HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BRITAIN FOLLOWING DOUBLE LINE OF POLICY. SAYS MR. CHAMBERLAIN
Removal Of Possible Causes Of War And To Build Up The Country's Strength:
LONDON, June 10 (Reuter)-After stating that he was con- vinced that broadly speaking, the whole country approved the Chamberlain. policy he had been trying to follow, Mr. Noville
In a speech at Birmingham, said that to ensure the safety of the nation he had bean pursuing two differmat, but not incon- sistent, lines,
They were to find out and, if he could, remove possible causes of war, and to build up this country's strength so that if ever it came to discussing terms of settlement no country would be able to force us out of our weakness to accept terms dis- honourable or disastrous to our vital interests.
Negotiation -Not Force
BRITAIN PREPARED FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH GERMANY
A
LONDON, June 11 (Reuter) reception -Speaking at given in his honour at Bir- mingham yesterday, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, referred to an allusion by the Chairman about a general election within eigh teen months and, said that he had not made up his mind yet as to when it was going to be.
Regarding the first part of that double polley, Mr. Chamberlain
sald he must admit he had had many disappointment and set- backs and very little help from countries with" which he hoping to come to an understand ing.
National Defence
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On the other hand, progress in building up our national defence had been so extensive and so rapid that he could say now with cond- dence, that no country, however, strong, would lightly undertake, a conflict with this country. CAD
plause),
"All the World knows we would never use these mighty forces to begin an unprovoked war upon anybody else.
Distortion of Truth "Although from time to time I the contrary. The Premier, added: 'As Lord see allegations, to
hade" for the purpose of pro- Halifax said yesterday, in a re- markable speech in the House of paganda, I hope no people would Lords, we are still ready to dis-be cass, at a round table, the claims of Germany or any other country. provided there seems a reasonable prospect of a real settlement.
"Only we must have con- fidence that there is such a prospect and such a settlement must be obtained by negotia- tion and not by force."
HISTORIC
deceived of the 'truth'
"There" is. however, one thing we must resist, and that is any attempt to dominate Earope by force.
“There can be no settled peace in Europe if the attempt is made: But as long as no such ambitions are entertained, nobody has any thing to fear from the armed might of Britain.
"Moreover, we have not aban doned the first part of our policy." Mr. Chamberlain "concluded by pledging himself to the task of
PEACE FRONT:
NO TURNINGTM BACK
Mr. Anthony Eden's
Warning
CABLES
POLISH REPLY TO REQUEST. FROM FREE CITY
WARSAW, June 11 (Reuter)— Rejecting the demand of the Danzig Senate for reduction in the number of Polish Customs amelals in the Free City, the Polish Government Informed the Senate that the demand was absolutely, unfounded and, in the opinion of the Govern-- ment, the number of Polish officials is insufficient.
RECRUITING
LONDON, June 11.(Reuter)----Mr. Anthony Eden, addressing a Con-
RECORDS BEATEN servative demonstration near War-
LONDON, June 10 (BWS)-Re- wick, said that, having decided upon a peace-front, the Govern-cruiting for the Regular Army last ment could not turn back.
month easily beat ali records since the War.
Mr. Eden gave warning, too, that it would be the wildest folly not
to include in that front all nations with no aggressive aims, whatever
their politics.
"Regarding Russia, pur dislike of Communism should not blind us to the fact that Russia is neither aggressive por expansionist," he concluded.
FIRST WITH
THE NEWS
Men accepted numbered 8,267, an increase of 2,350 over the bas period last year.
DETECTIVE DIES
1 BULLET FROM
WOUND
Police Force Lose ·
Able Officer
Detective Wan' Man, who was wounded by a gangster's bullet In the Lee Yuen Street East shooting affray last Monday, died at the Queen Mary Hospital at 11 am. yesterday.
After the bullet was extracted on Tuesday, the condition of the detective improved and hopes were then held out for his eventual re- however. covery, Later on in the week, more serious, and in spite of every his condition became
attention could through.
By his death, the Police Force. has lost an-able-and-courageous oncer who was extremely well liked by all his colleagues," both
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WANG'S ARREST European and Chinese.
ORDER
Shanghai Supports
Decision
CHUNGKING, June 10 (Central) The National Government's mandate for the arrest of Wang
FILMS & PICTURES Ching-wel, expelled Kuomintang OF ROYAL VISIT TO
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UNITED STATES
LONDON, June 11 (Reuter)- The first coloured photograph ever to be transmitted by ra- dio was published on the front page of Glasgow newspaper yesterday and shows President. Roosevelt welcoming. Their Majesties in Washington, from where it was transmitted 3,000 milles in separate colour see- tloris.
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SENT BY CLIPPER
A message from Port Washing ton states that news reels and photographs
the King DI
and Queën in New York are being down to London by the Yankee
Cifpper, which left there at 7.33 p.m. (GMT) carrying 25,500 feet of news reels fim and 1,900 still photographs of Their Majesties arrival in New York and their
HANDCLASP settled peace, and welcome at the World's Fair.
U. S. AMBASSADOR ON WASHINGTON GREETING
LONDON, June 11 (BWS)_ Speaking on Friday in London. the United States Ambassador, Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, des- cribed the greeting, between the King and President Roosevelt at Washington on Thursday as "perhaps the most important handclasp in modern times." The phrase is taken up by the "Dally Telegraph" in leading article headed historic handclasp."
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Loped he might yet live to see success crown his efforts.
KING AND QUEEN IN NEW YORK
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HYDE PARK, NEW YORK, June 11 (Reuter)—The Royal Standard, Union Jack, Stars and Stripes and the President's flag fluttered side
by side over Hyde Park House
when Their Majesties arrived last
The Clipper, is due at Mar- sellles early on Monday after- noon and the cargo will be distributed by airliners to the capital of Europe.
The cinemas will show the news reels on Monday night and the newspapers will print the photo- graphs on Tuesday morning.
SITUATION IN TIENTSIN
night after a two-hour cas journey URGENT CABLE TO from New York.
FOREIGN OFFICE
The King and Queen to-day will attend Divine service at St. James Anglican Church and later a picnic and will enoy respite.
SHANGHAI, June 11"(Reuter)— Profound Significance
the much needed the China Association discussed the local situation" last evening This newspaper says: "As this Royal progress draws to its end
In the drive to Hyde Park, Their and decided to cable the Foreign its profound slepificance grows Majesties experienced the thrill of Office urgently that the magnitude upon the Intelligence. It is an a real American "motorcade" com- of the issues involved in Tientsin event which has palpably affected prising a procession of 16 cars warranted further consideration in the stream of tendency.
travelling at 50 miles an hour on
the matter. It is authoritatively "It has had no concern with the beautiful parkway cleared of reported that no ultimatum was treaties or with politics but it has all trade and lined with en- presented to the British authori- ties but a blockade of the British none the less influenced those im-thusiastic crowds,
Concession probably will be en- ponderables which count for more
forced on June 14 or 15 unless some in human_relatioris than a formal
circumstance intervenes. The ma- undertaking,*
jority of Japanese concerns in the. British Concession: have completed evacuation. .
Ungrudging Hosts
"As between the British and American peoples, things will never again be wholely as they were. America's President and people have been angrudging hosts indeed.
"And the British people for their part are very mindful of all America has done with auch a whole heart to make a British King and Queen feel at home.
Spontaneous Friendliness
W
LONDON, June 11-(BWS)-Late yesterday afternoon, after a day crowded with incident and made memorable by the enthusiasm of New Yorkers and hundreds of
BANKS REMOVE thousands who had crowded into thej
TOKYO, June 11 (Reuter)-First city for the occasion, King George and Queen Elizabeth left for a measures in connexion with the quiet week-end with President isolation of the British and French Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt, at Concessions in Tientsin on June 8. Hyde Park, the private residence reported by the Domel News Agency state that branch offices of the of the President.
After an official welcome at the Yokohama Specle, and Chinese Battery by the Governor of New Federal Reserve Bank have removed York State and the Mayor of New from the British to the Japanese York, Their Majesties drove along Concession.
"It remains for both people to an extensive route through the city
Forty-two Japanese residents
see to it that the good feeling and and up the shore of the East River, from the British Concession and 50 mutual sympathy which have thus crossing Triborough Bridge to Long in the French Concession have been so abundantly evoked are not Laland.
completed the "transfer of their allowed to become abated in depth
businesses. and warmth,"
PUPPET OFFICIALS
KILLED
CHUNGKING, June 11 (Central) -Several puppet officials Pin Tahsing, Hopel Province, were kill- ed recently by armed Chinese pea- sants, who broke into the city in a sudden raid, according to a Tientsin reports and
ten
The Japanese order to cut the unripe wheat in many hsien In Hopel Province as a precaution against Chinese guerillas has curred, strong opposition from
in arms to tefend
They made a tour of the World's Fair and, after returning to New
York city, paid a visit to Columbia D.B.S. SITUATION University..
Wherever they went, the King and Queen were received » by crowds with spontaneous friendliness, which has been. the most happy and significant feature of this historic first visit of a ruling British Soye- reign to the United States.
LUIZ CAMOENS
pace, the
There was no further develop- ment over the week-end in the threatened walk-out of prefects and students of the Diocesan Boys' school who were dissatisfied with the appointment of a Formosan- Chinese of Japanese nationality, Peng Ying-klat, as head prefect, A report that seven boys had left the school on Saturday was yes- terday declared to be antrue.
Ten planes of the Blamese 7 Air the special Force are paying a two day good- Vac Camoens will visit to Bingapore next held over and They are expe
leader, has wou full support from the Chinese in Shanghai, accord- ing to a Shanghai dispatch.
The mandate was prominently displayed in the Chinese papers in the port city yesterday.
According to circles, among the Chinese high officials who recently petitioned
governmental
not
TIENTSIN TENSION
pull
JAPANESE WANT FREE ACTION TOKYO, June 11 (Reuter)-~ The Japanese Consulate-Gen- eral in Tientsin is seeking an understanding with the various foreign Consuls there regarding the Japanese decision to take free sction to maintain peace and order in Tientsin.
This is according to a Japanese
for the arrest of Wang were Gen-press message from Tientsin re- erals Yen Hst-shan, Pai. Taung-ceived to-day. hsl, Cheng Chien, Chen Chena. Hauch Yuch, Hon-wan. Liu Japanese Shih, Sheng Shin-tal Yang approached the French, Ameri- Wang Than-shu. Liu
Wen-trul, can, German, and Italian Consul-
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I.R.A. OUTRAGES: SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS IN POST OFFICES: PILLAR BOXES ABLAZE POLICE RESERVISTS CALLED OUT
LONDON, June 10 (Reuter)-A further series of bomb "out- rages by the Irish Republiean Army have occurred in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Lincoln.
As a sorter in the London northern district office picked up
a bundle of letters an explosion occurred and a number of let- ters and packages were destroyed, but the man was not injured. While mallbags were being un- loaded at Euston a package "was found smouldering. The fire, which was
quickly extinguished, was caused by a rubber bomb, and no serious damage was done.
Another bomb explosion occur- red in the west and central district office.
Officers of the Special Branch of Scotland Yard combed houses in districts where Irish sympathisers live.
Special Watch
Special watch is being kept on pillar throughout London, and officials boxes and post offices
have been warned to look out for
The message states that the cheap type envelopes bearing ficti-
Consulate-General hasticus addresses. .
be
Chiang Ting-wen. Chu Shao-liang, ates regarding free action to Ma Chan-shan, Chang Fah-kwel, taken by the Japanese in Tien Yu Han mou, Ruang Shao hatung, tin Ku Chu-tung, and Adintral Shen Hung-leh
ANTI BRITISH AGITATION
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British Refusal
Scotland, Yard oficers have been instructed to use every possible
BY
LT. COOPER RELEASED
JAPANESE
LONDON, June 11 (BWS)—It was stated in London yester day that Lieut. Cooper, who was arrested by the Japanese ́at the`same time as the British Military Attache, Lieut. Col. Spear, at Kalgan, on May 26, has been released and was ex- pected to reach, Peking yester- day afternoon
Substantial
means to trace the headquarters Increase of the terrorists responsible for the
outrages and the person directing their operations.
Leave Cancelled " Scores of Metropolitan officers
week-end leave cancelled.
Meanwhile, similar explosions have occurred in Manchester. where another post office worker was injured, and at Birmingham and Lincoln.
In
Water Storage
"AND MAINLAND
A substantial increase in the water storage of the Island and the Mainland are shown in the 'Water -Works returns for the month of May
More than 1,000 petitions..were This action is stated to have received by the National Govern- been taken following the refusal and detectives have had their RETURNS FOR H.K. ment from individuals and public of the British authorities to bodles at home and abroad.
comply with the Japanese demand for handing over to the local Chinese authorities, four "alleged assassins of Cheng Shi-kang, Chi- nese Customs Commissioner, who was murdered on April 9 in a theatre in the British Concession.
All foreign consular officials, adds the Japanese report, “sym- pathetically understand the Jap anese position, and criticise "the stubborn attitude taken by the British"
Another Protest In Pootung
SHANGHAI, June 10 (Reuter) Another British protest to the Japanese authorities, was delivered to-day.
The protest emphasised in writ- ing the verbal representations made by the Consul-General. Sir Herbert Phillips, on Thursday.
Tension Growing CHUNGKING, June 10 (Central) Tension in Tientsin arising from the rupture of Anglo-Japanese negotiations is growing, says a Tientsin dispatch
Sir Herbert then requested in-authorities have decided to blockade It is alleged that the Japanese mediate measures to protect Br- the British Concession. Strict | tish property in Pootung, to sup restrictions wil be placed upon press anti-British agitation there exist of British residents from the and to prevent intimidation of Concession and with the exception Chinese workers in British mills.
LORDS DEBATE
of foodstuffs all other commodities will not be allowed to be sent into the Concession.',
It is further stated that measures LONDON, June 11 (PWS) It is will also be taken to restrict Bri- understood that the Foreign tish shipping" in Thantsin. Secretary Lord Halifax, will him- In view of the increasing strain- self wind up the House of Lords ed attuation the Tientsin British debate
on Foreign Affairs, ir Residents Association decided to which he spoke on Thursday and hold an emergency meeting to which stands adjourned.
The total Island storage was 2;-
Nine pillar boxes were set ablaze in London, and in each case ex- plosive substances in the form of 382.65 million gallons as compared
used. a bomb are believed to have been with 1,553.37 million gallons in May last year while' estimated of 550,000 consumed Police reserves were called gut. population
and all police stations in the Cen- 7.9 gallons per head per day as tral London area, instructed to compared with an estimated guard agafrist further attempts.
population 44,000 at 34.0 gallons per head per day in the correspond-
ing period last year.
DEATH OF MR.
A. G. OGILVIE
The total consumption was 474.98- million gallons" compared with 469.14 million gallons last May,
The consumption of water in villages during the month was 19.- 53 million gallons cotnpared with
Tasmania Premier 1874
Since 1934
From May 1 to 12 a 10-hour supply was maintained, from May 13 to 22 a 15-hour supply was given and from May 23 to the end of the month there was a contant
MELBOURNE, June 11 (Reu- ter)The death occurred-to- day of the Hon. Albert George Ogilvie, K.C., LLB, MHA,supply. J.P., Fremler of Tasmania (without Portfolio) since 1934. He collapsed and died while golfing at. Warburton, Victoria. Born at Hobart, Tasmania, on March 10, 1891, of a Scottish father and Irish mother, he was educated at St. Patrick's College, Ballarat,
Rainfall in inches recorded. during the month was as follows:—g Botanical Gardens 23.79, Tytam |Tuk 18.24 Tytam 2034, Wong- nefchung 18.75, Pokfulam 19.52 and Aberdeem 19.99.
Mainland Figures
The total storage on the Mainland
and was called to the Bar in 1914. was 2,501.58 milion gallons as com He built up an extensive practice. Dared with 1.615.09 million gallons particularly in criminal jurisdie during May last year.
--- An estimated population of 500,000-
tom
Mr. Ogilvie was the youngest consumed a total of 327,78 million member of Parliament when he allons at 21.1 gallons per, bead entered in 1919 as Labour Member per day, compared with an estimate for Franklin, Tasmania. He was ed population of 380,000 com- total of 315.31 Attorney-General and Minister of suming, a Education in the Labour Govern billion gallons, at 26.8 gallons per men: 1923-27, Minister of Forestry head per day, 1923-24 and Minister of Mines 1923-25
The hours of supply were similar to the Island while during May last year there was a constant supply
ADJUSTMENT OF EXCHANGE LEVEL Observatory 20.965 Shing Mun
The rainfall in inches recorded during the month was- Röyað
CHUNGKING, June 11 (Central) (No 1) 28.06 Shing Mom (No. 2) The method employed by the 23.37, shing Mun (No. 3) 28.03 Control of the Stabilization Find Kowloon (No. 4) 21.42 shekilpul to adjust the exchange level is 12-| (No. 5) 19.52 Túdo 20. 18 Fanling vourable to the Chinese currency LBT Un Long 14.30, Tall This is the opinion of Chinese 18.00, Shingum, Cate banking circles in Shanghal, says (No 1) (for six days-
128 to 31). Shanghai report.
The total rainfall These circles point out that an
Obse istment will / shatte the the Royal
January scheme to collect
itral Bank exchanges to
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