Evening Chronicle from Manchester, Greater Manchester, England • 1

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THROAT TABLETS From all Chgwltti 3 par tin pr tin GUARD YOUR THROAT A6AIN8T INFECTIOUS GERMS GENASPRIN THI SAFE WAND ED Exceptional purity complete dinntertion and freedom Irom distressing after-effect male Cenaprin tha fvtftct apmn tablet LARGEST EVENING SALE IN THE PROVINCES WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 1933 No 11721 Sseisitata aa a ONE PENNY ORDER DOLE OFFICIALS In Parliament To-night IF THE IRWELL WERE COVERED MAKING SAFE THEIR SAVINGS City Welcome for Big Campaign TASK WILL TAKE FEW WEEKS HUSTUNC THROUGH THE NEW REGULATIONS am few- m- Tha suggestion that tha Irwall should be completely covered over opposite Manchester Cathedral has been revived again (see Page 7) This picture is an impression of how the area may look if tho plan it carried into effect URGENT CONSULTATIONS rHE UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE BOARD WHICH HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT SESSION AT ITS WESTMINSTER HEADQUARTERS TODAY SENT INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS IN THE COUNTRY THIS AFTERNOON TO SUSPEND THE DOLE CUTS The Board also issued the following statement this afternoon Immediate arrangements are being made for the adjustment of allowances in accordance with the decision of the Board announced yesterday in Parliament by the Minister of Labour The arrangements for the payments this week had already been completed and it will be impossible to make the necessary adjustments time to affeot those payments All necessary adjustments however will be made as quickly as possible during the next few weeks and as stated by the Minister will be retrospective to the date of the reduction CABINE1 ACTION The Cabinet is understood to have considered the Parliamentary prooedure necessary to rectify the position at its meeting to-day Urgent consultations also took place between the Unemployment Assistance Board and the Ministry of Labour These consultations arp understood to have been concerned with the drafting of the new regulations which together with the Indemnity Bill are expected to be submitted to Parliament in a few davs Poll Wavertree Rushes CIVIC BLESSING VlflTH ihe support of the Lord Mayor (Alderman Woollam) as president the Manchester Committee of the National Savings Movement has launched a campaign among city business houses for the formation of more saving- associations For the next fortnight officials will impress upon business heads the advantage of their savings clubs being enrolled in the movement so that not only may iheir employes he protected from loss hut that ihe officials of the savings clubs may themselves be protected from temptation It is loo early to judge the success of the Mr Waller Davies the secretary told the Evening Chronicle lo-day "but already many firms are making inquiries a i i cl seem interested in the movement Mott business people favour the idea at does anyone who realises the misery that follows inadequately safeguarded clubs with their tra)l of disappointed members and absconding treasurers some ot whom end in suicide "Under the system we advocate Ihe savings clubs become registered with us and are enabled to open accounts with the Post Office or a trustees savings hank SAFEGUARDS "The money is deposited in Hie name of Ihe club and not of the individual treasurer so that it cannot he withdrawn at the discretion of the treasurer alone "Again were it found that deposits were not coming in inquiries would he made as to the reason for their absence "In ibis way treasurers of short-date saving club such as those for holidays and Christmas can he protected against themselves "We have circularised a lettpr from the Lord Mayor asking for support and are following it up hy personal visits to the heads of firms "Already Manchester rave ElftOftaon a' year through the movement and this new Intensive drive should result tn many more thousands of pounds being saved through us" FAMOUS PUBLISHER MR THOMAS FISHER UNWIN DEAD Mr Thomas Fisher Unwin a son-in-law of Richard Cohden and founder of th publishing house of Fisher Unwin died to-day at his home at HeyshOtt Mtdhursf Sussex aged 87 Mrs Fisher Unwin is Cobden's third daughter Mr Unwin was joint founder of the first council of (he ssncia-tmn founder of the Johnson Club for over years a member of the committee of ihe National Liberal Club and a governer of the London School of Economics He started Hie Pseudonym Library the writers including many authors who afterwards became famous among them John Oliver Mobiles Otiida and Olive Schreiner In his first novel series the most striking success was Way nf an by Ethel Dell Conrad and i Wells vvpre among Mr Unwin's other literary discoveries WINTER WEATHER tms Country £10000000 NAVY FIRST LORD ON CHINESE PIRACY SUGAR BEET SUBSIDY i SIR BOLTON EYHE8-MOXSELL First Lord of the Admiralty was questioned in the House of Commons to-day regarding the recent piracy in Ohinesft wniers and the cost of -providing naval assistance He stated that the British naval anthorilies did fltcir utmost to impress upon British shipping companies the necessity of providing adequate guards OR V6S8lS Asked if any provision was made to compensate the Navy for the work they did in cases of piracy Sir Bolton said': That is another matter We always come to (be rescue and 1 hope we always shall (Cheers) CONTINUED SUBSIDY Mr Elliot Minister of Agriculture announced ihe Government's intention to continue Ihe sugar beet subsidy as an interim measure and limited to 37500ft acres of sugar beet This temporary assistance would be based on the assumption that grower will provide approximately that acreage at one shilling per ion below ihe fixed price contracts for 1034 The rate of assistance would be 5s per evvt for white sugar which was related to a raw sugar price nf 4s fid with appropriate alterations upwards or downwards if ihe average price of raw-sugar should vary from that figure rite Greene Committee's report was not expected before die cud of February and it was therefore nrressarv to make provision for a further interim measure of assistance to enable factories to proceed with arrangement to secure contracts for Hie growing of crops this year RUMANIAN OEBTS The position would be further considered on the rci eipt of the Committee's report and appropriate allow alli es made The Government reserved the right to make Hie grant of any such allowances conditional on Hie acceptance by Hie industry of any measure of reform which the Government might propose Mr (1 II Lady (Con Bradford C) isJked ihe President of Hie Board of l'i ole if he was in a position to make a statement regarding commercial debts outstanding In Romania Colonel Colville (Secretary Overseas Trade Department' replied Hint discus-ions were now proceeding and the result would he announced as soon a possible JAPANESE COMPETITION Sir John Haslatn (Cons Bolton) a-cd Hie Secretary for Overseas Trade whether (lie laiest advices front Ins commercial representative in Hie Far East Indicated that the recent extension of Japanese Influence tn Northern China had restricted the local market for British manufacturers and how ihe British Imports into Manchuria for 1934 compared with those when Hie country vva under Chinese control Colonel Colville replied Hint recent adi ea from HM ommerc lal repi a senhitive in the Fur East Indicated ilia existence of Japanese competition in North ina No restriction of the lot til market for mtori Kingdom imports appeared to have occurred (Continued on Back Page) ACHES AND PAINS Rheumatism Headache Sciatica Neuralgia Maternity Weakness Anemia or LIQUID 13 3- and 5- 13 tins you save almost 2 Appeal To Enid Wilson ASKED TO SEEK REINSTATEMENT fpHE dispute between Miss Enid Wilson the former woman golf champion and the Golf Union was the subject of discussion at the annual general meeting of the Golf Union at Grosvenor House London to-day The president Lady Denman made a strong appeal to the friends of Miss Wilson to persuade the ex-champion to reconsider her decision not to apply for reinstatement as a golfer eligible for championship play Lady Denman read a long statement of the history of the case relating how the Ladies' Golf Union were most anxious to have Miss Wilson as a player In international matches MRS COOPER'S STATEMENT Mrs Raymond Cooper the Cheshire delegate read a statement on behalf of Miss Wilson in which it was argued ilint the LGU had acted unconstitutionally in submitting the case to the Royal and Ancient Club I'here is not the slightest chance if Enid applying for reinstatement" a member of her family told the Evening f'hroniclc this afternoon "The oniv i bailee of such an application being tiiailc would he if Ladies' Golf nion admitted lhat incir action was unconstitutional If we got that we ould apply not unless MOSS MP NOTHING TO ADD TO RESIGNATION TALK From Our Own Correspondent London Wednesday Asked if there was any truth in the report that he would not seek re-election at the general election Sir Gerald Hurst Conservative member fn: Moss Side refused this afternoon either to deny or to confirm the rumours If I have any statement on ihe matter to mikP" lie said "I shall make it only at the annual meeting of the Moss Side Conservative Association wh'r is usually held on the first day of March" you deny there Is any truth in the report? he as asked 'I ran say absolutely nothing about tt to you lt'ls the business of the Conservative Association and even if I have any decision to make I must make it to them and to nobody else" said Sir Gerald At the 1931 election Sir Gerald polled 23274 voles a maiority of 15262 over Mr A Davies (Lab) STOP PRESS NEWS HEADING FOR A RECORD NEARLY 1000 CARS KEPT BUSY VOTING AT 85 THE CANDi JATS Mr James Platt (National Con servatire) Mr Randolph Churchill (Independent Conservative) Mr Artro Morris (Liberal) and Mr Cleary (Socialist) From Our Own Reporter Liverpool Wednesday XIALF AN HOUR after polling began to-day in the Wavertree by -election it was clear that the poll would almost certainly be a record one The polling stations opened at 7 am and by 8 am several thousand votes had been recorded by business tnen and girls on their way to the city The first elector to vote for Mr Platt was his agent Mr Bennett-Hanley who was outside the polling booth at 6-50 waiting for the doors to open By 9 o'clock the polling stations were in full swing a tribute to the enthu-iasm and interest created by the keenness of the contest Workers poured in from all sides to help in the final drive and by 11 it was estimated that not far short of laoft cars were rushing electors to the poll The biggest rush how ever is expected to-night after working hours The polling time has been extended to 9 pm and for the two or three hours preceding that time there will be determined battle by each party to get every possible vote recorded 11-30 PM DECLARATION Mr supporters are confident ot success but it is not expected that bis majority will be a large one The result is not expected until 11-30 pm at the earliest and a recount would mean that it would not be declared until well in the early hours ot to morrow The tine weather was expected to help Mr Platt considerably His supporters take the view that If the poll is 80 per cent he is assured of success The by-election was caused by Ihe succession of Mr A It Nall-Cain to ihe peerage on the death of his father Lord Brockett The figures at the last election were: Hon A NALL-CAIN (Con) CLARK iSoer Concern tire majority 33476 9503 23973 SECT WARNED RITES FOR BOY BUT NO DOCTOR A man and wife members of a religious sect styled "The Peculiar People" were to-day bound over for 12 months at Chelmsford (Essex) Assize Court for failing to provide medical aid for their son aged 13 who died from a seplic throat They were Walter Levett (51) laltonrer and Mahala Leveit (49) of Stanford-le-Hope Mr Eastwood alleged that when an abscess in tho throat turned septic elders of the sect called and hed prayer meetings Other rite included tha laying-on of hands and anointing of the throat with oil Had a doctor been called the child would probably be alive to-day William Copsey an elder of "The Peculiar People" said he tendered God's word to the bov by the laving-on of hands and tho anointing with oil which had many time proved effective Tho original charge against the couple was one of manslaughter but Mr Malcolm Hihbert KC the Commissioner advised th Jurv not to find them guilty on that charge Mr Hilbery warned members of the sect that they must conform to the law ROAD SCHEMES WANTED NOW IF READY JO BE STARTED ON PLEA LfR HORE-BFLISHA ha circularised highway authorities inviting Ihetn In submit at once schemes with which they are prepared to proceed immediately and also to submit further instalments of their proposals for programme of improvements which they propose to undertake oTer the next nv" years Mr Hore-Bellsha states lhat he attaches particular Importance to works directed to reducing the dangers of the roads and to the reconstruction of weak bridges He has already Issued Instrucflons to Ills divisional road engineers that all approved schemes of reconstruction of bridges amt schemes for the elimination of level crossing will he accepted for grants at the appropriate rate if it can lie shown that the schemes will le begun (luring i lie financial venr 1935-36 IMMEDIATE STEPS lie hopes that those authorities whose priority lists of bridges requiring reconstruction have not yet been formulated will lake immediate steps to complete the lists Itcfnro determining the financial limits of tii programme lie has announced lie proposes to await some dearer indication 01 the amount of work with which highway anthorilies arc definitely hi a position to proceed at an carry date or within the period of five years The normal rat of grant to work of maior Improvement and new construction affecting Class roads and bridges will he 6ft per cnt For other roads and bridges it will le 50 per cent INVALID'S IMPULSE Got Strength to Quit Bed and Take Life From Our Own Correspondent Rawtenetell Wednesday A woman ho since November had never left her lied except when lifted out of It was shown at an inquest nt lluwtenstall to-day to have been able in no impulse of despair to go downstairs and help herself to an overdose of a drug The inquest was on Mabel Eaton (30) wife of Victor Eaton a cotton manufacturer of Burnley-road Craw-shawbooth Rossendale Mr Eaton said that his wife awakened him on Monday to say that she had been downstairs and had taken six times the quantity of dial tablets prescribed by the doctor Hr Ogtlvie agreed that in the Impulse of despair the woman was given sufficient physical power to leave her bed and go downstairs The Coroner returned a verdict that Mrs Eaton died as the result of an overdose of dial tablets self-administered while not of sound minu Five KCs and four juniors whose fees amounted to about £25000 were engaged for 11 days In arguing the appeals and the total coet of the proceedings was estimated at £60000 Mr Justice Mackinnoii said the company would recover their costs of the appeal from the assessment authority An appeal by tho Brighton and Croydon corporations the London County Council and the Middlesex County Valuation Committee who had sug- Eitad that the figure ought 000000 waa dismissed with agreed that they should confer with Hie Manchester representatives in Parliament on the 50 per cent basts Councillor Adams a Socialist meiiioer urged that the deputation was mt as urged ns it was before any statements were made last night in the Commons Councillor Larrad another Socialist member declared that anything slated the House of Commons last night had changed the poverty of Manchester removed the starvation of any citizens of Manchester If they were not careful there were many rases which tho Board would accept os their responsibility Mm Mary Darlow which In the opinion of their very expert relieving officers would represent £10000 a year to Manchester The Lord Mayer Intervened te permit Alderman Swalee to announce that in view of what had transpired in the dlecueeien he was prepared te withdraw hie amendment The Council unanimously agreed The deputation will consist of the Lord Mayor (Alderman Woollam) Alderman Noton Barclay Alderman Swales Councillor A Jackson Councillor McManus Councillors Hart Larrad Oldfield and Hall Extra Cost To May Be rpVO thing have to lie luue by 1 the Government to (five loyal rliVrt to the announcement of tho iteration of the cuts nuule hy Mr Stanley the Minister of I i hour in the House of Commons lost night Hi flrsi Is the Introduction of an I "lemnlly Bill tu regularise tho proce-d'lre and lo cover the extra payments 11 are lo le made to the unemployed 1 1 i a the standstill period while the t' -i'iit regulation lire suspended new resolnilons will have 10 dm fl-d by I ho Board and sub-tn it to Parliament 7h Indemnity Bill is expected to be nir(i(fuced this week and the new nrit regulations submitted within a ow dys iMima schemes may have lo be luced for England and Scotland 1 estimate Is yet available of the burden which will be Involved for niional Exchequer but In some olers It Is calculated that this will 1 not less than ten millions Alihoueh it Is dtfflrult to arrive nt driailed figure the Evening Chronicle niuhorliatively informed to-day if at least three to four hundred 'miles in Manchester would 'mediately benefit by the restoration of the reductions QUICK RESTORATION "We will endeavour to put the official "Mructlon from lmdon tun as quickly as we can" MiDarlovv 1 Manchester official of the Public distance Hoard' told the Evening Chronicle to-day "With the best will In the world iowever I do not see how the changes wn be put Into effect this week "Circumstances have changed In many cases so that it will mean not iust reversal of each case to the previous pte but tha examination of each one the Itgnt or existing circumstances It will mast difficult to do any thing by this wookond and in ordar that everyone will treated alike the nw scales will probably bo put into psratlon for ovory cate at from next wtek "When the retrospective payments "ill bo made I cannot say but I think hist tho cases will first be placed on 'hj appropriate rate and the question hf retrospoc" mt afterwards MANCHESTER CASES City Council Deputation to Minister Undeterred by statements tn the Huusa of Commons last night the Manchester City Council to-dav decided to lend a deputation to confer with the Minister of Labour and the Manchester members of Parliament regarding the position In the city rising out of the transfer of casee from the Publlo Assistance Committee to the Unemployment Assistance Board The deputation will also confer with Manchester MPs with a view to pressure being brought upon the Government to make a grant to local authorities of per cent of the coet of public assistance Alderman Swales said he did not think tt wee now necessary to interview the Minuter of Labour although he In not or not the tha the an RHEUMATIC PAINS Mrs Brewster writes My husband was in terrible pain with hia feet for months with rheumatism and neuritis I used to dread hia coming home as he used to be in agony he had to lay down on the couch a full half hour before he could get' any ease from pain with walking home from work So he thought he would try Phosferine as it had done ao much good for me and he bought a 5 bottle He saya he is sure it has done him good all the pain has gone out of his feet and it feels grand to come home and get his tea without pain My husband takes Phosferine to work with him always as he says when he feels dizzy or headachy he just takes two tablets and is soon alright again' 6 Greek Street Hawthorne Avenue Hull EXPEL RHEUMATIC NERVE TROURLE WITH PHOSFERINE Railway Wins a Million Off Its Rate Assessment BRAND TONIC THE GREATEST OF ALL TONIOO Influenza Lassitude Brain Fag Gastric Pains Debility Indigestion Sleeplessness Exhaustion Nerve Shock From Chemists TABLETS The 3- is nearly four times tha A REDUCTION of more than £1000000 in Ihe rating of Southern Railway Company was result of a judgment given by Railway ana Canal Commission to-day The Commission gave Judgment on appeal by the company against the assessment of their undertaking by the Railway Assessment Authority et C21M00A The Commission reduced that figure to £1077131 after the com pany nad contended that the flguri should not exceed £500000 PHOSFERINE TONIO WINE ensures the enjoyment of abundant brain and body power 30 large bottle.