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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1937.

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japan needs oil.

the war would ond.

China neods oil.

Without oil

The blockade of the China coast

is primarily to prevent oil from reaching China.

ROBERT BYRON here explains the power of oil in world politics

no "oil problem" to vex our own

metric

Roughly 240,- 000,000 tons of eruule oil

and other Gov- the twentieth century have ernments. had great fun with oil: wit- ness their story of the Bri- tish agent disguised as a Jesuit who swiped

concession Anglo-Persian out of D'Arcy in the confes sional.

the

year are at present persund- ed out of the

curth. Of this,

the United

It was the power of oil-finance States is resron- they were getting at. But to- sible for the day oil itself is power, apart greater part, 60

Hongkong Hotel from the money it fetches-just per cent.

Garage

Phone 27778-9

The rest mainly

as sali is power to savages, dern armaments can function from Stubbs Rd without it.

Neither modern society nor mo- comes Russia,

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Venezuela, An oil policy, therefore, is al- Rumania, Iran mast as much a necessity to a Mexico and the country as a foreign policy, To Dutch East form such a policy each Govern- Indies. Iraq, ment must first consider what Colombin, the anti George Lammert and family thank oil does for the community and Argentine, Peru,

their friends for the kind expres- where it comes from. It must Trinidad sions of sympathy received then relate these factors to its India with Burma also con- during their recent bereavemen!.country's strategic situation.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1938.

SAFEGUARDS

NEEDED

Tense days in Shanghai, these. Tense days for all the Far East, when a hot word, or 2078 act of imprudence, may casily lead to a sword cut or a pistol shot and precipitate some. thing more than a crisis.

And the British Government tribute in addition must relate them to million the defence of the Empire and, each. the command of the seas.

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over a tons

Except for the United States and Russia,

SUCII are the questions therefore, it is which the Falmouth evident that the Committee, as a sub-commitice countries which of the Committee of Imperial most need oil, Defence, has been discussing for being the most the last six months. Its re highly me- commendations, which the Gov- chanised, are ernment is expected to follow, precisely those will be the most important of which to all in- their kind since the Royal Com- tents and pur- mission on Oil Fuel and Oil En poses have not gine for the Navy reported be- rot it. fore the War.

་

THIRD method in-

EVEN the British Em- tunkers, port installations, local

itinted more recently The part played by oil in the

pire is deficient in this depots and retailers, covers the workings of civilised society

1936 the main trade routes and most of by countries which feel them- specially fiable to case of vital resource. In There have been more than may be judged by the

total contribution of Trinidad. The habitable territory of the selves Great Britain. In 1936, ur

Burma, British globe. It might be disturbed in blockade or find it hard to raise is based on suflicient incidents in Shanghailand transport used 1,335 mil- India, with

of petrol and our Borneo, Bahrein and Canada war-time, but could hardly be foreign currency, lion gallons of late to indicate to anyone

the desire to dispense with im- to four and a half upset altogether. aeroplanes 15. The paint indus- amounted

A more Britain

definite safeguard, ports altogether, an impulse million tons. Great but a pride-blinded egotist the

try needed 20 million gallons of

time of peace, alone, in

uses though one within the frame which, if carried to its logical necessity for swift corrective white spirit.

work of the industry, was taken conclusion, must so impoverish by the British Government as these countries as to hasten the measures.As long as Japanese.

Two hundred and ten million about ten million tons annually.

"long"ligoTMas-1914, when-it-sub-very-war-it-is-designed to guard. gallons of parallin went to farin are in close contact with French, engines and domestic and other

scribed more than half the against. Russian, British and American purposes. Shipping, excluding

THUS, since no country shares of the Anglo-Persian Oil There are two ways of re-

can defend itself with-

ducing oil imports. The first Company. troops and police there is the the Navy, burnt 340 million

This method amounts to is to manufacture synthetic oils sub- danger of an explosion. There gallons of heavy oil, industrial out oil and since a war might

plants 255, and commercial interrupt some countries' im- financial instirance by a Govern- out of coal and kindred

It was stances. The second is to use is no sense or use in shutting transport 55. Machinery of all ports, we must see, before pro- ment at the source.

million ceeding to our own problems.

imitated, after the war, by the substitutes for oil. salatamuscum one's eyes to the existence of kinds swallowed 125

what mesures a Government gallons of lubricants.

For the former purpose, three French Government, which now this risk. The other day Japan-

to ensure supplies controls 234 per cent. of the processes hold the field: low The power of oil politically is can take

carbonisation, ese soldiers beat a British police due to its irregular distribution against an emergency.

shares of the Iraq Petroleum temperature officer in sight of a lone British over the world's surface; if all The normal method is to rely Company through its holding in hydrogenation and the Fischer- sentry. It must be said that countries had it, there would be on the willingness and capacity the Compagnie Francaise des Tropoach process.

of the oil industry as a private Petrols. The British Govern- that soldier, of the Loyal Regi

enterprise to make oil available ment has a similar form of in- company in the same where oil is wanted. The in- terest dustry's distributing system, through its Anglo-Persian hold- comprising pipe-lines, refineries. ings.

CHATER ROAD.

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WEDNESDAY the QUEEN'S)

GRAND DOUBLE ATTRACTION

JOHN

ON THE SCREEN

BOLES JACK OAKIE FIGHT YOUR

LADY

WA IDA LUPINO MARGOT GRAHAME

Gardon Jones, Erik Rhodes, Bly Gilbert, Pavi Guilfoyl

Produced by Directed by Den Stoff Albert Lawie Screen play by Zenwat

•Pagano, Harry Segal and Karnis Kuant IKO-RADIO PICTURE

---ON THE STACK --

THE INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS CHINESE DANCERS

EVELYN

AND

TED

CHEN-

Presenting

THEIR WORLD FAMOUS REPERTOIRE OF EASTERN & WESTERN DANCES

At All Performances

dnd

At. Usual Prices

ment showed remarkable and look after themselves there; commendable restraint. Some they have governed themselves men might have done the rash before, and there is no reason to thing, seeing another, and a suppose that they are incapable. countryman at that, ill-used by

If, as the Japanese will doubt- what must be called a mob.

less argue, such a neutral area Provocation or not, the Japanes might shelter snipers and others involved had no right to lay antagonistic to the Japanese

Fun With The Youngsters

Nellie.

THE substitutes for oil are not of great im- portance, except in so far as they would release a certain amount of petrol to the defence forces in the event of a shortage. They to motor-vehicles are useful only. One is alcohol, the ad- mixture of which with petrol is enforced in certain countries as hands on this officer. Had they occupation, let the Japanese stay "MUMMY, 'se at unmyache,

"Riches," said the teacher to her a means of helping the farmer. not been Japanese soldiers, but clear of it. They have room and

cluss, "take unto themselves wings The others are in the form of civilian Chinese, there is no to spare in other parts for

"That's because there is nothing in and fly away. Now, what kind of doubt but that the policeman billeting their regiments and it. You will feel all right after you riches do you think I mean?" A gas, which is either generated have had your lunch," said her blank look was her only reward. on the vehicle or carried ready- would have defended himself housing their civilian nationals. mother.

"Come now." she coaxed, "surely with whatever weapons he pos-

Later in the afternoon the minister someone can tell me. You, Jen made in steel cylinders. Both ling, for which at present there Why, Japan will want to called and in the

course of the what kind of riches did the writer cases entail very frequent refuel- sessed. What would have hap-

John hesitated for a minute, then are practically no facilities in pened, one must wonder, had he know, should any concession of conversation mentioned that he had mean?"

stowned Ostriches, any country. used his pistol?

this sort be made? In order to headche. That is because there is

You'd fin nothing in it." piped Nellis. avoid 鷂 collision with the feel better if you had something in it.", Miss!" he replied.

Later in the lesson the Herbert had been taught to rise! authorities of other nationals] ened to use his. He had inter | which may mean loss of life and when his mother came in a roum, naked anyone to name the two gen-} and to remain thus until she was ders, Willie volunteered to reply, One day he had "There are two genders, masculine

feminine a rupture of relations between seated or his left.

feminine. The

A Russian Volunteer threat-

fered, WU nre told, when

Japanese ill-treated a Chinese

teacher

FINALLY, there is the

關

method of storage.

Is The oil companies as a rule keep

marketa

powers. For after all, other friend with him when his mother and

entered. He stood up, but his friend divided into two classes, torrid and about three months supply in woman who had crossed a street nations have some rights in did not move, so Herbert asked him trinid, and the masculine into tem-than wherever their

to un co 50.

| of their own.

perate and intemperate."

arc. In Japan, just before she to draw water. The Japanese

Shanghai, Let no-one think be-

A few minutes later, mother enler-j regulations say she should not

enuse of the forbearance of the ed again, and the same procedure

Bobby was at Sunday school and attacked China, a low was pass- have crossed the street. But French and British and Ameri-was gone through When Herbert's was atked if the Kings of Israel were ed obliging them to increase this

mother entered for the third time her rich or poor. He replied, "They to six. the Japanese soldier crossed the can authorities, and the cool and son fose and the precocious guest were poor because it says that they Though the vulnerability of street to pursue her. And the compotent men who represent asked, "I nay, does your mother think slept with their fathers. If they had

be proved by the event, it is not altercation with the Russian, them, whatever their rank, that that she is the National Anthem?" bren rich they would have had beds tank farms to air attack can only and the whole ugly series of this is a sign of weakness. There Willie was realices, and his mother "And now," said the school in-so great as people imagine, ow- events which followed it, might have been dangerous incidents, sald to him, "Sit down. Willie, and pector, "do you know any poem that ing to the arrangements by tell your little elster story." tells you that Burns was not exactly which a lighted tank can bo have been prevented by a little in the past, and particulariy be-ve Just told a story to dad, tind in teetotal man?" One of the pupils

The obvious tween the French and Japanese; can't sit down," was Willie's tearful, repiled, "Yes, he wrote 'Gae bring isolated and its contents drawn common Renae.

pint of wine.' "And did he off at the bottom." remedy for the present situation but it would be unwise to con-

In our case, their disadvan- "Well, well," sold grandpa to Anne, take any other intoxicants?" con- is a neutral and demilitarised clude that merely by training nged five, "what a big girl you are one of Boda, was the reply.

tinued the inspector. "Yes, bicar-

tage is that most of them, for becoming. I remember the day you ren surrounding the Inter-machine-guns on French troops were born; it was a sunny Saturday "Where did you see that?" asked commercial reasons, are on the

the Inspector.

coust. But this can be, and national Settlement in which |and police can un altercation be morning."

"Oh, no, granpa,” said Ittle Mian "I saw it in a book that sald that probably in being, remedied by neither Japanese nor the troops satisfactorily concluded. These and police of any foreign nation things rankle and are long re-Five, it couldn't have been, because the best thing for treating burns was the Committee of Imperial De

7 always go to my dancing class on a bicarbonate of soda." have authority. Let the Chinese membered.

Saturday morning.""

reply.

to me

fence.

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