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REMONETISATION FIGHT SHIFTED TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

GODDESS OF

PEACE RIDING

ON A TANK

GERMAN GIBES AT GENEVA,

POLITICS AT A CARNIVAL

Munich. To-day.

Politics invaded the fa mous Munich Carnival, held here yesterday afternoon. when a five-mile-long pro- cession paraded the streets.

The tableaux included it car showing the Goddess of l'ence holding an olive branch and riċ-] ing on a tank. Another showed

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German peasant escorted by heavily-armed soldiers of all na- tions, while placards asked the spectators, "Do you want to re- turn to Geneva.

German soldiers had paper hel-| mets and sticks with cushions on the end.

The gibe at the League of Sations was featured by banner reading,” Those who do not believe in the League," carried by representatives of nations who are not members. while behind came a group of "those

who believe in the Learys, consisting, only di two camels.

A display mocking German re- fugees showed a Paris cafe

over-

The ex-French Premier, M. Albert Sarraut, who, as Minis- ter of Interior in the new Gov- ernment, has ordered special precautions against distur- hances during the 24-hour general strike in France to. day.

GENERAL STRIKE IN FRANCE

Workers' Meetings

Of Protest.

POLICE PREPARED-FOR EMERGENCY

SILVER BILL STUDIED

CURRENCY

SUB-COMMITTEE

MAY AGREE

LEGISLATION WOULD BE PREMATURE

BUT ADMINISTRATION NOT EXPECTED TO OBJECT

MPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL

(By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegra phic Merages Ordinance, 1894. "Be- Jerived February 18, 8.51 à.m.)

Washington, To-day.

The remonetisation fight will centre in the House of Representa- tives this week. There that the Banking and are growing indications

Currency Sub-Commit- tee will agree on the Monetary Authority Bill containing the Wheeler- Scrugham silver amend- ment.

Mr. D. R. Jardine, the English cricket captain of the M.CC. team now touring. India, seen at the Gwalior tiger shoot. Left to right:-D. R. Jardine, Mrs. Sewell, and Major Dube, A.D.C. to Maharajah Scindia of Gwalior.........(S. & G.);

WILD SCENES IN IRELAND

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The Sub-Committee Police and Troops large Paris, To-day Chairman, Mr. Golds-

Crowds. Meelings of workers

were borough, the author of crowded with Jews making speech-held throughout France yester the Monetary Authority PROTEST AGAINST "BLUE

day to protest against the "re- actionary Government and the Bill, yesterday said that|

SHIRTS" bloodthirsty Police," preparatory he would accept the sil- to the general strike to-day to "express the sentiment of all hon-ver bloc's proposal to in- est people, workers, peasants, include the amendment.

er to a crowd.--Reuter.

NAZI ATTITUDE TO WOMEN

Dr. Goebbels Denies Hostility.

London, To-day. Twenty persons were in- jured at Drogheda Leinster, yesterday, when the police

tellectuals, artisans and shop Mr. Scrugham hoped made a baton-charge on a

keepera. who want to end all scandals and arrest all robbers.

that the House would act

The former Premier. M. Albert Sarraut, who is the new. Minister of Interior in the sure being reported. Doumergue Cabinet yesterday

in the event of the mea-

"BUT PLACE IS IN THE HOME" conferred with

Berlin, To-day. It is quite untrue that Na- zism is hostile to women and that it is aimed at excluding them from public life and professions, declared Dr. Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, at a meeting of women in Berlin, yesterday.

Such action, he said, would have catastrophic consequen- ces and would never be con- templated by responsible people. But Nazism regard- ed the profession of a wife. mother as the highest attain=" able by any woman and aim- ed at persuading women tó take it up in preference to Any other.

Dr. Goebbels denounced the "moral humbugs" who objected to women smoking and shingling their hair,.--› Reuter,

REICHSTAG FIRE ACCUSED.

Three Bulgarians Ill In Prison,

Berlin, To-day..

All three Bulgarian prisoners who,

at the Reichstar trial, were ordered

the police and

crowd which had collected- to protest against the "Blne Shirts" procession.

The Police were forced to sum. The silver advocates mon troops, who rushed from [Dublin. The mob stoned the

FRANCO-GERMAN TALKS ON

DISARMAMENT

Lidé Hope Held für France Of Any Useful Result

Paris, To-day. The French note forwarded to London yesterday for transmis mion to Mr. Arthur Henderson, President of the Disarmament Conference, holds out little hope of favourable results arising from the Frenco German conversations. according to Le Petit Parisien - Reuter.

It is considered in official quar- tern that the resumption of the Disarmament Commission iz un- likely for the present.

military officials and decided on: believe that the House troops, who replied with tear gas A SEA MONSTER measures to deal with possible leaders will permit the bombs and fired blank shots over disorders. Reuter.

Bill to reach the House the heads of the crowd.

MINOR DEMONSTRATIONS

Paris, Later.

urges the workers to form strike

to the strike.

Order

were

was eventually restored. floor unless the Adminis- The "Blue Shirts" tration actively protests.arching to the station to en-

Dundalk for the meet-

DEPRECIATION OF

CURRENCIES.

Seen By Mauretania Officers.

CARIBBEAN SEA

New York, To-day.

A sea monster, 70 feet long, with a head two feet wide is claimed to have been seen by the third and first- officers of the 3.5. Mauret ania, in the Caribbean sea, on January 30, during a cruise in the West Indies,

Although the general strike no Some believe that the ing which was addressed by Mr. 70-FEET LONG APPARITION IN minally started at midnight, all is Administration will not W. T. Cosgrave, former Presi quiet here. No incidents are re-p

dent of the Irish Free State. parted from anywhere.

strenuously object, des- This caused wild scenes, and A special edition of Humanite pite the belief that such the Police were forced to make a

baton-charge. --Reuter. pickets. The Imperial and inter-legislation at the present national, Communications' London time would be prema

Paris service has ceased owing ture.-United Press, per

Minor demonstration took S. C. Gold Bar Co. place throughout the country yesterday, the most serious being at Boulogne, where clashes followed the demon- monalrators' attempt to rescue 11 Communists who were rested by the Police. The Communists were later re- Icased and order restored.

Ar-

DAIRY FARM CO.'S ACCOUNTS.

$1.75 Per Share In Bonus And Dividend.

$679,984 NET PROFIT IN 1933

Left Wing demonstrations were held in ports like Marsellies and Nantes, while the Right Wing or

A net profit for the year ended] December 31, of $579,984.18, Includ- ganised counter-demonstrations in Rouen and Macon,

|ing $62,651.40 brought forward from The Police maintained order.-1932, is shown in the report and Reuter.

NEW YORK CITY

DEFAULT.

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Czecho-Slovakia Plans To Reduce Crown.

OPPOSED BY FINANCIERS.

Prague, To-day, 2.

It is understood that the Czecho-Slovakian ́ Government proposes to reduce the gold cover from the present 30 per cent. to 25 per cent, thus re doctor the exchange value of the crown by about one-sixth. A'final decision la expected, to-

balance sheet of the Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Company, Ltd. IN 25 cents per share bonus is re-

A dividend of $1.50 per share, day.

Can't Pay $15,600,000 Dué Last December,

The Captain of the "Mau- relania" entertains

Do doubt that the officers sighted a sea serpent.--Reuter. LINDBERGH AND ROOSEVELT

Famous Pilot Protests To White House."

CANCELLATION OF CONTRACTS

40 FATALITIES IN NEW YORK COLD

Spell Of Arctic Weather

Ending

AMAZING CONTRASTS” IN

TEMPERATURES A

FRAUDS ON

LOCAL FIRMS

ALLEGED

Visitor From Manila Arrested.

$4,000 CREDIT OBTAINED BY PROMOTER

Some of the largest firms in Hong Kong are named 'as 'vic- tims in the case of alleged frauds to the extent of some $4,000 by the manager of a firm which re- cently made its appearance in Hong Kong.

Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Superintendent of Police, and a posse of detectives raided the offices of the Standard Products Company, 20, Connaught Road Central, on Saturday afternoon and arrested the manager, Mr. Jose Lizarrego, said to be a Rus- sian subject, and a Chinese nam- ed Wong Mau Sau.

The arrests were made as, a re- lault of allegations to the Police that the defendant, as manager of the firm, was obtaining credit from.

local are giving cheques payable on January 12, whorens it was

own that he intended to leave the

Colony on the day of the arrest.

Jo Lizarrego will be charged }at the flentral Police Court - 30- merrew mording with conspiracy to defrand, It is also probable [that's Surfbag-charges 'under the Passport Ordinance"will" be pre- ferred': against him

New York, To-day.

The charge against Lízarrégo is The spell of Arctic wen-

that he; with Wong, Hau, Sau and ther in New York, in which

others not in custody, did on divers 40 fatalities. are so far re-

|dates between January 12 and ported, seems to be ending. |February 10, defraud such persons The temperature has risen as could be induced to part with from two degrees below zero to goods to him by falsely represent- 27 degrees above during the lasting that he was carrying on 24 hours, but the cold has not genuine business, the abated elsewhere.

Heavy snowfalls occurred in Colorado and Wyoming.

A startling contrast in the weather in Florida is seen in the fact that while people were sun-bathing in a tem- perature of 72 degrees at Miami, a heavy fall of snow occurred in north-west Florida. Reuter,

In New York, the coldest weather. for 64 years was experienced on Friday, when the temperature

| dropped to 14.5 degrees below zero, At Walkerton, Ontario, a tempera- ture of 56 degrees below zero was recorded.

ENGINE BREAKDOWN AT SHEKLUNG

Products Company; '

Standard

Jose Lizarrego's address Is given as room 57, Empress Hotel, Manita.

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“TONG" RIOTS IN MONTREAL

Fierce Fighting At Meeting.

Montreal, To-day.

A meeting called here by influential Chinese, to dis- euss how the recent “Tong”

disturbances can be avoided, ended in, fighting, which one man was seriously injured ́and 10 slightly, injured.

Canton-Kowloon Express The Police declare that the

Five Hours Late. SPECIAL FERRIES REQUIRED TO MEET PASSENGERS A breakdown to the engine of the express train from Canton on Saturday night, when near Bhek- lung, Chinese Territory: caused a delay of almost five hours, the train arriving at Kowloon at 1244 a.m. instead of 8.19 p.m.14

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Spécial-ferries had to be order ed to meet the passengers.

meeting was packed with a dis- orderly element of Chinese. for questioning. Reuter.

Ninety people were detained

DAIREN RAID NOT A PIRACY,

3 Of 4 Japanese Trawlers Safe.

Dairen, To-day.

Only one of the four Japanese

The train left Canton at 5.28 trawlers which were reported have

commend by the Directors, and will The National Democrats, repre- absorb $440,002.50. It is also pro-senting, chiefly, the financial and

New York, To-day, ¡p.m. Saturday, 24 minutes been pirated off Wel-Hal-Wef on posed to add $50,000 to the cattle industrial circles, oppose the Gov

Colonel Charles A, Lindbergh, late. When near Sheklung the Thursday, is still missing as "two" reserve and $25,000. to the general ernment's proposals," and threaten who is technical adviser to the connecting-rods, of the engine have returned" with no casualties reserve. 7

5 to withdraw their representative Trans-Continental Western Air broke, and a relief had to be dis- aboard, KAMPAG

by

A sum of $172,216.49 has been the Minister of Commerce, Dr. Line Company, has sent a mes natched from Shumchun, the The Police, after, questioning the New York, written off for depreciation " Josef Matousek, from the Cabinet, sage to President Roosevelt, pro last station on the British hor-crews formed an opinion that the testing against the cancellation der. The disabled, engine” was attackers were probably not pirate of air mail contracts as damag-hauled out of the way after some vorsels,, but constal cutters which ing to all American aviation, considerable: trouble, and the abjected to near-shore, fahing b "The cancellation, which becomas train brought to Hong Kong at non-Chinésá craft, rih-masterly effective on February 10, was order. *The"; breakdownt occurred at Now Japanese i destroyers ware lasped, to- ed as the result of alleged collusive about. pm. »Shaklung. is, 60 sent to the boane despite the call for miles from Bhumchan

to be pent out of Germany, are suf- fering from mental and physical Mr. W. Arthur Cunningham, Mr. J. P, Warren and Mr. W. G.-Reuter

and their nervsa are in a bad comptroller of the City of New Goggin relire from the Board by ate, plowing their long imprison- York has announced that the city rotation, but will offer themselves was, unable" to nay, ila debta, Infor ction at the annual meet- #Edition: Dimitroff is suffering clading $8,600,000 in securities ing of shareholders at the Cơm-

ble and Pópóff from due last December 11, plus $12.

Loe, on February 20, 000,000 for. city work.

WEATHER REPORT:

with fres

4 day by the Royal Obe