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SATURDAY, APRIL
1937.
日二月二
SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS 136.00 PER ANNUM
MEN
NEEDS
TO AID VOLUNTEERS
IN DEFENCE SCHEME
General Bartholomew Urges Britons to Enlist
H.K. UNIT PLAYS VITAL ROLE
IN TIME OF ENEMY ATTACK
(“Tolograph” Staff Representative)
Hongkong's Volunteer Defence Corps is not only an integral part of the defence scheme for this Colony but also, in the case of the leland, a first line of defence.
This much was outlined to me this morning in an exclusive interview with His Excellency Major - General A. W. Bartholomew, General Officer Commanding the British Troops in China.
"In the case of the Workers Open
"The Volunteers are practically responsible, in times of emergency, for the defence of Hongkong's beaches,' Major General Bartholomew told me. Island of Hongkong, they are the sole first line of defence.
"If Hongkong is ever invaded, the Volunteers will be required to hold back the enemy for as long as possible, so that the main concentrations of troops can be rushed to strategic points to defend integral positions.
""The recent combined operations showed that this Colony relies to an extreme degree on its Volunteer Defence Corps.
"They rendered extremely valu-. able aid to the Redland defenders, and actually stopped landings at certain places. At other centres they checked the Blueland landings for sufficient time to enable the Officer in Charge of Island defences to send units of the 1st Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders, to block the passes.
"Certain units of the Volunteers also-manned the furts and the Lewis emplacements Gün anti-aircraft
In both Instances they showed that they are invaluable.
"Last month Hongkong underwent a 'mock' war, which affected the civilian populace to only a slight)
degree,
"Some day, however, this Colony may find itself in the role of a de- fender against actual aggression.
"If that time ever comes, the ill- tary plans for this Colony envisage the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps as one of the strong links in. the chain of defence that will en- circle Hongkong.
;
"Without the assistance of the Volunteers we would have compiute- ly to reorganise our plans.
APPEAL FOR MEN
regards the
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"The position strength of the Volunteers is still none too satisfactory, although I must "say that recruiting is considerably hotter than it was twelve months ago, especially as regards the British ser- lons. However, we still want more Britons, and to them I make urgent appeal."
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The patriotic spirit of British people in Hongkong a much more inanifest this year, and coupled with the interest displayed in the Volun teer movement by His Excellency the Governor, this has given the military authorities cause for less worry than has been the case in the past,
"At the same time, I would like to -take
opportunity of urging all Britons in
who have not
this
yet associated themselves with the Volunteer movement to ponder deep- ly on the significance of the Hong- kong defence plan.
"Under certain circumstances this! Colony must be regarded as the de- fence outpost for the gigantle naval base at Singapore,
DESTINY OF EMPIRE "Because of geographical factors, Singapore may be regarded as im pregnable so long as Hongkong re- mains in British hands. The occa slon may arise, therefore, when the
Lew
that the
Britons in Hongkong may have In their hands the destiny of the British Empire in the Pacific, "I need not assure you question of compulsory military ser- vice has never arisen with regard to Hongkong, and I am perfectly sure that it never will arise,
ENCOURAGES VOLUNTEERS'
ENLISTMENT
"MAJOR-GENERAL' -A.W.
BARTHOLOMEW
KING TO VISIT
WALES
London, Apr. 2. When the King and Queen visit Wales in July, Their Majesties will leave London on the night of July 13- by Royal Train, and the next day visit will be paid to Cardiff and Swansco.
On July 15 they will open new buildings of the National Library of Wales at Aberystwyth and later will visit Caernarvon, where they will be welcomed by Mr. Lloyd George ns Caernarvon Castle,- Constable of British Wireless.
Union Drive
Against Ford
"Kansas City, Mo, Apa The long-threatened union drive against the Ford Motor Company, richest of all the vast American Automobile industry producers, began this afternoon..
Over 600 men occupied the Ford assembly pla1 hdre following the company's action in laying off 350 workers. United Automobile Workes officials say strike has been
uthorised-Beuter.
movement as represented to-day by. the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps and the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force. Naturally, in the case of an emer "Soon, Hongkong will be consider- gency, the entire. British, populationably increasing its anti-aircraft de- would be divided for the purpose of fences, the Lewis Gun portion of maintaining casential services. But which will be manned by Volunteers, As our dalonces grow,, 80 will our we must rely for actual defence. against aggression upon the voluntary requirements for trained Volunteers."
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SEEK NEW TEXTILE MARKETS
40-HOUR WEEK URGED FOR INDUSTRY
PRICES $8.95 to $10.95
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
ROYAL SHIELDS FOR RICHMOND
Preparations for the Coronation are now in full swing all over the country.
Our picture shows work-
men at Richmond, Šurrey, erecting the coloured shields which will be a feature of the decorations in the
Sino-British Co-operation Extended
Big Contracts Won By Home Traders
Mayor Tseng Yang-foo of the Can- attempting to ton Municipality is develop closer contact between the and British nuthorities- Canton traders.
to
It
The award of the trolleybus and
contracts scheme waterworks
in iniluted Interests British concrete form definite co-operation. Mayor Tseng is now studying tenders submitted for the Whampoa work. Tenders development Port called for a certain amount of the work in steel piling structures. is learned that about $1,000,000 is to be epent on this type of construction. Much sympathy however is felt for the difficult task ahead of Mayor Tseng singe the shortage of steet throughout-the-world will make his scheme an uncertain and indefinite is understood that German It is one. manufacturers have now been aр- proached. The tender condition calls tur mi adequate guarantee at time Contractors have of completion. advised that the difficulty lies in the therefore any supply source and guarantee submitted would be sub- ject 10 world conditions. This leaves Government in a Chinese
-
the
Washington, Apr. 2. Two hundred delegates and ad- visers, representing 23 nations, are present at the International Textile
quandary.
Conference, under the auspices of purchase in the
the International Labour Office,
for means of increasing consumption be
streets.
Apprentices Join Strike On Clydeside
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Glasgow, Apr. 2. Apprentices striking on the Clydesido now. number 2,000, They, like the engineers, are de- manding
an hour Denny Increase in wages,
Com- The Glasgow District
of the miitco
Amalgamateil Union has been directed by its executive to in- struct the strikers to return to work. But the Committee re- piled that the rules of the union had been observed and that it
the recognising
sirike ometally-Reuter Bulletin Ser-
Engineering
Was
vice.
MINERS RETURN
TO WORK
462,000 In U.S. Win
New Contracts
Motor Industry
·Still Tied Up
New York, April 2. The threatened strike in the American soft coul industry has
No More Aid For Heavy
Industries?
BOMBERS STRIKE AGAIN
Heavy Casualties In Government Towns Jaen Raid Called
Reprisal
Valencia, Apr. 2.
Over 70 persons were killed in an air raid at Jacn yesterday. afternoon, ordered by General Quiepo Del Lano as a reprisal for the alleged bombing of a Cordoba Hospital by Government planes.
Two bombs fell in front of a newspaper office, killing seven child- ren and an old man.
Meanwhile, the Basque version of the fighting on the Bilbao front has been given in an official communique from the seaport at which the rebel drive is aimed. It states that the Government forces have rallied on a new line and repulsed attacks.
Insurgent cavalry wilch Altered round the Bank of Gorbea Massif has been cut off by Government troops, it is
is claimed, and is in a precarious position.
Italian participation in the Bilbao offensive is said to be considerable.
Further detalls of insurgent air raids show that offer the bombing of Durango, the planes rulded El Orrio and-inflicted many casualties. They also bombed a Basque, village- Reuter.
DURANGO BOMBED AGAIN
Barcelona, Apr. 2.
have Insurgent aircraft
again Roosevelt Would Rather | bombed and machine-gunned Duran-
Help Consumer Products
Re-Armament Held Responsible
Washington, April 2. Prices on durable goods, like steel and copper, are far too high; and the time has come for the Govern- ment to discourage federal expend- ture on such commodities and en- courage expenditure on consumer products, declared President F. D. Roosevelt, at a press conference to-
tay.
He described as a danger the fact that the increase in the production of
go.
It is estimated that 200 elvillana are casualties, according to reports from Bilbao.
A new Catalan Cabinet has been formed, in which Senor Dellis re toins the Premiership and Ministry of Finnneer Close ca operation will continued with the Valencla Government and all energies-devoted towards the winning of the war- Reuter Bulletin Service.
be
Conserving Arms Metal
durable goods was proceeding more Germany Concentrates
On Weapon Making
consumer
goods,
rapidly than for For this reason, he wild,-at-a-recent eting of Congress members he had that future public works
Cure
should not be for sieel
bridges and other. such permanent structures, but for channel dredging, earthen dams and projects creating larger purchaser power for consum goods-Reuter.
DISTRIBUTING INCOME.
Berlin, April 2. New Iron and steel regulations, which are to operate from May 1, have been announced by General Herman Goering, Reich Air Minister, in connection with the Four-Year
Plan.
The regulations aro rendered necessary by Germany's re-armument programme and are intended to Washington, Apr. 2.
eliminate competition between con President Roosevelt declared to-day
sumers of iron and steel and to bring he would seek to shift recovery and
consumption into line with the relief expenditures towards con country's capacity for production.
The
will be sumors' goods from the durable, in-
re-armament industry, wil dustries in an effort to
given preferential treatment in ob- national income more even the
laining supplies, while the restrictions prices avert stimulation of the
to be imposed will practically bring copper and other Industries. He
an end to the building of private characterised the rise of these price houses, with the exception of a few.
danger flag which would
dwellings for workers. Reuter s
and to
of
Certain Chinese and foreign soureca have advocated construction wholly of concreto using as their argument that all the money to be used in the of steel abrand could be municipality for Chinese cement and materials and been avoided.
The national coal dispute affects The main questions to be discussed for the employment of Chinese,
authoritative 462,000 miners, who, although they that claim They include the reduction of the hours of labour to 40 a week, or a close ap- sources have proved that u concrete did not call a strike, declared they proximation of 40 hours, and a search structure is a superior one and will would not work until their wages | ultimately cause a slump in consump~ | Special. :
tion for both classifications, everlasting. Steel and hours were governed by a new practically
liable to contract with employers.
To-night a
agreement was concluded, after bridges end cement dams and similar the mines had been idle all day. would be diverted as far as possible
United Mine as and Workers signed the pact. It provides to dredging, construction of earthen reservoirs, and so on, which would a wage increase of 50 cents a day
not require durable goods. Thus ho equat for workers paid by the day and nine hoped to bring about more Over-
of national distribution cents a lon for piece workers. time will bo 50 per cent: above
spending more at the bottom of the Day
economic chart. normal.
joint commission of mine-owners and workers will be established tu
of textiles throughout the world. construction in water is
Each nation is represented by a rust and break,
Government delegate and representa- tives of employers and workers.
The Governments represented in- clude Great Britain, America, Canada,
and Japan.- France, India, China
Reuter.
CHINA'S REPRESENTATIVES Washington, April 2 China is represented at the Wash- Ington Textile Conference by the Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, Mr. Zaung Te-hing, the employers by Mr. Kanyo Nich and the workers by the chairman of the Shanghai General Labour Union, Mr. Hsuch Fan-chu-Reuter.
RUSH TO JOIN AIR FORCE
London, Apr. 2.
3
:
ITALIANS AROUSE INDIANS
Talk Of Reprisals In New Delhi
Ethiopia Policy Resented
hour
Mine owner
two-year wege
and
Instead
of
constructing
steel
RAILWAY CRÁSH UNEXPLAINED
Income. 7 DEAD AND 30 HURT
IN LONDON
Steel had recently risen in price by
London, Apr. 2. Seven persons were killed, and 30 trains study the problem of unemployment $0 per ton, he said. This price was
two electric resulting from from the mechanisatoo high compared, with the Indus-
1ry's wages. Copper was abave 17 injured when tion of mining,,
on the Southern Railway during the The men will resume work Mon-cents, and he contended many cop-collided near Battersea Park Station
between eight and nine, and even five morning rush hour to-day. day after the aliortest stoppage in the Per mines could profit at a price History of coal mining.
Besides, the coal miners, 122,000 and six cents. Experts agreed, he All four lines were blocked and declared, that the production of train service was suspended between automobile workers and 11.500 tyre durable goods greatly exceeded the Victoria and Clapham Junction for
| several fioura, c
causing serious disloca workers and 5,000 others allied in- total of consumers' goods produced
United Press.
It
vlow to
and
tion of
Main lincs for steam traffic were cleared early this afternoon and full service from Victoria was resumed at six
dustries, are idle to-day owing to strikes or work stoppages. A con-
ENGLAND'S ORDERS ference arranged with a
Washington, Apr. 2.. settling the sit-down strikes in the
Huge orders from England New Delhi, Apr: 2.
General Motors Corporation plants,
rearmament
The cause of the accident. is still The Italian action against Indian broke up without reaching an agree-elsewhere for steel for
purposes were one of the factors unknown. The company hold a pri traders in Ethiopia, the closing of ment-Reuter.
Later. causing the unhealthy increase in the Indian chain stores there and the ex-
of Ministry of Transport'e inquiry will ส were points
now
ow learned that the mining rate of production and price rise of vate enquiry this afternoon and the pulsion of their stalls,
a 35-hour durable. raised to-day In the Legislative agreement provides for
President Roosevelt goods, had come to discourage over-rapid to-day asserted. He said the time ritish Wireless. production in the heavy industries and to encourage greater distribution of consumers articles.
Washington, April 2. He indicated his future policy
It is understood that Mrs. Borden slow down the utilisa- would be tion by Government publie works of Harriman, 60, widow of the famous the products of heavy industries, banker, will shortly be appointed effecting thereby economies in relief United States Minuter to Norway. organisation necessary to balance the The only other woman diplomat ever budget, while continuing projects appointed by the Unked States I which put money directly into the Mrs. Rhode, who resigned as Minister pockets of the unemployed-Reuter to Denmark last year-Rouler.
The Arst stage of the Govern- | Assembly by an Indian member: Ho working week, compared with the sum oods, as opposed to colly be opened - on Wednesday next.
NORTHI IRELAND CENSUS
ment's air expansion programme re asked what steps the Government 30-hour week desired by the miners quired 2,500 'new pilots last year and had taken to protect Indian lives and and a 40-hour week wanted by the 20,000 new aircraft hands. Applica- property in the newly-conquered owners,Reater. tions for these two groups far out- Italian colony.
An official spokesman replied that and the requirements numbered amounted to 14,000 and 66,000 res the authorities had informed the Bri- 1ish Government of the interést tuken pectively.
in the matter by the people of India. Now 1,500 more pllats will be re- Following a volley of supplement quired this year and eagerness to ary questions, the chairman of the join the Air Force is such that ex Assembly asked, whether the British icess of applications over vacancies Government contemplated retaliatory will probably be even greater than measures against Itallans trading in last year. -British Wireless, India-Reuter Bulletin Serpico,
London, Apr. 2. A preliminary statement of the recent census of Northern Ireland, Issued to-day, gives the total papula don at 1.270,177, comprising: 628,050 males and 650,127 females, The population has increased by 23,000 in the last ten years-Brlilsh Wireitas:
NAMING WOMAN DIPLOMAT