1939-02-23 — Page 27

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 23, 1939.

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"No Country Embarks On This Ruinous Form Of Expenditure

For The Fun Of The Thing. They Do It Because They Are Afraid" For the Outdoor Girl PREMIER'S FIGHTING SPEECH

A BRILLIANT TACKLE on the sida-lina brought down two players in the rugby match betwcon Shanghai and the United Services this week, and abruptly ended a promising breakaway by the

· Shanghai Interport XV.-Med Cheung.

Mystery Vessel Torpedoed Near Azores: Long Search Fruitless

CHATHAM, Mass., Feb. 22.

A VESSEL DESCRIBED as the Pecc, has sent out a radio message saying that it has been torpedoed by an unknown submarine 200 miles south of the Azores.

A London message says that the letters P.E.C.C. may be the vessel's call- sign, although it is understood that no such sign can be traced in London.

The identity of the Pece remained mystery to-night, despite very wide enquiries on the two continents.

The first S.0.35., was received car-| Hier by the American steamer Tulsa.

"SINKING: URGENT"

Later the Portishead Radio in Eng lond circulated a message from the ship: "Position 32.10

North, 27.45 West. Been torpedoed by unknown submarine and holed above water- line. Slaking. Urgent."

the British ner, Empress of Aus-, the same tralia, and the Greek steamer Reuter. Montpellon, are proceeding to the spot indicated in the 5.0.5. from the torpedoed ship.

as for the letter "C"

EMPRESS LINER GIVES UP THE SEARCH

New York, Feb. 2. The Radio Murine Curporation in-] The British liner, Empress of Aus- formed "Reuter" that they are work-tralia, after a vain search for the ing on the assumption that the simal torpedoed vessel in the vicinity of PEC.C., may have been misread. the position indicated by the 5.5.S. They said that the vessel might be las continued on her Canary Isles the British oil tanker Pecten.

cruise.

The Corporation is endeavouring, The captain turned over the search to communicate with the Tulsa re-to the Greek

steamer Montpellon, which has reached the vicinity, where

Thus the ship is further south thangarding this originally reported.

It is pointed out that the signal for visibility and weather conditions are A New York message says that the letters "Ten" in morse-ede are excellent.-Renter.

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support the Government's policy of peace, through strength, was made by Mr. Neville. Chamberlain to-night.

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Speaking at Blackburn, the Premier said it was natural in these days of uncertainty in international affairs that public interest should be concentrated Coat. largely on external politics and the preparations being made to meet any possible emergency.

THREATEN NO ONE

"Our ornaments threaten no one, Lat of

When huge armaments were these words as boastful, stl Jess in being piled up on every hand, any aggressive spirit, they could not avoid a certain anxiety, lest some incident, per- haps trifling in itself, should set in motion the machinery that would bring them into operation. If that dread event should come to pass, none could count on caping the consequences.

or have we any thought friendliness to any people in the work!. My own most earnest desire in life is to see the establishment of es-be preserved, and I believe that as peace, and the confidence that it can

soon as a substantial mens

measure of that confidence can be achieved, it will be possible to get about the tnsle of disurnament by general agreement.

"NO runous form of expenditure for the country embarks on this fun of the thing. They do it because they are afraid of what may happen to them if they disarm. Remove that fear, and disarmament will fot- low automatically."

"In such conditions, it seems to me only reclitss, irresponsible ignorant men would desire that the Government to-day should follow any other policy than the one we have laid down for ourselves, the of peace through strength, which will neglect no opportunity of breaking down suspicions and antagonismus, and at the same time build up steadily rad resolutely with the help of our friends within the Empire, a strength so formidable os lo maintain our rights and liberties against any who might be rash

nough to attack them."

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LANCASHIRE UNEMPLOYED

Mr. Chamberlain dealt lengthily Luncashire, the principal reason for with the unemployment position in which, he said, was the development of foreign competition, especially in the Far East. He thought they could never hope to recover the position they formerly held in the world cot- ton trade. But that did not mean they were going to fold their arms and do nothing more.

COMFORTING CONCLUSIONS The Prime Minister recalled the recent defence debate in the House of Commons when he said that the cost of re-armament was staggering, but that they could draw one or two He thought the Government and comforting conclusions

the trade could work together in three huge figures, which could be set off directions. Firstly, they should try against

discomforting to the rather

to develop that part of the trade in process of paying the bill.

which they could still produce better The delay in the. production of goods than their competitors. In alt armaments was being rapidly over the agreements

they were making come. Ships, guns, aeroplanes and with the dominions and other coun- munitions were now pouring out of trics, they always keep this trade in the yards and factories in a stream mind, and try to get advantages for of constantly increasing volume, and } it.

the position to-day, compared with a Secondly, they could help the trade few months ago was enormously by Internal reorganisation, strengthened.

Discussing the development of air power, which he said Introduced an

entirely new element Inte modern warfare, and brought the risks of war into the midst of the civilion popula-

on, Mr. Chamberlain declared:

CIVILIANS' DANGER "Nothing we can do can give the elvilians absolute protection against attack from the air, but we can do much to lessen Its effectiveness, to prevent panic, and to ensure that the fighting capacity of the nation shall be maintained.

and

thirdly, by training the enterprise development of new industries. and adaptability of people to the

WORKLESS STANDING ARMY Returning to the general question of unemployment, the Premier said that the larger part of the 2,000,000 who were registered as unemployed

st month were out of work for less than six weeks, many of them mere- y passing from une job to another, But there was a real standing army of unemployed of something uncer 300,000.

The Government was doing what it could by means of training centres to bring them back the ranks oĨ the employable,

Mr. Chamberlain then detalled civil defence work being carried out under the direction of Sir John Anderson, and said that he noticed that a certain number of his critics He did not think there was tiny were declaring very vigorously that reason to take a pessimistic view of since the steel shelter which they future employment in general, or in were providing at a cost of £20,000,- the export trade in particum, One 000 did not give protection against a of the obstacles to the increase in direct hit, they should be abandoned, our export trade at the present time and that instead, they should provide was the fact that the purchasing shelters so deep underground that power of the world was at a low cbb, they would not be affected by a but he was sure there existed still bomb.

vast potential demand for goods AIR RAID SHELTERS

which was being held back by the But n moment's reflection would uneasiness about international affairs, show that it was not so simple as and it would make itself felt as soon thut. They must consider whether as that uneasiness was allayed. He It was possible to get into such a deep therefore welcomed most heartily the shelter without 12 panle rush. A recent agreement between the coal direct hit on the entrance would reindustries of Germany and Great sult in heavy casualties. The Gov-Britain. That was to be followed by ernment hind come to no final con-negotiations between representatives clusion yet on these deep bomb of German and British industries in proof shelters, but in the meantime, general. surety It should go on with the splin- Moreover, Mr. Oliver Stanley ter-proof shelters which were close would next month be paying a visit at hund, which could be quickly to Berlin, thus carrying further the made, and from which it was easy to practice of personal contact whtelr escope when the rald was over. already had had such valuable results.

Mr. Chamberlain thanked the patriotic men and women who had

BETTER UNDERSTANDING forward to participate in

said: voluntary national

Concluding the Premier service. They This approach by way of trade in were helping the country In

three which

we have common ways: first, by showing the world

interests. "that we here can count upon volun- quickest way of bringing about a Turn out to be the best and tary service which makes compulsion better understanding unnecessary; second, by Inspiring two countries.

between our peonie with confidence that if trouble enme we should know how to meet Hier Inst month when he said that

"I agree

with the words of Herr IL; and thirdly, by actually helping to co-operation between our peoples in prevent war, because the better pre-{970

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pured are, the less Bkely is it full confidence che with another that anyone will ever attack us would be fortunate for the

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world. I would go further and that

I can think of nothing which would conduce more greatly to the establishment of that while I recognise that confidence world peace, 10, is not born in a day, ad once it is disturbed it takes time to restole it, (Continued on Page 4)

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STILL GAPS TO FILL The Premier continued: "But there are still gaps to all," and he made a fresh appeal for more volunteers.

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