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KOWLOON ASSASSIN'S GUN KILLS

POLICE FORCE

Official Sitont On

K.R.A. Criticism

The Colonial Secretary, Mr. N. L. Smith and the Commissioner of Police, Mr. T. H. King refused to comment when approached by the "Telegraph" regarding the Kowloon Residents' Association's complaints about the inadequacy of the Kowloon Police Force.

.

Letters To Police Chief

Lettern have been sent to the Co- missioner of Police and the Divisional Superintendent of Police, Kowloon, by the Association stressing the Inet But the Police Force is not

·enough adequately to discharge duties of protecting the public

Kowloon.

Jurke

the

EX-GOVERNOR, WOUNDS MARQUES OF ZETLAND

FROM PAGE ONE

with Intent to murder Lord Zetland, Lord Lamington and Sir Louis Dane He will appear at Bow Street Police Court lo-marrow,

Remarkable Carcor'

Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer, well-known as the Indian adminis- trator who was involved in the Amritsor affair, was born in. Tip- perary in April, 1004, and educated at Balliol College, Oxford, taking a first in Jurisprudence,

In

Entering the Indian Civil Service

1805, rose to

to be director of the Department of Land Records and Agriculture in the Punjab by 1006. Next year he was made Settlement; Ofeer for the stoles of Ulwar and Bhurpore,

From 1901 to 1008 he was Revenue Commissioner for the North-West Frontier, becoming Act- ing Chief Commissioner 1907,

After acting

Resident in

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Britain Spending

£3,819 Every Minute On War

LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reu- ter)-Sir John Simon. In moving a vote of credit of £700,000,000, said that the Navy, Army und Air Minis- try supply were coating nearly £4,000,000 dally,

Putting together all ex- penditure including debt charges and social services, he said, Britain was at present spending about £6,- 500,000 dally,

U.S. LOAN

TO CHINA

BELISHA SEEKS A DEBATE ON FINNISH WAR SEQUEL

·FROM PAGE ONE

Minister to confinn M. Daladier's statement that

expeditionary force of 50,000 French soldiers and still more British troops were actual- ly ready.

March 14, 1940.

POPE'S PESSIMISM

Grave Outlook If The War Continuos

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VATICAN CITY,

He used further whether this| (UP),--Addressing force promised to Finland had any restrictions placed on its

use-

restrictions that had the effect of causing Finland to believe that it was Inadequate to repel the Russian

aggression.

The Prime Minister said that le had endeavoured to oblain an ae- curate account of what M. Daladier had said, and until he received it, he would prefer not to comment. The Conservative member, Mr. Harold McMillan, asked for a secret siting to discuss the conduct of the matter, but Mr. Chamberlata replied that he could not discuss it aerops the floor of the House.

M. Ivan Malsky, the Soviet Am- bassador, left the Diplomalle Gallery at the end of the supplementary questions.

Mar. the

13 Car-

dinals yesterday, His Holiness

соп-

the Pope said that "no human Make sure mind can forecast the sequences and repercussions of of a

the European war."

He added that the Church must take the lead for the resumption of world peace..

In the course of his address which was delivered ofter yesterday's ceremonias ni St. Peter's Cathedral, eclebrating the first anniversary of isla coronation, the Pope warned that the outlook for humanity, is "very grave" it the war continues.

World's Turmoils

A "Reuter" report says that the Pope declared that political, economic and moral turmoils have started re- consequences, of

On this point the annual report of Hyderabad from 1900 to 1909 and Britain Still Willing To When Scandinavia's Day Comes percussions, the

the robberles,

the Association stated:

Agent to the Governor-General in The attention of this Association Central India from 1910 to 1912, he bus been repentedly drawn to

was appointed Lleutenant-Governor alarming

increase

of the Punjab in 1913, when he was larcenies and other crines in Kow-knighted (K.C.S.I.), receiving the loon; in addition to major crimes al

G.C.SI, In 1017. this nature, the increase of truculent

His term beggars, itinerant hawkers wis per-

sistently cry their wores In pro- hilted areas and other nulsarees is most marked," one letter stated.

Insufficient Strongth

"It is apparent, however, that the strength of the Police Farce in Kow- Joon in insuficient to cope with the situation," it added. Another point rat

raised was the 11- culty of summoning Police from the Mong Kok, Sham Shut Pu. Hunk Hun and Kowloon City Police Sta- tions after midnight, and the enforc ing of the regulations regarding rear reflectors on bicycles.

U.S. Press On

War Issues

Finnish Result Not

Allied Set-Back

LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuter).The Duenos Aires paper, "Nacion" ap- plauds the common-sense solution of the Italian dispute."

The "Eldia de la Plate" considers the solution a vietory for Britain and weakening of Italo-German ties. The

odda: "The undoubted Paper

of the convoy system Is security proved

ved

both the voyage of the Queen

"

New York "Herald Tribune, commenting on the end of the Fin- nish war, mys: "It seems unlikely that the Allies have suffered nuy loss so for as the major military issues of the war are concerned. In this country, there will be poignant regret at the outcome, however in- evitable it may have been."

What Docent World Wants

The "Worcester Telegram" says. "The decent part of the world destres <lissolution of Hitlerism, but the world is not seeking dissolution of Germany. Dritain and France are fighting not to dismember the Ger- free themselves man nation but to from the menace of a ruthlessly ex- pauding Germany."

covered a

a very difficult period. 1910 term of office, which lasted till In als book, "India As I Knew It he gave an account of his adminis

and a defence of the action! trailon he took during the insurrection fol- lowing the passing of the Rowlatt 2. He declared that the leniency shown towards rioters in Deihl un March 30 encouraged the later dia- orders.

The Amritsar Riot

At Amritsar the situation became so critical bat, on April 9 he asked that the garrison (one company) should be strengthened. But before this could be done, the mob on April 10 tried to force its way into the Civil Station, but was held up by pickets who fired.

The mob then murdered all the Europeans it could flad in the city, sct fire to the Anglican Church and school while the teachers and pupils were inside, looted tro banks after murdering the three managers, and fired the goods station after killing & Bri- Lial

official.

Brillahı

Sir Michael O'Dwyer notißed Simla at the situation and was told that "If troops had to fire, they should make an example."

Aincitsar then was in the hands of the mob and General Dyer was Isolated with 1,000 men. Public

meetings had been prohibited, and

proclama-

Offer Help

LONDON, Mur, 13

(Router),

Asked whether his attention had been ilrawn to the recent decision made by of 000,000 to China, Mr. R. A. Butler in America to provide a loan of $20,- the Export and Import Bank

the House of Commons said that negotiations on the subject appeared 19, be proceeding.

well aware of their obligations under His Majesty's Government were the League of Nations, he said, and they were carrying out those oblig tions to the best of their ability in The present difficult circumstances.

Credit Fully Available Asked if there were any truth in the report that £3,000,000, which had been granted for export credlis last summer, had not yet the mere fully available, whether are any other means by which assist- ance could be rendered to China at the present time, Mr. Butler said the importance of helping China very fully realised.

lie did not think there was doubt about the availability of

£3,000,000 credit.

WLS

any the

Welles Sees Lloyd George

Long Talk With Veteran

Liberal Leader

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

on April 13, Dyer read Lion in several parts of the city that,, it meetings were held, they would be Bred on.

Nevertheless a meeting of from 5,000 to 10,000 people was held. Sumner Weiles conversed with the LONDON, Mar. 13 (UP)-Mr. veteran statesman Mr. David Lloyd Action Approved General Dyer arrived with 50 In-George for 80 minutes to-day. dian rifles and 40 Gurkhas with

The talk was longer than scheduled kukris. "Realising that to hesitate and necessitated a revision of Mr. would induce an attack on his hand-

Welles' programme. · ful of men," he fired and dispersed the mob. Between 200 and 300 per- General Beynon sons were killed, and Sir Michael sent a message ap- proving General Dyer's aellon which, General Beynon suld, had crushed the rebelilon at

In the House of Lords Viscount Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, made a statement with regard to the Russo- Finnish armistice similar to that made by Mr. Neville Chamberlals in the House of Commons.

Lord Snell, Leader of the Opposi tion, after stating that the Finnish people had done all that bravery and endurance could do, sald that he would not comment on

other Scandinavian nations, but he fell sure that if the day of their own trial came, the events of recent weeks and months would not be forgotten.

Caustic Comment SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGĦAPH" ROME, Mar 14 (UP)—Italian Russo-Finnish peace terms. newspapers this morning splash the

"The British and French

denio-

cracles demonstrate how they are ready to gend troops when it is too

asserts the "Popola di Roma", They even refused to break of diplomatie relations with Russia.

which no mind can foresee.

He was referring to the interna- tional situation in his Allocution to members of the Sacred College, whe came to congratulate him on the first nnniversary of his enthronement.

Goebbels To Capitalise Red Victory

Propaganda

Campaign

Against Britain

ZURICH,

Mor. 13 (Reuter).—The Nazis, by some obscure argument, are trying to use the Finnish-Soviet peace treaty as a means of attacking the Allies, even going so far as to deny M. Dailler's statement that an Allied Expeditionary Force wus standing by ready to leave for Fin-

Wanchai Firend

Still Raging

Dislocation Of Traffic

From City

Started about 3 p.m. yester day, the fire in Hennessy Road, Wanchii, was still engaging the attention of the Fire Brigade this morning, when tons of water continued to be poured into the smouldering ruins. ·

The scene of the outbreak was a

be

Reports reaching Zurich from Ber- lin state that the propaganda cam- palgn against England was discussed on Tuesday night at Dr.. Goebbels Propaganda Ministry.

The New Technique

The object of the campaign is to exploit the disgust of the world at the way Russia has treated Fin- land. They are turning this against England to frighten neutrals into a closer relationship with the Nazis.

This campaign will be specially directed at the Balkans and Scan- dinavin, but will, no doubt, also cover other parts of the world.

The campaign will concern England alone, not France.

Goebbels and his henchmen have

France.

TIN STATISTICS SATISFACTORY

godown of the Kwong Sang Ilong other plans for a campaign against Ltd., perfumery manufacturers, which, is is understood, has been insured, with its contents for $1,000,- 000.

The

fre completely dislocuted In reply to Arthur Itenderson in the House of

a question by Mr. traffic yesterday, vehicles having had Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler, cester and Wanchai Ronds, while to be diverted into Lockhart, Glou- Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs tram-cara from the city had to denied that Mr. Summer Welles had shunted back again before reaching Statement In House By

ended at its heart.

the British Government Wanchat. It was not until late in the Mr. MacDonald metuorandum outlining the United evening that trom-cars were able to An cutbreak occurred at Gufron-States' foreign and economie policy. resume their normal schedule, but wala at the same time, and Sir

LONDON,... Mar._13_(Reuter),——la. Michaei sunt aeroplanes which br-

Soos Australian Minister

at 10 p.m. this had to be stopped the House of Commons to-day, Mr. rived just in time to save the English

again when extra hoses

were

It women and children. The planes.

LONDON, Mar. 13 (Iteuter)-Mr.quisitioned from the fire float along H. F. S. Stokes asked whether Mr. Malcolm MacDonald was satisfied or dispersed the

praya.

not that it was in the best interest of Practically all the fire engines in discussion with Mr. Lloyd George, the Colony were brought into service this country at win that a neutral the veteran politician, this morning to combat the blaze, and the reason

signatory to the Tin Control Agree- Owing to the length of the talk, Mr. why it has not yet been brought fully ment should be responsible for the Welles' programme had to be revised. under control is presumed to be due preparation of statistics on which it

Mr. Welles had a talk with the to the fact that essentials for the

was based. Australian High Commissioner, Mr. manufacture of perfumes were stored Sidney Bruce, this afternoon and then in the godown. went to the Dominions Ofce to see Mr. Anthony Eden.

The New York "Post," under Chef machine-gun with bombs and Sumner Welles had an eighty-minute

headline, "British

show

Dominions unity

of purpose to end rule of aggres- sion,

Saya: "According to present indications. contributions from British possessions will greatly exceed what the British Empire was able to contribute in the last

between war. Co-operation, England and the Dominions is greater than ever before."

the

Chinese Estates Dividend

•

When asked by Simla to justify General Dyer's "crawling order," Sir Miebuel replied that, witen he saw It in print, he asked, though he could not order, that it should be cancelled. He added that he declined responsi- blity for the nets of the military, over whom he had no control.

Implied Criticism

Nevertheless the Viceroy said that he regarded Sir Michael O'Dwyer us de facto responsible for the adininis- tration of martial law. O'Dwyer's was investigated by the

procedure was Hunter Committee which declared that he would have acted more wisely if, before approving General Dyer's action, he had ascertained the facts more fully. O'Dwyer replied that the Government had asserted is in tention "to prevent by all means, however drastle, any recurrence of these

A final dividend of $2 per share absorbing $33,000 is recommended in report of the Directors of Chinese Estates, Limited, to be sub- mitted at the seventeenth ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders to be held at the company's office, China Building (5th floor)

After he left the Punjab in May, nuon en Thurs-

sub- day, March 21. The report, which 1918, the Princes and people is for the year ended February

scribed over £20,000.as a memorial 20, states that the net profit for the to him and at his suggestion this wun for used for two clubs at Lahore for

Frist

excesses."

year, after providing for rents $50,- British and Indian troops. depreciation on China Buildings 000.00, Directors' and Auditor's fees In 1910 as a member of the Esher and all expenses, amounts to $150,- Committee, he made proposals for 103.62 the improvement of army conditions which, added to $138,403.02 brought forward from last

in India, account, shows a total of $202,080.02.

0.02. Deduct ing therefrom the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Interim dividends declared June 1, August 12, November 1 and 20, respectively, an amount December of $100,080.02 remains, which the Directors recommend be apportioned as follows:

To pay a final dividend

on

of $2 per share. $ 33,000.00 To carry forward to new account ...........

$127,089.92

ESCAPED NAZIS RECAPTURED

camp...

DAR-ES-SALAAM, Mar. 13 (Neu- ter)Two Nazis who were active in Tanganyika before the war com- menced have been recaptured follow- Ing their escape from an internment They had made their way through. 200 miles of wild country and were only 15 miles from Portuguese Africa when they were captured.

One of them had been the leader of the Nark Dund in Tanganyika before the war.

East Africa.

Tanganyika was formerly German'

Successful Libol Action In 1924, he brought a libel action against Sir S. Nair, who in his book "Gandhi and Anarchy" accused Sir Michnet of "committing_atrocities".

Strong official pressure was put on O'Dwyer to drop the case and the Government of India refused him the use of official reports, but he went through with the action and was completely vindicated by the jury.

Later he met Mr. J. Maxton, the

Labour leader.

the

It is as yet unknown how the fire begin for there was no one in the godown, the doors of which were locked. The first intimation that any thing was amiss was when one He is due to call on Mr. Chamber- of the workmen in the adjoining lain eucly this evening and will have building heard crackling noises. dinner with him later in the evening.

At No. 10 Downing St.

LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuter), Mr. Sumner Welles and Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, the American Ambassador to London, and a further talk lasting one and a half hours with the Prime Minister and Lord Halifax nt 10 Downing Street this evening.

They are dining with the Prime Minister to-night.

POIGNANT PEN PICTURE OF MAN WHO ANNOUNCED FIN- LAND'S DEFEAT

effective Powers"

FROM PAGE ONE

ald from the Western

M. Tanner did not altempt to con- ceal the harshness of the peace terms imposed by Russla,

Italy To Get Coal By Rail

ROME, March 13 (Reuter)—Ger- many and Italy have signed a coal agreement following the converso- tions between · Mussolini and Herr von. Ribbentrop, states an official communique.

The agreement provides that in future coal supplies from Germany will go by rail.

This, adds the communique, will enable the Italian requirements to be covered "almost entirely."

NEW CANTON AIR SERVICE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CANTON, Mar. 14 (Domel)- Canton will be linked with Dairen, Tsingtao, Shanghai and Talhoku He told the nation, in simple (Formon) next month, with the in- words, of the extent of their losses, | nuguration by the China Aviation and that their soldiers, who had re- Corporation of a new service.

Radio beacons are to be installed now withdraw in peace to new posi- at Tsingtao and Shanghai in con- tians. The withdrawals, he said,nection with the service, must be completed before Aprili 10.

"The Soviet does not intend to in- terfete with our internal and foreign policy.

NO COMPROMISE fused to withdraw in battle, must

SAYS EDEN

LONDON, Mur. 13 (Reuter)--| Whatever the transient future of the

VOLUNTEER CAMPS war there can be no hesitation and

The afth and last camp of the ox-, no compromise, Mr. Anthony Eden, That is something we could not Secretary for the Dominions, told the have accepted. Our right to self-tended camping season of the Hong- Foreign Press Association yesterday. determinaton remains unimpaired." Kong Volunteer Defence Corps con-

tho eluded yesterday, when His meetings with Hiller, he said,

and had led him to believe that Hier The speech was addressed pri Battery returned from Stanley, the was incapable of understanding the marily to the civil population. Field 4th Battery from Pakahawan and No. workings of treo democracy.

Marshal Mannerheim will speak to-0

0 Company (Portuguese) from Commenting on the Empire war morrow primarily to his troups in an D'Aguilar after a week's training.... effort, Mr. Eden sold that it was address which should strike to the Members of these units were con- without parallel in history. When hearts of every weary soldier who veyed brick to Headquarters yester-

would be decisive.

Mr. MacDonald, in reply, pointed out that the responsibility for the preparation of tin statistics lay upon Meints who were paid from the funds of the International Tin Re- search scheme.

He said he was satisfled that these statistics were accurately and ob jectively prepared.,

He was satisfied, he said with the arrangements made since the out- break of war which were of such a Anture that. British

representatives

on the International Tin Committee could properly support in the present clrcumstances,

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