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Gen. Franco's BIG NAVAL
"Mistake"
London, Dec. 5.
The seizure of ships by the naval forces of General Franco was again raised in the House of Commons at question time. The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs was asked if General Franco had given any ex- planation of the mistake he had ad- initted, regarding the arrest and de- tention of two Greek ships under charter for transport on behalf of the British Government, of wheat pur- chased in Rurmania.
Mr. R A. Butler replied that full information has not been received from the British Agent at Burgos. Regarding other ships under deten- tion.
in the cargoes of which Britsh hold an Interest, merchants
Mr.
Butler assured the Opposition Lender that these cases were being actively pursued and he sincerely hoped the Government would receive satisfac tionBritish Wireless.
NEW C.J. FOR MALAYA
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Special Message to "Telegraph
REORGANISING AIR TRANSPORT
London. Dec. 5.
RACKETEERS AWAIT JAIL
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Parliament shortly after the Christ- mas recess.-British Wireless,
lender, James Hines, have be post- poned until February 27, 139, in view of the second trial of Hines, in Ceylon, has been selected for the Malaya States, in succession to Sir which will start in the New Year.
London, Dec. 5. The Colonial Ofice has announced that Mr. K. E. Poyser, Pulsne Judge appointment of Chlef Justice to the Roger Hail, who is retiring-Reuter. Reuter.
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ADDITIONS to British naval New York, Dec. 5. strength in the Far East are envisaged by Mr. Sentences on Dixle Davis, George
and Harry Schoenhaus, Hector C. Bywater, Naval Correspondent of the who turned State Evidence at the first trial of the former Tammany London "Daily Telegraph & Morning Post."
Following publication in the Final Edition of the "Hongkong Telegraph" yesterday of Mr. Bywater's forecast that the British naval estimates which will be presented to Parliament next February provide for considerably larger additions to the British Fleet than has been expected, the "Hongkong Telegraph" cabled Mr. Bywater, asking if he would be good enough to amplify his statement with particular reference to the position in the Far East.
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"BURNING OF CANTON"
FILMED BY CAMERAMAN
A. T. HULL
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In his reply, received early this morning, the noted Naval Correspondent predicts that the present naval strength of five
Roosevelt's
cruisers, one aircraft carrier, a Defence Of
destroyer flotilla and a sub- marine flotilla in Hongkong will be considerably increased under the new estimates.
Democracy
Rugby Union Football Game į Oxford v Cambridge ROTARY TIFFIN SPEECH
Radio Programme Brondeast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 kc.'s, and on Short Wave from 0-11 pan. jon 0.52-m.c's. per second.
6.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel,
(a) How'd ja like to love me; (b) Musle Maestro please; (e) Solitude; (d) Sweethearts forever.
0.14 Record: Sedibal---One-Step Arabe; Bell Ringer-Fox-Trot.. Maurice Alexander (Accordeon) with Orchestru.
6.21 (a) I could use a dream; (b) A-ticket a-tusket; (e) Basin Street Blues; (d) East Side Kick.
8.30 London Itclay-"Steamboat" A programine of variety, music, and drama from our floating play- house, reviving for you some of the glories of the old showboat days.; The cast will include Dick Francis ns The Showman Lorna Stuart; Brian Lawrance; Jack Train; The Three In Harmony; and Walsh and Barker: The Orchestra. (led by Josef Marais); Conducted by Jack Clarke; The programme devised by Adrian Thomas and presented by William MucLurg..
9.15 London Relay-'As I See I' by David Low.
0.30 London Relay-The News. 0.50 Erlo Coates Compositions, O Song Remembered....Jo
...John Mc- Cormack (Tenor) with Plano ac- comp. by Edwin Schneider: Four. Ways Sulte; 1. Norwards 2. Southwards (Valse); 3. Eastwards (March); (Eastern Douce); 4. Westwards (Rhythm)....New Light Symphony 6.35 Records: Song Of Songs Orchestra cond. by Joseph Lewis; (Maya); Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life London Bridge March....New Light (Herbert). George Scott-Wood Symphony Orchestra cond, by Joseph
with vocal re- Lewis. (Piano-Accordeon) frain. Banjo Favourites..Raymonde) 10.10 London Relay-Oxford v.
Cambridge. and His Band O' Banjos.
0,44 (a) Blue Hawali; (b) Flat Foot Floogie; (e) My Campfire dream; (d) Twilight in Turkey.
7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 7.02 Gracie Fields. Clapham and Dwyer. Frank Cramit, Elizabeth welch and Harry Roy & His Orch.
Dance Orch.-Clarinet Marmaladei Quickstep . Harry Roy & His
A commentary on the Inter-Uni- veralty Rugby Union Football Match frum Twickenham; (By courtesy of the Rugby Football Union).
11.45 Close down.
SAFE
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Orchestrn. Vocal-The Desert Song Orchestra, Dance Orch.--Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm-Quickstep
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(Film 'Manhattan Music Box') Our 0.0.0.0.0.0-0), Boom!Quickstep FULL - CIRCLE
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Mileage, Safety Fishing (Clapham Of Dwyer). Clapham and & Appearance
Orch. Say Si. SI Dwyer. Dance
at less -Rumba; It's The Natural Thing
of To Do Fox-Trot (Alm Double or 50% Nothing') Caper Hills, N. Carolina, Dec. 5.
Harry Roy &
of New *118 cost Orch-When It's "The present standard of reln-
broad- Orchesten. Dance President Roosevelt, in a tive strengths between Britain's
cast address to the University of Thursday Night In Egypt-Comedy Tyres. and other Beets, which provides North Carolina to-day defendermere Comedy Fox-Trot... Harry Roy Fox-Trot; Algenon, Wimesnoop, John for a maximum of 60 modern democratic policy, declaring: "There and ten old cruisers, le no may be those in the world who be-& His Orchestra. Comedienne Fur longer considered adequate to lieve that regimented people, whose Away In Shanty Town (from 'Glam- meet defence requirements in very thought and action is directed arous NightNovello); The Girl Glamorous Night Knew (from man, may give to some Europe, the Near East and the by one
Elisabeth Welch accomp. is Novello)
Orch. Far East," Mr. Bywater cables, people a type of security which
to them, But whatever
ver by the Drury Lane Theatre
Agais. The plans include a consider-pleasing
is stronger Comedians-Whoops We Go I have, none convictions I
Al and Bob Harvey able strengthening of the position
the (Harvey) abiding belief that the than my in the Far East, and items with security
the with Orch. Vocal and well-being of reference to Hongkong and American people can best be served The Curtain (Miller-ida)
Fields Singapore are likely to create by democratie purposes, which have Gracie
onsiderable surprise when the made this country strong and great. Dance Orch, Six-Eight
chance data "The future rests not on
Roy and His Or- estimates are introduced.
nor ehestra; Vocal-Taught Me How To mere smugnest, In addition to radical Increases in alone, not on
Crumit Dahl)....Frank
(Tenor) fleet strength and personnel, Mr. mere fatalism, but on the affirmative Play The Second Fiddle (Moder, and Bywater reveals in his cable that the action which we take in America. new naval plan cnvisages the con- "What American docs, or fills to do with Orch.
8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather greater group of powerful in the next few years has struction of u ocean-going tura, which will be used bearing and Influence on the human Report and Announcements.
8.03 Rossin-La Boutique Fan- at all stations for salvage purposes, race for centuries to come than most
BATTLESHIPS FOR SPORE? of us here to-day can ever conceive, tasque.
Played by London Philharmonic Although the great Singapore Do
"We are not only the largest and
conducted by the Orchestra
Eugeno la already completed and is capable most powerful democracy
de-Coogsens. of docking Britain's largest battle-whole world, but many other ship, no attempt has yet been made mocracies look to us for leadership to create a new Preific squadron that the world may survive." which will be based ultimately at President Roosevelt added that the Singapore.
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Dock
In
peace, Presumably, one of the surprises external policies of the United States exerted more to which the Naval Correspondent were exerted on the side of
this and that "they are refers relates to the birth of
the human race Paclic squadron, which is almost strongly than ever before toward self- certain to include ond
two preservation of
through the assurance of peace."-- battleships. They will be the first British ships Reuter. exceeding 10,000
(with the exception of aircraft carriers) to be based in the Pacific.
tong
B.B.C. TO CONTINUE
BULLETINS London, Dec. 5. Cruiseru: H. M. ships Kent, Suffolk,
The Postmaster-General told the Dorsetshire, Birmingham and Cardiff. House of Commons to-day that no
Aircraft Carrier: HM.S. Euglo, Destroyers: H. M. ships Duncan, proposal to discontinue the foreign news bulletins, broadcast dally in Decoy, Dainty, Defender, Diana, German, French and Italian had been Delight, Duchess, Diamond, Daring. considered by the B.D.C-British Westcott,
Wireless.
The present British naval strength
in the Pacific, excluding the Royal FOREIGN Australian Navy, is follows:
Submarines: H. M. ships Medway (depot ship) Odin, Otus, Olympus, Orpheus, Perseus, Parthian, Phoenix, Pandora Protous,
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
Rainbow, Rover. | HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE Regent, Regulus, Grampus, Rorqual. All these shipa baned at Ilong- kong.
In
addition there are several small gunboats attached to the West
Liver and Yangtse Patrol.
1.M.S. Herald is used for survey work, H.M.S. Thanet and H.M.S. Thraclan are attached to the Heng- kong Delence Flotilla.
HAINAN TENSION
IS EASED
Holhow, Doc. 4. Tension at Hainen Island has been considerably eased after the departure tan Japanese warships-Central
The Annual Coneral Meeting of the Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children will take place in the Helena May Institute, on Tuesday, December 13, at 5.15 p.m.
Anne Crozier,
Hon, Coneral Secretary,
Harry
Hing Down The Hongkong Tyre Co.
with Orchestra; Medley
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