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LONDON, Mar. 6 (Router)-"Reuter" is informed that the Rhodes Trustees have decided to found two Rhodes Scholar- ships annually for India.

The Rhodes Scholarships are of an annual vátue of 2400 and aro tenable at Oxford University.

With one or two exceptions they are awarded to young men who have

been educated at universities in the FAMOUS STAGE

British dominions and in the United Staten.

All Tho Virtuos Cecil Rhodes laid down in his will that in the election of a scholar special regard should be paid to his scholas- Be attainments, his fondness for manly outdoor sports, his qualities of manhood, truth, courage, devotion to duty, unselfishness, and sympathy for the weak, and his powers of leader- thip

The Rhodes Trustees are confident that

candidates fully up to the high standard set by previous Rhodes Scholars will be forthcoming from India, and they have been assured that Indian Rhodes Scholars will be welcome at Oxford.

These

scholarships are founded for on initial period of five years, after will be reviewed in the which

they light of experience,

Scholars

The first Indian Rhodes will come into residence at Oxford at the end of the war.

"Times" Comment The "Times" in commending the foregoing points out that the pro- vision for the deferment of operation of the scheme until the end of the war strengthens the intention to give the experiment a fair start. For the Rhodes Scholarship system is at pre-

almost in sen!

in abeyance owing transport dificulties, the claims of military service, and the reluctance of the United States to allow their citizens to enter belligerent countries; moreover, it cannot be said that the University

sity as 趋 whole is living under

normal conditions.

to

Meanwhile there will be time to settle various details which have been worked out in other parts of the Em- pire and to ensure that a great de- parture is successful from the outset.

LETTERS

Salaries Tax

To the Editor,

"Hongkong Telegraph."

Sir, Further to iny letter which

ters.

STAR DIES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

CANNES, Mar. 7' (UP).— The death occurred at her chateau here last night of Maxine Elliott, one of America's greatest and most beautiful actresses. She celebrated her 60th birthday only a fortnight

axo.

She is survived by her sister, Madge Eliott,

Death occurred after a long Illness.

The Inte Maxine Eltfelt wha born Jessie Dermot, in Rock. land, Maine. Her stage name was suggested by the great Dion Boucicnult.

Her friends were legion, and included King Edward VII be- fore the Great War, and the Duke of Windsor, Mr. Winston Churchill, Captain Anthony Eden and Mr. Somerset Maug- ham at the time of her death.

Her chateau at Cannes, which was once saved from destruc-" tion by fire by the British Navy, was known as the "House of Lorda" because of the remark- able number of celebrated peo- ple who were often guests.

During the Great War Maxine Elliott left the stage in order to operate her own ambulance unit in Belgium. She stayed there until long after the German occupation.

Mr. Welles'

Paris Programme

Very Wide Discussions Arranged

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH PARIS, Mar. 7, (UP)-Mr. Sumner Welles' programme in Paris has been completed.

It provides for discussions with French officials on the widest possi- ble range of subjects,

Hoated Criticism In House Of Commons

Visits To Paris, London

And Thon Romo

British Action LONDON, Mar. 6 (Router) — Mr. George Strauss asked the

BERNE, Mar. d (Reuter)Mr.Prime Minister in the House of Sumner Welles has definitely denied Commons to-day whether in that he would call a conference in view of the great indignation in London of United States' Ministers in the United States. over the

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar, 6 (UF)-Mr. Noel Baker (Labour) to-day moved a vote of censure in the House of Cornmons on the Government's policy in Pale-Scandinavia. stine.

He denounced the restrictions of land sales as "arbitrary, reaction

ory and unjust," and challenged the Colonial Secretary to prove that there were more Arabs without land now than there were in 1933.

Woak And Hunted Race "To-day the Jews are a weak and

hunted race because of the general holocaust," declared Mr. Baker, adding: "The civilised standards of their Influence has gone so far that we dare to perform this shame- ful not to-day-to, repudiate moral contract with them while a great war is going on.”

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald the Colonial Secretary said that the Government's policy in Palestine was essential to the maintenance of good government in that country and to "enable us to mobilise our forces,"

Unjust Discrimination LONDON, Mer. 4 (Reuter).An Opposition vote of vensure on the Government in connection with the issue of land regulations in Palestine was moved in the House of Commons to-day.

Mr. Welles leaves for Paris to night and plans to go to London at the beginning of next week, then re- turn to Rome and sea Signor Mus soltni. He will spend a day in Paris en route between London and Rome,

"Silent As A Carp" Mr. Welles told reporters that he would remain as "silent as a carp" about his conversations. He would communicate no official Information he had received to any other Euro- pean Government.

It is considered significant that Mr. Welles did not deny the report that he had invited Dr. Schacht, the former German Finance Minister, to visit America.

his. He has been profoundly appointed."

search of the Pan-American Clipper in the Bermudas on January 18, he could make a statement on the matter.

International Law a belligerent coun- Mr. R. A. Butler replied that under

try was at liberty to examine any mall, whether neutral or belligerent, which was brought voluntarily within its jurisdiction.

The Government had decided to exercise this right at Bermuda on January 10 in respect to east-bound maile carried by the Pan-American Atlantic Service.

Serious Blundor?

Mr. Strauss asked if it was a fact that as a result of the British Gov- dis-ernment's action there had been great indignation felt by the Ameri- can public and that the service now no longer stops at Bermuda.

In view of those facts, he asked whether the action of the British Government

a

Mr. MacDonald snid he did not seek to deny the great effect that the out- break of war had had in_bringing about greater pacification in Palestine. It had made a deep impression: The Arabs had recognised that Nazi domination In Europe would be great threat to their prospects of freedom and the freedom of the Arab kingdom in the rest of Arabia. Abated Hostility The motion expressed regret that,

They had abated their hostility and acting without the authority of the League Council, regulations control-expressed their complete friendship ling the transfer of land were issued with us and had, offered their help which discriminated unjustly against which we were accepting in many

In ways. one section of the inhabliants

At the outbreak of the Palestine.

war,

he

Mr. Noel Buker, moving the resolu-said, the Jewish leaders also declared tion, recalled that the Opposition had that a larger issue had been raised. held last May that the Secretary of towards the White Paper, they offer- Without qualifying their hostility States's White Paper of May 17 was Inconsistent with the Palestine Man-

date.

These land regulations, which the Opposition now oppose, were part of the policy of that White Paper,

They believed that these regula- tions damaged the interests of both

| Aruba and Jews,

The Secretary of State's latest White Paper did not say that Arabs were landless and dispossessed at present. Jews only sought to buy surplus land.

Strong Safeguards

Great Britain and France. ed unconditionally their support to

War

their practical support to our

The Jews in Palestine had offered effort which we were accepting to a maximum practical extent.

"I should like on behalf of the British Government to express our thanks to both the Jewish and Arab communities for their loyal

friend- ship and support in our war against the common enemy, Nazi Germany,” he continued.

VULLE

not a serious Blunder. Mr. R. A. Butler said that he did The Govern- not sepept that at all. ment's action was correct and, more- over, was justified by what was dis covered in the mail,

Asked whether it was possible to consider some sort of arrangement that would satisfy the need of the British Government and a large sec- tion of American opinion, Mr. Butler replied that it was always their desire to find some sort of settlement which would be agreeable to both nations.

Throttling Trade

How Britain Suffers In

North China

LONDON, Mar. 0 (Reuter).--Sir John Wardlaw Milne, In the House of Commons to-day, naked whether the Prime Minister had received any recent report on British export trade to those parts of China in Japanese occupation, und If he wore aware

Essential To Harmony He contended that if they had not The existing safeguards against introduced these land regulations in the landless Arab problem

the comparative harmony which hud pretty strong, and Mr. Baker declar-cen established they would certainly that only such goods as canzot be ed that the Jews had not decreased/have been disturbed before long and supplied by Japanese Industry. the land avaliable to the Arabs, but it over a long period this harmony allowed to enter Northern and Cen-

had notably increased it

were

aré

these

the

China

these land regulations were essential

trái Chinn regions. was to be maintained. He contended that Jewish netivį.

Admits Position Referring to the troops which had ties resulted in great benent to the already been withdrawn from Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary Arabs, and argued that Mr. Mac Palestine between the publication of for Foreign Affairs, replied in the

that Donald's proposed course was de the White Paper last year and the affirmative and

added Hoerately violating British obligo tions and striking a blow at the great that the question of withdrawing | United Kingdom exports to

O principle for which we were at war. troops from Palestine was to-day far since 1937.

Until Mr. MacDonald raised

ten more important than it was storm a week ago by promulgating months ago. the new regulations. Palestine had Raw Material For Agitators been forgotten. He had

examined the status of the Permanent Man-less Arabs, Mr. MacDonald said that Dealing with the question of land- dates Commission and contended

sense.

Mr. MacDonald's Reply Mr. Baker said that 00 per cent. of Jewish eligibles in Palestine had Aght for the Aliled cause,

To what extent these exports con- slated of such goods as could not be supplied by Japanese Industry did not appear.

A further report on this point, he He repeated that representations, however, had

been made to the Japanese Government regarding the restrictions imposed by the Japanese authorities on trade with the third

In North Powers generally

Central China.

and

that if the Counell was of the opinion that the White Paper was inconslet-. ent with the mandate, the Govern- ment would consult Parliament before attempting to put the White Paper Into operation.

you kindly published in your paper yesterday, may I say that it seems to me that the satarled employce would be subject to dual or threefold or

His taxation. even fourfold

satory would be

outbreak of war, Mr. MacDonald said reports indicated a decline in be taxed, his firm would be taxed, his investments, it any, in local Companies would be taxed and his landlord would doubtless increase his rent to recoup property tax. The non-salaried rich would be subject to no personal tax. The sularied em-

The situation in China, the Pan- ployee would be the only one, though

Amerlean Neutrality Zone and quite unrepresented in taxation mut-France's war pling will be among the that unless it was accepted as a they were the raw material for the sald, was being called for.

would be subject to direct chief subjects which will come up quasi-judicial body whose Andings come to trouble these were the levies who

anti-Jewish agitator, and when it personal tax.

for discussion.

on questions of interpretation were who were recruited into the Arab The Report of the Committee, it

As France contains the seats of accepted, the whole thing made no bandit bands. seems to me, might justly be adopted

of the exiled Polish.and. with the omission solely of the

They could not take the risic at the Salaries tax which, however, could Czech governments, Paris will offer ould a greater diversity of subjects than

present time of allowing the problem be retained in the case of Governeither Rome or Berlin.

to grow from strength to strength. who ment servants

it must be

They had had the most stern warn The programme has been left flext- addition to

volunteered their ble in order to permit Mr. Welles to

ing from Palestine in recent weeks pointed out, in security

that despite the appearance in Pale- rightful

through their penguide his conservations into whatever sions, have (also quite rightly) not channels he prefers,

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald assured atine, there was beneath the surface the House that it It had been possible a growing unrest among the Arabs, got to sweat and anxiously save in

"Tight As A Clam" order to pay the high and at present

to maintain a firm and healthy peace a growing suspicion that the British PARIS. fares for

Mor. 7 (Reuter)-Mr. In Palestine by a policy of masterly professions that they would protect that the pledge was that Government

Government, was not sincere in their

Mr. MacDonald intervened to my greatly increased passage their wives and families when, after Sunner Welles, who is due to ar-

Inactivity, he would have shown

be granted a hollday to his home/Orient Express, told a French Journ-not of land sales had become more critical and hostile to the man-1 of the League, and if the Council took 5 years, the salaried employee may rive here at 9.30 a.m. to-day by the himself a ready master at doing the interest of the Arab cultivator

would take the White Paper,_which at all. He contended that and labour, and that they had become was already operating, to the Council be KityFurthermore, the Govern-intended to intalu als reputation un cosential part of the obligations.

alist leaving Switzerland, that he the

darory power. ment servant, quite rightly, 13

a decision Involving alteration of the clam" with to carry out the mandale, housed and thus not at the mercy of of being "as tight as

policy or suggested an alteration of regard to his mission.

There were two complementary Mr. MacDonald maintained that if the mandate, the Government would rapacious landlords.

employee is already will be revealed when he receives to the Jews and one to the Arabs. The civilian

It is not expected that anything obligations of equal importance-one they now. destroyed confidence in not lake D decision on that. ncutely touched by

Issue the war. The e

British promises, the whole mood of without discussion in Parliament. A Palestine Ideal

the Arab population in Palestine Government servant is untouched by the English and American Press at

Sir Archibald contended that if the mild-day. comparison and might well be touch-

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald said that might well change. They might find Council was not going to be invited His full programme will not be ar-

Palestine, who were not only for reasons already

to meet and the Government were to just completing the work of restoring named but because of his direct em-ranged until after his arrival, but it the central fact of these 20 years that the troops in

is possible that he will visit the

was that under the powerful guid- and order, had to remain in Proceed with the policy despite the ployment under the British Govern Maginot Line.

ance and protection of Great Britain Palestine and start all over again the policy was inconsistent with the

in Mandate Commission's advice more than 35,000 Jews had found that painful work, and they might mandate, this was not fulfilment of ment and for reason also to help pay

London He will be flying to for increased disbursements

which Sunday.

even find that the troops recently the pledge. the Government wll be paying in his own personal behalf.

is touch- can still sit back and ed a little, he rejoice at his lot compared with that of the civilian would be no unfairness or injustice such a compulsory contribution by

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on

ACCIDENT employee. There

happy settlement in home in Palestine.

their national

law

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to lend a hand.

Tory Criticisos

that

reduction, in the heavy personal whilst en route from Hongkong to armed or enhanced their economic. Palestine, the House and the League Mr. R. R. Stoker, who recently re-

In

Government officials alone.

THIRD WEEK

real

emoluments portion of the cost of Bangkok, according to brief Informa-security,

this tion received in the Colony

Government, it only for the war,

would also go some way to meet the morning. criticism of the cost of Government

ters. It is, of

injured.

that

the

Mr. MacDonald denied land regulations were a concession to The accident occurred 13 the political pressure from the Arabs

and END OF MARCH recently expressed in various quar-machine was taking off from Udoorn. added that If they were concerned

in Palestine. (Cheers). Neither passengers nor crew were with making concessions to Arab Ters. Is, of course, only natural

political claims they would have gone FORTNIGHTLY and human that a suggestion such as this, good though it is, should come

very much further than they had.

"Our whole problem in Palestine from an anonymous non-Government employee and not from the officials themselves. Let it not be despised

on that account.

this morning to take on the passeng

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Mr.

What

was wanted in Palestine, he taken away would have to come back said, was a

development beneficial

If there were trouble in Palestine, to the Jews which would enable them

Capt. V. A. Cazalet, the Conserva- to continue, where possible, their

there would be repercussions in tive Member, declared that the re Trans-Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia,gulations would frustrate the only close settlement of land and develop-

Egypt and India.

real hope of permanent co-operation The Imperial Airways air-liner ment which, at the same time, was Dorado

damaged W0s

Mr. MacDonald added that if there between the Jew and the Arab. yesterday beneficial to the Arabs, which con- had been recrudescence of trouble in

On the other hand, the Labourite, itself would have to come to the con- turned from a visit to Palestine and Judgment and had neglected our duty mont and said that from Cairo to clusion that we had made an error of the Near East, supported the Govern- to maintain peace, order and progress Baghdad all statesmen, native Prime Ministers, High Commissioners and National Home Established.

sigh of Ambassadora had heaved a MacDonald concluded, that relief that the present measure had under the benevolence and powerful been taken.

Mr. The Independent Member. is to hold the scale even and fairly protection of Great Britain, a Jewish

member, The passengers were Mesdames between the Jewish and Arab claims National Home had been established Lipson, who is a Jewish Wentworth-Reeve and Lock.

which is not an easy task but ar- in Palestine,

thought that the Government pro- The plane was piloted by Capt. tremely difficult," he said.

It will stay there. It will grow pools were regrettable, but asked After quoting from a report on the there and it will prosper there. what would happen to the Jewish THIRD WEEK port, strictly as a war measure only. It is believed that the Dorado will Peel Commission, Mr. MacDonald The Arabs had equal rights to the National Home If Hitler won

but apply the personal tax only to have to be withdrawn from exrvice said that they were not introducing rights of the Jews. We were going to

Sacrifices must be made to win the security and privileges would pay it for some days in order to effect re-this measure as a result of political protect the sight of us well awe were willing to muce the sunridde make sacrifice. it pairs.

pressure from the Arab because the Jews. with justice so long as the war lasts.

If those rights of the Arabs are of this great weight of evidence from Inward Plane Dolayed i

Consure Motion Dofoated In conclusion, let me add, for the Tho Imperial

Impartial and authoritative opinion. Ignored: the Jewish National Home plane

LONDON, Mar. (Reuter)-In bencût of any enemy eyes who may scheduled to arrive at Ful Tackar Unless they did something like it in will not prosper in Palestine.

the House of Commons to-day, the read these letters, that this discussion

There .con only

be peace and pro- Opposition motion of censure,whs de- carries no disloyalty, that it is a mat-port to-day has been delayed and will the near future, he said, they would

in be defeating the purpose of the man-Bress Palestine on hot now arrive until to-morrow.

basis of feated by 202 votes against 120. ter purely of internal domestic

mutual recognition of the rights of

Palestine Normal polities in an unrepresented com-

the two communities inhabiting the PARIS, Mar. 6 (UP)The Franco- munity, and that, though we bitterly Italian commercial accord has been

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" country.

JERUSALEM, Mar. Mr. MacDonald received a prolong Palestine has returned oppose a Salaries tax that is obvious-

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to normat ly unfair and unjust, wo aro all

cd ovation from the Ministerin following viole benches, determined to defeat our enemy. Let prosperity of this Colony, which

demonstrations in the Government, however, take heed prosperity might only too easily be

Jerusalem. Tel-a-Viv: and Haifa;

The demonstrations resulted in the lest by complacently pushing on with destroyed. To seek an alternative to

Sir Archibald Sinclair, Leader of imposition of a

of a daylight curfew. such a measure they do not become taxing business and the rich" by tax- In fact, he continued, Palestine the Liberal Opposition, following Mr. It is believed that the demonstra- seriously embarrassed,

ing the unrepresented and insecure was enjoying a greater qulations that Noel Baker, declared that his pro-tions were intended to influence the Consideration - haa most wisely salaried employee is as ridiculous and had been enjoyed for four years. posals represented a bretrayal of the debate in the House of Commonal on been given to the grave danger of reactionary as it is dangerous und -"Ufiilor," "wald "Mr. MacDonald, “, – Jews; and asserted that the Govern Palestine. Labour has introduced a altering a factor that Immensely cun- | unjust,

not quite so grateful; die had hoped ment Have a pledge, that the Council vote of censure against the Chant tributes to the economic welfaïe und]

SALARIED EMPLOYED. that Palestine would be an ally, of of the League would be consulted, and berlain Government.

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He said that it was certainly true that the situation in Palestine, which twelve months ago was exceedingly this country and other people, had #rave and fraught with danger to` very greatly improved.

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