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mantle A. Jagger, Associated [ms Financial Editor) IWYORK, N. Y., Feb. l—While wgwali street bankers ex- themselves as frankly con- ga over developments 1n the just loday_ speculators in the “market mude a few bullish in shares of aircraft and Iitlons manufacturers. m banking quarters generally hsllted talk of a “war boom," flispokesman for one. of the m; financial groups asserted intlther Japan nor China could h: loan in this market, or in H. to finance a war. Yhttiea markets were general- fljq, stocks throwing off their fiftendencies of last ‘week blanking the best gains since hi1. Leading shares generally Hi1 to $4 higher. An import- filior in the upturn, however, fflio weekend announcement Ilia railway brotherhoods had EM a 10 percent wage reduc- Jiile speculators recalled the Wvbrldcs" on the stock exchange iliflf the Great War, when a

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unouwcnmawrs. (comm; EVENTS, MEETINGS. arc

"Qlldigan Club will ship h0g5, . 11¢ 405-2-1-21.

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will! to the Dunc’: 111 Lot 65 "Wm-soar night. 1r stormy. ' 51190181 music. 4534-2-21

Ellhixlxys and All Sports at Wilt- hh lent. Skating after match 11111510. 454-1:

$1191’ at Wheatlcy River Rink h Eiliiton Hornets vs. Wheat- "1 Stirs. 450-2-2-11

iilvrsctw the Dance Emerald mnedfwsi1-"iy. February 3rd.

“mislmd by Jack Braboust. 424-2-2-31.

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M," “flue. Wallace Owen, "1- 430-2-2-11.

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jap Destroyer

XPANESE SHIPSPerley Hopeful Shanghai Now Quiet HELLING NANKING

Marines Make Ito-riding Under Pro- tection Of Gunfire — American ‘

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Civilians F_le_eing The City.

. (Copyright, 1932, by the Associated Press) '

NANKING, Feb. 2—(Tuesday)— (APJ-Under the cover of a two- hour bombardment of the Lion

‘l-Illl forts, 5 miles from Nanking 1proper, the Japanese today landed ‘blucjackcts from their ships in the

Yangtze» River.

The landing party encountered detachments of the 30.000 veteran Chinese troops shipped into Nan- king during the last two days, who had set up strong defensive posi- tlons behind sand bag barricades in the water front area.

t For half an hour machine guns sputtered. What success the Chin- . ese had in their attempt to re- 5 pulse the attackers could not im-

LONDON, Feb. 1.—(A.P.) —The National Government's tariff pro- gramme will rank as a leading issue when Parliament re-convenes to- morrow.

Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon- ald is expected to outline the tariff policy on Thursday and the sched- ule calling for a general ten per- cent lcvy probably will be rushed in- to low within n. week or ten days.

A vote of censure against the

Con. Destroyers

(Canadian Press) OTTAWA, 0nt., Feb. L-The Cl!!- adlan destroyers, Skcena and Van- 00ll\'!l‘_ which have been maintain- | lug \i il in the port of Aicajutla, El Salvador, for more than a week left yesterday to continue their winter crulsr. according to ofliciuis of the Department of National Defence ‘ here today. The Destroy"! will | proceed to Panama, and from libero 1 will go direct to Tingstou, Jamaica, which they czqren: to reach on Feb- ruary 9. 1 The warships were diverted from thc‘r cruise u week past Saturday ,snd sent to Aicajutla in order to {protect Canadian and British lu- ierests imperilled by a revolutionary i outbreak 1n that Central ‘ "' ‘republic. With the restoration o! larder, the ships have now been re- lleased from their tasks.

Marathon Dance

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NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 1-A dance marathon at Dreamland Park fin- ished its rootn day last nmht and the management took steps to

a make 1t harder for the three couples 1who remain, hoping to eliminate 1iwo and decide the victors tonilht.

Tha rest period was shortened from fifteen to three minutes In hour and each couple was chained together " by a four-foot chain, which, it is expected, will hasten the and.

Joie Ray, former champion run- ner. with his partner, Alice Kruu. of St. Albsns, Queens, N. Y, still appeared fresh.

"Hockey tonight at Hunter Riv- er. New Glasgow Imperisls vs. R01!- als. Bkste after game. 446-2-2-11

"The annual meeting of the Hunter River shipping Club will be held in New Glasgow Hall Friday afternoon. 1110b. 5th st 1 o’c1ock.Mr. C167 '0! tiurmve Stock Branch and Mr. lflliott of the Marketing Board will be present. Signed. Russell Mli-i-i-li

medlately be established, nor was it possible to determine the num- ber of casualties.

1 The United States destroyer Simpson, on duty in the Yangtze with a British destroyer to protect the 200 foreign residents of Nan- klng. was reported to have lifted |its anchor and changed its posi- tion to set out of the line of Jup- anese fire.

g The bombardment, laid down by the cruisers Tsushima and Tcnru and the destroyer Hazu, began at 11.30 am. today.

1 At the first rumble of the guns

_Chinese living in the Hsiakwan

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ATariff Program. Of Nat.

Leadirg Issue‘

G0v’t.

government because of its abandon- ment of the doctrine of Cabinet solidarity on the tariff issue will be attempted as soon as the Labor Op- position can manoeuvre its pnrlia- rnentary strength.

The Prime Minister is so engros- sed with domestic problems and ai- fairs in the far east that he has set r no date for his departure to attend the World Arms Parley in Geneva. 1

opening tomorrow.

Island Member On

LBQNB 5311731101‘ Preference Committee

KENTVILLE, N. S., Fob. 1. (By the Canadian Press)—If Canadian farmers and fruitgrowers are to receive benefits from Imperial pref- erence schemes that may come out of the Economic Conference to be held in Ottawa next summer thcy must be ready to offer reciprocal advantages to Great Britain. Such was the opinion expressed here yes- terday at a special meeting of the News Scotia Fruit Growers Assoc- iation executive to formulate plans

Yfor representation at the confer- ence. "

The name of N. Oyler, Limited. was added to the Fruit Growers‘ Imperial Preference committee. which will prepare data to be pre- members of the committe are Hon. J. A. MacDonald, M. P., Dr. H. E. Kendall, H. Oyler and Col. C. A. Good. |

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J. L. Ilsley, M. P., told the ex- ecutive" he would exert himself to , tho utmost of his ability to obtain i preferential treatment for Nova I Bcotia. apples. A smllar assurance was received from H. B. Short, M. P., who is in Ottawa.

1t is understood that the Can- adian Horticultural Council is pre- paring a brief on the subject of Imperial Preference and that it will be of specisi interest to Nova Scotia, British C lumbia and On- tario. apple growins D10V111¢°5-

January Dies With l Drop In Temperature

BOSTON‘, Mass, Feb. 1. (AP)- High winds accompanied by SR8- ging temperatures whisticd across New England today as one of the balmiest January's in the section's history pas about to be torn from the oelndar.

Damlge was reported in B0 from blown-in windows, and the mercury stopped at 1s above f-il Montpelier, Vt. Snow flurries were’ reported at Manchester, N. H-

Of SettlementlUnder Martial Law In a 1‘ E a S t ‘British Marinearive At Hong-

Prospect Of Alh-glo - American, J

Cooperation Seen On Eve Of

Disarmament C0nferencel1

(ByXI-corg: llambicton, Canadian >Press Stall Wrztorr)

GENEVA, Switzerland, Fcb. 1. (Canadian Press Cabicr-The eve of the Werld Dsaimoizicnt Confer- ence counts ivth som.\vhat bright- cnlng skies. Accumulating evidence cf AngIo-Amcrlcn cooperation in thc Far East today was warmly welcomed as offering a possible. way out of dflicultlcs arising through armed conflict betxvtcn China and J pan. And by no cllcgntlon is such cmperutLcn welcomed more than by that of C nods. Sir George

wiioittlii milligrams

(Canadian Prrss)

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 1.— Two unidentified men walked in an apartment in the Bronx tonight, whipped out revolvers, and shot two men and a woman to death. They also wounded ihrce other persons.

TlzeAppointment » Of Meighen

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. 1—-(By the Caimdian PressF-The following statement was made today by Hon. Arthur Snuvc. postm-astcr-gcncrul:

“The possibility of the appoint- incnt of Right lion. Arthur Meigh- on to the vacancy lcft in the Sen-

ate by llic (loath of (he late Sir.

George Foster has given issue to many comments. It has been said 1n certain newspapers and political circles that the former Conserv- ative louder could not he appoint- ed to the upper chamber in view of the persistent objection raised by the Conservatives of the prov- ince of Quebec.

"I must stntc that never has any

such representation been made to1

mc. I must add also that the Province of Quebec is well cogniz- ant of the value and importance of Hon. Mr. Mclghcn and that it is unfair and inaccurate to attrib- ute Lo my fellow-citizens from Quebec feelings, prejudices and nar-

lhe Dominion Government, and lhcucl of the Cnnadan delegation, is particularly hopeful that with such (0;p'.'l'~8.ticn a. settlement may yet be fcunci.

’ Yet Shnngh i siill costs a bale- ful shadow over the slluatlon. Jap- anese and Chinese each charge the other with acts of undeclared war. The Chinese delegation insets its intention is to appeal to the Leag- ue of Nations undcr every article of the Covenant. The Chinese clzim Llxcy are defending the cause not cnly of China but of the League

I kPerley, Minister without Portfolio in and o; humanity,

I The Japanese retort with a note llhat they are only protecting the ‘lives and. property of their nat-

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iiilltllliiii tllMlilSSlllN LEAVES PililS

Will Pro-coal T0 Far East Via Nevt York.

PARIS, Feb. l. (A.P.1-—'I'll0 In- ("rnaiional Commfisrion i0 lnvcs? lcate the Manchurian dispute bc- Lwcen Clrna and Japan under the auspices of the Lcngue of Nations tlccidcd today to lciv: Havre Vlcd- ncsday for New York on its W111‘

‘to the Far East.

It vslll embark on the lincr Paris: and upnn its arrival i111 NOW York Viv-ill proceed wcshvrird to cross I111 Pacific to the Orient.

(The commslon, hfflilvd by the liar] of Lyticwn, representing Grcn‘ Britain. included Gvnerd Frank R McCoy. United States: Count Al- dovrnndl. Itnlv; General Claudcl {France and Heinrich Slob-woe. Ger-

many.)

Supreme Court

U/f Canada Opens Mid- WinterTerm

row-mlndedness which they have

not."

Diocesan Visit Of Papal Delegate After28 Years

ROME, Feb. 1. (APJ-Jlislts to churches of the Rome diocese by a special dclcgate of the Pope wcr: resumed Sunday after a lapse of 28 years when Cvrdinol-Vcnr Mar- chctll-Sclvoszian visited the Bas- ilica 0f St. J011p___Lat"ran in the name of Pepe Plus XI. 'I‘he last such impaction was made tinder Plus X.

Economic Boycott

Resflllltkln DGfQHtQd ‘there will be a. vacancy on ihel

BOSTON. MESS" Feb. 1. (A.P.)—— A resolution to l , est President

Hoover to consider the establish- ber and the vacancy has not yet the congregation or‘ Notre Dame.‘

mcnt of an economic boycott on

Japan washierestea after heated]

debate at a communfity service for

day. The service was held under the

11115111“! 111 the greater Boston ; expected to take his scat on 111B Jenaide Inurier. a cousin of slfkndll. bench tomorrow.

Federation of Churches.

O'I'I‘AWA. 0nt., Feb. 1—(By the Canadian Prcssl-Irhe .Court of Canada will open the mid-winter term tomorrow with a lighter calendar than usual for this period, only 21 cases being on the list. Of these nine are from Quebec and Four each from the Maritime Provinces, Ontario and the west- ern provinces. Included in the Maritime list is the only criminal action of the term, that of Kcrvin

vs. the King, a minor assault charge. Rt. Hon. F. A. Anglin, Chief

Justice of Canada. who has just rc- lturned from a journey to Rome. iundertaken immediately after the close of tho fall session for the {benefit of his health, will tin-side (at the opening of the court but bench. l-lon. E. L. Newcouibc who was the maritime represcntiti-sc. in the Supreme Court. died in Dfom-

been filled. Hon. Lyman P. Duff. senior Duisne judge, who has been noting

lilfiytr for world peace and dls- as chairman of the commission in- ston armament in Fancuil Hall ycster- vcstigating transportation in Can-

ada, and who has not yct camiY-Bi‘ ed his task in that connection. is

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kew. U. S. Destroyers On Scene. apan’s Attitude Severely Scored In American-Owned Newspaper l

(By Morris J. Harris, Associated Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright. 1932, by the Associated Press) 1

SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 2—(Tuesday)—A series of‘ disorderly outbreaks including a burst of machine guné bullets fired by a Japanese destroyer on a United States owned oil plant, and the ripping down of the flag from a United States mission school was succeeded by an unfam- ‘ iiiar quiet which settled on Shanghai last night when1 martial law became effective and lasted through the early hours of this morning.

Tens of thousands of refugees and residents in the international settlement disappeared as though by magic at the 10 p.m. curfew hour. Only steel heimeted police and soldiers, pacing the barbed wire barricades, remained

abroad.

Large 11911135 9i Chinese LrO°PSI1chlne gun bullets on their plant. reported to have left for varlousiq-m incident was Carl-gm to the centres of Shanghai during the I Japanese authorities» 111st few hours, were not heard from. An 0mm, o; the company Said Field gunr, which thundered away‘ 1g was a lucky flung “we of (he over Chapel c‘r1y yesterday, were bullets ignned on storage my,“ stillcd. Under the martial law reg- He expmned that Just as me dc. ulalions no civilians were allowed strove;- was passing some one on 11 1119 $110915 $10111 19 P- 111- 1111111 shore set oil’ a bunch of fire crick- 4 m. m. ,ers which. perhaps, made those a-

board believe they were being shot OFFICIAL PROTEST at,

Ofllcials of the Texaco O11 Com— The destroyer Parrott, one or 111111.11 protested to the Unted Stat-l four United States ships of war cs consul general that a Japanese destroyer, steaming down the Wilingpo river, had sputtered ma-

dilution commission

SYDNEY, N. 5., 1Tb. l. (BY qharlcs Bruce, Cnnnaiian Press Staff Wrltcr)—Thq years i930 and 1031 wcrc ubnorniul prrlods “in 0111611 low, if any, industries could hope for succc slul c-praiion," and a< :uch, were not a fair test for dc- tcrmiimtlon of future wage-scales. contended D. W. Morrison, Pres- ident of the United Mine Workers iJisirict 26, presmtlng the Union's case to the Royal Commission in- Gfwrgian Bay can,“ scheme pub vcstigutlng the coal industry, this posed at that “ma The Liberal afternoon. In the union's view, the leader says Hamud. Show’ the “last normal 1'91"." 1929 5h°11111 b“ resolution was carried unanimous- the guide, "keeping in mind the 1y indiusirys improved position by reas- on of the 193i tariff and subvcn- tlon legislation."

In (hit year—l929~ihe ponys coal production had been 5,603,110 tons, which would have

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Zllakpes Statement t

TORONTO. 0nt., Feb. 1. (Dy the 1 Canadian Press)-Ilon. W. E. N. 5inclair‘ leader of the Liberal op- i position ill the Onfario Legislaturml issued a statement tonight in ans- \vcr to declarations made by Alf- red Maguire, member of the On- tario Hydro Commission, in an ad- dross before the Ontario municipal electrical association here last week.

Denial 1s made by Mr. Sinclair that hc alone opposed a resolution before the legislature in 1927 ask- ing that the Ontario Government rcqucst the Mackenzie King Dom-

In reply to Mr, Maguirtfs state- ment that the Liberal bloc solidly 1atiackcd hydro at the last. session C0111" of the Legislature, Mr. Sinclair says: "Our attack on hydro was the purchase of Beauharnois Power been incrcnscd by an additional 1.- and the House was scarcelyclosed 000,000, the Union head held, had when the $125,000 payment to John present duties and subventions been‘ Alrd, Jr., was disclosed. The Lib- in effect, lcrals were not attacking hydro. "There is no reason why. upon but something which was under- ihe return of normal limes, n mar- I mining it." ket for that quantity of coal c:n-‘ , not be found," he said. t Against the corporntiorfls report- ed total loss of approximately $1.2

inlon administration to refuse <-he

Record & Forecast of the Weather

otssiodolli to REilliE oio custom

Keen Interest Shown

In Preparations For Opening" 0f Parliament.

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. l-(Bv tho Canadian _ Proxy-The opcnizig of Parliament will be largely attended if demands for tickets to the dress gallery are any indication. Once again, according to officials of the Senate, the requests for tickets are such as to tax the capacity of the Upper Chamber of Parliament. The capacity of the Senate galleries is not particularly large, and it is a problem, nt times. to find accom- modation for those who wish to see the colorful opening ceremony.

This 310mg an effort is being made to HOLD n record of those who attend (he opening inorder that the same persons shall not be pro- vided with invitations for the l ext year or so. Officials say that year after year a number of the same people have been securing tickets

particular people, it is intimated. live in Ottawa and are in a posi- ltion to obtain tickets with less trouble than visitors. The view of Senate officials is that the func-

- [and attending the opening. ‘These

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iioi TAKING tllilltES out ‘SILVEILQARGU

(Canadian Press) VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 1.——'I‘en l tons of silver from Western Canad-

ian mines, destined for China, is to be shipped to California for trans- shipment to a stcamcr not touching at a Japanese port.

This mctnl was originally destin- cd to be carried to China on R. M. S. Emprcss of Japan, from Vancou- (cr. but nt the inst moment it was tlccitlwl not" to trike the risk of send-

Eng it 0:1 n vcsscl that would pass through Japanese ports. It was conscqurntly‘ shipped across to Vic? toria in be 111m": picked up for ship- ment to San Francisco from where

1it will go forvvnrci to China.

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800,000 on coal operations clur1I1B| 1931, Mr. Morrison sct ovcr a fig- ure of $5,000,000 as the loss in wag- es incurred by the men thrcuflh curtailment of work. He submit-

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