HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1934.
BRITAIN'S AIR RAID DEFENCE
INSTRUCTION TO THE PUBLIC
New Squadrons Minimum For Safety
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Aug. 19. Before long steps will be taken tc. communicate to the general public instructions as to the best means of protection against air raids, announced Mr. Stanley Bald- win, in the course of an hour's
speech in the House of Commons, in which he justified the Govern- ment's decision to strengthen at a cost of £20,000,000 in five-years the air forces of Britain.
The greatest crime to our own people was to be afraid to tell them the truth, declared Mr. Bald- win, who said that he had "heard in the whispering galleries of Europe" that Britain's defences to-day were so small as to offer
little contribution to the collective security of the world.
Shop window forces deceived nobody in Europe to-day. If Bri- tain did not follow the example of other countries she might find
Were
There was no sign that the na- tians who were taking part in Disarmament talks, or who trying to arrange a new pact, were themselves desisting in any way from re-arming.
The Government believed that it was impossible for us any longer "to remain as we had done but to follow the example set by other countries. We had, yet time to spare to put our defences in or der, but there was no cause at all for pante of any kind.
So far as he could see. there was no risk in the immediate fu- ture of peace being broken. It might well be that peace would not be broken, and there were a great many people in Europe who would do all they could to that It was not broken,
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The Government believed. how ever, that the time had come now when a start in this particular ser- herself some day in terrible Jeo-vice in equipment and increase pardy. But there was'no risk I should be made. the Immediate future of the peace
The House must remember that being broken, so far as he could see, and the action of the Gov- make good the deficiencies in this ernment did not by one lota jeo-branch of the Services. pardise the prospects of disarma- ment.
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Mr. Baldwin opened the debate in a packed Chamber, and followed by Major Atlee, for the Labour Party, whose vote of cen- sure of the Government had pre- viously been formally moved..
The motion regretted that, de- spite negotiations for a disarma- ment convention and for European pacts of non-aggression and' mu- tual assistance, His Majesty's Gov-
ant we should "make ourselves more powerful was one wholly anti-pathetic to the spirit of that document. It was a strange doc- trine that in order to get disarma- ment we must increase our arms. He asked the Government to say definitely if they abandoned hope of any agreement from the air disarmament discussions.
He believed the British nation viewed the situation with resent-, ment and anger' and would not | forgive those statesmen who had
brought them to such a pass.
The War Clouds
moving ever more rapidly into a Mr. Churchill said the world was
more tightly drawn situation in
which hatreds were rampant and disorders were
rife. Almost all
the everyone feit that the danger we dreaded most of all and sought above all things to avert
nations were arming, and
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drawing nearer to us. In relation to Europe, we were more deeply involved than we were 20 years
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King Leopold III of Belgium, took up residence at his villa. Haslihorn on Thursday afternoon, according to a Transocean Kuo Min message from Lucerne.
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INTERVIEW AT
NANKING
We were the sixth air Power in Mr. Chu's Statement the world at present, but other State was expanding much more rapidly than we were, and if we expended our Air Force for the five years' programme we
full
should be relatively worse off in
1939 than we were now.
Shanghal, August 24. Interviewed by Reuter, Mr. Chu Min Yi said that the Fifth Party and the preparations are in full Congress is not being postponed
swing.
By that time France, Russia, Japan. the United States," and
He denied the report that the Government was sending delegates Italy, if they carried out their into Canton to explain the situation, tentions. would be "further ahead
"JAPAN AND
BRITAIN
Alleged Secret Treaty
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Press">
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JAPAN'S SUBSIDIES TO SHIPPING
Encouragement For More Competition
London, Aug. 24.
new Japanese shipping subsidy, it is understood that the NYK proposes several fast combined cargo and passenger liners to Europe, where too many vessels are obsolete or slow, and also increase ships between Japan and San Francisco in view of the growing demand for hoth
cargo and passengers.
(By Telegraph, Copyright, graphic Massager Ordinance, *1804- || Apropos of the
Received, August 21, 7.30 p.m.)
London, August 24. That the alleged secret agree- ment between Erigland and Japan would turn out to be an ordinary non-aggression pact, details of which are still the subject of dis- cussions, is revealed in
a. Tokyo message received here.
The Japanese Government, it is further alleged, at first made the move in this direction to the United States who however de- clined, while England showed her- self unfavourably disposed, and foreign observers in Tokyo hold the". view that England was well in readiness for the possibility. Transocean Kuo Min.
SİLVER MARKET
(From Our Own" Correspondent.1
London; August 24. London silver prices to-day were
years were required, not months, to of us than they were now, and yet saying such a step was unneces- | unchanged as follow:
Could be Accelerated
whole situation and a
After a careful review of the study of information of every kind at the Government's disposal, the Gov. ernment were convinced that they would be neglecting their duty to delayed any longer to bring these the people of this country if they
proposals forward.
The increase had been studded for the House must remember how in relation to the other Services,
ernment should enter upon a p-interdependent Services were. Ucy of rearmament neither neces- sitated by any new commitment nor calculated to add to the se- curity of the nation but certain tu jeopardise the prospects of in- ternational disarmament and to encourage a revival of dangerous and wasteful competition in pre- paration for war.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin. opened by
saying that the question of Im- perial defence and disarmament had occupied the minds of Govern- ments and of the House itself for
many years..
But never had the question been discussed in greater difficulty and complexity and in a more con- stant change of alignment than
It had done in the last twelve months.
There was a spirit abroad in parts of Europe to-day which, if it could not be curbed or exorcized.
might some day make the task upon which their thoughts to-day, were centred impossible of achleve- ment.
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Uncertain Future
The future was uncertain and was as uncertain as the immediate past. They could not tell whether success would or
yet
would not attend the formation of the Eastern agreement, which had commended itself in principle to the British Government and, he
believed to the House.
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There were three main lines of criticism of what the Government proposed to do. The Government were criticised on the ground that their programme was excessive, or, insufficient it was at all events inopportune.
Our defences to-day
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small as to offer little contribu- to collective security. We must to some extent increase our own strength...
even for that tiny, timid, tenta. tive, tardy increase of the air force to which the Government had at length made up their mind, they were to censured by the un- ited force of the Bocialist and Liberal members.
of
The Government's duty was to provide an adequate measure There was no ground whatever for self-defence before it was to late.
suggesting that it was not possible to increase the Air Force more ra pidly than was now proposed.
German Danger
On the broad basis of the pro-
It seemed that Germany was the posals t would be perfectly possi-specific danger which we had to ble to accelerate the programme In case of need; just as it would' be possible to decelerate it if there the conversations at Geneva. should be a happier outcome of As to the protection of the civil population, the Government felt that their plan had been carried as far as possible without a wid- er publicity than had hitherto public interest, and the next stage been deemed necessary in the
involved communication with local authorities, public utility compan- tes, and all those on whom re- sponsibility for action would fall in the emergency contemplated.
Before long steps would be taken, to communicate the neces sary instructions to the genera! public.
people was to be afraid
The greatest came to our own them the truth."
to tell
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sary.
Mr. Chu admitted that Marshal Chiang had been slightly indispos- ed but he has recovered.
The Foochow situation is calm contrary to all reports fabricated by bond speculators-Reuter.
PEACE WITH ENGLAND
De Valera Making An Effort
London, August 24.
be prepared against," and he ask- ed the Government what was their view about the German mill- tary air force. He also asked the The Anphoblacht, weekly oficial Government to give an assurance organ of the extreme section of that Germany had observed, and Irish Republicanism, states that was observing, her Treaty obliga-de Valera is considering resump- ons in respect of air forces. If tion of negotiations with England would be a great relief to the annuities will be waived if a satis- they could give that assurance it wherein the latter's right to land
House.
factory settlement is reached to He said that Germany had al-keep Ireland within the Empire. ready, in violation of the peace
The paper adds that the treaty, created a military air force majority of the Free State Cabinet which was now nearly two-thirds members favours a settlement on of our present Home Defence Air these Hnes and Intermediaries Force. She was rapidly increasing" have made several journeys 'be- that force, and by the end of 1935 tween- Dublin and her air force would be very nearly Reuter. equal in numbers and efficiency to our Home Defence Air Force at that date, even if the Govern- ment's proposals were carried out. If Germany continued that ex- pansoin and we carried out our programme, then some time in 1936 Germany would be substan-
The Least Needed Having regard to the circum stances existing in the world to day, both with our own position tally stronger in the air than Bri- and with other countries, having tain. Once Germany got that lead regard to the political tendencies we might never be able to over- gard to what our people stand for. in Europe to-day, and having re-
take her,
he was confident that he was ask- ing the House to approve not only what was absolutely necessary but ought to ask the House to give what was the least to which they
Its assent.
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NEW POWERS FOR DR. SCHACHT
after speaking for just over
Mr. Baldwin resumed his seat
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press"). hour.
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tale Mr. Attlee said there was a ter graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. rible contrast between the warn- Received, August 24, 7.30 p.m.) - ago and the behaviour, of our re- ing Mr. Baldwin gave two years,
Berlin, August 24. Dr. Schacht, the German econo- cussing disarmament. presentatives when they were dis- mic
Their re his grip over the industry when There had been a tendency instruction. We could not arm our-chambers of commerce and indus- cord all through was one of obit was announced that the entire recent years to increase air arma- selves against some vague danger. try have been placed under his ments throughout the world, and there was & constant trend towards from States within the League
Was the danger from France or control and supervision. the adoption of a defrite strategy.
London.
GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS
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Daily Press")·
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Aug. 23
Aug. 24 Spot ....... 21.9/10
21.9/18 Forward 21.9/101 21.9/10 London on New York cross rate at 2.00 p.m. to-day was 5.07-1/18 compared with 5.08-1/8 at closing
yesterday.
YORKSHIRE
BEATEN
County Matches
London, August 24. ⠀ The following are results of County Cricket Matches concluded to-day:-
Middlesex (259 and 89-1) beat
Surrey 155 and 192) by nine wic-
keta.
Gloucester (348 and 58-1) beat Yorkshire (143 and 262) by nine wickets. Lyon scored 125 for Glou cester in the first innings.
Smith (Middlessex), 6-38, Hearne (Middlesex) 6-42. Watts (Surrey), 6-59, Freeman (Kent) 6-60, Perks (Kent) 5-67.
-Reuter.
WAR DEBTS
South Africa To Pay
Capetown, Aug. 24.'
AMERICAN OPPOSITION
It is understood that America bás definitely refused to discuss zubaid- tes with the International Chamber and Shipping Conference in London in October. She is willing to discuss the question of surplus shipping. but shipping circles do not expect great results. Reuter,
DILLINGER GANG
Vanmeter Riddled With Bullets
St. Paul, Minnesota, Aug. 24. It is learned that the Govern-
Homer Vanmeter a member of ment of the Union of South Africa John Dillinger's gang was shot will pay the whale of the remain. dead in the streets of St. Paul der of her war debt to the British when challenged by detectives at Government, amounting to £8.00- | a street corner. 000, at the end of this month.
Negotiations have proceeded in London in the past few weeks, and arrangements are now being made with the British Treasury for the Union to redeem the loan.
The Union is the only Dominion which did not take advantage of the British Government's offer to
suspend payments in connection with the general war debt mora- torium in 1931- Reuter.
LEIPZIG FAIR
Normal Number of Exhibitions
[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright:3
Leipzig, Aug. 29. The great Autumn merchandise fair opens on Sunday, August 28, as usual. From the fact that only
Vanmeter drew a revolver and red two shots, missing the chief of the police and detectives, who opened a hall of fire with revol vers rifles and machine" güns nnly pausing a brief second when a woman inadvertently crossed th woman "Inadvertently crossed the line of fire.
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The gangster fell riddled from head to foot with fifty bullets- Reuter.
This is the first member of the gang to be accounted for since America's "Public Enemy No. 1" was shot dead as he emerged from a cinema and was about to tre on the police.
REICH FINANCES
[Special to the "Hong Kong Dall'y Press" (Copyright.)]
Berlin, August 24,
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The monthly statement of the Reichs finances shows that revenue, Kent (264 and 141-6) beat Wor-4,500 exhibitions have rented space from taxation, customs duties and cester (258 and 148) by four-wie-
as against 5,565 in Autumn last fees totalled 6827 million marks kets
year, conclusions have been drawn as against 579.3 millions in July. that the failure of the fair is a 1933. The total revenue received foregone conclusion and that this from April to July was 2.569.9 reverse, coming at the beginning of million marks as against 2,107.2 the winter, is certain to be beset milions last year. A specially in......... with difficulties which augurs badly, teresting feature is the wages for the preseft regime. Such con- tax which in July was 6.4 million clusion is quite wrong since the marks more than July, 1933- last Autumn fair was the first one Transocean Kuo Min. held under the Hitler regime, and corisequently had quite an excep- tioner character inasmuch as all guilds, unions and professional so- cieties participated with displays of their workmanship but were not present for making businem, K these 1,200 exceptional exhibitors were deducted; the present num- ber of entries is about normal.
(Earlier results on page 10).
LEONARDO DA VINCI MANUSCRIPT
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (My Telegraph, Copyright, „Tais»
Ordinance,
1891. graphic Mustages
Received, August 24, 4.30 p.m.)
Moscow, August 24.
(By Telegraph, Copyright,, Tele graphic
Messages Ordinanes, Received, August 34, 7:30 p.m.)
Warsaw, August 24. The International Geographical congress attended by delegates of forty states opened here in the. presence of the President of the Vinci of undoubted authenticity A manuscript of Leonardo ́da Republic, Moscikl, and members of has just been discovered in the the Government and diplomatic archives of the library in the" corps, and after the opening ad- Sabrian town of Irkutsk. dress given by the President of
The the Congress, Professor Bowman of New York, the German delegate, Professor Meching delivered В speech in which he pointed out that for the first time since twenty years, Germany was again
subject matter is a plan for the and the manuscript is by Leonardo construction of a flying machine,
da Vinci's own hand. Several
drawings are appended, and it has been proved that this document was dictator, has strengthened taking part in the International by a Russian professor, Sobasch- found in Paris in 1893 Geographical congress, thus rut ting an end to the abnormal state chase. Sobaschnokoff présented it rokoff who acquired it by pur- of things. The speaker who was in 1896 to the Irkutsk library cordially received by the assembly. where it was simply forgotten- stressed that the large number of Transocean. Kuo Min. sixty German delegates evidenced the feelings entertained for her neighbours by the New Germany."
President Moscik aubsequently LOYALTY TO FUEHRER gave a reception in honour of the delegates-Transocean Kua Hin,
The
air, Had we been asked by other mem- new Reich law to this effect bers of the League to strengthen laws came into force already- overriding ail previous State our forces in order to do our duty Bransocean Bus Min. under the covenant?
"Shop Window" Forces The Government's new program me would raise the number of ma- chines from 844 to 1304 if the pro- gramme, as detalled to the House, was carried out in its entirety to the term of five years.
If Germany had the right or seized the right to re-arm she had every argument in her favour from her defenceless position in the air to try and make herself secure.
He would like to have a specific denial from the Government that the present position had been caused by some conversations with some other Power. The Labour Party were resolved that they would not hold themselves bound by any secret agreement.
Parity Claim Rejected They rejected altogether the claim of parity. They believed in There was a situation of poten- an air police force and in the in- tial gravity there which it would ternationalisation of civil avia- be idle or foolish to ignore. Shoption
PASSION PLAY ATTENDANCES
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Daily Press").
(By Telegraph Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Heceived, August 25, 4-30 p.m.).
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RECONCILIATION. WITH FORMER WIFE
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^^ Dally Fresa");
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Dally Pross").
(Bp - Telegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894.
Received, August 24, 4.30. p.m.):
Berlin, August 24, fe
In accordance with the pro- (By Talegraph Copyright, Tate visions of a "Taw just passed, au praphic | Hostager / Ordinance," 1891 offcials of the Reich Government Oberammergau, Aug. 24. Beceived, August 24, 7:30. p.m.) SETE were required to take the oath of Over a quarter million people,
^ Budapest, August 24,75|| loyalty on Thursday: In the ab-. among whom were fifty thousand The Hungarian Premier; Goem-sence of the Home Minister window defence forces would de- Sir Herbert Samuel said there foreigners, notably American and boes re-married his first wife, Frick, the State ceive nobody in Europe to-day would be general agreement that English, attended this years Margit Reichert from whom he Pfundger addressed the assembled Secretary, all our forces were not properly disarmament could not be onesid passión plays up to now, among was divorced some time ago. The officials, saying that it was equiped...
ed. The Covenant of the League the most prominent visitors being Premier married a second wife felt necessary for all omno expressly stated that the mainten the American Ambassador Dodd, who died last year. There are of the Reich to undertake the ance of peace required a reduction while Queen Alexandrine of Den- three children of the first mar- oath of allegianc of armaments. The notion that mark bas arrived in Beyreuth for Tage because we had signed the Coven- the festival-Transocean Kuo Min Transocean Kuo Min
The proposal he announced ear Her in the month was a step, and
a considerable step, towards par-
remain true to the Tranzoscan Kuo Min.
goods for the home market. But the prospects of the German home market are decidedly better now?: than a year ago. Apart from that, many firms will this time, as usual, exhibit more with the object of keeping in close touch with the market so as to do the year's big- gest business in the Spring fair in March...
The Autumn fair never has the same commercial importance or purpose because it is chiefly in- tended for the sale of. Christmas Transocean Kuo Min.
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