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GEN. PAI CHUNG-HS!

INTERVIEWED

Hankow. June 14,

General Pal Chung-hsl, China's leading strategist and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Route Army, was yesterday inter- viewed by Mr. Edgar Ansel Mowrer. representative of the International Peace Campaign.

With the approval of General Pai. Mr. Mowrer sent a telegram to the headquarters of the Inter- national Peace Campaign in Gene- va, asking it to urge various gov- ernments in Europe to support the American action in prohibiting the sale of war planes to Japan.-

Central News).

ISLAND

WATER

WORKS

1937

1938

RESERVOIR

Low.

Gallons

Tytam

15' 6*

231.08 17

Tytam Byewashi

14' 11"

Contents li Contents in Below Millions Below Millions.

Over- of Overs

of Gallons

-235.76 32

flow

Tytam Intermediate

20' 5*

5.77 26 4" 99.28 13' 0"

Tytam. Tuk

°41′ 4"

597.58 22′ 10′′

Wong Nel Chong "......

9' 7

Pokfulam

10' 11"

Aberdeen Upper

179

Aberdeen Lower

23 7" 32.33

121.30 910.60 18.94 14' 6"

14.21 42.38 4' 5"

56.40 96.03 2-72 160,07 13' 8" 54.53

Total Storage

1.143.25

1.553.39

Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions

of gallons during the month of May.

Consumption

Estimated population

1937

*406.93 444.700

Consumption per head per day 29.5

GENERAL

OUTPOSTS BY AIR

GUARDS' JOURNEY TO CATTERICK

EXERCISE AND VISITS

(BY AIR MAIL)

London, June 1.

די

The 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards began an Interesting exer- cise this morning. The battalion is on the way to join the Northern Command at Catterick for a short period of manoeuvres,

The main body bivouacked at North Mimms Park, near Hatfield. last night, and moved off at dawn this morning in 72 trucks to com- plete the 250-mile journey by road.

It expects to get into touch with 1938

hostile troops before the journey $409.14 Million gallons is completed, and to ensure pro- 445,000

tection for the column two pla- toons of 20 men each were flown from the aerodrome here today... Since these men reached Cat- terick in about two hours, they had plenty of time in which to take ap outpost positions before the arrival of the main body of troops.

34.0 Gallons

*Includes 122.21 million gallons supplied from mainland. 1-Includes 180.10 million gallons supplied from mainland: Additional amount supplied to Island Villages during the month of May 18.71 million gallons.

May 1937-A 15 hours supply (6 a.m.-9 p.m.) was given to all districts during the whole month. with the exception of four days 11th-14th, when a constant supply was given on account of the Coronation Celebrations.

May 1938-A constant supply was given to all districts dur- ing the whole month.

MAINLAND WATER WORKS

1937

1938

RESERVOIR

Kowloon Main

15' 10"

Kowloon Byewash

49′ 5′′

Shek Li Pui. Jubilee

210*

"10"

Shing Mun Reception

Level

Contents in

Contents in Below Millons Below Millions

Over- of Over" of

flow Gallons flow Gallons

208.10 10 9′′ 249.69 40.13 11 0" 144.16 104.76 3' 4" 102.82 804.00 54 5" 1,094.47

33.19 3-

23.95

Total Storage

1,190.14

1,815.00

Consumption of water in Kowloon and New Kowloon 11 millions of gallons during the month of May.

A constant supply was given to all districts during " May 1937 and 1938.

Consumption

Estimated population

1937

305.13 330,500

29.8

1038

One of the platoons was seen embarking in a Vickers Valentia aeroplane here today. No. 50 (Army Cooperation) Wing, R.A.F being responsible for the air tran- sport.

The average. weight of the Guardsmen was 15) stone, but the machine is so constructed with canvas seals, luggage racks, and special clips for rifles that there was no crowding... Packs had been left behind, the men wearing only their web equipment, with ras masks at the "ready."

In their haversacks they had an "tron ration" suficient for 24. hours. During the fight to Cat- terick, which was completed ac- cording to plan. only one or two of the men suffered from air sickness.

Yet a third party of the batta lion had already left by sea for 315.31 Million gallons Hull. This party includes the band 380,000

and drums, and has with it the battalion's full dress uniforms and bearskins. The exercise with the Northern Command will last till June 3. and then the battalion will disperse to pay visits to various districts.

Consumption per head per day

26.8 Gallons Additional amount supplied to Lafchikok Water Boat Dock during the month of April; 8.31 million. gallons.

The reports of the Government Bacteriologist and Analyst shew that the quality of the water is excellent.

J

Total rainfall recorded by Royal Observatory from 1.1.37 to 31.5.37: 19.000; and from 1.1.38 to 31.5.38: 21.345

Although the consumption figures for the past few months. shew no striking increases compared with the corresponding months in 1937. It is believed that the estimates of population given are low due to recent infixes from China.

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MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

Demand By Officers Federation

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Emphasking the necessity for preventing any further· díminu- tion in the number of British merchant ships, the Officers (Mer- chant Navy) Federation in their annual report issued recently re- commend the establishment of a Ministry of Shipping, says The Times,

The nationalization of shipping is not suggested, as this, it is stated, would inevitably be a political Issue, and the position is far too serious to allow it to be a party controversy.

It is recognized that shipping with the knowledge and power to may ultimately find it necessary jurge fundamentally curative mex- to reorganize itself, in self-pre- aures. servation. into 2 public utility

corporation akin to the Central CONTENTMENT ON BOARD

of voluntarily laying up ships in order that those remaining in commission may secure remunera

TREATMENT OF JEWS

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Lord Rothschild's

tive freights as the result of the Tribute To Britain

consequent reduced competition.

A GROTESQUE PROPOSAL

Lord Rothschild, speaking at a luncheon of the Women's Appeal Committee for German-Jewish **IL the situation were less women and children, in Manches- alarming from the national point ter recently, referred to the per- of view," it, la aubmitted, “such a secution of the Jews, says The proposal would be regarded as Times.

1914 and 19187

"Some of the most ville na-

| grotesquely amusing. But can He said:"Although the feeling those responsible for such pro- of sadness at the medieval and posals really be blind to the fact barbaric treatment that Jews are that other nations are merely getting in Central Europe today putting into erect the lessons must inevitably be uppermost in they learned-and which we ap-our minds, I cannot help feeling Fear to have forgotten-between that we ought at the same time to thank God that we live in zo peaceful a country as England.” tions of the world are determined Lord Rothschild said he believed to develop large merchant navies, that there was as little anti-Bemi- quite irrespective of their peacetiam in this country as in any is the need for determined policy Minister of Shipping would be to time economic needs. As a nation country in Europe and he was and custodian leadership.

see, in the national interest, that dependent upon 100,000 tons of im-convinced that the the conditions of employment for ported foodstuffs and raw ma A Minister of Shipping with officers and men were such as to terials daily, it will be suicidal to Cabinet rank would be charged ensure contentment, efficiency. lay up a single British ship with with the sole duty of protecting and security in the lives of those world affairs as they are today, and developing British shipping serving in British merchant ships Shipowners cannot be expected to in the nation's, interest, with due We submit that he should, unless keep their ships in commission if regard to the interests of ship- the point be gained by collective to do so is to incur loss, but, on agreement, insist that a control the other hand, the nation cannot

Electricity Board, but the urgent "One or the functions of

reality of the day, it la submitted,

owners and of officers and men.

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reason was

that the English were a just and generous people and they realized, unlike other countries, that a Jew was just as much a good patriot to his country as he was a good Jew. He himself had always felt the reatest pride in being English and he was just as much an English- man with all the duties that went

MORË. PROTEST

It would be. the duty of a Minis, of entry' scheme be introduced permit its ships and sallormen to with it, as a Jew with all the duties. ter of Shipping, the report con and a really comprehensive train-be idleness while the fleets of

other nations expand."

that went with that. siders, to consider the impressive ing scheme be operated. He

How many other countries were arguments put forward from well should. In the absence of a collec-

The solution of these problems, there in which the Jews were informed quarters for the reintro-tire agreement, Insist upon re- the report contends, is essentially treated in exactly the same way as duction of the Navigation Laws in form of the present system whic the responsibility of those an were the Christians, where the a moderr. form. It is difficult to places the employment of officers swerable for the safety and well-police guarded them and their pro- believe that with our power as the upon a casual basis."

being of our nation and Empire, perty, where they had equal rights greatest importing nation, and The year, under review, the re- and it is for this reason that the and equal responsibilities? There with our bankers financing the port states, was one of marked re. Federation considers that the first were few countries where anyone bulk of the world's cargoes, that rival in the shipping industry, but step might well be to place one had the same liberties, rights, and great influence cannot be brought there were facts which should be man, a Minister of Shipping. In a sense of security as the English to ensure that more cargoes are regarded with the utmost concern position of sole responsibility to carried by British ships and by the Government and the com- the Government for the mainten Sovered by British insurance poli-munity.

ance of British shipping in good heart. "It would seem," it is added. Great Britain's "share of the

Concerning the wars in Spain register more protest at the treat- "that the 'arguments in favour of world's tonnage has fallen from 44 the appointment of a Minister per cent. In 1914 to 28 per cent. in and China, the report states that ent that fellow human beings Germany and were getting in of Shipping are overwhelmingly 1938. And we have 2.000 fewer apart from companies normally.

Austria. strong, and equally, that unless ship, excluding tankers, than in trading to Spain here have sprung One man, and one only the someone in high authority can 1914 Eighty per cent, of the In-p a number of companies avail-

Pope-had persistently and remor- protect British shipping against dian-Far East trade is in the ing themselves of the legitimate itself and against foreign competi- hands of the Japanese, and the but deplorable opportunities for salessly condemned what had been tion, the days of Britain's mari-liner trades in the Pacific are al-very profitable trading which now going on in Germany and Austria. from a nation's agony, Adam They could not expect a country. time. supremacy are numbered most lost of foreign competition.

Hike Britain to precipitate herself The present proposed remedy of

In several such companies con into the bloodiest war that the The only concrete proposal, to saving the industry, by laying⋅ up.

ditions of employment have been world would ever know for the sake the ships by which it lives clearly safeguard the present position ap-very unsatisfactory and numerous of a comparatively few of their shows the need for a man armed pears to be the very alarming one irregularities have arisen.

Yellow human beings, but he could

cies.

He was sometimes surprised that the world as a whole" did "not")

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not help feeling surprised that so humillating and ridiculous ex- they were still a living force in ittle emphasis had been laid in ercises in Holy robes, and lf—and the world, for good, and "for pro- the papers upon what had been he said it with the greatest regret gress. going on. Learn and difdence they were made to It was his ambition that their . What would Christians think if spit on the Crucifix? age descendants, should carry on that they were made to scrub the floors. During four years 2300 young great tradition. Whether that of the churches with the cassocka | people had emigrated from Ger- ambition would be realized depen- of the priests; If members of the many. The Jews had been persecu- ded on the sacrifices which they congregation were made to Coted for some 2.000 years, but today were prepared to make,

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