reme Court
BUILDING Insecurity By Aged
200 SHIPS IN U. S. A.
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Of Future Stressed Japanese Statesman
Special to the "Telegraph"
TOKYO, Jan. 22 (Domei). The resolution urging the strengthening
Replacing World of Japan's wartime structure in view of the mounting world crisis was moved by the
Shortage
78-year-old veteran Parliamentarian, Mr Chuji Machida, former president of the defunct Minseito Party.
January 23, 1941.
HOLLAND
LOOKS TO FUTURE Buying Food Stocks
He declared at the general session of the House of Representatives this afternoon that LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter). NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (Reu-the anti-Japanese nature of Britain and the United States is becoming increasingly evident and The Netherlands Government ter)-Emergency appropriation by applying economic pressure to Japan and assisting Chiang Kai-shek they are attempting to has made arrangements for the of $313,000,000 for building 200 lead the two Oriental nations to mutual attrition,
purchase and storage of food new cargo ships to meet the
"These hostile Powers are sharply curtailed rule compared tojure firmly determined to frustrate al and materials for the ultimate threat of a world shipping
" under-estimating and the past. It is indicated that the attempts to violate our living sphere, benefit of the people of the shortage, was recommended to utterly
"Whereas this grave situation calls | Netherlands, ... Peers will also curtail interpellations Japan's wrongfully day by the House Appropriations Judging
Terms of Resolution
for the strengthening of our war or
When the Netherlands Government actual resources," the states- Committee.
ganisation promptly, be it resolved
in This followed a statement by man charged. "Japan's actual resolution which was passed by the ministrative measures of government foreign sall, the Netherlands
TOKYO, Jan. 22 (Reuter). The therefore, that all policies and ad- was forced to leave the country
order to continue its functions un Rear Admiral Land, Chairman of strength, is far from yielding to plenary sesalon house, reads "where be concentrated on attaining this left with ample atores of food and the Committee, that the sinking such pressure. We are fully as the international situation growal object, and that the Diet bend its raw materials, Nazi exploitation of of merchantmen by German sub-convinced that sufficient mater-lenser and tenser every day, whereas efforts to upholding the Government the Netherlands and its people, ac- marines and planes was the fals to provide for a long our nation is always solleitous for with the entire nation going forward principal reason for the new pro-war have already been prepared."
.gramme,
The money is to be handled by the Maritime Commission which lins al ready begun preliminary work on the programme.
The
#hips
are to be simplliled with a uniform design.
"Thanks to the auccessive victorles achieved by the Imperial forces resources in China are now secured and their development coupled with the development of Manchurin is now steadily progressing.
" our people bear hardships. irender devoted service to the State, Rear Admiral Land estimated that simplify their modes of living and go the first will be ready 11 months after forward with the great constructive the contract is placed and that the task, all difficulties will be overcome total programme will be finished in and a glorious future will be opened for the Empire. It is the traditional spirit of our glorious Empire to re- Ject rigorously any Powers attempt-
existence."
two years.
the maintenance of world peace, we to meet the emergency situation,”
Hongkong's Eleventh January Thunderstorm
For the eleventh time in its history, Hongkong this morning suffered a January thunderstorm.
The thunder pealed and the rain lashed down for an hour
Nords Won't Working to threaten the Imperial right of between 7 and 8 o'clock, and as EMBARGO
London.
In Germany
Expand Production
a result 42 points of an inch of rain were recorded by the Royal Observatory.
The Inst thunderstorm to occur in January was in 1937 when 90 points of an inch of rain fell,
Call For Volunteers Fails
"In order to complete a highly organised national defence State it is LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-most urgent to expand production. German efforts to recrull in army of "While we must realise that the
Yesterday's temperature was also workers in Norway-20,000 to the life of the people may further decline high for this time of the year, though figure mentioned-have falled, ne-jaccording to the developments of the cording to Information reaching situation, the people are prepared to by no means a record. Maximum make any ancrifices it required for reading reached 77.3, but the highest An official of the Ministry of the State. Since they are all the January temperature was in 1905,
when 79.3 was recorded. loyal subjects of the Throne, the Economie Warfare stated to-day that
administrator should endeavour not the Germans had planned to transfer to see any member of the nation the workers via Sweden. Appeals taking an improper place. made
by the Quisling authorities had Incl with pingularly little success and the Norwegian Trade Union or ganisations had refused to co-operate in the enterprise.
"As the emergency situation pro- gresses there üre rising voices criticising the bureaucrats. While it is also most necessary to reform the official servier system, the Premier, The first 6,000 volunteers had Prince Konoye, is called upon to deal been scheduled to leave for Germany with the situation with
position of the workers.
firm In the middle of January but did not determination and to execute his duty do so because of the determined op-in the spirit of
exhausting one's efforts until death. We also pledge. Oslo should have supplied 1,000 ourselves to serve the Diet to the men but the Norweglan capital failed utmost of our abililies and thereby set to provide even 200.. This failure toịnt case His Majesty's anxiety. attract Norwegians to German em- As the veteran Parliamentarian] ployment has been brought about in descended from the rostrum in the the face of severe unemployment in
Norway.
mounted the rostrum and declared:
French Ship Intercepted
British
By
Tried To Run Blockade
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter) Confirmation that the French midst of rousing cheers, the Premier steamer, Mendoza, which was "The Goverunent fully endorse the trying to run the blockade from resolution which has just been ex- South Americs to Europe has plained. It is indeed a matter for been intercepted by the British, congratulation for the State that such la resolution
designed to effectuate was given by the First Lord of national unity has been approved in the Admiralty (Mr A. V. Alexan-
to-day.
child. The right food is of vital interectingituntion, it will en-/C. Wedgwood, who had suggested
their diet after the birth of for
importance to the mother and to deavour to
to act present measure." the child she is feeding.
were
cording to Dutch circles in London, soon reduced the available stocks to.
a minimum, und serious hardship in now being experienced by the Dutch populace.
Queen Wilhelmina baa Just ap- pointed the Netherlands commercial expert, Jonkheer van Stolk, to con- tract all purchases for the Nether Innds Ministry of Economic Affalt
A purchasing office will be In New York and will be pur
Foods chased from the Netherlands
East Indies,
British Empire and America so that the Netherlands has sufficient food and materials available to start the replenishment of Holland at the first opportunity.
the
REMOVAL Burma-China
Railway
Merely A Gesture
To Soviet
Questions In Commons
Chinese
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter) ----In WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Reu- the House of Commons to-day, Mr ter).The lifting of a moral em- Hamilton Kerr asked Mr L. S. India and bargo on the export of aeroplanes Amery (Secretary for and air equipment to the Soviet Burma) whether, in view of the Union is not likely to affect the Yunnan road for transport of Lan- possibility of the proposed Burma- form of war supplies to Britain, cashire textiles into China after the according to well-informed quar-war, he will suggest to the Burmese ters here.
Government the desirability of pre- No
section of this rallway lead- orders Russia could place paring could be fulfilled before 1913, if then.ng from the head of the present
Burmese Railway to the The 1fting of the embargo is Httle BUFFRBAL frontier. more than a "fine gesture."
Mr Amery replied that the pro- from the moral embargo, there are also a number of other restrictions Burma-Yunnan railway presents are
which the project of on the shipment of materials neces- receiving the urgent considerailon sary for defence needs and connected dustry into an arsenal for Britain. with plans to turn United States in- of the Government.
The engineering difficulties are is the question whether the material shipped
Asked at the press conference very great and so
of supply in the present conditions of Cordell Huil replied, "I think you will
reach Germany, Mr material required, and that the usuni interest of this government in that phase of the altuation is being taken."
Russla might
Apart
Bermuda Sea Plane Bases
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ILLEGAL LOTTERIES
the
Kwan Ping, 29, unemployed, failed to appear before Mr H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magistravy to- day on a charge of keeping a guming house for the purpose of Tse Fa lottery at No. 187 Hennessy Road, ground floor, on January 22, His bail of $75 was estreated.
PRECAUTION AFTER BABY ARRIVES
view of the grave situation the der) in the House of Commons Doctors waxn mothers to watch nation. While the Ghent is} contemplating all possible measures
the recent internal and The Independent Member, Col J. to the spirit of the that the Mendoza be sunk, interposed o ask whether this "business of
Leased To America The resolution then was carried by South America is to continue Inde-Islands in the Bermuda group are to hedge-hopping along the coast of LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter).-Two EL unanimous standing vote.
A. fine of $75 or six weeks' hard After a brief recess, the motion to initely with all French ships." forgo questioning of the Dlet speeches wood that the "question of Interna- for use us flying boat bases
Mr Alexander reminded Col Wedg-be leased to the United States for 90 labour was passed by Mr Sheldon on Leung Sang, 22, unemployed, for by Ministers-was-presented-and-up- tional Law affects not only the nation are
Morgan and Tucker keeping-a-gaming-house--nt-48, proved by the House which adjourned whose ships are intercepted but also
Lockhart Rond, ist floor, for The Fa lat 4.20 p.m.
The Colonial Office states thating to appear on a charge of
lottery. other nations who are very friendly when it was announced that an
agreement had been reached on cer- keeping a gaming house lain sites to be leased to the United | Caroline Hill Road, ground floor, Ho States for buses in Bermuda in the Chouk, 50, unemployed, had his bail British West Indies, it was stated in of $75 estrented.
The ideal food must be easy to digest and highly nourishing, while preventing constipation For all these reasons doctors prescribe Horlicks. It builds up strength, promotes restful sleep, does not tax the weakest diges- tion and improves the mother's mlik,
to us."
Greeks In Egypt
Interpellations Banned
Ifouse to-day adopted a resolution TOKYO, Jan. 22 (UP). The
to suppport the Government and to strengthen swiftly the national war- time structure in order to meet the CAIRO, Jan 22 (Reuter).The grave situation and also to abandon Greek Government has ordered the interpellation of the Cabinet minis-mobilisation Greek
of
citizen's fers' opening speeches, which are a throughout Egypt between the ages of feature of the sessions.
20 and 45. This is expected to start to-morrow, The formation of an Army Corps (11) when the Government polleles are named the "Hellenle Column în
Ischeduled for questioning, but at a Egypt” will follow.
For many years Horlicks has been given to expectant and nursing mothers throughout Malaya, with remarkable suc- C055, You can get it from your store to-day.
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regard to Bermuda that the United, Lam Chi, 32, was also charged for State had also asked for the use of the same offence, but pleaded that one or more islands in the Great he was only an employee on the Sound,
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Republican Jibs At King Kong Street, ground flour, us u Lease & Lend Bill Similarly charged, Yan Loi, 30, WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Reuter). unemployed, was fined $75 or or- The Lease and Lend. Bill was dered to serve six weeks' hard labour described as a measure "to authorise by Mr Sheldon. Defendant an undeclared war in the name of ted a previous conviction.
peace and dictatorship in the name
of defending democracy" by Mr Norman Thomas, the Socialist leader, testifying before the Foreign Affairs) Committee of the House of Repre- sentatives to-day.
admit-
Japanese Consul Official Held
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The first formal Indication of the VANCOUVER B. C., Jan. 22 (UP). attitude of the Republican minority-The authorities to-day held Mr towards the Bill in Congress was Matsumoto, a temporary member of given by Senator Charles McNary, the Japanese Consulate, charged with the Republican vice-presidential taking motion pictures of the Jericita candidate in the recent presidential base of the RAF. elections, who announced that he op- The Japanese Consul-General, Mr posed the Bill in its present form| Nakauchi, apologized· und said that because it grants extraordinary and Mr Matsumoto had arrived from tofal power to one person," but em- Japan-only a month ago, and was not phasised that he favoured all ald to aware that the taking of such platures Britain short of war.
was forbidden during the war.
Australians
To Lead
Abyssinian Soldiers
("Reuter" With Abyssinians in Sudan)
The first contingent of regular troops in the new Abyssinian Army was formally entrusted by Emperor Haile Selassio this morning to the leadership of a young Australian officer.
Д dimcult
Vultures were circling over-under their Australian commander, head when, accompanied by the exhorting them to drive the invader Crown Prince, the Duke of from their country. Harrar, the Emperor arrived on it is understood that the contingent the parade ground where the will shortly commence troops were drawn up, cach march of 150 miles into the heart of Abyssinin, taking camels laden with platoon headed by an Australian dynamite and bombs in order to blow sergeant.
up bridges and roads. After inspecting the khoki-clad The Australian officers and non- warriors with their British rifles and commissioned officers in charge are equipment, the Emperor addressed nit volunteers and have been specially them on the task entrusted to them trained for the task ahead..
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