Anglo-French Co-operation
Colonial Ministries To Work Together
LONDON, Mar, 18. (Reuter)-Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretary for the Colonies, and M. Georges Mandel, ; French Minister, for Colonica, met decided again to-day in Parls und that the British Colonial Omee and the French Ministry for Colonies henceforward would keep in constant touch.
They further decided that an org- nisation should be created both in London and Paris to maintain per- manent liaison between the two de- partments.
There will be conferences from time to time between the governors of neighbouring British and French colonial territories.
Economic Programma
This contact will also be establish- ed between administrative and spect alised officers of the territories.
A pro-
Regarding the prosecution of the war, in the economie field, the Minis- ters agreed to examine the possibility of framing co-ordinating a
and gramme for the production and mor keting of various colonial products with the object of making the fullest
possible use of their joint resources. French and British experts are
meeting very shortly for this purpose.
Gandhi Defies
Criticism
Premier "Active
Still at 71
LONDON, Mar. 18 (Realer),— Mr. Neville Chamberlain in 71 to-day and his birthday probably will be marked by a 15-hour working day.
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It was formerly Mr. Chamber- lain's custom to spend part of the day in his native Birming- ham, but to-day he will probably be unable to depart from the ziriet daily routine which the heavy burden of the war has placed upon him.
Since he became Prime Minis ter three years ago, his energy has been that of a man many years younger and to-day Mr. Chamberlain is fast as active as when he took office.
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ALLIANCE LOOMING?
FROM PAGE ONE
Tuesday,
HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH
Raid Effects Compared
R.A.F. Exploits More Important
LONDON, Mar. 18 (Router)The recent activiiles of the RAF. com- pare very favourably with those of the German equivalent, says the "Manchester Guardian."
of a With regard to the death civilian, and the slight damage done to a warship in Saturday's raid on Scapa Flow, the paper says that the German claims are as fantastic as usual.
That raid did little to compare with the RAF. raids of the German naval bases.
The Germans have not yet found it possible to launch any air action comparable to the RAF. attacks on Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuitel, when several direct hits were made on a pocket battleship from height of several hundred feet.
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After mentioning other B.A.F. attacks on Borkum (mine-laying and sea-plane bases), Heligoland (on a concentration of warships when hit on a cruiser was mode), "Manchester Guardian" says that the Nazi raid on Scapa Flow chiefly con- thesisted of dropping bombs on open moorland, and, with the exception of
spokesmen of the enemy who, at the same time, set up criminal war alma.
"Since that time the situation tween the Western powers and Relich have become completely clear"
Stock Markets Affected SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Mar. 18 (UP)-Sell- Ing on peace fears Is Been as
proof that war orders are all that sustained the market during the recession which has been in progress since the began.
Believers in this thesis ere numer
list.
ycor
“I Will Go To Viceroy 50 ous enough to cause trouble for the Times if Necessary" The war bables are easy to discern -steels, rails, coppers, aircrafts, ship- RAMGARH, Mar. 18 (Reuter), ping and packing issues while the -"I shall go to the Viceroy 50 prace stocks are amusements, mer
cantiles, Canadian mining and bust- Limes if necessary," declaredness machine Issues.
Meanwhile General Motors has an- Alahatma Gandhi at to-day's meeting of the Subjects Com-nounced an increase in their assets to mittee of the Indian National $1,700,940,000 as compared with $1," Congress.
He made this declaration in reply
compromise
500,012,000 last year.
seven Naval časunitles, with little other result.
the
very
Crown Land Auction
March 19, 1940.
Affies Pledged To LETTERS IT will RAIN!
Assist Turkey
LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter) Aaked in the House of Commons to-day if a comprehensive plan existed between Great Britain and France to render immediate mill- tary aid to Turkey If her integrliy were threatened or if it beening expedient for her to go to the ald of a neighbouring State, Mr. Butler replied that Britain and France were bound by a mutual Turkey assistance irealy to give
in and assistance All the akl their power in the event of her being involved in hostilities by & European power and consequen- tial aggression by that power against Turkey.
The form of such amaistance had been and was the subject of con- the Three aultation between governments. The consultation naturally had taken into account the contingency referred to in the second part of the question.
Appeal From Scotland To The Editor,
The "Hongkong Telegraph" " Sir, The Counell of the Scottisht Brunch of the British Red Cross Society would esteem it a great fu- allow them to vour if you would
draw the attention of your readers- of Scottish origin and with Scottish Interests, to the Scottish Red Cross War, Fund.
The main object of the British Red Cross Society, of which the King is Patron and the Queen, President, is to aid the sick and wounded in war, and it is nationally and internation- ally recognised as the Empiro's pre- mler organisation existing for that object.
Scottish Red Cross work parties are busily engaged preparing dress- ings and comforts of all kinds, and many thousands of comforts and sup- plies have been sent overseas, in- cluding Finland, A Hospital Library Scheme has been organised and con- ***signments of books have been for- warded to Medical Units of British Expeditionary Force in France and to Milltary Hospitals in Creat Britain. Arrangements are in hand for the establishment of Convalescent Hospitals and for the provision of food and clothing. to prisoners of
OPEN CRITICISM OF MINISTRY "TRAVESTY"
FROM. PAGE ONE
tons, is a month overdue and is believed lost with all hands.
war.
and the
the
The Navy, Anny, and Air Force Services Dutch Ship Sunk
general nursing of the Country ore SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
arrangements FLUSHING, Holland, Mar. 18 being greatly assisted by the Scottish sicamer Sint Red Cross Nursing Service-V.A.D.'s (UP)The Dutch Annaland exploded and sanit quickly and Red Cress Detachments. Up to In the North Sea on Sunday evening. 31st December lost over 6800 Scot- tish Red Cross members enrolled in The crew of 21 was rescued.
the Civil Nursing Heserve. The Alarmed By Losser LONDON, Mar. 10 (Reuter)-Scottish Branch's first convoy of 20 Shipping and the shipbuilding posi-Motor Ambulances and 15 Trailers tion were reviewed in the House of is now in operation,
During the war of 1034-18 the Commons to-day.
Mr. E. Stinwell. Opposition Labour the Ministry of Shipping and de-000,000 and Scots abroad contributed handsomely. Notable features of member, moved a motion criticising Scottish Red Cross raised over £2,-
the speed
speedy expansion of the manded
Scotland's effort were the Hospital programme. He
Hospitals in France, the Elle inglis entered into agreements with neutral
Hospital in Serblo, two First Line ship-owners for the use
their of
Hospitals and 160 Auxiliary Hospi- vessels at rates much higher than tals in Scotland, and 11,000,000 gar- received by British ship-owners.
He said it rather alarming ments, surgical stores and dressings. As the present war proceeds, the. that we had lost more than three-
of a million tons of mer- calis
Scottish Red Cross, quarters
on the chant shipping in the first which are already heavy, will re- months of the war besides the
vessels
which had been
Advertised at an upset prices of $33,800, a piece of crown land nt Wangnelchong realised almost double that figure at the public auction al the
P.W.D. office yesterday. The land was Inland Lot No. 5747, I shippeclared that the Ministry had Ship "St. Margaret of Scotland", two situated in Blue Pool Road, its area in about 84,500 square feet and the annual rental is $1,552. The land wos bought by Messrs. Wan Ju, Ho Kung- chung, Ng Pun-jun and Au Yau for
to speakers who had criticised his the Stock Exchange to-day, business mong the special conditions at-
"readiness to
with
ron-
in
London Reactions LONDON, Mar. 10 (Reuter)-On was restricted by uncertainty cerning the diplomatic moves
Iached to the sale, the purchasers will Europe and the surprise announce-
be required to spend a sum of $85,000 ment fixing new minimum prices for
on ratable improvements within 30 of sale. They glit-edged securities.
will Prices in wast sections eased but / months of the date
to erect any not be allowed
detached, buildings on the lot except det offerings were only moderate.
or semi-detached, houses of Europeati type. Except with the consent of the Governor, not less than five houses shall be erected on the lot.
Brita" on India's future.
A Month In Ready To Fight After offering to "start the fight" in a month Congressmen would eradleate the "lack of discipline and atmosphere of violence, the Mahat-
Indian gold-mining shares were ma added: "I don't find anything to
for the depressed on unconfirmed reports of Auggest that we
the Mysore tax on the proceeds of fight immediate ready
sales. Gandhi was speaking after the gold
overwhelming Deblings were started on the new Committee, by an
resolution
wor loan. majority, had adopted
Wall Street was easy. demanding complete independence for India and rejecting Dominion Status as the solution,
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Espionage In Holland
Prison For Nazi And Dutchman
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 18 (Reuter), -Maximum sentences of six years German named Dreves and a Dutch- man named Bakker on charges espionage.
sug-
World Peace Commission LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter).-A World Peace Commission was gested during question time in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Arthur Woodburn, Labour member.
ars
Rural Building Lot No. 430, situat- ed between South Bay Road and Is- land Road, Repulse Bay, with area of about 43,000 square feet, and an annual rental of $400, was sold at the upset price of $10,760 to Messrs. Chau Tin-pong, Kwan Fan-tat and M. Nemuzee.
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The purchasers must spend $45,- 000 on ratable Improvements within 24 months of the date of sale,
New Kowloon Inland Lot. N. 2770,
He asked the Prime Minister whe ther or not Goverment was prepared to set up a League Commission at some suitable neutral place to investi- gate conditions for a permanent world tions to the chief peace, to examine the
economic, territorial and racial problems which made for the war, and to discover whether there were principles for peaceful settlement of international disputes which were generally accept- Castle
Mr.
nations.
Street and Ful wirion of Yen Chou Street and Fuk Street, Shum- shulpo, was sold at the upset price of $11,520 to Mr. Chiu Fuk-sun.. The annual rental is $108 and the area about 8.700 square feet. n
Ping
Shan Inland Lot No. 4, in the Peak district, sold for the
was
is price of $2,204. The area
many
Was
damaged.
Big Unemployment;
quire the generous support of Scols Council would everywhere. The ask them to be good enough to send contributions to the Treasurers, Mit-. He added that there were at pre-chell & Smith, C.A., 163 West George sent over 10,000 men unemployed in Street, Glasgow, Scotland. the shipbuilding and ship repairing Industries as well as 20,000 engineers
He understood, that 75 per cent. of the ship building at present was for the Navy, and suggested that the Admiralty should be requested to re- kase as many skilled men, as they could for the buliding of ships for the merchant navy
KINNAIRD,
T. C. MUDIE,.
Secretary. Scottish Branch British Red Cross Chairman of Counch. Society.
Roadshow Prices Sir,Nobody would mind very Sir John Gumour, Minister of Shipping, in replying, paid tribute to much paying a little more, I mean the men of the mercantile marine Just a little more, to see a good film. fishermen and the very valuable con- But what is actually meant by "at tribution which had been made by slight increase in prices"? If you go to-day to see "The Rains Came", you will find out: it means only 50%! ROADSHOWED PENCY.
He said that the Government was the mid that the goverment satisfied that the agreements with neutral owners represented a reason- uble bargain to the mutual advantage of both parties.
Loans For Replacements
It was inevitable, he said, that the rates for neutrals should be higher
Imprisonment-were--passed....on aed A Buller,"in"replying," said about 45 870-sounroïfect-and-the than those for British ships because
of
The Dutch Police on March 1 ar- rested these two men in connection with the seizure of a secret wireless transmitter, which had been operated from an attic at Schierbrock.
This transmitter was alleged to have been used for a code transmission of wea- ther reports to Germany for the in- formation of German airmen.
Dreves is described as the Chief Editor of the West German Press section of Essen.
that Mr. Woodburn's ultimate aims were no doubt widely desired, but Lord Hollfax was not convinced that the precise method he proposed would be best under the circumstances.
the
B.B.C. Comment LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter),-Dis- cussing the meeting between Signor Mussolini and Herr Hiller, Diplomatie Correspondent of the BBC said yesterday that the meeting was a logical development of the Nazi trend in policy.
annual rental $210. The purchaser, (Mr. T. H. G. Braydeld) will not be allowed to erect any buildings on the lot except one house of European style.
Bigger Pensions For Bereaved
RECONCILIATION the Berlin-Moscow Alliance. in future pensions will be paid with-
IN RUMANIA Comment By The "Times'
LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter)-The reconciliation between the Rumanian Government and the members of the Iron Guard was the subject of com- ment in the Times" to-day.
The news seems to have been re-
ceived in Germany, as an indication of an approaching change in
the This is Rumanian foreign policy not justified by the facts; says the
though the Iron Guard before the war was certainly in close touch with the Nazis, there was indication that clemency now extended was nothing more than an internal ap- peasement, members were only par- doned as individuals, and there may be nothing more to it than the ending of a feud, strengthening national unity.
INCREASE IN COMPENSATION
LONDON, Mar. 18 (Router)-An increato in workmen's compensation was announced in the House of Com- mone yesterday afternoon.
Sir John Anderson said that, the Government proposed to supplement compensation in the case of complete disablement by 68, for a wife and Ss. for each child under 15 years of age. Thera will also be an increased scale in the cases of partial disable ment,
This dis temporary scheme for meeting enses" of hardship.,
A Royal Commission, now
·will
tion.
pitting.
conalder workmen's compensa
was
chartering neutral ships the Government were competing in the International market.
Whangpoo Collision
Sir John mentioned that loans had Japanese Passengers Lost
From Vessel
sen granted in respect of 65 new vessels and referred to the proposed
Shanghai, Mar. 17, scheme of compensation by which owners of ships lost by war risks Two Japanese civilians, one Japan-, would be given cash, equal to the ese soldier and five Chinese are miss- amount for which the ship was ing following a collision at midnight: insured before the war, plus a sum to in the Whongpoo between the Muni-
an assessed by independent
Public Utilities
be
Vigarous Anglo-French
cip and
Burcau
pans rescued two Japanese soldiers after they had been swimming in the Whangpoo for 60 minutes. Only one Chinese passenger was rescued.
tribunal. This would be held in ferry the Taiko Maru No. 18.
The Japanese vessel is of 180 tons LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter),In trust until the owner signed n con- Hitler was probably trying
connection with pensions for the tract for the replacement of the lost with Diesel engine. Passing cam- (1) to exploit the Italian support parents of unmarried men killed in ship. for a peace drive on his own terms. the war, the Minister of Pensions said (2) to reconelllate the axis with to-day in the House of Commons that The meeting
particularly out enquiry as to whether or not algnificant in view of the fact that the person concerned can support Mr. Sumner Welles has just returned himself to Rome.
His postponed departure gave Mus solini time to see him again if so desired following the Brenner Poss conversations.
Evidently the Nazis were trying to get their case presented in a more favourable light with Mr. Sumner Welles than they themselves were able to manage directly from Berlin.
In any event, the Italian radio had been at pains recently to show that Italy had no intention of dropping her policy of non-belligerence for the moment at any rate.
Glad To See Peaco
The minimum will be increased from 25. to Bs. a week and the maximum from 12s. 6d. to 17s. 6d. in
some cases.
The new scale will be put into operation at once.
Commissions For R.A.F. "Gunners
Press Campaign LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter)The British and French press are asking for greater vigour in the prosecution of the war by the Allies.
The "Timea asks whether British diplomacy and war polley were con- cerned with making the greatest effort.
"Are we hitting as often as we can and whenever we can?" asks
the
The impact of the crush threw all the ferry passengers overboard. The Japanese military police have detain- ed the Taiko Maru and are question- ing the Captain. The ferry-boat was beached at Pootung on Saturday afternoon.-United Press,
ROME, Mar. 18 (Reuter) ——Mr. "Times" continues by saying Evind Svinhufvud, the Finnish ex- that public opinion, so far from re-premier, was received in audience by laxing into complacency, would like His Holiness the Pope this morning. to see a more dynamic current run- ning through the French and British effort.
The "Daily Herald", commenting on the Nazi diplomatic activity, anks whether Britain and France are doing
Guard Yourself
"Against: Change-of-Season
LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter).—The rapid increase in the personnel of the Royal Air Force has brought a de- it was generally recognised that mand for me in the Waters, of the initiative on their dos diplomatic Colds and Coughs Italy would be glad to see an early the first time in the history peace but that Mussolini
too Service, commissions will be granted much of a realist to believe that for the duration of the War. Men peace could be reached on Hitler's between the ages of 20 and 35 will be
Drcepted. preposterous terms.
was
President Roosevelt's speech
on
The award of commissions is
ם
Saturday, which stressed the rights recognition of the vital part that air of the small nations, was also an- Bunners play when a bomber la other indication to Hitler about the attacked by enemy fighters. impossibility of peace on his ferms,
On the other side of the picture thei
Nazis were suggesting threats if the his mind whether Hitler is trying to
double-cross him or Stalin. offensive did not succeed.
The
Wazi hints that Germany might get Italian military support were not taken very seriously but
in south-east Europe.
Datadion 11. Duce Report
Must Take Initiative They must not just sit down and twatch the gyrations of. Ribbentrop, adds the paper.
With all the resources at their com
mand they must take the initia- Live and keep it:
3
In Paris the publle opinion is summed up by "Figaro" which says that the Government have to pro- secute the war with the last ounce of their energy. 20
Allies Must Not Bo Hasty NEW YORK, Mar, 18 (Reuter) ROME,' Mar. 13 (Reuter).Among The British and French clamour for action in the prosecution of the war
"Herald
Tribune" by the Allies is seen in another light by, the New York
Hitler, says the paper, would win an important victory. If the Alliea High Command were forced into any hanty or ill-judged action.
there was a question of partnership the unconfirmed conjectures circu- The Nazis had adopted two lines lating to-night is the suggestion that M. Daladier may meel Signor Musso- Apparently:
Hai at Genoa to-morrow, or Wednes They had no doubt tried to day. persuade Italy that the attachment to Russia was only temporary.
Report Danied (2) If that did not convince the Itallone
very much the Nazis would PAIUS, Mar 18 (Reuter)The then try to persuado Italy that the suggestion that M. Daladier will meet Russian influence in the Balkans Signor Mussolini to-morrow is, au- could best be nullified by a guarantee thoritatively denied here.
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