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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 7, 1939 W
ITALY TAKES
WAR INVENTION
FROM BRITAIN
Experts Want Rich Men EMPIRE
To Aid Scientists
BRITAIN has casually permitted to pass into Italian
Lhands an invention which would have been of enorm. ous value to her in time of war. This is an apparatus sen- sitive to infra-red rays, and capable of spotting acro- planes in cloud or fog at any height and at any speed.
Swift location of hostile aircraft is vitally important in any plan of national defence,
Yet because Britain has no central organisation capable of handling new inventions, a present has been made, to a potential future enemy, of a device which might well substantially have reduced air raid risks in the British Isles.
After casual and unsatisfactory tests by British authorities, the apparatus was inspected by Italian military experts-in this country.
NEWS
PRESS CONTROL IN SOUTH AFRICA
MAN
CAPE' TOWN. Some surprise was caused by the onnouncement of Gen, Hertzog, the Prime Minister. In the Assembly
recently that no legislation dealing with segregation of races would be introduced this session.
Gen. Hertzog, however, apparent- ly intends to go ahead this session with his bills for the control of the Press. It is announced that the Prime Minister will shortly call n conference of editors of the princl
sures.
A large sum of money changed hands and the inventor-the pai newspapers to discuss bis men- American born son of British parents-was persuaded to take up residence in Italy.
.
Of paramount interest to the Press Is the proposal to vest disciplinary control in some body of similar status and function to the probibits
heads State, both in the Union
The experiences of the inven-it comes, will be a scientific war," tor make it clear that there is have not u single physicist of repute insulting and slanderous attacks on
kuld one retired
officer. "Yet we no body or bodies working for attached to the army. the Services which can adequ- The Fascist countries have be- ately handle scientific discover-haved more
intelligently. In Gersand abroad. ies of this type.
many there is a selentile committee CYPRUS of physicists and technical ulcers which does nothing else but arrange for the development of new military Inventions.
COLD SHOULDERED
are
CYPRUS CALLS FOR SELF-GOVERNMENT
NICOSIA.
It is claimed for the apparatus that it is sensitive to any object pass- Ing through its field, whatever clouds) or fog intervene. It can be used an ships for detecting the presence and position of other vessels below the horizon.
Force, of course, is al-: The Air rendy using aeroplane detectors of extreme sensitiveness. These
He received many public messages based on the use of the photo-eler-
of farewell, all emphasising the de- trie cell,
sire of Cyprus for relf-government.. But is this any reason for cold-person's guin.
Memorando a new invention”
received from shouldering 1alians also had neroplane detectors, "So far, I have not been success- towns with very many signatures, But in Italy the inventor, including present town councillors, --but they nevertheless, thought it fal. well worth while to take up a new Count Ella, whose submarine mines asking the the Governor's help in brought him in £3,000,000 In royal-the reinstitution of municipal elec- type as well,
The gravest concern was expressed ties, endowed such an organisation. tions.
Jaboratories and "His wonderful by military and naval experts,
The Colonial Secretary, Mr. H. B. entirely devoted to de- that whatever in-staff are They asserted venter's claim is or is cut subston-veloping inventions for the serment until the arrival of the new
Wright, will administer the Govern tinted, Britain is lagging behind other vices.'
Sir John Anderson's appointment the autumn.
Governor M, W. D. Buttershill, in Powers in scientific preparation for
of a a "Brains Trust" of eight leading selentists to consider Alt.P. might
I have tried to get rich men, In- cluding Lord Numeld, to put up a fund and endow an Independent The retiring Governor, Sir Her- organisation to take up all mill-bert Palmer, after a public leave- tary and commercial inventions taking In Konak-square. Nicosia, which would be useful to Britain embarked the cruiser Penelope und develop them on behalf of the for Alexandria en roule for Eng Services.
land. "It should be an independent or- should work for no ganisation. I
war.
The "BRAINS TRUST" NEED
Fundamental research is neglected in all spheres of national service. SCIENTIFIC WAR
left to
Development of inventions for the fighting services is largely armament Arms, for whom business
be a step in the right direction-If the "Brian's Trust" is used, and does not remain a body that exists only on paper,
Meanwhile, the conference
building Unions executives of the
of
were
Nazis Call Doctors
And Linguists
In front of the 68-foot statue of Washington, dominating the World's Fair Mall, Denys Worunan, New York cartoonist Im- personating Washington, took the 150-year-old oath. Governor Lehman dedicated the statue.
Present Position At Shanghai And Amoy
LONDON.
In the House of Commons recently Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs made a fairly lengthy statement with regard to the present situation in the
International Settlements at Shanghai and Amoy :----
Mr. A. Henderson asked the Prime numbering 42, supplied by cach Minister whether he has any state nationality have been landed from ment to make on the situation in the United States, British, and French hai and Amoy following the recent drawn pari passu with International Settlements at Shang-warships, and they will be with- the with- demands of the Japanese authorities drawal of Japanese, for an increased slure in the control
Mr. Henderson: Can the right hon. of both settlements; and whether any Gentleman say whether the demands reply to such demonds has been sent of the Japanese Government for an to the Japanese Government by any increased measure of control of the
of the Treaty Powers?
International Settlements has been accepted or rejected?
Mr. Butler: As the reply is a very full one, I will, with the hon, and Mr. Butler: We are awaiting o learned Member's permission, circu- further reply from the Japanese
Government.
considerations come before national as given the "Brains Trust" a lep ALL Germans with a know-ante It In the Offelal Report.
by approving a scheme to deal with ledge of foreign_languages
service.
rescue work demolition of damaged
wor.
Mir. Henderson; Can the right hon.
Following is the reply:
The Japanese Government recently put forward suggestions for a revision of the land regulations in the Inter-
The war we are preparing for, it buildings and the rehabilitation of have been requested to report Gentleman say whether these de-
the civilian population in time of immediately to their nearest remands have been refused?
cruiting station.
Mr. Butler: In the case of Amoy, All the technical resorces of the building industry will be at the dis- Selected candidates will be passed as the hon. and learned Gentleman national Settlement at Shanghai and posal of the nation.
as interpreters; others will be as-will see from the statement which In the constitution of the Chinese sisted in special training courses to |net--as broadensling-announcers-and
Journalists in war time.
How Soviet
Foresees War
"IN the hour of Fascist ag- gression, the Soviet Union, loyal to its obligations, will not abandon the democracies." These are the words of a book un1 a future war published for moss etreulation by the military pub- lishing house in Moscow.
The book contains in Imaginative account of a German attack on France and the Soviet Union. which
In th "Pravda" describes three-column review as "very realistic and approximating to the truth."
Watch Found In Haystack
A number of Jewish doctors who qualifications by the Nazis have also recently been called to Army head- quarters in Vienna and told to hold And a themselves ready to act as army In one headquarters in Vienna and told eight months ago. The watch was themselves ready to net us army rendy to tiek at the first winding.
Corvallis, Mont, Oscar Kruniek didn't find a needle in a haystack, but he did watch that had been lost
doctors.
£20,000-a-Year Budge
May Retire at 24
un
circulating,
parties
of
there.
men, courts adorat
Mui Tsai In Hongkong
London.
In reply His
ply His Majesty's hus made clear
at Tokyo
to the Japanese
Gove
nment
while His Majesty's would be ready in consultation with the other interested Powers to take part in negotiations regarding any revision needed,
in the conditions in Shanghai area are so far from normal that
fats can not be Initlated
success,
with any prospect of and that the question appears
more stable con
A question was asked in the House to them to be one which should await
of Commons recently regarding the the development of more stab sale of boys and girls in Hongkonditions; the same observations applied
and Malayam
DONALD BUDGE, world's No. 1 tennis player, will Oakeley, assistant protector
make £20,000 in 14 months.
Soon after he arrived in England recently to appear as a professional at Wembley, Budge received a cheque for £5,000.
with equal force to the administration
Mr. Leach asked the Secretary of of the Chinese courts in the Seille. State for the Colonies whether the ments, which were established under buying and selling of Chinese child-multilateral agreement. It is under- ren still persists in Hongkong and stood that the United States Govern- Malaya; whether his attention has ment have replied on similar lines. been drawn to a statement of Mr. R.
To the representations made to of them on the subject of the settlement Chinese, Selangor, that it is no offence at Amoy by His Mejesty's Ambas- to sell a boy; and what steps he is sador at Tokyo the Japanese Govern- Germany is described as attacking
taking to alter this? I
ment have replied that the landlog Minsk, Smolensk and Kiev with the object of seizing the Ukraine.
Mr. M. MacDonald: My attention was an emergency measure, but that, has been drawn to a Press report of s
the landing party
rty had largely In the battle that follows the attack, It was the third instalment Then, at 24, he may retire from the statement mentioned.
The buy realised their they were already the book describes the Red Alri
ing and selling of children with #R, Craigie has expressed the earnest effecting a gradual withdrawal. Str Force as first repulsing the Ger-of the £15,000 guarantee made the game.
"Nothing has been settled yet." view to slavery, prostitution or other mans, then bombarding their air to him since he turned profes bases and finally smashing their sional at the end of last year. Don said, "but as there's not likely moral or unlawful purpose, is for-hope that this withdrawal will be
bidden by law in both Malaya and
view to be another professional tour for
to the early re-establishment of the a year or two 1 will consider a few Hongkong. The recens Commission attractive offers to go into businers, which Investigated the problems of Connell, parties of men, 42 of each of authority of the Kulangsu Municipal Hongkong und Malaya
forces.
The German defeat results in a re- volution Germany and the or- ganisation of a Popular Front r Franco
With the percentage on the "gates" during his world tour ending next February he hopes- to increase that £15,000 to at least £20,000.
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the United States, British and will go to France, Egypt, India, affecting boys, but reported that no French warships at present at Amoy. other places I am likely to make a such system involving on element of These will be withdrawn pari pas Alm"
bondage either on the pretext of
text of with the reduction in number of the adoption or on any other pretext Japonese landing-party. could be found to exist. Recently Mr. Bellenger asked the Prime
70 Nations Honour there have been enses of boys sent to Minister whether a full report, ins
Malaya for the purpose, it is believed, been received arising out of the in- of moving them from the zone of hos-cident at Shanghal on 24th April
to maintain D
Shakespeare tilities In China, and I have taken when Japanese marines forced their DIPLOMATS of nearly 70 nations thorities operating that the au- way into Hongkew General Hospital: paid homage to Shakespeare at strict watch against the development Friend is expecting to receive in u Mr. Butler: No, Sir, but my Noble celebrations held at Stratford-on of abuses from such errangements, few days' time a tuil report which Avon recently to mark the 376th and it circumstances should warrant has been sent to him by air mall by anniversary of the poet's birth. specifle legislation to control them, it His Majesty's Consul-General
will be enacted.
They stood under the Bags of their countries, which were unfured in the town's main street.
The standards of Czecho-Slovakia and Albania were there (the seizures not having been recognized by the British Government), but no diplo mats stood beneath them.
'Germany's emblem floated in the breeze among the days of the big countries Britain, France and
America..
World Called "Madhouse"
San Francisco.
Prof. Jay B. Nash of New York University told the annual conven- tion of the American Association for Health and Physical Education that the United States is engaged in Thousands lined the streets as the race between institutions of learning diplomats walked in procession to the and
institutions. Approxl- |_ mental birthplace and then to Shakespeare's mately the same number of people tomb, on which; they laid flowers. went into asylums last year as were Hundreds of children and towns- graduated front colleges. He chorac- folk, carrying, posics of daffodils; terized the world of to-day as Joined: the procession..
"civilized madhouse."
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