THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1939.
National Defence Statement By Admiral Lord
Lord Chatfield
WILL AND THE MEANS TO STRIKE BACK
London, To-day. National defence was the subject of an important speech by Lord Chatfield, Defence Co-ordina- tion Minister, in the House of Lords yesterday.
Lord Chatfield was replying for the Government in the debate on defence. He emphasised that Mr. Chamberlain's recent declaration on our
· policy of defence did not mean we did not in- tend to have both the will and the means to strike back if we weré attacked.
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There was a time when the pro- make the country's oil supplies blem of dealing with the bomber adequate and reasonably safe from was regarded with something like, attack.
despair. Such a feeling Was no Ho was not in favour of a Min- longer justified, if it ever was. istry of Supply in peace time but Developments in recent years had stated that all plans for its rapid undoubtedly reduced the old supre-establishment in war were ready. macy of the offensive over the de- In conclusion the Minister em- fonsive in air warfare.
phasised that the real spirit behind
.
He assured the House that none the country's rearmament was that of the components of air defence it might be strong for peace. was boing neglected.
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FIGHTER FORCE
WEATHER FORECAST
This was the sight that met the eyes of General Franco's troops when they entered Barcelona-ships, some of them ́ British, sunk by Nationalist bombers.
CHEMICAL WORKS OPENED
AT MATAUCHUNG
DUCE TEASES SON-IN-LAW
Looming larger on Italy's politi- cal horizon as rival to Count Ciano, Mussolini's son-in-law Foreign Min- ister, is Achille Starace, forty-nine- To-day at noon, in the presence years-old Secretary-General of the of a large and distinguished gat- Fascist Party. hering of Chinese and foreign friends, Mr. Hsu Shih-ying, Observers say that the Ducë is Chairman of the National Relief now playing Starace against Ciano Administration of the Chinese as his right-hand man--with a gro- The Royal Observatory reports National Government, formally wing tendency to favour Starace. opened the Hong Kong factory in
Starace, decorated four times in that a moderate anti-cyclone covers
Kowloon City Road, Mataakok, the war, led a mechanised column China and the adjacent scas, pres- to strengthen it were also actively in sure being highest over the lower of the New Asiatic Chemical in Abyssinia, where it was said that Yangtze valley. Pressure remains Works, Ltd., of Hong Kong and "overy time the cars stopped. Star-
Shanghai.
A moving picture of the proceed- He is known for his lack of a E. ings
was taken and subsequently sense of humour, and his personal the guests adjourned to the 83-devotion to the Duce though
he sembly hall where a reception was annoyed the Duce once, when, dur held.
ing a Mussolini broadcast in 1937,
The strength of the fighter force was being extremely augmentød, and the counter offensive force had also been the subject of equally careful scrutiny, and measures
band.
· The latest types of bomber now being delivered to the Air Force were believed to be the best in the world
""The Government is determined to build up counter-offensive forces of such strength as may, in ́con- junction with our fighter aircraft and batteries, deter an aggressor from attacking us at all, or if it should unhappily fail to do this, will give us all necessary both for attick as well as defence.”
means
relatively low over Siam and Bouthern Philippine Islands.
Local forecast:--N. E. `and winds, moderate; cloudy.
PEDDER STREET
OFFICE ENTERED
the
In his opening speech, Mr. K. C.
ace made a speech."
he accidentally disconnected the
Hsu, Chairman of the Board of Di- microphone.
rectors, thanked Mr. Hsu Shih
Ying for opening the building, and
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mentioned the importance of ade-grade and economical medicines quate medical supplies at this per-for the masses, and said he felt Sentence of six weeks hard la-iod of national emergency.
that the New Asiatic Chemical bour was passed on Cheung Kam-
Works to be extremely suitable for choi, 30, by Mr. R. Edwards this! Mr. Hsu Shih Ying, replying, this purpose, as it has proved it- morning. He was found in the of- said that Chinese native drugs self a most reliable firm, whose beenfice of the Steel Union China Com- should be utilised where possible products enjoyed a great demand
re-pany, at No. 12. Pedder Street, thus developing native industry the in China and the Far East.
'emphasised the need for better
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fourth floor.
to of
BRITAIN'S AIKMEN
"Lord" 'Chatfield added: "I convinced that just as we have able over many centuries to ly confidently on our sailors seek out and destroy the fleet an enemy, so we will be able in the future, with our airmen, sup- ported of land by our soldiers, de- fond similarly these islands, from the air fleeta of an aggressor,” Reuter.
FIRST APPEARANCE
Lord Chatfield (says British Wireless) was making his first parliamentary appearance as Min- ister for Co-ordination of Defence.
The country's system of imperial strategy, he argued, must be found- ed upon secure bases for its armed forces and particularly the Navy, and the most fraportant base was the United Kingdom itself — the very heart of the Empire. -
He said the three defence ser- ices were working In active col- laboration in defence of the coun- try's merchant shipping.)
OIL SUPPLIES
sary stops were being taken ✰
He was satisfied that all neces
to
Katherine Hepburn proposes a toast in this scene from Colum- bia's “Holiday,” showing at the King's Theatre on Sunday, cand Jean Dixon,” Edward Everett Horton and Lew Ayres cheerfully lend their support. Cary Grant, Miss. Hepburn's co-star, brings his mad- cap hamtour to the fimi.
Those present included Hon. T. N. Chau, J.P., P. S. Wong, S. C. Chin, Chairman of The Bank of Communications, H. T. Soong of the Manufacturers' Bank, Ho, Wah Sang, Ip Lan Cheun, Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce; Choi Sing Pak, Wong Hu Lai, To Yuet Sang, Y. W. Mao, Y. C. Chan, General Li Fuk Lam and K. C. Mak, S. C. Wong, T. T. Yeung, Y. Y. Lee, Y.-L. Wong, A. V. Hellwig, H. E. Arne, G. Richter, S. K. Pang, S. G. Burroughs and many others,
The different départments of the Works, include those for the pro- duction of tablets, pills, extracts, tinctures, the laboratory the pack- ing and the washing rooms, the store-rooms and the offices.
It is of interest to know that the products of the Company's Factor- les in Shanghai and the new one in Hong Kong ranges from pharma- ceutical preparations, dine chemicals, medical and laboratory.ginssware,
Eto machinery and
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