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THURSDAY
JANUARY 24, 1921,
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336 DES ANNEY
THE NEW MINISTRY.
publications is "The Decline of SHANGHAI SENSATION. SHANGHAI GODOWN Aristocrsey."]
FIRE.
Mr. Rhys John Davies. Under Secretary for Home Affairs.
List of Appointments Outside the Cabinet. leading Labour member of the
FIRST WOMAN MEMBER.
mes:
(Reuter's Service).
Telegrams to hand to day give details of further Ministerial appointments under the new Labour Gover- The selections are noteworthy for the fact that they include, for the first time in the history of the country. a lady member, Miss Margaret Bondfeld, whose photograph Parliamentary. Under appears above. She is made Secretary to the Ministry of Labour.
London. January 23.
Durham man.
Entered Parlia-
Additional Ministeral appointment in 1918 as Labour member for Bishop Auckland division.
ments are:
Mr. F. O. Raberts, Minister of Pensions.
[Mr. Frederick Owen Roberts, J.P. a Trade Union Secretary.
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Mr. Patrick Hastings, was horn in 1880, educated at Charter- house, became a mining engineer, served in the South African war. took up journalism, called to the Bar in 1904. and inade a K.C. in 1919.j
Co. Durham.l
Major C. R. Attlee. Under Secretary for War.
BRITISHER SHOT BY FRENCH DETECTIVE,
SEQUEL TO OPIUM SEARCH. (Our Gen Correspondent.)
COTTON STOCK IN DANGER. (Our Own Correspondent.}
Shanghai, January 23 A serious fire broke out at sir o'clock at the China Merchants eastern wharf at Pootung in No. 1 godown, filled with 800 bales of cotton.
RAILWAY STRIKE DISORGANISING "INDUSTRY*
S0,000 WELSH COLLIERS IDLE.
ATTEMPT ON SCOTTISH EXPRESS.
(Renter's Service.)
London, January 93.
[Mr. Rhys John Davies is a Manchester City Council and secretary of the National Union Allied and of Distribution Workers Fought Wast Salford!
Shanghai, Jan. 24. as Labour candidate in 1918, but
William H. Shaw, a Britisher, was defeated. Gained Westhough- ton (Lancashire) at a later date.] was shot and dangerously wound- The Settlement Fire Brigade
The defection among the N.U.R.. members is increasing at:- Mr. William Leach. Under ed by a French police officer who and the crews of the U. S. 5.
Mr. J. B. Thomas has resigned the political secretaryship of the Secretary to the Air Ministry, had gone to Shaw's house in an victorious the 5.8. Hanover ro-Carlisle, where & joint strike committee has been formed.
Later.
effort to buy opium.
The French police say they had sponded and managed to confine [Mr. Wm. Leach is a Bradford
The exact loss is unknown. It worsted manufacturer. He was information that Shaw was selling the flames to one godown. chairman of the Finance Com-arms and opium, and they sent a mittee of the City Council three detective to attempt a purchase. is believed that a considerable years ago, when the Socialists Shaw and two friends attacked the amount of cotton will be salvaged. were the largest party in the detective, and the latter fired a council, and was concerned in revolver shot in self defence.
Shaw's friends allege that Shaw which
much schemes criticized. He contested the and the detective were alone, that Central Division in 1918 without Shaw attempted to put the detec He gained Bradford tive out of his home and that the
latter shot him (Central) for Labour in 1929.)
success.
were
Mr. James Stewart. Scottish Under Secretary to the Ministry of Health.
Mr. James Stewart, a member of the Glasgow Town Council, gained St. Rollox (Glasgow) for Labour in 1922.)
Mr. C. G. Ammon, Parlia- mentary Secretary to the Admiralty.
[Mr. & G. Ammon was a Post Office sorter and is an official of the Union of Postal Workers. He has sat as Labour M. P. for Camberwell for some years.]
Mr. Walter R. Smith, Parfia- mentary Secretary to the Min- istry of Agriculture.
[Mr. Smith is unfortunately unknown to us. Apparently he is a newcomer to politics.]
The police admit that the detac- tive had no search warrant.
"
Shaw came to Shanghai Six months ago from Canada and engaged in prize Sights here under the name of Charlie White."
SHANGHAI UNION CHURCH.
PASTOR TO REMAIN. (Our the Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Jan. 23,
The members of the congrega- tion of the Union Church, follow. ing a heated two-bour discussion. voted to sustain the Rev. A. N.Į Rowland and to-reject his offer to resign..
lists
tone
to
sermons,
COLORUMS ACTIVE.
The railway-strike position is easier in London this morning, there being a fair number of trains running. Further,Welsh col- lieries have been rendered idle.
N.U.R.
The dislocation of industry in South Wales, owing to the strike, has become worse. It is estimated that over 80,000 colliers are now
idle.
The strike committee claim that 150 N.U.R. locomotive men at .. Derby have joined the strikers.
London and North-Easter Railway officials report an attempt to interfere with the express from, Glasgow to Edinburgh this morning. Pieces of wood and a heavy coping stone were found on the line near Bishouriggs. A goods train preceding the express cleared the obstruction without damage.
London, January 23, U.S. TROOPS MAY BE CALLED OUT.
The railway managers are meeting secretly to consider the Manila, Jan. 24-More than a locomotive men's request for a conference.
Meanwhile the strike continues to affect industry in various hundred Colorums have escaped from Bucas Isiand to Surigao, parts of the country and has led to a serious shortage of coal at where they are blockading the Liverpool, where cargo boats have already been delayed. A partial line from Placer to Manila. The hold-up of shipping is threatened and a large oilmill has closed down. Work at Hull Docks is practically at a standstill and some constabulary patrol, comprising a captain and a dozen men, are cup large coalpits at Doncaster are partially idle. It is feared, that
Later. off and their fate is unknown, thousands of miners in South Yorkshire will be idle by the end of The Colorums are rapidly recruit. the week failing an improvement in the situation. ing followers on the mainland, spreading riot, murder and pillage.
The railway managers' meeting adjourned without arriving at The prospects are that United A decision with regard to the locomotive men's request for a joint States troops will be called out-conference.. Reuter.
NOT PROFICIENT.
Came
NEW GOVERNMENT'S FIRST MEETING.
URGENT PROBLEMS DISCUSSED.
London, January 23. -
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to mean
A communique states that a meeting of the new Cabinet lasted A MAGISTRATE'S ADVICE.
two hours. Preliminary decisions were taken as regards a number Recently, the Rer. Ma Row- land announced his resignation That they were not "professors of questions, including unemployment, housing, and sgriculture, and Mr. A. V. Alexander. Parlia-as a result of the controversy at the job" was the reason given matters affecting Ex-Service men, with a view to effecting between Modernists and Funda-by Mr. G.N. Orme when he ad- immediate improvements in the administration and working out
details of a policy to be announced when Parliament meats.
Washington, January 23. mentary Secretary to the Board mentalists in the church. Hevised two Chinese who of Trade.
stated that the Fundamenta-before him this morning to give up
Mr. Victor Berger, the only Socialist member of Cong933, has had objected the the attempt to palm off unwanted
wired congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, [Mr. Alexander is another
of his
but coins on money-changers.
adding: "To-day Americanism and capitalism have come elusive personage.]
declared that he is not a moder- The evidence given was that the same thing. The working class of Britain is the hope of the B these two visited s money white race and the world, therefore, down with the hellish Versailles Mr. Morgan Jones, Parliamen-nist, and said: "There is tary Secretary to the Board of section of the congregation which changer's shop, gave him some
"CHANCES OF STRIKE SETTLEMENT. objects to my preaching. Appre- Hongkong money to change into Education,"
ciation and joy of service con Canton coins, and later returned [Mr. Morgan Jones, who was stitute practically the entire elected for the Caerphilly divison reward of a clergyman, and when with one of the rolls of coins of Cilamorgan at the by-election appreciation is supplanted by to change again into Hongkong in August, 1921, was & school resentment for service rendered one. The awnbroker opened teacher from 1908 to 1916 and was on the part of a large portion of the roll to discover that instead imprisoned as a conscientious one's Block, then there is not of the twenty-cent pieces there be indifferent is the strike of engine drivers and firemes, which has objector during the war]
the
од
A BANISHEE.
SENTENCED BY CHIEF JUSTICE.
Treaty."
any moment.
(Special News Service.)
London, January 23. which the new Labour Government cannot A matter to caused considerable disturbance of traffic and personal încon- Mr. Edward was only a row of cash, much else left."
His Worship said he did notvenience. It is stated that the Labour leaders are unobstrusively the strike is is as follows: The railway manager yesterday accepted Major C. R. Attlee is a barris-
Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Par-Wheen, a prominent taipan, also
as wish to be too hard on the defensing efforts to bring about a settlement. The position in regard to the announced his resignation has been made bon. life vice-ter and a lecturer in social scienre
Chairman of the Church Board.]dants in view of the approach of the request of the engine-driver and fireman for a new conference the Chinese New Year. Instead on the understanding that the managers could not go beyond their president of the Northampton at the London School of Econo-liamentary Secretary to
of consigning them to gaol to final terms. which the Union had rejected on the eve of the strike. Labour Party. Born in 1876, was mies. In early life he was an Ministry of Health.
[Mr. Arthur Greenwood, form-
spend their New Year there, he The Union immediately repeated their request for a conference to educated at a National School. Imperialist and Tariff Reformer.
would bind them over to be of secure adjustment of differences." Though up to the present no and entered Parliament in 1918 but joined the Labour Party in erly a lecturer on Economics, Labour member for West 1998, and was the first Labour has acted as general secretary to
Labour Party's advisory on the Clyde. Gained Linlithgow good behaviour for a month in conference has taken place. it is expected that one may be held at Mayor of Stepney. During the Bromwich.
war he served in France, the
Outward and visible signs of the Government's preoccupation committees. Among other posi-for Labour from the Unionists in the sum of $100. They were not proficient enough at the job, and Mr. Patrick Hastings. At Dardanelles, and Mesopotamiations which he has held are 1922.|
he advised them to give it up.
with the strike was a visit which Mr. Thomas, the new Cabinet torney-General.
Minister, paid this afternoon to a meeting of the General Council 11e defeated the National Liberal Assistant Secretary to the Re-
Mr. William Lunn, Parlia-
of the Trades Union Congress, which was discussing the question. Secretary to the member in 1922 and gained the construction Committee, 1917:
The general activities of the Labour leaders have created a certain Limehouse division for Labour, Ministry of Reconstruction. 1917-mentary
19: Joint Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade.
amount of hopefulness. Mr. Thomas, who is political secretary of retaining it last month.]
the N.L.R, is vacating that position upon his appointment to be Mr. Sydney Arnold. Under Whitley Committee: and Vice-"
[The cable gives the name as Chairman of the Minister of!
Secretary of State for the Colonies. It is stated, however, that he is Health's and Consultative Lung." but it is evidently Mr.
not resigning the secretaryship of the Union, but will be given long Secretary for the Colonies.
Mr. Sydney Arnold was born Council general health Wm. Luan, who is a native of
leave of absence. It is indicated that other. Trades Union leaders for which he is
who have accepted Government office will not resign, but will like- Mr. H. H. Slesser. Solicitor-in 1878, at Manchester. He be questions. He has sat for sume Rothwell,
Parliamentary Private
a Labour member for Labour M.P. He was a colliery General,
Colne. He was check-weighman when elected.
The only business in the Criwise be given leave of absence, at any rate until it is certain how Apparently Mr. Slesser is only Secretury to the President of the Nelson and
The Stock Exchange developed a generally strong tone to-day?” just entering the portals of Fame. Board of Education in 1914, hold-educated at Victoria University. M.P. in December, 1918. He has
been actively associated with the minal Sessions this morning was long the Labour Government will be in power.
Chinese the outlook being regarded as more settled. Actual business how We have not heard of him before.ing the post until 1921. From
Miss
Margaret Bondfield, Yorkshire Miners' Association, the sentencing of a 1912 to 1921 he sat as Liberal Mr. William Graham. Finan-ember for the Holmforth divi-Parliamentary Secretary to the chairman of the Rothwell named Chung Hung who was ever, was of a professional character, being mainly covering by Urban District Council, and sits charged with returning from bears, who had been selling during the recent nervousness created cial Secretary to the Treasury. sion of the West Riding. Is a Ministry of Labour.
the Hunslet Board of banishment. He had been banish- [Mr. Wm. Graham was born in staunch Free Trader.]
[Miss Margaret Grace Bondfield of
DUTCH MINING ENTERPRISE. Scotland in 1887, and educated at
The Hague, January 23. Scottish schools and Edinburgh Under Secretary for India.
Professor Robert Richards, lis the first woman to bold a Min- Guardians. He was one of the led previously and was arrested by the political situation.
isterial appointment. She is a Labour delegates who visited after only six months of his term was born in 1872, Yesterday the man was sentenc-
The Government proposes to introduce a Bill into Parliament University. Junior clerk, War
[Professor Robert Richards, the lecturer and writer for the Social-Egypt to investigate conditions had expired. Office, 1903; journalist from 1904
a Board School, ed to 10 years' bard labour for to 1918, when he entered Parlia-son of a Welsh mine worker,ist and Labour movement. Born there He
Billiton, Limited." to carry on the mining business of the existing in the in Somerset; was Asst. Secy. of educated at ment as Labour member for began his education
bery, and to a further. five years Billiton Company, whose concession expires on April 30th, 1927. Central Division of Edinburgh elementary school, and complet-Shop Assistants' Union, 1898 to and started life in a mine pit at being concerned in an armed rob for the promotion of a combined mining company to be known as
All the above-named are mem-for being in possession of arms.
The Government will have a predominant interest in the new Com- The Chief Justice this morning pang. Is a M., and LL. B. Authority oned it at Cambridge University. 1908: first woman delegate to the age of twelve.).
He was appointed & lecturer a:Trades Union Congress, 1899;
Slesser and economics and statistics, and a
passed sentence of, two years" Glasgow University, and now delegate to Berne International bers of the present Parliament University lecturer.]
hard labour on the banishment occupies the chair of Economics Conference, 1918; also delegate except Messrs.
Apparently it is not Mr. John Mr. John James Lawson, at Bangor University. In 1922 to Paris and American congresses; Arnold.
current with that imposed, yes- Financial Secretary to the War he gained the Wrexham seat Labour adviser to the Washing:
terday. Oce.
for been appointed Minister of Health. for Labour from the National ton Labour Convention, 1919, Wheatley the artist, who has charge, the sentence to be con-
unsuccessful. candidate
She has He was the only individual of (Mr. John James Lawson was Liberal holder.)
Northampton in 1920.
Camc
years
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born in 1881, educated at a Board! Mr. Arthur Ponsonby, Under for some time held the post of that name given in the reference School, commenced work as a Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Chairman of the General Cour cil books. It is far more likely that miner in Durham at twelve years
[Mr. Arthur Augustus William of the British Trades Union the appointment has gone to a present Labour member of Parlia of age, served in the war as a
ment, Mr. John; Wheatley, of driver in "the RFA, and was Harry Ponsonby was born in 1871, Congress
Mr. E. Shin well, Parliamen-Glasgow. He gamed the Shet elected Labour M.-P. for Chester- the son of General Sir Henry le-Street division, Co. Durham, Ponsonby, He was educated at tary Secretary to the Depart-tleston sest for Labour in 1922,
Eton and Oxford. Formerly ht
A Bailie of Glasgow, he is a pro- in 1918.)
in Parliament as a Liberalment of Mines. Mr. Ben Spoor, Parliamentary gained the Brightside (Sheffield) (Mr. Ennuel Shinwell is minent figure in the Glasgow to the Treasury and Chief Whip seat for Labour in 1922. Has had secretary of the British Seafarers Labour movement. He took s
1920 Mr. Benjamin Charles Spoor distinguished diplomatic career Union, and has been an active leading part in the rent strike in
venpitáls: One of his tender of the astrome Social was born in 1878, and is another
TO-DAY.
Closing Exchange 25. 4.-1/16. Barometer 2-p.m. 30.03 Temperatu
pa 66 Humidity 2 p.m. 85- Lighting Up Lime 6.05 p.m
STOCK EXCHANGE RECOVERY.
London, January 23,
The Stock Exchange opened with a confident disposition, the Cabinet appointments being viewed favourably. Gilt edged secur- ities were half per cent, above yesterday's closing prices. Consola were 55, War Loan 995 to 998, Railways balf to one point higher and Industrials participating in the rise.
THE DEATH OF M. LENIN.
Riga, January 23. A message from Moscow states that the 21st inst, when Lenin died, bas, been declared an annual day of mourning Theatres and other places of amusement have been ordered to close for a week. A Continued in Page 15