JAPAN'S PARTIES
CHUNGKING TO CHITTAGONG
Chinese Start Road Survey
OPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Mar. 10 (Domel) —
N.S.A. Appeals To A group of Chinese engineers left
Industry
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
Chungking on Tuesday for southern Siking Province to begin surveys for a highway from Nin yuna Sadly in Assam, India, a Chungking dispatch to the New York Timer" sald
TOKYO, March 19 (Domel)--The National Service Association made a definite bid for aerclerating the control of key Industries along leway will open a tie backdoor" to
lines of wartime economy when a Joint conference of the Government, the Association and elvilion repre- sentatives was hell to-day.
Present at the meeting were Count Rainel Arima, Director-General, and Mr Tadayoshi Robotu, Director of the Planning Bureau, of the N.S.A., Meinds of the Ministry of Commerce d Industry and the Planning Board, Hachtsaburo firean, Prezident of
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Exchange At A Glance
TIT. Singapore
T.T. Japan TT. India
T.T. U.S.A.
SELLING
T.T. London ....
1/2
to
Demand London
1/2
T.T. Shanghol
.440
52%
1021
.8244
.24%
TIT. Munila T.T. Batavia
.484
.454
T.T. Bangkok T.T. Saigon -T.T. France
.149
..104%
T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia
102 1/0
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
1/3% .1/3
.25
If constructed, the 1,000-mile high-
China connecting the upper Yangtse with the railway running northward in fadia from Chittagong. The route will cross mountains 20,000 feet bligh and the construction will be the most dimeult.
Petain's Broadcast
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH GRENOBLE, Mar. 19 (UP).—In a betw to-night, Marshal
the Japan fron Manufacturing Com- pany, and Me Youdaki Hatta, Chair-broadcast
of the Japan Chamber of Com-Petain stated: "France to-day is merce and Industry,
subjected to great difeultles and Is
An informal resolution was taken menaced by even more severe men- by the conferencs urging the mann- Aures. She can only energe from Kera of important industries to them through the, most rigorous din- co-operate with the National Service [cipline.
Ascociation in promoting the control "it is my duty to prepare for the of various Industrial branches, crno-day when France will be free again vating enterprising systems, and co-under a new constitution. I fu ordinating the entire economy into an building that pillar day by day." organle whole.
Ex-Party Leaders
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Impoverished Larder
VICHY, Mur. 19 (Reuter).--
| France's hopes of American aid to TOKYO, March 13 (Domel) relieve her food shortage were volved Four former lenders of defunct poll- by Marshal Petain in n broadcast tical parties, Mr Chuli Machida,speech at Grenoble to-day, Minstito President, Mr Fusnnosuke Kuhara, head of
"orthodox"
Ihn
Selyukal, Mr Chikubel Nakajima, chief of the "reformist" Selyukai, and Mr Kenzo Adachi, prezident of the Kokumin Demel, all Cabinet Councillors, this afternoon met at the Premier's residence to discuss the
question of reforming the National
Service Association.
AGRICULTURE IN CHINA
Conference Adjourns
and
and wou
The
he Governinent had a heavy task shortage of supplies and stucks,
specially concerned with the
"We are counting greatly on Aineri- ad to relieve the shortage," he declared,
nick
France was undergoing great dif- culties and her life was threatened
4 m/ D/P London
4in/s L/C U.S.A,
4 m/s France
...014
30 d/s India ... U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02% U.S. Crosa rate in N.Y...4.031
BRITAIN
JOINS WITH HOLLAND
Lord Simon And
Prince Bernhard
LONDON, Mar. 19 (British Wire- less)-Proposing the toast of Princess Juliana and the Royal Family of the Netherlands at
the Royal Empire with still more severe measures but
Society. Juncheon to-day, Lord Simon "we are working more and produc-paid an eloquent tribute to the devo- ing more."
tion to the cause of freedum displayed by the Dulch peoples from the earliest times,
Dutch Premier At White House
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
by
Italian Affairs
In House
Italian
March 20, 1941.
Next Week's Badminton Programme
The following is next week's pre- ́grahuma of matches in the Hongkong badminton Championships, the first ot 'which will take place at Kowloon Gricket Club:
MONDAY, MARCH 24 (KOWLOON CC.)
Ethiopia & Albania LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter).—Mr| R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Com- mons to-day said that the British Government naturally condemned the B. Ribeiro v. J. Odell and Misa 3. Chon Mixed "Daubles--i'. Wong and Mian taking hostages. 17 pan.); P. K. Hooi aux Muss U. Khuo Some 200 Grecka and 259 Albanians v. J. J. Remedios and Mrs Silva (9) in the Epirus and southern Albania, Including leading citizens, priests, women and children and old men, 'were marched tu concentration camps.
Army's
The action was contrary to Inter- national Law, Mr Butler said.
No Request Made LONDON, Mar. 19
(Reuter). Dealing with Italian non-combatants in Abyssinia, Mr R. A. Butler, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. In the House of Commons to-day re- called that an Italian request for safe conduct was the prerequisite for British action and no such request hal been made.
Junior Badminton
K.C.C. And St John's To
Play-off
DEFEATING St Andrew's in their last fixture in the "B" Sec- tion of the Junior Badminton Division, the Kowleon Crickel Club have cared the right to play-off with St John's for the first place of that Section.
p.m.):
"Men's" Bentor Singles-C. Au v. F. Koh (7.30 p.m.).
Men's Junior Singtei.-R. M. Lavaile v, Peter La (9.45 pm),
"/
Ulmary, Supreme Court
'BRACKEN"
in a new.
Men's Senior Doubles.-S. plavanar and C. K. Cheah v. M. P. and Y. P. Loung (8.13 p.)
TUESDAY, MARCH 25 (TAIKOO)
Men's Junior Singles-, Ortell v. M. Talon (B p.m.); P. A. Vyanovich v. II. Dingadało (8.45 p.in.); D. Chellali. Y. W. C. Chung (10 p.m.),
Men's Junior troubles-R. M. Lavalle and N. A. Beltrao v. A. L. Fisher and P. Wynier-Blyth (9.30 p.m.).
FRIDAY, MARCH 28 (RECREIO)
Men's Junior Singles. S. Jonen v. P. C. Leung (7 p.m.); A. L. Fisher v. Peter Lo or R. M. Lavalle (3.45 p.m.): N. L. Smith v. P. Wynter-Blyth (8.30 p.m.); J. L. Anderson v. J. logi or E. Zimmern (0.15 p.m.): E. Gillespie v. D. Chelliah or W. C. Chung 00 D.m.).
MONDAY, MARCH 31 (KOWLOON C.C.)
Men's Senior Bingles.-W. Gillien v. K. W. Choy 7 p.m.): Patrick Wong v. David Kwok (7.45 p.m.),
Men's Junior Singles.-T. S. Young v..P. A. Yvanovich or H. Dingdale (10 p.m.),
and L. A. Carvalho v. K. W. Choy and
Men's Senior Doubles.-M. A. Oliveira | K. B. Low or J. J. Remedios at H. F. Gonsalves (8.30 p.m.).
Each of these two teams have
Men's Junior Doubles.-C. C. Pereira Suffered defent once, and complete and A. E. Xavier v. P. C. Leung and their fixtures with total of 14 K F. Chiu (9.15 p.m.), points, having won seven of their eight matches.
Score_in_last__night's__match be- tween the K.C.C. and St Andrew's was 0-3.
Players are requested to be pre-i sent and ready to play 10 minutes! before the scheduled time.
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"History scarcely provides { parallel to the treachery with which, under
cover of friendship. Hitler first CHUNGKING, Mar.. 10 (Central
introduced Ida agents into the News). The Agricultural and
Netherlands and, then overwhelmed Forestry Conference was adjourned WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (UP)her with assaults from within
iatzel yesterday after a revenday session. Dr von Kleifens, Premter of the
without. A three-year administrative project fexiled Netherlands Government, ac-
"IL will be enough if I mention one for the Ministry of Agriculture and companied by Dr Loudun the Nether-episode from the story of that tragic Forestry,
programine for lauds Ambassador and Mr Summer campaign the murder from the air of agricultural extension and improve- Welles, Under See
Secretary of State, to the helpless civilian population of ment were adopted.
day paid a visit to President Roo
Rotterdam. Resolutions passed included thesevelt at the White House. holding of national agricultural Later, Dr van Kleffens said the products exhibition and an agriet-conversations
dealt broadly with tural products contest, promotion of world affairs and he praised Presid- agricultural education, fixation of an ent Roosevelt's direction of the Lead mans will learn what free and braveing to ex-King Carol and Madame fied to meet the Combined Small estimated expenditure for the pro-and Lease programme saying: men have always known-that you Lupescu which they left behind its in the final of the Large Units motion of agriculture and forestry, an udinirable instance of the Presi- cannot des murtlerin, its people at Seville when they escaped today when they beat the Royal Artil-
it
the establishment of a factory for the manufacture of farming implements, and a national forestry station, pro- motion of animal husbandry veterinary medicine and development of agricultural economy.
and
sent
of
China Oil Exports CHUNGKING, Mar. 19 (Centru! ↑ News) Szechwan Worl abroad through Chunglin month reached a daily average some 315 quiatals as attogether 8,825 quintals were exported. Although the total quantity is fightly less than the January export (8,935 quintais), the daily average exceeds that of the previous month by 25 quintals.
dent's governing capacity."
Colonies will accompany him on his M. Weller, the Duteli Minister of
trip to Batavia,
London's Busmen
"As long as there are tree men alive in the world, that crime will remain an indelible stain on The
Carol Sends. For Luggage
MADRID, Mar, 19 (Reuter).!
pages of history. One day the Cer-Luggage and four dogs belong-
a nation or bend It to your will by fund setting fire to its cities."
Future Ties
Replying. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands made a touching refer- ence to the loyalty of the British peoples rallied round the Crown and
Portugal, are being collected by the Portuguese Count de Mofra who has arrived at Seville from Lisbon.
R.E.'s Qualify To Meet Small Units In Final
THE ROYAL ENGINEERS qual-
Knock-out cricket tournament yester- lery by 11 runs.
Lieut T. A. Pearce, Interporter, re- presented the Artillery int took 4 Ffor 40 and knocked up 36 before being bowled by Denyer. Lieut A. G. Pluinnier, however, was top-scores
LONDON, Mar. 19 (British Wire ready to stake all for victory of the outstanding accounts. He first had for the Gunners with an excellent 43,
principles on which the British Em- lus-While only 72 of the members (pire was built.
we
of staff of London Lassenger Trans "Our close community of interest. port Loard serving with H.M. forces centuries old, has grown since had been killed or died on active joined arms against the common arvice up to last December, 118 hadnemy. Many great responsibilities been killed by enemy action and 322 injured while engaged in performance of their urdinary duties.
The
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SARAH SIMPLE
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A.A. MILNE
at the
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March 19, 20, 21 and 22
at 9.15 p.m.
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Butler Estimates
The Count is also settling Carot's an interview with the Chief of the Seville Polire.
COTTAGE CLUB PAPER HUNT
THE COTTAGE CLUR will hold a Paper Hunt on Saturday, com- meneing at 3:30 p.m.
It is hoped that as many riders-as possible will turn out for this event, details of which will be published later in the week. Pontes will be drawn in the usual manner,
when he was bowled by Megson who eventually took 5 for 4. Denyer claimed for 40.
Scores were
R. Engineers.—¡2a (Miegson 30, Ratcliffe 28. T. A. Pearen 4 for 40).
Artillery-117 (Plummer 43, T. A. Pearce 26. Megson 5 for 40, Denyer 4 for 40).
Matsuoka's Visit: Rome-Comment
SPECIAL TO THE "TCLEGRAPH" ROME, Mar, 19 (UP)-A front
Roma, commenting on the visit of
may
Nazi Depredations New Chief Scout influence Japan to examine the
FROM PAGE ONE
Bulgaria but no estimates were avail- able.
Norway's burden was. the-heaviest, amounting to over one-third of her pre-war national income.
1
page editorial in the "Popolo di
Air Matsuola, hints that the Axis
possibility of peace with Chungking. LONDON,. Mar. 19 (Reuter).
It says that if the United States Lord Somers, who recently succeeded sends, help to China, the Japanese Lord Batiers-Powell as Chief Scout of Will sink the ships. The paper also Great Britain, is now appointed Chief declared that Mr Matsucka's trip is Scout of the British Commonwealth.connected with Washington's "war-
attitude.
BALKAN JEWS
U.S. Warships Will Visit Brisbane
LONDON, Mar, 19 (Reuter)--The Young Plan Comparison
Colonial Under-Secretary, Mr George SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Mr Butler recalled that the maxi- Itall, disclosed in the House of Coni- CANBERRA, Mar. 19 (UP).-The mum annual demand from Germany mons to-day that permits had been Acting Prime Minister, Mr A. W. ever contemplated under the Young Issued for 700 Rumanian Jews to go Fadden, said that the United States Plan was £125,000,000 or less than to Falestine. He foreshadowed the squadron will also visit Brisbane for one third of the present French pay-possibility of similar action regarding three days following the visit to
ment.
A further burden,, said Mr Butler, comprises exports from
occupied countries to Germany. They are obliged to send more goods to Ger- many then they receive in return and the surplus is paid for in "blocked marks" from which no benefit is de- rived now nor is likely to be derived in future.
Bulgarian Jews.
Strike Settled
Sydney.
Mr Fadden paid tribute to the United States for the passage of the Lend and Lease bill and declared, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" "Australin will go on unfalteringly SHANGHAI, Mar. 20 (UP),—The and unitedly with the valiant com- International Settlement buses and puny of American people,” trams were functioning to-day after Col Nnox's Sympathies the bus drivers had returned to work
WASHINGTON, M»r, 10 (Reuter). last night following a walkout tastingCommenting on the "training Even though the occupied terri-
several hours. Simultaneously there cruise" of four United States cruisers tories have already been denuded of
was a strike of bis and tram drivers and nine destroyers to Australian and most of the readily exportable sur-
in the French Concession, and they New Zealand ports, Colonel Knox pluses, Mr Butler added, the total are still on strike this morning. | said that the United States annual loss to the western occupied
"very closely in touch with Australio territories may still be estimated at
and Communal Clash about £100,000,000,
in sympathy with her aspirations DACCA, INDIA, Mar, 19 (Reuter), With the exception of those whose
Wis
RAID ON LONDON Nine were killed and 87 were wound-moverments bave already been
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houses, shops, two cinemas being demolished.
Another northeast coast town was bombert last night for several hours starting at dusk and heavy casualties are feared. Two large fires were started.
The Hemingway
Says "PM":—Before Ernest Hem- ingway left for the Orlent, where ha will be "PM's" correspondent, he learned that the editorial staff of the Toronto "Star," where he once work- ed-until he was fred-is on the verge of a strike. He thereupon rent the Toronto Newspaper Guild $200 and his blessings,
BILL PASSED
WASHINGTėvar
The House has passed the seven bil- Non dollar aid bill.
no mord
ed in "communal clashes arising from publicised, there were a bazaar brawl which led to hrson. United States naval vessels in the
The Police fred on a mob attempt- South Pacific, he added
ing to set fire to a shop and wounded Those in the Antipodes would re-
Turn shortly to Honolulu.
nine.
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