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Proprietors

#90,000,000

Head Office:-HONG KONG

Board of Directors: A. L. Shields, Esq.,

W. E. Lock, Eng.,

Chairman. Deputy Chairman,

Hon. Mr. J. E. Bousfeld,

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. S. E. Dodwell,

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K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. T E. Pearce,

H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

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·H.K.'S CONTRIBUTION

TO COSTS

LONDON, July 25 (Reuter). Asked by Mr. Harry Day (Lab) for information regarding the cost of the British troops in Chins Mr. Hore Belisha, Minister for War, said in the House of Commons yesterday, that the effective axpenditure, on British military garrisons in China for the year end- ing March 31, 1933, was £1,800.000. excluding recruit- ing and training expenses t bome. The Hongkong Gov- ernment bad contributed

£337,000 towards this.

GENERAL

I. R. A. Terrorism: Startling

Disclosure In Commons

PLOT TO BLOW UP HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT IS REVEALED

LONDON, July 28′′ (Router)-Details of Irish Republican Army terrorist activities were given by Sir Samuel Hoare, in the House of Commons yesterday when introducing the Second Read- ing of the Prevention of Violence BilL

EMERGENCY FOWERS

The Home Secretary revealed limited to two years. A search that the police seized 1,500 sticks warrant could only be obtained of gelignite, 1,000 detonators, two under the bill, if there was evi- tons of potassium chlorate and dence to convince a magistrate oxide, seven gallons of sulphurie that the suspect had explosives or acid, four hundredweight of firearms in his possession. aluminium powder - enough to cause millions of pounds worth of

The emergency powers given to damage, and what was even more a superintendent of police to make important. the

108s of at least a search without a search warrant 1000 men and women.

was based upon actual police ex-" COURAGEOUS ACTION perience of the astuteness of the The fact that more lives were terrorista One Infantry battalion loaned`

in rapidly changing from Imperial services to Hong-not lost was due to providence and residences. kong formed part of the Military

01 courageous action

the Drastic action was necessary. Garrison.

and the bill must be passed quick- Sir Samuel Hoare sald that timely, but the Government was pre- after time the police had been pared to consider impartially any baulked by the absence of power proposal to improve it provided to search and control suspects the final form gives the Executive whom they were 'convinced were and police effective powers to terrorist leaders.

deal in a grave emergency with

Army Vote

The whole cost of £90.000 was (Bhuket) borne by the Army Vote. Since 1937, a second battalion of the Indian Army had been loaned from India to Hongkong, of which the whole cost was similarly borne.

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Mr. Day Inquired if Shanghal CURRENT - ACCOUNTS opened and contributed towards this cost and FIXED DEPOSIT received for Ons | Mr. Belisha replied in the nega- Year or shorter periods in Local ortive. Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable on application.

CURRENT ACCOUNT opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS The Bank's Head Office in London received for one year or shorter undertakes Executor and Trustee periods in Local and other Car- business, and claims recovery of rencies on terins which will be British Income Tax overpaid, on quoted on application.

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THIRD TERM FOR

ROOSEVELT .

the police.

He added that he had reliable cases of suspicion to which legal information that the LRA. cam- proceedings were not practicable. paign was being closely, watched

·· ́INDEFENSIBLE ACTION and actively stimulated by foreign Mr. Arthur Greenwood for the organisations,

Opposition, regretted the "events" which called for new executive powers.

that

The Home Secretary declared nothing was less likely than these outrages to.... bring about" reconciliation without which a united Ireland was impossible.

127 OUTRAGES Since January there had been 127 outrages, of which 57 were in London and 70 in the provinces. Experience showed that the ter- rorism was to be intensified, and it, in August or September, they

LONDON, July 15 (By Air Mall Ins resolution voted by the American Youth Congress, the congress affirmed its loyalty to the principles of democracy-freedom of speech, the press and religious were faced with war or an emer- Manager.practice while denouncing everygency the danger of serious sabo- form of dictatorship--Communist. tage would be immeasurably - Fascist or Nazi.

In

vate

the Presidential election, 904 voted for the re-election of President Roosevelt, 58 for Mayor LaGuardia and 56 for Attorney-General Dewey,

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D. M. BIGGAR,

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WIRELESS BASE FOR FLYING DOCTORS

LONDON, July 15 (By Air Mall -A hew wireless base, serving an area of 400,000 square miles, has just been opened for the Austra- Han Aerial Medical Service by the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, at Broken Hil

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on

The majority of the delegates declared themselves in favour of lowering the suffrage age limit to 18 years.

ROOSEVELT TO VISIT ENGLAND

.

to

LONDON, July 15 (By Air Mall -President Roosevelit visit London in September or October is now fixed-barring accidents.

Mother may come, too. 'Mrs. Roosevelt, "senior, was so impressed by the King that she wants to accompany her son and daughter- in-law.

THANKED

creased.

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Sir Samuel Hoare mentioned preparation of a plan to blow up the House of Parliament, and quoted from a notorious plan which aimed at organised terrorism from general bead- quarters, particularly against public services.

He hoped the bill would only be necessary as a temporary mea- sure,

hence its currency waz

Writer Pays Tribute To China

FAITH IN FINAL

..

VICTORY

He sympathised with a kind of united Ireland, but the minority had chosen methods which would defeat their object-such action was completely indefensible and repugnant to British public opinion.

He thought there was serious danger of sabotage in the factories mmaufacturing means of defence, and he mak- ed whether there was not a probability that this technique might not be used in war timė. SERIOUS SITUATION Referring to Sir Samuel Hoare's guarded reference to foreign Powers. Mr. Greenwood said that if this was to be veiled and in- direct aggression the situation becomes even more serious,

The Labour members would not oppose the second reading of the bill, though in Some respects they were not satisfied with it

い

Some of its proposals were some- what alarming. They had had ex- perience of the operation of the Official Secrets Act, passed for one purpose, and later shamefully used for other purposes..

He thought it wrong to give powers of detention without A charge being made in an specified period.

Sir Hugh O'Neill declared that the Ere Government had recently enacted more drastic legislation

.

Mr. J. B. Priestley was a speaker than this bill." at a luncheon given in London on

LIBERAL'S COMPLAINT “PALESTINE G.O.C. Jaly by the China Campzigo The Liberal, Mr. Dingle Foot. Commitice, on the second anniver- thought that nobody would quar- sary of the Sino-Japanese war, rel with the aim of the bill, but The war in China has shown." even the gravity of the circum- LONDON, July 28 (BWE) On he said, "that if you press a people stances cannot altogether justify the occasion of Lt.-General Hal-hard

enough the qualities that some of the provisions. ning relinquishing Command of emerge are the old, great qualities He complained that it removed the British Forces in Palestine and

of courage and endurance.

safeguards for innocent persona Trans-Jordan. the Army Counci

"We are seeing the advance of adding: "Let us have an oppor=" have despatched to him a message dictatorship in some countries, a tunity for an accused man to expressing appreciation of the slightly decadent, so-called demo-now what charges be has to Lord Gowrie said that such bases manner in which he and the forces cracy perhaps losing ground in meet and to make his defence: would make closer settlement of under his command have handled

others. The one country that and expulsion orders should come Isolated areas possible, and would a dificult situation.

offers hope for the future of man-under periodicsi review." be a boon to the people of the

The message refers to the im-kind is Chine.” portant part British troops have played in successfully curtailing The Australian Aerial Medical

Mr. Carl Crow, American author, ceived, "for one year of shorter Service last year covered more necessitated continuous operations Chinese cities he had seen no at- the scope of disorders which has said that at Chungking and other periods in Local and Foreign Cur than 100,000 miles on emergency over a long period and rencies op terms which will be fights, and

spent £25,000 in

tempt by the Japanese afrinen to CONSIGNEES' NOTICES quoted on application.

maintaining the bases.

volved a considerable degree of

select military objectives. danger, discomfort and Hardship,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD which has been cheerfully borne

BREMEN, by officers and men alike.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities. outback

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits re

SAVE DEPOSIT Boxsa To Lar.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

BANK OF CHINA

Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

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UNMISTAKEABLE HINT

COLONIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENT LONDON, July 26 (BWB)--Quès- tions were naked in the House of Commons yesterday about the ap- LONDON, July 10 (By Air Mail) pointment of someone outside the If Mr. Churchill and Mr. Eden

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE Civil Service to be Permanent are brought into a reconstructed Under-Secretary to the Colonial Cabinet the hint to Germany PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 Office and whether the Prime would be immistakeable without

(BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Minister was satised that no being threatening. Owing to our numerous Branches serving Civil Servant in this coun- It could not be casually in Chins and connections in they was capable of diecharging the dismissed as even the strongest principal Commercial Centres of duties in question.

speeches are, but would afford

the World, we are able to extend The Prime Minister repiled; absolutely convincing evidence to our Clients special facilities for am satisded that, having regard

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other departments, no equally suitable Civil Servant could have been made avaliable."

Wanton Bombing.

At "*casualties

soldiers.

Mr. Gerald Sampson, who made the journey from. Szechuan down the Burma highway, described": it as one of the wonders of the world. It crossed 289 bridges and 2,000 culverts, mountain ranges as high 28" 8,500ft and two mighty rivers."

Chnaging cut of:..8,000 only a dozeri were

The House adopted the second reading of the bill by 218 votes to 17.

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·Damaged Faakigos mausi be left in the WITH CHINA

Godawn for, ezhamation by, the. Clon- that determined resistance would-Almost unknown to the world on the 2nd Aug, 1939,

LONDON, July 15 (By Air Mail) and the Company's AurveyUIS, Mowers. Anderson & Asia, at 10 amy Domestic and Foreign Banking and to the exceptional pressure on be offered to aggression. Exchange.

the United States are closely Consignées must have Bevenné co-operating with the National | Omber." in attendance" when Government of Chiang Kai-shek dutiable goods are examisted M.P'S PENSION

for the strengthening of China's Company's surveyors.

So Claim will be admitted after the FUND BILL

resistance against the invaders Gooda, karve left the Godown and NIT Among the steps taken lately in dialment be presented within Two LONDON, July 28 (Reuter) this direction are: (1) The erec-Woks of the Shme arrival here, attor The House of Commons yesterday on of a large American seroplane which date, they will not be recognised. adopted the Third Reading of the factory near the Burman burder Consigness are requested to wat Members Fund Bull designed to with the indirect but effective their Bille of Lacions to the Undeve provide pensions for members, ex-Anancial assistance of the

for Countersignature. Mr. Leslie Burgin was sworn in members and their widow Trehsury and (2) the granting of

KELUHTES 2 00. as Minister of Supply at a Council The Fund will be self-con- special facilities toexporters held by HM the King at Bucking-tributory and will entail no ex- applying the Chinese armies with Hong Kong, 27th July, 1989, Manager.ham Palace on Tuesday morning pense to the Excheques.

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