BELISHA REVELATIONS Blunt Charges By London "Evening Standard"
DIFFERENCES WITH GENERAL IRONSIDE
London, To-day.
MR. HORE-BELISHA'S resignation is the chief topic
of yesterday's British press.
Both the "Daily Herald" and the "Manchester Guardian" ask Mr. Chamberlain to lighten our darkness in connection with the resignation. The "Daily Herald” says that if the resignation was purely for personal reasons, the Prime Minister will have to satisfy the nation that they could not have been composed in some other way.
RUNNING FIGHT WITH U-BOAT
Rio de Janeiro, To-day. The Royal Mail liner High- land Patriot, 14,000 tons, has arrived here safely after a running fight with a U-boat.
The ship was attacked by the sub- marine, which fired two torpedoes; both missed.
The ship's gun was promptly man- ned and the gunners continued firing when conditions permitted for some two hours.
The U-boat then disappeared. Reuter.
CREW LOSE PETS IN EXPLOSION
London, To-day.
All of the crew of 34 of the London cargo steamer Cedrington Court (5,160 tons), sunk by a mine off the south coast, were saved although the vessel sank within ten minutes of the ex- plosion.
Five of the survivors were taken to hospital but only one detained.
He
was on lookout and was blown twenty feet into the air by the force of the
with explosion, landing on deck
broken leg.
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The crew's pets, four monkeys, five canaries and a cat, went down with the ship. British Wireless.
CANADIAN G. O.C.
On the other hand, "The Times" takes a different view.
There has not been one word of
BELISHA TO MAKE STATEMENT
London, To-day.
It is expected that Mr. Hore- Belisha will make a statement in Commons to-day week. It is ba- lieved that Mr. Chamberlain will speak after him to explain the Cabinet changes.
What he says will probably de- pend on what Mr. Hore-Bellsha says.
The Labour Party is to wait until it hears their statements— Reuter.
SWEDEN'S ATTITUDE
ON FINLAND
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
LONDON, TO-DAY. BWEDEN'S FUTURE ROLE IN THE FINNISH-8OVIET CONFLICT WILL PROBABLY BE DECIDED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS PARLIAMENT THURSDAY.
WHEN RECONVENES ON
The Swedish Parliament will decide the exact nature of Swedish assistance to Finland in the future.
The Government is at present con- ferring with the various party leaders on the subject. Havas.
RATIONING COMES INTO
FORCE IN BRITAIN
London, To-day.
criticism by the Army of Mr. Hore- THE MINISTRY OF FOOD has announced four rea-
Belisha's reforms, it says. The more natural explanation is that a series of minor differences, unconcerned with the war, gradually brought the Prime Minister to the point where he felt that a change would make for smoother work in the Department and in the Cabinet.
CHARGES BY "EVENING STANDARD" Discussing Mr. Hore-Bellsha's re- signation, the "Evening- Standard"- bluntly charges that it came about as a result of his rebuke of a senior officer, arousing resentment among the higher ranks, 25 the Junior ranks knew about it.
Also, says the "Evening Standard," Mr. Hore-Belisha had differences of opinion with General Ironside, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, over the state of the defences of the Bri- tish lines in France--Reuter.
sons for the rationing system, which came into force yesterday.
Firstly, it prevents waste of food. We must not ask our sailors to bring unnecessary food cargoes at the risk of their lives.
Secondly, it effort.
increases
the war
AMERICAN CHINA WAR
Reduction in purchases of food HEROINE
abroad releases ships for bringing other imports.
Thirdly, it divides supplies equally.
NO DEPRIVATION
Fourthly, it prevents uncertainty. Properly regarded, the system is not a deprivation but a convenience.
With quantities assured and alter-
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Chungking, To-day. pretty 20-year old American girl, Miss Betty Graham, of Seattle, Washing- ton, is driving an Interna- nativen avaliable, the diet of the national Red Cross lorry be- ** It will be recalled Mr. Hore-tion will lose nothing in food values, tween the major cities in Cen- while the relief of shipping will free tral China, braving the dan- Belisha recently completed an ex- tensive tour of the B.E.F. position int for cargoes vital to victory.......
gers of the Sino-Japanese France.
hostilities.
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BRITISH SHIP SUNK
London, To-day.
The British ship Cedrington Court sank off the south-east coast of Eng- land on Sunday after an explosion.
PUBLIC STIMULATED
Had the public needed a stimulus to cheerful acceptance of the plan it was found in Mr. Morrison's plea that we should not ask our seafaring men to add to the risks they are hourly taking with such fine courage by bringing us excess food. Reuter.
The entire crew of 34 was rescued. RELAXINGTM
--Reuter.
** Classed A-1 at Lloyds, the Cedring-
ton Court (ex Cabotla, ex War Viper) PRECAUTION
was built by Harland and Wolff at Belfast in 1918. Owned by the Court Line, she was a vessel of 5,160 tons, Atted for oil fuel, and was just over 400 feet long. She had two decks.
INVITATION TO LABOUR
London, To-day.
London, To-day.
After arriving in Chungking CIK Sunday night, Miss Graham will be on the road again to-morrow, when her lorry leaves with medical supplies for Kweiyang, capital of Kwelchow.
She left Shanghai last November and travelled alone from Ningpo to Kwellin and later to Kunming and Kwelyang.
ARRESTED AS 8PY
In 1936, Miss Graham was arrested in Manchuria as a spy and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment.
The sentence, was rescinded al- though, as 'she recalled in an interview here, “I enthusiastically offered to ge to: jall.”.
In 1937, she made the trip from India to Europe overland via Afghan- istan.
A further example of modifications of wartime restrictions which, ex- perlence has justified is contained in the announcement that some of the galleries of the Victoria and Albert "I want to call China my home," she Museum are reopening to the public. said. "I expect to stay here a long The library of the Museum has time and concentrate on learning the been open to readers since Novem- language."-Reuter. ber 18.
While nearly all the most valu- able works of art in the Museum have either been removed to places
The Labour Party and the Trades London, To-day. Union General Council of Finland of greater safety or otherwise“ pro- tected, a considerable number of others remain which can be building-British Wireless.
The leader of the Canadian Army have invited the British Labour move- Overseas, Major-General Andrew ment to send a leading representative
the to study McNaughton, and his two senior off-to Finland
situation cers were entertained on Sunday by there.-Reuter,
the Duke of Connaught at his Surrey
; residence, g
His Royal Highness, who
8
SUBMARINE AFFAIR
former Governor-General of Canada,^ (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"). showed an sotive interest in the wel- fare and training of the Canadian
troops!
Major-General
McNaughton sald
that the British authorities- had their utmost to make the Canadia
comfortable, and to help training-Renf
Stockholm, To-day.
RATIONING
ed in relatively safe parts of th FOR TROOPS
AUSTRALIAN MINISTER: IN TOKYO T
to the Swedish demarche, The Soviet has promised to inquire the Swedish statements in con-
the alleged illegal ac- stated yesterday Soviet submarines in the Government, is
The Premier,
London, To-day, Soldiers, sailors and airmen (or leave in England will
muşch larger ration allowances then civi-
ter are entitled to 12 our
ces of bacon and
of butter.
of the