1939-02-08 — Page 28

SHARP DEBATE ON S. AFRICAN NATIONAL HYMN

Capetown, To-day.

PLANES WARN KULING

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Shanghai, To-day.

Some alarm is felt here concern- ing the situation in the Kuling area, as a result of a report that In the South African Union Japanese aeroplanes dropped hand- Parliament, the motion of the bills over the mountain resort yes- leader of the Nationalists, Dr. terday, warning of the imminence Malan, that the song "Stem Van of an attack on the Chinese troops Suid Africa" should be made in the hill. the national anthem, was debat- ed yesterday.

Dr. Malan based his motion on

the view of his party that no other song Was BO

expressive of the sentiment of all white peoples in the country now well on the way to evolution of its own national individuality.

Mr. Struttaford moved an amendment expressing regret that the national hymn should be made a matter of party strife.

The original ultimatum, warning all foreigners to leave and of non- responsibility for danger to for- eign life in bombing raids, expires on Friday.-Trans-Ocean.

See Page Five.

SKELETON KEYS IN ROBBERY

Po

Two unemployed, Tsui Man, 33, and Yuen Wong, 27, were this The Prime Minister, General

morning charged at the Kowloon Hertzog, opposed Dr. Malan's mo- Magistracy with housebreaking. tion, declaring that it had been Mr. K. F. Wong, manager of the purposely submitted to Parliament Chow Ngai Factory at Pak to emphasise the differences among Street, said accused stolen a quan- the white population. The Gov-tity of piecegoods from the fac- ernment would never admit that

tory. They broke the glass in the Africans-speaking people of South front door, used skeleton keys to Africa had treated others unfair- ly. Trans-Ocean.

open the inside doors. Goods, valu- led about $1,150, were found at Kowloon City. Defendants were

Mr. B. W. Simmons, of the Hong sentenced to six months' hard la- Kong Telephone Company, has re-bour.

ported that between 3.30 p.m. and Second defendant was also sen- 5 p.m. yesterday, his motor car No. tenced to six months' hard labour 644 was stolen while parked at the for a breach of the Deportation Statue Square.

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