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cidedly dissatisfied with the pro- gress of the defence programme.
Further Testimony
Representative John Vorys asked Colonel Stimson: "Should we have a definite, formal and binding agree- ment regarding the disposition of the British feet before we embark on this programme?" Colonel Stimson .replied: "That question was con- sidered very carefully last summer. We asked for, and were given,, the "strongest assurance that one da
mocracy can give another."
He referred to the British assurance that the fleet would not surrender and might, under extreme circum- stances, be based on the American continent. He added, however, that nothing can be impervious to war. "That is why I feel it is important to prevent Britain from being brought| to the breaking point where it might, violate all law.
Preposterou And Fantastic
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Reuter), -Mr Henry L. Stimson, Secretary
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arca, Ku for War, mid that the suggestion that mander of the third war the Lease and Lend Bill was so Chu Tung, was responsible for the drawn as to permit the purchase by successful suppression of the revolt.
the United States of the British and French
Members of the Fourth Route Army delayed moving for almost six prior to
fantastic,vies. was preposterous and months but sent their families across Mr Sumson was continuing ble the Yangtze River revision and
4801
the attacking evidence before the Foreign
Affairs Inunching an elaborate plan to con- Committee of the House of
Repre-trol the Ching coast extending to sentatives to-day.
Shantung Declaring that no American Pre-Chekiang Kiangsu
and Hope, with Ningkuo in Anhwel
and
sident had ever pushed the country as the southern base of operations, into war,
Mr Stimson said that Con-
The Military Council spokesman
·Fress could safely vest in President
said that the Fourth Route Army was Roosevelt the broad reponailles disarmed owing to their deflance to proposed in the Bill, including military orders and also for staging President's discretion in determining the revolt. He emphasized that the which nations the United
States High Command was forced to take might nid.
ques- Necessary Aid
the netlon which wan entirely tion of military discipline. He said nth Army, which was
that the Ninth
Mr Stimson, replying to enquiries south of the Yangtze River in Decem- by a Representative, gave his opinion
ber,
not
had
been moved northward,
that the Lease and Lend Bill would and was continuing in that direction
lead the United States into war. The questioner asked whether the until they cross the. Yellow River nid envisaged in the Bill was neces at the end of January for operations sary to prevent the defeat of Great against the Japanese.
Britain.
Mr Stimson replied, “I think -very-probably-is--
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in
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Wheeler's Demand WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Reuter). Continuing his fight against Presi- dent Roosevelt's "British Ald" Bill, the Isolationist
Burton Sénator Wheeler demanded that President
Mr Silmson replied: "That is my Roosevelt should publish all reports Previously Mr Stinson
re-from his ambassadors to London and jected as "dangerous".a suggestion Paris (Mr Joseph P. Kennedy and that the broad powers proposed for Mr William C. Bullitt) before the Mr Roosevelt should be vested in a present war.
Board or Commission, but enid that Senator Wheeler, who talked with he had no objection to a limit of two Mr Kennedy last night after the lat- years on the President's exercise of ter had visited the President, sug- diese
powers.
gested to-day that the reports would
Mr Stimson told the Committee, provide valuable information in con- "I am apprehensive with regard to sidering the Lease and Lend Bill.
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CHURCH NOTICES.
ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL (GARDEN BOAD)
2nd. Sunday after Epiphany. (Centenary Sunday)
am, Holy Communion (Communicants Fellowship) and in the Peak Church; - 12 am. Matting and Berman. (Broadcast) Preacher: The Dean; 12.15 p.m. Jioły Communion; 6.15 p.m. Evensong and Bar- mon Preacher, Rév, A. P. Home. All are invited to attend lie Bocial Hour after the Evensong in the Cathedral Hali,
Holy Communion celebrated on Thursday 150 am, and Friday 7:45 am (In Cantonese),
Saturday (Conversion of St Paul) 7.30
Notices
AJI.
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Monday 8 pm, Badminton in the Cathe dral Mal
Thursday 10.18 p.m. Sick Intercessions."
CHRIST CHURCH.............
(KOWLOON TONQ)
Rev. Cyril Brown to Preach At Choral Eucharist
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
(3), MACDONNELL ROAD)
Barvice on Sunday, January 13 The subject of the Lesson Garmon in all Challan Science churches to-morrow wit
be "Life,"
The Golden Text will be:-"I will give unto him that is alluret of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that over. cometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." (Revelation, 21: 6, 7).
Among others the hllowing eliationa will be read from the Bible: "God that made the world and all things therein. seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth. dwelleth not in tempias made with hands; neither te worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing be givath, fa, all life, and breath, and all isings" (Acts 17: 24, 25).
The following citations will also be read from the Christian Science Text- book, "Belence and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary liker Eday: "Life is kind, the crenfor reflected in His creations,..Mortal man can-never-rise from the temporal debris of error, belief in sin, sickness, and death, unill he knows that God is the only Lite..... We should consecrate existence, not "to the 100- known God" whom we "ignorantly wor ship," but to the eternal builder, the ever- lasting Father, to the Life which mortal "sense" cannot impair nor mortal belief dratny." (Science and Health, Pages 231, 289, 420).
Bunday, Jan. 19, 2nd Bunday After the Epiphany Bervicen in English, 7.15 am, Holy Communion; D45 am. Choral Eucharist and Sermon. Preacher: The glaverend
·Cyrli Drown, M.A., Chaplain of the Mis- sion to Scarmen. Hongkong. Hymns:) Processional and 375 City of God ................;
·Gradual 410 Jews the very Thought at Thee (Zune App. 19); Offertory. 45 Hall to the Lord's annointed....vv. 1, 2, 5.; Reccasional 344 All Hall the Power of Jesus Name, 6.30 pm, Evensong.
Services in Mandarin,-8 wam. Holy Com- | mornings munion; 33 x.m. Morning Prayer and Ber- man.
Tuesday. Jan. 21-V.D.MA. Annual Meating (Christ Church Branch) 6 p.m. in the Vicarage.
Wednesday, Jan. 22.-4.30 pm. Wolf-
cubs,
Thursday, Jan. 23-7.16 in. Holy Com munion; 10a.m. Meeting of the Guild of Martha and Mary in the_Vicarage; o pan. Choir Practice in the Church.
Friday, Jan. 24-0 p.m. Annual Afecting of the Guild of Martha and Mary in the Vicarage.
Saturday, Jan. 25-Conversion of Et Paul. 7.15 am, iloly Communion.
METHODIST CHURCH (QUEEN'S ROAD EAST) House Committee Meeting On Wednesday
Artvices on Sunday, January 19 Preachers.-Morning, Rev. E. Moreton; Evening, Rev. J. E. Sandbach.
Morning Parade Service at 10.15 am Hymn No. 109, Prayer, Hymn No. 514, First Lesson, Hymn No. 21, Second Lesson, Prayer, Notices, Offertory, Hymn No. 450, Sermon. Hymn No. 808. Denedletion.
Evening Service at 7 pm-Hymn No. 175, Prayer, Hymn No. 137, Lesson, Prayer, Notices. Offertory, Hymn No. 603, Serinon, Hymn No. 947, Benediction.
At the Sunday Evening Service Atla Elvie Yuen will be the solat.
Notices for the Week
Following the Evening Service a Social Hour will be held at the 8. & S. Home At 0.13 p.m. All Servicemen and etyillans will be warmly welcomed.
A meeting for Prayer and Fellowship will be held at the S. & B. Home on Tues- day at 1.20 p.m.
Monday and Thursday at the 8. B. Home-Badminton Club at 7 p.m.
Wednesday at 8.30 p.m. the House Com- nittee meets at the S. & S. Home.
UNION CHURCH (KENNEDY ROAD}
Sunday, January 19-Morning Worship 10.30 am. Preacher: Rev. J. E. Sandbach, Evening Worship 0 pm. Preacher: Rev. E. Moreton.
Announcement
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hong- kong_ja_Branch of the Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Belentist, In Doston, Mam.), No. 31, Macdonnell Road, close to Peak Tram' Station. Sunday Service 11.15 am. Testimony Meeting, Wednesday. p.m. A Heading Room Li located in the Church building and is
Thursday and Saturday
on Tuesday and Friday 5.13 p.m. to.
evenings from p.m. All authorised | Christian_ Belence iterature" is avaliable at the Reading Room. The public is cordially, Invited to attend the services and to visit the Heading Room.
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
(CAINE ROAD)
Memorial Service for the Late
Lord Baden Powell
January 19, 2nd Bunday after EpiphaDY, Papal Day
Morning services--lat Mass at á with kerman in Chinese; 2nd Mass of 8 Bolemn High Mam; 3rd Mass at 10 with sermon In English.
Evening services-At 3 Memorial Ser- vice to the late Lord Baden Powell, Chief Scout, by the Catholle Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Hongkong and Kowloon. The funeral oration by the Rev. FT. George Byrne J., President of the Cathalle Boy Scouts. At Reellation of the Holy Rosary, sermon on the Papal Day by Hev. Fr. H. Crate SJ. and Benediction.
January 23-Recitation of the Joly Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 8.30 p.
On week days Mars at d and 7.30. Con- fessions morning and evening.
EMMANUEL CHURCH
(218, NATHAN ROAD)
Sunday-11 am. Morning Worship, Preacher: Rev. J. Steiner: 3 pm. Bunday School: Young Men's and Young Women's Bible Classes both at 9, 200 Wood load: Teachera: Me and, Mrs. Ancil Nanos; 7.30 Evening Bong_Service followed by
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tabllalument in South America of an
.Jan. 16, Tessive military Power, we should Canton
.Jan. 18. now provent Germany from over Rabaul and Manila...
Jan. 10. türning British seapower which holds Australia and Manila. the Nazis in Europe."
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.Jan, 19. Colonel Knox expressed the opinion Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways
Direct that if Germany became 10 move
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Bervios”—-Ban Francisco dato 18th January, the ocean for the conquest of new territories, it was most probable Australia and Manila that she would move first into South Canton America and "get hold of that great Jaya and Manila
acrosa
atorehouse of
natural wealth."
give
Britain and her Fictmplate. "Only that time and they need our help to survive be survive
declared.
[Sandakan
.Jan.
Jan. 22,
Jan. 22.
Jan. 23.
.Jan. 26.
10th
The United States, ho added, need- United Kingdom and Straits Jan. 24. ed time to perfect its defences since Calcutta and Stralis
.Jan. 20. the programme for construction of a Swatow two-ocean navy under way would USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shang-
hal take six years to
(San Francisco data January
Jan, 28, us Calcutta and Straits.....Jan. 30.
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Colonel Knox then presented figures showing that the United States Fleet possessed 322 fighting ships on Janu- ary 1 this year as compared with the 358 ships in the navies of Italy, Ger- many and Japan combined,
Comparisons
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A full
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"Since the World War the United States has maintained a one-ocean navy in the Pacific. That the navy, has proved adequate in both direc-Straits tions is only because of the existence and deployment of Britain's
nuvy Canton which gave us security the
Monday, Jan. 10 Atlantic. In effect, both, we and the Manila, Batavia, Mauritlus, Lourenço British Commonwealth of Nations
Marques, and South Africa vin actually have had a two-ocean savy Durban
..0.30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 single peaceful
Manila, Madang, Salamous, Rabaul, Australia and New Zealand via Sydney,
Current Accounts opned in Local Curin operation for a rency and Fixed Deposits received in purpose." Local Currency and Sterling on terms that: Emphasising that six years would may be ascertained on application. clapse before the completion of the
D. DENSON, United States two-ocean
navy, Hunger. Colonel Knox said: "The
Gorpel Menang. Speaker: Mar 15 General Holidays
Nance.
Monday--7.30 pm. Soldiers" and Air- men's Christian Association.
Tuesday, 10.30
Women's Bible Study at D. 1511 Wood Road. Teacher: Mrs Lechmere Clift. Topic: Boole at Ezekiel; 7.30 p.m. Young People's Club,
Wednesday--8 pm. Prayer Meeting. Thumday, pin. Choir Praction. Friday,nk36 pẩm. Children's Blory Hour at 9, 10 Wood Road.; 6 p.m. Prayer meeting at D. II! Wood Road,
Monday and Friday Evening Bible Study Classes as usual.
BRITISH WAR ORGANIZATION FUND.
CABARET AND DANCE
IN THE
PENINSULA HOTEL January 31st., 1941
9.30 p.m.
Magpaka
3 a.m. -
UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY, THE ACTING GOVERNOR LIEUT.-GENERAL E. F. NORTON,
ARTISTS:-
Y. K. SZE.
Herbert Tong and His Girl Friends— The Wanchai Brothers
Nellie Field-Elsie Soong's Kittins Tyrolionno Dance
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British
Navy can survive only if the British Isles survive. Should the Britlak
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Isles fall, we can only believe that the British
Navy, which never runs from danger, will fall at the same une I think we can safely assume that the British Navy will share the Halph g Friday, October 10—The tenth day fat
of the
nation that courageous of October.
supports It Should that come to Air Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu Ú.8.A., and Europe vis "Pan- Tuesday, November 11-Armistice pass, our fleet would Day.
divided to meet the
dangely be
in both American Airways and Trans- Thursday, December 25-Christ- oceans. Whether it would be strong Atlantio Services.” mas Day,
enough to protect the regions dearest Friday, December 28-The twenty-to us is a matter that can not now sixth day of December,
be foretold. Once we lose the power Courts Excluded
to control oven a part of those seas, In-connection with the list of inevitably the war in Europe will be holidays, it is announced that His transferred to the Americas." Excellency the Officer Administering Succession of Attempts the Government has been pleased to Colonel Knox declared that the exclude the Magistrates from the war in Europe "must be looked upon operation of the Holidays Ordinance, as the latest of a long succession of 1912, Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, on attempts by the Dictators to establish January 28, April April 14, June a rule over all Europe and eventually July 1, August 4, October 8, establish dominion over a large por- November 11 and December 20.
The Imports and Exports Depart- He added,
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JAN. 22,
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Thursday, Jan. 23
7 p.m.
Air Mail by sen to Singapore to
connect with the "Brilish
seas Airways.”
Reg..
tion of the world
Ord.,
during the past 50
Het
ment will be open for the purposes years has it become necessary for us of Revenue collection and issue of to develop a strong navy. Circum-Straits Ord
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Kowloon P. O.
Over-
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all the above days, except Sundays essential were the contruction of the Formosa Chinese New Year's Day, Good German Navy to back aggression to-Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Friday, October 10 and Christmas ward distant lands and Japan's ex- Day.
Price Of Petrol Not Affected
pansion into peaceful lands beyond her borders."
Colonel Knox declared that to keep from engaging in a desperate struggle on American territory, the United
Stades people needed time to make
377YA.
The present price of petrol, $1.80
With Unstinted Help per gallon, le not affected by the
"They can get time to make ready iricreased duties on hydrocarbon alls and can still maintain their essential announced in Lho Government
Interests Gazette Extraordinary
throughout the world only Thursday. so long as Britain and its fleet sur- The announcement revoked the vive. With our unstinted help, 1 Legislative Council Resolution of firmly believe that that nation connot July last year which increased the be defeated.
on
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.Noon
to be used as fuel for any heavy we we provide the British Common- Manila, Australia and New Zealand
wealth of Nations with the means via Thursday Island. oll road traffic and a tox of 10 that will bring her through this cents on other hydrocarbon olls tragic crisis." which had previously not been tax-
ctl
same,
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tax remains the
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HANOI, Jan. 17 (UP)-Vice- Admiral Sawamoto yesterday return-Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya, UNIVERSITY CEREMONY ed to his cruiser at Haiphong from
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Thursday, Jan. 30)* Sandakan
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Parceis......Jan. 30, 11 am. gregation in Hongkong University, General Mordant, having arrived this followed by a meeting of the Court weeks.
Tuesday, Feb. 4 of the University."
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DUBLIN, Jan. 17 (Reuter).—The Minister of Supplies, Scan Le Mass, revealed in a debate in the Dail to-day that a total of
Feb. 4, 4 p.m. Feb. 4, 5 p.. ninë ships of Irish registration, flying the Irish flag, had been
Feb. 4, 7pm.. sunk off the Irish coast. ¡place alongside the British Com- "Superscribed" Correspondence Unly,
Singapore Irish
monwealth of Nations immo-|
· THE ' CHEERO "CLUB · SINGAPORE, Jan. 17 (Reu- diately to crush Hitloriam and'all
Choero' Club activities for the ter)Prominent Irish business-that it atanda for. "As
coming week are announced as fol- men here have cabled Mr Eamon The cable' wie diepatched, after low? do Valera, the Premier of Eire,nit over. Malaya in support of its Wednesday, Dance 6.30 p.m. thurs- many Jetters had been received from Tuesday. Whist Drive 6.30 pm.; Imploring Eiro-to abandon terms as proposed by a letter inserted day, Bridge and Man-Jong; Friday, neutrality and take her "rightful in advance in the local newspapers.. Darts and Table Tennis..