Home Rails higher is Trotsky, who says that the but Goverment stocks are alighs.
of ly irregular-British wireless. the pack-horse peasant is
This is peculiarly civilisation. true of the Chinese, peasant: The peasant is, in reality, the repre-
he said. 29 & creative figure," eight per cent. During the same period France has increased ber "There are more than 300,000,000 expenditure by 115 per cent; and the peasant men, women and children U. s. by 108 per cent. Britain's in this country: this massive fact
the makes him expenditure on her Air Force is only
representative 2.2 per cent of her national income. In France the proportion is 43 per
Fairbanks
Los Angeles, Dec. 9. The celebrated film star, Mary Pickford has led her suit for divorce from Douglas Fairbanks, charging him with mental cruel ty, indifference and neglect.
-in Miss Pickford,
a formal statement, states that during the last few years she has become in- creasingly unhappy and is con-
The action was brought on be- half of the Government by the
the of ex-investigator Stockmarket Enquiry Committee, who charged the Treasury officials Britain's annual expenditures by sentative Agure in China as well HADLEY APPEAL vinced that the future offers no
foreign with wilfully allowing steamship companies the United States
to defraud
State with regard to our trade. The Judge forbade further Surely these facts of themselves. actions to be taken in this case, show the danger of prolonging are assessed the costs against the this dispute.
plaint. Reuter.
Trade and commerce, indeed trade unionism, yes and national honour all are involved in the principle of the sanctity of agree- ments. That is the simple. issue and I beg Mr. de Valera to 'believe
OBITUARY
me when I say that the "British Mr. H. W. A. Walter
Government have not and will not close the door to an honourable and lasting peace which recognises thia fundamental principle."- British Wireless.
COMMANDANT CRONIN - ARKESTED.
Dublin, Dec.. 10. Commandant Cronin, secretary of the Young Ireland Association, an off shoot of the United Ire- land Party has been arrested at Bunderan, Co-Donegal, on a charge of wearing a. blue shirt in de- finance to proclamation. He will appear before a military tribunal -Reuter.
'PLANE FACTORY FOR CHINA
Big Scheme Proposed by U.S. Company
Shanghai, Dec. 9.
cent and in the U. S. A. it is 3 per cent. Thus, apart from economies due to reductions in the upkeep of machines, Great Britain has definitely con- tributed to world disarmament in the force which is militarily of greatest value to-day.
Mr. H. W. A. Walter, Renter's TRAGIC FIRE AT
comercial editor at Shanghai, died
bere to day after thirty years COUNTRY A
service with the Arm-Reuter,
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SILVER MARKET
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figure in China. He produces and
DISMISSED
solution.
Journal of Commerce hints the Government might use it as a wedge to create a socialised bank ing system, Wall Street brokers
that dive the opinion
the scheme does not involve socialisa- tion but is designed to improve the condition of banks concerned -! by providing cash-Reuter.
REQUEST, FOR DOLLAR STÁBILISATION
Washington, Dec. $. The United States Association
of Manufacturers, representing "It is with the deepest regret 560,000 manufacturers through- unani- country to-day that she is Aling the suit, she de-out the
mously decided to ask. President clares.
The property settlement, will be Roosevelt to stabilise the dollar
creates food and raw materials or Petition Sent To Sir effected out of court-Reuter.
Industry.
Referring to the atitude of the Government to private property, with special reference to Mission- ary Societies and property which has been developed by-owner or tenant, Mr. Chen declared that the Government will not interfere with the institution of private pro-
Miles Lampson
Shanghai, Dec; 9. Mrs. Hadley's sppeal has been
dismissed.
Her only chance is a commuta-
interference: «Is imperative in Lampson, the British Minister to carrying out its agrarian policy China, to whom a public petition HOUSE state ownership of public has been submitted-Reuter
perty except in so far as such tion of the sentence by Sir Miles
French Duke And
Peer's Brother Dead
(From Our Special Correspondent)
London, December 9. London, December 9.
A French 'Duke and a Peer's Following are the Silver Quota- | brother are dead following a fire destroyed a tions on the London market to which practically
"The Heronry," day:----
Xe country house, Dec. 9 Dec. 8 near Whitchurch, Hampshire, early
181 18.9/16 this morning. 18.9/1818}*
Spot Forward
The London on New York crcas rate to-day closed at £=U.9. 5.154.
A young Chinese girl singer, with a soprano voice of wonderful qua- Buffalo, New York, Dec. 10. lity, range natural thrill It is announced that the Curtiss Miss Elvie Yuen, has been disco
18 Wright Corporation plan-vered in Kowloon by Madame ning
to build a five millon Lottie Gordon, and has been dollar aeroplane factory in China awarded the first "Empire Link" The Chinese Government has Hongkong Scholarship Madame agreed to assist in financing the Gordon, in conjunction with the factory and the Cisposal of its above music olabs, will take Miss Yuen's voice in hand, and she, will receive free training in English and Australian songs and Italian opera together, with talkie train ing bliss Yuen is also a talented pianiste and accompanist,
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in the early stages parta and material will be shipped from the United States, but later only motors made at Patterson will be imported-Reuter.
The victims were house-party guests of Mr. Leander James McCormick, a member of a Chicago millionaire family, and. Mrs. Mc- Cormick, formerly the Comtesse de Fleureu.
The Duc de La Tremoille, who was found dead under the floor of a collapsed bathroom, was a prominent French cavalry officer.
Captain the Honourable James, Rodney, brother of Lord Rodney, died in hospital after a 29-feet leap with his wife from the window of their room. His wife was taken, to hospital at Winchester in a critical conditioner and
The rapidity of the spread of the flames did not allow the guests or the household staff time. to dress. An hour after the begin- ning of the fire the root crashed inReater
utilities and preventing, in a gen- eral way, the development of any tendency calculated to report in China the economic and social maladies which laissez faire capi- talam has created in the indus- trialised countries of the world.
FINANCIAL POLICY
Mrs. Hadley, a British subject of Russian birth, was convicted on, a murder charge following the death of Capt. Youngs, with whom she "The man was had been living. stabbed in the throat following a drinking bout in her company,,
EDUCATIONTM
Con-
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Replying to the question of
Govern- Asked what is the policy of, the of the financial policy ment, he stated that in Fulden Government towards education, as elsewhere in China inemcient the Ban Min Chu F and collection of public revenues has fuclam, he pointed out that the been one of the main factors in educational policy of the Govern the past as Fuklen has not been ment is to enforce what is known The Govern- as universal education and thus "self-supporting." ment will take steps to make liquidate illiteracy and raise the of the Feople, emcient j intellectual level fiscal collection, more
attention. and honest New sources of re- paying particular
education and vocational venue will be opened up and the clvic tax or duty on one or two im-education or training, s ported articles, like kerosene, will "As regards the ethics of Con- be increased.
fuclus, there is much in them that With regard to what terms the must endure as part of our per- Government is willing to accept manent cultural heritage. What foreign capital for their develop is vital in them as well as in the ment, Mr. Chen asserts that the Ban Min Chu Lwill not be dis-, Government has not yet worked carded, though it is doubtful that out the terms on which foreign they can influence decisively the capital is to participate in the fundamental pattern of our life in development of China's natural the future, he added,
Chen: strongly em- resources, But it may be stated Before concluding his generally that the investment of view Mr. such capital is, of course, desired, phasised that the Government has
a-vis the Chinese Soviet, State. national rights, provided it is not detrimental to not yet defined its attituted via
inter-
on a gold bass. Reuter,
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