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ments which may be instanced. One is the British Government's but proposal to the League Powers that Germany should be afforded economic opportunities denied her by her lack of colonies, and that access to raw materials”. in mandated and colonial posses- sions might be the means of pro- 1937.curing agreement about arma-

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HONG KONG AND PREFERENCE

ments. The Ottawa treaties are colonies, whatever Mr. Shields presumed to enclose the British

may feel to the contrary, in the Imperial trade preference sche- "Five years from the date me. And here obviously the hereof," was the specified term Ottawa treaties present an ob for the duration of the Ottawa Įstacle. Pre agreements signed on August 20, Another development is the 1932. There is provision for

closer accord, certainly economic their continuation on

and perhaps political as well, be- a `six- months notice basis thereafter, the United States. The President ing sought between Britain and but the desire for revision has of the Board of Trade (Sir Wal- been plainly expressed in several of the Dominions, and it may be

ter Runciman) has recently been assumed, therefore, that this discussing a trade treaty with year will be one of trade negoti

President Roosevelt and Mr. ations between Britain and the Hull; the Atlantic air-mail ser- Empire generally. Hong Kong is vice will start next November as interested in the outcome, as re-

an Anglo-American enterprise; vealed by Mr. A. L. Shields at

and the Pan-American confer- Wednesday's meeting of the Rope Americas in the event of war, to- ence for common action of the Company, following a Chamber of Commerce circular indicating gether with the neutrality re- that a tightening up of the re- ment of the freedom of the solutions of Congress in abandon- gulations regarding umpire seas" doctrine, has, despite ap origin claims must be prepared

for by local exporters. Mr. Shields Pearances to the contrary, con disclosed that as far as the Rope veved a hint to the League Pow Company was concerned, Em-

the United States is find- pire preference has been of little

aculty with the of-masto-operation in Snopes practical value, and that assess ment is doubtless equally true of

affans The recent turrency most other local concerns. Whe joined, has greatly extended the agreement, in which France also ther any greater advantage is exchange stability initiated by likely to be derived from future the "sterling group." It is not agreements is problematical in-likely that "access to raw mater- deed. Hong Kong's voice is ex-ials within the Brush Empire ceeding small in spheres of Im-is a benefit sought by, or to be perial trade policy, though pro-offered to, Germany alone. bably not smaller proportionate-

ly than its manufacturing out-

put for export purposes. The Spoiling The Pictures disposition of the Domimons has been rather to restrict than to extend the scope of Imperial Pre-dencies of modern civilisation is It is a pity that one of the ten- ference. It is true that a notable for one invention to get in the change has been apparent in the way of another, our various and last few weeks, since Britain's infmite refinements tend to trip gigantic arms programme was each other up. And usually it is coupled with a call for co-ordin-the new-comer which resents the ation of Empire defence, batsthat.

this growing realisation of the users have protested that their need for a common policy

every direction can

operate

the benefit of Hong Kong is pro That

lifting

bably too much to

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of the Colony's hopes

ister has said, review

Ottaw treaties is not on

agenda of the Imperial Co

anticipated. As the Prime Min-news that

fence în

imer. Outside

ence the dele

discuss the proce

newal and probably the interest for revision. perial Conference will all its predecessors if its do not touch upon preferences

and

should be opportunity for resolution to

ence to revise the

But it cannot late Autumn at Australian sugg next conferen in Canberra s from the Ottawa the prospects

that leading British

was impaired by sages from ships. not have happen too

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