Premier Discloses Personnel Of Committee TO ADVISE CABINET ON MEASURES FOR SUPREME DIRECTION OF WAR
London, To-day. MINISTERS
THE MACHINERY established for the supreme
direction of the war was outlined by the Prime ASSEMBLE Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in a written FOR PARLEY
reply to a question in the House of Commons yesterday.
Mr. Chamberlain stated that a ministerial commit-
Ankara, To-day.
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tee on military co-ordination was established by Turkey and Rumania set out POLICING IN
the War Cabinet in October, 1939.
The Foreign Ministers of
yesterday for Bucharest,
It consisted of Lord Chatfield (Chairman), Mr. where they will meet the For- SHANGHAI
Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiral-and Greece for the Balkan eign Ministers of Yugoslavia ty), Mr. Oliver Stanley (War Secretary) and Sir Entente conference. Kingsley Wood (Air Minister), with the three Chiefs of Staff as advisers.
the
The committee's terms of reference were "to keep under constant review on behalf of the War Cabinet main factors in the strategical situa- tion and the progress of operations, and to make recommendations to the War Cabinet in regard to the general conduct of the war."
BRIBERY ALLEGED
The three Chiefs of Staff composed
Two Special Indlan Guards, of
It
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Shanghai, To-day. This meeting at the present time is ment between the Shanghai Municipal Is understood that the agree- considered to be of unusual import-Council and the Special Municipality ance, and the Turkish delegate has of Greater Shanghai for the policing established contact with the Prime of "extra-Settlement roads" will be Minister of Bulgaria; Bulgaria does not belong to the Entente
signed shortly, perhaps to-day. and has territorial claims on
Rumania
The joint police force will be call- delegate led the "extra-Settlement Police" hav- Ministering under its jurisdiction the entire
and Greece.
both
The Turkish
saw the Bulgarian Prime
when he passed through Sofla yester-[outside roads area. day.
Before leaving, M. Sarajoglu,
a committee with terms of reference | Pokfulam Police Station, were before
A commissioner, selected "to advise the War Cabinet on any Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morn-Turkish delegate, made a statement head it with a deputy commissioner the Shanghai Special Municipality, will by the matter affecting or affected by the mi-ing, charged with receiving a bribe declaring that Turkey was not neu-appointed by the Shanghai Municipal litary aspect of the conduct of the in Telegraph Bay on January 30. tral, although she was outside the war and to investigate and consider in common all matters referred to the committee by the War Cabinet."
Bonslan Khan, 21, were both repre- The accused, Sharah Khan, 26, and
sented by Mr. M. A. da Silva. INTELLIGENCE STAFF8
It was alleged that defendants ob- The Chiefs of Staff committee was tafned a bribe of $2 from Yim Po for served by joint planning and joint In-releasing another man Lai Fuk, who telligence Staffs which were in con- was arrested for removing sand tinuous session,
from Telegraph Bay without a per- Mr. Chamberlain also referred to mit. the committees dealing with home Hearing was fixed for February 16, policy, civil defence, economic policy and defendants were released on bail and priority questions.-Reuter.
of $200 each.
Det.-Inspector O'Donovan is in charge of the case. --
DOUBLING OF KING DOWN CANADIAN NAVY
OTTAWA, TO-DAY. CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIGHTING FORCES OF THE ALLIES IS NOT RESTRICTED TO THE DESPATCH OF ARMY CON- TINGENTS AND THE ARRANGE- MENTS FOR THE EMPIRE AIR TRAINING SCHEME.
The Royal Canadian Navy is also being greatly expanded and its per- sonnel has been more than doubled since the war began.
Men from the shores of the inland lakes are hastening to join and re-
WITH A COLD
day.
London, To-day.
It is officially announced from Buckingham Palace that the King is suffering from a slight cold.
He remained in his room yester-
Reuter.
London, To-day. Last night the King was going on well and it is expected he will in a day or two-Reuter. able to carry out his normal duties
CAUGHT NAPPING
IN A CAR
-
be
cruits from the prairie provinces are Chan Wing, 22, and Cheung Hung, now training alongside natives of the 25, were ordered to be expelled from Atlantic seaboard and British Colum-the Colony as destitutes when con- victed of theft by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning.
bia.
In due course, from the depths of the interior,; men who have never be- fore looked on salt water will have been trained to serve in the 70 ves- sels which are to be constructed in Canadian shipyards.-Reuter.
CHILDREN TRICKLING HOME AGAIN
London, To-day.
The Minister of Health, Mr. Walter Elliot, has Informed, the House of
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Defendants were asleep in an old motor car in Village Road yesterday, with two motor pumps in possession. They admitted theft from
their
garages at. No. 6, and No. 12, Village
Road.
The pumps belonged to Mr. Isaac Hardoon of No. 18, Village Road.
present war. Her chosen policy was one of peace and she would continue in this policy unless she was attacked or unless she had to carry out her engagements.
This is taken to be a reference to with Britain and France.-Reuter. the Turkish treaty of mutual alliance
Police.
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Havas.
AIR SERVICE STOPPED
PATH OF PEACE
AMSTERDAM, TO-DAY. (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
THE DUTCH AIR LINES HAVE SUSPENDED THEIR AIR SERVICE Istanbul,-To-day.---| BETWEEN AMSTERDAM "Turkey is not neutral
AND but onlyCROYDON. outside the present war," the Turkish Foreign Minister, M. Sukru Sara- joglu, told the press before his de-ed, but weather conditions are bad. parture for Belgrade to attend the Balkan Entente Conference.
He added: "Our policy includes no secret engagements and we are de- termined to remain on the path of peace."-Havas.
FRENCH PATROLS ACTIVE ON THE FRONT (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
Paris, To-day.
It is semi-officially stated that French patrols penetrated deeply into German territory, taking advantage front. of the thick fog enveloping the whole
formation regarding the activity of They brought back interesting in- German outposts. *In the Vosges Mountains, one patrol returned with several prisoners, Havas
ALLEGED THREATS TO TEMPLE KEEPER
A Eurasian, Fred Mok Johnson, 36, described as an unemployed clerk, was charged at Kowloon this morning with from Chan Man-kwing, 41, temple keeper, of Kowloon City.....
PROGRESS OF THE WAR demanding $70 with menaces
London, To-day.
Commons that 36 per cent, of the num The Prime Minister will make a It was stated in court that, defen> ber of children evacuated from London statement on the war in the Com-dant, who pleaded guilty, had a pre- at the beginning of the war have re-mons next Thursday-British Wire-vious conviction. He was remanded turned-Reutar:
less.
for 24 hours.
No explanation has yet been offer-
It is thought possible however that owing to the great increase of Ger- man aerial activity, it is dangerous for neutral aircraft to venture the crossing from Holland.-Reuter.
Featured in the "cast of Spín,”. 20th Century Fo tion at the King's. Th Joan Davis, Charle Kana" Richmond.
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