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All that is known about tyre making | is embodied in

DUNLOP TYRES

UNITED STATES PROCLAIMED BANKRUPT

Dr. Chao-chu Wu, who died suddenly at his Hongkong re- sidence yesterday.

FRENCH QUOTA SHOCK

BRITISH COTTON

EXPORTS

LANCASHIRE'S PROTEST

Senator Thomas's

FOUR NEW BYE ELECTIONS

TWO.M.P.S GO TO

THE LORDS

ANOTHER MADE A

MAGISTRATE

London, Jan. 2. The King has approved the. appointment of Sir Gervais | Rentoul, M.P., and Mr. Geoffrey Keith Rose, Recorder of Ludlow since 1932, as Metropolitan | Police Magistrates to fil the

Estimate of Monetary Situation

Estimate

MILE BRIDGE OVER IRRAWADDY

First Time River Has Boon Spanned

London, Jan. 2. The first bridge over the Irrawaddy River in Burma was opened to-day by the Governor. Sir Hugh Stephen- son, in the presence of a large crowd. The bridge, which cost over one million pounds. is four thousand feet long and was built by a British engineer ing firm-British Wireless.

PAKISTAN

new

GOLD FIGHT PENDING

FEDERAL RESERVE TO DO BATTLE

OBJECTING TO SURRENDER

New York, Jan. 2.

A fierce gold war is im- pending over the Treasury's decree placing the control of the gold holdings of the Federal Reserve Banks un-.

vacancies caused by the death GEN: O'DUFFY SET der the Treasury.

of Mr. J. A, R. Cairns and the retirement of Mr. Frederick Mead.

The appointment of Sir Gervais Rentoul necessitates a by-election In the Lowestoft division of Suffolk, which he has represented as a Conservative member since November, 1922.

By-elections are also pending at Cambridge and North Portsmouth, owing to the elevation to peerages in the New Year honours of Sir Douglas Newton and Sir Bertram Falle, both Conservatives, as well as one owing to the death of Mr.

D. M. Cowan, the Liberal M.P. for

the Scottish Universities.

AT LIBERTY

STILL WEARING BLUE SHIRT

TRIBUNAL AND HIGH COURT

Dublin, Jan. 2. The trial of General

Sir Douglas Newton has been O'Duffy, leader of the Blue. M.P. for Cambridge since 1922, and Shirt organisation in the has been closely connected - with

AVQOKOVEIT And when

any way graphed together. They are driving ahead with the President's

monetary programme,

FAMOUS FRENCH

HISTORIAN

The Federal Reserve Banks are bitterly opposed to the process, ' one prominent director deularing it to be a "shyster trick" according to the Washington correspondent of the New York Evening Post.

Meanwhile, Senator Thomis and Mr. Rankin, a member of the House of Representatives, Death of Pierre de la are preparing legislation to compels the Federal Reserve Banks to turn over their gold to the Treasury,

UNITED STATES BANKRUPT. ̧

Senator, mas has just aban

Gorce

Paris: Jan. 3.

The death has occurred of the famous French his. torian, the eighty-eight- year-old Pierre de la Gorce. He was the author of the history of the: Second Re- public, the Second Empire and the French Revolution -Reuter.

London, Jan. 2. With the economic war which Cambridgeshiro local government Irish Free State, who was doned leadership of the inflationist threatened between the United since 1909. He is chairman of the released on a writ of habeas bloc in Congress, although he is Kingdom and France apparent National Agricultural Council and

continuing to support legislative "ly brought, to an end by the Water Companies Association. He corpus, has been postponed measures designed to expand the agreement of the French Gov. was nude K.B.E. ir 1919,

indefinitely.

currency. Sir Bertram Falle, who W28 ornment to suppress the ex-

The Oklahoma Senator who has created a Baronet in 1916, has change surtax on British goods, represented Portsmouth in Parlia-tribunal in Dublin to-day, facing of the currency expansion group He appeared before a military been the outstanding spokesman another issue has arisen,

ment since 1910. He was at one five charges connected with his in Congress, said that he is The exports of cotton piece-time judge of the Native Tribunal recent activities against Mr. de accord with all of the goods to France are likely to beat Cairo. He served in the Valera, and after seriously affected, says the Man-artillery during the war.-British minutes retirement, the President Roosevelt.

A twenty stops so far taken by President chester Chamber of Commerce by Wirclens.

a of the Tribunal announced that

"Congress cannot the members were satisfied that the Constitution--conferred upon duty- of-rovising---the-monetary the Tribunal absoluto jurisdiction system," says Senator Thomas. THIRTEEN CHARGED to try General O'Duffy on all the "The United States to-day charges preferred against him.

the official announcement made in Paris on December 31, the effect. of which is to reduce the allot-

ments to the United Kingdom by seventy-five per cent.

The matter has been brought to the attention of the Govern- ment, which is giving considera-

tion to the problem raihed.

cx-

A discussion will also take place at a meeting of Lancashire porters to be held in Manchester on Friday.

A NEW AGREEMENT.

ago that conversationa between

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FIRE AT SEA

MASTER REPORTS

ALL WELL

London, Jan. 2.

ADJOURNED SINE DIE.

bankrupt.

in

monetary

escape

the

THE MIDNAPORE OUTRAGE

is

WITH CONSPIRACY

"I do not intend to oppose the

In order to avoid a clash with President's policies, but I will

RANGERS

AGAIN HELD

CONCEDE A POINT AT HOME

London, Jan. 2.

DROUGHT MENACE IN ENGLAND

MYSTERY CAVE OF MENDIPS

ACUTE WATER SHORTAGE

London, Jan. 2.

The deficiency in rainfall over a large part of Great Britain, prolonged over nine consecutive months, has led to the drying up of springs and a fall of river water levels which in many parts of the country, are causing inconvenience and anxiety.

even

The great cities are not at pre- sent seriously affected by the drought but in some of the small towns it has become necessary to curtail slightly the supply of water, while in many rural areas, particu- larly in the high lying villages, a difficult situation has arisen.

A curious feature of the drought is that it has severely affected those areas. where, in normal years, the rainfall is greatly in excess of the The failure of Glasgow Ran-average of the whole country, such gers, playing before theirns small places in the Lake Dis- own supporters, to beat Partlektrict and rural areas in Wales." was among the surprising fea-

WOOKEY HOLE CAVE. tures of to-day's programme in the first division of the Scot- The drought has brought the" tish League.

river Axe, which flows through

The Rangers, who have been Wookey Hole Cave, 600 feet below trailing Motherwell the lenders over the Mendip Hills, to a low level since the start of the season, could never before known and excavators aluable ground in the fight for the plore the caverns in the Cave which only share the points, and thus lost and archeologists are hoping to ex-

championship.

have never before been entered Motherwell, on the other hand, by efvilized man. increased their load by visiting Falkirk and returning with the full was the home of

The Cave, about 8,000 years ago, a tribe, whose polats,

pottery and bone implements, un earthed by archucologists, have help British Wireless. of living in the distant past. ed experts to reconstruct the mode

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HOME TEAMS LOSE.

defeat suffered by St. Johnstone, Another surprise was the home

who could make no reply to the Hibernians' single goal. Queen O'South were another home team to

experience defent, St. Mirren bring- POISON PLOT IN

ing off the coup. Goals were plenti-

the High Court, which ordered/continue in Congress to advocate MURDER OF MR.ful in some of the games, Aberdeen |

sound measures to expand the the currency."

PROF. WARREN'S VIEW.

BURGE

The muster of the British 8.s. General O'Duffy's relense,

nelting five against Cowdenberth,, Sacramento Valley. which took President agreed to accede to the

Hearts piling on six against Dundee fire in the Pacific about 1,500 miles Attorney-General's request to ad

Midnapore, Jan. 2.

nnd Clyde, Kilmarnock, and Hamli- from San Francisco yesterday, has journ

the cage until further

ton cach obtaining four. Professor Warren, closest finan The trial opened at Midnapore Two matches were played in the cial adviser to President Roosevelt, to-day before a special tribunal, English League. The Wednesday It was announeed a day or two wirelessed to his owners to-day notice.

stating that the fire appears to The Blue Shirt leader, who ap- the man who devised the gold of thirteen Indian prisoners, snatched a victory from Birming- Britain and France, at which com- have been completely extinguish-reared in court defiantly wearing purchase formula, read before a mostly students, charged with ham and Bolton did well to visit plete revision of their commercial ed.

a blue shirt under overcoat, meeting of the American Economie conspiracy in connexion with the Bury and share two goals. The Sacramento Valley is pro- and accompanied by a galaxy of Association a paper describing how assassination on September 2 last begin in London about the end of ceeding on her voyage to Japan lawyers, afterwards announced higher gold prices elevated com-of Mr. Burge, the District Magis- follow:

and China.-Reuter.

that he proposen. to continue his Įmodities.

trate of Midnapore. politlent campaign at public gatherings.

relations will be discussed, will

over-

February. The old commercial agreement is now more than fifty years old and badly needs hauling. Figures generally show that British exports annually ex- ceed imports from Reuter.

France-

SIR JOHN SIMON FLIES TO OSTIA

SLACKENING IN N.R.A. CODES

PRESIDENTS PLAN FOR SPEED-UP

111

TO CARRY ON.

He is speaking at Wexford on Saturday and at Athlone on Sunday.

A large crowd gave him a rousing cheer as he left Collins Washington, Jan. 2. Barracks, Dublin, where the In order to hasten the codifica-tribunal was aftting.-Router. tion of the smaller industries, President Roosevelt has au-

Meeting Signor Mussolini thorlaed General Johnson to ap-

To-day

+

prove all N.R.A, codes for indus- tries employing fifty thousand workers or loss.

FAIR WEATHER

The anticyclone over China has The President retains the power increased in intensity: The de London, Jan. 2. to impose or approve codes for pression, remains to the north-east Sir John and Lady Simon, who industries employing over fifty of Hokkaido. Local forecast:--- have been on holiday in Capri, thousand workers-Reuter,- N. E. winds, fresh; fair.

arrived by air this afternoon at the Carlo Del Prete Aerodrome at Ostia,

They wore welcomed by Signor Suvich, the Italian Undor-Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs, and General

LOS ANGELES CLOUDBURST

Mr. Burge had been playing in a local football match when he was shot down.

The results, as cabled by Reuter,

ENGLISH LEAGUE

FIRST DIVISION,

SECOND DIVISJON.

* Bolton 1

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

FIRST DIVISION.

Professor Warren said that be- tween October 21 and November 30 the prices of fifteen identical com- modities fell two per cent. in the named S. C. Ghosh, who confessed

One of the prisoners, a studentWednesday 2 y Birmingham 1 United Kingdom

and rose eight his guilt and was conditionally per cent. in the United States,

pardoned, upon his announcement Bury 1 Professor Warren deprecated of his willingness to give King's any effort to establish a perman-Evidence, told the tribunal details ent gold price, stressing that the of a meeting of the Midnapore gold standard requires a safety murderers of Mr. Burge's two pre- valve, otherwise it may be per-decessors in the Magistracy, Mr. Aberdeen 5 manently abandoned.

Rt. Douglas, who was assassinated Clyde 4 Despite Professor Warren's

in 1932, and Mr. Peddie, who was Falkirk 1 views, the meeting passed 'n

Assassinated in 1931..

Iamilton 4 reaolution demanding immediate that there were two previous at-

The Public Prosecutor alated carts 6. stabilisation of the dollar and a tempts on the life of Mr. Burge Hangers 2

Kilmarnock 4 return to the gold standard.

Qu o'South 0 in the course of last year.-Renter. St. J'atene 0

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SILVERITES ACTIVE.

Meanwhile, it is clear that Pre- sident Roosevelt's programme for the rehabilitation of silver by ratification of the London agree mont has fallen far short of antly- fying Congressional protagonists i of the white metal.

Guiaoppe Calle, the OVER HUNDRED FEARED DEAD IN the free coinage of silver. A cam-

Under-Secretary for Aviation.

They loft In Sir Eric Drum-

mond's car for Romo.,

It is expected that Sir John

DISASTROUS FLOODS

BRITISH STOCKS ·

BOOMING

RUBBER SHARES A. FEATURE

I

* Cowdenbeath 0

3

v Th Lanark 2

Motherwell

* Airdrie 2

✓ Dundee 1

* Ayr 2

▾ St. Mirren-1 v Partick. 2 v Ilibernians 1 FRIENDLY. Queen's Park 2 v Corinthians 2

IN MEMORY OF DR. DUCA

SERVICE HELD IN LONDON

FINLAND

MOVE TO MURDER DEFENCE EXPERTS Helsingfors, Dec. 29.

The whole of Finland is aroused over the discovery of a plot by un- known criminals to polson, various leading technical experts in the no- tional defence departments. Ac- cording to the papers to-day, numerous arrests are imminent.

It is generally believed that the ultimate object of the criminals in Bystemically. to destroy the technical staff

army.

of the Finnlah

cam

The Minister of Defence, M. Okhala, declared to-day in an Interview that the polson paign case had assumed very great dimensions, but he refused to make further revelations for the present.

Meanwhile, the police have ar- rested five members of the gang alleged to have taken part in the murder by poison of Colonel Asplund, manager of the country's biggest munition factory, na well an three other factory oficiala in April, 1032-Router.

BOYCOTT URGED BY MR. GREEN

AMERICAN LABOUR AND GERMANY

Washington, Dec. 31. Mr. William Green, president of

American Federation

of

Senator Wheeler is demanding

palm to force through Congress

London, Jan. 2. nt the forthcoming session à bill Stimulated by the good ruvenue legalising free coinage of the returns and yesterday's largo in-

London, Jan. 2. Los Angeles, Jan. 2. list of those missing, which has white metal is anticipated.

terest disbursements, the stock The following were present at a "Simon will meet Signor Mussoliniį

markets were cheerful when busi- Commemoration Servios hold to |beon stendily mounting, totals fifty- There is grave reason to eight.

Mr. Honry T. Rainey, speaker of to-morrow to discuss the European

neas WOR the House of Representatives, also after the holiday: although tho for the Rumanian Prime Minister: Labour,

recommended to-day day at the Greek Church, London, the situation and will leave for Lon- fear that over a hundred

The disaster has taken a heavy foreshadows possible further

arging Americai don on Friday-British Wireless. persons lost their lives in the toll of damage, many houses having legislation to strengthen allver's most sections.

turnover was still restricted in Mr. Nevile Butler, representing workers to boycott German goods

the Prime Ministor: Bir Cooffrey in conformance with the resolu disaster which succeeded the great wall of water which swept United Press.

been completely destroyed by the monotary position-Renter and

Most active interest 1308 cen- PTY. representing the Lord Protion adopted at the recent Ameri- The annual general meeting of

fred in, rubber and gold mining aident of the Council; Mr. J. B. can Federation of Labour Con- Cymdeithas Dow!' Sant (St. David's cloudburst near Los Angeles down the hillside at a terrific pace ་་་་་ཡིག་“བ

shares, Society) will be hold at the Chamber to-day.

carrying away everything in its

Monck, representing the Foreign vention, path.

Tho ngricultural show organised of Commerce on Thursday, January

A firm tone provatled in the Secretary. Mr. Sargent, Assistant The Foderation condemns, the by the New Territories Agricultural Home Industrial market, helped Undor-Secretary for Foreign Af action of the Nazis in suppress- 11, at 5.30 p.m. All people of Welsh Forty-four bodies have now been. Hundreds of premises are under Association is to be held at Shek by the better employment figures. fairs, was also present.-British ing labour unions and restricting nationality are cordially invited, |recovered from the floods and the (wator.—Reuter,

Wu Hut on January 0 and 7 next.-British Wireless.

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the privileges of Jews.

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