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BRITISH POLITICS.

GOVERNMENT'S RETORT TO

LABOUR.

THE COMING CONFLICT..

BRITISH WIRELESS IZKYICE}.

RUGBY, Feb. 10th.

The dobato was continued"ta"the"

PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 1928.

INDIAN RESERVE BANK BILLS.

SIR ALFRED MOND'S UN- PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.

SACRIFICED TO POLITICS BAGDAD AGITATORS ROUSE

SHARE SPECULATION.

[TERQUGH ALITER'S AGENCY)

NEW DE, Feb. 10th "After long criticisme, the Indian ton in favour of the adjournment Assembly to-day passed a reso.u of the Reserve Bank Bill sine die.

The Opposition attacked the Government for an hour over the laihire of the Bul, Jr. Janma Dasmehta declaring that the cour try would brave a sigh of relief at

CROWD TO FURY

RELIGIOUS FRENZY

BAGDAD, Feb. 10th. Sir Alfred Moad, the eminent | British ănanciër, Lady Mond and | eleven, were compelled to enter their Laughter, with a party of Bagdad, by a cirvitous route:after making the severe journey across the desert.

House of Commons on the Labour amendicat regretting that no mention was made in the King's Speech of measures dugned to grapple with the pressing urgency

escape

The detour was reade in order to Д threatening mob of at of unemployment.

least ten thousand who had been "Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, Prosits death,

induced by political propagandists dent of the Board of Trade replied present financial system.

Punckt Malavin "criticised the to believe that Sir Alfred Moni's under visit was connected with the intro- the Labour attacks on the which he said 300,000,000 people duction into frak of Zionist prin- Government's record in this matter. were subject to the control of one cipies similar to Palestine." ile said that from the charges who was six hundred miles launched against the Government Mr. Lajpatrai said that the Gov-aix-wheeler saloon in which they It was clear that the issue lay berament should be warned by this tween. Socials and private enter

TO

prise.

The

away.

Six miles outside the city, the party transferred from the desert had ercesed to four light cars, in lesson not to try to rule the winch they were raced to the try by officials nominated by its British Residency members against the will of the people.

Sacrificed To Politics,

Sir Philip said: "It is a great issue that as going to before the country. It is ansane oa wha'n we shul nght at the next election

BOSDAY Feb 10th." and on when you and we have got Following the withdrawal of the to justity to the electora Gar Reserve Bank Bill by the Govern- acternative policies. ". The pokey rent, there was considerable specu advocated by the Opposition was a lation in Imperial Bank shares, policy of nationausation, acco which rose abundred points. panied by a large redef scheme. There-can be little or no doubt that Without doubt, the more nation. commercial eiroles in India want the alisation they had the more relief Reserve Bank, but the opinion is they would have, because in com- beld that the opportunity for India petitive industries, to-day,

to attain financial autonomy "has qualities which were necessary for been sacrificed to politient molives, succes were just those qualities they could haver get in Stace en- terprise. The Government policy was to try nnd help the nation to reinunerative trade and thus pro mote employment. There way HU greater field overseas thau the development of Empire markets, and the whole policy of the Govern ment was to give Imperial. Prefer cace wherever it could, consistently with its fiscal position. He men- tioned the safeguarding measures of the Government assieted lone

achstrice.

The motor car industry, for in. stance, had been helped forward by the import duties and thus pro- vided more work. Every measure of the Government had helped en ployment.

I say without hesita ion, whether we are challenged in this House or in the country, by experience and by-proof-we-wili our policy as against

stand on yours,"

THE LANCASTER RESULT.

38. LLOYD GEORGE ELATED.

U.S. PRESIDENCY,

SENATE DEPRECATES

THREE-YEAR TERM....

EBLUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10th The Senate by 56 votes to 26 has fed a resolution that it is un for any President of the United wise, rapatriotic and dangerous, States to hold office for three terms.

اد

In the meantime the enraged mob, shouting "Down

with Zionism bad stopped several ars and robbed the local passen- gers, whom they thought belonged to the Mond party.

Eventually the mounted police were ordered out. and they wharged and cleared the demon strators.

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'W GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS.

PRESIDENT HINDENBURG

AN INTERVENES.

{THROCOR RACTER'S AGENCY.)

BERLIN Feb. 10th.. President Hindenburg has inter- Mr. Lloyd George has telegraph.vened to prevent the threatened ed to Mr. Tomlinson his congratu- political crisis arising out of the lations on the stunning victory,

Government's School Bill. which will have an historical effect on future politics. The Tory cau didate has been shanghaied."

(THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

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WONDERFUL PRESENCE OF MIND IN EARTHQUAKE.

[BEUTAR'S AMERICAN SERVICE. Į

MEXICO CITY Feb. 10th, Panic in a theatre last night, as the result of the most severe earth-. quake abock in recent years, Insting eeveral minutes and dislocating local seismographs, was averted by the presence of mind of a Spanish septano.

When the theatre began to rock the terrified spectators jumped to their feet and started to dish to ward he exist. The orchest stopped playing, but the soprane continued her song and prevented & stampede. There were no casual

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GERMAN AND BRITISH COAL TRUSTS.

SUGGESTION THAT THEY SHOULD JOIN HANDS.

GERMANY FETTERED."

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រ៉ន

STATEMENT BY NEW DEFENCE

* MINISTER.

[THEOVOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Feb. 10th. Germany is fettered under the Peace Treaty of Versailles in manner which is unbearable for a sovereign State, said Herr Groener, the new Minister of Defence, ad- dressing the Budget Committee of the Reichstag to-day.

The Defence Minister ackled that Germany cannot conduct a war on a great scale with an Army of 100,000, it their small Army must present the highest degree of efficiency and

İTHROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.adaptability and always be ready

to ensure the security of the State.

LONDON, Feb. 10th. Considerable interest has been evinced in the proposal inden. the House of Commone yesterday by Mr. R. J. B. Boothby (C) who recently returned from a visit to Germany,

In the course of the second day's dehate on the Labour amendment to the Address, Mr. Boothby im- plied that he had definite authority

DUTCH AIR MAIL.

MONTHLY SERVICE TO EAST INDIES.

{THROUGH EELTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 10th. The Royal Dutch Airlines are

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to propose on behalf of the Germpleting arrangements for the man steel cartel and coal syndicates that they would join hands with the British coal exporters to control the markete of the world outside Americh and that the Germans would have made the offer them selves it an organisation existed ini Britain similar to their own,

BIG U.S. EXPLOSION.

̈(REUTER'S

BERVICE.

New Yong, Feb 10th A message from Everett, Macs, states that five persons have been

DISASTROUS U.S. FIRE.

-SIX FATALITIES AT LÖNG BEACH.

[RZUTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] |

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