1940-03-01 — Page 17

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

£34,000,000 Higher Losses TSINGTAO Another Nazi

DEFENCES Than Services SITUATION

Modernising The Forces In India

in St. Mary Avenue.

British Shipping

Warning

Death Warrant

THE HAGUE, Feb. 29 (Reu- ter).-A warning to neutrals not to accept British navicerts was fasued by the German Legation to-day

Soa-Going Britons Are Discrimination Against British Navicerts As

Chief Sufferers LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter). LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter), LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter).—The Chamber of Shipping held -Sir N. S. Sandeman asked The British Government has its annual meeting in its own to-day in the House of Commons agreed to recommend to Parlia home for the first time in its whether the Prime Minister was ment that assistance amounting history of over 60 years when it aware of the fact that wharfage to £34,000,000 should be made to met to-day in the new building facilities at Tsingtao were still meet the capital cost of mo- dernising, the defence forces of India over a five year stretch.

One quarter of this sum will be treated as a Joan to India,

Sir Hugh O'Neill, Under Secretary for India, when announcing this in the House of Commons, said that the recommendation was devised to meet the cost of modernising the defence forces in India as recommended by a committee, under the Chairmanship

of the Army, Navy and Air Force. British trade had continued for nearly of Lord Chatfield.

which had Lord Essendon proposed a resolu-n year, he said. investigated the indian army condition pledging the Industry's

He asked whether Co-

the Japanese tions last year.

any serlour the Government had made

attempt to end this grave injury to British trade and prestige.

Foundation Of

New Europe

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denled to British vessels by the The President, Mr. Leslie Mann, Japanese and that the only paid tribute to retiring President, Mr. Robertson Bigg, for the master-wharf nominally placed at the ly manner in which he had led the disposal of foreigners had been industry during the strenuous first occupied by the Japanese or had months of the war.

Bir Leighton Beagar declared that not been able to be used in bad tince the war began, the losses weather owing to its exposed suffered in whipping personnel were position. of a higher percentage than those

operation in the prosecution of war, urging the Government to take steps to enable ship-owners to man- tain and expand the Industry,

New Ships Needed

obstruction This deliberate

were

of

Mr. R. A. Butler, in a written reply; said that up to March 25, 1939, third power shipping had to work cargo at an open anchorage outside the har- Lard Essendon said that they must bour.

and have the power to replenish the fleets On that date a whart

two with new ships. He pointed out that 'berths had been opened but there the controlled rate for British, ships) was no godown accommodation and Allied Accord Will

from the River Plate was 43 shillings the wharf was

bad exposed In Continue After War per ton, while the rule paid to neu- weather.

irals by the British Government for In addition to these dimculties all

the berths

monopolised by LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter). the same service was 130 shillings.

said these figures indicated the Japanese shipping for several months -The Swiss paper, "National,'

beneûte which foreign ship-owners fast year until about the end of Octo- says that it is noteworthy that were obtaining and that a rod was ber. Mr. Chamberlain in Saturday's bring created with which to beat Since then British ships had again speech emphasised that the British owners in future. He urged been able to use the wharves and a Franco-British bloc is not a mere they should be allowed to make third berth had been made available

Farnings auflelent to provide fully from January 13, temporary fusion of interests.

for replacement.

Mr. Butler added that the situation still leaves much to be desired from the point of view of British shipping but it will be observed that there had recently been some Improvement and the matter will continue to be pressed as the opportunity ofTers.

Rather, the Allies' Intensive poil- Real and economic collalxiration is Intended to endure after the war and to become the foundation of a new Europe.

It fudicates a break with the prin- ciple of balance of power und re- Jection of Isolation from the continent.

It is an indication of the healthy realtile spirit of British polley and that already at the beginning of war, the principle of federallon is taking concrete shape and is being kept clear of Utopianism.

The resolution was carried.

Soviet Forces In Far East

Naval Plan Does Not

Menace Japan

Mr. Chamberlain's recognition that France and Britain musi establish a lasting union before a united Europe con emerge may prove of historie im-Questioned regarding the reported portance, says the paper.

Nazis Admit

Sea Terror

Deliberate Attacks

On Neutrals

BERLIN, Feb. 29 (Reuter). For the first time Germany has officially admitted her campaign of terror against neutral ship- ping.

the

In a broadcast from Berlin, the

complained announcer

that British Agures for sea losses failed to include neutral losses.

"This attempt to eynde losses dis- -regards-the-solo-alm-of the German naval warfare, namely to put out of action all merchant shipping com- munication with England, he went

on.

This had been done, he continued, and was being done with every ship carrying contraband to England re- gardless of nationality,

The announcer, however, failed to mention that the, Nazi sea warfare had extended to peaceful ships plying between neutral" ports and trading among themselves.

War Of Destruction

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 20 (Reuter).— An article dealing with the contrast between German and British methods of sca warfare was given to-day In the Swedish paper, "Handels Tidning" of Gothenburg,

The paper says that it is clearly by neutrans that the recognised

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Domel).-

plan of the Soviets to expand their !. Far Eastern fleet, the Navy Office spokesman stated to-day that in the absence of any offical Information he gave it as his personal opinion that The Soviet naval building plan con stituted no particular menace to Japan.

Blasphemy

Japan

In

55 Men Sentenced To Long Terms

The statement runs as follows: "Through the system of navleerta the Allies are trying to involve net- Some neutrals seem train in the war. to be toying with the idea that it may be advantageous to them to accept the system and thereby keep their ships out of the danger zone. "But if they accept the system, the German Government would find it- self faced with a new situation, in which it would act with energy.

"A neutral country accepting navicerts is recognising the British blackado measures" which are contrary to international law. "There exists for Germany no certainty that ships with navicerts will not unload their cargo at enemy ports.'

Reopening Of Rivers China's

Further Questions In House Of Commons

[

March 1, 1940.

CALL FOR SACRIFICE

France's Economic

· Problem Tackled

PARIS, Feb. 29 (Reuter).- Figures showing how fully Franco's financial problems were being met were given in a broadcast to-day by M. Paul Reynaud, the French Minister of Finance.

success-

At the same time he added: "Our evil is economie. France in produc- ing less and consuming the amount,"

sume

M. Reynaud emphasised the hard- ship almost all classes would suffer by rising prices and the danger of inflation that would result. It was to fight this evil that the Govern- ment had passed to-day's decrees.

of

to

Only one of these was financial- the convention with the Bank France which enabled France mobliise her reserve for payments abroad and at home.

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the other

decrees were essential object economie. Their Win to increase production restrict consumption.

All

M. Reynaud announced that in a few days a start would be made in taking a census for ration cards.

He added: "Privation is essential In war-time. Every act of sacrifice is a shot fired at the enemy."

Speaking of the Franco-Briush Anaucial agreement, M. Reynaud said that this was the seed of the future organisation of Europe and the field of its application ought to be extend- ed

LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter). -In the House of Commons to day, Mr. Robert Morgan asked whether the Yangtae and the Peart River had yet been open-tid declared: "We shall not lose the In a stirring peroratlon, M. Rey- ed for general trading as pro-peace of the common, victory of mised by the Japanese Prime Britain and France as we did that of Minister on December 18, and, 1918"

if not, to what extent the trade. and shipping in these waters

was still subjected to restriction. Bikker Light'

Mr. R. A. Butler, in a written reply, said: "No, not yet."

The present arrangements on the Pearl River, he said, allow one Bri- tish phip to visit Canton every week. As regards the Yangtse, the river is still closed to Third Power ship- ping above Kiongyin, while below this point British vessels are operat- ing under certain difficulties which have been brought to the notice of the Japanese authorities.

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New Dutch Invention The Magician

Now Under Test

́LONDON, Feb. 29 (Reuter). The strange properties of a invention called the

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" KYOTO, Feb. 29 (Domel).— Mr. Robert Morgan asked what Dutch On charges of lese-majeste and stays had been taken to secure the re-"Bikker Light" were mentioned. violations of the Public Order opening of British shipping in. inland in the House of Commons to-day Regulations, Wanisaburo Degu-Waters in China and in the Yangte when Sir William Brown asked

other than the Yangtse Itself, Soviet naval strength i the Far chi, 69, founder, Sumi 'Deguchi, and whether British were, whether the Home Secretary was East was not sufficient to oppose the 57, and 53 other adherents to now able to ply freely along the aware of this light. Japanese naval force.

The Japanese Navy followed a "Omolokyo," publicly denounced accustomed routes. polley

Mr. R. A. Butler, in a written reply. non-as a. blasphemous religion, were said that Lord Halifax is calling for aggresalon, he stated, although it was sentenced to-day to heavy a report on the present position in only natural that it would take appenalties by Chief Judge Shoji at these waterways, propriate mensures to meet the situation if it is exposed to a menace they Kyoto District Court. from any quarter.

of non-incnace

and

Kaffirs Advance Strongly

They were arrested on December 0, 1037, throughout Western Jupan and after they were formally pro- secuted In August, 1938, have been tried in camera by District Court au- thorities for a year and a halt.

Wanisuburo Deguchi was sentenced with hard to life imprisonment Inbour: Iso Deguchi, director of the LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter) —On "Showa Holy Society," was given 15

penal, servitude. the Stock Exchange, Kaffes strongly years

Telshiro advanced throughout the session as Deguchi, chief of the Kinki Branch of a result of yesterday's South African Omotokyo,

years' penal servitude. Budget statement.

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Dangers Of Inflation

All Must Be Ready For Sacrifices

It was stuted that this light made It unnecessary to black out windows. it being possible to keep Hlumination en in a factory and work to be con- tinued with the windows open.

Sir William Brown sald that light was being used in Holland without being seen from the air.

Sir John Anderson, the Home

at

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The Hong Kong Hotel

ROOF GARDEN

Friday, March 8th

Secretary, replied that his Depart- Saturday, March 9th

ment had known of the "Bilder Light" for months and were, subject- ing it to a complete test.

Sir William Brown's question arose out of a question by Mr. Rhys Davies, who asked if Sir John Anderson was aware of—complaints that some actory-owners in their black-out; arrangements never admitted day- LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter).light through windows. Sumi Deguchi 10 years penal ser-During the first six months of Gilt-edged securities benefited vitude, Tetsuo Takagi, assistant from a late quiet investment demand manager of Omotokyo, 12 years' penal the war, says the "Daily Tele- servitude, and Kichisaburo funshilo, graph," apropos of Mr. Chamber- 12 years' penal servitude.

lain's warning on Wednesday of the dangers of inflationary rises in prices, no inflation has so far appeared.

but Industrials were irregular. Wall Street was irregular.

Nazi Gangsterdom Must Be Wiped Out - Eden

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 29 (UP).—In a speech here recolous of ute warfare from to-night, Mr. Anthony Eden called for a fight to the finish. a humanitarian viewpoint are quite i "Until Hitlerism and the international gangsterdom

the

for which it stands, is utterly destroyed there is going to be neither security for the present nor hope for the future," he declared.

He added that a truce

used by different from those Germans.

The submarine warfare as practised by Germany, says the paper, is u war of destruction without regard for

The

the paper points out that German and Swedish trade agree-would mean greater dangers for

normal trade ment provides for

other Britain a few months or a few relations for Sweden with countries.

years hence. The paper asks, "How can we ex- pect to observe this when Germany does not consider herself bound by it?"

NEW COLD WAVE HITS SHANGHAI

05 an

con-

to

But it would be a grave error. infer that we shall be able to main- tain the present standards of con- sumption indefinitely.

Nothing is more difficult than to combat the vicious spiral of rising wages and cost and to prevent this every section of the community will have to bear a sacrifice.

be

A single exception, says the paper, might be the poorest who are already at or below subsistence levels.

The greater proportion will have to

borne

by hight income levels.

those The paper points out that average £5 a weekt class are respon- sible for two-thirds of the consump- Lion.

A man must be sure that his in- come is below this before he can con- Alder himself entitled to abstain from a share in the common socrifice.

Swedes Appeal

To America

Aid Sought For Fight Against Rods

Cancer Cure Claimed

Japanese Professor's Experiments

The conundrum of the world's NAGOYA, March 1 (Domei).

medical science for many years, a complete remedy for cancer, is claimed to have been dis- covered by Dr. Selzaburo Okada, Professor of Nagoya Medical College.

Hitherto, the only possible treat- ment of cancer been made through the medium of Rontegen rays and radium but they

Ineffective against cancerous growths deep in the body.

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Dr. Okada claims that he has suc- ceeded in destroying cancer complete- ly by injecting the essence of cancer into the vein. He has successfully experimented on white rats.

The new method of treatment will not incus the weaknesses ottributed to the Rontgen treatment. Dr Okada says that the prospect of applying his method to the human body is highly encouraging.

Anthony Eden, Secretary for the now Dominions yesterday described the

Empire air training scheme

In unparallelled effort both ception and execution.

Ho stressed the value similar No Compromisc

schemes in Southern Rhodesia and LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter), Mr. | South Afries, which were over and Anthony Eden, Secretary for the above the Canadian scheme. Dominions, speaking at Liverpool As a result of the Empire scheme to-day, said that the respite this a stream of pilots, observers and gue autumn and winter had been most crews would be pouring out. They valuable to us for our preparations would be numbered, he said, not in and added:

thousands but in tens of thousands. "There is to cause for complacency The breathing space they had had but even danger, if we forget the in this war, he continued, had been vital lesson that in war, victory in of the utmost value.

These months had helped to forge SHANGHAI, Feb. 29 (Reuter)the last phase means the defeat of

the enemy.

weapons. When those weapons are STOCKHOLM, Feb. 20 (Reuter), Following a period of springlike wea.

"These months have helped us to forged, he said, they will have to be-Prince Oscar of Sweden leads A ther, the city was hit by a cold wave

forgo Qur weapons,

when used until Hitlerism and internation- group of prominent representatives of to-day and there were heavy falls of snow in the afternoon which is most weapons are forged, they will have al gangsterdon for which it stood Swedish culture who have appealed

to be used.

ura entirely destroyed,

to the intellectual Icadors the unusual ter this time

"Until Hitlerism, and the interna-i

United States to "come to the asslat- No Compromiso tional

which stands, is utterly and finally destroy-that would only mean great dangers

gangsterdam for

There must be no compromise for once of Finland soun by every incans

possible," ed, there is going

The appeal says that there is great to be neither

In a few years even months, security for the present nor hope for

Mr. C. H. Windsor, of Windsor Mr. Eden went on to speak about danger in delay and that speedy help the future.

Is-imperative.

Brothers, Jowellers, of No. 66 his discussions as Foreign Secretory

Other signatories include the Arch- the present Nazi Foreign

bishop of Uppsala, the Premate of Nathan Road, reports that at Ribbentrop Sweden, the novelists, Selma Lagerlof 4.80

he to now. If I limored those slark who was then German Ambassador to and Cari Heldenstam, the scientists, awakened by

to-day dangers, would only contront us with

the sound of greater dangers in a few months or

Professors

Kurl

and broken glass......... Siegbann Theodor Svedberg (all Nobel Priza winnern) and Professor Cassel, the

of the year. The snowfall added to the dificulties of transport which is already most trying owing to the strike,

and

STALIN' CHANGES promise which you may try to come Minister, Joachim

"Any truce, any patchwork com- with

HIS PILOTS

"Compromise with

von

London.

Ribbentrop,

he sold, often told him a few years hence, and then it might of the dangers of Bolshevism and said SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH' LONDON, Feb. 20 (UP)-Radio-be too late,

that if it were not for the Nazi St. Moscow announced to-day that M. Potemkin has been relieved from his only faith is brute force, whose only George, the Red Dragon would have

swamped Britain. offer as Assistant Commissar for methods are in themselves a denial. That fable had been related in Foreign Affairs.

those whose

world-famous economist.

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VAST NAZI SPY RING EXPOSED

OPPOSITION TO

MINE MURDERS

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHY 20 (Reuter).—Ac-] PARIS, Feb.

OSLO, Feb. 29 (UP)—Mr. Hobt, cording to a message from Ljubliana,

Foreign Minister, inforznod a vast German military and political the

three spy ring, organised In Jugo-Slavia Parliament to-day that the since the outbreak d♬ war, has been Scandinavian countriescare preparing uniform · but..., separate - applicatisas discovered there.

Ila went to the shop-front and saw a Chinese running into Mody Road:

A check of the articles in one of

- jasking; for the termination of mine his shop-windows revealed that ф

The organisation is stated to have laying because ik violates Interna. 14-carat gold watch valued at $125, | been directed by Relch Germans but tional Law. of civilisation-that way we plunge many different forms by the Germans. ZURICH, Feb. 29 (Reuter),—Mr. and a chromium-plated watch valued the work was done by Germans in Ile has been appointed as Peoples back into the dark nges."

But what has happened now, asked. ' Sumner Welles, President Roosevelt's] at $17 were missing. Mr.

| have caurod the Blavene authoritie Windsor Jugo-Slavio, Commissar for the Education of the

Empiro Air Schomo

Mr. Eden. The red dragon has taiten personal observer in

Twenty-eight ́ arrosta ; have boon to timaiyo the German Kultarbung European assessed the value of the broken glass Russian Republic.

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-Mr.the Nazi St. George for a ride.

made. The revelations of the losslare'In their area.. capitals, has left for Berlin.

window at $00.