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BRITAIN'S DEFENCE

BILL CARRIED

PREMIER ON FOLLY OF MAD

ARMAMENTS' RACE

Opposition Accusations Of Complacency

"WHILE

I CANNOT CONSENT THAT WE SHOULD RELAX OUR ARMAMENTS TO ANY DEGREE UNTIL WE CAN DO SO BY GENERAL agreement with others, who will do the same, I do say that I feel it is our duty to watch every opportunity that may come to try and persuade other governments of the folly of the course we are pursuing and to end. a situation, which, if it is proceeded with, must bring bankruptcy to every country in Europe."

With these words. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Britain's Prime Minister, 'concluded his speech at the resumed debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday on the Government motion for extending the borrow- ing powers of the Government in relation to Britain's re-armament programme.

The Opposition amendment to the Bill was defeated by 310 votes to 127 and the £800,000,000 Government motion was carried.

Earlier in his speech the Prime Chancellor between revenue and Minister said that he had derived loan expenditure in defence. the general Impression that all parts of the House were being forced, by the pressure of facts and a realization of the realities of the situation." towards

some.

thing like a general agreement as to the necessity of the arms pro- gramme they were carrying through and as to the manner in which it WILL being conducted. particularly the way in which it was being financed.

That attitude, he said, was due to the sense which was felt, not only in the House, but throughout the country, that the long period of effort in the preparation and. organisation of defence

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CABLES

Hello & Goodbye

· BY A‚W, HYER

In the coming month, three young men will add another chapter or two to the history of commercial transportation. Their names may not be headlined, their deeds just another day's work but each of them are putting forth every effort for the public and it's demands.

"

Too frequently these unsung President. Taft heroes are taken for granted and

credit la not given where it is due, THE MIDNIGHT BAILING of the There is a very quiet, shy pilot' quiet affair, few goodbye wishers President Taft for Manila was connected with China Natimal

stood about on the pier under the Aviation Corporation, and his name

Is Mr. C. L (Chuck) Sharp. Many Yellowish electric lights. The gang- are the compliments you hear of way was down and the ship ready to ship har moorings when a sing- this young American's ability in an aeroplane, reports have it framing lady in green tazeta frock ran down the pier on silver shod feet those in authority that this avia-; tor is tops in the Far East.

to catch her bout. Mrs. J. C. Merchant, of Manila, found our And to him has fallen the task Hongkong Hotel to her iking and of surveying the new mmgking-just about missed a boat, much to Rangoon mall and passenger route several oficials' disgust.

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On Monday, when ha lert Kai Takį Mr. and Mrs. George J. McCarthy. in his 'DC-2 he was on his way to Oriental Traffic Representative of make the first flight over this ter- the American President Line, tra- ritory for his company. Thus by velled to Manila on an inspection April a regular service will be in visit Singapore may have a call operation by the C.NA.C. from from this gentleman due to the China to India,

planded extension of the Pacific Chief Pilot of the Pan American route to that port Airways' Pacific Division, Captain The aviating young man, for J. "A. Tilton will be at the controls merly connected with the Chinese of his company's new ship the Government, Mr. Carl. Schneider Boeing 41 and a half ton "Cathay went trailing to Manila, A. Jos Clipper" which is due to arrive in of work with an aviation company Hongkong on March 1. This new will keep this flyer down South for Aying boat capable of carrying 74 several months. passengers with a cruising speed of One of the visitors in the Colony 188 .p.h. is one of the largest air-missed öne boat, then another and craft in the world to-day and the another, but friends saw to it that responsibility resting with. this he caught the President Taft, the Chief Pilot is quite a task.

other night. In Trandsome fashion Mr. John

Dewey was escorted

Another world tour is being add-

“This · „massive loan bil,” continued Mr. Churchill, "has bean the factor of confidence at home and a factor upon the side of stability abroad. It is not the British way to indulge in

vain апу

Inglorious boasting. Nevertheless, it is right to say that Britain can stand the strain better than any country in the world. That is from every point of view, not only from the finan- cial and economic strength of the country, but through the association of the whole people. "It is a great comfort that both November, however, his experience ward to America, was now

Opposition parties, despite the consists of five round the world M. V. Schamhorst many grievous differences which cruises on his company's ahips as existed, are in no way challenging Staff-Captain. the principle of this exceptional The Empress of Britain is carry-motorship arrived in the harbour, measure; which the Government ing a large passenger list. the

duty to propose. The United States having the largest Many refugees were destined for feel it a

от Wednesday before daylight coming year will see a very great representation. accretion of our defensive strength.

Shanghai and ving in the hope of For the first time, British aircraft

better treatment and living condi- factories will be earning sums on

tions. à scale hitherto only attained by Germany."

ed to the history of the Canadian shipside and waved down the har- Pacific's Emprese of Britain. Now. bour, This American has been salling through the waters near visiting our city since last sum- Singapore. then to Bangkok, Cap-mer, now, he journeys for a short tain Charles Howard Sapsworth visit to Manila before returning to will bring the 42,500-ton flagship of

the States. the Canadian Pacific Beet into

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sharp, Hongkong's harbour on March 8 parents of Pliot Sharp, connected for a four-day visit. This is the with C.N.A.G.. called to Manila on first world cruise as captain for the short visit. They will return to Skipper who was appointed last the Colony before going home

at last beginning to bear visible fruits.

"Our armaments, vast ** they are, are armaments of defence, and defence alone," declared Mr. Chamberlain amidst cheers, "and if it be true that others have no more intention of aggression than" we have, then the conclusion We must come to is that we are piling up these ruinous ar¬ maments upon A misunder- standing. I am very much inclined to believe that there is a great deal of truth h that statement.”

LABOUR ACCUSATIONS Major C. R. Attlee, Leader of

ago.

Empress of Canada

THERE WERE FEW visitors for the Colony when the German

AT NOON on Tuesday the Empress Gilbert, who passed through our The little young lady Miss G. of Canada shining in a new city on her way to Singapore with coat of white paint left the per many tears, came back for a bet- The reply for the Government for Shanghai and Vancouver. ter view of Hongkong.

GOVERNMENT'S REPLY

came from Mr. W. B. Morrison,

She will

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ISOLATION OR AID FOR DEMOCRACY

DIVIDED U.S. OPINION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (Reuter)-The continued · at-. tacks of the Italian and Ger- man press against President Roosevelt are viewed here as a clumsy attempt to make mis- chief, by painting Mr. Cham- berlain as the man of peace, and President Roosevelt as the - man of war.

vention of War, which condemns This viewpoint is endorsed by the National Council for the Pre-

Senator Pittman's "recklessness” in denouncing the polley of ap peasement.

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·SAN DIEGO, Feb, 22 (Reuter)- A salvage tug is leaving. San Pedro, to-day to rescue the Duke: of Sutherland's yacht Banspeur.

LONDON, Feb. 21, (Beater); Is Majesty, accompanied by the Queen, launched the new. 35,000-ton battleship,King. George V. at Newcastle-on Tyne to-day.

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TWO CAMPS FORMED

here on foreign policy. On the Two camps have been formed

one hand are the Isolationists and Up to Shanghai for a visit went visit here during the week and em-

Republicans, who believe that who said: Talking of defence Sir Elly Kadoorie, K. B. E. with his bark via the President Taft for her tance in Europe, and, therefore, has Amèrica cannot offer any «assia- measures of very considerable son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and home in Honolulu. character does not denote that we Mrs. Lawrence, Kadoorie, These At 7 p.m. last night the day's call right to criticise the policies which struck a rock in the Gulf are subscribing inevitably to war" well-known

people

spent the was completed for this vessel and of the European countries. the Labour Opposition, replying Dealing with the part the army Christmas holiday season in the everyone was aboard, the "schard-dent and the New Dealers, who.

On the other hand is the Presi- of California yesterday morning.

The battleship will be the fastest to Mr. Chamberlain, accused the would play in the event of a Con- Colony and plan to visit for horst" sailed for Shanghai.

The Duke and Duchess, who British warcraft anoat, and the Premier of "unwarrantable

tinental war, Mr. Morrison said: several months in the North. Com-

Mr. G. Fust, of the Bayer Asprin advocate active support of demo- have a party of friends aboard the Admiralty states that it will be 'placency and braze effrontery." "The Government fully agree that

Holidaying and London-bound Company, returned to his work in cracy abroad. He said that Mr. Chamberlain had once involved in a war we cannot a the Pacific Ocean and Canada Shanghai

yacht with them, are reported to "appreciably faster than the Nel- Ten days of holidaying

and Rodney, whose speeds be safe. shown enthusiasm, for appease-

proceed upon the principle of sailed Mr. J. A. D. Morrison, of the in Hongkong was well spent and

are about 23 knots.. BUILDING UP The Duke and Duchess have The main armament consists of ment and disarmament seven years lability (cheers). All our re- Hongkong and Shanghai Banking thoroughly enjoyed.

been cruising the Paciile since ten 14-inch guns in three turrets, It was rather disgusting to sources

been thrown in. Corporation have

CHINA There were many The trip has all too short and find the Premier triumphing.

What we have to consider now is friends down to speed the popular the weather was almost too lovely

early January, when the Banspeur and secondary armament, consiste at

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passed through the Panama Canal of sixteen 5-inch guns in eight the preparation which will have resident of the Colony on his way, according to Mrs. D. B. Sparks a These

RESPONSIBILITY OF MEMBERS arms," said "Major Attlee, were to be made for the initial stage of

en route to Los Angeles resident of Shanghai who came

turreta Numerous smaller going measure of the Premier's failure a war, if it happened.

Another gay gentleman of the visiting the Colony on a short hold-programme of armed resistance include Miss Audrey Sloane-Stanley, carry" aircraft accommodated in For the completion of China's

It is reported that the guests will be mounted, The ship will Colony, Mr. N. L. H. Railton, oonday and rest. "The Government have no dimnected with the shipping depart and not his success,"

There was need for a real Minis-culty in giving an assurance that ment of Jardine, Matheson & Co, man from Shanghai was in a big Chiang pointed

and national reconstruction, mere Miss Elizabeth Leveson-Gower and hangars and down off by means of And Mr. A. Beidel, a business military force, Generalíssimo ter of Defence. Events in the the conversations already begun went on vacation across the Pacific hurry, having foined the ship and enough, but a general spiritual and

a catapult. out. was not upset the balance between the British and reach to Canada. After a look-see of the bought his ticket at the last mo- material mobilization of the nation of forces on the Continent and staffs will naturally cover the res-wilds across that land the sails from Major

Attlee maintained that pective roles to be played in the Montreal homeward to London. ment.

must be carried out. Such a from collective security, Britain first stages of a conflict,

Major and Mrs. V. Gwyn were mobilization fell within the respon- had been reduced almost to isola- "We do not contemplate the ac- The regular winter visitor to our other Shanghai botmd voyagers, sibility of the members of the

city, Miss E. Hardisty Smith packed these people were the centre of Council. He asked whether conversations potentials in peace time on a scale her bags, boarded the "Empresa" z large group in the smoking room Generalissimo Chiang recalled had taken place with Russia with comparable with that prevailing added for her summer home and everyone was enjoying that that Dr. Sun Yat-sen outlined regard to trying to bring more in the, later stages of the Great Vancouver. This charming, tal German beere

three stages for building up China War. We intend our plan to be lady enjoys her winters in the

as a democratic country: the period consistent and complete men, before the sweltering days com- Colony, but away he goes justį

of military operations; the period munitions and war potentials, all

past year had

tion, with one effective ally,

stability into the world situation.

There was widespread dis- may because the people bo- lieved that the Fremler had sacrificed moral principles of the utmost importance. That did not mean that the Premier should go to war, but by should take the side of freedom and democracy and the rules of. law. The feeling was that Mr. Chamberlain, was on the side of aggression, wrong and dictator- ship. (Ministerial laughter).

BLOODLESS WAR Mr. Winston Churchill, who followed Major Attlee, described the present period in history as a period of a bloodless war. They hoped and prayed that that war would remain bloodless and subse- quently that real peace would emerge.a

"In the present" midway post- tion, unparalleled in our history, it is essential, for a full realization of our hopes, that the full strength of 'Britain, actual and potential, should be used to the highest ad- vantage by the Chancellor,” sald Mr. ChurchiUPER

It was right, therefore, that the Chancellor should use the pOWET" ful and heavy weapon of British credit. It seemed that the right balance had been struck by the

cumulation of reserves

Or

war

to take their appropriate place in relation to each other.""

mence.

Captain P. Aikman, of the Cana- The Opposition amendment was dan Pacifle, has been inspecting] defeated by 310 votes to 127 and the overhaul of his ships in Hong the 2800,000,000 Government mokong, now, he heads back home- tion was carried.

ward to his desk in Vancouver.

IMPORTANT REFERENCES. IN PREMIER'S SPEECH

British armaments are for defence-and defence àlons.

It is the duty of this Government to watch for every oppor tunity that may come to try and persuade other Governments of the folly of the course we are pursuing and to put an end to a situation which if it is persisted in must bring bankruptcy to every country in Europe.

It will be criminal to allow the arms situation to go on de-. veloping without making some determined effort to put an end to it.

If I could believe that a conference (on the limitation of re- -duction of armaments) would produés an effective result at this moment, I would not hesitate to call it. But a conference which failed would be worse than no conference at all and I feel that before it is possible to anticipate success from such a conference, we must be sure that those who come to it would come with good will and with a determination to produce the desired re- sults. I do not think we have this confidence established yet to make that conference a practical proposition at the moment.

News of political tutelage; and the period

Bombing

Censored

All reference to the violation of Hongkong territory by Jap“ anese planes on Tuesday was suppressed by the Hongkong censors to whom a report pre- pared for publication in the “Luen. Hoy Han,” yesterday 'was submitted

The paper has been printed as a co-operative enterprise by the Chinese Newspaper Union to meet the public, demand for news while the staffs of individual newspapers were on their New Year holiday.

The paper appeared yesterday with several blank spaces where type had been removed after com- position,

The censors permitted no more to appear than an account of the | raid on Bbumchun, deleting re ference to the bombing of British territory and to losses sustained on this side of the border

of constitutional government.

He regretted that China's pro- gress on the road of democracy had been retarded by Japanese invasion, as, after having entered the period of political tutelage,"she was now compelled to revert to military force to drive away the invaders and eliminate traitors and other: reactionary elementa. Nevertheless, since China's national policy in this time of emergency was one of armed resistance and national re- construction, political tutelage Iri the opinion of the Generalissimo, should be continued even while millitary operations were in pro- gress, though the latter might assums greater significance by comparison..

General Memoto, high Japanese political officer, stated on Feb. 21 that no steps at present were being taken in the formation of a Central Government to China.

Isadore

Greenbaum a young

It is understood that the union hotel worker, who attempted to will make representations to the 】 atta

Kuhn, leader of the Government on the matter, Gerak erican Bund during the Meanwhile, the "Luan Hop Han Bimdist rally in Madison Square will not appear this morning sa Garden, was sentenced to 10 daya all vernacular newspapers are re-imprisonment on a charge of disor suming publicat

derly conduct.

Mr. W. D. Ward.

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