HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY,
BRITAIN WILL INCREASE ARMY, NAVY AND GIVE AND TAKE
HER AIR FORCE
Unless Other Nations Fall Into Line
AIR FORCE
Mr. Baldwin Predicts Single Ministry...
To Balance The. Imports
"Washington. November 30. In order to obtain import quo- tes exceeding the minimums fixed Mr. Baldwin declared that when by the proposed Liquor afree- the Estimates for the fighting serment. each foreign nation must vices are to be presented in a few make correspowling e-neurricus months' time, they will examined to US, trade, capecially in farm on the basis of the united defence products in the cases of France,
Navy and Air Force, in combina- wilon.
AERIAL STRENGTH OF EUROPEAN of the country, namely, the Army, Germany and Italy.
POWERS COMPARED
London, November 30.
The debate in the House of Commons yesterday on the air defence of Great Britain ended in the refection, without a division, of the motion-of Rear-Admiral Sueter drawing attention to the "inadequacy" of the alt defence of the Empire, and the adoption by 151 votes to 31 of the motion of Wing Commander James supporting the policy of the Government embodied in the British draft convention.
"BRITAIN'S EXAMPLE ELICITED
NÓ
RESPONSE
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, winding up the debate, sald that Britain could not stand alone in the world in her present position in regard to defence in the air, and on sea and land
The Disarmament situation was
problem and they had offered to go to any length if other nations would do the same. They had, ink- deed, stated their willingness to consent to the complete abolition of military and naval aviation, 'provided only there could be de-
international control of civil avia- tion, which would prevent all possibility of the misuse of civil aircraft' for military purposes.
They would see, said Mr. Baid- win, what money they had to spend and they would know what the disarmament position was in Europe and act accordingly.
The position of the three, ser- vices will be carefully examined for defence as a whole.
LIPS SEALED
Dealing with the disarmament outlook, the" Government-spokes- man, said that his Ups were seal- ed on many highly important issues.
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One of the difficulties, confront- ing anyone speaking of disarma- ment, he added, was that he could not reveal all he knew.
He could not say, for instance, which people were raising the dificulties, otherwise it would be perfectly impossible to advance
one inch-Reuter,
Mr. Boran the commissioner of Industrial Alcohol has revealed that the Treasury had already recely. ed' applications for the Import of twelve million gallons of spirits and from 6 to 7 million gallons of wine.
The Recovery Administration has been requested by five addi- tional industries to impose import restrictions, including antimony from China, and horse hair from China, Britain. Canada, "Russia and the Argentine.--Reuter.
ROOSEVELT-BLACK- CONFER
New York, Nòv, 29. "I have not the slightest idea of resigning," declared Mr. Eugenë, Black, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, on his arrival at Warm Springs, Georgia, to-day. ·· No official announcement follow- ed the meeting between Mr. Black and President Roosevelt, but Mr. Roosevelt was represented as un- and unconcerned about the criticism launched from all quarters against his gold policy.
delicate, he said, but no member vised an exective scheme for the BRITISH LOANS Rooseve
of the Government had in any way lost hope and they were not deavouring in every way possible to achieve an agreement.-Reuter.
A POLICY TO BE AVOIDED "
The Government's determina- tion to continue to pursue a policy which aimed at achieving disarmament in air, was repeated in the Houe of Lords this 'evening by the Marquess of Londonderry, the Air Minister, but he added emphatically that they could not permit a continuance of Britain's present "inferiority. The statement was made in a debate raised. by the Duke of Sutherland, who ask- ed for information regarding Bri tain's relative. aerlai strength in comparison with European Pow-
era.
said the
Lord Londonderry course the Government had con- sistently followed, in connection with air disarmament "was sum. cient indication that they regard- ed the problem as of vital mo- ment.
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It Dow appeared that there were great practical dificulties in the way of such a far-reach- ing measure. But Britain could not accept the continuance of her present inferiority."
If parity could not be secured
TO CHINA
Three Issues in Default
London, Nov. 29.
depending upon revenue from the Chinese Maritimes Customs was the subject of a question by Mr. Hamilton Kerr in the House of Commons to-day.
by reductions elsewhere, then theThe security of British loans converse of the proposition must follow and there would be no option but begin to build upwards while continuing our efforts to secure an international agreement in fixing parity at the lowest level to which other nations would subscribe.
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DECEMBER 1, 1933.
·PROPAGANDA WORK
Enterprising Nazi
Move
Rotterdam. November 38. The arrival here of the yacht. “Deutschland,” which is en route on a thirty-month world tour in the interests of Nam propaganda, has given rise to. anti-Fascist agitation. The yacht, on are Nazi Storm Troopers is equip- ped with propaganda films, and is being guarded by police for the duration of her stay.
which
After leaving Holland at the end of the week, she proceeds to England, France, Mediterranean ports and India. returning "America-Reuter
EX-SCHNEIDER PILOT
Seeks Employment in any Capacity
Via
London, Nov. 30. "Schneider Trophy winner. Once holder world's speed record seeks employment in any capacity."-
This rather startling" appeal for a job has caused excitement in Fleet Street, the "sleuths" being sent out in efforts to discover the identity of the advertised.
EARLY SETTLEMENT ON BATTLEFIELD
Predicted By Well-Informed Circles
CANTON PREPARES FOR ANY
EMERGENCIES
Nanking, November 30. Despite the prevailing gossip, that the Fukien issue
well-informed. has been settled by political means,
people predict an early settlement on the battlefield. Realising the paramount importance of an early decisive. victory, the Government will push a vigorous offensive, aiming at the capture of Foochow within a fortnight.
While details cannot be divulged at present, it is learned that Chiang Kai Shek will strike swiftly, adopt ing daring tactics, and if the movement is successful, Government troops will be within striking distance of Foochow in a week.-Reuter.
CANTON PREPARING
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Canton, Nov. 30. Despite the assurance of the. leaders of the Nineteenth Route Army that they have no The advertiser is Captain E c.intention of attacking Kwang. It is understood that he explain-Biard, who led the British Schneid- tung, war preparations for the er Trophy team to victory over defence of the East River re- the "Italians at Naples in. 1922, in
ed to Mr. Black that his daily monetary moves will not be an nounced, but he warned that no
this fact.
It is emphasised in quarters closest to the President that dollar domestic price level still is the
It is also stated that silver has. been under study for some time. but that there have been no re- cent developments.-Reuter.
It was revealed this morning.
modern Schneider Trophy plane.
speed record for a seaplane of
Captain Blard revealed to an through a long period of ill-health but had now completely recovered. --Reuter.
interviewer that he had been
The 2nd independent division is one of the "crack" troops in the Cantonese army and General Chang, its leader is known as the 'Tiger General." General Tang Lung Kwong, commander of the 4th inde- pendent division will be responsible for the second line of defence along Weichow to Pok-lo. He is one of the former leaders of the famous "Ironside" division, who have distinguished record in Canton.
It is understood that these two crack divisions will be under the direct command of General” Là Yang King, com- mander of the 3rd Army
a machine which would look rather gion were still being feverish. conclusions should be drawn from extraordinary to-day alongside a ly carried out during the last few days as General Chen Chi He then established & World Tong, commander-in-chief of 145.7 miles an hour. The latest the First Group Army, does record is over 420 miles an hour! not want to be caught napping in view of the present grave political development in the province of Fükien.
However, the aim of this is for the defence rather than
Besides placing sufficient offence. "General Li Yang land forces along the East King, commander of the 3rd River regions against a pos- Army who had been ill recent-sible attack from Fukien, ly has returned to resume the General Chen Chi Tong, com, command of his troops. mander-in-chief of the First
SILVER MARKET
A lengthy reply was given by the Foreign Minister, Sir John Simon. The Chinese Government Has been approached in the matter, he said, and had stated that there (From Our Special Correspondent) was at present no surplus from
the Customs revenue available for the service of three loans which were in default..
U.S. PROGRAMME Having referred to, the program- mes for increased air force, in the United States. Japan and Russia. Lord Londonderry said they must hope it. would be possible to fx à The British Government would, first line strength for the prin- however, take all possible steps to cipel air powers which would | safeguard the interests of the A race between nations in arma- } neither be a threat to the peace | bond-holders in these issues. ments was a policy that must be ) of world nor impose ari intolerable avoided at all costs and to this | financial burden, end all the efforts of the Gover- ment had been directed at Gene-
va.
It might be that the disarma- ment conference approached its task with ideallam which, in the present circumstances of the
world, was no reason for censure, and it would be a disaster of the first magnitude if an agreement was not reached on the definite limitation
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Britain and the Empire whole must be made safe in the air, but a race in air armaments should be avoided at all costs Appropriate steps to ensure this policy were at present, engaging the attention of the Government. -Reuter and British Wireless.
MORE DISCUSSIONS
London, Nov. 30. Both Houses of Parlament dis- level which satisfied the require-cusesd Great Britain's air strength ments of defence and
last night.
denied to
the potential aggressor the means of oxence.
In the House Lords, of the Marquess of Londonderry, the that Britain Air-Minister, stated
could no longer continue Mini- lateral disarmament in air and must have an Air Force at least as strong as that of any other na-
in the
House of
VAST AIR FLEETS
When the war closed Britain, was the first.war Power in tde world. After the Armistice, as an earnest of her pacific intention,
genuine The debate tions and proof of the character of her propaganda for Commons was raised on the re- the limitation of air armaments, solution expressing great disquiet she dispersed the greater part of concerning provisions made her vast air feets until the coun- try was to-day the fifth only of the world air Powers in terms of first line strength. "
All countriës had not made public statements of their cur- rent strengths, but the official Agures were available for France and Britain.
for
Was
FUKIEN REVOLT
London, November 30.
MOTOR-LINER. ON FIRE
Following are the Buyer Quota. Damage Estimated at
£100,000
tions on the London market to- day:-
Spot Forward
:
Nov. 30 Nov. 2 181 18.5/16 18.7/16--18 The London on New York cross rate to-day closed at £-U.B
Replying to Mr. W. Nunn in re- gard to the coup d'etat" at Foo- chow on November 18 Bir John 4.171. Simon stated that His Majesty's Minister in China, the Command- er-in-Chief of the China Squadron and His Majesty's Consular officers at Foochow and Amoy were in touch with the situation and" would
BRITAIN AND
·
take Buch steps as might appear CROWN COLONIES
necessary to safeguard British in- terests in the event of their being endangered-Reuter.
TARIFF CORDON ROUND
COLONIAL EMPIRE
London, Nov. 30.
Impossible To Abolish Tariffs
London, Nov. 30. In the House of Commoni,
If Mr. Runciman's warning falls yesterday, Vice-Admiral E A. Tay- on deal ears, the Government for, Conservative Member for Pad- must be ready with active mea-dington, urged a Customs Union sures for defence against Japanese between Great Britain and the compeition, says the Morning post, Crown Colonies. commenting on the debate in the
necessary.
Vice-Admiral “Taylor urged that the British manufactures should enter the Crown Colonies Without tarifs,
the
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Rotterdam, Nov. 30. A serious fire broke out aboard
Roterdamsche-Lloyd motor liner in port to-day."
The social hall and the passen- gers', captain's, and officers' ac- commodation were almost burned out before the fire was controlled
The damage is stated least £100,000.-Reuter,
to be at
FOOTBALL CUP REPLAYS
Aldershot BeatTM Cardiff
London, Nov. 29. Five of the seven replays neces- sary in the first round of the F.A.
3 Folkestone
3 Cardia···
3 Scunthorpe
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3 New Brighton · 4' Revised DraW
The Secretary for the Colonies, House of Commons last night. Bir Philip Cunliffe Lister replied Cup were 'played to-day, proving Neither the employers nor the that the establishment of Identi-comparatively featureless results, our defence of the Empire, and calling for a larger force. Reply-workers of Lancashire have done cal Customs rates in Great Bri- except at Mansfield where New
their utmost to help Ing on the debate late last night, out of their common difficulties, quite impracticable.
themselves tain and the Colonies would be Brighton snatched victory by the Mr. Stanley Baldwin sald that the journal says, but action is still
odd goal of seven. Britain's inferiority in air
The results were ; due to her sincerity in disarma-
Charlton 3 Batu Mr. Runciman has given Japan
Bristol Rr." ment. They were striving for
Aldershot by agreement or rather an opportunity of gaining an sc- peace
curate estimate of the British Bir Philip Cunliffe Lister recall-Accrington striving for disarmament which official attitude and if the warning ed the existence of the British pre- Mansfeld should make war more difficult because peace urtimately
te not heeded, the Government ference, and remarked that i WILL A In Britain's case, the figure was matter of will and not of arma- must take action, beginning with tariffs were abolished, every - Co- the throwing of a cordon of tariffs lony would become a charge on approximately 850 aeroplanes. ments. It was. however, quite
In the French air force, the clear that Britain could not stand round the Colonial Empire. Reu- the Exchequer. Reuter. corresponding figure was about alone in the world in her pre- 1,510.
sent position with regard to de- According to available informs-fence while the speech he made tion, the Soviet Republic figur: some months ago on air warfare. was between 1,400 and 1,500,- the expressed his present convictions. United States between 1,000 and He recognised that the world was 1,100, Italy between 1.000 and prepared to agree to what he de- 1.100...
sired.
THE FIGURES ·
It was clear that Britain's ex- ample had unhappily elicited no
DEFENCE ESTIMATES
ter.
A SOURCE OF STRENGTH
Capt. Anthony Eden in a speech yesterday, said that the dikarma- ment situation was at " present dóminated by the problem of Franco-German relations. Referring to the suggestion that tain could best assist" by defence estimates should be consistent and loyal support of the fore, a path which could no long-aldered by Parliament as a whole League of Nations, who admittedly times, he said the Government were in had fallen upon difficult full agreement with that, and the but it was just in such times that estimates to be presented within a the League most needed its friends. few months would be examined on Public opinion
response whatever in any quarter of the world.
This was, there-
er be followed and they must, however reluctantly, abandon the polley of unilateral disarmament which in the present unfortunate state of international affairs, it was manifestly not only useless but even dangerous to purpose
further:
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NO NEW POLICY.
That did not mean that a new policy would guide them, for the Government had made it plain in their successive pronouncements
COX-
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Gateshead Q. P. Rangers Carlisle Stockport Rotherham
V. Gillingham
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Incident in Nathan Northampton v. Torquay or
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Halifax Sutton Swindon
Mrs. Hunter of 56 Nathan Road Southend was admitted to the Kowloon Workington
in Britain han, Hospital at 6 pm yesterday in a }·
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a basis of the united defences of from its inception, been a source serious condition, suffering from Gainsboro T. v. Aldershot... the country. They would see what of strength to the League, the several wounds believed to have Bournemouth v. Tranmere Accrington v. Bristol R. they had to spend and would know significance of which it was almost been inflicted with a chopper.
According to then what the disarmament post-impossible, to exaggerate,
a Police Report tion was in Europe, better than Much of the criticism. to-day last night, Mrs. Hunter's wounds now. With this knowledge before levelled against the League was were inflicted by a cook's knife. the House, they would go very based upon. misapprehension. The The lady, who is 55 years of age, carefully into these services to see League was neither a touch-stone was atacked in her house during where they could best report on for all ills nor a repository of all the afternoon, by a cook boy of the country's defence as a whole, knowledge. It was essentially a sixteen, who has since been re- at Geneva that they recognised He had by no means lost hope machine for assisting consulta-ported missing. The injuries to the need for a one-power stand in the disarmament situation. tions between nations, and its Mrs. Hunter Include cute in the ard in the air for this country. The Government were going on by value depended upon the use made forehead, face and left wrist. British Government stocks are, The earnestness of their desire every means available to achieve of it. It's wisdom could not be No reason has been assigned for to achieve effective disarmament the agreed result, but the first greater than the collective wisdom the attack and up to a late hour in air had been abundantly pro- thing was that contact must be of the statesmen who employed it. last night, the Police were still in-
British Wireless.
vestigating the case. ved by their approach to this esablished with Germany.
"ALL QUIET"
London. November 30,- Sterling on New York was duo-
The stock markets are quiet.
steady. War Loan being 100.3/18. while French bonds are "armer, with German loans a trine dell Gold is 125/11d-British Wireless.
ted at 5,19 and Paris 844
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It is stated that General-Li¦ Group Army gave orders to held an important militaryGeneral Wong Kwang Yue, meeting with his subordinate commander of the Canton Air officers at Swatow in order to Forces, to despatch four map out plans for the defence squadrons of "aeroplanes to the the of the areas along the East town of Nanhung on River. General Li has drawn North River and the district two lines of defence from of Mui Yuen on the East Chiu Yang to Kit Yang and River. It is, learned that from Ching Hoi to Po Ning, these four squadrons, compos General Chang Sui Kwai, ed mostly of bombers and commander of the 2nd indefighters, will proceed to their pendent division is in charge respective destinations within of the defence of the first line. one or two days.
London, November 30. The Legislative Council of New- foundland has passed the resolu tions on the Royal Commissions report unanimously. Earlier in the week the resolutions were ape proved legislative assembly. British Wireless,
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London, November 30, H. M. the Queen who is suffer- ing from a slight cold is better today. As a precautionary-mea--- sure however, she is again remain- ing indoors at Buckingham Pala- ce-British Wireless:
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