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INCORPORATING  THB  ROYAL  GAZETTE (Established 1828)  and  THE  BERMUDA  COLONIST  (Established 1866)
Vol. 15—No. 253
HAMILTON. BERMUDA.   MONDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1930
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POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY ENDANGERS LABOUR GOVERNMENT
COMPULSORY ARBITRA
TION AGAIN URGED
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Palestine Policy Evokes Further
Protest
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Better Outlook for American Industry—Dramatic
End to Brazilian Revolt—Canadian Broker
Found Guilty—Delegates Gather for Round
Table Conference—Shocking Outrages
Continue in China—Halifax Harbour Commission Investigation
Ordered—Sporting  News:
Scotland   and   Ireland
Draw—Wagering on
Cambridgeshire
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION
NEWCASTLE, Oct. 24:—The Rt.
Hon. Arthur Henderson receiving
the Freedom of this city today, reviewed the strongly pacific trend
of British foreign policy during the
past few years.
Among other matters referred
to, he stressed the Empire's signature to the optional clause in the
statute of the Permanent Court
pledging the acceptance of the decision of that Court on judiciable
disputes. The Government were
now discussing with the Dominions
the desirability of extending this
and accepting a general Act for
pacific settlement of all disputes.
He declared that if generally accepted it would definitely establish
a reign of arbitration instead of a
settlement of disputes by force.
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THE  PALESTINE  POLICY
PRETORIA, Oct. 24:—General
Smuts, who was a member of the
Imperial War Cabinet at the time
of the Balfour declaration of the
Palestine PoUcy, has cabled the
Prime Minister expressing deep
perturbation on the decision regarding Palestine. He declares that
the Balfour Declaration represents
a debt of honour which must be
discharged at all costs.
LLOYD GEORGE JOINS  IN PROTEST
Mr. Lloyd George has joined in
the protest o£ the Conservative
leaders against the Colonial Offlce
statement of policy to Palestine.
In his opinion, he says, it was a
breach of national faith. The Balfour declaration was a gesture by
the AlUes at a critical period during
the war to secure Jewish goodwill
throughout the world. He hoped
the Government would remember
this and reconsider the matter.
BUSINESS BUCKS UP IN U.S.A.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24:—Important
developments in the business world
is bringing cheering news to
American business men and the
country's four mUUon unemployed.
Perhaps the most significant was
the announcement today that Oolonel Wood's approximately four-
hundred-mllUon-dollar plan for
pubUc works had been approved in
about twenty states for November.
Stock market prices rose briskly,
and James Farrell, president of the
U.S. Steel Corporation, predicted
that with a Uttle co-operation industry   could   return   "where   it
belonged" In sixty days.
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UTTLE CAUSE FOR ALARM IN
CANADA
OTTAWA, Oct. 24:—De spite the
general pubUcity of the somewhat
acute unemployment conditions in
Canada, the Department of Labours
index for employment for the beginning of October shows only a
slight seasonal recession. Returns
from over 7,000 firms show 1,020,000
persons   employed    compared   to
1,024,000 at the beginning of Septem
ber. The decrease during September last year was larger, but it
must be taken into consideration
that these monthly returns relate
practically to all sklUed workers
among members of trafle unions
and do not account for the large
body of unemployed unskilled
workers and agriculturalists.
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THE END OF THE  REVOLT
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 24r-A
miUtary junta tonight ruled Rio
de Janeiro overthrowing President
Luis in a coup d'etat accompanied
by rioting and some arson. Although announcement was made
at 10 o'clock this morning that the
President had resigned thus setting
off great demonstrations in the
principal streets of the capital, it
was learned tonight that he had
actuaUy   signed   the   decree.     He
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THE STOICAL SCOTSMAN     G3
Loses His Leg but Smokes
and Jokes
TORONTO, Oct. 24:—"Throw it
overboard" was the stoical remark
made by 44-year-old Robert Robertson, a Scotsman, when he found
that his leg had been severed by a
tautened towline of a tug towing a
steamer on Lake Ontario. The
Captain of the tug had ordered the
towline severed when the tug was
in danger of capsising, but Robertson was entangled in the line.
During the four-hour trip to the
hospital here he monchantly
smoked and j oked. He wiU probably
recover.
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INJURED MAN DIES IN
HOSPITAL
Sad Sequel to Warwick
Explosion
Western Fox, one of the men who
were seriously injured in the explosion on the railway work at
Warwick last Wednesday, died from
severe burning and other injuries
at 12.15 on Saturday morning, we
were informed at the King Edward
VII Memorial Hospital on Saturday.
The condition of George Tim-
many, the other man whose state
was a matter for anxiety, remained
the same, we were told. The other
three men, Austin Timmaney, Joe
de Fontes, and Herman Bean, were
comfortable.
On Saturday, at noon, Mr. H. V.
Smith, the Central District Coroner, with a jury, viewed the body of
Western Fox, and the inquest was
arranged for Wednesday morning
at the Oity Hall at 11.30.
COLONIAL PARLIAMENT  I CAN THE LABOUR GOVERN-
i.a   m T * 1      MENT SURWE
Interesting Ceremony at
Council Chamber
His Excellency the Aeting Governor, the Hon. E. W. Evans, will
open ParUament at noon today
when the usual ancient and interesting ceremonies will be observed.
Space will be reserved in the
Council Chamber for representatives of the Navy and Army and
heads of Departments and their
wives. The guard of hone rr wUl
be furnished by the West Yorkshire
Regiment.
Visitors usuaUy appreciate this
ceremony   which  is   always   conducted with dignity and maintains
an honourable tradition.
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DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
FARMERS' MEETINGS
Warwick. A farmers' meeting
witt be held in th. lorburn Hall,
Warwick, on Tues • [, 28th inst.,
at 8 p.m., and will addressed by
members of the Department of
Agriculture on growing vegetables
for the Canadian market.
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MEETINGS HELD
Hamilton Parish. The meeting
held in the Harrington Sound
School-room on Friday evening,
24th inst., was fairly weU attended,
for the evening was rainy.
Mr. E. A. McCallan, Director of
Agriculture, spoke on the requirements of the Canadian Market, the
kinds of vegetables in most demand, styles of packing, grading,
«tc. desired; and informed the
meeting of the intention of the
Department to pack vegetables at
the Station under the Colonial
Mark.
Mr. W. R. Evans, First Agricultural Assistant, gave information
regarding the best varieties to
plant, methods of cultivation and
particulars about seedlings for distribution from the Station.
Dr. H. S. Cunningham, Plant
Pathologist, gave a brief history of
the experiences of the apple-growers of the Annapolis Valley, N.S.,
in grading and marketing their
crop, which was an object lesson to
Bermuda farmers. On request. Dr.
Cunningham spoke briefly on tomato growing In Jersey, Channel
Island. {
A discussion followed the addresses, and the speakers were
thanked by Mr. A. W. West.
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THE MIKADO
Successful Performance
Predicted
The cast for the performances of
this opera on December 2, 3 and 4
has been completed and promises
a very successful result.
Tickets for members of the Opera
Club are now available and may be
obtained from the Royal Gazette
offlce. t
The issue of tickets to the general pubUc will not take place until
the 5th November.
Anyone wishing to join the Opera
Club can obtain particulars from
Mr. H. W. Wheeler.
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ASSOCIATED BOARD
OF MUSIC
Music for 1931 Examinations Available
The music set for the 1931 examinations conducted by the Associated Board of Music has arrived and may be obtained at the
office of the Bermuda Press Ltd.
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INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
Disunited Opposition Only
Chance
There is Uttle doubt that the
reassembUng of ParUament on the
28th inst will take place in an atmosphere of poUtical uncertainty,
but whether the Government wiil
survive is subject to a number of
curious and compUcated conditions.
* The tariff controversy, raised by
the delegates to the Imperial Conference, not only revelas that
Labour is opposed to the scheme,
but that the opposition is even
more divided on the subject. It
will then, in all probabUity cause
a disruption among the Conservatives rather than serve to bring
about the downfaU of the Labourites.
The Government, evidently in
anticipation of a critical debate,
axe credited with the intention of
submitting an extensive programme deaUng with domestic
legislation. This included the re»-
pg'al of the" Trades Disputes Act,
Electoral Reform, Unemployment
Schemes, revision of pensions and
'dole, ete. Most of these, however,
will meet with more opposition in
the House of Lords than in the
House of Commons.
•"The^Palestine PoUcy has proved
to be a sensation of the first magnitude, and is probably the only
subject on whieh Conservatives
and Liberals will join. Since,
however, many Labourites are sympathetic to Zionism, it is much
more likely that the Government
will-*modify its poHey than risk
defeat.
Defeat can only be brought about
by a united front by Conservatives
and Liberals, but the latter by no
means look forward to ousting the
Labour Government and setting up
a Conservative Government in its
place. Since the Round Table
Conference wiU be sitting, it is
still less likely that any party wiU
risk its failure by defecting the
Government at the present moment.
Unemployment wiU probably em-
barass the Labourites more than
any foreign poUcy and it is certain
that the opposition will combine
sufficiently to obtain important
concessions.
As has so often happened in the
history of ParUament, defeat may
be brought about not by the failure
of some important poUtical poUcy,
but by an incident affecting the
sentiment of all classes. The recent circular letter to foreign offices
with regard to the placing of
wreaths on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier may weU prove such
an incident.
The King's speech wiU be awaited
with great interest, and almost as
important will be any amendment
to the address by the opposition.
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Scotland and Wales Draw
In the soccer match between
Scotland and Wales at Glasgow on
Saturday, a hard fought game
resulted in a draw, _te scores being
one goal each.
THIS WORLD
OF OURS
CANDID ADVICE TO
DOMINION DELEGATES
J. H. Thomas on Britain's
Service
At a dinner given to the delegates
attending the Imperial Conference,
the Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, who
said he had twice been to the dentist's chair that week and had already made four after-dinner
speeches, referred to the phrase
"British Commonwealth of Nations .'' This was not easy to define,
he said, and all Dominions had
their own peculiar problems. But
Britain was entitled to say "Now
that you are grown up you claim
all the status and prerogatives of
manhood. Don't forget that there
are forty-five milUons in this old
island who for years have fought
your battles, maintained and improved your position and preserved
your rights."
Sir Ernest in a recent article in an
EngUsh paper protests against the
way'we are economically and politically borrowing money to make
ourselves more comfortable, while
leaving it to our descendents to
foot the bills!
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Instead of leaving fortunes to the
next generation we are leaving debts
As an illustration he says Westminister Abbey was paid for at the
time it was built and left free for
our use and enjoyment. Today on
the other side of the Thames has
arisen the London County Council
Palace built on borrowed money
future generations will have to refund.
* *   *
This raises curious speculations
as to the actuaUties of the case?
Apart from the little matter of
interest on the loan would it not
be as weU if the loaners as a body
had "done the handsome" Uke
the old monks and given the I.C.C.
the needed amount, subject to
gratitude by way of interest payments ?
* *   *
If anything is certain in this
financial world of ours it is surely
this that, as a corporate body the
bond holders of today wiU never
see their money back! If the public
loans of this world were suddenly and miraculously paid back
the economic upset would be so
incalculatingly disastrous that can-
bages might be seUing at £1 a piece
* *   *
To such whimsicattties has modern High Fia nance brought us!
Meanwhile as the old monkish
buUders left us Westminister Abbey
free gratis, yet so long as the L.O.O.
pays its interest, have we, not
pace Sir Ernest Benn, "loaded" our
heirs not with debt, but rather
endowed them with a pecuUarly
stable investment.
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Sme one has pointed out the
singular omen that just as Railways are celebrating their centenary with considerable jubUation,
leading EngUsh RaUway Companies
are closing down hundreds of stations and throwing their "side"
passengers   upon  the    overworked
roads.
* *   *
One wond.is if George Stephenson, in addition to confessing that
it might be "vara" awkward for
the coo," when asked before the
Parliamentary Committee as to
what would happen to the animal
in case ut met a raUway train, had
casually added, "and we'll meebes
kiU and injure two hundred thoo-
sand folks every year!" Would not
that Committee have roared at
him, "Away with your murderous
devices!"
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Yet that is exactly what is happening today on England's roads now
raUway speeds are aUowed upon the
MeanwhUe no reaUy effective measures  are taken to moderate the
massacre.
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Mr. Hugh Walpole at the British
Library Association's Conference
said that now "everybody wrote
novels and everybody  was able to
do it."
* *   *
In Uterature then it seems as if
we are likely to realise that thrilling dream of romantic economists,
the making of a living be each
taking in the other's washing!
* *   *
We shall att do our gossips upon
our neighbours' pecuUarities and
affairs in print, instead of behind
our fingers, with the advantage
that you can get the possip and
Usten to the wireless at the same
time.
* *   *
Besides these advantages in saving breath and time, "best sellers"
usually have a chapter or two difficult to retail in conversation if
grandmother is present! N.B. You
can always find them because for
some mysterious reason in a weU
thumbled copy the book faUs open
there.
I once  read a very," best seller"
But my Grandam! I never dared
teU her
The whole of the tale
Of maid and of male.
She'd have said, "You're a nasty
young feUer."
H.W.
THEY SAY
That the Brazilian revolution is
over.
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That this doesn't mean that there
wont be another.
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That the chief difficulty now is
rewarding friends ahd bespoiling
enemies.
* *   *
That it looks as though the Labour
Government was tired of office.
* *   *
That there aren't many poUcies
left for them to reverse.
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Th&t if reversals of poUcies won't
do the trick, suggestion concerning the Cenotaph will.
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That there may be one or two ideal
problems to settle soon.
* *    .
That they may not be referred ta
In the speech today.
* *   *
That one wonders what would happen If a Governor's speech reei'.y
dealt strongly with important
reforms.       *   *   *
That sometime ago a Governor did
refer to H.C.L.
* *   *
That the House promised dutifuUy
to consider the matter.
* *   *
That that was the last of the subject. *   *   * *
That if anyone reaUy wanted to go
in for interesting research work,
he should study the number of
subjects referred to sub-committees and then never further
heard of.      *   *   *
That he might find something
about transient traders.
* *   *
That this is a subject everyone ia
considering except those responsible for legislation.
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That perhaps this isn't their fault.
* *   *
That a lot of people talk of transient traders when their real fear
is permanent traders.
* *   *
That the exhibition Is going to be
interesting.
* *   *
That the display wiU surprise a lot
of people.
* *   *
That the basebaU fans say the game
Is going to oust cricket.
* *   *
That it has many advantages over
the staid national game.
* *   *
That the whole field, players and
spectators, can join in the legi-
mate practice of booing the umpire. *   *   *
That they can also join in demonstration against players.
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That on a reaUy good day they can
join in a real fight.
*   *   *
That brighter and better sport is
therefore assured.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. KeUey Graham of
New York, arrived Oct. 24 on the
Veendam and are staying at Pomander Gate.
Mr. KeUy Graham is President of
the First National Bank of Jersey
Oity.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholas
Brown, of Newport, Rhode Island,
arrived on the Veendam  Oct.  34,
and are staying at Pomander Gate
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Mr. and Mrs. Edmund E. Zuill
are giving a reception at their home,
"Buena Vista," East Broadway, on
Wednesday afternoon, October 29,
from four to six. A large number of
friends of the recently married-
couple are expected to meet them
on this occasion.
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FORTHCOMING VISIT OF A
WELL-KNOWN TENOR
SINGER
Arrangements have been made
with Mr. Terry Home, a Canadian
singer who is well known in New
York musical circles, to visit Bermuda at the end of November.
Mr. Home will take the tenor role
in the opera "The Mikado" and will
give a vocal recital during his visit.
He will also be open for engagements at afternoon or evening
recitals at private houses.
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