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ECONOMIC DRIVE STRANGE TROPICAL BRITISH CRUISER SOVIET MOCKERY OF SHARE
IN BRITAIN.
REORGANISATION OF
INDUSTRIES.
THOMAS MAKES IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
CITY TO THE RESCUE.
Londo, Jun. 10.
The prospect of a big crono- mic drive for the reorganisation of British industry was opened up to lay when the Rt. Hon. Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Lord Privy Seal and Minister-in-charge of Employment, made an important Announcement, dealing with the difficulties confronting him and the steps proposed for coping with unemployment through the reorganisation of industry.
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Mr. Thomas's statement re- ferred particularly the finanical site of the problem. and he announced that finan- cinl men of the City of Landan, urs prepared to back reorganisa- Lion wholeheartedly.
"The Lord Privy Send said he was in a position officially tu say 1 hat.
Trade Depression.
DISEASE.
DEATHS OCCUR IN AMERICA AND GERMANY.
GOT. FROM PARROTS!
New York, Jan. 10. Considerable concern 1's being felt over several outbreaks of a mysterious tropical disease known
STRENGTH.
REDUCTION BY 20 NOW CONTEMPLATED.
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CONTINGENT UPON EQUAL CONCESSIONS.
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CHRISTMAS.
HUGE DEMONSTRATION HELD IN MOSCOW.
POLITICAL EFFIGIES.
Riga, Jan. 10. According to long neeoghts of "Christmas "festivities" in the Soviet newspapers, thirty thou-
sund children participated in a |Hare Anti-Christmas (Old Style)
demonstration in Moscow.
GAMBLING
- IN SHANGHAI
A RECKLESS SYSTEM CONDEMNED.
"BANKS URGED TO ENFORCE
EXCHANGE REFORM.
155 PER ANNUM BIZOL" COPI· 10 GENTS
Bulls
LOCAL BRANCH:.
Paddar Buliding.
British sid· Bast,
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and Inners
From the Office Butts.
A pleasing, unrehearsed and We understand that the Consul graceful little compliment was for Cornwall intends lodging a paid His Excellency the Governor formin protest with
the, St. during his visit to the New Terri- "George's Society at the non-inclu- Lories Agricultural Show, when a sion of Cornish townhamos on dear little hen shyly deposited an the decorative shickis at Monday's egg at the gubernatorial feet Ball.. Egvatrawdrinree loyalty!
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• The controversy on small-pox:- "Stump in Bar Silver," says reminds us that what this Colony- newspaper heading. This does needs is, as the politicians BAY,
as paittucosis reported from four. different places in America.
The disease is believed 15 16 ADMIRALTY ATTITUDE. sand adults and about ten thou-THE NO-MARGIN RULE. not refer to the man who dropped Protection against "dumping."
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There were also loads of ikons,
contracted from parrots, and the
London, Jan. 10. United States Públic Health Ser-
That the British delegation al vices have accordingly warned all
The great procession was held- owners of these birds to handle the Naval Conference, with the their pets with the utmost caution. full consent of the Admiralty, ed by lorries carrying tableaux
There has been one death at will make proposals involving
showing pricals in their vestments, Toledo, three cases at Annapolis
cruiser engaged in buffoonery, and pro- Maryland. three in one family reduction of British Warren (Ohio, and four among strength from seventy vessels to minent foreign politicians employees of a Pet Animal Em-fifty, was disclosed by Mr. A. V. others similarly engaged. porium in Baltimore,
Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, in the course of alerteal garments and other re- speech at Sheffield to-day, when
The crowds danced around Admiralty towards the Confer-hige Christmas tree decorated with the effigies of Mr. Ramsay Consent to this reduced pro-MneDonald, M. Briand, the French gramme, however, "l's contingent Foreign Minister, President Hin- upon adequate limitation by the denburg, and Marshal Pilsudski of Poland, and other notorious other Powers to be represented | counter-revolutionaries, "monks,
drunkards, priests and bureau at the Conference,
crats."
It has been established that the victims have either purchased or handled parrots which were ill and
Hoon died.
The disease has also broken out in Germany, Berlin messages stal- ing that five people have died and fifteen are ill therefrom-Renter's American Servier,
INTERVIEW WITH MR. SNOWDEN.
SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS AT THE HAGUE,
ennce.
Oni-Power Standard. "Mr. Alexander said that the Government recognised that there
ligious objects.
These effigies were subsequently furned.
Similar demonstrations were difficulties ahead, but held in nearly all the éhief pro- was highly hopeful of complete vincial towns.-Reuter.'
were
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He pointed out that the British
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We hear of an Aberdonian' who,
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“Every dancing girl," says a Outspoken comments
New regulations have been fashion writer, "should firmly and Shanghai share crisis are made drafted to den with the smoke finally refuse to wear skirts which by the N. CDaily News in the nuisance. Contrary to anticipa-" anywhere touch the ground." N
It would be idie to pretend, saya | Penh tramears, course of a recent leading article. tious, thest do not manly to the other words, they should aspire to
the journal, that the public are satisfied with the results of the "Kalfe in Kovloon," say's a' recent extraordinary general meet-newapher heading. Should come ing of the Shanghai Stock Ex-in handy for cutting Peak people. change. The scandal of the December settlement was very great and it was generally felt that penalties should be propor- ionately severe. This undoubted
was also the feeling of the best members of the Exchange.
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Having forsaken the City Hall, it was only natural that the SL. George's Society didn't include the Barn Dance in the ball pro- gramme.
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un realising that Hongkong money is not worth so much as it was," iceided to become really reckless, and spend twenty cents in one hit. OD
A stray bat from the belfryan- "How does one hear a Sanitary
Board Chute?"
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It was known that the conduct "Wigan Wag:"-You're wron“, It's all a matter of vluwpoint, man calls Stock The tourist vessel "Op Ten Noort" What one has not been so named to Indicate" Exchange debacle, another re-
Parda as a mere readjustment, that she's northward bound.
of five members was to be con- sidered at the meeting. Of these two have been expelled; two are to be allowed to resign if they can- not satisfy their creditors within thirty days; and for one some sort of arrangement has been made.
It seems that some of the
older Powers don't like the. Young plan.
Should Have Been Expelled. In other words, three brokers. who would have been expelled
If the dollar, automatically from any other ex-declines much change in the world, are left free
policy of the One-Power standard "SWIFT ACTION BY to carry on with the same reckless-more, somebody was simply expressed at the Washington Conference in the matter of battleships ag parity with the greatest other naval Power.
The Hague, Jan. 19. - "In considering the steps which
Interviewed by Renter regarding might be taken to produce a bet-the progress of the Reparations 'ter employment position by Im- | Conference, Mr. Philip Snowden proving the organisation and the said that everything was progren equipment of British busic indus- ing very Batlafactorily. tries generally, I found that the
There was every reason to hope.) In the matter of craiserN, feeling exists that manufacturers that the full Commission would be however, the application of this are handicapped'in bringing Shout |able to meet on Monday and re-principle was not quite so simple. the necessary reorgaalantion, and port that a settlement of the Ger renewal and development of equipman reparations problem had been ment by the fact of the long ron- | reached.--Renter. tinued trade depression,
"This trade depression has pushe ed manufacturers to the limit, of eredit they can reasonably expect. to obtain from their bankers, or- which their bankers enn renson- ably be expected to provide.”.
"As a result of the consulta. tions have, had, 1 am now in
NEW POST FOR DR. SHIELDS.
CHAIRMAN OF HEALTH »
COMMITTEES.
POLICE.
FIRST ATTEMPT AT CIVIL DISOBEDINCE.
will start giving ness as bofore, when the memory of the lata, debauch has grown a them away with 4 pound of ten. little fona kan.
It is oblous that The rules of the Shanghai Stock Exchange need
Ponica can be amendiment. Astonishing 超越 trained like may seem, it is a fact that no pay-sheep to follow ment of margin is required on a leader. If you share transnetion. Anyone who doubt, just go to the next race meeting.
After the Washington Con-. ferner, the Admiralty fixed the INDIA AND CONGRESS. can get a broker to trust him is number of cruisers necessary to the Royal Navy at seventy, based upon the needs for the defence of our world-wide and vital lines of communication,
New Situation. We, therefore," slood out" for seventy cruisers as a minimum at
Geneva.
Since then a new situation had arlsen' through the signature of the Kellogg Paet outlawing war by all the major naval. Powers.
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free to order whatever shares he pleases, and, for settlement three months ahead, without putting down a penny piece.
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She: Only Lily. She at- waye said I would never find a fool to marry me.
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Some women keep a man at
a distance by marrying him.
Mr. Beeda has. been appointed British Minister to Brazil. He's no doubt plant- ed "there for come years to conte, "
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They'll soon be calling 11 "pin"money"
again becauso
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many are getting stuck. Calcutta, Jan, 10.
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MucWhirter says a elever man One think about the worm:~~ to suppress the first move towards
can't tell 2 woman's age--and Nobody expects him to put his civil disobedience since the adop-
Reckless System,
doesn't.
hand out when he turns. · tion of Gandhi's resolution at the
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Nowhere in the world does auch
No doubt when Sir Murchison Talking of road improvement recent speech. Subhas reckless system prevail. Until Fletcher leaves Fifi, he'll be schemes, some of our bright lade In #t Chandra Bose, the President of the margins are exacten in Shanghai presented with a suitable Suva- want to know whether there's any Bengal Provincial Congress Com-one great preventative at least of neer!
possibility of the straight and mittee said that Congress must reckless gambling is lacking. In
narrow path being widened a bit. a position to state that the city
London, Jan. 19.
immediately concentrate their atthe second place, It is surely most
There are to be four maids und,
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tention on Bandbila in Jessore improper that a defaulting mem-three valets with the U.S. delega-
"The late Shanghai settlement in the task of pincing Britishpointed Dr. Drummond Shield
District, where a splendid oppor- her can only be expelled by the tion to the London Naval Confer beggared description" we read. Parliamentary Under-Sveretary With such powerful support for tugilg was afforded of initiating vote of his colleagues, which vote, ence. The men, of course, will be Not to mention several others. industry upon a broad and For the Colonies, to surcred Mr.
pressing their suits. peace, the British Admiralty felt the civil disobedience movement moreover, must show a sound basis, and is ready to William Lann as Chairman of the justified in anticipating a period in with a_ylew to winning indepen- quarters majority in favour
An unfinished roadway has been expulsion. Agriculture which armed conflicts need not be dence for India.
In connexion with the scheme to support any plans that, in its Advisory Council of
[and Animal Health and of thr
To-day a report has been re- Expected.
This is a relic of the old days sell tea to Russia, we notice that discovered in Pera, which is be lieved to have been started 5,000 holde aut." 1n our.. [Colonia! Meitical Research Com- The
Of course, our Cause Göveniment, therefore, erived from Bandbila, stating that when conditions were different and "Ceylon were prepared to agree to fifty the house of Bijoy Chandra Roy, the influence of "friend pidgin" boarding house, it usually ekes years age.
way Bay road won't take nearly so long as that. cruisers as the minimum' needs of the Secretary of the local Con was perhaps less pernicious than
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Among other things mentioned international conference and re-leader of the "No.Tax" movement, which ought to be changed. It
Talking about naval parity what 4 'real conference ni vision, which might be expected was raided by the police and all places other members of the Ex-by Sir Murchison Fletcher In his
moveable property attached. change in a most invidious posi inaugural speech at Suva, were about
House on Kilver Roy was placed under arrest tion and gives no certainty of re-tripe and Hongkong,
The asso- Government and later eltirged before the Dis-sults where
ciation would indeed pain us but parity? trict Magistrate with refusing to plainly called for.
for the fact that we honestly be
After the holidays:-Bismuth pay the Union Board tax. Bail On the London Stock Exchange, lieve Sir Murchison was merely
thoroughly he as usual. when a broker fails to meet his indicating how was refused.
obligationu, he is hammered and knows his onions. automatically ceased to be a mem- ber of the Exchange. The same prnelice is needed in Shanghai.
opinion, lead to this end.
Those in the City who have mittee. British Wireless.
been
studying this matter are
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convinced that a number of our important industries must fondamentally reorgamsed and nodernised in order to be able to produce at prices which will en able them to compete with the world.
SMALL-POX ON U.S. STEAMER.
FORTY CASES ON THE SS. SGOLDEN SUN."
Washington; Jun. 10
The industry which proposes schemes that, in the opinion of | those advising the City, con- The Public Health Service has form to this requirement, will received a wireless message from the American steamer Golden Sun receive the most sympathetic stating that she has forty cases of consideration and cooperation of small-pox aboard.
is proceedling to
The steamer
to be held round about 1936.
Review May Be Necessary. The Government were hoping that a further agreement in 1936 would confirm or even extend the agreement which they anticipated would be reached at the forth aming London Conference, but if, unhappily, the international horizon in the future should', be- comd, less clouded in, the Board the City in working out the Ronatulu, and asks for medical of the Admiralty may have to plans and in finding, the neces- | assistance.--Renter's Americas Ser- | review the position. sary finance, "In the case of individual under- takings, the City will be similarly rendy to help, provided the schéme under discussion fits in as a part of general plans for the industry in question as a whole, and gives reasonable promise that the chan- ges will enable the undertaking to become an effective" unlt in cim- bination and cooperation with other similar undertakings."
Open Invitation.
Concluding, Mr. J. II. Thomas
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INDIAN RAILWAY
COLLISION.
DEATH-ROLL NOW" TOTALS TWELVE.
Mr. Alexander concluded that the proposed reduction in British cruiser strength would necessarily depend upon an agreement at the forthcoming conference on ade- quate imitation by the other Powers.
Battleship Costs,
Mr. Alexander went on to say sce that Britais would like to capital-ships loss expensive Lo build and to muistain that the battleship involved by the maxi- mu, tonnage-therefore the mini- mum-laid down in the Washing
New Delhi, Jan. 10. It is now established that the casualties in the train collision at Clutterbuckanj totalled twelve killed and thirteen injured.
The collision occurred between a said that the statement he had Peshawar express and a goods ton Agreement. authorised state-train. It was first reported that
jured,--Reuter.
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The property of some of the residents in two other villages who refused to pay taxes has also been seized. Reuter.
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WEST RIVER LAUNCH INCIDENT.
NOT SETTLEMENT REACHED AS YET.
decisive action is
Banks Urged To Act.
Experience, however, anfor- tunately teaches that publie opinion in these matters, however much incensed, is powerless alone to obtain reform. After the rub her boom in 1910 a great clamour rose that the Stock Exchange must sul its house in order Many suggestions were made, but we believe we are right in saying that practically nothing came of them."
According to information which has reached the Colony, no settle ment as yet been effected regarding the detention at Wuchow of the
In the present case it is earnest- coxswain and pilot of the Hong- kong launch Tung On, which rely to be hoped that the banks will use their powerful influence to cently, collided with and sunk a a Chinese launch commandeered compel the Stock Exchange to in- troduce the necessary reforms. Until an amicable settlement hus At the last Settlement banks ro- by the military at Shulhing.
three been attempted, no steps will be mained open until nearly taken to arrange à clearance of the o'clock in the morning to help the brokers through. It is quito certain they will not do this sort of thing again. But more might be asked of them.
The extent to which a. sub-launch.
mant, "made with the authority six were killed and fourteen in- stantial reduction of destroyers
and knowledge of the City.
"It made deliberately to this gathering of men and through them, to the business community of the country as a whole."
*What, after all, does it mean?" "It means that for the first time on behalf of the City of London, un open Invitation is extended to business and Industry to come forward with real schemes of or ganisation."!
WAFDIST ACTION.
DISMISSAL OF EIGHT PROV, GOVERNORS.
would be achieved depended upon the measure of success regarding CAPTIVE MISSIONARY
the reduction of submarines.
It was difficult to persuade other powers to consent to the complete abolition of the submarines but it ought to be possible to have some measure of reduction,-Reuter."
RELEASED.
REV. MIL SANDY ARRIVES IN HANKOW.
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'O O The title of our C.S.P. No more shall be three-lettered: In future, it will merely be "I, G.," which can't be bettered.
There's this about the latest
change,
Might leave a lone big "I"
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When passing the port-please
take care
To keep it well up in the air. Or your taipan will stiffen, Think you griffin,
And hand out his icient atare.
News item: "On Saturday last, Which may not meet the eye- while 40 men were drinking in an To further still reduce the range hotel in a Melbourne suburb a finsh of lightning struck the. 00
The roof was hurled premises, We notice that the Tamaris into the street. Fortunately, in all in port.
To which may be the confusion the landlord shouted added the fact that there's Somme drinks all round." Sterling port in the Tamar!
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The way some wives use lipstick
Where are you going to, my makes husbands see red,
pretty maid
When you steer straight ahead- with the right hand dis- played?
Experience tells me how likely
you are
Too many gentlemen prefer blondes after marrying brunettes.
Cheap stockings are, expensive.
To turn to the left in that dinky in the long run.
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One thing about these pick- pockets, they give most folk a run for their money.
A TALE OF TAELS.
Ohi tell a tale of silver slumps, Of people feeling in the dumps, And everybody with the humps,
As thels are down:
Tails downl
Will over fall to rhymstor's art To tell a tale of rising mart, And new rejoicing in the heart
When taels are up?
Talls: up!
Shanghai News:-Tael's Down!
~ D Perhaps if we could induce some It is no secret that the banks Intensely dislike thie gambling, of these "talkie" producers to and one check they might. Impose come to Hongkong, they might put would be to tell offenders to take the Colony on a sound basis. their accounts elsewhere..
Disgraceful Incident. A Foreign Office communique Information has been received in
There is a general feeling that says that in the course of further the Colony to the effect that the the present opportunity to put Cairo, Jan, 10. conversations at No. 10, Downing Rev. Mr. Sandy, a Wesleyan mie Stock Exchange transactions on Decrees have been published street between the Prime Minister slonary who was captured by
We understand that an expert welder who has been engaged on the dimissing eight provincial Gover- and the Japanese delegation to the bandity in Central China soms little a sounder basis and to prevent Shanghal could a tael unfold,
the intermittent recurrence of Tribute to Mr. Norman,
Hongkong's climate la terrible. harbour, pipa line, has now left for nors. They will be replaced by Naval Conference, progress, was time ago, has been released. He wild speculation should not be The Minister Incidentally paid a supporters of the Wafdista, who made in the discussion of the returned to Hankow yesterday, let slip. Foreigners in China No sooner do we get over the New Home. What a pity, someone didn't Year eat-wave than along comes a ges him to weld a new bottom in the tributs to the single-minded efforts hold a remarkable majority in various questions of special in It is not known whether any rap-
before be Parliament-Reuter
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