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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 29, 1939
BRITAIN GOING GREAT DEAL FURTHER THAN CONSULTATION
London, To-day.
"The Government is actively continuing consulta-j
tions with other governments on issues arising from the recent events," declared the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons yesterday.
Mr. Chamberlain was replying to a question from Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Deputy Leader of the Labour Opposition.
Mr. Chamberlain continued: "During the progress of these consultations the House will appre- ciate that it is essential that their confidential character be respected.
"The House will not expect me to make a statement which cannot be complete until we are in posses- sion of the final views of the other governments concerned."
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Mr. Greenwood asked the Pre- mier whether in order to remove apprehensions he would go a little further and say whether the de-. claration which had been submit- ted to certain Powers was one for consultation or whether it involved military commitments.
GOOD DEAL FURTHER
BRITISH PLAN
TO ENCOURAGE
SHIP BUILDING
London, To-day.
An annual Government subsidy
Mr. Chamberlain replied: "It of £2,750,000 for tramp shipping will be understood from what I was announced in the House of have previously said that what the Commons yesterday by Mr. Oliver Government had in mind goes a great deal further than consulta- Stanley, President of the Board of
Trade.
tions.
"I do not think I should like to go any further into detail at the moment."
In reply to further questions Mr. Chamberlain said the Government had made it perfectly clear to the
other
governments what Britain was prepared to do.
MATTER URGENT
There would be a discussion at the earliest possible moment in the House.
Mr. Stanley said the Govern- ment also proposed to ask Par- liament for £10,000,000 for loans to shipowners over a period of two years for the purpose of building tramps and cargo liners.
As a further exeptional mea- sure to increase tonnage, Govern- ment would ask Parliament for £2,000,000 to purchase suitable vessels on the United Kingdom register which, although still
of Mr. Chamberlain added: "The capable
service, would Government fully realise the ur-otherwise be sold abroad or gency of this matter and the de- broken up. sirability of coming to a conclusion
at the earliest possible moment,
Reuter.
FURTHER GRANTS
MINE WORKER HEIR TO BARONETCY
The newest baronet in South Africa is Sir Villiers Geoffrey Caesar Hawkins, who has succeed- ed his cousin, Sir John Scott Caesar Hawkins, the fifth baronet.
Şir. Villiers is assistant com- pound manager at the. Sub Nigel Mine. He will continue in this post.
"It needs a sense of humour to realise that you are a baronet," ho said. "I think my pals get more fun out of it thần I do.”
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CHIEF OF STAFF BECOMES NEW PREMIER
Kaunas, To-day.
A new Lithuanian Government has been formed under General Cernius.
Generally speaking the new Government is semi-military as there are three other Generals in the Cabinet, and it is party government.
a non-
The new Cabinet presented it self to Parliament last evening.
Reuter.
HEAVY FIGHTING
The latter vessels would only IN PROXIMITY
Mr. Stanley also announced TO NANCHANG
that
but there is more than one govern- be brought out in an emergency ment involved and the decision is but would be maintained in con- not solely a decision of His dition. Majesty's Government.”
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING
a grant not exceeding The Prime Minister, Mr. Cham- £500,000 a year for five years berlain, on Monday night un- would be available to encourage expectedly called a meeting of the building tramps and cargo liners. Cabinet Sub-Committee for For--Reuter. eign Affairs to draft the statement
made yesterday,
The "Daily Telegraph" says that the British Government is begin- ning to be impressed by the dis satisfaction of British public opinion owing to the apparently hesitating tactics of the Cabinet→ Trans-Ocean.
LOANS FOR YUNNAN DEVELOPMENT
Kunming, To-day,
The Kunming branch of the Bank of Communications is extend- ing Ipans totalling $6,000,000, with in four years for industrial de velopment in Yunnan.
Shanghai, To-day.
Heavy fighting and large scale
NAVAL ARTIFICER
LOSES CASE
JUDGMENT WITH COSTS FOR ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET THE EARL OF CORK AND ORRERY AND CAPT, RICHARD SHELLEY WAS GIVEN IN THE KING'S BENCH DIVISION, IN THE ACTION BROUGHT BY ENGINE JOHN ROOM ARTIFICER ERIC ARTHUR JENKINS, OF THE CRUISER CURACOA,'
Jenkins had claimed damages Com- against his captain and the mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, al- leging wrongful imprisonment. His case was that in January, 1938, he was sentenced summarily by Capt. Shelley to 42 days' detention, which was confirmed by the Commander- in-Chief, on a charge of "wilfully disobeying his superior officer when ordered to turn-to," instead of being dealt with by, court-martial.
It was argued in Jenking's behalf that a man of his rank-chief petty
officer-could only have been dealt with summarily for "highly insu- bordinate conduct", and that his of-
fence did not fall within that cate-
gory.
Giving judgment, Mr. Justice Hal- lett said it had been contended for the plaintiff that wilful disobedience was something merely passive, whereas insubordination was some- thing in the nature of active
de fiance.
CAPTAIN'S POWERS
"I think that wilful disobedience to a lawful command of a superior officer would commonly and correctly be described as a kind of insubor dination, though not the only kind," observed the judge.
It had been argued that, an officer in command of a ship could not be the judge of his own jurisdiction, Mr. Justice Hallett continued, add- ing:
"I think it is clearly for such an officer to decide whether the person charged with wilful disobedience is engagements between Japanese guilty of that offence, and, if so, whether his offence is sufficiently and Chinese troops are going on serious to bring it within the des
MR. WALLACE'S in the immediate vicinity of the cription highly insubordinate con-
COTTON PLAN
Washington, To-day.
The resolution recently intro-
city north-west of Nanchang.
According to Japanese reports; the capture of Wuning by Japanese is hourly expected.
After the capture of Nanchang, duced by Senator Walter George which is claimed in Japanese re- forbidding a cotton export sub-ports, it is believed that the Hunan sidy, was given right of way in capital, Changsha, will be the next the Senate yesterday..
main objective of the Japanese forces.
duct.'
DENMARK TO INCREASE BRITISH
IMPORTS
However, an immediate vote was
London, To-day. deferred pending developments in Changsha is an important traffic
The Danish Government have the House of Representatives ⠀⠀・on.
centre along the Hankow Canton made an offer, which has been ac the controversial parity payment
Rallway.
cepted by the British Government, appropriation and the announcement
Chinese reports admit that to provide facilities during.1939 for of: Secretary for Agriculture Wal- lace's plan to encourage cotton ex-strong Japanese forces are ap- increasing by about 23 million
proaching Nanchang, but, deny the kroner. imports of Mr. Wallace's plan is expected t Japanese; reports that the Klange United Kingdom
capital has fallen, this be made publi
Sub-offices will be soon be estab- lished_at_Tall and Poshan and steps will be taken for economic ports. development along the Yunnan- Burma highway
Central
Ocean.
wide range of