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CIVIL AND OTHER
ESTIMATES
Provision For Coming Financial Year
Exchequer Contributions To Local Revenue
London, February 25,
The civil estimates and estimates for revenue departmenta including pensions, education, insurance and other grants and Ex- chequer contributions to local revenues were issued this morning In respect of the coming financial year.
The total estimate is £494,278,205 compared with the net es- timate last year of £461,794,773.
The principal totals are Foreign
Office £139,956 against £179.746.
Fost Office £72,328,000 against REARMAMENT
£82,492,300.
Unemployed
Assistance
Board
£51,260,000 against £47,000,000.
Old-Age Pensionis £45,319,000 gainst £44,321,000.
Board of Education 249,361,959 against, £48,065,726.
Ministry of Pensions £40,300.000 against £41,400,000.
Exchequer contributions to local revenues in England and Wales £47,502,000 against £30.499,947. and in Scotland £8,890,000 against £5,609,480.
PROGRAMME
Financial Aspect Reviewed
London. Feb. 24. Referring to the Government's rearmament programme, Mr. J. M. Keynes, presiding at the annual meeting of the National Mutual
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1937.
DOMINION HELP GRAND NATIONAL AND
FOR CROWN
Premier Opposes Suggestion
London; Feb. 24,
LINCOLNSHIRE
Probable Starters And
Jockeys
London, February 25.
The Government of the United Kingdom has no intention of questioning the Dominions upon their willingness to contribute to
Thirty-three probable startars are indicated for the Lincoin- the upkeep of the Crown.
shire Handicap to be run over one mile on March 17, while there Captain Arthur Evans, Conserva-are forty-two for the Grand Nations! over a distance of 4 milles and
tive, at question-time in the House of Commons to-day, asked the Prime Minister if he did not con- sider that in view of the new form of the Coronation Oath to conform with the Statute of Westminster. the Government should consult the Governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to nscertain whether they would not welcome the opportunity of contri- buting to the Civil List. The Civil List will shortly be considered by the House.
856 yards on March 19.
LINCOLNSHIRE
Kingsgap Voltus Pricket Overcoat Nipaway Thels ..... Edgehill Inchreith Montesano
Detalls cabled by Reuter follow:
GRAND NATIONAL
(Rickaby) Golden Miller
Taylor) Royal Mail (Carslake) | Drinmore Lad
(Beary) What Have You? (Gethin) Ready Canh (CH Richards). Delaneige
(E. Smith) Dawmar
(Nevett) Didoric (Lowrey) | Tapinois
The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Laureat II... (Gordon Richards) Delachance Baldwin, replied;
"No, six. I should not regard it Ba appropriate for the Govern- ment to approach the Dominions in the manner suggested."
Kyle of Minard Zelmos Boston West Judo
Fleet Foot
Capt. Evans. thanking the Precious Pearl Prime Minister for his reply, ask-Ormenus ed if he did not feel that the Lischon Dominions would welcome an op-Fair Play portunity of. contributing sub- Marmaduke "inks stantially to the maintenance of Lost Scent the monarchy. He inquired whe-Capelgil ther any formal or Informal con- Ooer..... versations had been held in this Scotch Rout connection.
Bone ......
Minister of Labour £23,838,000 Life Assurance Company to-night. against 21,528,150.
The Prime Minister replied that. said he felt no doubt that the sums with respect to the first part of the which the Chancellor of the Ex-question. It was entirely a matter chequer proposed to borrow over for the Dominions. As for the se- a five year period were well with-cond part of the query, he would In the country's capacity.
require notice before replying.-- Reuter.
The Road Fund in previous years was financed by issues from the Consolidated Fund. This polley has now been classifled, in the pre- sent estimates and £15,500,000 from the Exchequer is set aside for roads.
Exchequer provision for widown
He pointed out that the huge re payments which the bullding so- cleties were collecting. coupled
the
and orphans and old-age contri-a and steady growth of post of MADRID AGAIN
posits, and the large sums which Industry would be able to place in reserves from proats, should alone amount to £400,000,000, not in five years but in one year.
Mr. Keynes stressed that
an
butory penslars is estimated at £18,000,000 against £15,000,000.
Estimates under the heading of Police £12,446,188 Inland show t- tle change. but the Home Office estimate which was £1,876,250 last year is £5.778.957 for 1937-38-estimate of investible funds in a British Wireless.
period of such large expenditure as was now contemplated must not be based on what they were in the years of depression. It Iny within the Chancellor's power to obtain his money without inflation; but the question remained; What would the Chancellor have to pay for it?
BRITISH AIR SERVICES
London, Feb. 25. As from March 6, the Imperial Airways service will use the tem- porary
Lase AL Southampton
instead of Croydon for services to Austraila and South Africa. The two services meet at Alexandria,
The flying-boat Castor arrived from Alexandria in two days which will be the time for an inward trip. but the outward trip will take 21 days owing to inability to get passengers ri time for early departure from Southampton.
It was easter
to borrow on
Ł
rising than on a failing market, Mr. Keynes pointed out, and argued that the calls to be made on the gilledged market were reason for encouraging supporters of that market. This, with their past ex- perience to guide them, is what he world have expected the Treasury to do.
In conclusion.. Mr. Keynes said the supposition that rates of inter-
RAIDED
Thirty One Bombs Dropped
London, Feb. 25.
No marked changes have occur- red despite violent fighting on the various fronts in the Spanish civil war in which the Government is taking the initiative.
The insurgents claimed to have
Straight Deal Stella Warden Swiftsure
Vitement
Takemy
Vasistas
Coldron Huelen
(Strett) Blue Prince (Weston) Buckthorn (Gardner) Ego (Marshall), Don Bradman
(Crouch) Keenblaze
.(Nicoll) Puckabelle
(Gunn) Crown Prince (Packham) Sex Rover .... (Harry Wragg Bunapot
........ (Walwyn) (Williams) (Morgan)
(Mr. Street) (94) (Carey) (Hanney) ***** (Ward) (Nicholson) (Scratchley)
... (Moloney)
(Parvin) (Piggott)
(Mr. Llewellyn)
(D. Smith) Emancipator...
(Sharples) Misdemeanour II
(Even) Pencralk (Donoghue) | Dryburgh
(Christic) Drim
(8am Wragg) Irvine
(Maher) Blaze
(Richardson)| Uncle Batt
(Doyle) Field Master
(Robertson)
Sugar Loar
True Blue
(Mr. Marah) (Mr. Paget) (Mr. Bailey)
(Elder) (Waudby) (Everett)
(Mr. Cazalet) (Magee) (Archibald) (Carter)
(Mr. Tighe) (Baster)
(Maxwell) (McCarthy)
(Mr. Densham) (Cart)
(Mr. Cohen) (Brown) Hobbs rides Battleship or Flying
(Watts) (Bartlam) Spionaud
(Reeves)
(Wing) Minutes.
PARIS-TOKYO FLIGHT
Wilson rides Thiery or Muk Punch.
Fawcus rides Cooleen or Bache. lor Prince,
Other probable starters without jockeys at the moment are Double- Crossed, Eiltol, Passing Fancy,
French Airmen Make Capitulate and sphinx II.
Good Progress
Karachi, Feb. 25. The French airmen Dents and Libert. who are attempting a fast fight from Paris to Tokyo, landed here are 2.32 a.m. and left at 10.24 a.m, for Allahabad.
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The Reichs Foreign Minister. SHELL FALLS
Baron von Neurath, met Chancellor Hitler, at Nuremberg, where the lat- ter was inspecting the buildings for the Party Rally, and reported to him on his recent conferences with the Austrian statesmen.
ON ROYAL OAK
Officers Struck By Splinters
FAMOUS ACTOR PASSES
Sir Guy Standing
Hollwood, Fab. 24.
The death has occurred here or Sir Guy Standing, the well-known British stage and screen actor.- Reuter,
Denis and Libert are aiming to repelled Government attacks with complete the fight to Tokyo with heavy losses, whilst the government a hundred hours. They started forces assert that they are mak- at 10.05 p.m. on Wednesday, and ing advance in Oviedo, taking they encountered heavy rains and ced that, the German members of In this connection it is announ- many important buildings.
winds in the passage across the Committee for Mutual Cultural Insurgent planes raided south-Europe. They are wasting no time relations, founded recently between east Madrid this morning. Thirty- and intend to do much right dy-German and Austria, will be Lega-
London, Feb. 24. one bombs
were dropped,
the Ing in order to accomplish their tion Counelllor Twardowald from Valencia the night before last an During one of four air raids on casualties being one killed and purpose.———
the Foreign several injured.
Reuter.
Office. Councillor Guerich
anti-aircraft shell burst on from
the Ministry of
The late Sir Guy Standing Education, and the Government
quarterdeck of the British battle- former naval officer and actor. Councillor
ship, Royal Oak, von
Weissenhof, Dr. Drew, Commander Peachey, and began his stage career in a stock. and Captain was born in September, 1873. He Megerle,
The four members will arrive at Vienna on Thursday, at which time the Committee will begin its discussions.
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The airliner Cambria leaves for
The insurgents state that the Shannon base, Ireland, in connec- Jest to-day were exceptionally low evacuation of Madrid is being tian with tests for the trans- was a popular error. There was hastened and huge stocks of arms Atlantic flight
not a single five year period be- and munition are being hurriedly Kenter's Bulletin Service.
tween 1837 and 1914 whom the taken to Valencia- average yield of long-term glit-leuter's Bulletin Service edged bonds was as high as it is BASQUE COMMUNIQUE ..... to-day. Even allowing for the
Bilbag, Feb. 24. Treasury's requirements, he saw no
BERLIN BANS
PARIS PAPER
Berlin, Feb. 24. The prominent Paris Radical- Bocialist dally "Oeuvre" has been banned in Germany for an inde- finite period. Although the reasons for this step are not mentioned, it le pointed out that the "Quevre" maintains close connection with the Soviet Embassy in Paris and is especially active in propaganda concerning the alleged masaing of German troops in Spanish Morocco. This paper has, during, recent weeks, been sharply attacked and criticised in the German press.-- Transocean News Service.
ITALY AND THE CORONATION
News
London, Feb. 24 agency reports that the Italian protests at the lavita tion of the Negus to the Coro- nation ceremonies have been re- Jected by the British Government,
justification in years to come for long-term "interest rates higher than three per cent.- Renter.
LABOUR AMENDMENT
London, Feb. 24. The Labour Opposition will to morrow move an amendment in the House of Commons to the De- fence Loan Bill, expressing mis- Kiving at the huge competitive national armament without any constructive foreign policy,
Basque Government in this city The Defence Committee of the
has issued a communique, in which it is stated that fierce fighting is going on again at the Oviedo Front Near Grado. after flerce fighting had 'gone on all yesterday and last night, the Basque forces succeeded in capturing a position of great strategical value, while the Burgos troops suffered heavy losses of men and material.
Basque troops the Austrian section In a combined effort with the
The amendment will also oppose important villages of Prencdio and of the Red militia captured the the financing of defence expendi-Areces, after flerce fighting. ture by loans. Reuter.
V
BALLOON BARRAGES
London, Feb. 24.
Balloon barage units for the de- rence of London against air attack are being organised. The balloon units will be formed auxiliary Air Force basis, with a nucleus personnel.
on
11.9
It was stated in the Commons at question-time that 300 men were
are declared in authoritative quar- under training for the
ters to be utterly without founda tion. No information has been re- ceived concerning an Italian pro-
test
Transorgan News Service.
MENAI STRAITS BRIDGE
London, Feb. 24.
The famous bridge across the Menai Straits, opened in 1826, is to be reconstructed at a cost of £228,000 to at it for modern trafic requirements between Anglesey and the mainland of North Wales
British Wirdeas.
nucleus. Recruitment of the auxiliary force would be announ ced later.- British Wireler.
CANADIAN DEFENCE
Denia
and
BOUND FOR CALCUTTA
Allahabad, Feb. 25.
Libert landed at Bamrauli at 10.30 a.m. GMT. and left for Calcutta an hour later.- Reuter.
FRENCH NAVAL PATROL
Tug And Pilot Boats To Be Used
Paris, Feb. 24. boats for patrolling her assigned "France will utilize tug and pilot
zone on the Spanish coast." stated the Minister of Marine to a corres- pondent of the "Intransigeant" to-day.
He explained that a great nu the harbour and the owners would bar of tugboats are lying idle in
be glad to have them employed in The republicans are resting their this way. Moreover, they are more troops and consolidating their post-practical for such work, as they tions before continuing their often sive, which aims at preventing the Nationalist from receiving relier | troops from Burgos.--
Trananeran New Service.
SPANISH WAR CONTROL
Last Details Discussed
London, Feb. 24.
"The last details of the control plan are still being discussed by
are not expensive to operate, and can patrol more effectively than cruisers and battleships. The tug- boats will be armed with nawi guns and be manned by naval officers and sailors. Transocean News Service.
IRELAND BANS VOLUNTEERS O'Duffy'a Protest
Transocean News Service.
BRITISH STEAMER HELD UP Crew Hold Cargo To Be War Material
Boston, Feb. 24. A sit-down strike is taking place aboard the British steamer Linaria, owing to the crew refusing to work the ship, declaring that the cargo or nitrate aboard; destined for
pain, is war material.
A cable has been sent to the British Board of Trade asking if the seamen are within their rights
not saliing on, the vessel, and also whether nitrate is regarded as munitions or as fertiliser.
The crew declared: "We have been offered money which we re- gaid as blood money. We will be no party to the killing of women and children in Spain."- keuter's Bulletin Services
STUDENT RIOTS IN HUNGARY
Budapest, Feb 24. The anti-Jewish demonstrations Dublin, Feb 25... the powers concerned" declared the The Free State
of the Hungarian students were Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony measure to prohlétt the trans-body of students broke into a lec- Government's continued to-day when a large Eden, in the House of Commons to purtation of volunteers and war ture room and clashed with the day. Asked regarding the control materials to Spain from to-day, Jewish students there. of the Portuguese frontier, he passed the Dall by 77 to 60 votes stated that 130 British omdals will
A violent demonstration occur. Before the last stages of the Bred in Fuenfkirchen, where stu- be in charge of the supervision. He were taken last night message dents have been boycotting the Ottawa, Feb. 24.
admitted that no steps have been protesting against "the monstrous lectures for 3 days. The occasion mons approved the defence eati-drawal of foreign volunteers from deals the Free State Government the fact that three Jews were to The Canadian House of Com- taken concerning the possible with-betrayal of Irish and Christian for to-day's demonstrations, was mates after six days' debate." Spain, and declared that this ques-is attempting." was received from be examined for degrees, but as a on had not come up for discus-General O'Duffy, leading the Irish result of the demonstrations they sion in the Non-Intervention Com- volunteers with General Franco declined to appear before the ex-
on the Madrid front- Transocean News Service
amining body Reuter
ESTIMATES
The Premier assured the House that the programme would not be operative outside Canada. Reuters Bulletin Service,
Transoccan News Serve
the
three others were struck by splin- ters.
£11
company at Newcastle at week, When it falled, he shipped The injuries were superficial and in a coal steamer plying between none was incapacitated.- British Wireless.
Newcastle and London. At 18 he was first mate. But he did acting: SHIP NOT DAMAGED
jobs in between and In 1914 be signed a contract to star in "The London, Feb. 24.
Silver King," a film of which was: During the air raid on Valencia being produced by Famous Players, to-day, a shell from an anti-air- When the war broke out, however, craft gun fell on the deck of the he gave up. the part and went British warship H. M. S. Royal back to England. Zukor having Oak, which is stationed in that given him an under-taking that, port. The captain, two officers, a deck steward and a sailor were months," he
when the war was over "in a few wounded, but not one of them was finish the film. Standing, became was to return and rendered unfit for service. The a commander" in the Royal Navy ship steamed out to sea, not hav and received a knighthood (K.B.E.) ing been damaged.~~~ Pramancean Bews Service,'
DUKE OF WINDSOR RENTS CASTLE
Vienna, Feb. 24.
in 1919 for his services as a mem ber of the British war mission to the United States in 1918.
After the armistice he bought up motor transport which the Ame ricans had left in the Rhineland and developed a prosperous bus- ness for the next nine years. Then he went to America on holiday and the Castle Wasserbernburg from In The Constant Wife" with Ethel The Duke of Windsor has leased, Gilbert Miller got him to appear Count Muenster, according to the Barrymore in New York. Playing evening..papers here. The Duke ina touring company with received the Duke of Kent in "Cynara," he went to Los Angeles Vienna in the Hotel Bristol to-day, and there met Al Kaufman withi proceeded with him to Enzensteld whom he had negotiated in 1914.. Castle, and on the same evening The result was that he took up went with him to Kitzbuehl- Alm acting again. Transocean. News Bervice.
INDIAN FRONTIER PRECAUTIONS
New Delhi, Feb. 24: British troops have been pre- cautionarily moved up the Khisors Valley, on the North-West frontier. owing to some unrest among fron tion that a certain Hindu girl had er tribesmen over an old allega- been kidnapped and compulsorily coverted to Mohammedanism
The Mullahs are also preaching that "Islam is endangered." Neuter's Bulletin Service.
NAVAL ARMAMENT LIMITATION
London, Feb. 2. Negotiations between the British Government and Germany, Soviet Russia, Poland, Turkey, Norway, Finland and Denmark are going on at present with the purpose of arriving at a practical limitation The basis of the negotiations ta of naval armaments. the London Naval Treaty of 1936. declared Mr. Anthony Eden in the The progress made is favourable, House of Commons. Transocean News Service,