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FINANCING Japanese Naval Convoys For Merchantmen? CANADIAN

THE WAR

Bank Manager's

Warning

LONDON, Jan. 24 (Router).

It would be unsound for Govern- ment war expenditure to con. time to be indefinitely financed by an increasing floating debt| through the issue of Treasury bills, sald Mr. Edwin Fisher, Chairman, at the annual meeting} of Harclay'a Bank to-day.

Ultimately the money burrowedf

ASAMA INCIDENT

MAY BE SETTLED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WAR PLANS

$30,000,000 Programmo Is Revealed

OTTAWA, Jan. 24 (Regler). -A programme involving the purchase of well over U.S.$30,- 000,000 of nuyal units and air! craft was announced by Mr. Howe, the Canadian Minister of Transport, on behalf of the War Supply Board.

LONDON, Jan. 24 (UP)-The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Shige-up programme will tax the mitsu, and the British Foreign Minister, Lord Halifax, held a further Canadian shipyards and

for the war must be obtained mainly meeting this morning.

from the people's savinits If inBatinny was to be avoided.

The Govern-

It is understood that they agreed that it was mutually desirable to capacity.

ment demand for burwed muncy, adjust the Asama Maru case amicably.

however, was liable to be so larg

That the raising of the necessary

A further meeting, with this

funds would be usasted if some of agreement as a basis, is to be

the increased Government expendi-i ture was drat allowed to permeate held.

the economic system and thus in-

tence the volume of savings priori to the actual issue of loans to public.

Utopian Hope

Meanwhile, it is reported here

the that Japan intends to assign naval convoys to Japanese iner- chant ships,

i was Clopian to hope in war

There is at present no official to that prices would not rise and confirmation of this report. такел remain slabit,

Anki

Is This Remembered ? LONDON, Jan. 24 (British Wire-

that: knowledge that such changes had Klready #ccurred lent emphasis to the need to prevent the dislocation) of the coomomle structure. Therefore, to the extent that an in-moval of 21 German seamen from

ARMY OFFICER'S WIFE SPANKED BY HUSBAND

Heavy Damages Against Lieutenant's Parents In Enticement Suit LONDON. Jun. 24 (Reuter). A special jury of five me

a King's and two women to-day awarded £3,500 damages in less). In connection with the re

Bench decision to Mrs. Valerie Porter, the 26-year-old wife of dividual saved, Government ex- the Japanese liner. Asama Maruan Army Lieutenant, who alleged that her husband's parents penditure would be facilitated and is Interesting to recall that this vessel enticed him away from her.

bidding-up ut competitive

prices ran ashore during a typhoon in a The award was made jointly. Avoided.

E In Hougkong The control of imports and exports autumn, 1937. It was feared at one against her father-in-law and of Grosvenor that she might become a total mother-in-law, was essential in war time in order time

the to meet

external purchasing wreck, but in spile of the fact that Square, Mayfair.

zane, Uto she lay in a sizateple

The jury took nearly two hours in power to the best advantage.

British Government, as an excep-considering the verdiet, which tional measure, permitted a Japanese given on the action's eighth day of

Ficar company to undertake her salvage.

Denials Necessary

fortified

หงวง

It should be the endeavour deny ourselves the importation of

As a result the vessel was even- non-covalial goeds in favour of overseas requirements vital to our lually refloated in spring, 1938. needs.

no opportunities must be lost to sell

damages, pending notice of

Was

ROOSEVELT ATTACKED

zero-

have

plane factories to the utmost

Mr. Howe said that orders been or are being placed for 45 sterl anti-submarine boats of a whale- catcher design, 28 mine-sweepers, i farge feet of small motor boats and carts for about 4,000 aircraft.

Mr. Howe revealed that the Inglis factory in Toronto, which is execut- int an order for 12,000 Bren guns for this British and Canadian Govern ments, was about three months ahead of the production schedule, and

would start deliveries in April instent

of July,

Canadians Parade

Show Off Paces In

Full Battle Kit

LONDON, Jan. 24 (Reuter).The irst Canadian divblun to appear in full battle dress paraded at Aldershot to-day.

It was the first occasion that many of the Canadian officers had worn battle dress,

Labour Leader Says He Broke Faith

The parade was watched by Major- COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. 24 General Andrew McNaughton and his (Reuter).-The view that Presi-staff. The Canadians' own bands! dent Roosevelt would not be played appropriate music, nominated to the re-election of The King spent the day it Alder the Presidency was expressed by shot with some Canadian troops who are undergoing training there. He Mr. John L. Lewis, the Labour had metered down from Buckingham

on the Paince with an escort of the Royal Leader, in a bitter attack Democratic Party's administration Canadian Mounted Police in haki before the United Mine Workers' inttie dress. Convention,

The Judge entered judgment with costs and granted a stay of execution for 21 days regarding £3,000 of the appeal. Economie strength would play such Affair Gives Nazis Now Problemn

Ite ordored that. the balance of an impressive part in the war that SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" £500 be paid to the wife with

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24 (UP), seven days, the remaining £3,000 to more good abroad, and essential asThe seizure by British naval be paid into the court. that Was to-day, concluded Mr.authorities of the Germans aboard Mrs Valerie Forter alleged that Fisher, it would be of Leanscendent the Asama Maru has caused thefer husband, Bertie, spanked her in value when called upon to fure post-German authorities in San Francisco her mother-in-law's fat, war problems.

to change their plans concerning the Sho Dien hit her mother-in-law and repatriation of the $13 members of was flung out of the flat. the crew of the scuttled Nazl liner Sunming up, the judge sold that

Aussies Chcored |Columbus.

the n was forced to choose between It was originally planned to send his wife and parents, and word of the men back to Germany via Russia, love on that fatal event might well cratic Party had failed to keep faith MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuter).

have prevented this trattle happen- Democratic Party

with labour and added, "Should the Large crowds gathered to cheer 5,000 or members of the Australian Imperial [entailing thêle crossing the Pacific.

Officials at the German Consulate

Ing. | tu-day stated that they were

"No one had suggested that there dragooned into nominating Roosevelt forces as they marched through. the waiting for new owlers from the Car was an act of love, on act of kindness, I am convinced that with conditions streets.

jor a kind word spoken, It is a great man Embassy in Warthigton.

pity that there was not."

the minds of the people, his candidacy INDIAN PRINCES with Valeria Porter was radiant smiles when the jury announced the would result in ignominious defeat."

Rumania And Her Oil

Official Statement On New Measures LONDON, J. 24 (Reuter).—The Rumanian ofelul news agency inj London issued the following state-] ment to-day:

"Due to the fact that oil and its cent. by-products constitute 62 per

now

verdici.

Mr. Lewis declared that, the Demo

coerced be

now confronting the nation and the dis-satisfaction which is permeating

NAZI SCUTTLING TO BE STOPPED

Tatsuta In Honolulu

PROMISE AID SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” TOKYO, Jan. 25 (Domel)--The 16,975-ton N. Y. C. liner_Tatsuta

Regret They Cannot Maru arrived at Ionolulu from Son mediale destination.

Fight In France Francisco at 11.10 p.n.

As soon as the information was An official report from the Japan-supplied by signal the warship pro-

NEW DELHI. Jan. 24 (Router)- of Rumania's total experts, the neces- | sity arose to create a central org- ese Vice-Consul In Honolulu confirms eceded on its way.

The previous report, clating that LONDON, Jan. 24 (Reuter).The The Nawab of Bhopal, who rules over anisation with the aim of co-ordinat- Ut ormai reports that the Tatsuta

determination of the Indian Princes in production and home consumpMaru was boarded by a boarding the liner had been harded, was due Civil Lord of the Admiralty stated 730,000 Hindus to-day expressed the tios and export.

party from an unidentilled warship to correct information conveyed in in the House of "For this reason, an Oil Board was were untrue.

a radio message to Honolulu by a that special orders had been given to to help Britain in the war to the last ercated by a law passed on January Shortly after its departure from passenger aboard the Japanese liner. His Majtaly's ships with the view to ounce of strength and until victory is 15. Thin law gives the Ol Board San Francisco un January 18, the Five German passengers, includlar frustrating the regular practice of the wan

He was speaking at the farewell Tatsuta crews of German merchant ships of power to control the development of Fatsuta Maru was approached by an a woman, are aboard the oil fields as provided in the past for unknown warthin, which requested, Maru. One Garrnat he disembarked, scuttling their ships lo avoid cap-banquet to the retiring agent of the

morse code, its name and im-lat Honolulu. all componica by the tumanian Min- by ing Act.

Should Give No Apprehension "The oil problem and the creation of the new Ol Board are part of the general plan conceived by the Rumanian Government with the view to organise, expand and co-ordinate national production.

simlar

"At the present time, a hoard will begin to she at co-ordinat- ing the mining and metallurgical industry.

These measures are being dictated solely by internai needs. They should not give any reason for appréhendon abroad."

It is understood that the Rumanian viewpoint is that establishing a new board is cirilar to appointing h Ministry of Supply and that it is primarily intended to meet the nois of Runinnian defenen.

NEW MINISTER TO CANADA

OTTAWA, Jan. 24. (Reuter)-Mr. James Cromwell, the new Inited States Minister to Capada, arrived at Ottawa on Tuesday. He was met by members of the US. Legation and members of the Canadian Govern- ment, including Mr. Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister.

In a statement, Mr. Cromwell mid that he was deeply aware of the res ponsibilities which rested on them all to "preserve and, if possible, to Brengthen the foundations of which our enduring friendship has been. Bitli

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The Nawab regretted that Indian Princes were not allowed to fight in France. Hitler's war, he said, was Just as much against India us against Britain.

**We have no intention of bargain- ing for the price of our humble ser- Ivices," he said after restretting that Inding. Princes were not allowed to enlist as privates in the army.

Loan To Finland

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Router). The Senate Banking Committee has opproved the increase of $100,000,000 in the capital of the Export and Im- port Bank to permit lonn to Finland.

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German Wireless, virtue." Hitler to-day addressed an audience

To-day is the anniversary of Yrës of the Cennan Army and air force dericks the fireal's birthday,