1939-06-02 — Page 27

Friday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 2, 1939.

Septemen Coesi.

STAGGERING BURDEN OF WAR MACHINES

THE BRIDE, WORLD SPENDS £58

THE SWORD & A SECOND ON ARMS

THE CAKE

MRS. E. W. SCONCE culs her sword. Formerly Miss Suzantic M. V. Petri, she married L. E. W. Cathedral yesterday. The reception King's Studio,

wedding cake with her husband's Petri, daughter of Bajor and Mrs. A. Sconee, R.A., at the Roman Catholle was held at the Hongkong Club.-

9 SAILORS, SOLDIERS FACE COURT CHARGES

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(By Joa Alex Morris)

United Press Foreign News Editor

NEW YORK, June 1.

MILITARY preparations are costing Europe almost £5,000,000 a day, or £208,500 an hour..

runs to over

That staggering total, which £1,750,000,000 a year, is a sharp increase over normal defence costs because of emergency precautions, including mobilisation measures, in almost every nation.

increase of almost 1938. Of this,

The increased cost of the mobilization underway since March current crisis in European affairs (14 has so far cost £314,000 a day.

Italy-the fascist budget calls for Is adding a total of probably expenditure of £105,000,000 in 1830, £1,250,000 a day to the bill of representing an

£00,000,000 over Įthe tax-paycra.

The present military expenses of £12,000,000 is called extraordinary

be expense. around £3,430 a minute may drastically Increased in coming

Germany's Costs months if fear of war continues to

Germany-surprisingly, Germany mount. But there is small hope of any large immediate decrease in the does not record any extraordinary costs to the large powers-Great military expenes during the present Britain, Germany, France and Italy crials, the cost of her army of prob- --because much of the money is going ably a million men having dropped into long range defence programunes if anying since the seizure

Czecho-Slovakia. This is Inrgely due such as naval construction.

Britain's £2,000,000 A Day

to the fact that Reich has been on n war time basis for many months and With a million men under arms in the army lives largely on the land.it occupies, os in Bohemia. Big mill- each country except Great Britain,tary displays, however, are expen- the cost of military preparedness to sive and the Hitler birthday, parade three principal European nations about £80,000. It was estimated may be roughly estimated as follows that bare maintenance cost for Ger- on daily basis:

mony's army, navy and air force men Total Increase daily cost over 1930 were about £400,000 a day, including £2,018,500 £750,000 pay, food, motor fuel, transport, ammunition supplies, and equipment £311,250 £275,000 £34,000

200 upkeep.

Poland-counting Poland's armed

Great Britola

£1,410,200

THE EMERGENCY UNIT was called

Wanchai France shortly after two o'clock this morning to quell disturbance Italy

Germany's

total –ដែរ។ £1,500,000 forces nt a million men compared which at one stage threatened to assume serious proportions. daily for her armed forces alone has to the normal 300,000, experts A clurge of conspiracy was also not increased this year, but that is estimate a daily cost of £125,000 for As a result of the disturbance the

on the army alone, covering food, pay, interior of the Ying King Restaurant proferred against John Stevenson, due to previous preparation in Johnstone Road was smashed al niso of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal vast scale. The Nazi system prevents fuel for vehicles, torage and supplies. compilation of any definite figures Rumania-with a standing army most beyond recognition.

Cruickshank and Stevenson were on total cost of her defences preparn-around 200,000, the government was estimated to have around 50,000 re- The affray was allegedly com-charged with conspiracy, with two tons.

The fact that Britain and France serves on duty at a total daily cost of menced by sailors and soldiers, nine others unknown, to persuade a wit-

together bear £3,424,000 of the daily around £50,000. Including an in- of whom have been arrested.

total is due both เด the intensive crease of about £10,000 for present The reason for the disturbance isness to suppress the truth.

effort in those nations to catch up emergency precautions. with

The totalitarian powers and Hungary-more than 500,000 to the difference in the so-called serves have been added to the stand- democratic and dictatorial systems. ing army of 50,000, increasing costs

In addition to the "Big Four." to an estimated £20,000 daily. Poland now has around a million Jugoslavia the standing army of inen under arms at a dully cost of 100,000 has been increased beyond probably $175,000 in addition to the 200,000 mark and daily cost is huge internal loan for aerial urn-estimated at close to £45,000.

Netherlands-on the basis of ex- traordinary expenses during September crisis of 1938, the curren! precautions are computed at around £50,000 dally-United Press.

Appearance In Court

not at present known but, according to a police report, an argument de- veloped into an orgy of smashing. in Eight men pleaded Not Guilty to charges of malicious damage which two glass doors, two glass the windows, stools, a desk, a large num- when they appeared before Mr. R. ber of cups, glasses and earthenware A. D. Forrest this morning,

Cruickshank admitted the charge rice bowls were smashed.

of conspiracy.

Stewart, Wright. Hawites, Sullivan and Morrisey were represented in ament. Soviet Court by Mr F. X. D'Ainads, and estimated at about 2,000,000 men, but the enses against all men were ad- it is divided on an undisclosed scale journed until May 5 and May 7 at between Asia and European fronts. Spain, too, has close to a million Several naval representatives, were men under arms but war conditions in Court.

Nine British sailors and soldiers appeared at the Central Magistracy this morning in connection with the aftray,

The following seven were charged with causing malicious damage:

Teleg. Frank Standish, of II.M.S.2.30 p.m. Dorsetshire;

Teler. Thomas Stewart, of I.M. 8. Duncan;

Stoker LS, W.LN. Wright, of i. MS. Duncan;

Sig. Albert Hawkes, of I.M.S.

Duncan;

Ldg. Ble, David Sullivan, of H.M. S. Duncan,

Stoker Percy Morrisey, of H.M.B.

Perseus.

In addition to facing a charge of malicious damage William Cruick- shank, a private of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scols, was charged with conspiracy.

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Il was revealed that H.M.S. Duncan, abnormal raic in that country for Britain's Freedom

to which five of the defendants are three years and

the troops are

and pro-

attached, would be leaving Hongkong scheduled for demobilization this

month. to-morrow and would be away for from four to five months.

Hungary, Jugoslavia, Rumania, The men will not be allowed to

Belglum. The Netherlands the Magistrate declared when Denmark bear widely varying Heave

of Europe's war informed of this fact,

Inspector Baker, Divisional Inspec-portions tor in Charge at Wanchai, said that, arising out of the charge of con

piracy, he would like the Magistrate: to give a warning to all persona con- nected with the cuse not to interfere with witnesses.

parutions.

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LONDON, June

re-

the

1.-Commenting on the singular freedom of industry in 1938 from labour disputes, the pre-annual report of the Ministry of

Labour says:

This freedom and reluctance of Economic Collapse Likely employers and work people to pursue The terrifle total of expenditures their claims to an extreme point, may in the present diplomatic phase of not unfairly be attributed to the Europe's conflict is of great If not strong desire on the part of all eng- avold undue decisive importance in the final out-aged in industry, to come. To th certain extent, the interference witli production, and 10 might serve to strain put on the world's economie do nothing which Mr. Forresi: "This Court will structure by the unprecedented war weaken the country's influence at a of International tension.-- not tolerate interference,

the totalitaritime any costs is an advantage Buggestion of interference, with lisan powers because of their controlled British Wireless.

economy. How much this advantage

Magistrate's Warning

witnesses.

or

"I am issuing this warning: any is offset by the greater resources of such interference, or suggestion of the anti-aggression powers remains to Interference, will be regarded by be determined

this Court in a very serious light."

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Sergeant T. Cashman, in charge of In any event, the possibility of an result of the case, applied for got custody in economic crack-up as respect to Cruickshank and Steven-over-strained economy without a son. Tlie application granted shot being fired must be reckoned us and they were admitted ball of $100 potent factor in modern inter- cach. The remaining seven defen-national struggle. dants were handed over to noval !custody.

China's Relations

With The Powers

Paris, June 1.

Woman-Becomes Labour Party Chief

LONDON, June 1.

The new National Executive of the Labour Party elected at the South- costs defence Although

and port conference, held its first meeting emergency precautions frequently in London to-day, and appointed as Mrs. Barbara · Ayrlon over-lap and, in some instances, Chairman statistics are secret, the war expendi- Gould. tures throughout Europe mey

broken down roughly as follows:

be

Mrs. Gould has been active in poll- tical and social work since 1912, and Great Britain-the budget provides a member of the Executive for expenditure of more than £750,000,- several years.

up for the year starting April 6, Mrs. Gould, who was vice-chair- compared to about £500,000,000 in nan last year, is the widow of the 1938. The 1030 totul may go higher poet and critis, Mr. Gerald Gould.

Addressing a luncheon gathering of because of conscription. The dou-British Wireless. the American Club in Paris to-day, bling of the number in the Terri-

Dr. Wellington Kes, the Chinese Am- torfai (National Guard) Army alone

bussudor to France, sald that China cost £02,000,000 and, in all, Britain Seattle Beer Potent was bound by necessity to adhere to is spending more than £1,250

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