We are still on 13 November 1933
News items (international) from the Auckland Star:
BUTTER IN LONDON.
DEMAND SATISFACTORY.
IN STOCKS.
LONDON, November 11.
The demand for butter continues to be very satisfactory. Stocks in cold store at the end of October were reduced to 630,000 boxes, compared with 796,000 a fortnight previously. The retail price of one shilling a lb is attracting many buyers, but iti view of heavy prospective supplies, importers do not see much chance of raising the wholesale price. There is a great shortage of unsalted Australian and New Zealand butter, which is selling at about 20/ a cwt above salted.
GERMANY VOTES.
STRANGE election.
REFERENDUM TAKEN.
Disarmament and Withdrawal From League.
REICH POLL MERE FORMALITY.
(United P.A.-Electric Telegraph-Copyright)
(Received 11.30 a.m.)
BERLIN, November 12.
"Do you, German man, and you, German woman, approve the policy of your Government, and are you ready to recognise it as an expression of your own views and will, and solemnly to pledge yourself to it?" this was the actual form of the referendum on which Germany to-day was asked to approve the attitude towards disarmament and the departure from the League of Nations.
Voters on another paper were asked to choose a new Reichstag, which is a mere formality in the absence of the competitive element. However, this did not affect the intensity of the Government's propaganda. Every town and village was beflagged, and there were long queues outside taverns,
which were used as polling booths, while elaborate arrangements were made for the votes of Germans living abroad.
Polling Reaches 100 Per Cent.
The Nazis polled 14,866,950 votes, representing 92.8 per cent of votes counted till 10.30. The invalid votes totalled 1,150,550, or 7.27 per cent. A total representing 94.1 per cent, replied "Yes" on the plebiscite and 708,000 "No." There were 251,950 informal votes. Early returns showed that the polling had exceeded the most optimistic expectations. In several instances 100 per cent went to the poll in rural centres, with almost a 100 per cent "Yes" vote, even in centres which formerly were Socialist and Communist strongholds. Hitherto 85 per cent was the highest poll recorded in Germany.
FLIGHT OF GOLD.
XJ.S. INFLUX INTO BRITAIN.
LONDON, November 12,
The city editor of the "Daily Express" estimates that the dollar slump has brought £100,000,000 of American money to London in purchases of British Government stocks by Americans. The figure for the past two days is between £40,000,000 and 60,000,000.
REPLY TO LABOUR.
Bank Nationalisation Policy Criticised.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPARED.
LONDON, November 12.
The British Labour party recently issued a manifesto on banking policy, in which it made various suggestions, including the nationalisation of the Bank of England and amalgamating the "big five" banks into a corporation under public ownership and control. An effective reply to this manifesto has been made by Mr. F. L. Bland, a director of Barclay's Bank and president of the Institute of Bankers, in an address in which he said the nationalisation of the Bank of England might appeal to the uninstructed, but he thought these did not realise the risks involved nor the close contact which exists already between the bank and the Government.
UNITED IRELAND.
NEW PARTY'S POLICY.
Voluntary Reunion As Empire Constituent.
OBSTACLE OF PARTITION.
(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)
(Received 1.30 p.m.)
DUBLIN, November
The United Ireland party has issued a detailed policy. This includes the abolition of proportional representation, termination of the economic war with Britain, a permanent reduction of the annuities by at least 50 per cent, and the voluntary reunion of Ireland as a single, independent State within the British Commonwealth.
The party also proposes the reopening of the partition question with Britain, as it regards partition as the greatest obstacle to Irish acceptance of membership of the Empire. The absorption of able-bodied unemployed in -a reconstruction corps for public works is also proposed.
CONTROL IN ITALY.
MUSSOLINI'S LATEST PLAN.
ROME, November 12,
The Italian Prime Minister, Signor Mussolini, intends to abolish the Chamber of Deputies in favour of an ambitious scheme of social legislation. He will indicate shortly whether the abolition of the Chamber will be immediate or gradual.
It is understood that a council of corporations, which is tantamount to the joint committee of the Federation of British Industries and Trades Union Council will control the nation's economic activities thereby placing the State under its complete dominance.
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