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DAR MITAA*** THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1932. HZOBA
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SERIOUS RIOTS BY LIVERPOOL UNEMPLOYED
CABINET'S
TARIFF
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WHO IS PULLING
CAT'S TAIL!
"L.G." AND SAMUELITE MINISTERS
(Special to "Telegraph.")
London, Sept. 21.
All doubts having now been re- moved regarding the hositlity of the Liberals to the Ottawa Agreements, there is now much speculation regarding future political developments.
the
It la generally believed that the Samuelito Liberals, led by Home Secretary, will tender their;
next week's resignations after Cabinet meeting. In some circles, however, it is thought possible dis- that another agreement to agree will averi a break-up of the National Government.
For the moment, Sir Herbert Samuel and his colleagues ru
in- main silent regarding their 'tentions, though a public state- ment is expected shortly.
LIBERAL RESOLUTION.
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Liberal!
to Federation was held to-day discuss the attitude of the Party on the Ottawa Agreements.
The discussion occupied over brief two hours, after which a communique was lasued stating! that the Committee had passed a resolution condemning the con- clusions reached at the Ottawa Conference.
The Home Secretary, Sir Her bert Samuel, made a statement at the outset of the meeting.
"L. G'S" ATTACK.
The developments do not, how-
ever, appear to promise a closer association bo- tween Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Herbert Samuel. In a speech at Aberystwyth
to-day, Mr. Lloyd George attacked the Liberal Minis- ters in an amus- Ing speech in which he com- pared their poai- tion with that'
of a cat with its
head in a cream
"L. G."
jug, and with some-one trying to pull it out by its tall.
Ho bitterly criticised the Ottawa Agreements and the Government's tariff policy-Reuter,
LABOUR AND OTTAWA. Mr. George Lansbury, lender off the Labour Party, speaking at Carlisle on the Ottawa Conference, said it would be a profound mistake in the statesmen who gathered there imagined that the present British Government could bind this nation for a period of years to a policy of protection.
domestic affairs.
INTERNATIONAL NEEDS.
Birkenhead Disturbances in Last Few
Frequent Birkenhead
POLICE STONED IN HEART OF CITY
TRAMCARS ATTACKED AND WRECKED
ANXIOUS TIME FOR
AUTHORITIES
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
London Sept. 21. GROWING UNREST AMONG THE UNEM- PLOYED IN THE LIVERPOOL AREA IS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE ANXIETY TO THE AUTHORI- TIES. LIVERPOOL POLICE WERE TO-DAY COM- PELLED TO CHARGE A RIOTOUS MOB IN THE HEART OF THE CITY AND FIVE RIOTERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
The British "Bobby" is not often called upon to undertake the unpleasant task of dispersing riotare, as illustrated above. The Liverpool outbreak is the brat for some considerable time.
IN Y SHARE BOOM
STARTLING RISE IN VALUES
FRENZIED BUYING
After a steady dwindling of share values for some time past, the New York Stock Exchange yesterday experienced a sensationally sharp forward spurt, par- ticularly in the industrial
TYPHOON SIGNAL section, where rises of from
HOISTED
two to nine points were re-
Days
corded. on nearly every The New York Stock Exchange. share listed.
SLIGHT CHANCE thirty industrials showed an ap-
OF "BLOW"
MOVING W.N.W.
The Dow Jones averages for preciation of 7.67 points, while! railways and utilities both advanced more than three points on the average.
There are expectations of still! further improvements, the market. Although the No. 1 warning being very strong. Over four For some days past, unemployed disturbances signal was hoisted in Hongkong million shares were done yester- have been keeping the police of Birkenhead busy. this morning, as a precaution, it day and the market to-day is ex- Clashes in which many heads have been broken have is not anticipated that the pected to be equally active. occurred almostly daily owing to the menacing activi- typhoon which was formed in the ties of the jobless, whose numbers have been growing China Sea is likely to cause any are the rise of U.S. Steels from rapidly as a result of the cotton dispute and the con- sequent additional depression in the Liverpool shipping
industry.
The riots spread across the river to Liverpool for the first time to-day.
A procession of about three thousand unemployed was marching through the city: A policeman and a wo- man became involved in a dispute and the unemployed vigorously took sides, attacking the police with sticks and stones.
Examples of the sudden boom
MR. HENDERSON GLOOMY
FATEFUL DECISIONS TO BE TAKEN
DISARMAMENT BUREAU
London, Sept. 21,
delegate
GANDHI'S FAST
COMPROMISE EFFORTS MAKE PROGRESS
EURTHER TALKS TO-DAY
Poona, Sept 21. Nothing has passed Mr. Gandhi's lips in the last thirty hours with the exception of water.
him.
Friends who have Всел describo him as locking famished. For the convenience of his many visitors, Gandhi has been moved. from the European quarters in the gnol to a cell near the entrance, known as the "Condemned. Cell" where he is squatting on a webb- ed cot.
BLA
The Mahatma re- ceives hie visitors thus, moving little as possible, but spinning his daily quota and saying his dally prayers. NEED FOR HASTE. Those who are scheming for a way out of the situation realise the need for get
acting haste, the President of the Congress Party do
for elprlug that if Gandhi fasts even ten days, he may nevor re-
87% to 15%, of General Motors danger to the Colony.
from 15 to 18% of Radio Cor- For some days past, a trough of
porations from 8% to 10% of relatively low pressure has extend Chemicals from. 74 to 88%, of Mr. Arthur Henderson, the cover though he may live for Jed over a wide area from Indo-
China across the China Sea to the Cans from 50% to 574, Auburns Chairman of the Disarmament twenty-five days.
from 51% to 68% and American Conference, opened the meeting Pacific, but it was only yesterday Telephones from 108% to 110% of the Bureau at Geneva to-day. Gandhi has already approved the A Bombay report has it that afternoon that a definite centre
German The commodity markets have The became indicated, when the distur
was principle of a formula for the be about also firmed up in sympathy with absent, but the other great Powers solution of the problem of the bance was reported to 300 miles south-east of Hongkong. New York Stock Exchange were represented,
representation in the legislatures
which direction unknown.
On the suggestion of the Chair of the Depressed Classes, man, the Bureau postponed any emerged yesterday from a con- discussion on the subject of Ger-feretice between easto Hindus and many's absence till the German the Depressed Classes leaders. Government had had an
He discussed the formula to- tunity of answering Mr. Hender-day with a deputation including son's letter of September 18th, in Sir Toj Sapru and Mr. Jayakar at which he invited the German Gov-Yeravda Jail.
developments.
LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES
oppor-
150 MILES TO SOUTH.; In reply to un enquiry by the
this Telegraph
the morning, Until police reinforcements arrived in large num- Director of the Royal Observatory, that bers, the situation was completely out of hand. Tram-Mr. C. W. Jeffries, stated
A FARTHING RISE since yesterday afternoon; the cars were attacked by the mob and their windows typhoon had moved on a W.N.W.
RECORDED shattered and a number of plate-glass windows in shops track, and at G o'clock this morn- ing was about 150 miles to the
The Hongkong dollar rose in the vicinity suffered a like fate,
south of Hongkong, still travelling farthing this morning to is. 4d. had been conceded,
The opening quotation Was Mr. Henderson, proceeding, de la understood to accept the prin MOUNTED POLICE CHARGE
W.N.W.
ernment to reconsider its decision
to abstain from the Disarmament 'Conference till her equality claim
MEETING TO-DAY. To-morrow, the 'Depressed Clas- ses lender, Dr. Ambzkar, who also.
The typhoon, said Mr. Jeffries, Is. 3.7/8d., but later in the fore- is of very small dimensions, and, noon a further rise of 1/8th was clared that the disarmament con- ciple of the suggested compromise ference had reached ita most and the Pundit Malaviya will visit Foot police were helpless in their efforts to disperse so far as can be gathered at the recorded. The local market le
delegates to start afresh on a new.
which Gandhi's fast,
began the crowd which grew more and more unruly. The moment, no danger to Hongkong steady, but little business is pass- crucial stage and he urged the Gandhi to discuss the proposal.
is to be apprehended. The de-ing:
yesterday, has been undertaken as Riot Act was read without effect and finally a squadron pression is well south of the Silver rose
in London 1/16th road.
protest against the proposal in of mounted police appeared on the scene and charged Colony, and there are no indica-spot and 1/8th forward. China Everything that had happened the Government's communal award
there were small
the since
adjournment bad
whereby the Depressed Classes, the crowd with their batons, effectively breaking up the tions at present that it will move bought, and
on a quietly steady strengthened their case. Fateful while being permitted to qualify offerings in a more northerly direction. demonstration.
few market. After the official fixing decisions must be taken.-British for vates in the general Hindu The Colony may get 講
communities, were for a period of squalls and some rain, but nothing the market ruled firm on America Wireless. worse seems indicated at present, buying.
New York reports silver up
twenty years assured of a min- imum number of spokesmen in 1/8th, with the market steady?) The cross-rate la 2.46.
In the course of the scrimmage, five of the rioters were badly injured and required hospital treatment.
Vigorous precautions are now being taken against further disorders and there is a probability that pro- cessions will be prohibited by the police.-Reuter.
PEAK BURGLARS
YEAR'S GAOL FOR SOLDIER
TWO OTHERS SAID TO BE IN GANG
two burglarles, was recovered in Pitcher's kit, the remainder being presumably in the possession of two other soldiers associated with Pitcher, who hitherto had not been traced.
ARMISTICE NIGHT DINNER
HOPES OF LOCAL REVIVAL
We understand that a movement Is on foot amongst Ex-Active Ser- vice Men in the Colony to revive the Armistic dinner which was
The rise in silver is attributed' in part to the improved position on; the New York Stock Exchange, where there was a substantial rise yesterday.
CHESTER DEFEAT
WALSALL
PRINCE FLYING TO Legislatures
DENMARK
electorates.
through separate
GANDHI'S VOW. Gandhi vowed he would fast unto death or until the award in TO OPEN BRITISH
this respect was modified, but the TRADE EXHIBITION | Prime Minister stated in bis re-
London, Sept. 21.
cont letter that the award, which was reluctantly made at the re- The Prince of Wales, who has quest of the Indians, must stand, been staying with the King and and only an agreement of the com Queen at Balmoral, returned to munities themselves could sub- INFORMATION WITHHELD:
any other electorate London this morning and proceed-stitute Inspector Chester Woods com- once a feature of the now defunct TEMPORARY LEADERS ed to St. James's Place to complete arrangements for those Govern- plained of Pitcher having with-Easma Club. With this end in
OF DIVISION
his arrangements for his visit to mont hud devised in a sincere hold Information which might view a strong representative Com
Copenhagen. He will leave Croy endeavour to weight the conflicting 'London, Sept. 21. don to-morrow in an Imperial Air claims on their joint merita. have helped the police, to ro-mittee has been formed consisting i
The Bombay conference was: Chester, by virtue of extra games ways liner. cover the remainder of the stolen of Mr. J. Hosford (Chairman), Mr.
Twenty-three Danish military called in an attempt to achieve. property, they being more anxious J. V. Wolls (Treasurer), Inspector played, moved into top position in to secure the missing articles than Lane, Messrs. J. S. Beach, F. Ross, the English League Third Division
Crowe
:
POLITICAL CRISIS IN HUNGARY
CABINET TENDERS
The Labour Party would never That the large number of to arrest the other culprits. AJ. Murray, F. Analow and F. P. R. (North) to-day. They defeated and naval aeroplanes will go up such agreentment and thus put an will escort him to the aerodrome, the compromise, being generally accept the principle of continuity, burglaries within recent months remind previously given to enable James (Secretary) who already Walsall at Chester by the only goal from Copenhagen to meet him and end to the fast. Strong hopes of either in foreign, Dominion or on The Peak have been the work itchor to be persuaded to take a have made advanced arrangements scored.
The revised league table follows: where Crown Princo Frederick accepted are entertained. British. resonable view had been without for holding a dinner and smoking of soldiers from Mount Austin result, he stated.,
concert at the Peninsula Hotel on
P. W. D. L. F. A. Pio, and Princo Axel, who is keenly Wireless.
Interested in flying, will
await 8 4 2 2 13 7 10 ав Barracks the allegation
In commenting on the modus Armistice Night next, 11th. Novem Chapter
0 3 3 0 12 48 his arrival. 033 0.14 5 9 Pipers of the 2nd. Gordon High- The Labour Party on this ques- made by the police when present- operandi in these burglaries, totall- bor. From the amount of support Southport morning of ing a dozen within recent months, forthcoming the function promises Gateshead
6 4 11 11 79landers, who are to play at the tion wants, and will struggle for, ling the case this
George Honry Pitcher, the officer stressed the remarkable to be a very great success.
Stockport 7 2 4 1 17-18 8 British Trade- Exhibition to be International agreements which will Pte.
G 6 8 12 10 11 opened by the Prince in Copenha enable the goods of the world to be of the South Wales Borderers, uniformity in the means of effect. We learn unofficially that for this Halifax
the commissioning entry and escape, and oxpress- occasion there will be a free issue Hall
gon on Saturday, arrived thore-to- exchanged fairly and equitably bo charged with
ed his conviction that they were of rum! /
to-day and were accorded: an tween the various nations, Tarifs of two burglaries:
Accrington up not the work of Chinese. Pitchor, who was brought
Full particulars will appear
Bonthusiastic reception, their dia- and proferenco can nover do this.
tinctive uniforms and the music of Barrow "We have had detectives search: In our advertisement columns. The Labour Party, whenever the before Mr. Schofield at the Contral
great 33.244.8 the bagpipes creating election comes, will ask for a man- Polide Court on remand, was een ing the hillside near Mount Austin
804 10 11 0 interest as they marched through date to free our people from the tenced to a total of a year's hurd Barracks where the rulesing pro- Revealing
2.2.27.11 6 the city-British Wireles acnoomio entanglements woven labour, upon ploading guilty to perty may be buried, but it has probat
62 2 2 7 11 8 -*- having burgled Miss Dan Bewloy's not, bean found," Inspector Chester Gears
home, 862, The Penk, and also, the Woods added.
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certified copy of:
the will'and codlell
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Carlisio Walsall Bartaloy Donckstar
RESIGNATION
(Spostal, to "Telegraph".)
Budapest, Sept. 21. The members of the Cabinet tö day handed their collectivé“
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