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AĦD MAƑAXE SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1931.
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MR. MACDONALD DEPOSED.
NEW LEADER OF THE
LABOUR PARTY.
MR. HENDERSON TO LEAD OFFICIAL
OPPOSITION.
PARTY RESOLUTIONS.
BRITISH LOAN AGREEMENTS.
TREASURY BOND SCHEME.
EIGHT MILLION STERLING.
London, Aug. 28.
It is officially announced by the Treasury that negotiations!
financial authorities with
NY EXPECTATION of dramatic developments as New York and Paris for the
"Pat" Hendran,
PLAGUE TERROR IN BARCELONA.
CITIZENS FLEE IN ALARM.
SIXTY DEATHS.
Barcelona, Aug. 28. Panic is spreading through the city as the result of a terrible outbreak of bubonic plague.
It is reported that cyer sixty have already died of the dread disease and that 140 others are
HENDREN EQUALS in hospital.
ANY EXPECTATIONeetings of the Veree political pro still further GRACE RECORD.
concluded
the exchange
parties yesterday was disappointed. The Tories and strengthening Liberals approved the action of their leaders. The ition of sterling have been.
the Cur
following: Labour Party declared itself the official opposition, s deposed Mr. Ramsay MacDonald from chairmanship of
Flu case of Amerivs it has
traneial, the Party, and appointed Mr. Arthur Henderson in his teen arranged that a stead.
grn will undertake.. if valled upun. to take up Beltish Govern-) Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Sir William Jowitt and! Dllar Treasury Bills to a !total not exepeiltur 6$200,000,000,¦ Mr. J. H. Thomas are leaving it to the Labour organisa-
Different French Plan. tions in their constituencies to decide whether they will stand for re-election at the General Election early! In the case of France, an agree-j next year, but Mr. Philip Snowden is definitely retiring.ment has been reached in principle
LIBERALS AND THE WORKERS.
SUPERB BATTING AT LORD'S.
TURILLING CRICKET
EVERYWHERE.
THIRTEEN 100'S.
than
;
Bulls and Inners
From the Office Butts.
in power next Christmas.
With all this political upset it In future petrol consumption doubtful if Santa Claus will be will increase in Hongkong. We hate to think of the extra gallone consumed while looking for park ing places.
D Q The trouble about people who argue about hunting is that they use such hackney illustrations.
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There seems to be a lot of argument going on among_our
What about the fielenn May, heavyweight wrestlers. First
falling out.
organising a real "Uplift Night thing you know, the boys will start
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Hable to have kiccoughs." But
not if he's a wireless annonacer.
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The support being given to Mr.
Henderson at Home Is described
as a landslide. We should be
The sanitary people in Wanchai inelhwd to say it was a wash-out.
have found a ukelele in a dust-
We understand that the Govern bin. This, only goes to show that
for there's plaer everything. ment is wondering how to get rid of those white spots in Podder The outbreak is believed in be
An "egg festival" was held in Street. Why not paint the whole due Los penple wearing ron. taminated lathes retrieved from Flom town the other day. street white? Other cities
chickens On
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Somebody has suggested putting the flower-vendors in Padder Street. ☐☐ Despite organised rat-hunts and parade and call it a pageant.
disinfectant the city's lavish
Electric fans are reported being That would certainly put a roler drenching, many residents of Bar-sold in Alaska. Next they'll be complexion on the business centre eclona are fleeing in alarm from importing KNOW for winter of the city. the eky Reuter #
SHANGHAI'S ARMY OF DENTISTS.
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carnivals.
In the courts this week there There is to be a pyjama parade have been several references to the BATTIC, for Indies only at Repulse Bay dud cartridges. All shortly. Husbands needn't get full reports followed immediately
afterwards. shirty about it!
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We notice that an Ice Age
Gooil whisky
SEVENTY-FOUR IN NEW is said to be un
REGISTER,
(Our Own Correspondent.)
...
excellent cure for snake bites, but who wants
London. Aug. 28. with a view to making available a
Batsmen came into their own; sum not exceeding five millards; of francs, partly in the form of in no uncertain fashion, this credit from the French banks and week, revelling in brighter wen-
to be bothered partly by the issue of British
ther. The five matchca con-
with Shanghal, Aug. 29..
a Anake Frane Bills to the French publiccluded to-day produced no fewer The first Municipal Council around the The sum to be borrowed in each
thirteen centuries, and register of medical practitioners, house? London Aug. 28. the erpener of the pon".
centre will be for a term of one
two players, Woolley and Hen-dentists and veterinary surgeons. Practically a foregone conclu The meeting was also address year.
Simultaneously with the British dren passed into the second comprising the names, addressen We give little and particulars-of qualificationseredence to a sion, Mr. Arthur Henderson wased by Lord Grey, who travelled
of to-day elected lender the specially to London to give his sup-Treasury statement. Messrs. J. P. hundred.
was of the practitioners registered, rumour that a Hendren's performance, Parliamentary Labour Opposition port to the resolution.
Morgan and Company announced
local contem Party on the proposition of „Mr.¦
in New York that they had arrang particularly brilliant. He hit 203 was published to-day, Conservative Resolutton.
This reveals that there are 327
to is ed a $200,000,000 credit for Bri-out of a total of 329, employing The Conservative Party meeting, thin with a group
be the first fo of American the long handle and scoring with medical practitioners, 71 dentists-porary
glorious freedom. with attended by peers, M., and can-j banks.
Incidentally, and 11 veterinary surgeons,
suggeal a relief after being held up for well over
fund Mr. Maxton's Independent Labour)didates, was presided over by
Sterling Support.
a month. be equalled the record group, anything but supporters of Lord Hailsham and addressed by
Britain in her Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin.
Cables from New York state that of W. G. Grace in obtaining 120 SCHNEIDER TROPHY financial crisis. The following resolution. it is believe in American financial centuries in first class cricket. elected posed by Lord Hallsham and
seconded by Sir Henry Page Croftrcles that G$20,000,000 out of the Daly Hobbs and Mond have bet
recent G$125,000,000 to the Bankered this performance.
Gloucester hit up 541 was pasard Lord Sankey Attends,
of England has been used in the l This 1
meeting supports Mr.j The meeting passed a resolution Baldwin in his decision to take past week for the support of ster Glamorgan, three players, obtain- the formation ang, as the weekly statement of ing hundreds. Glamorgan re- Constituting "self the afficial part in opposition. The meeting was at National Government to deal with the Federal Reserve Bank shows lled with 356 but were in peril
nn expansion by that amount of defeat at the close. tended by all ex-Ministers of the the present financial emergency.
acceptances held.
4. R. Clynes,
There were
six
They were all
dissentients- assur Inter
Mr. J. R. Clynes and William Graham wvere
Deputy Leaders.
Mr. Henderson.
Mr.
unanimously:
Thought For Future,
of
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The new credit arranged for the British Treasury will became effdc-) tive Immediately. One hundred and Afteen American banking houses are participating.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in the course of a long speech explained! The reasons which caused him ti take part in the formation of the Government, which he described;
A the British Government | as a co-operation of individuals of draws on the credit, it will deposit different parties. Joined together Treasury Bills with Messrs. J. P. temporarily for the purpose of Morgan and Co. passing the legislation necessary
lo effect economies and to balance
Paris, Aug. 23..
It is oftleially announced that an
Interest Rates.
the budget. When the economies Mr. Graham.
were out and the budget balanced Anglo-French financial agreement Tas they would part company for has been concluded, Inte Labour Cabinet. Me. Ramsay straight fight in a General Elee- MacDonald had already arranged ition. Lo go to Lossiemouth before the meeting was summoned, but Lordi Sankey, one of the Labour mem bers of the Cabinet attended and! addressed the meeting in support
National
Guverne
*He was Hatened to with respect
Liberal Meeting.
Cabinet Moving Quickly.
against
All the matches provided some extremely thrilling cricket.
The results were: Middlesex beat Northants by 92
Leicester by eight)
runs,
beat Surrey
wickets. Notts beat Hampshire on the first
innings. Gloucester beat Glamorgan on the
Arnt innings, Kent beat. New Zealand by nine
wickets.
HONOURS LIST.
Batting.
Woolley (Kent) Hendren (Middlesex)
It is understood that France will3, E. Mille (N.Z.) .......... ¡lend Britain £40,0000,000, half in Hammond (Gloucester)
The two sub-committees of the the form of credits by privateKeeton (Notts) Cabinet, charged with the duty of banks hnd half by the Issue in M. J. Turnbull (Glamorgan) a detailed consideration of the Franes for public subscription of Smith (Gloucester) economy measures and Parliamen-one-year Treasury Bonde bearing 5. A. Block (Surrey) tar tary procedure and plans, have interest at four and a quarter per Sandham (Surrey)
Ames (Kent) minde considerable progress and, it eent.
Bakewell (Northants)
is understood, the material they The French loan is part of the Bailey (Hampshire)
RACE.
THREE MACHINES FROM FRANCE.
London, Aug. 28. The French Schneider Trophy team will arrive within a few
to
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Husband: I've put to get rid
of my chauffeur; ho's nearly killed me four times.
Wife: Oh, give him another chance.
is predicted. Young
peopla
will be unani-
mous in hoping it will be of
the vanilla flavour.
The Earl of Crewe should have on OABY job at the War Office, as there's hardly likely to be any hos titles in the field before Christmas.
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Taxi fares have been increased.
It isn't the initial cost that counts so much to the air pilot na it Suppose some of our young lads
will not metre so often now. is the upkeep.
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In the German financial' situa-Which reminds us that the new- tion France, it seems, has decided rates represent higher hire.
ជ ជ to give in till it hurts.
It was n-lover and his lass,
according to tradition, ". That through the green corn- fields did Ո in an amorous condition:
Another infamous saying:-"I days. The will bring three ma-think cockroaches are the cutest chines, one a Neiuport and
two things! Bermardina.
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reason why "Reader:"The The team will be under the com- mand of Captain Amanriche, who compratores charge what they can has been in command during the set for fruit is because they can.
not get any more.
OD training at Marseilles.
The French Air Minister, M.
These talkies are getting more Dunesuil, with his staff, will wit-perfect every day. You can now news the race and will probably tell whether the villian takes thick arrive at Calshot in the cruiser or clear soup, Foch on September 8th or 9th. British Wirelces.
And their descendants nowadays
reiate the same old story.
But do it as they wend their ways in smart two-seater glory.
Flapper's
Howler-Mandate- an appointment with a boy friend.
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"THANKS.
Judging from his photograph In
Mr. contemporary,
Neville Chamberlain must have received his medals for housing reform and Another infamous saying: derating of industry. de it first thing
In the morning." And another: "Why certainly, bring the kiddies."
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London. Aug. 28.
A gossip-writer complains that
We hear of a local Aberdonian he trips over dogs in flats, that who, after much hard thinking on he eats with them in restaurants, the Hoover moratorium scheme, and that they lick his face on tho Still, every pro- has decided not to pay his com- tops of buses.
pradore's bill until this time next fcasion has its drawbacks.
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Who said Scotsmen are not ᄆᄆ
The sincere thanks of the Royal The young mun seen motoring generous? One gave his daughter Naval Benevolent Trust to sub-in the New Territories with his away the other day. scribers to the funds for the bone-arm round flapper's waist
An interesting xure at
103 the have prepared is already in the credit of G$400,000,000 to be sub. F, J. Seabrouk (Gloucester) meeting of the Liberal Party, los hands of members of the Cabinet scribed half in America and halt day was Viscount Grey of Ful- who will devote the week-end to an in France. It is understood that
Bowling, loden, who has
previously intensive study of the proposals Britain will hand over Tronaury C. S. Marriott (Kent) for 58ft of the widows and dependants evidently doesn't realise what
will come attended any Party meeting held which
before the Bonds to that amount to the M. J. G. Allom (Surrey)... for 43 of the victims of the Poseidon dangerous curve is. Cabinet meeting on Monday. since the war.
French and American Government. I. A. R. Peebles (Middlesex) 6 for 39 disaster, are expressed in Fleet. Continued on Page 147 -Router.
(Continucil on Page 7.) Orders to-night--Renter.
Mr. Lloyd George, with whom Lord Grey does not get on, wis unable, of course, to attend..
The gathering was presided over by Lord Reading. Foreign Secretary, and with dwa dissen. llent voices, the adhesion of the Party to the National Government was approved,
Another Interesting develop- ment was a letter from Sir John Simou (who recently detached himself from the official Liboral. Party) congratulating the Liberal Ministers who had participated in the formation of the National Government.
'Lord Reading's Speech.
Berious Aftor explaining the
which the nature of the crisis Government had been forced to meet, Lord Reading referred to the sacrifices the country would be called upon to face and unid] that one thing was certain, though the details could not yet be given, the Liberal members of the Government obuld never bo
le be partics to ally scheintsLAZARUS would mean merely economising at
It's the little things that count. But for one letter, the Reich would be rich!
day
Freckles are sald to protect the
skin from the sun's rayя.
Aldo
from
the lotion manufacturer bankruptcy.
One thing about heat waves, they are not even temporarily New Definition: An optimist is permanent.
a man who is always going to pay
the pessimist what ho owes him. A tady rúador desires to know
Couldn't Hongkong have
whether it correct to go to a
"dance in bonch pyjamas. It seems
Coalition Government composed like a breach of the beach-that
of the best clements amongst our is a screech of a breech-or Cadets, bullion brokers and rather a peach--of an idon, Rotarians?
According to the Chinese calendar. Monday was the Festival of the stopping of heat! It was so close, that you couldn't push it
D103.
"Enquirer-No; a evil scr Vanit le not a "squatter" in the Wongnefehung sense.
We recently noticed
traffic
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How oft milady's beach pyjam
Across the vision passes,
In way that threatens mere man With need to wear smokod
glasses:
Tis true there's nothing really
rudo
About most bifurcations, But some of them it too long
vlowed
Ate eye-sore demonstrations.
constable cating a meal whilst on.. Who over originally got Gandfl'a
duty-Bencon-and eggs)
With: the care out of the way, here's no.impeddermant.
goat ho still sticks to the millie, Judging by the tin full he took to