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BRITISH SKIPPER KILLED

Insurgent Raiders Carry Death

To Valencia

Valencia, Jan. 28. One hundred and twenty-fivo per- sons were killed and 208 were wound ed in an Insurgent air raid over Valencia this afternoo

THE

Former H.K. Cadet Leaves

High Office

Bir

London, Jan. 28.

Hubert Winthrop - Young. K.C.M.G., has been appointed Cover- nor of Trinidad in succession to Sir Murchison Flo

Fletcher.

been

The new Governor of Trinidad has Governor Northern Rhodesia since 1934, and

previously. was

Gibraltar, Secretary nt Colonial Counsellor to the High Commissioner for Iraq and Governor mander-in-Chief of Nyasaland.

and Com-

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JANUARY

Financial Policies Questioned

Japanose Finance Minister Replies

(Exclusive to the "Telegraph")

Tokyo, Jan. 20. Replying to questions on Anancial matters in the late session of the Diet

27, 1938.

Twenty Degree CAUTIOUS Drop In H.K. | AMERICAN Temperature ARMS PLAN

A drop of over. ten degrees in temperature this morning heralded the return of winter conditions after recent unreasonable weather.

Temperature, which reached 78 degrees yesterday, dropped to 57 degrees last night and to 53,4 degrees at D o'clock this morning.

At

o'clock this afternoon Оле temperature was still below the sixties at 50.4.

Roosevelt Careful In Preparation Of Programme

Washington, Jan. 26. President Roosevelt's long-awaited message on National Defence is, it is understood, not yet ready.

The President is apparently taking his time in preparing the message, not only because the Army's com- petitive claims have not yet been finally alloented, but also because he 11 a.m. 50,0 feels that the reasons which may that the lead him to recommend 59.4 noon

A scale 1

United States re-arm on p.m. 59.4 Forecast for the next 24 hours, never previously attempted in peace issued by the Royal Observatory at time might require the most careful predicta fresh north-explanation to members of Congress 10 easterly winds and cloudy conditions, and the electorate,

9. a.m. 30

10 a.m. 56.7

From midnight last night to 8 am, Six bombers rained death, firstly Sir Murchison Fletcher, who 19 to-day, and Inquiries dealing with the thla morning the temperature was over the port and then over the town. retiring his Colonial Servico carcer economie plans, including exchange, being only half a

owing to ill-health, com- Government's Recrocy regarding remarkably even, the total variation degree. This is The casualiles include Captainmenced Arnold Crone, master of the small in Hongkong, where he was appoint-Import and export control, the Finance how it varied from 8 am, onwards:

0 nm. 55,4 Brilah freighter Dover Abbey, who ed Cadet in 1981. He held various Minister declared the Government was killed by a bomb-Reuter, appointments in the Hongkong Civil intends to lessen international pay- Service, and was Assistant Colonial ments at the end of the present year Secretary

from 1913 to 1920. He thereby decreasing specle shijuments. acted as Colonial Secretary in Hang- It would be necessary, therefore, to kong on seven occasions, and left, restrict imports more or less, he here in 1026 when he was appointed ex Colonial Secretary at Ceylon.

Government will be careful Mr. J. A. Maybin, Chief Secretary to

any adverse effects upon at Nigeria, succeeds Sir Hubert Japan's exports, however.

Governor Winthrop-Young อย

!! One Interpolator said that Japan's Northern Rhodesia. Reuter.

idle gold should be shipped to China and elsewhere also and that Japan should increase China's buying power, otherwise she might be compelled to

DENIES MAKING ATTACK ON CONSTABLE

A young Chinese, Wu Hol-kit. 20, was charged before Mr. Forrest ni

the Central Magistracy this morning! HANDLING FUNDS

with Assaulting Chinese police constables C608 and C070 at Des Voeux Road West on January 20,

FOR RELIEF

Washington, Jun. 27. The American. Red Cross Society announces that the Ambassador to Nanking, Mr. H. V. Johnson, will be honorary President in China for the purpose of administering rellel funds

States,

Associated

avold

invite foreign capitalists to exploit

¡China's natural resources,

The Minister replied that the nation's gold should be kept in the Bank of Japan. However, he added. Japan would give China purchasing power. He did not explain how United Press.

...

TWO HELD FOR ROBBERY

Two men, Yu Wai, 27, unemployed, and Chu Ling, alias Chu Pak-ling, 20, unemployed, were charged at the Central Magistracy to-day with rob- bery at No. 42 Lockhart Ioad, on January 0.

to

With this aim in view, President Roosevelt yesterday arranged for Mr. Cordell Hüll, the Secretary of State, explain in private talks with members of the Senate, the Adminis- tration's view on foreign policy,

It is learned that further contacts

being

made between members of the Administration and of Congress. The Administration's view of the International situati which necessi

arc

tates re-armament on an impressive scale, 15

is likely to be resisted by a considerable group of members of withdrawal who advocate a Congress, from the Far East and other danger zones, and a concentration on a policy, of Pan-American friendships.

They were alleged to have robbed Ma Lap-pak, together with two others not in custody, of $810, a gold ring valued at $70 and a metal wrist watch valued at $5.

The Government is confident, how- Defendants were arrested yester-ever, that after the full gravity of its view of foreign relations is privately Inid before Congress leaders, re- armament will be approved by a substantial majority of both Houses.

day.

Detective Sub-Inspector

N. W.

Constable C608, Lal Hung, suld he was informed by a man, Lam Kem, that several men were quarrelling in Queen's Street. He proceeded to the place and saw defendant with a few

GOVERNMENT PLANS other persons. He told defendant to nt

Tokyo, Jan. 20. go away, but defendant struck witness with his fist, and also pulled raised in td with Mr. Johnsen will Governinent expects a long struggle argi upplied for a normal remand

It is understood because

the out a long penknife with which he struck at witness, scratching him by Mr. C. E. Gauss. Consul General in Ching it is planning to create a

will bo vice- slightly on the right arm. Witness at Shanghal, who was in plain clothes at the time. President; Major Arthur Bassett, of special department to handle business of 48 hours, which was granted.

between the Army, Navy and this the British American Tobacco Com- Finance Ministries, in connection with Lam Kam corroborated evidence, and said he himself tried pany, who will be Chairman; Messrs.

and munition supplies and to intervene in the fight, but when Julian Arnold, Charles R. Bennet, other necessities of national defence. he was nearly struck, left the men. Earle Baker, Thos. B. Dunn, Joseph It will also handle the importation i Holzer, Commander W, H. Carson, Bishop W. P. Roberts and Father Lof war materials-United Press.

C608 blew his police whistle, and on- other constable arrived.

Defendant denied assaulting the policemen, and said that he had been asked for money, and bad been assaulted when he refused the re- quest. Defendant had carned $8 that day,

. The case was adjourned until to- morrow for witnesses to be called,

RESCUED FROM HARBOUR

In an apparent attempt to commit suicide, a widow, Mel Lo-sal, of Austin Road, jumped into the har- bour off Jordan- Road yesterday, She was seen and rescued, and taken to the Kowloon Hospital.

NOINA

F. McGreal-United Press.

TOO MUCH ICE

FOR HONEYMOON AT FAMED FALLS

Buffalo, NY., Jan. 28, The Falls View bridge over Niagara, a popular honeymooners' walk at the foot of the famous falls, has buckled dangerously under pressure from the heaviest ice Jam in 30.years.

The bridge has been closed to |urlestrians.Reuter Special.

LIMITED

BREWERY

UB

SHANGHAI

arms

BHIPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

GOVERNOR SEES NAVAL YARD

The most troublesome factor is be- lieved to be the size of projected battleships. The Naval authorities are loath to build over the limit of 40.000 tons, when such glants can barely scrape through the Panama In this connection there is talk of Is Excellency the Governor, Sir enlarging the Canal, thus providing a Geoffry Northcote, pald an unofficial vast Public Works project for un- visit to the Naval Dockyard this employed. The notion, however, has morning being necompanied by Vice not yet reached the blue-print stage. The following ships and expected Admiral L.G.E. Crabbe and Com-Reuter. to be in wireless communication modore E.B.C. Dicken and their with Hongkong Radio to-day:

staffs. The Governor walked round Talyuan; Cinus Rickmers; Shinkyo the

Was buildings and

keenly Maru; Empress of Asia, Shuntlen, interested In the machinery and Dahpu: Empress of Russia; Sheng-plant. king; Comorin; President McKinley; Canton; Glenber; Vogesen; Helikon Gustav Diederichsen; Talhin, Yochow; Thinegaro; War Bharata; Kaiapoi: Bercoch; Meorcot; Cebu; Potsdam: Fingal; Burdwan: Hakone Maru: Conte Rosso; Muinum; Teireslas.

15 BODIES PICKED UP

Six of the 15 dead bodies pleked up by the police during the 24 hours ending at 9 n. 10-day were, small- pox cases.

When we get to-get-her its always U-B's

U.B.DRAUGHT

BEER AT ITS BEST

TROOPER. ARRIVES

Royal Scots Come. To Hongkong As

Garrison Unit

The transport Duriera, third troop- ship to visit Hongkong this senson, arrived here from England carly this afternoon.

Well over one thousand persons were on board, the main body of pas- sengers being the 2nd Bn. Royal Scots whose personnel tutuls 740 officers and men und nearly 200 wives and families.

Following is the passenger list:

-FOR-HONGKONG.

H.K. & S. Bae, R. A.-Capt. and Mrs. Colley.

Royal Artillery-Capt. and Mrs, D. L. S. Northcote, Capt. and Mrs. G. E. S. Procs, Lieut. W. H. Beuman.

8th Heavy Bde, R.A.-Lleut. Lecky, Master Gunners Brooks, Durose and McConnel and their wives; seven N.C.Os. and familles, four bombar- diers and 11 gunners.

Royn! Engineers (Est)-sevent N.C.Os, and families, one sapper.

Royal Engineers-Captain

and

Mrs. A. de G. Best, Lieut. and Mrs. G. C. Richards, Lleut. A. J. Le See- leur, eight N.C.O9. families, suppers.

30

Royal Signals-Mujor and Mrs. E Levelt, two N.C.Os. and 30 signal- men.

2nd. n., Royal Scots.-22 officers and their families, 20 N.C.Os. and their familles, 695 privates.

Ist. Bn., Middlesex Regiment.- wife of Captain F. Walden, two N.C.Os. and their families.

2/8th Gurkhas.-Major and Mro. Stables.

3/10 Thunder.

Baluch Regiment. Llout.

East Surreys.-R. S. M. and Mrs. C. M. Estall.

1st. Bn. Seaforths.-two N.C.Os. RAS.C.-two N.C.Os. and four privates.

F.

R.AM.C. Major and Mrs. C. Burton, Major and Mrs. G. O. F Alley, Q.M.S. and Mrs. W. A. Wight, four N.C.Os. and 16 privates.

R.A.O.C.--Mra, M. Wilson, Mrs. Aslelt, three N.C.Os, and one private. RAP.C-Captain and Mrs. G. S.

R.A.V.C.-one N.C.O.and one pri-

Bates.

vate,

Army Educational Corps.-one N.C.O.

Army Dental Corps.-one N.C.O. Queen's Army Schools-Mrs. M. E. Guard.

FOR TIENTSIN

Royal Signala-Two signalmen. R.AS.C.-Licut. and Mrs. T. M.

Simmons.

1st Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers. A. Ashcroft, two N.C.Os.

FOR SHANGHAI

Mrs.

Royal Signala-Two signalmen R.AS.CS/Cond. W. Stacey. 2nd Bn., Worcester Regiment.-- Lleut. F. H. 11. and Mrs. Pardoe,

2nd Bn., Durham Light Infantry- one N.C.O.

Military Police S.C.-one N.C.O.

LEAVES SATURDAY

The Dunera will leave on Saturday for Shanghai where she will leave reliefs for that area and will take on the Royal Welch Fusiliers, leaving for Hongkong the next day. The trans- port will arrive back in Hongkong on February 8 and will all for the United Kingdom on February 133

11"

3rd Week

Specials

AT WHITEAWAY'S STOCKtaking salE

Tennis Socks

Gloves

Suede finish fabrics with very smart gauntlets. All colours

$275

pair

2

Bear Brand Silk Hosiery

Elastic. top

$195 &

$925

por pair

prs. for $1

Paton & Baldwin's Knitting Wool

35c. per ounce

English Coloured Linen Handkerchiefs

$1 for 4.

Many more Bargain Values in the Ladies' Dept.

Whiteaway-Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

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in

"DONALD'S OSTRICH"

Never before have you seen a cartoon with such beautiful TECHNICOLOUR photography

TOGETHER WITH

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