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U.S. NEUTRALITY BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE

Based On George Washington's 1793 Declaration

Washington, To-day.

"The Government yesterday introduced its Neutra-

PALESTINE

OUTRAGES CONDEMNED

Jerusalem, To-day, -

A resolution condemning out.. rages, and the shedding of the tics liable to impair the purity of the Jewish cause, was - passed by the Zionist General Council yesterday.

lity Amendment Bill in the House of Represen-blood of inocent people as tac tives, which was faced with the prospect of an all-night sitting on the measure.

The measure was introduced by Representative Sol

Bloom.

Representative Bloom said the Administration did

not intend to enforce any cast-iron principles.

The Bill was open to any rea- sonable amendments, and those who felt it fell short of the ideal were in- vited to suggest improvements,

Representative Hamilton-Fish-de- clared the Bill was a warlike mea- sure which, in effect, allied the Unit ed-States with Britain at a critical period.

"You cannot sell arms and am- munition to nations without ultim- ately getting into war," he said." WASHINGTON'S PRINCIPLES

Representative Bloom retorted by reading Washington's neutrality proclamation of 1793.

He added that the present Bill was founded on Washington's prin- ciples, and the Administration shared Washington's anxiety keep out of war-Reuter.

BRITISH SUGAR QUOTA

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London, To-day. The President of the Board of Trade, asked in the Commons what proportion of the additional 155,- 000 metric tons of raw sugar which was allocated to British Dominions

and Colonies at the recent meeting of the International Sugar Council. would come

A special committee has been elected to formulate a campaign against the White Paper propos als-Reuter..

"Photographs" Of Britain Should Impress Foreigners

LONDON, TO-DAY.

IN HIS SPEECH TO THE EMPIRE PRESS UNION YESTERDAY MORNING, THE UNDER-SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MR. R. A. BUTLER, MADE SOME REFERENCES TO THE NEW FOREIGN PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

This Department, he said,. would' aim at improving and co-ordinating the supply from

SINO-AMERICAN

INSTITUTE LUNCH

The Chinese-American Institute of Cultural Relations held its second luncheon meeting to-day at the Hong Kong Hotel. Sir Shou- son Chow, the President, presided, and H.E. the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, was the guest of hon- our and speaker. -

A distinguished gathering at- tended the meeting. They includ- ed Sir Robert Kotewall, Hon. Mr. M. K Lo and Mr. Thomas Tam; Dr. C. T. Wang, Dr. W. W. Yen, ́ Dr. Alfred Sze, the well known Chinese diplomats; Dr. John C. H. Wu and Dr. Andrew Lee, well- known Chinese jurists; Governor Wu Teh-chen, Mayor O. K. Yu, Admiral Chen Chak, General Hou Tsong-tse of the Chinese Govern- ment; and Mr. Chien Shin-tse, Mr. Wang Shao-lai, and Mr. Tu Yueh- sen,

the well-known Chinese bankers.

Mr. S. T. Bitting, Vice-President, and Mr. P. K. Chu, General Secre- tary, welcomed the guests.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY REPORT

The Royal Observatory reports

Government THANKSGIVING IN that a ridge of high pressure ex-

sources of information about Bri- tain which would be of interest to foreigners and assisting its flow. through ordinary non-official chan- nels.

THE ABBEY

London, To-day.

and

tends from the Philippine Islands to the Pacific to the east of Japan. An area of low pressure covers Korea, south Japan and the ad- jacent sea.

Tongking.

Its success would therefore de- It is announced from Bucking- A shallow depression covers tion of official and unofficial and un- Queen will attend the 10.30 am. ser- pend upon the voluntary co-opera-ham Palace that the King official organisations, and it would vice at Westminster Abbey next accordingly clearly be seen that Sunday, when. a Thanksgiving and they could not, even if they wished, Prayer will be offered on the occa disseminate highly coloured and sion of Their Majesties' return blatant propaganda which would be from their tour of Canada and New-

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alien to the country's traditions. from the Dominions and Colonies, respectively, replied that the Colonies' share of the total was 110,365 metric tons and that of the Dominions 42,900 metric tons.

"PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO" "We aim not at establishing factory of propaganda, for the word

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foundland and the visit to the Unit- ed States of America British Wireless.

factory implies that something is 42,900 factory implies that something is STUDENT WAYLAID

British Wireless.

YARNELL LEAVES

FOR CHEFOO

Chungking, To-day.

made up. We aim rather at having

a studio at which pictures of our- selves may be taken.

The incident occurred at the junc tion of Tung Street and Queen's Road at about 12.30 am. The men escaped..

Four highway robbers waylaid a "We do not seek for highly col- 22-year-old student, Yu Ming-yau, oured artists' portraits, which a early this morning and rabbed him discriminating foreigner might of $10 and a pair of spectacles. think owed more to art than to na- ture, but for well-taken photographs Admiral Harry Yarnell, Com- of ourselves as we are." mander-in-Chief of the United All they proposed do as a result States Asiatic Fleet, left Chin- of setting up the foreign publicity | wangtao. for Chefoo aboard. his department was to have more such flagship Augusta on Monday, ac-photographs taken and to pay more cording to a Tientsin report, attention to their distribution-Bri Central News...

tish Wireless.

DEFENCE LOAN

Warsaw, To-day. tional defence loan issued on March Subscriptions to the Polish na-

29 now

amount to 404,000,000 zlotys.Reuter,

Mr. Drummond, residing at the Gloucester Hotel, reported the loss of a wrist watch between the Hong Kong Hotel and the Yacht Club.

Sapper Rowbotham, of Victoria Barracks, has reported the theft of a camera, valued at $65.

London, To-day. Motor accessories were stolen. The United States Ambassador from the car of Mr. Y. Abbas, of was among callers at the Foreign No. 12, Queen's Road Central, yes- Office yesterday. British Wireless,terday afternoon.

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