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PO LEUNG KUK

Additional Government Grant Approved

Reference to

the increase in the number of women and children de- tained at the Po Leung Kuk this Chairman, year was made by the Mr. Chen Kam-po, when a vialt was made to the Institution by His Ex- cellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, yesterday.

Sir Geoffry was accompanied by Lady Northcote, while other ladies in the party-Included Mrs. W, J. Cherie, Mr. S. W. Tso, Mrs. M. K. Lo and Miss P. Harrop.

After refreshments had been served in the main hall, Mr. Chan sold in parli

The number of women and children detained has suddenly increased this

our

Portuguese Consul

Assaulted.

Hankow, Mar, 0.

Consul,

The Portuguese Senhor A. T. Belichenko, WIE alightly Injured when he was struck by Japanese sentries while attempting to pass the rato into the special ad- -ministrativo district after She carlow On Saturday.United Press,

Japan

DIET DEBATES BUDGET

Supplementary Items Up For Review

Spanish War

Surrender By Republicans Not

Likely

As

Yet

Almost immediately after the reorganisation of the Re- publican armies under Dr. Jum Negrin, an uprising broke out in Cartagena and later the Prime Minister was reported to have fled from Madrid, The Army Generals who overthrew Negrin are said to have learned that he was preparing to flee.

The Council of Defence, which has superseded the Prime Minister, insist that the Republic will resist to the end but both in Burgos and London the latest developments In Spain are interpreted as the surrender of the Republican army without further wat,--

monder

believed that the Communist element which wanted to continue the strug glets been eliminated. United

But Holding Out

Ship for Canton

The 0.8.K.steamer Canton Marti, which is under charter to the Japanese Government; will 10- Icave Hongkong at 8 am morrow.

The vessel is berthed at the 0.8.K. wharf. Only passengers will be taken to Canion,

Shanghai

Newspaper Version

Of Pact

Manchester : Guardian

Praises Council

Tokyo, Mar. 6. Congratulating the authorities concerned on the amicable agreement reuched between the Japanese and Shanghai Municipal Council repre- senintives regarding the control of anti-Japanese terrorism in the In- ternational Settlement, the Shimbun deals at length with this issue in its editorial,

Asahi

further trant will be considered if the United States, and other Powers. said: "Either we are all saved or all Publicats Heet hus left Cartagena in break of the Chinn Incident the

The extensive programmes for the national defence equipments of the Army und the Navy, of which the present budget are to cover only the first years, require a total expendi-prisals."

of Y1,080,038,000, including

in

been responsible for the activilles of these anti-Japanese

the In-

To Continue Resistance

Madrid, Mar. 5. The Army generals 'overthrew Dr. Tokyo, Mar. 6.

Negria after learning that the Pre- | Press, The notional defence budgets,

were apparently preparing to fee. supplementary to the ordinary bud- mice and Ministers of the Cabinet

totalling Ye10,643,000 were

National Defence The

Council Reis,

London, Mar. 5. approved

inct by the

Council

General Segismundo, Com- year, there being about 200 as this morning and presented for de-nude

The Gibraltar correspondent of the of the Madrid Zone, consequently every day, and

The budgets nounced by radio that an armistice revolutionaries are still holding out un Exchange Telegraph alleges that the expenses have been heavy. For-liberation to the Diet.

the initial

"The Shanghai International Sel- tunately at a request made through are designed to #nance

would be necepted provided the Re- the Hon, Secretary for Chinese phases of the Army's defence pro-publicans were assured there would be the Cartagena Dockyard, and are tlement, and especially the French

occupying a strong position.

Concession, has long been notorious be no reprisals und по foreign Affairs, His Excellency hon approved gramme in consideration of the Su-

The Lisbon correspondent says it as the resort of political offenders the special grant to us of $10,000 invict ormoment and the Navy's build- domination, addition to the original Government Ing programme in consideration of

General Cusado, in a broadcast, reported from Burgos that the Re- and criminals, while since the out- subsidy, and has promised, that the building programmes by Britain,

been Kink and die. The last triumph de- order to surrender to Franco's naval

yard. Cartagena will probably be Settlement authorities have deflelt. The

We must re-attacked from the sea-United Press. conniving at the subversive activities there should be any

pends on ourselves.

of anti-Japanese elements who have women and children under protection

Revolt Premature

thus beer, actually encouraged here have benefited by this kind act

main on a war footing until we re

their activities, at is Excellency to no small extent.

celve a guarantee of peace insuring

Paris, Mar. d. Further, while His Excellency and

our independence and avoiding re-

"Chinese National bombers aliäcked Cur-

language newspapers Lady Northeute were going round

Senor Julian Bes- The Socialist, making the inspection to-day they turc

a member of the Defence tagena and three other coast ports published in the Settlement have also vigorous received much comfort and enY104,090,000 for the Army and Yi-Council said: "We will fight to the this morning in an effort to prevent couragement from them. This shows 004,142,000 for the Navy.

death unless our independence is as the mass flight of Marxists. that la Excellency and Lady North-

Bota General Casado and

elements whose operations they both An enlivened debate was started insured."

According to controllable sources directly and indirectly instigated. conlended that the cote are kind-hearted and love the people us if they were their own the House of Representatives when Senor Besteiro

"If more effort had been made In Settlement and children. All the women and chil- the extraordinary milliary budgets, Negrin Government was illegal and the nationalist uprising in Cartagena dren have, therefore, sung praises of totalling Y1,000,000,000 reached the that when President Manuel Azana was premature, and although Franco

resigned the Republie was "behead-ordered the feet to hasten to Car-the past by the

authorities to He believed that the chief ngena a small group of Franco sym-French Concession them and have volced their hap-flour,

was the pathizers, it appears, had been routed maintain

and order, pence piness at the occasion, calling them

The Finnec Minister, Mr. reason for the coup d'etat their worthy parents. With utmost

Darcelona.

cidents would have been prevented. sincerity, we respectfully beg to Ishiwata, pointed out that the ex-belief that Dr. Negrin was negotiat- before the fleet was able to leave majority of these unfortunate tender our thanks to His Excellenty,traordinary military expenses, which ing surrender.-United Press. Appeal from Madrid

"However, the Municipal Council Thirty officers who failed in their efforts to seize the naval base and has now agreed to co-operate with We pray that His Excellency will had already been approved. by com-

Madrid, Mar. 0. continue to give us support, so that

gesture was made by arsenal, although they did hold the the Japanese in a determined effort pence all women and chlidren may receive

Genexu Cusado in on early morning radio station for several hours, to eliminate terrorists. It remains to French Algeria in Re-be seen how far the Council will protection and live always in hop- only we but

brondenst when he addressed himself rived in piness, rind thus not

planes. United translate its promise into action. others will feel grateful.

to Spaniards in the Franca zone, publican

in Re-Press. declaring their brothers

Men Arrested

"if the Council lacks sincerity, We have not much time to make

A Finance Ministry spokesman add-publican territory sought peace based

effective measures for the control of preparations and so we can only

conciliation, independence and

Paris, Mar. 0. ten. Weed that almost the whole amount of entertain our guests

Four Spanish military planes have terrorism should not be expected, In know that this is not too proper a 550,000,000 in reserve was to be de-

"We Oght for nothing which we landed in French North Africa, such a case, it is possible that the way to show our respects, but we frayed with Imperial sanction, while to show our up to the end of February a total of

desire," he said, hope by this

About 30 officers and men stepped Council may attempt to shift the res- "We want sincerity and we trust that our guests about Y6.300.000,000 had been dis ourselve the nation to be free from cut and were imunediately arrested ponsibility on to the Japanese side

all foreign influence, unfettered by by the French authorities. ail 101

One plone quickly tried to resume the imperialist ambitions of others, In your hands lies the pence which the fight towards Spanish Morocco,

badly

needs, or war but was compelled to lond in French Spain very which would enfeeble our country territory.

of

It is believed that the planes par-just reached between the Japanese and thus place her at the service

offer peace our ticipated in the abortive rising invaders. ir you hearts will generously respond, but if Cartagena.-Reuter Bulletin.. you continue to wage war upon us we will fight to the death."

the followed General Casado address with an appeal to General Minja to accept the presidency of the Defence Council, Minja had ap- parently agreed to it and Casado later informed the army corps chiefs of the appointment.-Reuter.

incany

at

petent authorities, totalled 7,300,- 000,000, of which Imperial sanctions for defrayal had been granted for Y7,380,000,000 and the residue in the reserve totalled. Y1,215,000.

do not mind., Ladies and Gentle-bursed. inen, I now request you

Government Sympathelle

.

A

on

liberty.

do not

3

Army

RECOGNITION DELAY

should there occur

further acts of

to drink The War Oftee spokesman said that

terrorism in the Settlement,

advance to the health of His Excellency and defrayal in

by the Army

"What is most needed, therefore, is also ond

to the amounted to Lady Northcote

Y45,000,000, while a

in order to carry out the agreement health of the Hon. S.C.A., the Hon. total of Y5,300,000,000 had been ex-

mutual co-operation on a solid basis Chinesa Representatives on the ended will Imperial sanction up to Councils, Members of the l'ermanent the end of February, The balance was

and the Municipal Council' authori Board of Direction, and our seniors. to the value of Y400,000,000.

lies," the Asahi concludes,-Doniel. The Navy spokesman said that dis-

COUNCIL DID WELL in advance by the Navy bursement

Washington, Mar., 5. saldi was to be made up to three-fourths In reply, His Excellency

London, Mar. 0. When I visited the Po Leung Kuk of the total value of contracts and

It is believed that the Negrin

The Municipal Couneli of the In- about twelve months ago. I promised that by the end of this month 85 per

overthrow and the prolonged Re-ternational Settlement has done well that I would return accompanied by cent of the defrayal for outstanding

publican resistance will postpone im- to resist the more extreme demands my wife so that she also should see contracts was to be finished.

mediate consideration of recognition for suppression of terrorism, declares the good work which the Fo Leung

Mr. Miyazawa then asked whether

of the Franco regime; the delay may the Manchester Guardian, and if i Kuk" habitually carrics on. Un-

possibly be for months.

accepted the Japanese offers of more fortunately various causes have pre- the Government had a plan for trans.

It is pointed out that advocates of police It has the excuse that it in to vented that promise from being ferring a considerable portion of the

the Senate the interests of both sides if terrorism fulfilled until to-day but I speak for Army divisions on standing busts in

Fin Barticularly

Relations Committee, have her-as-weil-ne-myself-in-saying-that The War Minister Gen. Itagaki, to_Manchuria__and

́ ́There are some points in the agree- we are very glad to be here.

the creation of a Defence Council ing to grant recognition so long as

arouse a certain I have listened carefully to your admitted its possibility but declined opinion that the fall of Negrin and emphasised that they are not will can be put down. for immediate the Republicans maintain an active ment which must speech, Mr.

amount of apprehension; and more mean there is hope and I assure you to divell on the matter at length. that the

Hongkong

serious still is the claim that Chinese Government The Interpellator said in his opin-pacification throughout the Spain government.-United Press,

offenders and

bo suspects will sympathises strongly with the difi-ion it was necessary to prepare for without further war-United Press.

military culties with which the Po Leung Kuk simultaneous

operations

examined by the Japanese police av- Surrender Near are meeting, and we are glad to be against China and the Soviet Union.

thorities as a rule. To anyone with London, Mar. 5. able to show that sympathy in the

kwiedge of Japanese "third degree" Mr. Miyazawa asked whether the

The overthrow of Dr. Negrin and

in their own country this has material form of an additional tem-supplementary budgets for the Army

und recognise the the porary subsidy. We

the establishment of a military junta Navy were designed to meet

a sinister sound, and in practice it as the prelude to the

are interpreted extended effort which Committee hus the requirements for an

would seem to subject those Chinese demands made to meet the

upon period of yours or only for the coming surrender by the Republic.

living within the boundaries of the them.

one year. He also asked whether the

Settlement to much the same kind of Army's six-year rearmament pro

terrorism no exisis outside them. gramme was formulated in considera- tion of the armament of the Savlet.

It would, however, in my bellef be mistake to look upon this heavy increase in the inmate population of the Po Leung Kuk as being transient. While it may be true that the present hostilities are responsible partly for that increase-and

that may be fransitory only-it is cer tainly the case thot the greater activity now shown in Hongkong in the affairs of helpless children must lead to a permanently larger number of unfortunates in the Po Leung Kuk.

The War Minister said that with regard to the first point it was to meet part of a continuing expe

expenditure, while regarding the second

point was worked out as part of the six- year plan and the new situation in- volving the Soviet Union was taken into consideration in its formulation. Navy Minister Yonai said that the

It is, therefore, of prime importance national defence programme for the that the Committee should consider coming fiscal year has been mopped of disarmament how this situation is to be met. In out independent the matter of accommodation there ugreements and would not be affect

sald pacts, He added that are grave questions to be faced, for ed by example is it necessary to extend the the additional budget formed only

a continuing programme. Po Leung Kuk premises? That de part of a

Mr. Miyazawa pointed out that both pends to some extent on the question whether the fullest use is being made the Vinson plan of America and the

of the exicting buildings. Then there British naval expansion plan were

Kuk.

Its

Hopes for Peace

Burgos, Mur. 5. -Authoritative circles are

of the

It is

United States

GUAM NOT TO BE

The Pope Is FORTIFIED

Advised To Rest

2

Washington, Mar. 0.

The question of the fortification of Guam "won't be pressed

at this

Have the democratic Powers made one more concession to force at the expense of the weak, asks the paper. - ~Reuter.

time," stated Senator David I. Walsh,PRO-JAPANESE BURMA Chairman of the Senate Naval ACairs Committee, which opened hearings

With Tokyo

regarding the project recently re- Rangoon Doing Big Trade Vatican City, Mar. 5.

Jected by the House of Representa- tives. The Pope was red out after

The statement is accepiet as de- He has been ordered by the Vatican

the issue for this long and intense daily programine.

Milani, to fintely shelving physician, Dr. Aminta case work, according to well inform-session of Congress-Reuter, ed circles.

It is revealed that the long sche-GERMANY'S NEW AERIAL BOMB on furlough,

TESTED IN AMERICA dules since the death of Pope Pius XI, together with the shock caused

are questions of stuff and their ability allegedly outside the purview of dis-by the fall during the conclave have to cope with the greatly increased armament treaties, He asked on what produced their effects and Dr. Milani, the Navy was going to establish after an examination, said that His

tho demands made upon the Po Leungdependent plan" against

Holiness was overworking himes He I feel quite sure that the Com-

new, British and American plans,

and he was not sleeping sufficiently. mittee will consider most deeply further queried whether to secure United Press, these important issues solely in re- predominance in the Western Pacife

Audiences With Pope lation to the interests of the women Japan was to set up a "two-Power and children in this Home founded standard" against Great Britain and for the Preservation of Virtue and the United States.

"The Burmeze

to

Tokyo, March 8. Mr. Toyoll Kaneko, Japanese Vice- Consul at Rangoon, arrived to-day in Takao, Formosa, en route to Tokyo

ofter three

years in Hurma.

In an interview with the Asaki Washington, Mar. 6.

"Kaneko said the Germany's new type aerial bomb, Shimbun, Mr.

very pro-Japanese Which was stated to have been tried Burmese were

think they must out in the air raids on Barcelona and were buying Japanese goods, and killed everyone within a radius of a quarter of a mile, has been shake hands with the Japanese,

ธ the way very much overrated as a weapon knowing that to do so necording to ardnance experts of the save themselves from slavery, he of the said. "There are heaps of arms and army who examined one

munitions destined for the Chiang Vatican City, Mar. 5.

missiles, says the semi-ofelul pub-

Kai-shek regime in Rangoon, but Pope Pius XII spent the frs: Sunication Army and Navy Journal.

to the interlör of that they will be guided solely by Navy Minister Yonni said that the day morning of his reign in giving

The bomb does not contain liquid transportation new Vinson plan of America was day audience to prelates and loy

and your Committee most sincerely plan by 20 per cent.,

My wife and I thank you, Mr. Chan, designed to expand the old Vinson, workers upon whom the responsi oxygen as at first supposed, but is China seems very difficult."-United

and admitted billties of the Church fell during the filled with ammonium nitrate, pow Press.

dered charcoal and powdered alumi- for your charming hospitality this tnt both the British and the American vacancy of the Papal throne.

nium enclosed in a light magnesium afternoon. We have greatly enjoyed naval expansion plans were taken His Holiness saw each individually alloy shell. our visit: we pay a telbule of high into consideration, in working out the and devoted most time to Monsignor The bomb was found to have no respect for your labours for the Japanese Navy's new armament plan. Ugo Deseum who was the helpless and we wish you all sue-

Questioned, as the possible con- cess in the future.

nection of the feet building plan with the anti-Comintern pact between Ger many, Italy and Japan, Navy Minis ter Yonat said that there existed no whatever between them.

those conclusions,

Spelling

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correct and what is wrong with the others? ortesian

streptococuss ozbertus

pomegranite artilery

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What attracted the Navy's attention

most at the moment was the cont truction of a new order in East Asia, In order to attain this objective, Japan must be prepared to fight her way through possible dimculties in the in- ternational siltation. It was desirable, however, that such possible difficultios might bo relleved through means of diplomacy-Domet,

Pope's

and was conse- penetrating power class mate at Capranica College.quently ineffective against, well con

United Pres.

structed air raid shelters or soldiers In dugouts-Reuter,

APPEAL FOR CONFERENCE

+

Landon, Mar, 0.

Mr. George Lansbury has appen- PEACE PLEDGE UNION ed to Pope Plus to call a conterence to discuss the of religious leaders world situation, and suggested that the conference be held in Jerusalem during Easter.

The weekly meeting of the Pence Pledge Union will be held at 5.30 p.m. to-day, in the Challenge Book It is stated that after seeing inost Room, 1, Ice House Street, 1st Floor. of the hoads of Governments he de- The speaker will be Professor S. clared that the questions dividing Lautenschlager, and his subject will them could be solved by discussions.be "Pacifism and Economics. This

Reuter Bulletin

meeting is open to the public.

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