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streeks might have been expected to be more than usually crowded in that
QUAKERS COMING TO FAR EAST
part of the city where the civilians Centre To Be Opened
deemed themselves immune.
The majority of bombs dropped were of a small size, unsul
unsuitable for attacking buildings or silpping.
Owing to an interval of eight minutes between the alarm and the
In Shanghai
January 6, 1939.
U.S. BUDGET A RECORD
(Continued from Page 1.)
Morcover a dozen governmental Anancial organisations, like the Re- construction Finance Corporation, and the Export and Import Bank,
should be reported in the budget as and Inbility, and to show losses or
an anual appraiser of their assets
guins.
LONDON, Jan. 6.
President Roosevelt urged prompt MR. H. T. SILCOCK, director approval for the appropriation of fall of the Arst bombs, the casualties and adviser to Chinese students 3075.000.000 to defray the expenses were only 44 dead, 00 seriously at the Universities China Com-jor rellet for 2,700,000 men up to njured, and 25 allghtly injured.mittee in London, and secretary June 30, and thus swell the deflelt Reuter.
to the China Society, necom- ter the current fiscal year to $4,097,- panied by Dr. Herbert Hodgkin, son of the famous Dr. Henry Hodgkin, left Liverpool to-day by the Britannic for New York.
"ON TO PARIS, MOSCOW." ITALIAN SLOGANS
Barcelona, Jan. 5. Italian troops, supported by sixty tanks led the vanguard of the Insur gent attack on the Sagre front.
On the links was eluiked "Darce- lona, then Paris and Moscow."
The nearest many of the tenks got to their objectives was in the bo of the Sagre, where they
were abandoned,-United Press.
23,084 PRISONERS
Burgos, Jan. 5.
000,000..
The request is expected to lead to
the lepistative struggle,
Con- servatives (sseling that $500,000,000 is sufficient.
In the course of his budget mes- will They
spend ten days in sage to-day, President Roosevelt re- Philadelphia, and Chicago, and will commended that the naval construe- depart from Vancouver by the Eution funds be increased by $113,000,- | press of Russia on January 21 for the CAG to $270,000,000. Far East.
They will stay a few days in Yoko hama, contacting: Japanese friends, It is officially announced that durand will arrive in Shanghai about the middle of February, where they hope Ing the present Insurgent advance in to bring about the formation of a Catalonia, up to the 130 day of the Qualter centre at the beginning of offensive, 23,884 Loyalist soldiers had March, been taken prisoners by the Insur gents.-Trans-Ocean,
The Foreign Y.M.C.A., in Bubbling Well Hoad has kindly provided a In for their use.
Mr. Silcock and Dr. Hodgkin will keep in very close touch with local Quakers, on whose advice they will depend in planning the practical
The increase provides for a start to be minde on the bullding of two battleships in 1940, and expansion of the naval air force by 93 planes towards the authorised goal of 3,000
lunes.
Naval personnel will be increased by 5,500 to 113,000.
National defence will require $1,320,000,000, which is an increase of $300,000,000 over 1930.
BORJAS BLANCAS FALLS
London. Jan. 5. The Insurgents occupied Borjas
President Roosevelt, in his mess- that a Blens the morning.
uge, expressed the opinion The Loyalists are reported to have
large part of the additional national launched a surprbe attack jn the works.
defence expenditure should be pul Valsequiilu sector, sath-west uf Madrid, according to Life
While the hope at working for in a special category on a tempor- Spanish Free Agency.
better feeling hetween the Chinese ary basis. He emphasised the per- Insurgent losses are described as and Japonese is always an important manent benefit of much of the ad-
ministration's expenditure. London Quakers cm- heavy, while
are objective, many prisoners
phasise that nothing can be done elated to have been captured.
Fierce heating is stated to be pro- which is in any way susceptible to political activity, from which it is the eerding-Reuter.
Quakers' fundamental rule, always to
INSURGENT CHARGES AGAINST BRITONS
abstain.
Dealing with the extensive work of relief and other related expenditures, the President gave an assurance that the programme would not be curtail- ed arbitrarily or violently.
In view of the enlarged defence Before leaving Lontion. Mr. Silcock programme and agricultural pay- Land Dr. Hodgkin interviewed Mr. Quaments, he advocated the considera- Mr. Sigemitsu, Uretion of a moderate Increase in Chinese and Japanese Ambassadors luxation.Reuter and United Press. respectively, and both expressed drep interest in the venture, and wished them good fortune.--Reuter.
London, Jan. 5. Viscount Halifax has ordered an Tui-chi and enquiry into all the circumstances connected with the charges made by the Spanish insurgent nuthorities of the "Improper conduel by British offietals, employees, and others at St. Jean De Luz, San Sebastian or Burton,
The enquiry will be conducted by G.O.C. For Shanghai
bir. O'Malley the British Charge d'Affaires at St. Jean De Cruz, Mr. Jerram, the acting British Agent st Burgos, and Sir Wasey Sterry.
Mr. Jerram has been instructed to press for Immediate production of the charges and the evidence, and also for immediate access to It-Renter.
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SHEIKH PLEDGES LOYALTY Susa, Tunisia, Jan. 5. "Daladier, not Mussolini,
We have no need for our protector.
declared anyone but France", Arab sheitch who welcomed Daladier at El Djem to-day, before his departure for Susu.
A later message from Bizerta stated dier arrived from Susu that M. Daludier and embarked on the French cruiser Algiers, where he is ex- Fuch for Algiers, pected to-morrow morning.
General Nogues, Resident-General of Morocco has arrived at Algiers to
conterence attend a military
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The General Officer Commanding The British Troops China, Major
DEFENCE VOTES
Washington, Jan. 5. The budget contains $667,498,000 regular appropriation for the Navy. 5442,059,000 for the Army, $40,774- 000 for the War Department's non- military purposes, and $10,524,000 for the maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal.
Meanwhille Congress is requested General A. E. Grasett, leaves llong-practically to double the 1930 appro- on this morning for the north to priation for the Maritime Commis- slon. In 1940 it is estimated that the inspect his troops.
| Commission will call for $80,500,000 ills Excellency boarded thechiefly for the purposes of rushing Rajputana with his A.D.C., Ligut. St. | the construction of new merclunt John, for the first stage of his inspec- | ships, which are important to national tion which will take in Shanghai. defence.
The Later he will go to Tientsin.
budnet Also included estimated extra $1,036,370 to nonce the new_anti-espionage compalın. President Roosevelt specifically asked for an increase in military and navy Intelligence appropriations, and in addition Treasury officials estimated that $150,000 would be available for intensified anti-spy activities by the Navy, Justice and Treasury depart- ments.United Press,
Maj. Gen. Grasett will relum to the Colony at the end of January.
Arabs Killed In Pitched Battle
Jerusalem, Jan. 5. Two Arubs were killed and six) seriously wounded during a clash Arab irregulars on Wednesday.
between British mounted troops and
Five of the wounded, and seven! other Arabs were taken prisoners.
The British troops are reported to have suffered no ensualties Trans- Ocean.
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ternal failures.
Similar resoning is advanced by the "Deutsche Diplomatisch Korres- that to the pondenz," which points out
America has not solved her problem of unemployment, and that as a re- The resolution stresses the "insult of multiple failures, the New of the incontestable Deal has met with 40 considerable
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amount of opposition. Mention
President and by a 1,000 year-old also made of
Roosevelt's and goes on to express inference that Amerien must strength- "indignation caused by the continual en her position at home and abroad, acts of prevocation and violence to and must nem in
In order to protect which the Italian population is ex-her country and her ideals. This, de- as well as "anger at the in-clares the paper, is sufficient justifien- posed.sults offered to the Italian tian Inr re-armament programme,
which will not only reduce unemploy
DALADIER DEPARTS
Tunis, Jan. 5. The French Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, continued his journey from Biserta to Aiglers this afternoon.
En route to Biserta from Gabes, M. Daladier visited the Roman Colosseum in El Djem, which is the quest for its transmission Jargest of the Romiin ruins in
Africa.
French Foreign Ministry.
He also stopped Souste, where several companies of Senegal troop; were reviewed. He was greeted by tangibility foul cries of "Vive Datadier" as he rights which presented a new flag to the artillery treaties,
trudition," regiment stationed at Sousse.
At Hiserta he took leave of the Resident-General of Tunisia, M. Eric Labuzine, and began his journey to Algiers--Trans-Ocean.
ITALIANS' RESOLUTION
Rome, Jan. 5.
assert
It is announced that representa- The resolution concludes afirming ment, but will also serve hegemonic tiven of all Italian associations in the
"indestructible loyalty" of aims, but one can scarcely Tunis adopted a anti-French resolu- tiations in Tunis to King Victor that such aims and methods are in tion which has been handed to the Emmanuel and Signor Mussolint keeping with the European liten of Italian Consul-General with a re- Trans-Occan.:
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The Imperial Airways plane Del- phinus is expected at Kai Talk at
It is rumoured in political circles p.m. to-day with malls, mostly from that the Danish Nazi Party is likely the United Kingdom. Another pine to be prohibit by the Government is due on Sunday with Australian on the grounds of "unpatriotic ac- and more U.K. malls.
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