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AQUARIUM FOR Government To Check
Of New Tin ALHAMBRA The revelation that the Fisheries). LONDON, Mar, 0 (Reuter),—The Agreement
HONGKONG
"Squeeze" Racket
Station which is to bo established in question of offering commissions for
|Hon. Mr. N. L. 'Smith,
Hongkong as a result of a grant from Government contracts was raised in Malaya Protests Voicod the Imperial Government will in the House of Commons to-day when clude an experimental Aquarium was the Attorney-General was asked it In The Commons made in Legislative Council this he would consider introducing legis- afternoon by the Colonial Secretary, Jation making it illegal to offer any LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter)-Re- cunnideration by way of commission plying to Mr. H. F. S. Stokes In the In view of the International situn-(or otherwise for granting or procur-House of Commons to-day, tion, it has been decided by Governing any Government contracts.
Mr. MacDonald said he was aware that ment, however, to bear the cost of The Attorney General was also certain tin producers in Malaya were estabilching the Aquarium, estimated asked if he would, in the meantime, opposed to the International
na temporary check, nt £2,000, itself.
The British Government has made Government contractors that proof of it, but he believed that their views notify all Agreement and measures taken under a grant of £8,000 for the Fisheries any agreement entered into for puy- were contrary to those of the great Research Station.
ment of commissions by any firm of majority of producers in Malaya. The Hon. Mr. Smith said:
Government contractors to any agent
Tin
"On September 20, 1038, this Gov-in connection with the procuring of In a supplementary question, Mr. ernment requested the Secretary of any contract with the Government Stokes asked 1 Mr. Malcolm Mac- States for the Colonies to make formal would preclude the giving of any Donald was aware that the restric
further contracts to such a arm. application on its behalf to the
tion of "elshty per cent." had taken Colonial Development Advisory Com- Law Needs Strengthening effect and that a considerable quantity mittee for a grant to cover the capitali Replying, Sir Donald Somervell of tin had to be purchased from for- Prost of the establishment in the sald that Government agreed that eign sources, and that there was
Colony
of a Fisheries Station and the law required strengthening in concern in the trade about this Experimental
Imental Aquarium,
order to prevent undesirable
matter, practices "In Fe
February, 1939, the Secretory of the kind referred to in the ques-
Admite Criticismı of State replied that the Colonial tion, and they were proposing to Development Advisory Committee make regulations for that purpose. Mr. Malcolm MacDonald sold ho bad recommended, arid the Lords! "In the meantiafe, it cannot be too was aware there were criticisms con- Commissioners of the Treasury had widely known that there is no occa-cerning the decision taken, but all approved, that
free grant not ex-slon whatever to pay commission to were relevant to the considerations ceeding £10,000 from the Colonial anybody in respect of the procuring taken into account by the Inter-. Development
nent Fund should be paid to of Government contract, and the cirinational Tin Committee. this Government to meet the cost of cumstances of certain cases, to which He said he was satisfied that their the proposed
the attention of Government is called, decision was welcomed by a great "On the
outbreak of war
anare being investigated," the majority or producers. enquiry was addressed to the Secret-Attorney-General." ary of State asking whether, in view
of the necessity for the conservation
sald
Replying to Mr. W. Thome, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald sald he was cer {tain that if there were a shortage of
celve representations from his collen- gues,
of Government funds for the effective SIRENS SHRIEK tin in Great Britain he would re-
prosecution of the war. the proposed grant might still be expected to be available.
AT GIBRALTAR
GIBRALTAR, Mar. 7 (Reuter),
when five unidentified)
"The Secretary of State. suggested| in reply that the original application should be restricted so as to exclude Yesterday
Air raid warnings were sounded
west.
They turned southwards and dis- appeared just before they reached the outer section of the
the aquarium, section of the scheme, planes approached from the north- at any rate for the duration of the war. I was considered, however, that it was highly desirable that the Fisheries Station should be construct ed from the outset as and further, that the aquarium sec-
as a complete unit, zone.
This is Gibraltar's fifth tion was an essential component of plan of the war. the project as a whole.
HARUNA MARU HELD UP
OSAKA, Mar. 7 (Domel).—Three defence live theils were fired across the bows of the N.Y.K. liner Haruna Maru by air rolda French warship off the coast of Portugal in the middle of January, according to Captain Akiyoshi, who arrived in Osakit on Wednesday.
The Finance Committee of this BIG GOLD CARGO
Council was thereupon consulted and
4greed that the
the cost of the Aquarium, which la expected be in of £8,000 should be gratefully
to in the nature
Captain Akiyoshi stated that one ABOARD REX French warship fell a dozen yards
ROME, Mar. 7
(Reuter).—The
of the three shells fired by the
from the Japanese ship. accepted from the Colonial Develop-51,000-ton Italian liner, Rex, salled ship ordered the Japanese steamer After the ring, the French war- ment Advisory Committee for the from here on Tuesday afternoon for to heave to. construction of the fisheries research New York. section of the prope
proposed station.
"This is
been
is the first
In addition to 100 passengers, she
made from which has carried a quantity of gold from the
Colonial De- Dutch Government as payment to the were issued in Hongkong last year, as Seven United Kingdom patents velopment Fund to this Colony and United States (or purchases received, against fifteen in 1930. it is perhaps a
a Atting coincidence
that I should to-day be moving this resolution so soon after
fter the publica- tlon of the far-reaching proposals of His Majesty's Government in the matter of Colonial polley in whieh | the expansion and development of this Fund play, so important a part."|
Popular Army Man Seriously Hurt
SHANGHAI, Mar. 7 (Router).- Sergi. J. Campbell, 20, popular cap- tain of the Seaforth Highlanders football team and member of thisj year's Shanghal foreign side against Hongkong, was seriously injured yes- terday in the French Concession in a collision between his
motor-cycle and a French Army bus.
-Campbell --- suffered fracture of the left leg
compound
Despite a successful operation, which was performed immediately, Campbell is said to be still in a fairly serious condition.
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At the end of the meeting, His Excellency the Governor said: "It] is hoped to move the first reading of) the Bill which will implement the motion that has been carried this afternoon in respect of War Revenue. "At the same time, I hope und be- lieve that it will be possible to
to make a clear statement of Government's Intention with regard to the penditure, so far as the gift to His Majesty's Government is concerned, with such detalls as are possible re- garding figures, and I hope it will be possible to pass a resolution that day voling a certain sum of money for that purpose."
Council adjourned until March 14.i
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LONDON, Mar.0 (Reuter)—–—– ·STOCKHOLM, Mar. 0 (Router).— Second leave for the men of the Information has reached hero"to-day:
·British ́ ́. Expeditionary force who that Marshal Carl Mannerheim, the went over to France during the first; Finnish Commander-in-Chief, 18. In- month of the war will soon bo grant | dlapored.
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