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LONG INNINGS FOR ATTEMPT TO MINE

LABOUR

PREDICTION OF MR J. H. THOMAS AT SHEFFILD

www

CONFIDENT OF A RETURN

London, Saturday.

Mr. J. H. Thomas, in an after-dinner

speech in London this week-end, pra- dicted that he would still be a mem- ber of the Government foura from

now.

Mr. Snowden, speaking at Sheffield, said that if the Government were per- mitted to remain for four years they would appeal to the country, and would be confident of a return, not nicrely to efice, but to power,

This is the spirit in which Ministers will meet when Parliament re-opens on October 20. They appear to bo unperturbed by, the outery of their opponents as to their "tailure." They will, inter alin, dea! with unemploy ment the figures for which are increas ing weekly, much to the bitterness of their "Left" wing members who com' plain about the continuance of defects

RAILWAY

COMMUNISTS SENTENCED AT HARBIN

PRESIDENT CALLS TROOPS TO ARMS

THE KUOMINCHUN MUST BE ELIMINATED

i

GOVERNMENT'S FIRM STAND

in

GOODS TRAIN BLOWN UP

Harbin, Yesterday.

Nanking. Yesterday. Yesterday sentence was passed on Engineer Zatoplinsky, who, prior to clamations this eventing, one calling Chiang Kai-shek sued two pro- the conflict, was in charge of the the Nationalist troops to arms to railway telegraphe and also on fight the Kuominchun, and the Engineer Lebadal, previously in other address d charge of the telephone system. nation, declaring that the Both were sentenced to four years' and the Government jail on a charge of assisting Com- survive, but munistic propaganda.

must perish,

to the

entire

rebels cannot both from the crisis оде

Yesterday at 8 a.m. a section of Unless the Kuominchun is elimin- the Talgane-Chalanor goods train ated, the Marshal continues, the was exploded by a mine placed 'country can never be peaceful, and beneath the rails. Twa waggons it will be impossible to proceed were damaged, and one guard was with the reconstruction programme. seriously injured.

Turmoil and Hate About 25 Soviet terrorists were Chiang Kai-shek expresses in- arrested recently for being impllent-dignation at the Kuominchun at- ed in the mining of the track, tempt to bring the nation damaging the railway property, and, turmoil and suffering such

in the administration of unemploy-murder. Reuter.

ment insurance,

It is Miss Margaret Bondfield who will bear the brunt of the attack. Her Labour critics demand that If? Mr. Thomas cannot find work for all, she must find maintenance for the workless.

Crucial Issue

Perhaps the most cracial imme dinte issue is the anxiety over the miners' question of hours. The inter- view between the miners' lenders and the Cabinet Coal Committee at Down- in Strent un Friday is reported as being very heated especially when the miners learned that the Govern- iment's proposals were not yet ready. The miners' officials after receiving a

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MINERS TO MEET

promise that prono nls would be ready Proposals of Executive

on October 30, decided to call a na- tional delegate conference on Novem- ber 5, with a view to deciding how to consult the men in the coalfields.

Ful! Programme Otherwise, Parliament is assured of

to Be Examined

Rugby, Saturday.

Into char-

acterised the days when the Com- munlats held, Hankow and Ganton,; and militarists controlled the Chi nese Government.

It is the problems within which are bringing dificulties from with- out. The entire nation is urged to support the Central Government in its fight against the Kuominchun.

It is believed that following the issue of these proclamations, Chiang Kai-shek intends to leave for the front in a day or two as head of the Government forces.-- Reuter.

Conflicting Reports

·

Hankow. Yesterday. 'Tension is somewhat relaxed, and

a lul ia reported at present on all fronta.

Conflicting reports continue to be The meeting of Executive of the of Loyang. Chẳng Chih-chung, in received re the alleged, occupation Miners Federation, tentatively fixed

move-

a full programme till Christmas. Pre- for Tuesday, will be held on Wednes- an Interview, stated that the Kuo- cedence will be given to the Widows' day evening and continued on Thurs, minchun has actually evacuated the Pensions Bill, the Coal Mining Indus-day, The delegate conference of the city, but Nationalist troops have try Bill, and the Unemployment In- miners will assemble on the following not yet occupied it, This surance Bill, for which the Govern- Tuesday, and will-have an opportunity ment is at ment claims the urgency for a decision.

present impossible to Conservative leadors will not move on amendment at the second reading of the Pensions' Bill despite the out cry as to its cost. This case is re- garded by the Ministeriallats as an example of strategical discretion, and strengthens the Government bellef that their work during the Recess bas so, strengthened their position in the country that their opponents hosi tate to exploit opportunities of defeat- ing, or even embarrassing the Govern- ment-Reuter.

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of examining the proposals, and will explain, but apparently some agree- also decide upon ing the members and obtaining their the opposing sides. Chang Chih- method of consult- ment has been concluded. between opinion. The conference, which will chung again intimated that the not be qualified to take a ducision, may decide to put the proposals to a the trouble by mediation, and fur Government was trying to settle ballott vate, in all districts.

The "Manchester Guardian" points thar stated that fighting had so far out that this is the results, as in 1926, are often far

an experiment, and been very desultory.

Wuhan remains quiet, and troop from being in the best interests of the movements have practically ceased, Miners' Federation. As an alternativè while headquarters have forbidden to the conference, a second conference the further impressing of coolies-

called, to which delegates Reuter. may be would come with authority to expresa the decisions of the districts. British

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MOSLEMS UNVEIL Custom Abandoned For First Time

RAILWAYS TO BE ELECTRIFIED

GOVERNMENT'S SCHEME FOR MAIN LINES

BUSINESS PROPOSITION

SPEECH ON VISIT EXPECTED

Jerusalem, Saturday. Rugby, Yesterday.

For the first time in the history of The Prime Minister Mr. Ramsay fore a stranger yesterday, when a 'de

Palestine, Moslems women unveiled be-

Rugby, Saturday. Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister! MacDonald, who is on his way on legation from the Congress of Arab of Transport, in a speech last night board the "Duchess of York," a Women, both Moslem and Christian, referred to the various activities due to reach Liverpool on Friday. from all over Palestino, appeared and of the Government in connection

He will be welcomed on arrival unvelled before the High Commission with railways. by some of his Cabinet colleagues, or, to whom they submitted a resolu- A public demonstration of wel- tion passed by the Congress, protest come is being planned by the Livering inter alia, agafast the Balfour de- pool Labour party.

claration on Zionist immigration,

They also alleged police maltreat Minister's most important public ment of Arab prisoners-Reuter. engagement after his arrival in London will be the Lord-Mayor's banquet at London Guildhall on States and Canada, and to the five November 9, and the newspapers power conference on naval disarma anticipate that in his speech on this ment which is to take place in occasion, special reference will be London in January-British Wire- made to his visit to the United lesa.

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ways system. A large number of proposals were being received. Some schemes already have been a considerable authorized while number of others would come for-

Electrification The Government had had under consideration the problem of elec trification of the main line railways. He had an open mind upon the economic and traffic aspects of the matter, though he had no doubts from the point of view of public amenity.

ward soon.

The purpose of the Committee which had been appointed, under the chairmanship of Lord Welr, was to examine this question prim-] arily as a technical and business proposition.-British Wireless Ser-

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Rugby, Saturday. The Motor Show at Olympia closes to-day. Although there has been's elight, falling off in the number of visitors, exhibitors, express their com plete satisfaction with the results, and British manufactures of more popu- Iar models declare that the show has established fresh, sales records-Brl- tish Wireless Service.

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