1939-02-08 — Page 31

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

COST OF WORLD'S WAR MACHINES IS THEME OF THIS PAGE

Is Costing ITALY

Japan to Spend WHAT WAR

£430,000,000 This Year

TOKYO, Feb. 8.

THE SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGETS for the Japanese Army and Navy for the financial year which commences on April 1st will be presented to the Diet about the middle of February.

They are expected to exceed six billion yen,

(£350,000,000).

The Army expenditures alone, including Ordinary,

Emergency and Extraordinary appropriations, will total roughly 5,100,000,000 yen (nearly £320,000,000) according to figures compiled by the War Office and

Is shown by the follow-

ing figures which reveal that more men have been lost and money spent in Spain than in the conquest of Abyssinia. ABYSSINIA

Italians kiled... 2,313 Cost

£120,000,000

SPAIN

2,057

Italians killed Cost about £200,000,000 Casualties.In Spain are only up to last October, when latest oilleial igures woré issued,

JAPAN TO INCREASE AIR ARM

February 8, 1939.

U.S. COMMITTEE APPROVES GREAT AIR PURCHASES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7..

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES” Military Affairs Committee to-day approved, without a dissenting vote, President Roosevelt's request for an appropriation of $376,000,000. (£75,000,000) for National Defence.

This is the first part of President Roosevelt's plan for building up the world's greatest war machine.

The President, actually, is, asking for a total

| appropriation of £263,911;600 for the three services.

This is £100,000,000 less than Great Britain is spending,

but sufficient to give the United States a tremendous armaments over all other countries. It represents an increase of £61,870,000.

lead in

Actually, President Roosevelt: will ask for a record total of £321,917,000 before the end of the year. This

recently presented to the Ministry of Finance for Supremacy In West

Pacific Envisaged includes an extra £100,000,000 programme.

approval. For the present year the Army total was 3,821,000,000 yen (£225,000,000),

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PENANG

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SUMATRA

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A GARRISON which is to be established at Penang this year. will comprise several hundred Runners, sappers. and ellier unila.

There are as yet no plans for the establishment of an infantry battalion, but it is believed that this will eventuale as soon as barrack accommodation is avait- able.

Half the number of troops destined for Penang will, be Indian.

COLONY'S

BIG BILL FOR DEFENCE

The estimates for the coming

TOKYO, Feb. 8.

To-day's vote will allow con- FLEET BUILDING year have been drafted on the strengthening of naval air force fleet of 3,000 army lighting and struction to commence on a new basis of a two-power standard, will receive the main attention planes, giving the Army Air with a high standard of efficien- in the Navy's supplementary Corps a potential strength of cy, taking into consideration the alleged necessity of being fully budget for the 1939-40 fiscal 5,600 first line machines. prepared to face China and year, which will shortly be in- Soviet Russia simultaneously.

troduced in the Diet, according to informed quarters.

The estimates are for the main-

Air Force and for the adjustment and improvement of war supplies.

MANCHUKUO UNINCLUDED

It is pointed out that the present

TO VOTE ON THURSDAY Representative Andrew May sakd that the $376,000,000 does not include the $100,000,000 which President

Fifteen Democrats

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in

| MESSAGE. FROM KULING

RESIDENTS ALL SAFE AND WELL

All Impossible

It is understood that the gunboat

tchance of the military strength of While negotiations were still in Roosevelt requested for the purchase the Japanese forces in China, the re-progress between the Navy and the for critical war materials, inforcement of the Japanese garrison Finance Ministries regarding de- It is said that the measure will be in Manchukuo, the repletion of the talls of the extraordinary Estimates, called before the House on Thursday. But Evacuation Of it is understood that the additional Members of the committee sald demand will reach "u considerably that existinit legislation authorises large amount."

the use of $100,000,000 for critical! war materials, The General Account military es-estimates are to finonce the first year Republicans, defeated Representative against ten

HANKOW, Feb. 8. timates for the coming financial year of what may be called the third re- Walter

THE U.S. GUNBOAT OAHU, Andrew's amendment have already been fixed at 400,000,000 armament plan for the Fleet based restrict the increase yen, compared to 566,000,000 yen for on the principles enunciated by Navy army planes a year.

to only 1,000 is leaving here for Kiukiang at the current year.

Minister Yonai in the Dict.

19 a.m. to-day with Mr. B. Mac- CANAL DEFENCES

Dermott, the British vice-Consul. The decrease is due to the fact that Summing up the Navy's plans,

in addition to and Mr. J. Davies, the American the Manchurian Emergency Fund, the Navy Minister, Admiral Yonal, planes, destly, authorisation of $33,- which has unally been included in declared before the Lower Ilouse 500,000 for educational orders for vice-Consul aboard. the General Account Budget, is Committee on Tuesday that the private industry, secondly authorisa trented on this occasion as an addi- new plan has been designed tlon of

to Ho $23.750.000 for Panama Canal tional expenditure, that is, as part of secure sea and air supremacy in the defences, thirdly, an increase in the will remain at Kiuklang until the the Extraordinary military appro- Western Pacino in connection with army's peace-time strength to 205,-situation at Kuling has been cleared priations for the 1939-40

the financial

proposed construction

000, compared with the present 185,-up. year.

000, four 000, fourthly to

to provide an initial

Although it is learned here that Croydere over instructions have not yet been re- and afthly, a system ofelved from the British and American training pilots in the universities, colleges, and other

educational governments regarding the evacup-

tion of Institutions at a cost of $10,000,000 a Japanese military authorities at Kiu- from Kuling, the refugees year-United Press.

ATTACK ON GUAM PROJECT:

itiang are understood to have been in- Washington, Feb. 7.

formed that complete evacuation of The Carl Vinson Committee to-day all foreigners from Kuling would be heard Dr. Frederick Libby, executive practically imposable. secretary of the National Council.for

Guam project as an unnecessary affront to Japan.

He said that it might have serious

Since appropriations only until the end of January this year in connec-) tion with the China Einergency were approved by the last Diet, additional funds for February and March are asked, together with expenditure for the full financial year ending March 1010.

FIGURE NOT DEFINITE

ឆ. new order in East Asia, Domci.

of

M.P.'s Told Of

China Affairs

London, Feb. 7.

onsequences, and asked why Gunni

The reason given, it is stated, is that the age-and-health of many of those living in Kuling makes such a move impracticable.

The

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MACKINTOSH'S

MEN'S WEAR

SPECIALISTS

FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE

Dramatic French Plea

For Peace

Peace In Europe

For

PARIS, Feb. 7. REFERRING TO FRANCE'S relations with America, M. Georges Bonnet to-day said that during the past few weeks they had maintained close contact with the American Government, which understood them well.

Czech Loan Bill Passed

He added: "Our three demo- cracies are conscious of their material and moral force; they know their place on earth and in history; they know their economic power, and they know

London, Feb. 7. that no nation can impose its The House of Commons to-day politics on them; but this friend. adopted without

the a division, ship does not constitute, and Czecho-Slovak Bil after a debate in does not want to constitute, that much of the loan would find its which the opposition expressed feare menace to anybody.

way into German 'economy. "It desires only pence and the Mr. R. A. Butler, replying, how. No nation; large or small, can thinks development of three large nations. ¡ever, did not regard Czecho-Slovakin a vassal State or a bankrupt that these three nations hold any friend. hostility, towards them."

Some of the money may be used for refugers going to Palestine, and some for the Refugees: Instituto in Prague, and for reconstruction.

ASSURANCE TO GERMANY Referring to Herr Hitler's state- The total of the Military. Estimates, Dr. Chang Peng-chun to-day ad-the Prevention of War, criticise the

ment, of.. January 30, that.. Germany

It was commonsense to provide an Bus renches roughly 5,400,000,000 dressed a largely-attended meeting

did not want to export National opportunity to improve the road yen. The figure, however, is not de- of the China Sub-Committee of the DURING

Socialism, Mr. Bonnet said: "We can system They could not guarantee THE LAST

Len nite. It is regarded as inevitable Foreign Affairs Committee of the

also give the same assurance, Demo- that no military formation would years Hongkong has spent the that the estimates will be cut some-Conservative Party in the House of

The Japanese military authorities cracies have no intention of using ever pass over the roads, but the Commons.

be selected when there were are understood to be considering the the Ministry of Finance, extraordinary total of $52,168,- what by

propaganda, still less, aggression." road would not be built with a mill- probably to 5,000,000,000 yen.

$29 other possible bases.

now situation created by this. In- The Foreign Minister said "that | tary 094 on Defence.

Dr. Chang dealt fully with the

object with this particular he spared no effort to dissipate the money-Router Special. Japon should spend $5,000,000 | formation. prospects of China in the new phase or $1,000,000 on dredging an. Island This works out at a

The requirements of the capita per

Navy

misunderstanding While the British gunboat, Lady-

between Italy! coast, ör to begin.

If

and France, and he expressed the Germany (bird (023 tons) is still unable to con- Chinese and European-living in the public, but recent statements made

were to spend $300,000 similarly on tact Kuling, messages which have been

belief that the will of the two Colony.

by..the Minister for the Navy. Ad-ļ He added that hitherto, China had some island in the Caribbean, the passed through the lines around the peoples Invited Franco-Italian:

friendship. Of the total, $59,719,240 has been miral Yonal, that the Japanese Navy been fighing on the defensive. The project would be regarded through-mountain resort state that all foreign at building up substantial Japanese had failed everywhere to out the world as a threat against the residents are safe and well-Reuter, remitted to England as the Colony's

ensure control of the round up and exterminate the Chin- United Stater'

an, im-ese armies, and China now had for commented portant new construction programme more men under arms than at the Press. Last year's payment at $8,700,000 if Japan feels it vital to meet the beginning of the war. They had also was the highest on record.

total of $50 for every person Ministry have not yet been made of the war, which he said, was about off Mexico's

contribution to Imperial Detence for the year 1020 to 1938.

to

ing seas,. imply.

naval rearmament

programme or been tempered by fighting.

Describing the character of the offensive planned in the coming

In the Colony itself, the Hongkong Britain and the United States. Volunteer Defence Corps has, in ten years, cost $1,255,550 to malalain.

in its four years of existence the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Reserve has cost $143,304,

Both the Hongkong Volunteers and the Naval Reserve have obtained higher appropriations with the pass- ing of each year.

national security",

the Doctor. Untied

AVALANCHE ENGULFS

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JAPANESE PLANES

DROP LEAFLETS -

Shanghai, Feb. 8. Foreigners still residing in Kuling, and cut off by Chinese Irregulars. In fact, reports are current of months. Dr. Chang dealt with the

were greatly alarmed on Tuesday. considerable friction between the International position, and pointed

when Japanese planes dropped leaf- Army and Navy because the colos-out, that Japan had lost in force.

Icts informing them that Japanese sal financial requirements of the rather than gained by entering Twelve people were killed when a troops would attack the Chinese former are proving a scelona hin- Chino.

miners dormitory at Ohwu village:in | Irregulars surrounding. Kullng within drance to obtaining funds for naval Dr. Chang's speech appeared to Kitami Province, the Hokkaido was the next few days. expansion.

make a deep Impression, and he was swept by a snowslide at 11.30 o'clock The Japanese ultimatum expires warmly applauded at the conclusion. on Tuesday morning, a telephone on February 10.—Trans-Occan

message reaching here sald.—Donzel,

In past normal years, the appro--Reuter. priations for the two services have The Volunteer appropriation for risen in parallel, but the present. 1938 was more than double the vital necessity of meeting the de- AUSTRALIA'S BIG BILL appropriation for 1929.

mands of the military during the

The Naval Volunteers appropria-present China Incident necessitates tions Increased by 70 per cent, in the Navy curtalling its demands to four years.

Contributions to the Imperiat more than for the current year, in Government have doubled in ten which the Navy votes totalled 1,720,-

000,000 yen ($100,000,000).

Y CRIB.

HOW IT GROWS

ENORMOUS WAR COSTA

For the coming year, the Navy's General Account Budget estimate la

In future, the Colony will havò to And $6,000,000 per annum as contri- butions to the Imperial Government, this fixed sum having been agreed 653,000,00 yen (£38,000,000); 27,- upon by the two Governments.

000,000 less than for the current)

Tokyo, Feb. 3,

Commonwealth's Defence Costs Empire's Highest

CANBERRA, Feb. 7.- AUSTRALIANS are now paying more per head for defence Only twice in the Colony's history operations in China have been trans-

duo to the that the naval than the people of any other British Dominion," -in, 1932 arid last year have, the contributions to England exceeded ferred to the Extraordinary. Esti- The Australia rate this year,

$0.000,000.

This is how the Colony's defence, burden has grown in ten years:

H.K.V.D.C. Defence

Contribns, 3,260.338 3.808.760 07.083! 4.912,608

1029. 1930-1

83,700

93.812

1921:3 1933

110,281 : 0,569.230

1978:5 131.492. - 6.094.550:

1916 1025

158,223 112,667

5,068.139 4,783,943... 1939. 20187,708 + 4,381,240.

159.374 6,500.417 182,000

0,700,000

1938 The Naval Volunteers were formed in 1935, when $28,387 was appro- priated. Since then, their budget hes Increased for $32,206 in 1936, to $39,221 in., 1937 and to. $43,500 Just

mates.

is about $10 per annum per It is forecasted that the Extra-capita, compared with Now ordinary Naval Estimates will total

Zealand's 17 6d, Eire's 128 6d, about 1,200,000,000 yen (£70,000,- 000), making the totul Naval voica Canada's 10s. and South Africa's for the coming financial year 1,650,- 38 Gd. 000.000 yen (approximately 2110,- 600,000):

The total for the extraordinary budgets for both – services, will, therefore be 7,200,000,000 yon (£65,000.004), and the indi Intal-Ordinary, Eatergency, and. | Extraordinary 7.880,900,000 yen

or £430,000,000—Router)

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London, Feb..7.. During his State visit to London the President of the French Republic, and Madame Lebrun, will attend a reception by the: London County Council at the County Hall, and will This Onancial year, Australia is have an opportunity to inspect the

exhibition spending 200,000,000 on defence, Council'e Jubilee

commemorating which, per carits of population, means that she is spending, more fr announcing the visit; which will than Great Britain, whose per bo-made on March 22, the Chairma capita expenditure' in about -28. of the LC.C. said the council and Appropriations have been made people of London would be greatly especially for strengthening coastal honoured by the visit.

which so defences and the Royal Australian happily occurred during the Council's

Jubilee | Air Force.

celebrations, and which EQUIPMENT FOR EAST furnished, such striking evidence of Special.. arrangements have been the ties of friendship, not only bo-

£1,000,000 A Day On

On Defence Every day Britain is spending nearly £1,000,000 on defence. ush defences in Singapore, and other

Every

Social Services parts of the Far East...

- Now Australia, can put into the monta rat || Aid and maintain four, cavalry divi- } por || ulons, — six – infantry « divisions, and nuxillary troops. to the total of 180," 000 of all ranks het tulent in the

made for the manufacture in Aur-ween the two great elties, of Paris

tralta of rifies, munitions, machine- and London, but also between Britain ment, which will be supplied to Bri- gune - Beroplanes and other equip- and France.—Brižich, Wizeletsz

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Usin has been interrupted by

"I cannot Imagine Italy committing in bet of aggression against France" → he said. "The two nations are lak-| ed by blood, language, and culture." "THAT GREAT FRIEND”.

M. Bonnet stressed that the Gov- ernment could not see any foreig Government threatening Spanish Integrity. Italy had assured Britain that she has no territorial: aims in Spain, and Franco simply wanted to see that such 'an undertaking was kept.

ME, Bonnet referred to the sug- gestions made during the past few| weeks that Franco-British entente was not so close as if scam- ed, and added: "I leave the reply to Mr. Chamberlain, that

Kreat faithful friend of our country." M. Bonnet then qunted, amidst prolonged cheers, Mr. Chamberlain's statement in the House of Commons, and added: "No doubt you under stand the full meaning of this declaration",

All parties, except the Socialists, cheered when M. Bonnet ceased speaking---Reuter,

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