Sherbrooke daily record, 19 septembre 1931, samedi 19 septembre 1931

[" i>h?rbrnok?lailu mwnrà Established 1897.SHERBROOKE, CANADA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1931.Thirty-Fifth Year, CANADIAN DOLLAR DROPPED TODAY TO A DISCOUNT OF TWO PER CENT.A SERIOUS BREAK IN CHINA-JAPAN ; RELATIONS IS THREATENED TODAY ! ________ Japanese Soldiers Bombarded and Captured ailed City of Mukden, Capital of Manchuria, and Landed Another Force at Tsingtao, on South Coast of Shantung Penin- *-* sula_Attribute Their Action to Alleged Destruction of stabbed wife TO DEATH Section of Manchurian Railway, Operated by Japanese i estBr°nSgTe5Nh\u2019uS?and',5tfbbed hfs wife OFFER!* FREE GRAIN STORAGE SAILORS WILL REFER CLAIMS MONTREAL WATCHMAN WAS K1LLED BY BURGLARS NEW YORK, Sept.10.\u2014The Canadian (foliar today dropped 1 to a discount of two per cent, on local foreign exchange markets.in a Leased Zone.DIPLOMATIC relations between China and Japan were sorely threatened today by the occupation of the capital of Manchuria by Japanese troops and the landing of a Japanese force in China proper.Japanese soldiers bombarded and captured the walled city of Mukden and another force landed at Tsingtao, on the south coast of the Shantung peninsula, midway between the southernmost tip of Manchuria and Shanghai.The Japanese attributed their action to the alleged destruction of a section of the South Manchurian Railway, operated by the Japanese Covernment in a leased zone.The Chinese contended that the railway was damaged by the Japanese themselves as a pretext for the attack on Mukden.The Japanese Cabinet in Tokyo issued orders that the situation should be \u201clocaliaed\u201d and prevented from spreading.Chinese foreign office in Yaking said they had received no official information as yet, and expressed trouble would be \u201clocalized.Several incidents have disturbed Chinese and Japanese relations recently.One of these was the execution in Manchuria on July 27th of a Japanese army captain, Shintaro Nakamura, and three companions on a map making expedition which Japan asserted had been authorized by the Chinese Government.Another was attacks by Chinese on Korean irrigation workers in Manchuria.DIFFICULTIES OF RAILROADS IN LIMELIGHT WINNIPEG, Sept.\t19.\u2014Grain may be stored in the elevator at to death in the Dorchester tenement house where they made their home late yesterday after the fifteen year old son of the couple had endeavored vainly to save his mother by attacking the father with a sledge hammer.The man was Michael J.Wralsh, 50 and the wife, Nora Walsh, 45.John, the fon, said Canals, intimated on his he was chased away by nis father kej^yesterday with a knife.AT CHURCHILL TO COMMANDERS Body Found Lying in Corridor This Morning by Day Watchman\u2014Murdered Man Veteran of World War.BRITISH INDUSTRIES FEDERATION JOINS MOVEMENT FOR PROTECTION MONTREAL, Move Made in Endeavor to Start Jovial Mood Prevails on British | Coming on-duty Shipments Through Hudson War Vessels During Discussion Bay Early in Spring.\tof Wage Cuts.Que., this : LONDON, Sept.19.\u2014Sailors of Great Britain\u2019s Atlantic Fleet were Sept.19.\u2014 morning the jday watchman at the Castle Building on St.Catherine street in the heart of the shopping district of the city, found his colleague on the night watch, John Jarvis, dead with two bullet wounds in his head.Jar- ! vis\u2019 body was lying in a corridor on j the eighth floor and a collection of burglars tools was strewn on the floor near him.Jarvis was a veteran of the Great War and sixty Advocates Ad Valorem Tariff of Temporary Nature to Be Followed by Permanent Regulations Based Upon Industrial Needs\u2014Ten Thousand London School Teachers Hold Demonstration Against Reduction of Salaries.* Many Remedies, Including Use of Container Cars, Suggested to Relieve Crisis.OTTAWA, Ont., Sept.19.\u2014Since the appointment of a Royal Commission to examine Canada\u2019s railway problems was forecast two weeks a^o, suggestions for correcting rail problems have come thick and fast.The railways themselves seem to be laying the stress on the gasoline competition, and have suggested, among other things, that truckmen be made subject to the_ rate rulings of some body similar in powers to the Dominion Railway Board.The discussion has also elicited TEACHERS IN LONDON RESENT Churchill, Manitoba, during thoi , pj*ivjiegeci today to submit their «¦*\"«» -rwaE* \"\u2018rr opens next summer, Hon.R.J I the various base commanders who ___________ _ __ _____ ______________ Manion, Minister of Railways and j will meet on Monday to recommend | years of age.He was the father of arrival adjustments to the Admiralty.| Ernest Jarvis, one of the best The commander of the Endeavor i known paddlers in Montreal, who a* Sheerness lined his company up ! has held the Dominion champion-on deck yesterday and told them if j ship, they had any complaints to put them i in writing and submit them to the1 transfer tc \\ Enthusiastic over the compietioi of Canada\u2019s new ocean port in the north, Dr.Manion and his party arrived here yesterday from Churchill after attending the load \\ roaster-at-arms for ing of the first tw0 gra.n boa's ' higher authorities.Immediately on his arrival the The men are in a jovial mood and ; Minister received word that the apparently were willing to wait for ! first of the boats, the Farnworth, j the decision of the Admiralty on 1 had sailed that morning with 277,- | their protests.They were given 000 bushels of wheat.\tj week-end shore leave as usual and \u201cI have been discussing with my i nc incidents of a disorderly nature officers the possibility of storing, were reported.Register Protest Over Fifteen Per Cent.Decrease Which One Member of House Termed \u201cWorse Than Unjust.\u201d without charge, some gram _ tn Churchill elevator this coming winter,\u201d said Dr.Manion, \u2018\u2018End if we are offered up to 1,000,000 bushels to be delivered to Churchill before November 1 we will arrange to store it free until July 1 next.\u201cThe reason the time must be November 1 is that by October, our eom- The cruiser Durban, en route from Sheerness to Brazil to become the FIXING OF SEE OF PRIMATE IS UNDER REVIEW NO LIGHT SHED ON MYSTERY OF YACHT MURDER L 0ND0N, Sept.19.\u2014The Federation of British Industries today joined the protectionist ranks with the plea that a tariff should be enacted at once to restore the balance of trade to the right side of the ledger.Such a tariff should be on an ad valorem basis it was urged, and should assess commodities on a -\t[sliding scale upward from the un- Inquest into Death of Benjamin finished article.Lt would be tem-Collings Adjourned as District P9r.ary onlyi and would be follow- Attorney Takes Yacht Trip.NEW YORK, Sept.19\u2014Puzzled more than ever by the drowning of ; Benamin P.Collings from his cruis I er Penguin in Long Island Sound, j District Attorney Alexander G.I Blue, of Suffolk County, left on a yachting trip himself today.He ed by a permanent law designed to meet the exact requirements of industry.The Federation recommended that such a measure should afford effective protection to home industries, prevent dumping and provide for the extension of prefer- flagship of the newly formed South j Lower House of Anglican Synod said it was only a week-end vacs- lential trade within the Empire.CREW OF CHINESE GUNBOAT DISARMED BY JAP TROOPS American Squadron, was called into Portsmouth so that their crew might be represented at the Admiralty\u2019s investigation.The cruiser York and some destroyers have arrived at Sheerness from Invengor-apr, Scotland, scene of the recent agitation.SEUL, Korea, Sept.19.\u2014 The Chinese gunboat Ghinghai, anchored at the mouth-of the Yalu River, was ordered to disarm today and the crew handed over all arms and ammunition, including twelve machine guns, to Japanese forces.LONDON, Sept.19.\u2014Ten thous-and London school teachers gath- j limited to ered at a mass meeting in West- j the middle of from the railways an admission that ; minster Hall last night to protest ; plete staff tt Churchill, including they are considering the adoption of against the reductions in teachers\u2019 j the elevator staff, is being with-a \u201ccontainer\u201d system of handling\t|\tsalaries, of about 15 per jsrrt, the\t\u2022\tdrawn\tuntil next\tseason,\tand na- freight to meet truck competition.\t!\tGovernment intends to impose as\tturally\twe do not\twish to\tadd to the hope the i This plan, as it was outlined recently\tj\tpart of its economy programme.\ti\tour already heavy\texpense\tby ha'- ized \u2019\u2019\tby a United States rail expert, hr-1\tThe meeting was extremely bois-\ting to\tkeep the elevator\tstaff on volves the use of trucks by the rail-! terous at times, indicating the.beyond November 1.\u201d ways in order to give a shipper, or j teachers\u2019 tempers were stramed al- consignee warehouse door, service, i most to the breaking point.Sir Er- REPORT AN INCREASE IN One way in which this could be done 1 nest Graham-Little, Independent\tAPPF F CBCIP 151 PAWAnA is said\u2022 to be by the use of freight member of the House of Commons\tArrLL LKUr UN UAPiAUA cars in which the bodies of trucks or | f01- London University, was loudly\t- other containers could be moved on : cheered when he declared the cuts Potato Crop Also Expected to Be Indian Leader Won Hearts of the railway.When the rail destina-j were \u201cWOrse than unjust.\u201d They u.( ti i .¦»/\t»\t**\ti.__\tnnii.iL- tion was reached these could be would prevent university graduates transferred to a motor truck with- ; entering the profession, he added, out rehandling, which would take\thoos and derisive laughter the goods direct to the consignee s j ^reeted his statement that the pos- OTT.' WA, Ont, Sept 19_____________The adThe«e ¦'nd other suggestions of 't\u20190n Was not.Ff\tEPP!e croP >n Canada was estimat- t-heir kindVi\u2019l like'v come before thelwaSv, rePyesented.Neither d.d td at 3,634,000 barrels, an increase rmîwnV'\u201dion 'for discussiîm the'^aine 1 teacher* ta£ kl\"dl5Uto hls Mar^ ! of 223,000 barrels over 1930, ac- Coiflmrtsion toi discussion tne same t tlmt t)le sltuation would not , e01.Jinfi.t \u201e re\u201enrt.ves+ei- as the more delicate matters of eli-k_ _______v.:.i_____u.^ i.\ttL reP°rt issued yester Higher Than Last Year\u2014Apples Total 3,634,000 Barrels.be saved by violence but by rea- :iON.LINCOLN GOLDIE DEAD.GUELPH, ONT., Sept.19\u2014Hon I incoln Goldie former Provincial i ecretary in the cabinet of Howard 1 erguson, died at the Guelph Gen-( ral Hospital early this morning.GANDHI PAID A VISIT TO LONDON\u2019S EAST END POOR Many by Playing With the Children.Passes Canon to Change Method of Electing Primate.TORONTO, Ont., Sept.19.\u2014 A lengthy debate is expected today following the introduction of a motion yesterday directing a committee of the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada to confer on the subject of the establishment of a fixed primatial see which will automatically become the head- tion,^ but the nature of :t aroused! TenthousandLondonschoolteaeh- uXil\u2018\t.\t,\tj ! ers assembled in a stormy mass The coroner's inquest was sud ;\t,.\t^\t;\t.denly halted yesterday by Mr |n^e\u20acL\"nS Westminster Hall last Blue, when a brother of his, Fred ;n*S'ht, added their voices to those of Meyer, Long Island lifeguard, told | the sailors of the Atlantic fleet by him of , two mysterious men hiding .protesting the fifteen per cent, re-on an island.The district attorney\t\u2022\t,\t,\t, postponed the inquest for f week, j\t\" m tk\u20acir sa.-ar*e-s, a feature announced two arrests were im- ; ^ke Government\u2019s economy pro- minent and departed.Two hours later he returned To the Huntington Town Hall and said Meyer\u2019s clue was valueless, adding quarters of the primates upon their i\u2018T am right back where I started.\u2019' election.There is a possibility, however, that the debate will direct representation on the committee from the gramme.Sir Ernest Graham-Kittle, Independent M.P., was roundly cheered when he denounced the slashes as \u201cworse than unjust.\u2019 He was as vigorously .hooted when he added that the situation was not as bad ____I spent $50,000 during the week in unprofitable\t^ ^ b*fore the pub.lie.REPORTS OF FIGHTING AT MUKDEN CAME AS SURPRISE1 NANKING, China, Sept.19.\u2014| Surprise bordering on consternation swept official circles in the Chinese capital today upon receipt of press reports that Chinese and Japanese troops had clashed at Mukden.j Lacking official confirmation, Chi- | nese leaders withheld definite com- j ment.The central executive committee I of the Chinese National', t Govern-! ment held an emergency meeting ; this afternoon to discuss Japanese j military movements in Manchuria.| The committee had received three j telegrams the only official des- | patches thus far to it about the Mukden affair.The first was from the Peiping bureau of the foreign office saying Japanese were bombarding Mukden and Japanese troops were surrounding the entire city.The second telegram from a Mukden official to the foreign office in Nanking, said all infantry and artillery units of the Manchurian army near Mukden had been disarmed by Japanese troops.The third message, from the headquarters of the Peiping-Mukden railway announced the occupation of Mukden City by Japanese forces.The central executive committee sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-Shek, president of Nationalist China, in-f M ( M all available information.minating duplicating^ rail services, | sonabie argUment.,he_ value of the subsidiaiy\t.It was reVealed the teachers have chains operated by the railways and , the abandonment of mi profitable I sPenl branch lines.It is possible that the proposal of railway amalgamation will be broached before the Commission, even though talk of this kind is not taken seriously in Ottawa.PRINCE OF WALES CONCLUDES HIS VACATION.LE BOURGET, FRANCE, Sept.19.\u2014The Prince of Wales, ending his vacation in France, took off for London today, in his own aeroplane.CANADIAN COAL PRODUCTION IN SHARP DECLINE LONDON, Sept.19\u2014Mahatma Gandhi, one of the few members of the Indian Round Table conference remaining in the city over the weekend, paid a surprise visit today to Londons East End poor.He mingled with the poorest in their dingy hovels, asking many questions of the people he met about :®SSI°n their mode of life.So great were the ^ crowds he attracted that six men day by the Department of Agriculture^ British Columbia was the only ' province to register a decrease ; from last year.\tj The potato crop also was expect-1 ed to be higher than last year\u2019s.1 Yesterday the teachers m Balham j; was estimated at 53,569.000 and Tooting, South London, sus-; hundredweight, compared to 48, pended the sport and game pro- 241,000 in 1930.gramme for their seven thousand i Figures in the report were es-scholars as a means of protesting timated on returns gathered up to the pay cuts.These progtammes September ist.of sports are supervised and partly [\t- financed by the teachers, who as- ; TORONTO, Ont, Sept.19\u2014A sert that with the reduced pav they motion to give women representa-will no longer be able to afford the ; tjon on the General Synod of the incidental expenses involved in the j Church of England in Canada was programme.Teachers in other ; defeated yestereday because it fail-parts of the country threaten \u2019\u2019¦o ed to secure the necessary two-follow the London teachers exam - | thirds majority -when put to a vote.| household pets he found, pie.\t__________________________________ Earlier in the day he had changed his mind about not calling Mrs.,\t, , Collings from her home in Stam- as had been painted, ford.Conn., to testify, and de- teachers m South London sus-ecclesiastical province of Rupert\u2019s ; manded her presence.Her a^orne t, pend\u20ac