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BIRTH CONTROL OPPOSED

Japanese Leaders Feel Strongly War Minister Puts Case

Tokyo, Jan. 29. Baron Asada's attack on Malthusi- anism and birth control in his Inter- pellation during the national defence debate yesterday in the House of Peers has etielted favourable response from the Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, the Foreign Minister and the Minister of Public Welfare in this morning's session of the Dlet.

Prince Konoye said he subscribed" to the view of Daron Asada and realised the necessity of ingreading the population for national develop- iment.

Turning to the question of an autonomous government for Inner Mongolia, the Prime Minister piedyed the support of the Government alm- ing at a joint defence scheme against the Comintern.

Kokl The Foreign Minister, Mr. Hirots, replied in similar vein but suld the Government was minimising the friction with foreign powers by refraining from sending emigrants to those countries which did not welcome them.

Marquis Kido, Minister of Public Welfare, heartily endorsed Baron' Asada's views and assured him of the enhancement of the nhysical standard of the nation by various measures.

ARMY REORGANISATION

AMERICA TO ARM IN SELF. DEFENCE

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clude 'preparation and plans for other types of slips m the event of it being necessary to construct such ships in future.

Provent Profiteering

"I belleve the time has come for Congress to enact legislation aimed at the prevention of profiteering in war- time and equalisation of the burdens Such legislation has of possible wars. been the subject for many years of full study in this and previous Con-

grosses.

"We must all realise that to-day's unfortunate world conditions too often resulted from the discarding of those principles and treatles underlying international law and order and the entrance ot many new factors into the actual conduct of war. Adequate protection means the protection not only of our coasts but also our com- munities for removed from the coast. We must keep any potential enemy hundreds of miles away from our continentul mits," President Roose velt asserted,

Not Safe Assumption

"We cannot assume that our defence. would be limited to one ocean and one const, and that that other, ocean and coast would with certainty be safe. We cannot be certain that the connecting link, the Panama Canal, would be safe.

defence, therefore. "Adequate affects the simultaneous defence of every part of the United States. It is our clear duty to further every effort towards peace, but at the same time nation, Such pro- to protect our lection is and will be hased not on Agression but on defence," he con- cluded.-Reuter.

Washington, Jan. 28.

THE

HONGKONG

CEYLON LOSING MARKET

Representations To Be Made To Japan On Restrictions

Colombo, Jan. 20. The Board of Ministers how

steed

the Secretary of State for the Colonies to make strong representations Tokyo in view of the decision of the

Government to

place Japanese resteletions on Imports from Ceylon. These restrictions amount, in the ense of tea and fibres, to virtual pro- hibition, Fears have been expressed that other Ceylon products may also bo adversely affected. Any action in the shape of retaliatory measure is, however, deprecated.

It is pointed out that in the first nine months of 1937, Japan sold seven times the quantliy goods to Ceylon as she purchased from that Colony-Reuter.

WOLFRAM. CARGO VANISHES

Junk Damaged:

Fokis Disappear

The loss of a cargo of wolfram ore Battleships' Size Not Fixed worth $3,000, the disappearance of four fokis, and the subsequent dis- covery of his shing boat, badly damaged with four big holes in the bottom, were reported to the Police this morning by Chan Mo-hol, the master of the vessel.

President Roosevelt, replying to questions at the press conference at The War Minister, General Sugi-the White House to-day, said that yuina, sald: "I am going to reply the size of the two new battleships of mentioned in his message to Con- Baron to

Asada's questions

gress has not yet been fixed. yesterday as to whether the army of nny intention authorities have carrying out drastic reorganisation of the army and whether it is extremely necessary to station & considerable force of troops in China. In the light of experience of the present incident and in order to cope with the new situation arising from the present affair, the army thinks it is necessary to make comprehensive reorganisa tlon

TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1938.

JAPANESE THREATEN

TO BOMB

HANKOW CITY

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RADIO BROADCAST

will be prepared to meet the Japan-Portsmouth v. Stoke City

ese when the drive is launched.

Japanese reports say that Chinese commanders are making frenzied the defence efforts to consolidate positions along the Lunghul front- Reuter.

War Anniversary Marked

Shanghai, Jan. 29. The sixth annnversary of the Shanghai War in 1932 was marked here yesterday by several hand grenade attacks,

A "cigarette-tin" grenade was found on the lawn in front of the residence of the Japanese Consul- General, Mr. Okamoto, two hand grenades were hurled into the branch offer of the "Greatway City Govern ment" In the western district, and it is also reported that a grenade was discovered in front of the residence of Mr. 1. Yamamoto, Manager of the N.Y.K. Line.

the The grenades hurled into "Greatway City Government's" office

Relay from London

THE LONDON LOG Programme broadenst by Z.B.W. on Frequencies of 846 ..', 9.32 Im.c's per second.

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12.0 noon Relay of a Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe- dral.

12.30 p.m. Tino Rossi. Vous Qu'avez-vous Fail De Mon D'amour Amour (Varna); Guitare (Poterat and Schmidseder); Lente- ment Dans La Null,

12.49 Continental Orchestras. Napoli (Mezzacapo); Chant De Sirene (Celebre Chanson Italienne), (F. Volpatti, Junior); Souvenir De Pausilippe (Godfrey Andola); Sweet- est Of All-Waltz (Waldieufel)..... Orch. Mascotte; Golden Rain-Waltz (Woldteufel): Children of Spring- Waltz (Waldteutel); Ever Or Never Orcht. Waltz (Waldicufel). Mascotte,

1.0 Local Time Signul ond Weather

exploded, resulting in slight Injuries Report.inald Dixon at the Organ.

to

Chinese employee. Information from Japanese sources reveal that Japanese naval units, assisted by Javanese gendarmes, made thorough search of the western areas outside the Settlement for bomb Throwers Immediately following the "Greatway, Government" explosions.

B

Second Attack

The grenade found on the lawn outside the Consul-General's residence was tossed over a high wall, and landed in the garden. The missie, however, falled to explode.

The attack on the Consul-General's home is the second during the month. On January 1 home-made bomb was found inside the compound of the which Is situated in residence,

Seymour Road.

Selection. Roberta Flim Organ Solo:

Sweet Music-Film Selection; Dixon Hits No. 10.

1.12 Musical Comedy Selections. Vocal Gems The Love Parada" Co. Light Opera (Schertzinger). Vocal Cems-Sunny Side Light Opera Co.; SelectionMusic In The Air" (Hammerstein "nd and New Muylatr Orchestra, Kern).

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; Local Weather Report and Announcements.

1.40 Variety.

floy's T Tiger Ragamuffins

You Made Me Love You (Mc- Carthy-Monaco); Where Did Robin- son Crusoe Go With Friday On Satur-

Night

(Lewis-Young-Meyer}; day Harry

(The Bat) (Joh. Die Fledermaus

Arr. Strauss Halfiner - Gence 1lohne) State Opera, Berlin; My Hhythm (Munsonlus); Wind And

Jung Waves (Zonder). ..... Accordion Melodians: Ein Lied (A Tender Song) (Fenyes- Du-Du Gehst An Mir Hess Mierak-Bennefeld); Herbert E. Groh, Tenor; La Ultima (Filippini); Cabecita Cancion-Tango

(Filippini)..... Heinz Hup- Tango pertz and His Orchestra; Shake Yo Feet (Freddy Morgan).

.... Fred Morgan's Banjo Rhythmics.

2.15 Close Down.

Early this morning, Municipal allen, working in con'unction with Japanese consular pollee, arrested n slx on ivhose person spect ew"cigarette-lin" bombs were seized. Vari

Reuter.

It appears that the fishing boat, loaded with 20 bags of wolfram ore, valued at $3,000 in Chinese currency, yaruc lett Kia Kam Shan, Talping, Chinese nuary 19, with a crew January on territory, of four. The boat was expected to arrive in Hongkong en January 25, with but when the master here he dis- who did not

The President refused to comment on the nature of the experimental "small vessels" mentioned in his message, but it is widely believed that these will be similar to the mall. heavily armed motor boats ewwhich the Italian Navy has been ex-sall in the boat,

perimenting.

covered that it had not got here.

With regard to the widening of the As a result of Investigations which Panama Canal, in order, that larger he made he found the boat at Castle battleships can pass through from the Peak. Four big holes in the side and "Now that the incident has deve- Atlantic to the Pacific, the President the bottom suggested that the craft loped into long term hostilities, the said in answer to questions that he had been attacked while it was on army belleves It must operate a con-understood that Army engineers had the way to the Colony.

been studying the problem for some The troop siderable force of troops.

the time. following settlement question termination of military operations will depend on the development of the future situation but it is easily im- aginable that a considerable force of troon must be stationed for a con- siderable period of time in China.

Mobilising Whole Nation

He defined the term "equalisation of the burdens of war" as the pre- vention of profiteering in war-time, Iwith a view to the whole nation being mobiilsed no one unit in case of war.

The President estimated that ex- penditure on the new rearmament work in progress during the next fiscal year would total U.S.$20,000,000.

EXPANSION OF ARMAMENT

situation "In order to meet the plans are being formulated by leay- ing nothing in be desired. Con- sequently I think some expansion of

The Navy Department, said the armament will be necessary. In the President, estimate that the proposed circumstances the nation urged to redouble its efforts and be 20 per cout, increase in navy build- prepared not only for nationaldring programme will cost approximate, fence but in national resources bothly U.S.$800,000,000,-euter.

must be

in personnel and material in order

of

to attain the objective of the present affair and prevent a recurrence such an unfortunate incident like the present one, as suggested by Baron Asada.

in

"Now that Japan is launched on a great task of securing a fundamental solution of the Sino-Japanese question and establishing lasting peace- East Asia, both the Government and and the people must solidly unite bend all energles to the attainment of the objective," General Suglyama concluded-Reuter.

POOTUNG CITY ORDERS DEATH OF EMBEZZLER

Shanghal, Jan. 29. The first execution ordered by the "Greatway City Government" took Thursday place at Pootung on morning, according to a Chinese re- port.

The man paying the supreme been penalty is reported to have Yuan Lih-fan, a 27-year-old inter- preter of the Pootung organisation. He was charged with embezzlement

of foxes.

The exceution 1s stated to have been ordered by the Pootung City Government after an investigation conducted by its policy bureau.

The interpreter, who spoke fluent Japanese, is reported to have been the brains behind Q gigantic embezzlement fraud, Ho was also alleged to have overcharged taxes for his own benefit.

A sword was used to carry out the sentence-Reuter,

Canada and U.S.

To Negotiate Trade Treaty

Washington, Jan, 28.

Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of

State, has announced the formal

Mosquito Craft

Further inquiries are being made by the Police at the moment.

AIR MAIL CHARGES REDUCED

Substantial reductions in air mall charges betwea Hongkong and South this morning's Government Gazette.

American republics are notified in

Air mail charges for "All Airways" letters and postcards to Canada are also reduced, the new rate, as frem February 1, being H.K.$3.25 per half ounce for letters and $1.65 for post- curds, as compared with $3.50 and $1.00.

Washington, Jan. 20. It is reliably understood that the new types of small vessels for which

Roosevelt President

recommends snpropriations not exceeding 915,-

New rates. for letters. by sea to the 000.000, are "mosquito" boats-fast, United States and thence to destina- well-armed torpedo-carrying craft as tion by air mail are, in Hongkong used in the Mediterranean by the

currency: Italian and later by the British naval authorities.

This type of vessel, has not pre- viously been used on this side of the Atlantic, because American naval defence lacties envisage engagements far out at sea and away from bases.

It is understood, however, that the type of vessel proposed for the American navy can be carried by warshlus and launched a suitable moments to engage the enemy battle feet by means of torpedo attacks at close range.

their small size and terriile speed it is most difficult 10 hit these "mosquito" boots by gunfire or from the air-Reuter.

Owing to

ARMAMENT MEASURE

PREPARED ·

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we have to maintain a navy second to none."

Hig bill will in addition authorise expenditure of $15,000,000 at the President's direction for the struction of experimental vessels, not exceeding 3,000 tons.

сола

It permits the President to suspend construction except of vessels being built at the time of the act's passage, In the event of international agre ment on further limitation of armo- ments to which the United States is signatory,

The bill is an authorlsing measure only.

voted by Funds must be Additional

appropriation. - United Press,

NEW ADMIRAL DUE FEB. 5

The transfer of the command. cl intention of the United States Gov- the China Station from Vice Admiral ernment to negotinte a new trade L.G.E, Crabbe to Vice Admiral Sir

treaty

with Canada.

The closing date for the sub- mission of views by interested parties Is March 12, and public hearings will commence on April 4.

L

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Cuba. Mexico, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haill, Jamaica, Porto Rico, Virgin Islands, 80 cents per half ounce; postcards 45 cents.

2. Dutch West Indies Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Martin, 80 cents and 45 cents.

West 3. Dutch

Indles Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, $1.90 and $1.

4. British Honduras Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador, 90

cents and 60 cents.

5.-Barbados, Canal Zone, Costa Rico, Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands, Martinique, Republic of Panama. $1,10 Trinidad, Windward falands, and 60 cents.

0.-Venezuela, $1.00 and 85 cents. 7.-British Gulana. Colombla, Dulch Gulann Ecuador, French

Guana, Peru, $1.00 and $1.

B.Bolly., Braz 1, Chui, Argentine, Paraguay, Uruguay, $2.40 and $1.25

JAPAN FINDS MAIL ROUTES TO EUROPE

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landed at on December 10 and Kaolingize on the Harbin-Pognanet- almost halfway chnaya Railway,

120 between the two termini and miles west from the border.

The statement asserts that the plane in question was disguised as a mall plane, but netunily was u with milltary plane. equipped machine-guns and bomb racks.

The statement points out that the is a "forbidden district concerned

military arca" to planes, from a viewpoint, while there is reason to suspect that the Soviet plane actually flew farther west, reconnoltring the

forbidden zone from a low allitude. ·|

The statement justifies.delcntion of the Soviet plone, and the right to detain it, pending completion necessary investigations.-Reuter,

MARKET QUAKES AND RALLIES

Of

New York, Jan. 28. President Roosevelt's message has destroyed illusions of traders on the stock markets about Unlied States' millions for urmaments.

or

Prices dropped from one to three points in the armament group, in- eluding steels, coppers and industrials.

Last minute support crased reduced most of the loSSER.

Gold shares were the exception, the trend registering D new rate Reuter Special,

HONOUR FOR DIPLOMAT

London, Jan. 28. Mr. M. D. Peterson, who was re-

Let.ers and postcards to Southcently annointed Brih Ambasador Americu utilising Pan-American Air- ways trans-Paciile service will be charged at the following rates;

1 and 2-$3.35 and $1.70.

3.-$4.50 and $2.30. 4-$3.50 and $1.80. 5.-$3.05 and $1.85. 6-$4.20 and $2,25. 74.30 anu $2,30, ba u SAD.

NEW AIR FORCE APPOINTMENT

London, Jan. 20, The Air Ministry announces that Air Vice-Marshat 1, 11. Lyen Playinr has been appointed to be Air Officer Commanding No. 1. Bomber Group, Royal Air Force, succeeding Air Commodore S. W. Smith.

Alr Commodore Arthur Thomson

is to be Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Bomber Group, Vice Air Coin- modore Playfair-Dritish Wireless,

TREASURY BILLS OVERSUBSCRIBED

London, Jan. 28,

6.0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 7.0 Gerry More (Plans) and Sam Browne (Baritone).

Keep A Twinkle In Your Eye- (Mercer - Bloom); My Quickstep

Sweetheart Shadow's Where My

Carr); I'm Used To Be. (lida and Sittin' High On A Hill Top (Kahn and Johnston); Crooning--Quickstep (Caesar); Love Me-Slow Foxtrot (Victor Young).

: 7.15 London Friends To Tez' A vest-pocket vaudeville. Produced by Ernest Longstaffe.

7.45 Marek Weber and Ilis Orches

ira.

An Evening With Liezt (Urbach); Stay With Me For Ever ("Gluditta") (Lebar); My Lips Are Made For Kissing ("Gluditta") (Lchar).

0.0 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.

8.03 Hochmaninoff-Concerto No. 2 in C Atinor, Op. 18achmaninoff-

(Piano).

Played by Rachmaninoff and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Leopold Stokow-

ski.

8.80 Meta Selnemeyer (Soprano) and Efrem Zimbalist (Violin).

Liebesteler (F. Weingartner); Es blinkt der Tau (A/Rubinstein): (Suk).... Violin Solo: Burlesca Persian Song (Glinka Zimbalist).

Violin Solo.

8.50 London London Log", 2.0 Spanish Music.

Puerta Do Tierra Bolero (Albeniz).... Orquesta Sevilla Con- ductor; Joaquin Roberti; Aragon- Fantasia (Albeniz); Cadiz (Cuenca und Albeniz) Mezzo Soprano Solo by Conchita Velazquez with Orch, Cond

(Cuenca and Granada Montorio; Albeniz); Goyescas Intermezzo (Granados)...Pablo Casals: Navarra Arthur Rubinstein; (Albeniz).

(Albeniz); Sevilla (Sevillanas) Dance Espagnole (Granados)...... Vienneso Edith Lorand and Her Orchestra.

0.30 London-~~The News. 0.50 Relay Dance Orchestra from the Grill Room of the Hongkong Ilotet.

1. (a) My heaven on Earth; (b) The Shug: (3) Ebb Tide; (d) Flockin' the Town. 2. (a) Sailboat in the

to Baghdad in succession to Mr. H. J. Moonlight; (b) Song of India; (c) Seymour, has been appointed a Knight why talk about Love; (d) Satan Commander of St. Michael and St. inkes a holiday. 3. (a) Everything

George.

Sir Maurice Peterson has been Bri- tish Ambassador to Bulgaria since 1030. He was previously antioned in the Far East, und was for some time attached to the British Embassy ' at Tokyo-Heuler Special.

you said came true; (b) A foggy day: (c) Things a re looking up; (d) Nice worl it you can get I

During the Intervals dance records will be played from ZBW.

11.30 London The Lengu-Divi- tion I: Portsmouth v. Stoke City,

A commentary on the second half of the Association Football Match by Thomas WoodroolTe from Fratton Park, Portsmouth,

12.30 Close Down. TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMMES

Relay of Organ Recital From Cathedral

CHINESE BANKS SPEED BUSINESS SETTLEMENT DAY FALLS TO-MORROW

Shanhai, Jan. 20. Chinese native banks are extending

ANNA LOVTSOFF 10.30 a.m. Reiny of Service from their offices to facili'n'e settlement of necounts and Chinero banking, the Union Church. Institutions are expected to rema'n 11.30 Relay of Service from the corn Sunday, which is the eve of the Iop Ynt Church (Chinese).

Chineat

New Year.

As settlement day fall to-morrow

the Chinese Citizene Federation is petitioning the Settlement authorities and French Concession to lift the The total amount applied for In I curfew for the day.

£30,000,000 Treasury Owing to the present · emergency: tenders for Bills was £80,400,000. The average Chinese nativo banks report they are rate per cent for bilis at three experiencing difficulty in collecting WAN 10s0.80d against secounts. Hitherto only 40 per cent.

Percy Noble, will take place on Satur dny, Febrianty 5. Admiral Noble's 11.M.S. dag will be hoisted on Cumberland at 8 n.m. that day and Admiral Crabbe's fing will be struck will be in II.M.S. Falmouth at sunset. No further reductions granted by the United States on Admiral Crabbo leaves for Singa- goods, the tariff on which has already pore, in the P. and O. Iiner Chilral in been cut by 60 per cent in-the-Saturday and Admiral. Noble arrives Ds.11.30d, a week ago--British Wire- ut outstanding accounts have been

by the Kaiser-1-Ilind on February, an kansa existing trade treaty-fruter,

months

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