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GOVERNMENT'S OTTAWA AGREEMENT CLAIMS

DE VALERA'S

LITTLE

JOKE

COMMONS INFORMED OF FANTASTIC CLAIM

PARLEY FAILURE

INEVITABLE

London, Oct. 18.

"A united Irish Republic, with some sort of connexion with the British Commonwealth" was the anly real and permanent solution of Irish difficulties according to Mr. de Valera, said Mr. J. H. Thomas in the House of Com. mons to-night.

A full White Paper on Jast week's abortivo Anglo-Irish nego tiations will shortly be published. Mr. Thomas's statement to-night: revealed clearly that there was no hope of an agreement from the conumencement.

Mr. Thomas said that prior to last week's meeting, the position

Mr. Arthur Henderson, (left) who bas resigned leadership of the Labour Party, platographed with Mr. George Lansbury, who condemned the Ot- Anwn Agreements in the House of

Commons last night.

BACK TO

was that the Government had BOWS AND

offered either arbitration on the validity of the Trish Free State

ubligations to the United Kingdon ARROWS!

Exchequer, or direct negotiations, ¦

provided there was a prospect of

Anality. Mr. de Valeri agreed to DRASTIC ARMS negotiations on this basis,

they were directed to the financial.

matters outstanding.

DE VALERA'S CLAIMS.

financial

between malters

Iwo Governments.

1-

Members of Parliament. Leaders of the Church. Scientists,

Lower Empire Tariffs and Mutual Co-operation

THREE-DAY DEBATE AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND

INITIATED

|RATIFICATION CERTAIN: SPIRITLESS FIGHT

London, Oct. 18.

A COLOURLESS DEBATE followed the introduction

of the Government's financial resolutions im- plementing the Ottawa Agreements. The discussion is likely to last for three days, but the inevitability of ratification appears to have damped the ardour of the opposition.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain claimed that apart from any economic advantage which Great Britain might derive from the agreements, the general effect of the Ottawa Conference was a reduction of Inter-Imperial tariff and a closer association of the constituents of the Empire. Mr. George Lansbury characterised the pro- posals as "fiscal quackery."

FISSIPAROUS TENDENCY STAYED

The debate was initiated by Sir Herbert Samuel said he Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the feared that Ottawa would Chancellor of the Exchequer, who eventually cost Britain the loss of

the

of prophesy quote

Sir the friendship of the rest of the Wilfred Laurier some thirty years world. ago: "Either the members of the Kampire, must come closer together or drift apart."

WHEN LIBERALS ARE IN POWER.

AIR MAIL

DUTCH OFFER REFUSED.

Melbourne, Oct, 18. The Federal Inter-Department Committee which has been in- vestigating proposals for Australia-England air mail ser- vice has issued a report declating against the acceptance of the Dutch Air-minil company's offer to take the mails without subsidy,

A

The Committee recommends a madification of the offer of three Australian companies to establish a service Unking up with the Imperial Airways at Singapore or Karachi Benter.

LOGITAROZIRNES BARSKA KAMENA POISTEN LASTELERAUCIENIAMON

SOVIET TREATY ABROGATION

BRITAIN GIVES EXPLANATION

MUST BE ABLE TO STOP DUMPING

London, Oct. 18. When Parliament re-assem- bled after the Summer Recess this afternoon, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, announced the denunciation by Ottawa, declared Mr. Chamber- When the Liberals were return the United Kingdom Govern-

Telment of the temporary issiparoused to Parliamentary power, tendencies, There was a better went on, they would consider (mercial agreement with Russia. understanding of one another's themselves free to seek a modifica signed in London on 16th April |

flia. he tion or repeal of the provisions 1930. difficulities. Even

lain,

POUPAR,

fund checked

BROAD CONCLUSION.

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On the ovo of the now Raichstag elections, A new political, party has been established in Germany. Photo shows the proclamation boing read in a Berlin street. It is believed that the party is 'n support of the von Papen Government.

TRAFFIC IN ARMS

AMERICA TO SIGN CONVENTION

GENEVA'S EXPORT

STATISTICS

Geneva, Oct. 18.

the

WORLD ECONOMIC

CONFERENCE

MR. MACDONALD TO PRESIDE.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald' an- nuanced in the House of Commons last night that he had agreed to preside at the forthcoming world economic conference.

The date of the conference was nul, however, indicated.

SHARP FALL IN-POUND

LACK OF BRITISH SUPPORT

STABILISATION RUMOURS

New York, Oct. 18. A startling fall in the quotations for sterling from three to four points provid- led a sensation upon the Foreign Exchange Market Ito-day.

'BANK SELLING? Failure to support sterling by cial British quarters ha, caused much speculation upon the question whether the British Government has decided to stabilise the pound at a lower Jovel.

Sterling closed approximately three points down on the day. The CUTS DEMANDED

heavy fall is attributed to luck of support for sterling by the Bank of BRITAIN'S PEACE

England. It is indeed suggested ENTHUSIASTS The Irish delegation presented

that the Bank is selling sterling. their case from historical, tech-

The fall may also be attributed, London, Oct. 18. nical and legal viewpoints. They

in part, to the usual seasonal in- denied the validity of the agree

Germany's level of armaments

fluence consequent upon large pur ment from which result the pay-

An interesting developmentchases of raw commodities, and In ments claimed by Britain to be is not low enough for Britain's

i pointed out, has given us pre. whereby the agreements ran for

Mr.

Thomas stated that due, they asserted that no

the marked to-day's meeting of the part, to the British export trade :disarmament enthusiasts.

returns for September. settlement be- timate financial

Ferences which cover twenty-six five years instead of being sub-

United Kingdon Government re- Remarkably drastic reductions per cent, of her imports.

ject to six months' notice 11 Iween the two countries was ever!

cognised the importance of main-Committee for the regulation of and air.

termination. made, and they claimed, on this in all arms, land, sea

The debate is taking place on

taining the effectiveness of the trade in and the manufacture of demanded in memorial

He moved

amendment| Ottawa preference against" action settlement are basis, that 2 CARA should now be made covering all which has been sent to the Prime the committees stage of Ways and

Means, as

the resolutions are providing for the right to give by any foreign country which arms and ammunition.

The American representative the Minister over the signatures of!

might stultify the intentions of Anancial in character. A Bill ill notice of termination. more than three hundred persons be founded upon them in due-

caused a surprise by making the Winding up the first day's debate preferences. prominent in British public life!

This principle, he said," was announcement that his govern. the Ottawn

ratify the Agreements and

acknowledged in Article 21 of the ment would shortly

regula The signatories include:

the Government's

agreement with Canals. This ne- 1025 Convention for the tariff propoxala

ressitated the United Kingdom: tion of the arms trade. The broad conclusion drawn by arising therefrom,

Government being in a position to Up to now, the 1925 Convention Mr. Neville Chamberlain from the Mr. Rainsay Mac-

discriminate by prohibition has been a dead letter for Ottawa Agreements Was that Donald denied

ngainst the mport of commodities simple reason that it has not been apart from any conomic advant that the Govern-

from any such country:

ratifled by a sufficient number of the Powera. ages we might get, the generalment had broken

The American announcement tendency was a lowering of inter-any of its election Imperial tariffs and a furtherance pledges by the

This stipulation has rondered did not appear to be greeted with The Com- of mutual co-operation.

with egreements

necessary the denunciation of the striking enthusiasm. Dominions. Tho Chancellor of the Exchequer it he

temporary commercial agreement mittee seemed to be divided in They urge the Government to

accept Sir

with the Soviet Government which opinion as to whether the regulation arma or the declare forthwith its acceptance declared that if the success of the He

Ottawa Conference resulted in Herbert Samuel's amendment that assured to Soviet trade, the pri- of the truffle in in principle of the Hoover bro.

treatment and therefore would urgent. During the discussions Mr. de posals for a one-third cut in all the increased prosperity of the the agreements become subject to vilege of most-favoured-nation manufacture of arms was the more

Minister declared stand in the way of a prohibition The Prime

QUESTIONNAIRE PLANNED. Valern insisted that the only real branches of the fighting services United British Empire, then that six months' notice.

cir. solution of the difficulties was and to go further in declaring its was the largest contribution which

the Empire could make towards that Ottawa was a part of the which might in conceivable

be necessitated by A sub-committee was eventually Government's the restoration of the prosperity National

policy cumstances, united Irish Republic. with some support of the abolition of

the Ottawa obligation.

appointed to draft a questionnaire and finance. sort of connexiunt with the British

oi world.

A note was addressed yesterday to all governments in this Commonwealth.

He announced that he had

other to the Soviet Charge D'Ataires nexion. of cepted the invitation

Statistics were issued showing the giving notice of denunciation at at

six months date in accordance that the export of arms from the with the terms of agreement and principal countrick of the world adding that the Government in amounted to a value of G$18,500,- the United Kingdom remained 000 in 1930 and G$13,400,000 in anxious for the furtherance

Exports of ammunition 1931. trade with Soviet Russia and were were valued at $30,800,000 in prepared to discuss its promotion 1930 and G$16.900,000 in at the earliest moment-British Router. Wireless.

In this connexion, they put forward a claim not only in respect of pre-Treaty matters, such as alleged over-taxation of Ireland since the Act of Union in 1801. the extent of some hundreds of million of pounds, but also in spect of matters arising since the Treaty, including uh- to be specified louses Baid

them through sustained by Britain's departure from the gold standard.

NOT A NEW POINT.

delegates

re-

were

The British unable to find that any new point uffecting was brought forward The validity of the 1928 and 1926) agreements. These, in the British Government's opinion, were made in complete good faith, and had; 1

in fact, been acted upon until this year by bath sides.

Litterateurs,

Educationalists,

Labour leaders.

WHOLESALE ABOLITION.

naval and military aviation, warships over ten thousand

tons, submarines.

tanks, and

were Lo

HCTM

NEW DEPARTURE. For the first time, India had participants to preside recognised definitely the principle world economic conference.

The debate was rather colour of Imperial Preference, while

The House seemed to field artillery of over four-Canada and Australia, the nest leaty.

stay industrialised Dominions, inch calibre.

had realise that, nothing could In the absence of ability to given up the idea that their home the ratification of the agreement

bittor be reserved hence the opposition was

in ita | achieve an agreement for the aboli-maritets

British und The British delegates again ex-tion of warships exceeding ten entirely to home manufacturers, rather than convincing prensed their willingness to

ar-thousand tons, the signatories A new departure was that, for the criticisms,Renter bitrate on the legal lasues, but urge the adoption of the loover first time, the whole Colonial Wircless. this Mr. de Valera was unable to proposal for a reduction by one-Empire had been brought into the

his third in all arms of the fleet.-negotiations. accept, since he maintained previous attitude towards an Em-Renter. pire tribunal,

CHENG KWOK-YAU APPEAL

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FOR DESPATCH

MADE IN GOOD FAITH. Basing their case on the view that the 1923 and 1926 agreements were made in complete good faith, and that the 1920 agreement was Intended, and stated in terms to

the be, an ultimate Onancial nettlo-"

It is understood that ment, the British delegation could

evidence' and statements taken not necopt the claim that the settlement could be re-oponed un- during the recent trial of Cheng less some manifest injustice was Kwok-yau, propared by counsel for the defence, will be sent to Eng- So for -disclosed in its terms.

land this week for the use the enge, from that being the discussions confirmed their view counsel engaged to present the that the settlement then made was ense to the Privy Council. advantageous to the Irish

of

The United Kingdom's policy was first, to help her own home market, and, secondly, to give an ex- of the import panding share markets to the Dominions. He belloved they had laid at Ottawa the foundation of real Imperial agricultural association, while the British delegation had brought back solid advantages for the manu- facturing interests which would bo put into immediate effect.

FISCAL QUACKERY.

LABOUR PARTY LEADERSHIP

MR. HENDERSON RESIGNS

London, Oct. 18.

IN WAY OF PROHIBITION.

YOUNG BANKER

MARRIED

MEMBER OF THE HO HONG STAFF.

Tho

were

of

con-

1931.-

COVERED COURTS

TENNIS

RESULTS OF QUEEN'S CLUB DOUBLES

the

Mrs.

It is further suggested that the Rank of England is now selling sterling and buying gold dollars in order to pay the war debt interest duc in December.-Reutar.

END OF MURDER TRIAL

ACCUSED YOUTH TO

BE DETAINED

Li Kaap-ting, leather worker, was at the Criminal Sessions this morning found guilty of the mur der of the 15-year-old aon of Mr. Leung Wing-atten, at Causeway Bay Road.

The jury, however, recommend- ed him to mercy on account of his extreme youth.

The Chief Justice ordered that the accused be detained during His Majesty's pleasure, stating that the jury's recommendation would be forwarded to the proper quarter.

BELGIAN FINANCE

CRISIS

CABINET TENDERS

RESIGNATION

Russels, Oct. 18.

The Belgian Cabinet has tonder:

A wedding of considerable in- terest in Chinese banking cireles

(Our Own Correspondent). was celebrated on Wednesday of last week, when Mr. Peck Pla-jim,

London, Oct. 18:- Mr. Arthur. Henderson has re-la member of the staff of the Ho

Anale in The doubles the Houg Bank, Ltd., Shanghai, was signed the leadership of

which married to Miss Lim Kim-luan Queen's Club covered courts tennis Labour Party in a letter

(Elleon), the eldest daughter of championships were played off to- Ottawa has done nothing

recommends the party to revert Mr. and Mrs. Lim Peng-mau. The day, in the presence of a large for grent Imperial develop

to the former practice of regard- hride's father is a director of the crowd,

In the women's doubles, ment. The National Govern-

ing the Chairman of the Parlia-Ho Hong interests in Singapore.

the Michell and Miss Dorothy Round bridesmaida ment did not receive n man- he accepted.

date from the country for

the actual Mires Ko, the duties of best man secured an easy victory, winning mentary Party as State.

Mr. Thomas added that though

"fiscal quackery," declared

leader.

were fulfilled by Mr. Tan Ting-from Miss Ingram and Miss Yorke The view that there

British Ministers

Mr. George Lan bliry, leader

Mr. George

Lansbury thus eu. whilst Mr. Lo Lk-tim and Me, y -2, 6-4.

The men's event wont to four neither legal nor moral basis for the

of the Labour Party, follow.

auta' before Messrs. H. G. N. Log the Irish Free State claim reactuated by a sincere desire to

becomes the leader of the Labour Leung Tsz-wa were tha ushers,

the and

Overcome ing Mr. Neville Chambe-Inin.

Tuckett garding over-taxation in the end this unhappy dispute, it was

his Parliamentary loat Both Mr.Lansbury and gip Party and Mr. Henderson, who

The wedding will shortly take place Japanese pair. Mesere, Miki and past was supported by illustra-obvious from the discussions that argument, and it was the Irish Free State representa- tion and sent that the claim lives had no intention of admitting Herbert Sampel who also attacked at the last election will romalu between Mr. Arihar Henry Alan Yamaganht. The Japanese took $88.81, a shopkeeper of 31. Btanley

engineer, of Government Concentrate quarters, Arbuthnot Road, and Hias the first not at 6-4, but the regarding matters subsequent ofther the validity or justies of the Ottawa Agreements, harpod Secretary

of 379, Hon British couple then rattled on to the Treaty and the agree previous agreements,Reuter and Don Internet'on" rather than which tasks he wil

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