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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29,

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1936

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

bereavenient, also for florn! tri-

Blessing

to

Mankind

-and a Curse

THE reek of oil rises

over the world. He who owns oil.rules the world.

1935

Oil will play an important part in the Italian campaign' in Ethiopia. Cut off from the oil supplies of the world, the invaders would be helpless, their fight hopoless.

·Once upon

On

cars

a

Then he sold the Chinese his Rockefeller oil to put in the Jumps.

Deterding waited until all the lamps were burning brightly and then proceeded to sell Royal Dutch oil much below Rocke- feller's price.

When the treaty of peace was. signed between the oil fighters it was on the basis of a fifty- fifty agreement and equal mono- poly prices in the oil markets.

The vast industry of modern road transport

time armies United States stand together runs on oil. Tar is made

marched their stomachs. there will not be any great war, from it. Newspapers Now they move on petrol tanks. as long as they control the sea- Japan is short of oil. This Mrs. J. W. C. Bonuar and family are poured from the Navics burn oil, airplanes are ways.

driven on oil. The tanks, ar- Lender sincere thanks to their:

and transport makes her envy Russia's vast friends for many kind expressions presses wet with. ink moured

of the mechanised half-developed Caspian oilfields of sympathy in their recent made from oil or carbon wagons

and covet the Dutch East Indies. armies are helpless without oil.

Now, British oil investments butes pent and attendance at the black. Houses are paint-

At the moment oil dominates Already it has made her seize amount to close on £150,000,000.

Manchukuo. For in Manchukuo, ed and proofed against the world situation.

arc coal mines with When and if the League of there the weather with oil,

5,000,000,000 tons of shale oil in Nations control the Black Inter- GITTINS-On November 28th, 1935, shoes are cleaned with it,

them.

national of Oil, then it will Now the overwhelming pre- control both the sources of war lipstick could hardly be made for the million without it.

funeral.

BIRTH.

at the French Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gittins, a son,

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, Nov. 29, 1935..

Half the ships of the world are fuelled by oil.. And coal is passing away as the driving power of railways. Diesel oil is supplanting it. Carbon black, derived from petroleum, has given rubber a wear-resisting The conditions under which quality greater than rubber it Marble Hall, former residence self. of Sir Paul Chater, has been.

THE CHATER BEQUESTS

handed over to the Admiralty Now a fear fills the hearts of were disclosed in the Legislative men-that oil will be mingled Council yesterday, in answer to with blood. questions on the point by Mr.

Once men fought with spears Paterson. The house is made available as a residence for the and lances, or later with guns Admiral for so long as the naval and rifles, lands, or forests, or authorities use it as such, and no ports. To-day, above all, they rent is being charged. Main- fight with oil. tenance costs are to be the Admiralty's responsibility, and

her to move

Probably only one thing pre- vented Italy from fighting Abyssinia long ago the lack of oil with which amics. Now that lack, by col- dominance of the United States and of peace, lective action, may be turned in- in oil is beginning to diminish. But the great Imperial Powers So, indeed, is the world's supply, of the world have so far been to a famine.

The distribution of oil over and very seriously, too. Under able to control the Black Inter- It deter present conditions the potential national far less than the Soviet the world is uneven. mines the strategy of the Great reserve is estimated at 24.000,- Government can control the Red Powers. Only two Great Powers 000,000 barrels. The world is International. have sufficient oil deposits in using it at the rate of 1,500,000,-

Like the propagandists of the their territory to be independent 000 barrels. So sixteen years world revolution, the salesmen may see the finish! No wonder of oil have far outrun the con- the oil men fight for now flelds. trol of national Governments..

of outside sources.

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In and out of the headlines

Dutch-born

Humanity The first is the United States,

goes dithering for rulers which controls or owns roughly

along electing three-quarters of the world to-day flashes the name of Sir parishes which are called na

tions, while men controlling the supply, and the other is the Henri Deterding,

Lord Fisher described Deier keys of life and death stretch Soviet Union, which controls British citizen. about one-eighth.

their hands untrammeled across The rest is scattered through ding as "Napoleonic in his

the world. that is

their world, and

one audacity and Cromwellian in his the

. It is these men hot reason why Britain must have thoroughness,"

Fisher said that mouthful countries who can end the war.. a great navy to control the sea. paths along which that oil is after Deterding had beaten John in Ethiopia, by prohibiting the brought here.

D. Rockefeller, until then the sale of oil to Italy. Very soon, heavy-weight, long-distance now, they may do so. champion of the oil fighters.

Deterding decided early in life to fight Rockefeller for the oil kingship.

should the residence at any time NOTES OF THE DAY on a year, and from her own

cease to be used for the purpose

named, it has to be handed back.

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The Very Idea!

THESE SANCTIONS

Let's Start An Embargo On Everything, Says Kelly

When the oil war was at its height in China, Rockefeller

By Eddie "Gergsa" Kelly gave away millions of lamps to

"Prekbiting the sale of files, pliers, the Chinese, and on each lamp: was inscribed Mei Foo, which is torches, jemmies, hacksaws and masks Chinese and means Good Luck. to Edward Kelly at the Central Court

For to-day, even in peace time, Britain needs 1,300,000,000 gal oil-from-coal schemes she could hardly produce more than one tenth. The amount we get from He took the precaution of get- to the Government in good con- POPULAR MAPLE LEAF dition. Apparently, the gift is Of all the decisions taken by the British Empire countries is only ting the Paris Rothschilds be- hind him. Then he went into in the nature of a gesture to the Governing Body

of the Inter-71,000,000 gallons.

That is why Britain finds it the United States itself and Navy, especially in view of the national Labour Organisation of fact that Hongkong appears to the League of Nations at a recent necessary to control Iraq and bought up land and companies be the only naval station in meeting, none was more popular Persia, to lend powerful support right under the nose of Rocke- which the Admiral has no official than the election of Canada to aand real protection to the Dutch feller and his associates. After a com- East Indies, and to keep the that he fought Rockefeller from residence. There is apparently permanent sent, writes no question as to the right of the mentator Trom Geneva. Under the South Atlantic open to Vene- Mexico to China. Government to make over the constitution of the Governing Body, zuela, the third largest source of residence in, the manner in eight Government geats are por- which it has, but members of the manently held by the eight coun- oil in the world.

You can see from these figures Legislative Council, as represtries of chief industrial importance. The Governing Body itself decides entatives of the public, have which shall be considered as these how vulnerable Britain would be some cause for complaint in that States, but any question on the without a navy. You can also they were not in any way con-subject goes to the League Council see that if Britain and the

decision. The criteria were |--- sulted in the matter. The per- for mission of the Secretary of worked out in 1922 on an elaborate State was secured, it is revealed, accounting system of population, as far back as 1927; why the number of factories, wealth, etc., Council were not consulted, and and the eight States chosen were Canada, France, Ger- why the decision was kept secret Belgium, for so long-only to be disclosed many, Great Britain, India, Italy and Japan. When the U.S.A. and in response to Press enquiries-the Soviet Union joined the L.L.O.. it is difficult to understand.It was clear that they had a right Regarding the Chater collection to permanent seats, but it was less of pletures and porcelain, the obvious who should retire. Fin- position is anything but satis-ally, revised criteria were adoptel factory. The pictures are scat-which gave more weight to popu- tered about. in Government Intion and were thus more favour- House, Government, ollices and able to India and Italy. The result the University, being for-all in-was that Canada and Belgium drop- out. Belgium accepied, this tents and purposes not available ped

decision regretfully but loyally, but for public inspection; whilst the Canada thaught for a time of ap- porcelain is stored in strong poaling to the League Council. The rooms and hence rendered in- retirement of Germany has, how- accessible. There can be little ever, made another vacant seat, an doubt that Sir Paul's intention (Continued on Pago 5.) : was that these treasures should be made available to the public.

The Government intends to Chater collections are mude open house the collections in the pro-to general inspection. When posed new City Hall, and the vote in respect of the ultimately In a new museum. road to the new Government Seemingly, it is proposed to House-part of the city develop. build a museum separate from ment plan-came before the the City Hall, although this has Council yesterday, it almost never been definitely announced. looked as if the scheme-was- The Government says there is being resumed. But the ex- no prospect, by reason of finan-planation was that the road cial considerations, of the new had already been completed! museum being provided in the Thie circumstance, together near future; but this is equally with the ignoring of the true of the much-needed City Council in regard to the Marbla Hall, the scheme for which is Hall transfer, provides an illum now in abeyance. Thus it will inating sidelight onto loculi bo many a long day before the methode of traver

about a dato.

of

yesterday, Mr. Schofield, on behalf Hongkong Government, com- menced sanctions against a notorious burglar who lins been endeavouring for the past two months to break into the strong room of the new Hongkong nod Shanglial Bank.

Interrupted in his work upon the massive doors by a press representa tive yesterday, Mr. Kelly paused long Chough to grant an interview on the subject of Ranctiona.

I've still got enough back saw blades to last me six montis," he said, "and no long as the Court doesn't place an embargo on handdrills and gelignite. I think I'll be able to why krough." Mr. Kelly then resumed his task.

Meanwhile, a committee comprising the whole issue of Hongkong Magis- Snacks trates in meeting at Mac's counter to-night to consider further Fonctions, The difficulty appears to be that, while Mr. Kelly's credit has heen stopped at Lane Crawford's, Wing On's, Sincere Coy., and other establishments, the China Emporium and one or two others refuse to apply sanctions.

WE haven't had reports like this W

in the luent papers yet, but if, could get away' we thought we with it, there soon would be some.. After all, what's the difference?

We are all in favour of this unction idea being applied to the Colony. There's a lot of things we'd like to declare sanctions, on ournolf

For instance, a punitive "expedition;" of shrofts, which seeks to rob you at - your hard-earned salary, could be met.' with economie sanctions. Not only would you refuse to give money, to

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