AMERICAN EMBARGO
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Senate Committoo To Deal With Question
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UP), The Senate Foreign Rehitions Committee is moving cautiously regarding the Far Eastern situa-
tion, and has appointed a sub- committee to consider Senator Guy Gilletto's resolution Invok- ing the Neutrality Act in the Far East.
They postponed consideration of the Japanese emburgo bills until they have completed action on the Finalah loan projural, which Senator Key Pittman bald was likely this week, after which the Commitee will im mediately proceed with the Japanese embargo measures,
Finnish Loan More Urgent Senator Pittman declared the Finnish land was more of an emerg- ency measure than the Japanese situp-
Thursday,
· HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
On
U-Boat Attack
Convoy Revenged
LONDON, JAN. 31 (REUTER).
February 1, 1940:
HITLER'S BIG FLOP Speech Arouses Little Interest
LONDON, Jan. 31 (Router); aroused
little interest in the world press.
The speech was the usual trade sgainst the Treaty of Versailles, democracy and Mr. Chaniberiain.
Hitler's speech has DETAILS OF THE SINKING OF THE SUBMARINE MENTIONED IN MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY THE ADMIRALTY AND THE AIR MINISTRY,
The announcement states that a U-boat yesterday attacked a con- voy and sank the 5,000-ton British steamer, Vaclite, whose crews were
rescued by an Italian
T
Britain Has ship.
Chance Of Better Trade
tion, and he said he would ask the Optimism Expressed By
Committee to meet dally until it was disposed of.
Bank Chairman
naval escort im
mediately hunted the sub- marine and dropped depth charges, but after a time contact was lost.
Admiralty To Take Control
Will Build Morchant
Semi-oficial circles in London note
that the middle of Hitler's blus taken since his coming into power tering, he enumerated the many steps
regarding the rope of Austria and Sudetenland, but he made no refer- enca. to the seizure of Czecho- Slovakia or the alinck on Poland.
Ils referenca tu "that atheist Stalit" is also considered somewhat add in view of recent circumstances. Both Her and Goebbels, who Introduced him, made several refer- ences to the broadcasts from Britabi land France. They claimed that no Flect In Future
jane In Germany listened to them.
Contradict Themselves Bombed By Aircraft
LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter),--in Later in the day, an Air Force the House of Commons to-day, he in England that Hitler and Goebbels But it is nevertheless pointed out Conatal Command flying boat Prime Minister, replying to joined the naval escort convoy Clement R. Attice, the Labour Op- then proceeded to try and discredit
ernment bpd decided that the to sten, marine proceeding on the sur-Admiralty should become responsible face, apparently unable to dive for merchant shipbuilding and repairs Britain und France shows at lust that as the result of the damage, in folly of to the sub-committee to study Senator bank deposits as the outcome of ficted during the earlier attack (Tronements made in the last war. trying to separate the Allies.
Controller Appointed
He eald that when the embargo bills are taken up he will ask men-
LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter).
Mr.
bers of the State Department to Mr. Rupert Beckett, presiding in the search, and found the sub-position Leader, said that the Gov- these reports to, which no one is sold
tion.
appear on behalf of the Administra
at the annual meeting of West- Seniora Frederiek Van Nuys and minster Bank to-day, said that
Gillette's resolution. Senator Gillette las asked for urgent action.
Senator Pitman said the sub-goin- | mittee's decision would also likely be applicable to Senator John Danaher's resolution for applying the Neutrality Act to the Russo-Finnish undeclared war. He said the sub-committee might hold hearings on Senator Gillette's resolution but there were no plans thus far. He added that it was not likely that a sub-committee would be appointed to consider the embargo bills, but the full Committee would study them as soon as
Firm But Caroful Appic.
Informed circles gather that the Committee will begin a cautious, but Extensive
of the Japanese canvas situation. However, they wish to firm but careful approach prepare
to the question.
Reports are being; circulated in Congressional circles that the Japan- ene situation might be met with new
increased Government expendi-
A heavy bomb was dropped on the Sir James Lithgow had been 3D ture, but with Government jatarboard side of the submarine. Men pointed Controller of Merchant Ship
were observed on deck and the sub-building and Repairs, and Sie Amos marine fired its anti-aircraft gun. Ayre had been appointed Director of
THO alreraft. retaliated with
Merchant Shipping and Repairs.
firmly controlling finance and the avenues of investment.
Ile did not consider that such a rapid rise in deposits would occur as In the last war.
Grenter opportunities for employ- ment of funds appeared in prospect, not only as the result of speeding up. war-time machinery, but also as the outcome of increased oversea trade.
New Trade Hopes
machine-gun fire.
Survivors Picked Up The sen level temporarily obscured the submarine, and the thereupon proceeded to the warships und told them the position of submarine.
Replying to supplementary ques- tions, the Prime Minister stated that the question of finance would be the aircraft responsibility of the Admiralty and that ships, when built, would be the the property of the Government,
He understood. that Sir James the sub-throw was not accepting a salary. But when they arrived,
Totalitarianism marine had sunk Some survivors
the
Ken
by
in a rubber dinghy were rescued and i SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ From a great part of the western some additional survivors were world, Germany was virtually ruled picked up Inter from out an a trader, and although Im-British warships. -portant neutral countries had more Germans Sink Four Ships
time exploit the opportunities, Mr. Beckeit had high hopes that we should succeed and win further
.trade.
The fact that. Hiler attacked both
Typical of the comment of the British press is that of the Times" which says that Hitler's tirade of whines and threats is Interesting only as an example of the systematic mendacity on which the German (morale Is apparently built,
Hungarian.Comment
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BUDAPEST, Jan. 31 (UP)—Hun- Enrian newspapers splash "Hitler's passionate attack on Great Britain and Fr
France."
The
The only paper. to comment editorially, however, is the omin}
which "Uimagyarsag."
states
that
LONDON, Jan. 31 (UP)Totali-Hitler's declaration of Italo-German
the friendship is most important. tarianism" will be applied to
"Rumours about this British shipbuilding industry as from
friendship huve been circulating throughout to-morrow.
Europe." the newspaper states. The Premier announced
"Now these rumours must how House of Commons to-day that the Government is to take over the en- tire industry forthwith.
in
the
cente.
"Herr Hitler's mention of Russo-
This decision coincides with the German friendship is also important. "I considered significant here that he commented on Germany's
LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter).—With, reference to the claim made by Ger- many of having successfully bom- barded one French and four British
It sphere,
Reuter learna' that confirmation las greater employment of funds in been received of the sinking of four ning million tons of cargo ships, advances to finance these operations. vessels.
Sir James Lithgow has been up-relations with these two countries in In the wider sphere of our national
No confirmation has been received, pointed Controller of Merchant Ship almost the same breath." Anances, we should hold complete however, of the sinking of the Building and Repairs.
lans by the Import-Export Bank to bank this development to the steamers off the East Coast yesterday.quisitioning by the Government of |
China; however, this aspect has not yet entered into the discussions of the Foreign Relations Committee.
Cordell Hull To Testify WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Reuter) As soon as Congress has settled the question of a loan to Finland, it will be faced; with the problem of US Jupanese reintions.
Discussion will centre round the rezolution of Senator Key Pittman giving the President powers to Im- pose an embargo,
Before action is taken, Mr. Cordell Hull is likely to be asked to appear before the Senate 'Foreign Relations Committed to give his viewa,
should menn
cur
sources were preserved from waste German communique. The ship has confidence, provided that resteaner Umgeni mentioned in the and that the maximum savings of one mast missing but otherwise ap- the community were made available pears little worse for the bombard- for the nation) effort.
I'm In Says Son, 8 Years Lost
Legion,
The Press is of the opinion that the "Ching Incident" provides legal, grounds for tariff action, since there has been ionable discrimina-i
NEARLY eight years ago George tlon against
trade in China. Blyth, then seventeen, disappeared In the meantime, it is reported that from his home in King's Lynn, Nor-
the moral embargo, continues to operate. Latest reports state that the Japanese attempt to buy American apparatus and processes for manufac turing aeroplanes and petrol lins been frustrated by-official-nction.
Living Costs Pegged Down
Effect Of British
folk:
Jetter rc-
Now, according to ceived by his mother, Mrs. D. M. Blyth, of Losinga-road, King's Lynn, he is serving for five years in the French Foreign Legion....
ment.
Skipper Tells Of Dastardly Attack LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter)-Cup- tain Russell, skipper of the Grimsby truwier which was attacked by Ger- man ale craft yesterday, arrived hòme to-day.
He stated that in addition to drop- plog. incendiary bombs, the plane dropped what looked like hundreds of darts which all missed the ship and fell into the sen.
Police Break Up "Dice" School
Forced Entrance Necessary
Britain And U.S. Tobacco
Import Stoppages Cause Concern
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Reuter). --Mr. Cordell Hull announced that every effort would be made", to "ab- tain a mudineation of the British polley of stopping imports of Ameri- vàn tobacco.
Mr. Hull was replying to letter of protest at the stoppage from the Danville, Virginia, Chamber of Com-
merce.
Police had to force their way into araming school at Tung Lo Wan Captain Russell added that small Road yesterday when they were ze- Ares occurred on the deck of the fused admission during a raid. The truwler but were extinguished and place was found to be a "dice" the rawler arrived safely back in school, and 17 women and six men port.
were arrested. Another Ship Sunk
Chan Yuet-hing, 30, widow, was He added that, the problems con- common fronting American growers as the LONDON, Feb: 1 (Reuter)-Acharged with keeping
Raming-house-when-slig--appeased suspension was "naturally a matter Apparently he still has a year to our contrated attack before Mr. Sheldon at Central Magis- of serious concern."
his yesterday after a tracy this morning, and was fined over serve, and when that is
Press On Mail Seizures notter believes he will return to her. by German bombers.
$100.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (Reuter)- to a Dutch port, as the attack oc-only the amah at the fint, and was protest to Britain about the seizures One defendant present said she was Commenting on the United States discharged.
Two others present in Court were of mails, the "New York Post" de-
élares: fined $8 each for gambling. while the rest of the defendants had their let us be realitie enough to avoid "Our protests are for record, tut bail of $10 each estreated for being heat in the matter, and recognize as a hard fact that we are not going to take any action beyond protest.
"He'll be nearly twenty-seven then and he was little more than a child
when he went away," she mur- mured, almost to herself,
Then,
softly
expect he will have changed
a great deal' She told the Sunday Pictorial that George is stationed neur Fez. Morocco, and says he is well und en- LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter)-joying the life. Making a statement on the cost of "There is only one ilving index in the House of Com- mun in his regiment," she added. mony to-day, Sir John Simon, Chan-"His Body Lres In Sand" eller of the Exchequer, referred to
Govt's. Action
The crew were rescued and taken
curred close to the Dutch, coast.
Manufacturing 70.000 Heroin
ollier Ention Pills A Night
the steps taken by Government to "He seemed cheerful a few hours control, as far as possible, the retail before he disappeared in 1832, He prices of the principal essential food-talked about the camp he would stuffs.
attend with the Terriers a fortnight
u!!-
It was due to this action Bat the later. cost of food Index remained changed between December and January,
:
silended a seance.
Revenue Officer's
Discovery
Fines of $1,000 each or pix months'
absent.
The sum ut $4.05 picked up was donated to the Pour Box.
Det. Sgt. J. Bentley prosecuted.
EMBASSY DENIES
REPORT
"Having given up our right to send ships to Germany, we are not likely to be going to war with democratic
Germany to send goods to us,"
Englund in order to enable Fascist
Driver Cuts Past Light
European Car Owners
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CHUNGKING, Feb. 1 (Reuter).— hard labour was imposed on' two The British Embassy here to-day A believer in spiritualism, Mrs. Young women, Fung Tal 20, and Li tasued the following statement: Blyth, fearing her son was dead, later Slu-fan, 17, by Mr. Sheldon at Cen-
"In a Press telegram from London, Magistracy this morning, after tral
under date of January 25, it was How Control is. Effected The news that he is in the Foreign Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios had stated that while the British Foreign The polley of controlling retail food Legion makes that message scem pleaded guilty on their behalf to Omice does not wish Britain to take
In- Court- prices by the use of public funds was nearer the truth than it appeared at possession of 5,000 pills, each at advantage of the opportunity offer
Morrison Hill Road on January. 17. being continued, and the consequence the time.
ed by the lapse of the Japanese, Summoned for failing to keep. to Sir John anticipated that any increase
"That night he spent an hour or An Impassioned plea for leniency American commercial, treaty to ex- the left side of the centrally placed in the present monili would be small two at the Territorial Club, then was made by Mr. d'Almada Reme- band exports to Japan, the Ministry beacon at the junction of Pedder The cost of this Bolley "16. the Ex- walked out. "That was the last ons out of employment for some canal-fed that the polley should be guided on. December: 27; P, T, Raymond, lof dios, who said defendants had been of Economic Warfare, and Treasury Street and Des Voeux Road, Central one in King's Lynn saw of him.
chequer was very substantial, and at prescht was costing £1,000,000 a week, arising principally from hold- ing the prices, of such articles as bread, flour, meat and mile,
Contraband Control Works Full Speed
"
"Police seatched papers, published derable time, and had been lured by solely by Britain's need for foreign 407, Repulse Boy, Road, was caution- advertisements, an SOS was broad-aman Tung Shu-san to carry the exchange and additional marketsed when he appeared before. Mr. cast without result. Even a second pills for 40 cents, Both defendants This report, is entirely unfounded." Sheldon at Central Magistracy, this
morning. SOS, broadenst when his father died, were in dire circumstances, and, brought no response,"
Traffle Sergeant Sullivan said that matic light, Raymond cut, pant it when turning from. Pedder Street into Des Voeux Rond Central
ECONOMIC
wanted the mone to obtain food,
Withheld Information Chiet Revenue Officer Grimmitt hnd told the authorities earlier where Tung could
DRIVE said that if defendants,h
Make Heligoland: instead of going around the auto-
Bight. Stronger
£200,000 For Relief
H. M.. Howell, la Chater Roud, was
longer time than necessary, in Queen's
BY NAZIS
be found, he would have been, able BERLIN, Jan: 31. (Router),—It, is to close another heroin pill, factory, amouneed that the German Navy re-fined $2 for leaving his car for a Pressure Being Put On lead, defendants hung buck until cently strengthened their submarine
before giving him the defences in Hellgoland. Bight by the Road Central on December 27, and Yugo-Slavia Adresy
and pn raiding, the place, Increase of submarine fighting vessels Stable, was aned $5 for leaving his Z. Velichaky, of the Jockey Club discovered that the man Tung,,hind and other means of defence.
car unattended in Chater Rond on the LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuler)-The PARIS, Jan. 31 (Reuter)-Accord left about two weeks ago....Thero was
{same day, Ministry of Economic Warfare states ing to a Belgrade despatch, the evidence to show that the place had that there were 29 neutral ships in the German-Yugo-Slay economic com- been used as a heroin pill factory. United Kingdom Contraband Control mitter which normally meris in "After going through the house this bases yesterday.....
April or May will now meet in Feb-morning, I should say the place was rury. The official reason given for a talevents Office the advanced date is the need for a night," sald. Revenue Officer LONDON, Jan. 31. (Reuter).—A | adjusting commercial relations
Gilinmit fol-
supplementary civil estimate for After sentence had been imposed, £200.000 the Customs union between
Issued to-day includes dofendants were, told that If they £100,000 for relief of distress among Protectoralo of
hter decided to give information to Polish refugees in neutral countries, It is believed that the meeting, the authorities, which would lead to and £113,000 for earthquake relief.
the arrest of Tunt, their sentences in Turkey.
Of these, 18 had been there five tinys or less.
During inst week the cargoes of 107 ships, which arrived .since January 20, and cargoes were "considered.
31
outstanding
In 84 cases, the entire, cargoes were released.
and Moravia.
Sixty-four, ships were dealt with which will be insisted, upon by the would be reviewed by the Magistrate.
under the system of considering the ships' pupera before arrival, of the vessels, and in 51 cases the ships, con cerned were released after a formal checking of the papers.
The
cargoes examined Includes
tho
Work Proposed HighBlood Pressure
Kills Men & Women
*Twice - ke many (eraman ko men aufter from High Blood Pressure, which ten mys terious disonas that atṣrts about the time of Change of Lita and is the real reuse ol -much heart teguble and later on sE DREWS İyiła strokes. Common symptams of HEUM Ilfood.rura grai Nervousness, hands schka så lap and back of hand and above
economic offensive started by Germans, will play a past In tha.
Train Services. Resume Germans in south-eastern Europe.
A new German' financial delega-
TOKYO : Jan; ', 31 (UP) Tho tion has arrived in Belgrade to LONDON, Jan. 31 (Router)—Most Japanene Press forecasts, that, at the
leans. The Gesman object. try...ure now running on schedule. Javan's Independent polles, in foralun cars. to be to increase thy per- In the ease of a few exceptions it la relations, but will announce the ins centage which Yugo-Slavia agreed expected that normal running will, tention to respect third Power rights last December to repay,
be resumed to-morrow.
and interests in China.
ayon, pressure in hesda, dinginum, Same Old Formula-
those of 41 Dutch, 20 Norwegian, 215ate in connection with pre-war of the railways, throughout, the coun- Diet session Mr. Arlin will emphaslee
Italian, eight Belglän, soven Greek, seven Swedish und Ave United States ships.
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