CRITICISM OF MR J. H. THOMAS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20773, 6 February 1933, Page 9

CRITICISM OF MR J. H. THOMAS.

REFERENCE TO IRISH PROBLEM. LONDON, February-3. The "Manchester Guardian/' in as article headed, "The Larger Lunacy," says:— "The thought of Jimmy Thttatfci l cavorting around on this already tuM- ' '' ciently queered pitch is ominous in ihn extreme. _ - .<■ ; ? "If Mr Thomas applies to tfcU (uNriK: lem the same persuasive toifch hj« i&v.y* 'J cently tried on do Vetera, 3SCr '• Bradman may soon be first president, '' the Australian Republic." , s SHEFFIELD SHIELD. i i j^l t , ! til at ilwftltftl : ; new sotTJi wauss jwfm SCORES Fit BELT* * f l , + r f i (Received February 5, 8.40 in the Sheffield Shield match agaieff- , > South Australia, New gouth rhk. its second inningft made- 2M titta £or *''■) the loss of five wicket* 67, W. Brown 79, D. Q. Bradman tyy. \ J. -H. Fingleton 0). -, 1 ,h._ 1 Friday's amaeing series of collftpiwrt was not repeated. T. W. Wall tool*? twiju,, 'h wicketa for 69 run*. >< •' In its first innings Nbw South 'WaUss!:, }{ scored 113 runs, and South ,'.J ii 4.' ;■ :;:v;; V^l SERIOUS QUEENSLAND FLOODS. ? BOATS READY FOR RESCUE \ WORK. ■ .. BRISBANE, February 4. ,- , Boats are being held in fey ; the Shire Council to rescue people ea-, dangered by the flooding of the TuUy river. All the streams' over a 150 Uiiltv " stretch from Ingham to Cairns aw, flooded. At Cairns, the residential areas are inundated and the town i« isolated. - 1 MINERS ON STRIKE. , ALLEGATIONS THAT WORK It, DANGEROUS. ./ ' BRISBANE, February 4. ' Four hundred and ilfy underground, workers at tho Mount Isa mines arifr , striking because they refused to ,■ under a shift boss because, they allege, he requires them to work in dangerous' places. The number idle is expected ft> ' ,' reach 1000 ,to-day. An appeal was made to a Msgis-' \ trate, who told tho men that if they resumed work an enquiry wiuld beheld. The owners refuse to rei&ive th« shift boss till the men return.