THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 16, 1989
AMERICAN AID TO
DEMOCRACIES
Washington, To-day.
COMMONS TOLD "When we see England and France go down, we are
THERE ARE NO H.K, UNION RESTRICTIONS
London, To-day.
Trade unions are free-
threatened," declared Mr. Stephen Page, mem- ber of the House of Representatives military committee defending the sales of warplanes abroad before the House yesterday.
"Isn't it better to sell to England and France planes for defence than to go to war with a big power to prevent encroachment on this hemisphere?"
ly permitted to function K.R.A. CRITICISE
in Hong Kong, said the
Secretary for Colonies, GRANT OF
Mr. Malcolm Macdonald.
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in the House of Commons "PUB" LICENCE
yesterday.
Mr. Macdonald was answering a question on labour organisation in the Colony:
THE GRANVILLE
ROAD
"PUB" WAS CRITICISED AT THE There had been about eight in- | MONTHLY MEETING OF THE dustrial disputes in the past, he GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE
Mr. Page asserted that the Unit- ed States "for selfish reasons" would be forced defensively to aid Canada or Britain in an emergency. He declared President Roosevelt might well have said "Our first. line of defence is England and France."
Mr. Page reminded the House of the possibility of cession of Bermuda if Germany was ever vic- torious over England and France, REPUBLICAN ATTACK
Mr Charles Gifford (Republican) started the debate on foreign policy by declaring that the sale of planes made the inference
said. They were all of a minor KOWLOON RESIDENTS' ASSO- dreadfully plain that the United nature and were settled amicably through the Secretariat, for Chin-CIATION. ese Affairs.
NO BONA FIDE UNION SUPPRESSED
No bona fide trade union was suppressed but certain guilds and associations professing to be trade unions, had from time to time been declared unlawful.
This was mainly on account of their terrorist and political acti- vities.
The last such suppression was
Reuter. over a year ago.
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JAPAN GIVES ASSURANCE
London, To-day.
States was entering into alliance "with somebody."
Those present were: Mr. B. Wylie, (President) Mr. F. C. Mow
Fung
He said the present defence pro- (Vice-President) Mr. R. Baldwin (Hon. gramme was undermining the Sawyer, Messrs. Lam Ming Fan, Secretary and Treasurer), Miss H. U. Neutrality Act which was design- Chor Chi, C. M. Manners, I. N. Mur-
Lied to keep the United States out ray, R. Pestonji and W. J. Rattey.
of war. Router. to the poor street lighting in Prince A letter was read drawing attention Edward Road near the steps leauing
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SWEEPING VICTORY
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Washingon, To-day. to the Diocesan Boys' School. It was by 367 votes to 15, endorsed the The House of Representatives; decided to write mention the poorness of the gang Llew defence programme which in Prince Edward Road generally. now goes to the Senate.
A letter was read concerning the large number of fines recently inflict- ed on motorists for parking their cars alongside the sidewalk in Salisbury Road near the entrance to the Kow- loon Wharves. It was decided that no action be taken, the absence of a "Parking" notice being considered as a sufficient warning to those who in- sisted on parking there.
"TO BE DEPLORED"
After some discussion, the Commit- Questioned in the House of blic-house licence in connection with too deprecated the granting of a pu-
-JAPANESE-
LANDING ON
LIUCHOW?
Kwangchowwan, To-day.
A Japanese landing on the Liu- chow Peninsula is expected to take place at any time.
There are in fact rumours, Inck- ing confirmation, that a small force occupied a beach area about seven miles east of Hal-An yester- day. The point mentioned is al- most directly opposite Holhow. Our Own Correspondent.
GOVT. URGED TO
DENOUNCE 1911 TRADE TREATY
LONDON, TO-DAY.
.
IN VIEW OF THE INCREAS- ING ACTS OF AGGRESSION BY: THE JAPANESE NAVY AND MILITARY AGAINST BRITISH TRADE IN THE FAR EAST, WILL THE GOVERNMENT FORTHWITH DENOUNCE THE ANGLO- JAPANESE TRADE TREATY OF 1911, ASKED (CONSERVATIVE, CAPTAIN ALAN GRAHAM WIRRAL)
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY.
was
The House removed the principle
The Under-Secretary for For- obstacle to immediate approval of eign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, re the bulk of the 3552,000,000 de- plied that the Government fence programme when it defeated, constantly reviewing measures by 169 votes to 127, a Republican best calculated to protect British attempt to limit the proposed ex-interests in the Far East. pansion of the Army air corps to 1,000 planes yearly. — Reuter.
JAPANESE IN
Capt. Graham asked if it was not patent that all protests were "ineffective," and that the only weapon to produce a satisfactory result was some sort of retalia- tory action.
Mr. Butler said he would not
Commons on Japanese occupation premises recently erected at the corn- OCCUPATION OF regard this as the only method of
of the island of Hainan," Mr.er of Granville and Nathan Roads. It Butler, Under-Secretary for For- was felt that the opening of such pre- eign Affairs, said the Japanese be deplored. It was decided to write mises in a residential district was to Government had stated they had to Government in the matter and also no territorial designs and that to ask that clearer site descriptions be occupation of the island would given in the "Government Gazette” not last longer than was required when the building of such premises by military needs.
YULIN HARBOUR
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achieving Reuter.
suitable results.
Highways, towns and villages (From Our Own Correspondent) are being destroyed wholesale by Kwangchowwan, To-day. Japanese aircraft which are raid- was contemplated.
Wireless messages from Hai-ing the east coast of Hainan Is. The Committee's attention was nan confirm the occupation of land and the area south of Hoi- In another answer Mr.
Butler drawn to the fact that conditions had Yulin yesterday by the Japanese how. said the British and French Gov-again become deplorable in the Gram-forces. Japanese warships and Fierce fighting was reported ernments were in constant com-pian Road district owing to the large munication regarding the most ap-decided to refer this matter to the San- of Yulin harbour.
increase of squatters' huts. It was some trawlers are in occupation last night south of Kiungchow.
It is believed that Ting-An, propriate method of safeguardingitation Sub-Committee.
Fighting continues on the main objective of the Japanese the common interests in South It was confirmed that the annual China seas.
General Meeting of the Association be highways east and west of Sam- advancing from Kiungchow, has held on Friday, March 3 at 6 p.m.
fallen. Our Own Correspondent.
He also told another M.P. that British Government had under constant review measures best calculated to protect British inter- ests in the Far East. British Wireless.
CIANO'S VISIT TO WARSAW
Warsaw, To-day.
The Italian Foreign Ministér, Count Ciano, will visit Warsaw on February 25, says an official nouncement.
an-
Herr Himmler, head of the Nazi secret police, is arriving on Satur day to`participate in the presiden- tial shoot in Bialowieza Forest: Reuter.
THE YEAR'S BIG SHOW IS READY!
GUNGA DIN"
COMING VERY SOON!