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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1939.

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PROPOSAL COLONY'S RESPONSIBILITY IN THE WAR:

COUNCIL HONGKONG

MOST NOTABLE DEVELOPMENT: GEN. GRASETT TELLS COUNCIL

MATTER CONSIDERED CLOSED BY REICH GOVERNMENT

GERMANY WANTS NEGOTIATIONS ON HER OWN BASIS, REPORT

SIR JOHN SIMON

U.S. WANT LIFE AND LIBERTY PRESERVED

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (Reuter)—} Ninety-five per cent. of the people of America want to see the type of life and liberty for which Bri- tain and France and fighting preserved from destruction," de- clared Mr. W. Lamont, partner in the frin of J."P. Morgan, address- ing the Academy of Political

Science

LONDON, NOV. 16 (REUTER)—THE MOST NOTABLE DEVELOPMENT. SINCE THE LAST STATEMENT HAD BEEN THE A COMMUNICATION FROM QUEEN WIL- HELMINA OF THE NETHERLANDS AND KING LEOPOLD OF THE BELGIANS, TO WHICH KING GEORGE' HAD REPLIED, declared Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, in the House of Commons today when he read the weekly review on the international situation on behalf of the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain.

The official German News Agency, said Sir John, pub- lished a statement that the Nazi Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, had yesterday informed the Belgian Am- bassador and the Dutch Minister in Berlin, in the name of the German Chancellor, that, after a blunt rejection of the peace move by Britain and France, "the German Gov-. ernment had considered the matter closed.

MUST ACCEPT

POSSIBLE CON SEQUENCES ON FINANCIAL STABILITY Governor Notes Growing Opinion Favouring Income Tax Measure

Heavy weather-the British aircraft-carrier H. M. 8. Glorious at high speed.

to

GERMANS

HAVING,

Madame Tabouls, in L'Oeuvre, Sir John Simon went on to say that the past week was writes: "The Fuehrer has an im- marked by a recurrence of mediate desire to negotiate. Ger- many is indignant at the Allies' rumours of German aggres-

because answer

she wants sive intentions against the

negotiate first and see what hap- Netherlands and Belgium.

pens afterwards.” Large concentrations of troops on the Dutch-Belgian frontier and

Before reading the statement on behalf of Mr. Chamberlain, Sir John Simon stated that the Prime Minister's gout was mach improved and his gen- eral health continues excellent,

'FURTHER PEACE SUGGESTIONS

(Reuter)

LONDON, Nov. 16 Be glum and Holland continue to consult in regard to further peace suggestions, despite the German reply rejecting the recent peace offer by King Leopold and Queen

REGULAR TOURS

the opening of a threatening cam-Wilhelmina. paign by the German press pre- He criticised those who said sented inatters all too familiar to that business wanted war because the world which was accustomed of "fancied profits." and said that to see therein an immediate fore-War Services)-German warplanes

the attitude of American business-runner to a German invasion. men towards peace and war was

to

encourage. rather than ob-

struct, the efforts of the democra- cles in the purchase of supplies bere, which are vitally needed for their defence.

There could be no desire. least of all in Britain, to ex- aggerate the significance of these reports.

PARIS, Nov. 15 Reuter's Special

Finland To Maintain ANOTHER Her Defence HEADACHE

HONGKONG MUST TAKE RISKS AND ACCEPT THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES ON THE FINANCIAL STABI- LITY OF THE COLONY OF THE PROPOSED INCOME TAX MEASURE, said His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, Major-General A. E. Grasett, at the resumed Legislative Council debate on the Budget yesterday after- noon, when he spoke of the Colony's responsibility in the war which Great Britain was now waging against Ger- many.

"Hongkong is as much concerned in this war as any other part of the Empire," he said, "and it things go wrong. Hongkong will be the first to suffer."

that he noted a growing opinion in Hongkong which was in favour of income tax.

The G.O.C. emphasised that, { The Hon. Mr, La Tse-fong 'sup- in a long war, the financial ported the other Chinese Unoth- side was as important as the cials in their opposition to the

income tax measure. military side, and heavy

In his winding up the debate," financial as well as human His Excellency the Governor said sacrifices would be required.

The proposal to introduce income tax as a means to secure a con- tribution to the Imperial War Chest | was again. vigorously opposed by Unofficial Members of the Comeli

The Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce sald BERLIN, Nov. 16 (Reuter)-The

that income tax could not but be Germans are having another

BERNE, Nov. 16 (kayas)—The a hindrance and a deterrent to the

...MONEY OR IN KIND headache regeling rationing Zuercher Zeitung reports from trade of Hongkong. He emphasis-

His Excellency stressed that no The latest in clothing allows each Helsinki that the Finnish Govern-ed the necessity of maintaining person 8 hundred coupons each ment has decided to maintain the the present cheap and easy trading pre-determined amoint was named year but they must spread present defence measures through facilities, and warned against the when the original proposal came during the out the European war whatever deflationary effects of a possible before the Council, and that it had

their requirements twelve months.

out

Measures

The present effectives will only be reduced when fortifi cation work is complete,

movement Hongkong investments.

the result of the present talks general It will need two years' coupons with Russia. in order to it out a single person. A woman will need to use four are making regular tours in the coupons for stockings while a north and north-east of France woollen dress requirez 40 coupons, during the past 24 hours some us- ing the North Sea route, others

He said that he also noted the agreement among Unofficial Mem- & war contribution should be made to the Imperial Government.

that bers

out been said that the contribution could be made either in money or in kind.

to sell

"CAVALIER FASHION " The Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields, in an expansion of his speech given It is authoritatively stated that last

the week, regretted that the very sound state of the coun-Financial Secretary, when replying try's finances renders such an to the Unofficials, had dismissed in {"cavaller fashion" the alternatives

He mentioned the possibility of building vessels for HM Navy, such as minesweepers, in local shipyards, as well as con- tributions to the work of the Royal Air Force here.- Although it was proposed that the income tax measure should be It is pointed out that the Fin-for providing a nish foreign debt is only a thou-which had been put forward by for the duration of the war, H

representatives of various interests. Excellency stated that he hoped sand marks per capita.

aying over Belgium following the WHAT ABOUT THESE? effort possible. The German statement of Nov- Meuse Valley in the daytime, and ember 13 of the Reich's intention a chain of Fghted industrial towns

They also wanted to build the to continue to respect the neu-at night. country's economic and financial trailty of the Netherlands and 'power to a position of impregnable | Belgium so long as Britain and

strength so that, finally, America France did so and decrees broad- MEXICAN STATE

an enduring peace.

may be in a position to render cast the same day produced a re- of tension which WELS sound and wise co-operation for laxation

satisfactory to His Majesty's Gov- Mr. Lamont urged support for ernment, which, he need hardly the idea of a United States of say, had every intention of con- Europe-the great free trade re-tinuing to respect the neutralty gion of Europe as a counterpart of the Netherlands and Belgium,

the free trade area to

of the United States.

CONTRABAND SEIZURES BY

FRENCH NAVY

SI

BLAMED FOR EXCESSES

MEXICO. Nov 16 (Havas)-The Sir John Simon added: "Other Shpreme Court has overruled the developments have strengthened appeal from the expropriated com- the position of the Allles, particu-panies.

The Court, however, blamed the larly the United States legislation restoring our right to purchase an Mexican State for excesses com- abundant of supplies. A less satis-mitted, notably for taking posses. factory incident was the virtual sion of property placed under seal breakdown of the negotiations be- The Court also deemed it legal to place an embargo on the com- tween the Soviet and Finland."

panies bank accounts."

GERMANY INDIGNANT PARIS, Nov. 16 (Reuter)-The PARIS, Nov. 18 (Havas) --Al- French Navy seized nearly 250,000 though infuriated by the British tons of contraband goods up to and French answer to the Belgo- November 10 including 101,653 Dutch peace proposal, Germany is tons, which consisted of raw ma-seeking to negotiate on her own terials for industry, 35,000 tons of basis, is the opinion expressed by

the French presa. liquid fuel and 240 tons of arms.

ANTI - HITLER SANDWICHMAN

Mr. Samuel Levy, a native of the Isle of Rhodes now engaged in the textile business in Tel Aviv, Palestine, has his own scheme for calling attention to the wrongs of the Jewish people and the iniquity of Hitler. Yesterday he walked through Hong- kong, as he has done through many other ports, from New York to Alexandria, with his message displayed on his chest.

Escape From U-Boat After Chase

PANAMA, Nov. 16 (Reuter)--How

A Reuter message from Tokyo, says that the alleged fall of Pakbol, which is "ex- pected momentarily." would deprive the Chinese Govern- ment of the only seaport hitherto retained.

(What about Ningpo, Wen- chow, Forchow and other Fu- kien ports?)

DARDANUS

ARRIVE

CREW

The crew of the Imperial Air- ways' RMA, Dardanus, Captain J. N. Wilson and First Officer J. F. Raeburn, arrived in Hongkong yea- terday morning from Canton, via Macab. They had been transfer- red to Canton from Welchow is and by the Japanese military au-

thorities.

15

war contribution

STUBBORN RESISTANCE BY

CHINESE IN LUNGMENKANG

AND PAKHOI INVASION

จ

the measure might be reimposed as a peace-time method of secur- ing funds to promote the many

social benefits which Hongkong at

present sorely lacked.

Speaking on the ordinary Bud-

get, His Excellency gave assurance that the Government would keep a close watch upon revenue and govern expenditure in accordance

Continned on Para 2

SHIUKWAN, Nov. 18 (Central) —A concentration of with the financial outlook from over thirty Japanese warships and twenty armed launches time to time. yesterday heavily shelled Lungmenkang between Fongshing and Yamyun on the Kwangtang coast to cover the land- ing of marines.

Another concentration of more than ten Japanese war- ships took similar action at Pakhol. Chinese defence units at both places put up stubborn resistance.

RUBBER SHARES

REVIVAL

LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reater)-The Chinese military authorities The beleaguered Japanese at-

International Rubber Committee's declare that defence prepara- tempted to break down the Chl decision to fix the quota for the tions have long been com- nese seg on Tuesday morning first quarter of 1040 at 80 per cent. pleted in that part of Kwang-fence battle was fought at Ping against 75 per cent, for the pre- Captain Wilson had nothing to tung, and they are determined yuantasun, resulting in their de sent quarter did not materially say regarding the incident when to put up a stiff fight against In Central Shans, Japanese morning where such an increase Japanese military planes forced | Japanese invasion. the Dardanus down on Welchow

Island.

feat.

forces

at Ta'ku

affect the London market this

and Lalyuan had already been anticipated. CHIANG IMPRESSED

launched simultaneous drives on Rubber dealers generally belleve CHANGSHA, Nov. 16 (Central) Huichiao, south-east of Taiku last that values should harden in the It to reported that Captain Wil-eneralssimo Chlang Kai-shek week, but were thrown back

near future pointing out that 5 per a British liner the Mataróa (1,239)son and First Officer Raeburn will has 'nstructed the Chinese mfi-

Japanese reinforcements rushing cent. increase on the new basic and civá authorities tona) succeeded in escaping trom shortly proceed to Welchow Island tary

there from Kucheng were, Inter-tonnage, although representing a U-boat after a 50-minute chase, by a Japanese naval vessel, from North Hunan and North Kiang cepted on the way. wble en route from England to where they will bring the Dar- to investigate and report New Zealand, was told on arrival danus to Hongkong.

was

of the liner here.

German submarine The sighted when she surfaced 23 miles

ɔtt.

The captain of the British vessel. Immediately Swing round putting the U-boat #s- tern and ordered · ' full-steam shrad.

.

JUDGE BUTLER DEAD

in

the

Chinese soldiers civiliana who

additional supplies of 7,800. "tons: monthly, would not relieve the

played an important part in the CAPITAL SHIPS: present stringency because abnor

recent victory,***

he

Generallsstric Chiang said that

was particularly impressed with the patriotism of the civi-

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Reuter, Hans. He had received reports able-bodied Men

mally low United States stocks will probably cause, a continued diver sion of supplies from London.

BARTER PURCHASES Moreover, under present rangements the Government's bar- ter purchases are concentrated in

BRITAIN 14 GERMANY 5

The death occurred. of Judge that

LONDON, Now, 16 Reuter) Butler, of the Supreme Court. brought their families to the rear Jancs Fighting ships, the most

Market circles, however, would This will give President Roost- and then returned themselves to comprehensive study of naval the period up to the end of March The chase lasted until the sub-velt another opportunity to make the war zone to fight the invaders. forces in the world, was published not be surprised if the time limit marine was seven miles behind an appointment designed to while other voluntarily acted as today. It gives a comparison of is to be extended to cover. Abril- when it gave up."

strengthen the Überal leanings of guides for the Chinese troops. the naval strength of Britain and June shipments in order to mini- The Mataroa was armed for de-the Court, already assured by pre- fensive purposes but the captain vious Presidential appointments, said that he was under orders not since the controversies following to fire unless attacked,

the Court's relection of the NRA

1933.

Germany.

SLANGNING REGAINED

mise the disturbance in barter 16 SHENSI. Nov. HINGTSI,

Britain has 14 capital ships to

purchases.

Stock Exchange circles view (Central) The Chinese made a Germany's five.A

Britain also has six aircraft-favourably the rubber quota an- triumphant re-entry into Elang- wing in West Shanal, at 8.40 pm. carries compared to none, 43 cru-nouncement and some brokers be Tuesday evening, according to an sers to six and 178 destroyers to lleve that the recent alight revival The Lord Mayor's Red Cross

urgent military report from the 22

of public interest in rubber ahares The BBC wa inaugurate a and Saint John's Find rose to

front: Meantime, units were des- These Agures have taken into will increase in the near future £657.000 on Wednesday night-da'ly news bulletin in Turkish patched to pursue the defeated account British losses since the especially as some shares, at the

from Monday next.

present prices, show good yields.

Japanese.

war began.

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