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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

WHITE PRESTIGE IN EAST HAS SUNK TO ZERO: FEARS

ROUSED IN AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG, AUG. 11 (REUTER) REFERRING то THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION IN THE COURSE OF A SPEECH HERE, MR. O. PEROW, MINISTER OF DEFENCE, SAID THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT WAR IN EUROPE WAS INEVITABLE

He added, however, that nothing bad happened which directly affected the vital Interests of South Africa, but per- sonally he felt that the position hi the Far East Could not be regarded with the same comparative equanimity.

Ha declared that the white] man's prestige in the East had already sunk to zero and, unless it was rehabilitated in the Pacific, iti would eventually sink to the same level in the countries of the In- diar. Ocean,

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"When that happens," he declared, "we will have to face the possibility of repercussiona in Africa, which are as bylous

as they may be, disastrous,

"The pity of it is that the na tions of Europe are so blind with hatred for each other that they

Empire Air

Mail Scheme Success

TONS OF LETTERS

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CARRIED

DANZIG IS GERMANY'S CONCERN

FRANCE TOLD NOT TO INTERFERE

Herr Von Ribbentrop Sends Letter ·

PARIS, AUG. 11 (REUTER) RE- -DESPITE OFFICIAL TICENCE, IT IS BELIEVED HERE, AS REPORTED IN THE POLISH NEWSPAPERS, THAT

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GENERAL

Indian Nationalist Leader

WHITE AND COLOURED CMENT

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WELCOME CHINGKING August 10 (Central) - Preparations for welcoming Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement, 03 his forthcoming visit to. China are in full swing.

The Preparatory Commit- the HERR

tee formed jointly by RIBBENTROP,

Chinese People's Foreign Re- THE GERMAN FÖREIGN

lations Association, the China MINISTER, HAS

League of Nations' Union, the LETTER DEFINING

National Association for the. MANY'S POSITION IN

Promotion of the New Life GARD то DANZIG AND

Movement, the China Branch ASKING THE FRENCH GOV-

of the International Peace ERNMENT NOT TO INTER-

Campaign and other organisa- FERE IN EASTERN EUROPE,

Hons are maintaining daily WHICH CONCERN GERMANY

office hours... ALONE

are

Madame Sun Yat-sen Madame Chlang Kal-shek, Gen. Pai Chung-hsi. Mr.

Chang Tao-fan.

Success of the Empire Air Mail) forget the white man's prestige-scheme is reflected in the official not the prestige of any particularį figures available for carriage" of

An Itinerary for the Indian Exchange Of Notes white malls by air for the year ended nation, but of the whole

leader's visit in China is being June 30. This period includes 11

It is emphasized, however, that prepared and materials relating race."

months of the non-surcharge air the reports do not refer to the to China's war of resistance mai scheme to Empire destina-new German iriltiative, but to being collected for his reference. the exchange of notes Bat the Letters classified as first class beginning of July when it is un- mail carried by Imperial Airways derstood. M. Bonnet, the French and associated companies outward, Foreign Minister. informed the bound from England totalled 1.011 German Ambassador to France tons-approximately equivalent to of France's attitude regarding 52,500,000 letters.

"Danzig and subsequently received To European destinations 855 from the German Ambassador a tons of air mail were despatched note outlining the German view- from Britain, approximately esti- point. mated at 43,000,000 letters. Dur-

RAILWAY STRIKE PUT OFF

LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter) Following a conference be- tween the Railway Unions and the companies, the strike has been put off until next werk.

After a neeting between the companies and the 1890- clated society of locomotive engineers

and fremen. яд official statement was Issued that "the meeting had been adjourned until next week to enable the companies to Save the malter further con-

sideration."

ing the same period it is calculated

that more than 10.000 passengers UNITED PRESS

and 300,000 lb. of freight were

carried by air on these Empire

routes.

FIELD SERVICE

Value of air surveys completed by Royal Air Force co-operation aircraft taking part in big-scale | war training exercises by Southern Command .units on Salisbury Plain, has been enhanced by mov able printing presses installed 'In trailers for the rapid reproduc-.

tion and dissemination

air maps to units...

During the exercises nearly 12.- 000 of these up-to-the-minute maps were printed and distributed in the field by Royal Engineer sections. Westland Lysander 230, m.p.h high-wing. monoplanes equip Royal Air Force army co operation squadrons in large numbers.

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ROME, Aug. 11 (Reuter)- Mr. H. R. Ekins, correspon- dent of the United Press of America in Rome, has been expelled from Italy and the United Press office has. been

closed tor an Indefinite period by an order from Sig- nor Mussolini.

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This action was taken it is stated because of the report sent by Mr. Ekins that Il Duce had had a heart attack.,

Mr. Ekins is leaving Italy by noon to-day.

THE SERVICES

ROYAL NAVY

2ND FLOTILLA COMMAND

¡Ghrs.-R. R. Liddall and E. W. Bur- foot, to Ceres: R. C. Oliver, to Broke; W. R. Strad, to Cardiff; J. Cumming, to Courageous; T. J. Cheal, to Catyp- so; B. Pengelly, to Colombo; J. C. Capt. B. A. W. Warburton-Lee has Beattle to Caradoc: A. W. Dartzen. Joined H.M.S. Hardy at Devonport to Helth; EL C. Lucken, te Dragon; L. and assumed command of the 2nd C. Allen, to Caledoni; L. P. J. Thomas, Destroyer Flotilla in succession to to Revenge; J. A. T. Cook, to Des- Captain Ralph Kerr. One ha of patch: C, D. Morgan, to Durban: G this flotilla,,, consisting of the Hardy: R. Deakins, to Effingham: M. W. Hero. Hereward, Basty, and Hostile, Foster and L. Robson. to Enterprise: arrived home from Malts at the end and D. G. Thomas to Malcolm (on. of May for rent and recommissioning, coming.) and, is almost ready to return, when the second half. including the Hyper ion. Hunter. Horspur, and Havock,

will come home.

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to

Gnrs. (T).-W., J.,, Marshall Verity (July 26); B. C. McDougall, to Electra (July 30): & G. Harris, to Janus (Aug: 1); V. A. Ellis, to Etury:

ENGINEER CAPTAIN SPALDING 3. Pople, to Wakeful: W. R. Rugman. Engineer Captain Thomas Spalding,

to Vivacious; A. V. Webb, to Wessex;

late in command of the RN. En-N.

N. F. H Lewis, to Venomous: L gineering College at Keyham, placed on the retired list,

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NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments are made by the Admiralty:-

Lt.-Cdr.-J. G. Farrant to Cardiff (July 27); R. M. H. Bowdon, to Dune din (July 31); K. Williamson, to Fre "ældent för Air Ministry (July 17).

Instr. Lt.Cdr.-E. T. W. Smyth, M.A.. to Probisber (Ang. T).

Chaplain-Rev. R. W. Richardsch, B.A., to Resolution (Aug. 4).

Lts. P. Kilroy, to Vernon (July 28); E R. C. Morris, to President for duty Inside Admiralty (Aug. 14), and Peregrine (Aug. 21); H. E. J. P. T Parker, to Dorsetshire (undated); F. R. H, Harrison, to Dolphin (Aug. 3); E. C. Pannall, to H44. (Aug, 23. '

Lts. (E)-T3. Yates, to President for service inside Admiralty, E. in Chi Dept. (Aug. 14); J^H. Joughlin, for duty inside Admiralty, E. in C. Dept. (Aug. 15).

Dubock, to Broke; G. H. Powell, to Eclipse: L. H. Jackson, to Escapade; J. Hughes, to Wolverine: and D. V. Crew, to Witherington (July 24).

Wt. Elects-N: 8. Bastin, to Cape- town (July 31); d. W、 Cooper, to Cardiff; and G. F. Guest, to Calypso fon commg).

PROMOTIONS

Cd Gars.-A. C. Boddie and P. A.

Merrin, to rank of Lt. (seny. June 22 and 24 resp.).

RETIREMENTS Engr.-Cdr.-H E Le Poidevin placed on Retired List with rank of Engr. Capt. (Aug. 2),

THE "ARMY

RE RECORD OFFICE MOVING TO BRIGHTON

Pay Office is to be moved from The Royal Engineers Record and

Chatham to Brighton. The record

Tempy. Instr. Lamb, B.Bc, to Fro- side of the office has moved to pre |bisher (Aug. 7).

mises in Ditchling Road, Brighton,

· Surgn. Lis--R. T. Smith, M.B., to end the pay side will move on a date Pegasus (July 24); A 8. R., Peters, to be notified later. M.B.. to Pembroke for ENE.

Chatham (July 237.

Gara-G, & Robertson, to The Education Department of Adventure (on commg. G. H. Read, the Yunnan Provincial Govern to Diomede (on commg), and G. L. Smith, to Capetown (on comm.) (both ment is encouraging students to appts to Drake cancelled)

study 25 technical courses, includ-

Cd. Onrs. (T)-W. 8 Stone, to ing medicine, foreign trade, min- Emerald; W. E. Wheele, to Green-ing, electrical engineering, me-

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wich; and T. JG Davis, to Dragon chanical engineering, hydraulics, (on commg); H West to Escort: animal husbandry and agricul-

Wilson, to Greenwich; and T. J. G. Davis, to Dragon (on coming): H. tural, this year. All students tak- West, to Escort, H. A. Wilson, to Maling either of these courses will be colm:

T. Baker, to Wanderer: Hentitled to a scholarship given by Edgecombe, to Malcolm: H, T. Baker, the provincial government and a

Wanderer: H Edgecombe. Witch; A, E Townsin, to Volunteer: special scholarship of $30 per EP. Pollar, to Diomede; & Grieve semester. Research students will be to Keith; and W. E. Hayward and R. given a special scholarship of A Cook, to Vanessa (July 24); W. B.

$60. Burns, to Wren (July-26);,,!!!

to

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Gen.

Gen. have

Mr. Rollington K., Tong. H Yao-tsu. Gen. Liu Shih, Ho Kuo-kwang, and others been invited to be advisers to the Preparatory Committee.

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SPAIN'S PEACE- TIME CABINET MADRID, Ang. 11. (Reuter)

The Army and Falange.. have joined forces to form Spain's Peace-time Cabinet, last announced Gen. Franco night.

Gen. Franco becomes Frest- dent, with power to issue decrees without previous reference to anyone. Portfolios include Col. Bel- beder for Foreign Affairs. Senor Suner for the Interior, Gen. Varela for the Army. Vice Ad- Marine, miral Moreno for the Gen. Yague for the Air, and Senor Larraz for Finance.

The Ministers will assume their posta on Saturday..

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