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MINISTERS FACE BARRAGE

LONDON, Apr. 24. ACCORDING TO the Govern- ment's Information, the recent movements of Spanish troops near Gibraltar was the natural consequences of measures of demobilisation taken by the Spanish Government, declared Mr. R. A. Butler in the House of Commons to-dny.

Asked if it was necessary to despatch reinforcements to Gibral tar if there was no significance In mending them, Mr. Buller made no reply.

Asked about widening the No. 1 dock at Gibraltar, Colonel Llewellin, Civil Lard of the Admiralty stated. that all possible steps had already been taken to secure the eprllest

of the worl

wark which was

day and night. Asked to what extent the Govern- was interested in the main- tenance .ot the status quo of the

ment

Junkers Due To-morrow

German Airmen's Flight To Tokyo

KARACHI, Apr. 24.

The German Junkers plane of the Lufthansa Company, on a flight from Berlin to Tokyo, left Karachi for Jodhpur at 3.20 p.m. Indian standard time (5,50 p.m. Hongkong time).

Stopping overnight at Bars, the plane left Basra at 3.00 am, on Monday (8,00 a.m. Kangkong time) on the sixth fap of Its ight. The plane cancelled its originally scheduled stop at Jask and flow to Karachi directly.

It will arrive in Ilongkong on Wednesday--Domel,

U.S. Cabinet Changes

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 25, 1939.

UNIQUE GIFT TO INTRODUCE SCHEME

CABLES

FREE

COLONY

FROM RESIDENTS

"Social messages" are defned

as Social Message Service, applicablo any messages of a social and non-all the year round, to most of the

countries of the Empire,

commercial nature,

Ltd. Inf

THE BIG FIGHT

WILL TAKE PLACE ON 26th APRIL

AT 7 P.M. SHARP

FINAL ROUND OF

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BETWEEN

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A REMARKABLE offer of free transmission of cable meg- sages to any part of the Empire

Amplyfying the original announce- The flat rate in $4 for twelve except Canada, India, Burma, ments, of the new scheme, which was words, and 33% cents for each word Trans-Jordan and the Sudan carried in a "Reuter message from in excess thereof. The symbol GLT, will be available to all members London, Mr. W. E. Rickwood, Mana- which indicates the type of message, of the Hongkong publle on Moner of Messrs. Cable and Wireless will not be charged for.

has issued the The messages should be written on duy next week.

following

special forms provided in our offices The scheme, which was an

In-April, 1038, Cable and Wireless, for this class of traffic. They should nounced by Mr. Edward Wil Ltd., introduced a flat rate telegraph refer to social affairs such shaw, Chairman of Messra. service, applicable to trame between niversaries, greetings, personal

and non-commercial Cables and Wireless, is the all parts of the Empire, and repre- family news,

economies for topics, and will require an adequate original method chosen to in-all those augurate a new inter-Empire

Full particulars concerning this "social messago' service.

This innovation received a wide-service will gladly be supplied on spread welcome, and has done much application to the above effice.

would add that the service is not to facilitate communications between wo and thus to promote trade and inter- Canada, TransJordan, and the Sudan. the various countries of the Empire, yet available with India, Burma,

On May 1, the Hongkong office of Cables & Wireless will accept, for free transmission to any part of the Empire except the countries

enumerated above, a social message of twelve words.

The privilege is extended to all members of the public. The scheme will be simultaneously

pire.

senting CG Thessages over address.

the Company's system.

course.

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NO ADMISSION · CHARGE

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LADIES CORDIALLY In inaugurating the service on May

While, however, the introduction of 1, the Company Washington, Apr. 24.

to send, on that day, the general Empire Rate has accom-uf die public to invites each member international zone of Tangler, Mr. It is reported that President Roose-

plished a good deal, particularly on one free message of maxmun length Butler said that the Government velt is searching for a successor to

behalf of the business community, (twelve words) to a relative or friend considered the maintenance of the Mr. Claude Swanson as Secretary of inaugurated in all parts of the Em-it is felt that some thing more should Words in excess of twelve will be

in another

part of the Empire. present regime a matter of great the Navy, due to Mr. Swanson's III-

be done to assist and encourage so-paid for at the reduced rate of 33% Importance.

ness for the past month.

No charge will be inade for the

cents. per word, service on May 1. After that date,

Flat Rate

Such messages may be handed in however, a special cheap rate of four On May 1, therefore, the Company at either of the Company's offices. dollars will be charged for 12 words. is introducing a cheap and fat male Electra House, No. 3, Connaught Road, Central, or No. 07, Jervols Street.

Italian Troops

It is expected that Mr. Swanson will be appointed to a less strenuous Asked whether any representations

post and that he will remain in the had been made to the Italian Govern-official family on account of his tong ment regarding the retention in Spain experience as a political 'strategist. of large forces after the cessation of hostilles, Mr. Neville Chamber

ain replied: "No. The Government trusts that no such representation Is necessary."

Was

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Asked whether there possibility of their retention beyond May 15, Mr. Chamberlain declared that the situation was being watched with very close attention.

negotia

it is also rumoured that there is a possibility that Mr. Harry Woodring will be replaced as Secretary of War, but no immediate action is expected in this respect.-United Presa."

United Press.

New Archbishop Trade Negotiations

VATICAN CITY, Apr. 24-Bishop Referring to his recent visits to Franels Spellman, of Boston, has been European countries, Mr. R. S. Hud-named Archbishop of New York. son, Secretary for Overseas Trade, It is considered to be a foregone he will be named stated that trade negotiations with conclusion that Soviet Russia would be inaugurated Cardinal in nearly Consistory. in Britain fairly shortly. tions in

in Poland were successful in

up difficulties, but no fur clearing up

further negotiations were in contemplation.

Clement Attlee. Replying to Mr.

Premier declared that there was no special significance in Sir Nevile Asked if Sir Nevile Henderson's Henderron't return to Berlin. The returu meant that the Government Ambassador was called back to re-accepted the annexation of Czecho- port, and after he had made bls re- | Slovakia, Mr. Chamberlain replied: port, he was given a short period of "Certainly not."--Reuter.

the

leave. After expiration of that leave, Sir Nevile Henderson went back in the normal course of his duty.

cial trafic.

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KING'S PORTRAIT FOR U.S. REGIMENT'S MESS

NEW YORK, Apr. 24. A PORTRAIT of the King by Frank Beresford will be formally presented to the 107th Infantry of the Seventh Regiment of the New York National Guard on Friday, following a full dress review of the regiment in its historic uniform dating from 1824.

The British Ambassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay has been asked to unveil the portrait, whose donor is Mr. L. C. Wallach of Northington, Hampshire.

interest of Anglo-American relations can think of nothing more signi- cant than the presentation of this portrait,"

I hope that you will avall yourself of this offer, and that the introduc- tion of the new Social Service will enable you to communicate more frequently by telegraph with friends and kinsmen overseas.

May

ny I add that the Company always ready to give you any advice or assistance in connexion with your oversen telegraphle errespondence, and that the officers of the Company at any of its branches are always at

Recalling that the regiment was brigaded with the British army in the Great War, the Colonel added your service,

that he was always anxious to have some friendship and the "trinity of the three democracies."

concrete expression of this

He had in his room portraits of Washington and Lafayette, the latter presented to the regiment by the French Government. "Now, with the portrait of His Majesty, these great

The Colors of the Regiment, in an expression of their mutual ideals,

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democracies are brought together in Views Of Hongkong acknowledging the gift said: "In the traditions, and friendship. Reuter. Professor In Malaya

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Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15. CTRESSING the importance of Hong-Kong University, where he has been a professor for 27 years, Professor C. A. Middleton- Smith, speaking at the Rotary Club to-day declared it would be "Httle short of a tragedy" if a rival university were to be established in Malaya.

It would burden Malayan tax- payers with unnecessary expense and it would lessen the value of Hong- kong University to China.

Professor Middleton-Smith Is visit ing his son, Mr. R. Middleton-Smith, of the Labour Department.

The speaker remarked that Hong- kong University was a costly experi- ment for the Colony and a cause of |considerable anidely for every 'Gov

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French Precautions

PARIS, Apr. 24.-The Ministry of the Interior announces that the Council of Ministers has decided to suppress all anti-Nationalist propa- ganda throughout France. Still fines will be established for, provocation of Iracial and religious hatreds-United [Press.

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