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No. 10740
# A THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1939. +
BRITISH WARNING TO DICTATORS
Democracy Will Be United In Defence Of Liberties
CHAMBERLAIN ENGLAND
BLAMED FOR DEADLOCK
OF
BERLIN, Feb. 1.
\FFICIAL QUARTERS here to-day declared that the received Herr
world had Hitler's speech with a sigh of relict. The real effect of the speech will come, however, when the statesmen have had time to digest it.
It is felt that Mr. Chamber- lain created something of a deadlock with his speech.
be
Germany insists that the colonial question must settled before anything else is done, while Mr.. Chamberlain invites Germany to show con- crete proof of her willingness to co-operate before Britain
A
IN
POSITION TO WIN LONG-SUSTAINED CONFLICT
PARIS, Feb. 1.
FIGHTING CHALLENGE to the Dictators was uttered by Lord De La Warr, President of the Board of Education, at a meeting of the British Association
to-night.
"We are convinced that we are in a position to win a prolonged war," the Minister declared.
air.
"Britain does not believe in the efficacy of a knock-out in the
"Our financial resources are immense, and looking to the future with quiet confidence.
"IF WE ARE DRAGGED IN"
we are completely justified iri
"If we are dragged into a conflict in Europe, it won't makes a contribution-Reuter ||be a question of Great Britain fighting for France, or
of France fighting for Great Britain.
Special -
a
"The two great Democracies will be united in
common interests, and
MIDNIGHT joint faith, defending their
STRUGGLE ON ROOF-TOP
Détectives In Battle With Gangsters
preserving their own culture.
"Their common interests and their
liberty."-Reuter Special.
DAUNT THE AGGRESSOR
culture are based on
DOVER, Feb. 1.
MR. A. DUFF-COOPER, in a speech to a League of Nations Union meeting last night, said that only last week Mr. Chamber- THE DRAMATIC ARREST,} lain said that if one nation attempted to dominate the world by at the point of a revolver, of an force, Britain would be obliged to resist, and he added that, he alleged gangster, and the subse-also refused to believe there was any such intention. quent apprehension of another
"But I believe there is one
man who escaped by jumping nation attempting to do that
from the roof of a four storey now," declared Mr. Duff-Cooper.
building, is believed by police to That is why I differ-I hope the have struck at the heart of the only point on which I do with gang responsible for the recent the Prime Minister. daring hold-up of a moneylend- ing establishment in Queen's Road.
The arrest was made by Detective Inpector W. N. Darkin and Sub- Inspector W. Hynes on the roof of 282 Hennessey Road, Wanchal, short- ly after midnight this morning,
"The imperativo nced of this coun- try is unlty before an informat menaco. We can best avoid disaster
JAPANESE
TAKE DRASTIC MEASURES
by so collecting enormous defences British Firms Crippled and presenting them to the mind of the aggressor to daunt him and to make him healtate, by working through the league of nations.
by two Chinese delectives, rushed to United Press. the premises in question.
GRAPPLED WITH GANGSTERS
Leaving the Chinese detectives to guard the entrances to the building, the two European inspectors went to the roof where they found two men, The Inspectors immediately grap- pled with the gangsters.
France Builds Up
Big Air Force
In Shantung Ports
SHANGHAI, Feb. 2. DRASTIC EXPORT AND
Germany Completes New Air Defences
"Goering Line” Along Western Frontier
BERLIN. Feb -
the
IN ADDITION to Siegried Line of fortifications, Germany's counterpart to the) Maginot Line which stretches from the English Channel to the border of Switzerland, Ger- many has constructed a parallel line of aerial fortifications.
The powerful line of air defence: runs parallel with the Siegried Line. It commences at the Dutch frontier town of Wesel, and runs southwards to Switzerland.
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THE NEW GLEN LINE steamer Glencarn, which reached Hongkong on its maiden trip this week. The Glenoarn is a sister ship to the 10,- 000-ton Breconshire, which will be launched at the Taikoo Docks this afternoon. The Breconshire is the largest ship to be constructed in Hoax- kong yards-Staff Photographer.
AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS
Evacuation of School Children Planned
ACTING ON THE ADVICE OF the Air Raid Precautions organisation in Hongkong, a comprehensive scheme is now under way for the evacuation of school- children from schools in the event of an emergency.
The "Telegraph" understanda} that the Director of Education recently called a conference of all school-teachers and addressed
the new Glen liner Glenearn, who them on the subject of A.R.P. says that his new command "handles beautifully."-Staff Photographer.
Legislative Council
WINDING
UP OF CITY DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Each school, it fu understood, has been asked to prepare an evacuation scheme for the children.
SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE the "Telegraph" belleves that the principle will be that, in the event of an emergency, all schools will close and children will remain with their parents.
JAPANESE CASUALTIES IN BATTLE
Seizure Of Island Claimed By Soviet
MOSCOW, Feb. 1.
or
AN OFFICIAL COMMUNI- There are a number of boarding QUE issued to-day stated that schools in the Colony where, obvious seven_Japanese were killed ly, this scheme would not be prac wounded in a battle with a Soviet ticable. These school arc being detachment of five men and a asked to prepare a scheme to remove second-lieutenant over posses-- their pupils to less vulnerable areas
MANCHURIANS DISLODGED
Moscow, Feb. 1.
that "Tass Agency" reports
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Д
Benes To Lecture Soviet frontier patrol of five men
In United States
Promise Of New Cityor, alternatively, to provide adequate sion of an island near Kai- shelters either in the school buildings lasteuvskaya in the Argun River, Hall When Site Found or in the school-grounds. Hundreds of light and heavy anti-
Jon Tuesday, "I bellovo Geneva might serve as
aircraft guns, established in zig-zag AN EXPLANATION of the schools has been greatly assisted by commander was wounded.
Air Raid Precautions in Hongkong i The report added that the Soviet Acting on Information, the two the basis of a coalition so strong that
formation so that the entire sky will British police officers, accompanied no one would dare to attack it" EXCHANGE measures are to be be sprayed with shrapnel if hostile reasons underlying the decision the return from leave of Mr. L. B. It is stated that 18 Japanese and
imposed at Weihaiwei, the planes try to pass, form the chler line of Government to winding up Holmes, or Queen's College,
Monchukuoans seized the island and former British concession, and of aerial defence.
the Government House and City During his vacation in England, later opened fire with machine-guns Int Chefoo.
BALLOON BARRAGES Development Fund, and pay the Mr. Holmes took a civilian anti-gas at the Soviets who returned the fire.
course, receiving the highest cert!---United Press. These measures, which will be im- In addition, balloon barrages a balance of the fund, approxi-cute possible. Washington, Feb, 1.
posed by the Pelping Provisional form of defence once openly despised mately $840,000 into General Commerce Department statistles to-Government, will be similar to those by Germany-stretch across all im- Revenue, was given in Legisla-
Indicated that day,
France will already in existence at Tsingtao. pertunt sectors. The action is being taken, the pup-
Construction of the new Goering probably be the major purchaser of
tive Council this afternoon by United States aeroplanes this yeur.
It pel authorities declare, in order to Line, as
himself. Mr. C. G. Alabaster As Inspector Darkin rushed towards Curtiss-Wright military planes, while Federal Reserve Bank notes.
Finns already ordered 100 maintain the exchange value of the by the Field Marsh was supervised the Attorney General, the Hon.
"The disclosures were made to-day his man, the latter produced a re- the French Air Mission is negotiating
The Attorney General moved the Kitzinger, Commander of by General volver and brandished it at the police for a new order which may amount export permits from the Japanese- a special article in the weekly news- of the Government House and City, Foreign exporters will not receive) Germany's western air defences, in First Reading of a Bill for the repent
London, Feb. 1. officer. Inspector Darkin, however,
Dr. Edward Benes, former Pre- managed to grasp his arm, and the $35,000,000,
as 600 planes, costing controlled customs unless the Bills of paper "Wehmacht."
Development Scheme Ordinance, sident of Czecho-Slovakia, will sail two men fell, struggling, to the floor.
Exchange are handled by the Yoko-
General
tral Kitzinger claims that any 1934, and for the appropriation to the on Thursday aboard the American The Netherlands, Japan and China (hama Specie Bank. The police officer was at consider-
hostile aerial force endeavouring to general revenue of the Colony of any Liner Washington for the United ably disadvantage, however, because were the largest purchasers of United
allack Germany from the west balance standing to the credit of the States, where he expects to remain
for five months. he had to concentrate his attentions States seronautic products last year,
would be completely annihilated) fund on the revolver, still grasped by the when the total exports were $08,000,-
or, at the very least, forced to retire gangster. The latter managed to free 1000-United Presz.
without reaching its objectives. No planes, he claim, could cross the German barrage.-Reuter Spectat
Germans Recalled To Homeland
his hand and, menacing the inspector
with the revolver, mado a
dive for the parapet,
sudden
to os much
PURCHASES IN HOLLAND
Paris, Feb. 1.
YOUR STOREY LEAP
The Air Minister to-day stated that of the 50 planes bought from a Despite the fact the roof was Dutch firm, the Government was able four storeys above the ground, the to put 35 at the disposal of the French gangster jumped over the parapet. colonies, as newer and more rapid Leaving him to picked up by machines were at the disposal of the the Chinese delectives below, Inspec-¡ mother country owing to the big in- ter Darkin went to the assistance of crease in production. Reuter Special. Sub-Inspector Hynes,"
SWITZERLAND ARMS
HIGHER EXCHANGE These Bills of Exchange will be accepted at the official rate, which, of course, is considerably higher than the actual rate of exchange,
A Japanese Embassy, spokesman, in making this announcement, in the same breath says, that no dis-
LATEST
Anpu Landing Unconfirmed
Chungking, Feb. 2. Reports that the Japanese bad
audible
In moving the first reading, the Three months of this period will be Attorney General said that Govern-spent in giving lectures on democra- ment's decision was a matter of con- tic institutions, which the former landed at Anpu, and that gunfire was siderable interest to the general President will deliver at Chicago public, In view of the circumstances University. He will also lecture at
Kwangchow Bay in which the Fund was originally set Yale, Philadelphia and Berkeley Uni- January 28 were categorically denied
versities.
by the Chinese military spokesman | to-day.
up.
and Colonial Secretary's Office
CHARITY BAZAAR
in
on
Anpu is situated on the south-west coast of Kwanglung, east of Pakhat.- Reuter.
crimination is being made at the DURING A "World Affairs"
"The Fund was designed to finance It is sinted that on his return to Simultaneously Shantung ports between Japanese, broadcast from Daventry last a
Generalissima large, specific scheme of re England, Dr. Benes will again take Chiang Kai-shek's headquarters at Chinese or Third Power exporters. night, it was revealed that the development of an area. including up
residence at- Putney-Troms- | Kweilin has issued a denis) in similar But two Briush vessels Balling
vein. Chefco to Shanghai have been forced German Government has advised the site of the former City Hall and ocean. to leave without their cargoen, owing all Germans living abroad, with the site of the Government House La refusal of the Japanese nu- the exception of German The latter, however, had succeeded
or building," said the Attorney General. In overpowering his victim, and was Switzerland, one of the few Euro-thorities to grant export permits.
"There was paid into the Fund the The measures have not been ex- covering him with a revolver when pean countries which aucceeded in
A Charity Bazaar will be held in tended to
other remaining only (Continued on Page 12.)
proceeds of the sale of a part of the the Church Hall of All Saints' (Continued on Page 12.)
port
in the north-Tlenstin-possibly Enquiries in Hongkong this morn- City Hall site to the Hongkong and Church, Homuntin, Kowloon, on because foreign concession existing could not reveal' whether repre- Shanghal Banking Corporation, and Saturday, February 4, commencing at there and foreign banks are able to sentations to this effect had been it was also proposed in due course to 11 am transact exchange business without made by the German Consul General pay into the Fund the proceeds of the hindrance-Trang-Ocean.
to German subjects residing in the sale of other land in this area as Colony.
BUSINESS AT STANDSTILL
Austrian Jews, to Germany.
return to
JEW INFLUX GROWS
development proceeded. on the basis of a detailed plan drawn up” and A "Reuter" message states that Enquiries in Jowish refugee seferred to in the 1934 Ordinance. business is completely at a standstill circles elicit that increasingly large "It was the hope that the proceeds at Chefoo as a result of the Japanere number of Jews are expected to pass of these sales would be sufficient to action in refusing to issue export through Hongkong in the near pay for the rebuilding of Government permits unless Bills of Exchange are future most of them en route to House and Government offices and transacted. through the Yokohama Shanghai
niso for the provision of a new City Specie Blank.
Letters from Jews in Shanghal Hall in replacement of that demolish- NOVEL EXCUSES BY JAPANESE
Sharighal, Feb., 2. Regarding the case of the British Hundreds of Jews have been unable steamer Vincent de Paul, as well as to and employment, and many of the two Norwegian ships detained at them are completely destituto.
the
.reveal that conditions in
northern olly are stready bectening desperate, 2.
ed,
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WHAT ABOUT NEGROES? Giving Them A Say In Africa
LONDON, Feb. 1. THE HOPE THAT statesmen and administrators, would avoid looking on the natives of Africa "as if they are of no-im- portance in the Vanity Fair of the nations" was expressed by Dr. Armindo Monteiro, the Portuguese. Ambassador, speaking to the Royal African Society to-day.
GHOULS IN HONGKONG. Bodies Disturbed In Cemeteries
THE REVELATION that ghouls have been particularly active in Hongkong cemeteries in the past, and that they have oven dia-interred coffins in order to take valuables from the bodies, was made at the Central Magistracy this morning.
The prevalence of this form of the bodies had been robbed, theft was mentioned by Inspector |*. RECURRENCE FEARED A. V.: Baker when, a 25-year-old Towards the end of the year, suld
OPERATION SUSPENDED úneminloyed. - Wong Kwong, WaInspector Baker, the thefts had coas charred with the theft of a vaseed, but recently there had been fur
"The operation of this scheme was trom grave in to Protestant ther complaints, and there seemed
suspended for various reasons and Cemetery at Happy Valley,
to be a recurrence of this form of Taingino, (the British vessel was only All Jews arriving in Hongkong when Sir Andrew Caldecott became The theft took place yesterday. Larceny.
released after intervention by HMS: must take their passports to the Governor he indicated his opposition hardly aspire to remain for ever in périence, and was a special vocation Proacculing, Inspector Baker sald In the present case, Inspector Baker Birmingham) the Japanese, naval | GermAD consulate, that complaints had been received said, the vasa had been stolen from authorites state that the Vincent de ominous letter "J" is stamped across Whole schome, because he die Africa as master and protector of Colonisers' were not to be improvised.
where the to the
the Idea of intensive developmen, and owner and exploiter. "of “Let us hopea? that: - Interna florumlu the top of the mound,
Best Paul was hailed by a customs cruiser | them.:
ment of the
this and, was not con- in Africa, that the negro was an bas skurventary trusts – to avold” looking démpleable, form a theriyat the
sph laterede a fee of gate vinend of the necessity of re-building (sential colonising dement and his used the natives is it they were o MAEMETAIS NE. M. A. D. Forrosi
dollary on Phangan by the Consulate Government House Itselfi
in the Valky Fab aff Wong be six weeks.
Fock materior: This Uttar empha paria
that a large number of larcenies had opgarred: in the Protestant Cemetery Jast year.
26. Not only had articles boen taken From the grows ineunda or moan- Unbrake, but, in sense Instaños, even
He said that the white man could administratore
But colonisation required long us
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