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ALLEGED BRITISH CABINET GREAT SERVICES TO UNIVERSITY: BULLYING CHANCELLOR CONFERS LL.D. ON BY ARMY

MR. ALFRED MORSE Recipient Congratulated On High Promotion: Serious Loss To Colony

CHANGES: SPECULATIONS FIND LITTLE SUPPORT

Smaller Body Probable NO BRITISH

To Direct The War

OR ALLIED SHIP SUNK IN A WEEK

LONDON, Mar. 28 (Reuter)—The speculations which are rife about the alleged. British Cabinet changes find little

learns.

authentic support, Reuter's Parliamentary correspondent

The position also remains unchanged regarding the suggestion that the Opposition Parties be invited to join "the Government.

The minority Labour front benchers would willing- ly join the Ministry but the Parliamentary Labour Party is tied by the labour movement and the previous decision could not be modified without the decision of a conference. The next conference will meet at Whit.

suntide.

Australian Labour Declaration

on

Six Danish Losses

outside

די

AT A SPECIAL CONGREGATION in the Great Hall of

the Hongkong University yesterday, the Chancellor, His Ex-

11.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH

Prof. KH. Digby O. B. E.,

Dr. A. Morse, J.P., LLD, "

POLLING IN CANADA COMMENCES

sad MACKENZIE KING'S

REQUEST

CREATES NEW STIR IN DIET

TOKYO, Mar. 26 (Beuter)— Considerable stie appears to have been caused in political circles by certain strong re- marks made in the Diet by Major-General Akira Mato, Director of the Military Affairs Bureau at the War Office and late Chief of Staff of General Homma in Tien- « tsła.

His assertion that, if there existed in Japan a political party, which is so engrossed in pushing partisan interests. that it ap- peared to be forgetful of the na- tional policy, it should be, dis- solved if it stubbornly refused to reconsider its attitude, is genersi- ly assumed to be addressed to the Minsello Party in rebuke of its attitude in the recent Takeo Sal- to case.

"

His speech was labelled as an "historic declaration" by the Nichi Nichi Shimbun for what he said

was taken to indicate the un- yielding attitude on the part of the Army towards the political

cellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) on Mr. Arthur Morse, J.P., o the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Cor- poration, who has, since 1936, acted as Treasurer and chairman of the Finance Committee of the University.

IN HIS ADDRESS, His Excellency paid high tribute to LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter) the positive and constructive way in which Mr. Morse had For the first time since the directed the reorganisation of the University's finances in outbreak of the war, not a the past few years. single British or Allied ship The ceremony was witness- Meanwhile, the Labour has been sunk by enemy aced by a large and distinguish- Party generally is more sustion during the week ending ed gathering. The Chancellor picious of joining the Govern- at midnight on March 24. was preceded to the dals by Acting Vice-Chancellor said: Mr. ment since the Prime Minis- Nazi efforts have been concen- the Registrar, Mr. W: B. Fin-Chancellor, Your Excellency, ladies ter, Mr. Chamberlain's recent trated on neutral vessels.“ Eight|nigan, Professors L Forster, and gentlemen:--First of all, I refusal to repeal the Trade neutral ships were sunk, six of W. Brown, F. A. Redmond and wish to express our profound Disputes Act.

them being Dapish

None of these Gordon King, the Acting Vice-sympathy with the Vice-Chan- neutral "ships were in convoy.

cellor, Mr. Bloss, in his Chancellor, Prof. K. H. Digby, Recent discussions supply

bereavement. matters confirmed that many mem-

On the other hand, two, German and Mr. Morse. bers of the Opposition in the steamers were sunk by a British

In his deeply regretted absence, Among those present on the dalsit falls to me as the oldest and DISCUSSION ON original were of the view that they submarine off the Danish coast.were His Excellency Major-General | most

OTTAWA, Mar. 26 (Reuter)—parties and the Diet. would be serving a most useful.

territorial waters. They A E Grasett, Hon. Mr. N. L. Silth, teaching staff to announce, the

decrepit member of the Polling began in Canada today., WAR POLICY

purpose in effective prosecution of/are.the-Edmund Hugo Stinnes and sir Atholl MacGregor, Hon. Mr. C. occasion of our Congregati

In the closing campaign. last the Hedeernheim... LONDON, Mar. 28 (Reuter)-A the war by remaining in the Op-|

G. Alabaster, Rt. Rev. H. Valtorta, Mr. Arthur Morse has been our Prime Minister, asked for a large night, Mr. Mackenzie King" the message from Melbourne says that position. Labour entered the In both instances, the crews are Sir Robert Ho Tung. Hon. Bir Treasurer since January 1936. He Liberal majority in order that the Mr R G Menzies, Australian Government, however, the Opposi-reported to be safe.

Robert Kotewall. Hon Mr. R. A. C. has brought his sagacity Premier, stated today that the tion Liberals would certainly do so. British Wireless adds that up to North, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Hon. Dr. financial experience to bear upon into war, will see it to a victorious and Government, which took Canada Doon March 20, 28. ships had been Shu-fan, Dr. P. 8..Selwyn- our problems. As Treasurer, and end policy on the resolution passed by As long as the war situation re- lost in British convoys out of a Clarke, "Hon. Mr. S. H.. Dodwell,

PARIB Mar, 26 Reuter-M. Wales Labour mains relatively unchanged the total of 13,673 British, Allied and Hon. Mr. A. B. Purves, Hon. Mr. Committee, his work for the New South

Dr. Manton, Leader of the Con-Paul Reynaud, the French Prime prospect appears to be one of early neutral ships convoyed, represent. King, Hon. Mr. H. R. Butters, University has been invaluable." Party was returned he would put in which he is expected to give Party at its Easter conference.

theservative Party, said that if his Minister, will make a broadcast. The resolution declared. inter changes in the composition of the ing one in 488. Only two neutral Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, Hon.

Government with a smaller body ships have been lost in convoy out Mr. A. L. Shields, Mr. Ho Kom-tong, Institutions of the Far East have the country. aha:

You know, the great Banking in his Cabinet the best brains of some idea of his foreign policy, "The conference makes it

to direct the war and probably of 1,851, or one in 925. clear that while it is opposed to

Mr. M. F. Talat!, Sir Vandeleur

and appeal to the country to co- "Australian participation in over more than one change in the heads

NEW BURST OF ENERGY..

Grayburn, Dr. S. W. Tso, Mr. T. N. personages. Mr. Morse is not one qufet although 8,500,000 people in carrying out a more energetic produced some pretty formidable The election is expected to be operate with the Government In seas conflicts, it is also opposed to

Chau, Mr. Li Tse-fong. Mr. Eu Commenting on the severe losses Tong-sen, Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mr. E. of those. In earlier days when Canada are entitled to vote. The war policy. any effort of the present anti-

from German illegal U-boat war-C. Roberts, Lt. Col. E. B. L. Dow- the public who suffered by Denmark last week Cock, Mr. S. T. Williamson, Mr. C. Mr. Morse was more visible to weather conditions may result in His references on the war po-

thronged the a low poll. fare which, it says, seems to have biggin, Mr. Mok Kon-sang, Mr. Fentral hall of the Bank build-

licy are expected to be along the taken on a new burst of energy. Fung Kong-un, Mr. M. H. Turner,g. lady customers would pay in Britain started polling a week the Senate

Canadian soldiers and airmen lines of the resolution passed" by the Manchester Guardian remarks, Mr. George She, Mr. H. V. Wilkin- unnecessary visits just for

during the recent "Danish ships were torpedoed with- son and Mr. B. Wong Tape.

glimpse of his genial countenance. As soon as the hallo, papers are

ago and the poll closes tonight. secret session. out warning even when they ear-

And in recent years his cheerful counted the result will be cabled ask for a rupture of relations Press commentators continue to friendliness has endeared him to to Canada. all those members of the Univer-

with the Soviet, sity with whom he has been 'in contact

Cabinet - would discuss the way 100-mg

of defensive service organisations.

labour Government to change the MR. ROOSEVELT

direction of the war by an aggres- sive act against any other coun- try, with which we are not at war, including the Soviet Union.”

"UN-BRITISH" 2

AND WELLES

Special To H.K. Dally Press NEW YORK, Mar. 26 (Havas)

Germany "Up To Her Old Tricks".

as

Chairman

of the Finance

2

Mr. Menales described the reso-According to well-informed circles ried the most obvious marks of lution as "an-British" and added President Roosevelt will make a

their nationality and the care that it was tragic history that the statement on the trip of Mr. Sam takeh for the crews' safety can be Australian Labour Party's war ner Welles as soon as the latter seen in the loss of 68 lives. It is polity was one of steady disinte-return to Washington on March not as though the Danish ships gration.

28.

ONE GOOD EFFECT were in a British convoy, which is Mr. Curtin, Leader of the Aus- Mr. Roosevelt is believed to be the usual Nazi excuse; the Danish

The decree "appointing the 1937 tralian Labour Party. Interviewed in possession of most of the in- Foreign Office has denied it.

University Committee had one in Canberra, said that his party formation gathered by Mr. Welles "The sickings were outside the

good effect: it led to an increase regarded Germany as the Allies, in the course of his visits to the bounds of humanity and law and

of Mr. Morse's interest in, and end Australia's enemy, and that various European capitals and it the Danish press rightly compares

Special to B.K. Daily Presy no State. conference could alter is expected that Mr. Roosevelt will the German methods with the soli-A warning that the Allies are cher friend and an even keener knowledge of the University 80 WASHINGTON, Mar. 29 (Reuter) that he became an even ataun- the Federal Labour declaration deny the rumours of American par-citude of our submarines, in and made at the outset of the war.

bombard ticipation on any peace offensive around Kattegat, have shown for Preparing to

civilian supporter than before, German crews. Though our vid populations", and thay Germany In 1939 Mr. Morse spent much tims were enemy merchantmen will then claim a tooth for a tooth time as the Chairman of the they were given full benent of the and an eye for an eye, w jasued University Sites Committee, and ternational law which Germany Sn a communique this orning the fruite of these strenuous denies to neutrals. Let us hope from the Germany Embassay. labours will be forthcoming in the

"That declaration stands and every labourtie is pledged to main-

tain Australia as an integral part of the Empire."

powers..

.N.Z. PREMIER

SINKING

The Secretary of the Federal Labour Party pointed out that in

LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter)-The that the great difference between pasting the resolution the New latest report regarding the condi- Germany and the Alles will now South Wales Labour exceeded its tion of Mr. M. J. Savage, New Zea- stand a little more clearly in net

land Prime Minister, states that tral minds than it seems to have The Federal Conference of the he is slowly sinking. Australian Labour Party was the only body authorised to determine the war policy and its decisions bound all members of the Party.

NEW GERMAN PROPAGANDA METHOD ENDS IN A FIASCO -

LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter)—|

German The new

propaganda method yesterday ended fiasco.

From

in

done of late."

The communique accused the Allies of contemplating to "exert more and more pressure on new trals and force them to participate

in the war."

The Arst impression created in the American press is that Cer- many is "up to her old tricks

years ahead.

So the Court of the University

bava decided that Mr. Morse's of higher education have merited ungrudging services for the cause

the aware of our Honorary De- gree.

GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY

Reynaud To Broadcast

"Poor Have No Alternative But To Beg, Steal-Or Worse'

ENCOURAGING YEAR REPORTED AT SALVATION ARMY HOME

Hongkong that to earn an existence the poor have no al- "Owing to war conditions in China, poverty is such in ternative but to hawk-beg-steal or worse," said Major Dorothy Brazier, Officer-in-Charge, in reviewing the work of the Salvation Army Home for Women and Girls, No. 2 Embankment Road, Kowloon, at the annual meeting yes- terday. To their credit the majority choose to hawk.. It lenient and very few arrests have been made among the would appear that the police have been exceptionally juvenile girl hawkers."

Lady Noble, wife of H.E. the of accommodation. A further Commander-in-Chief, presid-attempt to overcome this has peen Those of us who are members ed and there was a large at-made by converting the much something which she intends to do of the Court have just been tendance. With Lady Noble Continued on Back Page

SWEDEN INTERESTED IN again? acetsing her adversary of

SEA DEVELOPMENTS OFF

SCANDINAVIA

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 26 (Reuter)-Huge headlines in the main newspapers testify to the intense interest with which Sweden is following the latest sea developments of Scan- dinavia.

herself in the near future.

EXPROPRIATION OF CATHOLIC CONVENTS

Special to 'ILK. Dally Press "Whole British Destroyer pressed by the papers, is one of

AMSTERDAM, Mar. 28 (Havas) * Flotilla off Norwegian Coast" considerable sympathy for Nor

is one such heading,

way's plight.

-Expropriation of Catholic con- their side of. the

The Svenska Dagblad publishes venta is still continuing in Ger- Although some individual Swedes a statement on the affair, by the many, according to the Deutsche Rhine, the Germans launched a say that the German iron ore Norwegian Foreign Minister, M. Weg, a Catholic organ published small boat the sides and masts of shipments through Norwegian wa-Koht, who is quoted as saying: in the German language. which were plastered with ters must be stopped, at all costs, These are banners, according to French the more general sentiment, as ex-Norwegian neutrality but we must the entire property of the Catho

grave violations of Nazi circles here believe that military circles, inscribed with

not forget that in every case the Uc Church in the Reich will be "rude remark!” about, the British.

British warships withdrew after taken over after the "war. Three German soldiers accom-

their illegal entry into our waters." It is estimated panied the boat which, when it THE MAURETANIAŁ

that several The Oslo correspondent of the million marks worth of Church came within range, was met with heavy are from the French and NEW YORK, Mar, 20 (Reuter) Dagens Nyheter believes that the property were seized by the State The British liner Mauretania, dition to testing the effectiveness Westphalia, was expropriated by British warships off Norway, in nd when Hellandathielen Convert sent to the bottom...

which left New York on Thursday, of the Norwegian neutrality patrol, the Gestapo Wim arrested the

The three soldiers go a wet- Hing at least, If they did not lose their lives.

la expected to pass through the are lying in wait for one particular Friar and sent him to Oranien- Panama Canal today.

ship

burg concentration camp.

listening to Mr. Morse's

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last on the dais were Lady Pollock, Mrs. A. E. Grasett, Mrs. C. G.. Alabaster, Mrs. Dowbiggin, Brigadier William Darby, General Secretary, and Mrs. Darby.

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Before the annual report was read, Brigadier. Darby, in introduc- ing Lady Noble, outlined the work of the Salvation Army in China gith special reference to Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton.

He also read a letter from Els Excellency the Governor saying that HE and Lady Northcote greatly regretted that owing to previous engagements they were unable to be present at the meet- ing.

The Rev. J. E. Sandbach, of the English Methodist Church, opened the meeting with a prayer after which Major Brazier, presenting the annual report, said, in part:- Speak g generally 1939 was a very encouraging year, many dif nculties have been overcome, but the one unsolved problem is lack

ONE OF THE SADDEST CASES

"ONE OF THE SADDEST cases of a young wife's domes tic unhappiness and struggle `sgainst poverty' resulted in her vain attempt to take her life

Admitted to the Salvation Army Home on special order, it was a revelation to be to lear of the Living God who had so graciously undertaken for her in the darkest hour of ‚'her life;

It was changed woman who a few months later left: the Home to face Hfe with a new hope for herself, and the Ittle one that was born while The was under the Home's care.