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BRITAIN'S POLICY "ON" ECONOMICS.

Relief Strangled By Exchange System.

STRESA SPOKESMAN.

Stresa, Italy, To-day. The general -discussion began yesterday in the Conference

GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO END STRIKE.

Both Sides Urged To Meet At Once.

POLICY REVISION.

London, To-day. The Government has taken a hand

MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED.

Man In Hospital As Charge Pending.

·FOUND NEAR CRIME SCENE.

Police have arrested a Chinese, suspected of having murdered

of financial and economic experts in the Lancashire cotton strike, and school boy in a fight at 40 Tung jon plans for the reconstruc-Sly Henry Betterton, Minister of Lo Wan Road, Monday night. He tion of central » and eastern Labour, has written both trade is at present in hospital, but will Europe, at Stresa, Italy, where union and employers advocating probably be charged on or before delegates of 15 states are at selection of a special committed in tending.

the cotton industry to deal with his release. such matters as wage disputes.

The principal British delegate,

The killing ccurred when 'R [Mr. Joseph Addison, British Mini- The present impasse was largely prowler was attacked by a ster at Prague, sald Great Britain brought about, be said, by the courageous Chinese boy. In the had not come to the Conference with failure of the system of collective her mind already made up, but she negotiation...

struggle the boy was stabbed to

was of the opinion that "the only Sir Henry Betterton urges adeath and four members of his means of attaining their end was by meeting of both sides in the present family wounded.

gradual abolition of all economic dispute at the earliest possible A message to all Stations, was barriers. The exchange system at moment to discuss plans for the circulated from the Wanchai Police present in operation was strangling formation of special committee. the economic relief of the world, he. The union has not yet replied to a wanted man, named Li Kap, Station, shortly after midnight that Bald. He agreed with the German the Minister's suggestions nor have suspected of the murder, had been delegate that any improvement of the employers made any statement arrested. international exchanges would lean with respect to the suggested sys- The alleged murderer is now in to automatic improvement in the tem of arbitration, but it is general- financial altuation.

sustained, it is believed, by jump-

by supposed that both sides are the Government Civil Hospital M. Georges Bonnet, Chairman of anxious to reach an agreement of suffering from injuries. to his legs the Stresa, Conference, sent a tele-some sort within the shortest pas

ing from the verandah of 40 Tung) gram to Prime Minister Ramsay sible space of time.

"Lo Wan Road, to the street. He MacDonald expressing the respect-! ful homage and loyal estéem of the

was arrested last night by a The Trade Union Congress open Chinese Detective-Sergeant on the Conference, which was created by ed at Newcastle yesterday and will arst floor of house No. 35, five the Lausanne Conference of which remain in session throughout the doors away from the scene of the |Mr. MacDonald was President. week," Mr. John Bromley, in his

Government Criticized."

Mr. MacDonald's reply conveyed presidential address, criticised murder. A IN

best wishes to M. Bonnet and his the Government's handling of the¦¦

colleagues for the success "Which economic situation and declared RUMOUR OF JAPAN'S

I am confident will attend the the right policy was not to curtail

labours under your Chairmanship." production but to increase con- -British Wireless Service,

NOTED NOVELIST PASSES AWAY.

Sir Gilbert Parker Dies Suddenly.

PROLIFIC WRITER.

London, To-day.

Sir Gilbert Parker, novelist and historian, whose works have been widely read for many years, died suddenly to-day.

Born in Canada in 1862, Sir Gif bert was educated at Toronto and married Miss Amy Van Tine, New York, 1895. She was the inspira tion, it is known, for the first work he published, poetry, richly endowed, "A" "Lover's - Diary" published in 1894 From that time onwards, Sir Gilbert published with re- Įgularity and frequency.

He was widely travelled and kean student of history, particularly

sumption.

PEACE GESTURE.

No Confirmation In China's Capital

Nanking, To-day.

He denounced an économic policy which lessened the purchas ing power of the great body of |consumers and said the problem will only be solved by drastic action on the basis of a shorter working day, and working week without a reduction of wages. Employment must be equitably new Japanese Minister, Mr. shared between the workless and king proposals for direct Sino- Ariyoshi, is bringing to Nan-

the overworked.

It is officially announced that no information has been received to confirm the report that the

The Congress agreed to make a Japanese negotiations for the contribution of 41,000 to the settlement of the Manchurian unions engaged in the Lancashire dispute. cotton dispute. -Reuter.

MORE WAR PLANES

AT SHANGHAL

Ordered By Central Authorities.

[From Our Own Correspondent.1 Shanghai, To-day. Six new fghting planes, ordered of his own land. His know from the United States by the Cen ledge of the French-Canada tral Government, arrived here yes

terday. habitant, of their peculiar psycho-

logy, and his sympathetic treatment They will be uncrated and as of their lives in fiction, mark himsembled and taken to Nanking at As one of the leading authorities in once. This is one of a number of shipments of aircraft and parts this particular direction....“

He organised and originated the

he which are on order and have been coming into China steadily for first Imperial Universities Confer. ence in London in 1908, and for 18 some time past. years he was member of Parlia ment for Gravesend,

* In a notif

Sir Gilbert had worked assiduous- | Directo

ly up to very recent times - In

1923 be had published "The Promis- mair

-ed Land,” his last novel, and it is Queen'

understood that he had another book Road on the sout

ready for the prem before he died the east, and

Sir Gilbert one of the few men west, will be closed. who is estimated to have become

through hi

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It is emphasised that even if the report is true it will merely represent the Japanese inten- tions, since the Chinese Govern- ment adheres to its original policy to leave the matter in the hands of the League of Nations.

Reuter

CANTON WILL SEND STUDENTS ABROAD.

Search For Suitable Candidates Starts.

[From. Our Own Correspondent.) Canton, To-day. With a view to securing the sex- vices in Government Departments of more men with specialized tech- nical knowledge, the Canton Gov- ernment is searching for suitable candidates among its students to

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