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SIR KINGSLEY WOOD RAISED
TO CABINET RANK
REICHSTAG FIRE TRIAL
Judgment To Be Given
On Saturday
The Criminal Division of the Leipzig Supreme Court is deliberating on the Reich- stag arson case for the pur- pose of drawing up the the judgment, which will be rendered on Saturday. The sittings of the Court are being held in camora under the presidency of Herr Bunger, who presided during the trial.
DRUMMER'S FINGER SHOT OFF
COURT-MARTIAL
CHARGE
DELIBERATE SELF-INJURY
-A Drummer of the 1st. Bn. South Wales Borderers faced
INVITATION
BY PREMIER
SPEED-UP IN SLUM CLEARANCE ?
London, Dec. 21.
The Prime Minister has invited Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmaster-General to be! a member of the Cabinet.
-The invitation is a tribute to Sir Kingsley Wood's work since he
took office in the National Government, particularly as the Postmaster- General is very rarely given Cabinet rank.
In
Mr. J. R. Hayden, the new Vics. Governor of the Philippines, who is pausing through on the President Hoover to day. He len vecognhed authority on Far Eastern problema, and is Republican in his polities.,
CODEX
Sir Kingsley SINAITICUS
achieves Ca-
binet rank for the first time. He will be one of the younger
members. He is only 62 years of ago. He did not enter Parliament until 1918.
L.C.C. EXPERT....
BRITISH MUSEUM TO PURCHASE
London, Dec, 20. The British Museum Trus- tees, with the approval of the
A lawyer as well as a politician, Government, have agreed to he was born in 1881 as the son purchase from the Soviet An unusual charge before a of the Rev. Arthur Wood, Government the famous Court Murcial at Murray Bar Wesleyan ministor. In 1903 ho!
It
establishment of its text.
SIRM PER ANNUM
WHITEAWAYS
WILL
REMAIN OPEN
TILL
6 O'CLOCK
EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK.
REVIVING RUSSO-JAPANESE TENSION ALARMS
O'DUFFY WEEKLY SEIZED
DETECTIVE RAIDS
IN DUBLIN
A PROHIBITED ARTICLE
Dublin, Dec. 21.
City detectives, acting with the authorisation of the military tri bunal, last night seized all coples of this week'a isauo · of "United Ireland,"
the weekly journal
FRENCH TAX ON BRITISH GOODS
Withdrawal Prospect
The
Statement
London, Dec. 20..
President of the Board of Trado, Mr. Walter Runciman will make a state- ment to-morrow in the Commons regarding tho prospects of the withdrawal of the French suportax on British Imports into that country--British Wirolgas.
which is the official organ of the NASZEJNIKOLETANTA CONSULENDARIATION Opposition.
It is understood that the journal BIRD SHOP
contalus the full text, of the speech which General O'Dulfy was unable to deliver at Westport, County Mayo, on Sunday when he was arej reated.
Few louphates were left for coples.]. to get through. :
MURDER MYSTERY
The detectives visited the head-OLD MAN APPARENTLY quarters of the United Ireland
Party, the office of the publishers
and the printing works, every copy that could be found. Rentor.
The
1
STERILISATION OF UNFIT
KILLED IN SLEEP
NO CRY HEARD
DURING. NIGHT
MORE RUSSIAN TROOPS FOR FAR EAST
C.E.R. STRUGGLE ROUSES FEELINGS
Signs of increasing tension between Russia and Japan jaro again attracting anxious |attention in London,
'The Soviet authorities at Mos- cow are reported to be much in- consed by the action of "Manchu- kuo" in appolùting a manager for the Chinese Eastern Railway over the head of M. Rudy, the Bovlot manager, and by other alleged in- torførance with Russian control of the line.
The decroo has boon Issuud an- nouncing that It is intended to atronython the defences of Russia
on her Far Eastern frontier..
Blè John and Lady Simon, whe ars leaving on •Continental holiday to-morrow,
It is belloved in London that PREMIER KEEPS
Russia already has 250,000 troops (on the Amur bordor and 460 aero- planes at Vladivostock And Nikolak, including 40 honvy bom- bera.
1
UP THE
with Poland and her rapproche-
Russia's non-aggression pact HOLIDAY MYTH
ment with Franco.are also cited'as boing calculated to free her hands in the Far East."
Police are at present com- pletely mystified by the circum- stances surrounding the murder i of the managing partner of the
woon Tong bird shop during complete deadlock, Berlin, Dec. 207", the night."
GERMAN DECREE ENFORCEMENT
SALE DEADLOCK.: Meanwhile, negotiations for the sale of the C.E.R. have reached a
Russia has lowered the mem
but Japan haa made little diivance
on
SIMON VISIT TO CONTINENT
·NOT OFFICIAL
London, Dec. [20.
The Prime Minister stated in
British Minister should during the
solicitor. His Fourth Century manuscript racks this morning, when he was admitted
as "Codex Sinaiti- public work began in 1911 when known was accused of having de- he was elected to the
London cus.
Drastic measures will be The victim was Mr. Chan Wan-to a sum equivalent to £20,000,000, liberately injured himself with County Council. In 1913, he was
Formerly in the possession of applied throughout Germany pei, a man of 65 years, who was the original offer of Y60,000,000 reply to a question in the Commons. his rine.
made chairman of the Building
his bod
in the Both parties are now reported to The accused. Was
Drummer Acts Committee and later he pre- the Czar of Russia, It is one of when a Law aimed at the stamp found dead in
over the London Old-Age the oldest known manuscripts of ing out of hereditary diseases cockluft of the bird shop, at 115,
bo,using every device to block that it was not proposed that any Edwin Erucat Gordon, and the sided charge against him wiistnut at Pension Authority and other im- the Bible und ja rogarded as of icomes into force on January 1st. Des Voeux Road Central, this mor-each other's traile on the railway. Parliamentary Recoss visit official-
paramount importance to the Four hundred thousand personsning.
Added significance is lont to the' Mount Austin Barracks, on Novem- portant bodies.
suffering from hereditary diseases, Severe injuries about the head, decree Issued by the Soviet exempt-ly Buropean capitals in connection ber zura, be discharged his rine In 1917, when the war had made
The Prime Minister stated in the the majority of whom are weak- apparently inflicted with a heavy ing peasants in the Amur and the with disarmament. wilfully, thereby injuring himself the food problem In Great Britain
House of Commons that the minded, will be subjected to steri- blunt instrument, clearly indicated maritime provinces of Saghalion As, however, the Foreign Secre by wounding the love-anger or hisa matter of vital importance, be right ninu. it is states that the took the first stop which led to Government has undertaken to lisation. Courts to the number of the cause of death and left no and Kamchatka from compulsory tary, Sir John Simon, was taking finger was compustery own off as the regulation that bread could make a special-contribution-to-1,700-will-be-established to deal doubt that a murder had been grain-levies,-abolishing all taxes in a Christmas holiday-in-Italy, t
wards the purchase price of El for with such casea.
kind, raising the price of labour was possible that he might take unly be sold by weight.
every 1 subscribed by the public, The necessary expenditure on- Everything points to the infer paid by the State and increasing any opportunities which arose of In 1918 ho organised a national The purchase price naked by the tailed by enforcement of the Lawence that the victim was attacked the pay of the whole Far Eastern seeing members of the Govern- | memorial to the Premier, Mr. Soviet Government is. $100,000 is stimated at 14,000,000 marks while asleep. No cry appears to Army by 50 per cent. for the ranks ments through whose capitals he
Lloyd George, urging the im-British Wircless.
Reuter. mediate formation of a Ministry
n reguit of tne uct.
The Court was presided over by
Major Hancocks, man, of the stuyul Artuary.
Tho hearing is proceeding.
ORIENT CRASH AT
WATFORD
of Health.
IN PARLIAMENT.
In the same year he was knight- ed and 'elected Unionist M.P. for W. Woolwich,
In a few months his hopes were
BEATEN BY SIX CLEAR realised, for a Ministry of Health
GOALS
was formed to take over from other Government departments all powera relating to mattors affect- ing the public health.
London, Dec, 20. Watford climbed out of the Sir Kingsley Wood was appoint- ruck, nt the foot of the Third ed parliamentary private secretary Division (Southern Section) table to the first. Minister of Health. to-day when they trounced Clapton In the next few years he was in- Orient at Watford by six clear troducing an Early Closing Bill, Summer Time Bilt nad an goals.
Allotments Bill.
Watford's forwarde were in sparkling form running through a Clapton defence that has had a sevaro gruelling in playing four Cup and League matches in ten
daya-Router.
ARCTIC WAVE IN EUROPE
"BLUE" DANUBE
TURNS, WHITE ··
A
war.
HOUSING WORK,
course
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PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF
COTTON INDUSTRY
committed..
have been uttered. Fokis of tho and 20 per cent.. for officers,~{may pass. bird-shop were all on the premises, Router.. sud not one of them appears to bave heard a sound during the Inight.
No-one connected with the shop is miesing. Police were called in as soon as the crime was discover- ed at four o'clock this morning and
LABOUR OFFERS ITS REMEDY FOR investigations are still proceeding.
LANCASHIRE'S ILLS
'REORGANISATION NECESSARY
London, Dec. 20. Competitive capitalism was condemned by Labour spokesmen in the House of Commons to-night when the
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close and continuous attention of the Government.
NO MAGIC WAND
There was no magic wand whereby the industry could be changed. Lancashire could help herself by keeping as up-to-date
LONDON MEETING.
LERROUX GIVEN VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
SAFETY FIRST. IN FLYING
BRITISH POLICY OUTLINED
The attention of the Under-
Clear Majority in the economical working were impor
New Cortes
de-53-Reuter.
and
COUNTY RUGBY
HAMPSHIRE DEFEAT
According to present arrange- monts, Sir John Simon will leave for Paris to-morrow afternoon, after taking part in the debate on |Foreign Affairs In the House of
Commona.
He and Lady Simon will be, the | guests of Lord Tyrrell it the British British Embassy in Paris until Saturday, when be wil leave for Capri-British Wireless.
INDIAN DEFENCE
COSTS
BIG GRANT BY BRITAIN
London, Dec. 20,
[Secretary for Air was called in the Commons to-day to the spoed of some foreign civil aircraft.
He pointed out that on the Im-: perial air routes, safety and
tant considerations, and while spood was being kopt very much in mind, other factors were de cisive in aircraft for services Intended to operate on a commer cial basis without subsidy. In The Prime Ministar stated in this respect, Britain compared Parliament to-day that the British favourably with those of other Government and the Indian Gov- countries.
ernment had agreed to accept, the He added that the possibilities recommendations of the advisory of night flying as a means of ens tribunal which reported in January suring quicker journeys was the regarding the question of pay-
of consideration and subject
ments made by India for recruit- experiment-British Wireless. ...
ment and training of British Mill- tary and Air Force parзonnel on.
RUBBER CONTROL
POSITION
DUTCH HOPES OF RESTRICTION
Madrid, Dec. 20. In 1924, he was made Parliamon-position of the Lancashire
The Cortes to-day passed.a.vote tary Secretary to the Ministry, of cotton industry was debated, as possible.:7/ Health and at onco applied him.
The Commons adopted by 135 of confidence in the Lerroux conli- aclf with gront vigour to further The discussion ensued from a votos to 30 af amendment to the tion government by 265 votes to ing the building of houses for Labour motion condemning cap- Labour mation, by Major Eat- the artisan classes. He carried italism and during toe reorganisa whistle simply noting the through many big schemes under tlon of the cotton industry under siro of the cotton Industry for the subsidy system which the Govt puonic ownership, with the tem- an improved organisation had adopted to make up for the porary expedient of a representa- stating that the House would
Statutory shortage of houses caused by the tive
Authority to welcome the formation by the suspension of building during the secure a co-ordinated policy for industry of proposals calculated
to achieve that end. |the industry, Owing to the complexities of Major C. F. Entwhistlo (Con.
SUSSEX the post-war housing and rant-Boiton) stated that the Colonial restriction laws-Wood took the un-markets had been groftly The negotiating committee of The Blue Danubo" turned usual
of holding "At diminished by Japanese competithe British cotton and artificial
London, Dec, 20. white at the beginning of this Homqe" at which ho solved pro- tion, while a large percentage of all industries met the Japanese Hampshire gained a comfortabl week, following the acvera Arctic blems for his constituents. Britain's textila trade with China cotton Induarles representatives win over Sussex in the county wave, which has swept across When in 1928 he was made a had boon frrevocably lost. in London to-day-rugby championship to-day, acor -Central Europe, · All ́_shipping | member of the Privy Council, a
After a discussion, the following 10 points to seven, traffic between Sofa' and Bucharest
dis- gathering of
Guys Hospital, entertaining the non-party
ing resolutions were passed t has been cut off.
tinguished men presented him
Firstly, the British and Japan- United Services (Portsmouth) The Rhine is also frozen over with his portrait as a mark of Dr. L Burgla, replying, to the
operament, de oro delegations are of the opinion overran the opposition, obtaining on a seven-mile expanse. númerous appreciation of his great social debate for the steamers being ics-locked.
and political services to the nation procated too gloomy a view of the that the interests of both countries twenty-six points to nlleuter.
be beat solved, by commencing and a tribute to his engaging per state of the industry.
He urged that production coats official Industrial negotiations as was injured Ronality. In 1929, Mr. Neville A coolls, So Tani, yesterday through a fall in the Chung Chamberlain, then Minister of were excessive as compared with soon as possible. Chung gedown at Belcher Strook Health, graled the help gir those of our foreign competition. Secondly, the British delegation He was taken to the Government Kingsley Wood had always given and as regards Japanese competiro of the opinion that the cotton fell off a ment. Civil Hospital,
him and spoke of his eminention, he said it would do no good and artillela!" silk Industries are suitability for high office. It is service to Lancashire nor assist now so intricately Involved," ench probably the Government's slum the position between the Govern in the fortunes of the other, that download the home 4 40 clearance schemes which nemnted ment and Japan by constantly the contemplated negotiations must
Boriously injured through failing Homesky Roz, Wanchal, saterday, the surgeation that Bir Kingslos bringing the matter before the embrace artificial silk yarns and fabrics Reuter and British Wire: Ab Naori an Amah, was conveyed to Wood should join the Cabinet House the Government Civil Hospital British Wireless and Special,
The subject was engaging the lens.
GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE.
and the industries of both would
London, Deo. 20.
the Indian establishment, and also India's counter-claim that the Bri- tish Government should make a contribution, towards the cost of the defence of Indin. Where the tribunał was not unanimasis, the Governments will net upon the majority recommendation.
The Prime Minister said this ins London, Dog. 20. The Amsterdam correspondent volved the acceptance by the Gov of the Financial Times states that ornment of India of clination following the recent rubber most charges calculated in accordance ings in Batavia, the Dutch East with the tribunal's suggestion as a Indios Government has agala ro-legitimate charge on Indian Pang Hing, a ticket collector at a ferred the draft schemes to the enue. On the other hand, the pay." Yaumati theatre, was admitted to the Government at The Hague for fur-ment to India of a grant from Bri
|tish, royenna... tho Injuries caused when he end, with thor, and perhaps final, settle amount of this want to 111,800
It is not anticipated that any 000 annually. This world Include fresh nows will be forthcoming an annual buldy of $180,000
wards the cost of transport" of While playing with another boy in bofore the middle of January, but hitherto paid from Arme funds to- Canton Road, Liu Tazo-koang, agad well-informed quarters ard British troops to and from India, 13, get into the way of a lorry and timistic of the ultimate outcome the continuance, of which was one was knocked down. He was admitted of the restriction negotiations of the matters referred to the to the Kwong Wah Hospital.
tribunal British Wireless,
ladder while removing posters.
Router.