1937-12-29 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1937.

EXPANSION

Page

OF WARSHIP

CONSTRUCTION

IN AMERICA

President Roosevelt's Letter On Naval Budget

WORLD EVENTS

CAUSING

"GROWING CONCERN"

Washington, To-day.

FIRST N.Z.

AIR CARGO TO AMERICA

Auckland, To-day.

A fine rug made from New Zea- land wool, a present from the Pre mier, Mr. Savage, to President

A considerable expansion of the naval build- ing programme of the United States is contemplat- Roosevelt, will be part of the first ed, with plans for immediate commencement of additional construction.

cargo carried by air from New Zealand to the United States aboard the Pan American airliner, Samoan Chipper. There will also be a letter from Mr. Savage pay- ing a tribute to American enter prise in the establishment of a service which will strengthen the

This was revealed yesterday in the course of a press conference by President Roosevelt, who said that he had written to the Chairman of the Appro- ties between the two people. priations Committee stating that in consequence of the general international picture, he might ask for more warships than had been outlined in the Navy Department's Budget in the Autumn.

Any such new construction, hej said, could not be termed prepared- ness for a campaign.

The new programme would be started immediately.

President Roosevelt's letter to Mr. Taylor, the chairman of the Appro- priations Committee, states that since the Budget was prepared in the autumn, world events. "have caused me growing concern."

FACTS ARE FACTS

“I do not refer to any nation or to any specific against the United States.

GRENADE THROWER TO BE HANDED OVER

Shanghai, To-day.

The departure of the Samoan Clipper has been postponed until Thursday owing to bad weather in the neighbourhood of Pago Pago. -Reuter.

LADYBIRD

APOLOGIES

REITERATED

NETHERLAND INITIATIVE ON ABYSSINIA

The Hague, Today.

In a reply to a question by Socialist Deputy, the Foreign Min- ister has forwarded to the Second Chamber a detailed written state- ment concerning the motives which mspired the Netherlands GoveIN- ment to sound the signatories of the Oslo Convention in regard to a joint demarche in favour of recog nition of Italian sovereignty over Ethiopia.

The Foreign Minister repeated that it was the intention of the Netherlands Government that nego- tiations with the British and French Governments should pre- cede confidential discussions with Oslo, but that negotiations with all countries who at the League Assembly had taken the same view of the question as the Netherlands Government was impossible since this would have meant inevitable

Tokyo, To-day. Although the contents of the Ja-delay. panese reply to the British protest The Chinese who as was re on the Ladybird incident have not the Netherlands Government is of The Minister goes on to say that ported yesterday threw a hand yet been published, it is stated in the opinion that mere recognition specific grenade into a Japanese military informed circles that the Japanese of the accomplished fact of Italian threat launch while the boat was pass Government reiterates its apolo-conquests cannot violate moral ing under one of the bridges gies and attributes the incident to principles and stresses that the The fact is that in the world as across Soochow Creek, is to be an unfortunate accident and pro-initiative taken by the Nether- a whole nations are not only con- dealt with under the new regu-mises to take necessary measures to lands Government was entirely tinuing but enlarging their arma-lations which makes any person, prevent the recurrence of any such spontaneous. Trans-Ocean ments programmes. I have used including foreigners found guil-deplorable incidents in the future. every conceivable effort to stop this ty of having committed any one--Trans-Ocean.

trend and to work towards a crease in armaments.

de-of the 10 listed offences against

"Nevertheless, facts are facts, and

the United States must them" Reuter.

recognise

PARIS CITY STRIKE

Paris, To-day.

A strike has been called in pro

The E. and A. Steamship Nankin

the Japanese Army liable to Quarantine restrictions imposed will leaves for Manila, Rabaul, punishment by death.

against arrivals from Shanghai on Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and

2.11.

A Japanese spokesman confirmed account of cholera have been remov Hobart on or about Jan. 2 at 9.30 yesterday's report that the new re-ed. gulations applied to foreigners al- though he added that whenever for- eigners are involved an attempt will be made to respect International law as far as possible. Meanwhile the bridges cross the Soochow Creek are to be closed whenever Japanese boats

pass underneath. Trans-

¡Ocean.

test against the decision of the TSINGTAO

Paris City Council to cut the pay

of the lower grades.

The Union joint committee made a statement declaring that

PRACTICALLY

"this is intolerable provocation”; ENVELOPED

and that responsibility for any incidents lies with those who ,provoked them.

Shanghai, To-day. After the meeting, a joint According to a Japanese military committee of delegates from all spokesman this morning, the Ja the unions concerned met and panese forces advancing on Tsing- unanimously approved the deci-tao have practically enveloped sion to strike until the City Tsingtao. The only outlet for the Council accedes to the Union's Chinese defenders, is to retire demands.

north-westwards to the Weihaiwei area Our Own Correspondent.

WATER SERVICES TO CONTINUE

Paris, To-day. Two men, armed with revolvers, It was learned late last night that entered the unnumbered hut of Tar the water service will not be affected Shek-hung, a bean curd dealer, in by the strike, but a strike of buses Tseung Tsun wan near Ping Shan, and tubes has been decided in sym-shortly before midnight yesterday pathy with the striking Municipal and stole money and clothing to the services-Reuter.

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