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TERRIBLE FLOODS AT HOME

CONSIDERABLE ALARM AMONG POORER CLASSES:

SHIPPING LOSSES.

JAPANESE NAVAL ATTITUDE

TERMS OF

SURRE

READY TO ABANDON NEW SUBMARINE PLANS.

THOR

"STEADILY BEING PUT INTO | BOMBARDED WITH QUERIES

~· EXECUTION

THE RATIO QUESTION. RUSSIANS IN HARBIN.

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BY REPORTERS.

POLICE

1980

HAPPY CATHERING HELD AT THE VALLEY

FUN AND FRIVOLITY. THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

Ottawa, Doc. 81. -

Mukden, Dec. 81.

New York Jan. 1 London, Deo: 81.

* An enjoyable afternoon was Extensive flooding is reported The views of the Japanese

Eight hundred Soviet prisoners The quietude of the Woodrow spent bysitambers of the] from the upper parts of the Thames Government and the Japanese whe have been held in the Inter Wilson Library was disturbed to European Police Force and their Valley and in North Wales and the delegados to the London Naval ment camp near Harbin for five day by the arrival of General families, on the grounds of the neighbourhood of York. Conference on the subject of naval muaths past, were released yester Smuts followed by batteries of Felice Recreation Club at Happy The River. Ouse at York Yester. disarmament" were, outlined in day, while the thirty-seven Com, talklo-machines and a battalion of Valley@yesterday. The occasion London a few days ago by Mr. munists who were arrested in the reportera bombarding the General was the annual Christmas” Tree day reached its highest point for Wakatsuki in a statement to Press- raid on the Soviet Consulate at with questions regarding inter and Sports, which with the chute, the past 25 years. Thousands of men, b

Harbin just prior to the seizure of national tendencies the cocoanut shies and donkey rides, acres of land are flooded by the

An amplication of these vlows the GE.R. and who have been in overflowing of the Ouse, Derwent were given in Ottawa to-day by custody since May last, were libo- that he had come to propagandire kept the fun going until a late General Smuts vigorously denied provided a full programme that and Foss Rivers.

Mr. Tokugawa, the Japanese rated to-day on behalf of the League of hour. Ten was served, and Cottage property, business and Minister in Canada, who has just Mr. Mo To-hul, the newly-ap-Nations. He said that the League dancing indulged in by the elder other premises on the banks of the returned from Washington where pointed Director-General of the in the last ten years had been re-folk to music supplied through Ouse have had their basements and he met the Japanese delegates Chinese Eastern Railway, has been sponsible for enormous changes in a gramophone loud-speaker. ground floors flooded, and there was prior to their departure for Eng-appointed chief Chinese delegate Europe but "I don't any that the Messrs. WillyWard and

to the Moscow Conference which is League suits America, whose considerable alarm among the poar-land. - er classes at the rapid rate of the Mr. Tokugawa "declares that to take place next month

traditions are different." Japan's requirements are "adė General Chang Shili-yl, the Direc- risc.

the result of the week-end quate for defence and inadequate tor of Mukden Arsenal, has been the question as to whether the He gave an emphatic negative to storm, much wreckage has been for aggression."

appointed Civil Governor of Feng British Empire would ever break The Japanese demand for a tien-Reuter washed up at various parts of the English coast. A largo ship's boat auxiliary ship ratio of seventy per

Harbin, Dec. 31..

up. On the contrary, he express was washed- ashore yesterday, cent. of that maintained by the

M. Rudy, the new Russian mana-ed the opinion that the reorganisa equipped with provisions, lifebelta strongest navy was all the more ger of the Chincae Eastern Rail Lion of the British Empire ranked

as Japla at and long wire ropes. It bore the justifiable

theway, and M. Denisoff, the new ng only second to the League as the Washington Conference made name of Tersonnef. There WEB

sistant-manager, arrived at Harbin most important change in the

history of the modern world. nobody in the boat, the sails of sacrifice in allowing her demand today.

for seventy per cent. In`,capital They were accompanied by M. A question as to whether an- Ismailuff, M. Danilevsky, both memother World War is coming evoked berá of the C.E.R. Administration, a slow, thoughtful response. and M. Simanoffsky, the Soviet Even the Boer War, in which Comul-General in Harbin

was so greatly interested, would All of them are taking up their seem Impossible to-day. Naturally, duties to-day-Reuter. --

there will be strife and contention such as in Chino, but no man alive to-day will see again what we have seen, a world war."

which were torn.

A derelict wooden vessael, timber laden and floating bottom up, war driven ashore against the high cliffs at Scouaburgh in. Shetland It was impossible to reach the wreck to ascertain the name of tile ship, or whether there were any bodies on board.

shins to be whittled down to

sixty.

Japan, he added, had no inten tion of taking any initiative in London to alter her Washington Conference capital ship ratio.

Regarding submarines, Japan is willing to abandon her existian programme for building more sub. marines, but deems it necessary to retain practically her present strength.

A crippled three-masted motor Achooner, of Hamburg, was seen struggling round South Foreland during a gale in the Channel yen- Mr. Tokugawa enid that as a terday morning. The vessel was result of the preliminary conver much damaged, but declined usasis-sations between the Japanese and tance.British Wireless.

TERRIBLE SCOTTISH FIRE DISASTER.

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PRINCE'S TOUR

AFRICA..

. ייי

IN

TO BE IN BUSH FOR FIVE OR SIX WEEKS.

General. Smuta who arrived in New York yesterday for a three weeks' visit to Canada and United States, proceeded almost at once to Ottawa to meet the Prime Minister Mr. Mackenzie King...

He is due to return to New York on Saturday where, as the guest of the League of Nations Union, ings in connexion with the tenth birthday of tlie League.

lie will also address the Counel! of Foreign Relations, the Foreign Polley Association, the Carnegie Endowment and the International Penco Association."

Wally" Mair, in the parts respectively of a clown and of a humorous interludes. drunken policeman, provided

At the close of the sports, the prizes and toys were given away by Mrs. T. H. King, wife of the Director of Criminal Intelligence. The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, In- spector General of Police, in a short speech congratulated fla Committee on the success of the afternoon and called for cheers for them as well as the donars of the prizes and toys.

Prior to the distribution of prizes, Inspector Shaftain said that he would like to welcome the "Hon, "Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe (Inspec

tor-General of Police) back in their midst. He was sure that he was voicing the feelings of all when he said that it was gratify- ing that Mr. Wolfe had come to join them in their fun.

ENTIRELY. PRIVATE..he will address a number of meet-hud annually assisted them with.

American representatives ho bei lieved that both countries had; come to understand perfectly their mutual position on all important points.Reuter's American Sor- vice.

Madrid, Jan. 1. The altitude of Spain towards

London, Dec. 31. (Continued from Paga 1.)

the Naval Conference has been The journey of the Prince of clarified by a semi-officiul state-Wales to East Africa, for big game The suggestion has been made ment declaring that Spain does shooting, is to be kept private from that some of the victims met their not seek to attend the Conference, start to finish. deaths as the result of escaping but the Spanish Government has There will be no public engage- gas. which poisoned them. One of communicated with the British. ments, and as to the shooting ar- the firemen is emphatic that gas French and Italian Governments rangements, the Prince at present was escaping, possibly from gas-requesting that if the Mediter does not know where he will begin brackets broken during the ranean qucation la rafeed in Lon his shooting expedition, all arrange stampede.

don, due regard to Spain's interest ments living, been left in other

be observed:

hands, The Canadian Prime Minister, therein should Mr. Mackenzio King, has telegraph Bruter. ed to the Provost of Paisley from Ottawa, expressing the sympathy of the Canadian Government und people with the victims of the sad affair-Reuter.

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TUNIS AIR CRASH

RECALLED...

FUNERAL OF SQUADRON LEADER WILLIAMS.

Paisley's Grief:

G "Later. Under relentless rain, pitiful groups of mothers and fathers waited all through the night in

London, Jan. 1. the vicinity of the Mortuary and The funeral of Squadron-Leader the. Infirmary at Paisley 10 Jones Williams, who, with Flixin Identify the dead or to obtain Lieutenant Jenkins, lost his life news of their injured children. when the Royal Air Force on

Out of the thirty-seven injured plane crashed at Tunis while at 'kiddies detained in the Infirmary tempting a fight to Capetow twelve are in a most critical contook place this afternoon in the dition and it is feared that some family burini ground at Hasstrks,, will not surviva.

A medical authority is of the opinich that in most chaos, death. was mercifully rapid.

Boy's Terror.

A fireman, describing the scene inside the cinema, said he doubt ed, if some of the children would ever recover from the horror of the experience. He saw one little. boy in a corner with bodies piled

high above his whist.

He was still gesticulating wild- ly as if he thought he was still fighting for his life in the awful crush.

In Sussex.

The coffin, covered with the| Union Jack. was borne by air- craftsmen and a Guard of Honour was furnished by the 23rd Fighter Squadron at Kenley, to which the deceased officer was attaches ise-1 fare being chosen for special service.-Britin Wiralces.

monoxide poisoning from the fumes of the burning film.

It appears to be established that and there been no panic there would have been no casualties, for the burning film, though it filled The disaster is now stated to the auditorium with smoke, was bo due to the fact that the opera-thrown out of the cinema on to tor was unable to open the side-some waste ground within a fey door as he was bravely rushing | seconds. nway with a burning Alm.

Terribly Disfigured,

Many of the children were 80 disfigured in the stampede that they could only be identified by their clothes.

Volunteer workers from various nursing establishments have offer- ed to prepare the bodies for burial.

Later.

The death-roll is officially stated to be suvanty.

The Home Office Chief Inspec-

Ji

In the words of one official:

Tho children were killed trying Lo escape from a danger which di not exist." But the ery of fire. had already gone up and it was too late to avert a panic,

Most of the children died from BusToention in the crush.

Some of them leapt from a bal- cony on to the heads of those be- neath.

#

Premier's Message,

The Premier, telephoning to the Provost, and speaking' for hig

sent a message of sympathy. He said that such a tragedy at any time would have moved the country to sorrow, but happening on New Year's Eve, when every Their Majesties Distressed.

one was happy with children, and Their Majesties the King und was planning feasts and gateties! Queen have sent a message to the for them, deep indeed was the Provost of Pataley expressing gloom which this devastation had their great distress at the appal-cast upon them. Everyone bles ling loss of children's lives anded by having their children around conveying their heart felt sym them understands in the most in- pathy with the relatives in their timate way the torturing Horrow! overwhelming sorrow, Thoir which is in the hearts of so many Majesties desire to be kept in of your citizens formed of the progress of the in -jured-Reuter: "Ma

tor of Explosives is going to Pais-countrymed and countrywomen, ley to investigate the dienster.

The Lord Advocato is consider ing the ordering of a public enquiry,

Too Late to Avert Panic.

London, Jan. 1. Doctor Gray, of the Patuloy In firmary, has dismissed the theory that the victims died from carbon

The Town Council at a special- meeting to-day decided to head the relief fund with a grant, of a thousand guineas and to defray the funeral expenses of the victims. A public funeral ser vice will he held on Friday British Wireless,

*

The Prince expecta to be out in the bush for five or six weeks and the expedition will finish at the end of March. The Prince will then return to England, but plans for the homeward Journey have not yet been made.

The Prince will sail in the Kenil- worth Chatle from Southampton on Friday, as an ordinary passenger.

General Smuts will visit several other cities including Washington where he will meet President Hoo- ver-Renter and British Wireless.

F

BRITISH AIRMAN

KILLED.

FIVE DEAD IN AMERICAN AIR CRASH."

Amarillo (Texas), Dec. 31, An aeroplane giving joy-rides at fin reaching Capetown, the Prince the Hillcrest Country Club stalled wild be the guest of the Governor-near the ground, spun and crusit General for the period of from tened. Five people were killed.

fourteen days that he remains The victims includeil Lieutenant in the Union.

Robert M. Gray, a British airman He will travel from the Cape to during the War, and his wife Lake Tanganyika by rail to Broken Reuters American Service. Hill, and thence by motor car.- British Wirclean,

HAGUE CONFERENCE.

THE ITALIAN AND FRENCH DELEGATION LEADENS.

Rome, Dec. 31. The Finance Minister, Signor Mosconi, will head the Italian De- legation at the Hague Conference.

1.

BERLIN AMBASSADOR.

Mr. Shaftain then expressed thanks to the members of the committee for the excellent ar rangements made for that 3′le;- noon; to Mr. J. H. Taggart who. money. This year Mr. Taggart made the generous donation at $200 to their sports prizes fund. Others he wished to thank were Mi, Glendinning, for making the decorations; Sir Robert Ho Tung for the loan of the donkeys, Mr. H.Green for the Christmas Tree: Mr. Richard Lee for the loan of flags; Measts. Ward and Mair, for "clowning" for them; and Mr. Blundall for valuable general us. sistance.

The Prize Winners. The prize winners were as under:- Boys Handicap (8 years under).-1, Walter Evans; 2, Guý Hollands; ; Pat, Barnett.

and

and

Girls' Handicap (8 years under)-1, Paula Hollands; 2, Elsie Hunt; 3. Eileen Burnett.

Boys' Handicap (over 8 and under 14 years)-1, Leslie Reynolds; E, Bobby Bloor; 3, Charlie Evana.

Girls' Handicap (over 8 and under 14 years), Mavis Glendinning; Joy Booker; 3, Edna Phillips.

Three-legged Race (Boys and Girls under 14 years)-1, June and Neville Booker; 2, Joy and Noel Booker; 3, Joan Knight and Ross Ogg.

Kicking the Football (Boys and Girls under 14 years)-1, Edna Grim-

3, mitt:

Douglas

Ladice' Potato and Spoon Race.-1, Mrs. Thorpe: 2, Mr. Reynolds: 3. Mrs. Hollands.

Taylorman Reynolds;

Mam's 100 yards Handicap (under 40 years).—1, E. Post; 2, W. Stewart; 3,

W. Shannon.

Ladies' Nomination (Treading the Needle) Raco,--1; Mrs. Hollands and E. Post; 2, Miss P. Hunt and. G. Henderson; 3, Mrs. Baunders, and E. Colton,

GERMANY ACCEPTS 'AMERICA'S' APPOINTMENT.

Washington. Dee. 31. The German Government has notified President Hoover that the It is announced from Paris that appointment of Senator Frederick L Tardieu will lend the French Sackett, of Kentucky, as American Delegation which will leave for Ambassador in Berlin, is accept-8, the Hague on January 2-Reuter, able-Renter's American Servicc.

Men's 100 yards Handicap (over 40 yoara)-1, J. C. West; 2; W. Shaftain;

F. Booker.

Ladies Coconut Shy-1, Miss P. Kerr; 2, Miss P. Hunt; 3, Mrs Leigh.

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