THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1936.
COMMONS WARNING IN DEFENCE DEBATE
GOLDEN MILLER FANCIED
BUT REYNOLDSTOWN
MAY REPEAT
ENORMOUS WAGERS
(Special To "Telegraph")
(By Teltyinsh. Geperight. Telegraphie
Masonpes Ordinanen, 18). Reseived. Margh
Liverpool, Mar. 25.
The question is now on everybody's lips: Will Golden Miller repeat the de- bacle of his 1995 Grand National or his smashing win of 1034? Or will Reynoldstown become the first horse since the Colonci, in 1870, to win the race in successive years!--not in- cluding the victories of Poethlyn in the war years.
It is anticipated that the battle will bo between Golden Miller and Reynoldstown, and that it will bring # record crowd. It Impossible
to get sents in trains or aeroplanes bound fromi Londen for the reent of the race.
BOMBINGS FROM AIR
MENACE TO FLEET
SHIPS COULD NOT REMAIN AT
MALTA
ENGLISH PORTS OPEN TO ATTACK
Warning of the British Navy's danger from air attack was given in the House of Commons debate last month on Rear-Admiral Sir Murray Sueter's Bill to create a Ministry of Defence.
Among the points made were:
Malta and Gibraltar are not safe for the Flect. Devonport, Portsmouth, Chatham and Sheerness cannot shelter warships from bombs.
The air bomb has become the master weapon. Europe is one vast arsenal.
The next war will be declared by the dropping of bombs.
In another war we may find resources on which we drew in the last war closed to us.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, after referring to
So many backers have been welshed the "very rude shocks" administered to the coun-
in previous yours that the police are taking special precautions,
Policles have been taken with
TAXATION PROBLEMS
HOUSE COMMITTEE ALTERS PLANS
Washington, Mar. 25,
The House sub-committee on "taxa-
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Jazz Banjo and Piano
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tion suddenly reversed Ita attitude by 356 metros (845 kilocycles): deciding to keep processing and all; 6-8 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance other excise taxes out. of its roport Orchestra.
on the new tax programme, upon 6.6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- which the full committee begins work cert. Monday
"We eliminated those factors entire-] ly because we were, haver koen about
them and it is felt we can get fairly
6.30-7 p.m. Hongkong How! Danca Orchestra.
close to the amount of revenue re- quired by other resources," said Mr.dimir Sam HB, chairman..
The committee also agreed to reduce from 33,6 to 22.5 per cent, the tax rates on dividends to non-resident alien stock-holders.
7-7.30 p.m. A Light Concert. Planoforte Solo-Valss Oublico (Forgotten Waltz) (Liszt) ....Vla
Horowitz; Songs-Tramp. Tramp, Tramp along the Highway (Herbert); I'm falling in love with someone (Herbert) ....Nelson Eddy (Baritone); SongThe Pipes of Pan
"The Arcadians") (Bionckton) Besides clminating the processing Winnie Melville (Soprano); Songs-I taxós, the sub-committre agreed the met
•met an Angel (Morgan); Shannon discussion in full committee should be River (Morgan) John McCormack restricted to the three major pro Tenor); Violin Solon-Allegro (Floc posals, 1. brand revision of corporn-co); Pale Moon (Indian Love Song) tinn taxes estimated to bring in 8681,- (arr. Kreisler). Albert Sandler: 000,000 based on the amount of net Songs-Let me give my happiness to income held for reserve; 2. the 80 you: Three Wishes Jessic Mat. er cent, windfall tax on unpaid or thows (Soprano). unrofunded processing taxes which
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7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio, A Jazz Barjo and Plano Recital by
Programme
ary continuation of existing capital Prod Carpio and Marcellano Andras.
stock ami excess profit taxes to yield $83,000,000.
1. Danjo Solor-Crackerjack: The The revised max on dividends paid block and the Banjo: 2. Piano Solo to foreigners will produce about $25,The Musle goea Round and Round;
try by Mr. Baldwin's disclosures of German rear-000,000, it is estimated-Reuter. Lloyds to insure against Golden Miller mament and the Hoare-Laval proposals, said it
winning. Li is reported that
1. Banjo Soles-Hot and Bothered;
Hot Picking; 4. Piano Salon-My Body: Shot the Note.
backer standa tu win 2500,00 it he was impossible for any Prime Minister to be an Ras Nassibu's Time an
is successful.
Owon Anthony, Goldener's effective head of the Committee of Imperial De-
trainer, in very confident; but an isl the trainer of Reynoldstown.
Other horses well faneled include Avenger. Lazy Hoots, Buckthorn, Kean Blade and Castle Irwell. Renter Special..
1
Mother Shot Her Son
BUT WOUNDING NOT
fence.
*MR. BALDWIN'S RUDE SHOCKS FOR NATION'
London, Mar, 12. An arraignment of the Prime Minister by Sir Austen Chamber lain startled and excited the
House of Commons to-day.
Escape
8 p.m. Time and Weather Report:
8.05.11 p.m. Chinese Studio Con-.
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11 p.m. Close Down.
8.05-10 p.m. European Fro gramme from Z.E.K. on a Fre-
NEAR DEATH WHENquency of 610 kilocycles.
JIJIGA BOMBED
Addis Ababa, Mar. 26.
8.05-8,40
p.m. Variety.
Songs On Treasure Island; Salling Homo with the Tide....Turner Lay. Lon; Band-One Night in Monte The youne Ethiopian General, Ras | Cario; There'll never be another you; Nasalbu, had a narrow escape wher Songs-Many. Happy returns of the The Prime Minister had spread ga was bombed by the Italians day: Love is like a Cigarette....Kitty
Piano SoloTwo for To responsibility for them
| Masters; over all for the fourth time.
A bomb fall on the General's night Medley....Rennra Vocal-1 the benches of the House. Now it was up to him to find a solution, palace, which was destroyed, but he Heard: St. Louis Blues....The Four
hnd
left it a few minutes earlier to Crochets. As to the constitution of a visit the veteran. Turkish adviser, 8.40-9 p.m. "Sulte Iberia" (Albeniz, separate Ministry of Defence, Sir Wahlb Pasha, who is living in a villa Arbon).
arr. He declared that Parliament Austen wholly agreed with the outside the town.
9-9.15 pm. Daventry News Bul- must demand great changes in the conclusion, which Lord Eustace As the result of successive bomb-letin. organisation of the defence ser Parcy (Minister without portfolie)ings, jigo now lles in
9.15-9.30 p.m. A Recital by Tito Santa Barbara, Mur. 25. vices and proof that everything had Mrs. Livornerd, wife of the
Schipa (Tenor). Wall had been done to prevent the con-ment's, that it was not needed.
Govern-Bruter's Bulletin Service. Street magnale, Jesse Livermore, tinuance of such errors as those we should was to-day exonerated when she ap
develop institutions, peared on charge of wounding her for which the Prime Minister had not scrap them. He dreaded the son, who was discovered critically twice stood at the table to ask project of a Ministry. No man wounded in the head and back in Indulgenco,
was strong enough to bear the From the Government benches, burden. To maintain the respon- shooting took place at the mansion more than usually well filled for asibility of the heads of the three of Mrs. Livermore, who was living Friday debate, came a good deal defence services was vital.
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INTENTIONAL
November last
It was alleged at the time that the;
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apart from her husband. Mrs. Liver of cheering during the speech. more was taken to hospital In hysterical enndition.
The debate arose on Rear-Admt, Murray Sueter's Bill
The son, aged 15 years, to-day gave Sir ovidence, saying that he was to blame; establish a Ministry of Defence. for the shooting, which he stated was accidental.--Reuter,
to
announced na the
ruins.-
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FORMED
OPERATION ON LADY CALDECOTT ·
There was no trace of personal to be Prime Minister for home bership is open to all serving Members BUT HOPES TO REACH
H.K. IN JUNE
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps On the other hand, Sir Austen
Association, which AVTE
formed in held that it was impossible for 1928 under the tit of the R.A.0.C. Prime Minister to be an effective Old Comrarlos Association, has form- head of the Committee of Imperial a local branch with Lt. Col. R. F. Defence. He must either cease Johnson, R.A.0.C., as President, Mem
feeling in Sie Austen's censure, no affairs or cease to preside over of the Corps and all ex-corps per- endeavour to injure the Govern- the Imperial Defence Committee.nnel. All ex-corps member who CZECHO-SLOVAKIAN ment. His tone Was austerely The reform which Sir Austen have not done so are requested to
His Excellency the Governor (Sir communicate with the Hon. Secretary, AERODROMES
judicial on the facts, regretful as preferred was the appointment of Co R.A.0.C. Depot, or with Lt. Col. Andrew Caldecott) has receivefect to questions of individual respon-a Minister to act as chairman of Johnson as early as possible.
eable advice from Home to afbility; but, above all, gravely the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
To mark the establishment of the that Lady Caldecott, who has been in- anxious over the issues of national That body had been shelving the local branch a fancy dress dnree will disposed for some time, is to undergo safety involved. It was clear that most vital problems. The best be held at the China Fleet Chb at.0
an appendix operation to-morrow,
Her ladyship, however, hopes to he spoke for a large and repre general staff's were not enough to pm on Monday, March 80, and a very
the leave Home for Hongkong by sentative body of opinion in the organise defence.
is evening enjoyable
predicted. House.
Friends of the Corps who have not P. and O. liner Corfu, due here on
ahould Juno 10. Warfare was now "of nations." yet received an invitation Sir. Austen Chamberlain rose in Co-ordination of the whole of civil R.A.O.C. Depot A charon of ** write to the Dance Secretary, clo the Crocho-Slovakian Government had the latter stages of the debate and activities was required. Indus- single, and $1.50 double is being made given the British Minister at Prague Bentegorical assurance
that no his main theme was the state-trial capacity must be considered. to cover expers. special launch arrangement existed between Russia ments of Mr. Baldwin upon Was there now any survey of our will leave for Kowloon at 1 am, and Czecho-Slovakia for the use by national defence. These, he said, resources? Were they continu- the former country of the aerodromes had given the House and the ously under review? in the territory of the latter for country some
very rude shocks
FACILITIES FOR SOVIET
DENIED
London, Mar. 25. The Foreign Secretary stated in the Commons at question-time that
BANISHEE RETURNS
military purpose-British Wireless, which they did not want repeated. NATIONAL EMERGENCY
MR. BALDWIN'S, ADMISSIONS) Recent events had increased our difficulties, The absolute The first which he cited was the neutrality of the United States assurance given by Mr. Baldwin might close against us, resources In November, 1934, that Germany which had been indispensable to Was not rapidly approaching us in the Great War. For the equality with our air strength, first time the Lenguo of Nations Secondly, Sir Austen recalled Mr. was employing economic Senc- Baldwin's admission of May, 1935, tlons. What effect would that c. that he had been wrong as to the have on the productive capacity of future, wrong about the speeding-war material in all other coun- up of Germany's production. tries?
TO TEN MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT
A Chin, who maye bin naman pe William Johnson, alias Lo Wai-chouk 32, was charged before Mr. Balfour. at the Central Magistracy this morn ing with returning from banishment after being banishal on April-20, 1034, for ton years.
Dotective Sergeant C. Byron stated the accused was confidentially banish el from Malayn. He was re-banished in Hongkong on a new warrant. Sentence of ten months' labour was passed.
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No such announcement, Sir A Minister should be chosen to Auston declared, had been made superintend our defences
NEW O.C. OF R.A.F.
WING COMMANDER
KEARỲ LEAVING
EDEN SEES VISITORS
London, Mar. 25. The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, had conversations this after- roon with the German envoy Herr Von Ribbentrop and the Ruselan Foreign Ministar, M. Litvinof.- British Wiraloge,
Royal Air Force, Hongkong, since November 1933, will be leaving for the United Kingdom, on transfer, in the near future,
Squadron Leader W. A. K. Dalzell, who arrived here from Singapore by It is notified that Wing Commander the s.5. Ranchi on March 6 fast, will
IL Keary, Ofleer Commanding the be his successor.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN
BRIEF
THE DEEPEST DISGRACE IS TO INSIST The flagship of the China Station, Who ON DOING WORK FOR WHICH WE ARE H.M.S. Kent, arrived last night from ANY BORT Singapore with H.E. Admirat Sir
BADLY-George Eliot.
Sir Austen also recommended a
The forthcoming wedding
Friedrich Maier, 90nounced of Mr.
is
by the Bend of a Government in had special capacity for the pur-UNFIT TO DO WORK OF all the 40 years of his Parlia- pose.
Charles Little, C.-in-Co., aboard.------ mentary experience.
Admitting the theft of nine pieces of clothing valued at $13 belonging to Was it wonderful that some felt change in the secretariat. No
Individual had contributed then profoundly anxious? But in much to the Committee of Im-missionary, of Mollim, via Swatow-Lau Wal from No. GGO Shanghai Btreet, ground floor, yentorday, Chen perial Defence as Sir Maurice Onliu, and Miss Hildegard Scoger. Tak, 30, unemployed, was sentenced creased anxiety by using language Hankey,. Its secretary, but we, teacher, of Hokschuba, vai Swatow to three weeks hard labour by Mr. such as no one had over heard. could not go on accumulating Speaking upon the Laval-Hoare duties on him-it will be remem- peace proposals he declared that bored that Sir Maurice is also on am at Jardine's Wharf As the result of a bale of tobacco
Just December Mr. Baldwin in-i
Hingming.
9. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
ord fat 'n 7 Weeks 141 guarantee not a man would go Austen suggested that to find an leg and was removed to the Govern of D, Gilman Bazaar, at 5 am. yester
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poundage by clea Ing what from the intestines
moving "retained molture from fatkr 'Shapes. 'Mrs. C. H.
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if we were free to tell all ho know, Secretary to the Cabinet. Sir You Tak-po, 18, suffered a fractured into the lobby against us." - Yet
NO MAN STRONG enough ́
Found loitering on the first floor day morning, Chan Ping, 23, when in the second debate (that in other Cabinet Secretary would be ment Civa Hospital. Struck by a questioned by the detective admitted earth truck while working at Shall that he went there to steal. When the better way: which Sir Samuel Hoare made his
So he reached the conclusion yuan, Kowloon City reclamation, a brought before Mr. Balfour at the apologia), Mr. Baldwin said
that great changes must be made, labourer, Wong Kul, was sent to the Central Police Court this morning nothing to explain his former and the repetition of euch errors" Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment, the defendant admitted a previous words.
conviction for larceny and waS FOD- as those which Mr. Baldwin had Lo Wal, 55, street coolle, appeared tenced to two months hard labour. admitted prevented in the future.before Bir. Q. 4. A. Macfadyon at Detective Sergeant Fowlin prosecuted. WEAPONS OF DEFENCE
the Kowloon Magistracy this morning Sir Austen could not guess what
and was charged with the unlawful: The hearing of the case; in which Mr. Baldwin bad in his mind.
posucesion of 12 roots of Azaleas, Wong Wing and four other men aru Before this striking and Impress forbidden plants), at Custom Pass, charged with the murder of a widow Every thinking man was putting, sive speech the debate had proved Korboon City. Ho alleged that he named Ng Wan-slu, at No. 202 that problem to himself. In all that although members were not a boon asked to carry them by Cheungshawan Road on the night of the capitals of Europe there was agreed upon the establishment of a flower dealer named Chan Dafen- January 31, was axed for to-morrow more information about our de-a Ministry of Defence they wore dant was remanded for 48 hours in afternoon by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen fences than we had. It was. "not almost unanimous as to the neces: palico custody for enquiries. Inspec at the Kowloon Magistracy.
morning, when the defendanta ap- pleasant, not reassuring sily for reform of the existing Lor Chester-Woods stated thint.
before him fendant told the police that he was seared en remand If our defenco organisation had system and deeply impressed with Lorked to carry the plants by an un- Detective-Inspector. Elston state been really effeiont,, those In- the gravity of what Sir E. Grigg known woman. Tho
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