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TUESDAY,

APRIL 4,

1939.

日五十月二

Chamberlain Challenges Hitler, Says-

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WHITEAWAY'S

SWING FROM HITLERISM

"GERMAN ASSURANCES SOVIET TO THROWN to the WINDS"

New Pledge To Other Countries

Soviet

Friendship Sought

FROM

ANYTHING THIS COUNTRY HAS

'A

TREMENDOUS

DEPARTURE

WAS THE

UNDERTAKEN,"

DESCRIPTION

BRITISH

APPLIED BY MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN,

NEW THE THE PREMIER, TO FOREIGN POLICY WHICH HE OUTLINED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DURING THE DEBATE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS YESTERDAY. Germany's assurances, said the Premier, had been flung to the winds.

"That is a new fact which has completely destroyed confidence and forced the British Government to make the great departure in its policy towards Europe."

IMMEDIATE AID

"If Poland is threatened, I have no doubt the Polish people would resist.

"In that case, the British declaration means that France and ourselves would immediately come to her assistance.

"The whole Empire approves our policy.".

The Liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair, warmly supported the Premier.

-WORLD-DOMINATION.

"The contention that Herr Hiller is aiming at world domina- tion is now in dispute," he declared.

"It is clear that the only way of stopping war is to build up an invincible resistance to aggression, and to make it clear to Hitler and his generals, beyond any shadow of doubt, that if he attacks any of his neighbours, he will have to face war on two fronts."

"We Welcome The Aid

Of All Countries'

"I am not asserting that a German

but it is no exaggeration to say that

Hitler's Aim World Domination

constantly interrupting GUERILLAS IN NORTH CHINA are Japanese lines of comniunleation, necessitating the use of aeroplanes for supplying isolated units, with food and ammuuition. This graphic photograph shows Japanese planes dropping supplies to marooned troops by parachute.

Hongkong Will Arm Ships

AS PART of the £89,000

London, Apr. 3. MR. ARTHUR GREENWOOD challenge has been made oficially scheme for the equipping of initiated the Foreign Affairs public opinion throughout the world British merchant ships with gun debate in the House of Commons, has been profoundly shocked and mountings, the-Taikoo and Kow

He declared his belief that when alarmed.

Inan docks in Hongkong have This country is united from end the House rose, it would be clear to

to end in the conviction that we been authorised to undertake must make our position clear and certain structural alterations to unmistakeable, whatever may be vessels calling at Hongkong.

The appropriation is conlained in this year's Naval Estimates, which the published In detall in

the world that in Britain there was # universal detestation of recent events, and the determination of the British people to co-operate with all other nations in establishing a formid- able

and

unsurpassable barrier

against aggression.

the resull,

Not Man Of War

1

wero

"I am no more a man of war to-"Telegraph" last week.

According to London reports, about

At the same time he wished it today than I was in September. I have be elcarly understood that Labour no intention and no desire to treat had not become "Yes-Men" to the the great German people otherwise 75 per cent. of British merchant National Government. Labour was than I would have our own people shipping is to be equipped with the concerned more with principles and treated here. policies than with persons.

"I was looking forward with strong

mountings.

Not only in Hongkong, but at other

You May Learn!

POETIC gleaning of the week, from "Punch." More appro priate al the moment than when printed three weeks ago.

Mente be kind to Britaint

She isn't very strong,

Her Navy's Lueficient,

Her Army's all gone wrong,

Her A.R.P. is useless,

Her Air Force Tar too small.

iter people so degenerate, Site no moral at all!

1

She doesn't want to light you, She's so convinced you'd win She'll let you take her Empire If it will inve her skin! She's old, decayed and senile, And you have sirength and youth,

Hu please be kind to Britain, Don't keep abusing Britain, Te nice to poor old Britain- Or you may learn the truth!

RUMANIAN POSITION

Britain May Meet

FEVER OF WAR: EUROPE ARMS

AID POLES

THE "Havas"

PARIS, Apr. 4.

MOSCOW CORRESPONDENT of quoting information available in informed political circles at Moscow, declares that a secret agreement has been concluded between the Soviet Union and Poland regarding measures to be taken in the event of a war.

According to the report,

in the event of emergency, the Soviet Union will supply munitions to Poland, while

ANOTHER

German markets will be BATTALION

closed to Soviet raw

and "Les

FOR H. K. Latest Trooping Arrangements

NEWS OF a feverishly materials. arming world is given in "L'Oevre" many of the cables from Temps" featured the various Agencies received "Havas" dispatch from Mos- by the "Telegraph" to-day. cow. The impression has Here are condensed re- been strengthened that the ports of the activities in Soviet Union, in response to trooping programme, details of world capitals, as cabled by the British guarantee to which were released by the mili "Reuter", "United Press", Poland, has launched atary authorities this morning. "Trans-Ocean" and "Do-positive policy to assist Po-

mei":

ITALY

Hand.-Domei.

The keel of

Italian & new

THE MIDDLESEX are due to leave Hongkong in the next

The full programme so far as it affects Hongkong and Shanghai, is as follows:

1st Battalion, Highland Light In- fantry

from Fort George, Scotland, to Shanghal

ACTIVE IN PARIS

PARIS, Apr. 3. The Soviet Ambassador

2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regi- to battleship of 35,000 tons was Paris called on

ment from Shanghal to Hongliong. laid yesterday.

the French

1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders પણ It is being built at the ship earlier, Sir Eric Phipps the

Foreign Minister to-day, while from Shanghai to Bareilly, India. building yard of Castellammare British Ambassador paid a visit

1st Battalion, Royal Northumber- Jand Fusiliers from Palestino to di Stabin in the Gulf of Naples.to the Quai d'Orsay to discuss

Hongkong.

1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, RUSSIA

matters arising out of the im-from Hongkong to Malta. pending Anglo-Polish conversa- This programme, which will take The Soviet Government is plantions,

place at the end of this year and the · ning to train 100,000 girls to replace

| beginning of next, will be seen to re- men as tractor drivers in the event i It is understood that the Sovietmove one battalion from Shanghai Ambassador was asked to obtain from ind place one extra battalion at

Hongkong.

of an outbreak of war.

British and French army staffs are Leheduled to confer with Soviet mill- tary authorities regarding the Russian

army,

¡AMERICA

his Government the promise of certain meastire of assistance for Poland und Rumania in the event or an attack on these countries.

The nature of this assistance was not specifled, but it is thought it may

| take-the-form-of-deliveries--of-food

Moving to speed up the expansion and war materials.-Trans-Ocean.

States feet, the U.S.

of the United Navy Department has called for} bids by May 24 among private ship-! builders for the construction of eight. It new warships.

FRANCE

The French Government has

in-

lain

British Pledge To Turkey

ISTANBUL, Apr. 3.

is reported here that Bri-

prepared to make Turkey

an offer of assistance to

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Cheaper Rates For Press

similar to the pledge given to Poland. Big reductions in cable rates for According to political circles in Hongkong Press telegrams to and

tensified the military programme with Ankara, the offer is to be made in from most Empire destinations are decree for a national preliminary the event of an Italian attack upon announced, to take effect from April training system in order to obtain

Turkey.-Trans-Ocean,

air force reserves.

The Rumanian Minister has

pro- ceeded to London. He is report to be carrying King Carol's decision, re-i garding the military pact.

CANADA

Italian Troops Massing ̧-

15. A flat rate of 15 cents (H.K.) a word has been fixed.

The

exceptions are Palestine, Transfordan, Sudan and Canada.

Rome, Apr. 3.

The 15 cent rate compares with the Rumours circulating ten days ago, existing rate of 50 cents from Hong- and verbally denied in official circles, kong to England, Australia and New that Italian troops were preparing Zealand,

cheap fat is in con-

landing in Albania, were revived to- The introduction of ·· night, with reports that troopships rate for press messages (TANADA'S current defence call-

were standing by for an emergency formity with the polley of maintain- mates are the highest since the

at Bari and Brindlel, and that some ing Intact the system of Imperial great war, totalling £12,500,000.

20,000 men were concentrated in the The air estimate is more

than district.

communications, and to enable the doubled at £6,000,000, Eighty-three

Empire to have a comprehenalvo Bri- It is gathered in well-informed cir- tish news service concerning world warplanes are to be added to

eles that whatever action Italy took, events. Royal Canadian Air Force, and new she would have the entire agreement air bases constructed on both the of King Zog. Paclile coast and in the St. Law.

the

It follows the introduction a year lago of a fint rate scheme for non- The burden of the reports is that Press cables within the Empire. By The Canadian Navy is to be in-Albania would consent to an Italian that scheme, the former rate werd

rence River xono,

creased to four destroyers in the Pacifle and two in the Alantic.

scmal-protectorate.

Coincidentally with the renewed

the

reports,

newspaper "Tevere"

(Continued on Page 4)

A million pounds will be spent on prints an article accusing Britain and Improving the naval base at Esqui- melt, British Columbia,

BRITAIN

out a plan which harmonised with discussions, but confidence has been large number of passenger liners, Labour's considered view, it would 30 grievously sluken that it is not cargo vessels and ell tankers have. meet with approval

already been fitted. Premier's Speech

so long as the Government carried hopes to the result of the trade private dockyards in the Empire Arms Requirements. Nelle Chamberlain declared

received with loud cheering, said the Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who was declaration of Friday last WES tremendous departure from anything this country had undertaken, and il constituted if not a new spach, a new point in our foreign polley,"

"We have departed from our traditional ideas", the Premier ex-

laimed.

"The declaration is not concern-

"We welcome the co-operation of any country, whatever Its internal in system of Government, not aggression, but in the resistance to aggression.

Empiro's Approval

Mr. Arthur Henderson neked

House of Commons In answer

England does not intend to abolish

defence, declared national

Mr.

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Further Lato News

NEW WEATHER RECORD

AS MERCURY DROPS

TEMPERATURE records for April were broken between 8 and 9 o'clock this morning, when the mercury at the Royal Ob- gervatory fell to 61.7 degrees the lowest April reading recorded in the Colony.

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On the Peak, the temperature was 47 degrees.

sudden

over

In

LONDON, Apr. 3. to several questions that the decision cusily restored.

IN THE House of Commons to double the strength of the territorial feld army in order to provide scopo It is emphasised in the London to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler said for "We have been obliged, therefore,

practical expression of the to consider the situation afresh. We reports that the work has been going

should be sufficient evidence of agement. If this German policy commenced long before the present was prepared at all times to give the determination of the country to are now entering into a specific eng-on for some time and, indeed; was that the British Government spirit of voluntary service now mani- were to be pursued, Poland would International crisis.

sympathetic consideration to the play an active part in the event of not be the only country in danger, The majority of the ships, accord- possibility of meeting the arma- an emergency.

the reports published a ment requirements of Rumania,

·ing to London, are being mounted with both in naval, and other spheres. the voluntary service system of bases for 4la, guns,

cold spell, which temperature was 80.6 degrees. Some vessels those which will have the vital task of carrying food whether reports had been received Chamberlain in the House of Com-followed Sunday's downpour of rajn, five hours it fell to 09.3 ücgrees, and

brought about remarkable drop in] has steadily declined since then. of the presence of German troops mons to-day. and raw material in war zones-will

For that reason, the Prime Minis-temperature recordings.

Humidily, which reached 100 per cent. on three days last week and have mountings capable of standing and warplanes In Italy,

Mr. Butler declared that his, re-ter stated that compulsory registra

would useless as it would At noon on Sunday, the tempera- averaged 00 per cent. for five days, od with a frontier incident,

"The whole Empire opproves our up to the strain of guess of heavier ports did not confirm such state-interfere with voluntary recruiting ture had climbed to 80.6 degrees, so also rapidly declined. Yesterday "If Poland were threatened, I policy. I hope our netion which has calibre than four inches.

that the drop was no less than 289 afternoon-It was down by 20 per have no doubt the Polish people begun, but is not yet completed, will It is a well-known fact that this ments.

Replying to a question on Danzig, the moment it was adopted.

degrees in 45 hours.

cont; and at 9 o'clock this morning would resist. In that came the prove to be the turning point, not type of work is an established custom

of-20 per The recording of 51.7 this morning was 70 per coal drop of declaration means that France and towards war, which wins and ends with ships of certain other Powers. Mr Butler said that the question of BRITAIN-FRANCE ourselves would immediately seme nothing, but towards some wholesome They are said to carry the guns Danzig would no doubt come up In

breaks the previous April recording cent. below. last week's average, In order to co-ordinate French and of 51.8, set on April 4, 1905-exactly her assistance.(Cheers)-

era when reason will take the place

ail ammunition on every trip in the discussions with Colonel Beck,

Temperature commenced to rise of'force, and threats will make way

their holds, ready to be mounted | Reuter, Great Departure

British air resarmament, the French 34 years ago. It la ten degrees be- slightly after nine o'clock this morn-" at a minute's notice.

Minister for Air, M. Guy Lacham-low the minimum recorded in April ing, but further cold weather is «x- for cool, well-marshalled arguments,"

Anglo-Fronth Guaranteo "German assurances have now been (Cheers).

bre has-gone to London to meet the last year and almost twenty degrees pected. A Paris, Apr. 3.

British flung to the winds...

Munich Accord

how the mercury has var "That is a new fact which has

LONDON, April 3-Mr. Owen St. The Rumanian Foreign Minister, Wo Air Minister, Sir Kingsley below the normal mean temperature

for the month,

since mid-nightnig completely destroy confidence, and Referring to last September, Mr. Clair O'Malley, former Minister to M. Gateneu, will shortly go to Paris

Questions of military

elvil Temperature. Ten rapidly after 12 am. 54.0 5 mm. 54.9 6 am. 52 forced the British Government to Chamberlain said that it was possible Mexico, has been appointed British and London, according to diplomatic aviation are supposed to form the

Sunday's midday thunderstorm. 3 am 53.8 am 14.3 9 a.m.. BLS make the great departure of which then to believe the "asrurance which Minister at Budapest in succession circles here, which add that the ab- subject of the conversations.

Just before the thunderstorm, thel. 4. 54.2. 7 am. 523, 10 mm. 53.5 I gave the first intimation on Friday. (Continued on Page 12.)|

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