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FLOOD DISASTER IN

GLASGOW AREA.

OVER 2,000

HOUSES

SUBMERGED

BUS PASSENGERS

TRAPPED.

(Reater's Special Service).

London, Jan. 4.

More than two thousand familica arc homeless it Glasgow and the West o. Scotland as a result of the sudden flooding of the River: Clyde and Cart.

In the Cathcar! District, houses are floaded to a depth of x fee and many distressing scenes wer witnessed.

Many of the families in region found themselves maroonet in their homes, Numerous terṛlőré children have been carried into i region of safety by the police.

At Palsley, many houses are under water and the occupants, having no warning of the impend- ing flood, were cut off.

The majority were obliged Lu swim to enfety through bitterly cold water.

At the East End of Glasgow, į motor-buses endeavoured to drive their way through the flood to safety and were brought to a standstill with the water high above the engine level.

The water steadily rose and the passengers and bus employees were

Dr. Alfred $us. taken

in Paris on the occasion of the Council meeting which caused his overstrain.

Dr. Sze

in grave peril for their lives. Off For

When their plight was discover»;

ed, it was found necessary to culj Rest Cure.

the top of the marooned buses in

order to extricate the imprisoned occupants,

Kilmarnock suffered the worst of; NERVE TROUBLE

n the centres affected by the

flund. Hore over Heven hundred! were not only rendered homeless, but were reseved only after greal

difficulty.

The rapidly rising waters

AFTER PARIS.

London, Jan. 4. Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese Minister in London, who WAS en-obliged tu and Home days

CONGRESS SET UP ON "WAR FOOTING."

Disturbances at Cawnpore, Allahabad and Calcutta

NEW PRESIDENT ARRESTED-

TWO-YEAR SENTENCE ON YOUNGER NEHRU.

INDIA'S IMMEDIATE reaction to the arrest of Gandhi has been less violent than might have been feared. Disturbances have occurred in a number of storm centres, but the mobs were dispersed without much difficulty and the only casualties reported occurred in a stampede.

Following the proscription of the Working Com- mittee of Congress, the new President, Mr. Pradas has been arrested. The swiftness of the Government's actions has apparently surprised Congress, which is hastily forming "War Cabinets"-to operate succes- sively as their predecessors are roped in by the long arm of the law-and enrolling Volunteers for the resump- tion of Civil Disobedience.

CURFEW ORDER AT CAWNPORE.

Bombay, Jan. 4. years' rigorous imprisonment for The authorities are belved to disobeying an order that he was be pursuing a stendy campaign not to leave the city boundarion. for the purpose of breaking up the Disturbances also occurred at Congress organisation. Rajen- Cawnpore and Calcutta, where dranath Prasad, appointed by the police carried out a series of Vallabhai Patel to succeed him as lathi carges, President of Congress, was ar rested at Patna to-day.

Congress circles in

Bombay expect the arrests of two hundred lucni workers to ovenr in the next day or two.

Already a long list of suc- cessive War Cabinets" have been prepared, and in the meantime, Congress is being established

П "war footing."

011

dangered the electric supply in a nursing home in Paris after Volunteers enrolled will receive station. The engineers hung on at the League Council meeting, and only their food and their uniform, the station as long as possible, but subsequently left for the English but will not receive a payment of eventually were obliged to abandon countryside to recuperate,

xix annas daily as on the last their posts.

occasion. The Volunteers will be

In consequence'a large area was plunged into darkness last night.

J

S. AFRICA BEGIN HEAVY TASK.

CHRISTY-MITCHELL

PARTNERSHIP..

turned to London yesterday,

re-

A medical examination, how-billeted in residences throughout ever, shows that Dr. Sze is in the city. nervous condition jacveral months' holiday.

requiring

It is now Dr. Sze's intention to depart on January 9 for Malaga, journey possibly continuing his into North Africa in search of the

sun.

Dr.

Router understands that

lengthy absence Sae, fearing a from London, has requested the Chinese Governmcht to appoint a substitute to take over charge of the Chinese Legation.-Reuter.

BURMA PLENARY

SESSION.

MEETING EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.

Conference up

Protection For British

It was considered neccssury

to impose a curfew order at Cawnpore.

Twenty arrests were effected at New Delhi for unlawful picketing. -Reuter and N.E.A.

TIMBER BLAZE ON MAINLAND.

CONTENTS OF YARD DESTROYED

برند

Photo

Gandbi spending his those at Poona Gaol spinning. was taken during his previous incarceration in 1930. He has resumed occupation of his old quarters,

CONGRESS BID FOR

CONTROL.

HEAVY FIGHTING AT LIENSHAN.

CHINESE AGAIN IN RETREAT.

EUGENE CHEN'S WAR CRY.

Tientsin, Jan. 5. Although their ranks were finally broken, two regiments of Chang Hanch-liang's troops in Manchoria aro re- ported to have given a good account of themselves in a fifteen-hour battle with Japanese forces at Lienshan, yesterday morning.

Chinese sources, while admit- ting heavy losses, claim that severe casualties were inflicted on the Japanese.

The survivors of the Man- churian troops are now trying to fight their way through to Ichow, where the Manchurian Government has established ita new beadquarters, but the Japanese are striking swiftly on their heels and many have been disarmed.

New Japanese Objective.

Other Japanese troops are re- ported to bo progressing rapidly down the Peking-Mukden Railway, which la hopelessly disorganised; with Shanbalkwan sa their objec- tive.

CAUSES OF NEW CRISIS IN The Chinese main array has re-

THE

INDIA ANALYSED.

London, Jan. 4.

HE arrest of Gandhi, on whose advice the Indian Congress has determined upon a renewal of the civil disobedience movement, indicates that firm action is to be taken to preserve order in India.

tired from Chinchow, northwards.. being concentrated at Ichow and Chaoyang. Japaneso aeroplanes, reconnoitring, have already ap- pented at Sulchunhauen.

Chinese Concentration.

They were merely observation planes and made no attempt to bomb the town. The Peking-Muk- den Railway trains are not pro-

It is authoritatively stated that Government of ceeding further from Peking and

India, with the full approval of His Majesty's Govern-Tientsin than Shanhaikwan.

A heavy concentration of Chin-

classes

in the rentals

south of Shantáikwan-Rensko. Foreign Minister's Statement. Nanking, Jan. t. The following statement was issued yesterday by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Eugene Chen of the

ment, will use all its statutory powers to combat what ese troops in proceeding at Lwan is, in effect, a challenge to the Government in carrying chow, in Chikli, a few miles to the out its most elementary responsibilities. The ground for the action of fargicultural Congress, apart from the Prime Legislature, agricultural Minister's announcement at the|in the province have been adjust- Coned generally to the level ruling Fire broke out in a timber-yard end of the Round Table at Ping Street, Talkoktsui, in the forenely land forte, but when in 1901, when the price level was

"In defiance of the early hours of this morning, and as wholly inadequate, but which the same as in the past year.

civilised world na expressed in the before it could be got under con- was accepted by the Round Table

Big Sacrifice.

decisions of the League of Nations, trol, the contents of nearly the Conference itself as promising

have This "Absolute protection must be whole yard, together with an ad- further fruitful negotiations, ure

measure baa meant

the Japanese militarista riven to every Englishman, Eng-joining matshed, were burned the Ordinances which the Governancrifice of no less than eight-created a situation in Manchuria

ment of India have recently put hundred thousand

pounds lish woman and child, whether down."

which is indistinguishable from a per oficial or not," reads a statement

state The Tsimshatsui Fire Station into

cope with grave

of war. annum of revenue by the United

"It is the task of the new which Gandhi left behind giving received a call at 3.13 a.m. and an emergencies in three provinces.

Provinces Government at a time The Bengal Ordinances give the when resources nro directions as to the policy of the engine was sent out to the scene,

in addition to two others from the Provincial Government the powers Congress after his arrest.

In a message to the United Mongkok Station, Mesara, Saun- necessary to protect their oficiais States, he says: "India wants now dera and Cash, of Tsimshatsuit and the public against a wide- what India has wanted all along, and Mongkok respectively, were spread and dangerous terrorist -independence in your American in charge.

conspiracy.

as indians deem and honourable.

and

force

Defences Imperilled.

eriously strained.

otherwise Government in China to end this

state of war.

"Pending this, the Government will insist on the orders already The main case against Con- !

despatched |to| Chang Hanch-lang to gress, however, is that it is. In

defend Chinchow at all costs, even effect, trying to set itself up as

though defeat is inevitable. a parallel to the Government

"Defeat may renew the strength and is not only obstructing and power of a people even as a every measure taken by the brutal victory may debase a nation Government to maintain Jaw and lower its character and moral and order but jg also en-atature in the judgment of men. deavouring to make constitu- (Signed) Eugene Chen-Sino Honal reform and the work of News Service. the Round Table Conference abortive.

the

co-ordinate voice in Government of India, Congress

the

MARKET.

NOW NEED 329.

sense of the term: not whittled or On arrival, the firemen found shackled independence, but the that the flames had got a firm Melbourne, Jan. 5.

real thing with such enfeguards hold of the yard, a quantity of In the North Wast Frontiur The inst Australian wicket fell

proper, filling the timber being already alight. Province, a movement aiming at Another appliance. was sent for complete Independence is in being this morning without any nddi-

from Tsimshatsui and with this which seriously endangers peace tion to the overnight total in the

"A Habit They Have."

additional id, the outbreak was and order within the province and Third Test. Ironmonger Was

gravely imperils the defences of The British may jail me again) subdued by 3.15 am. elean bowled by Quinn without

is

smouldering India at its most critical point. |--

The place ana habit they have. # opening his score. The wicket,

London, Jan. 1, They can lock up my body, but until about 5.30 am, when there Its leaders have rejected the

On the rejection of its claim QUIET EXCHANGE saved Quinn from "a" no-wicket The Burma Round Table Coa-hot my soul. My spirit and that was definitely no fear of the blaze propoanis of the British Govern-

of others breaking out again.

ment for constitutional advance to a analysis. In the total of 651,ference in London to-day began of tens of thousands

in the Province, though those pro has set itself to enforce ite claim The site was occupied by the Vincent took 4 for 154, McMillan consideration in committee of the goes marching on.

What manifold millions have Chan Tak Cheong timber-yard,posals had the approval of all took 4 for 150, Quinn 1 for 113 und report prepared by its Chairman,

Lord Feel, on the work of the set their hearts upon they will having a length of about 120 feet parties of the Round Table Con by the open instigation of Bell 1 for 101.

The a breadth of 80 feet. When to date.

they must ultimately get. We South Afrien want in a second consideration is completed, the Indians want to attain our hearts place, it is understood, has been ference, and, to further their ends, people to break the law and re-

they are endeavouring to explait sist its operation. time needing 305 runs to win and report, with such amendments as desire by peaceful methods, not insured for $2,000,

The end in view is to bring suffered the loss of Curnow early may be necemary, will be sent to by war. But we shall not shirk| „st allght a small shed nearby and embroil the unstable and warlike It is believed that some sparks the economic diatrana. and to

the Government in India to a Dull conditions continue to pro- standstill.

vail on the Hongkong exchange. the flames spread to the timber- tributes of the frontier.

Special measures in both pro- yard.

vinces

BO aro clearly necessary The assumption is made by market, the dollar being unchanged long na such activities last.

Congress that the ignorant pea- at 1s. 5.5/10d. on demand.

Silver is up 1/16th in London, santry can be taught to defy the law without departing from the both spot and forward. The Con- In the United Provinces, a cam-deal of non-violence. But his-tinent were small buyers, but there was little business on a quiet mar- paign has been sat on foot by the tory shows that outbursteket. After the official fixing, the local branches of Congress with violence which spare no class or

the Inevitable con- market ruled dull, Amories, being the object of inducing the peasan crood are

Inclined to sell. try, who make up the great bulk sequence of such teaching. of the population, to withhold

Polley Unchanged. their rents, out of which a large

on. At lunch-time, however, they the plenary session, probably the issue if it is forced upon us. had made 65 for 1, the scores next week, when It is anticipated being:

Australia:-198 and 654. South Africa: $85.

Second Innings.

Curnow, b Grimmott

Mitchell not out Christy not out Extras

Total (for 1 wkt.)

-Router.

the Prime Minister will make a statement to the

British Wireless.

Conference,--

DEMOCRATS SEEK

15 LOWER TARIFFS.

34

There are not enough fails

in all India to hold our people, disobedience having been de cided

Even upon.

Britain cannot jail a whole people. Demonstrations following the arrest of Gandhi have occurred In many cities throughout India.

Allahabad Casualties.

NO DIPHTHERIA CASES.

CLEAN SHEET 'THIS MORNING.

The No-Rent Campaign.

SILVER DOWN IN AMERICA.

In New York, allver has dropped 1/8th. while the cross-rate is down to 8.8714

Shanghal, like Hongkong, is dull, with practically no business pass. Ing.

A INTERNATIONAL MOVE At Allahabad to-day, two per- sona ware killed and several in- SUGGESTED.

tured in the cruah of a huge crowd No frosh cases of diphtheria part of the Government Revenue Prompt and decisive measures} Washington, Jan. 4. while the police were dispersing contacts were reported between 5 is paid. Here again economic against the leaders of such

demon-p.m. yesterday and noon to-day, distress is being exploited.

movement are regarded as

-im- The Democratic Tariff Com- prohibited procession mittee to-day agreed to a Tariff strating over Grandal's Incarcera- according to the records of the But the United Provinces Gov-perative, but the Government are

Medical Officer of Health. Bill which, it is understood, au- ion.

ernment have fully recognised equally determined not to be The Little Shop wishes to announce thorises President Hoover to call

The sixth annual sports meeting of Thirty arrests were made, in- During yesterday there were the difficulties of the cultivator diverted from the palier of the Volunteer Defence Corps is.to.be that all art curios, lamps, shades,

of five new notifications, but as was arising from the worldwide fall in political advance. for India which held at the Club de Recreio, srounds furniture etc. will be reduced 20% for an international economic con- sluding the brother-in-law

Kezented by Dr. Pope, the "mist- prices and on the recommendation was eat out in the Prime Minis- on the 23rd instant. Entries close to two weeks during stock-taking. Mrs, ferance to promote a lowering of Jawahar Lal Nehru, Boyd will be pleased to take my international tarifs Reuters Jawahar Lal Nehru was to-day leto: contacts are not so numerous of committee consisting mainly tera statement at the conclusion How Barbary of

(Continued on Page 7) Committee on t orders for lampa and shades,Adet. · American. Service.

sentenced at Ahmedabad to two as might have been expected, of elected representatives of "the