Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
KING SEES HOPE FOR PEACE IN ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS
The new buildings of the Institute Francah, the opening ceremony of which was attended yesterday by President and Madame Lebrun at part of the official routine of their State visit to London. The Pre- idential party visited the gymnasium of the Lycee, which forms par of the Institute building.
Anglo-Polish Trade Commission
Mention Of £25,000,000 Loan
To Polish Industry
REGAL WELCOME IS GIVEN PRESIDENT, MADAME LEBRUN
Last Night's Banquet
LONDON, Mar. 21.
IN A SETTING of truly regal splendour, the King and Quçen to-night entertained President and Madame Lebrun to a State banquet in the white and gold ballroom of Buckingham Palace.
March
1939.
Laval Advises Optimism
·PARIS, Mar, 21. OFFICIAL circles say they have no information about tho rumoured unofficial mission lo Italy.
While warning its readers believing in the against possibility of any sudden change In Italian policy, the newspaper "Intransigeant" says: "It is not forbidden to hope for certain adjustments, M. Laval, who has kept Influential friendships among the Italians Uinks that It is not forbidden to foresce friendly negotiations."-Reuter Special.
Parting May Be Swcot Sorrow
But
The 195 guests included Queen Mary, many other Reunion Is
members of the Royal Family, the Premier and other members of the Cabinet, many Ambassadors, and other distinguished figures, including the Archbishop of Can- terbury.
was
At the conclusion of the ban-the young princesses came on the
balcony.. quet the King rose to tonst the The arrival of President ond visitors. His Majesty referred Madame Lebrun in London to the cordiality with which the televised to a West End Theatre. Queen and himself were received Reuter. in Paris in July last, and con- tinued to say that the climate of London at this season did not compare with the brilliance of Paris.
GREAT CROWDS CHEER
London, Mar. 21. Recent events added dramatic in-
Happier
Seaforth Families To Be United In H.K.
SEPARATED for a year and a half, though only three days' distance apart,
married men of the Seaforth
Highlanders will shortly
tensity to the warmth of the welcome greet which great crowds, which had as- sembled at Victoria Station,
French Lebrun.
their families in
and Hongkong again. News of and this privilege, the result
be-
the
Madame with the War Office, has
just arrived.
The King apoise of the warm feel-outside Buckingham Palace, ing with which the people of Britain along the processional route, and in the farthest corner of the flagged decorated, and fined with of protracted negotiations. realm greeted the distinguished head troops, gave the President of
and Republic of a great and friendly nation.
"Our two countries can look back
The King and Queen were at to many centuries of glorious history -glorious, not only for herolo deeds, Victoria to meet their State guests, but also for achievements in the fields and after they had alighted from the of the science and the arts. In each train and shaken hands with their country the practice of self-govern-Majesties, they were introduced
ent is eloquent of the ideals of distinguished company, headed by the freedom and fustice dear to both our Prime Minister, the Foreign Secre- peoples. WARSAW, Mar. 21.
tary, and chiefs of the defence ser- vices, "We are also conscious of the iden-
His Majesty and the President then THE BRITISH TRADE mission to Poland had virtually con.
tity of interests making the welfare cluded its task by this evening.
the first State cartilage ac- It would appear that the negotiations have not been confined of each a common concern of both enterit ind of honour, before Our statesmen are thus able to take companied by the Dake of Glouces to questions of commercial relations between Poland and Britain. counsel one with another in perfect ter, who had travelled from Dover mutual confidence, and I firmly be-with the president, while the Queen lieve
that the co-operation of the two and Madame Lebrun occupied the
has rendered, and governments
second carriage. There are grounds for be- !
will continue to render a great ser- vice to the catise of peace. They are anxious to do all in their power to further the solution by mutual agree- ment of the many grave problems with which the world is confronted, but they would be a party to no solu- tion attempted in violation of these principles, which ought rightly to govern relations between States."---- Reuter.
lieving that Mr. R. S. Hud-
son, who headed the mission, The F.B.I.
had been authorised by his
Government to place certain Agreement character before the Polish With Germany
proposals of
Government.
a political
Although official quarters here] Mr. Stanley Requests
-remain__reileent about the long conversations which Mr. Hudson
had with Colonel Beck, it is rum
oured that these revolved around
the suggestion of closer adhesion by
to finance the import of machines, to
Discussion
London, Mar. 21.
Industrie, the
APPEARANCE AT PALACE Shortly after reaching Buckingham Palace the King and Queen and the President and his wife appeared on the Balcony in response to the in- sistent cheering of people,
the
When Inter in the afternoon
President French
and Madame Lebrun visited Queen Mary at Mari- borough House, the spontaneous en- thusiasm of the crowds delayed pro- gres down the Mall People surged brought to a standstill as men and into the roadway and the car was women pressed around, cheering wildly, and waving-niniature British und French, Flags,
LONDON RECEPTION
LONDON, Mar. 21. THE CLOSE FRIENDSHIP In the course of a reply to a House subsisting between Britain and Poland to the Anglo-French paci. of Commons question on the agree France accounted for the extra Poland's relations with the Baltic ment recently concluded at Dussel- States are said to have come up for dierf hetween representatives of the ordinary warmth of the welcome Federation of British Industries and accorded President and Madame
OPEN NEW PREMISES discussion.
Relchsgruppe As regards the trade talks, Poland the
Within three hours of arriving in is stated to have presented a long list President of the Board of Trade said Lebrun when they arrived in
England, the French President and of requests. It wants to sce the It was clear that the whole position England to-day on a State visit
Londoners turned out in force along Madame Lebrun were among hund- removal of obstacles encumbering its needed examination in the fight of lasting until Friday. trade with England und the British the events of last week.
the Invishly decorated streets, which reds of their own countrymen and Empire. It also wants British capital
Mr. Oliver Stanley Intimated that sometime or other, the distinguished women when they visited the new thefr premiacs of the Institute Francals in heard the buy tin and copper from India, as he had asked representatives of the visitors will traverse during
by the open cottou from the British F.B.I. to disquss the matter with stay. French colour emblems enter South Kensington, and
Princess Itoyal. The Princess Royal him, and in a supplementury reply, ed largely in the scheme of decora- building declared
that he had aattellons. the he emphasised A communique Issued by
The President's ship, accompanied 1 co-putron of the Institute with M. British mission this evening says for the discussion salely beeruse of
This evening, Their Majesties gave that the conversations have led to a the new circumstances arising from by British warships and R.A.F. Lebrun.
bombers overhead, passed through a
State banquet at Buckingham positive result in spite of dificulties German action in Czecho-Slovak a.
double lue of warships dressed arising out of the Anglo-Polish trade
Referring to reports which he had overall, while a 21-guns salute was Palace in honour of the French Pre- treaty of 1935.
The question of a British loan to seen of criticism of the agreement need as the President entered Dover sident and Madame Lebrun, which Poland is still under contemplation in friendly foreign countries, the Harbour, where he and Madame was followed by a reception-British as it is a mailer which depends on Minister urged members to study the Lebrun were greeted by the Duke of Wireless. the attitude adopted by the City full text of the agreement, claim- Gloucester, rather than by the. British Governing that the criticisms in question uniform,
were largely based on a misunder MET AT VICTORIA STATION ment.
The party entrained for London Part of the British mission will standing or a misrepresentation of
where it was met at Victoria Station continue the actual agreement. in Warsaw to reprain
by the King and Queen, other mem- negotiations when Mr. Hulson leaves Moscow on Wednesday morning,-- Trans-Ocean
well as colunics.
POLITICAL DEE-HIVE
Warsaw, Mar. 21.
who wore
2
Guards
Terms Of
In another onswer Mr. Stanley bers of the Royal Family, the Prime U.S. Note
of the
sald that protection of British trade Minister, other members Interests in Czecho-Slovakia, to Cabinet, and a number of notables.
1930 which British, exports in
Their Majesties with their guests,
The buzz of political activity in amounted to £2,287,000 was under drove in a carriage procession to
Polish capital is continuing consideration. unabated.
the
Buckingham Palace, which President and Madume Lebrun left later in
To Germany
Washington, Mar: 21. Visliers to the Foreign Ofee fo- At the end of the questions, the the day to fulfil several engagements,
of. the Exchequer concluding with a State banquet to- The United States to-day minde day included M. Leon Nack, the Chancellor
# Dill which is to night at the Palace. French Ambassador, the Ambassa- Introduced
After the royal procession had public the formal note to Germany dors of Italy and Britain, and the be passed through all its stages
Thursday, Ministers for Belgium and Lithunnia, by
giving necessary entered the Palace, the crowd out-refusing to recognise the legality of Much interest was aroused by the powers to enable inks to postpone side broke through the police cordon Germany's absorption of Czecho visit of the Lithuanian envoy to dis- the making of payments out of bank- and rushed across to the Palace gates, cuss the Memel issue.
Ing accounts, and the transfer of and stood shouting: "We want the Later he communicated to the securities and gold connected with King! We want the President". Lithuanian Council of Ministers the the Czecho-Slovak Repubile.--British outcome of his interview.
It was reported here this evening that the Ukrainion national move- ment in Poland had protested against the incorporation of Carpatho- Ukraine into Hungury.
Later it was also announced that Britain wns -prepared to grant Poland a loan of £25,000,000 for the furtherance of plans for industrial development in the San Vistula region. Trans-Ocean.
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Spelling Bee
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Annotate
Wireless.
Eventually President and Madame Lebrun, with Their Majesties and
Schoolchildren Victimised By Belligerent Collectors
WHEN TWO MEN appeared before Mr. R. A.D., Forrest at 10 Central Magistracy this morning, charged with Intimidation and demand- lug money, Sergeant T. Cashman explained how school-chlidren were be- Ing victimised out of their lunch-money by borus collectors, who roamed the streets canvassing subscriptions for societies.
The complainant in this case was, their victim which had been marked,
Slovakia.
The State Department published the note from Mr. Sumner Welles, Acting Secretary of State which was addressed to the German · Charge d'Affaires, Herr Hans Thomsen.
The note observed that the pro- vinces of Bohemia and Moravia are "now the under de facto administra- then tion of German officials. It flatly stated the United States docs not recognise that any legal basis exists for the status so indicated.";
The note answered the German note formally ratifying the United States that Germany had taken con- trol of Bohemia and Mo avia under a proteclorate decree.
It acknowledged the German note
a Chinese student who said that 'as The police sergeant added that the and then sald, The views of this
TOW many of these words are he was walking down Queen's Road society named by the tive defendants Government with regard to the situa
correct and what is wrong with Enat, the two men approached him was unknown, and
he concluded: tion are referred to above, as well as the others?
and demanded a subscription for ads that a serious view be taken their views with regard to the facts umouesto.
him he refused?” ta Hey which hava deprived school-children With the note wore
However, the student went to the of their lunch money to full text of Mr. Welles statement English Oxford Dictionary spell-police, who set a trap, no two men Mr. Forrest Bunvicted and made at griday. With the note "For ings of thicae words will be found on being dramatically arrested as, they sentenced each of the two defendants, the information of your Government."
-United Prest, received: three dollar notes from to one month's hard labour. page ..
socloty. They threatened to nenult of this ensö'in view of bitdilar efforts made known of Mord
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LONDON, Mar. 21.
REFERENCES TO the £6,000 allocation to "Reuters" which was paid as part of the additional wordage sent in' services to foreign countries during the crisis last autumn were made during a debate in Parliament yesterday on a Foreign Office vote.
Commander R. T. H. Fletcher kald principles or integrity of "Reuters", he made no attack on the business but he wanted to know whether the messages in respect of which Parlin- ment was asked to sanction a grant
£6,000 were to
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Sir, My father used to speak with considerable envy of the Seven Sleepers of Epticsus, but I doubt if their sicep way as sound ns. that of the Seven Sleepers of the Public SINGAPORE CRITICISM Commander Fletcher quoted eriti Works Department. Thinks of the exciting visions which must flicker cisms of "Reuter" in Singapore, and through those comfortable minds: as added that in South America and the heavy-laden air of Lower Albert the United States, news agencies were Rond stirs with the faint drone com- Government Office taking advantage of this payment tomon both to a
a queen bee. Think of. The discredit "Reuters" on the ground and
Macdonnell that they received a subsidy from the startling diffces bearing Government.
Read across the Peak Tramvay which must rise and fall with the palpi- Mr. Noel Baker said that this tations of those gilt-edged lungs £6,000
riding sumto Vencli bridges, Roman-bridges, was a
squat buroque bridges, "Reuters" in view of their annual
right do harm bridges, bridges with appreciative turn-over, but it abroad it it
that tablets, floodlit bridges, and bridges was thought "Routers" service was under the with heavy silk ribbon across them Influence of Government guidance. und golden scissors to cut the ribbon
modern
Think of the mental lach- Mr. Samuel Storey referred to the Singapore criticisms and attributed tapes, only an inch or two short, the these to keen competition which dream plummets just slightly out of existed between two Malaya groups true and the venerable rusty survey-. of newspapers, one of whom wanted ing paraphernalia of those dreamers another service supplementary
"Reuters."
MONOPOLY IN MALAYA
Rejecting the charges
COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE.
to
of dreams..maa na dapat?
Actually Macdonnell Road has no bridge. It has had nu bridge for four months. The detour-Kennedy that Road is a minor death trap and its
"Reuters" had a monoploy in Malaya Junction with Macdonnell Road and India, Mr. Starey sold that by sort of impromptu car-park where it reason of their vast organisation is possible to, spend many a, quiet which enabled, them to spread the quarter of an hour waiting for the Jumbled traffic to sori Itself out. The Reuters" cost over Jarge areas,
#simple stone could distribule services at a price bridge itself is with which the other agencies were structure which the normal muntel- unable to compete. But for that or-pality would have completed in three conisation, "Reuters" could not com- weeks If the weather conditions were pete as they had successfully done adverse and labour rearec. Before with the heavily subsidised news ser-ils destruction it served not more
than a hundred or two vehiclea vices put out by foreign agencies.
Mr. Storey maintained that there day, so it la. of relatively little im- was no other British news agency portance to the general public. I personally prefer it as it is. The organised to supply such services.
of il shaped Referring to South America, Mr. Jumbled confusion
one of an earlier Storey agreed that it was, a serious stones reminds consideration if the acceptance of Stonchengo erected by a somewhat than any assistance was going to enable more backward civilisation anyone to say that "Reuters" was that which produced the balanced: plinths to be seen on Salisbury Plain. Government-controlled.
la-day. I like the long journey to my office, sandwiches and a glass of But the only condition on which mic at the car park junction, and "Reuters" were willing to accept the wild, mad, hopeless dush through assistance was that they undertook the bottling taxis of Kennedy Road, nothing in return, except to increase the amount of news distributed.
I overheard, some days ago several They maintained their complete in- exasperated private car owners are
and planning to bridge the gap with.. dependence. In the collection
plantes, in order to get their cara selection of news.
"Reuters" did not want a subsidy, directly to their doors. I consider gross interference with ni and it was only because they realised this a
of public work, These bridges and the vast importance to Britain
are timeless British and world news being pre-roade and darris
and not heritage of the disinterested, publie sented through British,
they were preservant and any ideology which foreign eyes, that pared to take even this assistance in envisages their being taken over by private enterprise is to be condemned: their distribution.
Mr. R. A. Butler said that the,as- as reactionary. Betides, think of the sistance to "Reuters' was purely on cost of the homeward passages of emergency arrangement, the aim of the whole Public, Works, Department. which was 10. secure the publication of more. British news. The contents
"Reuters" pt
services were left entirely free-Reuter.
France Orders Torpedo Boats
According to a conversation which
No. The system must stand. And for one am happy to do without my bridge dà long as the Seven Sleepers, are it desco.ond Lower Albert Road undisturbed by the sound of stone mundas and road builderak
The French Admiralty announced Seyfe to-day that the Naval Minister had Dord
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