1939-01-24 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1939.

BRITAIN MUST LOOK TO HER TRADE DEFENCES

Plain Speaking By Mr. Hudson At German Banquet

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Germany's

Four Year Plan Strain

London, To-day.

Mr. R. S. Hudson, the Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade, reiterated his warning that Britain must look to her defences in the world trade market at a banquet yesterday.

Mr. Hudson was, in fact, speaking at a banquet of the German Chamber of Commerce in the Unit- ed Kingdom, and he emphasised that Britain's export trade was vital to her national interests and must be defended at all costs.

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FINED FOR HAVING CORRIGAN

EXPLOSIVE

Chung Chun, 26, watchman, and

CASE OPENS AT

Cheng Yin, 50, sub-contractor, OLD BAILEY

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were this morning charged before Mr. E. Himsworth with having in their possession a tin of Blasting

London, To-day. Powder and two packets of Sul-

The trial of Dennis Corrigan and phur, without a permit from the Frederick and Jamed Willing_com- Commissioner of Police. First de-menced to-day at the Old Bailey.

was fined $10 and the fendant

Corrigan and the Willings face charges of having conspired with a second $80.

mystery Chinese, Chou Tin-shu, alleged (but denied by the Chinese Embassy) to be a relative of Gen- eral Chiang Kai-shek and Dr. H. H. Paris arms Kung, tó defraud a agent.

DOG-BITE

Mrs. D. Lyon, of 17, Humphrey's Buildings, was summoned this at the Kowloon Magis- morning

tracy before Mr. E. Himsworth following an incident in which her terrier bit cook-boy in Carnarvon Road on January 2.

Mrs. Lyon claimed that the dog was on a lead. It had only bitten the boy because he ran by. The

Britain, he went on, wished to ment, the economic principles trade not to the detriment of other every nation will always show dif- countries, but through the world-ferences from one another. wide growth of international trade "But it must be possible, as in under 'economic and stable condi- the past, to find a way, without dog had been innoculated. The becoming lost in theoretical discus-case was dismissed with a caution. He expressed the hope that the sions about the advantages or dis- industrial negotiations now proceed-advantages of this or that economic ing would result in increased Anglo- | system. We have but to observe German trade and in the elimina- the direction of the development tion of cut-throat competition. What and attempt to find an individual was wanted was the restoration of solution for every individual situa- friendly trade rivalry under more tion." normal conditions and, despite pre- sent difficulties, a reasonable and satisfactory settlement of the pro- blem of British and German trade on the world markets could reached.

GERMANY'S DIFFICULTIES ́

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TRADE RELATIONS

It will be recalled that cases pur- porting to contain arms for China were found to be filled with rubbish.

Reuter.

STEALING BY FINDING

A fine of $10 was imposed on a 19-year-old girl, Leung Tai-kam, by Mr R. A. D. Forrest this morn- charged with present arose from the fact that it girl, Lo Tong, at No. 424, Queen's

The export promotion in vogue ating, when she was

stealing a gold ring, from another

was only by export that Germany could procure the foreign exchange necessary to import indispensable foodstuffs and raw materials.

EQUAL TERMS

Road West.

Defendant picked the ring up on the premises, and did not re

turn it to the owner.

SNATCHING CASE

Dr. von Dirksen, continued by stating that, for hundreds of years, As for the reproach that Ger- Germany and England had been,many was attempting to procure an for each other, the best of cus- unfair share of world markets, Dr. Ng Sow, a student, was this tomers. This old relationship Wiehl said that Germany merely morning charged at Kowloon be-

Mr. E. ought to be a valuable plus for any desired to attain the economic in- fore

Himsworth with Mr. Hudson suggested that Ger-new efforts.

dependence already enjoyed by snatching a handbag from Mrs. E. many's economic difficulties were Dr. Wiehl, of the Ministry

Alvares, of other countries.

on January 22, while primarily due not to exchange con- Foreign Affairs, answered reports Dr. Wiehl pointed out that be- standing at the bus stop in front trols, clearings and payment agree that Germany used unfair trade sides gains in foreign trade Ger- of the Alhambra Theatre. Defen-- ments, but to the intense develop-methods, and that currency control many had also had losses. A trade dant was arrested by two Euro- ment of her internal market under and barter agreements had been war would benefit no one. Worldpeans. stress of the armament demands of forced on Germany by creditor markets were large enough for He was sentenced to 6 months'

the Four Year Plan-Reuter.

DR. DIRKSEN OPTIMISTIC

A tone of optimism was voiced by Herr Dr. Markau, President of the Chamber, and Dr. von Dirksen, the German Ambassador, who has accepted honorary presidency of the Chamber.

The Ambassador said that one of the reasons why Anglo-German trade relations gave reason for optimism was the existence of the Anglo-German Trade Agreement concluded in London in July last year. He was firmly convinced that this agreement would be the foundation on which other possibili- ties would develop. To his mind, the difficulties often mentioned were, by their very nature, chiefly theoretical and by no means un- surmountable. We had to consider that we lived in a very rapidly changing world.

STATUS QUO

"Just as little," the speaker con- tinued, "as a status quo can exist for an indefinite time in the poli- tical sphere, can an economic status quo be regarded as permanent. Economic conditions and principles develop according to the laws that form the basis of all existence. As every nation desired to form own destinies and economic develop-

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hard labour and 10 strokes.

MORE R.A.F. OBSERVERS WANTED-The rapidly expanding Royal Air Force wants more air ob servers, and a large number are now being specially recruited and traired for the bigger Force. This pic- ture was taken at the R.A.F. Flying Training School at Desford, where the now recruits are being train- ed. An R.A.F. bomber flying high above Desford.