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DRAMATIC RESCUE ATTEMPT. DISASTROUS FIRE MOSCOW GOES FULL INCOME TAX WAY OUT OF SILVER CRISIS.

ATTEMPT.|DISASTROUS

THRILLING WORK FOR SUFFOLK.

SMALL BOATS PICK THEIR WAY.

A 12-MILE JOURNEY ACROSS TREACHEROUS WATER.

Two small bonts from H.M.S. Suffolk are picking their way through a knoll- studded lagoon on haz- ardous 12-mile journey in the

LABOUR RETAINS

·WHITECHAPEL.

MAJORITY SHRINKS BY OVER

FIVE THOUSAND.

LIBERALS POLL WELL.

necessitated by the death of Mr.

port and General Workers' Union. There were four candidates for the seat, and the result was as follows!

AT ABERDEEN.

THREE HOUSES GUTTED

THIS MORNING,

MAN AND WIFE LEAP FROM BURNING BUILDING,

THE LIMIT.

RADIO BROADCAST TO BRITAIN.

PLEDGE IGNORED,

London, Dec. 3.

to

FOR AMERICA.

CONCESSIONS MAY BE RIOTOUS/SCENES IN BRITISH BANKER'S

WITHDRAWN.

HOOVER'S HINT ON BUDGET

DEFICIT.

BORROWING RESORT.

Washington, Dec. 3. A hint that the income tax

GERMANY,

SERIOUS POLICE CLASHES WITH COMMUNISTS.

150 NAZIS ARRESTED.

Berlin. Dec. 3. Serious elashes between police and Communists occurred

different parts of Germany to-day.

A

PROPOSAL

A FIXED RÉLATION WITH GOLD.

GREAT INTEREST AROUSED IN AMERICA.

horde of Reds attacked the DANGER OF DELAY.

at Hamburg with stones.

arrested.

wer

A broadcast speech from Mos- FIRE BRIGADE'S TASK. cow inst night addressed London, Dec. 3. The by-election at Whitechapell

workers in Britain, led Mr. A disastrous outbreak of fire Oliver Locker-lampson to usk in Hive resulted in Labour retaining at a block of buildings in Aber the House of Commons, whether the seat, though with auch rodeen early this mosning gutted such an address, inciting British concession made last year as a DANGER NOT OVER.įduced majority. The contest was three houses, each of two workers to revolution.

was a consequence of the Wall Street storeys. Although no one 11. Gosling, President of the Trans- seriously hurt, two of the occu- undertaking, and what steps drawn in view of the state of knives and cluba. A policeman)

was breach of the Soviet propaganda debucle would have to be with polle pants of one of the floors were

were being taken in the matter. the national finances, was given skifted, three were seriously injured in attempting to escape

Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign by President Hoover to-day injured, Twe Communista by jumping into the street from Secretary, replying, said: The his Budget Message to Congress, a window when the alarm was Foreign Ofe did not receive the which asked for an appropria- fatally injured and eight others At Dresden, a Communist was full text of this wireless addresstion of G$3,933,000,000 for the seriously injured, in a collision be The distance to be covered by until this afternoon. In the short year ending June, 1932.

tween police and the Reds. 3,745, the Fire Brigade allowed the firme at my disposal for its exami-

Americans, he said at the outset, Communists stoned the police, who (ta assume serinus dimensions be. | nation. I have come to the con-

fired into the air and dispersed the ture any serious effort could be clasion that while it does not con- not expect a continuance of

the one per cent, tax cut on incomes mob with their truncheons. 1,097. Į made to quell the raging flames. stitute an incitement revolution --Router On the arrival of the appliances as suggested in the question, In$180,000,000

of this year's deficit of from the Central Station, the pre- mises were well ablaze, and a dimeult task thus faced the fire tighters. The outbreak had its origin at 22. Main Street and, by reason of the strong wind blowing, it quickly spread.

Aft

rescue attempt to crew of the Hedwig, which now appears to be a Dutch three-tasted schooner. The danger to the boats is CX- tremely great and those aboard the shipwreck are not out of peril by any means.

Short Sterp Seas

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Mr. Hall (Lab.) Mr. Janner (Lib.) Mr. Guinness (Con.) Mr. Pollitt (Com.)

Labour mujurity

8643. first raised. 7,445.

2,104

The last General Election Labour had a majority of 9.10 a thrw-cornered contest, the

being: Mr. Leaving Mirs Bay last night, pres

Gesting H.M, Suffolk made straight for Lab. 13.701: Mr. F. H. Selge the Pratas, where at dawn this wirk (Lib.), 1.821; Mr. T L. P. B. morning she dropped two brats, Guinness Con.), 8,417. In the which pet out across the lagoon,] 1923 election, Labour's majority This message wirelessed to Naval was 1,156, whilst in 1924 it was Authorities this morning about 10,117

9 o'clock read:

"Have lowered motor boat and whaler which are FLOW inside youthern entrance. Am proeceding in the direction of the wreck. Weather condi. tions moderate. north-casi mon-cun. Beats art riding -hort [ED SCAR TheL nre making about Tour knols to wind-ward.”

Other Houses involved, The appliances were, put into operation and a contin-

instantly

3 will be seen, that the Labousuous stream of water was poured vole has, shrunk by more than into the premises, but such 'n hold 5,000, whilst the Liberada have had been secured by the Games polled nearly 3,480 more, and the that both adjoining houses snon Communist vote of 2,106 is entire became involved, and the outbreak threatened to assume an even more serious aspect,

Jy new Evidently, many Labour

voters switched to the Liberal and Communist candidates, the Con- servative vote remaining praetica), fly unchanged.

The firemen, however, made a gullant effort to subdue the roar- ing blaze and it was only after a good three hours" battle that their Liberal

Mr.labours proved successful. but not Janner unsuccessfully contestet until No. 22, where the outbreak The Suffolk then progresi Cestral Cardiff at the last election had its origin, was completely

the lagoon and is now whilst Mr. Palist, the Communist gutted.

PAMAT

tand

this

The

candidate,

by the wreck, sending out nomines, was at the bottore of the) Sos, 21 and 2 were likewise to guide the mali poll in Mr. Raresay MacDonald' fallicted and although neither of the virility is

Hedwige "in Hanger" Radin.

A

The anty

from the Hedwig' this morning was received; about 9 o'clock. it react

"Strong north-east, winds. Breakers very strong. Water coming in engine room, about four feet. Please tell Suffolk 35 nietres real O.K. here. Wavelength 10. Waiting for you. In danger. Call as soon as it receive this message. Many thanks for your valuable assistance."

Seat

COST OF DEFENCE OF SHANGHAI,

.........

LABOUR MEMBERS PROTEST IN COMMONS.

London, Dec. 3.

them houses was as completely. destroyed as No, 22, the rOOTS TIT

Į both collapsed on to the first floor.

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nevertheless, in my opinion, a de- parture. from the undertaking given by the Soviet Government in regard to propaganda.

In these circumstances, he add- ed, I am instructing His Majesty's

OUTLOOK IN COAL CRISIS.

Efforts to Secure Pence Continuing

TO-DAY'S CONFERENCE.

London, Dez: 3. Efforts to secure peace in the coal industry are continuing to-day.

Throughout the day, Mr. E. Shinwell, the Secretary for Mines, and the miners an owners were engaged on dis- cussions in anticipation of the mingling of the miners' con- ference to-morrow.

-To-merrow's conference will review its division On the sprejut-over propoauls and re- ceive reports from all districts.

-British Wireless,

in view

con-

He Ald nol regard this "muderate" deficit very cernedly, because he confidently anticipated M restoration of

Kurpluses with the general economic recovery,

The

The greatest interest has been aroused by the proposals of a British banker whereby the value of silver would be enormously enhanced. The scheme has been outlined in the United States and implies Anglo-American

co-opera-

tion.

The scheme envisages the

Poller attach considerable im- portance to a raid made last night fixing of a ratio between silver on a mansion at Jeschkowitz, hear and gold, at the rate of 20 oze. Breslau, where a hundred and of silver for 1 ozs, of gold, which' fifty uniformed and armed Nazi would confer upon silver a value "storm troops" were arrested.

It is rumoured that they had of about 4/3 per ounce, and assembled with a view to organis, would immediately increase the Ing volunteer frontier defence, value of China and Hongkong When surpluses returned they forces against "Polish aggression." currencies to three times their

The Reichstag ré-assembled to existing value. would absorb any temporary bar. rowing.

day for a short session. A large The receipts in the 1932 Esti- force of police surrounded the mates are entcalated to be G$4,080,-building, but hitherto there have 000,000, and the expenditure, $4.-heen no disturbances, 054,000,000.

World Conference?

Washington. Dev.-3. The well-known British bankor, Hurr Dietrich, the Minister of National Defence,

Finance, introduced the new BudMr. J. T. Darling, who is a get for 1931 showing a reduction prominent director of the Midland The expenditure on national de- of about one and a half milliard

Bank, one of the Big Fivo, fence would be $680,000,000, repre-urirks in expenditure as compared Silver Sub-Committee to-day, urged addressing thu Congressional senting a decrease of nearly $34.- with 1930. The reduction is only that the nations of the 000,000.

world possible with the help of the should seek an immediate remedy for Emergency legislation enacted by for the depressed price of silver.

virtue of Article 48 of the Con- stitution-Reuter.

Baked

President Hoover $28,000,000 for naval building, which with the unexpended balance due to the delay in build- ing pending the negotiation of the Talon Naval Treaty, would bring the 1932 total for naval construp- tion to a total of $51,500,000. Thone Fund would be used to cou tinue work on the new aircraft-; carrier and seven" eight-inch gun light cruisers authorised in 1929, and for work on the uncompleted light cruisers and submarines now building under previous Congres- sional authorisation.

Dire consequences were probable unless international action WHA taken, he said.

Senator Key Pittman, chairman EDITOR FIRES AT «f the committee, advocated

world conference in order to stabi- Hilze-the-silver-market.—

PREMIER.

SENSATIONAL INCIDENT IN

MADRID.

Madrid, Dec. 8.

them

was one

A- Fixed - Radio,

Man and Wife. Injurei,

New York. Dec. 3. Fortunately the exudes of the

Business men are taking the houses involved had suflicient RETIRAVASTIKOAKT ZENTION

keenest interest in the appeal of warning, although two people in

Mr. Darling, who urged the co- their anxiety to escape, on finding Ambassador at Moscow to address

A sensational incident occurred operation of the British Empire Govern- the houses well alight, jumped a protest to the Soviet

"The construction of those to-day when the Prime Minister, and the United States in the stabi- into the street from one of the ment.

vessels now authorised, which General Berenguer, was receiving lination of silver at 20 to 1, which doors. They received injuries to Sir Kingsley Wood asked how

Bre permitted by the London journalists to give

a com-represents the relation between their legs and had to be taken to many protests to the Soviet were. In the House of Commons. Mr. hospital for treatment.

Treaty, should go forward with-munique regarding the Cabinet silver and gold that he suggested. now outstanding, and Mr. Locker- Muggeridge (Lab.) asked whether!

Council. out delay."

Mr. Darling pointed out that this British subjects in China bere part an elderly man who lived on the would listen-in to the next similar that the United States could build El Sus, who

The injured persons, Tong Yuk. Lampson asked if Mr. Henderson

Junquin Li20, the political editor would go a tremendous way to- of the cost of the British aring in first floor of No. 22, and his wife, address,

The President further observed of the independent Liberal journal, wards the rollef of the world Indus- China,

of the trial depression as it would lead to three more eight-inch cruisers by journalists present, fire a revolvers large increase in the purchasing Yuen Yung, aged 48, awoke to find Mr. Henderson:-1 hope I may Mr. Tom Shaw replied: No, ex- the place on fire nud almost be better employed.

1985 under the London Pact if at the Prime Minister, who, how-power of half the human race in the cent so far as the Shanghai Muni-instinctively made for a window

Mr. Kirkwood chimed in by ask-they so desired, but the remaining ever, was not hit.

Orient. bave $ portious ndertaking.elpality had exempted from cash-from which they jumped into the ing if a right root revolution live under the 1929 fifteen-ship pro-

tion the rent of Inmis and buildinga street. sens are comparatively calmovedpled by troups, and British re-

would not be practical polities at gramme would have to side, but "comparatively calm" insidents were subject to income tax. who made their leap immediately British Wireless.

With the exception of these two, present.--(Laughter)-Reuter and smaller guns than eight-inch. nautical language, means a choppy surface with some big waves, But The Speaker intervened when M, they became aware of the fire and the main danger inside will be theycock (Lab.) asked Mr. Shaw to the scene; none of the accupants before the Brigade had reached and "make the people who own Shang-of any of the houses was cut off. countless cural knolls, reefs rocks that dot the waters, and are a pay for its defence, not the peo-and all made good their escape.

ple of Britain.”—Reuter,

without any assistance.

in their trip across the {ttugl*alz the two bouts from the Suffolk

Sheltered by the coral reef,

unmarked.

Serious Hazards.

There are numerous caya that rise just out of the surface nt low tide, and the helmsmen of the two boats will need all their senfar- ing knowledge, to keep clear of these obstacles which continually threaten disaster.

They can make only four knots ander these circumstances, and if

Bank

DOX VISIT TO ENGLAND.

NO BILL OF EXPENSES PRESENTED.

London, Doe. 3..

Spectacular Sight,

STEAMER LOST OFF YUCATAN.

SKIPPER'S DAUGHTERS AND

WIFE DROWNED....

A

The three buildings covered akan area of approximately 55 fent by

New York, Dec. 3. 2 and the flames presented a

Amall steamer, the Clara spectacular sight, being visible Ramos, foundered off Yucatan to from a great distance.

day, seven of those aboard being According to the official records, drowned, including the skipper's Contral Station appliances wife and two daughters.-Renteria were summoned to the scene at America Service, 11.42 p.m. and it was not unti!

the

how

fire

that speed is maintained, they will A question referring to alleged 2.55 am, that they returned to the not be able to reach the wreck reports in the German Preas in Station. until this afternoon, when another connexion with the visit of the

Up to the present it has sint been ificult undertaking will present German flying bout Do.X was Rscertained

the itself.

answered in the House of Com-originated. Although the damage mons by the Under-Secretary of is severe, the extent has not been. if the Hedwig has been

estimated, the value of the con clean over the coral and is inr, Mr. Montague. 'shallow water on a sandy bottom. He stated that no bil oftents of the premises being un

the task will be enay, but if the expenses was presented to the known at present. The ground- bat, is still hard and fast in the Commanding Oficer of the Do.X.oors were used as shops, with cural, those on board will have and the air Ministry had received the upper atoreys being pecupied. expression of the German by Chinese families as tenement dangerous task in reaching the an 'Suffolk's boats,

Government's appreciation for the houses. courtesies shown--British Wire

Hidden Over Reef.

The exact wording of the Suffolk'a меннике received Hongkong at. 11.30 a.m. was:

"Hedwig appears to have ridden over the reef Into the lugpon and is now in calm and vory shallow water. Visibility Is poor. Am lying to the windward and making smoke

in the hope of giving boats a leading mark."

in

Hexa

MISS SPOONER NOW AT ROME.

ON RECORD FLIGHT TO

CAPETOWN.

London, Dec. 3. Miss Winifred Spooner and flying Officer Edwards, who have loft The reef at the point where London on a recond flight to Cape the Hedwig went ashore is about town, reached Rome this evening two miles across, half of it being British Wireless..

coral and the inside half sand. Miss Spooner is attempting to

(Continued on Page 141) Krench, Capetown in five daya aka

SHANGHAI ARSENAL

EXPLOSION.

WORKER KILLED AND TWO INJURED.

STOPPING AMERICAN

IMMIGRATION.

carry

Repudiation Fenta

General Berenguer leaped at Llizo and seized him by the arm: just in time.

He expressed the view that unless Llizo subsequently explained that the present situation was remedied. he had just resigned from the news. the repudiation of national debts The salvation from ruin of paper and wanted to make an and industrial revolution might en- thousands of American farmers anarchist demonstration

Agricultural Slump,

Against!

oplalon that Liizo acted in moment of madness.--Router. -

gue.

Mexico and South America.- Reuter's American” Service.

depends on whether they band General Berenguer's "Socialist re- Mr. Darling further contended together to eliminate over-produc-xime."

that such rehabilitation of silver tion, according to the annual The Prime Minister and the would not only put Asia on her M, Hyde, the newspapermen present are of the feat, but would materially benefit report of Mr. A. M Secretary of Agriculture.

Referring to wheat, Mr. Hyde expressed the opinion that the only logical remedy for the pro- curtailment, and he recommends blem of surpluses is voluntary flexible policy of wheat aereage reduction.

CUBAN STUDENTS ON RAMPAGE.

Unilateral Action Valueless. - Mr. Darling's scheme is a modi-, fention of the proposals he outlined to the recently in reference establishment of a Bank of the DEMONSTRATORS FIRE ONbjection to the scheme at that time.

British Empire. The only strong

POLICE.

U.S. Cotton Less Popular. The developments in the cotton

was that it contemplated placing market, he adda, also emphasiso

for re the entire responsibility the importance of adjusting 'pro-

New York, Dec; 3.

pro- habilitating silver upon the duction to requirements. He

Demonstration students at the posed Bank. notes that there has been in the National University of Havana fired

It was pointed out that while the last two years a movement away on the police, when the latter held proposal had its favourable points, from American to cotton grown up a procession in which the stu-the result of unflateral action would PLAN TO SUSPEND FOR

eleawhere. Price differences have dunte were taking part, FIVE YEARS.

been fexs favourable to American

be the dumping of the world's silver: One policeman was fatally in- in Great Britain,

Bo that the cotton and the differences in jured. The leaders of the proces equilibrium could not be maintain- Washton, Dec. 3.

quality between Americun and ston the House of Representatives Im-marked.

Mr. Johnken, the Chairman of foreign growths have been

were arrested. Renter'sed in spite of the power conferred Ions American Service...

upon the British Empire Bank to migration Commissioși, has intro- Cotton production for the cur

change its price for gold. duced a Bill to suspend all immigra- įrent

year IR estimated де tion for „five years.-Router's | 14,486,000 bales as compared with American Service.

14,828,000 in 1923. The crop in described as more than ample for the market's reduced require- ment

DISASTER AT SOVIET LEVEL CROSSING.

Shanghai, Dec, 3.

TRAIN HITS WELL-FILLED An explosion occurmeit at the

TRAM-CAR, Nationalist Arsenal, here yesterday infternoon, owing to an error mado

Moacher, Dac, B. by workers in charge of the heating Twenty-eight part were killed, system. Only a small portion of and nineteen injitev. 13ollege

the Arsenal was, however, damared

One work time Jong, RECO

Wörkät

Heavy Drops.

GENEROUS GIFT BY ROCKEFELLERS:

FOR RELIEF OF NEW YORK'S UNEMPLOYED.

The New Bl-Metalllom. Mr. Darling's scheme is summod up in the term "the" now; bl- metallism." It would involve a de- parture by all countries concerned. from an unalterable gold standard for its unit, and it in 'agreed- The world consumption of

Now York, Nov. 3.conomists that this would chec

price fluctuation and thus remote American cotton in 1920/80 wás Mr. John D. Rockefeller and his one of the principal factors in th two million balos below that of sons have made a donation of Industrial deprem on Intofar sa 1928/29, while the consumption of million dollars for the relief of uitecta commerce between gol Indian and other foreign cottons unemployment in New York City, Fandard countries. had increased by 900,000 bales and where the situation is grave The The price of silver to day. 300,000 Bet Extepecify kz money has been sent to the Smartwat ong scord and there Is

sericy Unemployment Committee of

prospect of subetantial