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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 31, 1989.

"WE MUST BE

BE READY TO FIGHT" SAYS EARL

STRONG SPEECHES BY BRITISH AND

FRENCH MINISTERS

London, To-day.

Following the strong address by Sir Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary, further fighting speeches were delivered yesterday by British and French Ministers.

The speakers were Earl de la Warr, President of the Board of Education, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet.

-THE ALMIGHTY-

AND COLONIES

Berlin, To-day. Speaking on colonies in his Reichstag speech, Hitler said it was clear that "either division of the natural riches of the world would have to undergo rectifica- tion by application of force or division would be made from the standpoint of equity and reason. In that case, equity and reason would serve justice and thus in the end expediency.

"But to assume that certain peoples of the earth would be al- lowed by the Almighty first of all to take possession of the world by force and then to deny the robbery by moral theories, was perhaps consoling and convenient to the "Haves," but just as irre- levant, uninteresting and committal for the "Have 'nots.'

Trang-Ocean.

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In his speech, Earl de la Warr appealed for a supreme effort to make the National Service scheme a succes8.

"We must and will. show Europe," he declared, "that we mean business, and that as a free country we can mobilise ourselves. READY TO FIGHT

"We must show our friends that we can be relied upon and our enemies that we must be respect- ed.

"While our only object is world peace we must be ready to fight,

"But arms are not enough. Britain has always been powerful in proportion to her moral strength."

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AS ONE MANZ

Speaking in France, the French Foreign Minister said. that to en- sure peace they must have strict discipline.

M. Bonnet appealed for a. speed up in production of armaments.

He said that the mobilisation during the Crisis proved that France would rise as one man when the country was threatened.

Thla picture comes from Sestriere, in the Italian Alps, a favour- ite ski ground for the experts who like their winter sports earl the 16th century, Miss Owen who works 15 hours a day is also a Sunday School teacher and church worker. Photo shows-Miss Owen (Air outalde her mill standing by the huge water driver" wheel. Mall).

DE LA WARR

Forty year old Miss Lois Owen, one of the few women millers' in Britain, runs the 400 year old mill at Towyn, Merioneth. The mill is at Bryhcrug and has been operating without a break since the 16th century. Owen who works 15 hours a day is also a Sunday School teacher and church worker. Photo shows-Miss Owen out- side her mill standing by the huge water driven wheel: (Air Mail).

SALE OF 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL

INDIAN LABOUR IN MALAYA

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New Delhi, To-day.

The whole future of Indian lab- our and emigration to Malaya is

A number of, the S. C. A. officials, likely to be discussed in the course including Miss Phyllis Harrop, the of conversations which began yester- Malayan Lady Assistant, Inspectors E. G. day morning between a Post and H. W. Fraser, were pre-Government delegation headed by sent at the Kowloon Magistracy Mr. A. Hearne, the Federal Secre- this morning, testifying in the casetary, and the Government of India in which two women, Lau Ho, 46, delegation.

40, The Indian delegation - includes widow, and Cheung Ki-ling, married woman, were charged be-Sir Girja Bajpai and Mr. Venkata- of India's fore Mr. E. Himsworth with taking char the Government part in a transaction for sale of Agent in Malaya. a 8-year-old girl..

In-

The meeting. decided that the question for consideration

Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared for first the second defendant and pleaded would be the wages of Indian la- not guilty while Inspector Post con-bourers in Malaya, on which detail-

ed discussion will begin to-day. ducted the prosecution.

Outlining the prosecution,

Mr. S. M. Charma and Mr. L. spector Post said that the charges R. Chandran, two representatives of against the. two accused were the Central Indian Association, in- brought up after they had on terviewed the Government of India November 19, called Inspector delegation in the afternoon, prin- Fraser asking for registration of cipally to urge the latter not to al- the girl as an adopted daughter for low narrowing down of the discus- the second defendant who had the sion to labour but to ensure a gen- as eral review of conditions of Indian intention of keeping the child

residents in Malaya” in order to secure betterment-Reuter.

a future daughter-in-law for of her sons:

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had

This was rejected by Miss Harrop; when the matter was brought they discovered that the girl to her notice by Inspector Fraser, been sold by first defendant to the. on the ground that the girl was too second on December. 3 for $14. The young and the two defendants did girl is the daughter of the first. not know each other.

Collaborative evidence was also Later, on January 20, first accus-given by Miss Harrlop, Inspector ed visited Inspector Post, and in- Fraser and two Chinese lady 08- formed him that she had, seen her sistants of the S.C.A. daughter in a lorry with second Mr. Lo suggested on the ground accused on the way to Castle Peak, of Hakka custom that they trans- where, the second accured was liv- farred, the child and asked his ing.

Worship to dismissed the case.

As the result of the information, Defendants were then discharged.