DOMINIONS MAY TAKE OVER OWN
DEFENCE SERVICE
LONDON, Mar. 27. THE FORMIDABLE growth of German domin-
- ance
in Europe lends heightened importance to the April 14 Defence Con- ference to be held at Wellington, the New....... Zen- land capital.
Faced with Britain's pre- occupation in Europe, both the antipodean Dominions must now reckon more than ever, with the imperative necessity of making their own defences self-reliant.
The United Kingdom's dele- gates to Wellington will un- doubtedly explore means of assuring the maximum dominion. contribution to the security of the British Isles.
Whereas the Dominions would be able largely to trust to their own home sources for food in wurtime, Britain herself would be obliged to import 50,000 tona
of foodstuffs daily
for 365 days a year.
EMPIRE SECURITY Britain feels, moreover, that the Dominions owe an important
payer. -
con-
£10-a-head in
Australia
SYDNEY, .Mar, 27. AUSTRALIA £# 10 spend £03,000,000-equal to nearly £10 per inhabitant–by Uio year 1910-41 on strengthening her defences,
The Australian Navy vote in up from £15,033,000 to £20,- 518,000; stie Army vote from £11,812,000 to £10,704,000' and the Air Force bill from £12,- 612,000 to £10,444,000.
Tho Australian Air Foto has
placed orders for bomber in Beltaf and the United States, and will soon total 212
幇オー
planes. Its personnel will fa- crease by 800 men a year for· the next three years.
The standing army has been doubled--from 19,000 men to 20,000. In addition,
*
paign, recently launched by Mr. Lyons. Federal Premier, to re- crul militia of 80,000 men. Is expected to be completed in a few days.
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 28, 1939.
TRADE WAR TOKYO CAMPAIGN SHOWERY
AGAINST BRITISH
IN EUROPE Rumania Informs Britain Of Pact
THE
SHANGHAI, Mar. 27. JAPANESE-CONTROLLED Chinese lan- guage newspapers are waging a violent anti-British campaign, such slogans as "Destroy the British Flag," "Boycott British Goods," "Confiscate British Property," and "Drive Out All Britons" being splashed in heavy type on the front pages.
LONDON, Mar. 27. IN A STATEMENT in the House of Commons on the German-Rumanian trade agree ment, the Premier, Mr. Neville Chamberlain said that the Rumanian Government had in- formed His Majesty's Govern- ment that the agreement tained no political clause, and that Rumania had not signed
An American missionary from away her economic indepen-Nanking states that the Japan-,
ese-controlled newspapers there
con-
dence.
At the end of his statement, Mr. ure appealing to the employers Chamberlain said that extension of of British, including the Consu Anglo-Rumanian trade, an the lates, to leave their posts.- promotion of better relations between Reuter. the two countries was a matter to which His Majesty's Government attached the greatest importance.
BRITISH MISSION GOING
ATTEMPT TO END CHUNGKING, Mar. 27. The "New China Daily", the In this connection,
Communist organ here, editori- the Premier: mentioned the recent decision to ally reviews the latest anti- despatch П
Commercial British move which is being Misslun,
carried out by the Japanese in the occupied zones in China.
British
our
"The Rumanian Government is still anxious that the mission shall pro-; ceed, and of course, that is intention", declared the Premier.
agreement with Ger- many was in the nature of a com- prehensive programme, Mr. Cham- berlato continued, and its precise effect in practice would depend on the manner in which Its provisions were carried out.
Enough Bovrilman
For Any Emergency
Chairman's Revelation At Annual Meeting
They must await developments, before coming to any definite con- clusion.
It appeared that Germany would co-operate in the development of existing Rumanian industries, and in the
actling up
ones, in
particularly
new
agriculture, forestry and mining
the feld
Reutcr.
NO RETRIBUTION
tribution to the safety of the Mother- Presiding at the Forty-second land which provides the Navy for the Annual General Meeting of Bove Empire's security as well as the im- Ltd., held in London, recently the perial Airlines postal and other sur-Lord Luke, K.B.E. (Chairman), after vices at the cost of the British tax-dealing with the Company's Ac- counts said he was on the high seas Canada is regarded as being safe; on his way home from America dur- South Africa is considered capable Ing the crisis last September, and on of rep
repelling any serious raids from his arrival home in October he Germany or Italy while India in noticed in the papers a photograph deemed to be out of reach at mass of a collection of various packets of attack from the axis
food products that had been collected powers. Australia
and New Zealand, for sale for charity. They were although remote
termed hoarded goods" and there from Japan, are seemned to be more bottles of Bovril nevertheless admitted to be more ex-than any other product in the photo-sures against Germany. posed to bombardment and invasion graph. This was not surprising, but owing to their long coastlines and what was very surprising was that give consideration to the isolated positions-United Press.
should be considered, hoarding for the
housekeeper to purchase an extra stock of Bovril, unless she had dune so in hurry at the last minute.
.
'I ASKED MUSSOLINI QUESTIONS ...
(Continued from Page 6,)
Suppose you come to blows with France. Have you the resources and raw materials
in Italy to wage a war?
The kind of hearding which was objectionable was obviously that last- ninute rush, when a crisis arrived, to buy up and hoard away a large stock. On the other hand, to buy a reasonable stock of Bovril before a crists arrived seemed a proper thing to do. Those who purchased Bovril for a period ahead were actually leaving more chance in a crisis for
of
London, Mar, 27. Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, answered in the affirmative when asked for an assur- ance that a review of the position necessitated by the recent changes in the international situation did not in- volve any retributive economde inea- Mr. Butler added that he would suggestion that his statement be included in the German broadensts from this country in view of the propaganda being made inside Germany to the effect that Britain was endeavouring to secure the economic strangulation of Ger-
many.
that His
It says the move includes the retrocession of the International Set- tlement in Shanghal and the Kowloon leased territory, the return of Hong- kong to China, the boycott of British and the abolition of all British In- Hoods, prohibition of British shipping terests and privileges in China.
The immediate goal of the Japan- ese anti-British movement is the destruction of Sino-British friend- ship, thus cutting British amis- tances to China,
The eventual objective, the editorial says, wil be a Japanese movement to wrest British rights and interests in the Far East into Japanese hands.
TIE-UP WITH EUROPE Primarily, it adds, the movement has nothing to do with the Chinese masses, though the Japanese have encouraged the puppets in Pelping and Nanking to lead anti-British campaigns,
re-
The "New China Dally" said the Japanese movement is also scholag the anti-Democratie war cries In Europe, trying to support the Berlin-Rome axis.
After the occupation ot Hainan island and the bombing of the border. villages of Kowloon, the Japanese are proceeding with the campaign for the retum of the British concessions to China.
The
paper asserts that the killing of the British missionary at Ping- kiung, the bombing of the British mission at Chengehow and the kid- napping of Mr. Dyott in Tientsin are nels in accordance with the
all
Mujesty's West slogan "Punishments of
con-
Now it is time, the paper cludes, for British authorities to "replace their ink and paper protests with actual action against Japan."- United Press.
NO MEMEL PROTEST
Replying to another question, Mr. Butler stated
no protest Government had made respecting Memel.
Asked whether, In view of the deterioration of the international situation, steps should be taken forth-
"CRUSH HONGKONG" army, Sir Victor Warrender said that
"Japan should have crushed Hong- the requirements in the present situa-kong with the mailed fs." tion were under consideration.
A. "We have no great natural what was available in the shops. with really to enlarge the th
resources.” (p.216.) "A country like ours, which has no rich resources in the earth, which has a half of its area represented by mountains, cannot have great cconomic possibilities." (p.224).
are
Mr. Chamberlain gave a similor reply when asked what alterations were contemplated in defence ar- artements. Reuter.-
This was the theme of a specch made to the Japanese community In Shanghai by a visiting politician from Tokio-Selgo Nakano, head of the Tololkal party of right-wing Agrari- an interests in the Japanese Diet.
Nakano vehemently advocated the use of force by Japan to prevent British ships supplying arms munitions to China, and then, re- ferring to crushing Hongkong, he said:
and
"The object of the Japanese cam-
DOVRIL FOR EMERGENCIES In September last year, Bovril Ltd. and its associates had in England about two years normal sales supply, At a time of crisis, however, it was poly more dificult to cope with last-minute demands. Thuse, there- fore, who were wise would see to it RUMANIA'S ACTION DEFENDED that they obtained extra supplies Are we right to think that before a time of crisis and that they
Bucharest, Mar. 27. Q.
A delence of Rumania's netion in your hellicose statements maintained these extra supplies in the recent crisis was made by M. sometimes bing, then, their store cupboards. Actually to Calinescu, the Rumanian Premier, in and that your actions will, in a even larger than they were in Sep- the National Front to-day.
day the Company's supplies
were addressing the Supreme Counell of real pinch, be governed by tember last year and the Company He said that Rumunia was deter- economic considerations? was therefore capable of providing mined to defend her territory, and pain in China is not only Ching. extra supplies, without dislocating in the recent trade talks with Ger- o Britain and America, who A. "Before me always in my wise people who wished to those
nre. Japan's real enemies."-Ünited foreign policy is the econo-stocks of Bovril in store.
Prers. mic aspect of international pro-
The Company would endeavour to blems...
see to it that the supplies of Bovril "It amuses me to be called an for ordinary
everyday use 45 anti-pacifist in light of our re-everage, for cooking, and for use
in Illness cord of treaty making for peace and for smooth international dealing." (p.206.)
or
have
sufficient, and they would actually be convalescence, were helped in this if people who could afford to lay in supplics Inld them in and maintained them as a matter of course, without waiting for an emer- Agency to arise.
"I consider the corner-stone of all governmental policies is wing and strong financial policy.” (p.216.)
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many, the question of her independ
to
ence was not raised, or
or she would have broken off negotiations.
Last autumn, Humanie was ap- proached and invited Invade Ruthenis, but she refused.
When mobilisation was ordered re-, cently, Rumania notified the Powers that she had decided to defend her territory, and had called several territory. un classes to the colours.
assur
Anglo-Russian Trade Parleys
Moscow, Mar. 27.
personal
A communique Issued after Mr. R.. that Rumania's relations with Poland states that the foundation fold for M. Gafeninu, who followed, said S. Hudson's talks with Soviet officials, and the Balkan Entente alles had trade negotiations will be continued INCREASED BOVRIL EXPORTS
strengthened. He in London. In spite of the disturbed conditions recently been
Views were exchanged on the in- of the world's trade, the Bavril ex-particularly meniloned the
received from Turkey during ternational situation, and unces What is your own opinion port trade showed an increase over
the previous
recent crisis, and the
added that contact has been established for co- of war?
year.
surprised The Duke of Atholl (Vice-Chair-Rumania had been
by operation in international affairs.- man), sald: The world was in Count Craky's speech of March 23. Reuter, terrible state, morally, financially, He said that Rumania was not frigh- dreads and fascinations." and commercially, but the Company's tened by Csaky, and did not intend (p.28.)
product had won right through at to follow his type of argument.-- every point during these difficult Reuter. it was easy to handle, It kept well, times because it was a genuine article, and Incidentally, he supposed, It was about the greatest comfort in times of adversity. It was very gratifying to know that their product was well received all over the world.
A. "War-that
female
of
"I write of the great war from two points of view the politicu of the world and the reality of the trenches, where I have been and have learned the torture of pain." (p.34.)
"What we suffered the first
BRITAIN'S POLICY
U.S. Appropriations For Army
Washington, Mar. 27.
The Senate to-day passed the which now returns to the House for $513,000,000 army appropriation Bill uction on the amendments.
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning:
BANKS
H.K. Banks $.
H.K. Banks Lon. £.
.1,300 b.
.85 n.
Charlered £...
B1⁄4 n.
Mercantile, A. & B. £.
27 n.
Mercantile, C. £..
13 n.
East Asia $...
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Canton $.. Union $..
o, n.
220 b.
.475 s.
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1.
183 n.
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DOCKS ETC. Wharves $.. (x.d.) Docks S... (x.d.) Providents (x.d.) New Eng. Sh, $. Sha. Docks, Sh.
AYINING
Kailan s/.. Raubs $ Venz: Goldfield $.. Hongkong Mines cts. Antamoks Ps. Atoks Pa. (x.d.) Baguio Gold Ps. Benguet Cons. Ps. Coco Grove Ps. Con Mines Ps. Demonstrations Ps. I.X.L. Ps.
7091⁄2 b.
.19 s.
.60 n. .24 n. .83/0 n.
111 n. 164 6.
.4.95 n.
0.70 n.
1011⁄2 n
.18/-.
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.3 n.
.3 n.
.41, sa.
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12.50 sa.
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.003 sa.
.81 .
Gumaus P's. San Mauricio Ps. Suyoc Consul Ps. Paracoles Ps.
.17 sa.
.108 sa.
.10 su.
171 50.
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.30 s.
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.8.05 n.
8.55 n.
Hotels $ Lands $..... Lands 4% deb. $. S'hal Lands Sh. $.. Humphreys $.. H.K. Realties S.. Chinese Estates $
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514 n.
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12 n.
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Canton Ices $.
Cements $...
3 b.
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STORES, &c.
Dairy Forms (ex. rts) $.
21 n.
Dairy Farms (rta) $ 15
b.
Watsons $.....
1.00
.42 b.
20,20 n. .108 n. .30 .
$.
Lane Crawfords Sinceres S..... Wing On (H.K.) §.. Powell, Ltd. cts.
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.5/- n.
London, Mar. 27. In the House of Cominons Mr. Chamberlain renounced the Munich methods and shled away at the Labour Parly's suggestions that Britain should join the United States in acunomic retallation against the
SHANGHAI, Mar. 27. "disturbers of peace" to which
It has been officially announced suggestion he made no reply.
It is also stated that President that the Soviet Ambassador to However, the Under Secretory for additional funds, totalling over $14,-passengers aboard the C.N.A.C. plane Roosevelt has asked Congress for Chungking, who was one of the said the Government was unable to of further acroplanes during the Ham and which arrived on Satur- consider such a move becouse the United States offer of co-operation Ascal year of 1040-Reuter. in economic activities of the Leaguo
monthe-cold, rain, mud, hun- Centenary Postage Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Buter 250,000 for the navy for the purchase Lanchow" on her maiden fight to
ger! They did not succeed in dampening in the slightest de- gree my enthusiasm and my con- viction as to the necessity and the inevitableness of war." (p.46.)
น
Stamps For U.K.
London, Mar. 27. j
On the occasion of the centenary of Nations did not include such ac
of the Introduction of postage stamps tion.
DEATH IN MILITARY HOSPITAL Inlo Britain in 1940, the Post Office "I had been the most tenacious will issue four commemorative stamps member Mr. Sorensen, that it would Mr. Chamberlain told the Labour
The death has occurred at the bellover in the war. I had of d, Id, 14d, and 21 denoraina- not "serve any useful purpose"Military Hospital of Mr. Charles
tions. fought with all my warm soul of
for him to make contset again with Read, a civilian employee in the Italian and soldier. I lived the artists, and bodies representing the.
Designs Have been invited from 30 Jer personally.
RA.O.C. Depot. He leaves a widow He said Rumania Ind assured and three children. The funerni joy of victory....Until the time art Industry will be asked advise Britain that the German trade aftree-passes the Monument at 3.30 p.m. when a nation has the right of in connection with the judging of the ment did not contain any political allting with proud head among
designs-Reuter Special.
clause, other nations the surest sign of
its strength, the highest title of mind, and one's soul. its nobility, the vital food need-
"Above all, It gave to one who
ed to reach greatncas will always was still young an understand-
bo given by those who have sheding of the essence of mankind." their blood, and laid down their (p.55.) lives for their immortal country.
Mr. Butter said the Government had not considered the possibility of an economic boycott of Germany.
the occupation of Memel,
Spelling Bee
the also said they had not protested HOW many of these worde are correct and what is wrong with slackened notably on account of the
Meanwhile European tension has the others?
wiggly moderate tone of Mussolini's speech Komagog although on undertone of uppre-
Hultbillity
mezaninne, heritiblos.. floriferu
From Benito Mussolini's "Myhension continues on account of the English. Oxford Dictionary spell These are the marks that the biography," published by obscurity of Hitler's intentionsing of these words will be found on war made upon one's body, one's Hutchinson in 1928.
United Press,
paga 9.
day, went to Moscow on short leave. The Soviet Ambassador will report on Soviet-Chinese relations to the Soviet Press
Foreign MinisterUnited
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