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the attempt to resurrect
nent policy, and would point to Roosevelt's message az justification for 11.
Appeasement Policy
Political quarters understand that President Roosevelt has no intention
By order of the Board of Directors
M. Y. TANG, Chief Manager,
Hongkong, April 22, 1939.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the Bombay Silk Store, of 2, D'Aguilar Street, has no branches, in the Colony, and is not connected with any other similar business.
THE BOMBAY SILK STORE. April 25, 1939,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
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Views Of Hongkong| Professor In Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15. STRESSING the importance of Hong-Kong University, whore he has been a professor for 27 years, Professor C. A. Middleton- Smith, speaking at the Rotary Club to-day declared it would be "little short of a tragedy" If a rival university were to be established in Malayo..
It would burden Malayan tax- payers with unnecessary expense and it would lessen the value of Hong- kong University to China.
Professor Middleton-Smith is Ing his son, Mr. R. Middleton-Smith, of the Labour Department.
NEWS
CRISIS AVERTED IN AUSTRALIA
Sydney.
A joint meeting of Minjaterial partien at Canberra, faced with the probabication of the Ministry and a early election emphatically relected the proposal to abandon the but National Health Insurance scheme,
must be
insisted that the mensures The Mely recant
has accepted the insic os Immediately reviewing the pro- visions. In a statement to the Press Mr. Lyons, Federal Prime Minister, Bald that new proposals would be drafted as soon as possible.
The main reason for the proposal visit-surance Act was the Increased ex- to abandon the National Health In- penditure on defence.
As reported Yesterday, Mr, R. G. Menties, the At- torney-General, Mr. W. M. Hughes, Minister for External Affairs, and Mr. R. G. Casey, Treasurer, were threatening resignation if the Cabinet persisted in the polley of abandon- ment.
The speaker remarked that Hong- kong University was a costly experi- ment for the Colony and a cause of considerable anxiety for every Gov- crnor.
"During my 27 years, wo have had perpetual anxiety, concerning
our finances,” he said,
"That dimculty still worries the local authorities."
The speaker stressed, however, the value of the University to Chino,
The Ordinary General Meeting saying it was also an Imperial asset.
of being caught in this way. It la of Shareholders In
in their opposition to appeasement,
It is said that on necount and
Axis, i
the above
precisely the President's followers Company will be held in the who have hitherto been the loudest
Company's Offices, P. & O. Build- ofing, 5th Floor, on Wednesday, Internal affairs, President Roosevelt 26th April, 1939, at Noon for the could not afford to request unilateral concessiont from Britain Purpose of receiving the Report of and France in order to placate the the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to While the appeasement policy the 31st December, 1938. existed, the press here hinted, it is
The Transfer Books of believed with official inspiration, that the United State could not be in Company will be closed from different to the suggestions of cession of West African territories to the Saturday, 22nd April, to Wednes- Axis on account of the accessibility of day, 26th April, 1939, both days these areas to South America.
inclusive,
African Fears
Certain African associations, fear- ing the danger of falling under the Axis rule, have, it is declared, attempted to Invoke the protection of the United States, quoting as on
America's interest example
the
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. General Managera. Hongkong, 12th April, 1939.
In nu prevention ut the Austrian Liberin, and pleading for protection anschluss, no violent separation of from the
Nurember
laws. racial
millions of Germans elsewhere from Thus, although the United States their Motherland.". Government disassociates
inent,
It
Ruosevelt's proposals-Reuter,
Roosevelt's Plea Attacked
י
ilselt
Personal Promisc
DIPLOMATS SCURRY TO AND FRO
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bemp and fax, and the production of a substitute form of cotton and wool.
The Minister replied that the plans could not be adopted in their present form 23 The basis of the treaty wD5 tot production for Itumanien con- Sumption, but a series of “economic exchanges."-Renter,
Departure From Rome
Rome, Apr. 24. The British Ambassador and Lady for Perth left here this afternoon London.
The Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, and all heads of the diplomatic missions accredited to the Quirinal. were presented at the station to bid farewell to the Ambassador, who is retiring from diplomatic service. Trans-Ocean.
R.A.F. misalon in this country will Aircraft Building-Although the
not report for six weeks, the "Sydney Morning Herald" under- stands that it will recommend large- scale development of aircraft bulid- ing here, till Australla can produce 1,000 'planes yearly in war time, or from 300 to 400 in peace time, to ly the Air Force needs of Aus-:
Aden, Indla. Ceylon, Burma, Malaya, Hongkong and possibly, South Africa and New Zealand.
Exchange Itate -The Common- wealth Bank denies that it is con- sidering any variation in the over- seas exchange rate.
SOUTH AFRICA
to
COLOUR BAR FOR RESIDENCE
Cape Town.
It is reported that the Cabine! hus agreed on the Introduction of the colour bar principle in residential arcas. Under the Government scheme, which will come before Par- liament as a bill, separate residential areas for Europeans and coloured persons including Indians will be sa
aside, where a majority of the in- habitants of a township desire it
The Cab
Cabinet has, however, refused Interfere with the political rights of coloured people, of whom there ure nearly 800,000, most of them liv- Ing In Cape Province,
dis- criminate
economically
The Dgainst coloured races. General Laidoner,
There may be some stricter separation of European and concluded a six days official visit to
These proposals are not nearly as Warsaw, declared to-day that al-
drastic as those set out in the bound by any trea though Poland and Estonia were not
petition to Parliament, treaty, nevertheless Nationalist complete agreement prevailed
which seeks to Impose residential be-
segregation tween the two countries.
without local option.) The Cabinet plan is causing protests from the Aslatie community all over the Union.
Poland, Estonia, Will Fight Together,
Warsaw, Apr. 24.
Commander-in-
He stated that in the course of his conversations with General Rydz- Smigly and Colonel Beck, the Foreign Minister, that he found his views on the relations between Poland and Estonia were entirely shared by the Polish statesmen.
Generul Laidoner further stressed
RHODESIA
or to
AFRICAN DEFENCE
FEDERATION
officially from territorial questions, there does exist certain backward areas which apparently could scarce The writer mentioned the conten-
y become the subject of negotiation tion that the Fourteen Points con-Chief of the Estonian army, who hunon-European workers in factories. without embarrassing the Govern-stituted merely a personal promise by President Wilson, which the Allies Is. thought therefore, that subsequently declined to Washington is likely to adhere to argued that, on the contrary, they ratify. He literal interpretation of President represented a binding agreement on all the Ailled Powers, as proved by the exchange of notes between the German Government and President Wilson prior to the armistice.
Berlin, Apr. 24.
According to Dr. Halfeld, it is in- Examining President Roosevelt's contestable that the peace treaty was message in the "Hamburger Frem-to embody the principles enunciated denblatt" this evening, the editor. in the Fourteen Points, and the peace Dr. Halfeld writes that if Germany conference was to be confined to doubts the suitability of President setting the practical details of the Roosevelt to play the part of an application of these principles. "honest broker," this is due to the recollections of intervention over 20 were brushed aside entirely at the In reality, the Fourteen Points years ago of another President of the conference. United States, who, in that case, "de- sired to settle things on basis of International morality and Justice.
The article concludes by observing Dr. Halfeld points out that
President Roosevelt must be Pre- fully aware of all the circumstances ident Wilson's famous 14 Points since the Under-Secretary of State In and been fulfilled "there would never the Navy Department, and a member have been an economic boycott or of President Wilson's Cabinet at the unilateral disarmament of Germany." time of
the armistice, and ' He continued: "There would have negotiations which preceded it.- the been no robbery of German colonies, Trans-Ocean.
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his belief that his impressions of the existing international situation were similar to those of the Finnish and Latylan governments.
tion of Poland to defend the country Remarking on the firm determina-
"from" attack" from "nny quarter, Gen-" eral Laidoner said that it Indicated that Poland did not intend to bind herself to any Power. That was also the standpoint of Estonia, who was for the defence of her about to construct a submarine flotilla Trans-Ocean,
shores.--
MINISTERS FACE BARRAGE
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May 15, Mr. Chamberlain declared that the situation was being watched with very close attention.
Trade Negotiations Referring to his recent visits to European countries, Mr. A. S. Hud- son. Sceretary for Overseas, Trade, stated that trade negotiations with Soviet Russia would be inaugurated in Britain fairly shortly. His negotia- tions in Poland were successful in clearing up difficulties, but no further negotiations were in contemplation.
Replying to Mr. Clement Attce, the
Premier declared that there was no special significance in Sir Nevilo Henderson's
return to Berlin. The Ambassador was called back to re- port, and after he had made his re- port, he was
given
short period of leave. After
went back in
Sir Nevile expon of that icave,
duty;
at
Salisbury,
an
The Tanganyika League Congress
Bulawayo, having formed "African Defence Federation" re- sumed its agenda recently.
The Rhodesia Herald"-says-that to hand over to a potential enemy territory which could be made a threat to the whole of Africa would be so ludicrously foolish as to cast
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serious doubts upon the Empire's will to self-preservation."
Natives are watching the confron- tution of the democraile and totall- turian Powers, it says, and cession would strike an limitable blow to British prestige throughout the Cop- Linent. KENYA
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South America are forwarded "vis gistered and parcel mails are closed Siberia" if so superscribed.
at 5 pm, on the previous day. INWARD MAILS
From
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Amoy
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Shanghai and Swatow
Calcutta and Straits
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Manila
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Per
Canton Maru Cremer
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date, Imperial
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.April 23.
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.April 23.
Talma
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.April 26.
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.April 26.
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.April 27.
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April 28.
April 28:
.April 20.
April 29.
April 20,
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April 30,
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PLATINUM
Japan
Тарав
A Mail by "Pan American Air- ways Direct Servico-San Fran- cisco date, 21st April. Japan
Shanghal and Amoy
Calcutta and Stroite
Shanghai Saigon
U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- hal (San Francisco dnle, 30th
Pan"American Airways Plane
Tusima Maru
Tlinegara
Kumsang
Hector
Van Heulsz
Nellore
Santhia
.May 1.
May 2.
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March)
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Straits
.May 2.. .May 2.
Japan
.May 3.
Shanghal
Gneisenau
. May 4.
Japan
May 4.
Japan
Arabia Maru
May 6.
Straits
Conte Rosso
May 5.
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
"Canton Maru Wed., Apr. 26, 7.15 a.m. Yusrng ......Wed., Apr. 28, i p.m. Taksang ..Wed., Apr. 20, 1.30 p.m. Cremer Wed., Apr. 20, 5.00 p.m. Thursday
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cept Great Britain and Eire) vla Siberia Haiphong
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Ord.
Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways Plans
iralla by "Imperial Airways Direct Service”—dus Bydney, Bih May
Thark, Apr. 27.
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Apr. 87, 5.30 p.n.
G.P.O.
.Apr. 27, 5 pm.
INDIAN PROTEST AT JEWELLERY
EXCLUSION
Nairobi.
Large processions of Indian men, women and children passed along the principal streets of Nairobl and Mombasa recently, Most Indian shops were closed as a protest against the implementing of the re- cent Order in Counc!! excluding In- dians from the Highlands.
The Indian Congress leaders de- cided to call to-day "Highlands Day." The processions corried banners with such wording as: "White racialism will drive India from the Common- wealth."
MOCKING BIRD
South Hadley, Mass. A Southern mocking bird has de- the normal course of his
finitely made this his home, and Asked if Sir Nevile Henderson's drives off enemy starlings that return meant that the Government challenge its rights The bird regu- accepted the annexation of Czecho-larly visits the Lovell Smith's feed- Slovakin, Mr. Chamberlain replied: ing station and lights all comers that "Certainly not."--Reuter.
threaten the food supply.
STORE RATIONS, H.K. HOUSEWIVES ARE URGED
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und at the same time strongly em- phasised, that all persons possessing such a store would be morally bound in an emergency to exist entirely upon it for one month.
FATE KIND, THEN UNKIND
Hornell, N. Y. Fate played a strange trick on Fred Green, a bus driver. Green's bus crashed into a parked car. He esenped without injury: While at- tempting to find the owner of the damaged car he slipped and fell, fructuring a shoulder blade,
This would leave available, what | APACHE TRIBE GROWS otherwise would be their share of stores and fresh market produce, to supply the immediate needs, of those who live almost entirely upon foods which could not be stored for any Ingth of time, and for others who cold not afford to follow the plan outlined.
Tucson, Ariz. war-like Appache Indians was once Although the extermination of the thought to be the only means of malding the Southwest safe and steps were taken to control their increase, recent figures, show the tribe has in- created by 30 per echt::ince 1870,
Made to order
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Amoy
Sandakan Swałow
Ord.
Thurs., Apr. 27.
.Apr. 27, 5 p.m.
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27, 5.20 p.m. G.P.O.
Apr. 27, 1 D-m.
.Apr. 27,7 p..
Jean Laborde Thurs., Apr. 27, 1 pm.
Taiyuan
Friday
Mausang
Thurs., Apr. 27, 7p.m.
Fri, Apr. 28, 8.30 a.m. Chengta ....FTL, Apr. 28, 10.30 am. Manila, Australia and New Zealand Kitano Maru ....Fri, Apr. 20.
vla Thursday Island-due Thurs- day Island, 11th May..
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Estd. 1860.
.Apr. 28, 5. p.m.
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Apr. 29, 10.30 am
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Direct Service"-due Amsterdam,
9th May.
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Air Hall for Manila, Guam, Hono- Pan American Airways Plane
Inlu, and U.B.A., by the "Pan-
American Airways Direct Servios"
-due San Francisco. Gil May
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.Apr, 10, 7.30 am.
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Sunday
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