Blunt Halt To Idea Of Handing Over Empire
London, To-day.
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 26, 1988;
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"The statements of Mr. Chamberlain and the atti- tude of General Smuts in South Africa and Mr. Lyons in Australia have made it plain that the policy of appeasing Nazi Germany by handing STOP PRESS over British subjects of many races to acts of terrorism and concentration camps has come to a pretty blunt halt."
Food Wanted Now
So declared Mr. Winston Chur- [chill speaking at. Harlow, Essex,
yesterday.
Mr. Churchill added: "Such an act of baseness as handing over helpless native populations to Ger- many, would divide the Empire from end to end."
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Mr. Churchill rejoiced that the United States is arming.
He said he could not feel the slightest anxiety at the growth of their naval power. On the contrary, the greater their armed strength
THOUSANDS the safer the world would be.
HUNGRY IN NEW
Referring to the Anglo-French talks in Paris, Mr. Churchill com- mented that if anything divided the two democracies, they would
TERRITORIES each fall an easy prey to aggres-
sion.
United, they had a great measure FOOD AND CLOTH-of-insurance security.-Reuter.
ING ARE URGENTLY CHINESE TROOPS
WANTED FOR THOU
SANDS OF COMPLETE-
LY
NEARLY CREATE
DESTITUTE RE SERIOUS INCIDENT
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FUGEES IN THE NEW doorstep at Shataukok this morn- TERRITORIES.
ing, where a skirmish occurred be- tween Japanese troops moving along from the Shumchun direction and the Chinese gendarmerie, who had apparently organised defence.
Another refugee camp has been established temporarily in the sidings at Fanling Station. Intense rifle and machine-gun Plans for a third are now being fire was heard by the British police made.
post at Shataukok coming from Accommodation, however, is some little distance away and there not available for more than per- was some firing in the Chinese vil- haps a twentieth of the people in lage of Shataukok itself. need of food and shelter.
The dangerous moment came when no less than 500 Chinese Many are virtually starving troops attempted to rush the British having been two days without border post, where Inspector Win- food.
slade and Sergeant Morrison were in charge.
The first need of the moment is that food of every kind is wanted and TO-DAY.
The Refugee Council will do its best to 'see that those in greatest need are fed, wherever they may
be.
Thousands last night spent bitterly cold hours in open fields, cowering in ditches to shield themselves from the wind. Few were able to carry food supplies with them and few have money with which to make purchases..
To-day's greatest need is imme- diate succour and immediate tion.
ac.
SLIGHT SKIRMISH Nothing serious happened for tunately.
There was a slight skirmish and finally the police managed to per- some badly aimed shooting, but
suade the fleeing troops to sur- render their arms and they were 'passed through and put into the concentration camp on the British side.
Firing continued in Shataukok Chinese village but the Japanese do not appear to have entered yet..
A Japanese plane has been active all morning, spotting for the artil, lery, (light field guns) and drop- ping more leaflets.
KWANGTUNG BOMBING
Those who are able to provide food or clothing of any kind are requested-implored-to do their
Shiukwan, To-day. best to get supplies to Fanling
Kwangning ' ́ ́and Szewul in Railway Station at the earliest pos Kwangtung were bombed yester sible moment, either by taking day.
them by road, or arranging trans- Eight Japanese machines visited port by road, to Fanling, or plac, Krangning. They dropped about. ing them on trains leaving for 20 bombe, killing and wounding Fanling, consigned c/o the Station about 100 civilians, and wrecking Master, Fanling.
some 90 civilian houses and shops. Five other machines in the mean- trans-time raided Szewul, dropping nine com-missiles. Several casualties result- Reed among the civilians. Centrall
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Persons able to arrange port facilities are asked to municate with the Emergency fugee Council (Tel. No. 83400),
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