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FRIDAY, "DECEMBER 9, 1938.
Peers Attack Big_Business To Take Up The Cudgels
Policy in Palestine
(Continued from Page 1)
The strength of the Zionist movement was derived mainly from the masses of Jews in Poland, Rumania and the United States, which were remote from the scenes, and without an in- timate knowledge of the circumstances in Palestine. They had not seen the obstacles and were impatient when anyone said the obstacles were real, and suggested overcoming them.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS{
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 12th{ day of December, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Ofcos of tho Public Works Dopurtmont, by Order of His Excellency the Governor ef Lot of Crown Land at Grampian Road. in the Colony
The most important fact was 'blem we are confronted with, affect- of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 the Arab national movement ing some 400,000 Jews or 900,000
Arabs," he said. years, commencing from 1st
existed, and it was a reality. July, 1898, with the option of
"It in even more than the 1930 "I do not believe brutal crimes are world problem which was of unusual renewal at a Crown Rent to be chacteristle of the Arab people.", magnitude and urgency. fixed by the Surveyor of His dectured Viscount Samuel.
is plain that one of the main Majesty the KING, for one fur- "As High Commissioner I was re-subjects which must be dealt with ot ther term of 24 years less the sponsible for the Grand Mufti's up this conference is that of Jewish im- polutment, and, looking back, I have migration, if there is to be any suc- Inst three days thereof.
no doubt the appointment was right. essa from the conference. Each of Intending bidders are advised "I never knew the Mufti to refuse the parties must abate some of their that immediately after the dispend order, and I feel that if the this question of immigration as for his co-operation in maintaining law extreme claims. But we must regard of the lot the Purchaser Mufti were not there to give his the present sub judice." not the applicant) will be required leadership, some-one to deposit with an authorised have been." officer who will be present at the sale. the Hum of two hundred (Continued from Page 1)
sollars ($200) in cash. This Nuffled, in announcing his offer, "ism will be refunded on payment to save life.
WANTED KNOWN. CHRISTMAS CARDS and original Poinsot, depicting ketches by R.
and scenery. junks, Chinese life Exhibited for sale at The Little Shop, Gloucester Arcade. Book carly.
HONGKONG HOSPITALS TO APPLY FOR FREE 'LUNGS
of the Purchase price.
"The largest hospitals will receive) three or four lion lungs, and every PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. institution will be entitled to receive one, no matter in what part of the British Empire It Rilunted.
"In places where an electricity supply is not available, this type of iron lung can be operated by hand. "Cases of infantile paralysis have been kept in one of these respirators for as long as nine months, and then completely cured,
"Without a respirator, survival fur more than a few hours would bave been out
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Beantry No.
Delay of the question. might be fatal.
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"When I appreciated the uses
their Iron lungs und
scarcity decided to manufacture and present them, free of charge, to institutions In Great Britain and the Empire which have a genuine need for them. APPLICATIONS INVITED
"I am starting with one thousand, und will manufacture them until every hospital in the Empire which can use a respirator will have one."
Lord Nuffield then invited applica tions,
should be marked which "Respirator," from superintendents of hospitals and appropriate institutions throughout the Empire.
A serious epidemic of infantile raged through North China Jacalycls last year.
Hongkong, fortunately, has been fairly
innnune
the from
drend disease, although isolated cases have onerred here.
League Will Continue Work In Far East
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"A" SALOON-HK$120,--Return. "P" SALOON—HK$100.—Return.
Messrs. Jardine, Mathesoa &
Co., Ltd.,
General Managers, Indo-China S.N. Co., Ltd. Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, Agents, China Navigation Co., Ltd.
Vault Defies Police
London, Dec. 8.
Fremont, O. The necessary credit will be in-
Herman It. Schneider, police cluded in the League of Nations 1930
chief, worked 30 minutes trying to for maintenance budget present anti-epidemic work in China, open a safe but was unsuccessful al- sledge hammer, and continuance of normal technical though he used a collaboration in accordance with the chisel and drill, all taken from de- scheme of the Chinese Government prisoners. The manager of a submitted to the Assembly in Sep- partsnvul store, unable to open his safe, had appealed to the chief for tember which was then accepted principle, declared Mr. R. A. Butter, aid.
House when questioned' in the
Mr. Robert Commons to-day by Morgen, who urged joint action by the Powers to alleviate the mistry and sufferings of the Chinese civilian refugees.-Neuter.
ITALY INCREASES MILITARY BUDGET
Rome, Dec. 8.
A decree has been issued for an additional military appropriation of 1,224,723,000 lire under the 1038-30 budget, presumably as a result of the troubious European situation, which is complicated by the Franco-Gez- man alience and the 'present Italian will against France.-United Press,
U.S. COMMODITY
PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York, Dec. 8,
New York Colton
December
Jan. (1030)
Mnr. (1939)
May (1030)
July (1939)
Closing Opening 8.47/47 $1.30/30 8.31/31 0.20 N 8.20/20 0.21/21 8,07/07 8.04/04 7.01/83 7.78/78
Oct. (1030) 7.48/47 7.44/45
Spol
December
New York Rubber
Mar. (1030)
May
Sept.
Oct.
2.06 Nom
10.05/05
18.95/07
10.00b/04 10.02 N
10.02/02 10.07/07 15.98 N
Sales for the day:-870 tonn.
Chicago Wheat
December
May July
042/04% 08/07-% 674/07% 0034/07 60%/07
Wednesday's Salen:--
13,145,000 bushels, Chicago Corn
40/40%
524/52% 5256/52 534/53% 53%/03/4
Winnipeg Wheat
December
May
July
December ...
May July
00/004 02/03% 02/03 03/03/ 63%/03
cisc would
None of them was wanting in full The Archbishop of Canterbury sympathy with the Arabs, but "ni welcomed the proposed conference, the present time our sympathy with but regretted it had not taken place the Jews must be stronger, and earlier.
it mutat be most profound."- This is no more Palestinian pro-
Reuter.
SOLDIER LEAPS
British Trade' In The Far East
London, Dee. 8. Its understood that the Azzuciated British Chambers of Commerce In- clucing London, Manchester, Bir- mingham, Glasgow, etc., are prepar- ing a careful statement on the h tlon of British Interests in China, with a viety to sending a deputa
on to Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax.
Far Eastern circles believe thit Lord Plymouth's speech at Decem- ber 7 shows a distinctly unre antis- Inglory attitude by the Government than previously shown.
Lord Plymouth's unequivocal de- claration of the Government's prim tion under the Nint-Power Treaty and open door principle is univer- sally welcomed.
It is pointed out that the Japoneze clams in this conocetion involve a fundamental issue on which no com- promise is possinie Wanout neirayal of China and sacrifice of vital in- terests.
The House of Commons China Committee at a meeting last evening the to press agreed to cont.nue Government with all possible means
resist to
the encroachments on British rights in China. The general Icel.ng is that help ought to be given feusible.- wherever China
TO
to
INTO TAY AVOID ARREST
A young man said to have a £250 cheque in his pocket to buy himself cut of the Black Watch, jumped into the flooded River Tay, at Perth, recently when police officers and a military escort tried to arrest him.
Hundreds of people saw him vault at one bound the 5ft. spiked railings bordering the river and swim strongly out into midstream.
Carried back by the swift current towards the street, he Blood for some time neck deep in the water while his pursuers implored him to come ashore,
Police gave his name is James
MacDonald (26), and he is, MOLLISON MARRIES HIS understood to be an Australian.
The chase began when a Black Watch sergeant and escort approach- ed two motor police patrol officers ofice in Tay opposite the police Street.
Pointing to a man 150 yards along the street they alleged that he was an absentee from the. regimental depot at Perth and asked for assist-
ance to arrest him
Patrol ofrers drove beyond the men and jumped from the cor
BOAT WENT OUT
,
H.K. BRIDE
(Continued from Page 1
green short coat trimmed with drak fur. Mr. Mollison was in a blue tounge suit.
After the ceremony, Mr. Moillson
Proudly exhibited the bride's novel gift to him.
It was a gold chain with n dise bearing on one side the image of
the patron saint of Blying and on the "Everything other the inscription: leads me to you". always," he said.
The man, however, turned and ran, "I shall wear it round my neck and cleared the high railings into
the river.
After the marriage, a celebration party was held and later, the newly- wed couple left for Paris. After
His parsuers, afraid he would drown, summoned further police aid and two officers put out in a boat.
While he was standing in the their return to London, they intend water parleying with those on land 10 set off for Mrs. Mollison's planta- the boat approached him from be- tions in Jamaica. This visit will be
the first hind, and when he noticed it he
luxury walked ashore.
He was taken to the police office. Later he left with the military escort for Queen's Barracks.
Disc of a round-the-world
his future plans, Mr. Mollison said: "While continuing my flying career I also mean to devite à
time to banana- good deal of my
Mrs. Mollison said: "One of the out of the Army and to help pay for things I want Jim to do is to teach His passage home.
It is understood that the cheque for £250 had been sent to him by growing," an aunt in Australia to buy himself
me to fly."
Reuter,
JAPANESE HOIST ON
OWN PETARD ́ ́
(Continued from Poge 1.)
pute until Tokyo fulfilled its obligations to the Soviet.
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and I did not dicate the terms Japanese of the lease,
Straits both of which were sub- ject to voluntary agreement. It also asserted repented Japanese violations
and of the Portsmouth Treaty
the terms of purchase of the Chinese Eastern Railway,-United Pr£35.
JAPAN MUST PAY RAIL BILL FIRST
Moscow, Dec. 8.
An official announcement published In the Soviet press to-day sites that the Soviet Government will agree to a final renewal of the Soviet-Japan Fisheries Convention, only if Japan declares her readiness to make cer- the from ain payments resulting sale of the East Manchurian Railway to Japan.
The sum claimed by Bussia 12: about 6,000,000 yen.
The Fisheries Convention expired in 1936, and in the course of lengthy negotiations had since been tempor- arily extended,
Should the present negotiations mit to lead to a definite agreement before the end of the year, the Soviet Government would possibly consent another provisional agreement
year.- with Japan for Trans-Ocean.
to
another
A QUADRUPLE IRON LUNG IN OPERATION IN AN AMERICAN HOSPITAL—This photograph is interesting in view of the announcement that Lord Nuffeld has donated free artificial respirators to every hospital and institution in the British Empire.
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