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CHAMBERLAIN'S POLICY CRITICISED
IN FRANCE
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The Soviet, however, proposed a "comprehensive rider" to the British proposal. "As a result it appears," said Mr. Chamberlain, "that Brital must Inevitably be faced with the very difficulties our own proposals were itesigned to avoid."-United Press.
Pramier Questioned LONDON, May 10-At the con- in the clusion of his statement House of Commons Mr. Neville Chamberlain was subjected to a large from the number of questions
Premier Opposition benches. The
refused to be drawn.
As te detalis of the negotiations, he assured Mr. Clement Attlee that the British Government was keeping
receiving the Report of the General Agents, together with n atatement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1938,
The Share Register and Trans fer Books will be closed from the 4th May to the 18th May, 1939, both days Inclusive,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. General Agents. Hongkong, 27th April, 1939.
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The Fifty-eighth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company in close touch with the French Gove will be held at the Offices of the
ernment continuously during the General Managers, Messrs. Jar- negotiations.
In answering Mr. E. Thurtle, Mr.dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Pedder Chamberlain said that he regarded Street, Hong Kong, an Thursday, conclusion of the negotiations as be 26th May, 1939, at noon, for the Ing of "the greatest importance and urgency."
purpose of receiving the Report
Mr. Arthur Henderson asked of the Directors, passing the they could take it that the British Government had not finally closed Accounts, and electing Directors their minds to the conclusion of and Auditors. military alliance with Russin,
Hypothetical
The Transfer Books of the
Mr. Chamberlain replied that he Company will be closed from the could not answer hypothetical | 18th May to the 8th June, 1939 questions. Discussions were Bro-inclusive. ceeding on certain lines, und be hoped these would soon result in a satisfactory conclusion.
Answering Sir Archibald
Sin-
clair, the Premier said that what} the negotiations were centerplat- ing was an act of aggression.— Reuter,
British Prospects Dimmed
LONDON, May 10.-Mr. Chamber-
By Order of the Board,
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General Managers. Hongkong, 25th April, 1939.
New C. In C. For
jain's statement regarding Soviet talks French Squadron
has dimmed the prospects of close co-operation with Russia.
The Premier partly tempted to
aloof.
S'pore Youths
Leads To Questions In The Commons
LONDON, May 10.—A ques- tion with regard to two boys' from Singapore who volunteered for the Royal Air Force and were rejected because they were not of pure British descent on both sides, was asked in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Creech Jones.
Sir Kingsley Wood, the Air Minis- ter, in a written reply, said it had not bern possible to Identify the cosca from the mentioned
particulars given, but the regulation was that ap- plicants for enlistment In the air force must be of pure European descent and also British subjects, and the nons of parents who were both British subjects.
He did not think it would be desirable to modify this regulation.- Reuter.
ROYAL LINER PLOUGHS THROUGH ICE-FIELDS
(Continued from Page 1.)
and the party will motor in procession to the White House, where the heads of missions of the Diplomatic Corps will subsequently be received.
"After lunching privately at the White House their Majesties will attend a garden party at the British Embassy in the afternoon," says the oficial announcement. "In the even-
ing a State dinner, followed by a reception, will be given at the White House."
оп
On Friday, June 9, the King and Queen, with the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, will go to Mount Vernon
board the
United States ship Potomac, lunching en route.
After luncheon the King will lay a wreath on the tomb of George Wash ington. On leaving Mount Vernon the party will proceed by motor to Arlington Cemetery. Here he King will lay a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
To New York
After dinner at the British Embassy the King and Queen will leave for New York by train.
They will pay an official visit to New York City on Saturday, June 10, lind will visit the New York World's Fair. In the afternoon they will go by car to Hyde Park where they will spend the night.
Details for this day's programme have not yet been determined.
Sunday, June 11, they will spend quietly at Hyde Park, returning by
tinin to Canada in the evening.
During the visit to the United States Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, will act as Minister in attendance.
DIPLOMATS ACTIVE
(Continued from Page 1.)
ROME
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DEMOCRACIES
(Continued from Paga 1.)
It becomes increasingly evident that Gen. Franco will be closely aliled- morally if not militarlly-with the two dictators who helped him win the civil war.
Franco's Aid
Italy has not attempted to hide the fact that if the rival blocs clash, Franco will be asked to provide air and naval bases for the Germans and Italians in the Atlantic from the mainland ports of Cadiz, Vigo and Corrunna as well as from Spanish Morocco and the Canary Islands.
comTM
To offset that, the French may be expected at the outset of war to oc- cupy the Balcarle Islands AB 01 guarantee Mediterranean
of munications.
If war comes, Italy will find her naval
Suez, plugged at Gibraltar and perhaps out of the Adristle. The British will be at Malta and Corfu and the French at Modane and Vintmile in the Alps, og well,
outlets
Ethiopian Danger
Two hundred thousand Italian troops in Ethiopia would be cut off from their home base with 500,000 Ethiopian warriors at their backs, clamouring for revenge.
Ono hundred thousand other Italians in Libya would be pinched between the powerful Frencli forces in Tunisia and the British In Egypt. It is no state secret that the famous "Gamelin plan" exisia and hos exist- the Munich crisis lost ed September, for the French penetra- tion of Italy.
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Under il, the French would use the Piedmont and Lombardy plains to strike down the Fo Valley to reach Germally through the Brenner Pass Info Austria, thus turning the Siegfried Ine without violating Switzerland by taking advantage of the common German- Italian frontier created by anischluss. Under that plan, Italy is to be knocked out completely as rapidly us possible.
The ultimate aim is to beat her into submission on land and by air While the French feet, backed by the British Mediterranean feel, tries to in the Italian Beet. To do that they must overcome the menace of Italy's 120 submarines and 2,000 bombers, so based that they need fly only a few
miles to fight, foreign ships at sea.
The British and French belleve that by six months they will over- come the present aerial superiority of the dictator states and forge olicad.
Axis Strategy
The strategy on the German-Italy side probably would be to put the "Gamelin plan" into reverse. While Italian submarines and plones tried to wipe out the French and British surface feet in the Mediterranean in order to grab Suez and Gibraltar, the German army would be pouring through the Brenner Pass and using the Lombardy plains to reach France on right flank.
With her present North Sea fleet, according to naval experts, Britain would be able to hold the entire Ger man fleet at bay without
out weakening the Mediterranean or her strength in risking security of her Atlantie trafile lanes. The latter must be kept open to insure the constant arrival of food, and war material, which will be bought on "cash and carry" basis if the United States revises
the neutrality act,
The German flect is rapidly being rebuilt but her three big slups of 35,000 tons are still on the ways and will not be ready this year.
Sea Blockado
ROME, May 10-General von Brauchitsch, the Commander-in- Chief of the German army, arrived HANOI, May 10--Vice Admiralut-the-Italian-military harbour-of- dissuade Russia from her fears that Le Bigot has been replaced as
Spezia
to-day. she might be left holding the bag in Commander-in-Chief of the French
Following an inspection of the har- a war, If Britain and France hold Far Eastern Fleet by Vice-Admiral
bour,
ur, General von Brauchitsch visit- Decaux, While Vice-Admiral Petit,
ed industrial plants and was present
One of the British-French moves However, the Premier's statement Commander of the French Indo-
at artillery practice.
in event of war would be to clamp stressed that Russin ia holding out
While the exchange of official visits has been replaced by China Fleet, for assurance of Anglo-French sup- Vice-Admirat
a Llockade against Germany and bewteen Prince Paul of Yugo-Slavia Terraux. port If Germany attacks the Soviet
and
of the heads
It is a long-range means of the Italian Govern- Italy. The two through Baltic
commandera new nuval countries.-United | Press.
ment were going on to-day, political bringing the dictators to terms, how- arrived at Saigon on May 5 aboard
circles emphasise
hasise the importance of ever, and is difficult to make airtight. the M. M. liner President Doumer Berlin Jubilation
Yugo-Slavia and received their seals of ofice
That is why Germany at present As a "vitally important BERLIN, May 10.-Anglo-Russian from their predecessors aboard the
factor to the peace and stabilisation of tying up Rumanian oll and whent is engaged in an economic offensive, the velations are the chief pre-occupation Lamotte Picquet, fagship of the
Danube basin and the Balkans." of the newspapers to-day.
and Jugo-Slavian meat and grain to French Far Eastern Fleet.--Domel.
It is obvious that Italy desires tu
Insure deliveries in case of a block- Premature Jubilation, based on the
emphasise complete absence of any
ade and to allow Germany to go into desigos on bellef that the Anglo-Russian talks
Yugo-Slavio
those deadlock, is countered by a
what she reached
Prince Paul called on Il Duce at the
countries to take Bober article in the
Palazzo Venezia this afternoon. The needs if they break their trade agree "Hamburger Fremdenblatt". which says that
conversation lasted about 40 minutes.ments by refusing deliveries.
Previously. Il Duce had received the negotiations will unquestionably con- tinue, and that it is too early to
a
Conscription Bill Nears Completion
forecast their probable outcome. LONDON, May 10-The Military The significance of the Russian an- Conscription Bi passed its second nouncement consists in the fact that reading in the House of Commons it reveals fully the extent and dan- this afternoon.
encirclement) Kerous aspect of the
The chlef point in the debote was manoeuvres of the British Govern- the date of the Anal reading, Mr. ment. I must be realised that the Chamberlain urging that the Bill be- Soviet. in its official statement, income law before Whitsun, because no way refused to give Rumunia and otherwise the first recruits would not Polan
guarantees,
not begin service until August. Should and old oppose us such the British demands the bill pass its third reading before that Russia should engage In the Whitsun, the Arst batch of recrulis supply of milltary aid to Britain and}would be called
in
July France In the ease of an East Euro-Trans-Ocean." pean conillet-Reuter.
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Yugo-Stav Foreign Minister, M. Mar- covic, who was accompanied by Count Clano. They remained together in conversation for about · an Trans-Ocean.
LONDON
hour..
LONDON, May 10--M. Leon Blum, former French Premier, called at the Foreign Offlee to-day and had a long conversation with Viscount Halifax.
-Reuter.
WASHINGTON
MOSCOW, May 10.-M. Constantin Quiansky has been appointed Soviet Ambassador to the United States. United Press,
German Journalist Must Leave Egypt
CAIRO, May 10-The expulsion German Journalist, of
Poul Schmitz, from Egypt was ordered by the authorities to-day.
It is stated that the action has been talien at the request of lise British Embassy on account of reports sent by Schmitz to German newspapers, notably in connection with the recent death of King Chaz of Iraq, which were calculated to disturb relations between Britain and the Arab countries.--Trans-Ocean,
mony of the
renewal
Germany has been preparing for years to meet an economlé blockade, which has been the purpose of Her~ mann Wilhelm Goering's four-year plan to build up Germany's dommes- the production to national needs in as many fields as possible.
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the
Control Of Baltic While the British fleet presumably could bottle up Germany in Baltic, its rétivities might be con- entered the war.
to the North Sea unless Russi
If Russia stays out, there is no doubt that Germany could control the Baltic, and by heavily mining the narrow entrance of Kiel, she would be able to keep the British out und enjoy the natural resources of the whole Scandinavian peninsula,
force
across
the
Unless Germany or Italy direcí- ly attack France in a military Invasion, Britain is not likely to be called upon to send a major ex- peditionary channel. However, the co-ordination plan of the two general staffs provides that Britain's air defenses shall be based on the
the continent.
Up
Plans were drawn months ago for the British air force to take over, in the space of a few hours,
specified
in air bases northern France and to Occupy Intermediate positions where listening services
report to London the passage of "Enemy planes in ample time for Britain's, defense forces to intercept the in- vaders.
can
PARIS, May 10.--The form-core- CANBERRA, May 10.--The Aus-
Defence of President trallon
Minister 10- Lebrun's term of office for a further day announced that Sir Loopokl seven years took place to-day Savilld, the well-known harbour en- Elysce. The ceremony consisted of gineer had been engaged to visit a presentation to President Lebrun of Austrália, immediately to advise the
nt
the gold chain of the Grand Master Government on building a dry dock
of the Legion of Honour-Trans- 10-necomixudate, capital ships--Neu- Ocean.
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May 11, 1939.
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SALISBURY, Rhodesia, May 10.– The intention to organise the colony's man-power by means of a national LONDON, May 10--Replying ter of Defence during the budget register • was announced by the Minis- in the House of Commons to-day debate in the Assembly to-day, to questions with regard to the Ho added that the economic life of bombing of Chungking, Mr. R. the colony would also be organised. A. Butler stated that in the to recommend compulsory service if course of an air raid on May 4, the need arises, but it would be pre- an explosive bomb dropped in mature to do so at the present time. the native staff quarters of the British Consulate-General, and Ho much regretted to report that | two Chinese members of the staff were killed, and 11 wound- ed.
Viscount Halifax was now awaiting
a fuller report of the general resulta
Reuter.
Volunteers In Spain Leaving
LONDON, May 10.
of the raid. His Majesty's Ambassa- Assurances that foreign volunteers dor to Tokyo had been instructed to still in Spain will be repatriated
the victory otest vigorously to
parade in the Japanese following Government,
|Madrid, were given to the British Replying to Mr. Tom Williams, Government declared Mr. R. A. Mrs. Buller gave an assurance that Butler in the House of Commons sentiments against the rald, as to-day. auch, had also been expressed, He stated that evacuation had --Reuter.
already begun, and that groups of foreign troops left Spain a short time logo.—Trans-Ocean.
·STOCK MARKET
REPORT
ROME, May 10--An amnesty for persons charged with political offen- fees in Albania was 'announced to-day The Hongkong Stock Exchange, by King Victor Emmanuel. This will afelni summary Issued yesterday]npply to refugees in Albania, as well as those who have fled to other The market continued firm through countries-Trans-Ocean. out the morning trading with a tatr turnover recorded at slightly higher {than buying rates.
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