1939-03-28 — Page 31

LAWLESSNESS

OF THE WORLD

S. Africa THE TRADE Ready To Combat It

CAPE TOWN,

Mar. 27.

"THERE is lawlessness abroad such as has not existed for a life time" declared General Smuts în

WAR IN

EUROPE

Rumania Informs Britain Of Pact

LONDON, Mar. 27. IN A STATEMENT in the House of Commons

the German-Rumanian trade agree-

On

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 28, 1939.

Japan To Have Television

TOKYO, Mar. 28.

45 A prelude to the projected Inauguration of television servico in Japan In May, ano- cessful Lest broadcasts WCTO made on Monday at the Research "Insitute of this Japan Broad-

casting Association.

Princo Haruhito Kanin, son of Field-Marshal Princo Kolo- hilo Kanin, Chief of the Army General Staff, was among the guesta of honour Invited to witness the test broadcanis,— Domel.

DOMINIONS MAY TAKE OVER OWN

DEFENCE SERVICE

LONDON, Mar. 27. THE FORM I DABLE growth of German domin-

in ance

Europe lends heightened importance to

Enough Bovril the April 14 Defence Con-

For Any Emergency

an address to-day to the ment, the Premier, Mr. Neville Chairman's Revelation United Party.

con-

Chamberlain said that the He continued: "I feel we Rumanian Government had in- have suffered immeasurable loss formed His Majesty's Govern in the downfall of the League of ment that the agreement Nations, I am afraid the posi-tained no political clause, and tion may worsen, and I think we that Rumania had not signed shall not emerge from the faway her economic indepen- anarchy reign of brutal Powers į dence. until we have brought back to At the end of his statement, Mr. the round-table, the peoples of Chamberlain said that extension of the world.

Anglo-Rumaniar trade, and the promotion of better relations between the two countries was a matter to which His Majesty's Government attached the greatest importance.

"South Africa was taken by sure prise, but she is doing her best to repair the omissions. As far as finances allow, and as far as we are assisted by Britain with the necessary weapons, we will move as fast as we can to put our house in order, and lo watch our cousis in the air, and on the veldt.

"It is essential to keep the closest wuch with our friends and associates the surest shield for the indepen dence of South Afrien is the Royal Navy.

Our freedom may be fought out on the ocean."

General Smuts concluded by say- ing that he did not despair. He believed that if they were determined to be just and fale, then Bnally they might hammer out some new order of things which would avold the threatened destruction of civilisation. -Reuter Special,

in the British Commonwealth, but

ROY HOWARD'S VIEWS

New York, Mar. 27. The New York "World Telegram" to-day gives front page play to an uncensored dispatch from Mr. Roy Howard, Chairman of the Scripps- Howard newspapers who is at present in Paris.

"Ifope for European pence lies in the Jilians' dislike of an alliance with Hitler," said Mr; floward.

ever."

BRITISH MISSION COING In this connection, the Premier mentioned the recent decision to despatch British Commercial

Mission.

on

At Annual Meeting

Presiding at the Forty-second

at

ference to be held Wellington, the New Zea- land capital.

Faced with Britain's pre--- the antipodean Dominions occupation in Europe, both

must now reckon more than ever with the imperative

Ltd., held in London, recently the own defences self-reliant. Annual General Meeting of Bavril necessity of making their Lord Luke, K.B.E. (Chairman), after

The United Kingdom's dele- dealing with the Company's Agates to Wellington, will un-" counts said he was on the high

of on his way home from America dur-doubtedly explore means ing the crisis Inst September, and on assuring the maximum dominion his arrival home in October he contribution to the accurity of noticed in the papers a photographi of a collection of various packets of the British Isles. food products that had been collected Whereas the, Dominions would be for sale for charity. They were able largely to trust to their own termed "hoarded goods" and there home sources for food in wartime, seemed to be more bottles of Bovril Britain herself would be obliged to than any other product in the photo-Import 50,000 tons of foodstuffs daily graph. This was not surprising, but for 303 days a year. what was very surprising was that it should be considered hoarding for the housekeeper to purchase an

done so in a hurry at the minute.

jmyer.

tax-

£10-a-head in Australia

SYDNEY. Mar, 27. AUSTRALIA is to spend £83,000,000-equal to hearty £10 per inhabitant-by the year 1040-41 on strengthening her defences.

The Australian Navy vote in up from £15,033,000 to £20.- 548,000; the Army vote from £11,012,000 to £19,704,000* and the Air Force bill from £12,- 512,000 to £10,444,000.

in

The Australian Air Force has placed orders for bomber Britain and the United States, 212 war and

will Boon total planes. Its personnel will in- crease by 900 men, a year for the next three years

The standlag army has been doubled from 10,000 men to 20,000. In addition, a cam- paign, recently launched by Mr. Lyons, Federal Premier, to re- crult a militia of 80,000 men, Is expected to be completed in a few days.

VITAL FRENCH DECREES

PARIS, Mar. 27.

EMPIRE SECURITY

A SERIES of important de- "The Rumanian Government is still

Britain feels, moreover, that the crees concerning national de- anxious that the mission shall pro- extra stock of Bovril, unless she had tribution to the safety of the Mother- fence were decided upon at a

Dominions owe an important con- ceed, and of course, our

Inland which provides the Navy for the meeting of the Council of Minis- intention", declared the Premler..

Rumania's

with Ger- agreement

Empire's security as well as the Im-ters to-day, many was in

The kind of hoarding which was perial Airlines postal and other ser- the nature of a com- objectionable was obviously that last-vices at the cost of the British prehensive programme, Alr. Cham- minute rush, when a crisis arrived, berlain continued, and its precise to buy up and board away a large effect in practice would depend

stock. On the other hand, to buy a were carried out. the manner

ner in which its provisions reasonable stock of Bovril before

crisis arrived seemed a proper They

awalt developments to do. Those who purchased Bovril before coming to any definite con-

for a period ahead were actually clusion.

leving more chance in a crisis for It appeared that Germany would those who had not got stocks to ket

the development of co-operate in

what was available in the shops. existing Rumanian industries, and in -the setting

ot up

new ones. in the field articularly agriculture, forestry and mining

Reuter.

must

NO RETRIBUTION

of

London, Mar. 27. Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, answered in the affirmative when asked for an assur ance that review of the position necessitated by the recent changes in the international situation did not in- valve any retributive economie mca- sures against Germany,

Mr. Butler- added that he would

The "World Telegram" also quotes an editorial from Mr. Howard, which says although he sounded a warning, Mussolini "left the door open for

The Indicated that Puffle solution is still possible al- pacifle though it may not remain so

for give consideration to the suggestion that his statement be included in the In his dispatch fre

Puris, Mr. German broadcasts from this country Howard says "Before" pence can to view of the propaganda being made successfully thrive thellsin of Inside Germany to the effect that dempericles must be pail to a severe Britain was endeavouring to secure test. They must decide, if they are the economic strangulation of Ger- willing to differentiate between dicta many.

NO MEMEL PROTEST tors, whether in order to avoid war

Replying to another question, Mr. they are willing to attempt with

that Fis Mussolini the policy of appeasement Butler stated

Majesty's which falled sa..completely with Government had made no protest Hitler." United Press.

respecting Memel,

MUSSOLINI'S SPEECH

Reactions In United States

New York, Mar. 27, THE NEW YORK "Herald- Tribune" warns against accept

address ing the Duce's

as "moderate."

It points out that Hitler's moderate address on January 30 was followed by the absorption of Czecho-Slovakin, "Mussolini's pronouncement leaves the whole question open and ominous. It is a conventional example of an established technique,' the Tribune

declares.

The paper adds that none of the positive statements in the speech deserves the term "conciliatory" and that the address leaves Europe as it was before, incking real security but apparently saved for the moment

from a new crisis.-United Press.

The

They include a decree to Increase navy effectives, a decree amending Canada is regarded as being safe; the law governing naval recruing, South Africa is considered capable a deerce for increasing the number of repelling any serious raids from of naval engineer effectives, a decree thing

Germany or Italy while India is in relation to frontier defence, all deemed to be out of reach of mass details of which are undisclosed, and attack from the axis powers.

à decree for industrial mobilisation. Australia and New

At the same meeting, M. Bonnet Zealand, although remote from Japan, are made a statement regarding the inter- nevertheless admitted to be more ex-national situation, and gave an ac- posed to bombardment and invasion count of his recent diplomatic con- owing to their long coastlines and versations in London-Reuter, isolated positions.United Press.

H.K. Stock Market

BOVRIL FOR EMERGENCIES In September last year, Bovril Ltd. and its associates had in England about two years' normal sales supply. At a time of crisis, however, it was obviously more difficult to cope with last-minute demands. These, there- fore, who were wise would see to it that they obtained extra supplies before a time of crisis and that they maintained these extra supplies in their store cupboards. Actually to- day the Company's suppiles were

The following quotations even larger than they were in Sep-issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- tember last year and the Company ket this morning: was therefore capable of providing extra supplies, without dislocating normal distribution, for all those wise people who wishod to have stocks of Bovril in store.

The Company would endeavour to see to it that the supplies of Bovril for ordinary everyday usc ገዳ beverage, for cooking, and for itse In ness or convalescence, were sufficient, and they would actually be helped in this if people who could afford to lay in supplies laid them_in "and maintained them as a matter of course, without waiting for an emer- gency to arise.

Asked whether, in view of the deterioration of the international situation, steps should be taken forth- INCREASED BOVRIL EXPORTS with greatly to enlarge the British In spite of the disturbed conditions army, Sir Victor Warrender sild that of the world's trade, the Bovril ex- the requirements in the present situa-port trade showed an increase over

lon were under consideration. the previous year.

The Duke of Atholl (Vice-Chair- mun), said: The world was in terrible state, morally financially and commercially, but the Company's product had won right through every point during these difficult times because it was a genuine article,

Mr. Chamberlain gave a similar What alterations reply when asked were contemplated in defence are rangements.-Reuter. RUMANIA'S ACTION DEFENDED

Bucharest, Mar. 27.

A defence of Rumania's action in the recent crisis was made by M. Calinescu, the Rumanian Premier, in addressing the Supreme Council of the National Front to-day.

He said that Rumanto was deter mined to defend her territory, and in the recent trade talks with Ger- many, the question of her independ ence was not raised, or she would have broken off negotiations.

Last autumn, Rumanla was

Invited to invade pronched and Ruthenia, but she refused,

013-

When mobilisation was ordered re- cently, Rumanla notified the Powers that she had decided to defend her territory, and had called several

classes to the colours.

that

it

was easy to handle, it kept well, and incidentally, he supposed, it was about the greatest comfort in times of adversity. It was very gratifying to know that their product was well received all over the world.

Northampton Man Dies

The death occurred at the War Memorial Hospital last night of Mr. Charles Read, an employee of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Death was due to cardiac asthma,

The New York "Times" states: "The speech leaves Europe lucking real security, but it is apparently and the Balkan Entente allies had Royal Artillery, to join the Hongkong

saved from a new crisis.”—Reuter,

WASHINGTON IMPRESSED

from

The late Mr. Read was born in M. Galentnu, who followed, snid

Rumania's relations with Poland 1904 and came to the Colony In 1925, the following his discharge from recently been strengthened.

He Police

He left the Force in Force. particularly mentioned the assur 1927 and then became associated anees received

com Turkey during with a number of firms including the Washington, Mar. 27. the recent crisis, and added that St. Francis Hotel, Kowloon Whart The conciliatory tenor of Signor Rumania had been surprised by und Gedown Co., Messrs. Leigh and Mussolini's speech has favourably Count Csaky's speech of March 23. Orange, Messrs. Millington, Ltd.; the Impressed officialdom and financial He said that Rumania was not frigh- New Zealand Perpetuat Forests, circles here inasmuch apparent tened by Csaky, and did not intend

Piling Co

Co.,

Gibb, Messrs. Livingston and Co., The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co.

the Macao Waterworks.

A native of Northampton, he had

13

ly opens the door for Franco-Italien to follow his type of argument-- conversations towards

possible Reuter, 11

solution of the Italian claims.

BRITAIN'S POLICY

London, Mar. 27.

Vibro

and

Most reliable sources here say that these have now bean

In the House of Commons Mr. rendered easier through tactiut

Chamberlain renounced the Munich been with the R.A.O.C. for only n presentations, Senator Claude Pepper, who often methods and shied away at the few weeks. He is survived by hin nets as spokesman for the Adminis Britain should join the United States

Lubour Parly's suggestions that widow and children, all of whom are tration's foreign affairs, says that

The funeral takes place at 3.30 in economie retaliation against the Mussolini's speech indicated that a peaceful settlement of the present suggestion ho made no reply,

"disturbers of peace," La which p.m. to-day. crisis is possible-United Press.

Spelling Bee

How many of these words are correct and what is wrong with the others?

wiggley gogmago guilbility

mezaninna heritible florifurus

English Oxford Dictionary apell- ings of these words will be found on

page 9.

In the Colony."

However, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler ment did not contain any political said the Government was unable to clause, consider such a move. because the Mr. Butler sald the Government

United States offer of co-operation had not considered the possibility of In economic activities of the League, an economic boycott of Germany, de Nations did not include such ac- He also said they had not protested tion.

the occupation of Memel, Mr. Chamberlain told the Labour

has Meanwhile European tension member Mr. Sorensen, that it would | slackened notably on account of the not "serve any useful purpose" | moderate tone of Mussolini's, speech for him to make contact again with | although" an undertone, of appro-

1 personally.

hension continuga, on secount of the He Bald Rumania had, assured obscurity of Her's intentions- Britain that the German trade agree- United Press,

BANKS

II.K. Banks S.... IK. Banks Lon. £.. Chartered £.... Mercantile, A. & B. £ Mercantile, C. £. East Asia $.

Canton $. Union S.

were

FLOOD HAVOC

Family Wiped Out In British Columbia

Dawson Creek, Brit

Columbia, Mar. 27. Eight members of one family were drowned when an lee jam at the juncture of the Pine and Murray Rivers In north-eastern British Columbia fooded a wide area of 1,300 b. ranchlands-United Press.

COTTON MILLS

05 n.

.an.

27 п.

Wing On (HK) $.

,42 b.

13 m.

Powell, Ltd. ct.

,90 n.

80 n.

INSURANCES

Ewo Sh. $...**

20.20 n.

Shui Cotton Sh. $.

.100 n.

220 b.

Zoong Sings, Sh. $....

30 n.

475 s

Wing On Textles, Sh.

.40_n..

China Underwriter $. H.K. Fire $.

11⁄2 n.

MISC.

.183 n.

ILK. Entertainment $....

.0 b.

Constructions, $

1% .

SHIPPING

Vibro Piling $.

6.30 n.

00 b.

.07% n.

19 s.

.60 n.

24 n.

.83/9 n.

.0 11

Douglas $. Steamboats $... Indo-Chinas, P. $. Indo-Chinay, DS. Shell Bearers 5/- Waterboats $.

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $.. (x.d.) Docks $....(x.d.) Providents (x.d.) New Eng, Sh. S... Sito. Docks, Sh. $.

MINING

Kailan s/.. Raubs $.... Venz: Goldfield $. Hongkong Mines cts. Antamolts Ps. Atoks Ps. (x.d.) Baguio Gold Ps. Benguet Cons. Ps. Coco Grove Pa. Con Mines Ps. Demonstrations Pa. 1.XL. Pa. Gumaus Ps. San Mauricio Pr. Suyoc Consul Ps. ' Paracules Ps.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925

G.S Bonds

H.K Govt. 4 Loan 4% prm. n. H.K, Govt, Lann 34% ....par. b. Marsmans (Lond.) s/- ..14/431⁄2 n. Morsmans (HK.) s/~ .5/- D.

MANILA SITARES · · Closing quotations through Reuters:

Bid Prices Afternoon Morning Closing Closing

1111 n. 10 b. .4.05 m. .0.70 n. 101.

Antamok

Asok

Bagulo Gold .18/- n. Balong Buhay Benguet Cons. .8 b. .1 n. Big Wedga .5 n.

Coco Crave 41 sa. Cons. Mines 35 sa. Demonstration

Ipo Gold

2,50 sa.logon Mining

.42 sa. Mambulao Cons. .003 n., Masato Cons

Mine Operations

North Camarines

.61 64. Paracale Gumaus

17 sa. 3an Mauricio

.108 sa. Surigao Cont.

Buyoe Con

.10 8. Syndicate Invest.

LANDS

5

Hotels Lands $ Lands 4% deb. $. S'hai Lands 5h. $ Humphreys $. H.K. Renities $.. Chinese Estates $

UTILITIES

Trams $.... Peak Trams. (old) $. Peak Troman (now) Star Ferries $.

Y. Ferries (old) $.. Y. Ferries (new) $.. Chinn Lights (old) Chinu Lights (new) H.K. Electrics .. Macno Electrics $ Sandakan Lights S.

Tractions (Pref.) s-

INDUSTRIAL Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. Cald: Macg. (Pre.), Sh. Cunton Ices &..

71 sa. United Parachle ...

Mar. 27. Mar. 20.

41

35

Ex-Div.

25%

234

010

013

11.30

12.30

Ex-Div.

91%

Ex-Div.

.DOG

003

TO*

21

27

144

13

1.00

.19%

.04

-Th

The following is Swan, Culbertson

b. & Fritz' report

30 s. market:

.104 n.

on this morning's

The Manila Gold Share market .8.95 . closed very quiet on continued light .8.65 trading. Prices were unchanged and 4.40 b.fractionally down. San Mauricio de- 100 n.elined 2 centavos to show the biggest

loss, while IX.L, rose 1

centavo to .10.20 b.register the only gain. Atok went .8 n. ex-dividend to close centavo

lower, as did Big Wedge. Benguet. .67 n. Consolidated also went ex-dividend 24% sa. to remain unchanged. Yesterday's

24 n. volume in Pesag was 202,000. .8.10 b.

.58 b.

184 n.

.12 1.

Telephones (old) $.

.23 5.

CONTINENTAL

Telephones (new) $. Tractions B/>

.74 n.

23/-n.

3/0 r.

14 n.

STURDY and STRONG

CARLOWITZ

CO.

'Quin's na. Tel. 01223

,0.10 n.

.1.80 n.

Cements $..

H.K. Ropes $.

HFORKE, & Dairy Forms (ex. ris) $...........21 n. Dairy Farms (rts.) $ 15 b. & xa.

Watsons $4. Lane Crawfords S.

Sinceros $.

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