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FOUNDED 1881 四拜殿 號九月三英港香 THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1939. 日九十月正

No. 15700

WAR MINISTER DISCLOSES Barcelona

ARMY PROGRESS

BRITAIN'S

Plans For Recruiting Campaign In Colonies Include Hongkong

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LONDON, MAR. 8.

“HE STRIKING progreSS IN THE RE-ORGANISATION OF THE ARMY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BRITAIN AND THE EMPIRE WAS REVEALED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY BY MR. LESLIE HORE BELISHA WHO PRESENTED THE ARMY ESTIMATES.

Dealing first with the current financial year, Mr. Belisha said that five anti-aircraft divisions had replaced the two which formerly existed, and a corps headquarters had been established to control them.

INCREASES THIS YEAR

Whole-time administrative and maintenance assistance available to anti-aircraft units had been increased.

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sites.

More concrete emplacements had been, and

were

Recruiting In being prepared, and more guns would be kept upon their

Hongkong

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N THE COURSE of his speech on the Army Estimates, the Minister for War revealed that Chinase and Indian personnel are to be recruited for the Army in Hongkong.

Personnal in this Colony will be increased by about one thousand by these addi- tions.

The Middle East Resorve in Palcating, totalling 16 battalions, will in future be regarded as a separate force, free from the necessity of drawing on Homo resources. A similar strategic reserve will probably be created in India.

PALESTINE PARLEYS

The transport system had been overhauled and accelerated, and also the methods of calling out the personnel.

During the coming financial year it was proposed to add two more to the five established anti-aircraft

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divisions, making seven divisions. They would also WHAT TUNNELLING DID

increase the existing number of batteries by between 50 and 100 per cent.

Every existing medium and heavy nnti-aircraft battery would have its war complement of guns, and every searchlight company its searchlights.

A new fuctory for 3.7 inch guns Jnd been started and production would, begin in the auturna.

Deliveries of 40-millimetre guns of a Swedish design for ghi anti- alrcraft batteries would nisu begin in

LOCAL ENLISTMENTS IN COLONIES

Dealing with defence in overseas ports, Mr. Hore Belisha said that, with the object of maintaining pesce

garrisons at strength adequate for defence on the outbreak of 8. war without entrenching upon regular army, local personnel was being] enlisted wherever possible.

HONGKONG GARRISON The War Office has arranged for tho-autumn-Meanwhile, & quantity the addition-of-1,100-Maltese-gunners had been purchased abroad.

to the existing establishment, and they were forming a depot at Malta | for training recruits, botir Maltese and British units,

To

Definite Proposal

Be Made By Britain

LONDON, Mar. 8.

IT IS AUTHORITATIVELY announced that Britain is con- sidering definite proposals on the Palestine question, which might be submitted to the Arab and Jewish delegations early next week.

It is understood that they British Government put for- ward certain suggestions ten days ago, and now has a clear idea of the reception by the Arab and Jewish delegates, although there are still some

Italian Dies In Shansi

details to be further considered. Missionary Killed

It is thought that the British Government is now in a position to

work out what might be considered n possible settlement.

The rest of this week will be de-

voted to considering what is des- cribed as the "Anal British proposals for-an-all-round agreement on Palestine question."

BRITISH ANXIETY

the

The British Government is under- stood to be anxious to have dis cussions with both the Arabs and Jews in the course of the preparation

ill con-1

By Marauders

FOR BARCELONA

THIS DIAGRAM graphically illustrates how the hillsides round Barcelona were utilised to provide absolute security from bombs, and is peculiarly interesting to Hongkong in' view of the similarity of the terrain at this Colony.

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Advantage was taken of the nearby hüls to construct deep shelters, this type of shelter providing accommodation for 1,500 people.

Ventilation was, by natural means. The holes bored when build- galleries wero ing the shelter for removing soil excavated from the utilised for ventilation purposes.

The ventilation shafts led to small ventilation galleries with right- a shaft and angle turns, so that should a bomb drop directly down explode, the turn would protect people-in-the-gallery-against-the-blast.

Emergendy lighting was provided.

The whole of the galleries were of concrete lined with brickwork and they totalled 2,709 feet in length and were provided with hospital, connected with main sewers first-ald post and lavatories, these last wherever posible. :

British officers were being de- spatched to Cyprus to ascertain to what extent they could meet the

As is shown in the section plan, all the galleries were constructed destre of the people to play their to stopa downwards towards their entrance.-illustrated London News. part in imperial defence.

They would increase the Malay

and Indlan establishments at WAR IN SPAIN

Singapore by about 1,000, and the Chinese and Indian personnel in Hongkong by the same number.

For the first time they proposed) to raise Ceylonese soldiers оп મા of the regular basis to man part cost and the anti-aircraft defence. In other parts of the Empire also they

were employing local personnel. In order to secure freedom to manoeuvre the fleet and to

reduce

to the minimum the calls upon i for escorts, they were strengthening defences in overseas ports and form ing strategic reserves in the Middle Eust, India, and the United Kingdom.

PALESTINE RESERVE

The Middle East reserve at the

Home resources.

assassins belonged to the Eighth area and a cavalry regiment.

As in the case of the home defence

army,

No British Plans

Plans For

Peace Intervention

LONDON, Mar. 8. THE BRITISH

hoa GOVERNMENT

made no representations to the Spanish authorities in favour of an armistice, declared Mr. R. A. Butler, replying to questions in the House of Commons to-day.

He added that the Government was watching the situation, but did not consider it advisable, at present to

decision to Increase its

It is stated that the monthly expen-

-Trans-Ocean.

DUTCH MINISTER TO BURGOS

LONDON, Mar. 8.

WHEN PRESSED at question-time in the House of Commons to-day regarding the prospects of the resumption of the railway and steamer services between Hongkong and Canton, Mr. R. A. Butler referred to his previous answer, and added that he was not in a position to say when the resumption of the railway services could be predicted.

The matter, he said, was being discussed by the Consul-General in Canton with his Japanese colleagues.

Mr. Graham White invited Mr. Butler to make a statement regarding the purpose and scope

of the special section of the Counell in Shanghai to be estab- Hished under the control of the Japanese.

Mr. Butler said that he had no information of the actual details of what was proposed in regard to the functions of the special section, but he was assured that the working understanding with the Japanese pu- thorities was not of a nature to im- pair the authority of the Council.

SEIZURE OF MILLS

AIR RAIDS CONTINUE

45 Planes Devastate Ichang City

ICHANG, Mar. 9. ICHANG, important Yangtse River port 350 miles above Hankow, was

severe

Mr. R. W. Forritt asked the reasons subjected to three for the Japanese refusal to evacuate raids by a total of 45 planes British-owned mills in Shanghai, and

Mr. Butler replied that the Japanese yesterday.

2.

authorities, despite the explanations More than 100 missiles were of the British Consul-General, still rained in the city, devastating profess to doubt British ownership of

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three mills, while a fourth was situat-70 per cent, of the area and at Point Island, which is occupied reducing at least one-third of

established their headquarters and a

A heavy transport unit there.

taken, the exact number being Further British representations still under investigation. had recently been made to Tokyo and the Government would continue to do

by Japanese military forces who have the houses to *villan toll was

The first air raid alarm

Its utmost to secure a speedy evacua- shrieked around ten o'clock..in tion of the mills, concluded Mr. the morning when 18 Japanese Butler-Reuter.

bombers appeared overhead and dumped indiscriminately missiles all over the city.

World Flier For Tokyo Joins Germany's Diplomatic Corps

BERLIN, Mar. 8. HERR WOLFGANG VÒN

up GRONAU, who to the present timo has been President of the German Aero Club, has been appointed Air Attache at the German Embassy in Tokyo. His name has been world-known since 1930, when he succeeded for the first time in crossing the Atlantic from cast to west in a hydroplane. In 1931 he repeated this feat, and in 1032, made a fight around the world, covering 60,000 kilometres and visiting nearly all the civilised countries of the globe-Trans-Ocean. Herr von Gronnu flew around the world in a Dornier flying boat in 1032, arriving in Hongkong in the course of the flight in September that year.

AIR SERVICE POSTPONED

Kunming, Mar. D. Owing to inadequate equipment, the China-Burma air service was not on February 28 01 Inaugurated scheduled.

Meanwhile, further preparations are being made.--Central News.

The second raid conducted by nine machines took place at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and the third by 18 other planes-one- hour later-Central Nows..

KANSU MASS RAID "

Shanghal, Mar. 8. Continuing their long-distance attacks begun in February at Lan- chow, Japanese military aeroplanes to-day took off for an undisclosed air (Continued on Page 4.)

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BRITAIN'S BIG LOAN

Faith In China's Solvency Seen

"NON-INTERVENTION"

London, Mar. 8. [present Includes two divisions

The British Government is making stationed in Palestine, cach consisting take the responsibility of sponsoring efforts to dissuade other countries of two brigades, of four battallons any particular terms of settlement.

from following the example of the PEIPING Mar. 3. each. It was intended to regard this! Information possessed by Viscount Soviet Union in leaving the Spanish AN ITALIAN Franciscan reserve as separate force, and free Halifax indicates that the Italian Non-Intervention Committee, accord- missionary, Father Cucci has from the necessity of drawing on Government was carrying out isng to a "Trans-Ocean" message.

It is nevertheless generally expect- forces In been murdered at his missionary} It was hoped that the outcome of Libya by 30,000 men, declared Mr. ca that the committee will soon be station in the Shansi province, he proposals of Lord Chatileid's Butler in reply to another question, dissolved. 20 kilometres west of Kuohsien, committee would result is a recone and he added that when the increase diture of the commlitce is £60,000. conveniently located strategle reserve had finished, the number of troops on the railway from Tatung to in India. Already from India they would amount to approximately the Taiyuan, according to despatches had transferred a British establish same as before the signing of the received here.

ment of four infantry battalions

Anglo-Italian agreement,--Reuter. It is added that it is believed the which were now in the Mediterranean

ISOLATING MADRID

Amsterdam, Mar. 8. of their proposals which, when they Route Army-Trans-Ocean.

It is reported that Mr. Schuller tot and of the strengthened

Burgos, Mar. §. come before the conference,

Upon receipt of report of the garrisons overseas, the Middle East stitute what the British Government outrage, Japanese troops immediately reserve would not affect the size of Spanish

The General Staff of the National Feursum, Dutch Minister in Rio Do

central

Janeiro, has been appointed Minister army, besieging

LONDON, Mar. 8.. regards as the basis on which it would like an agreement, if an the reports ackled. Father Cucci Kingdom, from which had

started searching for the marauders, the strategie reserves in the United Madrid, has proclaimed a prohibited in Burgos, and that General Franco ugreement is possible, and while belonged to the Franciscan Catholle drawn a neid force which was train- the rear of the front-line trenches

MR. QUO TAI-CHI, Chinese Ambassador to London, In. been zone of nearly 30 miles in depth atas already signified his approval of

the appointment.---Trans-Octan.

commenting on the loan announcement, said: may be possible to amend them in Church at Talyuan.

ed and equipped to meet in ovent surrounding Madrid.

HOW LOAN WILL BE MADE detail, it is understood that the

Briti Government's an- of war with a European theptre, principles are to be adhered to.

Apart from troops stationed in the Lancashire Cottonouncement of a joint exchange composed of 13 Infantry divisions, zone, no one is allowed to enter it

Landon,, Mar. 8. The British Goverment still does

three motorised divisions, three arm-without a special milliary passport,

stabilisation fund for China, doubly Sir John Simon, announcing in the not regard the position as hopeless.

oured-car divisions, two cavalry

Goods For China and the conference will be continued

reflects China's solvency aliko in her House of Commons the formation by brigades, and 0 number of un- The National Minister of the In- into next

finance and trade, and in her terri- the Chinese Government of a stabill- week to see whether the

London, Mar. 9. terlor, Senor. Serrano Suner con-

sation fund of £10,000,000, said: British proposals can lead to a settle-

and ferred with Generals Barron

Mr. R.

Hudson 3001 non-torial and administrative scope,

that two British banks had agreed to ment.

Asenelo to-day to settle questions of committal wäen questioned in the "Britain's co-operation with Chino subscribe £5,000,000 between them, Belisha organisation in connection with the House of Commons to-day the at this juncture indicates the in the remainder being found by two said: "The state of our production future administration and

steps he was taking to ensure the creasing awareness that Western Chinese Government banks,

The British banks had agreed to the Chinese Government and Lanca- meet is April 10, but as this happens predicted that the whole regular hands. to be the Easter holiday, an carilor divisions of our striking force will be Barcelona reports tell of tho arrest shire traders for a large amount of East can best be maintained by the calving an undertaking from the

action within the of the so-called!""Control Committee cotton cloth..

fullest legitimate support for Chinn, Treasury to reimburse them against. PRAISE FOR VICEROY date, April 6, has been fixed,-Trans equipport for

coming financial year,

the of Street Car Enterprises". · The con- except Occrin.

Mr. Hudson said that he under- "The arrangement will be warmly loss, 14 New Delhi, Mar. 8.

new armoured car division which trot committee is accused of having stood that tentative enquiries in this welcomed by my country, not only The Treasury agreed to give the Almost universal praise is given by says that the Viceroy brought to bear is not yet created."

passed the death sentence on 800 connection had been made recently,

material help, but also as bank such a guarentes, and a Tilt the press to the Viceroy for inter- on the problem his wonderful gift of Mr. Belisha; added that the units street-car employees when the city but it was contrary to the practice of evidence that the community of was being prepared to give legisla vention in the Rajkot dlaputa. The resource, understanding end sym- had now received large supplies of was still under the Republican regime, his department to disclose details, British and Chinese, interests is to be tive approval to the proposal.-.

--Trane-Ocean. (Continued on Page: 4.). Congress organ-Hindustan Times pathy-Reuter.

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New President Of France

Paris, Mar. 8. brigaded units. The French National Assembly, If the proposals do not, then, given which is to elect the new President.

a basis for agreement, It is stated to the French Republic in Versailles, that the British Government will has decided to meet in April. announce

Its lis policy on responsibility.--fleuter..

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TANKS

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