THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 15, 1937.
MALAYA SACRIFICED TO
HONG KONG?
University Controversy
Grows Bitter
Is the creation of
a Malayan educational
standards of his University being delayed in the in-schools," or that the Director had terests of Hong Kong University to been "forced into a piece of special which many students from the Pen-pleading.” insula proceed for study?
Has
He urged the appointment of a
That was a suggestion put for-qualified educationist as Director.
"For some reason,” added the ward by the Hon. Capt. N. M. him, in the course of mother at-speaker, "Government does not wish tack on Government delay in the to fulfil its promise to give Malaya matter of a University for Singa-a University, and, as the spokes- man of Government, the Director of ex- Captain Hashim was speaking un-Education had to produce an der the auspices of the Arab Perana- kan Association at the Victoria Hall last week and he was heard by a large gathering. ·
pore.
Director Criticised
cuse.
Inferior Education
"There has been a lot of talk on equality, fraternity, liberty - and such kindred terms,” concluded After dealing with the objections Capt. Hashim. "Unless there is a of Government to the foundation of University in Malaya, the sons of a University, Capt. Hashim aleged the soil will ever be branded with that their amazing. contradictions" only having inferior education, and were either due to the fact that the no matter whatever achievement Director of Education "is not quali- they might have made outside Ma- fied to pass an opinion upon the kaya and, in other directions in Ma-
laya, they are classed as inferior.
There could be no more we come celebration in Malaya of the Coronation of His Majesty King George the Sixth than an announce- ment that steps will be taken forth- with to form the University of Ma- lays in Singapore with the Medical College and Raffles College as the first constituent Colleges of the new University."
DR. SCHUSCHNIGG
ARCHDUKE OTTO STILL WITHOUT A CROWN
DR. SCHUSCHNIGG'S SPEECH OFFERS
SCANT
HOPE OF RESTORATION
Vienna, To-day.
An important declaration regarding the Aus- trian monarchy, towards restoration of which he showed marked coolness, formed the climax of a two-hour speech last night by the Chancellor, Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg.
Dr. Schuschnigg declared that he was Austria's Fuehrer, and that it was he who would decide the country's future.
AS REGARDS THE RESTORATION OF ARCHDUKE OTTO TO THE THRONE OF THE HAPSBURGS, HE SAID IT WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE AUSTRIA'S ATTITUDE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR.
Austria had to keep respect for her historic tradition but the question must be decided exclusively by the Austrian people ac- cording to the Constitution
The Chancellor was addressing 1,500 representatives of the "Fatherland Front.”
There would be no expert the Nazis, and he emphasised that Dr. Schuschnigg also appealed to ments in government, he said, but monarchical propaganda
this was Iar appeal he would make must be kept strictly within the
to them. limits and frontiers of present day Austria.
The speech is generally regarded in Vienna as evincing marked cool-
THE ARCHDUKE OTTO
SINGAPORE'S WAR MANOEUVRES
FIERCE FIGHTING AFTER LANDING
The following official communique was issued at the conclusion of last day's operations in the Singa- pore war manoeuvres;
"During the first part of the night, Blue cruisers and trans- ports approached within striking dis- tance. Naval patrols including ves- sels manned by personnel of the Straits Settlements RNVR were very active in locating and report- ing Red Forces.
"Between midnight and 0130 hours, landings from cruisers and destroyers took place on the South Coast of Singapore Island East of the town and on Blakang Mati. In each case, in spite of heavy casual- ties from the fixed defences and beach defences, small bodies of the enemy succeeded in gaining footing... on shore in the ́ ́ sector East of Singapore Town. These parties were quickly ejected but on Blakang Mati fierce fighting took place be- fore the situation could be restored.
"By daylight, however, the situa tion had been everywhere stabilised. and the defences were again intact. Long-range Firing
"Blue transports with destroyer escort were located at 0150 outside the Eastern entrance of the Singa- pore Strait, and were subjected to heavy and continuous air and sub-~ marine attacks during their approach until dawn.
Aircraft of the Straits Settle- ments Volunteer Air Force played a prominent part in the air activi- ties.
Shortly after dawn, Blueland made a final effort to damage select- ed objectives in the fortress by spasmodic air attacks from her car- rier.
“The operations concluded with long range engagement between the heavy guns of the Fortress and Blue cruisers, the latter attempting to cover their withdrawal by means of smoke screens
Ito whether the Government favours. For rejects restoration, the Chancel- lor asserted that the form of Gov- ernment in Austria is to be decided upon by the people.
After denunciation of Communist propaganda in Austria, the Chan- cellor turned to the question of re- conciliation with the opposition.
The Government, he declared, deems it inadvisable to permit the ed by the Austrian people does not various political groups to be or- assembled burgomasters of all Aus- front, and reconciliation should mean a plebiscite but a vote by the ganised into a single opposition
tria-Renter.
take place within the framework of the Fatherland Front
The Fuehrer and the State must towards monarchist propagan-not
fix the moment when the Austrian people will be asked to decide the question.
FEAR OF MONARCHISTS? The Legitimists apparently be- The Chancellor ther attacked the lieve that the Chancellor fears Legitimiste for raising too far their increasing popularity nd teaching social demands for the hence is opposing their proposals workers, and appeared unwilling to for social reforms. grant privileges which the Legit mists are promising.
PLEA TO SOCIALISTS
speech. however, cont strong plea to the Soci ollaborate with the
denied there
danger in Aus
They regard the speech as indi- cating that Dr. Schuschmugg fav
restoration only if it is
NO EXPERIMENTS
Vienna,
.
́ ́) HARMONY SOUGHT
Experiments in Government will Special departments, he stated, be made in Austria, declared would be established with the aim Chancellor Schaschnigg in his an- of bringing about harmony between xiously awaited address to the gen-the Government and the National- eral assembly of the "Fatherland Socialist group. Front
Commenting on Austrian rela- 8 considered in tions with foreign Powers, Dr. Vienna to be a warning to extreme Schuschnigg declared that these Legitimists circles, from whom an were especially friendly with Italy increasing volume of propaganda has and Hungary, and the agreement been coming during recent weeks for with Germany was a “source of eventual restoration of the Hape satisfaction"
The Government, he said, was de-
about by himself, and "Monarchist - propaganda,” the termine to do all in its power to Chancellor declared, "must be con- strengthen these relations and form not wish to be pushed asidemed to the framework of the in-aditional ties.
ring the way for restor-ternal and foreign policy of present
Trans-Ocean.
day Austria.
eclaration that
of the State will be decid-
PEOPLE TO DECIDE Making -no definite statement an
Prince Chichita of Japan will tom
#ttending the Co