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PARIS MOBS HOWL AT DALADIER-"RESIGN, RESIGN, ASSASSIN”

MUI TSAIS IN HONG KONG

"No Longer A Form Of Slavery."

PRESENT SYSTEM DEFENDED IN COMMONS

London. To-day.

The mui tsai system was the subject of questions, in the House of Commons, in re- ply to which, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Parliamentary Se- cretary for Dominion Affairs,

said that mui tsais were very much decreasing in Hong Kong.

The Labour member for Dumbarton, Mr. D. Kirkwood. declared that the mui tsai sys- tem was a form of slavery.

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald replied that it was no longer a system of slavery because the girls were registered as per- fectly free and paid domestic servants. If they wished to leave their position. facilities were given them to do so.

He was satisfied that the system of registration and in- spection was sufficient and was being worked to make impossible the continuance of the system of slavery as exist- ed before. Reuter

WAR DEBT RELIEF HINTED

Roosevelt May Lower Interest Rates.

Washington, To-day.

DEFINITE. RISES RECORDED IN COMMODITY PRICES

Britain's January Figures Best For Over Five Years

London, To-day.

The Board of Trade Journal records an increase of 1.9 per cent. for January in the average of wholesale prices, as compared

SENATOR ATTACKED,

CLOTHING TORN

FOR DEFEND ING POLICE

SHOOTING ON MOBS

with the previous month, and 45 FORMER PRESIDENT DOUMERGUE

per cent, as compared with Janu Ary 1933.

For the rat time for over five years the average for each of ten groups of commodities was higher than in the proceding month.- British Wireless Service,

US. MONETARY

POLICY UPSET

TO FORM NEW CABINET

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphis Messapes Ordinance, 1894,

Received February 8, 8.35 a.m.)

PARIS, TO-DAY-

THE 70-YEAR-OLD EX-PRESIDENT OF FRANCE, M. GASTON DOUMERGUE. HAS AGREED TO FORM A NEW FRENCH · CABINET TO SUCCEED M. DALADIER'S. 8-DAY-OLD ` GOVERN. MENT. WHICH RESIGNED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON STO

BY FRANCE? PLACATE THE PEOPLE AND AVOID FURTHER BLOODSHED. Foreign Exchange Chaos-UNITED PRESS, PER S.C. GOLD BAR CO.

Aggravated.

STABILISATION FUND STILL UNTOUCHED

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL.

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phic Monnaga Ordinance, 1894. Ne- reived February 8, 2.04 a.m.}

Washington, To-day.

Most observers think that the American stabilisation fund will not operate importantly until the foreign exchange chaos, due to the dollar's devaluation is lifted. They anticipate that such chaos will lift gradually.

It is reliably learned that for the

first three days of gold buying, the United States bought 321,695 ounces, mostly from Europe, at a |cost of U.S.$11,259,353.

M. DOUMERGUE PREVIOUSLY DECLINED TO FORM A CABINET.

+ Paris, To-day.

It was to the tune of cries of "Resign, resign, assassin,” that

afternoon. All day long crowds paraded the boulevards; singing the "Marseillaise." Trading was suspended on the Bourse when a huge throng assembled and shouted, “Assassin, vive Chiappe," The Police tried to disperse the mob but were overwhelmed.

M. Daladier tendered the resignation of his Cabinet, yesterday

The Bourse observed a five-minute silence "for" those who were assassinated" according to a phrase written in chalk

on an exchange board.

French police attempting to keep the crowds in order dur ing a disturbance outside the Chamber of Deputies, following the Bayonne boad fraud scandal. The unrest which had been growing during the past few weeks, culminated, hi open rioting and considerable bloodshed in Paris on Tuesday night. The situation, although still tense, was quieter last night.

SILVER FIGHT IN RANGERS TO

AMERICA

Congress Advocates Impatient.

REMONETISATION BILL MAY BE INTRODUCED

*

EPECIAL TO CHINA, MAIL (By Telegraph Copyright. Telegra

A band of rioters attacked Senator Rolland and fore off part of his clothing because he declared the Government's action in ordering the police and troops to fire on the abwds. M. Doumergue only accepted the Premiership after repeaterkoer- suasion. He is now on his way to Paris from the country, One" of |phie Métrages Ordinance, 1891, Re-s his first acts was to issue a decree ordering all State theatres to closeceived February 3, 4,08 gm) yesterday evening as a sign of National mourning-Reuter.

POLICE ATTACKED

BY RIOTERS.

But Damage Last Night|

Government officials are satisfied Is Comparatively Small.

with the trend of the Administra-

A new deal for war dents is hint-tian's policy. ed by the White House announce- Ciclalk ment that President Roosevel favours a broad policy of reduction In interest rates on all outstanding domestic and foreign obligations. both private and public, because he believes that it will quiet the world's¦

distress unrest and relieve

boln here and abroad.

are

GOLD PURCHASES

Paris. To-day, The city, yesterday, suf- fered alarms and excursions. during the evening, but the situation was never

uncon⚫

FRANCE MAY GO

OFF GOLD.

Effect of Paris Riots.

MEET HEARTS IN

SCOTTISH CUP

St. Johnstone And St.

Mirren Draw Byes.

MOTHERWELL NARROWLY WIN - REPLAY

London. Today, Glasgow Rangers, If they are

MANCHESTER

CITY RECEIVE

BIG SETBACK

Wednesday Revival Is Continued.

MANY LEAGUE MATCHES PLAYED YESTERDAY

London, To-day. Manchester City, fourth in the premier English Football League, received a check to their champion- ship hopes yesterday when they were beaten by two clear goala by Everton at Goodison Park The City are now on level terms with the Spurs.

The Wednesday, Bow under the management of Billie Walker, the famous Aston Villa forward, upset Middlesborough on their own ground to record their third win in their last seven games, in which they have not sustained a defeat.

The Villa's big defeat at Roker

Park on Saturday was discounted

by a home win over the Pensioners,

who are at the bottom of the table,

three points in arrears of Skeffald United with two games in hand. Pompey did well to share the points at Wolverhampton and ad- vanced above Middlesborough as the result

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The following were yesterday's results

First Division

2 Manchester C. 0

Wednesday 1.Portsmouth

Second Division

2 Notts C

Washington, To-day.to bring off the Scottish Football Aston Villa 2 2. Chelsen Despairing of White House “double” once again, will have to Everton ald, the United States Sen-

overcome stern opponents in the Middlesboro Hearts on Saturday week if they Wolves, ate silver bloc is preparing a

jare to enter the quarter finais of new effort to force approval the Scottish Cup. They have, Blackpool of silver legislation at the

however, secured the advantage Notfs F. (of a home draw.

Went Ham present session of Congress.

The Celtic, the holders, have been Third Senator McCarran, of Nevada. drawn at home to

Falkirk, and, Bristol C Bbelieves that the next fight will after their fine performance at Ayr be waged around a re-monetisn-last Saturday, they should advance. a further stage in the competition. tion Bill. He predicts that such

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SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By_Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra shie Maranger Ordinance, 1884. ceived February 8, 4.08 am )

Washington, To-day.

watching France very closely, especially where the situation

has any possible bearing on the mone-

The United States Treasury is a measure has excellent changes tary

trollable. programme. - United

The following were the results of Press, per 8.C. Gold Bar Co. No fatalities are reported, interested in the Paris-riots, feeling of passage.

yesterday's Second Round replays: though a considerable number of that the flight of French gold cur- It is reliably that Treasury

Motherwell 2 Partick 1. people were injured when massed rency to America is off-setting the agents in New York are investi- {hodies

Arbroath 0, E. Stirling 3. of steel-helmeted police President Roosevelt feels that the

made baton-charges at immense attempts of the Treasury to weaken gating the reports of Messrs

The following is the draw for Washington, To-day. interest rates are too high in rela-

America's $2,000,000,000 stabill-Place de la Concorde, Madeleine

throngs of demonstrátora in the the dollar.

Guggenheim's and other mining the Third Round, to be played on tion to the debt structure, and that

February 17: sation fund is apparently still un-Square and elsewhere.

The Treasury likewise feels that interests holding vast amounts if creditors are willing to

of silver.

Albion - United Press, per Queen O'South reduce

there is a grave danger of Frances. C. Gold Bar Co. interest rates there will be a greater touched, and observers believe that opportunity to collect capital operation has been postponed pend-

being forced off the gold standard. -United Press per S. C. Gold Bar1 Co..

Reuter.

Most

Ing stabilisation talks with Great Britain.

Hooting and jeering crowds hurled missiles at the police, wrecked, street lampu, smashed shop windows and It bonfires at diferent points on the boulevards. At 10.30

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

Purchases of foreign gold ware yesterday paid for from the Trea- AFRICAN SERVICE. sury's general fund, in the form of

p.m the Champs bank credits, rather than by the Elysees was quiet. The Place de Convenient Route issue of new currency.

la Concorde, where 1,000 police Across Italy.

Administration officials are ze were stationed, was comparatively ported to be neither concernéd, at 50. ;

the drop of commodity prices yes-

One fashionable restaurant pre- London, To-day.

One Following the visit of Lord Lon-terday nor gratified with the trand sented a curious spectacle.

part of the building was reeking "donderry, Secretary for Air, and of foreign exchange rates.

The Treasury's gold stock has provised dressing station. while the with disinfectants and was an im- 'Colonel Shelmerdine, Director of Civil Aviation, to Rome recently, a reached U.S.$7,030,000,000, and currest was filled with well-dressed provisional agreement been reach-racy expenditures, U.S.$2,010,000,- diners, leisurely finishing their ed enabling Imperial Airways air-1000.—Reuter,

craft operating on the African Air Service to cross Italian territory

by the most convénient route.

It is expected that the new route. will be in operation in about thres

months, British Wireless Service. COLONIAL MINISTER

IMPROVED

Lady Cunliffe Lister Reaches Nairobi

SUN PROVOKES NANKING.

Ninghsia Still Besieged By Rebels.

Peking, To-day. Preparations have begun for a drive against General Bun Tien- ying, who is still attacking Ningħala City dospite the reports spread yes. terday by his agents that he was London, To-day. The Colonial Secretary, Bir Phi-ing to comply with the order of

diamissal. Up Cunliffe Lister, who has been lying ill in Nairobi with septic According to the Chinese Press throat, is now on his way to re- General Ho Ying-ching has tele- covery. If progress is maintained graphed orders to the authorities of no further bulletins will be farned. Ave - Provinom. Shansi, Bulyuan, -- Lady Gunlige Lister has arrived Kanao, Chinghut and Ninghaib, (to| In Nairobi, by kir from Londonda send troops to round up the zabel British Wireless Bervice,

the forcesReu

meals.

It is learned that the editor of L'Action Francala; M. Maurras, has not been arrested, though the Įpėlice have visited his house and that of his co-director, M. Loon

Dandet.

Yesterday's edition of the news- paper, which is a Royalist organ, was confiscated.--Rester,

GENERAL STRIKE ON MONDAY: "Menace Of Fascism.""

Paris, To-day The General Confederation

Labour here, has dec 24-hour, general stri for

Tihe meanes of! Pas

sto defent

Reuter

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called at the Bastille at 7 o'clock last night. The meeting was at- tended by the joint Socialista" Con- federation of Labour, and the Communista..

10 MORE POLICE WOUNDED.

Reds" Use Revolvers While

Trench-Digging, SPECTACLE FOR WOMEN IN doubtful, however if only because

EVENING-DRESS

there was no time to organisa→ Reuter.

Federation of Labour to advance

Paria, To-day. The: Buperintendent of the Municipal Police was badly wounded in Madeleine Square at midnight, and rushed to hospital. Besides many civi- lians, 10 policemen are report."!! ed wounded in the latent dis turbances, while hundreds

· have been arrested..

Some firing occurred on the ble | boulevards towards midnight, but}

was quiet at 1 LM

Celtic Hibernian

Motherwell

Y Bom C.

Y Cowdenbeath

▼ Falkirk

W

Aberdeen

2 Preston

1 Oldham Division, "(South)

--Reuter.

** Brighton

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RESTRICTION OF RUBBER.

Schemes Not Yet In Practical Stage.

London, To-day.

The Under-Secretary for the Co- lonies, Mr. Malcolm MɛcDonald in the House of Commons yesterday sald he' understood that negotin- tions between the various interests St. Johnstone and St. Mirren with regard to the prospects of have received byes into the Fourth rubber restriction schemes were Round-Reuter.

Rangers

East Stirling Hearts

JEWS FLOCKING TO

The Socialista appeared to the PALESTINE. the general strike from Monday to Nearly 4,000 Immigrants

During November.

to-day. Consent was considered

COMMUNIST SHOT IN BOULEVARD..

Scenes Of Wreckage In Main Streets..

Paris, To-day, The condition of some ot -the main streets reflects the

violence of the rioting.

London, To-day.

still proceeding, but had not yet reached the stage when a scheme

could be submitted to the Govern- ments concerned-British. „Wire- lear Barvice.

Burma Urges India To

Co-operate,

Rangoon, To-day, The Burma Planters' Association

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Under | Secretary for the Colonies 'stated

yesterday in the House of Commons has passed a resolution urging the Government of India to co-operate that 8,908 immigrants, practically

all of whom were Jews, entered with other Governments to regulate

for economic reasons-Reuter.

Palestine during November. Bri-Its production and export of rubber,

tish Wireless Service:

JEWISH BANK FOR SHANGHAI

Scheme Approved.

Shanghai, To-day." Discussions with a view to the

Ninebeon * kiosks, have been Ten Communists who were at wrecked and burnt. Every ga tempting to dig a trench in the lamp in the Rue Tronchet has been Jardins des Tuileries used revol smashed and countless main pipes formation of a Jewish bank at vers against the police, who ar- and street refuge lamps have been Shanghal are proceeding among rested, them,

broken. Escaping Ganjetne are the leading Jewish business men. Numerous private cara, contain- burning like London, fog fares A meeting was held at the Jing: won Jin evening

Walking along the boulevard des Jewish Club, yesterday even last nigh

Capucines, taterday a Rester cor.

ft was decided to push pespondents

Com

nghal..

at

COTTON SUPPLIES TO BE REDUCED:

9,000,000 Bales. Proposed As Limit In US.

ÉPECIAL TO CHÍNA MAR Dy Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra

his Messages Ordinance, 18943 E4- orived February . Bak am)

Washington, To-day. Senator Bankhead has announced that the United States Secretary of ulture, Mr Henry U Walace promised to support his BIR ing cotton production to 9,000, 000 babesUnited Fress, per