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BRITAIN REJECTS DE VALERA'S LATEST BAIT
Refuse to Define Attitude If Republic is Proclaimed
EVIL OF FORCED ASSOCIATION
IRISH LEADER'S CONTENTIONS NOT ACCEPTED
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FREE STATE'S DESTINY
London, Dec. 5.
Mr. de Valera went a-fishing but the Government of the United Kingdom declined to bite.
The text of the Irish Note and of Mr. Thomas's reply were disclosed in the House of Commons to-night.
:
Mr. de Valera invited a` declaration that 'Britain would not resort to force if the Free State Government proclaimed a Republic.
MR. DE VALERA'S]
· INTRANSIGENCE
Dublin, Dec. 6.
The Free State is in the midst of a grave danger
caused by the aggression of another country, de- clared Mr. de Valera, re- plying to a deputation.
Every act of diserdar and indiscipline, he said. was an incitement to the
aggressors to intensify their aggresions, There- fore he urged patrio- influence to maintain peace
and order and to secure a concentration of the na- tional energy on the im- portent work of buüding up the economic life of the country and achieving its independence-Beuter,
ROME ROMANCING
LITTLE ACHIEVED IN LITVINOFF VISIT
Mr. Thomas replied that the contingency suggested was a hypothetical question, to which he saw no reason for a reply. Britain's attitude UNITY OF POLICY would be disclosed should the situation hinted at arise.
IRISH NOTE. AND BRITISH REPLY
The
Socrotary for the which could not have been reached Dominions; Mr. J. H. Thomas read by any other means, both the despatch received from Mr. De Valera and the reply which had been sent to him.
In his despatch Mr. Do Valera referred to the statement made by Mr.Thomas In Commons on November 14th, calling attention to the fact that the Bills then before the Free State Parliament conflicted with the Anglo-Irish treaty and expressing the desire of the British Government to see the Irish Free State taking her full share as a member of Common- wealth of her own free will, 'nc- cepting the responsibilities and enjoying the privileges.
BUT NO DRAMATIC
PLANS IN DIPLOMACY
Rome, Dec. 5. Much of the diplomatic manoeuvring attributed to Further as a direct result of Signor Mussolini during the that settlement, the Irish Free State has participated in and visit of M. Litvinoff appears contributed to the notable con- to have been sheer roman- stitutional developments of the last few years whereby the cing-by-special-correspon position of the Dominions na dents. cqual members with the United Kingdom__ of the British Com- monwealth of Nations under the Crown has been defined and made clear to the world."
ELECTION VERDICT.
The reply goes on to point out! that the treaty settlement was duly accepted by the elected re- presentatives of the people of the NEVER VOLUNTARY.
Irish Free State and' Ita accep Mr. De Valern said the Irish tance subsequently confirmed at peopio had never sought member-the succeeding Free State General ship of the Commonwealth. Their Election. Association with Great Britain
The conclusion of the Russian diplomatist's visit shows that the conversations were not nearly so far-reaching as has been made out in some quarters..
There has been no talk of a Seven-Power Pact (including the United States and Japan) or even of a Five-Power Pact, nor yet of any other such dra- matic political moves.
As far as can be gathered from The period which elapsed bo various disclosures made and official And the Commonwealth had never,tween 1921 and 1932 was marked communiques, the main achieve- on their side, beon. voluntary.
by the progressive development of ment was to establish continuity of In every genoratlon they had friendly relations and cooperation Soviet-Italian views, rather than striven to maintain their right between the two countries.
pany definite décisions. to exist as a distinct and an in- dependent nation and whenever they yielded to British rule in any under form they did so only pressure of overwhelming material
force.
. IRISH INFERENCE.
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION,
"Since the Government in the United Kingdom are thus unable to accept the assumption that lasting friendship
bo cannot
EL
ITALY THREATENS TO LEAVE LEAGUE
SPEEDY REFORM OF OBJECTIVES & CONSTITUTION DEMANDED
GRAND COUNCIL'S DECISION
Rome, Dec. 6.
The Fascist Grand Council, attended by Signor Mussolini and all Ministers, decided to-day that Italy's
HONGKONG SLUM SCANDALS
STARTLING FACTS IN S.P.C. REPORT
continued membership of the League of Nations should OVERCROWDING be dependent on a radical reform in the constitution and objectives of the League.
REVELATIONS
Italy's decision will also be dependent on such re- NEW AREAS NEARLY forms being carried out in the shortest possible time.-
Reuter
America grasts, the end of Prohibition with relish.
AND SO SAY ALL OF U.S.
PROHIBITION END CELEBRATED
PRESIDENTIAL APPEAL
New York, Dec. 5. Prohibition in the United
UNITY IN ACTION. Signor Gayda, who la commonly regarded as the mouthpiece of Signor Mussolini, writing In the attained on the basis of the pre-tries love a clear situation, concrete States is Dead,
Giornale D'Italia, says: "Both coun- nent relationship, they do not see The Treaty of 1921 involved no any grounds for answering the facts and definite solutions. Neither fundamental chango in thoir
collective It died an unlaniented death attitude and they did not accept it question which is founded on that will fall in universal.
action to assumption.
concentrato policy on to-day, unhonoured, but not as a Anal settlement of their rela-
direct relations and solutions.” tions with Britain or as giving
"They cannot belleve that the
necessarily unsuing, when Ohio, Froc
State
M. Litvinol left for Government) Britain the right to interfere with Irish their constitutional development. contemplate the final repudiation where he will probably engage in Pennsylvania and Utah ratified The Free State Government in- of their treaty obligations in the Neurath, the Reich Minister for
conversations with Baron von Repeal. ferred from Mr. Thomas's state- manner suggested and consequent- ment of 14th November that they they do not feel called upon to Foreign Affairs, at 8.46 p.m. British Government also now say what attitude they would realised the evile of forced-
dopt in circumstances which they sociation and would not treat as regard as purely hypothetical.
Berlin,
VATICAN DISAPPOINTED,
:
1
AS BAD
"There can be no doubt. that one of the most crying. needs of the Colony is the clearance and complete re- construction (with open spaces) of the congested areas in the older parts of the city of Victoria.
"The existing conditions not only produce disease among the inhabi tants of those areas but also render these potential breeding; places of discaso a standing menace to the health of the whole community."
In these words, the Committee of the Hongkong, Society for the Protection of Children refers, in Ite annual report, and draws atten- tion to one of Hongkong's biggest social problems. The Society is holding its annual meeting at the Cathedral Hall at 5.16 p.m. on the 14th inst., under the chairman- ship of H. E. the Governor.
818 NEW CASES.
HAPPY TREASURY POSITION
Sharp Rise in Week's Revenue
London, Dec. 5.
The latest Treasury re- turns show that ordinary revenue for the currant financial year, up to 2nd December, amounted to £376,183,440. At the cor- responding date of last year the amount stood £364,577,567
at
Ordinary expenditure to date for the current year totalled £466,788,277, as compared with £519,964,- 340 at the corresponding date last year.British Wireless.
HOUNDING DOWN TSULL
GREECE SUCCUMBS TO PRESSURE
A REQUEST TO LEAVE
Athens, Dec. 5,
CONTROL OF the great majority of the cases piration of his police permit for
the Greek Government are not It is reliably learned that while
prepared to order the extradition of Mr. Samuel Insull, the former Chicago utilities magnate, he will The report states, that durlag be requested to leave Greece. the year under review the Society has investigated and dealt with United States Government, going Some vigorous netes from the 918 new cages affecting the so far as to threaten reprisals, welfare of 1,526 children, the have caused this decision to bo number of cases being 37 in excess made, although Mr. Insuli will be of those for the previous year. In permitted to stay until the ex- there was a genuine need for the restilence in Greece. Society's help, but in a few enses
It is explained that the Greek It was found that parents whose Government does not wish to dis means did not justify that course tarb relations between Greece and were seeking to obtain free sup-the United States and has decided plies of milk foods. Chaes of this upon this course of action on the type wore dropped after warning ground that Mr. Insull has mo as to the necessity for fulfilling passport, the American authorities pareatal responsibilities.
having withdrawn it.
BANKING
R.F.C. BUYS LARGE INTEREST
ADMINISTRATION POLICY
THE BLACK SPOT.
"Three cubicles, four bed- spaces. Lived in ́ by sØVEN families comprising in' all 24 people."
BRITISH TALKS WITH HITLER
NAZI LEADER'S ATTITUDE
There is nothing to indicate where Insul will go on leaving As In previous years the Went-Greece. The authorities have orn District of Hongkong, with its promised to give him a latosez- estimated population density of passer for the country to which ho New York, Dec. 6. 1,000 persons per acro, produced chooses to proceed-Reuter,. In furtherance of. President the highest number of cases-344; Roosevelt's plan to strengthen Kowloon with Its far greater area the capital structures of the but lower population density of
300 persons por acro followed GERMANY WAITS banks, preparatory to credit ex- pansion for the benefit of in- Eastern District, which embraces second with B12 cases; while the dustry, the National City Bank both the old and congested par-
ON FRANCE of New York.is selling $50,000,- tions of Wanchai and the now aren 000 worth of preferred stock to of the Praya East Roclamation, poration. the Reconstruction Finance Cor-produced 262 cases.
The following is an entry as to An additional effect of largo the occupation of a floor, taken Government purchases of bank haphazard from the reports of the stock in to give the President a Western District Inspector, which powerful lover in influencing bank-may be accepted as typical of the The annoyance engendered by Ing_policy.
congestion which is normally Utah in postponing the ratifica-
Some quarters believe that is the found in that District: tion vote for six hours was for- (real purpose of the Administra- gotten when at last the news stocks, the object being to gain tlon's plans for acquiring such He went away leaving the Vati- came through that Utah had such control that pressure can be can disappointed with his visit. given the OK; and that the foxorcised to insist that a large M. Litvinoff denied that he had country was at Inst free to credit expansion policy shall be with the Commonwealth. Mr. Do the United Kingdom feel that the which means that the feelers
"His Majesty's Government in been in contact with the Vatican, celebrate Prohibition's obsequies, adopted by the banks. Reuter. Valera asked that this attitude free intercourse on equal terms thrown out, did not encourage the found the country really unpre Strange to say, the occasion should be formulated in a direct with the other members statement.
British Commonwealth which the warda reconelllation.
of Vatican to any further stops to parod. Thousands of restaurants in Irish Free State has enjoyed
New York have not yet been given under tho
Any achievement to this end their licences and though a last- treaty settlement,
minute effort was made to speed' The reply sent by Mr. Thomas culminating In the Statute of seems as far off na-over. to Mr. De Valera, after saying Westminster is the surest proof that the British Government could ¦ of their freedom to work out their AMERICAN "CONCESSION", prietors who were distinctly angry i not accept his description of the own destiny within the Common- Mr. Farley, the American Post- rolations between the two coun-
wealth.
master-Genoral, who accompanied tries, recalled their view of the "We bollave that the natural | M." Livinoff to Rome for nothing, 1921 Treaty net forth in the associations between
The United States is now faced The Fascist Grand Council to entall a heavy toll of lives cannot move by the new French Govern-. the two denies that he acted as the Vatican's with the problem of the control day agreed to make a war debt be commenced until the hopod-for mont, under M. Chautemps, as Its despatch of 9th April last year countries are such that a close and intermediary, but there is no doubt of the liquor trade, which is at payment of a million dollars to the profit materializes. It would be standpoint is that the recent con friendly relationship between that the Vatican looked to him to prosent entrusted to a body ap- United States, as proof of good erroneous to regard overcrowding versations between Herr Hitler "His Majesty's Government in them is essential to their full pro- explain the alleged Soviet religious pointed by the Administration, unwill and in anticipation of a final as a condition found only in the and the French Ambassador ro the United Kingdom ontored into aperity and I would once again concession to America. the 1921 settlement with the single emphasise that His Majesty's Ony-
All Congross has enacted the noces settlement-Router. desire that it should end the long ornment in the United Kingdom was profoundly disappointed by the
It is believed that the Vatican aary legislation.
old and over-built slum districts. quiro a reply from France. poriod of bitterness between the are and always have been most explanation given and considered are urging the substitution of Kowloon City yesterday, women, perhaps be regarded as some cris
The Temperante organisations
The prevalence of the bod-space| Reuter, countries and it is their belief that sincerely anxious to work in the concession to be quite Insub Stato purchasing and retall mono- Chang Mui, suddenly collapsed, and torion of the degree of overcrowd Whilst seated in a motor bus Injaa a unit of accommodation may the settlement, his brought... a friendly cooperation with the irish stantial.--Reuter,
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(Continued on Page 7.) was removed to the Kowloon Hospital. (Continued on Page T.)
a cause of war or other aggressive
action, a decision of the Irish
people to sover their connection
..
BRITAIN'S REPLY.
in the following wordas,
'measure of pance and contentment
EQUAL TERMS.
ITALIAN WAR DEBT
The bedspaces in this tenement wero ronted at $2.80 per month.
Berlin, Dec. 5, The British Ambassador had an hour's conversation to day with Herr Hitler on the subject of dis- armament.
The Nazi Chancellor reiterated' - UNFORTUNATE DELAY.DE
his desire to come to # quick Dealing with the suggested re-understanding with France, and as construction the congested quickly as possible. aress in the older parts of
The Ambassador emphasised the Victoria, the Committos saya: British Government's anxiety to
of
ر محمده
up the issue, there were many pro- Token Payment to be It is good news that this need has aco France and Germany arrive
nt being loft out in the cold..
NEW. PROBLEM,
Made
| Rome, Dec. 5.
received offcial recognition and is at an agreement on disarmament promised attention If a profit and upon all other, outstanding arises from the City Development questions,
Schemo, but it is unfortunate that It Is learned that the German" the removal of conditions which Government is now awaiting a
The Japancas destroyer Hakase [Arrived at the Pagod Foochow yesterd
Anchorage
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