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No. 1614

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GERMANY

Famine MAKES NO

Felt Acutely In Hongkong

PETTY THIEVES MAKE

LITTLE FORTUNES

The world iron and steel famine, which has been suddenly accentuated by the gigantic rearmament pro- grammes now under way, is acutely affecting Hongkong. Prices of scrap metals have risen by over 100 per cent, in the last six months.

An important factor in the iron shortage is the fact that a large proportion of the world's supply comes from Spain. Since last November Hongkong's imports from this country have ceased entirely.

The Telegraph understands that the shortage is seriously affecting several large projects which were to have been put in hand early this year..

Shipbuilding yards especially are feeling the pinch.

Thieves are finding it lucrative te steal all manner of scrap. In the past fortnight there have been almost twenty incidents where they have dug up telephone cables in order to steal the copper wire; on one occasion communication between Hongkong and Blucao was seriously interrupted because thieves dug up and stole a portion of the cable..

Road railings, door knobs, radio aerials, electric light Attings, water meter fittings and all forms of metal scraps are commanding a ready mar ket. At $70 a ton, Chinese cooiles are making what to them are fortunes by stealing and selling "scrap."

up-

exporting Hongkong 15 proximately 2,000 tons of this "scrap" to Japan every month.

Fetches Good Money Stolen scrap is providing only a small part of this total Old ships

and even old motor-cars are fetch- ing good money from Japanese buy-.

·ers..

One second-hand car dealer told the Telegraph that he is realising *more money from old cars by selling them as scrap than by selling them for further life on the roads.

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OVIEDO BATTLE RAGING

PICK AND SHOVEL AGAINST RIFLE

ASTURIANS RECKLESS

Madrid. March 5.

THREATS

VON RIBBENTROP'S WORDS EXPLAINED

WASHINGTON APOLOGY

Berlin, Mar. 6.

A new interpretation of Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop's speech on German colonial aims, de- livered at Leipzig Monday, and which was taken to imply a threat of forceful action unless her demands were complied with, was furnished by an official of the Foreign Office to- day.

Mony Germans, he said, were un- der the impression thai Herr von Ribbentrop, who is the Ambasandur to Great Britain, sought to place be fore the world the alternative da the restoration of Germany's

's colon that, was thought

ght that he had sald they were handed back to her, y would rely upon her own strength, presumably to take them.

The offletal declared that the which Herr von Ribbentrop must

kung ss that Germany

was

have colonies, but that she would also

rely pon her own strength, meaning

her four-year plan, to make independent in the event emergencies arising.

her of

Herr von Ribbentrop's words were therefore meant more as a promise than a threat.-Reuter,

AMERICAN APOLOGY

Washington, Mnr. 6. The United States Government to-

day apologised to Germany for the remarks of Mayor La Guardia of New York City when he spoke of Fuchrer as a "brown-shirted fanatic," during a speech,

Der

The apology took the form of a verbal statement by Mr. James Dunn, chief of the Western European Affairs Division of the State Department, to Dr. Hans Thomsen, Counsellor of the German Embassy.

de- had

to-

Mr. Dunn said he earnestly precated the utterances which offended the German - Government. They did not represent the attitude of the American Government wards the German Government. But he emphasised that there was a right of free speech in the United States which was "guaranteed by constitution to every citizen, cherished as part of the national herltage."—Reuter Special,

DEFENDS HIMSELF

the

and

New York, March 5. Following the German

protest

Pick and shovel were pitted against his speech in which he made against rifle and machine-gun to allegedly insulting references to Herr According the Hongkong Trade and day in the desperate battle still Hitler. Mayer La Guardio, of New Shipping Returns, Hongkong export- ed scrap iron and steel to the value raging for the posession of York to-day stated:"

"I of $1,510,207 during 1936, Japan be-Oviedo, which a small insurgent still stand by what I said, and repeat it again. referred to the ing the principal purchaser. Over force has been defending. for brown-shirted- fanatic Who $1,000,000 of these sales represented scrap metal which had not been im-weeks against a powerful army menacing the peace of Europe. Mr. of Asturians, whose shock force Hitler and his Government have been ported in the same year.

quick to recognise that I meant him.

to a guilty conscience or to my

value of $17,975,303 from to the Hongkong. Of this amount, $7,243,-

During 1930 Japan imported goals is a reckless regiment of miners, don't know whether that was due This latest message from Gijon contradicts yesterday's despatches powers of description."-United Press. 110 was for metals of all types, and that the Government troops had sus- $287,710 was for minerals and ore.

pended operations on that front.

Kirkpatrick In Canton

SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1937.

日四北月正

AIR RAID PROTECTION

To stimulėte Jubilé interest in the precautions, to be taken against air raids, an exhibition was recently held at Kensington Town Hall, when de- monstrations were given on how to protect windows from splinters, gas and. blasts during an aituck,

Four Hurt

On Board Ramillies

Gibraltar, Mar. 5. The British battleship Ramillies returned unexpectedly to Gibral- tar to-day, following her recent departure on manoeuvres in the

· Mediterranean.

It is reported that four naval ratings weto injured during her cruise by the accidental discharge star shell gun.-Reuter Bulletin Service.

of

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SUSPICIOUS

OF SOVIET

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Smart Handkerchiefs for Ladies

White Georgette

Lace Trimmed

$1.25 & $1.50 cal

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· VERY ATTRACTIVE AND SMART

Pricos $2.50 & $3.75 each

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PARIS

EAGER

TO REASSURE INVESTORS

Quest for Funds To Build Armaments

Paris, Mar. 5.

The Government is planning a powerful drive to make the proposed big national defence loan successful.

In addition to the speech of the Prime Minister, M. Leon Blum, which will be broadcast Sunday, listeners throughout the country will hear addresses by M.. Edouard Daladier, Minister for War, M. Jules Jeanneney, prominent lawyer and politician, M. Edouard Herriot, many times Prime Minister, and M. Joseph Caillaux, former Finance Minister. They will go on the air at various stages of the campaign to keep the nation's enthusiasm alive. All are notable speakers.

It is with a view to reassuring the French investing public, that the Defence Loan will be offered with the undertaking that interest and redemption will be effected at the lender's option in francs, sterling or dollars, or any other desired currency.

LABOUR SPLIT THREAT

STEEL WORKERS OPPOSE C.1.0. ASK GREEN'S ASSISTANCE

Piltsburgh, March 5. The possibility of a struggle for the two greatest power between labour organisations in the United States, the American Federation of Labour and the Committee of In- dustrial Organisation, loomed large to-day.

Meanwhile, after the close of the market here at 6 pm., francs were quated at 107 as against 105 the day previous.

Apparently it is intended to leave the frane to find its own level before the issue of Monday's Defence Loan. But it is emphasised that this move. ment is one of depreciation, not of devaluation-Reuter.

BESIEGE POLICE CHIEF

WORKERS DEMAND GUARD'S ARREST

Alameda, Mar. 6. Three hundred members of the Warehousemen's Union have started a sit-down slege of Police Chief Vern Smith, protesting against his

London, March 5. Final details of the scheme to control Spanish land and sea sentatives from 18 mills of the fallure to arrest a company guard

A committee of employees repre-

HONGKONG frontiers and prevention of the Carnessie (lilinols) Steel Corporation named D. S. Dodge, who is alleged

SEEKING SILENCE

TRAFFIC TO RUN WITHOUT HORNS

RESTRICTED AREAS

Following the Kowloon Residents'

Govern Association's approval, of

trial

landing of foreign volunteers or asked Mr. William Green, President to have wounded a picket on Thurs-

of the

Federation of Labour, for day during rioting at a California war materials were supposed to assistance in opposing Mr. John L. pucking plant.

Surgeons state that it cannot be have been completed to-night at Lewis, and his Committee of Indus-

Organisation, which has ascertained whether Dodge's bullet

the

minor pickel'a

flesh a meeting of the Non-Interven-threatened to close mills, and the caused tion Committee at the Foreign plants. of almost every other major wound.

The Police Chief has permitted the sit-down strikers to remain on Office. It was expected they industry, unless workers come into

ne with his plans for union.

the City Hall stairs, but the city would be adopted at a plenary

Mr. Green, who is not on exactly mannger later ordered him to clear session of the Non-Intervention friendly terms with Mr. Lewis, reject- the building by 5 p.m.-Unlied Press. Committee to-morrow. Buted by telegram the invitation from

WOOLWORTH CONCESSION · the employees, saying: "Owing to the there was a hitch.

consistent policy of the American

Detroit, Mar. 5. The Woolworth Company has The scheme discussed dealt with Federation of Labour to oppose em-

of forty of its granted employees an international ployee representation in organisa- the provision of

chairman, tions" he could not be of help.

stores wage increases, plus its per board, consisting of a

pay for the period nominated by the International Com-

But, he said, he might consider the cent of their mittee, and representatives nominated

they were, on strike-United Press. steel- an entirely new Itallan and Russlan Governments. organise This board would administer the workers union. free of company in-

fluence-Reuter. (Continued on Page 4.)

In an effort to prevent export of

In order to remove bulidings bar- scrap metal from China, the Nanking

Into the town, the Ministry, of War has issued a prohl-ring their way

advances with bition. This ban has been followed Government forces by such on orgy of smuggling that pleks and shovels and undermined previous smuggling ramps fade into buildings and walls, and when they has crushed rushed Corward without indirectly insignificance. It made of this Colony a concentration waiting to get rifles to consolidate the

Canton, Mar. 6.. Mr. William Kirkpatrick, special. point for scrap from such places on positions they hoped to capture.

Government planes assisted the at- representative in China of the Canton, Macao and Kwang Chow! Wan. Practically all of the metal tack by bombing the rebel positions British Exports Credit Department,

persistently-Reuter Bulletin Service. who arrived here last night to study ment's suggestion that Kowloon by the British, French, German, invitation if the employees were to goes to Japan..

ITALIAN WOUNDED

possible industrial development in should become a City of Silence at Japan for several years has been

Kwangtung, is to-day meeting night, the traffic authorities are for- she buying up all the scrap iron

Rome, Mar. 5. officials of the Provincial Govern-mulating plans for putting the scheme could. From the United States, Aus-

The Italian hospital ship Helousn meat in charge of iron and strel

Into effect. tralia, New Zealand, Malaya and has arrived at Nuples with 540 projects.

Any motorist who sounds an elec- other countries, Jopan has been buy- volunteers, wounded in the fighting Mr. Kirkpatrick was given a warm ing old ships, worn-out steel rells, in Spain. Fifty of them are stretcher welcome, being met by General

tric horn, any taxi driver who toots his hooter, and lorry driver who old steel plate, every piece of junk cases,

Halang Han-ping, Vice Commander- blares at a street crossing, or tram that could be mustered.

General Russo, Chief of Staf of in-Chief. He is saying at the

driver who clangs his gong after 11 the-Fascist Militia, and other officials, Municipal, recepilon house as

at night and before.7 m. in the met the ship.Router.

guest of the Government.-Reuter.

morning will be breaking the law.

The experiment is to be tried on both sides of the harbour. In Kow- loon it will embrace the whole the residential

Building contractors in Hongkong are experiencing considerable delay as a result of this steel and iron shortage.

It is understood, however,

thot

the China Light and Fower Company,

the

"LIGHTS OUT" ORDER FOR

which is erecting a giant new power HONGKONG MANOEUVRES

house at Hung Hom,

in obtaining July delivery for the

steel required for the structure. This

is one of the few Hongkong firms which has been successful in fulfil- ing requirements.

SHIPS TAKING PRECAUTIONS

London, Mar. 5,

In consequence of the danger aris

During the Combined Operations, the Colony will test the effect of a "lights out" order, according to regulations issued to-duty..

:

This is as follows:

arca

of

of

Louth and Including Jordan Road. The

Y. M. C. A. REPORTS DEFICIT OVER WORKING YEAR

Members of the European Young Men's Christian Association who attend the annual meeting scheduled for. area for the island has not yet been Thursday, March 18, will be informed that the past work-

arca will defined. The Kowloon residential portion of the mainland.

It is hoped that the institution of

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H.K. MINES READY TO OPERATE

MILL MACHINERY NOW IN PLACE

Arrangements are well in hand

cover most of the gider European/ing year has resulted in a deficit of $9,877, compared with with a view to the commencement of

a surplus of $1,793 for 1935.

in the New Territories by

Mines, Ltd. The bill mill, part of the main The Working Acount discloses that ing spent on socluis and entertain- silence Zones will have the two-fold

Income from room, rents and meals menta, as compared with $1,150 in machinery, has just arrived in the effect of making motorists more care- ful, thus reducing the toll of the road; and refreshments showed a substanti-1030,

al decline as compared with the A total of $12,778 under the head-Colony, and the task of installing it and restoring to sleeping Hongkong a

The operating company is also peace and quiet that vanished with previous year. Subscriptions from ing "Depreciation (Buildings, ad will be taken to hand Immediately.

entering into a contract with the the Men's Section remained fairly Furniture) has been including under ente the substitution of motor cars for "In exercise of uie powers con-1 2. All lights, whether public or

level, but there was a big decline in Expenditure in the Working Account, China Light and Power Co., Ltd., for rlekshas.

the Women's Section, the receipts so that the deftelt of $9,877 appears the supply of power to the mine. ferred by section 2 of the Lighting private, which, if unobscured, would

from

It is understood, will tho

to to be actually a working surplus of The contract, $4,150 In 1935 dropping from Control Ordinance, 1930, the Gov- bo visible from the air,

cover a period of five years. $2,009 $3,801 last year. ernor in Council makes the following harbour or from the sea or from any

The apparent deficit, must be ex-

As a result of the apparent Amateur regulations, by way of practlee for an navigable waters,

·NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS

A profit of $354 from the

credited Dramatic Society was or public tinguished, or, in the case of indoor

to however, the general surplus has bera occasion of emergency

Ughts, obscured so as to be invisible

general income.

reduced from 623,450 to $19,570. danger, by express cotnmand:

Washington, March 5. from outside and all other lights in

Expenditure on · salaries and Liabililles include $113,742 owing to The House of Representatives pass- TEMPORARY REGULATIONS the neighbourhood of any water

ed to-day the 5526,653,420 Naval Ap-allowances increased by over $2,000, the Hongkong and Shanghat Banking front must be so marked as to pre-

and Furniture Reservenes, a amendment vent, as far as practicable, the refec-propriations Bill, after defeating un the total salaries and wages bill be Corporation and $287,233 Building

President In 330,167, shes juga mema requesting

Sundry Debtors total $10,611, in tion of their light upon the waler:

Roosevelt to call a disarmament con-Socidi, and athleile expenditure ference-United Press B

was drastically pruned, only $708 be- cluding $500 doubtful debla.

ing from the presence of mines in Spanish waters, shipping companies have notified their vessels on the run1 These regulations shall be in between Gibraltar and Marseilles to force during the whole perlod be proceed, cast of the Balearic Islands tween the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on all occasions--Reuter Bulletin on Sunday, the 21st day of March,

1037. Service.

"Provided that this regulation

(Continued on Page 16.)

AMBASSADOR AT HOME

New York, March 5., Mr. William Bullitt, the American Ambassador to Paris, has arrived here to devote a fortnight to private and state business-United Fress,||