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Last week we said this.
This wook we say that there will be
No War In Europe This Year
THE PEOPLE who have their fingers on the pulse of the War God are the Press Correspondents in Europe's capitals. Lord Beaverbrook, owner of the "Daily Express,' the world's biggest news- paper, says that there will be no war in Europe this
year.
Roy
Howard, Editor-in- Chief of the New York "World-Telegram" and Managing Director of the famous Scripps-Howard
said last night: group, "In my own individual opinion, which is subject to change within twenty-four hours, there will be no war in Europe this year."
Mr. Howard has just concluded
a tour of Europe's capitals. He has made it his opinion to test, not only public opinion, but the opinion of the leaders of the nations he visited. Lord Beaverbrook expresses the opinion of his Correspondents the most highly paid group of journalists in the world. This is what Roy Howard added
to his report, released through the "United Press" Associa- tion:
"President Roosevelt's appeal to
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四拜體 號十二月四英港香 THURSDAY, APRIL
20,, 1939.
BRITISH SHIPS DIVERTED TO CAPE ROUTE
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WHITEAWAY'S
RUSSIA SEEKING
EXTENSION OF
NAVY ACT OF WAR PACT TO ORIENT?
LONDON, Apr. 19.
THE SUGGESTION that there might be an act of war against British ship- ping was made by Lord Strabolgi in the course of a debate on foreign affairs in the House of Lords to-day.
en-
Replying, Viscount Hali- fax assured Lord Strabolgi that the subject had gaged the full attention of the Government, who had not been at all unmindful of its obligations in this con- Inection.
He could not say more at present.
Anti-Aggression Pacts Replying to a question by
Lord Strabolgi whether any
agreements reached with other. countries would be registered with the League, Viscount Hali-
fax said he had no doubt it would be the purpose of the Government to take whatever action was incumbent upon it under Article 16, but it would tiepend in some degree, upon the
form of agreement reached.
or
With regard to the rumours troop movements in Spain, Viscount
Halifax pointed out that a great deal of troop movement was legltimately and naturally accounted for by the fact that the Spanish army was now
BRITISH WARSHIPS OFF GIBRALTAR
Britain's Naval
Concentration
Made Possible By U.S. Action
WASHINGTON, Apr. 19.
RESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S sudden order returning the United States Fleet to the Pacific provides the key to the mystery of complete understanding of the international situation, and demonstrates how close or how far the world is from war, according to the best information available here,
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The best information is that the fleet order was made on demobilising, and there was no need President Roosevelt's own initiative as Commander-in-Chief, and that
for the movement to cause uneasiness.
Spanish Assurances
In connection with this last ques- tion, another London message says that the Spanish authorities at Tangier have given The British Consul-General the fullest assurances that there is no truth in the rumour : that Spain intends to occupy terri- tory.
the admirals did not know it was coming.
MINISTRY OF SUPPLY FOR GREAT BRITAIN
HONGKONG CHINESE circles express the opinion that Soviet Russia is demanding, as a quid pro quo for her assistance against aggression in Europe, that Great Britain and France give similar assurances Japanese aggression in the Far East,
It is believed that the
Soviet desires that, in re-
turn for her promise of
against
PRICELESS
military and aerial assis- TREASURES
tance in the event of an attack on Rumania, Poland, Greece or Turkey, Britain and France should guarantee that any attack by Japan on Russia's Far Eastern front would immediately bring
SAVED
Fire Aboard Big French Liner
the Democracies
Paris, Apr. 20. CHINESE AND FRENCH against Japan as Russia's Art treasures nominally valued allies.
at 26,000,000 but actually price
It is believed in Chinese less, since they are irreplaceable,
circles that this may ex-were saved from the holocaust aboard the French liner Paris plain the delay in reaching yesterday through the bravery an agreement with Russia. of firemen and members of the
Far East Guarantee
London, Apr. 19.
¡crew,
The last of the Art Treasures, which were destined for the New The concensus of opinion here York World Fair, were taken from the strong-room of the burning liner is that protection could be ex-a few minutes before she sank. tended to China in the futura Dock-inbourers also saved eight
American
which were only if Russia first became part about to be unloaded from the Parls alliance with France and Britain. of the full pledged military when she caught fire.
Even then, however, Mr. Cham- berlain's government would doubtless
be very reluctant to assume commit-
ments in the Far East which would disperse the forces
to required Europe, or which Japan may con- sider as being provocative.
A
It is now clear that an important gult
and still separates London Moscow in the current negotiations.
While the British proposals en- Whether the State De-visage Russia's one-way, support for partment advised or sug- Poland and Rumania against the
aggressors, Stalin is still awaiting gested the move is not declaration of British
ish willingness to enter into an alliance with Russia. known,
Without that, Soviet diplomats con- Practically all unofficial tinue to suspect that flussia might enter into a war with Germany with- LONDON, Apr. 19. evidence points either to the out being able to rely on British THE CREATION of a Supply Ministry will probably be order for the movement as a collaboration, United Press. The Spanish authorities added that definitely decided upon by the Government at the Cabinet's regu-counter to some expected Japan- they were prepared to authorise any lar session to-day, according to informed quarters here. foreign newspapermen who wished
Germany and Italy are based-The rumours are described by the
on sound grounds.
"If it fails, its failure can be attributed to his recent well." merited but ill-advised bar- rage of denunciation against Hitler."
RAINFALL SETS NEW RECORD
200 Million Tons Inundate Colony LAST NIGHT'S 'heavy rain- fall, the heaviest ever recorded in the Colony in the month of April, may result in an early re- moval of water restrictions in Hongkong.
Over 200,000,000 tons of rain have fallen on the Colony since 10 a.m.
mountain yesterday, and feeding the reservoirs are millions of gallons into the various dans.
streams
gushing
Almost eight Inches of rain were recorded between 10 am. yesterday and 10 o'clock this morning, the total for the 23 hours ending 9 a.m. being 7.125 inches,
This is the highest rainfall over recorded in the Colony for a day in April,
In addition to setting a now 24- lour • record, rainfall since yester day morning has set a new record' for the month of April. With ten days' still in hand, the total rain- fall this month already exceeds the
April record of 17.105 inches, set In 1920, by almost an inch..
Further Rain To-day Although a long-range ferécust in- dicates that conditions are likely to Improve by the week-end, further rain is predicted for the Immediate future,
At ten o'clock this morning, polico had received no reports of flood damage as a result of the rain.
In Argyle Street, Kowloon, tem- porary dralaage was put to a severe test and completely broke down out- side the new block of flats eréc'ed by Mr. Eu Tong-sch,
A private car fell through the roadway into portion of the collapsed nullah.
Spanish Press Service as totally false and unjustified."
to do so, to visit the Spanish zone In The remark which Mr. Cham-,
outberlain made in the House of
Morocco In order to carry investigations on the spot.--Reuter..
British Ships For
Oriant Diverted
Commons yesterday afternoon ia generally regarded as a hint forecasting such a step.
LONDON. Apr. 19-A British The new Supply Ministry will, so steamship company has decided to it is believed, be endowed with full send certain ships on the Far East) traffic via the Cape instead of the ordination of Industrial production,
powers for the control and co-
Suez Canal,
An official of the Brocklebank Line, Thus it will have the right to Liverpool, said to-day that the reason compel industrial concerns to reject was one of cost depending on war orders by private firms, or it may
TROOPSHIP DIVERTED
LONDON, Apr. 19. Two battalions of British infantry, at present aboard the troopship Somerset on their way to Palestine, will, according to well-informed Bourcos, be landed at Gibraltar. ~~~~~
They will remain-theṛg, until the arrival of a third battalion, which is due to leave England about April-22.--Trans-Occan. risk insurance, and the only effective decision was to divert ships which usually went from India and the Far East via Suez' to America.
transfer ruch orders to other factories not engaged in the manufacture of armaments,
No Difficulties
The co-ordination of the supply departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force, and their amalgamation in a single organisation will not present great difficulties, as the personnel of the present separate supply depart- ments of the three services, and the framework of their organisation will be taken over by the Ministry of Supply.
Churchill In Command?
Time Bomb In Normandie
Le Havre, Apr. 19. The Minister of the Merchant Marine reveals that the French Line received
of warnings sabotage before the fire broke cut on the ss. Paris.
The warnings were given in connection with the Normandie and not the Paris.
time
It Is reported that a bomb Was found on the Normandie last night,
Guards on the vessel have been tripled.-United Press.
Envoy Sees President ese strategy or "a wink of the
The planes were part of a consign- eye" agreement between London WASHINGTON, Apr. 19. — Thement to the French Air Ministry, and Washington for the mutual Chinese Ambassador interviewed Pre- When the Paris heeled over and sank, her masts fell across the distribution of sea power under sident Roosevelt this morning.
The Ambassador intimated that the entrance to the dry dock in which Before the discussed.-Reuter.
Normandie left dock the masts of the Parls had to be cut away.
Chinese Trosauros
CHURCHILL given emergency circumstances. Far Eastern situation generally was lay the Normandie,
FOR CABINET?
LONDON, Apr. 20. IT IS understood that it has been decided to reshume the Bri- tish Cabinet,
It is probable Mr. Winston Churchill will be incluzled,
Reliable sources, report that the Cabinet has decided to create a full Ministry of Supplies.
United Press.
GANGSTERS
ROB MAN
OF TOOTH!
The fundamental of American politics is that no Administra-. tion may enter into an agree- ment of this kind, and there has been denials from almost every
source.
Protecting Pacific
On the other hand Washington is buzzing with plausible, and possibly Naval Inspired, reports that the President carried out the programme under the belief that other powers will be compelled to concentrate else- where than in the Pacific,
The facts Bre that British sen power, in the event of war, would be required in the Mediterranean and Home stations, and that the United. States fleet is making an emergency return to the Pacific.
Chinese Satisfaction
►
London, Apr. 19.
Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Am- I la announced that the priceless bassador to London, addressing the B-feet white jade shrine of the Im- British and North American Luncheon perial Family of China, which Club to-day, expressed satisfaction Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, was that President Roosevelt, in his peace sending to New York as an exhibit appeal, was equally as emphatic about in the World Fair, was dampened Asin as Europe.
but otherwise undamaged.United Press,
for
Jowellery Saved
Stressing China's grim fight international political decency, and afterwards for democracy, which had
-Paris, Apr. 19. kept the Axia Asiatle partner oc-
Police headquarters have issued a cupled, Mr. Que Tai-chi
added: statement saying that precautionary "Faltering on the part of China would measures taken on the sunken ship set the whole world still further out as well as on other liners, were not of its stride."-Iteuter.
due to the police having had know- PLEASE Turn To Pago' 4.
No Soviet Agreement STOCKHOLM, Apr. 19-Halting | at the Soviet Embassy here on his way to Moscow, the Soviet Ambas- sador to London, M. Malsky, in an Whether this is by agreement or
declared by coincidence, the fact remains interview with the Press that the disposition of the fleets that he is not taking to Moscow any of the two democracles is unmis- concrete proposals from the British
Government. takable.
LATEST
Armed Gangsters Raid Garage
Tam Kip-soi, a shroff employed by....
A night watchman at the Arnhold Trading Company, To Kwa Wan Road, Kowloon, had a Mr. Winston Churchill is all gold tooth, forcibly and painfully} believed to be the most likely con-extracted with a pair of pliers by Sull coincidently, the British plans" have been recalled home in order didate for the post of the Supply Minister, in view of his experience an armed robber early this morn-have been announced to reduce the to report and provide M. Stalin with Avialic squadron by at least one a pleture of the feeling in leading as Minister of Munitions during the ingl
cruiser to be withdrawn from Hong- British circles," he said." one would be
"I am not bringing any proposals Afterwards; four robbers ransack kong. World War, but no
for an alliance. greatly surprised if somebody else is
Discourage Japan Churchill's ed his jacket and took away with appointed, since Mr.
$1.70, leaving their victim
"I do not know how long I shall the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank- violent criticism of Mr. Chamberlain's them.
Strategists unofficially express the Ships to the United Kingdom would foreign policy in the past, has not gagged and bound.
opinion that, the U.S. feet is being stay in 'Moscow. That depends on ing Corporation, reported to the continue to use Suez because the been forgotten, and several members
the Pacific to dis- developments, and not in the least Pollee this morning that, at 4.50 a.m. Government's 'war-rlak
The affair took place at 3.45 this concentrated insurance of the Cabinet, who never had great rates were not higher than via the sympathies for Mr. Churchill are morning, the victim, Tam Yu, aged courage the Japanese from taking on the content of Hitler's speech in six or seven Chinese, four of whom Cape, whereas vessels from the Far till opposed to his inclusion in the 40, being set upon by four men as advantage of the European crisis and the Reichstag."-United FresS,
he kept watch vla Suez, had Cabinet.
over the Arnhold seize more, land in Asia.
A
Promior's Assurance. Trailing Company premises. After to pay war-risk Insurance rate of
While the weight of offelal state-
London, Apr. 19. That the creation of a Supply silencing him with a gog and tying menta is entirely against any "wink 35/- per cent, compared with 30/-
In the House of Commons to-day, Ministry-with the functions consi-him up, they made a search for booty, or the eye" agreement with Britain vta-the Cape.-Reuter.
derably exceeding those of the Muni- but only managed to get away with or any other naval power, some Mr. Chamberlain replied "Yes, Sir the telephone wires and stole $250 They escaped in taxi No. 16 which Churchill in the World War—is Im-†'man's cost,
Ministry directed by- ·Mr;}n-moagre-$1.70 from the night watch quarters express the belief that the when Mr. Arthur. Henderson asked from the cash drawer...
weight of evidence donsiderably "whether the Government would The French Foreign Minister to- minent, is also confirmed by several day told the Chamber of Deputics papers in their editorials this morn Some time after the robbers had supports the existence of some kind bear in mind the desirability of in- was in the garage at the time.
cluding China in the combination. A of understanding-United Press. Foreign Relations Committee that the ing.
flown, Tam succeeded in freeing him-
the Government proposes for re- French Government does not expect
self and he made an immediate report
slating aggression," to the police..
East to America,
1
Tanglori Safo
.:
PARIS, Apr. 10,
tions
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...
a coup de force against Tangiers, The "Daily Telegraph", as well as
WASHINGTON, Apr. 10~A; bill In the House of Lords, Lord upon which question he had recived the "Dally Mall" and the Labour
authorising the elvil aeronautics Halifax defined the British foreign satisfactory assurances from the Bur-organ, the "Daily Herald", stress gos Government,
that the creation of a new depart- WASHINGTON, Apr. 10.Preal-to start the immediate primary train- polley as "the maintenance of real He said he had also received ment co-ordinating the supply of the deat, Roosevelt Is nominated Mr.ing of 15,000 civilian air pilots was peace in the world and the protec assurance regarding the eventual various services, Is an absolute Alexander W Weddell, at present passed by the, House of Representa- ilon of the property of legitimato subjects: abroad."United evacuation of Italian troops from necessity in the present situation Ambassador to Buenos Aires, to be lives to-day, and sent to the Senate-British Press," Spain United Press.
'Ambassador to Burgos-Reuter, Trans-Ocean.
Reuter,
were armed with revolvers, entered the garage on the ground floor of 33, Wong, Nel Chong Road.
Tam and an assistant were gagged and bound. The robbers then cut
Soo Back Pago For
: Further Late Nows-