1934-03-22 — Page 7

IMPERIAL DEFENCE

(Continued from Pago 1.)

ing, one of the greatest claims for the present aystem was that it WAS flexible and adaptable to changes. If they had a League of Nations that could adequately. and safely be described as a system of pooled security, the whole problem of national and Imperial defence would be funda- mentally changed, but that time wag not yet.

MANY FACTORS,

Referring to the nature of the existing organisation of Imperial defence, he said it could not be adequate unless it faced the prob- lems of co-ordination of defence, the policy of co-ordination of. finance, stall co-operation, and Joint staff training. In regard to these points, the Cabinet supplied the final word, the advisory au- thority of the Cabinet being the Committee of Imperial Defence.

The work of the Committee of Imperial Defence went on from day to day, but once every year the Chiefs of Statt presented a report to the Committee, based in part upon Foreign Office informa- tion and covering the whole fold of Imperial Defence in Its minor. DA well he lia major aspects.

The recommendations and ob- servations of that roport wore dis- cussed by the full Committee of Imperial Defence and then sent to the Cabinet, where the body of Ministers were in a position to dia. cuse and deal with it. That review was always made in time for the Estimates, and revehled a

and co-operation.

NOT INDEPENDENT.

THE

HONGKONG

......liis“, 4,

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1934.

Picture shows a sunkan junk alongside the Praya Wall at West Point, typical of the scans presented on

the waterfront following yesterday morning's violent gale. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

FALLING CANTON

REVENUE

HEAVY REDUCTION IN 1933

SPAIN'S ESCAPE

DANGER OF REVOLT IS PASSED

CURRENCY VIEWS

GOLD BLOC NATIONS UNDER PRESSURE

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

DUAL TRANSMISSION FOR

THIS EVENING

From ZEW on a wavelength of 365 thetres:

5-8 p.m., European programme 5-0 p.m. A relay of the Hongkong Hotel Danco Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.

6-9.30 p.m. Children's Concert from the Stadio.

6.80-7 p.m. A relay of the Hong. kong Hotel Danco Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.

7.p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota. tions, etc.

7.03-8 p.m. Recorded music.

A Concert. Orchestral Trugle Overture,

Op. 81 (Brahms).

The B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra directed by Adrian Bault. Planoforte Solo Children's Corner Salte-No. 3, Serenade for the

Dell (Debussy). Planoforte Solo-Paganini 'Etudo in

E. Flat Major (Paganini-Liszt-

Basoni). Vladimir Horowitz. Song Carceleras (Prison Song),

(Chap:) ("Las Hijas del Zebodico"). Song Serenata (Testi). London, Mar. 21.

Madame Amelita Galli-Curci. The recent weakness of

(Soprano), American dollar la attributed here Violin Solo-Concerto in G Minor to the labour troubles which at

Adagio (Max Bruch). amfleting

Louis Zimmermann. Song-In my Garden (O'Keefe

Firestone),

Aro

the

tho

(Blossom-Herbert). Song Neapolitan Love Sour

Richard Crooks (Tenor). Pianoforte Salo-Prelude in A Minor

(Debussy).

Pianoforte Solo Alt Wien (Old

Viena) (Godowsky),

London, Mar. 21, With a compromiso having been reached in the electrical Industry strike in Barcelona, where 20,000 (Special to "Telegraph")

workers wore affected, the im- the moment mediate threat of revolution In United States. Canton, March 21.

Spain

It la belloved that is a result has temporarily lifted, The extent to which Kwangtung though the "state of emergency" of the conflict in the automobile very high state of co-ordination has been hit by the general bus-declared in March 8 has not yet Industry, prices will rise. It is possible that the lead of the mo inesa depression is shown in an been cancelled.

Since the commencement of the tor industry employees, therefore, official report by the Canton Trea- sury-Revenue receipts during the month there have been strikes will be followed by others, and as to the past year fell to seventy per cent. everywhere, notably in the trans-hence the pessimism of those collected in the previous port, gas and electrical industries, prospect of the dollar.

Robert Benson's.. Review says year. This state

of affors is in metallurgy, newspaper and causing much anxiety in Govern- building trades. But the threa-that the loss of gold by the Gold tened general strike did not ma-Bloc has not been unduly severe ment circles,

and that at present there is no Mr. Ou Fang-pu, Commissioner terlalise. of Finance, has recommended to

This is partly due to lack of imminent danger threatening their Government the postponement of agreement between the Socialists maintenance of the existing gold a number of unproductive con- and the Anarchists and partly to systems. Nevertheless, the fun- struction plana in order to balance the Government's determined at damental dificulties as time pro- Iteport. the budget and at the same time titude which rallied the public gresses will not abate, but will to proceed more speedily with confidence. The Government re rather be inclined to increase. It Concert.

any important industrial undertakings crufted Civil Guards and Shock is still difficult to see how -Central News,

Police from the middle class peo-permanent readjustment of the ---ple and with these men reinforced world's exchanges can be brought the regular units at their disposal. about without some measure of Such a show of strength helped devaluation by the Gold Bloc..na. them curb unruly elements.

tions.

The fact that the estimates were presented in three different volumes, gave an impression that they were independent. That was not 40. On the Лnancial side, each of the service departments had a france section and the Treasury itself had a section which dealt

almost exclusively with defence expenditure. When the Estimates were complete, the Chancellor

of the Exchequer examined the separute Estimates in the light of the demands of every service.

As a result of the co-ordination of expenditure offected by these and other important committees, huge sums had been saved. Finally, the House of Commons

ENGLAND TEAM LOSE 7-1

received the Estimates, and itTRIAL MATCH SHOCK ministration, went hand in hand. FOR SELECTORS

could be said that finance and ad-

in all stages.

REAL CO-ORDINATION.

were

The headquarters of all *x* Cold standard countries might tremist organisations

sup-deflate enough to bring their pressed and during the building price levels into adjustment with strike in Madrid, which affected 60,- the exchange rates of non-gold 000 men, a settlement was reached standard countries of the world by the simple expedient of in- but at the moment they show no carcerating the leaders on both indication of so doing.” sides and ordering the men.to re With the exception of Italy, London, Mar. 21.

turn to work.

prices seeta to have risen. Nevertheless there are difficult

Alternative Seen. England's international Belec,

Alternatively, this authority Regarding staff co-ordination, tion committee were given much days ahead. Catalonia lu con- the preparation of the technical to think about this afternoon trolled by Socialists and will fight points out, it is conceivable that side of joint defensive plans, so when, in preparation for the match against any suggestion of a dicta-pressure on the Gold Bloc may be far as operations were concerned, against Scotland, I trial match torship, insisting that it is design-relieved by a pronounced rise in

ed to crush the masses,

prices in Great Britain and the was the responsibilliy of the took place..

It is imperative that the Govern- United States, without an ac Chiefs of Staff, who were bound Representing England" were to co-operato together and con- practically all the leading inter-ment secure better conditions for companiment of further decline sider the plane as a whole. The national stars. They were, how the workers. There are multitudes of their currencies..

It seems improbable, however, advice of the Foreign Office was

ever, defeated by ""The Rest" to of them labouring for starvation

that this will come about, as there available for the supply of the the tune of seven goals to one wages.

The Government must also is room for a substantial rise in political data required, and, in Renter.

amend the anti-religious sections prices in the United States before addition, Ministerial Committees

of the Constitution which area purchasing power on a parity wore always at the service of the

offensive to the general feeling with her currency is reached, and Chiefs of Staff and contact was

and at the same time it must be there is still a possibility of fur- remembered that Marxism has sunk ther devaluation in America. drop into Spanish soil, as evidenced It is considered improbable, that by the perpetual desecration of way- the gold value of sterling will be side shrines and sacred emblems. uphold rigidly against pressure of a further rise of commodity prices. Must Make Decision,

kept with such committees as the Man-Power Committee, Principal Supply Officers' Committee, ele.

What was very important in

MASS HUNGER

STRIKE

this really admirable piece of TWENTY INVOLVED AT Our Oum Correspondent.

administrative machinery Was that those who planned were those who would be primarily responsible for execution. The i conclusion he had reached

Was

that the existing system tended to work smoothly and to adapt Itself to the actual condition of co-ordination and efficient control.

DOMINIONS' POSITION.

TAIYUAN

(Special to "Telograph"}

Taiyuanfu, Mar. 21.

BRITAIN'S

FIRST MASTER AIR PILOT

No fewer than twenty political prisoners, confined in the locul prison. started a hunger strike 750,000 MILES IN yesterday to bring pressure on the authorities-Central News.

LINERS

By continuance of the ac centuation of the present restric tlon policy, the Gold Bloc may postpone its decision between do- flation and devaluation, but it seems impossible definitely,

Isabelle Yalkovaky. Orchestral-London Bulte (Eric

Coates) (a) Tarantelle "Convont Garden" (b) MeditationWest. ater" (c) March-"Knights-

Eric Coates and Symphony

Orchestra.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather

8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio

10.30. p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

*10.35 p.m. Close Down.

NOWL

NB-From 8.30-10 pm. "ZE.K.,

Hongkong" will broadcast a pro- gramme of European recorded music on 610 k.c.'s Orchestral-Leonore Overturo No. 1

(Beethoven);

Programme,

Willem Mengelborg and His

Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Songs-(a) Berceuse (b) Snow Drop

(Gretchaninoff).

SongDobrynia Mikititch

(Gretchaninoff),

Nina Koshots (Soprano). Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 (Grieg),

Arthur do Groef, and the Royal Albert Hall Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon Ronald, 1st movement-Allegro molto

moderato 2nd movement--Adagio ---Sid movement--Allegro-moderato

molto o marcato Sang-Les Millions D'Arlequin

(Serenado) (Songwin and Drigo). Song-Vienna, City of my Drontos

(Lockton and Bieczynski).

Charles Kullman (Tenor). Orchestral-Muste in the Air-Tho

Song is You (Hammerstein

2nd, and Kern). OrchestralMoon Song (Johnston).

Albert Sandier and His Orchestra. Orchestral-Daly's Theatre Waltz

Momories (arr. Prentice),

Charles Prontles and His Orch.

Sorg-Let me Give my Happiness to

You (Furber and Posford). Song--Three Wishes (Furber and

Fosford).

Jessie Matthews (Soprano), Orchestral-Gipsy Love Selection

Lohar).

De Groot and His Orchestra.

Close Down.

10 p.m. to do so in-

The best thing that could hap- SKY pen, says the Review, would be an agreement for provisional

the stabilisation between

Gold Bloc nations, Great Britain and the United States. This agree: ment should Include a mutual un derstanding on parities, and in- volve the abandonment by Pre-: His certificate, just granted, issident Roosevelt of further dollar ports and Honolulu and return on On hasis of "One Fare and One-Fifth" the first issued by the Air Ministry devaluation.

Proceeding, the Prime Minister described how co-operation with the Dominions was secured. They attended the Committee of Im- perial Defence for joint counsel and advice to the extent that they themselves might decide.

Britain's Arst Master Air Pilot The Dollar Steamship Lines an-is Captain L. A. Walters, one of the nounce especially low summer hellday Imperial Airways veterans.

rates to Pacifie Const excursion

a number of occasions in recent for the round trip.

years, a particular Dominjon had asked for the advice of the Com-|- mittoo on their defensivo prob-

len, and we were kept fully in any other Power, but in relation

to

pro-

formed as to what they were detective needs. That was why they

our own defensive and ing.

still belioved In Treaty Regarding defonce policy itself, ments and proposed to pursue that had to be worked out in re-policy of trying to reach them. lation to this country's position ns a World Power and a Europaon Power, and having regard to Im- perial unity.

AIR FORCE AND NAVY,

Referring to the Air Service for Homo defence. the Premier said. It was in its infancy, - and

Hitherto, there have been two The prospect of independent de- types of licence the "A" for private pilots and the "B" for pilots valuation by the Gold Blac must

adda.-Rculor. qualified to fly for hire or reward, be faced, however, the authority

The new certificate is only grant-

All relays of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management and during the intervals recorded music will be broadenst from the Studio.

AMERICA'S ENVOY

SEEKING ECONOMIC

DISARMAMENT

London, Mar. 21, Mr. Richard Washburn Child, the noted author and diplomat. and President Roosevelt's special economic envoy to Europe, arrived In Plymouth today. He proceed- ed at once to London where he Mar. 21 will see Sir John Simon, Foreign

77 Minister, to-morrow, 15.80

EXCHANGE RATES

12.80 Interviewed, the visitor declar 2264ed that he was not "an. Ambassa 39.00 dor-at-large," and pointed out that

635

hia mandate was to find out what KO

'sort of co-operation was possible 10% 1/44 toward achloving economic dis- 5.114 armament.

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a

| necessary.

hours in civil aircraft during the ed to airmen who have flown 1,000| previous five years, and night flying experience, including at least 20 cross-country or oversea flights, Paris.. PEACE THE AIM.

begun and completed at night, are Geneva.

Borlin... Concluding, Mr. MacDonald ob. Captain Walters Is 36 years old. Helsingfora:. served that behind the defence He began piloting cross-Channel Oslo.

Athens.. polley

political WHA

policy, alr-liners in 1923, and has now diplomacy and foreign policy. flown 7,600 hours as a pilot, cover-Milan,

Buenos Aires .30% The aim of the Government was ing 760,000 miles.

Shanghai.. .1/4 peace, and peaco could only be

New York.. .5.10% based upon International co-

Amsterdam. -7.68 Vienna. Prague.

12244 Madrid.

.37.18/02 Bucharest

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Mar. 19. .77.17/32

16.79

12.9214

220%

10,90

530 GO

7.68

U.S. BOND. THEFT.

Hongkong. Brussels,.. Stockholm...

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for the next few years the Navy operation. The aim of overy will be of vital importance while nation to-day must be to pursua

a Fleet air arm was essential to a and develop peace, not only as modern Navy.

regarded itself, but as regarded

He assured the House that the the whole comity of nations, ond that was what the Govorniment was doing.

SHIPPED TO C.C. JULIAN IN SHANGHAI?

· Los Angeles, Mar. 21.

He had no proposals, Mr. Child 28 declared, and he denied that ble 122 Burvey might influence President 37.7/10 Roosevelt to reopen the

World Economic Conference.

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21.01

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He did not believe, he said, that .21.87 10.87

the United States was interested 22,80

22.30% in reconvening the Conference. .100%

1091 "That is more a question for .1/0.3/15 - :.-1/63/4 other. nations." he added.--.

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naval programmo was strictly within the Umits of the Treaty, In building up to the limit, hơ ro- The League of Nations, properly Department of Justice investi- Copenhagen called that those who took part in usod, was the only organisation in gators, inquiring into wholesale Bombay. the London Naval Treaty were existence to secure, peace, and the thefts of Liberty Bonds, announc“ Rio .... informed that in accepting the Government therefore would do od to-day that they learned that Yokohama. Agures Britain · had no margin, everything possible to restore and large quantities of the atolon Montevideo. and that by 1935-36 they would maintain Its authority. Britain's bonds are alleged to have been Helgrade.

176.10% 150 5,11% The Hongkong Benevolent Society have to assume that overy ton that measures of imperial defence wore shipped to. C. C. Jullas, former oil Montreal..

19.10/10 gratefully acknowledges the mum of they had said they required would to enable her to secure peace. As operator and now a fugitive from silver (Forw

Silver (forward),10.15/18

20 $1,300 from the Hongkong Women's be needed. The Government were such, they were recognised by the American Justice In Shanglial War Loan.168.0/10 .109.10/10 | Guild.... and Ministering... - Children'sa. considering armamente not against whole world.—British Wirelen. Router;

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