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NO THREATS IN BRITISH REPLY TO DE VALERA

to Secede Likely to Be Admitted, With Warning

Right FORFEIT EMPIRE

ADVANTAGES

POSITION OF ULSTER IN FOREFRONT

AN ALL-IRELAND REPUBLIC?

London, Dec. 5.

Britain's Note in reply to Mr. de Valera was drafted to-night by a sub-committee of the Cabinet, including Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Sir John Simon, and Baron Hailsham,

The British attitude is that it desires friendly relations with the Irish Free State, but the Free State, if it secedes from the Empire, must naturally forfeit the advan- tages of association with the Common- wealth,

There is no disposition in British quarters to indulge in threats. The All-troland Republic, believed to be contemplated by Mr. de Valera, is regarded at Westminster to be impracticable.

Addressing the Dublin Chamber of Commerce to- day, the Irish Free State Minister of Finance, Mr. Meintes, said it was the earnest desire of the Free State Government that the relations between the peoples of Ireland and Great Britain who had a community of in- terests should be amicable and cordial.

The Irish political situation caused a sharp drop on the London Stock Exchange to-day in Guinness's shares, which fell from 103/- to 98/6.

FULL TERMS EXPECTED TO-DAY

It is understood that the Cabinet as a whole approved the reply to the note recently received by the Secretary for Dominions, Mr. J. H. Thomas from Mr. De Valera, Pre- sident of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.

The Irish Note asked for a state- ment regarding the British Govern- ment's attitude towards the de. claration of an Irish Republic.

The full terms of the reply will be disclosed in both Houses of Parliament to-day.

LORDS AND ULSTER.

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The Commons' statement will be made In reply to a question and in the Lords, the subject w}}| bo raised by Lord Danesfort, who will nak whether, in view of Mr. De Valera's recent demand that British Government should quiesce in a declaration by the Free State of a Republic, the Government will undertake that they will not tolerate any inter ference with the status of the Irish Loyallats.

Mr. de Valera.

BEACH DISCOVERY

ARMLESS, HEADLESS

BODY FOUND

BELIEVED TO BE

PROF. FLETCHER

lieved to be that of Professor The remains of a body be- W. J. B. Fletcher, who dis- appeared from his home on November 10, was found by the police yesterday lying on the beach at So Kun Wat, near Castle Peak.

The body had apparently been washed up by the sea.

Except for articles of clothing, Identification would be next to im- possible. Both head and arms were missing, but Professor Fletcher, when he disappeared, impose Import duties for many cide, was wearing white canvas leaving a letter threatening sul- months after the default first shoes with crepe soles. One of arose hoping and believing that the shoes on the body was of this the Irish Free State would meet

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description. their British Wireless.

GORED BY

and

JACKET AND HOLSTER.

There was also a jacket, floating in the water near the remains, also answering to the description of that worn by the missing man. A revolver holster was strapped

quantity of ammunition was also found.

A BULLOCK to the body and M small

KENNEDY TOWN

TRAGEDY

· SLAUGHTERHOUSE EPISODE

at

the

Gored by a bullock abattoir at Kennedy Town yes- terday, Wong Wo, 38, a butcher, died as a result of his terrible DUTY RETURNS.

injuries, at the Government Civil Questioned in the Commons as Hospital early this morning. to whether the duties now imposed | The animal was about to on products from the Irish Free slaughtered for 乌 Mohammedan

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Stato entering Britain are suf-stall, which means that instead of ficient to make good the loss a poleaxe, religious principles.ro suffered by the British taxpayer quired that it be dispatched with by reason of the default of the knife.. Irish Free State on the land an- nuities, Mr. Thomas said that up to April 1st, 1933, the total de- fault amounted to £4,774,000. For the period: April 1st November 30th, 1933, a Bum £2,570,000 was still owing.

was being turned over on its alde, For this purpose the animal but the three men engagod on the work, were unable to keep it down,

No positive identification has been made. It is understood that Professor Fletcher's son is visiting tha Kowloon Mortuary to-day to assist the police In identification. although it is felt practically certain that the remains are those of the missing man..

Later.

There is little further doubt as to the identity of the body. Mr. W. J. C. Fletcher, son of Professor Fletcher, Identified the clothing this morning..

GERMAN LOAN CONVERSION

FROM DOLLARS INTO REICHSMARKS.

Berlin, Doc. GA Tho conversion of German into Rolchsmark

to and when it appeared likely that dollar loans

of

the bullock would gain the upper loans, Involving losses to Ger hand, two of them fled.

Iman Investors and speculators The total amount collected Wong Wo was left sitting on estimated at least 300,000.000 in duties from imports from the the bullock's head, attempting to marks, is proposed by the Gold Irish Free State up to April 1st, struggled to turn over, after the with about a dozen big Industrial hold it down singlehanded. It Discount Bank, in conjunction. was £2,518,000. From that date fashion of bulla, using his horns firms. to November 25th £3,054,000 as a lever. More by accident than

otherwise, the butcher was caught are affected,

Over a milliard marks in loans had been collected in duties. | by one of the horns, and was badly It is proposed to pay 280 Replying to a supplementary fored in the left side, his lung ptennigs per dollar and to reduce question, Mr. Thomas explained In being ponctured.

the interest rates from six per regard to the outstanding de The victim was already in a cent to four and a half, and ficiency of about $2,000,000 that critical condition when removed to seven per cent, to five per contTM--- the British Government did not Hospital.

Reuter.

CANTON-FUKIEN WAR THREAT

TROOPS ON MOVE

XIXTH ARMY IN THE SOUTH

SHOW OF FORCE ON FRONTIERS.

Amoy, Dec. 5. While a threatening situa- tion exists in Northern Fukien, things in the Fukien- Kwangtung border districts are also moving rapidly, as a result of strained relations between the two provinces.

Over 10,000 men of the Nine- teenth Route Army under Generals Chang Yon and Hain Kwang. Han concentrating at Wuping. just within the southern Fuklen border.

are

Considerable significance in also attached to General Tani Ting Kal's presence at Changchow, in southern Fukien. General Tsal

yesterday morning,

CUSTOMS TAKEN OVER.

BLAKE TREASURER SOYAGER IMPLEMENTATION IS EXTERIERANTO EN JERMENANTE CAREERSANDAR

UNEMPLOYMENT

LESS

Marked Improvement Continues

London, Dec. 4. Unemployment figures fell in November to 2,280,000, which is 18,736 less than the numbers on October 23rd and 519,000 less than a year ago. Reuter.

VIENNA SENSATION

CHIEF OF NAZIS ARRESTED

Vienna, Dec. 4. A sensation has been

RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE

VATICAN AND M. LITVINOFF

AMERICAN P.M.G. PLAYS PART

*Rome, Dec. 1. Interest in M. Litvinoff for the time being is contred on the Vati- can's overtures for obtaining re- ligious freedom in Soviet RussÎN.

While M, Litvinoff was spending the day in the country, diplomatic activity in Rome. was continued by Mr. Farloy, the United States Postmaster-General, who accom- the What happens when Mr. Cox, of panied M. Litvinoff from Yarnton, Oxfordshire, pulla a face United States aboard the Conte do

Savola. rubber face, he can do lots of things Secretary of State and then His Mr. Farley first saw the Papal like this at pinch.

Known at Home as the man with the

SIMEON KASPE TRAGEDY

MOTHER RETURNS FROM EUROPE

NEWS KEPT FROM HER

Shanghai, Dec. 5. Mrs. Kaspe, the mother of Simeon Kaspe, who was murder- ed by his Harbin kidnappers.

Holiness the Pope.

It is understood that he will nec Signor Mussolini to-morrow.

1 · RELIGIOUS. FREEDOM.

Mr. Farley is one of the leading Catholics in the United States and the main purpose of his visit to Rome is to explain to the Vatican the nature of the agreement be- tween the United States and Soviet Russia, with special ro- forence to the religious freedom promised for Americans in Soviet Russia.

It is supposed that he will become the intermediary be tween the Yatican, the Italian Government and M. Litvinoff in the matter of the effort to ob tain religious tolerance In Russia.

SOVIET'S GAIN,

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flow to Changehow from Foochow caused by the issue of a war- rant for the arrest of Herr Simultaneously with this milit- Frauenfeld, the chief of the tional forces to the East River. ary movement in Southern Fukton, Chan Chai-tong is sending addi- Austrian Nazi Party. The 4th Division of the towards key into custody and that he a one yesterday, bound for Harpersuade Russia to extend

It is learned that he has been arrived in Shanghai from Eur-

If the Vatican can Indirectly. Cantonese Army is moving towards ikely to appear on trial on ni bin. the frontier of Eastern Kwang-charge of high treason.

Mrs. Kaspe is leaving for Man-all denominations, the recognition ligious freedom to all nations and tung-Central. News,

The stop in belloved to have churia by one of the D.K.K. steam. by the Vatican of the Soviet Gov- been prompted by the discoveryers to-morrow and news of her ernment will follow, earlier to-day of a man who was son's death is being kept from her notably strengthen the position of This will distributing pamphlets signed. by at the telegraphic request of her Soviet relations with Catholic To give assurance to the com- Frauenfold, which, it is alleged, husband, who fears that the shock countries, especially with Poland... mercial community, the Fukien contained an incitement to the might prove fatal. Revolutionary Government has people of Austria to overthrow the invited ten members of the Amoy Dollfusa Government. Chamber of Commerco, and three The distributor was arrested and members each from the Chambers that of Horr Frauenfeld followed of Commerce, at Chuanchow, a few hours later.-Reuter. Changchow and Lungyen, loading Fukien towns to visit Foochow and attend a meeting with the government leaders to-morrow.

Foochow, Dec. 5.

WEATHER OUTLOOK

The anticyclone is contred over

Mra. Kaspe left Europe for the

MEETING AGAIN. Far East immediately she learned that her son had been kidnapped. vinoff again, this evening at

Signor Mussolint meets M. Lit- News of his abduction was kopt oficial dinner to be given at the from her for some considerable Soviet Embassy. Their conversa. time. Reuter.

At this gathering the govern- South Manchuria and covers North NEW ment will explain its policy and China, South Japan and neigh- the reasons for, the recent pledges bouring sens. Local Forecast:- (Continued on Page 7.) N.C. winds, moderate; fair.

The King and Queen of Denmark, who are paying a private visit to London. They are to stay, for a week and will probably be tha› gstents of the King and Queen at a private sličner party at Buckingham Palace."

PIRATES RELEASE THREE

OF VICTIMS

GAVE THEM SUFFICIENT MONEY TO CARRY THEM HOME

AUSTRALIAN

ISSUE

FOR REFUNDING OF LOANS

London, Dec. 4.

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tions are then likely to be resum ed in the light of developments fsince they last met.

It is also rumoured that Signor Mussolini has seen the German Ambassador, but if this is so, the meeting took place under conditions of the closest secrecy.

ECONOMIC 199UES. Signor Engely, the noted As an exceptional measure, the Fascista, boldly suggests that the journalist, writing In Lavoro Chancellor of the Exchequer has Soviet will voluntarily curtail agreed to an immediate Common-

wealth of Australia issue for the part of her timber exports to Italy purpose of refunding certain Aus thus enabling Italy to buy more wood from Austria and strengthen- tralian leans bearing interest at

the rates of 5% and 0%. Ing the economic ties between British Wireless,

Austria and Italy.

It la pointed out that Italy in the first eight months of 1938 ex- ported eleven million roubles worth of goods to the Soviet while importing fifteen million roubles worth of Soviet goods. Italy in, therefore, anxious to redress" the balance.

̈TREASURY BOND PURCHASES

AMERICAN MARKET

SUPPORT

NEW POLICY. Signor Engely further suggests Washington, Dec. 4. that tho Italo-Russian Pact of Mr. Morgenthau announces that Friendship and Non-Aggreasion Treasury purchases to support the might be the beginning of a now market in Government bonds last European policy, whereby the week amounted to $2,645,000, as countries of Europe would be compared with $8,748,000 in the bound together by similar bilateral previous week --Router.

agreements, instead of the multila- teral agreements provided by the Losgue of Nations-Router,

EGYPTIAN GOVT.S COTTON

SALE BY AUCTION AUTHORISED

London, Dec. 4,

FAITH TRADITION. "Millions of faithful," says the Catholle, paper Avenira d'Italia, "pray to Heaven, that these rela tions with the countries of world civilization may have a salutary effect on the awakening of, all moral and rollglous patrimony, so stupidly destroyed by the Soviet It is learned that three of the pirate chief, who released three of. The Egyptian Government has trina be again given the right to

rogimo, and that the Christian doc passengers who were taken for them on satisfying himself that authorised the National Bank of assort Itself In Russia.: ransom by the Commandant Henri they were not worth holding for Egypt to dispose of the Govern "Rome alone can wake up In Riviere pirates have since been re- ransom.

ment stock of cotton by auction, Russia the former faith tradition. Jonged,

Each was given three or four according to a Calro messageM. Litvinoff knows history well. After three days of climbing dollars to cover the cost of their Router, hills and trudging through dim- return to their homes!

enough to be convinced that the ault wooded country, travelling Chan Sing-po, retired Chinese

eternal forces of all progrese and mostly at night in order to avoid Maritimes Customs official, of Repulse Bay Hotel on Saturday, 9th to Rome, but that Rome is the There will be a dinner dance at real civilization are not brought the attention of soldiers, the pas Pakhol, Is the only man still de ins, and a ten dance on Sunday, source from which these forces songers were interrogated by the tained.

10th inst, at 4.50. p.m.

are: originating."-Havas,

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