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BRITAIN'S "Scottish Whiskey Was MR. OYSTER A Look Through

DECISION

Full Aid For Finns

If Torms Rojected

SPECIAL TO THE "TELKORAPH"

Distilled in Hongkong

Last year several Europeans were cleverly hood-winked by bogus salesmen who went about selling whiskey and brandy LONDON, Mar. 11 (UP)-purported to be from reputable firms and of the highest quality. The Allies have informed Fin- In reality, the wines were nothing more than -some form of

adulterated spirits. Innd that they are prepared to proceed immediately to aid the

Covering the same subject,

WELLES

The "Telegraph”

Another Man Whoso Lips Are Scaled

50 YEARS ACO

March 12, 1800. LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter). We are informed by a gentleman -Mr. Sumner Welles drove to from the Peak district that about 8.45 the American Embassy this a.m. a storm of hall suddenly broke Jover the Trumway station, lasting morning and received the Press about 3 minutes. The stones were at noon, He smiled at his own phenomenally large, averaging about Jan inch ncross, by three-eighths thick. Answering questions by over 100 It was a sight, our informant assured journalists, he emphasised that he was us, that he would. not have belleved in Europe on a fact-finding lour in if he had not witnessed it order

to report to President Roosevell Secondly, any views given him by The Attillery Volunteers are being ・・ members of the Governments he had invited by the military authorities to scen were absolutely confidential and co-operate in a big-gua display in solely for President Roosevelt. honour of the Duke of Connaught. But they are not "freezing” on to the

Finns with all their available three cases of importance to the General Kita reticenes.

resources, announced Mr. Cham berlain in the House of Commons to-day.

This announcement is widely interpreted as a tacit admission that the Finnish war is practic- ally over.

The Prime Minister said aid would be sent to Finland "in response to An appen! from Finland."

However, such an appeal has not come. Instead, the Finns are nego

lating with Russia.

Some members of Parliament huve Interpreted the Premier's statement as ineing there is still a possibility

of Allied help if the negotiations collapse.

Hongkong

community were heard at the Contral Magistracy yesterday afternoon by Mr. R. Edwards.

Transferred

In the first ease, Poon Kwan-hang and Cho Yuk-sang were charged

Significant Move By with possession of dutiable spirit. Japanese In N. C. possession of duty paid labels and relailing whiskey and brandy without

PEIPING, Mar. 11 (Router). a licence. The whiskey concerned purported to be White Horse and theIt is now quite definite that Lieut. General Kita, the Japan- brandy to be Hennessy's 3 Stars.

Defendants were alleged to have eso Army's political director in approached Mrs. M. Sullivan of 27 North China and the power Robinson Road and Mrs. J. Pennell. wife of Sgt. Pennell of the Hongkong behind the Felping Government, Police Force, to try and dispose of the will shortly leave North China bottles of wine.

for good, having been trans- ferred to a military command in Major-General

Defendants were each sentenced to nine months hard labour each.

In another case, Ng Kai was Japan.

11: with

(a) possession of duti- charge able spirit supposed

to be of the Mohloka. White Horse brand, (b) possession

of of dutiable spirits,

successor

Political Motive ?

(b) centraled that

Prosecuting, Senior Revenue Officer poned from March 12.

•

•

No Proposals He added: "I have no proposals to den. We understand that the Fleet calte and no commitments to offer will go through a series of evolutions when the vialtors arrive. The "Fame" in the name of my Government."

Mr. Welles sees Viscount Halifax will be on hand to tow any "cripple" this afternoon and afterwards he will into harbour after the display. be received by the he chamberlain and to-night he will dine with Viscount Halifax.

In the early evening will see Mr.

25 YEARS AGO

March 12, 1915. The Hon, Neil Primross announced Audience With King

in the House of Comunons that, in LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter).Mr.deference to the express desire of His Sumner Welles spent an hour at the Holiness the Pope, Germany has Foreign Office this afternoon and agreed to a mutual exchange of in- when he lett Lord Halifax came to vaild civilians. The entrance to see him off.

Mr. Sumner Welles and Mr. Joseph

Loening Conversation

42

The British

of duty paid labels and (c) porsesalon In view of the fact that Lieut. P. Kennedy, United States Ambassa-violent bombardiment of Nieuport by In Belgium there has been a most of duty paid labels which had been Kita was a warm personal supporter or to London, then drove to Bucking- taken from bottles of duty bald of Wang Keh-min and of the semi-ham Palace where they were received centimetre guns,

Army

Our heavy supported by independent status of North China, by the King. spirit.

Ng was sentenced to 12 months this move considered significout:

They had tea with Their Majesties artillery, between the Lys and La Bassee Canni, gained a most import- hard labour.

The North China group may now afterwards,

ant sticeess. They captured the The third case Involved Tsong recede from the former intransigent

village of Neuve Chapelle, east of the who was charged with (n) attitude towards the formation of a

Mar 11 (Reuter)-Mr.La Basser Estairs road, and also Summer Welles, accompanied by Mr. advanced north-east of that village in possession of duty paki labels and (e) It is

the Central

Ambassador to London, KIW the t in the decetion of Biez Wood. retailing without a licence. He was Political Conference at Nanking will use Kennedy, the American the direction of Aubers, and south- open on March 20, having been post-Prime Minister and Lord Halifax They took # thousand prisoners,. given nine months hard fabour.

the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing ineindig several officers, alko Street this evening.

mitrailleuses.

German losses Received By The King were very henry. LONDON, March 11 (Domel).—Mr. Summer Welles held conversations for The outlook is black indeed for the about an hour with Lord Halifax, Germans The supreme point is that the British Foreign Sceretary.

|Germany,cannot conduct a long war Following

Interview, Mr. |--he cannot “last." And she cannot Welles, accompanied by Mr. Joseph save herself from defeat merely hold- the American Ambassador,kap on where she is. There are thus was reed

by His two alternatives open to her—elther King George. ut Ure must shortly stake everything on Majesty, Buckingham Palace.

a final supreme effort (of which she seems incapable) or she must collapse from sheer exhaustion.

And if the Allies are

able to inflict serious

Does It Mean War With Russia? Mr. Chamberlain could not amplify the stutement when he was asked whether the Government are propos ing to send troops to Finland, or if they are preparing to violate the neutrality of Norway or Sweden.

"Isn't this tantamount to going to war with Russla?" asked Me, Kirk- wood, the Labour member.

"We haven't urrived at that yet,”

the Premier's was

non-committal: reply.

Chamberlain apparently clarified the Allied position with re gard to aid for Finland in an effort to protect Anglo-French prestige and to offset predictions that n collapse A. W. Grimmitt told Mr. Edwarda Wang Ching-wel's government is of the war in Finland would greatly that the Imports and Exports Depart-new expected to be inaugurated on

Germany's position by ment strengthen permitting Russia to Increase sup these cases owing to the loss of duty

a very serious view

involved and the irreparable loss to the proprietors of White Horse and Hennesy Drandy, Whiskey through people like defendants offer ing for sale adulterated spirit In "As there appears to be a mis-Hennessy Brandy. understanding about Iho reply

The Magistrale agreed with Mr. given by the Prime Minister to a Grinumit that it was a very serious private nolico In the Tlouse of offence. Commons on the subject of Allied aid to Finland, the Prime Minister desires to make it clear that no appeal for further aid has yet been received from the Finnish Govern- receive ment."

plies to the Reich.

Following its statement in the House to-day, a statement was issued

No. from 10 Downing Street as follows:

.

Lik

took

of April 1.

Downing St. Statement battles labelled White Horse and;

In the House, Mr. Chamberlain; answered Mr. Clement Attlee's ques-

tion

on by saying that the House of Communs is aware that the British and French have sent, and are con-: tinuing to send, material assistance to Falund.

The Premier selterated that the Allies are prepared to give further aid "with all the available resources at their disposal.

Nazis Warn Neutrals

Indicate "Rights" For Sinking Ships

OSLO. Mar. 11 (Reuter),—Ger- muny has informed Norway that he considers her navy and air force en- fled to altuek neuteni ships immedi- ately

if they are sailing in an enemy Not Asked To Mediate

Convoy: if they are without ordin- LONDON, Mar. 11 (Router)-Heary lights or nationality marks: if plying to supplementary questions in they use wireless to give military m- ¦ the House of Commons to-day, Mr. forination or if they refuse to stop Neville Chamberlain said that il

when summoned to do en.

would be untrus to say that the British Government had been asked to mediate but there was in occasion | on which M. Ivan Ma'sky, the Soviet Ambasade to Londen, had merillon- ed certain terms which the Russian Lelvedunent was prepared to offer

Hitler Talks. Humbug

NEW YORK, Mar. 11 (Heuter) Commenting on Hitler's speech, the New York Times" says that it threw no new light on the situation.

if

Hitler, the paper continues, offered necessary to give his life for a German victory. This, Buye the

the

Kereedived in audience

(UP)-A

The

belie

British Criticism Of U.S. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

12 Mor. LONDON, somewhat significant tone has been disasters in the field--as we adopted by the London Press with they soon will be able-that collapse will be very materially hastened. For the arrival of Mr. Summer Welles.

Newspapers are publishing pointed the Allies the advent of Spring is remarks regarding America's attitude awaited with strong confidence; for towards the Allies apropos Inter- Iler, the paper concludes, was ference on the High Seas, and all the hour of her bitterest humillation. talking “humbug" when he described stress the Allied attitude that the war

- 10 YEARS AGO | the Allied nimis as being the destrue-{ Is

March 12, 1930. tion of Germany.

A vote for $12,700 in regard to the

paper, seems a moderate enough offer when one considers the thousands of other German liven he has already sacrificed to that end."

waged

of

behalf

The newspapers point out that

ermany It may well be dreaded as

America should be as interested as provision of a Children's Playground

for Democracy.

the

QUEER TYPE OF

Allies in seeing Nazism defeat-in Salisbury Road, Kowloon, is to NEUTRALITY

ed, and London newspapers cannot come before the Finance Committee understand why American opinion of the Legislative Council to-morrow. should place obstacles in the way of

Emphasis was played on the advis- final victory French Criticism Of

The Press takes the altitude that ability of the amalgamation of the Swedish Attitude America, far from criticising the Hongkong Electre Co. and the Chinn methods used by the Allies in waging Light and Power Co., at the annual PARIS, Mar. 11 (Reuter)-A the war, should do all in its power to meeting this morning, when

Chairman (Mr. Gordon Mackie) and statement made by the Swedish radio assist the cause.

G. II. Potts expressed their cun- bas evolted a poluled comment in Can't See Logic Of Attitude

viction that such All amalgamation French diplomale quarters, where it! If the United States were a belli- This internation is enveyed it as stressed that Germany had made; gerent, Nazism would be certain to would be to the hen:fit of bau share- holders and consumers. They re- written reply through the German clear to Scandinavian countries that collapse before next

they

gretted that up to the present it had Legation to a question from a repre- would be enadered a breach of point out.

been found impossible to work on a n! neutrality if sentative of

fait for Finland from a the Norwegian Ship Power was allowed to pass men would be saved if America went Potts describing it as a "terrible The lives of thousands of your bass agreeable to both parlles, Mr.

Neutral vessels sailing together are adviced, to exercise strict caution especially where enemy warships are operating

to Finland.

The British Government, said theowners Association.. Prim. Minister, did nol fill able to pus these terms to Finland.

Mr. Chamberlain told Mr. C. R. Attles, the Labour Opposition Leader, that any ald sent to Finland would be accordance with our oblig. Sur under the

the League Covenant." "As to co-operation with others,"

Mr. Chamberlain went on, "I have already mentioned that France is in association with ourselves. Of course I cannot say what other states might

to do.' bounl Mr. Kirkwood (Opposition La- bour): "Is not this tantamount to our going to war with Russia?"

Mr. Chamberlains: “It has not gone as far as that yet"

Asked if the Government was pre- to send troops to Finland and pared if so, were they prepared to violate the neutrality of Norway in doing so, Mr. Chamberlain sald that he could not add anything to the statement he had made.

Allies' Assurances

YUGOSLAV COAL

FOR ITALY

through their territory.

It was when this German concep-

tion

to war.

.........

suminer.

Mr.

a

There is growing evidence in Lancalamity" that an amalgamation had

not been enceted, was adopted by Sweden that she don that every Englishman feels that; invited Finland to abandon the he is fighting for world democracy

enneted A grim_drama was struggle.

and that, under the circumstances, Paris considers, even without re- Americ

Kennerly Town in the early hours of cannot and should not this

morning when Are wwept BERLIN, Mar. 11 (Reuter)-Italy calling the provisions of the League maintain strict neutrality. Engilsh through No. 12. Smithfield, a

the cannot see

logic of bas ordered 200.000 tons of coal from Covenant, that it is dificult to under-people

demollshing the Yugoslavín up to the end of May, ac- stand how the principles of neuten-America, one of the world's big storey building.

staircase and trapping a family of cording to a Rome despatch to aty, as generally understood, cau be democracies, complaining about t

German news agency.

that the Interpretation to be placed on the Prime Minister's statement on Finland is that Anglo-French help will be forthcoming If it is asked for.

Keen French Interest PARIS, Mar., 11 (Router),—Mr.; Neville Chamberlain's Announce- ment in the House of Commons with regard to further Anglo-French aid to Finland has aroused intense in- terest in France, where its importance is fully realised.

attitude.

or!

A four-

invoked to justify Sweden's present; British measures which are neces-live at the top. As the blaze grew sary to defeat an enemy who is as in intensity, the terror-stricken farmily was forced to inke refuge in the much America's 19 Britain's

kitchen at the back of the premises, France's,

and finally, before the arrival of the Brigade, to jump for their lives.

N.Z. Government

Act Quickly

Indian Mill Strike

Unsuccessful Govt.

Intervention

5 YEARS AGO

March 12, 1935. WELLINGTON, Mar. 11 (Router).

Prospects of Hongkong soon being The New Zealand Government has

able to communicate by radio-tele- taken over the control of Auckland

phone with the outside world ware Harbour und at the same time bus

referred to by the Ilon. Mr. Gordon taken the power to adopt the same

Mackle when addressing shareholders tourse elsewhere if necessary. It is felt here that the Allles have The cause of this action was a trade

of the Hongkong Telephone Co., Ltd., BOMBAY, Mar. 11 (Reuter)The at its annual meeting to-day. given Finland a strong card to play dispute between the Harbour Board

Government has intervened in the LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter)—In

In her negotiations with Russin, and and the harbour workers over a new

Labour dispute without much success the House of Commons to-day, the the next move, which lies with Fin-wage grunt.

The Government has asked

The 10 for, Prime Minister announced that the land, is eagerly awaited.

mill It is British and French Governments have

Stice last Monday, 130,000 stated in well-informed men to work at present on the old

workers have been out on strike for already informed the Finnish Govern-Finnish circles in Paris that hitherto rate pending the compiction of a

Finland ment that they Bre prepared, in in

has made no fresh appeal to new agreement for the development wage increases owing to the higher

cost of living. of # new co-operative system. response to an appeal from the Finns the Allies. for further ald, to

French political circles believe that proceed im- mediately and jointly to help Finland. the present week, with Finland's de

Political Storm In Toronto

The British and French Govern- cision and the end of Mr. Sumner Dutch Ship Mined: asked the mill owners if they would Nixon, Provincial Secretary for the

ments will use all available resources

at their disposal.

Interpretation

LONDON,

Mar. 11 (Reuter),—

"Reuter's" Lobby Correspondent says

PEPSODENT

Papsodent

TOOTH PASTE

AND

POWDER CONTAIN IRIUM

METROPOLE

FOR GREATER CLEANSING POWER

ROOM BATH than $6

CENTRAL

CLEAN

COMFORTABLE

Welles' mission, may well prove one

of the most décisive since the war started.

stops pain

in 3 seconds

CORNS

are killed and loosened with fast one applleation of Col-It. A drop or two ends the torture of throbbing corns. A few days Jater yan`ean lift off the corn root snit all.

GETS-IT

Makes you forget corns

Crew Rescued

When negotiations with employees LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter)It is broke down, the Bombay Government reported from Toronto that Mr. Harry trant a bonus if, as a result of the Ontario Government, and Premier war, they got higher profits.

Hepburn's right-hand man, has re- The mill owners had a meeting signed from the Cabinet as a protest AMSTERDAM, Mar. 11 (Reuters, yesterday, and later issued a state-against Premier Herburn's recent The Dutch cargo steamer, Amor.ment saying that they could not in-actions in criticising the conduct of

Canada's war effort, 2,323 tons, was mined and sunk near crease their original offer.. the Westhinder Lightship.

The crew of 30 were rescued by:

the Irish steamer, City of Bremen, HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION

and landed at Flushing.

The Amor was en route, to Holland

from the West Indies.

Grock Steamer Sunk

LONDON, Mar. 11 (UP).—An un- ! named Greek steamer is reported to have been mined and sunk of the smrtheast coast of England to-day,

Two other steumers are said to have picked up the entire crew.

Loan Issue Keeps Exchange Quiet

LONDON, Mar. 11 (Reuter).—The Stock Exchangɑ to-day was mainly { quiet owing to thẻ Imminence of to-

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