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lombo. West of Ceylon, towards Notice To Contributors“TM Suez, bases are already in exist- All communications intende for ence.. The importance of the publication should be address to Imperial flying-boat fleet for the the Editor, and be accompanied by should now become more ob- England-Australia mail service Writer's Name and Address,

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Hong Kong, Wednesday, March 31, 197 amount announced

EMPIRE DEFENCE

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PLANS

to 53,000,000 dollars. The im- mediate plans are for fortifica- tions on the British Columbian coast, the addition of over 100 machines of various types to the Mr. Baldwin's recent state Canadian Air Force, increase in ment Parliament disclosed air and naval personnel, and the that discussions on Imperial building of four mine-sweepers. defence will take the lead-South Africa is also providing ing place at the coming Im-for a great increase in the perial Conference, and that allJnion Air Force. Never before Dominion Governments have aliave the British Empire coun- ready received from Whitehallries exhibited simultaneously much preliminary information Sich remarkable energy in -de- about the situation as it will be fence preparations. presented to them. "The main

task of the conference will be to ILO. Plans devise a workable scheme of co-

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operation to be in readiness On Friday, there will meet should a challenge again con-jin Washington, at the express front the Empire." The import-invitation of President Roose- ant words here are "to be in velt the first I.L.Q. gathering readiness." The British Govern- since President Wilson summon- ment intimates that it is advising ed the first International Labour no rigid plan, but "circumstances Conference there in 1920. will require that

the ma- The meeting will be a tech- chinery for consultation will[nical conference concerned with work in even closer collaboration the hours of work in the textile than at present.”

trade and will be attended by In his speech in Parliament on Governments, employers and the Defence estimates the Min-workers' delegates from most of ister for Coordination of De- the pincipal textile countries. fence declared that Imperial co-The conference is one of several operation was the foundation of technical conferences which have defence strategy, and it is clear as ther purpose the reduc- now that he spoke with thought tion of the hours of work in to the proposals which Britain is particular industries.

The re- preparing to make, and of which ports will be presented to the some publication in general International Labour Conference terms is now allowed.

when it meets at Geneva în June

The completion in all respects and it is hoped that Conventions of the Singapore base under the incorporating the decisions ar- revised plans is expected for the rived at will be adopted. lend of 1939. The graving-dock In the meantime the Govern- should be ready by next July, ing Body has been busy drawing Upon the completion of the base up an agenda in consultation the Admiralty, it is stated, with various Governments for means to revive the pre-war plan the

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for an Imperial Pacific fleet, to hao 1988 Conference," as

to be approved by which the Dominions would con- this year's Conference. One of tribute. By the end of 1939, or the matters proposed for the shortly afterwards, the new bat- agenda is that of Native Labour. tleships of the current British When the proposal was made the programme should be ready and South African Government sug- commissioned. That event, it is gested that the Governing Body believed, will allow of a squadron should appoint a small delega- of five Queen Elizabeths (includ-tion of its own members to study ing the Malaya, which was built conditions of Native Labour in from funds subscribed in that South Africa. The offer has colony) to be released for the been accepted. The fact that new Pacific fleet. Accompanying this question is to be seriously the battleships will be a propor- tackled is one of a considerable tionate strength of cruisers and number of recent instances of auxiliary craft. It is in this the world-wide character of the combined fleet that the Domin-work of the I.L.O. It is by no ions will be asked to take some means concerned only with con- share. Australia, of course, is ditions of European or "white" already contributing with her labour. The worker everywhere own fleet; but she may be asked of every race is entitled to the to provide additional cruisers. protection which the I.L.O. No doubt also the question will exists to promote. be raised of Australian willing- ness to furnish, in emergency, garrison reinforcements Singapore as well as food, and other supplies.

for TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

US, FRONT?: "The British Empire and France constitute the Just what part Imperial air first line of defence of North forces may play in escorting con-America.”—Raymond Leslie Buell voys on the maîn trade routes is not clear. The British Air Min- LINE DRAWN: “I do not think istry is preparing aircraft bases it is pampering a prisoner to give Jalong the chief eastern sea route. him butter on his bread.”—Sheriff Apart from the main R.A.F. Bert Yells of Seneca County, N. Y

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