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END OF TRADE

DISPUTE.

TARIFF CHANGES.

Applying Agreement.

PROCLAMATION ISSUED.

CANBERRA, Wednesday.I Proclamations giving effect to the

tai iii alterations involved in the trade

S agreement between Australia and

Japan arc contained in a Common' wealth Gazette issued to-night.

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The treaty takes effect from 9 a.m.

. on New Year's Day, and all the tariff

decisions involved become operativeI from that time.

The terms of settlement with Japan, as1

announced bv the Minister for Trade Treaties

(Sir Henry Gullett) at the beginning of this

week, provide for:

,(1) A reduction of the intermediate tariff

rates of duty imposed in May last on cottonpiecegoods and artificial silk plecegoodscovered by several items in the Customstariff schedule.

f (2) The grant of the reduced intermediatetmiff rates to Japan.

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(3) The exemption from primage duty of

Icotton piecegoods and artificial silk piecegoods covered by those items.

EMERGENCY PROVISION.When the tariff proposals introduced in May

were enacted in December, provision was madefor the Governor-General-ln-Council toamend the piecegoods duties by proclama-tion, subject to the amendments being sub-mitted to Parliament within 15 days of itsfirst meeting In 1937. If this course had notbeen followed, it would have been necessaryto await the reassembly of Parliament beforea resumption of trade with Japan would havebeen possible.

In accordance with this emergency provi-sion, a proclamation issued to-night reducesthe intermediate tariff rate on artificial silk

piecegoods admissible under tariff item 105(D) (1) (b) from /8 a square yard to /4a square yard; and the intermediate tariffrates on cotton piecegoods admissible under

taiiff items 105 (A) (1) (a), (c),and (d), 105(B); 105 CC); 120 (D) (1); and 130 (B) (1),from I1\ to l\\ a square yard on unbleachedcottons; fiom /2J to /li a square yard on

bleached cottons, and from /3{ to /2 a squaieyaid on printed, dyed, or coloured cottons.

EXTENSION TO JAPAN.

Another proclamation extends these new

Intermediate rates to Japan as well as theexisting Intel mediate tariff rates on cottonpiecegoods and artificial silk piecegoods covered

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tariff items 105 (A) (1) (E): 105 (A) (3),and 105 (A) (4), making In all 11 Items onwhich Japan Is conceded the benefit of theInteimedlate taiiff.

A proclamation issued under the CustomsTaiiff Primage Duties Act exempts from pri-mage duty Japanese cotton piecegoods andartificial silk piecegoods admissible under theabovementioned 11 items.

OTHER TRADE AGREEMENTS.Bv amendments to the proclamations issued

on December 17, 1936, in connection with theimplementation of the trade agreements withBelgium, Czechoslovakia, and Prance, thelower intermediate tariff rates and the exemp-tion from primage duty accorded to Japanaie accorded to other countries receiving mostinvoured-nation treatment.It The regulation issued in July, 1936, underthe Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regula-tions, following the proclamation of the Jap-anese Impel lal ordinance against Australiantoods entering Japan, is repealed. The re

itrictions imposed on the importation ofJapanese goods into Australia by that regula-tion are thereby removed. The repeal of thisCustoms regulation, like the proclamations, is

effective as from Friday, January I,

MINOR MATTERS TO BE

SETTLED.

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.The comment In a Japanese newspaper that

the new Consul-General for Japan in Aus-tralia, Mr. Torao Wakamatsu, will proposea formal trade treaty upon his arrival in thiscountry, is not interpreted in Federal circles

to mean that there will be any desire to up-

set the agreement already made for wool andtextiles.

The Minister in Charge of Trade Treaties(Sir Henry Gullett) said to-day that negotia-tions for a general trade agreement beganearly this year, when textiles and wool be-

came an important Issue. However, other

aspects of an agreement were dropped. As

a result there were now seveial minor matters

which had been left unsettled,.and it would

be desirable to deal with them soon, Perhaps

these were the matters which the new Consul

General had in mind.There were no Important Issues outstand-

ing, and an agreement to Include the minor

questions would not interfere with the agree-

ment for wool and textiles.

JAPAN'S ORDINANCE.

IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT. I

TOKYO, Dee. 30.

The official gazette announced to-day the

revocation, effective from January 1, of the

ordinance Imposing a 50 per cent, surtax on

Auotralian wool, etc., and substituting a new

Imperial ordinance until June 30, 1938, pro-

hibiting the importation Into the Japanese

Empire of Australian wool without a permitfrom the Ministry of Commerce and Industry,

except mail parcels not exceeding 100 yen.

The new ordinance will enable the limitationof the imports of Australian wool during the

next l8 months to 800,000 bales.

The new Consul-General in Australia (Mr.

T. Wakamatsu) said to-day in an interview

that the provisional agreement was not any

too satisfactory to Japan, but that it seemed

to be the best compromise available In the

present circumstances. He hoped to negotiate

a permanent treaty.

[Mr. Wakamatsu will sail for Australia on

January 15.]

In a leading article, the "Yomlurl" states:

"We are glad a temporary agreement was

reached comparatively soon, but there is need

for a proper treaty. We suppose that, by the

present experience, Australia discovered that

she could not depend on Britain as much as

she expected, and, with other nations, learnt of

the economic strength of Japan, whose strong

position is largely due to the fact that. she

buys more than she sells, and finds it unneces-

sary to depend on any one country for

materials. Propaganda denying the latter fact

needlessly prolonged negotiations."

WOOL SHORTAGE.The newspaper "Nichi Nlchi" understands

that the wool industry control organisation will

have actual charge of importing Australian

wool, and will restrict purchases to relatively

small quantities periodically, to prevent pricessoaring. Consequently, a comparative short-

age of wool is likely for some time ahead,

especially because South African supplies are

arriving slowly, due to inadequate shippingfacilities, which are causing buyers' storage

and interest charges to mount. Woollen mills

are beginning to curtail operations.

INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

Outbreak in N.Z.

FOUR DEATHS AT DUNEDIN.

WELLINGTON (NZ), Wednesday

The death'of an'18-year-old'girl to-day

represents the'fourth fatal case, of infantile

paralysis at Dunedin. A woman, aged 26,

to-day was placed on the list of dangerously

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The number, of cases, .with varying; degrees

of paralysis, in Dunedin Hospital Is now 34.

Thirteen of these are considerably paralysed.A nine-year-old girl admitted to Waimate

Hospital was diagnosed as a positive case.

Two suspected cases were admitted to Christ-

church r Hospital._

SCOUTS'-CORROBOREE.ADELAIDE, Wednesday.

,Most of the Scouts attending the centén-1

ary corroboree at Belair left the camp to-day

for Victor Harbour and the beaches near

.Adelaide.

This morning, Sir Percy Everett, represent-

ing the World Chief Scout, visited the Scouts

and Cub masters' encampment, and in the

afternoon inspected the Adelaide Hospital.

The most Important event to-day was the

arrival of 26 dark-skinned Scouts from Nauru.

They formed up into line outside the camp

administration office this afternoon for an

inspection by Sir Percy Everett. Six of the

young Nauruans are trained at the Geelong

(Vic.) Institute of Technology, where they

are taking advanced courses in wireless tele-

graphy and carpentry.|

QUAY RAILWAY.

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NO PLANS PREPARED.

"Extraordinary" Position.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS'- COMMENTS: *

Although work is well in progress on

the construction of the city railwayand the Circular Quay railway station,

a prominent railway department official

said yesterday that no plans were in

existence.

"There are no plans-not even ten-

tative ones," he said. "We are simplyengaged in the preliminary work of

preparing the foundations for the over-

head equipment."This statement was yesterday described as

extraordinary by members of the political

parties which support the Government.

CABINET'S POSITION.

They said that there must be some plans Inexistence for preliminaries to have been be-gun, and that it was unthinkable that a stait

should have been made on the foundationsbefore the plai« had been definitely com-

pleted or actually accepted by the Cabinet.The station will be a vital link in the loop

line which will connect Wynyard and StJames stations. Heavy blasting operationshave been in progress for some time, andwork was begun several months ago on the

piers and foundations for the viaduct and

railway station.

EXPENDITURE OF £700,000.This work will cost £ 700,000, and take three

years to complete. Approximately £100,000 isto be spent during this financial vear.

It was stated yesterday that the new rail-

way station, which will extend from the oldLane Cove wharf to the old Watson's Baywharf, will be one of the future landmarks ofthe city. It will overshadow the existingCustoms House.

The tunnel from St. James station continuesunder Macquarie-street, makes an outwardsweep at the main entrance to the BotanicGardens, and reaches the surface at the east-

ern side of Circular Quay. On the westernside the tunnel extends some distance north ofWynyaia station.

QUAY VIADUCT.

A viaduct, extending the full width of Cir-culai Quay, and taking in the new railwaystation, will carry trains above the Quay tolink up with the two major suburban systems

The work along the waterfront, In prepara-tion for the new railway Involves the demoli-tion of a number of buildings, including theGeorge-street North fire station and offices ofthe Maritime Services Board. The extensivecylinders which have been sunk to a greatdepth to reach rock bottom, constitute oneof the most Important phases of constructionwork this year. The work Is being carried outunder great difficulties. So great is thepressure below sea level that the workmen are

unable to remain there for periods of more

than one hour at a time.Extensive'alteratlons are to be made to the

tramlines'

at 'Circular Quay because of therailway construction. Plans are being dis-cussed between representatives of the Railwayand Tiamway departments.

HUMAN REMAINS. I

Found in Camp Fire.

DISAPPEARANCE OF HALF-CASTE.

BRISBANE, Wednesday.Queensland

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and New South Wales police,

working in conjuctlon, have detained a mon asa result of their investigations into the disap-

pearance of Harry Nelson, 60, a half-caste sta-tion hand, and the discovery of what they be-

lieve to be human remains in the ashes of a

camp fire about 26 miles from Mungindi, on theinterstate border.

Nelson was employed by Mr. W. Allison, ofDellapool station, and was camped withanother employee about 17 miles from thehomestead. Both men intended to spendChristmas at Dareel, but after Christmas Mr,Allison found that Nelson did not return towork and that he had not visited Dareel. Hewas unable to trace him elsewhere and he re-

ported his disappearance to the police.

LONELY CAMP.

Yesterday the police drove through miles

of flooded country to the camp, which is in a

lonely spot on a sand ridge in heavily timbered

country. The camp comprised a tent,a bough

shed, and a fireplace. Close to the fireplace

was a large heap of ashes, which the policedecided to examine. They shifted about fouryards of ashes yesterday and to-day, andclaimed to have recovered portions of a human

body and a quantity of wearing apparel.

SWIMMERS INFECTED.-«

Brisbane Epidemic.

BRISBANE, Wednesday.An epidemic of

ear, nose, and throat in-

fection, for which many of the victims blamemetropolitan swimming baths, Is keeping Bris-

bane doctors busily engaged.More than six members of a South Coast

life-saving club, after practising in the metro-

politan' baths, suffered severely from throat

trouble, and one doctor to-day reported that

several men and boys, who swam regularly

In the Toowong baths, had had to receive

treatment. Other city baths have also been

blamed.Similar epidemics in the past have led to

tests of water in the baths, but in all cases

the authorities have shown that the waterwas free from harmful bacteria.

City Council officials willi not comment on

the epidemic, but doctors to-day attributed it

to the absence of rain for so long before the

Christmas vacation, resulting possibly in a

contamination of the water.

BARTER SCHEME.«

Australia and Germany.

COMPANY'S PROPOSALS.

LONDON, Dec. 30.

An official of Compensation Brokers, Ltd.,

which has been formed to bring together busi-

ness men in Bl itain and foreign countries

interested in barter trade, spent hours at Aus-

tralia House gathering facts about trade be-

tween Germany and Australia.

It seems, however, that the company will

not be of any great service to the Common-

wealth.It is pointed out at Australia House that

Germany has long urged Australia to follow

her lead and control barter tiansactions

through an official clearing house.Germany wished Australia to take large

quantities of cement, motor cars, locomo-

tives, and machinery, but most of these

markets have already been exploited. It is

also understood that Germany sought a con-

tract for projected Australian reclamation,

irrigation, and power works.A certain amount of barter trade Is already

being conducted and the new company might

be useful in consolidating it, but it must first

of all cut out private intermediaries, who are

likely to put up a stiff resistance, especially

as many clever Jews have been driven out of

Germany.The announcement that the formation of

Compensation Brokers, Ltd., is approved by

the British and dominion Governments is

premature. The general opinion is that the

scheme will be more useful to Britain than to

the dominions

DIRECTOR'S CLAIMS.

A number of inquiries from Australian mer-

chants and others already have reached Com-

pensation Brokeis, Ltd. The managingdirector (Mr. Julian Piggott) told the Aus-

tralian Associated Press that the company had

no intention of disturbing the existing chan-

nels of trade where they were working

satisfactorily, but merely aimed, by reason of

the special facilities the German Government

was granting It, to assist those who wished to

develop trade in central Europe.

"As far as Australia Is concerned," he said,

"there should be considerable scope for re-

storing valuable trade with Germany in fruit,

wool, hides, and other commodities."Tasmania, especially, suffered from the

cessation of Gorman imports of fruit. If

the exchange of commodities could be ar-

ranged on a £ for £ basis, it would consider-

ably benefit both Geimany and Tasmania.

"Germany Is in a strong position to supply

machinery for development schemes. Aus-

tralia now is buying more from the United

States than she exports, thus bringing pres-sure on Austi alian exchange. It would be

advantageous to everyone if portion of that

trade were transferred to Germany in return

foi purchases of Australian produce."

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PEACH BLOSSOM BLOOMS EARLY AT ZOO.

Recent visitors to the Zoo at Taronga Park have been surprised to see a flowering peach tree in full bloom. The blossoms

are far out of their season, and, although prolific, short lived. Each gust and each rain drop add another petal to the carpet

of white which strews the ground at the base of the tree. The baby koala among the blooms prefers gum leaves to peachblossoms.

UNEMPLOYMENT.? »

Metropolitan Figures.

30,914 REGISTRATIONS.

A aepartmental survey, which has

just been completed, reveals that there

are 30,914 men registered as unemployedat Labour Exchanges in Sydney and

suburbs, the average age being 40 years.

Of tills number 19,725 are married, 10,203

are single, and 086 are widowers. In 5116

cases the men had been unemployed for less

than a year; one-third of the total had not

been regularly employed for five or six years,

and 12 per cent, had been out of work for

seven years or longer.

Details of the period of unemployment are:

Less than 1j'ear, 5116; .1 year.and longer,

25,798; 2 years and longer,) 23,241; 3 years

and longer, 21, 230; 4 years and longer, 17,413;

5 years and longer, 13,589; 6 years and longer,

8708; 7 years and longer, 3753; 8 years and

longer, 1918.

AVERAGE FIGURES._

During the last three years trie men regis-

tered at Labour Exchanges have averaged

294 months' unemployment, and only 64

months employment. During the 294 months'

unemployment, their average period of relief

work was 154 months, and on food relief 9i

months. Por the balance of their unemployed4ï months during the three years, they were

not engaged on relief work, and were appar-

ently ineligible or did not apply for food re-

lief. Their average period of employmenton Government or council work (other than

relief work) was one month, and their average

In private employment 54 months.

The average period of unemployment had

not varied greatly in the different municipali-

ties or groups of municipalities, being from

28 months to 30 months in the majority of

those areas. The shortest average period was

approximately 26 months-in Botany, Manly,

and Kuring-gai, and the average period ex-

ceeded 31 months out of the 36 in Erskine-

ville. Hurstville, and Bankstown.

Of the 30,914 men covered by the report,

20,113 had dependants. The total number of

dependant children under 21 years of age

was 37,455. The other dependants were the

wives of 19,725 married men. .

More than 90 per cent, of the men regis-

tered for employment had no illness In the

last 12 months, and 85 per cent, no illness in

the last three years.

The men were classified as follows:-Gene-

ral labourers, 8963; of the manufac-

turing group, 5629; land transport, 2700; build-

ing, 2650; commercial storage. 2445; clerical

and professional, 2012.

MINISTER'S COMMENT."After reviewing the measure of recovery

enjoyed In both primary and secondary indus-

tries in 1936,"' said the Minister for Labour

and Industry (Mr. Dunningham) last night,

"I look forwaid with cheerful optimism to

those results being eclipsed in the New Year.

"The increasing demand, high prices being

obtained for wool and wheat, and now the

recovery In the dalry industry following on thebountiful rain along the coastal areas, assures

primary producers of a period of prosperity.

"The great Improvement in secondary indus-

tries is indicated by the impetus it has given

the building trades in every direction. The

demand for new and extended premises

brings In its wake employment in many

callings.

"I hope that the coming year, 1937, will

see all the previous peak periods of prosperity

in this State exceeded, and that in the

recovery all sections of the community will

substantially benefit.

"With a view to ascertaining the causes of

unemployment in this State, I set up during

the year a special committee presided over

by Mr. P. W. Hitching, a former Under-

secretary of the Department of Labour and

Industry. That committee Has now furnished

its report."

AMBULANCE SERVICE.»

Plans to Make it Best in

World.

THIRTY THOUSAND CALLS

IN 1936.

Officers of the Central' District Ambulance

hope to complete during 19Î7. plans by which

they expect to give Sydney the best ambu-

lance service in the world. -'--.

The Central District is now the principal

ambulance transport service of the city, witb

many branches in the suburbs, and ons.. at

Penrith, nearly 40 miles from the head station

at Railway-square. Experiments with radio

telephony between travelling ambulance cars

and the head station have now been com-

pleted, and in the next few months the new

service will be in operation.During 1936 the ambulance answered 10,307

calls to casualties, and also transported 20,490

medical and surgical cases. The Nepean

Hawkesbury District Ambulance service was

absorbed, and a new station was built at Pen-

rith. The station at Newtown was remodelled.

Nine new ambulance cars of the most modern

design were added to the ambulance fleet,

making a total of 16 In two years.

WIDER HOSPITAL

; t BENEFjITS.

.Contributions iFund

ONE-SHILLING À WEÈK.

The Metropolitan Hospitals Contribu-tions Fund Is being developed to pro-

vide an extended,scheme of,benefits,on payment of an increased contribu-

tion, for that section of the communitythat ordinarily seeks treatment in pri-

vate hospitals, such, for example, as

business, and professional men and

other higher salaried t men and their

dependents.The new table of benefits-known as tabla

"B"-will bring within its scope married men

and their wives, as well as members of their

family under 17 years of agc, and also single

adult men.

Briefly, the effect of the extended benefits

is that, for a contribution of 1/ a week, as

against 6d under the original scheme, four

guineas a week will be paid by the fund for

private hospital treatment, and up to £4/14/6

for treatment In the private ward of a public

hospital.

Single women and widows will be entitled

to the some benefits by the payment of 6d

a week under table "B," instead of 3d under

the original scheme.

An age limit of 60 is provided under the

new scheme.

The proportionately small risk carried by

the fund as in the case of single persons with-

out dependents, or married persons without

familles, compensates for the bigger risks in-

volved where there aie dependents eligible for

benefits.

MEN THE BEST RISK.It has been proved since the inception of

the fund that men are generally the best risk

from the standpoint of the fund in this formof insurance against hospital charges.

The membership of the fund now covers

practically every section in the community, in-

cluding many members of the medical pro-fession, and a number of members of the State

CabinetThe fund has on record a case in which,

for the payment of 6d a week, a man has the

benefit of hospital treatment, not only for

himself and his wife, but also for 11 of the12 members of his family.

Since the inception of the fund in 1932 ap-

proximately 100,000 contributors and their de

Eendentshave actually benefited from mem

ership oí it. In Sydney alone, co-operative

groups of contributors total about 6500.The revenue of the fund now exceeds

£ 19,000 a month, and a minimum revenue of£220,000 is anticipated for the financial year

ending next June, compared with a revenue

of about £175,400 for the year ended last

June, and a revenue of about £32,000 forthe first year of the existence of the fund.

LADY HOUSTON.-«

Lady Houston, whose death is an-

nounced, was one ot the most wealthyand philanthropic women of the Empire.An account of her life appears on

page 9._

WOMAN KILLED.

Mrs. Mary Ann Carney 79, of Foreman

street, Tempe, alighted from a tram near her

home last night. She walked round the back

of the tram and was struck by a motor car.

Her left leg was fractured and she suffered

other injuries. The Newtown-Marrlckvlllc

Ambulance took her to the Royal Prince Alfred

Hospital. She died soon after admission. Mrs.

Carney was the mother of Police InspectorCarney.

KIDNAPPING.'

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£7000 Ransom May be

Paid.

NOTED SURGEON'S SON.

TACOMA (Washington), Dec. 30.

It is revealed that the kidnapper of

the 10-year-old son of Dr. Mattson

is a man who previously attemptedtwice to abduct a neighbour's son,

aged six.

A friend of the Mattson family states

that negotiations for the return of the

boy definitely are under way, and that

the 28,000 dollars (£A7000) ransom

demanded probably will be paid within

12 hours.

The ransom note was couched in terms

which indicate that it was written by an

accomplice better educated than the actual

kidnapper. It intimated that an advertise-

ment conveying the kidnapper's instructions

to Dr. Mattson would appear in a Seattle

newspaper.

G-men (Federal investigators) and police

are continuing a policy of inaction to prevent

alarming the abductor and causing harm to

befall his victim.

[It is alleged that the kidnapper is a

demented ex-patlent of Dr. Mattson, who Is a

prominent surgeon.]

ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

PARIS, Dec: 30.

Mlle. Bastle, a young French aviatrlx, took

off from Dakar (French West Africa) to-day in

an attempt to beat Miss Jean Batten's record

for a flight across the South Atlantic.

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

PRICE OP GOLD.

I LONDON, Dec. 30.

Gold was quoted to-day at £7/1/8 on ounce

fine, compared with £ 7/1/4 yesterday.

BIRTH OP A SON.

Mrs. Eriksson (formerly Miss Pamela

Bourne), wife of the master and owner of the

barque Herzogin Cecilie, which was wrecked

on the south coast of Devon In April last, has

given birth to a son on Aland Island, Finland.

BIRTH OF ONAGER IN ZOO.

A male onager was bom yesterday in the

London Zoo. The last occasion on whichan onager (a Persian wild ass) gave birth to a

foal in the London Zoo was in 1911.-Official

Wireless.

MINISTER AT PRAGUE.

The King has approved the appointment of

Mr. B. C. Newton, Minister at the Embassy in

Berlin, to be Minister at Prague, in succession

to Mr. C. H. Bentinck, who has been appointedAmbassador at Santiago.-Official Wireless.

D.H.86 AIRLINERS.

Remarkable endurance figures for the De

Havllland Diana class of aircraft are pub-lished. Altogether at the present time 50

D.H.86 airliners are in regular service on

16,000 miles of air routes, and their total

mileage flown up to last September was nearly4,000,000- Official Wireless.

CONVERSION LOAN.

Nivisons have underwritten a Melbourne andMetropolitan Board of Works conversion loan

for £274,000, bearing interest at 3J per cent.

The term oí the loan is to 1960, and the price£99.

LARWOOD LEAVING INDIA.

BOMBAY, Dec. 30.

Harold Larwood, the famous English cric-

keter, will leave for England on January 2.

No reason has been given for the curtailmentof his three months' coaching visit.

FRENCH BUDGET.PARIS, Dec. 30.

The Senate passed the Budget by 286 votes

to 2.

DEVIL'S ISLAND.

The Cabinet has authorised the introduc-

tion of a bill to reform the criminal trans-

portation system, including the abolition of

the penal settlement at Devil's Island.

°ASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.

It Is announced that Miss Velma Wayne,

formerly of Sydney, and now In the cinema

world, will represent Australia at the Pasa-

dena Tournament of Roses, on a float which

will feature the koala and a large floral mapof Australia.

LAVISH NEW YEAR BALL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.

Evidence of the return to prosperity is seen

in the renewal of the famous New Year Ball.

Mrs. Evelyn Walsh, owner of the Hope Dia-

mond, will spend 50,000 dollars in adding a

temporary wing to her house to provide room

to seat 300 diners. It is expected that there

will be 500 people at the ball. Notable personsfrom all over the country will attend,

MAN'S SUICIDE.'

Attempt to Murder Staff.

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 30.

A clerk named Moodley, who was employed

at the Indian Agency-General, committedsuicide by taking poison after his arrest for

attempting to murder Sir Syed Raza AU vadthe entire staff of the agency with poison intheir afternoon tea.

ANTI-COMMUNISM.>

SIR HENRI DETERDING'S

CAMPAIGN.

Reason for £1,000^000 Gift.

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,, LONDON, Dec; 30."

Sir Henri Deterding, director-generalof the Royal Dutch Petroleum Com-

pany, and a director of the Shell Trans-

port and Trading Co., Ltd., who has

given £1,000,000 for the purchase of

Dutch produce for export to Germany,apparently intends the gift as part of

the campaign against economic restric-

tions and Communism.'

"The main object of the Communistsis to prevent co-operation between the

nations," he says.

"They therefore started to create troublein Spain six years ago, and the result is now

visible."Britain can be thanked for her policy of

non-intervention, which has prevented greatertrouble among other Powers, whose further

co-operation will be the quickest remedyagainst infectious Communism."

Reviewing the economic conditions of Hol-

land, Sir Henri Deterding expressed the opinionthat the only solution was the diversion ofthe surplus products to a country wheie theywere wanted. Restiictlon on trade betweenGermany and Holland could then be safelvcancelled.

He criticised the present gold policy, andurged that not gold but the products of labourwould have to serve as the means of exchange.He asked for financial and other support ofhis scheme under the motto, i "Western Co-

operation."Already 30,000 pigs and thousands of tons

of bacon have been bought with the gift.

AUSTRALIA MAY BENEFIT.

It is expected that Sir Henri Deterding'sscherte will slightly Increase dalry produceprices in the United Kingdom, of which Hol-

land is a substantial supplier. Australia will

undoubtedly benefit to some extent, but the

increase In British purchases from individual

nations Is likely to be small.

Australian circles hope that a considerable

part of Sir Henri Deterding's gift will be

devoted to buying Dutch eggs, which strongly

compete with Australian eggs. This would beof marked assistance at present, and would go

far to ensuie a successful Australian exportseason.

A new institute has been founded In Harlem,by which a periodical will be issued under

the editorship of Dr Dyt, the administratorof Sir Henri Detei ding's laige estates inMecklenburg (Germany;.

The Tass Agency, Moscow, reports a bigdecline in Russo-German trade, because of the

impossibility of obtaining full value in foreignexchange for goods exported to Germany.

The statement is clearly intended to answer

French complaints that Russia Is exportingraw materials to Germany for the manufac-

ture of munitions.Official figures show that Russian exports

of manganese to Germany fell from 130,000

tons in 1935 to 11,000 tons in the first 10

months of this year.

COMMUNISTS IN JAPAN.TOKYO, Dec. 30.

"Communism is destined to encourage hos-

tile feelings among the people, and must be

totally suppressed," declared the Minister for

Justice < (Mr. Hayashi), when warning Judges

that the existence of even one or two Com-

munists should not be overlooked. Com-munists must be exterminated, he added,

, Dr. Hayashi has banned the 'expression,"Popular Front," which has1 come into wide

use recently.The War Office is planning to gain control

of all the Industries supplying war materials.

CHURCHES PERSECUTED.

BERLIN, Dec. 30.

"Official Statistics" for 1936 are quoted toshow thnt 14,000 churches have been closed inRussia and that legal proceedings have been

taken there against 3687 clergymen, of whom29 have been executed,

CHINESE_LEADER.

Resignation Twice Refused.

NANKING, Dec. 30.

Having had his resignation twice refused,which in itself is the highest honour, General

Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Chinóse Repub-

lic, was granted a month's leave in which torecuperate from his recent detention as a hos-

tage by Marshal Chang Hsueh-llang, the rebelcommander, at Sianfu.

A military Ccurt will try Marshal ChangHsueh-llang to-morrow._

MAN SLASHED.»

Razor Attack at Redfern.

Charles Hayes, 38, of Lawson-btreet, Red-fern, was taken from his home to the RoyalPrince Alfred Hospital by the Central DistrictAmbulance last night.

His left cheek and the back of his neckhad been slashed with some sharp instru-ment, probably a razor. The western wire-

less patrol investigated the matter.

STRIKES SWEEPFRANCE.

STREET RIOTING.

ARBITRATION EFFORTS.

PARIS, Dec. 30.

A wave of strikes again is sweeping

Prance, «»incidentally with the passingof a bill providing for compulsory arbi-

tration, which so far has not worked

well.

Several Injuries were reported in a démon-

stration by municipal workers in Paris last

night. Disorders broke out after a mass

meeting of the workers, held for the purposeof demonstrating against the council. The

mob broke the police cordons and rushed the

town hall, but was prevented by Mobile Guards

from entering. Rioting in the streets fol-

lowed.The chairman of the council deplored the

failure of the police to prevent the demon-stration. He added that the council re-

fused to deliberate under menaces.The municipal workers appear to have a

legitimate grievance, as previous awards were

not carried out, and their wages are belowthe level of private Industry. The council

contends that it cannot afford Increases, in

view of the deficit in the city budget.The main centre of unrest outside Paris is

the industrial north, where the deadlock inthe metallurgical industry continues. Here,trouble is also due to delay in carrying outagreements concluded In the summer.

The wave of strikes Is on a smaller scalethan that of the summer. Employers are

putting up a firmer resistance and are de-termined to dismiss all agitators.

The Paris correspondent of "The Times"

snys that undoubtedly much can be said forboth sides. The bitterness of the

feeling,however, is deplorable.

FOOD STRIKE.;

PROMPT SETTLEMENT.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE)

LONDON, Dec. 30.

The strike in Paris food shops, which brokeout yesterday morning, has been settled by a

prompt agreement, without producing disturb-ing effects. Representatives of the sales-people promised an Immediate resumption ofwoik, while employers promised to discuss on

Monday the terms of a new collective contract,regulating wages, hours, and conditions.

Prospects are not so reassuring in the muni-

cipal services, workmen of which organised

yesterday a protest strike of an hour's dura-tion. Their grievance is that they were not

granted the Increase in wages contemplated forall industries in the Matignon agreement lastJune, In accordance with which French in-dustry resumed work after an epidemic ofstay-In strikes. Country-wiâe services affectedinclude water, gas, and electricity, as well as

the city transport system and public hos-pitals.

Local troubles in Paris, however, are re-

garded as trivial compared with the continued

deadlock in the metallurgical industries ofLille and Mauberge, and the unrest In textile

factories. To cope with these, and with thepossible spread of unrest, an Act has beenpassed making impartial arbitration compul-

sory in disputes which employers and em-

ployees are unable to settle themselves.Although compulsory arbitration cannot guar-antee Industrial peace, it Is expected tostrengthen the influences making for agree-ment.

POWEROF_

POLAND.

Check to German Ambition.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE.)

LONDON, Deo. 30.

"Poland is a great State of 40,000,000people, and is very well armed; if she gaveon assurance that she would assist Czecho-slovakia should the latter be attacked, un-

doubtedly peace would be firmly established Ineastern Europe," declared M. Margalne(Radical) during the debate in the FrenchChamber on a bill to authorise a loan to

Poland of £ 13,500,000 for defence purposes.The bill was passed unanimously. This

was the first unanimous decision of the pre-sent Chamber.

The "Daily Telegraph's" Diplomatic Corres-

pondent says: "A study of the circumstancesin which war might break out in the east olcentral Europe has led to a clear convictionin Paris that, for France, the value of a

strong Polish army greatly exceeds that ofany military cffoit which Russia could develop.

France, accepting the constantly reiterated

statements of German spokesmen that theircountry can never accept the permanence ofthe existing Eastern frontiers, concludes thatEurope's greatest danger lies in the threatof a German advance into southern Czecho-slovakia. It is calculated that invadingforces entering through territory almost en-

tirely populated by German minorities mightexpect to meet little opposition. The aimof the advance would be to join forces with

Hungary.

DELAYING THE INVADER."The ability and readiness of Poland in

these early days to join in stemming the tide

would be vital. Poland could cause delay

to the invaders' plan of campaign which

would enable Czechoslovakia's allies of theLittle Entente (Rumania and Yugoslavia) to

neutralise Hungary as a potentially effective

ally of the invader. Prance is understood toestimate that the latter task could be exe-

cuted by Rumania and Yugoslavia within six

weeks.

"It is part of the calculation that Germany,

if her hotheads launched her on such an

enterprise, would avoid sweeping throughAustria. To go through Austria would be to

risk an immediate clash with Italy, assuming

that Italy meanwhile had resumed her former

alignment with Britain and France on the

side of the nations seeking to resist aggression

in Europe."

SHOOTING IN 'PLANE.

Frenchwoman Remanded.

,

ALLEGED STATEMENT.

LONDON, Dec. 30.

Madame Irene Schmeder, who has been

charged with the attempted murder of the

French aviator, M. Pierre Lallemant, who, it was

alleged, was shot and wounded by the pas-

senger in the 'plane which he was piloting, has

been remanded until January 5.

Evidence was given that Madame

Schmeder had made a statement that she

did not intend to shoot Lallemant, but was

going to shoot herself, and wanted to go

high over the sea, drop, and drown herself.

[On December 30, Lallemant stnggerpd from

his 'plane with a bullet wound in his neck.

Madame Schnieder re-entered the 'plane, and

flew over the English Channel, landing at

Selsey, in Sussex, where, at the request of the

French police, she was arrested.]

MODERN EDUCATION.

Scottish Woman's Criticism.

EDINBURGH, Dec. 30.

'

Dissatisfaction with modern education was

expressed by Miss Agnes Muir In her presi-dential address to the Scottish EducationalInstitution Congress.

"Power is being glorified in countries which

are dominated by fear, and the greatest

scientific brains will be devoted to annihila-

ting, Instead of Increasing, human happiness.

The heroes whom the average youth glorifies

are boxers, footballers, and film stars. Thecinema presents patterns of vulgarity, vice,

and crime, instead of enlightenment and edu-cation. For this the educational system Is to

blame, because it is turning out people who

find pleasure In vulgarity. The first remedy

lies In adequate provision for the mental and

spiritual health of young children."

PARACHUTIST'S RECORD.

MARSEILLES, Dec. 30.

Captain Fred Gallie achieved a world's I

parachute jumping record yesterday, with 1?

consecutive Jumps in an hour and three

quarters.^^^^^^^^^^^^^

MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

AUBURN.-Mayor, Alderman James Upton. Allow-ance £130.

CABRAMATTA AND CANLEY VALE.-Mayor,Alderman F. Hill (re-elected unopposed); DeputyMayor, Alderman F. Crawford, Allowance £75.

W,OOL PMÇËsTIncreases This

Year.

COMING SEASON'SPROSPECTS.

Prices at the wool sales, which com-

mence next Monday, will probablyshow an improvement on the in-

creased prices of 103G, as value of topshave moved upward in Bradford andon the Continent.

Prices at the closing December sales were10 to 15 per cent, above the figures rulingat the opening 1936 Sydney auctions.

Demand was strong at the final Decemberseries. Yoikshire, the Continent, America,and Australian millmen competed. Thesettlement of the Japanese dispute gives theprospect of increased stiength at the comingsales, particularly for wools carrying veget-able fault suitable for use at the mills inJapan.

RETURN OP JAPAN.To date' this season, Japan has not bought

In Australia, but has purchased in fairly ex-tensive volume in South Africa, SouthAmerica, and New Zealand. Her'activity onmerinos In South Africa, particulaily, ha3resulted in Yorkshire and the Continent buy-ing in larger volume in Australia. Pre-sumably Japan's return as a purchaser atAustralian auctions will now permit Conti-nental and English millmen to obtain a largerpoportion of African supplies. Some letransfer of orders may be seen, but a privatecable received in Sydney states that 01 percent, of the African clip is already sold. Tnsmore widely distributed bidding whichJapanese operations will provide must, Uieiefore, prove of appreciable advantage to Aus-tralian markets.

In the five months ended November 30,exports of wool to Great Britain were 525,843

bales, an increase of 130,505bales, compared

with the corresponding peiiod of JS35; Bel-gium, 181,600 bales, an incieasc of 40,100 bales;France, 127,702 bales, an increase of 20?81bales; Germany, 58,847 bales, nn ina ens* of19,119 bales; and Italy, 25,722 bales, an in-crease of 19,194 bales.

PROSPECTS PROMISING.Trade in Yorkshire and in the Continental

countries, howevei, has been considerablybrighter than a venr previously. That cir-cumstance necessitates larger purchases. In-dications for the opening sales of next week

are conseauently promising, and they will DPfurther enhanced if America continues to buyspinners' wools as freely as In the lost fourmonths.

The quantity of wool sold on the Sydneymarket from July to the end of December,the amount realised and the average per lbobtained is as follows:- '

Amount A\RBnlc« realised

"

per lb1932 . 600,100 C8.821.544 /Ii 71933 . 834 D30 11.950 175 /14 81934 . 493,40« 8,250 225 /9 S1H35 . 049,84R 11,100,171 /13 B1936 . «GiO,724 «12,500 000 V15 5.

Estimated_

STORMY SEAS.:

LORRY'S CRASH FROM FERRY.1

AUCKLAND," WednesdayA loaded lorry on a vehicular ferry steamer

crashed through the bulwarks and plungedinto the harbour when the ferny wasstruck by a heavy sea to-day. The driverscrambled from his seat and leapt'for safetyJust In time, and escaped -'unhurt. Holidaycampers experienced

"

an unpleasant nightwhen a strong north-easterly wind arose.

The heavy seas caused minor' damage to

yachts and boats. '_'

THE CALL-UP.

A call-up for employment is announced tnday. Details arc published on page 16

columns 6-7._'

INDEX.

NEWS.Page.

Ambulance Service.

10Antl-Communlsm

.10

Automatic Exchanges 9Aviation

.14

Broadcasting. 3

Boy Killed.

0British Housing ...

10

Cablegrams .... 8,10

Cnpltal Ehlps .R

Chess.

11

City Railway . B

City Fire . 9Cloudburst on Stn- ,

tlon .<fl

Civic Finances. 8

Country News .... 7

Correspondence .. 3

Damages for Negli-gence . IS

Diocese of Papua .... 8Duke of Kent . 8Enraged Ape . 9Far West Children . 8Finance and Com-

merce . 11

France, Strikes in.. 10

Fruitgrowing .7

Gift of Bell.

0

Hospital Benefits..

10

Hull, Mr. W. a. .. 11

Japanese Shipping . 0Kidnapping Ransom. 10

Labour Party . BLaw and Police ...

3Leaders, etc. 11

Local Government . .1

Lost Treasure . 9Mails .IS

Militia Forces . (1

Pace.

Mining Intelligence 11Motor Trade ...... 9

Murder Intent Charge 1

National Herbarium. 11

New Year Holiday ..a

Northrm Territory ..a

Norfolk Island.

a

On the Lnnd....

7

Paris Exhibition....

7

Pearling Industry .

1

Personal .a

'Planes for Spnln .

'

Pope,, Condition of'

the' '.1

Police courts .3

Quay Railway .10

Returning Explorers .

i

Science Conference . 9

Shipping, Mctco, etc. li

Shlpplnti Plans .11Social Services ...

1*

Shots In Court ....»

Booed Limits .

1

Sporting, . 13, 14

Story .'. *

Swimmers Infected .

JSwordfish .

"

Technical Examinatlons . 5, fl

Trade Advertisement. 11

Trade Dispute ... 1»Trade Exhibitions S

Tennis Champion . ;Dnlted State-! Trade . JUniversity College JHncmploymcnt .... 10

Women's Column .

.JWeather .1»

World Review . »

ADVERTISEMENTS.,'Page. i ' pȕe

Air'Services, etc...

1 Medical, ,

Chemicals,

Amusements.

2 etc.."

Apartments. Board 'Money,' Stocks, and

and R»sldence ...IB "Share« ........ 1»

Auction Sales .15 Motor ¡ Cars, Lorries.

Births. Marriages, etc.-../.

*

Deaths.

8 Motor Cars, Bl

Builders and Re-. cycles,

etc.'

....>

palrcrs . 2 Motor Tvres, Sup

Building Materials .. 2 "P1!"', Repairs..

J

Business Announce- Musical Instruments i

ments . 15 Optometrlcal Notlrcs io

Buslneises For Sale Partnerships.Aü«"

Oalls'end/Dividends .!. > otc.f '..-U?'??????'

1 on Shares i .1« Personal .and' Mlsslns

Casual Work Wanted in "Fï'Çnds "?':;;." ia

Dental Notices ... IB Positions Vacant . »

Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, Positions Wanted ..«

, etc ? 15 Poultry. Birds, ictc. i»

Dress. Fashion.'etcitJ 1-2 .Professions.,.Trades.

Educational . 7' *, ".;:.'. 7

Eléctrica.. Wireless,^ Ti\T'e«sAuc\ion

Ä^ria'rden.-Vnd ^ReÄs "Announce:

Farm . 7 ments ,. ¡J

For Sale ..15 Residential Fats ...1«

Funerals. 7 Return Thanks ..-.»

Furniture, ¿te. ....2 Shipping Announce

Government Notices.

1 ,',,n"!n1ts"" ií.V.'ñt'" IBHorses, Vehicles, and . gHunt ons Vacant ..

«

Live Stork . 15 . Situations Wanted . . ">

Hotels and Holiday'

«»Mon«. Fnrm5, "

«Reports .16 i ,Stock- ,........?

lv

Hospital,,Rest

Homcs,^ Suburb^andCour.-

^

H0för" sait"d' '.

'

í"? iß Tenors."::::";:..!

Housrcs and .'Land*

To Let; Houyi. rig.1«

Wanted. 16 Tour st 'Trips,'Motor

in M?morlam .:.:::: ,8' Hire, and: Traps

Lecture« .15 _Port "'J'".'."" 1

£«&.:::: »SPÙASV:»Machinery ..i... 2 "

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,_,

TO-DAY.''" "

.< Theatre .Royal:Russian Ballera.,, ,

,

iTivoli Theatre'^ "Mother* Goose,;'.'2.15,,

rm

Speed Ahead," 8. "",".»,>

Lvceum Theatre: "C phan of the Wilderness.

"Millions," 11. 2, 5, B.1 =?..«?(,'io 4J.

Mayfair Theatre: ''«TheDevil, 1.,

»'sissy, 'i10.4».

'.««i Theatre: "Rangle River," "Adventure in

Manhattan," 11, 2, 5,8.

rrljto"

Variety Theatre: ""Countof Monte Cristo,

"Cuckoo in the Nest," 10 50, U0. «« . % . ,t

Prince Edward Theatre: The General DI o ?

Dawn," "Wives Never Know," 10.30, "*?*.":lhl

Liberty Theatre: "Show Boat," "Son? of

Australian Bush," 10 45. 2.15, 8.

d"

Repent Theatre: "The Poor Little Rich O'".

"Without Orders," 10.25. 2, 5.5, 8.

State Theatre: "Swing Time." Here

Carter," 11, 2, 5, 8.,1 ?> 5 8.

"Embassy Theatre: "Dodsworth, 11, A ».,"

CapitolTheatre: "Sea Spoilers," "Trailln

wen,

10, 1.30. 4.40 7.30..,Bt... Struck,"

Empire and Palace Theatres: "Stage Struen,

"The Coptaln's Kid," 11, 2. 5. B.to u

State Theatrette: News Service,10 a.m.

St. James Theatre: "Romeo and Juliet,"W

1.50. 5, D._ ".

" ,i o J,

Civic Theatre: "The Texas Rangers, u,

°'Ta tier Theatre: "^^^/'Tin^^aJrTn^Empress Theatre: "Daniel Boone,

Girl,'' continuous from 10v,._"".. ii 2, 5, fl.

Cameo Theatre: "Texas R«WT¡,, ""'ion »ItwcHarbour Bridge: Archer Whitfords PJT"

tions, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.."trance. f°urS

"Herald" Building, Pl«-»'T^, CK¡ aollery, 1»

floor: "Sydney Morning Herald Art

a.m. to 5 p m.. free. ...

University: Carillon recital,B.is.

bour crulst.

No. 5 Jetty, Circular Quoy: Tou.lst jiaruuu

10.15, 2.15.

SUBURBAN AOTÓOÚMTR*FIQTOI»

THEATRES. -

p)(.lut.íaea\.±iMJ"j¡ ... pictur»Programmes oí Suburban and Wuni^ ^^

Theatres will bo found ia '«o «T>T

tlsement Columns.

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