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HONGKONG THE

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16,

1937.

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F. M. S. GIVES TWO SQUADRONS OF

WARPLANES

$2,500,000 Grant For Defence Of Empire

RULERS' GESTURE GETS COUNCIL APPROVAL

Two squadrons of warplanes, costing $2,500,000, are to be presented by the Government of the Federated Malay States to the Imperial Government for use in the defence of Malaya.

The Federal Council recently gave its approval to the suggestion, which was made by the rulers at last week's Klang Durbar, stated the High Commissioner, Sir Shenton Thomas.

His Excellency said that he had ascertained that the strength of the Royal Air Force in Malaya was to be increased and the proposal was in conformity with the policy undertaken by the Imperial Government for the defence of Malaya.

EIR Highnesses," said Sir Shenton, "desired to show their recognition of the special effort being made by the Impe rial Government for the defener

of the Empire and wished to associate themselves with that effort.

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"The rulers pointed out that the Air

Federation was no langer debarred by Anhelal stringency from making such a gift and asked that the pro- posal be put before the council."

Loud applause greeted the High and Commissioner's announcement Colonel Cecil Itac, Senior Unofficial Member, said that he felt sure that at least 98 per cent. of the unofficial agree with the community would proposal.

Mixed with the cheers, bow- ever, was criticism voiced by Mr. W. J. Warren Hastings, Selangor Unofficial, who sakl that the Unofficial Members and the public had

not been given sufficient me to consider the gift.

Sir Shenton Thomas, in reply sakt that it was because we all know that the country as a whole is solid- ly behind the motion that it has been made...

"Raid "

Iarking back 2,000 yenes to the lime of the Emperor Augustus, Premier Mussolini opened this Augustan Exhibition in Rome, recently. He believed that was the only age that compared with the achieve- ments of to-day's Fascism.

'£2,000 OR DEATH' LETTER CHARGE

Edgar Sydney Hewitt (19), chauffeur, was committed for trial from Canterbury recently, charged with demand ing £2,000 by menaces and threatening to kill George John Fitt and his wife, Alice Catherine Fitt.

Mr. Fitt, a company director, is 84 and lives at the Nine R.A.F. airplanes swooping Marine Hotel, Whitstable. He stated that he received a low over Brighton recently, dropped letter which said: imaginary bonbs mi the town for two

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"L.G.'S" ADVICE TO MR. EDEN

Stand Up For What You Believe

Chenarvon, Oct. 17. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking to Young Liberals ut Caernarvon yesterday, appealed to Mr. Eden, the Foreign Secretary, not to allow him- self to be "bullied by those around him but to stand up for what he belleved.

"Mr. Eden 13 n first-class chauffeur," he said. "He is intell gent, he knows his job, he is skilful, he knows where he would like to go, but no chauffeur, however, good he Is, can drive if there is an assembly of nervous wrecks behind him, al- ways pulling at his elbow

"I have been watching the thing, and I can see be is not having his own way in the matter.

"am going to offer him a word of advice. He may say it is none of my business, but it is. 1 om onc the senior Privy Counelltors, and it Is my duty to give such advice us any experience of affairs prompts me to Ilve.

"My advice is that he should take the course which his conscience die- lates, boldly, fearlessly, dauntlessly, whatever his colleagues may say, He will be amazed at the response he will get frum every quarter in the land, and frum every section of the Jand.

"When will Mr. Eden get tired of being bullied by these men around him and stand up for what he really believes? If he does, he will be the biggest man in Great Britain."

Referring to Mr. Eden's speech ut Llandudno on Friday, Mr. Lloyd George said that it expressed senti-

nents which were admirable, But he asked two questions with regard mean?" and "What does he mean to

to such speeches-"What does he

do?"

In spite of the speeches delivered, Mussolini and ter had sent over Into Spuin. 100,000 trained men They had sent aeroplanes, bombers, heavy guns, the most perfect equip ment, and were still doing it.

"Two thousand pounds will save senger not turning up, will result in

Mr. Lloyd George laughingly re- hours in the first air raid test under-my organisation the trouble and ex- the death of your wife and yourself. ferred to an expression in the war taken by the ocul council-and.jpense of killing first your wife and Your American friends."

that they were concentrating to the then you. If you are sensible and

rear. theoretically, Brighton, survived It.

pay £2,000 you will have our word

Delective-Sergeant Johnston said that Hewitt, when charged at White Government is enjoying he

"That is exactly the position this you will not be troubled again.

said. stable, stated: "Yes, I did write tort has made no stand anywhere. It "LETTER FROM BOOK"

Jetter. It was practically word for is driven from one decision to an- "Give them to one of your staff word with one I saw in a try other, and is still concentrating to

these Instructions. with

the rear." 12 book." car o'clock start walking along North-

Non-intervention W no a shum-a thewood Road towards Kingsdown Park)

cruel, dishonesi, lying sham-every-

whole and on the left side of the rond.

hody knowing it the

time. Week by weel the Italians were sending troops to Libya,

Fireworks wice expladed to add touch of realising and smoke were lit for outbreaks of fire.

Fire engines, police patrol and ambulances rushed round Downs

carrying "casualties," eighty airvald wardens in tin helmets!

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The instant that he hears whistle he must drop the package and gas masks-four wonen among containing the money and keep walk- Ing. If he looks back he will by them-patrolled the streets."

shot.

Dummies were carried arefully into local hospitals for treatment.

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PULPIT TRIBUTE

TO GIRL

HER "GLORIOUS SACRIFICE" SAVED TWO

Weymouth, Oel. 15.

"If Alice Armour had lived to an

TO Libya!" saidi Mr. Lloyd George. "A great many of them are being sent to

10 Spain.

"I think," he said, "the the time has come for forming a society of vigilance among the nations. 1. nr. very glad that a great nation like the

United States, which is outside the longue, has given very clear indication that it is going to join the vigilantes to enforce International law."

CAN GROWTH

uld age I doubt whether she could OF LONDON

have lived more triumphantly than

in the hour

of glorious ancrifice

which saved the lives of my own BE CHECKED?

le children."

Sir Montague Barlow, presiding at Women sobbed in Easton Methodist the opening meeting in London of the Church, Portland, to-day, when their Royal Commission on the Geographi minister, the Rev. E. Hardwick, pakt | enl~ Distribution of the Industrial this tribute to the heroism of the Population, asked: 22-year-old nursemaid, Miss Allee Armour, who fell under the wheels of a lotry after pushing Mr. Hurd- wick's two children to safety.

Borstal boys were in the congre gation.

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"Is it reasonable that so many

our workers should have spend one hour a day or more In travelling to and from their work in crowded buses and tubes? Ja that congestion going to Fet worse?"

The growth of London in the 10 Miss Arinour's home was at Dee or years prior to 1933 had been Street,

Jarrow, and in a breaking about one and a voice Mr. Hardwick made a plea for almost the same total as the growthi quarter millions, this derelict town.

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"THE TRAGEDY OF JARROW"

"So long as there is a Jarrow on the map of England, so long wit our be sullled in the minds of understanding people," he said.

Every week for more than four years a letter from Miss Armour's mother come to his house at Port land,

of the rest of Great Britain,

Sir Malcolm Stewart, added Sir Montague, in his recent report on the special areas, described the growth of Greater London national menace."

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"Those are very strong words, but

London is not by itself in this respect. The growth of Manchester, Glasgow, Blamingham, Tyneside and so on has been substantially in excess of the rate of growth of the whole country.

The problem was not new, Queen Elizabeth and James issued edicis and

"We shall miss It almost as much as we miss the girl," he continued, "We read it invariably, for she al-Acts of Parliament were passed for-

ways pussed it on to us.

"It was a running commentary of life. Never a week went by without

bidding the citizens of London to build houses outside the City walls.

"But these monarchs were just us incapable of damming the tide of

a tragedy being related, the indes- population as Canute was of control- cribable tragedy of Jarrat."

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