THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION
UTAH'S DECISION CAUSES CONFUSION
Celebrations With Bootleg Liquor!
New York, December 5. Widespread confusion and annoyance has been caused by Utah's decision to postpone the formal ratification of the vote on the repeal of prohibition until 9.30 p.m., EST., thus the whole nation will have to wait an extra six hours for legal drink, and this, coupled with the tardiness of the licensing of restaurants, will menn many will have to celebrate with bootleg tors and "bath tub" spirits.
-Meanwhile, only three thousand retail licences have been Issued in New York Olty to replace the tens of thousands of "speakeasies and the Control Board is working overtime to license more.
The whole of the liquor industry has accused certain dis- tillery interests with forming a national trust with the object of cornering ninety per cent, of the domestic whiskies "in restraint of the trade," and the attention of Congress will be drawn this matter-Reuter.
RUNCIMAN
ON BRITISH SHIPPING
Owners Advised Not
To Sell Freely
London, Dec." 5:
The President of the" Board of
to
NEW CONVERSION LOAN
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1933.
THE SPANISH UNEMPLOYED IN STABLE EMPIRE
ELECTIONS
Final Standings of Parties
Madrid, "December 5. The Anal composition" of the Cortes is disclosed by the official elections figures,
Right, 207. Centre, 176.
Left, including Socialists, 89. While the Socialist victory in Madrid has been mollified there are no unruly elèmerits,
In the Barcelona Province there is an undercurrent of tension and the Governor has ordered transport strikers to resume work to-night with an alternative of immediate. dismissal."
The situation is most critical, the authorities fearing an anarchist
rising.
All 'newspapers are required to deliver to special tribunals their copy an hour before publication, While strike news is strictly super- vised.
The workers' paper, Solidari- dad Obrers," has been suppressed altogether.
"Le Roux's" efforts to form a Cabinet are most difficult as Sen. Azana is reported as desiring to force the President to dissolve the new Cortes as incompatible with the present regime.-Reuter.
LYNCHING FILM IN ENGLAND
Steps Taken to Prevent Its Exhibition
news
BRITAIN Figures Show Improvement
London, December 5. A further substantial improve ment in employment is revealed in Ministry of Labour figures for November. ·Insured... persons at work totalled 9,158,000. This is 31.000 more than the previous month and 397,000 more than in November 1932. It is the highest igare recorded aince the first quar- ter of 1930.
There was also a decrease in the number of unemployed. The total number of unemployed in Novem- ber was 2,280,017. This figure is 18,738 lower than October, and $19.789 lower than one year ago.
The total figure is the lowest since October, 1930-Bridless Wireless.
BRITISH COAL
INDUSTRY
Reorganisation to be Made Compulsory
London, Dec. 5. The Coal Re-Organisation Cơm- missión havë decided upon action:
CURRENCY
Recommended by Businessmen
London December 6. The Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire has addressed a letter to the Prime Minister and other members of Government, to Prime Ministers, and Finance and Commerce Minis- ters in overseas Empire countries and to High Commissioners · In London, calling, their attention to a resolution recently passed by the Council of the Federatión, ¡
The resolution welcomes the de- claration of Empire delegates to the World Economic Conference of the desirability of stabilising ex- changes between Empire countries and urges governments coricerned to take action to give effect to their declaration, and with this object in view to assemble as soon as possible an Imperial Monetary Conference.-British Wireless,
SILVER MARKET From Our Special Correspondent)
London, December 5. Following are the Sliver Quota- tions on the London market to- 'day:-
Dec. 5 Dec. 4 18.9/16 18.9/16 18+ 180 The London on New York cross rate to-day closed at £-U.S. 5.101.
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BRITISH REPLY TO MR.
DE VALERA
"Right Of Free State To Secede Admitted
BUT EMPIRE ADVANTAGES
BE FORFEITED
WILL
London, December 5.
The British Note in reply to the President of the Irish Free State, Mr. Eamon de Valera was drafted last night by a Sub-committee of the Cabinet including the Premier, Mr. Ram say MacDonald, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H Thomas. : the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, and the War Minister, Lord Hailsham.
The British attitude is that Britain desires friendly rela- tloos with the Irish Free State, but if the Free Etate pecedes from the Empire it will naturally forfeit the advantages of asso- ciation with the Commonweskh. -
There is no disposition In British quarters to indulge in threats. The All-Ireland Republic, is believed to be contem plated by President Valera but is regarded by Westminister to be impracticable.-Reuter.
BRITISH
PRESS
London, December 5. The Irish impasse on which J. H. Thomas makes a statement in the House of Commons, to-day, is given prominence in this mon commenta are ning's papers, dut mostly withheld pending develop- ments
COMMENT
House of Commons as to whether the duties now imposed on pro- ducts from the Irish Free State entering Britain are sufficient to make good the loss suffered by the British taxpayer" by reason of the default of the Irish Fren" State on the land annuities, the Dominions' Becretary, Mr. J H It is understood the reply to Mr. De Valera, though couched in Thomas, said that up to April 1, friendly terms, is unlikely to turn-1933, the total default amounted ish the information Mr. De Valera to £4,774,000.
For the period from April 1, The Times political correspond to November 30, 1933, a
sum of £2,579,000 was still owing.
The total amount collected in duties from the imports from the Irish Free State up to April 1 was 2,518,000. From that date to November 25, $3,054.000 had been collected in duties.
Pseeks.
to secure compulsory application of a scheme of Re-Organisation of the West Yorkshire coalfeld, which
70 per approximately
cent of colliery, owners in the area: have approved but which they decided LONDON STOCK MARKETS ent is of the opinion the Note they could not apply while such a large minority remained outside the scheme." The commission have also called for schemes of Re- Paris 84.
for had Organisation
the Durham,
London, December 5. Referring to a recent. American depicting lynching Alum scenes, Mr. Gilmour, in the House of Commons, said he understood
Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, Issued by Australian the distributing company
He
a speech, last night, discussed the position of British shipping. said he was hoping soon to meet bankers in the City with the "ch- ject of speaking to them on Bri- tish shipping and, meanwhile, he asked that ships should not be sold too freely to foreign flags.
Government
London, Dec. 5,
The Commonwealth of Australia announce a new conversion loan
to the amount of £18,647,349 The interest rate 1 32 per cent and the issue price 99.
The loan
is redeemable in 16 years with an opush to redeem after 1946.
4
At present the class of shipping which was suffering most was tramp shipping. The British ship- owner was unsheltered. He had to fight for his market and his carp go. He received no subsidy, got no preference and the result was
Holders of 5 per cent stocks of that some found their resources
Victoria, scarcely adequate to the present New South Wales and
cent stocks of South There was no one and 5 per hard times.
and Tasmania will pe cure for all ills of the British Australia
If those invited to convert their böldings Mercantile Marine, but engaged in the shipping industry into the new loan, and if they do could come to an agreement with, so will receive preferential allot- all the various interests He could meat. promise Government would do all! that was in its power to save the Mercantile Marine.
There was nothing, however, but complete
of world restoration trade to cure all troubles. British trade was undoubtedly getting on a better footing. They looked for ward to the future with confident determinaion that they were not going to be beaten. British Wire-
lesa.
The loan is being underwritten to-day and subscription Hists will be open and close for cash sub- scriptions on Thursday, but will
for some remain open
days for conversion applications.
"This is the sixth Australian con- since last Autumn version loan and will bring the total of con- versions carried out by Australia during this period to £88,212,536, -British Wireless
BRITISH POLICY IN
CHINA
Lord Stanhope's Statement In House Of Lords
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, Nov. 15. The Earl of Onslow, in the ab- sence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat on the Woolsack at 3 a'clock.
"
Earl Peel called attention to the policy of his Majesty's Government in China and moved" for papers. He said that the question he was raising was spécially important at the present time owing to the changing conditions of the world and our difficulties in regard to trade. Chna, with its huge popu- lation, offered very great oppor- tunities in respect of trade. The Chinese, were a nation of traders, and it was very remarkable to note how during the disturbed conal- tions of that country in the past
"
taken steps to prevent its further exhibition.
Mr. Gilmour agreed that if fur- ther experience showed the neces- sity, powers might be taken to pre- vent the importation to such films. --Reuter,
must carefully weigh the law and administration of the Chinese system and agree to their demands for the recovery of their full rights over foreigners only when we were. satisfied that their machinery was working in such a way as to pro- vide the essential safeguards.
GOVERNMENT REPLY
Earl Stanhope, Under-Secretary
for War, said that the policy of
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London, December 5. Sterling on New York 5.10; on
quiet. were Gold
Stock markets are
stocks South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire British Governrent and North Derbyshire Coalfields. maintained, War Loan 100%. British Wireless.
125/6d.--British Wireless...
LITVINOFF HIS
BREAKS SILENCE
will make it clear there is not the slightest change in the British attitude towards Government's Ulster. The Government will them into do nothing to coerce entering an All-Irish Republic
The Belfast Telegraph emphas ises Ulster's views on this matter were made known by returning a Government loyal to the Crown. Reuter.
REPLY APPROVED
Replying to 2
supplementary question. Mr. Thomas, explained, in regard to the outstanding de- ficiency of about £2,000,000, that the British Government did not impose import duties for many months after the default first London; December 5. It is understood that the Ca- arose, hoping and believing that binet yesterday approved the re-the Irish Free State, would mest ply to the note recently received their obligations.--British Wireless by Mr. Thomas, from Mr. De Bervice. Valera, President of the Execu-1
Peace Of Europe Discussed are Ocuscil of the Irish Free
With Mussolini
his Majesty's Goverriment was one CONTACT WITH VATICAN
towards.
con-
of sincere friendliness China and their aim in sequence was to maintain cordial with the constituted relations Government of that country. Hia Majesty's Government had tried to the natural aspirations of meet
As to the China in full measure.
a gendarmerie in question of
would be China he thought it agreed that the first move in that direction must come from the Chinese themselves. If the sugges- Majesty's tion was made to his Government they would do their best to see what assistance they could give.
In regard to the suggestion about the movement of our Legation from Peking, that had been under consideration by the Government but up to the present they did not consider that any change in the existing arrangements was either nécessary or desirable. It was very much open to doubt, when all factors were taken into ac- count, whether any real increase of efficiency would result from the change.
DENIED
Rome, November 5,
M, Litvino, interviewed regarding the results of his visit, emphasised "that he now had frank conversations on the subject of safeguarding peace with Sig. Mussolini, Mr. Roosevelt, M. Paul Boncour and also Herr von Neurath whom he might see again before his return to Russia.
M. Litvinoff justined his description of the Disarmament Con- ference as a "corpse" declaring, that while some nations are pre- paring for. war it was a waste of time to discuss disarmament,
M. Litvinoff declared that questions to reform the League and Russia Joining the League were discussed. Similarly, he denied he had contact with the Vatican as the Soviet's religious policy is unchanged and religious propaganda is still forbidden In Russia
M. Litvinoff admitted by implication that Far Eastern prob- lems had been discussed, but declined to specify details He denied the possibility of a non-aggression pact with Germany. Reuter.
RECEPTION AT SOVIET EMBASSY
Rome, December 5. Apart from the sums already Signor Mussolint met M. Litvinof allotted to Hongkong University at an official dinner at the Soviet out of the Boxer Indemnity Fund Embassy, yesterday evening, when under the agreement. reached with conversations were continued. It the Chinese Government in 1930 is also rumoured that, M, Litvinof any expenditure for educational has seen the German Ambassador, purposes was in the hands of a but if so, the meeting was under
His Ma- Board of Trustees set up by the conditions of closest secrecy. Chinese Government.
Since the revolution of 1911, the present Nanking dovernment was the best that bad andoubtedly been seen in China. The circums tances of the timer were extraor- dinarily favourable to a fresh de Anition of policy towards China No sort of suspicion at the pre-jesty's Government had no power sent time rested on his country, to devote any further money from which stood high in Chinese feel that source to Hongkong Univer, ing. If the Goverment could in- sity. dicate generally the line of policy they intended to pursue towards China it would be not only of enormous benefit to those engaged in China trade, but, also of great value towards our friendly rela- tion with China itself."
Friendly Policy
legitimate aspirations
|
Mr. Farley saw the Papal Becra- tary of State, and also His Holiness the Pope. He will see the Premier, Signor Mussolini, to-day,
Mr. Farley is the leading Ameri- can Roman Catholic and the main
to the Vatican the nature of the purpose of his visit is to explain American-Soviet Agreement in re- gard to religious freedom of Ameri- cans in the Soviet,
It is supposed that he is an intermediary between the Vatican and the Italian Government and M. Litvinoff.
the Vatican can indirectly persuade Russia to extend religious freedom to all nations and de- nominations, recognition by the Vatican of the Soviet Government will follow.
Bignor Engely, the noted journ~ alist, writing in Lavoro Fascista" boldly suggests that the Soviet voluntarily curtall part of her timber exports to Italy, enabling Italy to buy more wood, from Ans- His Majesty's Government had tria, thus strengthening the Aus- Italy, far the first eight months done as much as, and indeed more tro-Italian economic ties shan, any other single Power to demonstrate their friendliness to- of 1933 exported 11,000,000 roubles wards China and to recognize the worth of goods to the Soviet and of the Imported 15,000,000 roubles worth. Lord Melchett said that there Chinese people. It was a matter Thus, Italy is anxious to redress
of deep regret that there was not the adverse balance
Signor Engely further suggests were enormous possibilities of ex- few years they had still carried pansion of trade with China be- at this moment a greater measure that the Italian-Soviet Pact of This, will notably strengthen the
the primitive methods, of peace stability and uniformly cause of
effective administration in China) friendship and non-aggression such as human transport, still em- played in China. He supported His Majesty's Government had might be the beginning of a new the motion
played their part with a proper European policy by which the for British Interest and countries would be bound together genuine friendship for the Chin by similar bilateral agreements in- Lord Lugard appealed for more ese people, and the problem of stead of the multilaterial agree- support for Hong kong University. | further progress
was one which ments provided by the league of Nations, Reuter. The Universities Chinese Commit-only China itself could solve. It
RECOGNITION BY THE tee had done excellent work by was difficult to see what his Ma
VATICAN, W establishing a hostel for Chinese jesty's Government could do fur-
Rome, December 5. students in London
ther which would not involve Lord Addington' caid he would interference in Chinese domestic While the Soviet Foreign Com plead for co-optation with the affairs and entail commitments missar M. Maxim Litvinoff, spent present rulera of China and a which were beyond our strength a day in the country yesterday. really constructive polley of help- Such interference would probably, diplomatic activity was continued fulness towards them. The con-in the long run, prove useless, if by Mr. James A. Farley, the United cessions and our judicial privileges, indeed it did not delay the final States Postmaster General, who be indis-settlement for which they All accompanied M, Litvinout from the however, must not
United States, criminately surrendered, but we hoped,
on their trade. He wished to ask his Majesty's Government whe- ther, immersed as they were in so many great and important pro- blems, they had been able to give a little attention to the reshaping of the attitude of this country towards China in the new con- ditions which prevailed.
Nine Power Treaty
The polley which had been fol lowed since the signing of the Nine-Power Treaty had tended to become one of abstention and not much assistance had been given to China to establish the stable form of Government which they must all desire to see.
· Hongkong University
regard
position of the Soviet relations in Cathelle countries, specially in Foland-Reuter
KING AND QUEEN OF DENMARK
Private Visit To London
London, December 5. The King and Queen of Denmark
will leave Copenhagen on Saturday for about one week's private visit to London-British Wireless, Ber- vice.
FREE STATE MINISTERS FRIENDLY SPEECH
tive State.
The note asked for a statement British Govera~
London, December 5, regarding the
Addressing the Dublin Chamber ment's attitude towards the de-
of Commerce yesterday, the Irish claration of an Irish Republic.
The terms of the reply will be Free State Finance Minister, Mr. disclosed in both Houses of Par- Sean McEntee, said that it was Free liament to-day. In the House of the earnest desire of the Commons a statement" will be State Government that the rela made in reply to a question, and tions between the peoples of Ire- in the House of Lords the subject land and Great Britain, who had will be raised by Lord Danesford..a community of interests, should who will ask whether, in view of ba amicable and cordial.British Mr. De Valera's recent demand Wireless Service.
the. British Government that should acquiesce in a declaration by the Free State of a Republic, undertake the Government will that they will not tolerate any in- terference with the status of Irish Loyalists.-British Wireless Ser
vice,
IRISH DEFAULT OF £4,174,000
"
Questioned
London, December 5. yesterday in
the
Landon, December 5. Before the dispatch to the Irishr Free State of the British Govern- ment's reply to the recent note. further examined. the draft was by the sub-committee of the Cab ineb at the House of Commons last night. The reply reached Mr. De Valera in Dublin this morning. Its terms will be disclosed in par- liament this Wireless.
afternoon-British
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