THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 22, 1989
BRITISH FORCES IN FAR EAST
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London, To-day.
MR. EDEN'S TRIBUTE TO
Sir John Wardlaw-Milne (Conservative) will ask the Premier on SeptemberDOMINIONS
27 whether he can make a statement on the position at Shanghai assuring the House that it is not the intention to withdraw the British forces..
Also he will ask what representations had been made by the Japanese with re- gard to securing the withdrawal of British warships and troops from China, and what reply has been made.-Reuter.
ENORMOUS SUMS "SALTED" AWAY BY CHIEF FIGURES IN NAZI GANGSTER CABINET
TWO JUNK OUTRAGES OUTSIDE H.K.
Another burnt junk was towed into harbour yesterday by the Water Police following a Japanese attack just out- side the Colony's waters.
Yeung Chi, 21, master of junk No. 784HY, reported that at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, while he was fishing east of Waglan Lighthouse, four Ja- panese sailors boarded his junk from an armed trawler.
Washington, To-day.
London, To-day. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Dominions Secretary, com- menting on recent messages giving details of the mea sures taken or contemplated by the Dominions Govern- ments, stated last night:
"I should like to, emphasise once again the admiration by the United Kingdom Government for the resolu- tion being shown by the Governments and peoples of our partner, nations in the British Commonwealth in their cafmmon endeavour to defeat German aggression.
"Day by day we receive messages from overseas recording their ever- increasing determination; day by day
comes news of actions to implement their resolve.
PRACTICAL TESTIMONY
This is a practical testimony from lands distant from the actual scene of hostilities and is notable encourage-
INTEREST HAS BEEN AROUSED all over the United States by publication of detailed information concerning the vast fortunes deposited by pro- minent German Nazi leaders abroad. The information, which is stated to have been comment not only to us in this country but piled from reliable sources, shows that Hitler is also to the allied nations, and indeed the only one of the important Nazi leaders who justice for which the British has not invested large sums in foreign countries.monwealth stands."— Reuter.
Seven names of prominent Nazis are mentioned, whose deposits abroad, in cash and insurances, amount to just under £7,000,000
all who value the ideals of liberty and
SKELETON. NEW
A.R.P.
London, To-day.
Com-
ZEALANDERS REGISTER
They are Joachim von Ribbentrop (Foreign Minister); Herman Goering They forced Yeung and his 20 fokis (Air Minister); Joseph Goebbels (Pro-
Sir John Anderson, the Home De- into three small sampans and ordered paganda Minister); Heinrich Himm- them to sail away.
ler (Gestapo chief); Rudolf Hess (Hit-fence Chief, stated last night that in order to save man-power on civil de- (Labour then taken in towler's deputy); Robert Ley The junk was
set on fire. Front leader) and Julius Streicher of reducing. A.R.P. wardens on patrol tain have registered in various war
fence, the Government was thinking and at the Nine Pins Yeung and his fokis rowed towards (Nazi Jew-baiter No. 1). Hong Kong and were met by a Police out and launch which later went brought in the burned junk.,
TWO DROWNED
SOME FIGURES,
The investments abroad of these seven Nazis are stated to be in South America, Japan, Luxembourg, Swit- zerland, the Netherlands, Egypt, Es- A second outrage occurred off Pothonia, Latvia and Finland. Tol Island, where So Fo, 18, master of junk No. 8585D, was fishing. Five Japanese bluejackets boarded from Destroyer No. 4, and threw the crew into the water. They then set fire to the junk and sailed away.
So and his fokis swam back to the junk and managed to put the fire out, and made for Hong Kong. Two of the fokis were, drowned.
however,
STERLING'S RISE IN
NEW YORK-
Ribbentrop is said to have £833,- 000 in cash in the Netherlands and Switzerland, and £1,500,000 in Ingur.
ances.
Goebbels has £927,000 in the Ar- gentine, Luxembourg and Japan.
Goering has £1,500,0000 Invested abroad, of which 716,000 to in cash, and becurities.
Hess has 2500,000 in cash and so- curities.
Ley has put away £378,000, and Himmler £600,000,
NAZI COUNTER-ATTACKI Publication of the report has spur- red the Nazi radio to a counter-at- tack.
A Berlin announcer, speaking in English, yesterday accused Dr.
New York, To-day. Edouard Benes, President of Czecho- Sterling has risen above four_dol- Slovakia, of all people, of taking mi- lars, due in the first place to short-lions to London from Prague!—Reu- covering and the dwindling supply ter.
of sterling bills which were forced upon the market when the Bank of England imposed stringent control; and secondly to the smoother func- tioning of the Bank of England 'ma- chinery to provide dollars at the official rate and the large volume of New paper which formerly came to
FRENCH WILL
NOT BE
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Yorks but is now diverted to London; NAZI DUPES
thirdly, the drying up of the selling of neutral countries.
Paris, To-day. The Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, broadcast to the nation last night.
The franc and other European cur- rencies followed sterling quickly, especially the guilder with which the Dutch authorities temporarily bought sterling for adjustment, while the Ita- lian lire has again reached a new low with traders, who said that offi- cial pegs will apparently begin to be lowered gradually, in order to keep pace with the depreciation of neigh-be dupes." bour countries.--Reuter,
ANOTHER STATEMENT BY PREMIER
London; To-day. After question time in the 'House of Commons on Tuesday, the Prime Minister will speak on the generni situation on the motion for adjourn ment-Reuter.
M. Daladier said that German pro- paganda tried to separate Britain and France.
""Nazi propaganda,” he stated, "only disgusts Frenchmen, and we will not
Hitler's agreement with Stalin, M. Daladier continued, was only reached with the aim of destroying Poland.
Hitler had said ́he wanted' Dan- zig, but he had really, worked out * plan for the destruction of Po- land. Frenchmen knew that Hitler would destroy Trance if he could, as he had destroyed Austria
and Czecho- Slovakia, Reuter.
duties. tained which could be supplemented
A skeleton service would be main-
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at short notice.--Reuter,
AUSTRALIAN OFFER PLEASES
London, To-day. The Australlan offer of trained air force pilots has caused the greatest satisfaction in London.
Full-acknowledgment will be made when the formal offer is received. Reuter.
London, To-day. Over 500 New Zealanders in Brl-
services.
The High Commissioner for New Zealand in London stated the men may be enrolled and trained here be- fore joining the main New Zealand forces-Reuter.
MOTION REJECTED
Canberra, To-day. A Labour amendment excluding conscripts from overseas service was rejected by the Australian House of Representatives yesterday.-Reuter.
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