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The
FIRST
EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
五拜禮 號九十月二英港香
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
19, 1937.
日九月正 $30.00 PER ANNUM
BINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
No 130
STILL AIMS
EUROPE ACCORD
Inskip Answers Opposition
Criticism of Arms Plan
WEDGWOOD ASSERTS DANGER COMES ONLY FROM GERMANY
LONDON, FEBRUARY 19. AFTER A LENGTHY DEBATE, THE HOUSE OF COMMONS LAST NIGHT CARRIED THE BIG DEFENCE RESOLUTION BY A VOTE OF 329 · TO 145.-REUTER.
Special To "Telegraph”
London, Feb. 18.
Mr. J. C. Wedgwood, prominent Labour member of Parliament, during the House of Commons debate on the arms programme, declared to-night that if the country were in danger that danger came from Germany. "We ought to take account of the fact that we should have allies in France and Russia," he said.
"The Government should have an observer with both sides in ..Spain so as to learn of the latest developments in warfare and thus
avoid wasting much armament expenditure."
The Labour Party, he said, opposed expenditure on arms not because it was not prepared to defend the country, democracy and the working classes throughout the world, but because it doubted the use to which the Government would put this instrument which should secure peace.
Sir Stafford Cripps, Socialist, said he was prepared to acknowledge the necessity of armaments at present, Labour, he said, regarded Naziism as "Public Enemy Number One." But the people of Britain would get protection against Fascism only by giving control of their foreign policy and their armed forces to a workers' government.-Reuter Special.
-INSKIP'S-WARNING
London, Feb. 18.
Resuming the defence loan debate in the House of Com-
SPEEDING U.S. NAVY EXPANSION
mons to-night, Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for the Co-ordina- PRESIDENT SHOWS
tion of Defence, asserted "you can never calculate safely on a narrow margin.'
"Ultimately," he added, "the task)
of any Government may be that of making certain that, no foreign foe will prevail over us."
Britain's unassailable credit was an invaluable asset, he went on.
He deprecated the Opposition's re ferences to the policy of the Dominions Governments, adding: "This year we shall enjoy to full measure a conference with the Dominions' representatives, Let them speak through their occredited re- presentatives in their own way; and don't embroil them in our commit- ments," Sir Thomas warned.
Britain Asked To Pay?
which
Wo
of
KOWLOON ARMED ROBBERY
ONE SUSPECT IN
CUSTODY
On
HIS CONCERN
BRITISH PLAN NOT HARMFUL
Washington, Feb. 18. President F. D. Roosevelt called the Assistant Secretary of the Navy into conference to-day, asking for a report on the effects of the British naval programme the American navy. The Navy Department official, Mr. Two daring robbers--one armed Charles Edison, was asked to with a revolver-entered the Nathan thoroughly investigate the Hotel in Nathan Road, Kowloon operation of the Walsh-Healy during the breakfast hour this morn Act, which governs working ing.
hours and conditions in steel factories bidding on Government contracts. They discussed the expediting of ship construction.
They proceeded to
I
the second
NOTED SOLDIER
NOW IN COLONY
General Sir Alexander J. Godley,
Ulster Rifles, who, arrived in the Colony on a visit to the 1st. Battalion, He 100% formerly Governor
Gibraltar.
of
LOYAL TROOPS
DUNLOP FORT
› This new tyre mects: the conditions pro- duced by increased cur efficiency.
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BRITISH
COLUMN
CHECK FIERCE ATTACKED
REBEL ATTACK ON WAZIRISTAN
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS NEW
JARAMA SECTOR ADVANCE
Special to "Telegraph"
Madrid, Feb. 18. Early this afternoon the insurgent forces flung a .C., K.C.M.G., Colonel of the Royal vicious counter-attack across the Jarama sector in a supreme effort to win a decisive victory. The blow was reinforced by 17 tanks, artillery, machine-guns and platoons of Moorish cavalry. The Government claims the rebels were repulsed with extremely heavy losses.
The Government adds that loyal troops still dominate the Levante highway.
Six Killed On
U. S. By
Warship Gun Burst
San Pedro, Feb. 18. Admiral
Hepburn, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, sent a radio message to- day that six men had been killed and ten wounded in the training
ship Wyoming by the explosion of a five inch gun:
The secident occurred during excrelses-Reuler.
LABOUR' WINS BY-ELECTION
London, Feb, 10. The by-election In the Gorton division of Manchester took place to- day. Labour retained the seat, the voling being ns followst
FRONTIER
2 KILLED, 7 WOUNDED
New Delhi, Feb. 18. One British and one Indian soldier were killed, one British and one Indian officer and five Indian soldiers; wounded when they were attacked while on a of route march to the west Wans, in Waziristan, near the Afghanistan border.
The attackers were Kharito tribes-.
raider, who has been seeking an op-`
his brother, who was killed in 1933 while raiding in the Zhob Political
men, led by Guljan, a well-known portunity to avenge the death of
Agency.
Aircraft which accompanied the British column engaged the tribes- men, on whom they inflicted casual- land,les-Reuter.
Reports from all parts of Spain indicate that sea and air fighting is proceeding in every direction. This is one of the most active periods of the war.
There is a struggle being waged for the Las Rozas-El Escorial points of vantage, though Madrid itself is quiet for the moment. Eye-witnesses rc- port that nearly 40 planes have been fighting over the Jarama front nt one time, rebel bombers dropping tons of bombs on the Leftist positions and machine-gunning The roads. Only timely artillery support enabled the Loyalists to regain lost positions stalerrating the changes in the lines.
From Gibrallar come reports that three Government planes bombed Ceuta heavily this evening.
Loyalist Progress
Madrid's Defence Junta continues to report Loyalist advances in the Jarama sector, in the regions of Lamaranosa and San Marlin del Aveza. It is reported that the Night- ints
withdrew troops from the Mr. Wedgwood Benn (Lab.) Mr. A. C. M. Speakman (Con.) 13.001 the positions at Lantaranesa, thereby 17,849 vicinity of Perales in order to defend
Labour majority
4,758 -Reuter.
At the last General Election, the Laboth candidate polled 20,038, and the Conservative 13,833, giving the
former a majority of 4,200.
Great Blaze In
London
50 APPLIANCES IN FACTORY FIGHT
London, Feb. 18.
A tobacco factory and a retail tailoring factory were burnt out in London this morning.
Filly fire engines assisted in ex- tinguishing the fire, and traffic was diverted from the vicinity for Lime.-Reuter Bulletin Service.
zome
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL DEAD
Moscow, Feb., 18.
casing the pressure on the Loyalist lines in other directions.
800 Rightists were killed in Wednes
It is reported officially here that
Government losses is given. day's fighting. No estimate-of-
The Government also claims im- portant gains In the Usera and Carabanchel areas and that Rightist attacks at Queen's Hill have been
Meanwhile, two nightist aircraft dropped 20 bombs between Cerbere and Culera, near the French border,
and struck the Cutera viaduct and destroyed a section of the Port Bou- Barcelona rallway. This is the fifth
attempt to cut this line.--Unites Presa.
Government · Claim
Madrid, Feb. 18, The Defence Committee, in a com- munique, estimates a three-mile ad- vance in the Jarama sector by the Government troops, with the capture
quantities of munitions.
of
The War Ministry announces that Government aeroplanes raided Ceuta, bombing fortifications, arms depots and troop concentrations.-Reister Bulletin Service.
Alfonso Pleased
Farnsworth Anxious To Alter Plea
Washington, Feb. 18. Ex Lieutenant Commander Farnsworth, charged with selling naval information to Japanese agents, has asked the permission at the Federal Court to change his plea to not guilty.
He said his plea of guilty, made on Monday, was Influenced by "enormous pressure." He said then he would offer no defence, and the court had reserved senterice-Heuter.
FRANCE CLOSES FRONTIER
BUT PORTUGAL STILL
BLOCKS AGREEMENT
London, Feb. 18. Contrary to expectations, the Non- Intervention sub-Committee on pre- servation of neutrality of nations who feel some concern in the outcome of the Spanish war, after sitting for nearly two hours this evening, broke decision with up without reaching a
to Portugal's objection to the unteer control scheme.
A further meeting of the committee will be held to-morrow-Reuter.
FRANCE TAKES ACTION
Paris, Feb. 18. The Cabinot has approved adminis trative measures to close the Spanish frontier at midnight Saturday and has a assigned 2,000 Mobile Guards to the
to enforce the edlet
Salamanca, Feb. 18. General Franco has received M. Grigory Ordjenikidee, Com-telegram from Rome conveying the frontier missar for Heavy Industries and life- "enthusiastic congratulations" of ex- United Preas. long friend of Russin's Dictator, King Alfonso on the capture
Replying to the Opposition's sug gestion that Great Britain was being asked to pay for the Dominions' de- fence, Sir Thomas sald: "We ask this country to pay for colonies and oor, and one of them knocked on the door of Room No. 304, occupied dependencies and those paris
nre by two Chinese, the Empire for
on which we de- When they gained admission the responsible, and
Mr. Edison plans to inspect ship-Stalin, who was one of the ablest Melaga. pend for much of our raw materials. Intruder armed with the revolver
his yards and altempt '10"apped up.con- members of the Political Bureau, General Franco has replied ex- held up the occupants, while
died to-day of heart tallure pressing his cordial thanks-Reuter The Dominions are conscious of companion systematically plundered struction. As a preliminary, he sug-
gested the standardisation of build- Reuter.
Bulletin Service. the value of their association with the room.
Ing plans. He said the Navy ship- Britain. They are making their ownį Both then made thoir escape, building yards would be able to run Into late March prior to suspension
defence."
Police have arrested a man, alleged
The. Government was convinced, to be one of the robbers. Another on account of a steel shortage. The said the Minister, that the re- early arrest is expected.
equipment of the three fighting ser- vices was an indispensable means to the British objective which remained the negotiation of a European settle- ment and the strengthening of the authority of the League of Nations.
Co-
"We are prepared to co-operate in the common task of political ap- peasement and economic operation," Sir Thomas promised.
cheered him loudly The House Reuter.
Collective Security
London, Feb. 18.
Caledonia On Long Hop
SOUTHAMPTON TO ALEXANDRIA
London, Feb. 18.
situation, he believes, can remedled without legislation.
bo
of
PROMINENT H. K. OFFICIALS
RETIRING SHORTLY
Two officials of the Hong kong Civil Service are leaving the Colony shortly on long service furlough, preparatory to retirement. Both are Official Members of the Legislative Council.
They are the Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, C.M.G., Colonial Treasurer, and the Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, C.M.G., Director of Medical Services.
The Hon. Mr. Taylor, accompanied | 1802, gaining a medul
CHINESE BEATEN
TO DEATH
BODY FOUND ON ROADSIDE
Violent death overtook i Cheung, 30, of Mun Yin village, Teang Shing, late last night.
His body was found on the main Castle Peak Road by a police patrol carly this morning. The discovery was made in the vicinity of the Lichikok Female Prison.
When discovered, Cheung's body was carefully wrapped in a rattan bed mat,
The corpse was so intricately. bound that it was necessary to cut awny the binding in order to dis- cover the gruesome contents:
When Cheung's body Was UA- wrapped it was found to be a mass of bruises, apparently inflicted with poles or sticks.
The remains were taken to the Kowloon Public Mortuary, where an
autopsy was performed this morning.
Cause of death is unknown until the
results of the post mortem are made known, but there is every indication that Cheung was beaten to death.
Police are prosecuting Inquiries, and in early durèst la expected,
FIGHTING RISE OF RUBBER
NEW YORK WON'T FOLLOW LONDON
London, Feb. 18.
The refusal of the New York rub- ber market to follow London's lead is arousing considerable discussion among London rubber dealers.
AIRPORTS WATCHED
Paris, Feb. 18, The Cabinet has approved measures to prevent volunteers going to Spain, It has ordered the reinforcement of It is pointed out that the recently the Air Force and the supervision of Arm undertone prevalling here fails all departures from berodromes, the to be reflected in New York, whose rigid control of ports and frontier stations. Special police will be pro- vided on the trains likely to be used by volunteers.
Wireless stations will be forbidden to appeal for recruits and there will be more strict supervision of the suing of passports-Reuter Bulletin
'Service.
Unl
FREE STATE INTERVENES
London, Feb. 18, Wide
to prevent powers authorised departures for Spain are. sought in the Irish Fre State's Bill to
in non-intervention
Spanish conflict.
the
opening advices are invariably dis- appointing,
Some quarters express the opinion that American consumers, in order to prevent o further rise in prices, prefer to draw on their stocks. This opinion is strengthened by the fact that London dealers offering rubber to New York have received the reply, | "Not interested.”—Reuter.
BUYERS RESIST
New York, Feb. 18,
opinion that refusal to follow London
Rubber dealers here are of the
It is expected that Great Britain's programme will both stimulate and handicap the American naval build- ing plan. Mr. Edison says Britain will probably bid for materials manufactured in the United States, stimulating interest in these markets, Simultaneously, Britain's purchases might hamper the United States in efforts to procure building material for her own vessels-United Press.
with four ensure NOT PERTURBED
by Mrs. Taylor, will depart by the clasps. In the later year he was re-
It Was mentioned last evening that reflects chiefly buyers' resistance to Washington, Feb. 10.
higher levels, considering that the The Briush naval expansion pian Canadian Pacific liner Empress of appointed clerk of the second division
and assigned to the Board of Trade. Control would even be exercised over
price is around 21 cents, compared "Britain-on-March-24- Mr. Kenneth Lindsay, M.P., arrived A non-stop fight of 2,500 miles"will not have a bad effect on us,"
10. was appointed the issue of travelling-lokets, and the with 15 OF 18 cents at the end of at Southampton to-day in the Empire several hundred miles greater than said Mr. Charles Edison, the Assist- The Hon. Dr. Wallington expects to
clerk in the FW.D. in British Central police would be empowered to arrest June. Consumers are believed to bo
In July, 1908, Dying-boat Centaurus. He said: the Atlantic crossing from Ireland to mit Secretary of the Navy, following leave in June or July.
were suspects
thout any warre both ent posts were "We are strengthening our moval de- Newfoundland was made to-day by a conference with President Roose- Their relirements will date from Africa, and his subsequent
It is proto fences throughout the Empire. What the Empire flying-boat, Caledonia.
war as belligerents. volt. But he pointed out that the the end of their periods of long ser- Trourury Assistant, Uganda (1909); we have to do is to see that collec- The Caledonia lett Southampton at repercussions in Americo might be tice leave, approximately eight or Assistant Treasurer in the occupied Red Cross worker will be allowed to
territory of Germon East Africa. ave security within the Empire has 4.14 m. and reported by wireless double-edged, since while orders nine months after their departure 1917; Treasurer, Seychelles (1919); operate under permit, and the Irish
for that she was approaching Alexandria from England a real meaning".
Christian, Front movement, which .. Deputy Treasurer, Uganda (1023) at 4.45 p.m. It is of interest
The Hon. Mr. Taylor, who was Senior Assistant Treasurer,
Sierra
has
bean sending volunteers to Gen- in Australia a lack of understanding ped for Atlantic and other long-American Dayal programme already born in 1881, was appointed, after Leone (1925): From April to August cral Franco's army, will have to of the European situation, partly be distance flights Reuter Bulletin held up for lack of steel and copper competitive examination, as clerk of in 1925 he acted
Treasurer in secure a Government permit to send
ambulances, cause Information there about the Service.
Mr. Edison indicated that lay-offe the second division of the Civil Ser-Sierra Leone affairs of Europe was very meagre,
Those who infringe the law will be He was transferred to Hongkong in Later of shipbuilding workers will be vice and was signed to the Colonial
liable to a maximum fine of £500. but the Australians, were very keen The Caledonia arrived at Alexan- necessary late in March unicas tlle Office in January 1981. He served May, 1930, and was appointed Acting new year, imprisonment and work is expected to be resumed to play thele part in Empire defence, dris at 8.50. p.m. Reuter Bulletin controversy with the steel producers with the Imperial Yeomanry in the Treasurer in April, 1931, the appoint-getter.
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various raw
Mr. Lindsay added that there was that the Caledonia as specially eqnote materials would unquestionably help from the Colony
business, they might handicap the
Service.
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fairly well covered.-Reuter.
STRIKE CONCLUDES
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 18... The sit-down strike which broke out. yesterday in the Fisher motor car, body factory here in. sympathy with the strike of 70 union men in the Chevrolet plant, has been settled.
flo-day.---Reuter,"