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Centenary Celebrations Of Aden: King's Message

LONDON, JAN, 19 (BSW-THE ADEN CENTENARY CELE- BRATIONS which have been proceeding for the past fortnight reached a climax to-day, the 100th anniversary the hoisting of the British Bag, and at the centenary parade, the Governor, Str Bernard Reilly, read a telegram of congratulation and good... wishes from the hing.

His Majesty added. "The history of Aden is hound up with seafaring traditions of which the British Empire is so Justly proud. Though the youngest of the Colonjes Aden has, for many years past, formed an essential link in the maritime com- munications of the Empire and to-day her people are celebrat- ing the centenary of loyal and devoted service to the Crown.

"I look forward with confidence. not only to the maintenance of past traditions, but also to the continued development Of the Colony and the Increasing pros- perity of its inhabitants."

messute from the Colonial Minister was also read.

FIRMLY UNITED

The Governor's reply, expressing gratitude for the King's message. adocd. "The people of Aden are proud of its position as an essen- tal link in the maritime. com- miturientions, of Your Majesty's Empire. They enter to-day with confidence on the beginning of a

second century of development and progress under the British Crown with which they, without distinc- tion of creed, are firmly united in gratitude and loyal resolution.”

The reply to Mr. MacDonald welcomed the assurances obtained in his message. After reference to the progress made under the old system. the reply proceeded, "At the Sanie -time the people or this Colony realize Aden has reached a

British

ITALIAN STILL IN BANDITS' HANDS

Ransom Reported Already Sent

H.K. Audience

MISS BARBARA GILMAR

GERMAN SONGS

POPULAR

Miles Barbara Gilmar, who was Prima Donna at the State Opera House, Estonia, made her debut before a Hongkong audience in the Rose Room. of the Peninsula Hotel last night in

varied programme of songs in seven languages from opera and operetta, and the Alms.

Miss Gilmar's debut was greeted. by a fairly, large audience, well representative both. of Social eireles and of musical circles in the Colony. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoltry Northcote. and Lady Northcote being present. Miss Gilmar's recital of German songs proved more popular with the audience and these songs ex- cited the most applause. Included in the programme were two songs from the film "Das, Hoff Concert." Supporting Miss Glimar were

CABLES

LEAGUE COUNCIL

INCREASE IN DESPATCH OF TROOPS TO SPAIN

Four Italian Army Corps

In Catalonia Offensive

·GENEVA, JAN. 19 (REUTER)-AT A MEETING OF THE LEAGUE COUNCIL which examined reports of the United King- dom Commission for investigation of air bombardments in Spain, Senor Del Vayo, Republican Spanish Foreign Minister, declared that since the Munich Agreement, which made it possible to withdraw troops from defence in Central Europe, there had been a marked, increase in the despatel of troops and materials to Nationalist Spain.

At least four Italian army corps were now participating in the offensive on Catalonia,

Aerial bombardments, such as that of Barcelona on December 31, were attributable to "İtalian and German allies of Spanish op- Ponents of the Government."

Senor Del Yayo added that the stout resistance of the Spanish people would not be broken elther

by the action of the aggressors or

Indifference by those who for three.

been years had

tolerating the monstrosity. 1

Mr. R. A. Butler. Under-Secre-

Mr. Ettore Pellegatti, cellist, and tary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Arthur Lay, who accompanied and head of the British delegation PEIFING. Jan. 19 (Intl)-Frank at the plano. Mr. Pellegatti's re-to the League Council, maintained Holetti, an Italian national and cital of Popper's "Polonaise de that the establishment of the Bri- tish Commission had been effec- Pelping Postal Commissioner, is Concert" was very heartily active and hoped that it would help

claimed,

ESTONIAN SONG SONG

to mitigate the disastrous nature of these aerial bombardments..

st held by Chinese bandits "In the western hills near the Ming Tombs, 20 miles north of here, in

Miss Gilmar included ሲን The discussion will be resumed spite of the fact that a sum was Estonian song in her recital, this at a further meeting. sent to the bandits in the form of being Aavik's "Koju Igatsus." China national currency.

They

Holett's whitte-Russian hunting stage in its development when it companion and three Chinese ser has become fitted to take its place vants, have been released. as an individual member of the returned to Pelping and reported Colonial Empire and that its in-Holetti was alive and well.

which was very pleasing. "MI

ed than the German songs.

12,000 PLANES

A YEAR

Forecast Of U.S. Production

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Ren- ter)-A forecast that within three years the United States can be turning out war planes at the rate of 12,000 a year, was made yesterday by Major- Gen." Arnold, chief of the Army Air Corps. at a secret session of the House of Repre- sentatives military committee. according to members of the committee.

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Emphasizing the importance of Building up the nation's ability to manufacture planes on large Currency of the Japanese-spon-Chiamano Mim from Puccini's FORMOSAN, FARMERS sored Federal Reserve Bank is not "La Boheme" seemed to particu-TO FIGHT JAPANESE scale. Major-Gen. Arnold speci- acceptable. outside Japanese-con-larly suited Miss Gilmar's soprano.

nically suggested to Congress to trolled areas.

being even more heartily applaud- SHANGHAL Jan. 19 (Int'l) permit industry to start as soon as Mr LJ Yu-pang, representative of possible on the minimum increase of "the four modern English the Formosan Revolutionary Party.of 3.000 planes requested by `Fre songs in the programme yesterday, is reported to have left for Che-sident Roosevelt. He declared that Bridge's "Love Went A-Riding" was klang province, Chiffese reports they would abolish competitive the best received. Comparatively state to-day.

bidding if they were in an cm-" speaking. the English songs did not In Cheklang. Mr. will ask ergency "I think right now we teresta will be best served by the The Holetti hunting party mem-seem to interest the audience. who the Formosan farmers sent by the art faced with an emergency:- and gradual introduction of features of bers were captured by the bandits really awoke to Miss Gilmar after Japanese to cultivate Chinese that Congress ought to change the Colonial administration, that will last Sunday. Two of the Chinese "Vol Che Sapete" from Mozart's farmland in northern Cheklang law." promote the future development | servants. released on Monday,The Marriage of Figaro."

(now occupied by the Japanese) į

Europe." Inclusive of three by Ger-jand to fight against the Japanese. man composers, received much an- It is believed locally that the plause, and the final section of the Formosan revolutionaries may programme took in Friml's "Indian work together with the New Love Call" from "Rose Marte" and Fourth Army officials in pushing Lenar's "Villa" from "The Merry anti-war propaganda behind the

Japanese lines.

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PARLIAMENT NOT TO BE CALLED AT PRESENT

Mr.

Chamberlain Replies To Labour Leader

LONDON, January 19 (BWS)—~The Prime Minister, replying to Mr. Clement Attlee, says he has given careful consideration to the request that Parliament reassemble, which is apparently based on the view that the time has come when the policy of non-intervention should be reversed and an embargo on the sup- ply of arms and munition to the Spanish Government removed. In the opinion of the Governmbat such a course would inevit- ably lead to extension of the conflict, with 'consequences which could not be accurately foresten but would undoubtedly be very

STAVE.

"The Government is not, as at present advised, prepared to adopt sush 4 course, and in these cir cumstances it sees no advantage in anticipating, a date on which Parlament is due to meet in less

states fortnight."

than 3 Chamberlain.

Mr.

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FRENCH NOTE

ΤΟ ΤΟΚΥΟ TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuter)—A councillor of the French Embassy, In the temporary `absence from Tokyo of the Ambassador, M. Charles Arsene Henry, to-day de- "The Government will continue livered to the Japanese Foreign to watch the situation in Spain as Office a Note from the French It develops, and if. in their view. Government declining to agree to

teration in the date it will not Nine-Power Treaty. hesitate to recommend that the The text of the Note is under- House be called together at short | stood to be parallel to the recent

British and American Notes.

circumstances should demand al- unilateral modification of the

and welfare and progress of its brought the ransom demand, of After the interval, the "Songs of to Join the Revolutionary Party JAPANESE SHOT IN notice."

prople."

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37.000 gold to Pelting.

CANTON WAR FRONT

INSUFFICIENT JAPANESE

TROOPS FOR ADVANCE

Districts Up- River Are

All Well Defended

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

CHUNGSHAN, Jan, 19--Despite the increase, of Japanese troops

in Samshut. on the West River, Chinese military circles state that the enemy has not sufficient forces to advance westward. The up- river districts are well defended by Gen. Pai Chung-hsi, the famous Kwangsi leader.

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It was reported that 46 divisions of Japanese troops have land- ed near Whampoa in order to attack Tolshan, Sunwul, Holping and Kongmoon and to cut off all possible communication Unks in the province. There is, however, no confirmation of the report that Japan can send four divisions. to Kwangtung when troops are

needed for the northwest offensive.

CHARGES NOT DISCLOSED

Unusual Features A1 Bow Street

LONDON, Jan. 18' (Renter)--

- Several unusual features of procedure accompanied the appearance. at Bow Street ́to-. 'day of seven men arrested in, and around London.

The charges were not disclosed.. Three of the men were brought | in separately.

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Norie was allowed in the court until the previous one had 12%.

Thereafter a batch of three were heard together.

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IN THE

WORLD'S

AFRICA

NEWS

In connection with the rupture of diplomatic relations between

Reports from Harar state that the Governments of France and Italian motorized troops have been Iman (Persia), it is offcially an- passing through in the direction Įnounced that the French Govern- of the British frontier,

BRITAIN

A sub-committee with authority to complle, a memorandum on the Palestine question was formed at a meeting of the Cabinet. It is

SHANGHAI

CHÚNGKING, Jan, 19 (Central) Japanese, wearing ordinary clothes. A Shanghal report states that a was shot by an unknown gunman in the vicinity of Hungino Garden at Hungjao Road in the western suburbs of Shanghal yesterday afternoon, The victim was rushed to the Japanese Foo Min Hospital, in Hongkew.

The gumman made good his cscape.

U.S. ENVOY SEES MR. HULL WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Reuter, -Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, United ment, has expelled all Iranian States Ambassador to China had students from France. The last

a long conversation with the batch of 60 left Paris on Wednes- Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell day." Iranian students from Lon-Hull.

don temporarily in France were Mr. Johnson said afterwards that notined that they had to France immediately.

stated that this memorandum w UNITED STATES

Chinese authorities do not admit be the basis upon which the Bri- the Japanese occupation of Fayuan tish Government will propose a although the enemy claim this to solution of the Palestine question be the case. According to to the Round Table Conference. Chinese communique, there are no

Military developments Kwangtung. Gen. Wu Chi-wet. one of the army commanders, 1s

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

The Czech Foreign Minister, Dr.

making an inspection of the front Chvalkovsky, left for Berlin yes

prior to the counter-attack.

Nevertheless, military circles

here state that the Japanese

activities in Kwangtung are.

terday.

The Autonomous Blet of Blova-

kla, set up by the new Czechoslo-

leave

Senator Borah declared that he was convinced that no attempt was to be made by the United States, anyhow, for the time Being, to fortify the island of Guam as 1 naval base.

ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS

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the war in China will continue for a long time. He added that the morale of the Chinese was very high.

STORM AT GENEVA

GENEVA, Jan. 19 (Reuter)—A storm has been raised over the question whether Dr. Burckhardt is to resign his post of League High Commissioner in Danzig.

At a private meeting of the Dan-

lg Committee of Three. Britain

and France favoured his remain- ing at his post, while Sweden fav- oured his resignation.

Poland took a strong line in

not resign.

at best large-scale harassing.vak Constitution, met for the first of home and perhaps longing for urging that Dr. Burckhardt should

for they have not sufficient men to deploy over a vast area as the northwest and south- west.

JAPAN SERIOUSLY

time on Wednesday. The leader theatre entertainments.

of the Slovak People's Party, Dr. ̈

WONDERFUL WORK

Buday, who presided, acclaimed This group of young people re. IMPORTANCE OF

the

whole Slovak nation,

foundation of the "second Slovak State" which he said had present the third and fourth units) come into existence ten centuries Corps. The first two units, which of the Chinese Army "Auxillary

after the disappearance of the

were organized in Hongkong some Arst, thanks to the union of the three months ago, are now doing wonderful work in the battlefields, | And, according to Mr. Tsang Sun. trainer of the Corps and Mr. Tang Kam-fat, leader of the units, about!

killed under Are when being pur- sued by the enemy.

CONCERNED TOKYO, Jan. 19 (T/Ocean)- Admiral Kanazawa, the spokesman for the Japanese navy. declared EGYPT

A rifle and ammunition were yesterday that Japan is seriously

produced in connection with some concerned about fortification of "I am greatly hopeful that wisten of them have already been of the cases, and evidence was the island of Guam by the United dom and justice will lead to the given that arms and ammunition States: Guam could only be used establishment of peace in Palestine were found on the premises of as an advance base for long dis- in a way which will abolish the

some of the accused.

tance attacks across the ocean.

To Prevent Sale Of

Scrap Iron

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Iron To Japan

NEW YORK. Jan. 19 (Reuter) - A committee

of Influential Americans, headed by the former Secretary of State, Col. Henry L. Stimson, has been formed with the object of preventing the sale of scrap iron oll, steel and lorries to Japan.

The committee will ask Congress to pass legislation at the pre- sent session prohibiting "the extension of economic aid for war pur- poses to a country which la violating a solemn peace treaty to which the United States is a party."

Mr. Roger Green, former United States Consul-General at Han- kow, is chairman of the committee.

fears of all Arabs and "British there." declared the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mohamed Pasha Mahmoud, in a speech at a banquet to the Arab delegates to the Pales- tine conference in London, who are sailing on Sunday aboard the liner Strathnaver.

FRANCE

The present uniis were formed two weeks ago. In this period they were trained to climb hills and to ind compass directions by night · besides the important aspects of first aid and entertainment for the wounded soldiers.

AIR MISSION

Vital Phase In Imperial Defence

LONDON, Jan. 19 (Trans- ocean)-The British Air Mis- sion which will proceed shortly for Australia, will also visit New Zealand at the invitation of the New Zealand Goverti- ment.

It will be the task of the mission to investigate the Dosafbilities of Increasing aeroplane production in, the British Empire.

WORK ON BOMBERS Only two days ago they enter- MONTREAL, Jan 19 (Reuter) tained the internees at Kowloon Mi. Lewis Ord, Canadian air ex- and their efforts were greatly pert; announced. on his return appreciated. In two days' time from England, that work on the . The meeting of the French they are going to Shumchun to manufacturing of bombers in Cabinet, which lasted two and a comfort the refugees and at the Canada for the Royal Air Force half hours, dealt exclusively with end of this month they will be would start in a few weeks, and the statement of the Foreign leaving Hongkong for their work would continue throughout the Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, on They are volunteer workers and present year and in 1940.

the international situation. It is understood that unanimous agree ment was reached on all points,

are setting a magnificent example Mr. Ord considered it probable to the youths of China and indeed that the bombers would be flown to the whole world.

to England.

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Mr. Shigemitsu's Speech At London Banquet

LONDON, Jan, 19 (Reater)-Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japan" ese Ambassador in London, in a speech at the dinner of the Japan Society in London last evening, emphasized. lds firm be- Het in open diplomacy.

He regretted that so many of the publicists writing about Japanese affairs could neither speak nor read. Japanese. "This want of understanding naturally leads to unhappy results, and what seems almost wilful misinterpretation of the real facts.”

Mr. Shigemitsu said that, if it¦ed. There are extremista in both were possible for him to discuss countries. They cannot do much current affairs, he was certain he harm so long as we understand could make his hearers understand and trust each other. the truth of the situation which

"Let us then look at the situa- unfortunately was not fully ap- tion with unfalling faith, that preciated here, and elsewhere.

whatever happens we are bound "It is a fact that Anglo-Japanese to remain friends forever. and let friendship does constitute one of us calmly regard the current the main pillars of world peace. phases of politics without letting Without it, peace is bound to be the susceptibilities of the moment precarious. It is an essential and blind and bewilder our judgment, Integral part of the fabric of for when the clouds are ifted we and appeasement. There shall see our everlasting friend- peace are certain, elements who want to ship glittering like a great Alpine see our relations hopelessly strain-peak in the radiant sunshine."

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