1939-03-21 — Page 27

Tuesday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 21, 1939.

CRISIS QUESTIONS IN COMMONS

Effect On National Defence Programme

LONDON, Mar. 20.

IN VIEW of Germany's acquisition of war material and munitions factories in Czecho-Slovakia, does the Prime Minister propose a revision of the national defence programme, asked Mr. Wedgwood Benn (Lab) in the House, of Commons to-day,

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The Prime Minister repliedjed interest at House of Commons that his statement of March 17, question time to-day,

House of Lords, that every aspect of nationalging the subject of a debate in the life must now be reviewed in the light of our national safety, of course covered the national defence programme.

The Prime Minister Bald: "The House will be aware from the speech

made at Birmingham on Friday of the serious view which His Majesty's Government takes of the events of last week. The situation created by these events is engaging the earnest attention of His Majesty's Govern

Miss Ellen Wilkinson asked if this included any representation to the Iron and Sterl Federation of Great Britain that plg-iron and scrap shall not be sold to Germany as we sold itent, who is also in communtention In the last war.

The Prime Minister replied that that might be called un aspect national life.-Reuter.

with other governments."

Mr. Chamberlain, who promised

of the Opposition leader to make a ful

ler statement at the curllest oppor- tunity, told another questioner that NO WRITTEN ULTIMATUM

the. government would require to concert London, Mar. 20. Hive full consideration In "As far as I am aware, no written with other governments to all the ultimatum was presented to Presi-consequences of the German action dent Hachu prior to his acceptance against Czecho-Slovakia before any!

on statement could be made of the agreement with Hitler March 15," rald Mr. Neville Cham- question of recognition of German berlain during question-time in the annexation, and control of the seized

territories. House of Commons to-day.

оп the

Officers of the 1st Kumaon Rifle photographed recently at Ban. Wal Camp-Ming Yuen,

TROOPSHIP ARRIVES

The

-RADIO-

troopship Lancashire ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 k.c.)

Mrs. Dobble, wife of the G.O.C.,

"Flats v. Sharps" LONDON RELAYS

8.20 Tales of Hofman-Potpourri (Offenbach),

Marek Weber and his Orchestra. 8.30 Tchaikowsky-Casse Nolette Sulte.

Philadelphia. Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowsky,

Sir Nevile Henderson was instruc-

In another reply relating to con- ted on March 17 io Inform the Ger- tultation with other governments arrived in Hongkong this morn

of the ing with 550 naval details and Melody Bee from Studio: conducted by Efrem Kurtz. the British adhering to the principles man Government that

the Kellogg army personnel. Government desired to make it plain Lengue Covenant and that it could not but regard the events Pact on common inçasures of de- of the past few days as a complete fence against unprovoked aggression. Malaya, was a passenger, she will

Radio Programme Broadcast by repudiation of the Munich agreement, the Premier again emphasised that be a guest of Major General and Mrs. and a denial of the spirit in which the whole situation was at present A. E. Grasett at Flagstaff House.

Among the passengers are Lleut.-Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 Kilo the negotiators of it bound them-under review by the Government. selves to co-operate for a pesceful He declined to accept the sugges Col. F. D. Field, L.C., KA, Lieut. P. cycles and on short wave from 1-2.15 settlement.

tion of another member that military J. T. Skipworth, RA, Licut, C. E. p.m. and 8-11 pm, on 9.52 M/Cs per

H. K, T. Sir Nevile Henderson, was also in-representatives should be added to Otway, RE, Lieut. D. C. Russell, second,

officials

Mr. R.E., Lleut. J. Ridsdale (for Japan). accompanying

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relays of Service structed to say that Britain must take the that occasion to protest against the Hudson to Warsaw and Moscow, Miss M. Sharp, Sister Z. Hidgkiss and changes effected in Czecho-Slovakin pointing out that the object of Mr. Sister E. C. Gibbs of the Q.A.LM.N.S. of Intercession from St. John's Catlie-

(for India vin Hongkong), Q.M.S. W.'dral. by German milltary action, which Hudson's mission was economie.

In yet another answer, Mr. Cham-J. Jaff and family, eighteen famillest they were of, the opinion was devold of any basis of legality.

berlin made clear that the state of NCO's and Privates and 50 NCO's

and Privates. ment in his speech at Birmingham, that every aspect of national life

BOMBING THREATS

for

the

A few details are going to Shang- The Prime Minister replied armu-must be revised in the light of the hal and Tientsin, Lively to an enquiry whether he had country's national safety, covered the The Lancashire leaves seen the press statement that Herr question of revision of the national, United Kingdom on March 20. Hitler threatened to bomb Prague un- Gefence programme.-British Wire- less President Hacha accepted the lea

-demande.

The Premier added that the whole altuation in connection with the annexation of Czecho-Slovakia was at present under the review British Governinen1.~Neuter.

of the

PREMIER'S STATEMENT

Londen, Mar. 20. The situation arising out of the seizure of Czecho-Slovakia dominat-

New Discoveries In Antarctic

Cape Town, Mar, 20,

British Mission To Rumania

London, Mar. 26.

Mr. Oliver Stanley announced in the House of Commons to-day that The British research ship, Dis-the Government had decided to send covery 1 has discovered new land in commercial mission to Rumania. the Antarctic-Reuter,

Reuter.

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Finest

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12.30 Tiana Lemnitz. (Soprano). The Marriage of Figaro "Vanish- care Ye."

12.34 Mozart-Concerto in E Flat Major.

Arthur and Karl Schnabel with the London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Sir Adrina Boult.

1.00 Time and Weather. 1.03 Aldershot Command light Tattoo 1935.

Massed Bands of Command.

the

8.53 Richard Crooks (Tenor). Songs My Mother Tought Me (Dvorak); Mother O' Mino (Kipling

Tours).

9.00 Studio"Melody Bee". Flats v Sharpe compered by "ECYDTC"

8.30 London Relay The Newa 9.50 Dance Music.

Foxtrots. Tap Your Tootsies; Ccic- brain'....The Krokajaxwith Vocal Trio; Me and the Moon....Joe Reich- man and his Orchestra.

10.00 London Relay-"The City of London"

"The Bank of England," by the Search-Right Hon. Montague Collet Norman,

Governor of the Bank of England,

10.20 London Relay-3ušlo Hall. Including Murray and Mooney, Ted B.B.C. Variety Or-

Aldershot

Reuter 1.16

and Rugby Press, Itay, and the

chestra. Weather and Announcements.

1.30 Dance Music.

Fox Trots. A Fine Romance; The Way You look To-night....Ambrose and His Orchestra: You....Maurice 1.40 Relay of Rotary Speech from Winnick and His Orchestra. the floof Garden of the Hongkong IIotel.

Professor L. Foster-America-- come Impressions."

.2.15 Close Down.

0.00 p.m. Relay of the Dance Or- chestra from the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

(a) There's a Far away loale in your Eyc; (b) When the Heather is in Bloom; (c) Star Dust; (d) Swing Low Sweet Charlot. Record. Some of These Days; After You've Gone.... Coleman Hawkins Saxophone Ter

Tenor.

(a)Believe Me (b)-Liza;-(c)-11- Wonderful; (d) Caravan; Records. May White Blues; Gerry Building.

Gerry Moore (Plano; Popular Selection, Intro: After the Ball, Swanec. Forget Me Not, Daisy.... Cor Steyn (Organ).

(a) Smoke Dreams; (b) You can't Stop me from Dreaming; (c) Good- night My Love; (d) low itow your Econt

7.00 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.

7.05 London Relay Sir Nigel Playfair at the Lyric, Hammersmith,

An Illustrated History of La Come- die Anglaise from Make Belleve to Derby Day compiled and Written by Giles Playfair; Production by Gordon McConnell and Gwen Williams The B.B.C. Theatre Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Alfred Reynolds.

8.00 Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

8.03 Offenbach-Gallo Parlaicune -Ballet Murlo.

Orchestra

London Philharmonic

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