1939-06-28 — Page 31

Wednesday,

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Anglo-French Forces Can Repel Japan

SINGAPORE PARLEY CONCLUSIONS

Huge London Fire

Guts Warehouses

LONDON, June 27.

SINGAPORE, Juno 27.

IT IS understood that the Anglo-French defence con- ference came to the con- clusion that the combined British and French forces would be sufficient to repel effectively a strong Japanese sea or air attack on British or French possessions in South

THE entire fire fighting forces of the London County Council were to-night engaged in an effort to control a great conflagration in the heart of the City of London, the fire-danger zone resulting from a fire which broke out in a five-storey general warehouse on the corner of the Bar-China. bican and New Zealand Avenue, within a stone's throw of Aldersgate underground station.

Outside fire stations were urgently told to stand-by in case of calls from other parts of the area since 59 LC.C. stations sent men wird appliances to the Barbican, where operations were directed by Major Jackson, acting chlef oßeer,

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Six glant water towers poured thousands of gallons water on to the Are which soon included eight great were warehouses, of which four rapidly gutted.

The whole of Aldersgate Street was within short time flooded to the depth of a fout. Solid sheets of theme swept from building to building. while a vast cloud of snake rose high over the city.

Vie Post

The threatened by the encroaching blaze. When fire first started there were about 100 men and women in various buildings, and many of them hod miraculous escapes from death by getting away over the roofs of other buildings, and thence through enier- is feared the Hency fire exits. It

£1,000,000.- damage will reach British Wireless.

office in the Barbican was

"Biggest Fire" In London

London, June 27,

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What is believed to have been the biggest fire in the city of London since 1807 occurred in The Barbican, close to Fleet Street this evening.

The flames Involved

mantle manufacturer's wholesale store, jewellers and a milliners, and then leapt across the narrow New Zealand

ue to a furnishers' warehouse. Avenue to a

of the Auxillary Numerous women of Fire Service, and workers anxious to gain experience of a really big fire.; enthusiastically assisted regular fire engine teams.

scores of Firemen, crawling like flies on the surrounding heights of the bulidings, directed water on the furnace below until the streets were streaming, six inches deep.

dizzy

The Are occurred after normal the buildings business hours when were mostly empty, but there were many dramatic escapes..

The total.casualties were four injured. Reuter Special.

Popularity Of Radio- Telegraph

Britain Makes Big Progress

One of the principal factors of Singapore's impregnability would be the distances of Japanese bases from Indochina and al- though Hainan might be a threat, so far Japan has not at

Big Revenue tempted to fortify the island.

Deficit

LONDON, June 27. EXCHEQUER returns

show that total ordinary

revenue amounts to £135,- 975,327, compared with £125,358,636 at the corres- ponding date last year.

Total ordinary expendi ture, less self-balancing items, is $262,926,293, com- pared with £221,795,676 at the corresponding date of

1938-British Wireless.

Anglophile Passes

Japanese Who Was

It is believed that the conferee also reached the conclusion that Singapore would be the safest base for the repair and refit of British and French warships and aircraft, al- though the distance from Japan would

restrict its offensive value. It is expected that the reinforce- ments of the flecks and airforces at Malaya and Indo-China will be ex- pedited, and that the British will de- cide that the China and East Indies naval aquadrons and the Royal Indian Navy will operate no one force in close liaison through Singapore with the Australian and New Zealand navies.United Press.

Japan's True Aims

London, June 20. General Hubert Gough in a letter to the "Daily Telegraph" declares that it has been quite plain for several years to everyone who has kept in touch with the Far East, that Japan's aims are not limited to political and economic domination in China. This is merely the first step. Japan's real object is the creation of a vast empire in Asia and the Pacifle, principally at our expense, though other nations will volved.

Friend Of Britain Rafeguard our Interests

TOKYO, June 28. THE DEATH has occurred at the age of 78 of Baron Gonsuke Hayashi, diplomat and Privy Councillor.

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June 28, 1939.

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Searching Cross-Examination

NEW YORK, June 27.

in 1807, 1e was chief of the Curn-confidence in the defensibility ofanvidence from the record of the saying "New York broker inquiring

Britain.

He was Grand Master of

Cere-

chukuo as attendant to the special envoy II. 1. H. Prince Chichibu,

SEATTLE, June 27-The British able

of Mr. Paul McNutt's refer-

are

further,

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the

She alms eventually at taking India and Australia, and we must take up this challenge. We hold good cards in our hands, and we must have courage und resolution to play them. We can strongly reinforce the fleet at Singapore because the combined British and French feets are able the North Sea and the Mediterranean, and still leave enough free to send a powerful squadron to Singapore. ance should be offered to China to Additionally, every possible ussist- help her organise her armies and to throw out the Japanese

THE U.S. Prosecuting Attorney, Mr. Maloney, upon cross- Lirely from the country.

examination in the course of the continued trial of Buckner charged Former Jupanese Ambassador tol Finally, closing the doors of trade Landon during the war. Baron with Japan, especially if America in connection with alleged Philippine Bonds fraud, revealed that Hayashi wAS O staunch friend of will join in, would deliver to her Buckner resigned from the New York Bar Association in October: Britain, and he held the Britisha heavy.

perhaps mortal blow. 1937, and asked, “Didn't you resign because you were facing charges honours of Grand Cross of St. Michael | Reuter.

of embezzlement from a client?" and St. George, and the Grund Cross

Philippines Defence of the Victorian Order.-Reuter,

Manila, June 28.

Attorney Norton moved for a thing else, which earller letters

Born In Murch,

In response to a query from the mistrial on the grounds that this indicated was Loretta Young. 1860, Baron Press, General MacArthur, United was not connected with the case. He testified that he returned to Hayashi graduated from the Law States Army Commander in Chief in Judge Coddard denied the move. New York and received a cuble from College, Tokyo Imperiat University the Philippines, to-day reiterated his

Buencamino dated February 3rd, whereupon Maloney introduce merce Affairs Bureau, and

became independent Philippines fellowing

local broker regarding prospects Ambassador to Italy. He was later the fulfilment of his 10-year defence Appellate Court. of New York stock essential you telephone lin- Minister to China and Ainbassador to programmes query was the after-resigning from the Bar Associn-

signed and sworn to by Buckner mediately." He did not explain this The math

Buckner said that since Buenca- monies and went to England as ences to the menaces attendant upon tion and admitting that he was adviser to H. I. H. Prince Chichibu the Philippines being granted their unable to defend successfully mino refused to go to London, he, In 1925. In 1934 he went to Man-IndependencArthur did not men-

cases of professional misconduct. Turner and Hyde went and attempt- General

Buckner said that he met Francisc to get some one there to LONDON, June 27.

Llan Mr. McNutt's references, but Hack, the London Banker, and reach-Buencamino. He said that he saw

Hock and J. A. Mursman, and for the first STRIKING observations on

time he specifically ed a tentative understanding with his latter telephoned mentioned Japan.

to -President firm to buy two million dollars worth the improvement in the Post

Не admitted that

that "many imponder of the bands under certain conditions, uczon who said that he did not be Office empire services were made

Ileve that legislation would be involved, but at He said that he explained that they pushed, whereupon Hoek was dis- questions" by the Postmaster-General, freighter Honnington which moved the same time he said it is now must pay

certain

tain retainer

fees.

Hock Interested,

and Buckner returned to Major Tryon to-day, when he from Tacoma to Seattle to lond scrap possible to accurately estimate any was dubious and not interested un-New York where he was arrested at addressed the Press Union Con-ons for Japan has been held up again Philippines enemy's strength which less Buencamino went to London.

when longshoremen have refused to can be "more than matched by the Buckner borrowed $10,000 and

pleket

of Chinese Philippines nation."

telephoned Buencamino that he could Dealing particularly with the sympathisers--United Press,

What It Would Cost

got a portion of the fee in London, transmission of messages by radio

"In my opinion it would cost an but Buencamino cabled his refusal have to grease someone's palm." He Buckner denied he ever said, "I'll telegraphy, Major Tryon mentioned that during the

said he had received $0,020 ns voyages of Their reduce the rates from Ume to timenemy at least half a million casual- to go.

les and upward of five billion

bonholders' contributions, and read a Majesties nearly 17,000 words were on certain services, particularly to dollars to attack the Islands

with

Another Objection

statement that he and his associates transmitted from the Empress of India and South Afrien,

" he a ope of any hope success." Australia and the Empress of Britain

General MacArthur said:

Norton objected to Maloney's re- had spent, $6,707. He said that he Major Tryon said he had hoped to lean sagcly Bald •he never

fought mark that Buckner's evidence should never bought any of the bonds and money. He Bald The radio-telegraphic services of any something definite regarding the

the Post unless he felt he had a 70 per cent. be included in the evidence against never made any Post too, continued to play scheme put forward by

Office a part in the transmission of news Office, and supported by the Empire chance of victory. No such per- Buencamino because they were con- that he had borrowed over $3,000 from Great Britain, and through its Press Union for a reduction in exist- centage would exist in such a strug-spirators. Judge Goddard has not from his familly-United Press.

A Japanese blockade would yet ruled on the point. wireless

and ing postage rates for newspapers and we practically not feasible without

In Norton's cross-examination on Leafield, it transmitted British officin! magazines exchanged with countries

of Buencamino, Buckner world within the Empire, but he regretted a tacit agreement with other nations behalf

testified that he

meet did not the Pacifte. press messages and Reuters

simul- that some considerable time

must surrounding press messages which were

"It would be foolhardy, for Japan Buencamino before Nov. 11, 1937 taneously received by a number of elapse before a final decision was

10 attempt an overscas campaign and that Buencamino never had any overseas countries.

unless she is assured beforehand of thing to do with the borrowing of Mentioning that this week marked the neutrality or even the sequles the Bondholders Committee or in

The Stock Exchange was preparing the Committee's proposed the second' anniversary of the in-cence of other interested powers"

The General also expressed the report; was never pald for pro cheerful to-day with small improve- auguration of the Empire alr mail!

fessional services; had never of the

rements in many groups, but the early that the possession scheme to East Africa and South opinion Africa, Major Tryon said that he Philippines would

strategically ceived the letter of July 30, 1938 re advance was stemmed by the surprise hoped before very long that the weaken the Japanese Empire and questing $30,000 and when informed announcement of the pending issue of

in a £7,500,000 L.C.C. South African services would increase further expressed the bellet that it that $5,000 was credited to him from two to three a week,

is an erroneous Assumption that London, cabled that he could not go cent, stock at 962 Issue of 311⁄2 per

to London,

Among commodities, sugar was Japon

the Philippines. covets United Press.

Earlier, in direct examination, frm on a covering demand for near Buckner testified that he and Turner positions, with sellers reserved. went to Hollywood and interested There was heavy speculative sell- Nola Hahn, nightclub owner, who ing of silver on renewed uncertainty telephoned to Quezon's home and regarding the American sliver policy. then said, "the President hus-assured which caused the price to decline him of his cooperation." Maloney to 18tid. protested that this was not evidence, Wall Street was irregular-Reuters. Mr. Oliver Stanley stated in the that the call had not been made, but Special. HousD of Commons to-day that some percon representing himself as everything possible had been done to Quezon" had talked, promote trade between Britain and South America,

ference,

to England.

the

stations at

Rugby

These messages had shown an In- crease in volume which reflected their Increased importance in these critical Umes. The number of words handled by these stations on behalf of Reuters now exceeded 00,000

month.

Empire Sorvices Improve The Empire radio-telephone ser victs were also improving and were

pass

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reached,

line

Six tons of air mall a week were being extended, and in consultation at present carried on the Airlea route with the authorities in the Dominions, and 13 tons a week on the India and the Past Office had been able to Australia route,-Reuter Special.

Governor's New Launch

propemi

A new launch is to be purchased for the use of His Excellency the Governor at a cost of $42,000,

immediately, the The vowel will be built in Hongkong having already received the approval of the Finance Committee.

The need, for a suitable launch for the use of the Governor, as well se for other important purposes, has been felt for a long time.

More Trade With South America

London, June 27,

United Kingdom manufactures to South Americh had increased from £21,000,000 in 1032 to £33,000,000 In 1938 Reuter Special.

Loretta Young

were

the pler and his documents seized, including two letters from Buencamino,

Stock Exchange More Cheerful

London, June 27.

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