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PREMIER COUGH THE
REJOICES
AT U.S. SPEECH
LONDON, Jan. 5. MR. NEVILLE CHAM- BERLAIN, in a statement issued at No. 10 Downing Street on President Roose- velt's message to Congress says:
"Nobody who is charged with the heavy responsibilities of government could fail to be im- pressed by the solemn words with which President Roosevelt greeted the elected representa- tives of the American people.
"In there islands, where there is so elear a realisation that only through freedom and peace can we hope to nalutain and develop for ourselves and for those who come after us the benefits for which we have laboured for generations, the sentiments ex- pressed by the President will be: welcomed as yet another Indication of the vital role of American democracy, In world affairs, and its devotion to the ideal pf ordered human pro- gress."—Reuter.
WELCOMED BY LONDON PRESS
London, Jan. 5. London newspapers welcome Presi– dent Roosevelt's speech.
The "Daily Telegraph" believes that it portends more than a passive Blitude world affairs.
The "Dally Herald" say:
that
and
President Roosevelt's words actions encourage those natious who need encouragement, and warn thesej who need warning.
ACTION SOON AGAINST TOTALITARIANS?
Washington, Jan, 3. Circles here вес in President Hoosevelt's speech a hint of economic action against Germany ant Japan.
-Hulted Press.
Danish Nazis Will Be Suppressed
Copenhagen, Jan. 5.
it is rumoured In political circles. that the Danish Nazi Party is likely
to be prohibited by the Government
on the grounds of "unpatriotic de- tion.
It is also said that there are among the police force, members of the party who give information to the Nazis about recret Slate documents Router,
G.O.C. For Shanghai|
WORLD HEARD
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SOME
OF THE personal magnetism of President Roosevelt came to Hongkong last niglik.
news
During the 9.30 p.m. relay by ZBW of the Daventry bulletin, a short electrical tran- scription of portion of the Pre- rident's address to Congress was given.
The entire speech was relayed by the B.B.C. in England.
Reception in Hongkong
WON
so clear last night that it was Impossible to realise that the voice of the President had travelled 20,000 nites before reaching local receivers,
The President spoke solemnly. emotionally. He was greeted by a tremendous ovation and
tic
parts of the speech relayed last night were frequently punctuated by crashing applause.
Once or twice the President roughed-a
rough Float heard around the world.
The rustle of paper as he turn- ed the sheets of his speech was distinetly audible in Bangkang.
11:29
QUAKERS COMING TO
British
Defence
In Far East
SINGAPORE, Jan. 5.
THE FIRST STEP in Great Britain's plan, announced last month, for strengthening Empire defences in the Far East was announced in Singapore to-day by the General Officer Com- manding the British Forces in Malaya, Major General Dobbie.
The G.O.C. officially revealed to-day that it was intended to station a garrison at Penang,
The number of troops comprising the garrison has not been revealed.
new
Penang is regarded as the back door to the great Singapore Naval Base where, it is understood, a Pacific Squadron will be stationed in the near future.
This Squadron, which will be in addition to the existing Far Eastern Squadron stationed at Hongkong, will probably include at least one or two battleships and an aircraft carrier.
It was announced some time ago, before the outbreak of hostilities between China and Japan, that the existing garrison of troops at Hongkong was also to be increased to six battalions. This increase will probably take place as soon as the new cantonment in Kowloon is completed. Plans, which will cost $20,000,000, for this contonment have already been prepared.---- United Press.
Great R.A.F.
Reserve
To Be Built Up
LONDON, Jan. 5,
PROLONGATION of the short-term service in the British
LORETTA YOUNG
Loretta
Young's Friend Gaoled
Philippine Islands' Fraud Charge
NEW YORK, Jan. 5. WILLIAM BUCKNER,
air force from four to six years, will, according to the "Evening member of one of America's Standard" shortly be enacted.
most prominent insurance
NEW TOKYO CABINET
SWORN IN
Premler. Baron K. Hiranuma
Home.... *Marquis K. Kido
Welfare...
"Marquis K. Kido
Foreign ...... *Mr. İL. Arita
War ... *L4.-Gen. 8, Itagaki
Nary
...*Admiral Yona!
Finance ..... Mr. S. Ishiwala
Commerce and Industry.. Mr.
Y. Italia
Agriculture and Forestry Mr. C. Machida
Education
*Baton Araki
Justice ... Mr. B. Shiono Overscas
*Mr. Y. Haita Communications .... *Mr. S.
Sklona
Kallways ...... Mr. Y. Maeda Without Portfolio
Konoye
.... Priaco
Chief Secretary ...... Mr. 11. Tanabe
Director of Legislative Bureau
Mr. 8. Higai President of Planning Board.. Mr. K. Ackl.
*Member of former Cabinet,
JAPAN'S PREMIER ADMITS CRISIS
TOKYO, Jan. 5. AFTER THE CEREMONIES of installation by the Emperor were concluded, Premier Hiranuma and other members of the new Cabinet proceeded to the official residence of the Prime Minister and held the first Cabinet session at 8.15 p.m.
In a statement issued follow- ing the Cabinet meeting, the new Iremier, Baron Hiranuma, ad- [mitted that Japan was confront- ed by an unprecedented crisis [and its solution, he said, was by
no means an easy task.
"If, however, the Government and nation are solidly united and display their traditional national spirit
on
BRITAIN'S
PLANS FOR EVACUATION
the august virtues of the Imperial Safeguarding Children
Family, I am confident that the cur- rent situation will be brought to a satisfactory settlement," he added.
Promising to announce definite policies of the new Cabinet later, Premier ¡Iranuma stresses necessity of concentrating the entiro resources of the country for the tion of between two and three attainment of the "Sacred
¡million children from big cities in the event of an emergency,
In Emergencies
LONDON, Jan. 5. AS A FIRST STEP in formu- thelating plans for the evacua-
Referring To to
ie settlem
of the
attitude for the China new Premier the Minister of Health, Sir pledges that the Amdamental polleles Kingsley Wood, has circularised which were firmly established by the local authorities requesting their preceding Cabinet with the approval co-operation with the Govern
the Emperor would be executed.
Iment in taking an immediate Various arrangements that have
of
been initiated for the realisation of census of available accommoda- these policies will be maintained and tion for billeting purposes, developed by all means, he said. which, it is hoped, will be com-
Concluding
ing, the Premier urges the
The paper says that the Air Ministry had urgently recom- families--said to be engaged nation to appreclute the great efforts pleted by the end of February.
mended such a measure, to which the Treasury is not averse.
Instead of the £300 which
every pilot now received after FRANCE MOVES
completing four years of active service, and on commencing six years in the reserve force, pilots will in future, under the new
TO in d 1500 after six
FAR EAST
Contre To Be Opened In Shanghai
LONDON, Jan. 5. MR. II. T. SILCOCK, director and adviser to Chinese students at the Universities China Com- mittee in London, and secretary to the China Society, accom- panied by Dr. Herbert Hodgkin? of the famous Dr. Henry)
years active service.
The report does not indicate whe ther the period of six years service or if it will also be prolonged. in the reserve force will be retained,
The paper stresses that the recruit- ing campaign for
TREASURY
The General Omeer Command; Hodgkin, left Liverpo y ENDS GOLD
the British Troops China, Major
General A. F. Giselt, leaves Hong-by the Britannic for New kont this morning for the north to York. inspect his troops.
SPECULATION
Defence
for
Of
Colonies
PARIS, Jan. 5. FRANCE HAS BUDGETED
close co-operation with the Govern-
It is estimated that there are
to Loretta Young, the film being done by the officers and men 1,000,000 children in the administra
at the front. He pleaded for tolerative county of London alone. star-has pleaded Not tion of various inconveniences in the It is considered that the provision Guilty to charges of fraud me of emergency, and called for of camps would be impracticable, the in connection with a recentment In overcoming the difficult found in existing occupied and empty boom in Philippine Railway bonds.
William J. Gillespie, a well- known Wall Street braker and one of Buckner's associates, has similarly pleaded.
situation.-Domel,
EMPEROR INVESTS NEW CABINET
Takyo, Jan. 5. The Investiture of Baron Hiranuma
as Prime Minister was held in the presence of the Emperor at the Im- perini Palace of 6.30
p.m. Admirał Hyokulakė, Grand Cham-
necessary accommodation being best
houses on the lines of the emergency
LATEST
Delphinus Due
At 4 O'clock
Buckner and Gillespie were arrest- the air force in for a total expenditure of 271,-ed as they arrived in New York from berlain, and Lieut-General Uraki, 1039 will be of unprecedented dimen-000,000 francs for naval bases in England in the Queen Mary. They Chief Aide-de-Camp to the Throne, sions, notably among the students at the French Empire, for 1939.
were accused of frauds totalling attended the public and grammar schools who
ceremony.
The Imperial Airways plane Del- U.S.$1,000,000. of pilots rans-Ocean. have hitherto furnished the majority
In details the expenditures provid-
The Investiture of other members phinus is expected at Kai Tak at 4 ed for are: 51,000,000 franes for spread faise "inside information" inst Premier
The two men are alleged to have of the Cabinet took place at 7.30 p.m. p.m. to-day with malls, mostly from
Hanuma attended Bizerta, 9,800,000 francs for Algiers, January which caused a boomlet in ceremonies, which were personally is due on Sunday with Australian the the United Kingdom, Another plane 852,000 franes for Casablanca, Wall Street and foreign exchanges in conducted by the Emperor at the Im-und more U.K, malls. 28,400,000 for Dukar, 200,00 francs the Philippine Islands Hoge
Suarez, 28,550,000 francs
perial Palace.--Domei,
The Delin hopped off at dawn to- for Saigon. 2,200,000 for Fort de men took five beautiful showgirls by further allege the two
day for Bangkok with 500 kilos of PLEDGE TO ARMY AND NAVY France, and 184,000 for
mal and two passengers, Mr. R. Corsica.air to Washington in August, 1037. The last-named expenditure is only and threw a party in an attempt to
Tokyo, Jan. 5, Ross, of the Union Insurance Com- for repair work.
The new Premier has given pany, for London and a Chinese for Great construction work had been
Influence legislators.
definite pledges to Lieut-General Banglcok. They will spend ten days in
started at Bizeria, providing for ex-was permitted to make a long-dis- Admiral Yonal, the Minister of Navy, Shortly after his arrrest Buckner tagaki, the Minister of War, and His Excellency boarded the Philadelphin, and Chicago, and wil
penditure of 24,000,000 francs in 1930 tance telephone call to Loretta Young to pay due considerations to the ro Kujpulana with his A.D.C., Lieut. St.depart from Vancouver by the Em-
alone, and the toint costs would be Jolin, for the first stage of his inspec- press of Russin on January 21 for the IN CONNECTION with the
45,000,000 for die Arst section of the
in Hollywood. tion which will take in Shanghot. Far East.
He spoke endearingly to her and tive of the China Incident" and per- building programme, and 10,000,000 Later he will go to Tientsin.
recent heavy speculation in franes for the second section. They will stay a few days la Yoko-sterling, "Reuter" learns from
for being unable to keep a
quests of the fighting services, apologised
Attainment of the "ultimate objec- week-end engagement with her, but fection of national defence systems scheme formulated in the September (Continued on Page 4:3
be constructed this year, which is and bullion firms have been as follows: The 35,000 ton battle- see you soon."
forth by the military and naval au- person to every habitable room, the | asked by the Treasury to refrainship Richelley, while at a cost, with him many times here, and 11
will be launch-Buckner very well.
Miss Young salck "I know Mr.thorities.-Domel.
Government paying householders up ed In Brest on January
I have been out;
to half a guinen a week, according to from aiding speculation against of 1,227,000,000 francs,
LAST ACT of LIBERALS the Jean
the accommodation provided. like him-but marriage is ridleulous." loans against gold, speculation Gascogne, both 35,000 ton ships, and the, Clemenceau and
London, Jan. 5. ENTIRE SCHOOLS TO GO The Tokyo Correspondent of the London "Times" describes the While no children can be moved in Cabinet crials in Jupan es the last fun emergency unless the parents so nct of the old order, and the replace-desire, it is contemplated that school- ment of Kanoye by Baron Hiranuma children would be moved school by os n victory for the forces endes- school, with their tenchers, so that
(Continued on Page 4)
(Continued on Page 4.)
LONDON, Jan. 5.
"Le
See Back Page For Further Late Nows
Maj. Gen. Gruselt will return to hama, contacting Japanese friends. I reliable sources that all banks to Jour" publishes a list of ships said: "Don't worry, I'll be out to represent the two salient points puti crisis, namely on the basis of one
the Colony at the end of Junuzory.
U.S. BUDGET A RECORD $3,320 Million Deficit Is Forecast
sterling, either by means of Bart which will cost 1,407,000,000 United Press.
in gold, or in foreign exchange
franes,
which will east 5,000,000,00 franco.
It farther understood that
No less than 100,000,000 francs are banks operating in the countries adhering to the tripartite agreement, appropriated for the construction of have received a similar request
high-seag
Reuter
gold has been received with
con-
Japan's Propaganda we submarines, and the cost Denied In London
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S budget for the fiscal year of 1940 shows estimated expenditure at Ü.S.$8,995,083,000, and re-
down this year, are estimated at ceipts at U.S.$5,669,320,000, with a result there is a prospective
WALL STREET SURPRISED
1,600,000,000 francs. deficit of U.S.$3,320,343,000.
New York, Jan. 5. News from London of the imposi-francs each are, to the account of Tal-chi, the Chinese Ambassador to Between seven and ten million)
London, Jan. 5. A categorical denial that Mr. Quo The estimated receipts arej
President Roosevelt declared that tlen embargo on forward dealings in
aller torpedo boats, provided for London telegraphed to Chlang Kal- $320,000,000 higher than those some "self-liquidating" projects like siderable surprise, and sterling con- in the building programime-Trans-shek urging acceptance of Wang of the current fiscal year, on ac- the Boulder Dam, which cost $120,- sequently strengthened to
4.0414 Occan. count of a prospectivo improve-000,000, and the cost of which was dollars on bear-covering. ment in the general business of repayable to the Government in 50 the opinion that the action will pre- is presumed the Treasury is using Its Quo
Foreign exchange dealers что of the nation.
years, "should occupy a separate vent a further drop in the value of |category" in the budget.
sterling, at least temporarily, al- The President explained that the Morrover
governmental though it does not change the outlook a dozen expenditure included $2,200,000,000 financial organizations, like the Re- for sterling, which mine the nuts for recovery, and rallel.
construction Finance Corporation, regard pessimistically. The estimated total public debt in and the Export and Import Bank, A Washington message says that it the 1940 fiscal year will aggregate should be reported in the budget sy in learned at the Treasury that full 440, 480,000,000, which is a new all-an annual appraiser of their assets, co-operation in being extended here Ume record.
confusion”—Reuter&s=s (Continued on Page 4) to the efforts of the Bride Treasury by Parla and Bria Reuter
ond
COLDEST DAY IN YEAR
HONGKONG'S SUDDEN COLD spell yesterday caught Ching-wel's pence proposals, has been to check speculation. Detalls of the
issued by the Chinese Embassy. many people unawares and brought, at 3 o'clock this morning, steps being taken are withheld, but it
the coldest température since last wintor. The statement confirms that Mr. Tol-chi Instead telegraphed banking
Between 2 relations
p.m. yesterday and, close Wang Ching-wel "as a close friend", supervision of foreign
exchange strongly urging him to abandon his 3 o'clock this morning there was operation by the Stabiliador Fund move
drop of almost ten degrees to 40.0 a view to furthering those
The statement characterises the degrees the first Ume the mercury efforts.
Japanese report as a "deliberate, but has dropped below 60 degrees since here that similar clumsy attempt to mislead the public, last Februarysume ISTEN Het will be followed that there will be miepleton and this in tow the temperature
with
und
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