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Washington Des 14. The All | COLONIAL OFFICE CRITICISED American canal into the Imperial

An amazing dispute between a public company and the Colonial Office is revealed by a circular sued to shareholders of the North

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Many salient points about the matter of time to-day, following Charterland Explonition Conspany |

British Army, and the defence of Britain were made by Viscount Hailsham, Secretary for War, in 'al speech, at the Mansion House, at the dinner of the City Lieuteriants? Club, at which the Lord Mayor (Siz Maurice Jenks) presided.

Responding to the toast of "The Lipperial Forces of the Crown," proposed by Lord Wakefield, pre sident of the club, Viscount Hail sham said there was striking con firmation of a statement he made at the previous dinner of the club, that our Army was. little more than "auj Imperial police force.

Secretary of Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur'a spproval of the project for constructing the $35,600,000 waterway.

The canal will be part of the Hoover dam project.

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It is alleged by the chairman, Mr. H. B. Spiller, that certain evidens was not brought before a recent in- quiry hold by Mr. Justice Maugham owing to the company having been mishod.

The reclaiming of Imperial Valley He complains that one material from the desert, so romantically witness was not called because het described by Harold Bell Wright was alleged to be in a mental in- in his book, The Winning of stitution, although he was at the Barbara Worth," was originally † time living at home and was inter accomplished by running a canal viewed by Mr. Spiller himself soon through Mexico and then back into after.s California **

The circular sent to the share- holders contains a copy of a letter Because the Imperial Valley on written by Mr. Spiller to the Earl the Americans side has developed of Plymouth, the Parliamentary We had reduced our Army, to the so fast and becstés of the inter | Under Secretary for the Colonics, limit consistent with safety. They national aspects of the canal pro-and referring to a territorial point. might be asked how it was they had jest, American farmers in that rent issue between the company and been able to come down to so low a figure. The first answer would have on around the Salton Sen find the Colonial Office which was the to be that financial conditions under the international arrangement coat-subject of the inquiry...

ly, inadequate and satisfactory.

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which we found ourselves, and in the hope of giving a lead to the cause of disarmament we had taken risks which perhaps a less enthusias tic or more prident Government would have thought unwise.

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A second reason was the efficiency of present day organisation. During the twelve months that he had been in office ho had been impressed by the high standard reached organising the Army and in arrang- ing the various branches so that everyone might fit into his proper place.

Use of Mechanisation,

In the presence of Field-Marshal Sir George Milne, Chief of the Im- perial General Staff, he and that we were approaching the time when Sir George would be taking a well- earned rest after seven years in his high office. The country was under an immense debt of gratitude to him for the skill with which he hád handled the Army in a very difficult | period.""

Thirdly, we had made intelligent nse of mechanisation, a British in COvention which brought the modern

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tank into being. There were some people who regarded the tank as an offensive weapon, but the tank was the only moans with which we could save an untold number of lives of our infantry against, the modern quick-firing ride and other offensive.

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Fourthly, we recognised that the Territorial Army was an essential and integral part of our system of) defence. He had heard it said that' the Territorial Army was not suffici ently appreciated at the War Office. "I can contradict that statement bere and now," said Lord Mailaham, and I am not only speaking for myself, but for the whole Any Council. We regard it as an essen

part of the defensive force of ths country and in the absence of which our whole scheme of defence would have to be reorganised.

Estimates for Camp. Referring to the enforced trenchment in connection with the Lord annual Territorial camps, Hailsham said:

For years the All-American canal This letter says the company were.

to understarul that two was dreamed off, and will become | given

officials, whose identities are hiddon: a reality when the present plans under the style of Mr. A. and Mr. are concluded.-United Press. B., could not give evidenco"

as they

Nauking, Noy 21. The Construe tion Committee of China is report ed to be making preparations for the establishment of the first "I cannot give any pledge until hydraulic electric power house in the estimates are agreed, but, China by advantageously using the speaking for myself, and the whole rapids near Ichang, where the of the Army Council, the efficiency plant will be established. When of the Territorial Army is a vital-gata the plan matures, it will generate factor in the defence of this country, sufficient electric power to supply and n second year without camp Szechuan, Hunan and Hupeh. In would seriously impair the efficiency view, however, of a vast sum of of that force. The Commander-in- DECEMBER 22, 1982 money needed for the realization Chief bas been asked to prepa of the scheme, its consummation is estimates providing for the camps.'

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leader, joining his staff as A.D.C.

"I am now a military organiser in the Cantonese forces, acting as liaison officer-between the Southern Government

Foreign And the Powers.

Modern Machinery Needed, China is just entering on the second stage of her evolution to a modern State the age of machinery

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Munchester. In the home of a Jewish family in the Bury New

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a remarkable personality writes, an Evening Standard Correspondent. He is General, Morria Abraham Cohen, who has led armies for China in her wars, and now holds an important post in the Canton Government. He has come to Man- chenter to seo his aged parents 4

General Coben spoke about him self with reluctance. I asked about his expériences in the days after the death of Sun Yat. Sen, when he fed the National forces, and about a time he was reported

wounded and missing" while There may still be differences of quelling a rising. He only abrug opinion in the internal affairs of ged his shoulders and spoke of the Chins, but in ita foreign policy new. Ching He told the

there is absoluto nihontian

I was born in London, anil. lived for many years in Canada, whope I first met Dr. Sun Yat

and I believe that many factories will be kept busy supplying the demands of the Chinese in the development of her anormons --re- sources.

When I asked the General if there were not still differences between the Southern Government and the Government at Nanking, he repli ed

I tried again to draw: Gepers! Cohen on his adventures, but his only response was fair NAME

Hong Kong Daily Press, || Son,& During & hot war Lant to fol A great deal has been written

France with the Caragian forces about me, including my obituary and, after demobilisation, went to Lawat supposed to have been sessi China at the request of the famoussinated about.acayaan

quiry rendered, abortiva įthe main object for whichi-my-company-sou the inquiryst nok more

Mr. Spiller adde

These Katements 31. La repre-

When the guastkaryas raise sentative of the company at the inquiry, accepted without demür, the House of Commons Sir Philip Shortly after the inquiry had ter- Dunliffe-Lister, the Colonial Beore minated it came as a shock to mỏ | tary, said: If any chargo is made to learn that Mr. B. was not in a against the Attorney-General or thứ lunatio asylum, and had never been Troasury Solicitor for their conduct in any danger of mich à fate, of the case, the charge should be

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