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ANTITAO THURSDAY, PECEMBER

14, 1933 H-LAK

KINOLAR ANNÉ IN ORNTO 1980 PER ANNEIM

WHITEAWAYS

WILL

REMAIN OPEN

TILL

6.O'CLOCK

THIS EVENING

SHOP EARLY

AMERICA'S DILEMMA: ON TO WORK ON GIANT CUNARDER TO

THE END OR BUST

SENATOR JOHNSON SUMS ROAMING IN THE

UP SITUATION

Senator Johnson.

SCOTTISH CUP DRAW

LITTLE TO FURNISH

WAR

A THRILL

London, Dee, 1. The draw for the First Round of the Beasth Anciation Cup draw made in Glasgow to-day, and resulted in a very curious distribution, In only two of the matches do First Divistun elevens clash.

The draw follows: Queen of South

Allon

St. Johnstone

Penulquick

Nithadale

Motherwell

King's Park Montrose Queen's Park Leith

Ross County

v.

Edinburgh C.

V. - Dundee United

East Fife

v. 8. Mirren

V.

East Stirling

V. Galafairydean

Y.- Dundee

V.

Leith Amateurs v. Dalbeattie Star

Aberacen Partick Valo of Leven

Arbroath

Belth

Albion Rovers

Reager

Gainion Hiberalann St. Bernard's

AJT

Stenhousemuir

Airdrie

Peterhead

Hearte

Forfar Cowdenbeath Burnt Island Falkirk

v. Celtic .. v.Raith Rovers —

V. Morton

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Rosyth Dock

Dumbarton

v. Brechin

NEW POLITICAL- PARTY

SPLIT IN RANKS OF REPUBLICANS

MUST SUPPORT ROOSEVELT

Washington, Dec. 13. A new alignment of poli-: tical forces in the United States, with a section of the Republican Party taking the leading part,

fore- was shadowed in an important] speech to-day by Senator Hiram Johnson.

Tho suggestion has спине animated discussion in politicat! cirelen, though no hint is yet forth- the movement commenced by Mr. coming concerning the strength of

Jolinson, who hinted at the early formation of a new political party, The main feature of the pro- posed party in that its members will be drawn principally from the ranks of the Republicans and that it will pledge its support to the Rooseveltlan policy.

OR ELSE.

Senator. Johnson and his sup porters are noparently actuated by

GLOAMING

Sir John Simon's "Holiday"

London, Dec. 14.

It is understood that as the outcome of yesterday's Cabinet muating, Britain

will make a supremo affort to ro-weave the threads of the disarmament confer- onco.

It is stated that Sir John Simon will spend the Christ- mas. Rocass "holidaying" on the Continent. He will be particularly attracted by the charms of Rome, Parlo, Gonova and possibly Barlin. -Reuter.

FREE STATE

CRISIS ON

BLUE SHIRT

ISSUE

GOVERNMENT PROSTITUTING POWERS

Dublin, Dec. 13.

The ban on the Blue 'Shirt

e conviction, not ill-based, that organisation, which has been the Rooseveltian postcy, has been carried so far that any attempt followed by swift action, to retrace steps would result in including the seizure of the complete economic chaos.

In outlining the programme, headquarters of the United Senator Johnson declared that Ireland Party, was discussed party lines had been loosened by

the present economic and social in the Senate to-day, on the revolution in the United States. motion for adjournment. FA re-alignment of political thought

$

i was necessary.

The country, he said, must now i yard

go through with the Roosevelt pro- gramme to the end, or else go to hell economically.

v. Vale o* Caba

v. Blairgowrie

V. Keith

Y. Clyde

v. Wick Academy

v. Hunfermline

v. Third Lanark

Y. Kilmarnock

v. Hamilton

TARIFF CUTS.

any

RAGING GALE IN CHANNEL

WORST WEATHER OF WINTER

VIOLENT SEAS

London, Déc. 13. The fiorcoat gale of the the winter swopt along. British coasts to-day and was particularly savoro in the English Channel,

Some of the cross-Channel bonta įwere divaried from Dover to Calain and all' mailings were curtailed. Thane venturing the cropsing "ox» perienced the roughest weather this winter, tossing in raging

non,

with Art Waves break ing over them. Litobonis around the conste hindi

vals many

ami for {nomo anxioly wna

time {felt for the "nafaly of # Jarno Finnish-ownait four-mustod bargus, Lawhill, which loft London last week for Australia and will als part in the annual grain raçe next your,

Of Deal, the Lawhill found her. hurled self in clanger of being nahoro. She dropped her nuehors and hold her position 400 yards off' the shoro until the Dover tug towed hor clear. All crona-Channel cargo sorvlees word, cancelled. Several

*

Dahing boats are overdue.-British

Wireless

BIG BLAZE AT. POKFULUM.

3-STOREY BLOCK DESTROYED

Shortly after four o'clock this morning a disastrous are broke out at No. 9, Pokfulam Road, a short distance beyond the University.

Within a brief period, the flames had enveloped the whole building, one of thres storeys, necessitating

Senator Miroy challenged the

produce Government to evidence to justify their actions.

Ile declared that the Blue Shirts stood for the end of rule by the gun-bully. The Government was the turning out merely prostituting its powers to party purposes.

STORM TROOPS.

Mr. Buttledge,

the full fre-

fighting equipment on the island.

It is stated in Washington that

The firemen, under the direction while President Roosevelt is

of the Superintendent and Deputy adhering to his objective of a

Superintendent, fought hard to world-wide reduction of tarif

Minister for keep the outbreak confined to the walls, he believes that owing to Home Affairs, accused the Blue building in which it originated, and, international conditions to-day, Shirts, in his reply, of seeking to within an hour, were able to gain January 20-Router, played on this objective will be reached by establish a Dictatorship. He ask control, but not before the building

negotiating bilateral treaties with individual countries, as the British cd what purely political party had was almost burnt out, and No. 7, Government has been doing in issued orders,

a uniform, a quartermaster and adjoining, was partially damaged. The Inmates escaped in time, and the last twelve months-Reuter.

no casualties occurred. which said that the Blue Shirts

Matches are to be

PRINCE VISITS UNEMPLOYED

1

CHESTERFIELD KEEP IT UP

FIFTEENTH LEAGUE

VICTORY

London, Dec. 14.

said.

The Minister quoted a document The ground floor of the premises hoped to muster a hundred thou was occupied by the King Wah haberdashery shop, the stock of sand men, of which fifty thousand which was damaged to the extent would be "Inner circle" men.1 "Storm troops, in other words," he of $2,800. The master of the shop received a bad burn to one of his hands, his boing the only injury.

There was a delay of a quarter of an hour before water could be In the last fews days, aince Mr.jobtained through the mains. de Valera announced that the ban on the Blue Shirts would be en forced, the Morrion Square head.

HEADQUARTERS CLOSED.

London: Dec. 13. When the Prince of Wales, as Patron of the National Council of Social Services, began a three days' tour of Yorkshire at Hull to-day. he was given an enthusiastic wel-, come by the unemployed men of the city, four of whose clubs he visited. In these clubs he inspected the men's activities and talked to them, In the Northern Section of the with an entire absence of formality, Third Division to-day, Chesterfield quarters of the United Ireland 005 variety of subjects. The who are running away with the Party have bean seized and the Prince also visited the handicraft championship, obtained their party's printers have been for- centre for crippled children.

fifteenth victory in seventeen bidden to print any further litera- Afterwards, ho drove to Beverley, games. They were playing at ture under pain of prosecution, to visit a hostel where unemployed home to Barrow and won by two, The premises of the Young Ire- boyo receive agricultural training, goals to one.

land organisation have been for- then went on to York, where ho In a friendly match at Liverpool, cibly closed, while Commandant visited more unemployed centre and Liverpool defeated the Austria Cronin, the Secretary, has been opened a Boys' Club.—British Wire- Football Club by four goals to two arrested In County Donegal and

-Router,

a military is to appear before tribunal for wearing a blue shirt, O'DUFFY'S PLANS.

less.

HIGH COST OF RECOVERY ROOSEVELT WANTS MINIMUM OF

$6,000,000,000

General O'Duffy defied the ban

ENGLISH CUP · REPLAYS

BE RESUMED

MERGER AGREEMENT IN SIGHT

Ja Jun 2, 2055:04

FINANCIAL AID FROM GOVT.

London, Dec. 13. Financial assistnico · from the Govérument to enable the early completion of the partially bullt giant Cimar der was diduitély promised by the Chancellor of Ex- choquer to-day,

questioned up to the progres of the ungollatioun between the Cluunvd and White Use Linos concerning the merger made a borlain replied, "I am lail to any condition of useistance, Mis Chams those affleuit and complicated

Much Interest was osutred yesterday in the double wedding in which the resumetive souples were Mr. Fung Fing fan and Miss Ivy Ran Ost1), and Mr. Fung Ping wah and Mlis Doris 1.1 (aight). All are members spoilations, coughtoted with great

known local Chinese familles. (Photo: Ming Yuan).

goodwill au nil alien, have ronöbet WE BALLA Lust Kuunfetten a beaverdikesand recto

The atmont which this Government Brests Justitied to assuming that an

LEAGUE POLICE

FORCE

MR. EDEN SCORNS PROJECT

BRIEF DEBATE IN COMMONS

London, Dec. 14. The efficacy of the Shanghai Defence Force, composed of, seven nationalities, was among the arguments cited in the House of Commons last night in support of proposala for an international police force.

-The debate - was--initiated-by- Mr. G. le Mander, the Liberal member for East Wolverhampton. Mr. la Mander moved that the British Government press

for the formation of such a 'force under the League of Nations and argued the practicability of the scheme at some length.

Support came from both sides of the House, the principal speakers in favour being Brig.- General E. L Spears (Con.

Carlisle) and Major C. R. Attlee (Lab. Stepney, Limehouse).

EDEN SCOUTS PLAN,

The motion was, however, dropped after a reply by Captain. Anthony Eden, the Under-Seero- taryfor Foreign Affairs, who con- tonded that the suggestion was Im- practicable and scorned the idea of an international police force being allowed to use bombing.

Captain Eden asserted that per sonally he would not feel much

smithereens happier in result of an international bomb than a national bomb.-Reuter,

FINE WEATHER

as the

•

A strong antleyclone is centred over South Manchuria, and covers China and Japan. Local Forecast: N.E. winds, fresh; fine.

STATE-ASSISTED SHIPPING

Action Damanded In Britain

London, Dec. 13.

The House of Commons to-night. discussed the motion of a private mem- ber, Dr. Leech, calling atten- tion to the effect upon British shipping and the shipbuilding, industries of uneconomic State-assisted foreign competition and urging the Government to take immediate steps to assist and defend these vital and Important industries.-- ~British-Wireless.

SHIPPING SUBSIDIES

STRONG. DISLIKE. IN NORWAY

MR. MATHIESON'S APPEAL.

Oslo, Dec. 13.

A strong dislike of shipping subsidies as an instrument to stimulate the shipping trade was expressed by Mr. A. H. Mathie- son, presiding at a meeting of the Norwegian Shipping Asso Jciation here to-day.

effective merger of the North Atlantie firota of the Cunard and White Star Lines will become an accomplished fact at an early date. "It is the intention of the Gov- vernment. In that event, shortly to lay before the House, proposala for furnishing the necessary finans cial facilities for the complètion of the nile Cunard Liner knoWD (number 534,”

CONSENT OF CREDITORS. Answering further questions, the Chancellor said that not only would these proposals have to come before the House, but the consent of the socured creditors in both cases would have to be obtained.

Aš everyone was anxious to get on with the work he believed there. would be no undue delay.---British Wireless,

.

LARGE IMPORTS · OF LIQUOR American Authorisation Given

Washington, Dec. 13. Permits to Import over 6,500,000 gallons of liquor during the next four months have been given by the Federal Alcohol Control: Ad-

ministration.

The allotments cover spirits, wines, beers and other beverages and include 35,000 gallons from China-Reuter.

NO PASSPORT - RESTRICTIONS

ON LONDON-PARIS WEEK-END TRIPS

Mr. Matheison declared: "Wo will have no subsidies." He ex- pressed regret that a cry for sub-

London, Dec. 13. nidios is now coming from Great

"home Britain-the

of Free

In the House of Commons, the Trade."

Foreign Under Secretary, Mr. Concluding, Mr. Mathieson con Anthony Eden, said the French tended that subsidica represented | Government, in response to an en- a danger to the whole of world quiry, had been informed that, the

of

Q.P.K. TRIUMPH AT NEW BRIGHTON.

London, Dec. 13, Queen's Park Rangers atoned handsomely for their failure to. defeat New Brighton at Loftus

soya sauce, he poured a quantity on Road on Saturday in the second

his food, and had taken it before he Hole returned from Home lave by discovered the diferanco.

the P. and O. liner Naldera to-day.

A strange error committed at his trade and he urged co-operation British Government were glad to meal has resulted in the admission to among non-subsidy countries in enter into an arrangement by which the Kwong Wah Hospital at Yaumati regard to remedies-Reuter of Chan Yau, 28, living at 08, Templo Stroet. Mistaking Jeyes fuld for

round of the FA Cup.

belloved to have crossed the border superiority, in convincing fashion.

Commander G. F. Hole and Mrs.

LAHORE TERRORIST TRIAL

by wearing a blue shirt, but slip. In the reply at New Brighton to- ped through a police cordon and a day, the Southerners proved their

winning by four goals to all. into Ulster territory.

The other roplay to-day also It is stated, however, that after resulted in a victory.

for A team he has arranged his affairs In which falled at home. Halifax Washing, Dec. 13. 000,000 will be regarded as ordin- Northern Ireland, he will return went to Hartlepools and won by DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON TWO

to the Free State and allow him two goals to one Extra time was The colossal cost of the ary budget expenditure.

self to be arrested. The remainder will be employ- It is reported that the United ossary before they obtained the Roosevelt recovery program-ed for extraordinary omergency Ireland Party have

winning goal, decided to

In the third round, Q. P. Rangers me is partly revealed in an expenditure in connexion with the Institute proceedings against the

laro, away to Notts. Forest and reconstruction programme, involv. Dublin police for closing their Halifax visit Bolton Wanderers. official announcement on the ing disbursements required after hendquarters-Router,

Reuter. financial proposals for the February 16 next, when the pre-

sant funds will be exhausted.

coming year.

Tang Yiu-lo, aged 5, was fatally_In-

It may be noted that these en-jured when he fell out of a window

Amongst the passengers who ar It is abated that the Administra-ormous estimates do not include while playing on the second floor of rived from Home by the a. Nalders tion is preparing for an Appropria. the requirements of the Recon-284, Lockhart Road yesterday. He to-day was Mrs. Jacks, wife of Mr. tion domand of a minimum of struction Finance Corporation, died after being admitted to the Gov- Philip Jacks, Land Offber, who fa no- $6,000,000,000, of which... $2,600,- which cannot be forecast, -Router. | ernment Civil Hospital.

|companied by her daughter.

BROTHERS

British and French holders week-end tickets will be allowed to continue their journey to Paris and London raspoctively without passports-British Wireless,

RADIO TALK FROM INDIA

FIRST RECEPTION IN

ENGLAND

London, Dec. 13. Lahore, Dec. 19. and other conspiratorial activi- The first wireless programme The trial of twenty-one men, ties.

from India was sent to England to accused of an attempt to blow Two brothers, held to be the day and radiated over the Empire up the Vicoregal train four prime movers in the terrorist Service of the Broadcasting Cor- years ago has concluded..

organisation, were sontenced toporation,

The defendants were arraigned death, while three men were son- The programme was opened by a on a whole series of additional tenced to transportation for life. short speech by Lord Brabourne, Indictments, including conspiracy Eleven men were given varying who five days ago took over the In the organisation of bomb terms of Imprisonment. Five Governorship of Bombay-Brilish

Wireless..- oxplosions in the Punjab in 1930 wore acquitted,➡Reuter,