VALUE OF COLONIAL EMPIRE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21190, 10 November 1938, Page 7

VALUE OF COLONIAL EMPIRE

Reminder to French People Demands for Return of Colonies Sturdy Opposition in Africa United P’-ess Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 9, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, November 9. The war leader Marshal Frunchet Desperey posted appeals to all Frenchmen throughout France to guard France’s Colonial Empire, which is 18 times larger than France, and from which purchases total £45,714,000 annually. CONTROL OF COLONIAL TERRITORIES INTERNATIONAL TRUST PROPOSED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 9, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 8. In the debate in the House of Commons, Mr Johnston argued that all colonial territories should be placed under an international trust on which Germany held equality with other Powers, thus overcoming the difficulties of prestige. COLONIAL POLITICS STUDY PROPOSED IN GERMANY United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 9, 5.5 p.m.) BERLIN, November 9. A Chair of Colonial Politics has been established by the High School for politics. STRONG OPPOSITION TO RETURN 'AFRICAN MINISTER IN LONDON United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright WINDHOEK, November 5. A South-West Africa League has been formed to maintain the Union Government’s authority through the territory. STATUS OF TANGANYIKA RETURN TO GERMANY OPPOSED United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright DAR-ES-SALAAM. November 7. The Settlers’ League states that Germans in Tanganyika are becoming a State within a State, disciplined from outside, not considering that they owe loyalty to either Tanganyika or the Imperial Government. The German Government is stated to be enabling German coffee planters to obtain prices that are considerably higher than those in the open market.