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FREEDOM OF CHOICE LIKELY RESTORATION OF ALFONSO OR
FOR IRISH FREE STATE
Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for Dominions.
FUKIEN BLOCKADE
▲ CRUISER SEIZES
ARMS CARGO:
SHIP STOPPED OFF .MIN RIVER
(Our Own Correspondent).
Foochow, Dec. 2. During the last few days the new Government has been getting organised, and the process is now maid to be almost complete.
There is danger of somo, con- fusion between the functions of the "National Provisional Govern ment" which theoretically deals with the whole of China, and the Provincial Government.
- As for as one can judge, the populace, in whose name and for whose good the "revolution" has taken place, aro strangely cool about-it-all.-
DICTATORSHIP COUP?
IN THE COMMONWEALTH Nuns Attacked in Spanish Election
OR OUT OF IT
MR. J.H. THOMAS TO EXPLAIN ATTITUDE TO-MORROW
MR. DE VALERA MAKES ENQUIRIES
London, Dec. 4.
The greatest importance is attached, both in Britain and in the Irish Free Stato, to the state- ment which Mr. J. H. Thomas will make in the House of Commons to-morrow as regards the future relations between the Free State and the British Empire.
In some quarters it is suggested that the Dominions Secretary will issue an ultimatum.' Others think
that the Free State will be given the option of dropping the offending legislation or leaving the Common- wealth.
It is learned that since Novem- ts, as Mr. de Valero himself ber 14, when Mr. Thomas defined must have now learned, com. the attitude of the British Gov- pletely free to order her own ernment to the Constitutional affairs. legislation then before the Free Membership of the Common- Stato Parliament, Mr. de Valera wealth confers great advantages has been in communication with which by her own the British Government, seeking Irish Free State Is tending to olucidation of certain passages.
action
the
logo-the privileges of common MR, DE VALERA'S INQUIRY.
citizenship, economic advantages in trading with the rest of tho Mr. de Valera asked whether the Empire, opportunity of powerful Free State was free to choose for influence in International affairs herself, without pressure or throat in concert with the other members. of aggressive hostility from the of the Commonwealth in the cause British Government, between mem- of world peace. bership of the British Common- wealth and the establishment of an independent Republic.
ALL GO TOGETHER: "These privileges carry
with
The British Government regards them responsibilities, respect for the three Bills which have been the Crown, loyal observance of passed-by-the-Free State-Parlig engagementa, a spirit of friend-
It would not require very ment as a clear indication of an ship and co-operation with the much leadership to change their intention gradually to eliminato other members of the British Com coolness into quite hot action the Crown from the Irish Free monwealth. Against the new regime; but no State. Constitution.
doubt steps are being taken to prevent any such leadership from emerging.
COMMON ALLEGIANCE.
"It is our desire to see the Irish Frez Stato taking her full share as a member of Commonwealth, It is realised that the elimina-free will, accepting her responsi { not grudgingly, but of her own For the past few days the cur- tion of the Crown would definitely bilities, and enjoying privileges, fow has been enforced from 10 place the Free State outside the If she renounce the one, she can.. pim. but I hear that it is now to Commonwealth.
|not hope to enjoy the other." be relaxed..
What binds the members of the
BRITISH POLICY.
Troops guarding a public building in Madrid.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN STAMBOUL
Fears of Extension By Strong Wind
Stamboul, Dec. 3
A great fire, has burned down the old Stamboul law courts alongside Santa Sophia:- It feared that the very strong wind may, cause the fire to extend.--- Reuter.
WOMEN'S RECORD
FIRST TU CROSS TASMAN SEA BY AIR
Wellington, N. Z. Dec. 3. Charles Ulm, the well-known Australlan airman, who recent- ly set up a new record for a
Election Disorders
COUNTRY IN TWO CAMPS
CRISIS LIKELY TO BE PROVOKED
STICK AT NOTHING ATMOSPHERE
Madrid, Dec. 3.
Several nuns were stoned and beaten by extremists in some districts of the city when they voted in the second election ballot to-day,... some of them having their veils torn off.
The nuns had been advised by the authori- ties to vote late, in order to avoid the crowds, but few of the electors got up early to vote and the nuns arrived at the polls during the busiest period of the day.
flight from England to Aus- LEFT WING ANGRY WITH CHURCH
tralia,
to-day Tasman Sea.
ISTANBUL FIRE Tasman Sea by air.
PERIL
FAMOUS MOSQUE
THREATENED
FLAMES LEAP 200 FEET
Istanbul, Dec. 4. As is the common and bad Commonwealth together is com-. practice in this topsy-turvy coun- mon allegiance to the King. This Asked if he proposed to take any
The fire which broke out try, young students are being is made clear in the preamble to steps in consultation with the Do- last night and destroyed the forced to go out and do propaganda the Statuts of Westminster which minions to emphasise the policy ho
safd old law courts at Stamboul for the authorities, though they says: "The Crown is the symbol had indicated, Mr. Thomas kill practically nothing about of the free association of the the dispute ailected Great Britain is still raging. the principles (if any) that lie be- members of the British Common and the Irish Free, State alone of Nations. They are and they did not intend to drag hind the movement, and are not wealth very pleased with what they do united by common allegiance to the Dominions into it--British know.
the Crown,"
CRUISER STOPS SHIP.
A day or two ago, a ship coming
INCONSISTENT.
Wireless.
crossed the
Ulm was accompanied by his Strong antagonism to wife and secretary, who thus bo- Church has
tha puties will be avowed Monarchiste been aroused in seeking a Restoration of King came the first women to cross the
Alfonso. extremist quarters by the Ulm took off from Sydney and settling results of the first ballot
The Republicans are already landed at New Plymouth, New In the general election, owing to elections controlled by the United proclaiming the need for now Zealand, sixteen hours from the time of departuro.
the feeling that the influence of Ho used the same plane us that priests and nuns upon the women
Republican Front. in which he flew from England, voters caused the swing against a large three-engined plane Reuter.
the Loft Wing parties.
RIGHT PROGRAMME. Their victory at the first ballot In spite of the fact that a stato bas placed the Right in a very of "prevention" was proclaimed strong position and they would FRANCE AGAIN TO throughout the entire country to probably stick at nothing to undo enable the government to meet any by the Republicans, especially the anti-Church legislation passed outbreak or development likely to provoke outbreaks, there were dis-
Jaical schooling. orders here and there, although It is certain, too, that they would Czechoslovakia · Asked to prevented them from developing publicans are preparing on their
the strong polico precautions restore the confiscated estates.
In this situation, the Aeriously.
DEFAULT
Pay More
RISING PLOTTED?
Re-
aids for the employment of force: Complete chaos reigns and demo cracy seems to be doomed, whether
Paris, Doc. 2.
No indication of the result of It is the Right or the Left which France will again default on the the second ballot is yet forth emerges successfully G.$19,000,000 war debt instalment
from tho on December 15, it was definitely rumours that the result will bel-Router. which is due to the United States coming, but there aro strong struggle for power now going on. learned yesterday.
All the fire brigades from the city and the surrounding districts have been quite unable to check
The Premier, M. Camille. Chau- the spread of the flames, which for payment of the war debt instal- temps, has included no provisiona fanned by B high wind are ment in his Bnancial proposal to the Upper House and the Chamber of Dopatios.
In his statement three weke CHINESE POLICE threatening a large area.
to Fonchow from Chuanchow was ago, before the passage of the stopped by a Chinese cruiser at Bills, Mr. Thomas said:
the mouth of the Min, and 700 or Our view can be clearly stated. 800 rifles taken off her. This is Tho declaration of the Imperial the first action which I have heard Conference of 1020 as to the re-
of on the part of the Navy.
Iationship of Great Britain and the Dominions under the Crown must
The authorities are not allow be accepted as the basis of the con- ing people to take their posses-atitutional position of the Irish sions away: otherwise I imagine Free State within the Empire. there would be quite an oxodus
That declaration is clearly in-
to Shanghai and elsewhere, for no consistent with a state of things
ture will end.
would be a momber of the British
ORGANISATION
GERMAN EXPERTS
The archives of the Law Courly have been destroyed.
The Esthonian Government has notified the United States of its The wonderful mosaics of Saint inability to pay the debt instal- Sophia and the only recently rement due on December 15, stored famous Sultan-Ahmed
The United States demands US. mosque are also threatened,
$180,000 in respect of the Czecho Flames roaring in the wind are cember 16.
slovakian token payment, on De- leaping two hundred feet into the Berlin, Dec. 3.
Dr. Ververka, Czechoslovakian air, providing an awe-inspiring Minister in Washington, who offer- lookers-Reuter. The reorganisation of the spectacle for thousands of oned $150,000 has cabled to Prague
for instructions.
APPOINTED
one knows how the whole adven under which the Iriel Free State Chinese police by well-known Commonwealth of Nations for some German experts is believed purposes and not for all, and would
DISSENSION IN FUKIEN?
Shanghal, Dec. 4. cease to be united with Great to have been arranged.
Mr. Tang Yu-jon, Permanent Britain and the Dominions by com- Secretary of the Nanking Foreign mon allegiance to the Crown.
COMMONWEALTH RIGHTS.
Ministry, said to-day that hope of sottling the Fukien revolt by peace- ful moasa has been shattered.
Our conception of membership
However, he belloved the revolt of the British Commonwealth is
would collapse as serious differences something entirely different. among the rebels were evident,
Mr. Tang stated that the Nan- king Foreign Office had urged
advise their nationals in Fukien to
It is stated here that the two
most prominent police chiefs in Berlin, prior to the rise of the
SIR MILES LAMPSON
VIOLENT BLACK SEA STORM
Demonstratoru jake to fight in Madrid after a minor disturbance.
Nazis, have arrived in China, hav- Leaves Peking on Flight BOATS WRECKED AND extremists, who taken by surprise ROOSEVELT BACK
for the purpose. ing been nummoned to Shanghai
to Nanchang
of
[mado meaningless in any event by ¦ the action of the Laft Wing
by the country's swing to the Right, are rumoured to be plotting to provoke a rising and to prevent the Cortes from meeting on Friday. Whatever the effect of the second
AT WHITE HOUSE
“HOLIDAY" OVER President Roosevelt's "holiday"
Washington, Doc.-3.
at Warm Springs is over. He has returned to the White House
MANY KILLED They are Horr Weiss and Horr
Ankara, Das. 1. The Irish Free State, as a Grzesinski, both of whom wore
Peking, Dec. 4. Reports received in Ankara from deprived of their Berlin posts member of that Commonwealth owing to their Socialist affiliations. Minister to China, took off from there have been washed ashore by ballot upon sentage in the Corten, foreign diplomatic authorities to
Bir Miles Lampson, British the Black Sea port of Samsoun ro- It is understood that before Nanyuan aerodrome south
veal that all boats in the harbour leave for places of safety in order suspend their services to Fukion, Wales wrote to a number of his Peking, at 8 o'clock this morning a violent storm which ravaged and the situation is very obscure as
leaving Paris for the Far ly carried out. The Japaneso had the Chinose shipping firms. This police and some of them are be- private plane. that the blockade could be effective following similar notice served to former collaborators in the Berlin In Contrai Chiang Kai-shek's coast. Many were drowned and
Injured. Powerful waves ruined there is a feeling that the Left said it would be difficult or too ox-is indicative of Nanking's deter-lieved to have agreed to join him Penalve to withdraw the numerous mination to strengthen its naval in his work in China-Reuter.
Sir Miles is flying direct to Nan-thirty dwellings on the coast, Wing would not be content with
Later, Japanese citizens.
chang, from which place he will blockado of the Fuklen ports..
fly to Nanking after bidding fare storm was more serious than it strength.
Later reports show that the an Improvement in their relative Negotiations with Japanese, on this matter were still in progress leadership of the cruiser Chung- A Nanking" - floot under the
well to the Generalissimo Reuter. Brat thought. Sixty ships of vary Central News.
A fight between two coolies, Yip shan: bas, carried out partial
ing tonnage aro' a complete loss. RESTORATION PLAN. The anticyclono has regained
Ping and Wong Sang, resulted in the blockade of Fukion ports for
“I am sut of employment; I must So far as is known, the toll of intensity and pressure is now begploaded, a Sharman, Chu victims is 27 drowned and 150 per-
There is a movement afoot to head with a bamboo polo. Hospital foriner, striking tho, latter over the fowave Another tow highest over Bouth Manchuria. Teh-plu, charged before: Mr. Balfour sons are reported missing provoke an immediato crisis in the treatment was necessary, and a slite
days.
the The Nanking Ministry Com- aung Harbour is capscted soon to dépression is still indicated to at the Central Polles Court this morn- large number of houses have either Cabinet and the immediate dis- was put the Yip Fing was charged munication has no advised leave for the Fukion waters Local forecast:-N.E. winds, mo-ham atrast, Afe of 36 or seven the lower parts of the Samsoun sidered possible in view of the was ordered to pay $1 amends and was north-east of Hokkaido, tog, with begging for alme in Wynd- been flooded er demolished, while solution of the new Cortes is con- before Mt. Balfour at the Central. Police Court this morning, when he foreign⠀⠀ shipping interestato Central News,
derate; fine generally,@"
days was imposed.
Railway, at Sivas, are also flooded, fact that the majority of the De-Miss bound over,
ANOTHER WARNING..
Nanking, Nov.
tho
FINE WEATHER
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