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1934. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8,

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MORE VIOLENT FIGHTING LAST NIGHT IN PARIS

SIR PHILIP CUNLIFFE LISTER

No Further Bulletins Expected

London, Feb. 7.

The Colonial Secretary, Sir Philip Cunliffe, Lister,

who has been lying

in

Nairobi with a septic throat. is now on the way to re- covery and if progress is maintained, no further bul- letins will be issued. Lady Cunliffe Lister has arrived in Nairobi by air from Lon- don.--British Wireless,

MUI TSAI AGAIN

MORE QUESTIONS

-

IN COMMONS

PRESENT SYSTEM'

DEFENDED

་་་

London, Feb. 7. The mui-tsai system in Hongkong was once again the subject of questions in the House of Commons, a f much the usual type and receiv- ing the usual replies.

Mr. Malcolm; MacDonald, Under- 'Secretary of State? for the Colonics, declared that they number of mui-tsais in Hongkong, was very much de- erensing.

Bourse Brought to Standstill By Tumultuous Mob

POLICE BATON CHARGES

AGED EX-PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PREMIERSHIP

MOB CONTINUES BURNING

AND WRECKING

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH”)

(By_Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinence, 1894. - Received, February 8, 8.30 a.m.)

PARIS, FEB. 7.

VIOLENT FIGhting has BEEN GOING ON ALL OVER PARIS ALL THE EVENING, ALTHOUGH THE DISORDERS HAVE NOT NEARLY APPROACHED THE SERIOUSNESS OF LAST NIGHT'S FRIGHTFUL SCENES.

Only after a long telephone conversation between President: Lebrun and M. Doumergue, who is at present in the South of France, did the latter agree to form a cabinet.

The air is much clearer, however, and it is probable that a National Government will be formed under the ex-President, M. Gaston Doumergue.

Later, he rang up M. Laval and informed him that

he will arrive in Paris to-morrow.

The National Labour Federation has ordered a general strike. of twenty-four hours on Monday as a mark of protest against the political situation.--United

"Press."

M. Gaston. Doumargus, who has accepted the Premiership of France, after twice refusing.

STABILISATION HOPES

AMERICAN TALKS WITH BRITAIN

FUND STILL NOT OPERATING

SHIPPING RISING PRICES IN

WAR

BRITAIN CLAIMS EQUALITY

RETALIATION -

WARNING

4.1

London, Feb. 7.

· After a brief debate, the Houso of Lords agreed to a resolution calling for the immediate and most serious attention of the | Government' to the question of maintaining the well-being. of British shipping.

Replying on the debate, Earl Stanhope, the Undor-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, agreed that Bri- tish shipping had been heavily hit by the world economic situa tion but had shown a steady m provement during the last year or two.

Although there were 2,000,000 tons of British shipping idle, the proportion of idle British shipping was less than that of any of the great maritime powers, except Japan.

He proceeded:-"For one hun-] dred years foreign ships have had free right to enter our ports and

the only thing we can do is to take

action and proas for equal facili- ties from foreign countries for our shipping.

EQUAL CHANCE.

ENGLAND

Record For Five Years Created

London, Feb. 7. The Board of Trade Journal records an increase of 1.9 per cent, for January in the average of wholesale prices as compared with the previous month and of 4.5 .per cent, as compared with January, 1933.

SCOTTISH CUP DRAW

RANGERS AND HEARTS TO-CLASH

EASY GAME FOR MOTHERWELL

London, Feb. 7.

East Stirling; at Arbroath, de- feated Arbroath by three goals. to nil in their Scottish Cup Accond round replay, while For the first time for over

Motherwell eliminated Partick five years, the average for. Thistle by the odd goal of three. each of the ten groups of The draw for the third round, commodities Was higher to be played on February 17, was

in

made as follows: the preceding month.-British Wireless."

Albion Rovers

than

t

Ross County Queen 'South. Cowdenbeath

Hibernians

BRITISH NOTE TO Motherwell

RUSSIA

FOOD SUPPLIES TO AMBASSADOR

CURIOUS. ISSUE ARISES

London, Feb. 7. The drafting of the Anglo- We cannot continue to give Soviet trade agreement which foreign countries facilities which has been the subject of negotia- they deny to us and we may have tion for some time past is now proceeding and it is expected that the signing of the agree ment will take place in London shortly.

онг

P

v. Falkirk

V.

Aberdeen

v. East Stirling Rangers

V Hearts 181. Johnstone, bye.

St. Mirren, bye,

The acrica provides little scope for excitement. Passage into the next round seems almost automatic for the leading clubs who have managed in the main to steer clear of each other. The two keenest matches are likely to be Rangers- Hearts and Hibernians-Aberdeen,

-Reuter,

WEDNESDAY IN STRIDE

English League Football

to retaliate.

We have got something to sell: ve have got markets; and if foreign Washington, Feb. 7. countrica wish to trade in

London, Feb. 7. It still seems that the proposed markets they must give us an equal

Eight of the English League · two thousand million dollar ex-chance to trade in theirs. If they The Foreign Secretary, Sir John | matches postponed, on account of change stabilisation fund has not sell to us they must take our ex- Simon, in the Commons this after Cuptles were played off-to-day, and yot been established..

porta and if they don't take our noon, Baid that the conclusion of were productive of some very keen

football If any steps have been taken, merchandise, they must take our the agreement is not being delayed the Fund has not yet been touched. services.

by the question of food supplies The rise of Sheffield Wednesday was Observers believe that

The Government was giving the to the British Embassy in Moscow. again demonstrated by a splendid

viclory at Middlesbrough after "In as much as the Soviet gruelling tussle, while Preston and postponed pending stabilisation the problem and the President of Government seek to secure In their Blackpool won well in the Seconif

trade agreements with other | Division. Purchases of foreign gold to- duce something that would help countries diplomatic privileges for day were paid for from the British shipping.-British Wire their trade representatives and in some victory of the season at the ex- Bristol City scored their most hand- Treasury's, general fund and will less,

Ivlow of the fact that certain (Continued on Page 7.) form bank credits rather than a

restrictions have been imposed on basis for the Jssue of new cur-

the purchase and importing of supplica by His Majesty's repre-

Mr. Malcolm "ASSASSIN” DIN IN DALADIER'S EARS operation of the Fund is being utmost attention in its power to Mr. Kirkwood, MacDonald.

the Glasgow Loft

Winger, declared that the mui

Paris, Feb. 7. hurled missiles of all kinds at the isal system was a form of slavery.

lamps, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald replied i

It was to the tune of erics of police, wrecked street

And it that it was no longer a system of "Resign Resign! Assassin Dala- smashed shop windows slavery because the girls were re-dier" that the Radical Socialist bonfires at different points in the Histered were perfectly free and Premier tendered his resignation boulevards. were paid as domestic

to President Lebrun.

All day long crowds paraded in If they wished to leave their positions, facilities are ready for the boulevards singing the Mar-

seillaise.

them to do so.

servants.

talks with Britain.

renes.

nro

HEAVY DEFENCE.

Administrations officials At 10.30

p.m., the Champs reported to be neither concerned Elysees was quiet and the Pince the drop which occurred to de in Concorde, where

day in commodity prices a8-thousand police were stationed gratified by the downward trend of the dollar on foreign exchange. comparatively 80.

the

Trading was suspended on He was satisfied that the exist- ing system of registration and Bourse when a huge crowd inspection was sufficient and that sembled and shouted: "Assassin.

it was being so worked as to make Vive Chlappe." Impossible a continuance of the system of slavery as It existed *** before-Reuter.

STOP PRESS

POLICE HELPLESS.

The police intervened and tried to disperse the mob, but they were overwhelmed,

The Bourse observed

บ

PRESS minu silence for those

Paris, Feb. 8.

five-

US-

sassinated." The phrase was writ ten in 'ehulk

the on

Exchange board.

over #

nor

The Treasury's gold stock has One of the fashionable re-reached $7,030,000,000 and · cur- staurants in this district pre-rency expenditures $2,010,000,000.

--Reuter. sented hi curlous spectacle. One part was reeking with dis- Infectants having made an im provised dressing station, while the rest was filled with well- dressed diners leisurely finish- | ing their meals.

STOCK EXCHANGE

CONTROL

'DRASTIC AMERICAN

LEGISLATION

the Board of trade hoped to pro-

!

AMERICAN AIR INFLUENCE IN CHINA

JAPANESE SUSPICION

DENIED

sentatives in the Soviet Union,CHINA'S FOREIGN the British Government requested

the Soviet. Government to give an assurance that the necessary sup- jplies would continue to be avail-

able at reasonable prices and that

such supplies as they found it necessary to import would not be subject to import duties.

(Spácial to "Tôlograph”)

"The Soviet Government having declined to give such assurance and it being an essential of entie- Tokyo, Feb. 8.

relations factory

that Tuking up a question by a mom treatment should be accorded to proper ber of the Japanese House of Peers His Majesty's representatives, the during a debate yesterday, regard-

RUBBER EXPORT

TRADE

Adverse Balance Last

Year of $700,000,000

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Nanking, Fob, 8. The annual roturns issued by the

were valued at $1,300,000,000.. while exports were only $600,000,-. 000, leaving an adverse trade balance of $700,000,000.

ling the Shanghai-Canton air ser-Government have made their posi- [vice run by the China Aviation tion clear to the Soviet Government Nanking Foreign Trade Bureaut One band of rioters attacked | Senator Rolland and tore off

Corporation, a spokesman of the in a formal note."-British Wire-show that imports for last year It is learned that M. Maurras,

Nanking Ministry of Communica-1e88. part of his clothing because he the editor of Action Francaiac,

Washington, Feb. 7. tion promptly denied that there is defended the Government action was not arrested although the police Following a conference with any diplomatic or military sign- In ordering the police and troops visited his house, as they did that President Roosevelt, Mr. Fletcher,flennce attached to this airmail Violent rioting occurred in

to fire into the crowds,

of his co-director, M. Leon Daudet chairman of the Senate Banking service, although American in- many districts last night. The M. Doumergue, who accepted the

NEW PREMIER.

Committee, announced that a Bill terests are importantly connect- condition of

giving the Federal Trade Com-led with this enterprise.-Central Rome of the main Premiership only after repeated |

The new Premler, M. Gaston mission drastic control over the News streets, away from the scenes of persuasion, is on his way to

Paris from the country. One Doumergue Is seventy years of age. Stock Exchanges will be last night'a bloodshed, reflects of his first official acts Once before in his political duced into the Senate on Febru the activities of the mob.

was to order all State Theatres career he has held the same office. ary 9.

A acperate Bill will be tabled to close down to-night as a sign That was in the months immediate. Nineteen kiosks were wrecked of national mourning.

ly prior to the war. He accepted covering the proposed regulations and burning; every gaslamp In'

the Premiership in December, 1913, for the commodity exchanges, but the Rue Tronchet was smashed and countless main pipes and

ALARMS ALL NIGHT.

intro-

RUBBER CONTROL

and resigned in June, 1914, when the two may be combined-Roster, NO AGREEMENT YET the country voted against the three- After a day of excitement which years conscription service did not develop into serious disposal.

street refuge lamps have been farbances, the city suffered a

pro-

broken, with the gas burning like series of alarms and excursions He was President of France

London fog-flares.

all through the evening; although the situation never got complete

out of control.

Walking along the "Boulevardly Des Capucines, Reuter's correa. pondent saw a Communist shot in the stomach and, crumple up on the pavement, while two others fired at the polico-Reuter.

There were no fatalities to- day though a considerable num- her of people were Injured.

from 1921 to 1931, and his eleton at that time was due entirely to the conviction that he would keep the Elysee free from party politics.

AIR AGREEMENT

CROSSING ITALIAN-

TERRITORY

· London, Feb. ¡7.

REACHED

RESTRICTION

INDIA URGED TO CO-OPERATE

Rangoon, Feb. 7. The Burma Planters Association to-day passed a resolution urging the Government of Indian to co- operate with other governments, to regulate its production and export- rubber for economic reasons.

Reuter,

IMMIGRATION TO PALESTINE

London, Feb. 7. The Under Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, stated. In the Commons that he understood the negotiations be tween various interests with ró- |gard to the prospects of, rubber Following the vlait of the restriction schemes wore still He is a Radieni, but keeps aloof Secretary for Air, and Colonel proceeding, but had not yet roach- from the party machine and he is Shelmerdine, Director of Chiled stage when a scheme could generally regarded as the ideal man Aviation, to Rome recently, a pro- be submitted to the Governments In the critical situation now facing visional agreement has been concorned.-British Wireless, The majority of them suffered the country, having the confidence ronched, enabling Imperial Air their hurta when massed bodies of both of the people and of Parlin-ways nircraft operating on the steel helmeted polle inado baton ment.

African Air Service to cross The Japanese Gunboat Saga arrived. The Under Secretary for charges against Immense throngs The general atrike proclaimed by Italian territory by the most con-here yesterday from Canton. Sho Colonies stated in the Commons of demonstrators in the Place de the General Confederation of Lavonient route. It is expected that A Canton me hoof Rear that 3,903 Immigrants, practical la Concorde, Madeleine Square and bour is called "against the menace the new route will be operating in Admiral-transferred to a destroyer ly all of whom were Jews, entered

Admiral Niiyama, but the Rear elsowohore."

of Fascism and to defend public about three months--British Wire outside Hongkong and proceeded Palestine during November Hooting and Jeering crowds lilberty."

A north

British Wireless."

BATON CHARGES,

4

OFFICIAL FIGURES

SUPPLIED

London, Feb, 7,

The United States occupied the highest position in exports to China, with Britain, Japan and Russin following closely behind.

Goods Imported from Russia last year

were valued at about Custom Gold Unit 9,902,724, of which the biggest items Involved oll. Wood pulp, cotton yarn and piece goods niso came from Russia.

-Central News.

COTTON MILLS TO CLOSE

THE DEPRESSION IN TIENTSIN

(Special to "Telegraph”)

Tientsin, Feb 8, Owing to the size of surplus stocks at hand, all the loadi Chinese cotton mills at Tient in aro suapanding work. Arraars o Wages, due to workers and em- ployees will be paid off within this month-Central News.