HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
CHAMBERLAIN ADDRESS MEETS WITH APPROVAL
Opposition Not To Pursue Matter For The Present
The exceptionally early adjournment of the House of Com- mons yesterday prevented crystalisation of parliamentary opinion regarding Mr. Chamberlain's declaration of British solidarity with France.
it Was obvious To-day opinion was readily available, and from the comments of representative men of all sections of the House of Commons that the declaration received general appre-
val.
In effect, the various opinions expressed is that in view of the doubts which apprar sulll to exist in some Countries regarding the attitude of the British Goverment In the circumstances envisaged in yesterday's question, Mr. Chamber- to be lain's announcement had made without further delay, and in the opinion of some. It was months overdue.
DEMOCRACY'S LINE-UP The view is taken by nearly all parliamentarians that the state- ment is a proper complement to the more definite clarification of American opinion "which has been
visible latery.
GENERALISSIMO
TO HEAD DEFENCE BOARD
CHUNGKING, Feb. 8 (Cen- tral)-Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is concurrently Pre-
sident of the Supreme Nation- al Defence Council organised i in accordance with u resolu- Plenary tion of the Fifth Session of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee held here. recently.
Gen. Chang Chun is Secretary- General of the Counell.
Under the Council is a Standing The Labour opposition go ever further, and urge that a step Committee of eleven members whol should be taken to secure closer re-are the Presidents or the five Yuan, i lations between all the democratie nations, especially with the United States.
Widespread satisfaction is ex- 'pressed that this gesture has been made to France now, and the strengthening of relations with France is consequently treated as an mevitable result.
BACK-BENCHERS APPROVE
namely.
| JAPANESE
AIRFIELD ON
WEICHOW
HOIHOW, HAINAN ISLAND, Feb. 8 (Central)-The Japanese have completed the construc- tion of an airfield on Welchow Island, south of Pakhol
There is BOW one "small- sized aircraft carrier anchored near the island. It is said that the planes which bombed Nan- ning and other Kwangsl towns were from this aircraft carrier,
About ten Japanese warships are off the coast of Pakhol, Yamhsten and Fongshing.
FRANCE'S
FOREIGN
RELATIONS
CABLES
POLITICAL
T
CLASSES FOR
CHINA'S YOUTH
Guerilla Commanders Help In Training
SHIUKWAN, Feb. 8 (Intl)-The Kwangtung Provincial Govern- ment, which will have its head- quarters in Shinkwan, will esta- bish political classes for the training of young people in order to build up a solid political foun- dation.
In addition, the authorities will serid the commanders of former guerilla units to work either in the Provincial Government or in war districts areas or to the various to take up the training of the regional self-defence units.
As regards the new oficials in the Provincial Government, the Executive Yuan in Chungking has
Close Contact With appointed Mr. Koo Ting-hun to he
Democracies
PARIS, Feb. B (Reater)- Referring the France's rela tions with America, M, Bonnet sald, that during the past few weeks they had maintained close contact with the Ameri- can Government, which under- stood them well,
Executive, Legislative,
He added: "Our three demo- are conscious of their Judicial. Control and Examination, cracles
the Commissioner of the First Area, Mr. Chih Chung-tung. the 4th Area and Mr. Ho. Chun-fan,
the 5th Area.
The district administrators ut the war zones are interviewing General L Han-yun, the Chair- man of the Provincial Govern ment, tó deal with relief work problems.
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, material and moral force; thy INDIAN LABOUR
the Chief and Vice-Chief of the know their place on earth and in Board of General Staff, and three the history of their economic members of the Standing Com power and
they know that no mittec of the Kuomintang Central nation can impose its policies on! Executive Committee. N
them; but this friendship does not i Institute, and does not want to constitute, a menace to anybody. It desires only peace arid the deve- large nations: small, can three nations
Besides members of this Standing Committee, all other members of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Executive
of the Council
Or
Nation, large think that these hold any hostility towards them." Referring to. Herr Hitler's state- ment of January 30, to the effect that Germany did not want to export national socialism. M. Bon- net said: "We can also give the same assurance. Democracles have no intention' of using propaganda. still less aggression."
In Government back-bench quar- | Committee as well as all members (lopment of three ters which recently have been of the Standing Committee of the highly critical of the Government's Kuomintang Central Supervisory policy. there is
an unqualified Committee may attend conterences chorus or approval.
The best evidence that the state- met hid a substantially good par- Bamentary effect is found in the decision of the opposition not to pursue the matter for the present.
Recently they had been pursu- ing every Government declaration with the greatest energy.
DEATH THREAT TO FOREIGNERS
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the chest and dropped dead in "the street.
The gunmen. who are believed to be members of the so-called Traitor Extermination Corps. 311 anti- Japanese terrorist organisation, escaped.
The incident occurred in the Western district of Shanghai, in a Japanese-controlled area.
The victim became a detective only a week ago, joining up on the death of his foster father.
morning's This
assassination makes the 49th suspected to be of purely terrorist motivation since
TO MARK NEW
LIFE MOVEMENT
ANNIVERSARY CHUNGRING, Feb. 8 (Reu- terThe New Life Movement Association is using the Chi- nese New Year festival, which falls on Sunday, February 19, to mark the Bfth anniversary of the movement.
In addition to athletic con.. tests and theatrical perform- ances which will be staged. the Chinese public will be urg- ed to withold the usual New Year festivities and to contri- bute the money thus saved to the war chest.
The Association's programme will last for one week.
WOMAN'S GOLD HUNT
Widow Of Man Who Shot Woolf Joel
whose
M. Bonnet said he had spared no efforts to dissipate the misun-
arlsen derstanding that had
be tween Italy and France and ex- pressed his, belief in the will of the two peoples to invite Franco- Italian friendship.
IN MALAYA
Negotiations May Be Discontinued
NEW DELHI. Feb. 8 (Reuter) The negotiations between the official, Malayan delegation and the Raf are believed to have failed to yield any agree- ment on the terms on which emigration of Indian labour Into Malaya could restart.
This is understood to be the gist of the report made by the Raj spokesman to members of the As- sembly's Standing Emigration Committee..
The Committee was informed that the Raj has, come to the con clusion that the negotiations could not usefully be continued any
"I cannot imagine Italy corn- longer. maiting an act of aggression against France." he said. "The two nations are linked by blood, language and culture."
MINIMUM WAGES
The Raj, with the Tull concar- rence of the Madras Government, M. Bonnet stressed that his proposed fixing minimum standard Government could not see any of wages for men at 50 cents and foreign government threatening for women at 40 cents, with the Spanish integrity. Italy had as- proviso that an adequate share in sured England that she had no the benefit of any improvement in territorial alms in Spain and the condition of the rubber indus- France simply wanted to see auch try should be passed on to Indlan an undertaking kept. M. Bonnet | Jabourers. referred to the suggestions which
The Malayan delegation is stated had been made during the past) few weeks that the Franco-British to have felt itself unable to accept Entente WAS not so close as it the proposal, and it is learned that seemed and added: "I leave the the Raf's attitude received the full
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reply to this to Mr. Chamberlain approval of the Madras Govern-
that great and faithful friend of ment and Committee. our country."
Mme.
Veltheim, von
M. Bonnet then quoted, amidst the Japanese occupied Shanghai. husband was deported from the prolonged cheers, .Mr. Neville Altogether, 12 are alleged to have Tranvaal for shooting Mr. Woolf Chamberlain's statement which been committed by pro-Japanese | Joel in 1898, has arrived in Johan was made to the House of Com- terrorists and the reroainder by nesburg to search for gold bags anti-Japanese terrorists,
of
PUPPETS IN PANIC
SHANGHAI, Feb. 8 (T/ Ocean)~~A slate
panic exists among puppet officials in Shanghai following the recent assassinations and receipt of letters threatening a similar fate unless they give up their posts under the Japanese,
No less than 24 officials of the
bogus city administration have re-
ceived such letters.
which she belloves were buried by her husband near the city before the Boer War.
Mme. von Veltheim sald that her husband died in Geitmany when he was 70, but told her about the treasure before his death.
She says it was given" him to carry out a coup d'etat to "prevent the outbreak of the Boer War by the kidnapping of President Kruzer. The plan failed and the gold bars were buried.
Mme. von Veltheim has engaged Three officials were killed during a gang of antives, and will take Monday and yesterday, and an- them the spot where she
to
other was kidnapped but was later believes the money to be buried., released when he promised his cap- Von Veltheim was tried for the tom to resign from the adminis-murder of Mr. Woolf Joel, a brother tration,
of Mr. Solly and Mr. Jack Joel, and "WE ARE KILLING A TRAITOR" a member of the firm of Barnato Brothers, whom he shot in his office CHUNGKING, Feb. 8 (Central) in Johannesburg. He pleaded that "We are killing a traitor. You he had acted in self-defence and. people need have no fear”. These was acquitted. words were addressed by the assas-future. sins of Koo Ping-tsung to other.
2. in Customers Sheng Yutin Restaurant in Nan- king Road where the murder took
the
Kwan SECOND READING
TO CZECH BILL
had
place yesterday morning, accord- /LONDON, Feb. 8 (BWB)-The ing to a Shanghai report.
House of Commons' gave second Koo was shot dead by five gun-reading to-night to the Czecho men in a telephone booth on the slovakia Financial Assistance Bill first floor of the restaurant. While after the Chancellor of the Ex- had explained in some Koo's connections with the Japan- chequer ese have not yet been definitely detail an agreement which established passes issued by the been, arrived at with the Czecho Japanese Special Service Bection slovak and French Governments. the and the Shanghai bogus govern-and had pointed out that ment were found on his person by Czechoslovak Government had an S.M.Q. police who arrived at the honourable, record in respect of scene after the murder.
xceping its engagements,
inons yesterday regarding Anglo- French relations and concluded: "No doubt you understand the full meaning of this declaration."
All parties, with the exception of the Socialists, cheered when M Bonnet ceased speaking.
also
the Emigration
ANNOUNCEMENT The public is hereby not- fed that Mr. F. M. el Arcul is, from date, no longer as- sociated with the "Hongkong" Daily Press."
French Opinion Hardens: No Response From Italy To Recent Statements
ROME, Feb. 8 (T/Ocean)-The statements made by the French Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet and by Premier Daladler in the course of Tuesday's debate in the Senate on foreigh affairs have failed to evoke any favourable response in Italian official quarters. ·
This is mainly owing to the fact that the Italian commentators see in these pronouncements the direct evidence of hardening of the French opinion on the strength of the attitude adopted by President Roose- velt and of the British Prime Minister's declaration in the House of Commons, in which he said that any threat to the vital interests of France would evoke an Immediate British co-operation.
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Due notice is taken of the intentions of France to defend every inch of her Empire, although there is still the tendency to' encourage the belief that Italy might be allowed to settle her account with France without the Anglo-Italian relations be- ing affected in any way...
France, says one Italian commantator, is now arrogating to herself the right to lay down conditions under which Gen. Franco will seal his victory, despite the fact that Gen. Franco has made it quite plain he will demand as preliminary to a cessation of the hostiles the complete capitulation of the Re- publican forces.
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HANKOW, Feb. 8 (Reuter)-— gunboat The United States "Oaku" will be leaving here for Kiukiang at 9 am to-day, with Mr. B. MacDermott. Bri- tish Vice-Consul. and Mr. J. Davies, American Vice-Consul, on board. It is understood that the "Oshu" will remain la Kinklang until the situation in
by Kuling, created the warning delivered by the Japanese military authorities to foreigners résident in the mountain resort to evacuate, has been cleared up. Although it is learned here that no Instructions have yet been re-
British ceived from the
And American Governments regarding the evacuation of `refugees" from Kuling, the Japanese military au- thorities In Kluktang have, it is understood, been informed that all the complete evacuation of
"LONDON, Feb. 7 (BWS)-During foreigners from Kuling would be
his state visit to London, President practically impossible. The reasonLebrun of France, who will be ac- given for this, it is stated, is that
companied by Madame Lebrun,
adds proclamation
the the age and health of many
will attend a reception given by warning, however, that resumption those living in Kuling make such the London County Gounell at the à move impracticable."
activities w13) of anti-Japanese County Hall, and will have an lead to the reimposition of stricter The Japanese military authori-opportunity of inspecting the ex-
measures. 110# understood.
are hibition commemorating the Coun - tles, it 13
the new situation ell's Jubilee. considering
In announcing the visit, which created by this information...
While the British gunboat will be made on March 22, the Jubilee celebrations, and "Ladybird" (525 tons) is still un-Chairman of the LC.C. said that furnished such striking evidence Council and the people of of the ties of friendship not only able to make contact with Kuling, the
the two great cities of messages which have been passed London would be greatly honoured between
visit which, so happily Paris and London, but also be- through the lines round the moun- by the
during the Counci's tween Great Britain and France. tain resort state that all foreign occurred residents are safe and well.
of
JAPANESE ULTIMATUM SHANGHAI, Feb. 8 (T/Ocean)--- The foreigners still residing in the Chinese health resort in Kuling, and cut off by Chinese irregulars, were greatly alarmed on Tuesday when Japanese planes dropped leaflets: informing them that the Japanese troops would attack the Chinese Irregulars surrounding Kuling within the next few days. The irregulars retuse to let persons or information pass. The ultimatum of the Japanese expires on Feb- roary 10.
CONSULS APPROACH
JAPANESE.. SHANGHAL, Feb. 8 (T/Ocean) -It is learned that the United States and the Norwegian con- Bulates-general 10 Shanghal have sent similar communica- tions to the Japanese authori- ties as the German Consul- General regarding the question of evacuating foreigners from Kaling namely that they are unable to establish' a definite communication with their na- tlonals in Kuling and therefore request Japanese assistance. In doing so.
It is declared that the U.S. au- thorities have, asked whether the Japanese are prepared to kuaran- tee that the foreigners could re- turn to Kuling as soon as the local hostilities are terminated but this has not yet been confirmed..
Meanwhile the date of February 10, set by the Japanese for the final evacuation, is nearing, and nothing definite has yet been fixed for all foreigners to evacuate.
Reception During State Visit
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TIENTSIN, Feb. 8 (Reuter)--A proclamation by the Japanese gar- rison commander here was pudi- lished in the Chinese newspapers this morning, and declares that restrictions on the borders of the, concessions, will be removed at noon to-day.
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