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AMERICAN STATE ELECTIONS..
MAYOR “JIMMY” WALKER RE-ELECTED.
SOUTH SOLIDIFYING.
New York, Nov. 6.
It was conceded at midnight] that Mayor "Jimmy" Walker, the popular Democrat lender, had obtained at least half a million
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1929.
LABOUR'S LABOUR | BRITISH DECISION
PROBLEMS.
LOCK-OUT IN SHIPYARD WORKSHOPS.
MINE-OWNERS REFUSE TO JOIN CONFERENCE.
ON TRAK.
TREATY OF 1927 NOT TO BE RATIFIED.
LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP.
London, Nov. 6. The League Nations Secretary, has received from the British Government a communication dat-
more votes than his nearest rival, WOOL POSITION EASES.] on November 4th, 1929, addressed
the
and was assured of re-election. His closest opponent was Liberal Republican, Major F. }, Laguardia.
Some surprise has been caused in political circles by the fact that the Socialist candidate, Mr. Norman Thomas, polled no fewer than 170,000 votes. This com- pares with only 39,500 in the last
Mayoral election.
A smashing victory for the Democrats has beyond a shadow of been registered in the Virginfu gubernatorial contest,
doubt
The great significance of this is that Virginia, was one of the five States erstwhile in memberi ship of the Solid South" (that is, to say, a safe Democratie strong- hold) who assisted to.vote Mr. Herbert Hoover to the Presidency. but have now returned to their old allegiance.-Renter.
MASS ATTACK ON FOREIGN MARKETS.
IMPORTANT MANCHESTER
ANNOUNCEMENT..
London, Nov. 6.
An encouraging announcement was made at Manchester to-day to the effect that a plan for a mass at ack on the foreign cotton marketa of the world has been evolved by Lancashire business men in co- operation with the workers.
London, Nov. 6.
to members of the Council, stat-
Another serious industrial dis.ng that after full consideration pute threatens to cause the Gov- of all the circumstances, the ernment unxiety, offsetting the British Government has decided improved situation in Yorkshire | not where the wool textile workers concluded between the British to proceed with the Treaty are endeavouring to settle their Government and Irak on December differences with the employers 14th, 1927, which has neither been amicably. Many employers have ratified nor brought. into opern- cancelled the wage reduction tion.. notices and no strikes will occur at these particular mills.
In accordance with Article. 3. Paragraph 1. of the Anglo-Irak| Treaty of January 18th, 1926, the British Government intends to recommend Irak for admission to mine-League membership in 1932.--
British Wireless.
The situation in the mining industry has been" jeopardised by the refusal of the owners to participate in the con- ference.called by the Govern- ment.
Under a Treaty signed in 1922, relations between Britain and Irak were regulated for a term of The industrial dispute mention- twenty years. In 1926. another: ef affects the ship-building indus Treaty concluded which provided try. A lock-out has been declared for the continuance of the 1922 affecting all joiners in the federat Treaty until the admission of Irak to membership of the League of ed shipyards and ship-repairing Nations, subject to a maximum, establishments throughout the en-period of 25 years. tire country.
The Treaty signed on December -Men Go Back on Executive. 14th, 1927, replaced the Treaties of 1922 and 1926 by provisions The lock-out becomes effective more appropriate to the then Ion November 23rd, and it was the existing circumstances. It WNB outcome of a conference at. Edin- not, however, to come into opera- burgh to-day between representation until ratified by both Govern- tives of the Ship-Building Em- ments and approved by the Coutell players' Federation, and the Amal- of the League of Nations. pamuted Society of Woodworkers.
The representatives of the em- ployees had to report that a trailes ùnión ballot had resulted in a re-
It is expected that the scheme,jection of the proposals previously which has been broadly conceived, agreed between the two. Executives will be launched this month.
for the settlement of outstanding
"י
Wool Decision.
·
ENSLAVING GERMAN
NATION..
HILL TO BE DISCUSSED IN REICHSTAG.
The announcement follows sever-wages and overtime questions, in- al months of conferences between cluding the Belfast joiners' wages all branches of the Lancashire cot-strike which has already been in ton industry the experts among the progress for seven months.
Berlin, Nov. 6. wkers freely participating and
The Reichstag has been con- making useful suggestions. They
The situation in the wool indus-voked for November 27 to discuss have succeeded in working out a scheme which stratu enable Lantry is easier and the Managers and the Bill for the protection of the Nationalist cashire to compete on level terms Overlookers Society have decided Republic and the with foreigners everywhere.
Simultaneously another great scheme is being developed for co- operative selling and distributing throughout the world.-Reuter.
SINGAPORE BASE FINANCES.
NON-COMMITTAL REPLY BY MR. ALEXANDER.
to cancel the general notice calling Plebesite Bill "against the enslave- qut their members rather than acment of the nation." "It is an cept the wages eut proposed by the nounced on behalf of the Govern- employers.
The decision to withdraw the notice does not, however, affect the mills where the employers still insist upon making wage reduc- tions.
ment that the referendum on the. latter, which is a natural sequence to the unquestioned rejection på the Bill by the Reichstag, will be taken this year.
The referendum was demanded The Con Fiased,
by the Nationalists when OVC"}
When the Miners' Executive ar-
4,000,000 voters inscribed their rived at the Ministry of Health anmes in favour of the Bill. Over this afternoon for the joint con- before it can pass.-Reuter.
20,000,000 must favour it, however,
ference called by the Government, i no members of the coal-owners-or-" Kanisation were present.
Landon, Nov, G. A non-committal reply was ven- tured in the House of Commons to-
It was learned that the coal- day when a questioner asked the owners had decided to decline the First Lord of the Admiralty whe-Government's invitation because ther, in view of their large financial they were not prepared to nego- contribution, the independent Malaytate wages and conditions on States would be enabled to express | national basis, or a reduction of their views before a final decision hours without * reduction oť was taken regarding the Singapore wages. Base.
Mr. A. V. Alexander said that due overd would be paid to all relevant considerations in the case of all the Dominions and the parts of British possessions affected.--Reu- ten
NEW SHARE SLUMP IN NEW YORK.
SELLERS FORCE MARKET TC
LOW RECORDS.
New York, Nov. 6. The Stock Market to-day was again extraordinarily weak, a flood of liquidation following the recent recovery.
As a result of the selling wave, some of the stocks were reduced to the record low levels. of October 20th.
The Miners' Executive intimate ed their willingness to proceed with the conference and pressed the whole of their demands on the Government-Reuter,
·LOSS OF DIPLOMATIC CYPHER.
1
AMBASSADOR LACED ON »
RETIRED LIST.
Rome. Nov. 0. Signor Baroni, the Italian An- bassador in Angora" (Turkey) hus been appointed to Berlin in aue- cession to Count Aldrovandi Mare- scotti, who has been placed on the retired list.
+
REFLOATED EARLY THIS
Count Marescotti returned do MORNING.
Germany only two days ago, after being recalled us the result of the Amsterdam, Nov. 6. Although the reports of several
The Governors of the Stock Ex-disappearance of
a diplomatie As the proscribed 75 per cent, or steamers on the Wuchow run have change have decided to close down cypher last month.
Baron Aloise. Ambassador shown that the water level on the during the afternoons to-morrow the issued capital was not repre- West River has been gradually fall and the next day and all day on Tokyo, has been transferre. Banted the extraordinary meeting ing for the last few weeks, the Saturday. to enable clerks to clear Angora.-Reuter.
not considered low up accounts-Reuter's American
Service.
Was
of the Royal Dutch Petroleum enough to present real difficulties
water
Company was unable to adopt any to shipmasters, ruolution. The antebing has now However, been convoked for November 22.
£
naval
wireless
message' has just been received to DEBT NEGOTIATIONS.
It was originally called for the the effect that the Portuguese -shareholders to approve the Board's steamer San Nam Kong grounded
proposal to increase the capital of at Bullock. Point
a.m. yesterday.
on
the West AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE
the Company from 600,000,000 River at gullders to 1000,000,000 in view of The cargo was discharged and the the necessity for providing for the passengers were brought back to perodic strengthening of the firm's Canton by the a.s. Dilly.
resources,
the provision stipulating that the previous consent of shareholders must be obtained before loan bonds bonds are issued.-Router,
At delock this morning how.
GOING TO BERLIN.
Washington, Nov. 6 The State Department has
CHINA EXTRALITY QUESTION.
EXAMINATION IN LIBERAL SPIRIT.
L
in
to
KENYA TRIBES IN CONFLICT.
OFFICIAL DENIAL OF NATIVE RISING...
London, Nov. 6.
In the House of Commons-to-day, Mr. W. Lunn, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, replying to a question, said there had been no native rising in Kenya; but only a collision be- tween sections of two native tribes whose grazing grounds are con- tiguous.
The Secretary for the Colonies had received an assurance from the Governor of Kenya that the Colonial Government had removed any risk to residents in the neighbourhood, which they might otherwise have been exposed, and the Gov ernor had reported that the situn- tion was now satisfactory-British Wireless,
to
EX-KAISER'S SISTER VERY ILL
INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOT
DIAGNOSED. "
Berlin, Nov. 6.
Frau Zoubkoff, sister of the ox- Kalser, s lying dangerously ill at a hospital in Bonn. She is suffer- Infectious disease ing from" an which has not yet been diagnosed. Her condition is alarming.
Frau Zoubkoff, who is the prin- cess Victoria Schaumburg-Lippe, recently served divorce papers on her husband who illegally entered Germany from Luxembourg. The proceedings were due to begin at Bonn on November 22.-Reuter.
WEATHER FORECAST.
London, Nov. 6. In the House of Commons ut The Board also proposed to scrap ever, the San Nam: Kong was teatructed Mr. Edwin Wilson, first son, the Foreign Secretary, said question-time, Mr. Arthur Hender- floated and was able to proceed un-secretary at the American Embassy that the British Government was der her own steam.
In Paris, to proceed to Berlin to anxious to examine the whole ques- The San Nam Kong is not a re-assist in the dot negotiations tion of extrality in China in a gular caller at this port.
which, if completed, will result in liberal and friendly, spirit. German debts being paid direct to They were now in, communication through the the United States Instead of with the Chinese Government with! The local weather forecast till International Bank a view to discovering. As soon as noon to-morrow ia:-N.E. winds, provided for under the Young possible some solution of the pro- fresh; cloudy with occasionn) rain, plan-Reuter's American Service blem-Reuter,
probably improving later,
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