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LIBERAL LABOUR CO-OPERATION.

ARRANGEMENT ON THE COAL MINES BILL.

PART ONE. TO BE POSTPONED FOR TIME BEING.

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NO. 14,90Ë EAR YLAIXAT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5,

DEATH SENTENCE A CROWN WITNESS

PROPOSED I

M.P. ON PRINCIPALS IN THE DRUG TRAFFIC,

CRITICISM OF JAPAN.

London, Feby4.

MISSING.

DETAINED IN CHINESE TERRITORY.

FRIENDS OF ACCUSED. HELD RESPONSIBLE.

DOLE BILL CRISIS OVERCOME.

COMMONS UNANIMOUSLY AID GOVERNMENT.

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THE BILL SENT BACK.

London, Feb. 4.

The Cabinet to-day after meet- ing the Parliamentary Labour Party agreed to compromise in the conflict which has arisen between the House of Commons and the

ment Insurance bill..

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MUKDEN BLAMES NANKING.

STUBBORN ATTITUDE TO SOVIET.

MANCHURIAN DEFENCES TO - BE STRENGTHENED.

A most extraordinary suggestion in connexion with the trable in drugs was nude in the House of Commons to-day, when Mr. W. E. D. MR. GARVIN'S APPEAL. Allen, the Conservative Member for CHEUNGCHAU MURDER.HR of Lorde over the Unemploy. FEAR OF PROPAGANDA.

Belfast (West) requtated the Hone Secretary to consider the introduc- tion of the death penalty in the case of those convicted as principals in the illelt drug trafik.

The Rt. Hon. Mr. J. R. Clynes such a proposal.

London, Feb. 4.

Hopes of a more practical co- operation between the Govern- ment and the Liberal Party are

the

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Tournaments

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MR. FRANK BIGGS OF SERIOUS BRIBERY

BRIGHTON.

DETAINED BY SCOTLAND YARD DETECTIVES.

"BOMB” DISCOVERY.

London, Fab. 4. Frank Biggs, of Brighton, the "discover of the bomb" in the Indian Room of the British" Museum. has been detained by

CHARGES

POLICE CHARGED AT: KOWLOON COURT.

QUESTION OF THE RETURN OF THOUSAND DOLLARS.

GODDARD PARALLEL.

engendered by the" announce- | replied that he could not consider | Territory, and that the prosecu-imiting, the duration of the BiSuisenho, and voicing the senti-ed that the whole altair, including and a.

Scotland Yard detectives, and it is understood that a charge will That there is good reason to. It is officially stated that at the

Shanghai, Feb. 4.

be preferred against him, under

A position similar to that in- believe that friends of the meeting the Premier set forth Expressing his intention of the Expolsive Substance Act..

the Goddard case at Home was. accused are detaining an impor- the situation created by the action increasing

Manchurian

Scotland Yard, there is very disclosed, on the re-appearance Lint Crown witness in Chinese of the House of Lords in in- troops stationed at Manchuli and good reason to believe, is convine of Shangtung Sergeant

sisting upon their "amendment ment that an arrangement has

constable on charges tion is still unable to produce to one year,

ments

the telephone warning, was a hoax, of the been reached with Mr. Lloyd

Manchurian

of bribery, when Mr. Whyte At meeting of the Opium Com-him was mentioned this morn-

The "Bomb" consisted of a Smith, at He pointed out there were three populace for an early settlement

the Kowloon George and other Liberal leaders mission at Geneva to-day, Sir Maling at the resumed hearing of coufaen open, namely, to accept the of the Sino-Soviet imbroglio, cigarette tin, containing putty, Magistracy this whereby the Government have calm Delevinge, of the Home office, the trial of three men, charged amendment, to resist it or to General Chang Hsuch-liang de- rework and packing, chiefly of fixed dates for the hearing of morning," agreed to postpone Part One of alluded to the ever growing use of with the murder of a girl of amend it,' the Coal Mines Bill, which deals drugs in the Far East, a large quan- twenty years at Cheung Chaù

livered an important speech lid was securely and

gunpowder and iron filings. The the cases and, consequent upon with the marketing of coality of which, he added, was of on December 17 last year.·

The meeting decided to act yesterday at Mukden Govern- fuse securely fastened down in the consent of the police, the upon the Government's suggest ment House. until the other sections of the Japanese origin.

The case is being heard before ion that the Lord's amendment be General Chang said that the amateurish effort and would have which was seized from the the tin. It was a thoroughly major part of a sum of, $1,000 Bill have been disposed of

Mr. J. S. MacLaren, Assistant amended, to provide that the situation on It is in regard to the marketing

District Oficer, New Territories, Measure should continue in force churian frontiers has become "Bang!" If it had gone off.

the Soviet-Man-done little more than dreate a senior man will be restored to proposals that there is Liberal

in the District Court at the until June 30th, 1988.

the owner, The compromise implies the tense because of the stubborn Yesterday, Bigge made a state- Mr. L. R. Andrews, Assistant" up by the ment to Prens representatives in Crown Solicitor, appeared for the limitation laid down by the Lords. National Government in re- which he adhered to his original prosecution, and Mr. J. M. Reme The reasons for the limitation, pudiating the preliminary agree. story that he had heard a group of dios represented the Sergeant. as given in a paper fasued to-day, ment signed between the Man people talking about bomba, that are that the Lords consider that, churian and Soviet delegates.

prosecution he went into the Indian Room and The

produced "before passing permanent legisla

Rat down to read a book, Inter find amended charges in substitution' tion it is desirable that an Nanking edicts demanding a revi piece of newspaper, at his feet. He new counts containing more de

While pleading obedience to the ing the "bomb" wrapped up in a for the original indictments, the opportunity bo afforded Farlin-sion of the Habarovsk Memoran-handed it over Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy is con-ment for further examining of the dum, General Chang Hsuch-liang authorities-Reuter,

to the Museum finite information of the bribery ducting the case for the Crows, questions, rainting, to unemploy- hoped that an amicable understand- the accused being undefended.. ment insurance!!

ing would be roached between the The matter will come up for National and Soviet Governments, debate in the House of Commons adding that any further strife in MR. WILLIAM HOWARD lato to-night. In the event of Manchuria would mean ruination the modiication of the Lord's and devastation.

Mr. Campbell, representing India, declared that a great quantity of cousine was, brought into India producing country was Japan...

opposition while on the other see from the Far East, where the only G. P. O. Building, and a farther acceptance of the principle of attitude taken

tions, dealing with the hours of work, a National Wages Board, and amalgamations there is sub- stantial agreement mi the Govern- ment and Liberal benches,

The Government rely upon

Liberal support to defeat the Cane servative opposition to the Bill

adjournment for a week was

Baron Ito, the Japanese "dele-ordered. gate, expatlated upon the actions of the Japanese Government in the

of great practical dimeulties a order to check illlelt traffic. He said that those efforts would be

vigorously followed up,

Mr. Woo Kni-seng, China, ägnin appealed on behalf of China for the narcotics to medical and scientific restriction in the manufacture of requirements. He demanded the publication of all information re

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The accused are U Sang, Li Sze and Yip Shui-wan, and, they are charged with the murder of Kwok Ching-mul on board a sampan at

"Cheung Chau.

Medical Evidence.

Mr. Graham's Outlook. Mr. W. Graham, the President of the Board of Trade, announced the arrangenient when the House of Commons went into committeegarding the licit traffic in the the body, and there was no dis-amendment being paised, it is on the Bill to-day.

hands of the Governments repre-arrangement of the hair and no expected the modification will be evidence except for a amall brüfse

He gnid the Government attacked the very greatest. Importance to part one of the Bill and they did not yield one inch of it in its pre- went form.

One of the advantages of the postponement, however, would be that they could direct their minds to a further analysis of the pro- posals and do their best to securu 'un agreement with the Liberal

views,

The Conservatives opposed the procedure which, however, was adopted.-British Wirelces,

Liberal Co-operation.

|seated. Reuter, -

'BIG BILL' THOMPSON CAPITULATES.

CHICAGO'S BIG BILLS TO BE REDUCED.

Dr. J. E. Dovey, who examined

NAVAL CONFERENCE DIFFICULTIES.

on the left side of the neck and accepted by the House of Lords. another smaller bruise lower dowÓJÁNAKAN CARLISLE TASR on the left side. It was small enough to have been caused by a finger or thumb but there was no abrasion of the akin. On a care- ful examination of the neck was found marked discolouration of the gland about the same size as the bruise on the surface, suggesting pressure on the neck in that re- gion.

New York, Feb. 4. The bankrupt City Council of Chicago han unanimously decided The face was more congested to empitulate to the ultimatum of than in other cases of drowning the "Citizens' Rescue Committee," hat the cause of death was certi- headed by the noted lawyer, Mr.fied as drowning. There were) The concession La Liberal Silas H. Strawn, who has com- three bruises caused by pressure thought in of the greatest impor-mand of over £10,000,000, and will compatible with somebody having tance at the present time when a advance money as needed for the seized the girl by the aide of the Labour-Liberal rapprochement is running of the eity, subject to the neck and exerted pressure by being constantly urged as the only Rescue Committee's approval of finger and thumb. hope of salvation for Britain in the proposed expenditure. the tremendous difficulties which have to be faced this year.

The capitulation of the Mayor, "Big Bill" Thompson and his

Fright Possibility.

Dr. Dovey further said that

Mr. J. L. Garvin, one of the colleagues, his relieved forty thou- the analyst's report rather sug- country's keenest observers of the sand City employees, "who have political trend, récently devoted a been working without pay since

gested asphyxiation and suffoca-

long article to the subject, orging | Christmas, Reuters American Lion by throttling but as the body Mr. Ramsay MacDonald to follow | Service.

up his New Year message: "The

Nation calls for a union of ser-

vice," by turning the House of THE NEW GUINEA OIL fright when she touched the

Commons into. a Council of State.

No Obstacle.

QUEST.

"There is no obstacle," he said,

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT "but what the Labour Cabinet

LOSES INTEREST, may create for itself. The door stands open. A suflicient majorl-

London, Feb 4. ty for a prolonged term of con- structive office can be secured by.] After the expenditure of approxi. the Prime Minister's article in vain search for oil in New Guinea, asking for it. It is evident that mately half a million sterling in a Forward was written under some the Commonwealth Government has misunderstanding on this point. | decided to abandon the object... He brackets Mr. Lloyd George The search had been carried on and Mr. Churchill as inclined to for some time past in conjunction, factious concert, using every with the Persian Oil Company means to turn out the Government, „Bruter. It is certain that no such spiracy exists, and that it cannot be born unless the Premier him- self hotches it at a later period.

"If it is going to be a question of party, pursued by the representa- tives of 8,000,000 electors against the representatives of 14,000,000, how on earth can either of the other parties be expected to say "Ditto, Ditto." Mr. Churchill has not found himself yet in this Parliament, and his drumming methods have not appealed to any kind of steady, farsighted opinion.

con-

FISCAL QUESTION,

MR. BALDWIN TO SPEAK TO-DAY.

London, Jan. 28. The fiscal question is gradually becoming the dominant issue and most important developments are probable in the near future.

Mr. Stanley, Baldwin will make a statement as to the Unionist Changed Circumstances.

Party's policy in this connexion at With Mr. Lloyd George it is Party, meeting which is to be a special and comprehensive quite otherwise. His speeches held on February 6-Straits Times, and those of his chief colleagues, notably Sir Herbert Samuel," and

the utterances of the whole Liberal Press, have left not

was floating and especially as the face was more congested than in other

cases of drowning, the cause of death might have been)

water. There was however sufficient water in the lungs to warrant the conclusion that death was caused by drowning.

Witness proceeded that early lóss of consciousness might be caused by fright or throttling. She might have a fallen overboard

having been caused within ten in a faint. The congestion was consistent with tlie

minutes or so of death.

away.

pressure

The Crime Observed.

Japanese, Claim to Seventy

Per Cent Ratio.

SINGAPORE BASE ISSUE.

London, Peb. 5.

over

The Daily News referring to ⚫ the conversations between the Japanese and American de- legates at the Naval Con ference yesterday," says that the difficulty

Japan's claim to seventy per cent, of, the American large cruiser tonnage stil persists, but It. is generally believed that the Japanese would modify their atitudo if some substantial. inducement, could be held out.

A British decision to modify the Singapore Base scheme is, says the journal, one possible factor in the situation.

It should be pointed out that : Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has stated that the Singapore Base would not be discussed at the Conference and that the Japanese delegates have stated that the Base would not be raised as on fosuc,-Renter.

Request to Narikling..

The meeting resolved to telegraph ment to consider the critical situa to Nanking requesting the Govern

tion on the Manchurian frontiers before coming to any decision on the Soviet issue.

General Mo Teh-hul, the Chinese President of the C.E.R., who is now visiting Nanking, is conferring with the Nationalist lenders aug- gesting the restoration of relations | with the Soviet Government. Com- menting on the suggestion, the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry said this morning that General Mo's proposal could not be accepted, as the Government belleved that the opportune time had not come for such a step.

General Mo Teh-hui is to leave Nanking on Saturday for Mukden.

It is known that Marsbal Chiang Kal-shek will explain 'in detall the policy of the National Government regarding the Manchurian problem before departing for Canton on Monday.

!

Big Conference Arranged.

The Nationalists have arranged a big conference to-morrow for the discussion of the Manchurian issue, in which Chiang Kai-shek, Dr C. T. Wang, Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Mr. Han-min, Mr. Sun Fo and General Mo Teh-hui will participate: -It is semi-officially reported that the meeting will decide to despatch a Note to the Soviet Government, through the Nanking Foreign Ministry, expressing the desire of | the National Government to con

the Cabinet with the Parliament revision of the Sino-Soviet agree- tinue with the preparations for the It appears that at the meeting, of fual conference aiming at an early

ary Labour Party the compromise ment signed between the former proposal was strongly resisted by Peking Government and the

Bection of the party, but Soviet. counsels" of moderation prevailed.

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Carried Upanimously...

Later,

...

TAFT.

alleged.

The Charges.

accepting bribes from five dif

The Sergeant is accused of.

forent people, while he ja alleged to have mlaconducted bimaolf by being in possession of three "du

CONDITION PRONOUNCED TO pllente police chops. There la

BE SERIOUS.

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Washington, Feb. 4.

also an alternative charge of mis- conduct as a police officer in ress. |pect of the bribery charges.

.. The doctors attending · Mr.

The constable is only accused William Howard Taft, former Pre-of one count of accepting a sfdent of the United States, this bribe, while he is also charged evening pronounced his condition with misconduct. to bo serious. Several specialists have been called In for con

sultations.

Mr. Taft'a resignation" of the Chief Justiceship was announced yesterday.-Reuter's American Ser

vice.

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COTTON INDUSTRY

MERGERS.

FURTHER INCREASE IN CAPITAL

Referring to the question of the $1,000, his Worship asked Mr. Remedios if it was his sub- mission that the police had no. right to retain the money at the present stage of the proceedings,

Must Be Part of Charge..

Mr. Remedios repliod that if the police endeavoured to retain the money, they could only do so un- der certain claim of right, and that claim of right could be that. it formed part of the chargò,

His Worship Intimated that he did not think the police could prove the charge unless they pro- duced the money.

London, Feb. 4. The Lancashire Cotton Corpora“ tion has authorised a further in- Mr. Remedios replied that the crease of capital by £598,000 to police could only retain such part Lof the money as formed part of over £4,000,000.

The increase is intended to pro. the charge. If it was alleged vide for the absorption of eight that the whole $1,000 was involv more companies, controlling ap-ed, then they could keep it. · |proximately 950,000 'spindles.

Router.

AMERICAN CONTROL OF HAITI.

PRESIDENT HOOVER SEEKING A WAY OUT.

Washington, Feb. 4.

His Worship said the police were not in a position to know what part of that money was, the subject of the charge," and they might want to retain it to trace liti

Mr. Remedios replied that, they could not trace the origin of the money

Can't Be Traced."

Mr. W. le Burl Sparrow, A.3.P, intimated that the police werd un- able to trace the money,

A witness named Lai Lai,

With regard to the Habarovsk President, Hoover announceN living on boat 3836A in Cheung

Protocol, the Nationalist Govern- that He is appointing a special

Mr. Andrewes sald he thought Chou Harbour, stated that sho

ment demanda the cancellation of commission immediately to study BTW three men get into Kwok

Clauses 4 and 6 which read as fol- the question of when and how the question was a matter to bo Ching-mui's boat on the night of The House of Commons to lows:

the United States Government dealt with between Mr. Remedios December 17 which then moved night carried unanimously the Clause 4-The Chinese Consu- should withdraw from Haiti and the police. He did not think it was in the jurisdiction proposal to substitute a three-lates in Russia and the Russian Reuter's American Bervice,"

of his Worship. The Court had Kwok Fat-yuen, master of fish-year time-limit for the Bill for Consulates in China shall be re-

made no order for its seizure and ing Junk No. 4743C; said that on the Lorde' limit of one year.

opened.

officially, his Worship did not ||the night in question his boat The Bill was then returned to Clause 5,--Russian business en-

know that it was seized, I was anchored in the fairway in the Lords for roconsideration.terprises in China and Chinese business enterprises in Russia shall Cheung Chau Harbour when. ho Reuter and British Wireless,

be resumed: heard load cries of "Save Life" in a woman's voice. Witness went towards the spot and saw several mon standing up in a sampan together with a woman.

The men pushed the ́woman into the sea,

he saw her struggling with two When the girl was on the sampan of the men and when she was in the water she was floating face

JAPANESE CONSUL HONOURED.

QUEEN OF NETHERLANDS AWARDS DECORATION,

Fear of Propaganda,

In this connexion, it is known i that, the Nationalists fear a re crudescence of Communist pro paganda in China. If the Soviet Consulates are permitted to re- game normal activity

MORE UNEMPLOYED

AT HOME.

Mr. Remedios stated that the, money, unless returned to the de- fendant; would hamper his de LATEST FIGURES SHOW AN fence in getting legal assistanco, as he (Mt. Remédios); was not INCREASE.

prepared to work for nothing: The defendant might also with to [retain counsel.

London, Feb. 4. The total number of unemployed on January 27th Was 1,401,500, which was 18,098 more than tho

The Goddard

His Worship and he did not see that it was going to prejudice the police if the money, was re- turned,, as the police, “could not

Goddard case at Home in which

munist teachings amongst the tendered their realguations to the trace it. He recalled the notorious

Foreign Ministry at Nanking, ex-

it will be recalled that the Soviet week before and 97,422 more than We are informed that Her Ma. Consulates at Shameen pad Harbin the year before-British Wireless, downwards. Witness lowered ajesty the Queen of the Netherlands were closed on account of their In attempting to slight from a boat and with four others picked has been pleased to appoint Mr. activities to disseminating Com a particle or a "wavicles Pro bus while the vehicle was still the girl up and then gave chase T. Yoshida, Consul, acting Consul fessor Eddington would say in motion outside the Dairy Farm, to one of the men (Li Sze) all General of Japan, who recently Chinese,

of in Nathan Road, Kowloon, this whom jumped into the sea took charge of the Imperial Cons Regarding Clause 5, it is pointed pressing their inability to carry the Judge held that only the doubt that Mr. Lloyd George te morning an amah employed at No. and succeeded in catching him sulate General in Hongkong, an out that Communist propagand lots out their duties, pending the re-amount proved to have been re entirely prepared to co-operate 9, Humphreys Building, lost her after which he was tied up with Officer in the Order of Orange spread Red teachings under the sumption of complete understand colved as bribes could be self through an extended period for a balance andrell. She received The other two men escaped, Mr. Yoshida was formerly Sue China roper

Nascau, egy cloak of carrying on business in ing and friendly relations between Mr. Sparrow sald that series of definite purposes ab- minor injuries which were dressed

Nanking and Moscow The New vided-hia Worship Aid solutely essential, in 1980 and at the hospital but was not de- swimming in different directions retary of the long

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