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Five Year Time Schedule For Arms To Be Reduced

London, To-day. The Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence, Sir - Thomas Inskip, speaking in London, said he was receiving large numbers of letters from people of all classes offering whatever service they could render to their country.

Sir Thomas said this was a remarkable manifesta- tion of nublic spirit which he hoped the coun- tre could use.

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DEMANDS" ON INDUSTRY Referring to the White Paper on

-M. V. Boissevain, the first of the demands bkely to be made on three new luxury-liners to be placed industry. Sir Thomas Inskip said:on the Hong Kong run by the "The intention at the time was Dutch K. P. M. Line, whose local not to interfere more than neces-agents are the Java China Japan sary with civil industry, but the Lijn, is now in harbour on its mai- events of the last few weeks have

den voyage. made it necessary I hope only for a time that the Government's The liner represents the last programme should have priority. word in luxurious comfort and its Further than that, the Government interior in no way belied the im have decided that, as far as possi pression given by her sleek white ble, the programme that was to be lines when viewed at the Kowloon completed within the 5 years ori- Wharf this morning. ginally marked out should be com-

It has been specially designed for pleted within a less space of time."

Within the last few days, he had travel in tropical seas and on first examined the figures of labour avail-boarding the vessel, one is instantly able in the engineering industry and struck with the spaciousness and entire the result showed - a

of airiness which marks the 10,000 skilled and sômi-sked men. ay-out. ---

SUBTLE WARNING” Concluding, the Minister said he

surplus

The public rooms are lavishly was sure that the people of Britain fitted up a special feature being the had made up their minds that de murals in the first-clases lounge mocracy should not be found wantin which map contours of the vari- ing and it would be much more im- bus countries at which calls are pressive to the world at large if the made, are beautifully outlined. programme could be completed, as State-rooms are furnished in 2 he expected, without resorting to quiet, simple manner and there is compulsion, than if an Act of Parno suggestion of the overcrowding liament were passed dragooning the which marks-many liners which people in the way, they should go.make Hong Kong a port of call British Wireless.

RALLY CALL TO REPUBLICANS IN SPAIN

Madrid, To-day. Strenuous efforts are being made to create a strong barrier|· against the insurgent offensive and to turn the tide of the civil) -

war

The Socialist Trade Unions, num bering 2,000,000+ members; have agreed to urge their associates be longing to the 1924 to 1928 Classes. which have not yet been called to arms by the Government, to join the Army.

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to replace men workers

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There is ample deck space, part being enclosed and other sections fitted with comfortable lounge chairs for sun-bathing. The open- air bathing pool is situated in the midst of a tea lounge with showers and bar conveniently situated.

Altogether a beautiful vessel and one that is sure to commend itself to Hong Kong residents who wish to visit unusual ports of call their way Home on leave.

"FAR EASTERN MIRROR'

bern Mirror" just published, re- The new issne of the Far Eas-

fects developments in Sino-Japan- 289. hostilities in a number of in- teresting articles, including an elo- uent appeal by-Madame Chiang Kafshek for wholehearted national out of support of the spirit of resistan

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