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NAVAL CONFERENCE THE NEW FISCAL

FRENCH DELEGATION

ARRIVES.

SUBMARINE PROBLEM STILL UNSETTLED,

THROUGH REUTER'S JOBSUY.]

LONDON, March 6. The French delegates to the Naval Conference,

except Tardieu arrived in London this evening.

סי

: POLICY.

SUPPORT FROM MR. CHURCHILL

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930.

ECONOMIC UNITY OF THE EMPIRE.

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RUGBY, March 6.

Mr. Winston Churchill, who was M.Chancellor of the Exchequer in the late Conservative Government, has given full support to the declara...

The experts to-day continued their consideration of the submari-ex-Premier, on fiscal policy.

question. Great Britain, America and Italy are prepared to accept as the basis of discussion 1,500 tons as the maximum unit of displacement. Japan wishes maximum of 2,000 tons, whilst France is prepared to accept a 2,000 tors maximum, provided she is al- lowed to have a certain number of submarines up to 3,000 tons. Britain and America are prepar- ed to accept 2,000 as a compromise, provided there is only one class of submarines all under this figure. Italy is also very anxious to have only one class of submarines, but is willing to agree to a figure which will suit everybody.

tion made on Tuesday by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Conservative

Premier and M. Briazd

Ruosy, March 8.

The Foreign Secretary; Mr. Ar- thur Henderson, had a conversa- tion to-night with Mr. Briand im- mediately on the latter's return so London. He is the head of the French delegation in the absence of M. Terdieu, who is postponing his arrival in London in order to visit the fooded areas in Southern France.

To-morrow the full work of the conference will be resumed with a meeting in the morning of the de- legation chiefs.

American Statement.

THE FRENCH FLOOD COMMUNIST RIOTS.

DISASTER.

DEATH ROLL- MOUNTS UP.

KING GEORGE'S MESSAGE

OF SYMPATHY,

{THROUGH `RKUTER'S AGENCY.]-

PARIS. March 6. The death roll of the floods is now put at 400, but the number, is increasing steadily Re the water recedes and ruined houses are being explored. Tea thousand people are

homeless..

It will take two months to repair the main line from Bordeaux to Cette, whilst the reconstruction of towns and villages will be a matter of years.

him.

Writing to his constituents, Mr. Churchill says: "I have always been opposed to the protective taxa tion of food for the purpose of

King George and the British uniting the British Empire, because Government have sent a message of it seems to me that any such po- avmpathy in connection with the licy, if imposed by a single party, disaster. K. Tardieu has postpon- would be liable to violent reversalsed his departure to London because most dangerous to Imperial con- M. Doumergue has "decided to visit cord. But the course which Mr. the devastated region, and M. Baldwin has now proposed com-Tardieu will sécompany mands my keenest support.

The King's Telegram.

Rrosy, March 6" H.M. the King has sent the following telegram to the French President:-"I have learned with the deepest concern of the disas trous inundations which have de- solated such great areas in the south and south-west of France, and hasten to express to you, Monsieur le President, my profound sym- pathy with the victims and parti- cularly with those who have suffered bereavement through the deplorable laes of life which this calamity bas caused."

"The policy of the Conservative Party is that if and when we ob tain power, we shall call a con- ference of representatives of all parties of the Empire at which food duties in return for reciprocal ad- vantages to our manufacturing ex- ports will be discussed in perfect freedom. I a good plan results from the labours of this conference, it will be submitted by referendum to the direct vote of the whole electorate, who will then be able to adopt it or reject it.

Thraldom of Party Strife." "It seems to me that this is not only the best way but the only way of effectively advancing towards the economic or fiscal unity of the Empire. It liberates the cause that we all have at heart from the thril dom of party, strife and raises it to the high platform of national appeal."

Mr. Churchill went on to declare that here at home the success of safeguarding in the carefully lepted industries, to which it had WASHINGTON, March 0. been applied, justifies the extension The acting Secretary of State. freely to industries of all kinds. Mr. Cotton, commenting on Mr. He added that the proceeds of the H. L. Stimson's suggestion for the new safeguarding duties, and also reduction of 200,000 tons in the of the revenue duties upon finished United States Navy, said that he or nearly finished manufactured believed the reductions would be in foreign imports might be used to capital ships, destroyers and sub-give a measure of security to Bri marines, but not cruisers, in which tish agriculture. He would, how- there might even be an increase. ever, 'not anticipate the statement to be made shortly by Mr. Bald- win upon this subject further than to say that the procedure by way of a minimum guarantee for certain After the issue of a communique, crops and the prohibition or import covering two hours of the meeting under licence of subsidised or dump-

Mr. MacDonald Confident. (THROUGH_BRUTEE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON. March

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RELIEF FOR FLOOD AREAS.

CHAMBER VOTES 100,000,000 FRANCS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, March 7,-- The Chamber has voted the sum of a hundred million francs for relief in the flood disaster areas.

GANDHI'S CAMPAIGN.

A MOSLEM PROTEST.

CIVIL DISOBEDIANCE TO START IN FOUR DAYS.

[TEROGGE RETTER'S AGENCY;];

HEAVY DAY FOR POLICE.

SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN GERMANY AND AMERICA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:) :

LONDON, March 6, "Communist attempts "to-day to stage demonstrations throughout the world in connection with In- ternational Unemployed Day," have fasco. so far proved mainly a There were skirmishes between de- monstrators and the Police in the East End of London, Daban, "Man- chester and Glasgow, and a few arrests were made.

Reports from the Continent show that elaborate police precautions were taken, Many arrests were

occurred, except in Berlin, this evening, when police freely used their batons and revolvers against demonstrators. Up to the present 73 arrests have been made. One demonstrator was shot dead and eleven civilians and five police were injured.

WAR IN NORTH UNLIKELY.

SHANSI LEADER TO GO ABROAD.

CLEAR FIELD FOR CHIANG KAI SHEK..

(TAZOVOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

"PEPING, MA

7.

Civil war in North China now

appears unlikely.

Marshal Yea Hai Shan declares that he has always advocated the unification of the country by peace ful means; hence how esa he fight

CHINA'S HEALTH

PROBLEMS.

FURTHER DISCUSSION BY LEAGUE.

SUPPORT FROM JAPAN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

HERR SCHACHT RESIGNS.

PRESIDENT OF REICHSBANK,

GERMANY AND THE

- YOUNG PLAN,

[THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]

made, but few serious disorders against Marshal Chiang Kai Shelf reconstruction and modernisation the stock exchange. Herr Schacht

Minor disorders broke out in other. German towns.

Policeman Shot Dead.

BeaLIN, March 6. Demonstrations continued

this evening when the police were rein- forced and cleared out a mob from Buelow Square, where the Com munist headquarters are situated,

Many clashes occurred between the police and Communists Nenkoelin, and a number of de- monstrators was injured by batons A policeman was shot dead and two demonstrators were killed at Halle. made at Sixteen arrests were Bitterfeld.

at

COLOGNE, March a There were several nasty colli- sions between police and Com munists, and 150 arrests were made, including several heavily armed "demonstrators.

Police found quantities of arms and ammunition nt Communist dwellings."

Tear Gas in America.

New Yons, March 6.: In spite of extraordinary pre cautions by the police, a number of minor disorders occurred in various parts of the country, and the police were obliged to use tear gas to dis perse the demonstrators in front of the White House. Several Com munists were injured and a score of Arrests were made.

Seventy-five thousand people participated in a demonstration in Union Square, New York, and ARMIDABAD, March 6.

several police and a number of Mahatma Gandhi has decided to Communists were injured in a con- start the campaign" of civil disflict when the police prevented the demonstrators from marching to obedience on March 12.

the City Hall, The ringleaders were arrested.

The place selected for the offer-

batch of volunteers under Gaudhi

of the heads of the delegations, ated foodstuffs must be our main iming of civil disobedience by the first St. James' Falace this morning,mediate remedies for agricultural who reviewed the report of the distress.

First Committee dealing with gen- eral questions, Mr. MacDonald told

Pressmen that he was confident the KING HOLDS INVESTITURE

Naval Conference would reach, Tossibly before Budget Day, Apri 14, a specific treaty on a Five-Power basis and rebutted the criticism that the Conference had got into the hands of Admirals. He ex- plained the treaty must cover de- Saite programmes which the dele- gates were now examining in a practical way.

Premier Acked to Restore Confidence.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICZ.]

RUGBY, March 8. The King held the second investi. ture at Buckingham Palace to-day This investiture, in contrast to the official one on Tuesday was private, and morning dress was worn.

Ninety recipients of honours and decorations were drawn from all miner ranks of life and included and seamen, the latter being pre- [BRITISK, WIRELESS SERVICE.] sented with medals for gallantry in saving life at sea. Some of these RUGBY, March. 7. The Executive Committee of the were in connection with rescues League of Nations' Union and from ships in distress during the National Council for Prevention of tempestuous gales of last year. War have "made representations to the Prime Minister in view of the anxiety which has been aroused among friends of the armaments reduction concerning the results of

A GREAT SUFFRAGIST

LEADER.

----

the Naval Conference. The League STATUE OF MRS. PANKHURST

of Nations' Union executive urges the Premier to usa his great authority and influence to restore the confident atmosphere, in which the Conference began its labour, so that there may he a large all- round reduction of armaments.

A PLEA FOR PATIENCE:

UNITED PRESS.]

UNVEILED.

is Jalalpur, in the Surat district. It is proposed to cover ten miles daily on foot.

Gandhi has received a wire from the Botabay Provincial Congress Committee asking him to depute Jamnalal Bajag as his lieutenant to go to Bombay and prepare the launching of a civil disobedience campaign there.

Bloodshed Amongst Ourselves. Bokay, March. 8. Shaukat Ali, one of the famous Ali brothers, who was a very staunch supporter of Gandhi's pre- vious non-co-operation movement in the course of a speech at a Moslem gathering, condemned civil dis obedience, and said he felt certain

that it will mean bloodshed amongst ourselves." He hoped that patriotic and sensible Indians will combine to prevent "the dan- ger that we see coming."'

Viceroy's Reply to Gandhi.

Damonstration in Detroit.

New York, March 8. Seven arrests were made at Bos ton, whilst 12 people were injured and 17 arrested at Detroit, where police dispersed a demonstration of A score of 100,000 unemployed.

Pittsburg. arrests were made at The Chief of Police of Chicago gave the leaders of the unemployed demonstration permission to call on the Mayor but he refused to ace

them.

PARIS, March 6. Fifty-two people were arrested including six foreigners who will be deported immediately.

THE INDIAN COTTON

TARIFF.

QUESTIONS IN COMMONS, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 6.. Mr. William Graham, President of the Board of Trade, was asked in the House of Commons whether, having regard to the serious effect

Indian cotton tariff would have on

He adds that what he advocated was that he and Marshal Chiang

should retire. The latter does not agree, but he (Yen) will carry out his intention of retiring and will go abroad immediately, with Marshal Feng, the Shansi forces evacuating Chengchow as a sign of good faith. Bending between the linea, it seems that owing to the fact that Generals Chen Tiso Yuan and Ho

Chien have remained loyal, General Chang Heush Liang neutral, and the fact that Generals Shib Yu San and Han Fu Chu have again gone over to the Central Government, Marshal Yen was left with insuf ficient allies to oppose Chiang.

Yon to Visit Japan;

GENEVA, March 6.

BERLIN, March 7. The Health Committee of the

Herr Schacht's announcement at League of Nations to-day continued its examination of the Chinese to-day's meeting of directors of the Government's proposals arising Reichsbank that he had taken steps. from China's request for the to resign, several years before the League's help and technical advice expiry of his contract, surprised the with regard to certain sanitary directors and has caused a sensa works which are comprised in the tion in the banking world and on of China, especially the reorganisa- tion of the quarantine service. explained the reason of his resigna

China proposes the immediate tion was that his attitude regard- establishment of a National Hos pital in Chekiang, which will serve as a model for other Provinces; the reorganisation of medical training; and the collaboration of the Epide with the Ministry of Health for miological Office at Singapore the purpose of fighting small-pox and cholera."

The Chinese Government has

ing the Young Plan had not changed and nothing had occurred since the second Hague Conference to make him alter his views. He intimated he was willing to remain in office until his successor was elected.

A Previous Declaration.

BERLIN, Dec. s.. Back to the Young Plan is already entered into obligations involving 8200,000 (Mex.) in res

which Herr Schacht, President of pect of the fulfilment of the plan, the motif of a long memorandum and the estimated cost is 81,000,000.

Dr. Miyajima emphasised Japan's the Reichsbank, has addressed to interest in the League Committee's the Government, protesting against activities in the Far East, and

politicians trying to spoil what the dwelt on the importance of the coonomists have built up, condemn- Chinese proposals.

He considereding the attempts of the Govers- that the most important question

ments of Germany and the credi tor 'States to tamper with the re- from the international viewpoint commendations of the Young Plan, tine service by China, and he gave the enactment of the Young Plan was the organisation of a quaran and declining all responsibility for if its recommendations are not re- spected by all countries concerned.

an

nsurance that the Japanese medical world would gladly col- laborate, through the intermediary of the League.

SHANGHAI, March 7. According to Japanese despatches, it is reported that if Yen Hai Shan is actually going abroad, he will go to Japan Erst. He has already rented a house near Kobe,

Will Yen and Fang Leave China?

Dr. Yen, Director of the Medical PEPING, March 7.

Administrative Department of the Yen Hsi Shan is prepared to go Chinese Ministry of Health, thank- abroad and will entrust the coaed Dr. Miyajama, and expressed mand of the Shansi troops. to his the desire of the Chinese health right-hand men, Chow Tai and Ku Fa. Jen. It is understood that Yen services to co-operate with Japan will leave for Japan within a week. and other countries in the scheme

outlined.

Feng Yu Hsiang will not leave China. He will probably command the Ruominchun and the Shansi

forces.

Chiang Kai Shek, in an interview with Chu Shou Kuang, said that if Yen Hai Shan does leave China, he (Chiang) will also leave the coun try.

It is considered in official circles. in Nanking that Yen will not fulfill his promise to leave China.

Subsidies for Northern War Lords,

NASKING, March 7. Chiang Kai Shok has promised tö set aside $600,000 and $1,000,000 to Shih Ya San and Han Fu Chu re- spectively for the upkeep of their Haa and Shib have pro- troops. mised that their troops will with draw Westward.

Chiang is trying to "buy over" Sang Chen, a subordinate of Yen Hsi Shan, and has promised to pay bin 8400,000.

Shansi Troops Retreat.

PEPING, March 7. The Shansi troops under Sun Chu have evenated Chengchow and istreated to Sinhsiang. Shih Yu San's troops are proceeding to Chengchow to take over the gar- risen in accordance with Chiang

Kai Shek's order.

CANTON FOLLOWS SUIT. YEN DENOUNCED BY KWANG- TUNG LEADER.

CANTON, March 7. It is learned from authoritative sources that General Chen Tsai Tong, Commander-in-Chief of the Kwangtung armies, has decided to. issue a manifesto denouncing Yea Shih Shan and his allies. A draft of the document was made a couple of days ago, and has been sent to Commander-in-Chief,

Sir George Buchanan, înter alia, participated in the ensuing dis

cussion.

JAPAN-SHANGHAI AIR SERVICE.

FIRST PLANE ARRIVES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAL, March 7. A Dornierwahl seaplane belong ing to the Japan Air Transport Company arrived in Shanghai this afternoon from Fukuoka, covering a distance of about 600 miles in 4 hours 51 minutes. There were no passengers.

It is understood that the flight preanges a regular Shanghai-Japan air service provided the necessary, sanction is obtained,

THE FORCES AND PRAYERS FOR RUSSIANS.

A LABOUR PROTEST.

NO COMPULSORY SERVICES.

(THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.]

Loydon, March 8. ·,

In the House of Lords to-day the Duke of Atholl, drawing atten tion to the recent service orders regarding intercessory prayers for Christians in Russia at. church parades, read a new order issued by the Army Council since the ques

tion was raised in the House of Commons on March 4, but before the meeting between Mr. Mac Donald, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd George.

NEW DELHI, March 7. Lord Irwin's Secretary has ac- knowledged Mr. Gandhi's letter and regrets that. Mr. Gandhi is [BRITISH. WIRELESS, EERVICE.]`

contemplating an action which is clearly bound to involve a viola- Rcour, March 6, In the shadow of the Houses of tion of the law and is a danger to which the proposed increase in the Wuchow for verification by the pulsorily be paraded for interces

the public peace.

Parliament, close to the spot where she was arrested nearly 20 years ago, when leading a demonstration for the entranchisement of women, a statue of the late Mrs. Pankhurst was to-day unveiled...

New Youx, Mar. 2

The ceremony was performed by A plea for patience with the ap parent procrastination of the Lan- Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Conserva don Five-Power Naval. Limitation tive lender, who paid a tribute to Conference was voiced to-day by the zeal and achievements of Mra.. Mr. Charles Francis Adams, U.S. Pankhurst. He said, "I was op Secretary of the Navy in a radio posed to her for many years, but broadcast from London which was it fell to my lot to put a coping spread throughout this country by stone on her labours." anation wide hook-up.e

Mr. Adams expressed the belief that the American and the Japanese delegations were "coming near an understanding...

This was a reference to the legislation of his Jute Government in extending the vote to all women af 21 years of age.

A great gathering of women in "It doesn't cost as much to keep cluded many who were prominent the whole delegation in commis- in the militant suffragette cam

paign.

sion," he added, as it does to keep one small cruiser."?:

Urging patience, the Navy Se cretary, went on.

As you know, the British and. ourselves are not far apart. We believe that we and the Japanese- are coming near to an understand-

ing.

U.S. DELEGATION TYPIST'S DEATH.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,],

LONDON, March 7.

"Reconsideration by the British,' At the inquest on Mrs. Demaret, French and Italians has been de Mr. Stimson's stenographer as the layed by the fall of the French Gov- Naval Conference, who was killed ernment, but nothing has been lost by falling from a window of the except time, for when the French Mayfair Hotel, a verdict of acci- come back to a discussion their dental death was returned. The matter can begin where it left off evidence showed that the apparent. "We hope that America canly slipped while putting flowers on

the windowsill. afford to show patience."

BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION,

{THLOUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY ]-

CANBERRA, March 7, The Mawson discovery expedition left Kerguelen on March 2 for Aus tralia as the Antarctic Summer closes at the end of March. There- fore a second visit to the Antarctic coast is impossible.

The order states that officers and men of other ranks cannot · com-

the Lancashire cotton industry, The exact contents of the draftedry services, but are free to attend voluntary intercessorial services.. he would consider the desirability document are not yet known, but Troops attending parade services of making representations to the according to Mr. Au, who drafted hot held at garrison churches are Indian Government that the pro-it, the whole manifesto is a denun posals shall not be, proceeded with. ciation of the Shanei leader, brand-not to be compulsorily paraded to

the prayers. Mr. Graham explained that it ing him as a hypocrite. 44.The The Duke of Atholl described the would have been seen from SirSharei warlord is now talking about order as adding to the confusion. George Schuster's speech in the retiring from political and military Indian Legislative Assembly that life," Mr. Au said, "but this does the British Government had al- not mean anything, unless he is

his Army." rendy done everything possible in willing to iel Naoking reorganize the way of representations.

Mr. Graham added" Though J fully realise the grave effect which this increase of duties may have on the trade of Lancashire, I appre ciate also the proposal of the In- left London on December 14, 1928, dian Government to ask the Legis

pre-

The Discovery II., a new steel sailing ship with auxiliary engines,

on a three-year voyage of whaling intive Assembly to assent to

“IRONSIDES "" STILL

HOLDING OUT, ``.

research is the Antarctic, The ferential treatment for this coun- ANOTHER BATTLE IMMINENT ship was lent by the Falkland try

Islands Government for service with Sir Douglas Mawson's expedi- tion.]

NEW GOVERNOR OF MAURITIUS..

(THROUGH REUTEK'S

LONDON, March 6 HM the King has approved the appointment of Sir Wilfred Jack son, Colonial Secretary of the Gold Coast, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Mauritius, in succession to Sir Herbert James Reid, who is retiring."

Big Meeting of Japanese Manufacturers.

· IN: KWANGSI.

[TROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] OSAKA, March 7.---

པོན་ག་ཏུ། "CANTON, March 7. The leading cotton trade associa

Another big battle seems immin- tions are holding a public meeting

The Kwangsi-, on Monday to discuss the proposedent in Kwangsi. increase in the Indian cotton-goods Ironside coalition is firmly in- dufy, which continues to occupy trenched in Sunchow and Kweibsien much attention.

on tlie upper parts of the West The leaders of the cotton trade River shove Wuchow, and are pre- declare that they are prepared to pared to fight a defensive battle. pay 20 per cent if the duty is The pro-Nanking forces are now universal. They object to an im- launching an offensive, with the perial preference with a minimum two cities above mentioned as of 3 annas per pound on plain their objective. All the military grey goods, which they consider in lenders who are on leave in Cantor intended to bar Japanese goods have been ordered to go back to

the front at once. altogether.

"Inflaming Minds of Service -Men,"

Lord Thomson said that the in- tercesory prayers, however courte ously put, amounted to a conderina- tion of the Russian Government, with which Great Britain had re- stored diplomatic relations. The Russians might easily any that the British Government was inflaming

Russia through religion. the minds of service men against The Archbishop of Canterbury read out the prayers which he had ordered for his Diocese, and asked if there was, anything political in them. The matter was then dropped.

Labour, and Spiritual Liberty.. It was the Labour members turn to protest to-day on the subject of intercessory prayers for Christians. in Russia, when Mr. Ramany. Mac- Donald, replying to a Labour men ber, who asked for a cancellation of compulsory church parades for the Forces on March 18, exid that the matter would probably be satisfac torily settled on the lines of his reply to Mr. Baldwin on March 4. (Continued at foot of next column),

Herr. Schacht accuses the, Gov- crument of doing nothing to re- organise Germany's finances.

WELCOME "FALL IN BANK

RATE.

A TONIC TO RECENT DEPRESSION.

**{THROUGH REUTER' & AGENCY.]

LONDON, March 6.

The reduction in the Bank Rate, the lowest since 1922, has been re ceived everywhere. with enthusiasm.' It is considered to be a welcome tonic to the recent deprosajon, especially on the Stock Exchange, where sentiment, has improved con- siderably

show substantial advances.

Gilt-edged securities generally,

'FOX FILM COMPANY FINANCE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]"

New York, March 6. It is announced that the ballot of shareholders of the Fox Film

Corporation, has resulted in a arte of approval of the £12,000,000 rei financing plan advocated by Mr... William Fox and the Banca: America Blair Corporation banking

group.

AMERICAN WHEAT PRICES.

GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.

[REUTER'S -AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, March 6 Mr. Legge, Chairman of the Federal Firm Board: stated that: the Grain Stabilisation Corpora tion would continue to "buy whent at market prices and remove from the market whatever additional quantity might be necessary to re lieve pressure and prevent, a de eline of prices. The Corporation is prepared to take up delivery of all grain futures purchased, and dispose of it as market conditions pared to advance to the Corpora permit. The Farm Board is pre-

tion whatever funds are necessary. '

SCOTT-SHARKEY FIGHT.

FILM EXCHANGE OWNER CLAIMS £50,000 DAMAGES.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

NEW YORK, March 7. The question whether the Scott Sharkey fight film will be censored

likely to be decided by the courts Henry Soncuahine, owner of the Sports World Film Exchange, the

is

instituted proceedings against the New York Daily Mirror claiming £50,000 damages libel for alleging four blows have been deleted from the film of the fight.

Labour membera objected that this was a denial of full spiritual liberty, both to officers and men,

Mr. MacDonald asked them to await what happened. He was not willing to raise the whole, question of compulsory parades if mat- ter was not settled now, the ma

Mr. Thurtle said that in view of Mr. MacDonald's unsatisfactory reply, he would raise the matter on adjournment.