1937-03-10 — Page 24

BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE NO INVITATION TO

HITLER YOUTH ILL-FEELING NOW AROUSED

Berlin, To-day. London headquarters of the Boy Scouts' Association has declined to invite the German Hitler Youth delegation organisation to send a to the forthcoming Jamboree which is being held in the Netherlands.

Vice Admiral Rambonnet, the Netherlands organising director of the Jamboree appointed by Lord Baden-Powell, has resigned his post, apparently in connexion with

the refusal.

An announcement by the Hitler Youth organisation yesterday ‘says. that "considerable ill-feeling has been aroused by the fact that London headquarters have sent in- vitations to the German confession

al and non-sectarian youth groups, which are no longer recognised in Germany."

Mussolini's Trip To Libya

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 10, 1937.

SLASHING ATTACK ON COURT

Rome, To-day ROOSEVELT'S

ADDRESS

Signor Mussolini left Naples yes- terday on an Italian cruiser on his fortnight visit to Libya.

His large retinue included mem- bers of the German trade delega- tion, which is at present studying Italian economic conditions, as well as the Mayor of Frankfurt.

NEW YORK, TO-DAY. “WE CANNOT YIELD OUR CONSTITUTIONAL DESTINY TO THE PERSONAL JUDG- MENT OF A FEW MEN WHO, BEING FEARFUL OF THE FU- The Duce will land on Friday at

MEANS OF Tobruk, some 200 miles from the TURE, WOULD DENY US THE Egyptian-frontier, where he will be NECESSARY received by Marshal Balbo, Gover- DEALING WITH THE PRE-

SENT." nor-General of Libya.

It was in these words

that Following the naval manoeuvres of the Italian fleet off Tobruk, at President Roosevelt opened his which he will be present, Signor "fireside" broadcast on his judi- Mussolini will make a four-day au- ciary reform plans over a "na-

tional hook-up" last night. tomobile tour of the new 1,500- mile strategic highway in Libya extending to the Tunis frontier.

Recovery, he stated, was speeding up to a point where the dangers of 1929 were again becoming possible. "We are at a crisis in our inabil

to proceed to protect ourselves against catastrophe," he said.

He then plans to fly to Tripoli to open the Fair there, after which he will make a 900-mile trip into theity desert.-Trans-Ocean.

by NEW GERMAN

The statement concluded. saying that even if the Hitler Youth

organisation is invited to attend LAW CAUSES

the Jamboree, it will refuse unless

the invitations to other German CONJECTURE

youth groups are Trans-Ocean.

withdrawn.

FAMED AIR CHIEF LIVING IN SECLUSION

Berlin, To-day.

One of Germany's most famous War-time airmen is celebrating his seventieth birthday on the lonely island of Sylt, north of Heligoland.

He is General Hermann Thomsen,

organiser of the German air force

during the war.

It was General Thomsen who predicted at the beginning of the War that heavier than air machines would prove superior to the Zeppelin.

Berlin, To-day.

Far-reaching powers have been

During the past four years. the Supreme Court had aban- doned the sound rule of giving statutes the benefit of all rea- sonable doubt.

The Court had been acting not as a judical body but as a policy making body.

NOT THE COURT BUT THE

PEOPLE IN ITA

STOP PRESS

TEL. 20022 or 33993

The Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, has received a telegram from the Head Office in London advising that at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders a Final Dividend of 6 per cent on the "A” “B” and "C" shares will be recom- mended (making 12 per cent. for the year less Income Tax) $20,000 written off Landed

and House property, £25,000 Contingency a/c. #172,000 carried forward to 1937. "ac- count.

PEERAGE FOR MR. MACDONALD TOO?

London, To-day.

It is now definitely, though un- officially stated, that the Pre- mier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, will

"The difficulty does not arise from retire immediately after Whit- granted to the Minister of the In- the Court as an institution but from sun. terior by a law adopted by the Cabi-the human beings within it.

It is presumed the date will be

net, authorising retaliatory measures "My proposal will not infringe in about May 26, as the Premier's en- against the subjects of foreign the slightest American civil and re-gagement list for the preceding States and their property · in the ligious liberties.

week is full, including a dinner event of that State penalising Reich "I give a solemn assurance that with the King, and Queen on May subjects. Conjecture is active over in a world where Democracy is un-125.||||||

suggest Political correspondents the object of the new law. It is der attack, I am seeking to make

that Mr. Baldwin will take an earl- believed to be designed to counteract Democracy succeed.Reuter.

of the expropriation

Germans

dom, while Mr. Ramsay Macdon- ald, Lord President of the Council, abroad and to provide a weapon

may also go to the House of Lords. against the arrest of Germans in

The Royal Observatory reports

It is taken for granted that the Russia-Reuter.

that the anti-cyclone has moved Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. eastward to N. Japan, and appears Neville Chamberlain, will be Bri- to have merged into another which tain's next Premier.

CUT BILGE PIPES ON SHIP IN DOCK

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

has developed over Manchuria; a Some uncertainty over his suc- depression covers Tongking. Forecessor at the Exchequer exists, For the theft of 10 pounds of lead cast: E. and S.E. winds, mode- however, both Sir Samuel Hoare, pipe and two pounds of brass pipe, rate; cloudy generally with fog in First Lord of the Admiralty, and valued at $25, from Taikoo Dock, morning.

Mr. Walter Runciman, President of Tsang On, was this morning sentenced

the Board of Trade, being men- Rich-to three months' hard labour by Mr. Mr. F. P. Franklin, manager of tioned as possible Chancellors.

W. Schofield.

the Hong Kong Telegraph, and Mrs. Reuter.

He organised the famous thofen squadron and was mainly responsible for Germany's monthly production of 2,000 aeroplanes.

He was in active service until 1923, when he lost his eyesight as a result of an accident.

Since then the blind air chief has been living almost in seclusion on. his isolated little island. Trans-

Ocean.

CIVIL AVIATION ON

CONTINENT

Inspector O'Connor said defendant was see in the s.s. Lyemun, cutting Franklin, accompanied by their (See Earlier Message on Page 3.) the bilge pipes. Serious damage might children, left to day, for a have been done to the ship.

GOLF COURSE DAMAGE

Chan Muk was this morning sentenc-

cables.

six months' holiday at Home They are travelling to Singapore on the ss. Sarpedon. There they will board the East Asiatic vessel Meonia,

VAST SLUM CLEARANCE

which will take them to London PROGRESSING

ed to two months' hard labour and to A committee meeting was held by

London, To-day. pay $25 or serve another month for the Central British Association in

The continued progress of the damaging the fairway on the Deep Water Bay Golf Course by digging for their clubhouse at King's Park last Government's slum clearance and evening when it was decided to rehousing campaign is shown in the Sub-Inspector Dredge said that at hold a dance very shortly. Be returns for January and February 4 am. on March 3 Four club boys on cause of the large attendance at the look-out, saw two men digging up the last dance, arrangements will the course. Defendant, attempting to escape, fell and was injured and had be made for a larger hall for the

coming function. been in hospital. and Czecho-

Berlin, To-day.

A civil aviation agreement will, it is hoped, be signed shortly between Germany Slovakia 1.

The Czech Government commis- sion arrived here yesterday. Trans-Ocean,

BIG PLANS FOR MURMANSK

Berlin, To-day

Government Ownership

Of Mines Planned

In connection

London, To-day.

with a Govern- Vast development projects in the White Sea district around the city of ment proposal to secure unification Murmansk are being planned by the of coal royalties as part of a Soviet, says the Moscow correspondent general programme for the rationa- of the "Angriff.

lisation

In thrée years, he says, the popula negotiat tion of the town will be increased from the present total of 25,000 to 250,000. ceeding

Trans-Ocean.”

Miss Madge Griffiths, the known KC.C. tennis player, is ing to-day for home in the pedon

tribunal consisting of Lord Justice Green

Mr. Justice Clausen and Lord Plender, the famous

countant,

the coal industry, to determine the value of which have been pro property concerned on the basis considerable time with a sale in the open market by

owners the royalty

have broken willing seller. down.

respectively.

During February, local authori- ties cleared areas comprising 5,088 houses, representing a displacement of 21,401 persons, compared with 4,336 houses and the displacement of 16,787 persons in January.

The total number of houses under condemnation is now 131,000, volving the displacement of 566,148 persons.

As to construction, at the end of January there were 58,140 houses. Ac under construction, compared with 56,549 at end of December while the 5,761 houses were completed during of January compared with 5,450 dur-

ang December-British Wi

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Printed and Publis prietors, The News

If the decision of the Tribunal is well- The Chancellor of the Exchequer acceptable to the Government, they leav-last night announced in the House will introduce a bill in the present, by Gordon Cate Sar of Commons, the appointment by session to acquire the pr

agreement between the parties of alBritish Wireless.

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