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HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1938.

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U.S. To Talk

MANNING OF UNITED STATES FLEET TO

FULL WAR STRENGTH IMPORTANT

Six-Point Programme

Of Mr. C. Swanson

INCREASE IN WARPLANES Improved Facilities For

Training Naval Reserves

Washington, November 20.

That it is "highly important' that the Fleet should be manned as soon as possible to full war strength is the recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Claude A Swanson. in his annual report.

Mr. Swanson declares that there is a necessity that the Navy should be immediately available 1 an emergency due to the "pre- sent disturbed international conditions," and polnis out that sub. marines are the only craft at present fully manned.

US, PRAYERS FOR PEOPLE IN DIRE DISTRESS

New York, Nov. 20.

It is uitting that we should offer prayers for unfortunate people in other lands, who are in dire distress, at this our Thanksgiving season," says President Roosevelt in his annual Thanksgiving Day, pro- clamation.

The President declares that the United States had "ample cause to be thankful" for peace, between other. blessings. "We lived in peace and under- standing with our neighbours and saw the world escape from the impending disaster of a general war."--Reuter. »

The Fleet, he says. must be pre- pared to execute, at short notice. Its most vital function, namely, to keep war at distance from American shores and defeat the enemy at sea.

needed for training naval reserves,

Thefth point is that the Marine Corps, which at present numbers 17,000 men, "shou'd have sufficient personnel to provide for the necessary marine detachments and guards for new ships for ex- pandinig naval activities and entry out misslons assigned by the Navy in its plan"

SHORE DEVELOPMENT

The sixth point says that An authorised increase in the Navy afloat "necessitates a further shore development programme of a con- siderable magnitude which must be presented by prescribed channe's."

Apart from men. America's' ex-

'CANDID CAMERA AT THE RACES

PICTURE TAKEN at the Eleventh Extra Race meeting held at

Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Leica).

H.K. AID FOR

JEWS

panding navy requires additional Refugees On Way

officers and "an orderly ship con- struction programme” and warship | construction towards the authoris- ed 20 Der cent increase in the total tonnage, remarks Mr. Swan-

son.

His hint of new large battle- allps comes when he notes that the London Naval Treaty of 1936 has been amended to Dermit 45,000 ton ships...

To Shanghai

The 3.5. Conte Verde will arrive from Europe' to-morrow with a group of Jewish refugees aboard er route to Shanghai. in an

DEATH OF QUEEN

OF NORWAY

AUNT OF KING GEORGE VI

London, Nov. 20. The death .occurred this morning of Queen Maud of Norway, after a long lness, in her 69th year.

Language Of Dictators

THOUSAND

ཁ་འཁོར་་ད་དག་མིད་མ་བྱུང་དཆད་དར་མ་དར་ EMBARKING ON NEW POLICIES

New York, Nov. 20. That the United States is about to embark on new international and home polleles of historical Importance is the opinion of some of the nation's most prominent Industrial leaders, according to the Associated Press, which says that these leaders claim to have know- ledge of the Administration's plans.

In place of "sweet reason" one industrialist is reported to have said that the United States wil' henceforth "talk the language of dictators"

Industrialists visualise the Gove ernment's future programme to be:

1. An army, navy and· a'r force which "could stand off the world;".

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IN CHANGSHA FIRE

Big Government Vote For

Relief Of Homeless

-Chungking, November 20.

TWO THOUSAND PERSONS PERISHED in the five-day con- Bagration which practically razed Changsha last week according to semi-official reports received here. The Chinese Government is said to have appropriated $500,000 for the relief of the homeless in the Hunan capital whither police and gendarmes have returned to main- tain order,

!!

Over 70 men and women workers belonging to the political de- partment in the Wuhan war area are also reported to have reached Changsha under the order of General Chen Chen; who is directing operations on the south bank of the Yangtze, in order to supervise the burial of the dead..

A

temporary market Chinese reports state, has

place. been

opened with three meat and two SHARP ATTACK ON vegetable stalls,

LORD ZETLAND

The famous Chinese cornmunist leader. Chow Wen-lal, who was at first thought to have perished in the fire is now said to be safe in Changsha He fcd when the flames reached the windows of his bedroom.

As soon as he heard about the

2. An international diplomatic are in Changsha while directing drive to "put starch into the de-operations at the front, General mocracles in order to block totall-Chen Chen is reported to have

instructed &

certain army corps commander to act concurrently as 3. A swift drive to end anem-the Changsha garrison commander ployment and labour strife and to maintain peace and order and

tarian encroachments, and

other econemle troubles in

United States.

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Industrialists are of the opinion that the United States is always willing to play the leading role in disarmament when other nations are ready. Reuter.

ORIENTATION OF FOREIGN POLICY URGED

Washington. Nov. 20.

to restore communications-Reu- ter.

CAUSE OF FIRE

Changdng. Nov, 20 Circumstances leading to the. five-day disastrous confingration in Changsha, capital of. Hunan pro vince, which practically razed the elty to the ground are revealed in a statement issued jointly by the Central Publicity Council and the Political Board to-day.

A new and vigorous orientation of foreign policy is being urged upon President Roosevelt by cer- According to the statement, the fire was caused by misinformation tain Leftist advisers,

Proposals are being put forward.of the approach of the Japanese attempt to re-establish their busi-King Edward VII, Her Majesty was consider economic retaliation not

Only surviving child of the late firstly, that the President should invaders

Appreciation of the help render-

Berlin, Nov. 20. A sharp attack has been made on the Marquis of Zet- land, Secretary for India, by the German News Agency re- garding his recent speech.

The report, which is headed, * British Interference with German Domestic Politics," charges Lord Zetland with complete lack of understand-" Ing of the spontaneous danger of the action of the entire German people against the new provocation ΟΣ world Jewry.-Reuter.

JAPANESE

ADVANCE

CHECKED

Mila. Hunan, Nov, 20.

The Japanese driving southward

ness and personal lives after the born on November 26, 1889, and on only against Germany but againsted by foreign residentsin Changsha,along the Canton-Bankow Railway

events

Mr. Swanson adds: "Recom-Central Europe. Imendations will be made in the

AVERAGE" ALLOWANCE

is a permitted average allowance

-Central News.

stated. General.. Chen Cheng, Chairman' of the Hüpeh Provincial Government and Direc-

of the past month in July 22, 1896, she married HRH. Japan, whose reply yesterday to in refugee investigation and rellet are held in check in the hilly re- Prince, Christian Frederik Cari the US. Note is regarded as work is expressed in the statement.gions Immediately south of Yoyang, 'The Jewish community in the George Valdemar Axel of Norway. Colony, headed by Mr. Lawrence (now King Haakon Vil of Nor- have gathered together and are Grand Kadoorie and Mr. E. M. Raymond, way), Queen Maud is a Dame Cross of the Sovereign securing funds for the temporary Order of Malta was made a Dame support and assistance of these Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian unfortunate people.

Order in 1937.

PRECAUTIONARY PERIOD FOR BLACK-OUT

A six-point programme is put coming year as to the tonnage of torward by Mr. Swanson, who re- our fature battleships which will commends, later alla, additional best meet the needs of national replacements for auxiliaries, crea-security." tion of ́s modern, fast and off- elently mauned merchant marine Construction of larger battleships The present number of men en- is also hinted in the report.

listed in the Navy is 105,000, which A representative of this group

Queen Maud is the aunt of King "Our navul auxiliaries are only

will meet the travellers upon their George VI and has one son, Crown slightly improved, despite new con- for all ships of only 85.3 per cent arrival in Hongkong. Their wants Prince Olaf of Norway, who was struction." sava

Swanson, according to the report.

and problems will be discussed and born on July 2, 1903. In 1929 he dealing with the first of the six In the fiscal year, the

Princess Navy, the courtesy and assistance of the married points.

operated 347 vessels of all typer Jewish community here and in the Sweden. Reuter and Special. The creation of 3 merchant and twenty-seven new craft, In-Worth will be extended to them.

HEART FAILURE marine is described as a “measure (cluding five light cruisers. Twelve of great importance to national destroyers were commissioned and embark in Hongkong but the vast According to

70 were actually under construc- majority will continue on to issued by specialists the Queen secondly, that sovereign rights

Shanghal

security."

tion.

AIRCRAFT TENDERS The third point in the pro-

On June 30 this year, 100 vessels. gramme is expressed in the words: were being built, for which appro- "With naval expansion programme priations have been made,

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In the immediate prospects, there says the report. is a greater number

is necessity for an increase in the than any other Power's although

A few of these refugees will dis-

number of aircraft tenders, and Britain's 98 new ships are Jersey GUIDE TO THE NEWS

the development of adequate shore On the same date, the US. Navy facilities for aircraft is one of the had 1,390 Brst line warplanes, 115 Inescapable requisites for its rea-jobsolescent and 642 under order. lisation."

being an increase of 205 on hand The fourth point is that addi-on under construction within the tional or improved facilities are year.-Reuter.

Chinese Courts

Have Jurisdiction

Over Spanish Cases

Shanghai, November 20.- Holding that the Chinese Courts bave, jurisdiction over Spa- nish cases the First Special District Court yesterday awarded to the China Realty Company (Fed. Inc., U. S: A judgment for $700,-) 000 (Chinese dollars) plus Interest and costs, against the Augustian Procuration..

NEW WARFARE TACTICS

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Chungking. Nov 20, Wide powers have been given to

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In the course of a protracted legal battle, the Chinese Judge, Li, ruled that the Sino-Spanish Treaty of Extraterritoriality was no longer applicable since Spain's consular representatives had with- drawn from China."

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the various war area commanders! The suit involved the mortgage in order to enable them to take of a piece of land in Pooting. swift action in accordance with The Spanish fathers were Co- the Chinese Government's new defendants with the China Motion mobile warfare tactics, according Picture Finance Corporation.-----. to Chinese press reporta-Reuter. Reuter.

Page 3-South China relief fund Reller stores. for Canton refugees. Air raid wardens

Page 4-News about the Ser-

vices. London Gazette.

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Page 5-Story of R.A.F. record fight. Cinemas. Diary of

local events. Page 6.Chinese puab

Canton continues: Japanese move articipated. Germany and Coleries Anglo-Italian relations

Page 7-Women's page. Page 8-The leading articles.

China break-up

move: China vill not surrender. Open letter to Mr. Cham- berlain. Hello and goodbye. Page 10-Eleventh extra race meeting, Tennis Football. Yachting

Page 11 Radio programmes. Pages 12 and 13.---Finance' and

commerce.

Pages 14 & 15-Shipping news

and directory.

Page 16 -Recreio trounce C. C. C. South China "A" ". Kwong Wah. Macao De- cember face meeting..

Martha of

London. Nov, 20.

a communique-

The practice air raid Pre- cautionary Period commences at 10 p.m. to-night, and the public is advised to prepare blacking-out plans.

slamming the Open Door in Chira;'

died of heart failure without pre-should be restored to the Spanish

CHINESE BOMBERS

ACTIVE

Chungking. Now, 29.

of the Political Board of the Heavy damage was done to the Military Headquarters, when ques- rallway bridge near the Sinfeng tioned by a Central News repre- station on the Nanking-Sharghalsentative on the war situation yes- Railway, about 57 miles east of terday.

Nanking, during an air raid staged The Japanese driving down the by a squadron of Chinese bombers Nanchang-Kukiang Railway, Gen- at midnight on November 16. nc eral Chen added, are halted on the.. cording to a Shanghat message1.orth bank of the Sla River to the

Central News,

south of Tehan.-Central News.

vious warning" and King Haakon (Barcelona) Government; thirdly. BRITISH

who has been staying at Bucking-that the President should make a

gesture ham Palace was unable to get to complimentary

towards her bedside in time. The Queen Catholicism by establishing diplo- died in her sleep with only a nurse matic relations with the Vatican. present.

Whether the President leans ̋to-" News of her death was convey-wards these counsels, which are to Their Majesties who are designed to give him unquestioned spending the week-end at St. leadership of the world's democra- Paul's, Walden, near Hitchin, with cles, cannot at present be ascer the Queen's brother the Hon. Davia taized.

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most

Bowes Lyon, and the King later It would not be fair to label the talked to his uncle. King Haakon. Individuals responsible for such

Queen Maud was an English advice, but the President's Princess and possibly she may be liberal advisers are known to be buried in this country but no the State Departinent omcials, arrangements have yet been made. Messrs. H. Ickes, Minister for In- -Reuter.

terior, Hopkins and Berle and two Corcoran PROFOUND SORROW

young lawyers, Messrs. Oslo, Nov. 20. and Cohen, who help to draft pre- The Queen's death has caused sidential policy-Reuter. profound sorrow in Norway where the news was quite unexpected as everybody had hoped the Queen would survive after the first en- couraging reports from London. Declarations from all quarters stress the sympathy and love in which Queen was held everywhere.

SIR ARCHIBALD CLARK KERR

1:

IN COLONY

Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, Bri- A Cabinet meeting was held this tish Ambassador to China, arrived afternoon and Crown Prince Olat in Hongkong from Chungking by is leaving for London to-night-a "C.N.AC. plane on Saturday Reuter,

night, and is a guest at Govern- ment House..

BRITISH ENVOY AT WHITEHOUSE

Washington, Nov. 20.

Sir

The British Ambassador, Ronald Lindsay, unexpectedly call- ed at the Whitehouse late this afternoon-Reuter,

The British Ambassador will leave for Shanghai aboard the Italian liner Conte Rosso on Tues day, says "Central -News.”.

His Excellency was recently In Changing where he had a conference with Genera)-

··fsalmo -Chiang Kai-shek.

TROOPS' BUSY

WEEK IN PALESTINE

Known Arab Terrorists.

Among Detained

Jerusalem, Nov. 20.

British troops in Palestine had a busy week gombing villages for terrorists and illegal stocks of args and ammunition, Altogether, 300 villages were searched and 800 Arabs. were detained, 32 rifles, five revolvers and a large quantity of, ammunition and equipment being elzed.

Some of the Arabs detained are known terrorists.

Three British soldiers were kill-upon the Arabs, thinking that the ed and eight wounded in the British troops aufered heavy course of several successful field casualties, closed in and charged, operations, in which heavy casual- shouting "Aia vhoe Akbar.” ties were inflicted on the rebels. The Guardsmen opened ma

According to Arab sources, Abdul chine-gun and rifle fire at 40 Kader Hussein, cousin of the yards, inflicting smashing losses. Grand Mufti, was wounded in an The Amb survivors fed-Reuter. engagement between an Arab band and British soldiers in the north. region on Thursday night-Reuter.

GUARDSMAN KILLED

Jerusalem, Nov. 20.

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JAPANESE CADETS

Shanghai Nov. 20,

Three hundred and twenty-one cadets of the Japanese Naval

One Coldstream Guardsman was Training Squadron will arrive here killed and six, were wounded when to-morrow afternoon on board the and

a detachment routed a large band veteran

cruisers Inete

of Arabs in a fierce fight north Yakumo, a naval spokesman an- of Rebrun yesterday.

nounced to-day. The Guardsmen were returning

The cadets, under Vice-Admiral from reconnaissance and encoun-Tanimoto, will tour the battle tered heavy Bre. They took up areas before leaving for Formioka positions without fring, where on Friday afternoon-Reuter.

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